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A38185	The Franciscan convert, or, A recantation-sermon of Anthony Egan ... preached in London on April 6, 1673 to which is annexed, A narrative of the strange behaviour and speeches of the papists in Ireland since His Majesties declaration of indulgence : and the commendatory letter in Latine, given to the author by his superiour before his conversion.	Egan, Anthony, B.D.; Ford, Henry, Sir, 1619?-1684.	1673 (1673)	Wing E248; ESTC R7765	10,949	36

be enquired by some Whether I be not gone from Popery to Popery that is unto the same Church though of another Denomination it being objected that the Constitutions of this Church are framed out of Popery and the Common Prayer Book compiled out of the Mass-Book I answer The Devil hath many devices to carry on his own interest and the Papists do contrive many Engines to distract Protestants and I look upon this Objection to be hammered in their Forge to make us worry one another and to break our Communion But to give a full answer to the objection let me tell you that I think I understand the Mass-Book better than any here and can assure you the Argument is vain and unworthy My reason follows first all is not Popery that is in the Mass-book there are several particulars of the Primitive Litturgy that is not Popery There are several places taken out of the holy Bible neither is that Popery Secondly there are several other good things in the mass-Mass-book and if it were not so the Cheat would be evident to every Eye You know the Devil could tempt our Saviour in Scripture language shall we therefore expunge these Scriptures because the Devil used them He transforms himself sometimes into an Angel of light yet that makes him no less a Devil though harder to be discovered The reformation quarrels not with the Church of Rome for any thing that is good but what is really bad We differ not from Rome in any thing but wherein she hath differed from her self so the Schism is in Rome not here and from very good grounds I am apt to believe that Rome hath altered almost as much in her Religion as in her Language for you may as well say that the Italian is the ancient Language of Rome as the present Court of Rome is the ancient Church of Rome The Church is compared to a Spouse the Pope hath put her in a Fools coat and besmeared her face with filth and nastiness The Reformation washeth her face and takes from her her ridiculous garments but meddles not with her Essentials nor any thing else but what is an apparent scandal But I know not how to represent the condition of our Church at the time of the Reformation better than by comparing it to a house infected with the Plague The Charity and Wisdom of Authority orders this house to be cleansed by burning all the infected Rags but the Pewter Brass or Iron and other goods not capable of any infection still abide to the use of the house What remains of the comparison I leave to your own meditation to illustrate I have only this to say That as the Papists have attempted my life I must conclude that they will traduce my name and bespatter my reputation but I hope your Charity will relieve me and for my own part with the Almighties assistance I will be cautious that my life scandalize not my Profession that from thence the Enemies of the Lord may have no cause to blaspheme I hope you will joyn with me in giving to the God of my mercies all honour and praise the just Tribute of all created beings henceforth and for evermore AMEN A true Narrative of some of the Actions and Speeches of several Papists in Ireland since his Majesties Declaration of Indulgence published in that Kingdome whereby does appear the great disadvantages and hazards such persons as are converted from Popery to the Protestant Religion must of necessity expose themselves to By me Anthony Egan now Minister of the Gospel late a Franciscan Fryer and Guardian of the Friery of Monasterioris in the Kings County in the Province of Leinster Confessor general throughout the said Kingdom and Chaplain to several persons of quality of the Popish Religion there BY the Providence of God I was Converted to the Protestant Religion about two years since at which time I obtained from the succeeding Guardian of the Friery whereof I was formerly Guardian a Guardian being used to be Elected every three years a Testimonial of my good behaviour before I declared my self in publick to be Converted After my Conversion I applied my self to the Lord Bishop of Clonfeart who gave me a Curates place in Loughreah with some other preferment in the County of Galloway worth about 80 l. per annum where I shortly after in using my Function in the Church was shot at by one Thomas Tressey a Papist Inhabitant of that place but not wounded for which he was afterward bound to his good behaviour by the said Bishop after which the Papists there did several times threaten me with death whereupon for preservation of my Life I was forced to retire into Lymerick whereby I lost such preferment as the said Bishop had bestowed upon me But before I went from Loughreagh several of the Papists Priests and others living thereabouts which I am ready to name and do hereby Accuse did publiquely report that his Majesty his Royal Highness and all the Nobility Gentry of the Kingdome of England were privately of their Religion which they used as an Argument to make me fall back again to Popery After my coming to Lymerick I being appointed to Preach an Anniversary Sermon in Detestation of the late Rebellion there several Popish Priests and others came to hear me and after Sermon ended as I was going from Supper assaulted me in the Night-time and endeavoured to kill me but by the providence of God I defended my self and escaped unhurt After that I came to Youghall about Christmas last where one of the Papists there did report in the hearing of Credible Witnesses that he should think himself very happy if he could have opportunity to kill me though he should be hanged for it immediately for which the said Papist was by the Mayor committed to prison After which to save my life I was forced to go to Dublin and being recommended by the Earl of Orrary to the Arch-Bishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland I had Authority and did preach as well in the Cathedrals as other Churches there and as often as I preached was assaulted in the Streets by a Rabble of Papists of that Citty in one of which Assaults my Man was wounded and I hardly escaped their Fury whereupon my Lord Lieutenant of Ireland gave me his Protection notwithstanding which I was persecuted and assaulted as much as before in so much that I was forced for safeguard of my Life to come for England to my great discouragement and the discouragement of all such that are Protestants of that Kingdome and others that would be so were they not held to their Superstition for fear of losing their Lives by the fury and rage of the Papists there During my abode in Ireland since my Conversion I was instrumental in Converting several Priests and others to the Protestant Religion and without doubt many more would have been turned from the Romish Church had they not been affrighted by the rigour and