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cause_n	body_n	great_a	soul_n	2,575	5	4.9117	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41068	Philanthropia, or, A holding forth of universall immunitie in exercise of Christian religion expressed in a letter to a person of condition.	T. F., 17th cent.	1659 (1659)	Wing F63A; ESTC R29799	5,260	10

illos Doemones doceant quod rursum Christus nos erudiat Let us shew them that the Devill taught them those cruelties and Christ our meekness Hence in Q. Maries dayes the learnedst person of that age Alphonsus a Castro though a Papist preacht at White-hall in presence of K. Philip against our home severities as our famous Mr. Fox assures us and the late Archbishop learned Doctour Laud after S. Augustine did not hold a gallowes to be a fit argument for conversion of misunderstanding Souls as he perswaded the King who was therefore wholly against it as he declared upon all occasions And he who was and is celebrated as the wisest of our Protestant Princes hath in print disowned all co●rcion in this kind as K. James in his Apology to Christian Princes And indeed though by suggestion of some intemper●te spirits there hath been too too much severity used such as was old Cecil who made marginall notes upon Julians Gests the Grand Apostate and subdolous persecutor of Christians as his Directory for proceeding in matter of religion against Papists yet in all times the most eminent and conscientious persons of Church and Common-wealth amongst us have disclaimed and blushed at our severe lawes against religion which have made us an obloquy to all our n●ig●bours even to our brethren the Hollanders whose Christian policy even beyond envy flourisheth at Amsterdam and other places with exemplar piety and freedom And in the combustion betwixt the Arminians and Gomarists they experienced a happy effect of this universal immunity For even the Papists who were very numerous and surely are so here if we involve all of that judgment more then is easily conceived assured the Magistrates that their Religion obliged them to be faithfull to the Superiours and that accordingly they would stand by them against whomsoever Upon which ground the wisest people in the World the old Romans offered to the Jewes though a conquered Nation their liberties of religion as their own historians to their honour declare and they had answerable effects as also now we see in France where our Religion is happily tolerated with what fidelity the King of France serveth himself in places of chiefest trust in the wars of the most eminent professours of our Religion and in like manner the King of Pole and others Whence we must confess that in the judgment of all parties Soul-immunity connaturally inferrs a conscientious fidelity and therefore it cannot produce less effects here of loyalty in all who shall by abolishment of compulsive lawes as to conscience finde the comfort of the freedom where gratitude in all ingenious natures freed from bondage will imprint indelible characters of duty to be transmitted even to posterity Seventhly It 's true that the posterior Romans the dregs of the old Heathens who like the Jewes measured all things by the test of temporall blessings objected the ill success of the Empire to be from the liberty of Christianity which moved Orosius by S. Augustines command to write his histories as testimonies of Gods blessings And it gave occasion to S. Augustin himself to enrich the World with his Books Of the City of God upon the same design and to shew ill successes to have come from themselves In the same manner we know that some ill natur'd and froward Persons have so far envyed their Neighbours freedom in matters of Conscience that like those old Heathens they would injuriously impute our present miseries to this freedom whereas unquestionably the want of universall immunity or rather the violent restraint of tender consciences stroke the first fire of all our combustions as no English-man can be ignorant who hath been contemporary to them The best remedy will be since as nature teacheth contraria contrariis curautur by a contrary applycation of tenderness which will sincerely unite all affections as amongst the old Philosophers who though differing in their Tenets concerning God and his worship yet out of their severall Scholes in mutuall civill offices obliged each other Eightly if we further consider this business as we are English-men that is true Patriots having an eye upon our relations abroad we cannot but take notice of both our powerfull neighbours interessed in it who though out of present exigencies of State they may dissemble the sense they have of our persecuting their Religion yet since William whom we call Conquerour his triumphs our countrey hath sadly experienced in each of them when not joyned as now they easily may be their power and readiness to attaque and invade us somtimes as Principalls other times as Auxiliaries to our damage by Sea and Land upon far lesse pretences especially when as is customary amongst bordering enemies in military policies they could work fit opportunities by sementing or fomenting our home-divisions which a fraternall tenderness to each other in point of Religion above all other ties and now in our Nation then in any other as experience shewes would effectually prevent and secure us far otherwise then the old Roman walls against the Picts or our dancing and daring bulwarks against Julius Cesar and others which as we know sometimes failed us Ninthly Againe if as prudent and provident persons we look upon the sequell of this business as it relates even to a selfness this little world of ours for these last hundred years having experienced almost incredible vertiginous revolutions in matter of Religion prudent self-seeking will teach us to provide for the like vicissitudes by leaving lenitives to Posterity that in case our own Issue shall differ in opinion from the future prevailing Doctrines for among so many Sects none of us can tell which shall last get and keep the Chair they may serve as Preservatives of their estates and persons even in these religious epidemicall diseases Tenthly as concerning our old weather-beaten exception against the Papists acknowledgment of a forrain power in spirituals Besides that it carries the answear to it self being in Spirituals and therefore as we must confesse not apt to disturbe our externall peace it is also antiquated by publick consent of all parts even where the Papall power is most predominant the actuall coexistency of both swords by daily experience being rendred clear to our senses We must acknowledge publick truths As for example even in Italy as in the case of Parma and Modina though little Princes they had no difficulty with their popish subjects to maintain their temporall right against the Popes pretences Venice with high opposition in the Magistrate and signall allegiance in the subjects Ecclesiasticall and civill France Spain and Germany give dayly instances of their security in their subjects allegiance against whatsoever specious titles And even at home under Henry the 8th in those too too high contests betwixt him and Pope Clement and under Q. Elizabeth after Pope Pius his censures and in 88. it is confest that none gave greater satisfaction in point of allegiance to our Princes then the Papists Particular Tenets are like opinions which touch onely speculation and are circumscribed to the Scholes not allowed as to practise So that all parties would now deride us if we would seem to put weight on so stramineous a foundation against so great a good in order to the publick as liberty of Conscience Lastly All which considerations duely weighed will enforce us to conclude that they must justly be presumed to be enemies of our countreys happines and of the supream government who by perswading enforcement of conscience would endeavor foverely to kindle disaffections to Superiours in all those whom they desire to be severely handled for religion and in all forreigners who will be concerned in this common cause which by all lawes as themselves heretofore when they were under the lash have pleaded should be most free and in which all men are justly most tender You may please to accept this in complyancewith the respect I have to your command The cause is common and therefore I willingly obey you soule-liberty being the highest interest of mankinde and hath the greatest influence on the prosperity of our own nation and even of each particular person Our bodies and fortunes are subject to higher powers upon just exigencies the soule only to God which if free we all meet in our most affectuous orizons for the publick concern and therefore all good Patriots desire with you not to have it captivated nor to see others contristated for want of enjoyment of every ones due right in this their dearest interest which is also the onely aime of Your most obliged Servant T. F.