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A whipp a whipp, for the schismaticall animadverter upon the Bishop of Worcester's letter by Roger L'Estrange.
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L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.
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What Positions Observe it These are the very words he strikes at and terms so Virulent From Diversity grows Dislike from Dislike Enmity from Enmity Opposition and from Opposition first Separation and Schisme in the Church and then Faction Sedition and Rebellion in the State which is a progress very natural and I would we had not found it to be so by our own Experience c. So that unlesse the King will renounce the Right of his Fathers Cause the People are by This miserable Scribler animated to renounce his Majesty He makes broad Signes too to the people to stick to their Covenant Pag. 12. and Commits the Rest to Providence Let it not be said now that I force his Meaning and that his words in some places may be taken in a more Favourable Sense it suffices me that they faâ—ly bear This and the Worst which without Violence the Words will bear may with great Justice be apply'd to his Meaning Non quid dixerint sed quò spectarint videndum Libels are to be understood by their Hints rather than by their Words See first the main Scope of the Libell which is in This particular most undeniable to defame the Bishops Disaffect the People and Streighten the Power of the King Which Seditious Aime being taken for granted whatsoever may be therein understood in Favour of Mischief may be very Charitably Concluded for a Contrivance of it I Argue from These Reasons First his Concealment is a kind of Flight and tacitly amounts to a Proof against kim Next 't is agreed that his Intent is evill and the worst sense holds best Proportion with his Purpose Here are untoward Circumstances and yet There 's one more which in my Opinion outweighs all we have spoken of The Bishop thinks himself ill us'd by Mr. Baxter and the Animadverter steps between at the request we must Imagine of the Honourable He undertakes to say what he dislikes in the One what in the Other and in fine Many a Quarrel he picks with the Bishop dividing only in One Point from the Presbyterian That is in his own Terms As to the main Controversie I think the Bishop hath much the better of Mr. Baxter For if the Question between them was as Dr. Gunning and Dr. Pâ—arson do attest such a Command is so evidently lawful that I shall much wonder if Mr. Baxter did ever dispute it We see here what he means by the main Controversie and wherein the Libeller dissents from Mr. Baxter The Rest being only Tempest and Invective against the Bishop without the least hint of a blame upon the Other See now wherein they Agree which must needs be in every thing save That wherein they Differ that is in These following Positions the Animadverter and the Casuist are Hand and Glove TEN POSITIONS Which some say Restor'd the KING I. IF a Prince want such Understanding Goodnesse or Power as the People judge Necessary to the Ends of Government in the first Case he is Capable of the Name but not of the Government in the Second he Deposes himself in the Third the want of Power deposes him Theses 135 136 137. II. If a Prince in a Military State against his People be by them Conquer'd they are not Obliged to Restore him without some other Obligation then their Allegeance Thes. 145. III. If a Prince be injuriously Expell'd by what Power-soever that Resolves to Ruine the Common-wealth rather then he shall be Restor'd and if the Common-wealth may prosper without his Restoring That Prince is bound to resign his Government or if he Refuse the People are to judge him Incapable by Providence Thes. 147. IV. If a Prince be so long Out that the Nation cannot well stand without another Providence has dispossess'd the Former aâ—d we are to make a new Choyce Thes. 149. V. If a Prince be thrown out by 〈◊〉 Rebellion the strongest Rebel may ex Charitate undertake the Government The Case holds in Good Livings Thes. 150 VI. Any thing that is a sufficient sign of the will of God that This is the Person by whom we must be Governed is enough as joyned to Gods Laws to oblige us to consent and obey him as our Governour Thes. 153. VII And yet All the People have not this right of choosing their Governours but commonly a part of every Nation must be compelled to consent Thes. 159. VIII Those that are known Enemies to the Common good in the chiefest parts of it are unmeet to Govern or choose Governours else give us up to our Enemies or to Satan But such are multitudes of ungodly vicious men IX If a People bound by Oath shall dispossesse their Prince and Chuse and Covenant with another they may be Obliged by their Latter notwithstanding their former Covenaâ—t X. Though a Nation wrong their King and so quoad Meritum Causae they are on the worser side yet may he not Lawfully war against the Publick good on that accompt nor any help him in such a war because propter finem he hath the worser cause Thes. 352. That these Maxims brought in the King who questions A word now to the Rabbi's Doctrine Concerning the English Government 1. The real Sovereignty here amongst us was in King Lords and Commons Pag. 72. 2. The Law that saith the King shall have the Militia supposeth it to be against Enemies and not against the Common-wealth nor them that have part of the Sovereignty with him To resist him here is not to resist Power but Usurpation and private will in such a case the Parliament is no more to be resisted then He. Thes. 363. 3. If the King raise Warr against such a Parliament upon their Declaration of the Dangers of the Common-wealth the People are to take it as raised against the Common-wealth Thes. 358. 4. And in that Case saith he the King may not only be resisted but ceaseth to be a King and entreth into a State of Warr with the People Thes. 368. These with our Animadverter pass for unquestionable Fundamentals of Government but whether a doubting soul may be Compell'd to Kneel when it hath a mind to sit That 's a nice point indeed To passe over the Libellers Scandalous and Barefac'd Impostures His Rude and Impetuous Violences wee 'l only ask Why all this Fury and Contrivement against the Bishop Is 't as a Friend to a silenc'd Brother And the main cause Tho' by the Spite I should suspect a Personal Pique But there may be something else in 't too and if the man comes off at last say I 'm a Wizard No matter what it is Hee 's very much Offended And no matter for that neither Offended he is at the Stile I would he had quarreld it in a Better but at the Bishops Passion beyond measure Truly upon Perusal of it more then Once and weighing it Word by Word I can find nothing in the Language that does not very well beseeme the Pen and Dignity of a Prelate Yet there was Cause enough for a little Sharpnesse and here 's the Case in short The Bishop of Worcester finding the Parish of Kidderminster infected with Mr. Baxters Doctrine who Preach'd there without either Cure or License forbids him to Preach there any more and Preaches there himself to Disabuse them hinting the unfaithful dealing they had receiv'd from One in great Authority among them concerning the Kings Cause The Rites of the Church and the sinfulnesse of a Lawful Command because by Accident it might be the occasion of Sin c. Hereupon Mr. Baxter addresses to the Inhabitants of Kidderminster pretends that he was silenc'd for denying such a Position Which was not so but for Preaching without a License and charges the Bishop to have delivered in the Pulpit words tending to his Defamation and neither of Charity Truth nor Sobernesse This Scandal and some other Partial Relations short of and beyond the true State of the Matter were the occasion of the Bishops Letter where I must confesse the Bishop of Worcester may be thought thus far Severe to Mr. Baxter in that he hath foyld him by Proofs not to be denyed and by Reasons not to be answered THE END Books sold by H. Brome at the Gun in Ivie-lane A Geographicall Dictionary Justice Revived being the whole Office of a Countrey Justice of the Peace Mr. Mortons Rule of Life Books written by R. L'Estrange Esq The Holy Cheat. A Caveat to the Cavaliers A Modest Plea The Relaps'd Apostate or an Answer to the Presbyterian Liturgy State Divinity or A Supplement to the Relaps'd Apostate Imprimatur libellus hic cui titulus Pulpit-Conceptions Popular Deceptions or The Grand Debate resumed in the point of Prayer c. cum laude Dignissimi Authoris Approbavit ROBERTUS PORY S. T. P. Reverendmo in Christo Patri ac Domino Domino GULIELMO Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi totius Angliae Primati Metropolitano Sacellanus Domesticus Page 15. lin 19 20. read thus most apt for the present to promote D. E. A Shrewd one An Elegance An Elegance of D. E's The like of R. W. The Sâ—hismatique à la mode D. E. ☜ D. E. Presbyterianissimè ☞ D. E. D. E. D. E. D. E. Pag. 21. Mat. 27. 25. D. E. Pag. 2. 3. D. E. D. E. Act. 20. 28. 1 Pet. 5. 2. D. E. D. E. D. E. D. E. D. E. Publ. Worship Pag. 67. Except Pag. 8. D. E. D. E. ☜ Pag. 10. Pag. 11. D. E. D. E. D. E. D. E. D. E. Eâ— B◠〈◊〉 19. ☜ D. E. D. E. 1 Cor. 11. 23 24 25. D. E. D. E. D. E. Sâ—are broken Pag. 23. D. E. Pag. 33. D. E. Pag. 2. Pag. 9. Pag. 2. Pag. 5. Bishop of Worst Pag. 18. Animad Pag. 1. Destructive of all Kings The Case of the late King when he was Bouâ—t and Sold in 〈◊〉 The Case of the King and the Commons in 1650. Oliver Chosen by Proâ— Olivers taking the Government upon him was a deed of Charity Oliver by the Will oâ— God though not by the Grace of God The Cavaliers compell'd to consent and the Bretâ—ea to chuse For fear of the King and his Friends Presbyterian Absolution The King câ— do 〈◊〉 wrong with a Salâ— The King of England no Monarch The King has the Militia if the People please The People Judgâ— of the Kâ—g And may depose 〈◊〉 resist him as pleasure Quâ—