An appeal for judgement unto the righteous principle of God in every conscience, against the persecutors of the innocent.
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             An appeal for judgement unto the righteous principle of God in every conscience, against the persecutors of the innocent.
             R. C. (Richard Crane)
          
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             1664.
          
           
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           Persecution -- England.
           Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
        
      
    
     
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           An
           Appeal
           for
           Judgement
           ,
           Unto
           the
           Righteous
           Principle
           of
           God
           in
           every
           Conscience
           ,
           against
           the
           Persecutors
           of
           the
           INNOCENT
           .
        
         
           A
           Woful
           Lamentation
           is
           taken
           up
           for
           you
           ,
           who
           make
           it
           your
           work
           to
           persecute
           the
           innocent
           peaceable
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           do
           devise
           cursed
           and
           wicked
           snares
           ,
           to
           bring
           them
           under
           the
           penalty
           of
           the
           late
           cruel
           and
           bloody
           Edict
           ,
           in
           malice
           forged
           against
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           and
           in
           greater
           malice
           by
           many
           of
           you
           put
           in
           execution
           ;
           God
           Eternal
           judge
           between
           you
           and
           us
           in
           this
           matter
           .
           I
           do
           chalenge
           you
           all
           in
           the
           fear
           of
           God
           ,
           one
           by
           one
           (
           I
           say
           ,
           our
           Persecutors
           )
           to
           make
           it
           appear
           what
           wrong
           is
           it
           we
           have
           done
           to
           the
           Nation
           in
           general
           ,
           or
           to
           any
           one
           of
           you
           in
           particular
           ,
           that
           we
           must
           be
           made
           the
           mark
           of
           your
           implacable
           fury
           ,
           and
           that
           nothing
           will
           serve
           or
           satiate
           that
           blood-thirsty
           spirit
           ,
           but
           an
           utter
           extinction
           and
           extermination
           of
           us
           all
           out
           of
           our
           native
           soil
           ,
           where
           God
           Eternal
           hath
           given
           every
           one
           of
           us
           a
           lot
           ;
           and
           as
           we
           are
           English-men
           and
           a
           free-born
           People
           ,
           our
           Interest
           is
           as
           large
           and
           ample
           ,
           in
           that
           lot
           by
           God
           bestowed
           on
           us
           ,
           as
           yours
           is
           who
           persecute
           us
           ;
           and
           we
           have
           as
           much
           right
           to
           breath
           in
           
             England
          
           as
           your
           very
           selves
           ,
           (
           setting
           your
           places
           aside
           )
           seeing
           it
           is
           given
           us
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           enjoyed
           through
           his
           favour
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           man.
           Must
           it
           be
           so
           ,
           that
           except
           we
           do
           prostrate
           that
           pre●●●●s
           Life
           that
           God
           hath
           raised
           in
           us
           through
           the
           Son
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           at
           the
           feet
           of
           your
           perverse
           wills
           ,
           that
           we
           must
           not
           abide
           in
           the
           Land
           of
           our
           Nativity
           ,
           but
           be
           most
           cruelly
           banished
           from
           Wives
           ,
           Children
           and
           Relations
           ?
           and
           except
           we
           will
           commit
           the
           deadly
           sin
           (
           that
           is
           )
           to
           sin
           against
           the
           Light
           of
           God
           in
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           must
           we
           be
           exposed
           to
           seek
           our
           sustenance
           in
           an
           unknown
           Land
           ,
           and
           there
           to
           spend
           the
           remnant
           of
           our
           dayes
           ,
           which
           are
           but
           few
           ?
           the
           Will
           of
           our
           God
           be
           done
           ,
           
             and
             let
             his
             Will
             be
             my
             Life
             for
             ever
             ,
             saith
             my
             soul
             :
          
           But
           let
           this
           be
           unto
           you
           known
           ,
           It
           is
           for
           well-doing
           ,
           and
           not
           for
           any
           evil
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           you
           can
           ,
           or
           ever
           could
           justly
           charge
           or
           accuse
           us
           with
           ;
           and
           in
           God's
           fear
           we
           challenge
           any
           of
           you
           our
           Persecutors
           ,
           to
           prove
           our
           Meetings
           
             seditious
             ,
          
           or
           that
           we
           do
           ,
           or
           ever
           did
           contrive
           
             Insurrections
          
           therein
           .
           What
           though
           you
           have
           a
           President
           which
           ye
           urge
           ,
           Is
           it
           anything
           to
           us
           ?
           we
           are
           clear
           from
           henceforth
           and
           for
           ever
           from
           that
           spirit
           ;
           and
           as
           for
           any
           false
           Charge
           or
           Accusation
           against
           us
           concerning
           our
           Meetings
           ,
           as
           hath
           been
           said
           ,
           it
           never
           could
           nor
           will
           be
           proved
           ,
           that
           we
           were
           or
           are
           
             seditious
             ,
          
           or
           
             Contriver
             of
             Insurrections
             ;
          
           Therefore
           God
           Eternal
           arise
           ,
           and
           judge
           in
           the
           Consciences
           of
           all
           concerning
           this
           thing
           ,
           and
           make
           Decision
           ,
           holy
           Father
           ,
           that
           our
           Innocency
           may
           appear
           to
           our
           Adversaries
           .
           And
           our
           Lives
           and
           Practives
           are
           well
           known
           unto
           the
           People
           of
           this
           Nation
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           we
           do
           make
           our
           Appeal
           to
           the
           Just
           Principle
           of
           thee
           in
           them
           for
           Judgement
           ,
           and
           our
           Life
           in
           which
           we
           have
           held
           forth
           the
           Testimony
           of
           Truth
           amongst
           them
           ,
           is
           of
           a
           longer
           date
           and
           standing
           than
           yesterday
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           certain
           Sect
           ,
           as
           hath
           been
           said
           ;
           for
           our
           gathering
           is
           out
           of
           Sect
           and
           Schism
           ,
           into
           that
           Life
           that
           erreth
           not
           ,
           and
           in
           which
           is
           no
           rent
           ;
           And
           this
           will
           God
           Eternal
           in
           due
           time
           make
           known
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           the
           People
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           but
           unto
           the
           whole
           World.
           And
           do
           not
           call
           this
           your
           Cruel
           work
           of
           Persecution
           ,
           
             Execution
             of
             Justice
             ,
          
           as
           I
           have
           heard
           some
           ;
           for
           the
           Execution
           of
           Justice
           is
           a
           work
           of
           another
           kind
           ,
           than
           to
           come
           with
           armed
           men
           amongst
           a
           company
           of
           innocent
           men
           and
           women
           ,
           (
           who
           are
           really
           met
           together
           in
           the
           Peace
           and
           Fear
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           worship
           him
           in
           the
           movings
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           Life
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           is
           neither
           subject
           to
           time
           nor
           place
           ,
           because
           that
           that
           Life
           &
           Spirit
           comprehends
           both
           )
           and
           most
           inhumanely
           to
           hale
           them
           out
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           lead
           them
           before
           men
           appointed
           to
           send
           them
           to
           Prison
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           drive
           them
           like
           flocks
           of
           Sheep
           through
           your
           streets
           unto
           your
           dismal
           holes
           ,
           there
           to
           remain
           during
           the
           wills
           of
           our
           Drivers
           ;
           who
           ,
           because
           they
           would
           accelerate
           and
           hasten
           their
           
             Cruel
             Work
          
           begun
           ,
           they
           even
           take
           the
           shortest
           way
           to
           destroy
           us
           ,
           by
           cutting
           short
           the
           time
           ordered
           in
           their
           
             Cruel
             Edict
             ,
          
           having
           a
           liberty
           allowed
           them
           therein
           ●or
           that
           purpose
           .
           O
           dreadful
           God!
           is
           the
           long
           Imprisonment
           ●nd
           extent
           of
           time
           ,
           all
           the
           favour
           that
           must
           accrue
           unto
           us
           (
           if
           it
           may
           be
           so
           called
           )
           for
           the
           respite
           we
           are
           to
           have
           in
           our
           Native
           Land
           ?
           My
           very
           soul
           bleeds
           within
           me
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           Cruelty
           and
           ●ard-heartedness
           of
           this
           Generation
           of
           men
           ;
           And
           all
           this
           for
           our
           well-doing
           ,
           in
           answering
           the
           Requirings
           of
           that
           Life
           God
           Infinite
           hath
           raised
           in
           us
           in
           our
           Day
           and
           Generation
           .
           And
           known
           be
           ●t
           unto
           you
           ,
           this
           is
           not
           the
           Execution
           of
           Justice
           ,
           but
           the
           Oppression
           of
           the
           Just
           ,
           which
           seeks
           no
           revenge
           against
           you
           ,
           neither
           can
           do
           ,
           ●ut
           leaves
           it
           to
           the
           Lord
           who
           is
           a
           righteous
           Judge
           ,
           and
           will
           in
           due
           ●ime
           recompence
           every
           one
           according
           to
           his
           work
           .
           And
           is
           not
           Justice
           perverted
           ,
           and
           Truth
           turned
           into
           a
           Lye
           amongst
           many
           of
           you
           ?
           cast
           your
           eyes
           abroad
           ,
           and
           behold
           ,
           behold
           ,
           the
           intolerable
           Wickedness
           that
           is
           committed
           here
           in
           and
           about
           this
           City
           ,
           of
           all
           sorts
           ;
           O
           what
           
             Swearing
             ,
             Whoring
             ,
             Drunkenness
             ,
             Carding
             ,
             Dicing
             ,
             Stage-playing
             ,
             Puppit-playing
             ,
          
           and
           
             Mountebank
             Shewes
             ,
          
           with
           all
           manner
           of
           
             unclean
             ,
             obscene
             ,
             wicked
          
           and
           
             scameless
             Sports
          
           and
           
             Vanities
          
           are
           practised
           ,
           and
           most
           of
           them
           allowed
           without
           controul
           ,
           and
           as
           I
           have
           heard
           say
           ,
           
             licenced
             by
             Authority
             .
          
           Now
           here
           is
           Justice
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           and
           the
           Execution
           of
           it
           would
           be
           pleasing
           both
           to
           God
           and
           good
           men
           .
        
         
           O
           take
           pitty
           and
           compassion
           upon
           the
           young
           and
           tender
           plants
           of
           this
           great
           City
           ,
           who
           are
           poisoned
           dayly
           with
           these
           abominable
           practices
           above-mentioned
           !
           O
           turn
           your
           Sword
           upon
           these
           
             cursed
             vanities
             ,
          
           which
           tend
           to
           nothing
           but
           the
           ruine
           both
           of
           body
           and
           soul
           !
           My
           Life
           hath
           been
           bowed
           down
           even
           unto
           death
           ,
           having
           felt
           the
           weight
           of
           these
           wickednesses
           committed
           in
           and
           about
           this
           City
           ,
           and
           considering
           with
           sorrow
           the
           state
           of
           the
           Youth
           and
           tender
           Plants
           of
           this
           place
           ,
           who
           are
           made
           to
           drink-in
           the
           poison
           of
           the
           
             Devils
             Drollery
             ,
          
           poured
           forth
           of
           these
           
             execrable
             Bottles
             ,
          
           who
           manage
           those
           
             cursed
             practices
          
           above-mentioned
           .
           Consider
           ,
           consider
           ,
           are
           these
           Meetings
           to
           be
           tolerated
           ,
           and
           to
           enjoy
           full
           fruition
           of
           Liberty
           ,
           and
           ours
           to
           be
           suppressed
           ?
           Are
           these
           more
           congruent
           with
           a
           righteous
           and
           well-disciplin'd
           Government
           ,
           than
           Meetings
           to
           worship
           
             God
             Eternal
          
           in
           his
           Spirit
           and
           in
           his
           Fear
           ?
           And
           are
           they
           more
           for
           the
           Benefit
           and
           Profit
           of
           a
           Nation
           ,
           than
           they
           that
           wholly
           are
           peaceable
           in
           all
           their
           practices
           ,
           as
           Experience
           hath
           shewed
           ,
           and
           could
           never
           be
           otherwise
           proved
           ?
           Let
           God's
           just
           Principle
           in
           all
           your
           Consciences
           answer
           unto
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           give
           Judgment
           :
           And
           what
           you
           do
           ,
           or
           may
           be
           suffered
           to
           do
           unto
           us
           ,
           we
           in
           the
           Will
           of
           
             God
          
           forgive
           you
           ;
           and
           know
           and
           be
           assured
           of
           this
           ,
           we
           have
           no
           enmity
           unto
           any
           particular
           of
           you
           whatsoever
           ,
           and
           to
           such
           as
           know
           not
           what
           they
           do
           ,
           we
           can
           say
           ,
           
             Father
             forgive
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             R.
             C.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Printed
           at
           
             London
             ,
          
           in
           the
           year
           ,
           1664.