The Suffering case of the people commonly called Quakers, relating to oathes and swearing, humbly offered. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A61966 of text R9624 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing S6156). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A61966 Wing S6156 ESTC R9624 13765769 ocm 13765769 101718 2240895048

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A61966) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 101718) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 852:26 or 1876:6) The Suffering case of the people commonly called Quakers, relating to oathes and swearing, humbly offered. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London? : 1689?] Imprint suggested by Wing. Item at reel 852:26 incorrectly identified as Wing S6156. Reproductions of original in Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. eng Society of Friends -- Customs and practices. Oaths -- England -- Early works to 1800. Oaths -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century eebo The suffering case of the people commonly called Quakers, relating to oathes and swearing, humbly offered. [no entry] 1689 1 457 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Suffering CASE Of the PEOPLE commonly Called QUAKERS , Relating to OATHES and SWEARING , Humbly Offered .

IT is not unknown to this Nation , that ever since we were a People , it hath been our Principle not to Swear , make or take Oathes , which He who is the searcher of all Hearts knows , is no other than a Case of pure Conscience , in tender Obedience to the Mind of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , as we are fully perswaded , according as many Eminent Martyrs , and Men of Wisdom and Renown were who Testified against Oathes and Swearing in the Gospel-Day , and not any Obstinacy , Disaffection or Worldly Interest whatsoever on our parts : We being really Willing and Desirous to Answer the Just and Good Ends of Law and Government , as a peaceable People fearing God , and for this Cause of not Swearing we have been exposed to great Sufferings and Inconveniences in our Persons and Estates , by tedious Imprisonments , and Disabled from Receiving Our due Debts , or defending Our Just Titles and Properties ; not suffered to give Evidence in Courts of Judicature at Common or Civil Law , nor to Answer in Chancery or Exchequer , prove Wills and Testaments , or take Administrations , or to proceed in our Trades at Custom-House , or be admitted to our Lands , or Trusted in our Duties and Services in Courts Leet , and Courts Baron , but great Advantage is taken against us , because we so fear an Oath , as that we Dare not Swear : For which cause also our Children and Young Men are not Allowed their Freedoms in Cities or Corporations , when they have Faithfully served out their Apprentiships . Nor admitted to give our Voices in Elections of Magistrates , and Parliament Members in divers Places , tho known to have Right thereunto as Free-holders , &c.

Wherefore Our Request is , That in all Cases where OATHES are Imposed , and Swearing Required , Our Word , that is , our Solemn Affirmation or Denial as in the fear and presence of God may be accepted instead of an OATH , for which we Humbly Offer , and freely submit , that if any under the same Profession , among us , break their Word , or be found false in such their Affirmation or Denial , or guilty of Falshood in any Unsworn Testimony , Evidence , or Answers , That then such Penalty be inflicted on the Person so Offending , as Law and Justice Require in Case of False Swearing or Perjury .