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The Life of Boetius recommended to the author of the life of Julian
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as also be so severe with them in his Basilicon Doron as to incite even his hopeful Heir the great Prince Henry against them IX Let us now come to the Deposing Doctrine and whosoever reads but Knox Bucanan Goodman Bishop Bancroâ—ts dangerous Positions the Disseâ—ters sayings c. all writen within the four Seas Must needs aver and say that no Imp of Hell has ever yet out done them on this Subject Then for the Practice DOCTOR HEYLIN's History of Presbyterians without the pains of searching and turning over Volumns plainly shows That the proportion between the Roman and Calvinian Heros in this dispute and more especially if we consider the extent of Iurisdiction and the age of them is like the Tyber to the Mediterranean nor are the Sainâ—s ever contented with the bare deposing of a Governour but like Turks persue the whole Line and which is more are never quiet till they have alter'd the very Government also But what can a man think when we add this aggrevation that not only English Papists have it seems writen several Treatises against the Power of Deposing Kings but even in Popish Countries the Santarelluses the Marianas the Schopiuses the Bellarmins the Suarezes the Becanuses and other Books haue been publickly Condemn'd or Burnt as the Popelings themselves make appear and which is yet much further the very Priests and Supporters of the Triple Crown have this very year in France as our News Books publish damn'd the said Opinion to the pit of Hell a thing never yet done by any one Presbyterian Author that I know of tho Justiâ—ied by Thousands and much further from having been openly censur'd in any of their Convocations or Assemblies Nay our Goodmanites and Cargilites will bitterly Exclaime at the Doctrine as Antichristian in the Pope and yet die with it in their Mouths and own it with their last breath as an Article of Faith Nay how have the party even in London labour'd and sweated like so many Cyclopses in their Caves and secret Dens and at last thinking themselves strong and irresistible how openly have they declar'd with the impudence of Prostitutes For the putting by the Heir of the Crown the Prelude of degrading our present Sovereign and this notwithstanding his often hazarding his Royal Person in defence of his King and Countrey 'T is out of the hatred to Monarchy and not out of the least fear or apprehension of Religion that moves them to this fury for as most of our notedst Writers of the times remark no true or pretended Authority since the Reformation winkt more at Papists than the loud Criers against Popery as soon as they got into the Saddle or would have sooner given them Toleration had not the said Papists been such known and desperate Enemies to a Repâ—blick But further What Man in England of the least understanding or Moment that did not as much know the Duke's Religion since the year 74 as since that of 78. Yet till Oates's Information or Discovery for then the whole gang were Cock a Hoop how did the considerablest of the harmless Lambs still run to that compassionat Prince for favours Did not Dr. Owen and the chief of their respective Levites and in fine all the eminent Men as well Pastors as Sheep that found themselves agriev'd make applications to him tho the possibility of his Succession against which none of them exclaim'd till they could stand on their own Legs had then the same fatality and inconvenience attended it as at present Nay the PLOT should raise in any Man that do's not effectively deny it a higher esteem and admiration of this Great Man than before seeing Oates and Bedlo have both Sworn That the Conspirators ever dreaded his knowledge of their Designs notwithstanding it tended on the one hand to the Establishment of his now suppos'd Religion and on the other to the exalâ—ing him to the Crown it self But the partiality of the Saints when any thing crosses as they think their purpose will not only damn BEDLG but OATES too and all his Family and Abettors for thus they serv'd DUGDALE tho' not long before he had been so highly vouch'd 〈◊〉 Oath by their Martyr COLLEGE of famous memory Thus too TURBER VIL was used whoÌ„ was so serviceable that he even carried away the Bell from his elder Brethren in the Tryal of my L. Stafford Thus it has also far'd with SMITH a Man once honour'd with several Elogiums and among otheâ—s with that of his great Leâ—rning by reason of his Narrative which like Affricanus Asiâ—ticus c. gave even lustre and distinction to his NAME but now this very famous piece as an addition to his Misfortunes is declar'd and confess'd by a True Protestant to be written by a PHANATIC But who knows to the honour of the Phanatical Tribe but they have been the Writers and Inventers too of all the NARRATIVES and certainly that horrid imposition on the People of BEDLO's Narrative of the Fires does abundantly confirm us CARE being the Author and three or four Tender-conscienc'd BOOKSELLERS the Promoters as the All-discovering OBSERVATOR has most fully prov'd But of all the scrupulous and consciencious Witnesses I must needs confess none have been so stigmatiz'd and hardly used as the IRISH for the Godly have even made the Testimony of all the Natives of that Kingdom Proverbial and yet Who but They brought these poor Men upon the Stage Who but They fed them with the fat things and with the very Grapes of Canaan till at last they put their Teeth on edge and Who but They were the common Vouchers and Compurgators for their Manners and the learned Heralds and Antiquaries â—o prove their great Descent and Quality Yet now how many mean Villains Scoundrels Beggers Papists Tories Bog-trotters not to be credited by any Christian c. were they call'd after they once appear'd against the Brethren Nay so illuminated were all the True Proâ—estants on a sudden that notwithstanding the Oaths of seven or eight of these Teigues upon whose Testimony the Parliament voted an IRISH PLOT and notwithstanding half as many English-men who had with the general applause of the Saints so illusâ—rated and made evident the English Plot that several were Hang'd and Executed upon their Oaths and notwithstanding also a pretty Paper declar'd Treason by the four INNS of COURT and by the Loyal Addresses of most of the NATION they brought in the Bill IGNORAMUS though some of the Iury were of such tender consciences a thing that cannot be too often remembred and which our Chronicles will never forget they could Indict and thâ— Bill was also found no meaner a Person than the Earl of Danby upon the Account of one single man's Accusation who was then actually at the Bar for Treason and whose Evidence plainly tended to his own security and advantage But who dares or can censure a Iury-man's Conscience say they and their Apologists I answer a MONSTER that has no Reason no Principle
Faith when on the one side the Infidel sees not only several Old Caviliers seveâ—al Zâ—â—lous Church of England menâ— and several persons whofe whole Livelihood depends on the King's wellâ—are question not a liâ—tle by reason of many strange stories in the Narratives manâ— evident dâ—sproofâ—s in Tryals whether His Majâ—sty were really in all this so long talk'd of danger and especially when the Lives poverty parts and odd coming in of the Witnesses happened not â—o be over advanâ—agious to their Testimony to wâ—ich may be also added that all Protestant Embâ—ssadors and Ministers smile at the Noise nor has any Reform'd Prince or State congratulated â—is Majesty's escape as they and their Predecessors have always done when any of our King 's were in real danâ—er I say who can heartily blaâ—e the Infidel when on the one side he sees the â—ing's known â—riends to Hesitate and on the other side finds all the remaining Iudges of Charles I. all that were at Retrive for Charles II. after Worcester Fight all thâ—â— were in Garison in Haberdashers and Goldsmiths-Hall all Venner's Brigadeers and in fine all mankind that are opâ—nly â—aters of the King and Monarchy wonderfully Solicitous for His Majesty's Safety support the Witnesses demand with zeal Iustice on the Conspirators and their ABETTERS and will not only go to fisty-cuffs with any man that doubts or scratches his head at some hard particulars but hang him without mercy if ever he comes under any Iury of Theirs Certainly one may with some reason doubt Miracles which Iews and Iews that never agreed together before so much as in the day of the month promote and crâ— up assuring us all the while that the defence of Christianity is their driâ—t and aim Nay Iews too that fly in the faces of these infallible Witnesses and presently make them the greatest Monsters in Nature if they chance to accuse a Brother of any Villany tho' never so probable or plain To shew yet further the real zeal a True Protestant bearâ— to His Majesty what Magistrate or Magistracy asserts His Kingly Rights whom they have not vilified and Lampoon'd at the very time perchance when they are running down â—ome Servant of His Majesty even upon pretence of his defaming the Justice of the Nation 'T is lawful in them to rail at a Surrey Iury if they censure Mr. Pilkington for discrediting a fellow Citizen They may forsooth without any fault libel some of the eminentest Gentlemen of Essex as corrupt and perjur'd if they find Billingsgate-Hickeringill to have a black and scandalous mâ—uâ—h Nor shall the Oxfordshire Iury-men want Iudgments if Pamphlets can creatâ— them for condemning COLLEDG a Traytor of as rank a smell in a manner as the late Regicides themselves For he was publicly Seditious in his words and he himself confess'd that he came with Horse and Arms to Oxford to guard the Parliament against the Papists and what that means in the mouth of one that reckon'd the Bishops Tantivies and the rest of the King's Friends at least Popishly inclin'd may be easily imagin'd 'T was prov'd also against him that in a Qâ—arrel about the Parliament he said he had lost bloud in the Cause and that more ere long would be lost He said also openly He might for ought he knew be a Colonel shortly Again 't was proved that upon the old sham and pretence of Protestant Religion and Property he was a promoter even by distinctive Ribbons of Ligues and Parties That he was a disperser of Villanous Pictures and Ballads to the King's Dishonour That the first Draught of the Trayterous Libel the RARE SHEW was found in his House That He had given it out to be Printed and that he justified the horrid Proceedings of the Long Parliament even the King's Murther All which and more was made out against him by Witnesses of unspotted Reputation besides the many positive and probable Treasons sworn by Dugdale Smith Turbervil and the rest of his intimate Companions And yet for all this the Miscreant is vindicated by the Party honour'd with a Picture and under iâ— Verses that vilifie the public Iustice in the highest degree But if we come to single Persons who has in the Nation been so harrast and bespatter'd with so many Calumnies and Lyes as Mr. L'ESTRANGE One if we consider his Quality not only of a Family still in being and Eminent among us but as ancient as the Conquest and which is more so Noble and Great then that a Princely House to wit that of Darby deemâ— the Title and Honour it receives thence as the first â—lower in its Câ—ronet If we come to his Breeding He is a Man of â—etters and oâ— excellent Conversâ—tion too Nor was there ever a greater Master of the English Tongue whether we consider the clearness and variety of his Expression or his stupendious celerity in writing Then for his Loyalty which is his great fault and has contracted him all his Enemies He sided early with the lâ—â—e King was in Newgate for Treason also as they call'd it for Him He was esteem'd in the worst of Times by all the Cavaliers as one of their choice Members and as soon as the King return'd by defending the Chuâ—ch He drew all the enrag'd Hornets about his Ears which now shows us further his Fidelity since upon the discovery of any Treachery or â—alshood in him they might have legally excluded him from all Pardon and Indemnity Lastly for his Religion and firmness to the Church of England no man from first to last ever gave gâ—â—aâ—er testimony of it than he being still in the Cap still in the Breach as his disadvantageous Books to Popery show as well as those against the Treachercus and Apostate Children of the Church the most dangerous Enemies by many degrees as the Affairs of the Nation have stood these sevâ—ral years Mr. Prance therefore got as little Credit by accusing him for a Papist as he did by his voluntary and open Confession to the King and Council That what he said of Sir E. Godfrey ' s Murther was false from Top to Bottom Nor could he have invented a more foolish and unlikely place than SOMER SET-HOUSE for Mr. L'Estrange as a conceal'd Papist â—o frequent since â—rotestants of all conditions are daily running thither as they do to the Iews Synagogue to view their Fashions and Ceremonies But what has this Gentleman done to deserve their Barbarous and Republican Usage Why because like a faithful East-Angle or Norâ—olk-man OBSERVING the Danish-Fleet on the Coast their Hinguar and Hubba landed King Edmond and his Family pursu'd he fires the Beacons allarms his Fellow-subjects and thereby defends not only Christian Religion but prevents also the spilling of more Royal Bloud and therefore I dare affirm if ever any body sav'd a Kingdom by a PEN Mr. L'Estrange has really done it Besides we are not only beholden to Mr. L'Estrange and ingenious Heraclitâ—s who follows him close and with long strides for discovering the many