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Show ( 2).6 ) neither God, nor his Son Jefus .~hri~, neicher ·l;ave they the Love of God abidmg m them : For fuch tH love not him whom they have feen, holv can they love God wh(lm they hav~ . ~ot fe;n? Anp fuch have not Erernal Life ab1d1~g m rhe!ll, bur are of the Devil, a~ their Fruus ~o make ·manifefi · and are the Thorns of whtch Men cannot g;cher G'rapes, ex~epr i.t be fuch Grap~s ·as Sodom and Gomorrha d1d brmg fonh,. whtch ' rovoked rhe Holy One, t~e Mo~ H1&h, r.o -~rife in his Wra~h, and Gonfume the~ m h1s Anger. Come, ye Rulers, Jet us f~rthe_r ask you ~ Qgelljo~ : pf whom did you recetve, _or from whence had you your Rule, to Im_pnfon any for coming to Viftt o~e anorher ? Dtd ~ou find any fuch Examp~e in the Scripture, ~h1cb you call Your Rule ? Did ever any l\1agtfir~re do .fuch a Thing, ro I~prifon ;my of the Pn_foners Acqqaintance or F.t!iends1 for o!lly commg ro Viftc them ? Had not P aut s Fnends and A c. quaintance liberty to Come and Vifit, and ro Minifier unto him? Now, you do nor only hinder char which the Heathen gramed, bur exceed fuch in ~ruelry which lfllprifoned Paul, 'who did let his Friends and Acquaincan~e Come to him and minifier ro bioi: Now, rhis you hinder,' and will not fqffer any s)f our Friend$ nor J Acquaincance ro Com~ ro Vi fie us, nor to Minifier m1co us ; muth more when yopr Cruelty is become fo grear, w Tmpr~fon ft~ch as come many Miles r~ Vi!ic us, as you have do.ne Mary Dyar, who came from Rhode-Ijland, w V1fic us and to minifter co our' Necelfiries, if we fiood in' Need'. Now, you do rio~ on~y hinder any for coming' or minifiring ro us, ' bur fhur fuch tip in Prifon (co be kept cJofe Prifoners ) as~ : ··. · · · · remember ( 2)7 ) remember Jofe pb's Affiittons, whofe Bowels are opened to fuch whom you defpirefully Life : ls this your doing aJ you 2voutd be done by.? 0 iliamelefs Men! Are you wirhout all naruraJ Affection? What Rule is ir you walk by? You fay, That fhe affirmed, That the Lig bt 2vithin her is the Rule: But I fay, The Light which enligbtnetb ~very Man that cometh into the World1 which conpemnerh the World for evil Deeds and unnatural ACtions; chis Ljght which is d:e Sainrs Rule, is the World's Condemnation: This Light was J10t your Rule fc)r what you have done; .ve rook nor Counfel at this Light which is rhe •f!...uakers Rule: For, this Lighr, which fhines in rh~ ~ean of Man, beholding all his A8:ions, ~hJs L_tghr qorh Condemn all blind Perfecurors, and judges, fuch ro be Worfe than th ey rhar lmprifoned Paul, who would fuffer him w fpeak for himfelf; which many rimes you are fo mad you will nor fuffer rhe Quakers to [peak f or them~ felvu, bur you will call co your Officers, w take them away to Prifon. Again, It is wtirtcn in rhe Warrant, whereby ,.ve were Committed to Prifon, That 2ve Jhall be Tryed according to Law. We defire no more, than to be Tryed according ro Equity, Truth, and true 1udgment, to be Tryed accot~ding to rhe LauJ of (;od ; bur your Law, you unJLrfi Men, we deny to be Tryed by it ; for you are borh our Ac~ ufers and Judges; which is nor according ro ~he Law if God: For, Equity and Truth Judger~ and Condemn~rl? all u11(ound Judgment, Unrighteoufn, fs, P artzalzty and RefpeCling of Perforu : Therefore all you Magifl:rares and Rulers ( fo called) ftoop ro rhe Wirnefs of God and bow fO che Lighc of Jefus Chrifi, own rb~ Lighr of fh~ Son ~f G~d ; for ~neil yqij own and Qe led . by |
