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A47846
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The dissenter's sayings, in requital for L'Estrange's sayings published in their own words for the information of the people / by Roger L'Estrange.
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L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.
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up in Blood and One that never suck'd in any other Principles but Prerogative and Tyranny Ibid. Pag. 23. M. Charles the First rather chose to submit to the Justice of an Ax in a Hangman's Hand than to sway a Scepter with Equity None-such Charles Pag. 167. Notes on Sect. 5. YOu have here A the Strain and Spirit of a True Covenanting-Brother And they all sing the same Note For they do not only Abjure the Government but they Abjure Repentance too swearing never to make Defection to the Contrary Part But all the Days of their Lives Zealously and Constantly continue therein against All Opposition and promote the same accordingly to their Power against all Lets and Impediments whatsoever In B you find the Petitioner for Indulgence Excommunicating his Sovereign The Paraphrase of C is according to the Stile of This Age only crying No Tory No Courtier at an Election the branding of Honest Men with being Popishly affected and he that will not run Riot with the Rabble is made a Pensioner of France D. and E. Complaining of Persecution In F. you see what work the Doctor makes with the Defender of the Faith G H. I.K.L. are as so many Daggers in the Heart of Sovereignty it self But it is according to the Principles of the True Protestants of Munster that still begin with Religion and end with Treason Pray say if it be not a thousand pities now after all these Complements upon His Sacred Majesty and His Blessed Father that these High-flown Dissenters should not be taken into the Government When these People set up for Pillars of the Church it were a kind of Injustice not to Allow the Kings Judges to put in too for Ministers of State Sect. 6. The Presbyterians Opinion of the Covenant 1. BE astonished O Heavens and tremble O Earth Let the Sun it self be cloath'd in Blackness at this so horrid an Impiety What! Abjure such a Covenant A Covenant so solemnly taken A Covenant for the Matter of it so Religious so Holy c. And must This Covenant be Abjur'd now This Covenant Is not God's Own Word and God Himself too after a sort Abjured in That Act whoever are guilty of it c. The Highest of all Crimes imaginable a Crime that murthers Conscience that murthers Souls that murthers Religion it self a Crime against the First Table most immediately against the Sovereign God and the greatest of that Nature that Men can be guilty of Speeches of the three Regicides Pag. 5. and 6. The Cause says Bark stead lies in the Bosom of Christ and as sure as Christ rose the Cause will rise again Ibid. Pag. 16. I die cleaving to all those Oaths vows and Protestations that were imposed by the Two Houses of Parliament as owning them and dying with my Judgment for them Love 's Tryal Printed Aug. 1652. The convincing Demonstration that there lies no Obligation on me or any other Person from the Oath commonly call'd The Solemn League and Covenant is a Knot cut by the Sword of Authority while it cannot be loosed by Religious Reason Short Survey of the Grand Case Pag. 23.1663 O the Burning of the Covenant in England and the Causes of Wrath in Scotland shall certainly be follow'd with such a Fine and Fierceness of Indignation as shall make Authors Actors Abetters and Rejoycers thereat know what it is to give such an open defiance to the Almighty A Covenant Burnt and Burnt by Authority in the sight of Heaven with such Hell-black Solemnities where the great God is altera pars contrabens for Reformation of Religion according to his Word and Righteousness in walking before him is such a Sin as may make every Soul to tremble at the fore-thoughts of what God will do for vindicating his Glory from that Contempt thereby cast upon him I wish that the Burning of that City into Ashes where that Covenant was Burnt together with that None-such Plague and War may make them take warning ere it be too late who did this Wickedness O England England I fear I fear thy Woe hasteneth the Wrath of God is upon the Wing against thee both for breach of Covenant and wiping thy mouth as if thou hadst done nothing amiss Thou hast stood and seen thy Brothers Day Alas for thy Day when Others shall stand aloof from thee for fear of sharing in thy Judgments Poor Mans Cup c. Pag. 19. We shall not nor cannot enter upon the particular Declaration of that Grace Constancy and Courage by which the Lords Faithful Witnesses were sustein'd and did bear Testimony to the Word of his Truth the Holy Covenant and the Cause and Work of God Napthali Pag. 162. I bear my Witness unto the National Covenant of Scotland and Solemn League and Covenant betwixt the Three Kingdoms of Scotland England and Ireland These Sacred Solemn Publique Oaths of God I believe can be loosed nor dispensed with by no Person or Power upon Earth Napthali Pag. 207. I bear my Witness and Testimony to the Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government of the Church of Scotland by Kirk-Sessions Presbyteries Synods and General Assemblies Popery and Prelacy and all the Trumpery of Service and Ceremonies that wait upon them I do abhor I do bear my Witness unto the National Covenant of Scotland and Solemn League and Covenant c. The Testimony of James Guthrie Minister at his Death at Edinbourgh June 1. 1661. And so of every Man of the Party that Dy'd for the Rebellion in Scotland Notes on Sect. 6. BY This Covenant was designed the Subversion of the Government and by the force of This Covenant it was accomplish'd They do all of them assert the Obligation of it to the very Death and by virtue of This Covenant it is that they have Confederated afresh in Scotland to murther the King and all that serve under Him Now if This be their Principle let any Man consider the Consequence of admitting any Unrenouncing Covenanter by an Act of Special Grace into the Government after so full a Proof and Exposition of the Meaning of That Covenant and so frank a Declaration of their Resolution to make it good Sect. 7. Dissenters Liberty of Conscience THe Scots did not only resolve to take the Covenant themselves but enjoyn'd it throughout the whole Kingdom Sir Henry Vane's Speech at a Common Hall Octob. 27. 1643. Page 4. They enjoyned it upon the Penalties that those that should not take it or should defer it should be esteem'd Enemies to Religion to his Majesties Honor and to the good of the Two Kingdoms that they should have all their Rents and Profits Confiscate That they should brook nor enjoy any Office or Benefit in that Kingdom that they should be cited to the next Parliament to Answer the not taking of it and to be proceeded with there as Enemies to the State and to Religion and to receive such farther Punishment as by the King and Parliament should be put upon them Ibid. Page 5. And that particular