The English nonconformity as under King Charles II and King James II truly stated…

Nor as if he were to suffer for his Sons faults. II. The Judges have oft declared that many Jesuits and Papists were Plotters and Traitors, and they died for it. I hope you will not make all Papists guilty of their crime, nor extirpate them for it. And yet the Papists are Conventicling Dissenters too. III. The Lords and great Men accused of this Plot and Treason (how justly God knoweth) were of the Church of England; and shall all the Church of England be destroyed for their sakes? Dr. Whitby, and others now blamed by the Oxford-Convocation; and Bishop Bilson, Mr. Hooker, &c. were of the Church of England; and shall all the English Clergy be accused of their words? IV. Many of the accused were Hobbists and Infidels, and some common ill-living Protestants: Shall all the Hobbists, and Infidels, and ill-living Protestants be extirpated for their faults? V. Many Gentlemen of some late Parliaments are accused (not yet tried, and proved guilty): Shall all the Parliament-men therefore be extirpated as guilty? VI. Some Lawyers and Students at Law are accused: Shall all Lawyers and Students therefore be extirpated? VII. Divers of the Nobility are accused: Must all Noble-men be therefore reproached? VIII. Some that have been of the Kings Privy Council were accused▪ Is his Council therefore to be disgraced or destroyed? ⟨p. 266⟩IX. Formerly many Judges have been guilty: Are Judges therefore to be dishonoured? X. By this justice you may next conclude, They were Englishmen that were accused, therefore let all English-men be rooted out: Or they were Protestants and Christians; therefore away with all Protestants and Christians: Whereas I think it an unjust conclusion, that because they were Irish-men and Papists that murdered two hundred thousand in Ireland, therefore root out all Irish-men and Papists; unless you will infer, They are men that commit all sin; therefore root out mankind. If it had been men that hate serious Godliness, and are the seed of the Serpent and of Cain, that are at deadly enmity to the true fear of God, and thirst for the blood of the innocent, that are accused of this Plot; and if People had petitioned to have all this sort of men rooted out for it, it would have fallen on more than you and I are willing to name, or to have destroyed.

Nor as if he were to suffer for his Sons faults. II. The Judges have oft declared that many Iesuits and Papists were Plotters and Traitors, and they died for it. I hope you will not make all Papists guilty of their crime, nor extirpate them for it. And yet the Papists are Conventicling Dissenters too. III. The Lords and great Men accused of this Plot and Treason (how justly God knoweth) were of the Church of England; and shall all the Church of England be destroyed for their sakes? Dr. Whitby, and others now blamed by the Oxford-Convocation; and Bishop Bilson, Mr. Hocker, &c. were of the Church of England; and shall all the English Clergy be accused of their words? IV. Many of the accused were Hobbists and Infidels, and some common ill-living Protestants: Shall all the Hobbists, and Infidels, and ill-living Protestants be extirpated for their faults? V. Many Gentlemen of some late Parliaments are accused (not yet tried, and proved guilty): Shall all the Parliament-men therefore be extirpated as guilty? VI. Some Lawyers and Students at Law are accused: Shall all Lawyers and Students therefore be extirpated? VII. Divers of the Nobility are accused: Must all Noble-men be therefore reproached? VIII. Some that have been of the Kings Privy Council were accused Is his Council therefore to be disgraced or destroyed?