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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48816	Considerations touching the true way to suppress popery in this kingdom by making a distinction between men of loyal and disloyal principles in that communion : on occasion whereof is inserted an historical account of the Reformation here in England.	Lloyd, William, 1627-1717.	1677 (1677)	Wing L2676; ESTC R2677	104,213	180

there was one of that party F. F. compiled a Treatise in Italian to advise his Holiness That it was not good nor profitable to the Catholick Cause that any liberty or toleration should be granted by the State of England to Catholicks Secondly what their judgment is at present concerning this matter I know not who can inform us better than the Pope's Nuncio's He that now is or lately was at Brussels Falconieri the Internuncio of Burgundy and the Low-Countries I suppose has a power given him over our Roman Catholicks for his immediate Predecessor Airoldi had it and came over hither in hope to establish his Jurisdiction in England This Falconieri was inform'd while the Parliament were yet sitting in March was twelve month that divers Roman Catholick Peers had taken the Oath of Allegiance which provoked him so far that he lash'd out these words It were better there were not a Catholick left in England than that they should take that Oath to free themselves from Persecution This Relation I had from one of that Communion whom I have very much reason to credit And yet if any one doubts of his Testimony he may see as much written by a Nuncio himself who was also this man's Predecessor I think his words go something beyond those of Falconieri unless they like the Oath of Allegiance better than the Irish Remonstrance which whosoever compares them will judge they cannot well do according to their Principles And yet of that Remonstrance it was that the former Nuncio Vecchii gave his judgment in these words It may do more hurt and mischief to the Church of God viz. to the Popish Faction in it than any Persecution that ever was from the Hereticks I doubt not the late Pope's Nuncio that waged war in Ireland against our late King if he had lived to these times would have been of the same mind He would have endeavoured to keep his party together and not let them be separated by a Test. He would have told them they were as good have ask'd Pardon for what they had done as Promised to do so no more which promise in fewer words was the effect of that Remonstrance By these Indications we may guess at that which might otherwise have been a mystery to us namely why so many Leading-men of that Communion in England who refuse to take the Oath of Allegiance are so much against the framing of any other Test. It might seem very strange that they who are so loud above all others in crying out of Persecution are yet so extremely averse from doing that which is the only sure way to avoid it namely from giving publick Security to the State But their meaning is plain They would not have Popery garbled out of their Religion nor those Principles forsworn that may be useful when time serves If 't were known who are the Pope's and who are the King's Subjects it were to be feared the Pope's would be left single and that they themselves would be found to be of that number I cannot blame them that they had much rather keep themselves in the Herd and therefore perswade all men of their Church rather to run the hazard of a general undistinguishing Persecution than to submit to such a Test as may enable the State to know its Enemies It is plain that He whom they serve may despair of arriving at his ends upon England any otherwise than by one of these two ways viz. Either by an undistinguishing execution of the Laws against all Roman Catholicks in general or by an undistinguishing Toleration to them all and for their sakes to all other Dissenters whatsoever By the former way Popery properly so called would be kept from appearing in the Light which it does not love It would pass undiscovered in the Croud among Principles of Religion And the people by little and little would come to be perswaded that they ought to suffer as much for their Obedience to the Pope as for their belief in God Than which there is no one thing that our Hildebrandists drive at with more zeal and no doubt the Pope would buy it with all his heart at the hazard of leaving not one Roman Catholick in England Though the hazard would not be so great to them that should be his prime Agents in this business For they would be sure to keep themselves out of harms way And all the danger should light on Bigots and such hot-headed men who though living they are worth nothing yet when they dye leave Treasures to the Church For they must presently be cryed up for Martyrs And then What can be said enough to the glory of the Apostles that sent them forth and of the Apostolick See and of Christ's Vicar that sits in it Happy men that are sure to have their Bodies work Miracles wheresoever their Souls be And Blessed Cause for which such Men did not stick to sacrifice their lives If there happens a Leading-man a Garnet to be taken among them there is a loss indeed for which perhaps the straw makes not a sufficient recompence Yet this loss falls on Persons only and not on the Cause The Tenets which do all the mischief not only escape but gain ground If they were not de Fide before now they are being seal'd with the blood of Martyrs and attested with Miracles And this Faith is not like to want Preachers worthy of it self For there will be always men enough left of the worse sort The most subtle and dangerous will save themselves one way or other They 'll be sure to get out of the way till they see their own time to shew themselves And then they will appear the more Venerable to the party as being the Brethren and Successors of them that died for their Religion By the other way of undistinguishing Toleration they would have divers advantages more than I shall mention in this place For it is not my business here to write against Toleration but rather against an undistinguishing of Laws But that I may not seem by this means to desire to perswade a Toleration which I take to be much worse than the other I shall shew the danger of it in these following particulars For first they look upon Toleration as a sure way to destroy the establish'd Religion And therefore in all Countries where Popery is establish'd they are so far from admitting any Toleration that they look upon him that speaks for it as their Enemy and count none their sure Friends but them that set up the Inquisition By which also here in England if England were theirs they would make a short work with all those other Dissenters whom now they seem to look upon with compassion and to plead against Persecution and wish Liberty of Conscience for their sakes They would not have the Thorn be disturb'd while it is in their Enemies sides but if it were out they would burn it for fear it should be a