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A77439	A brief history of the rise, growth, reign, supports, and sodain fatal foyl of popery, during the three years and an half of James the Second, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Together with a description of the six popish pillars, the Anabaptists, Presbyterians, Quakers, Independents, Roman-Catholicks, & popish church-men. The perpetual addressers of the King.		1690 (1690)	Wing B4600; ESTC R229470	22,583	35

But that of the Dissenting Merchants and Trades-men in and about London exceeded at the same time exceeded for Flattery and Blasphemy comparing King James a known Popish Prince to Moses and our Poenal Laws to the Yoak Slavery and Bondage of Aegypt and worse than that And that of the Dutiful and Obedient Subjects of Chichester comparing the King's Act of Indulgence with the greatest acts of Wisdom and extolling it unto the Skies And that of the Freemen of Bath August the 22d Acknowledging the Kings undoubted Prerogative by His Gracious Declaration to stifle the force of Law which they call consistent with true Piety were notoriously Flattering On August the 25th was presented the conceited Humble Address of the Dissenting Protestants of Romsey Ringwood Fordingbridge and Christ-Church in Hant-shire fond and full of Flattery On August the 29th was brought forth the Address of Worcester Presbyterian Ministers and of the Master-Builders and other Artificers about London And of the Protestant Dissenters about Shrewsbury And of the Peaceable Dissenters of Namptwich Wem and Whit-church in Shrop-shire And of the Protestant Dissenters of Oswestree in the same County All bespeaking the Common Language of their Fellows September the 1st came forth the Addresses of the Dissenters of Chester Of the Loving Subjects called Presbyterians of Macclesfeild And September the 8th of the Loyal Subjects the Stroudwater Clothiers in Gloucester-shire And of the Free-men of the Borough of Banbury and of the Inhabitants of Dorchester And September the 12th of the Protestant Dissenters of Oxford-shire And on September the 15th of the Presbyterian Ministers of Derby and Nottingham-Shires All full of Flattery and promising dutiful Obedience On September the 22d came out the Address of the Presbyterian Ministers of Edenburg and Canongate starting this New Doctrine that there is no inconsistency betwixt true Loyalty and Presbyterian Principles c. And yet time hath since shewn the quite contrary from the same Ministers On September the 29th the thankful Address of the Protestant Dissenters of Salisbury the Devizes Cane Chippenham Westbury Warmister Throw-bridge and Bradford in Wiltshire All speaking after the same Canting way of flattery The The Humble Address of the Electors of Ladgeshal in Wiltshire at the same time promised always to choose such Members as should be Faithful and Serviceable to the Crown that is unto the Popish Interest the King being a known Papist At the same time also the Addresses of the Loyal Subjects of Andover Whit-church and Clotford bespeak the old Language of Flattery And that of the Subjects of Cirencester in Gloucester-shire coming forth at the same time promising to choose such Members as shall comply with His Majesty in putting down Poenal Laws and by consequence promote Popery Also at the same time the Address of the Noncons of Reading Abbington and Newbury And another of the Presbyterians of Nottingham Also October the 6th the Address of the Loyal Subjects the Combers Weavers and other Labourers of Taunton in Somerset-shire Also October the 17th of the Presbyterian Ministers and their Congregation in East Somerset-shire Bath Shipton Froom Bruton Wincaunton Milburn Frary Inscomb And another from the truly Loyal Subjects of Honiton in Devon-shire Also another from the Loyal Subjects of Pembrook Carmarthen Cardigan and the Town of Swanzey in Glamorgan-shire Presbyterian Ministers Independents and Anabaptists with their Congregations Also another of the Dutiful Subjects the Noncons of Kingston upon Thames Also another from the Dutiful Dissenting Subjects of Cambridge Also another from the Presbyterian Subjects of Hull and of two numerous Congregations there Also another from Weobly in Hereford shire Also another from the the Loyal and Faithful Subjects of Portsmouth All promising Mountains of Obedience and extolling His Indulgence whereof those of Hull and Weobly do much exceed On October the 24th followed the Addresses of the Presbyterians of King's Lynne and of the Noncon Ministers of Dorset-shire And on November the 3d. the Impatient but most Loyal Subjects the Free holders and others of Chard in Somerset-shire On November the 14th the Presbyterians of Maidstone On November the 21st the Dissenting Subjects of Lewes in Sussex and the Protestant Dissenting Subjects of Canterbury in Kent And of the Obedient Dissenters of Tenterden Cranbrok and Staplehurst in Kent On December the 1st the Ministers of the Gospel in New-England and the Loyal Inhahabitants of Hertford did bring forth their several Addresses of Thanks and promises of Obedience and all possible good Wishes Whereof those of Hertford promised to choose Members for Parliament as should be acceptable to His Majesty and supporters of His Prerogative On December the 15th several Ministers Dissenters of Leicester-shire were the last which presented their Flattering Address unto His Majesty King James the Second Now these Presbyterians are a new Sect of Schismaticks Introduced by Mr. John Calvin at Geneva from whence they have spread their Doctrines into Germany and France and into Scotland and also into England And are so called from the Parity of their Clergy being all Presbyters without any Bishops or Superintendants among them And are a People generally affecting Government by a Common-wealth and hating Monarchy in the State as well as in the Church And as appears by their Writings and Practices they hold with Papists and Jesuits that Kings may be Excommunicated and Deposed and in case of a Corrupt Prince they hold Rebellion to be no Crime Buchanan de jure Regni and the practices of the late Wars of the Parliament 1641. against their King Charles the First The first who attempted to introduce this Presbyterian Schism was Aerius who was therefore Branded by the Church for a Schismatick But being nipp'd in the Bud in those days he had no Disciples Howbeit this Presbyterianism is a Rent from the Church opposing all the Six first General Councils which do forbid any Presbyter in contempt of his Bishop to gather any separate Congregation of his own Can. Apost xxxii Nicaeni Concil Can. 16. Arelatens Concil Can. 19. Gangren Concil Can. 6. Antiochen Concil Can. 5. Carthaginens Concil ii Can. 11. And forbid any Bishop to be Ordained without three Bishops and any Presbyter or Deacon to be Ordained without one Bishop present Nicaeni Concil ii Can 4. Can. 6. Can. Apost 1 2 7. Ant. Concil Can. 9. The Canons of these General Councils of the Holy Primitive times are the Bonds of the Church which whosoever breaks is a Schismatick And there can be no pretence of Conscience to justifie Schism but the Magistrate ought to punish it And though Liberty of Conscience ought to be allowed yet no Liberty of Schism And though in case the Magistrate shall dispense with the punishment of Schism and we know not under God who shall call him to account for such Neglect Yet is it a sin which God will certainly Punish and therefore woe be unto those Flatterers who in such Cases do call Evil Good and Good Evil Next after that of the Presbyterian Ministers was

the Property of the Subject And withal gave notice of Argyle Landed in Scotland And immediately the Lords first and then the Commons were thankful for the King's Speech and promised to assist him against Argyle who coming in well furnished with Armour Ships and Men as his case stood yet met with small Encouragement managed his business very meanly fought Cowardly and in a Month's time was utterly ruined and broken Himself taken his Son Charles as was thought Dead and all his Company broken He was executed on the First of July 1685. On June the 13th the Duke of Monmouth with two or three small Vessels loaded with a good quantity of Arms and a few Men Landed at Lyme in Dorset-shire But against him also the Parliament unanimously joyned with the King and giving Him Money to raise an Army Declared the Duke of Monmouth Traytor by Act of Parliament But the Duke encreasing his Army mightily at Taunton in Somerset-shire managed his Affairs with a notable Conduct and Courage But finally at Wells his Army beginning to Plunder and to break out into Debauchery he soon after Perished in a Pitch't Battel some Three miles from Bridgewater where being worsted for want of good Horse-men His Foot fought well until overpowered by the King's Cannons and His Horse and Foot all together upon them the Field was lost and soon after the Duke was Taken July the 8th being hid in a Ditch and being brought to London he was Beheaded on Tower-Hill the 15th of July 1685. But the L d G y being also Taken Confessed the Confederates and was Saved On July the 12th was a day of Thanksgiving for the Success of these Victories Richard Goodenough was also Taken who after confessed the Accomplices and saved his Life But Ferguson Escaped Major Wildman Mr. Speke Mr. Trenchard and others The Lord Delamere Earl of Stamford and Lord Brandon were made Prisoners From these stirs of Civil Wars it came to pass that a standing Army was ever after kept up by the King and the Parliament Adjourned and Prorogued from time to time it was paid out of the King 's own Revenues And hence Popery encreased with much advance the Queen and one Father Petre much spurring on On November the 9th the Parliament met at Westminster according to Adjournment at what time the King excusing His Standing-Army kept up and several Officers allowed against Law who had not taken the Test The Parliament not pleased herewith were soon Prorogued On March the 11th came forth His Majesties Proclamation of General Pardon not without many Exceptions 1686. In the Army Popish Officers by degrees filled all vacant Places As also French and Irish Popish Souldiers mingled in most Troops and Companies Papists also were admitted into Privy-Council were made Judges Sheriffs and Justices without taking the Test And in February 1686. the Earl of Tyrconnel a great Papist Succeeded the Earl of Clarendon Lieutenant of Ireland And the Earl of Rochester refusing to become a Papist was put out of Place of High Treasurer On February the 24th was Published His Majesties Proclamation for Liberty of Conscience to Papists and all others as could be trusted in the Kingdom of Scotland For which the Lords of the Privy-Council of that Kingdom returned their Thanks Thus His Majesty by uniting the Popish and Presbyterian Interest in Scotland began to lessen the Authority of the then present established Church by Protestant Bishops By this time the Deputy of Ireland being become a Papist and much of the Council the Army there the Sheriffs Judges and Justices also being mostly Popish or Popishly affected Persons in Popish Rebells Estates began to be thrust out apace even by Law too by means of those Judges and Sheriffs and Popish Robbers also multiplied insomuch as little safety for Protestants began to appear in that Kingdom To quiet which last Oppression came forth the Proclamation from the Deputy February the 21st On March the 18th His Majesty declared His intention to grant Liberty of Conscience unto all Persons of what Perswasion soever And the better to Father His design He Prorogued the Parliament to November 87. And on April the 4th 1687 His Majesties Declaration to all His loving Subjects for Liberty of Conscience came forth Hence followed a crowd of Congratulatory Addresses from all sorts of Dissenters The first who began this Holy Dance after His Majesties Pipe was a great number of Anabaptists in and about London and being delivered by several of the Chief of them April the 14th was called The Humble Address of divers of Your Majesties Subjects in and about the City of London commonly called Anabaptists and saith WE Your Majesties most Humble and Loyal Sabjects who have been of a Long time great Sufferers by the severe Execution of Poenal Laws about matters of Religion unto which for Conscience sake we could not conform cannot sufficiently pay those acknowledgments we owe to Your Majesty for your late Most Gracious Declaration whereby we are not only delivered from our past Distresses and our Families from Ruine but are also allowed the free exercise of our Religion which is dearer to us than any Worldly Enjoyment Great Sir 't is the fense of this invaluable Favour and benefit derived to Us from Your Royal Clemency that compels us once more to Prostrate our selves at Your Majestics Feet with the tender of our most humble Thanks for that Peace and Liberty which both we and all other Dissen●ers do now enjoy and rest confident of under Your most Gracious Protection And being our selves most firmly resolved as in Conscience bound to endeavour to the utmost to give that proof of our Duty and Fidelity to Your Majesty that you may never have occasion to repent of Your Princely favour towards us We cannot but rest confident That such demonstrations as these of Your Majesties tender care of the Prosperity and quiet of Your Peaceable Subjects of all sorts though differing in some Sentiments of Religion will so absolutely command the Hearts of them all that the only Emulation among them will be who may approve themselves best worthy of your Majesties favour and contribute most towards the glory and happiness of your Reign And that God Almighty by pouring out His signal Blessings upon Your Majesty Your Royal Posterity Government and People will be pleased to convince the whole World of the Wisdom and truth of Your Majesties Sentiments c. Such were the whileom thoughts of the Anabaptists of King James notwithstanding all His endeavours of advancing Popery who appeared in this Address A sort of People avowing themselves so exceedingly obliged to King James for favours done them that their utmost proof of Duty and Fidelity to His Majesty can never enough satisfie until They give Him occasion never to repent of those princely favours to them Which if so then either by this Address they think themselves bound in Conscience to adventure their Lives to Restore Him again to His Throne for otherwise he must needs