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A68974	Humble motiues for association to maintaine religion established Published as an antidote against the pestilent treatises of secular priests.	Diggs, Thomas, Gentleman.; Balmford, James, b. 1556, attributed name.; Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618, attributed name.	1601 (1601)	STC 3518; ESTC S116947	18,476	46

popish and dangerous ende discouered hereafter ●oth manifesse them to be papists though some of them disclaymed that name and yet are not therby Iustified For Dolman saith that papists and puritans would not be so called But did they deny themselues to be Romish Catholiques Whatsoeuer they pretend I freely confesse that the end of my publishing this petition is by putting this motiō for Association to preserue religion established into the heades of wise and religious men to occasion something to be thought of whereby the hope of the Papists might be vtterly frustrated I present it to your Lordships by name as to them who haue will and power to prevent the purpose of the Papists and to further so good a motion as this I will not discourse against toleration sith I wright to your Fatherhoods who out of your profession can best tell that it is a principall clause of the new couenaunt that there should be but one Shepheard and one sheepfould one God one way So that they are no sound gospellers that harken to a toleration of Antichristianity vnder a most christian Queene who hath suffered for the gospell both subiect soueraigne But good my Lords giue me leaue to say somwhat for Associatiō in this petition perswaded and the rather because in these printed babbles and brabbles the Papists indeuour to make ciuill warre betwene the best christians that is as Dolman diuids and discribes them Protestants viz. such as depend vpon ecclesiastical dignities and Puritans viz. such as pretend perfection in religion Call to minde right reuerend the course of times remember that when the Earle of Leicester liued it went for currant that all Papists were Traitors in action or affection He was no sooner dead But Sir Christopher Hatton noted by Philopater for publique and bitter invectiues against papists being one himselfe he bearing swaye Puritans were trounced and traduced as troublers of the state Presently after his death there comes forth by meanes of the late Lord Treasurer a proclamation and commissions throughout the land to inquire for Priests for their receiuers recusants and such like least if they were not looked vnto betime the informations which were sent to Rome and Spaine of the number and readines of prepared papists should proue too true at the spanish second inuasion then intended But now that that Lord Treasurer is gone and the Earle of Essex through his fatall error taken away the cry is Preists be tolerable men but Puritans may not be abidden Remember I say and pray these thinges And consider Whether a Snake lurkes not vnder the grasse and whether there be not some crafty Sinon of Sir Christopher Hattons stampe as it is imprinted by Philopater who maketh way to these Troian horsses the popish Bookes If this may be supposed I beseech your Lordships enter into this further consideration that if diuision betwene protestants and puritans be avialable for Popery the contrary must needs be good for the preseruation of religion established But if it may please your Lordships to giue me leaue to signifie the cause why they thus peswade the oppression of puritans I doubt not but that yee will feare his feare who said Timeo Danaos vel dona ferentes and suspect the perswasion of such enimies as with whom it is a ground of policie as well in peace as in warr Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirit and a Constant Canō that faith is not to be keept with here tiques The cause is sufficiently bewrayed in the wardword and answer to a Iesuited gentleman to witt that wheras they take the puritans to be their gratest opposits they would haue thē especially knowne professors to be kept downe Quousque while the catholike parttie to vse their owne words may haue some swaye in the ballance with them In which cause let vs obserue three things First they pretend to hold only the puritans for their opposits As if your Lordships could be content to giue way to their toleration and yet they cannot but take knowledge and that with some signification of their feeling of that worthy Prelate the Lord Bishop of Duresme his godly exhortation at Pauls crosse against toleration they cannot but in their Quodlibets scornefully terme the godly sermon of that reuerend father the Bishop of Chester a preachmēt report him to be a pvritans for inueighinge against thē at Pauls crosse equallyas against the Iesuits and they cannot but ioyne even in these Bookes Caluinists with Puritans Now this word Caluinists comprehendeth Protestants as well as Puritans So that we may gather that when their time serueth they will speake out that which Bristow in his motiues writeth viz. That we are all puritans in hart But your Lordships are wise to conclude that if the Admirant of Arragon spared the papists no more then other in the borders of Germany if it be true which the priests now report That the Duke of Medina said that if he had preuailed against England with his invincible Armado He would haue spared papists no more than protestants but make way for his maister Then they will not spare your Lordships in their golden or bloudy day though ye should plead neuer so earnestly that ye are L. Bishops and no puritans To this end is the second note to be obserued to wit that knowne professors are specially aimed at And here I pray yow remember that Edward Squyre was sent to poyson her Maiestie whom God preserue as well as the Earle of Essex Is our gratious Queene a puritan Nay was the Earle a puritan who was lead by Papists in his sinnfull attempt and at his arraignment misliked puritans opinion touching Church gouernment No no it is evident that all be puritans with them which stand for the gospell And therefore Dolman in his epistle doth cunningly insinuate aduise to make the Earle away as if he had written to this effect If her Maiestie were dead wee were not a whit the nearer our purpose so long as Essex is in place But if we could be rid of him there were none of like policy valor resolution authority and sauor with the people to hold the protestāts together against the Infanta and popery According to which in sinuation for a signe is as good as a sentence to prepared mindes frendes of Spayne when Squiers poyson fayled working vpon the Earles impatiency by meanes and deuises drew him to that attempt of making a forcible way to presēt his ereifes to her Maiestie This is held for truth S. Robert Cicill avouching as much at Cuffes arraignment howsoeuer the answerer to the Iesuited gentleman dare sware contrary to that which is published by authority and commonly knowne that papists partakers in the Earles desastrous action were drawne they knew not wher vnto and yet none but papists were appointed toward the vtter court gate the hall and presence and to kepe the Honorable personages whom her Maiestie sent to the Earle and none but such