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A47819 The character of a papist in masquerade, supported by authority and experience in answer to The character of a popish successor / by Roger L'Estrange. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1681 (1681) Wing L1215; ESTC R21234 71,116 87

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be_v pure_o divine_a which_o opinion_n in_o truth_n need_v not_o any_o other_o support_n than_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n by_o i_o king_n reign_v etc._n etc._n i_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n the_o man_n and_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o ground_n by_o my_o great_a power_n and_o my_o outstretch_a arm_n and_o have_v give_v it_o to_o who_o it_o seem_v meet_v unto_o i_o jer._n 27._o 5._o that_o which_o we_o now_o call_v kingly_a government_n be_v at_o first_o call_v paternel_n and_o after_o that_o patriarchal_a etc._n etc._n and_o we_o find_v by_o the_o power_n they_o exercise_v as_o life_n and_o death_n war_n and_o peace_n etc._n etc._n that_o their_o paternal_a power_n do_v then_o extend_v to_o all_o the_o act_n of_o our_o regal_a power_n the_o objection_n be_v can_v there_o be_v a_o king_n without_o a_o people_n which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o supposal_n of_o a_o father_n without_o a_o son_n but_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o conclude_v that_o 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lawful_a prince_n but_o to_o say_v that_o he_o either_o be_v or_o will_v be_v this_o or_o tha●_n and_o the_o king_n himself_o stand_v in_o as_o much_o danger_n upon_o the_o admittance_n of_o this_o principle_n as_o his_o royal_a brother_n but_o before_o subject_n proceed_v to_o these_o term_n which_o without_o a_o legal_a authority_n be_v criminal_a in_o any_o case_n whatsoever_o malice_n it_o sel●_n will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o infallible_a certainty_n of_o the_o inconvenience_n whereas_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o this_o be_v a_o case_n liable_a to_o many_o disappointment_n the_o prospect_n of_o it_o remote_a the_o expedient_a unwarrantable_a and_o the_o danger_n itself_o at_o last_o not_o so_o mortal_a as_o it_o be_v represent_v he_o support_v his_o presumption_n upon_o this_o ground_n for_o grant_v that_o a_o popish_a king_n must_v do_v whatsoever_o the_o pope_n will_v have_v he_o do_v and_o subject_a his_o people_n to_o the_o tyranny_n as_o well_o as_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n what_o do_v he_o say_v to_o the_o french_a king_n pyramid_n then_o and_o the_o vindication_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n in_o divers_a other_o case_n from_o the_o insult_v of_o rome_n and_o to_o several_a other_o instance_n already_o give_v in_o this_o particular_a char._n but_o to_o sum_n up_o all_o this_o say_v he_o i_o must_v say_v the_o most_o vehement_a disputant_n against_o the_o people_n right_a of_o defend_v themselves_o must_v at_o length_n acknowledge_v thus_o much_o that_o whenever_o a_o papist_n king_n shall_v by_o tyranny_n establish_v the_o pope_n jurisdiction_n in_o england_n undoubted_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a sin_n than_o that_o people_n can_v be_v that_o with_o open_a arm_n oppose_v that_o tyranny_n fol._n 22._o this_o be_v a_o clause_n of_o double_a consolation_n first_o to_o the_o author_n that_o this_o popish_a king_n shall_v be_v damn_v the_o deep_a of_o the_o two_o and_o second_o to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o devil_n in_o good_a company_n char._n the_o very_a essence_n he_o say_v of_o a_o popish_a successor_n be_v the_o great_a plot_n upon_o england_n since_o the_o creation_n a_o plot_n of_o god_n himself_o to_o scourge_v a_o nation_n and_o make_v three_o kingdom_n miserable_a this_o must_v be_v a_o very_a great_a plot_n if_o it_o be_v the_o great_a plot_n that_o we_o have_v see_v even_o in_o our_o day_n a_o plot_n upon_o our_o law_n and_o it_o subvert_v they_o upon_o the_o church_n and_o it_o destroy_v it_o root_n and_o branch_n upon_o our_o estate_n and_o it_o take_v they_o away_o by_o violence_n upon_o our_o liberty_n and_o it_o enslave_v we_o upon_o our_o life_n and_o it_o be_v make_v death_n to_o do_v our_o duty_n it_o be_v a_o plot_n that_o leave_v we_o no_o other_o choice_n in_o many_o case_n but_o death_n or_o damnation_n if_o i_o have_v ask_v my_o revenue_n say_v the_o late_a king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n 24._o my_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n or_o any_o one_o of_o my_o kingdom_n it_o have_v be_v no_o wonder_n to_o have_v be_v deny_v in_o those_o thing_n where_o the_o evil_a policy_n of_o man_n forbid_v all_o restitution_n lest_o they_o shall_v confess_v a_o injurious_a usurpation_n but_o to_o deny_v i_o the_o ghostly_a comfort_n of_o chaplain_n seem_v a_o great_a rigour_n and_o barbarity_n than_o be_v ever_o use_v by_o christian_n to_o the_o mean_a prisoner_n and_o great_a malefactor_n who_o though_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n deprive_v of_o worldly_a comfort_n yet_o the_o mercy_n of_o religion_n allow_v they_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o clergy_n as_o not_o aim_v at_o once_o to_o destroy_v their_o body●_n and_o to_o damn_v their_o soul_n but_o my_o agony_n must_v not_o be_v relieve_v with_o the_o presence_n of_o any_o one_o good_a angel_n for_o such_o ●account_n a_o learned_a godly_a and_o discreet_a divine●_n &_o such_o i_o will_v have_v all_o mine_n to_o be_v they_o that_o envy_v my_o be_v a_o king_n be_v loath_a i_o shall_v be_v a_o christian_n while_o they_o sack_fw-mi to_o deprive_v i_o of_o all_o thing_n else_o they_o be_v a●●a●d_v i_o shall_v save_v my_o soul._n have_v the_o author_n of_o the_o character_n hear_v of_o this_o un-christian_a barbarity_n towards_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o most_o exemplary_a goodness_n and_o piety_n one_o of_o they_o that_o ever_o live_v and_o how_o he_o be_v yet_o after_o all_o this_o murder_v on_o a_o scaffold_n in_o the_o name_n and_o under_o the_o pretend_a sovereignty_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n how_o have_v he_o then_o the_o hardness_n of_o heart_n to_o set_v up_o that_o regicidal_a principle_n afresh_o and_o to_o pronounce_v the_o government_n of_o a_o popish_a successor_n to_o be_v a_o
the_o way_n i_o look_v upon_o majesty_n as_o a_o sacred_a character_n and_o not_o to_o be_v handle_v but_o with_o veneration_n wherefore_o whether_o his_o assumption_n be_v true_a of_o false_a i_o shall_v speak_v to_o it_o only_o as_o a_o supposition_n he_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o balance_a of_o the_o matter_n if_o say_v he_o a_o roman_a catholic_n can_v break_v a_o oath_n only_o for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o conquer_a which_o he_o know_v be_v do_v ill_o shall_v not_o a_o popish_a prince_n in_o england_n have_v ten_o time_n more_o inclination_n to_o break_v a_o oath_n for_o the_o propagation_n of_o his_o own_o faith_n which_o his_o conscience_n tell_v he_o be_v meritorious_a i_o answer_v that_o the_o break_n of_o a_o oath_n out_o of_o a_o lust_n of_o be_v great_a be_v the_o crime_n proper_o of_o a_o ambitious_a prince_n not_o of_o a_o popish_a for_o he_o do_v not_o consult_v his_o religion_n but_o only_o his_o glory_n in_o the_o commit_v of_o it_o and_o the_o same_o thirst_n of_o dominion_n with_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o indifference_n as_o to_o the_o business_n of_o right_n or_o wrong_n in_o concurrence_n with_o the_o same_o advantage_n of_o power_n and_o opportunity_n will_v have_v produce_v the_o very_a same_o essect_v in_o a_o prince_n of_o any_o other_o judgement_n well_o but_o he_o do_v a_o ill_a thing_n know_o and_o so_o be_v most_o of_o the_o ill_a thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o difference_n of_o protestant_n or_o papist_n but_o then_o his_o application_n of_o this_o ill_a thing_n do_v to_o another_o prince_n of_o the_o same_o persuasion_n be_v only_o the_o cut_n of_o one_o diamond_n with_o another_o and_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o our_o case_n but_o much_o more_o will_v a_o popish_a prince_n in_o england_n say_v he_o &c._n &c._n do_v it_o follow_v here_o that_o because_o a_o man_n will_v rather_o forswear_v himself_o to_o bring_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o pass_v than_o a_o bad_a one_o though_o we_o be_v to_o do_v no_o evil_a at_o all_o that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o that_o therefore_o for_o the_o compass_v of_o a_o good_a end_n a_o man_n will_v forswear_v himself_o neither_o have_v i_o ever_o as_o yer_z hear_v of_o the_o merit_n of_o propagate_a any_o religion_n by_o perjury_n or_o that_o the_o conscience_n of_o any_o sort_n of_o christian_n can_v justify_v they_o in_o a_o crime_n which_o even_o infidel_n themselves_o by_o the_o mere_a instinct_n of_o nature_n have_v in_o extreme_a abhorrence_n and_o he_o follow_v the_o point_n yet_o further_o char._n he_o have_v religion_n say_v he_o to_o drive_v the_o royal_a jehu_n on_o religion_n that_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n through_o all_o ag_n have_v set_v all_o nation_n in_o a_o flame_n yet_o never_o confess_v itself_o in_o the_o wrong_n these_o be_v strange_a word_n to_o come_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o pretender_n to_o scruple_n and_o a_o protestant_a advocate_n his_o quarrel_n be_v not_o now_o so_o much_o to_o a_o popish_a as_o to_o a_o religious_a successor_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o long_a popery_n but_o religion_n itself_o that_o he_o strike_v at_o as_o the_o dangerous_a and_o obstinate_a incendiary_n nay_o and_o since_o religion_n be_v in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v never_o otherwise_o he_o say_v so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o very_a fair_a expedient_a hint_v for_o the_o good_a of_o christendom_n to_o exterminate_v this_o spirit_n of_o discord_n religion_n from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o he_o have_v say_v only_o the_o pretext_n of_o religion_n he_o may_v have_v appeal_v either_o to_o the_o clamour_n of_o his_o brethren_n or_o to_o his_o own_o paper_n for_o it_o be_v the_o pretext_n that_o both_o furnish_v the_o fuel_n and_o blow_v the_o coal_n while_o religion_n lie_v burn_v in_o the_o furnace_n char._n beside_o say_v he_o how_o can_v a_o popish_a prince_n in_o attempt_v to_o establish_v his_o own_o religion_n believe_v he_o do_v his_o subject_n a_o injustice_n in_o that_o very_a thing_n in_o which_o he_o do_v god_n justice_n or_o think_v he_o injure_v they_o when_o he_o do_v their_o soul_n right_o fol._n 6._o this_o pretence_n of_o do_v god_n justice_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n right_o will_v entitle_v a_o prince_n with_o a_o much_o more_o plausible_a colour_n and_o a_o better_a grace_n to_o the_o break_n in_o upon_o the_o territory_n and_o subject_n of_o other_o prince_n and_o state_n under_o countenance_n of_o the_o same_o design_n for_o in_o that_o case_n there_o be_v no_o bar_n of_o a_o oath_n upon_o he_o whereas_o the_o same_o violence_n upon_o his_o own_o subject_n render_v he_o guilty_a of_o a_o manifest_a perjury_n but_o what_o do_v he_o mean_v by_o a_o attempt_n to_o establish_v his_o own_o religion_n if_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o argument_n it_o be_v well_o but_o if_o he_o make_v use_v of_o any_o compulsive_a act_n of_o authority_n contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n he_o stand_v accountable_a to_o god_n for_o breach_n of_o faith_n and_o do_v no_o justice_n to_o god_n in_o it_o neither_o nor_o right_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o people_n for_o where_o be_v the_o justice_n to_o god_n in_o make_v use_n of_o his_o name_n to_o a_o imposture_n and_o in_o render_v he_o not_o only_o a_o witness_n but_o in_o some_o sort_n a_o party_n to_o a_o cheat_n and_o where_o be_v the_o right_a to_o his_o people_n soul_n in_o force_v they_o to_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o religion_n with_o their_o lip_n which_o they_o abhor_v in_o their_o heart_n or_o in_o fine_a how_o can_v a_o popish_a prince_n so_o much_o as_o pretend_v either_o to_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o against_o so_o clear_a a_o light_n both_o of_o scripture_n and_o nature_n in_o short_a either_o he_o be_v indispensable_o bind_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n or_o at_o liberty_n whether_o he_o will_v do_v it_o or_o no_o if_o the_o former_a his_o oath_n must_v be_v either_o a_o nullity_n or_o a_o fraud_n and_o if_o the_o other_o his_o antecedent_n obligation_n have_v determine_v that_o liberty_n but_o religious_a frenzy_n say_v he_o fol._n 7._o leave_v that_o eternal_a intoxication_n behind_o it_o that_o where_o it_o commit_v all_o the_o cruelty_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v never_o sober_a after_o to_o be_v sorry_a for_o it_o how_o true_o and_o how_o severe_o be_v this_o say_v witness_v the_o impenitent_a end_n and_o course_n of_o all_o the_o king_n murderer_n both_o dead_a and_o living_n and_o now_o again_o thus_o say_v he_o whilst_o a_o popish_a king_n set_v his_o whole_a kingdom_n in_o a_o combustion_n how_o little_a do_v he_o think_v he_o play_v a_o second_o nero_n good_a conscienti-man_n not_o he_o alas_o he_o do_v not_o tune_n his_o joy_n to_o the_o tyrannic_a nero_n harp_n but_o to_o david_n mild_a and_o more_o sacred_a lyre_n whilst_o in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o pious_a ecstasy_n he_o sing_v te_fw-la deum_fw-la at_o the_o conflagration_n ib._n turn_v but_o popish_a king_n here_o into_o popish_a fanatical_a faction_n and_o what_o a_o admirable_a illustration_n be_v this_o of_o the_o brethren_n exultation_n and_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o sovereign_n the_o holy_a church_n and_o three_o kingdom_n nay_o and_o the_o florid_n humour_n go_v on_o with_o he_o still_o thus_o say_v he_o with_o a_o arbitrary_a unbounded_a power_n what_o do_v his_o licentious_a holy_a thirst_n of_o blood_n do_v less_o than_o make_v his_o kingdom_n a_o large_a slaughter-house_n and_o his_o smithfield_n a_o original_a shambles_n thus_o the_o old_a moloch_n once_o again_o revive_v to_o feast_v and_o riot_n on_o his_o dear_a human_a sacrifice_n and_o whilst_o his_o fiery_a iron_n hand_n crush_v the_o poor_a victim_n dead_a the_o propagation_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o he_o call_v it_o be_v the_o very_a trumpet_n that_o deafen_v all_o the_o feeble_a cry_n of_o blood_n and_o drown_v the_o die_a groan_n of_o what_o he_o murder_v ibid._n can_v any_o man_n read_v this_o pathetical_a figure_n of_o tyranny_n and_o desolation_n without_o turn_v the_o old_a moloch_n into_o the_o good-old-cause_a and_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o glorious_a sacrifice_n that_o be_v offer_v at_o white-hall-gate_n upon_o tower-hill_n cheapside_n charing-cross_n and_o in_o a_o word_n in_o all_o the_o quarter_n of_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n to_o that_o mercyless_a and_o insatiable_a idol_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o those_o wholesale_n carnage_n at_o edge-hill_n newbury_n marston-moor_n navesby_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o blood_n of_o loyal_a subject_n and_o true_a protestant_n be_v spill_v like_o water_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n all_o this_o while_n with_o the_o propagation_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o their_o mouth_n celebrate_v in_o their_o pulpit_n and_o festival_n these_o barbarous_a triumph_n and_o yet_o