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religion_n	king_n	law_n	liberty_n	6,707	5	6.5575	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65884	A rambling pilgrim, or, Profane apostate, exposed being an answer to two persecuting books, falsly entitled, I. The pilgrim's progess from Quakerism to Christianity, II. A modest defence, with an epistle dedicatory to his bountiful benefactors / by G.W.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1700 (1700)	Wing W1951; ESTC R20202	45,954	62

that the Reader that knows him not may take it to be G. Whitehead's And this looks like a Fallacious Design to incense the Presbyterians against me He was loth to tell them his beloved Friend and Associate George Keith was the Author thereof as indeed he was and of all those severe Charges against the Presbyterians c. in it for I have the said Book entitled The Way cast up by me to shew Now F. B. how much Envy and Revenge so ever thou hast conceiv'd and long since harbour'd against me thou may'st be horribly ashamed of this thy fallacious and deceitful Device and Dealing against me when 't is thus evidently detected I would ask thee Francis Didst thou shew G. Keith this Passage which thou hast cited out of his Way cast up before it was printed And if thou didst did he approve of thy thus exposing it in Print in this Form thou hast done without letting the World know who is the Author of the said Way cast up Again it is a manifest Falshood That they i. e. Quakers will not pray for King William III. p. 79. And again That they refuse to pray for King William III. p. 80. And the Reasons he gives for this Lye are 1. Unless they make them Justices or Commanders 2. If he would not stand by and support Quakerism c. The contrary is well known for K. William and the Government has been often prayed for among us as well as the preceding Kings though F. Bugg has often had this false Accusation against us thereby designing to make us Offensive contrary to the Primitive Christians Practice Of making Supplications Prayers Intercessions and giving of Thanks for all Men for Kings and for all that are in Authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable Life in all Godliness and Honesty 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. That many of the People called Quaker's both Ministers and others drew up a Paper against Hellish Plots and Traiterous Conspiracies as Works of the Devil and Darkness even since the late Plots against the present King and Government as well as against all Plots and Conspiracies in the time of the preceding Kings Reigns may be truly declared though like a furious Incendiary F. B. eagerly endeavours to stir up Jealousie in the Government not only against particular Persons but against Us who are and I hope ever shall be a People Innocent and Quiet in the Land whatever mischievous Devices are by such Incendiaries and wicked Ones devised against us Only he has done us some Right in reciting the Ancient Testimony and Principle of the People called Quakers renewed with respect to the King and Government Against all Plotting Conspiracies and contriving Insurrections against the King or the Government and against all Treacherous Barbarous and Murtherous Designs as Works of the Devil and Darkness c. p. 93. But F. B. has devised a false Information again That at their Second-Day Meeting March 23. 1695 6. their Teachers assembled together and no doubt great Consultings there were and particularly about these words Lawful and Rightful King p. 92. What Ground has he for No Doubt in this Case I know no such Consultings among our Teachers or that they assembled together to consult about those words Thus F. B. vents his own false Imaginations to expose us to the Displeasure of the King and Government if he could But thanks be to God F. B. and his Confederates are disappointed of their invidious Designs and Ends. And suppose the Name of King William was not mentioned in the said Testimony yet in p. 95 96 it is twice mentioned in another as 't is recited by himself and there is enough in it to shew that King William was really intended particularly in these words viz. And we sincerely Bless God and are heartily Thankful to the King and Government for the Liberty and Priviledges we enjoy under them by Law esteeming it our Duty to be true and faithful to them Whereby we could mean no other King than K. William III. because no other King confirmed to us that Liberty by Law which now we enjoy as that of our Consciences in the free Exercise of Religion and Worship as we are perswaded of God However this Toleration and Liberty of Conscience legally Confirmed appears greatly grudged by our Persecutors such as F. Bugg and a few Priests who are his Abettors For in opposition thereunto he assumes the Boldness to promote in Print an Abstract of Two Letters from Two worthy Clergy-Men as he calls them to their Acquaintance in the City wherein as related by him is this Passage viz. I pray God open the Eyes of our Governours and cause them to take into Consideration this too much and too deplorable unlimited and unbounded Toleration especially as the Quakers both claim and use it which notwithstanding all the Care and Indefatigable Labour and Pains of the Watchmen of Israel will certainly if not timely prevented be the Overthrow of our Church and Christianity it self c. p. 84 85. Was it not a piece of Insolent Confidence to expose this in Print and thus openly to oppose the Liberty granted and legally Confirmed by the King and Parliament and thus to render our Governours Blind in allowing it and praying God to open their Eyes c. and inveighing against this Liberty as too much and too deplorable unlimitted and unbounded Are not these bold Aspersions reflecting on the Wisdom and Conduct of both King and Parliament to term the said Liberty Deplorable c. But why so The Watchmen are afraid it should be the Overthrow of their Church they should rather have said Of their gainful Trade For their former Severities and Persecutions against Consciencious Dissenters which now it seems some of them would have renew'd again have been more Prejudicial and Injurious to Them and their Church than ever either the Toleration was or any Moderation or Lenity shewn by the more Moderate among them there being many now ashamed of Persecution that were formerly concerned in it To his Accusing me with Malice and calling me Mercenary Whitehead p. 98. Margent This is like the rest of his scornful abusive and false Detractions But I shall not need to insist much further on Bugg's Abuse and gross Scandals cast upon Me and many of Us to Reproach the People called Quakers with his invented Figures as that of a Pillory The Quakers Synod and his Cage to represent us among every unclean and hateful Bird as in Babylon with 34 Names in it set cross-wise p. 130. the greater part of them being deceas'd which Cage he has in many of his Books Which is all sorry Stuff meer idle Mockery Contempt and Folly and as Contemptible in the Eyes of every Serious Religious Reader and Sober Spectator And he is in the very Way himself to be left in the Cage of every unclean and hateful Bird in Babylon the Habitation of Devils and Hold of every foul Spirit which he unjustly applies against us