Sober and serious considerations occasioned by the death of His Most Sacred Majesty, King Charles II (of ever blessed memory), and the serious time of Lent following it together with a brief historical account of the first rise, progress, and increase of phanaticism in England and the fatal consequents thereof : now made publick in tendency to the peace of the kingdom / by a gentleman in communion with the Church of England, as now by law establish'd.
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             Sober and serious considerations occasioned by the death of His Most Sacred Majesty, King Charles II (of ever blessed memory), and the serious time of Lent following it together with a brief historical account of the first rise, progress, and increase of phanaticism in England and the fatal consequents thereof : now made publick in tendency to the peace of the kingdom / by a gentleman in communion with the Church of England, as now by law establish'd.
             Gentleman in communion with the Church of England.
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           SOBER
           and
           SERIOUS
           CONSIDERATIONS
           :
           Occasioned
           by
           the
           Death
           of
           His
           Most
           Sacred
           MAJESTY
           ,
           King
           Charles
           II.
           (
           Of
           ever
           Blessed
           Memory
           ,
           )
           AND
           THE
           Serious
           Time
           of
           LENT
           ,
           following
           it
           .
           TOGETHER
           ,
           With
           a
           Brief
           Historical
           Account
           of
           the
           First
           Rise
           ,
           Progress
           ,
           and
           Increase
           of
           Phanaticism
           ,
           in
           England
           ;
           and
           the
           Fatal
           Consequents
           thereof
           .
           Now
           made
           Publick
           ,
           in
           tendency
           to
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           By
           a
           Gentleman
           in
           Communion
           with
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           now
           by
           Law
           Establish'd
           .
        
         
           Pudeat
           ,
           pudeat
           illos
           nomine
           tenus
           Christianos
           ,
           quibus
           quod
           ad
           hanc
           rem
           attinet
           ,
           Ethnici
           rectius
           sapuerunt
           .
        
         
           Hiper
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             John
             Leake
          
           ,
           for
           
             Luke
             Meredith
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
           King's
           Head
           ,
           at
           the
           West
           End
           of
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           MDCLXXXV
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           RIGHT
           HONOURABLE
           ,
           GEORGE
           Lord
           DARTMOVTH
           ,
           Master
           of
           the
           Horse
           to
           His
           Present
           Majesty
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             My
             Lord
             ,
          
        
         
           YOur
           Lordship
           's
           favourable
           Reception
           ,
           some
           Years
           since
           ,
           of
           my
           
             Character
             of
             an
             Honest
             Man
             ,
             whether
             call'd
             Whigg
             or
             Tory
             ,
             and
             Vindication
             of
             the
             Succession
          
           ;
           then
           presented
           by
           my
           particular
           order
           into
           Your
           Hands
           by
           the
           Bookseller
           ,
           hath
           now
           emboldned
           me
           to
           affix
           Your
           Lordship's
           Name
           to
           this
           Serious
           ,
           and
           (
           I
           hope
           )
           Seasonable
           Discourse
           :
           The
           Design
           whereof
           ,
           being
           the
           promoting
           of
           the
           Honour
           of
           the
           Supreme
           Majesty
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           of
           True
           Religion
           and
           Vertue
           ,
           of
           Loyalty
           and
           Love
           to
           our
           Gracious
           
           Sovereign
           ,
           of
           Truth
           and
           Justice
           ,
           Vnity
           and
           Peace
           among
           us
           at
           Home
           ,
           yea
           ,
           throughout
           Christendom
           .
           Which
           therefore
           (
           although
           but
           a
           small
           and
           mean
           Pamphlet
           )
           may
           humbly
           crave
           Your
           Lordship's
           Patronage
           :
           Be
           pleased
           ,
           however
           ,
           to
           vouchsafe
           Your
           Lordship's
           Pardon
           to
           him
           ,
           who
           cannot
           but
           still
           persist
           in
           the
           Detestation
           of
           all
           Knavery
           and
           Dishonesty
           ,
           whether
           Civil
           or
           Religious
           ;
           and
           endeavour
           to
           approve
           himself
           Faithful
           to
           GOD
           ,
           affectionately
           Loyal
           to
           his
           Prince
           ,
           a
           True
           Son
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           in
           its
           present
           Establishment
           ;
           And
           therefore
           ,
           as
           such
           ,
           he
           takes
           the
           Boldness
           to
           subscribe
           himself
           ,
        
         
           
             My
             Lord
             ,
          
           Your
           Lordship
           's
           most
           Humble
           and
           Devoted
           Servant
           ,
           
             P.
             A.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           SOBER
           and
           SERIOUS
           CONSIDERATIONS
           ,
           Occasioned
           by
           the
           Death
           of
           His
           Most
           Sacred
           MAJESTY
           ,
           King
           Charles
           II.
           
        
         
           ALTHOUGH
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           in
           the
           words
           of
           a
           worthy
           Author
           ,
           That
           in
           our
           times
           there
           have
           been
           many
           good
           Books
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           said
           to
           echo
           one
           another
           ;
           this
           Age
           being
           as
           fruitful
           in
           Words
           ,
           as
           barren
           in
           Works
           ,
           enclining
           to
           speak
           much
           ,
           and
           do
           nothing
           :
           Nevertheless
           in
           matters
           of
           Devotion
           ,
           or
           Honour
           of
           God
           ,
           (
           as
           the
           said
           Author
           saith
           )
           it
           is
           apparent
           ,
           that
           a
           Man
           can
           never
           say
           too
           much
           ,
           that
           which
           he
           can
           never
           do
           enough
           ;
           and
           that
           in
           so
           great
           scarcity
           of
           worthy
           Acts
           ,
           we
           should
           not
           be
           sparing
           of
           good
           Words
           .
           To
           which
           I
           may
           further
           add
           ,
           That
           where
           a
           People
           have
           been
           much
           corrupted
           ,
           and
           poysoned
           with
           false
           ,
           wicked
           and
           seditious
           Principles
           ,
           there
           
           is
           great
           need
           of
           sober
           ,
           serious
           ,
           and
           sound
           Discourses
           ,
           to
           rectifie
           the
           said
           evil
           ,
           and
           to
           prevent
           and
           hinder
           the
           mischief
           thereby
           threatned
           to
           the
           Nation
           ;
           for
           else
           wicked
           and
           seditious
           Principles
           will
           produce
           (
           whenever
           opportunity
           is
           offered
           )
           wicked
           and
           rebellious
           Practices
           .
           Now
           ,
           in
           the
           way
           to
           serious
           and
           sound
           Considerations
           ,
           which
           God
           by
           his
           Providences
           seems
           to
           call
           upon
           us
           for
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           it
           cannot
           be
           unfit
           ,
           although
           by
           way
           of
           digression
           ,
           to
           commend
           the
           usefulness
           of
           the
           time
           of
           Lent
           ;
           that
           time
           of
           seriousness
           and
           consideration
           .
           The
           Antiquity
           whereof
           ,
           as
           a
           late
           Author
           observes
           ,
           is
           such
           ;
           
             It
             is
             like
             the
             River
             Nilus
             ,
             we
             can
             scarce
             find
             the
             Head
             ,
             it
             being
             mentioned
             by
             Ignatius
             and
             Irenaeus
             ,
             two
             of
             St.
             
             John's
             Scholars
             ,
             by
             Origen
             ,
             who
             lived
             not
             long
             after
             them
             ,
             by
             the
             Famous
             Council
             of
             Nice
             ,
             where
             they
             mention
             the
             forty
             days
             of
             Lent
             ,
             as
             a
             thing
             known
             and
             long
             observ'd
             before
             their
             time
             :
             as
             also
             ,
             we
             have
             the
             Precedent
             of
             Fasting
             from
             our
             Blessed
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             he
             enjoyning
             the
             same
             as
             a
             Duty
             to
             his
             Apostles
             .
          
        
         
           And
           certainly
           ,
           no
           Man
           ,
           who
           believes
           he
           hath
           a
           precious
           and
           immortal
           Soul
           to
           save
           ,
           can
           make
           any
           doubt
           or
           question
           ,
           Whether
           a
           Solemn
           time
           of
           Religious
           Fasting
           and
           Abstinence
           ,
           a
           time
           of
           calling
           our selves
           to
           an
           Account
           ,
           a
           time
           of
           Repentance
           and
           sober
           Consideration
           ,
           can
           be
           unsuitable
           ,
           but
           highly
           Advantageous
           as
           to
           our
           Eternal
           Welfare
           :
           and
           therefore
           cannot
           look
           upon
           it
           otherwise
           ,
           than
           as
           an
           excellent
           and
           wholesome
           Constitution
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           ,
           in
           requiring
           a
           Religious
           Observation
           of
           Lent
           ,
           in
           Commemoration
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour's
           Fasting
           and
           Temptation
           ;
           and
           accordingly
           ,
           our
           Mother
           ,
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           hath
           excellently
           expressed
           the
           use
           of
           it
           in
           the
           Collect
           for
           that
           Sunday
           in
           
             Lent.
             O
             Lord
             !
             who
             for
             our
             sakes
             didst
             Fast
             forty
             days
             and
             forty
             nights
             ;
             give
             us
             Grace
             to
             use
             such
             Abstinence
             ,
             that
             our
             Flesh
             being
             subdued
             to
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             
             we
             may
             ever
             obey
             thy
             godly
             Motions
             in
             Righteousness
             and
             true
             Holiness
             ,
             to
             thy
             Honor
             and
             Glory
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           We
           also
           know
           well
           ,
           that
           the
           grand
           Reason
           and
           Ground
           of
           the
           prevalency
           of
           Vice
           and
           Wickedness
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           is
           chiefly
           and
           primarily
           from
           the
           want
           of
           sober
           and
           serious
           Consideration
           ;
           for
           this
           is
           an
           undoubted
           Maxim
           ;
           That
           inconsiderate
           Men
           ,
           are
           wicked
           Men
           ;
           for
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           so
           ,
           when
           Men
           are
           led
           by
           their
           sensual
           Appetites
           ,
           which
           stick
           close
           to
           them
           ,
           their
           Reason
           lies
           as
           it
           were
           asleep
           .
           It
           had
           need
           be
           therefore
           awakened
           by
           serious
           Consideration
           ;
           for
           if
           Reason
           be
           out
           of
           Act
           ,
           and
           Exercise
           ,
           Sin
           will
           be
           committed
           .
           Now
           ,
           how
           hardly
           are
           Men
           brought
           to
           this
           necessary
           duty
           ,
           of
           a
           serious
           view
           and
           reflection
           upon
           themselves
           ,
           their
           Lives
           and
           Conversations
           (
           especially
           if
           they
           be
           evil
           )
           and
           in
           order
           to
           their
           highest
           and
           greatest
           Concern
           ,
           the
           Salvation
           of
           their
           Souls
           ,
           is
           too
           evident
           to
           any
           considering
           Man
           ;
           as
           if
           they
           thought
           their
           Souls
           were
           the
           vilest
           and
           worst
           part
           of
           themselves
           ,
           least
           worth
           regard
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           further
           consider
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           found
           by
           Practice
           and
           Experience
           ,
           (
           the
           best
           Instructer
           )
           that
           the
           religious
           Observation
           of
           this
           time
           of
           Lent
           ,
           hath
           proved
           to
           be
           a
           mighty
           restraint
           to
           Prophaneness
           and
           Debauchery
           ;
           yea
           ,
           even
           where
           men
           are
           most
           exquisite
           in
           wickedness
           .
           That
           it
           hath
           been
           a
           matter
           of
           wonder
           to
           Travellers
           ,
           to
           see
           what
           an
           Appearance
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           there
           is
           of
           Demureness
           ,
           Sobriety
           and
           Seriousness
           generally
           all
           men
           take
           upon
           them
           at
           this
           time
           :
           I
           shall
           give
           it
           you
           in
           the
           words
           of
           a
           worthy
           Gentleman
           of
           our
           own
           Church
           and
           Nation
           ,
           a
           great
           Traveller
           and
           Observer
           in
           foreign
           parts
           ;
           when
           speaking
           of
           Italy
           he
           saith
           ,
           
           That
           ,
           notwithstanding
           their
           Vice
           ,
           during
           the
           time
           of
           Lent
           ,
           the
           People
           of
           all
           sorts
           are
           much
           Reformed
           ,
           no
           such
           blaspheming
           ,
           nor
           dirty
           speaking
           as
           before
           
             their
             
             Vanity
             of
             all
             sorts
             laid
             reasonably
             aside
             ,
             their
             Pleasures
             abandoned
             ;
             their
             Apparel
             ,
             their
             Diet
             ,
             and
             all
             things
             else
             composed
             to
             Austerity
             ,
             and
             a
             State
             of
             Penitence
             :
             They
             have
             daily
             then
             their
             Preaching
             ,
             with
             Collection
             of
             Alms
             ,
             whereto
             all
             men
             resort
             ,
             and
             to
             judge
             of
             them
             by
             their
             outward
             shew
             :
             They
             seem
             generally
             to
             have
             very
             great
             Remorse
             of
             their
             Wickedness
             ;
             insomuch
             as
             ,
             I
             must
             confess
             ,
             I
             seemed
             unto
             my self
             in
             Italy
             to
             have
             best
             learned
             the
             right
             use
             of
             Lent
             ;
             there
             first
             to
             have
             discerned
             the
             great
             fruit
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             Reason
             for
             which
             those
             Sages
             in
             the
             Church
             at
             first
             did
             institute
             it
             .
             Neither
             can
             I
             easily
             accord
             (
             as
             the
             said
             worthy
             Author
             goes
             on
             )
             to
             the
             Fancies
             of
             such
             ,
             as
             ,
             because
             we
             ought
             at
             all
             times
             to
             lead
             a
             Life
             worthy
             of
             our
             Profession
             ,
             think
             it
             therefore
             superstitious
             to
             have
             one
             time
             wherein
             to
             exact
             or
             expect
             it
             more
             than
             other
             ;
             but
             do
             thus
             rather
             conceive
             ,
             that
             the
             corruption
             of
             Times
             ,
             and
             wickedness
             of
             Man's
             Nature
             is
             so
             exorbitant
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             a
             hard
             matter
             to
             hold
             the
             ordinary
             sort
             of
             Men
             ,
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             within
             the
             Lists
             of
             Piety
             ,
             Justice
             and
             Sobriety
             :
             It
             is
             fit
             therefore
             there
             should
             be
             one
             time
             at
             least
             in
             the
             year
             ,
             and
             that
             of
             a
             reasonable
             continuance
             according
             to
             the
             practice
             of
             all
             Men
             ,
             (
             for
             the
             Jews
             and
             Turks
             have
             their
             Lents
             )
             to
             constrain
             Men
             ,
             how
             wicked
             and
             wretchless
             soever
             ,
             for
             that
             time
             at
             least
             ,
             to
             recal
             themselves
             to
             some
             more
             severe
             Cogitations
             and
             Courses
             ;
             lest
             Sin
             ,
             having
             no
             such
             Bridle
             to
             check
             it
             at
             any
             time
             ,
             should
             at
             length
             become
             head-strong
             and
             unconquerable
             in
             them
             ;
             as
             also
             to
             inure
             Men
             ,
             though
             but
             to
             a
             bare
             shew
             of
             Vertue
             ,
             they
             might
             afterwards
             perhaps
             more
             seriously
             persist
             in
             it
             .
          
           Thus
           we
           have
           the
           Relation
           of
           the
           manner
           of
           Observation
           of
           Lent
           in
           foreign
           parts
           ,
           among
           the
           Romanists
           ,
           with
           his
           Judicious
           Comment
           thereupon
           .
        
         
         
           Now
           certainly
           ,
           we
           have
           as
           great
           Reason
           to
           be
           obliged
           to
           the
           strict
           Observation
           of
           this
           time
           ,
           as
           others
           ,
           upon
           the
           Reasons
           aforesaid
           :
           For
           it
           is
           too
           evident
           ,
           Vice
           and
           Wickedness
           grows
           upon
           us
           and
           abounds
           ,
           and
           had
           need
           have
           Restraints
           put
           upon
           it
           ,
           lest
           it
           swallow
           us
           up
           ;
           and
           therefore
           (
           instead
           of
           making
           a
           mock
           at
           the
           Religious
           Observation
           of
           this
           Solemn
           Time
           among
           the
           Romanists
           )
           let
           us
           learn
           Vertue
           and
           Goodness
           from
           our
           Adversaries
           ;
           and
           laying
           aside
           our
           Vanity
           and
           Wickedness
           ,
           let
           us
           become
           grave
           and
           serious
           ;
           sober
           ,
           penitent
           and
           reformed
           :
           For
           shall
           it
           be
           said
           ,
           when
           the
           whole
           Christian
           World
           are
           all
           solemnly
           sober
           ,
           serious
           ,
           considerative
           ,
           are
           humbling
           their
           Souls
           before
           God
           with
           Fastings
           and
           Mortifications
           ,
           and
           are
           upon
           their
           Knees
           before
           God
           ,
           and
           frequent
           and
           fervent
           in
           their
           Devotions
           ,
           That
           we
           in
           England
           (
           that
           own
           our selves
           to
           be
           Reformed
           ,
           and
           better
           Christians
           )
           are
           taken
           up
           with
           our
           Jollities
           and
           Feastings
           ,
           yea
           ,
           our
           Debauches
           and
           Excesses
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           so
           much
           sense
           of
           our
           Sins
           ,
           and
           Transgressions
           of
           the
           Divine
           Laws
           ,
           and
           our
           great
           Provocations
           of
           the
           Divine
           Majesty
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           so
           far
           displeased
           with
           our selves
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           as
           to
           deny
           our selves
           now
           and
           then
           a
           meals
           Meat
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           somewhat
           of
           our
           Excesses
           ,
           or
           from
           our
           more
           pleasant
           food
           ,
           in
           the
           sense
           of
           our
           great
           unworthiness
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           our
           horrid
           Ingratitude
           in
           our
           many
           heinous
           Sins
           and
           Offences
           against
           the
           Supreme
           Majesty
           of
           Heaven
           ;
           and
           thereby
           taking
           an
           actual
           Revenge
           upon
           our selves
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           or
           so
           far
           however
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           as
           the
           same
           Abstinence
           may
           promote
           ,
           and
           further
           in
           us
           a
           solemn
           ,
           serious
           Consideration
           of
           our
           Ways
           and
           Doings
           ,
           the
           state
           of
           our
           Souls
           ,
           and
           may
           enflame
           and
           add
           force
           to
           our
           Devotions
           to
           God
           ,
           both
           in
           behalf
           of
           our selves
           and
           others
           ;
           yea
           ,
           the
           whole
           Church
           of
           God
           ?
        
         
         
           Let
           us
           consider
           also
           ,
           of
           this
           outward
           Appearance
           ,
           and
           Face
           of
           Religion
           ;
           and
           to
           be
           serious
           ,
           although
           it
           be
           but
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           what
           effect
           it
           may
           have
           upon
           us
           :
           Who
           knows
           not
           ,
           but
           it
           may
           somewhat
           make
           Impression
           on
           mens
           Minds
           ,
           as
           to
           fall
           in
           love
           and
           likeing
           of
           sincere
           and
           true
           Piety
           and
           it
           may
           in
           time
           prevail
           upon
           them
           ,
           to
           become
           honest
           and
           upright
           ,
           and
           not
           only
           lay
           aside
           their
           Wickedness
           for
           a
           season
           ,
           but
           wholly
           abandon
           their
           Lusts
           :
           For
           this
           restraint
           for
           a
           time
           must
           mightily
           convince
           them
           ,
           That
           they
           have
           a
           power
           over
           themselves
           to
           restrain
           their
           disordered
           and
           vitious
           Appetites
           for
           a
           time
           ;
           and
           then
           ,
           why
           not
           longer
           if
           they
           please
           ?
           It
           will
           also
           inure
           and
           accustom
           them
           to
           the
           duties
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           denial
           of
           their
           sensual
           Appetites
           ;
           but
           ,
           however
           ,
           they
           are
           more
           worthy
           of
           Commendation
           ,
           and
           are
           doubtless
           less
           wicked
           ,
           who
           thus
           far
           subject
           themselves
           to
           Authority
           ,
           than
           such
           who
           will
           not
           be
           perswaded
           to
           lay
           aside
           their
           sins
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           who
           will
           observe
           no
           time
           of
           Humiliation
           of
           their
           Souls
           ,
           and
           extraordinary
           Devotions
           ,
           and
           of
           Seriousness
           and
           Consideration
           .
           Especially
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           how
           far
           a
           formal
           and
           hypocritical
           Humiliation
           of
           a
           wicked
           Ahab
           had
           acceptance
           with
           God
           ;
           as
           the
           deliverance
           of
           him
           from
           a
           temporal
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           should
           be
           suspended
           during
           his
           days
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           consider
           further
           :
           How
           highly
           Advantageous
           the
           Religious
           Observation
           of
           the
           time
           of
           Lent
           may
           prove
           to
           such
           Christians
           ,
           who
           are
           desirous
           ,
           and
           will
           but
           endeavour
           sincerely
           to
           set
           about
           the
           Religious
           Duties
           of
           this
           Holy
           Fast
           ;
           of
           Consideration
           ,
           and
           serious
           Reflection
           upon
           themselves
           ;
           of
           Reading
           ,
           Meditation
           ,
           Fasting
           and
           Prayer
           ,
           Repentance
           ,
           by
           putting
           them
           upon
           this
           great
           Work
           ;
           which
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           not
           imposed
           upon
           them
           ,
           they
           would
           perhaps
           very
           carelesly
           and
           slightly
           pass
           over
           ,
           or
           possibly
           never
           find
           a
           time
           to
           apply
           themselves
           to
           these
           Duties
           at
           all
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           should
           be
           
           but
           only
           to
           lay
           aside
           our
           Sins
           for
           a
           season
           ,
           as
           I
           touch'd
           before
           :
           they
           being
           then
           estranged
           ,
           and
           ,
           as
           it
           weree
           ,
           mancipated
           from
           their
           Lusts
           and
           Habits
           of
           Sin
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           so
           far
           in
           a
           greater
           Capacity
           to
           discern
           and
           apprehend
           Divine
           Truths
           ,
           and
           the
           Excellency
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           of
           Vertue
           and
           true
           Goodness
           ,
           and
           to
           taste
           of
           that
           present
           Felicity
           which
           is
           in
           the
           very
           practice
           of
           it
           ,
           (
           which
           if
           Men
           had
           but
           once
           a
           Relish
           of
           ,
           they
           would
           doubtless
           never
           return
           to
           live
           upon
           Husks
           with
           Swine
           any
           more
           )
           which
           else
           ,
           by
           the
           continual
           steam
           of
           their
           Lusts
           and
           Vices
           ,
           while
           they
           wallow
           in
           them
           ,
           would
           be
           so
           blinded
           and
           infatuated
           in
           their
           Understandings
           ,
           not
           able
           to
           know
           their
           right
           hand
           from
           the
           left
           ,
           not
           to
           distinguish
           between
           Light
           and
           Darkness
           ,
           Good
           and
           Evil
           ;
           which
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Advantage
           to
           themselves
           of
           their
           extraordinary
           Devotions
           for
           God's
           Grace
           to
           Assist
           them
           in
           their
           honest
           endeavours
           ,
           and
           then
           consulting
           at
           that
           time
           also
           a
           good
           Spiritual
           Director
           of
           their
           Souls
           ,
           for
           his
           ghostly
           Councel
           and
           Advice
           ,
           especially
           how
           to
           avoid
           the
           occasions
           of
           Sin
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           armed
           against
           such
           Assaults
           as
           they
           may
           meet
           with
           in
           their
           Christian
           Course
           ;
           and
           how
           to
           frame
           their
           holy
           Resolutions
           of
           Amendment
           of
           their
           Lives
           ,
           so
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           be
           successful
           to
           them
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           vow
           ,
           and
           perform
           their
           Vows
           to
           God.
           All
           which
           afore-mentioned
           Duties
           ,
           are
           doubtless
           the
           Christian
           Duties
           ,
           as
           at
           other
           times
           ,
           so
           especially
           what
           this
           time
           puts
           us
           upon
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           to
           such
           Persons
           as
           are
           truly
           vertuous
           and
           good
           ,
           how
           pleasant
           and
           acceptable
           must
           needs
           such
           a
           time
           be
           to
           them
           ,
           a
           season
           of
           extraordinary
           Exercise
           of
           Piety
           ,
           Charity
           and
           Devotion
           ,
           having
           this
           more
           Solemn
           time
           of
           Consideration
           and
           Examination
           of
           their
           Hearts
           and
           Ways
           ,
           their
           Slips
           and
           Deviations
           from
           their
           Holy
           Profession
           ,
           and
           making
           their
           Accounts
           even
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           en-enjoying
           
           his
           Favor
           (
           for
           as
           we
           speak
           in
           our
           Temporal
           Concerns
           ,
           
             That
             often
             and
             even
             reckoning
             makes
             long
             Friends
          
           ;
           so
           without
           question
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           best
           way
           to
           keep
           friendship
           with
           Heaven
           )
           and
           humbling
           their
           Souls
           before
           God
           ,
           in
           a
           sense
           of
           their
           own
           Sins
           and
           Transgressions
           :
           And
           then
           ,
           bewailing
           the
           wickedness
           of
           the
           Nation
           they
           live
           in
           ,
           and
           supplicating
           God
           for
           pardon
           ;
           and
           more
           especially
           ,
           pouring
           forth
           their
           Souls
           in
           fervent
           and
           frequent
           Devotions
           both
           publick
           and
           private
           ,
           in
           Reading
           ,
           Meditation
           and
           good
           Conference
           ,
           in
           renewing
           of
           their
           Vows
           and
           Covenants
           with
           God
           ,
           resigning
           themselves
           up
           to
           their
           Lord
           and
           Master
           ,
           the
           ever
           Blessed
           Jesus
           ;
           and
           participating
           of
           that
           Blessed
           Feast
           ,
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           the
           Body
           and
           Blood
           of
           their
           Crucified
           Saviour
           ,
           there
           receiving
           the
           Pledge
           ,
           Seal
           and
           Assurance
           of
           the
           pardon
           of
           their
           Sins
           ,
           the
           Favor
           and
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           from
           that
           Blessed
           Feast
           of
           Easter
           ,
           that
           time
           of
           Jubile
           ,
           run
           with
           Alacrity
           and
           Chearfulness
           of
           Heart
           (
           like
           the
           Sun
           in
           his
           Course
           )
           that
           Blessed
           Christian
           Race
           ,
           the
           end
           whereof
           will
           be
           an
           eternal
           weight
           of
           Glory
           ;
           which
           will
           as
           far
           exceed
           all
           our
           Thoughts
           and
           Hearts
           ,
           as
           it
           now
           exceeds
           our
           Deserts
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           when
           these
           things
           are
           duly
           considered
           ,
           none
           I
           hope
           will
           cry
           out
           with
           Judas
           ,
           What
           means
           this
           Wast
           ?
           for
           can
           we
           take
           too
           much
           of
           wise
           ,
           sober
           ,
           serious
           Consideration
           about
           our
           eternal
           Concernments
           (
           the
           principal
           Business
           of
           our
           Lives
           ?
           )
           And
           although
           good
           Christians
           do
           this
           at
           other
           times
           also
           ,
           especially
           before
           they
           approach
           the
           Holy
           Sacrament
           ;
           yet
           ,
           why
           not
           now
           also
           ,
           more
           solemnly
           and
           seriously
           ,
           together
           with
           holy
           Abstinence
           and
           Fasting
           joyned
           to
           it
           ,
           (
           which
           adds
           advantage
           to
           our
           Prayers
           )
           as
           it
           did
           to
           the
           Prayers
           of
           Cornelius
           ?
           And
           some
           Men
           may
           possibly
           be
           possest
           by
           long
           custom
           in
           Sin
           ,
           such
           a
           stubborn
           Devil
           ,
           who
           will
           not
           out
           without
           Prayer
           and
           Fasting
           ,
           as
           our
           Saviour
           speaks
           ,
           
             Mark
             9.
             
             &
             29.
          
           
           And
           by
           this
           
           means
           make
           this
           time
           highly
           Advantageous
           to
           us
           ,
           for
           the
           promoting
           of
           Piety
           in
           our
           Souls
           ,
           and
           making
           Religion
           not
           only
           our
           Profession
           ,
           but
           ,
           especially
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           our
           Trade
           ;
           which
           ,
           indeed
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           great
           Business
           of
           our
           Lives
           ,
           our
           greatest
           end
           and
           design
           we
           drive
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           Let
           us
           all
           now
           consider
           ,
           That
           God
           Almighty
           ,
           by
           his
           extraordinary
           Providences
           ,
           calls
           upon
           us
           to
           be
           serious
           ,
           when
           the
           Cedars
           fall
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           are
           his
           Vicegerents
           ,
           and
           are
           Stiled
           by
           him
           ,
           
             Gods
             on
             Earth
             do
             dye
             like
             Men
          
           ;
           when
           he
           hath
           signified
           his
           Displeasure
           against
           us
           for
           our
           great
           Sins
           and
           Provocations
           ,
           and
           hath
           bereft
           us
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           of
           the
           Light
           of
           our
           Eyes
           ,
           and
           the
           Breath
           of
           our
           Nostrils
           ;
           deprived
           us
           of
           our
           late
           Gracious
           Sovereign
           ,
           the
           best
           of
           Princes
           :
           But
           yet
           nevertheless
           
             (
             in
             midst
             of
             Judgment
             remembring
             Mercy
             )
          
           hath
           richly
           again
           supplyed
           that
           great
           Loss
           unto
           us
           ,
           which
           nothing
           (
           but
           the
           furnishing
           us
           with
           such
           a
           Just
           and
           Gracious
           Prince
           we
           now
           have
           upon
           the
           Throne
           )
           could
           have
           made
           up
           to
           us
           ;
           a
           Prince
           who
           hath
           often
           (
           when
           a
           Subject
           )
           hazarded
           his
           Life
           for
           our
           Honor
           and
           Defence
           ;
           and
           hath
           freely
           ,
           of
           his
           own
           good
           Will
           and
           Pleasure
           ,
           given
           us
           such
           great
           Assurance
           of
           Confirming
           to
           us
           the
           present
           Establishments
           both
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           ;
           such
           a
           Prince
           (
           as
           ,
           I
           have
           read
           ,
           Plato
           discribes
           )
           
             Under
             whom
             we
             may
             expect
             true
             Quietness
             and
             Remedy
             from
             all
             Evil
             ;
             in
             whom
             ,
             by
             Divine
             Ordinance
             from
             above
             ,
             there
             meeteth
             in
             one
             Person
             the
             Right
             Majesty
             of
             a
             King
             ,
             and
             the
             Mind
             of
             a
             Wise
             Philosopher
             ,
             to
             make
             Vertue
             Governess
             and
             Ruler
             over
             Vice
             :
             for
             Men
             (
             as
             he
             speaks
             )
             seeing
             the
             true
             Image
             of
             Vertue
             in
             their
             Prince
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Example
             of
             his
             Life
             ,
             do
             willingly
             grow
             to
             be
             wise
             of
             themselves
             ,
             and
             do
             fall
             in
             love
             ,
             liking
             and
             friendship
             unto
             it
             ,
             and
             do
             use
             all
             temperance
             and
             just
             dealing
             .
          
           And
           thus
           the
           Divine
           
           Goodness
           ,
           by
           the
           intermixing
           of
           Judgment
           and
           Mercy
           ,
           designs
           to
           break
           our
           stony
           Hearts
           ,
           and
           seems
           to
           speak
           to
           us
           (
           as
           he
           did
           once
           to
           the
           People
           of
           
             Israel
             )
             Oh!
             that
             there
             were
             such
             a
             Heart
             in
             them
             that
             they
             would
             fear
             me
             ,
             and
             keep
             all
             my
             Comandments
             always
             ,
             that
             it
             might
             be
             well
             with
             them
             and
             with
             their
             Children
             for
             ever
             ,
             Deut.
             5.
             29.
             
          
           And
           therefore
           ,
           have
           we
           not
           great
           Reason
           now
           to
           be
           serious
           ,
           and
           to
           consider
           our
           Ways
           and
           Doings
           ,
           all
           our
           great
           Sins
           and
           Provocations
           ,
           and
           to
           abhor
           our selves
           in
           Dust
           and
           Ashes
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           especially
           ,
           in
           consideration
           of
           that
           national
           Guilt
           that
           we
           lie
           under
           ;
           which
           cries
           aloud
           against
           us
           to
           Heaven
           ?
        
         
           Let
           us
           seriously
           consider
           ,
           that
           general
           great
           Contempt
           of
           God
           and
           Religion
           ,
           which
           so
           much
           abounds
           in
           the
           Nation
           ;
           as
           if
           we
           had
           lost
           that
           natural
           instinct
           of
           a
           Deity
           ,
           (
           if
           I
           may
           so
           call
           it
           )
           that
           Sense
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           the
           Law
           of
           Nature
           hath
           imprest
           upon
           the
           Minds
           of
           all
           Men.
           Oh!
           the
           Atheistical
           Discourse
           ,
           of
           wicked
           Men
           ,
           which
           we
           meet
           with
           in
           every
           place
           ,
           their
           prophane
           Merriment
           ,
           drolling
           upon
           God
           and
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Sacred
           Scriptures
           ;
           as
           if
           Men
           were
           resolved
           to
           defie
           their
           Creator
           ,
           and
           to
           hunt
           and
           chase
           God
           and
           all
           Religion
           out
           of
           the
           World
           ?
           What
           a
           general
           ,
           most
           audacious
           Contempt
           of
           the
           Divine
           Laws
           ,
           with
           a
           high
           hand
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           had
           no
           dependance
           on
           him
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           his
           Creatures
           ,
           and
           our
           breath
           in
           our
           Nostrils
           ;
           the
           great
           Contempt
           of
           his
           Ministers
           and
           Messengers
           ,
           the
           Reverend
           and
           Worthy
           Clergy
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ?
           although
           our
           Saviour
           saith
           ,
           
             He
             that
             despiseth
             you
             ,
             despiseth
             me
             .
          
           The
           great
           Contempt
           of
           his
           publick
           Worship
           and
           Service
           among
           us
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           were
           an
           Idol
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           Living
           God.
           Alas
           !
           if
           we
           look
           into
           our
           Churches
           ,
           may
           we
           not
           see
           (
           nay
           ,
           how
           can
           we
           but
           see
           )
           in
           most
           of
           them
           ,
           the
           Abomination
           of
           Desolation
           ,
           as
           I
           may
           call
           it
           ;
           either
           horrid
           irreverence
           
           in
           our
           Gestures
           and
           Behaviour
           there
           ,
           in
           those
           Sacred
           places
           ,
           rather
           many
           times
           like
           people
           at
           a
           play
           ,
           than
           at
           their
           Devotions
           ,
           trifling
           with
           the
           things
           of
           God
           and
           Religion
           ?
           or
           may
           we
           not
           see
           many
           times
           ,
           the
           publick
           Worship
           and
           Service
           of
           God
           in
           the
           Churches
           ,
           Celebrated
           and
           Performed
           almost
           to
           the
           very
           bare
           walls
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           attended
           by
           the
           Poor
           ,
           the
           Halt
           ,
           the
           Blind
           and
           the
           Lame
           ?
           a
           few
           of
           the
           meanest
           of
           the
           People
           ;
           especially
           if
           there
           be
           no
           Sermon
           to
           Attend
           and
           Sanctifie
           the
           Solemnity
           ;
           and
           yet
           there
           being
           so
           many
           people
           among
           us
           ,
           who
           have
           their
           time
           lying
           so
           upon
           their
           hands
           ,
           that
           they
           know
           not
           well
           how
           to
           dispose
           of
           it
           :
           But
           this
           mischief
           was
           ,
           I
           conceive
           ,
           much
           occasioned
           from
           erroneous
           and
           wicked
           Principles
           and
           Opinions
           of
           our
           late
           times
           of
           Usurpation
           ,
           as
           that
           we
           were
           not
           obliged
           to
           give
           God
           the
           worship
           of
           the
           Body
           as
           well
           as
           of
           the
           Heart
           ;
           and
           that
           it
           was
           very
           scarce
           ,
           if
           at
           all
           ,
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           without
           a
           Sermon
           to
           attend
           it
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           consider
           seriously
           ,
           those
           horrid
           Sins
           of
           Murmuring
           against
           our
           Governors
           ,
           speaking
           evil
           of
           Dignities
           ,
           our
           Seditions
           and
           Rebellions
           against
           our
           Sovereign
           Prince
           ;
           and
           the
           sad
           and
           dismal
           Consequences
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           in
           the
           late
           times
           of
           Usurpation
           ;
           the
           Deposing
           ,
           Dethroning
           and
           Murdering
           of
           the
           Lord
           's
           Anointed
           ,
           and
           exposing
           the
           Royal
           Family
           to
           infinite
           Dangers
           and
           Hazards
           ;
           the
           Destruction
           of
           thousands
           ;
           the
           Devastations
           ,
           Misery
           and
           Ruine
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           .
           Let
           us
           consider
           ,
           with
           Horror
           and
           Amazement
           ,
           the
           Insolence
           and
           Wickedness
           of
           those
           Rebel
           Saints
           ,
           whose
           very
           best
           pretences
           were
           a
           more
           desperate
           Affront
           ,
           both
           to
           Government
           and
           Religion
           ,
           than
           perhaps
           any
           Age
           or
           Historian
           can
           parallel
           ;
           but
           whose
           worst
           Practices
           were
           villainous
           ,
           not
           only
           beyond
           Example
           ,
           but
           Belief
           ;
           as
           a
           late
           worthy
           Author
           hath
           observed
           :
           which
           Crimes
           (
           it
           is
           much
           to
           be
           feared
           )
           
           are
           not
           yet
           expiated
           ,
           although
           forgot
           ;
           but
           cry
           aloud
           to
           Heaven
           for
           Vengeance
           ;
           especially
           ,
           considering
           how
           many
           there
           have
           been
           among
           us
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           who
           were
           so
           far
           from
           Repenting
           of
           the
           said
           horrid
           Villainies
           ,
           that
           they
           owned
           and
           avowed
           those
           very
           Principles
           of
           Sedition
           and
           Disloyalty
           ,
           which
           promoted
           and
           were
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           same
           ;
           and
           with
           audacious
           Impudence
           ,
           proceeding
           many
           steps
           onwards
           in
           the
           same
           Path
           of
           Disloyalty
           ,
           and
           towards
           the
           perpetrating
           of
           the
           same
           Wickedness
           again
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           consider
           also
           ,
           of
           our
           Pride
           and
           Wantonness
           in
           Religion
           ,
           our
           running
           greedily
           into
           Errors
           ,
           Heresies
           and
           Schisms
           ,
           with
           the
           Consequences
           of
           them
           ;
           Hatred
           ,
           Variance
           ,
           Emulations
           ,
           Wrath
           ,
           Strife
           ,
           Sedition
           ,
           Envyings
           ,
           Murthers
           ;
           the
           loss
           of
           true
           Religion
           ,
           Peace
           and
           Unity
           :
           and
           how
           we
           have
           by
           this
           means
           cloathed
           Religion
           (
           and
           that
           which
           some
           would
           call
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           )
           in
           a
           deformed
           Dress
           ,
           in
           a
           Fools
           Coat
           ;
           made
           it
           Ridiculous
           ,
           yea
           ,
           Loathsom
           to
           all
           sober
           and
           considering
           Persons
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           And
           therefore
           ,
           now
           to
           make
           us
           sensible
           of
           the
           Wickedness
           of
           the
           late
           times
           ;
           and
           especially
           ,
           considering
           there
           is
           a
           generation
           risen
           up
           since
           ,
           who
           are
           many
           of
           them
           ignorant
           of
           the
           same
           ;
           I
           shall
           make
           a
           short
           Scheme
           ,
           Draught
           and
           Representation
           of
           the
           Rise
           ,
           Progress
           ,
           Fruit
           and
           Effect
           of
           Fanaticism
           and
           Schism
           .
           We
           may
           understand
           ,
           That
           there
           was
           a
           happy
           Reformation
           of
           Religion
           ,
           perfected
           and
           compleated
           in
           the
           Reign
           of
           Queen
           Elizabeth
           ,
           of
           Blessed
           Memory
           ,
           by
           the
           Wisdom
           ,
           Moderation
           and
           Judgment
           of
           our
           Wise
           Reformers
           ,
           the
           Reverend
           ,
           Learned
           and
           Pious
           Divines
           ,
           the
           Bishops
           and
           Clergy
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           in
           Convocation
           Assembled
           ;
           who
           proposed
           to
           themselves
           the
           keeping
           of
           the
           Golden
           Mean
           ,
           Reforming
           no
           farther
           from
           Rome
           than
           was
           fit
           ,
           necessary
           
           and
           commendable
           ;
           and
           indeed
           ,
           no
           farther
           receding
           from
           Rome
           ,
           than
           she
           had
           receded
           from
           her self
           ,
           and
           from
           Antiquity
           ;
           and
           therein
           doing
           no
           more
           than
           what
           had
           been
           the
           desires
           of
           many
           others
           ,
           famous
           and
           worthy
           Men
           ,
           who
           nevertheless
           lived
           and
           died
           in
           Communion
           of
           that
           Church
           ;
           and
           what
           was
           thought
           upon
           good
           grounds
           ,
           That
           other
           Parts
           of
           Christendom
           ,
           would
           have
           attempted
           and
           effected
           ,
           if
           they
           could
           have
           had
           a
           lawful
           Oppertunity
           and
           Authority
           for
           the
           doing
           thereof
           ,
           as
           we
           had
           in
           England
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           as
           the
           Worthy
           Dr.
           Fearn
           truly
           states
           the
           Case
           of
           our
           Reformation
           in
           England
           :
           
             We
             (
             said
             he
             )
             had
             just
             Cause
             to
             Reform
             ,
             and
             so
             had
             our
             Adversaries
             ,
             the
             Romanists
             ;
             We
             ,
             in
             Reforming
             did
             what
             we
             ought
             ;
             if
             they
             had
             done
             what
             they
             ought
             ,
             and
             had
             cause
             to
             do
             ,
             no
             breach
             or
             division
             had
             followed
             .
             And
             further
             :
             We
             ,
             in
             doing
             what
             we
             ought
             ,
             preserved
             the
             Faith
             entire
             together
             with
             Charity
             ;
             they
             would
             neither
             cast
             off
             their
             Errors
             ,
             which
             clogged
             and
             corrupted
             the
             Faith
             ,
             nor
             retain
             ,
             Charity
             ;
             but
             cut
             us
             off
             (
             as
             much
             as
             in
             them
             lay
             )
             from
             the
             Catholick
             Church
             :
             So
             that
             it
             is
             clear
             (
             saith
             that
             Worthy
             Author
             )
             to
             whom
             the
             Division
             must
             be
             imputed
             .
          
           Now
           we
           must
           understand
           ,
           presently
           after
           the
           compleating
           of
           this
           happy
           Reformation
           of
           Religion
           ,
           in
           Queen
           
           Elizabeth's
           Reign
           ,
           there
           arose
           a
           discontented
           and
           dissatisfied
           Faction
           ,
           although
           curb'd
           and
           kept
           under
           by
           her
           ,
           called
           a
           while
           after
           Puritans
           ,
           which
           were
           (
           like
           Mothes
           in
           a
           Cloth
           ,
           eating
           and
           fretting
           the
           same
           )
           continually
           murmuring
           against
           the
           said
           excellent
           Reformation
           ;
           finding
           great
           fault
           with
           Government
           ,
           Liturgy
           ,
           and
           the
           Reverend
           Bishops
           and
           Governors
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           instead
           of
           being
           thankful
           to
           God
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           of
           their
           ready
           and
           chearful
           Subjection
           (
           as
           good
           Christians
           ought
           )
           to
           this
           Excellent
           Constitution
           .
           Yea
           ,
           the
           said
           Faction
           
           did
           proceed
           to
           repine
           and
           complain
           against
           the
           same
           ,
           refusing
           to
           Conform
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           continued
           to
           do
           all
           King
           
           Jame's
           Reign
           ;
           abusing
           the
           Favor
           and
           Indulgence
           of
           that
           good
           Prince
           ,
           granted
           to
           them
           in
           the
           Conference
           at
           
           Hampton-Court
           ;
           increasing
           and
           growing
           more
           numerous
           ,
           by
           their
           pretences
           to
           Piety
           and
           Purity
           of
           Religion
           ,
           with
           their
           frequent
           Sermons
           and
           Lectures
           (
           then
           superstitiously
           accounted
           the
           Main
           ,
           if
           not
           the
           All
           ,
           of
           Religion
           ;
           and
           then
           also
           ,
           very
           much
           perverted
           and
           abused
           to
           promote
           Faction
           and
           Discontents
           against
           the
           Ecclesiastical
           Government
           )
           until
           at
           last
           ,
           growing
           to
           a
           Head
           ,
           about
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           Reign
           of
           King
           Charles
           the
           First
           ,
           they
           then
           arrived
           to
           the
           height
           of
           Boldness
           and
           Insolence
           ;
           and
           by
           the
           means
           of
           that
           black
           Parliament
           ,
           1640.
           (
           in
           the
           Choice
           of
           whose
           Members
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           that
           Faction
           had
           a
           great
           hand
           )
           together
           with
           the
           Rebellion
           of
           their
           Brethren
           ,
           the
           Scots
           ;
           they
           became
           like
           an
           impetuous
           and
           overflowing
           Flood
           ,
           and
           carried
           and
           bore
           down
           all
           before
           them
           in
           the
           Nation
           :
           And
           ,
           as
           the
           only
           pious
           and
           godly
           People
           ,
           and
           true
           Protestants
           ,
           fit
           to
           Rule
           and
           Govern
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           that
           Parliament
           (
           having
           by
           importunity
           and
           specious
           Pretences
           ,
           obtained
           of
           their
           Sovereign
           ,
           a
           Confirmation
           for
           their
           sitting
           as
           long
           as
           they
           pleased
           )
           boldly
           then
           managed
           a
           War
           and
           Rebellion
           against
           their
           Sovereign
           :
           and
           when
           by
           this
           means
           ,
           this
           Nation
           (
           not
           to
           mention
           Ireland
           )
           had
           lain
           divers
           years
           weltering
           in
           Blood
           (
           God
           in
           just
           Judgment
           upon
           the
           Nation
           ,
           suffering
           them
           to
           prosper
           in
           their
           Wickedness
           ;
           )
           they
           then
           seized
           into
           their
           hands
           all
           the
           Royal
           Prerogatives
           ,
           the
           Revenues
           and
           Lands
           ,
           the
           Jewels
           and
           Goods
           of
           the
           Crown
           ,
           the
           Supports
           of
           the
           Royal
           Dignity
           ;
           deposing
           ,
           and
           most
           barbarously
           Imprisoning
           their
           Liege
           Lord
           and
           Sovereign
           ,
           Charles
           the
           First
           ,
           of
           ever
           Blessed
           Memory
           ,
           (
           who
           then
           flying
           to
           his
           own
           Country-men
           ,
           
           the
           Scots
           ,
           for
           Protection
           ,
           was
           sold
           ,
           and
           Betrayed
           by
           them
           )
           and
           retaining
           Him
           in
           Prison
           in
           Carisbrook
           Castle
           in
           the
           Isle
           of
           Wight
           ,
           not
           suffering
           Him
           to
           enjoy
           so
           much
           as
           one
           of
           his
           Servants
           or
           Chaplains
           to
           Attend
           Him
           :
           Then
           also
           forcing
           into
           Banishment
           the
           Royal
           Family
           ,
           to
           live
           upon
           the
           Charity
           of
           Roman
           Catholicks
           ;
           and
           what
           some
           Loyal
           Subjects
           in
           England
           secretly
           conveyed
           over
           to
           them
           ,
           with
           the
           peril
           of
           their
           Lives
           .
           That
           Faction
           ,
           then
           further
           proceeded
           on
           ,
           to
           overthrow
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           to
           cast
           out
           Prelacy
           ,
           as
           a
           piece
           of
           Popery
           ;
           totally
           dissolved
           all
           Church-Government
           ;
           sacrilegiously
           sold
           all
           Church-Lands
           and
           Revenues
           ;
           also
           casting
           off
           ,
           as
           Popish
           and
           Antichristian
           ,
           the
           Holy
           Feasts
           and
           Fasts
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           as
           
             Christmas
             ,
             Easter
          
           ,
           &c.
           turned
           Churches
           into
           Stables
           ;
           also
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           all-a-long
           ,
           miserably
           debauching
           and
           corrupting
           the
           Christian
           Sound
           Doctrine
           ;
           (
           as
           that
           wise
           Prelate
           ,
           Arch-Bishop
           Bancroft
           ,
           charged
           them
           with
           ,
           long
           before
           ,
           in
           his
           
             Survey
             of
             the
             Holy
             discipline
          
           .
           His
           words
           are
           these
           ;
           
             That
             the
             Puritans
             did
             pervert
             the
             true
             meaning
             ,
             both
             of
             Scripture
             and
             Fathers
             ,
             to
             serve
             their
             own
             turn
             ;
             )
          
           especially
           in
           these
           particulars
           following
           :
           Not
           to
           mention
           that
           Opinion
           ,
           of
           God's
           designing
           from
           all
           Eternity
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           Mankind
           to
           destruction
           ,
           merely
           from
           the
           good
           pleasure
           of
           his
           Will
           ;
           a
           Doctrine
           highly
           dishonourable
           to
           the
           Divine
           Majesty
           .
           First
           ,
           That
           we
           are
           saved
           by
           Faith
           alone
           ;
           when
           yet
           they
           saw
           this
           was
           so
           interpreted
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           did
           define
           Righteousness
           by
           the
           sole
           Opinion
           or
           Perswasion
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           and
           did
           seclude
           good
           Works
           .
           That
           we
           are
           justified
           by
           the
           imputation
           of
           Christ's
           Righteousness
           to
           us
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           had
           fulfilled
           the
           whole
           Law
           our selves
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           are
           cloathed
           with
           this
           Garment
           of
           our
           Elder
           Brother
           ,
           and
           so
           accepted
           .
           That
           the
           Apostle
           St.
           Paul
           ,
           in
           the
           7th
           of
           the
           
             Romans
             ,
             14
             verse
          
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           
           of
           the
           Chapter
           ,
           speaks
           of
           himself
           in
           his
           Regenerate
           State
           ,
           and
           not
           as
           unregenerate
           ,
           (
           the
           bravest
           Cordial
           for
           an
           Hypocrite
           ,
           that
           possibly
           could
           be
           .
           )
           That
           we
           are
           led
           by
           the
           publick
           Authority
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           in
           his
           Word
           ,
           common
           to
           all
           Christians
           :
           Hence
           saith
           every
           Sect
           ,
           is
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           Pure
           and
           Sincere
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Sense
           of
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           .
           That
           nothing
           is
           to
           be
           admitted
           in
           ,
           or
           about
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           what
           there
           is
           a
           direct
           Rule
           ,
           and
           Direction
           for
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ;
           that
           all
           things
           must
           be
           according
           to
           the
           Pattern
           in
           the
           Mount.
           That
           ,
           provided
           we
           give
           God
           the
           Worship
           of
           the
           Heart
           ,
           it
           matters
           not
           whether
           we
           give
           him
           bodily
           Worship
           .
           And
           that
           ,
           bowing
           in
           the
           Church
           and
           Worshiping
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           is
           Idolatry
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           Superstition
           and
           Will-Worship
           .
           That
           Forms
           of
           Prayer
           are
           unlawful
           ,
           or
           at
           best
           ,
           to
           be
           used
           as
           Crutches
           to
           such
           as
           are
           lame
           ,
           and
           cannot
           pray
           without
           them
           .
           That
           Schism
           and
           Sedition
           are
           very
           venial
           Sins
           ,
           if
           Sins
           at
           all
           ;
           laying
           such
           a
           stress
           upon
           Preaching
           ,
           (
           as
           to
           use
           the
           word
           of
           a
           Foreigner
           ,
           upon
           his
           coming
           into
           England
           )
           That
           our
           Religion
           was
           turned
           into
           All
           Preach
           ,
           Nothing
           but
           Preach
           ;
           as
           if
           reading
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           Prayers
           ,
           Thanksgiving
           and
           Praising
           of
           God
           ,
           could
           not
           be
           the
           main
           of
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           except
           it
           were
           accompanied
           with
           a
           Sermon
           .
           Most
           abominably
           neglecting
           to
           Celebrate
           the
           Holy
           Sacrament
           of
           the
           Lord's
           Supper
           ,
           for
           several
           years
           together
           in
           many
           places
           ;
           discouraging
           and
           scaring
           Men
           from
           their
           Duties
           therein
           ,
           by
           Preaching
           .
           That
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           are
           intrusted
           by
           the
           People
           ;
           and
           when
           they
           failed
           in
           their
           Trust
           ,
           the
           People
           might
           fail
           in
           their
           Duties
           to
           them
           ;
           and
           resist
           and
           oppose
           them
           ,
           and
           call
           them
           to
           an
           Account
           for
           their
           breach
           of
           Trust
           ;
           and
           ,
           at
           last
           ,
           lawfully
           depose
           them
           .
           These
           with
           many
           others
           ,
           abounded
           among
           them
           ;
           thus
           they
           prophaned
           all
           that
           was
           
           Sacred
           :
           And
           further
           ,
           proceeding
           and
           prospering
           in
           their
           Wickedness
           ,
           they
           fell
           soon
           after
           at
           variance
           among
           themselves
           ,
           (
           many
           other
           Factions
           arising
           out
           of
           the
           former
           )
           especially
           one
           great
           Faction
           ,
           called
           Independents
           ;
           who
           then
           scuffled
           ,
           with
           their
           Elder
           Brethren
           ,
           the
           Presbyterians
           ,
           for
           the
           Government
           ,
           (
           abominating
           Presbytery
           as
           much
           or
           more
           than
           Episcopacy
           )
           got
           into
           their
           Hands
           ,
           by
           the
           Assistance
           of
           the
           then
           Army
           ,
           who
           (
           by
           Force
           )
           kicked
           their
           Masters
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           out
           of
           Doors
           ,
           (
           That
           Assembly
           being
           then
           justly
           punished
           by
           
             God
             Almighty
          
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           kind
           that
           they
           had
           sinn'd
           themselves
           ,
           by
           the
           Insolence
           and
           Rebellion
           of
           their
           own
           Servants
           and
           Souldiers
           )
           and
           only
           about
           Forty
           or
           Fifty
           profligated
           Villains
           of
           the
           then
           
             House
             of
             Commons
          
           ,
           the
           said
           Army's
           Creatures
           ,
           suffered
           to
           Sit
           and
           Vote
           in
           the
           
             House
             of
             Commons
          
           ,
           were
           declared
           ,
           by
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           Parliament
           of
           England
           ,
           the
           Representatives
           of
           all
           the
           People
           of
           England
           :
           By
           which
           pretended
           Authority
           ,
           but
           contrary
           to
           all
           Law
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Reason
           ,
           yea
           ,
           Common
           Sense
           ,
           they
           proceeded
           to
           the
           full
           height
           of
           their
           Villainy
           ,
           (
           most
           impudently
           ,
           under
           pretence
           of
           Law
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Security
           of
           the
           
             Protestant
             Religion
          
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Godly
           Party
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Liberty
             of
             the
             Subject
          
           )
           disannulled
           Kingship
           ,
           arraigned
           their
           Soveraign
           Prince
           before
           their
           pretended
           
             High
             Court
             of
             Justice
          
           ;
           condemned
           and
           executed
           him
           most
           barbarously
           ,
           before
           the
           Gate
           of
           his
           Royal
           Palace
           of
           White-Hall
           ;
           sold
           all
           the
           Jewels
           of
           the
           Crown
           ,
           all
           the
           Crown-Lands
           and
           Revenues
           :
           and
           ,
           having
           made
           his
           Loyal
           Subjects
           Delinquents
           ,
           forced
           them
           to
           compound
           for
           their
           Estates
           ,
           and
           sold
           the
           Estates
           of
           many
           of
           them
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           thus
           kill'd
           ,
           and
           took
           Possession
           ;
           and
           all
           this
           abominable
           Wickedness
           was
           committed
           under
           the
           Shew
           and
           Face
           of
           
             Religion
             ,
             Godliness
             ,
             Justice
          
           and
           Right
           .
           But
           ,
           as
           One
           well
           observes
           ;
           
             One
             
             of
             the
             greatest
             Tragedies
             acted
             in
             the
             Life
             of
             Man
             ,
             (
             which
             makes
             Curious
             Persons
             to
             question
             ,
             Wise
             Men
             to
             wonder
             ,
             Good
             Men
             to
             groan
             ,
             and
             the
             Wicked
             to
             Rejoyce
             )
             is
             ,
             To
             see
             an
             Innocent
             Man
             oppressed
             by
             Colour
             of
             Justice
             .
          
           But
           a
           while
           after
           ,
           the
           said
           two
           Grand
           Factions
           ,
           the
           Presbyterians
           and
           Independents
           ,
           (
           those
           Brethren
           in
           Iniquity
           )
           falling
           again
           together
           by
           the
           Ears
           ,
           they
           very
           soberly
           and
           seriously
           killed
           one
           another
           ,
           (
           especially
           at
           Dunbar
           in
           Scotland
           )
           where
           Thousands
           of
           the
           Presbyterians
           were
           slain
           by
           Cromwell
           ,
           and
           his
           Army
           ;
           some
           of
           whom
           (
           as
           I
           was
           ,
           at
           that
           Time
           ,
           credibly
           informed
           )
           in
           cold
           Blood
           ,
           and
           after
           Quarter
           given
           ,
           and
           the
           Fight
           over
           .
           And
           afterward
           ,
           innumerable
           Factions
           more
           arising
           out
           of
           the
           former
           every
           Day
           ,
           having
           run
           down
           all
           Church-Government
           whatsoever
           ,
           and
           every
           Body
           being
           left
           to
           the
           Liberty
           of
           his
           own
           ignorant
           wanton
           Mind
           (
           and
           Conscience
           ,
           as
           they
           call'd
           it
           )
           every
           Man
           was
           left
           to
           do
           what
           was
           
             Right
             in
             his
             own
             Eyes
          
           ,
           (
           there
           being
           no
           
             King
             in
             Israel
          
           )
           there
           was
           nothing
           but
           Confusion
           among
           them
           ;
           (
           saving
           that
           ,
           by
           a
           long
           Sword
           held
           over
           them
           ,
           they
           were
           restrain'd
           from
           killing
           one
           another
           .
           )
           All
           the
           Reverend
           Prelates
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           most
           of
           the
           Orthodox
           Clergy
           ,
           then
           reputed
           and
           accounted
           either
           Papists
           ,
           or
           Popishly
           affected
           :
           Particularly
           ,
           that
           worthy
           Man
           ,
           Dr.
           Cousins
           ,
           Dean
           of
           Durham
           ,
           who
           was
           forced
           to
           fly
           into
           France
           ;
           who
           being
           so
           accused
           ,
           was
           therein
           resolutely
           defended
           by
           Monsieur
           Dailee
           ,
           the
           
           Protestant-Minister
           at
           Charenton
           by
           Paris
           ;
           who
           writes
           thus
           over
           into
           England
           :
           
             
               Tuus
               Cosins
               ,
               imo
               noster
               admodum
               probatur
               ;
               Bestiae
               sunt
               ,
               &
               quidem
               Fanatici
               ,
               qui
               eum
               de
               Papismo
               suspectum
               habent
               :
            
             They
             are
             Beasts
             ,
             or
             Fanaticks
             ,
             who
             count
             Dr.
             Cousins
             a
             Papist
             .
          
           Thus
           they
           were
           (
           good
           Men
           )
           grievously
           persecuted
           and
           driven
           into
           Prisons
           ,
           Dens
           ,
           and
           Holes
           ,
           or
           forced
           into
           Banishment
           .
           
           Yet
           ,
           of
           all
           our
           worthy
           Prelates
           ,
           in
           midst
           of
           their
           great
           Sufferings
           ,
           and
           Banishment
           among
           Papists
           ,
           I
           have
           heard
           of
           none
           of
           them
           ,
           who
           ever
           deserted
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           in
           her
           forlorn
           Condition
           ,
           but
           only
           Dr.
           Goodman
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           Glocester
           :
           
             Who
             (
             as
             Bishop
             Gauden
             relates
             it
             )
             was
             ,
             it
             seems
             ,
             by
             extremity
             of
             ill
             Usage
             ,
             driven
             beyond
             his
             Pace
             ,
             and
             something
             beyond
             his
             Patience
             :
             For
             ,
             thus
             provoked
             beyond
             all
             Measure
             and
             Merit
             ,
             (
             as
             he
             thought
             )
             by
             those
             ,
             who
             much
             professed
             Reformation
             ,
             (
             and
             yet
             much
             ,
             in
             his
             Sense
             and
             Experience
             ,
             did
             deform
             and
             destroy
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             )
             it
             is
             no
             wonder
             ,
             if
             ,
             dying
             and
             dejected
             ,
             he
             chose
             rather
             to
             depart
             in
             Communion
             with
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             ,
             than
             to
             adhere
             to
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ;
             which
             (
             as
             Isaiah
             )
             he
             thought
             now
             decayed
             ,
             and
             dissolved
             at
             least
             .
          
           In
           this
           desperate
           State
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           Kingdom
           ,
           at
           last
           ,
           (
           to
           compleat
           this
           lamentable
           Tragedy
           )
           that
           Monster
           ,
           Cromwell
           ,
           did
           ascend
           the
           Throne
           ,
           and
           took
           upon
           him
           to
           be
           Lord
           Protector
           .
        
         
           Thus
           ,
           in
           short
           ,
           (
           as
           a
           worthy
           Author
           expresseth
           it
           )
           
             When
             a
             Flourishing
             Nation
             had
             been
             embroyled
             in
             a
             bloody
             War
             ,
             and
             as
             vertuous
             a
             Prince
             as
             ever
             sate
             upon
             Throne
             ,
             had
             been
             Murther'd
             and
             Martyr'd
             ,
             an
             Establish'd
             Church
             had
             been
             Plunder'd
             and
             Dissolv'd
             ,
             and
             Fellow-Subjects
             had
             been
             enraged
             against
             each
             other
             ,
             with
             implacable
             Zeal
             and
             Cruelty
             ,
             and
             shatter'd
             into
             numberless
             Schisms
             and
             Factions
             .
          
           And
           ,
           (
           as
           the
           Pious
           and
           Learned
           Doctor
           Hammond
           hath
           observed
           )
           
             When
             the
             Declination
             of
             Christian
             Practice
             was
             ,
             at
             last
             ,
             so
             great
             among
             us
             ,
             as
             to
             tear
             up
             the
             very
             Root
             and
             Foundation
             ,
             all
             Natural
             Moral
             Justice
             and
             Honesty
             ;
             and
             ,
             in
             place
             thereof
             ,
             to
             set
             up
             a
             New
             Body
             of
             Carneades
             his
             Philosophy
             ,
             instead
             of
             the
             old
             Heathen
             dry
             Principles
             of
             Integrity
             and
             Uprightness
             ,
             
             that
             one
             Law
             of
             Interest
             and
             Passion
             ,
             and
             Self-Preservation
             .
             So
             that
             ,
             (
             as
             Machiavel
             thought
             )
             Religion
             would
             emasculate
             and
             enfeeble
             Common-wealths
             .
             We
             have
             more
             reason
             to
             complain
             ,
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             That
             it
             hath
             debauched
             and
             corrupted
             Lives
             ;
             —
             That
             Christian
             Men
             are
             the
             impurest
             Part
             of
             the
             World
             ;
             That
             
             Sathan's
             after-game
             hath
             proved
             more
             lucky
             and
             prosperous
             to
             him
             ,
             than
             his
             first
             Designment
             did
             ;
             That
             his
             Night-walks
             hath
             brought
             him
             more
             Proselytes
             ,
             than
             his
             unlimited
             Range
             of
             going
             up
             and
             down
             ,
             to
             and
             fro
             ,
             over
             the
             Face
             of
             the
             Earth
             ;
             That
             ,
             as
             Sin
             by
             the
             Law
             ,
             so
             Sathan
             by
             the
             Faith
             of
             Christ
             ,
             hath
             taken
             occasion
             ,
             and
             so
             deceived
             and
             ruined
             us
             more
             desperately
             ,
             more
             universally
             ,
             than
             by
             all
             the
             National
             ,
             Idolatrous
             Customs
             of
             Heathenism
             he
             hath
             been
             able
             to
             do
             .
          
           And
           let
           us
           seriously
           consider
           ,
           That
           all
           this
           complicated
           Mass
           of
           Wickedness
           ,
           (
           not
           to
           be
           parallel'd
           under
           the
           Sun
           )
           was
           committed
           and
           done
           in
           the
           Face
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           by
           those
           who
           stiled
           themselves
           ,
           and
           would
           needs
           be
           accounted
           the
           only
           Protestants
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           Things
           being
           brought
           to
           this
           Conclusion
           and
           upshot
           ;
           What
           an
           easie
           Perswasion
           might
           prevail
           with
           sober
           and
           considering
           Honest-hearted
           Men
           in
           Exile
           ,
           forthwith
           to
           abandon
           and
           renounce
           this
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           as
           a
           Religion
           to
           be
           abhorred
           by
           all
           Men
           ;
           as
           being
           as
           opposite
           to
           the
           true
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           and
           what
           likewise
           (
           in
           truth
           )
           was
           professed
           by
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           Darkness
           was
           to
           Light
           ?
           And
           a
           great
           part
           ,
           if
           not
           all
           this
           Mischief
           ,
           arose
           ,
           and
           was
           carried
           on
           (
           as
           I
           humbly
           conceive
           ,
           with
           submission
           to
           better
           Judgments
           )
           from
           a
           furious
           and
           mad
           Antipathy
           and
           Averseness
           against
           Popery
           and
           Papists
           ;
           which
           made
           them
           to
           imagine
           they
           never
           could
           run
           far
           enough
           from
           Rome
           ,
           until
           they
           came
           
           to
           Munster
           :
           Where
           I
           will
           leave
           them
           ,
           with
           their
           Fellow
           -
           Protestants
           ,
           (
           if
           all
           such
           who
           are
           opposite
           to
           Rome
           must
           be
           Protestants
           ,
           as
           of
           late
           many
           in
           England
           would
           have
           made
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           a
           Law
           also
           .
           )
           But
           ,
           Alas
           !
           these
           abominable
           and
           horrid
           Impieties
           ,
           what
           honest
           and
           pious
           Heart
           can
           seriously
           consider
           of
           ,
           and
           not
           dissolve
           into
           Tears
           ;
           and
           humbly
           and
           affectionately
           beg
           of
           God
           ,
           not
           to
           lay
           these
           Sins
           to
           
           England's
           Charge
           ;
           but
           to
           wipe
           out
           the
           Guilt
           thereof
           from
           the
           Nation
           ?
           More
           especially
           ,
           considering
           what
           a
           loud
           Cry
           innocent
           Blood
           ,
           yea
           ,
           the
           Blood
           of
           The
           Lord
           's
           Anointed
           ,
           hath
           to
           Heaven
           for
           Vengeance
           ;
           especially
           upon
           Fanaticks
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           retain
           the
           fore-said
           wicked
           Tenents
           and
           Principles
           ,
           which
           were
           productive
           of
           all
           the
           said
           Villainies
           .
        
         
           Let
           them
           further
           seriously
           consider
           Mr.
           
           Baxter's
           own
           Words
           ,
           in
           his
           last
           Answer
           to
           Bagshaw
           ,
           pag.
           30.
           cited
           by
           a
           Worthy
           Author
           :
           
             Nothing
             (
             saith
             Mr.
             Baxter
             )
             that
             I
             know
             of
             ,
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             doth
             so
             strongly
             tempt
             some
             sober
             Consciencious
             Men
             ,
             to
             think
             Popery
             necessary
             for
             the
             Concord
             of
             Churches
             ,
             and
             a
             violent
             Church-Government
             necessary
             to
             our
             Peace
             ,
             as
             the
             woful
             Experience
             of
             the
             Errors
             and
             Schism
             ;
             the
             mad
             and
             manifold
             Sects
             ,
             that
             arise
             among
             those
             that
             are
             most
             against
             them
             .
          
           To
           which
           purpose
           ,
           the
           Worthy
           Dr.
           Parker
           (
           speaking
           of
           the
           Phanaticks
           endangering
           Religion
           several
           ways
           )
           saith
           thus
           :
           
             I
             know
             no
             other
             grounds
             of
             Fear
             or
             Danger
             from
             them
             ,
             unless
             this
             may
             prove
             one
             at
             last
             ,
             That
             by
             their
             wanton
             and
             unreasonable
             Peevishness
             to
             the
             Ingenious
             and
             Moderate
             Discipline
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
             they
             give
             their
             Governours
             too
             much
             Reason
             to
             suspect
             ,
             That
             they
             are
             never
             to
             be
             kept
             in
             order
             by
             a
             milder
             ,
             and
             more
             gentle
             Government
             ,
             than
             that
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             ;
             and
             force
             them
             ,
             at
             last
             ,
             to
             scourge
             them
             into
             better
             
             manners
             ,
             with
             the
             Bryars
             and
             Thorns
             of
             their
             Discipline
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           us
           further
           consider
           seriously
           ,
           the
           abounding
           of
           Debauchery
           and
           Wickedness
           among
           us
           at
           this
           Day
           ,
           which
           can
           portend
           nothing
           but
           Mischief
           to
           us
           ;
           the
           horrid
           Oaths
           ,
           Blasphemies
           ,
           and
           Curses
           ,
           that
           continually
           fly
           about
           our
           Ears
           ,
           almost
           in
           all
           Companies
           ,
           and
           in
           every
           Place
           ,
           more
           or
           less
           ;
           yea
           ,
           as
           we
           pass
           along
           the
           Streets
           ,
           enough
           to
           amaze
           us
           :
           What
           abounding
           in
           Swinish
           Drunkenness
           and
           Excess
           ?
           How
           have
           our
           Times
           curiously
           studied
           to
           find
           out
           variety
           of
           Liquors
           ,
           to
           make
           an
           Acceptable
           Sacrifice
           thereof
           to
           Bacchus
           ?
           What
           Fulness
           of
           Bread
           ,
           and
           Idleness
           ?
           what
           Intemperance
           ,
           Gaming
           ,
           Uncleanness
           ,
           and
           Lasciviousness
           ;
           and
           the
           Consequents
           of
           these
           ,
           Quarrelling
           and
           Duelling
           ?
           having
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           lost
           the
           Sense
           of
           Good
           and
           Evil
           ,
           our
           very
           Natural
           Modesty
           and
           Shame
           ,
           we
           are
           become
           impudent
           and
           exquisite
           in
           Sin.
           And
           ,
           which
           is
           most
           sad
           to
           consider
           ,
           these
           are
           those
           Rotten
           Bones
           ,
           (
           as
           one
           hath
           well
           observed
           )
           which
           would
           lie
           hid
           under
           the
           Painted
           Sepulchre
           of
           Honor
           :
           These
           some
           would
           make
           the
           Accomplishments
           of
           a
           Gentleman
           .
           The
           Learned
           Doctor
           Hammond
           observes
           ,
           
             That
             many
             irrational
             Sins
             ,
             through
             some
             Local
             custom
             ,
             have
             gotten
             the
             Reputation
             ,
             not
             only
             of
             sinless
             and
             lawful
             ,
             but
             of
             laudable
             also
             ;
             as
             Duelling
             ,
             and
             in
             favour
             of
             Sins
             of
             Uncleanness
             :
             whereby
             it
             is
             become
             a
             more
             creditable
             thing
             among
             us
             ,
             To
             have
             been
             guilty
             of
             defiling
             and
             invading
             another
             Man's
             Bed
             ,
             than
             to
             be
             the
             Innocent
             Person
             which
             hath
             been
             thus
             robb'd
             by
             the
             Adulterer
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           ,
           Let
           us
           consider
           seriously
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           (
           as
           a
           Divine
           of
           our
           own
           hath
           well
           observed
           )
           
             How
             that
             Atheism
             and
             Enthusiasm
             are
             apart
             ,
             and
             by
             themselves
             ,
             the
             most
             desperate
             and
             dangerous
             Causes
             of
             Misery
             ,
             
             and
             Calamity
             ,
             and
             Ruin
             to
             Mankind
             :
             And
             that
             ,
             when
             ever
             they
             should
             combine
             Interests
             ,
             and
             joyn
             Forces
             ,
             what
             Government
             can
             withstand
             their
             Fury
             ;
             in
             that
             there
             is
             no
             Wickedness
             ,
             that
             is
             necessary
             to
             the
             carrying
             on
             the
             Cause
             ,
             that
             they
             will
             not
             undertake
             ?
          
           Do
           we
           not
           therefore
           stand
           in
           great
           need
           of
           
             Sober
             and
             Serious
             Consideration
          
           ,
           and
           of
           humbling
           our
           Souls
           before
           God
           in
           Dust
           and
           Ashes
           ,
           for
           all
           these
           before-mentioned
           Abominations
           ,
           and
           making
           our
           Peace
           with
           an
           offended
           Majesty
           ;
           and
           ,
           by
           frequent
           and
           fervent
           Devotions
           ,
           imploring
           his
           Mercies
           ,
           and
           ,
           in
           the
           Language
           of
           our
           Church
           upon
           Ash-Wednesday
           ,
           say
           ;
           
             Almighty
             and
          
           EverlastingGod
           ,
           
             who
             hatest
             nothing
             that
             Thou
             hast
             made
             ,
             and
             dost
             forgive
             the
             Sins
             of
             all
             them
             that
             are
             Penitent
             ;
             Create
             and
             make
             in
             us
             new
             and
             contrite
             Hearts
             ,
             that
             we
             ,
             worthily
             lamenting
             our
             Sins
             ,
             and
             acknowledging
             our
             Wretchedness
             ,
             may
             obtain
             of
             Thee
             ,
             the
          
           God
           
             of
             all
             Mercy
             ,
             perfect
             Remission
             and
             Forgiveness
             ,
             through
          
           Jesus
           Christ
           
             our
             Lord
          
           ?
           And
           further
           ,
           to
           enlarge
           our
           Devotions
           to
           
             God
             ;
             That
             He
             would
             please
             to
             bless
             and
             prosper
             our
             Gracious
             Sovereign
             Lord
             ,
             the
             King's
             Majesty
             ,
             and
             his
             Gracious
             Consort
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Royal
             Family
             :
             That
             He
             would
             furnish
             his
             Majesty's
             Royal
             Heart
             with
             Wisdom
             ,
             to
             go
             in
             and
             out
             before
             this
             great
             People
             ,
             committed
             to
             his
             Charge
             by
             the
             Supreme
          
           Lord
           
             of
             all
             the
             Kings
             of
             the
             Earth
             :
             That
          
           God
           
             would
             support
             and
             strengthen
             him
             under
             that
             great
             Weight
             of
             Government
             ,
             that
             now
             lies
             upon
             his
             Shoulders
             ,
             in
             the
             Governing
             of
             a
             Licencious
             People
             ,
             very
             much
             tainted
             with
             with
             Schismatical
             ,
             Seditious
             ,
             and
             Wicked
             Principles
             ;
             which
             can
             be
             no
             pleasing
             Task
             for
             any
             Prince
             to
             undergo
             :
          
           ThatGod
           
             would
             be
             pleased
             to
             direct
             and
             guide
             his
             Counsels
             ,
             and
             cloath
             his
             Enemies
             with
             Shame
             and
             Confusion
             ;
             and
             ,
             That
             upon
             his
             Head
             his
             Crown
             may
             flourish
             .
          
        
         
         
           And
           ,
           in
           the
           next
           place
           ,
           abhorring
           that
           which
           is
           evil
           ,
           let
           us
           cleave
           to
           that
           which
           is
           Good
           ;
           for
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           we
           need
           not
           be
           exhorted
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           again
           Authors
           of
           our
           own
           Ruin
           :
           And
           that
           ,
           as
           we
           cannot
           be
           so
           senseless
           ,
           but
           abominate
           the
           horrid
           Crimes
           afore-mentioned
           ,
           and
           earnestly
           desire
           our
           own
           Welfare
           and
           Happiness
           ;
           so
           to
           lay
           aside
           all
           Murmuring
           and
           Discontent
           ,
           all
           Schism
           and
           Faction
           ,
           all
           Sedition
           and
           Rebellion
           ,
           to
           yield
           all
           Loyal
           and
           Faithful
           Subjection
           ,
           to
           Our
           Gracious
           Sovereign
           ,
           the
           Lord
           's
           Annoynted
           ;
           according
           to
           the
           Pure
           and
           Sound
           Doctrine
           and
           Principles
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           of
           our
           Mother
           ,
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ;
           whose
           true
           Sons
           have
           (
           as
           one
           speaks
           )
           been
           ever
           found
           by
           Experience
           ,
           to
           be
           Cordial
           Friends
           to
           the
           Crown
           of
           England
           ;
           and
           which
           Church
           ,
           is
           the
           greatest
           Example
           of
           Loyalty
           ,
           that
           perhaps
           ever
           appeared
           in
           the
           Christian
           World
           :
           unto
           whom
           ,
           let
           us
           submit
           our selves
           ,
           as
           the
           worthy
           Dr.
           Hammond
           admonishes
           us
           ;
           His
           words
           are
           these
           ;
           
             Uniform
             Obedience
             is
             due
             from
             us
             ,
             to
             the
             Commands
             of
             that
             Church
             ,
             wherein
             we
             were
             born
             ;
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ;
             which
             of
             all
             others
             ,
             in
             the
             Christian
             world
             ,
             hath
             most
             adhered
             to
             the
             universal
             Church
             of
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             purest
             Ages
             .
          
           Let
           us
           Conform
           our selves
           therefore
           ,
           to
           this
           best
           Constituted
           Church
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           who
           hath
           kept
           to
           that
           Excellent
           Rule
           ,
           
             Quod
             semper
             ,
             quod
             ubique
             ,
             quod
             ab
             omnibus
             receptum
             fuit
          
           ;
           and
           adhered
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           true
           Antiquity
           .
           Let
           us
           live
           peaceable
           and
           quiet
           Lives
           ,
           in
           all
           Godliness
           and
           Honesty
           ;
           and
           adhere
           to
           our
           Holy
           Christian
           Religion
           in
           all
           things
           ;
           and
           make
           our
           Religion
           the
           great
           Business
           of
           our
           Lives
           :
           For
           ,
           
             Inter
             Christianos
             &
             Gentiles
             non
             tantum
             fides
             debet
             ,
             sed
             etiam
             vita
             distinguere
          
           ;
           we
           ought
           to
           be
           distinguisht
           by
           our
           Lives
           and
           Conversations
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           by
           our
           Faith
           and
           Profession
           :
           For
           this
           is
           most
           certain
           ,
           That
           true
           Piety
           ,
           
           Vertue
           and
           Goodness
           ,
           Integrity
           ,
           Humility
           ,
           Loyalty
           ,
           and
           Peaceableness
           ,
           are
           the
           most
           proper
           Fruits
           and
           Effects
           of
           a
           well-instructed
           pure
           Religion
           ,
           of
           a
           sound
           Faith
           and
           Perswasion
           .
           As
           it
           is
           therefore
           ,
           doubtless
           ,
           the
           Great
           Interest
           of
           Princes
           ,
           to
           Protect
           ,
           Countenance
           and
           Support
           the
           true
           Religion
           of
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           ;
           which
           is
           repleat
           with
           nothing
           but
           Humility
           ,
           Fidelity
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           Wisdom
           ,
           Moderation
           ,
           Temperance
           ,
           Sobriety
           ,
           Subjection
           ,
           Loyalty
           ,
           Peaceableness
           ,
           Unity
           ,
           Love
           and
           Charity
           :
           So
           ,
           also
           ,
           it
           is
           their
           great
           Interest
           ,
           to
           take
           care
           to
           propagate
           among
           their
           Subjects
           ,
           good
           and
           sound
           Principles
           of
           Religion
           ,
           Subjection
           and
           Loyalty
           :
           and
           to
           that
           end
           ,
           That
           there
           be
           a
           total
           Suppression
           of
           all
           erroneous
           and
           seditious
           Books
           and
           Discourses
           ;
           and
           that
           together
           with
           the
           Sacred
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           good
           Catechisms
           ,
           there
           might
           be
           permitted
           none
           but
           sound
           Tracts
           of
           Practical
           Divinity
           ,
           well
           ,
           and
           wisely
           composed
           ,
           to
           come
           into
           the
           Hands
           of
           their
           Subjects
           ;
           according
           to
           which
           ,
           there
           should
           also
           be
           constant
           Means
           ,
           of
           instructing
           all
           Men
           by
           Preaching
           ;
           but
           more
           especially
           ,
           the
           Youth
           and
           younger
           sort
           ,
           by
           frequently
           Catechising
           them
           :
           This
           being
           well
           secured
           ,
           it
           were
           no
           matter
           ,
           what
           became
           of
           a
           many
           Tracts
           of
           Religion
           currant
           amongst
           us
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           committed
           to
           the
           Flames
           ;
           which
           do
           but
           distract
           and
           disturb
           (
           many
           of
           them
           )
           mislead
           ,
           if
           not
           poyson
           ,
           Peoples
           Minds
           with
           bad
           Principles
           :
           and
           by
           those
           means
           (
           in
           time
           )
           there
           might
           be
           made
           a
           happy
           Reformation
           of
           Men's
           Minds
           and
           Manners
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           in
           the
           next
           place
           consider
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           the
           great
           Interest
           of
           Subjects
           ,
           to
           Copy
           out
           the
           
             Holy
             Christian
             Religion
          
           in
           their
           Lives
           and
           Conversations
           ;
           and
           then
           most
           of
           our
           great
           Complaints
           would
           without
           question
           cease
           ;
           all
           Disorder
           and
           Confusions
           be
           no
           more
           heard
           of
           in
           the
           World
           :
           If
           Men
           ,
           whom
           the
           
             Most
             High
          
           ,
           hath
           differenced
           from
           Beasts
           ,
           by
           Rational
           and
           Immortal
           Souls
           ,
           
           would
           not
           lay
           aside
           their
           Manhood
           ,
           their
           Reason
           ,
           and
           degenerate
           into
           Beasts
           ,
           and
           be
           led
           and
           hurried
           by
           their
           Senses
           ,
           Appetites
           ,
           and
           Passions
           .
           They
           might
           ,
           therefore
           ,
           easily
           be
           perswaded
           to
           entertain
           ,
           what
           would
           certainy
           promote
           their
           True
           Happiness
           and
           Interest
           ;
           the
           Excellent
           Religion
           of
           the
           Holy
           JESVS
           ,
           it
           being
           the
           great
           Design
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           sending
           his
           Son
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           to
           promote
           the
           Welfare
           and
           Happiness
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           throughout
           the
           whole
           World.
           And
           can
           any
           one
           ,
           not
           void
           of
           all
           common
           Reason
           or
           Sense
           ,
           think
           that
           ever
           God
           gave
           us
           Wise
           ,
           and
           Understanding
           ,
           Vigorous
           and
           Active
           Souls
           ,
           merely
           to
           animate
           Human
           Bodies
           ;
           to
           Eat
           ,
           and
           Drink
           ,
           and
           Sleep
           to
           gratifie
           our
           Senses
           ,
           our
           brutal
           Parts
           ;
           to
           provide
           only
           for
           our
           Bodies
           ;
           to
           be
           mere
           Sensualists
           and
           Epicures
           ;
           and
           to
           acquire
           and
           heap
           up
           Riches
           ?
           Doubtless
           ,
           our
           Noble
           ,
           Excellent
           and
           Immortal
           Souls
           were
           given
           us
           for
           more
           noble
           and
           excellent
           Employment
           and
           End
           ;
           to
           be
           raised
           up
           above
           these
           things
           ,
           to
           be
           busied
           ,
           and
           taken
           up
           with
           the
           Contemplation
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           our
           Glorious
           Creator
           ,
           his
           Excellencies
           and
           Perfections
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           wonderful
           Works
           ;
           to
           Adore
           ,
           Love
           and
           Honor
           Him
           in
           all
           that
           we
           are
           or
           have
           ;
           
             That
             whether
             we
             Eat
             or
             Drink
             ;
             or
             whatsoever
             we
             do
          
           in
           Word
           or
           Deed
           ,
           
             we
             should
             do
             all
             the
             Praise
             ,
             and
             Glory
             of
             God
          
           ;
           and
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           to
           be
           regulated
           by
           his
           Laws
           .
           Now
           shall
           we
           forget
           God
           ,
           and
           be
           more
           degenerate
           ,
           than
           the
           Beasts
           which
           Perish
           :
           
             For
             the
             Ox
             knoweth
             his
             Owner
             ,
             and
             the
             Ass
             his
          
           Master's
           Crib
           ?
           To
           come
           more
           close
           to
           us
           ,
           We
           ,
           that
           own
           our selves
           Christians
           ,
           do
           we
           believe
           the
           Religion
           we
           Profess
           ?
           If
           we
           do
           ;
           why
           ,
           doth
           it
           signifie
           so
           little
           to
           us
           ,
           as
           it
           doth
           ?
           Why
           ,
           do
           we
           not
           live
           somewhat
           answerable
           to
           it
           ?
           Or
           ,
           if
           we
           do
           not
           believe
           it
           ,
           Why
           do
           we
           own
           the
           Profession
           ?
           Either
           we
           must
           be
           guilty
           of
           abominable
           Hypocrisy
           ,
           or
           ,
           of
           Atheism
           and
           Irreligion
           :
           And
           once
           
           take
           away
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           Sense
           of
           God
           out
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           you
           do
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           take
           the
           Sun
           out
           of
           the
           Firmament
           ;
           you
           take
           away
           ,
           the
           Distinctions
           of
           Good
           and
           Evil
           ,
           bring
           your selves
           to
           be
           Beasts
           ,
           wallowing
           in
           all
           manner
           of
           Filthiness
           and
           Sensuality
           :
           You
           reduce
           the
           World
           ,
           into
           its
           first
           Chaos
           of
           Confusion
           ;
           destroy
           the
           Happiness
           of
           Man
           ;
           overthrow
           all
           Rule
           ,
           Order
           ,
           Government
           and
           Peace
           in
           the
           World.
           It
           hath
           been
           found
           ,
           by
           universal
           Experience
           ,
           in
           all
           Ages
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           the
           great
           Peace
           ,
           Happiness
           and
           Prosperity
           ,
           which
           hath
           always
           risen
           to
           the
           World
           from
           Religion
           ;
           and
           the
           true
           lively
           affecting
           Sense
           of
           God
           and
           Obedience
           to
           his
           Laws
           ,
           from
           the
           Exercise
           of
           Vertue
           and
           true
           Goodness
           .
           And
           that
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           when
           Atheism
           and
           Prophaneness
           prevailed
           ;
           that
           Mens
           Lusts
           and
           Passions
           quickly
           disturbed
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           overthrew
           the
           publick
           Peace
           of
           States
           and
           Kingdoms
           ;
           brought
           in
           War
           ,
           Mischief
           ,
           Blood
           and
           Ruine
           ,
           turning
           a
           Fruitful
           Land
           ,
           into
           a
           Barren
           Wilderness
           :
           For
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           such
           men
           ,
           as
           are
           unfaithful
           to
           God
           ,
           should
           be
           True
           and
           Loyal
           to
           their
           Sovereign
           ,
           his
           Vicegerent
           upon
           Earth
           ?
           That
           such
           as
           are
           men
           of
           no
           Religion
           ,
           men
           of
           no
           Principles
           ,
           and
           walk
           by
           no
           Rule
           ,
           but
           are
           Slaves
           and
           Drudges
           to
           their
           Appetites
           and
           Lusts
           ,
           should
           ever
           ,
           in
           time
           of
           Danger
           and
           Tryal
           ,
           stick
           fast
           to
           the
           Crown
           and
           Government
           ,
           and
           perform
           the
           Duties
           of
           Loyal
           and
           Obedient
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           dye
           for
           their
           Prince
           .
        
         
           And
           ,
           as
           for
           such
           among
           us
           ,
           as
           have
           been
           led
           away
           ,
           by
           the
           specious
           Pretences
           of
           Fanaticks
           ,
           in
           the
           simplicity
           and
           honesty
           of
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           into
           the
           Schism
           and
           Faction
           ,
           (
           as
           I
           make
           no
           question
           ,
           there
           have
           been
           some
           )
           let
           your
           Eyes
           be
           now
           opened
           ,
           and
           behold
           the
           prospect
           of
           your
           Folly
           ,
           into
           which
           ,
           you
           have
           been
           miserably
           seduced
           by
           your
           Leaders
           and
           Guides
           ;
           and
           ,
           as
           you
           tender
           your
           own
           safety
           ,
           to
           withdraw
           from
           the
           Tents
           of
           Chorah
           ,
           
           that
           State
           of
           Schism
           and
           Antichristianism
           ,
           as
           the
           Ancient
           Fathers
           accounted
           it
           .
           Come
           out
           of
           this
           Babylon
           ,
           and
           renounce
           ,
           with
           Abhorrence
           ,
           all
           Seditious
           and
           Factious
           Tenents
           and
           Opinions
           ;
           all
           disloyal
           Principles
           and
           Practices
           whatsoever
           ,
           and
           return
           into
           Communion
           of
           your
           Mother
           ,
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           :
           For
           however
           invincible
           Ignorance
           ,
           heretofore
           ,
           might
           extenuate
           your
           Crimes
           ;
           yet
           now
           it
           will
           not
           ,
           when
           ,
           it
           will
           certainly
           be
           no
           less
           ,
           than
           Sin
           against
           Knowledge
           and
           Experience
           ;
           it
           will
           be
           wilful
           and
           affected
           Ignorance
           ,
           shutting
           your
           Eyes
           against
           clear
           Evidence
           and
           Demonstration
           ;
           which
           will
           no
           more
           excuse
           you
           (
           notwithstanding
           ,
           your
           pretences
           of
           Conscience
           )
           than
           it
           did
           the
           Jews
           ,
           in
           Crucifying
           our
           Saviour
           ;
           or
           those
           that
           killed
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           because
           their
           wicked
           Consciences
           told
           them
           ,
           That
           therein
           they
           did
           God
           good
           Service
           .
           And
           it
           cannot
           but
           be
           matter
           of
           great
           wonder
           ,
           that
           after
           such
           clear
           and
           evident
           Discovery
           and
           Detection
           ,
           of
           the
           abominable
           Hypocrisie
           and
           Wickedness
           of
           Fanaticism
           ,
           That
           ever
           there
           should
           remain
           any
           one
           among
           us
           ,
           at
           this
           day
           :
           Those
           ,
           therefore
           ,
           that
           still
           remain
           such
           ,
           must
           needs
           be
           looked
           upon
           ,
           as
           having
           most
           prostituted
           and
           malicious
           Souls
           ;
           who
           are
           in
           Judgment
           ,
           given
           up
           to
           a
           reprobate
           Mind
           ;
           whose
           end
           is
           Destruction
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           .
           And
           it
           is
           a
           matter
           of
           great
           wonder
           ,
           That
           there
           are
           so
           many
           in
           our
           days
           ,
           still
           to
           remain
           so
           sottish
           ;
           as
           when
           they
           make
           use
           of
           the
           Rules
           of
           Prudence
           and
           Discretion
           ,
           in
           all
           their
           other
           Concernments
           ;
           yet
           as
           to
           their
           greatest
           Concernment
           ,
           their
           Immortal
           Souls
           :
           they
           lay
           them
           aside
           ,
           and
           every
           ,
           or
           ,
           any
           pitiful
           Schismatick
           and
           Imposter
           ;
           or
           any
           piece
           of
           Folly
           ,
           Ignorance
           ,
           Peevishness
           ,
           and
           Ignorance
           must
           serve
           their
           turn
           ,
           be
           the
           Director
           and
           Guide
           of
           their
           Souls
           :
           and
           yet
           ,
           nevertheless
           ,
           they
           will
           profess
           to
           believe
           ,
           That
           Miracles
           are
           ceased
           in
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
         
           To
           perswade
           us
           all
           now
           to
           learn
           to
           be
           Dutiful
           and
           Loyal
           Subjects
           ,
           to
           our
           Prince
           and
           Liege
           Lord
           the
           King
           ,
           our
           Gracious
           Sovereign
           ;
           Let
           us
           consider
           ,
           (
           as
           one
           of
           late
           hath
           well
           observed
           )
           
             That
             the
             Worth
             ,
             Excellency
             and
             Providence
             of
             a
             Prince
             ,
             are
             not
             sufficient
             to
             make
             a
             Kingdom
             or
             Nation
             Happy
             :
          
           His
           Subjects
           ,
           ought
           to
           Contribute
           their
           Proportions
           also
           to
           it
           .
           Let
           us
           ,
           therefore
           ,
           abhorr
           and
           detest
           ,
           and
           cast
           away
           those
           
             Seditious
             Principles
          
           of
           the
           late
           times
           ;
           That
           we
           may
           do
           Evil
           ,
           that
           Good
           may
           come
           ;
           and
           That
           a
           lawful
           Prince
           ,
           may
           be
           withstood
           and
           resisted
           ,
           when-ever
           they
           themselves
           shall
           judge
           ,
           that
           Religion
           and
           Property
           is
           invaded
           or
           in
           Danger
           .
           For
           ,
           when
           these
           dangerous
           Opinions
           prevail
           among
           Subjects
           ,
           in
           what
           Circumstances
           must
           needs
           that
           Prince
           be
           ,
           when-ever
           an
           Opportunity
           offers
           it self
           ,
           our
           late
           times
           have
           sufficiently
           verified
           by
           plain
           Demonstrations
           :
           Let
           us
           entertain
           therefore
           ,
           in
           our
           Minds
           ,
           the
           Honest
           Christian
           ,
           Loyal
           Principles
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           :
           Let
           us
           be
           obedient
           Sons
           unto
           Her
           :
           Let
           us
           be
           of
           humble
           ,
           peaceable
           and
           complying
           Tempers
           ;
           for
           this
           is
           an
           undeniable
           Truth
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           a
           far
           less
           Crime
           ,
           to
           commit
           an
           Error
           on
           the
           right
           Hand
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           in
           a
           peaceable
           Compliance
           with
           just
           and
           lawful
           Authority
           ,
           to
           promote
           thereby
           ,
           
             Order
             ,
             Government
             ,
             Peace
          
           and
           Vnity
           :
           Than
           ,
           on
           the
           left
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           to
           commit
           an
           Error
           ,
           in
           disobedience
           to
           just
           Authority
           :
           in
           this
           sence
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           well
           said
           ,
           
             Melius
             est
             Humilitas
             in
             malis
             ,
             quam
             Superbia
             in
             bonis
             :
          
           For
           ,
           as
           the
           first
           proceeds
           from
           Humility
           and
           dutiful
           Subjection
           to
           Authority
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           Preserver
           of
           publick
           Order
           ,
           Government
           ,
           Unity
           and
           Peace
           ;
           wherein
           ,
           the
           Welfare
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           principally
           consists
           in
           this
           World
           :
           So
           ,
           the
           other
           ,
           is
           the
           product
           of
           Pride
           ,
           Presumption
           and
           Insolence
           ;
           and
           over-turns
           all
           
             Government
             ,
             Order
          
           and
           Peace
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           brings
           in
           nothing
           but
           Disturbances
           ,
           Strife
           and
           Contention
           ,
           
           Rebellion
           ,
           Blood
           and
           Ruin
           :
           and
           in
           short
           ,
           if
           Subjects
           would
           be
           Loyal
           ,
           Kingdoms
           could
           not
           be
           miserable
           .
           But
           ,
           I
           would
           not
           herein
           be
           misunderstood
           ,
           to
           plead
           for
           Sin
           in
           any
           case
           ,
           for
           the
           obtaining
           the
           greatest
           good
           ;
           although
           ,
           a
           Heathen
           once
           said
           ,
           
             Iniquissimam
             pacem
             ,
             justissimo
             bello
             antefero
          
           ;
           he
           preferr'd
           an
           unjust
           Peace
           ,
           before
           a
           most
           just
           War
           :
           But
           this
           ,
           I
           am
           confident
           of
           ,
           We
           cannot
           be
           innocent
           ,
           when-ever
           we
           disobey
           a
           just
           Authority
           ;
           except
           ,
           the
           unlawfulness
           of
           the
           thing
           commanded
           ,
           be
           as
           clear
           and
           apparent
           ,
           as
           our
           Duty
           of
           Obedience
           is
           .
           And
           for
           my
           own
           part
           ,
           I
           would
           chuse
           rather
           to
           run
           to
           the
           utmost
           extent
           of
           what
           is
           lawful
           ;
           before
           I
           would
           refuse
           Active
           Obedience
           to
           a
           just
           and
           lawful
           Authority
           ,
           either
           in
           Church
           or
           State
           :
           and
           I
           think
           I
           have
           the
           Holy
           Christian
           Religion
           on
           my
           side
           ,
           to
           justifie
           me
           herein
           .
           And
           I
           am
           ready
           to
           think
           also
           ,
           that
           according
           to
           this
           Rule
           ,
           all
           our
           Dissenters
           and
           Fanaticks
           will
           be
           Tryed
           one
           day
           at
           the
           
             Great
             Tribunal
          
           ;
           when
           their
           Proud
           ,
           Ignorant
           ,
           Pievish
           and
           Froward
           Consciences
           ,
           shall
           be
           no
           excuse
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           It
           doubtless
           ,
           therefore
           ,
           very
           much
           concerns
           us
           to
           consider
           seriously
           of
           the
           great
           danger
           there
           is
           in
           those
           no
           small
           Sins
           of
           Heresie
           and
           Schism
           ,
           to
           such
           ,
           as
           are
           really
           and
           truly
           such
           .
           And
           we
           are
           more
           easily
           deceived
           in
           these
           kind
           of
           Sins
           ;
           in
           regard
           ,
           Satan
           ,
           herein
           ,
           is
           notably
           transformed
           into
           an
           Angel
           of
           Light.
           And
           such
           Persons
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           so
           easily
           tempted
           to
           Intemperance
           and
           Debauchery
           ,
           yet
           ,
           herein
           greedily
           swallow
           down
           his
           Baits
           ;
           and
           spiritual
           Pride
           ,
           that
           is
           ready
           to
           attend
           such
           Men
           ,
           as
           are
           free
           from
           Debauchery
           and
           Prophaneness
           ,
           many
           times
           helps
           forward
           the
           Temptation
           ;
           likewise
           the
           greatest
           Hereticks
           and
           Schismaticks
           that
           ever
           were
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           have
           had
           very
           fair
           outsides
           at
           least
           ;
           I
           mean
           ,
           of
           good
           and
           pious
           Conversations
           .
           How
           much
           therefore
           ,
           doth
           it
           concern
           
           us
           to
           have
           a
           great
           Care
           of
           that
           Sin
           ,
           that
           attends
           such
           as
           are
           possibly
           otherwise
           good
           Men
           ;
           but
           ,
           nevertheless
           ,
           of
           all
           Vices
           ,
           is
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           and
           most
           pernicious
           :
           For
           (
           as
           one
           well
           said
           )
           
             Whereas
             all
             other
             Vices
             proceed
             from
             some
             ill
             in
             us
             ,
             some
             sinful
             Imbecility
             of
             our
             Nature
             ,
             This
             alone
             ,
             ariseth
             out
             of
             our
             good
             Parts
             .
          
           Now
           to
           let
           us
           know
           ,
           what
           these
           Sins
           are
           ,
           Calvin
           speaketh
           thus
           in
           his
           Institutes
           ;
           
             They
             are
             called
             Hereticks
             and
             Schismaticks
             ;
             who
             ,
             making
             a
             Division
             ,
             do
             break
             in
             sunder
             the
             Communion
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             which
             ,
             is
             contained
             in
             two
             Bonds
             ,
             viz.
             The
             Agreement
             of
             true
             Doctrine
             ,
             and
             Brotherly
             Love
             ;
             whereupon
             St.
             Austin
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             putteth
             this
             difference
             between
             Schismaticks
             and
             Hereticks
             ;
             because
             the
             latter
             ,
             
               viz.
               Hereticks
            
             ,
             corrupt
             with
             false
             Opinions
             the
             sincerity
             of
             the
             Faith
             ;
             and
             the
             former
             ,
             
               viz.
               Schismaticks
            
             ,
             even
             where
             there
             is
             like
             Faith
             ,
             do
             break
             the
             the
             Bond
             of
             Fellowship
             .
          
           But
           yet
           ,
           we
           are
           farther
           to
           consider
           ,
           to
           make
           an
           Heretick
           ;
           There
           must
           be
           not
           only
           frror
           in
           Intellectu
           ,
           but
           ,
           
             Pertinacia
             in
             Voluntate
          
           ;
           not
           only
           Error
           in
           the
           Understanding
           ,
           but
           Obstinacy
           in
           the
           Will
           ;
           for
           as
           St.
           Austin
           speaketh
           ;
           
             Qui
             sententiam
             suam
             ,
             quamvis
             falsam
             atque
             perversam
             ,
             nullae
             pertinaci
             animositate
             defendunt
             ;
             quaerunt
             autem
             cauta
             sollicitudine
             veritatem
             ,
             corrigi
             parati
             cum
             invenerint
             ,
             nequaquam
             sunt
             inter
             Hereticos
             deputandi
             :
          
           They
           that
           do
           not
           pertinaciously
           and
           stubbornly
           defend
           their
           erroneous
           and
           corrupt
           Opinions
           ;
           but
           with
           great
           Care
           and
           Ingenuity
           seek
           the
           Truth
           ,
           are
           ready
           to
           submit
           unto
           it
           when
           they
           find
           it
           ,
           these
           are
           not
           to
           be
           reputed
           in
           the
           number
           of
           Hereticks
           ,
           so
           true
           is
           that
           saying
           ,
           that
           no
           truly
           good
           Man
           ,
           can
           be
           an
           Heretick
           ,
           although
           he
           may
           be
           in
           an
           Error
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           back
           what
           I
           have
           said
           ,
           and
           to
           convince
           you
           of
           the
           Danger
           of
           Heresie
           and
           Schism
           ,
           let
           me
           
           present
           before
           you
           ,
           in
           brief
           ,
           what
           the
           Worthy
           and
           Learned
           Dr.
           Hammond
           speaks
           in
           his
           Treatise
           of
           Schism
           .
           
             There
             is
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             no
             one
             Vice
             ,
             which
             hath
             fallen
             under
             so
             much
             of
             the
             Displeasure
             ,
             and
             Correption
             ,
             and
             and
             severest
             Discipline
             of
             the
             Holy
             Fathers
             of
             the
             Ancient
             Church
             ,
             as
             this
             of
             Schism
             ,
             and
             the
             Ingredients
             and
             Preparatives
             to
             it
             ,
             have
             done
             .
             They
             judged
             ,
             That
             it
             was
             contrary
             to
             the
             Faith
             ,
             even
             when
             it
             had
             not
             ,
             in
             respect
             of
             Doctrinal
             Points
             ,
             any
             Heresie
             joyned
             with
             it
             :
             That
             it
             was
             contrary
             to
             Charity
             ;
             yea
             ,
             contrary
             to
             all
             the
             Advantages
             ,
             that
             belong
             to
             a
             Member
             of
             the
             Church
             .
             
               Quisquis
               ab
               Ecclesia
               segregatus
               Adulteriae
               jungitur
               ,
               a
               promissis
               Ecclesiae
               separatur
               ,
            
             St.
             Cyprian
             .
             Whosoever
             is
             separated
             from
             the
             Church
             ,
             is
             joyned
             to
             an
             Harlot
             ;
             he
             is
             separated
             from
             the
             Promises
             God
             hath
             given
             to
             his
             Church
             ,
             from
             the
             Benefits
             of
             Prayer
             ,
             and
             the
             Sacraments
             :
             That
             it
             was
             as
             bad
             as
             Heresie
             ,
             according
             to
             St.
             Chrysostom
             :
             That
             there
             was
             never
             any
             Heresie
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             which
             was
             not
             founded
             in
             it
             :
             That
             constantly
             it
             is
             forced
             ,
             in
             its
             own
             Defence
             ,
             to
             conclude
             in
             some
             Heresie
             or
             other
             .
             All
             which
             ,
             being
             put
             together
             ,
             will
             be
             sufficient
             (
             as
             the
             said
             Author
             speaks
             )
             to
             keep
             Men
             from
             being
             in
             love
             with
             the
             Guilt
             or
             Company
             of
             Schismaticks
             .
             But
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             It
             is
             further
             branded
             with
             these
             Super-additions
             of
             Terror
             ,
             That
             there
             is
             scarce
             any
             Crime
             so
             great
             ,
             as
             Schism
             :
             
               Non
               esse
               quicquam
               gravius
               Sacrilegio
               Schismatis
               ,
            
             St.
             
               Austin
               .
               Ingens
               flagitium
               Schismatis
               Traditioni
               junxerunt
               ,
            
             Optat.
             No
             Crime
             so
             great
             ;
             not
             Idolatry
             ,
             not
             Sacrilege
             :
             That
             it
             hath
             been
             under
             the
             peculiar
             Mark
             of
             
             God's
             Indignation
             ,
             as
             in
             Case
             of
             the
             Ten
             Tribes
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Samaritans
             ,
             who
             are
             ranked
             with
             the
             
               Gentiles
               ,
               Matth.
               10.
               5.
            
             and
             so
             in
             the
             Story
             of
             Core
             :
             That
             it
             is
             the
             Anti-Christianism
             
             mentioned
             by
             St.
             
               John.
               Ab
               Ecclesia
               qui
               separatur
               Haereticus
               est
               ,
               &
               Antichristus
               ,
            
             Prosper
             :
             He
             that
             is
             a
             Separatist
             from
             the
             Church
             ,
             is
             an
             Heretick
             and
             Antichrist
             .
             The
             worshipping
             and
             serving
             of
             the
             Devil
             ,
             Ignatius
             .
             And
             ,
             in
             a
             word
             ,
             so
             great
             a
             Crime
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             not
             expiable
             by
             Martyrdom
             ,
             to
             him
             that
             continues
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             hath
             not
             repented
             ,
             and
             returned
             from
             it
             .
             Much
             more
             of
             this
             Subject
             ,
             is
             every
             where
             to
             be
             met
             with
             in
             the
             Antient
             Monuments
             ;
             and
             nothing
             of
             Alleviation
             to
             be
             had
             for
             any
             ,
             who
             have
             not
             the
             Excuse
             of
             involuntary
             Seduction
             of
             Error
             ,
             or
             Simplicity
             ,
             to
             plead
             for
             them
             :
             And
             the
             surest
             way
             to
             do
             that
             effectually
             ,
             to
             qualify
             them
             for
             that
             Plea
             ,
             is
             ,
             To
             forsake
             their
             Course
             ,
             to
             get
             out
             of
             that
             so
             dangerous
             a
             Snare
             .
             Nay
             ,
             it
             is
             further
             observable
             ,
             how
             unsafe
             it
             hath
             been
             deemed
             by
             these
             ,
             for
             light
             and
             inconsiderable
             Causes
             ,
             to
             break
             this
             Unity
             ;
             it
             being
             very
             hard
             ,
             if
             not
             impossible
             ,
             to
             receive
             such
             an
             Injury
             ,
             or
             Provocation
             ,
             from
             the
             Governours
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             as
             may
             make
             a
             Rupture
             or
             Separation
             excusable
             :
             And
             for
             the
             truly
             Catholick
             and
             Universal
             Church
             of
             Christ
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             ,
             in
             St.
             
             Augustin's
             Opinion
             ,
             possible
             ,
             that
             there
             should
             be
             any
             just
             Cause
             for
             any
             to
             separate
             from
             it
             ;
             nor
             consequently
             ,
             Apology
             to
             be
             made
             for
             those
             ,
             that
             on
             any
             (
             whether
             true
             or
             false
             )
             pretended
             Cause
             whatsoever
             ,
             have
             really
             incurred
             this
             Guilt
             .
             From
             which
             Premises
             ,
             thus
             acknowledged
             and
             undeniable
             ,
             the
             Conclusion
             follows
             irrefragably
             ;
             That
             it
             is
             not
             the
             Examination
             of
             the
             Occasion
             or
             Cause
             ,
             or
             Motive
             of
             any
             Man's
             Schism
             ,
             that
             is
             worth
             the
             producing
             or
             heeding
             in
             this
             Matter
             :
             The
             one
             thing
             that
             is
             of
             force
             and
             moment
             ,
             and
             ,
             by
             Consequence
             ,
             pertinent
             to
             be
             enquired
             into
             ,
             is
             ,
             The
             Truth
             of
             the
             matter
             of
             Fact
             ,
             whether
             this
             Charge
             be
             sufficiently
             proved
             ,
             or
             confessed
             ;
             
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             )
             Whether
             he
             
             that
             is
             thus
             accused
             ,
             stands
             really
             guilty
             of
             Separation
             from
             the
             Church
             of
             Christ.
             
          
        
         
           And
           he
           further
           describes
           this
           Sin
           of
           Schism
           :
           
             It
             is
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             a
             voluntary
             dividing
             ,
             or
             a
             separating
             or
             receding
             of
             any
             Member
             ,
             from
             the
             Unity
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             The
             Church
             of
             
               Christ
               )
            
             ;
             and
             so
             ,
             that
             the
             Schismatick
             is
             he
             ,
             that
             divides
             himself
             from
             the
             Church
             of
             God
             ,
             not
             that
             is
             cut
             off
             ,
             or
             separated
             ;
             he
             that
             goes
             out
             ,
             and
             with-draws
             ,
             or
             recedes
             of
             his
             own
             Accord
             ,
             not
             he
             that
             is
             cast
             out
             by
             the
             Governours
             of
             the
             Church
             .
             But
             the
             Offender
             ,
             or
             guilty
             Person
             ;
             who
             is
             therefore
             said
             to
             accuse
             ,
             to
             cast
             ,
             to
             condemn
             himself
             ,
             throwing
             himself
             ,
             by
             his
             voluntary
             Recession
             from
             the
             Church
             ,
             into
             that
             very
             Condition
             ,
             into
             which
             the
             Adulterer
             ,
             and
             obstinate
             Offender
             is
             cast
             by
             the
             Censure
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           And
           the
           said
           Worthy
           Author
           concludes
           nevertheless
           with
           this
           Caution
           :
        
         
           
             But
             how
             desirable
             and
             valuable
             soever
             ,
             an
             entire
             ,
             inviolable
             Peace
             with
             all
             Christians
             ,
             with
             all
             Men
             ,
             (
             together
             with
             the
             Approbation
             of
             our
             willing
             ,
             cheerful
             Obedience
             ,
             and
             Submission
             of
             our
             Judgments
             and
             Practices
             to
             our
             Superiors
             )
             must
             for
             ever
             be
             deemed
             by
             all
             true
             Disciples
             of
             Christ
             :
             Yet
             must
             not
             the
             Purchace
             of
             this
             Treasure
             be
             attempted
             by
             the
             Admission
             of
             any
             Sin
             ,
             any
             more
             than
             the
             Glory
             of
             God
             might
             be
             projected
             by
             the
             Apostle's
             Lye.
             
          
        
         
           Thus
           much
           I
           thought
           fit
           to
           Transcribe
           out
           of
           this
           Worthy
           Author
           .
           To
           which
           I
           may
           further
           add
           Mr.
           
           Causabon's
           Excellent
           Rule
           ,
           (
           taken
           out
           of
           St.
           
             Cyprian
             ,
             Epist
             .
             69.
          
           as
           it
           is
           set
           forth
           by
           a
           late
           Author
           of
           our
           own
           )
           
             That
             whensoever
             the
             Pious
             People
             adhere
             to
             their
             lawful
             and
             true
             Bishop
             ,
             they
             are
             
             God's
             Church
             ;
             insomuch
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             separates
             himself
             from
             the
             Congregation
             ,
             it
             cannot
             be
             doubted
             ,
             but
             that
             he
             is
             not
             in
             
             the
             Church
             .
          
           These
           things
           deserving
           the
           most
           serious
           Consideration
           of
           all
           Men
           ;
           but
           more
           especially
           ,
           of
           our
           Dissenters
           ;
           who
           have
           very
           much
           Guilt
           of
           this
           sort
           lying
           upon
           them
           ,
           it
           is
           very
           much
           to
           be
           feared
           .
           As
           for
           their
           Pretences
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           St.
           Bernard
           will
           Answer
           them
           ;
           
             
               Non
               est
               Conscientia
               sine
               Scientia
               ,
               nec
               verae
               si
               caeca
               :
            
             It
             is
             not
             Conscience
             ,
             without
             Knowledge
             ;
             nor
             can
             it
             be
             true
             ,
             if
             blind
             and
             ignorant
             .
          
           For
           ,
           if
           Pretences
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           Men's
           stubborn
           and
           perverse
           Minds
           ,
           (
           at
           the
           best
           ,
           their
           Weakness
           ,
           and
           and
           affected
           Ignorance
           )
           must
           justify
           ,
           and
           bear
           them
           out
           against
           
           God's
           Law
           ,
           against
           Lawful
           Authority
           ;
           then
           it
           will
           be
           no
           matter
           ,
           what
           becomes
           of
           the
           Laws
           of
           God
           ,
           when
           their
           Consciences
           must
           command
           ,
           and
           bear
           Rule
           against
           them
           :
           and
           those
           who
           killed
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           because
           their
           Consciences
           told
           them
           ,
           That
           therein
           they
           did
           God
           good
           Service
           ,
           shall
           be
           acquitted
           at
           
           God's
           Tribunal
           at
           last
           .
           It
           therefore
           much
           concerns
           all
           our
           Fanaticks
           to
           beware
           ,
           and
           be
           assured
           ,
           That
           (
           without
           Repentance
           )
           their
           Damnation
           slumbereth
           not
           :
           if
           possibly
           they
           escape
           
           God's
           Judgments
           ,
           even
           in
           this
           Life
           ;
           which
           ,
           it
           is
           much
           to
           be
           doubted
           ,
           they
           will
           not
           ;
           especially
           ,
           when
           the
           Sin
           hath
           become
           ,
           in
           great
           part
           ,
           General
           and
           National
           :
           For
           particular
           Persons
           are
           to
           expect
           their
           Judgment
           and
           Punishment
           in
           the
           other
           Life
           ;
           but
           Nations
           ,
           Kingdoms
           ,
           and
           Societies
           of
           Men
           cannot
           then
           be
           punished
           as
           such
           ,
           as
           our
           Divines
           hold
           .
           And
           ,
           in
           consideration
           of
           the
           great
           mischief
           and
           danger
           in
           Schisms
           ,
           and
           Rents
           among
           Christians
           ;
           I
           mean
           ,
           such
           as
           profess
           to
           own
           that
           Name
           ,
           in
           the
           Christian
           World
           :
           May
           we
           not
           ,
           therefore
           ,
           well
           Pray
           earnestly
           to
           
             Almighty
             God
          
           ,
           as
           our
           Mother
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           directs
           us
           ,
           for
           the
           Good
           Estate
           of
           the
           Catholick
           Church
           ;
           
             That
             it
             may
             be
             so
             guided
             and
             governed
             by
          
           God's
           
             Good
             Spirit
             ,
             that
             all
             who
             profess
             ,
             and
             call
             themselves
             
             Christians
             ,
             may
             be
             led
             into
             the
             way
             of
             Truth
             ,
             and
             hold
             the
             Faith
             in
             Vnity
             of
             Spirit
             ,
             in
             the
             Bond
             of
             Peace
             ,
             and
             Righteousness
             of
             Life
             ?
          
        
         
           It
           cannot
           possible
           therefore
           favour
           of
           a
           Christian
           Spirit
           ,
           or
           Temper
           ,
           to
           be
           of
           peevish
           ,
           froward
           ,
           contentious
           Spirits
           ;
           but
           to
           study
           Peace
           at
           Home
           ,
           in
           the
           Church
           we
           live
           in
           :
           And
           ,
           in
           the
           next
           place
           ,
           it
           is
           doubtless
           our
           great
           Duty
           ,
           as
           Christians
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           wid'ning
           the
           Christian
           Church's
           Wounds
           abroad
           ;
           but
           rather
           ,
           earnestly
           to
           endeavour
           ,
           if
           possible
           ,
           to
           heal
           them
           ,
           to
           promote
           the
           Peace
           and
           Unity
           of
           Christendom
           :
           That
           all
           sober
           Christians
           ,
           throughout
           the
           World
           ,
           might
           be
           united
           together
           :
           Although
           (
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           Lusts
           and
           Passions
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           are
           so
           few
           sincere
           and
           true
           Christians
           in
           Christendom
           )
           it
           seems
           to
           be
           a
           Work
           next
           to
           impossible
           to
           be
           effected
           ;
           although
           ,
           indeed
           ,
           all
           good
           Christians
           could
           willingly
           joyn
           with
           that
           Worthy
           Man
           ,
           who
           said
           ;
           
             Who
             would
             not
             be
             ready
             ,
             with
             the
             loss
             of
             his
             Life
             ,
             to
             Redeem
             and
             free
             Christianity
             from
             that
             horrid
             Scandal
             of
             Discord
             and
             
               Dissention
               ?
               
                 Mar.
                 Bucer
              
            
             .
          
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           Differences
           among
           Christians
           in
           the
           Christian
           World
           ,
           I
           heartily
           wish
           ,
           they
           were
           less
           than
           they
           truly
           are
           at
           this
           Day
           :
           But
           this
           is
           most
           certain
           ,
           That
           by
           their
           Passions
           and
           Animosities
           ,
           on
           all
           Hands
           ,
           they
           are
           made
           greater
           than
           they
           truly
           are
           ;
           when
           we
           all
           agree
           in
           the
           main
           and
           principal
           Foundation
           of
           our
           Faith
           ,
           contained
           in
           the
           
             Three
             Creeds
          
           ;
           that
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           the
           Athanasian
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Nicene
             Creed
          
           .
           This
           ,
           one
           would
           think
           ,
           should
           make
           us
           more
           kind
           and
           treatable
           one
           to
           another
           ;
           especially
           ,
           not
           to
           damn
           one
           another
           to
           the
           Pit
           of
           Hell
           and
           Destruction
           ,
           as
           too
           many
           do
           .
           But
           in
           this
           respect
           ,
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           by
           their
           Moderation
           ,
           shew
           themselves
           to
           be
           the
           better
           Christians
           ;
           who
           ,
           to
           their
           Honor
           ,
           abound
           in
           Charity
           to
           their
           bitter
           Enemies
           ,
           
           the
           Romanists
           ,
           and
           allow
           unto
           them
           a
           possibility
           (
           though
           not
           without
           Difficulty
           )
           of
           Salvation
           in
           their
           Communion
           ;
           who
           yet
           have
           nothing
           in
           return
           for
           their
           Charity
           ,
           but
           Hereticks
           and
           Damnation
           :
           But
           certainly
           ,
           they
           very
           weakly
           and
           absurdly
           argue
           from
           it
           ,
           That
           therefore
           it
           is
           safest
           for
           us
           to
           go
           over
           to
           them
           .
           Just
           as
           if
           I
           being
           in
           a
           tyte
           ,
           well-built
           ,
           and
           sound
           Ship
           ,
           should
           leave
           it
           ,
           and
           go
           over
           into
           an
           unsound
           and
           leaky
           Vessel
           ;
           upon
           this
           presumption
           ,
           That
           possibly
           I
           may
           ,
           (
           with
           hazard
           and
           danger
           )
           come
           safe
           to
           Land
           in
           the
           same
           .
           But
           certainly
           ,
           we
           may
           better
           argue
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           Amend
           the
           apparent
           Leaks
           and
           Faults
           in
           your
           Vessel
           ;
           and
           if
           there
           be
           any
           Faults
           in
           ours
           ,
           we
           are
           willing
           to
           amend
           them
           also
           ;
           that
           we
           may
           both
           with
           safety
           ,
           and
           in
           Christian
           Love
           and
           Unity
           ,
           accompany
           one
           another
           in
           our
           Course
           for
           the
           Celestial
           Port
           ;
           which
           we
           both
           porfess
           to
           intend
           ,
           and
           aim
           at
           .
           And
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           let
           me
           present
           you
           with
           what
           the
           Worthy
           Dr.
           Brown
           ,
           in
           his
           
             Religio
             Medici
          
           ,
           speaks
           to
           this
           purpose
           :
        
         
           
             I
             have
             not
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             so
             shaken
             hands
             with
             those
             desperate
             Resolutions
             ,
             (
             meaning
             the
             Romanists
             )
             who
             had
             rather
             venture
             at
             large
             ,
             their
             decayed
             bottom
             .
             than
             bring
             her
             in
             ,
             to
             be
             new
             Trim'd
             in
             the
             Dock
             :
             who
             had
             rather
             promiscuously
             retain
             all
             ,
             than
             abridge
             any
             ;
             and
             obstinately
             be
             what
             they
             are
             ,
             than
             what
             they
             have
             been
             ;
             as
             to
             stand
             in
             Diameter
             ,
             and
             Swords
             point
             with
             them
             —
             And
             then
             speaking
             of
             the
             Reformation
             ,
             he
             saith
             ;
             As
             there
             were
             many
             Reformers
             ,
             so
             likewise
             many
             Reformations
             —
             some
             angrily
             ,
             and
             with
             Extremity
             ;
             others
             calmly
             ,
             and
             with
             Mediocrity
             ,
             not
             rending
             ,
             but
             easily
             dividing
             the
             Community
             ,
             and
             leaving
             an
             honest
             possibility
             of
             a
             Reconciliation
             ;
             which
             ,
             though
             peaceable
             Spirits
             do
             desire
             ,
             and
             may
             conceive
             ,
             that
             Revolution
             of
             Time
             ,
             and
             the
             Mercies
             of
             God
             
             may
             effect
             :
             yet
             that
             Judgment
             ,
             that
             shall
             consider
             the
             present
             Antipathies
             between
             the
             two
             Extreams
             ,
             their
             Contrarieties
             in
             Condition
             ,
             Affection
             and
             Opinion
             ,
             may
             with
             the
             same
             hopes
             expect
             an
             Union
             in
             the
             Poles
             of
             Heaven
             —
             It
             is
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             as
             uncharitable
             a
             point
             in
             us
             ,
             to
             fall
             upon
             those
             popular
             Scurrilities
             and
             Opprobrious
             Scoffs
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ;
             whom
             ,
             as
             to
             a
             Temporal
             Prince
             ,
             we
             owe
             the
             duty
             of
             good
             Language
             .
             I
             confess
             ,
             there
             is
             cause
             of
             Passion
             between
             us
             ;
             by
             his
             Sentence
             ,
             I
             stand
             Excommunicated
             :
             Heretick
             ,
             is
             the
             best
             Language
             he
             affords
             me
             :
             yet
             can
             no
             Ear
             witness
             ,
             I
             ever
             returned
             to
             him
             the
             name
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             Man
             of
             Sin
             ,
             or
             Whore
             of
             Babylon
             :
             It
             is
             the
             Method
             of
             Charity
             ,
             to
             suffer
             without
             Re-action
             .
             Those
             usual
             Satyrs
             ,
             and
             Invectives
             of
             the
             Pulpit
             ,
             may
             perchance
             produce
             a
             good
             Effect
             on
             the
             Vulgar
             ;
             whose
             Ears
             are
             opener
             to
             Rhetorick
             than
             Logick
             :
             yet
             ,
             do
             they
             in
             no
             wise
             confirm
             the
             Faith
             of
             wiser
             Believers
             ,
             who
             know
             that
             a
             good
             Cause
             needs
             not
             be
             patron'd
             by
             Passion
             ,
             but
             can
             sustain
             it self
             upon
             a
             temperate
             Dispute
             .
          
           The
           true
           Sons
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           consider
           this
           ,
           and
           that
           Passion
           and
           unnatual
           Heats
           and
           Transports
           ,
           never
           do
           advantage
           a
           
             Good
             Cause
          
           ;
           and
           that
           Uncharitableness
           and
           much
           more
           Cruelty
           ,
           is
           unworthy
           and
           unbecoming
           Christians
           ,
           and
           therefore
           ,
           avoid
           them
           .
           But
           Alas
           !
           their
           Adversaries
           ,
           the
           Romanists
           (
           as
           if
           they
           were
           faultless
           ,
           and
           had
           not
           given
           just
           Occasion
           of
           Offence
           )
           Retort
           in
           requital
           ,
           nothing
           but
           Damnation
           and
           most
           bitter
           Reproaches
           :
           yea
           ,
           brutish
           Revenge
           and
           Cruelty
           ;
           which
           disingenious
           Dealing
           ,
           how
           much
           it
           hath
           been
           to
           their
           Reproach
           and
           Dishonor
           ,
           to
           the
           disadvantage
           of
           their
           Cause
           ,
           in
           the
           Christian
           World
           ,
           I
           shall
           leave
           them
           seriously
           to
           consider
           :
           For
           honest
           and
           ingenious
           Souls
           ,
           are
           not
           to
           be
           imposed
           upon
           by
           Club-Law
           ,
           to
           receive
           for
           Articles
           of
           Faith
           ,
           such
           
           Doctrines
           and
           Opinions
           ,
           which
           have
           no
           Foundation
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           the
           Antient
           and
           Primitive
           Church
           .
        
         
           Alas
           !
           The
           great
           Disorder
           and
           Confusion
           ,
           that
           is
           upon
           the
           face
           of
           the
           
             Christian
             World
          
           ,
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           be
           so
           much
           wondered
           at
           ;
           if
           we
           consider
           ,
           the
           Corruption
           ,
           the
           Wickedness
           ,
           which
           abounds
           in
           the
           Hearts
           of
           most
           Men
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           which
           corrupts
           all
           things
           :
           Why
           therefore
           ,
           should
           it
           not
           in
           process
           of
           time
           (
           as
           it
           did
           among
           the
           very
           Jews
           themselves
           )
           corrupt
           and
           deprave
           the
           Holy
           and
           Pure
           Religion
           of
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           ?
           especially
           ,
           in
           time
           of
           Prosperity
           (
           that
           like
           Sun-shine
           Weather
           ,
           corrupts
           most
           things
           subject
           to
           Corruption
           ,
           even
           the
           very
           Humors
           of
           our
           Bodies
           )
           and
           breed
           Abuses
           in
           the
           
             Christian
             Church
          
           .
           Plenty
           and
           Prosperity
           strangely
           prevailing
           upon
           Men's
           Minds
           ,
           yea
           ,
           sometimes
           the
           best
           of
           Men
           ;
           to
           corrupt
           them
           with
           Pride
           ,
           Idleness
           ,
           Covetousness
           :
           And
           by
           this
           means
           ,
           the
           Holy
           
             Christian
             Religion
          
           ,
           came
           to
           be
           debased
           ;
           to
           be
           corrupted
           both
           in
           Doctrine
           ,
           Worship
           and
           Government
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           degenerate
           from
           its
           primitive
           Purity
           and
           Integrity
           ;
           and
           was
           made
           use
           of
           ,
           as
           a
           Means
           and
           Instrument
           of
           acquiring
           Honor
           ,
           Splendor
           and
           Riches
           ;
           and
           of
           promoting
           those
           great
           Vices
           of
           Pride
           ,
           Covetousness
           ,
           Idleness
           ,
           and
           Luxury
           :
           and
           this
           instead
           of
           making
           Men
           Virtuous
           ,
           and
           Good
           ,
           and
           rectifying
           their
           Lives
           ,
           and
           Directing
           them
           in
           the
           
             Ways
             of
             Holiness
          
           and
           Peace
           ,
           conducting
           them
           to
           Heaven
           .
           Thus
           ,
           I
           humbly
           conceive
           ,
           from
           the
           
             Pope's
             Primacy
             of
             Order
          
           ,
           arose
           the
           Supremacy
           of
           Jurisdiction
           ;
           and
           from
           thence
           ,
           
             Papal
             Tyranny
          
           ,
           packing
           of
           
             General
             Councils
          
           ,
           corruption
           in
           Doctrine
           and
           Practice
           ,
           with
           innumerable
           other
           Mischiefs
           to
           the
           Church
           ;
           the
           great
           dividing
           and
           endangering
           Christendom
           ,
           and
           laying
           it
           many
           times
           in
           War
           and
           Blood.
           And
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           how
           this
           
           
             Holy
             Religion
          
           of
           
             JESVS
             Christ
          
           hath
           been
           miserably
           corrupted
           and
           abased
           ,
           by
           Sectaries
           and
           Fanaticks
           ?
           how
           hath
           it
           been
           made
           absurd
           and
           ridiculous
           to
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           by
           their
           Pride
           and
           Folly
           ,
           their
           ignorant
           Confidences
           ,
           Peevishness
           and
           Animosities
           ?
           Who
           (
           out
           of
           a
           mad
           blind
           Zeal
           against
           Popery
           )
           never
           could
           think
           themselves
           safe
           ,
           and
           far
           enough
           separated
           from
           Rome
           ,
           until
           they
           fell
           into
           
             Religious
             Frensy
          
           ;
           yet
           ,
           would
           then
           notwithstanding
           ,
           account
           themselves
           Protestants
           ;
           yea
           ,
           the
           best
           of
           Protestants
           :
           and
           what
           a
           long
           train
           of
           dismal
           Consequences
           there
           followed
           the
           same
           ,
           the
           World
           can
           witness
           ,
           and
           more
           especially
           of
           late
           Years
           ,
           we
           in
           England
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           heard
           before
           .
           Oh!
           may
           I
           therefore
           exhort
           us
           again
           ,
           to
           bewail
           our
           Follies
           ,
           and
           abandon
           them
           !
           to
           Renounce
           all
           
             Schism
             ,
             Contention
             ,
             Fanaticism
          
           ,
           that
           Plague
           of
           the
           Reformation
           ,
           and
           living
           vertuous
           and
           good
           Lives
           ;
           and
           in
           Conformity
           and
           Subjection
           to
           our
           
             Mother
             ,
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
          
           her
           wholesom
           and
           Excellent
           Constitutions
           .
           Oh!
           Let
           us
           learn
           this
           most
           commendable
           Duty
           from
           our
           Adversaries
           ,
           the
           Romanists
           ;
           who
           ,
           are
           very
           Respectful
           towards
           their
           
             Ecclesiastical
             Governors
          
           ,
           and
           very
           Conformable
           to
           the
           Constitutions
           of
           their
           Church
           ;
           and
           abhor
           to
           do
           any
           thing
           that
           may
           prejudice
           the
           Order
           ,
           Peace
           ,
           and
           Welfare
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           in
           any
           kind
           (
           for
           which
           I
           cannot
           but
           have
           a
           great
           respect
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           in
           which
           ,
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           follow
           their
           Example
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           wherein
           I
           was
           born
           ,
           and
           for
           so
           doing
           they
           cannot
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           justly
           blame
           me
           .
           )
           And
           although
           they
           are
           possibly
           led
           by
           a
           blind
           Obedience
           ,
           or
           Impicit
           Faith
           ,
           as
           we
           call
           it
           ,
           and
           are
           thereby
           many
           times
           misled
           :
           yet
           their
           fault
           ,
           arising
           from
           a
           diffidence
           of
           themselves
           ,
           and
           obedience
           to
           their
           Superiors
           ,
           will
           be
           very
           pardonable
           ,
           (
           especially
           of
           such
           as
           are
           born
           and
           bred
           in
           that
           Communion
           )
           it
           being
           a
           fault
           on
           the
           Right-hand
           ,
           
           and
           far
           less
           than
           what
           our
           Fanaticks
           ,
           and
           Sectaries
           are
           guilty
           of
           ;
           who
           out
           of
           Pride
           ,
           Ignorance
           ,
           and
           Presumption
           ,
           refuse
           Subjection
           to
           the
           Spiritual
           Governors
           which
           God
           hath
           set
           over
           them
           ;
           and
           thereby
           break
           the
           Unity
           and
           Peace
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           Let
           us
           therefore
           heartily
           pray
           ,
           as
           our
           Mother
           the
           Church
           teaches
           us
           :
        
         
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           who
           shewest
           to
           them
           that
           be
           in
           Error
           the
           Light
           of
           thy
           Truth
           ,
           to
           the
           intent
           that
           they
           must
           return
           into
           the
           Way
           of
           Righteousness
           :
           Grant
           unto
           all
           them
           that
           are
           admitted
           into
           the
           Fellowship
           of
           Christs
           Religion
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           eschew
           those
           things
           that
           are
           contrary
           to
           their
           profession
           ,
           and
           follow
           all
           such
           things
           as
           are
           agreeable
           to
           the
           same
           ;
           through
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ.
           Amen
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           conclude
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             sufficit
             tentasse
          
           ;
           Let
           it
           suffice
           ,
           I
           have
           done
           my
           Endeavour
           in
           a
           good
           Cause
           .
           For
           certainly
           ,
           if
           the
           Promotion
           of
           the
           Honour
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           Advancement
           of
           True
           Religion
           and
           Vertue
           ;
           if
           the
           Promoting
           of
           Loyalty
           and
           Fidelity
           ,
           the
           Honour
           and
           Happiness
           of
           my
           Gracious
           Sovereign
           ;
           if
           the
           Detestation
           of
           Errours
           ,
           of
           Atheism
           and
           Prophaneness
           ,
           Vice
           ,
           and
           Wickedness
           ,
           of
           Fanaticism
           ,
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           Schism
           and
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           representing
           them
           in
           their
           proper
           colours
           ;
           if
           promoting
           the
           Peace
           and
           Happiness
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           now
           by
           Law
           Establish'd
           ,
           (
           the
           best
           Christian
           Church
           in
           the
           World
           )
           of
           Piety
           and
           Unity
           amongst
           all
           her
           Members
           ;
           if
           promoting
           the
           Peace
           of
           Christendom
           ,
           and
           more
           especially
           the
           Honour
           ,
           Happiness
           and
           Prosperity
           of
           this
           Nation
           ;
           yea
           ,
           of
           all
           his
           Majesties
           Dominions
           ;
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           the
           honest
           endeavours
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           be
           a
           commendable
           and
           worthy
           Design
           ,
           it
           is
           all
           I
           intend
           in
           the
           Writing
           ,
           and
           now
           making
           Publick
           these
           (
           although
           sudden
           )
           yet
           serious
           Thoughts
           .
           Therefore
           I
           hope
           I
           may
           meet
           with
           a
           pardon
           
           for
           the
           meanness
           ,
           and
           unworthiness
           of
           the
           performance
           to
           so
           good
           an
           end
           .
           And
           as
           for
           any
           one
           that
           shall
           find
           fault
           with
           my
           weak
           and
           unworthy
           management
           ,
           of
           so
           worthy
           ,
           so
           good
           a
           Cause
           ,
           it
           is
           no
           more
           than
           what
           I
           do
           my self
           .
           Let
           him
           but
           be
           pleased
           to
           undertake
           the
           Cause
           ,
           and
           manage
           it
           better
           ,
           and
           I
           assure
           him
           ,
           I
           shall
           be
           so
           far
           from
           being
           offended
           with
           him
           ,
           That
           I
           shall
           be
           infinitely
           well
           pleased
           and
           rejoyce
           therein
           ,
           and
           return
           him
           my
           thanks
           .
           And
           it
           is
           yet
           my
           Hopes
           ,
           this
           Essay
           may
           animate
           and
           encourage
           eminent
           and
           able
           Champions
           in
           so
           worthy
           a
           Cause
           ;
           which
           ,
           without
           doubt
           ,
           is
           the
           most
           excellent
           ,
           most
           honourable
           ,
           most
           worthy
           ,
           the
           best
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           merits
           the
           assistance
           of
           the
           ablest
           Heads
           ,
           Pens
           ,
           and
           Tongues
           that
           are
           extant
           among
           us
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           Books
           Printed
           for
           ,
           and
           Sold
           by
           Luke
           Meredith
           ,
           at
           the
           King's
           Head
           ,
           at
           the
           West
           End
           of
           St.
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           .
        
         
           AN
           Introduction
           to
           the
           
             Old
             English
             History
          
           ;
           comprehended
           in
           Three
           several
           Tracts
           :
           The
           First
           ,
           An
           Answer
           to
           Mr.
           
           Petyt's
           
             Rights
             of
             the
             Commons
             Asserted
          
           ;
           and
           to
           a
           Book
           ,
           Entituled
           ,
           
             Jani
             Anglorum
             Facies
             Nova
          
           :
           The
           Second
           Edition
           very
           much
           enlarged
           .
           The
           Second
           ,
           An
           Answer
           to
           a
           Book
           ,
           Entituled
           ,
           
             Argumentum
             Antinormanicum
          
           ;
           much
           upon
           the
           same
           Subject
           :
           Never
           before
           Published
           .
           The
           Third
           ,
           The
           Exact
           History
           of
           the
           Succession
           of
           the
           Crown
           of
           England
           :
           The
           Second
           Edition
           ,
           also
           very
           much
           enlarged
           .
           Together
           ,
           with
           an
           Appendix
           ,
           containing
           several
           Records
           ,
           and
           a
           Series
           of
           
             Great
             Councils
          
           and
           Parliaments
           ,
           Before
           and
           After
           the
           Conquest
           ,
           unto
           the
           End
           of
           the
           Reign
           of
           Henry
           the
           Third
           .
           And
           a
           Glossary
           ,
           expounding
           many
           Words
           ,
           used
           frequently
           in
           our
           Antient
           Records
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           and
           Historians
           .
           Published
           for
           the
           Vindication
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           the
           Assistance
           of
           such
           as
           desire
           with
           Satisfaction
           to
           read
           ,
           and
           truly
           understand
           the
           Antient
           
             English
             Historians
          
           ,
           and
           other
           Pieces
           of
           Antiquity
           .
           By
           
             Robert
             Brady
          
           ,
           Doctor
           in
           Physick
           .
        
         
           A
           Loyal
           Tear
           dropt
           on
           the
           Vault
           of
           the
           High
           and
           Mighty
           Prince
           ,
           Charles
           the
           Second
           ,
           of
           Gorious
           and
           Happy
           Memory
           .
           By
           
             Henry
             Anderson
          
           ,
           M.
           A.
           Vicar
           of
           Kingsumborne
           in
           Hampshire
           .
        
         
           The
           Songs
           of
           Moses
           and
           Deborah
           Paraphras'd
           ;
           with
           Poems
           on
           several
           Occasions
           .
           Never
           before
           Published
           .
           To
           which
           is
           added
           ,
           A
           Pindarick
           on
           Mr.
           L'Estrange
           .
        
         
         
           A
           Dialogue
           between
           a
           Pastor
           ,
           and
           his
           Parishioner
           ,
           touching
           the
           
           Lord's
           Supper
           :
           Wherein
           the
           most
           material
           Doubts
           and
           Scruples
           about
           Receiving
           that
           Holy
           Sacrament
           ,
           are
           removed
           ,
           and
           the
           Way
           thereto
           discovered
           to
           be
           both
           plain
           and
           pleasant
           .
           Very
           useful
           for
           Private
           Christians
           in
           these
           scrupulous
           Times
           .
           By
           
             Michael
             Altham
          
           .
           The
           
             Second
             Edition
          
           .
           To
           which
           is
           added
           ,
           Some
           short
           Prayers
           ,
           fitted
           for
           that
           Occasion
           ;
           and
           a
           Morning
           and
           Evening
           Prayer
           ,
           for
           the
           Use
           of
           Private
           Families
           .
        
         
           Two
           Treatises
           :
           The
           First
           ,
           Concerning
           Reproaching
           and
           Censure
           ;
           The
           Second
           ,
           An
           Answer
           to
           Mr.
           
             Serjeant's
             Sure-Footing
          
           .
           To
           which
           are
           annexed
           ,
           
             Three
             Sermons
          
           Preached
           upon
           several
           Occasions
           ;
           and
           very
           useful
           for
           these
           Times
           .
           By
           the
           late
           Learned
           and
           Reverend
           
             William
             Faulkner
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           
        
         
           Rhetoricae
           Libri
           Duo
           :
           Quorum
           Prior
           de
           Tropis
           &
           Figuris
           ,
           Posterior
           de
           Voce
           &
           Gestu
           praecipit
           .
           In
           usum
           Scholarum
           postremo
           recogniti
           ,
           infinitisque
           poene
           mendis
           expurgati
           .
           Autore
           
             Carolo
             Butlero
          
           ,
           Magd.
           Artium
           Magistro
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A24968-e300
           
             Sir
             Edwin
             Sands
             
               in
               his
            
             Europae
             Speculum
             .