The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things…

But all Protestants (at least) are agreed, that all men are Gods subjects; and that all humane Power of Legislation, Judgement and execution is limited; and that no man may judge against God or his Laws: And that men should know Gods Laws, and justify them and judge by them, and condemn all that is against them; But no man hath power to condemn or contradict Gods Law it self. No man hath power to judge that there is no God, no Life to come, no Christ, or that one word of God is false, or to forbid one thing which God commandeth, or command one thing which God forbiddeth, no man hath power to judge that souls shall be deprived of such needful Teaching and Sacraments, and public worshipping of God, as God hath provided, and commanded them to use; Nor to forbid Christs faithful Ministers causelessly to Preach his word, and worship him in the Churches, and administer his Sacraments; Nor causelessly to silence, or punish them for so doing: Therefore in this case ⟨p. 97⟩our consciences would not be bound though still we profess that Gods Law bindeth us not to rebel, or take up arms against their injuries, but patiently to bear them, and pray for our persecutors.

But all Protestants (at least) are agreed, that all men are Gods subjects; and that all humane Power of Legislation, Judgement and execution is limited; and that no man may judge against God or his Laws: And that men should know Gods Laws, and justifie them and judge by them, and condemn all that is against them; But no man hath power to condemn or contradict Gods Law it self. No man hath power to judge that there is no God, no Life to come, no Christ, or that one word of God is false, or to forbid one thing which God commandeth, or command one thing which God forbiddeth, no man hath power to judge that souls shall be deprived of such needful Teaching and Sacraments, and publick worshiping of God, as God hath provided, and commanded them to use; Nor to forbid Christs faithful Ministers causelesly to Preach his word, and worship him in the Churches, and administer his Sacraments; Nor causelesly to silence, or punish them for so doing: Therefore in this case ⟨p. 97⟩our consciences would not be bound though still we profess that Gods Law bindeth us not to rebel, or take up arms against their injuries, but patiently to bear them, and pray for our persecutors.