A debate on the justice and piety of the present constitution under K. William in two parts, the first relating to the state, the second to the church : between Eucheres, a conformist, and Dyscheres, a recusant / by Samuel Hill ...

A General Remonstrance to all Good Chri∣stians.

IN the name of God, the Sovereign Lord and Judge, I remonstrate and protest, that I mea∣sure not any Men by their Fortunes, but their Merits, and that the Sufferings of good Men in∣crease my Affections towards them.

2. That I published Solomon and Abiathar, not for worldly Interest, nor with any injurious de∣sign, nor thro' a vanity of Affectation; but on purpose to get satisfaction from the learned in the Right of Communion to the avoiding of Schism.

3. That particular provocations made that dis∣cussion, and it's publication absolutely and inevitably necessary.

4. That after its Publication I waited two years for Satisfaction before ever I entred into the pre∣sent Communion.

5. That the Meditations in this Debate have satisfy'd me, that our Communion is consistent with the most Catholic and Primitive Rules, or else I could not have joyned in it.

6. That for my own part I renounce all Eccle∣siastic Servitude, and all Principles leading there∣to; and I do declare for an assertion of the Rights and Liberties Hierarchical in contempt of all Per∣secutions,

yet not to arrogate that Liberty as a Cloak for Maliciousness.

7. That tho' Calumny urged the Publication of this Debate, yet that alone should not have pre∣vailed thereunto, had I not thought it of good use to reconcile Dissensions, and to obviate many grow∣ing Prejudices.

8. That tho' it be a public blemish, that the great Authors of our present Heresies are not yet censured by Authority, yet this does not illegitimate our public Communion with the Innocent, who have no power to reform it, nor can it in the least affect those that make their uttermost remon∣strances against it.

9. That all Spiteful and Insincere Writers on the point of Communion design to widen our Brea∣ches, and are therefore utter Enemies to the Church of God, and their Native Country.

10. That tho' I had many inducements to have collected all T. B's. Flowers of barbarous and un∣parallel••d Railery into one view, yet that the o∣dium thereof may not reflect any prejudice on the better part of that side I have forborn, remitting him to the friendly correction of his wiser and bet∣ter Brethren, and have so endeavoured to temper this Discourse, as that all along Mercy and Truth might meet together, that Righteousness and Peace may kiss each other. Amen.

After all, whosever is not satisfied to the full may hereby be however induced to beware of cen∣suring us for Men wilfully Perjured and Schis∣matical, since I suppose the reasons here offered are not all contemptible, but may justify the Au∣thor in his Design of quitting himself from the guilt of those black and horrid Imputations, the natural Right of every suspected or accused Inno∣cent.

FINIS.