His Grace the Duke of Buckingham's speech for liberty of conscience in M.DC.LXXII

His Grace the Duke of Buckingham's speech for liberty of conscience in M.DC.LXXII

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TO THE READER.

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MY LORDS,

THere is a Thing call'd Property, which (whatever ſome Men may think) is that the People of England are fondeſt of, it is that they will never part with, and it is that His Majeſty, in His Speech, has promis'd us to take a particular Care of.

This, my Lords, in my Opinion, can never be done, without giving an Indulgence to all Proteſtant Diſſenters.

[Page] It is certainly a very uneaſie kind of Life to any Man that has either Chriſtian Charity, Humanity, or Good Nature, to ſee his Fellow Subjects daily Abus'd, Diverted of their Liberty and Birthrights, and miſerably thrown out of their Poſſeſſions and Freeholds, only becauſe they cannot Agree with others in ſome Niceties of Religion, which their Conſciences will not give them leave to conſent to; and which even, by the Confeſſion of thoſe who [...] upon them, is no way NECESSARY TO SALVATION.

But (my Lords) beſides this, and all that may be ſaid upon it, in order to the Improvement of our Trade, and the Increaſe of the Wealth, Strength, and Greatneſs of this Nation, (which, under Favor, I ſhall preſume to diſcourſe of at ſome other time) there is, methinks, in this Notion of Perſecution, a very groſs Miſtake, both as to the Point of Government, and the Point of Religion.

There is ſo as to the Point of Government, becauſe it makes every Man's Safety depend on the wrong Place, not upon the Governor, or a Man's living well towards the Civil Government Eſtabliſhed by Law, but upon his being tranſported with Zeal for every Opinion that is held by thoſe that have Power in the Church then in Faſhion.

And it is, I conceive, a Miſtake in Religion, becauſe it is poſitively againſt [...] [...]expreſs Doctrin and Example of Jeſus Chriſt.

Nay, (my Lords) as to our Proteſtant Religion, there is ſomething in it yet worſe; for we Proteſtants maintain, That none of thoſe Opinions, which Chriſtians differ about, are Infallible; and therefore in us, it is ſomewhat an inexcuſable Conception, That Men ought to be deprived of their Inheritance, and all the certain Conveniences and Advantages of Life, becauſe they will not agree with us in our uncertain Opinions of Religion.

My humble Motion therefore to your Lordſhips is, That you will give me leave to bring in a Bill of Indulgence to all Diſſenting Proteſtants.

I know very well, That every Peer of this Realm has a Right to bring into Parliament any Bill which he conceives to be uſeful to this Nation: But I thought it more reſpectful to your Lordſhips to ask your Leave for it before, I cannot think the doing of it will be of any Prejudice to the Bill, becauſe I am confident the Reaſon, the Prudence, and the Charitableneſs of it, will be able to Juſtifie itſelf to this Houſe, and to the whole World.

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HIS GRACE THE Duke of Buckingham's SPEECH FOR Liberty of Conſcience In M.DC.LXXII.

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Licens'd

April 25th 1689.

TO THE READER.

HAving by me a ſhort Speech of the late Duke of Buckingham's, under his own Hand, relating to Liberty of Conſcience, I thought this a proper Seaſon to Publiſh it. If you are not of my Opinion, it will take up ſo little of your time to read it, that you may eaſily Pardon

Your Humble Servant JO. HARINGTON.

25th April 1689.

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LONDON, Printed for J. Curtis near Fleet-bridge, 1689.

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His Grace the Duke of Buckingham's speech for liberty of conscience in M.DC.LXXII

Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687.

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1689

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