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The principles of the Protestant religion maintained, and churches of New-England, in the profession…
The principles of the Protestant religion maintained, and churches of New-England, in the profession and exercise thereof defended against all the calumnies of one George Keith, a Quaker, in a book lately published at Pennsylvania, to undermine them both / by the ministers of the Gospel in Boston.The principles of the Protestant religion maintained, and churches of New-England, in the profession and exercise thereof defended against all the calumnies of one George Keith, a Quaker, in a book lately published at Pensilvania, to undermine them both / by the ministers of the Gospel in Boston.
printed by Richard Pierce, 1690
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Introduction › Reflections on Chapt. 5. Of God, His Decrees &c.
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But there's more still; they not only abused them in word, but persecuted them to Death, for nothing else but this, and some other things of like nature; & them too, precious men-servants and maid-servants of the Lord. Sure they were irreligious and barbarous people that did this; only there is a bold impudent Lye in the story. The persons he intends were Quakers; and what precious saints they are, we leave others to judge, and the Crime which occasioned their suffering was, They came purposely to undermine the Civil Government, ⟨p. 64⟩and persuade the people to Renounce it; which is every where accounted Sedition, and a Capital Offence: nevertheless, the Rulers used utmost Lenity towards 'em• and all fair persuasions to have 'em depart […] yea, they banished and sent them away, bu• they wilfully returned, yea, resolutely an• daringly affronted them. Now this seems to be a diverse Case from what he pretends but a Quaker sticks at nothing that serves his cause.
But there's more still; they not only abused them in word, but persecuted them to Death, for nothing else but this, and some other things of like nature; & them too, precious men-servants and maid-servants of the Lord. Sure they were irreligious and barbarous people that did this; only there is a bold impudent Lye in the story. The persons he intends were Quakers; and what precious saints they are, we leave others to judge, and the Crime which occasioned their suffering was, They came purposely to undermine the Civil Government, ⟨p. 64⟩and perswade the people to Renounce it; which is every where accounted Sedition, and a Capital Offence: nevertheless, the Rulers used utmost Lenity towards 'em• and all fair perswasions to have 'em depart 〈…〉 yea, they banished and sent them away, bu• they willfully returned, yea, resolutely an• daringly affronted them. Now this seems to be a diverse Case from what he pretends but a Quaker sticks at nothing that serv's his cause.