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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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that_o he_o public_o acknowledge_v and_o humble_o submit_v to_o it_o nor_o be_v he_o only_o in_o his_o own_o person_n obedient_a and_o a_o loyal_a subject_n to_o the_o emperor_n but_o write_v to_o the_o roman_n he_o do_v as_o a_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n chr●st_n command_v they_o also_o to_o be_v loyal_a and_o obedient_a let_v every_o soul_n every_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a the_o supreme_a power_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o he_o add_v that_o they_o shall_v render_v to_o they_o tribute_n custom_n fear_v honour_n and_o all_o their_o duty_n by_o supreme_a power_n there_o he_o mean_v man_n possess_v supreme_a power_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n under_o which_o he_o and_o the_o roman_n than_o be_v be_v nero_n a_o most_o impious_a pagan_n and_o persecutor_n of_o christ_n and_o christian_n and_o yet_o every_o soulq_n within_o his_o empire_n even_o peter_n as_o well_o as_o paul_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o
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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 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〈◊〉_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 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