The speech of William Penn to His Majesty upon his delivering the Quakers address.
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- The speech of William Penn to His Majesty upon his delivering the Quakers address.
- Author
- Penn, William, 1644-1718.
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- [London? :: s.n.,
- 1687?]
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The SPEECH OF WILLIAM PENN To His MAJESTY, Upon His Delivering the Quakers Address.
May it Please the KING,
IT was the saying of our Blessed Lord to the Cap∣tious Jews, in the case of Tribute, Render to Cae∣sar the things that are Caesar's, and to God, the things that are God's. As this distinction ought to be ob∣served by all Men, in the Conduct of their lives, so the KING has given Us an Illustrious Example in His own Person that excites Us to it; For while HE was a Subject, HE gave Caesar His Tribute; and now HE is a Caesar, gives GOD his Due, (viz) The Sovereignty over Consciences. It were a great shame then, for any Eng∣lish-Man (that pretends to Christanity,) not to give GOD his Due. By this Grace HE has relieved His Distressed Subjects from Their Cruel Sufferings, and raised to Him∣self a New and Lasting Empire, by adding Their Affecti∣ons to Their Duty. And We Pray GOD to continue the KING in this Noble Resolution; For HE is now upon a Principle, that has good Nature, Christianity, and the goodness of Civil Society on its side, a Security to Him beyond all the little Arts of Government.
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I would not that any should think, that We came hither with design to fill the Gazet with Our Thanks, but as Our Sufferings would have moved Stones to Compassion; So We should be harder, if We were not moved to Gratitude.
Now, since the KING's Mercy and Goodness have reached to Us throughout the Kingdom of England, and Principality of Wales; Our General Assembly from all those parts, met at London about Our Church-Affairs has appoin∣ted Us to Wait upon the KING with Our Humble Thanks, and Me to Deliver them; Which I do by this ADDRESS, with all the Affection and Respect of a Dutiful Subject.