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Show The Au THoR's L 1 F E. VoL, I. J. R. WiD you Swear? WiUyou tok< tiJe Ootb that the .MI requires of you I 111. P. This is not to the Purpofe. J. R. Reod him the Ootb. The 0 AT H. I W. P. Jo Swear tlJat it is nor Lawful upon any Ptettnce. mbatfoever,, to take Armt againfl the King, mtd that I do abhor tbat T~atterous Pofinon of taking Arms by !Ji.s Authority, againjl his Perfo~, or ogam/l thofe th~t are Commif]ionated by him, in PurfJJan.ce offJJch Commiffio'!s, a~a that I wzU not at any Time endeavtJur any .Alteratzon ofGovernment, euber mCburchorState. J, R. WiD you taRe it, or no? fV. P. What need I take an Oath not to do that, it is my Faith not to do, fo far as concerns the King. Lieut. Price. Then Swear it. W. P. The Oath in that Refpea is alreally anfwered to al! Intents and Purpofes; for if I can't Fight againftany Man, (much lefs agamft the King) what need I rake an Oath not to do it; Should I Swear not to do what IS already againft my Confcience to do ? J. R. Tou worfttake theOatlJ then. · W. P. What if I refufe the Onh? Not becaufe of the Matter contained in it (which only can Criminate in the Senfeof the Atl) but offcrupling any Oath, Shall I therefore be committed to Prifon ? This is moft unequal. 'Twas about Fighting the Oath and .All were defign'd, and not taking of Oaths: Therefore the denying to SweaT, when there is a Denial to Fight or Plot, is no EquittJb!e Grouna for Commitment. J. R. Do you refufe to Swear? W: P. Yes, and· that upon better Grounds than thofe for Which thou wouldfi have me Swear, if thou wilt pleafe to hear me. J. R. I am forry you fhou!d put me upon this Severity; it is no pleafant Work to me. • TV. P. Thefe are but Words, it is m:mifeft that this is a Prepenfe Ma· lice; thou haft feveral Times laid tbe Meetings for me, and this Day p:u-ticularly. . J. R. No, I prr-fefs I could not tell ) 'OU would be there. TV. P. Thine own Corpora/told me, that you had Intelligence at the Tower that I would be at Wbee!er~Streer to Day, almoft as foon as I knew it my felf: It is difingenuous and partial, I never gave thee Occafion for fuch Unkindnefs. J. R. I knew no fucb Tbi•g, but if I bad, I confefr I jho11ld have (ent for you. W. P. That might have been fpar'd, I do heartily believe it. J. R. 1 voro, Mr. Penn, 1 am forry for yoll; you are an ingeniorH Gent lema'! all the World inujlaUow you, and do allow you thot; and yo11 have 'a p!~nti/ut Ejlat~; Wby fhould you render your felf unhappy, by aJ!ociating wah fuch a S1mp!e People? W. P. I confefs, I l.1ave m~de it my Choice to relinqui!h the Company of thofe.t~at are lngemoujly Wtc/led, to converfe with thofe that are ftl1re Honcjl!y S1mple. - I. R. I wifo you Wifer. fV. P. And I wifh thee Better. {v. R. JOu htrVe been tU Bad a1 other Fo!kt, J. ·f.: :r~r~n;d~l!~11j'~~rilo,!e'~0~~ge thee to tell the Company to my Face. Sir John She/Jcn, (as is fuppos•d) No, No, Sir John, that's too mucb; or VV ords to that Purpofe. W. P. I mlke this bold Challenge to all Men, Women and Children upon Earth, juftly to accufe me with ever having feen m~ Drunk, heard me Sw:ar, utter a. Cur:Je, or fpeak _one Obfcene Word, (much lefs rhat~I ever made 1t my Practice.) I fpeak thiS to God'r Glory, that has ever preferv'd me VoL. I. The 1\u'l'HoR's LIF'E. me from the Power of thofe Pollutions, and \hat from a Cl1ild begot an r67o. Hatred in me towards them. But there is nothing more common rhao ~ when Men are of a more fevere Life than ordinary, for Loife Per}ons to ~ comfort themfelves with the Conceit, That the) were once tU rbcy nre. and as if there wer~ no Co1lateral, or Oblique 1:-ine of the Compafs, or Globe Men may bef:ud to come from to the .Arcllck P~le,, but direCUy and imme~ diately from the ilntamick. Thy Words fhall be thy Burden, and I trample rhy Slander as Dtrt under my Feet. J. ~· Well, J11r. Penn, 1 have ,to iU_ WiQ· toworJs yoM; Yf!llr Fa1her wtU my Fmnd, and I have a great De a/ of f(jndnefr [O''Y"I'.· W. P. But thou haft an 1ll Way of ezpreffing ic. You are grown too h1gh to confider .the Plea of thofe you qll your Fonfatbers, for L1berty of Canfcunce agatnft the Papiflr, Cranmer, Latzmer, l<zdley, Bradford, &c. '':f\yas chen Plea good enough; My ConJCJence won't let me go to M~J.r and .My Con{czence wtlls that I fhould have an Eng lifo Te_flantepr. , • But that finglc Plea for S~par~tzon then R~afinab!e, is now by you tha~ pretend to fucceed them, ad JUdg d Unreafonable and Faflio11.r . . 1 fa~, fince the only juftCaufeofthe fitft Revolt from Rome, was a Dij[atuj; lflton m Pomt ofCanfczcnce, you cannot reafonably perfecutt:: others who have Right to the lame Pila, and allow that to be W~rrania~le· J. R. But yo~~; do notbmg b11t flzr up the People to Sedition and there WtZI G:V//n~::~ FneJ!ds that told 1ne, you preacb'd Sedition, and 'med!fd witb the W. P. We, have t~e Unh~ppinefs to be mifreprefented, and I am qot the leafi co~cern d therem: Bn!lg me the Man that will dare to juftify this Accufatzon to f!JY Ftzce; and 1f I.am not 3;hle. to make it appear ' that i~ is both ~yPraEbce, and all myF~tends, .tt? tn1hll Principles QfPeaoe and JHo-deratzon, (and only to War agamft .spmttta~ Wickednifr, that fl\l"Men tva¥' be brought to Fear .God and fJ)()rk Rlgbtcoufnifr) L (hall contentedly undergo the fevereft Pun1f~ment all your.Laws can expof~ me rp. Antt, a~ for the K~ng! I make thts Offer, that if any Living Caq make appear, d1retlly or Indifetlly, fcnrq the l'ime I have been Cllled a !!_uaker (fince from thence ybU date me S.e&itious) I have contriv'd or aaed anY Thing injurious to His Perfon, ~r the Englijh Government, I fhall fubmit my Perfon to your mmofi Cruelties, and elteem them all but a due Recom~ pen~e. 'Tis hard, <hot I heing lpnpcent, fhoqld he rppptod Guilty. but 1 , , the WiU pf God b• qopq' J ai<Opt pf flad Repi>rr as well as Good. ' J. R. Well, 1 11wjl fend you to Newgatc [or Six MonJ/u bnd wb~11 · · t tbey are expir'd, JIJIJ wiQ fOPJf p111, • :. ' Tt'. P. Is that all? .Thou we11 know'fi a larger Imprifonment has not d;lUnted me: I a~<iept ~~at ~he Htl!td of rbe Lord, and am cr.i'qtl!n.ted to fuffer J(H W1P. Ala~, you mifbke YPI.If Intere!t; yoq'll mifs y.our Aim; this lS not the 'Vay to compafs your Ends. J. R. Jim bring )I(J_IIr felf into Trouble: Tou rpiD h~ Heading of Parties tmd drawivg P~op!e t~fter you, ·- ' w. P. Thou miftake!l, there is no fuch Way_ as this to fllnder Men R<>~ narkable: You are angry that I am Coajid{rlible, and yet y-ou take the ~b;: )!fo,~o makQ me fo, by m14kjug this Buftle anp. Stir about one J?eac~ tl}~g ~; ,!rtijb yo11r adhering ro rbrf~ Thing:-, do not &anverz. Jl11l.iti fom~ l!'· ~· 1 would have_ t~ce and all Men tO knJlW, that I fcorn that RdiAion wht_ch tS,n?t \yonh fuftenng for, and able tQ fuftain thafe that areaffii4ed (or n: .Mme ts, and whatever may be my Lot far my con{bnr Profeffian of Jt, I am no ways qJ:eful, but refigntd to anfwer the Wili of Goti by the Lofs of Good.(, Liberty, and Life itje!f. When you have all, you dan have no mo~c_, ;tnd rhen perhaps you will be c:ontcntec!, and by rhat you will be ~trer mfonn'd of Qur innocency. Tby Religion perfecures7 arid .Aline fur· gtves : And I d~re my God to forgive you all, that are concern'd in my Com- |
