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Show 130 J687· ,~ W. Penn's Spwhto~ng ]am~ theSe· ""d. The A u T n Q y.'~ L l_ F E. W. Penn's ~~ech to the K l .N G_, upoP hi~ delivering the ftU AKERS Addrefs. May it pleafe the KIN G, I T wa1 the Saying of oar Blelfed Loa o totht Captiom JeWI in the Cafe of Tribnre, Render to C;rfar the ~h~ng_~ that ~re C:r:far's,1 and to God thJI Thin•s that are God's. As this DiftmUton ou~bt to be obferved by aa M,n, in tb; Condu[f of t}Jeir Liver, fo tbe King btU g1ve~ liS an IUuftnous ~xamplc in lfif ow11 P~rjo11 tbar exciter 11:r to it: For wb~!e He Wat a .Subjea, 1f.t gavt Qr:(ar his Tdbute, ond now He H • Cz(ar, g1ves G 0 D Hts Due, UJ.:. The Sovereignty over Confdences. It were a preat Sba~11e tlJen for 411} Engli!bman {that prof~IJ<' 0Jriflianity) no! to gtvt God HIS Due. Byt/li• Grace He btU relieved His Dilheired SubJefls ]rom tbe1r Cruel Spffermg:, and raifed to Himfeif a New and La !ling Empire, bl adding tbeir AffeUio" to rbeir Duty. And we pray Go~ r~ contmue the Kmg m tbx Nob~e _Re.fo· lmion · for Ht U now upon II' Prme~ple tlJat bt11 Good ~a111re, Cbri/lla'!uy, 11nd t1J; Good of 9ivil Society on its SiiJ.e, a &curity to H1m beyond t6e Lutle Arts of Government. ' 1 would not that any foould think, tbar we c~me hither witfJ Defrtn 191' the Gazette with o~tr Than!u, bur tUOur Suffenngs would b~ve move~ .StoDCS to Cornpaffion, fo we fooJtld he harder, if we toere not mowd to Gratitude. No~fi_nce the Kin~s Mercy and Goodnefs have reached to tiS rbrougboMt tbe Kingdom of England, and Principality of Wales, Our General A.ffe•biJ from oil tbofe Parts met at London, about our Church Affairs? luu t~ppDituc~ 111 to wait upon tb~ King, with !'II' Humble Tban~s. and me to deliver rbe_•' wbiciJ 1 do by thtt Addrefs, rottb aa the AJftUton and Rtfpeil cf a Duuflll Sub jet\. ~ ::a~~;r~:f_ JeJ.Q!Jakers, to 1(: James thcSetand. The A D D R E S S. To King 1 AMES the Second Qver England, &c. The Humble and Grateful Acknowledgment of His PeaceableSubjcib called R. U .A I(, E R S, in this Kingdom. From their ufual Tt11rly Muting in London, the Nineteerlth Day of the Third Month, vulgarly called Alny, 1687. WE cannot but Bl<js nnd Praife tbe Name of Almjgbtl God, who barb tit Hearts of Princes in His Hand, that He barb mclined tbe King tl htllr the Crier of His SufFering Subjetl:s for Confcienc!!'Sake: And o:e rtjoycc that inflead of troubling liim with Complain Is of our Sufferings, 111 bath given m fo Eminent an Occafion to pre_{ent Him wah our Thanks: ~ Jince it bath plea{td the King, out of His Great Compaffion, tb111 to co,.;. jeratc o11r AfHi8:ed Condition. which barb Jo particularly appear'd by His Gracious Proclamation, and Warrants /afl Tellr, wbtreby Twelve Hundze! Prifoners wert releaid from their Severe l111prijonments, and many orbtrs , from Spail and Ruin in their Efta res and Properties; nttd HU Princely S~ in Council, and Chritli:J.n peclaration for Liberty of Confcience, in cr:bid He d~t b n.~t 011/y ex~refs Hn .Averjion .t~ all Force UP?" Confc:ience, andlrall all H1s Ddfenung Subjetls an ample L1berty to worjhzp God, m tbt Way tbq are pe,fwadd i.t moft agrttable to His WiU, but gives them His Kingly W~ t~ fame fhall continue during His Reign ; We do ( tU our Friends of t6is Ctty have already done) rtJtder th~ King o11r Humble, Ckriiti::m, and Tb:~nk• ful Ac~nowledgmehu, not only zn &half of our Selves, but witlJ RefptO '' '"' Fnends tbmtgbout England and Wales. And pray God wiJh nU ourHe,nt " Vo1...L The AuTHOR's LIFE' to Blefs and Prrftrve Thte, 0 King and tho e under ...... l3 1 U:'ork: And tU we can a.ffure the King'it is weU~ue ted f/::b 111 fo Good d 1687. tres from rohence we.came, fo we bope the Good Effe~s h ,f,efevera/Coun· ~ Trade, ar.d Profpenty of the Kingdom w·ll d t. e;eob, for the Peace, from th~ Parli~ment, IU may Jecure ;/to 1 ou prp ft .J 11c. a Conc11r!ence .And whJ/e we b?Jtt it Jh.all he Ollr Endeavour (throll b (;~~ G Af!er-TJme: ·~ our ftlvu, al m Confctence to God and Duty r tgh K' s rgce) to 4emea1t . ' 0 e mg, .me are ohbg'd, Hispeaceable, Loving, and Faithful Subjet\s, Gentlemenj The K I N G's Anfwet. I Tbank you heartily[< Add 0 . do ft1r. Penn) that ;; ~= reis: So~e of yo• know (I am fure you n~tto be forced: And that all ;:ways ml, PnnCiple, Th~t Confcience ought fcrences : A,J what I have promis~d ~~~g t f) have t.be Ltber.ty of .their Con· form at long IU I live . JJ..nd tn my ec~arauon, I wrfl contm11e to per~ .JJges jhaU have no Re1ifon to a~t~?i;. he/ore I JJe, to fettle it fo, thttt Ajie~ Some have objeaed againfl h ~ . dreffing King James upon the a} e 1i .~a~rsi. an~ other DijJenurs, {qr ad~ Au Ohjetlim they had thereby countenanced t on: ~t , r~ arnt~on of Indulgence, as though .nf=md• let fuch obfcrve their 1 .he KmgsDij}£ncmgwuhtbeLawsinGeneral· !l,ualurs, fufficiently 0~)d~~atton.' as. to hour JJJIJhor, and His Friends th~ they fay, We hope tb~ Good E<~J.a.;;nft h10 t./~ Parr of their Add refs, where perityof the Ki!l,gdom, will pro'fu~e J!c~r!of.:v;or the Peace, Trade, a~d Prof.. m may Juure Jl to our Poiterit 'tis l . uc:urrc:ncc: from t he Parliament, cepte_d of ~he Sufpenfion of th~· Penttllo~sn bher~foK:! t~ey gratefu_1ly acwhomtheuCafcwould not)) A Th' . '· ~~fe mgsPnroga11vc, (as ~opes of having the f~me aft~rward co~ntfr:e~t bye th l'J! 1~d !?-eafonahle~ in t ere betng at that Time much T lk f e. egt;.otJve .Autborrry J that their ExpeEl:ation cenrer'd n"otain ~h ~.ap,proa.chmg ParliJment: And ~your Author's continuing his Endeavou~s t1117h Dij}{njNzm1g Power, is evident 1ng the Penal Laws fo fc f . 0 ew t e eceffity of abolilh· .Advice to the Chll;cb ~~ £onn t ter this he writ a. large Tract, call'd, Good fenters; in which he !hews ~han~·r.Romn~ Catfholtcks, and Proteflanr Dif· neral Inrerefi. e 1 annu mg o thofe Laws to be their Ge- He wrote alfo prefently afi h' ll . pillar Ohjeffion againjltbe Re'Pt~~J ol:•tb nook/ eLnutuled,_ The Great and Po-jidered, 'J e .ana aws, hrufiy flated and con- On the 27th of April. 1688 Kin J. ' .. Ltherty of Confcience, wirh Jn brdergof aces r~r~wd Hu De~laration for - 1688. Churches, againfi which Seven Btijh o~n~t . or the ReJdtng of it in ~ the Tower. ops petmomng, were committed to JC· James's Our Author labouring t th. T' Dul•wiM as a Counrenancer of tbe C~urc Proc~rr:a_e. under ma~y Jealoujies and Rej{eOionr T(111R>td. Popple, Secr~tary to the Plantation-offit:' ~parr.culahr F~rend ~fhis, William , ent 1m t e IOllowmg Letter. . To th• Honourable W rLL~~~ p {;~N, ~fq; Proprietor and GI!'Vernour Hono11red Sir ! 01 en y vama. :, THoauffgorhd tmhee Ffurfifeincidefnot i0pw itohrrw h~' c.h you ar.e p1 e:ts, d to honour me, doth ' SubjeEl:, yet I chufe rarhef~t rhi~~T~ of Dtfcffir6ng with you upon any ' fome Rej{tOions which have occ 'd tme ro o er unro you in Writing, , common Importance. Th I urr to my_ Thought~ in~ Matter of no w refpect your felf. and yo e mpor~ance of Jt doth pnmarrly and Jired!y · ' ur own prJ1?ate Concernments, but it alfo confe- S 2 ~ q_Ye11tifl0y W. Poppte•s Urrer1o W.Pcnn. |