Love, kindness, and due respect, by way of warning to the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, that they may not neglect to the great opportunity now put into their hands, for the redemption and freedom of these oppressed nations, whom the Lord hath once more appeared to deliver, and hath profered his loving kindness in overturning, overturning [sic] the powers of darkness, that truth and righteousness in the Earth might be established, and Sions people sing and shout for joy. From a servant of the Lord, who hath born in his testimente for the Lord in the day of Apostacy, and hath been a sufferer for the testimonie of a good conscience, by oppressors, under the name of a Quaker. J. Hodgson. Hodgson, John, d. 1684. 1659 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A86440 Wing H2336 Thomason E988_12 ESTC R208081 99867078 99867078 168632

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Love, Kindneſs, and due Reſpect, By way of Warning to the PARLIAMENT Of the Common-wealth of ENGLAND, That they may not neglect the great opportunity now put into their hands, for the redemption and freedom of theſe Oppreſſed Nations, Whom the Lord hath once more appeared to deliver, and hath profered his loving kindneſs in overturning, overturning the Powers of Darkneſs, that Truth and Righteouſneſs in the Earth might be eſtabliſhed, and Sions People ſing and ſhout for joy.

From a Servant of the Lord, who hath born his Teſtimonie for the Lord in the day of Apoſtacy, and hath been a Sufferer for the Teſtimonie of a good Conſcience, by Oppreſſors, under the name of a Quaker.

J. Hodgſon.

London, Printed for Giles Calvert. 1659.
A warning to the Parliament of England. Friends,

THe Lord God hath committed the Authority of theſe Nation to you, and hath wonderfully overturned many, that you might again come up, and be tried, as he hath tried many before you, and they have been as chaff before the winde, and hath not anſwered the end for which the Lord intruſted them; and therefore did his diſpleaſure wax hot againſt them, for departing from him and looſing their way, in the dark in going about to root out that in the earth, and from amongſt them which had been their defence in time of trouble, and the Rock of their ſafety in their greateſt ſtraights; and becauſe they would not hearken to the Lords voice to chuſe his waies and walk therein, but grew hardned through the deceitfulneſs of ſin, ſlighted the Lords warnings till he overturned them, that you might once more be tried; now therefore beware what you do, and tempt not God as they did, nor provoke not the Lord to wrath againſt you, by doing that towards his beloved people, for which the Lord will not hold you or them giltleſs: take heed how you grieve the ſpirit of the Lord, by ſtanding up to vindicate that which is for deſtruction: Oh, that you were ſo wiſe as to take the Lords Counſel, then would you exceed all that has been before you; but alas, alas! are not you already beginning to plead for thoſe things which even thoſe before you pleaded for, honour and reſpect to your perſons, as if men were altogether uncapable for the ſervice of their Country, that cannot bow, ſwear, and give reſpect to perſons, although in all things elſe duly qualified; if this you do will you not thereby exclude the Lords people, your beſt and ſureſt friends, out of your Aſſemblies, becauſe they cannot ſwear, reſpect perſons, and ſay theo and thou to a ſingle perſon; know ye not that they that reſpect perſons and gay cloathing commit ſin, Jam. 2.2, 3, 4, 5, 6. and they that bow to the Creature, be it fleſh, gold, ſilver, or precious ſtones, or any other thing above or under the earth, bows not to the inviſible God, but to the Creature, and ſo worſhips the Creature more then the Creator, Ro. 1.25. unto whom every knee ſhould bow both in heaven and in earth. Oh how do the ſtreets of every City abound with groſs Idolatry, bending cringing and bowing even to the ground to one anothers Images, the creatures of God, and workmanſhip of their own hands, decking one another with gold and coſtly apparel, thereby to be bowed to, reſpected and honoured of men. Oh how is the ſpirit of the Lord hereby grieved, becauſe of theſe and other abominations? And how ſhamefully and barbarouſly have the people of God ſuffered in this Nation of late years, becauſe they could not run with the world into all manner of exceſs and wickedneſs; and eſpecially becauſe they could not ſo much idolize mens perſons, and worſhip the beaſts Image, as was required of them? Therefore were they hailed, impriſoned, and grievouſly fined, and for other things accounted offences, where no known Law was broke, did they ſuffer as hainous tranſgreſſors, the like of which in ages paſt can ſcarcely be paralleld (and this from perſons who call themſelves Chriſtians.) Conſider with your ſelves and examine well whether creatures perſons, or viſible ſubſtances, celeſtial or terreſtial bodys, though never ſo glorious, or that unclean ſpirit, that adores and worſhips them more then the Creator, be to be bowed to, or the inviſible power, by which all things were made that are; o that of God in you I appeal for anſwer. If then the power or name be that to which every knee or thing in heaven and earth muſt or ought to bend, Phil. 2.10. then they whoſe ſouls are hereto made ſubject, worſhip the Lord in ſpirit, and cannot worſhip the workmanſhip of mens hands, nor yet mens perſons, but commit ſin, and yet can truly honour all men in the Lord, for the Lords ſake ſo now come to rule in the Authority and Power of God, that in the Lord we may you honour, and be cautions at what you ſtumble, that truth and righteouſneſs may be cheriſhed, and all deceit and wickedneſs quite diſcouraged: Take heed to your ſelves, leaſt in the ſteps of thoſe that went before you, you be found (with whom the Lord was diſpleaſed) and broke to pieces; think not to your ſelves you ſhall be eſtabliſhed, if you be found hindring the Lords work; for except your righteouſneſs exceed the righteouſneſs of thoſe that was before you (whoſe mercy was cruelty) you ſhall not eſcape the vengeance; the Lord will not be mocked by you, who make mention of his name; what you ſow that ſhall you reap; and if examples to theſe Nations, you ſtand in all righteouſneſs, meekneſs, juſtice and mercy, and every good work, a bleſſing to them ſhall you be, for want of which the world hath abounded with all manner of wickedneſs, becauſe the Governours thereof was out of the Lords fear, and abounded in folly, and was examples in pride, and encouragers of the wicked in every place, even like unto thoſe the Lord God caſt out before them, imitating their heatheniſh waies and cuſtomes; yea, and thoſe ſame things that they cried out of in the zeal of their ſpirits, when they grew great, did they again eſtabliſh, and thereby grievouſly vexed the righteous, and became perſecutors of thoſe who could not bow to their Apoſtacy, and for this cauſe the Lord did not eſtabliſh nor bleſs them, becauſe their hearts was darkned, and they given up to believe lies: God hath tried them, and they are fallen as example to you, that you may not ſin as they did; therefore be wiſe and quit your ſelves like men, that you may be honoured in doing that which all before you hitherto have refuſed to do; conſider the great oppreſſion of the filthy proceedings of the Laws of this Nation, and the vexatious covetous Lawyers, who make merchandize of men for moneys, who with others ſell their filthy lies at to dear a rate, to the undoing of many; and conſider the oppreſſion of the Miniſtry of England, and their forced maintenance, the ſuffering of the Lords people from themward, hath been cruelty without mercy, as hundreds can witneſs; and conſider well of the hard meaſure the Lords people have received from many that are and have been in Authority in this Nation, becauſe they could not put off their hats, ſwear, lie, and for going to their peaceable meetings, with other things too tedious here to mention. Be counſeled Oh ye Rulers, and be wiſe Oh ye Magiſtrates, leaſt as others you be overturned; if you do well happy ſhall you be, and are joycing to thoſe hearts, whom others before you by oppreſſion have ſadned, and you even you ſhall be eſtabliſhed in much peace, and all before you, as you abide in the Lords power, ſhall fall; but if you will not hearken to the Lords voice, to do that which is well pleaſing in his ſight, to do juſtice and love mercie, and walk humbly with our God, but neglect the opportunity put into your hands, negligently & ſlightly do the worke of the Lord, then ſhall you likewiſe be overturned, the Lord God of Hoaſts hath ſpoken it, and the Lord our God ſhall daſh to pieces as a potters veſſel, all who are hinderers of his work, that he may rule, whoſe right it is. I have herein diſcharged my ſelf before the Lord, whether you hear or forbear I am clear in his ſight, and according to your work, ſo ſhall be your reward.

J. H. FINIS.