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A48212 A letter to an honourable member of the House of Commons, in the vindication of the Protestant Reformed Church, as established by law, in opposition to the superstitious and idolatrous Church of Rome 1679 (1679) Wing L1699; ESTC R5726 7,854 16

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Precepts which Refine and Establish and no way Vitiate and Destroy the Moral Law These horrid Supererogators do seem with Reverence be it spoken to out-act the most Holy Law-giver while by different Rules and Practices they set up their Own and not His Kingdom while they enlarge the straight gate of Heaven by forcing their Disciples and Proselytes to Enter in by Treason and Murder and other horrid Crimes and by giving Absolution without Repentance and damning them Eternally as they make them believe if they make Publick Confession of their Crimes at the time of their Suffering as Malefactors making themselves just do in a manner most impiously condemn their Maker as putting upon him to receive the unjust Criminals into his Glory without publick Confession and Repentance whereupon they make their Works meritorious and canonize Miscreants for Saints who are justly condemned and executed as Traytors and Murderers Wherefore it is most suitable to the Principles of Reason and Religion in a holy Faith and a flaming Zeal to offer our own Hands and Hearts to Almighty God our heavenly Father and the Holy Jesus our most gracious Redeemer so to fortifie us with the supernatural Assistance of his Holy Spirit that we may choose rather to embrace the gentler flames of Fire and Faggot here than enter into more horrid everlasting Burnings hereafter and by his Grace rather to resist unto Blood than enter into Communion with those Monsters of Religion who eat their God and most patiently to submit our selves to the highest Torments imaginable rather than prostitute our selves to the Idol of Mass wherein they contrary to divine Writ offer up the Holy Jesus many times a day as a propitiatory Sacrifice who was once for all offered upon the Cross for the Sins of the whole World And I do most truly profess from my very Heart and Soul I had rather be Massacred ten thousand times if I had so many Lives to lose and be barbarously made an Example of their most severe Malice expressed upon me in the highest Torture imaginable ever resigning my self by Faith and Patience into my Redeemer's hands rather thou forfeit my Soul Conscience and Religion in a base Compliance with them in their gross Superstition and Idolatry in the Adoration of the Host and in holding the Element of Bread and Wine in the Holy Eucharist after Consecration to be the Natural Body and Blood of Christ contrary to all Sense and Philosophy and the Words of our Blessed Saviour who calleth the Wine the fruit of the Vine after Consecration whereupon we have great Authority to believe that the Bread and Wine do not so lose their own Nature as to be turn'd into most different Natural and Corporeal Substances but after a most Divine manner made the Body and Blood of Christ which is most really and Spiritually conveyed to a Worthy Communicant by Faith And perhaps they of a different Perswasion will rashly judge me not to be a Worthy Communicant because I am so Uncharitable which is their harsh Censure as I humbly conceive and not my just Errour because at the Reception of the Eucharist I do strictly Examine my Conscience according to rectified Reason and the more Excellent Sanctions of Divine Writ as the most exact Rule to Examin and Inform our Consciences by And if they shall please in Fraternal correction to Convince me of my Errours out of those most pure and solid grounds of Religion I do here most faithfully promise that I will readily submit my self to the Truth ever praying that God my Heavenly Father would be pleased in his Grace to Direct Govern and Sanctifie me with his most Holy Spirit in the great Moments of his Glory and my own Everlasting Salvation that I may learn to quit all my Private Interest and Judgment and Prejudice whatsoever that stands in opposition to his most Holy Will And I am sure that all the Sons of the Church of England have so great a Charity for the Roman Dissenters a great if not the greatest part the Jesuits and their Disciples excepted being Persons of great Honour and Justice and would not do a base thing to gain the World therefore let us heartily pray and use our utmost Interest and endeavours to promote their Conversion to the truly C●●holick Apostolick F●ith much better than the Roman falsely so called and it is highly hoped and prayed for that th● High Court of Parliament would be pleased to Order some most able Clergy to instruct them as their Spiritual Guides and to make provision for poor Converts that they may have all due encouragement to enter into Communion with our Church and that all true Converts may freely enjoy all the Liberties and Privileges belonging to this and most fervently praying that they at last may participate of the Eternal Glory of that more Excell●nt Kingdom And because Christ the most Just and Holy Law-giver hath commanded us to render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's let us pay the King the Tribute of our Fortunes it being our Interest as well as Duty to support his Stat● and our selves in his Government that he bear not the Sword in vain let us strengthen his Arm and render him able to Protect us in our Extremity let us therefore give his Majesty with a loyal Heart and an open Hand such Supplies that are suitable to his Just and Great Occasions that he may be made capable to Defend the True Catholick Church and Faith His Royal Person and Authority and the Laws and Liberties of his People committed to his Charge in opposition to all Domestick and Foreign Enemies who threaten Fire and Faggot and bloody Massacres to all good Christians and an utter ruine to the Church and Kingly Power and Government as now Established by Law and a final Desolation to the whole Kingdom And according to his most Holy Precept above all let us render to God the things that are Gods that his Glory may be declared by us in the Adoration of his most Holy Attributes and in our Obedience to his most Sacred Commands which that they may be most Religiously observed let such Effectual Penal Laws be Enacted or brought into Execution which concern the strict observance of the Lords Day and such due severe Punishments may be Inflicted upon irreligious and prophane Debauchees for Blasphemy Atheism Swearing Perjury Drunkenness and other reigning Sins of our Nation that God out of his infinite Mercy would pardon our Enormous Offences and Transgressions And therein bless his Majesty and his Great Council of Parliament and all his People committed to his Care and Protection That Gods most Sacred Name may be ever Glorified and we made partakers of Peace and Happiness here and Eternal Felicity hereafter And in reference to it it is humbly desired by all Sober and Religious men that the Lords and Commons would be pleased to make joynt and humble Addresses to the King to Command Fasts to be Instituted and Observed every Month that Prayers and Supplications be made for the Church the King and his Great Council of Parliament and for all in Authority and all the People of his Realms for the atonement of our Sins and the full Discovery of the Plots and preservation of the Persons of the Roman Dissenters in their Conversion to the True Christian Faith And to this end let us humble our selves in Weeping Fasting and Prayer and faithfully embrace that excellent Precept of our Saviour in denying our selves in the Mortification of our sensual Appetites that our outward man by several steps and periods of crucifying our sinful Lusts be resigned to the intire Dominion of our Soules And that we may take up his Cross in the patient submission of our Wills to his most holy Will and in all our Troubles and Afflictions ever kiss the Rod and his gentle hand of Correction and by following him in his Holy Precepts and Example may write after his Divine Copy by our Imitation of him in the Holy Flames of Devotion in Prayer in a well tempered Zeal with Meekness and Knowledge in a patience elevated with Charity to our Enemies ever resigning our selves by a most strong and lively Faith in all our Trials and Sufferings into his most gracious hands humbly prostrating our selves with a filial Fear and Reverence at the Feet of our great and Glorious Creator Preserver and Redeemer most fervently imploring his Blessing in all the Offices of his Mediatorship that he as a King would Govern Protect and reward us and as a Prophet would teach and instruct us in the Ways of Truth Peace and Salvation And as a Priest having once sacrificed himself upon the Altar of the Cross and now sitting at the right hand of God in Heaven would intercede for us in the Pardon of all our Sins here and at last graciously present our Soules and Bodies without Spot and Wrinckle to his heavenly Father at that great day of his coming to Judgment FINIS