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A62548 A treatise of religion and governmemt [sic] with reflexions vpon the cause and cure of Englands late distempers and present dangersĀ· The argument vvhether Protestancy is less dangerous to the soul, or more advantagious to the state, then the Roman Catholick religion? The conclusion that piety and policy are mistaken in promoting Protestancy, and persecuting Popery by penal and sanguinary statuts. Wilson, John, M.A. 1670 (1670) Wing T118; ESTC R223760 471,564 687

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oration_n in_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a clergy_n to_o the_o state_n of_o th●●_n kingdom_n two_o year_n ago_o monsieur_n talon_n the_o king_n attorney_n object_v to_o some_o doctor_n of_o sorbon_n that_o their_o faculty_n hold_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o deposition_n of_o king_n but_o they_o declare_v that_o though_o some_o particular_a member_n of_o the_o university_n have_v long_o since_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n yet_o the_o faculty_n never_o resolve_v the_o question_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n permit_v not_o their_o subject_n now_o to_o preach_v or_o publish_v any_o such_o doctrine_n and_o judge_n that_o prohibition_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a security_n against_o it_o and_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o protestant_n king_n shall_v not_o think_v the_o same_o a_o sufficient_a security_n for_o themselves_o and_o questionless_a they_o will_v do_v not_o over-officious_a person_n misinform_v the_o minister_n of_o state_n by_o impose_v upon_o they_o that_o the_o church_n of_o france_n do_v practice_v such_o oath_n engagement_n or_o rem●●strances_n as_o the_o parliament_n
for_o refuse_v to_o roman_a catholic_n a_o public_a trial_n of_o falsification_n and_o a_o amicable_a conference_n of_o religion_n make_v the_o refusal_n yet_o more_o unreasonable_a popery_n say_v every_o protestant_n be_v a_o grow_a religion_n if_o dispute_v thereof_o be_v admit_v we_o shall_v turn_v all_o papist_n if_o they_o be_v not_o persecute_v their_o profession_n will_v prevail_v if_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n be_v grant_v very_o few_o will_v frequent_v protestant_a church_n the_o prelatic_a clergys_n last_o reason_n be_v venient_fw-la romani_fw-la &_o tollent_fw-la locum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la if_o we_o come_v once_o to_o reason_n the_o matter_n with_o roman_a catholic_n infallible_o we_o shall_v loose_v our_o revenue_n but_o i_o may_v assiure_v they_o that_o the_o roman_a clergy_n covet_v not_o their_o revenue_n if_o it_o be_v find_v that_o we_o have_v any_o right_n to_o the_o church_n live_n we_o will_v lay_v our_o pretension_n at_o his_o majesty_n foot_n and_o petition_v the_o pope_n as_o we_o do_v in_o queen_n marys_n day_n to_o leave_v all_o to_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n disposal_n for_o the_o ease_n and_o defence_n of_o our_o fellow_n subject_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o our_o enemy_n and_o as_o for_o our_o religion_n be_v a_o grow_a religion_n we_o can_v deny_v it_o and_o rejoice_v that_o our_o adversary_n confess_v so_o much_o how_o can_v it_o otherwise_o be_v the_o catholic_n or_o become_v universal_a protestancy_n be_v confine_v to_o this_o northern_a climate_n notwithstanding_o its_o liberty_n of_o open_a and_o sensual_a allurement_n the_o mahometan_a persuasion_n be_v propagate_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o multiplicity_n of_o wife_n the_o greek_a schism_n be_v but_o a_o spite_n and_o spleen_n against_o the_o primacy_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o be_v just_o become_v a_o slavery_n to_o the_o turk_n no_o religion_n but_o the_o roman_n catholic_n do_v grow_v and_o flourish_v maugre_o the_o storm_n of_o outward_a persecution_n and_o 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