Master Edmund Calamies leading case

Lord Mayor. I hope His Majesties Government is so just, so moderate, so agreeable to the great Principles of Religion and Reason, ⟨p. 6⟩upon which mankind join in a Society, or Christian. in a Church; that there is no discreet and knowing Person put upon the sad Dilemma of either provoking God, or opposing the Authority ordained of God.

Lord Mayor. I hope His Majesties Government is so just, so moderate, so agreeable to the great Principles of Religion and Reason, ⟨p. 6⟩upon which mankind joyn in a Society, or ChristJan. in a Church; that there is no discreet and knowing Person put upon the sad Dilemma of either provoking God, or opposing the Authority ordained of God.

Calamy. Necessity is laid upon us, yea,¹ woe unto us if we preach not the Gospel. That you may have a reason of that which was done by me, and so may not think I did it unwarrantably, I offer your Consideration what hath been much upon my spirit, from the 5. of the Acts, As the Apostles taught the People, the Priests, the Sadducees, the Captain of the Temple, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the People: And they laid hands on them, and laid them in hold against the next day: Howbeit, many of them which heard the Word believed, and the number of the men was about five thousand. And when they had called them before them, they asked them by what Power, or in what Name have you done this? Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost,² said unto them: Ye Rulers of the People, and Elders of Israel, if we be examined this day of the good deed that we have done; be it known unto you all, we have done it it in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And when they saw the boldness of Peter and John they marvelled, and they took knowledge of them. But when they had commanded them to go aside out