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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80578	Roman-Catholick principles, in reference to God and the King explained in a letter to a friend, and now made publick, to shew the connexion between the said principles, and the late Popish Plot. By a well-wisher of his countrey.	Corker, James Maurus, 1636-1715.; M. B.	1680 (1680)	Wing C6302A; ESTC R229566	11,561	17

k Jo. 14.6 Way the Truth and the Life To whom be Honour and Glory for ever and ever Amen A Conclusion from the premisses THese are the Principles these the Treasons these the Idolatries and Superstitions which though no other than what we have received from our fore-Fathers and what the greatest part of the Christian World now professeth yet hath drawn upon us poor Catholicks in England such dreadful Punishments I beseech you Sir consider our Cause without Passion or Prejudice and I am confident you will see we are not such Monsters as our Adversaries represent us to be nor entertain such Principles as are inconsistent with our duty to God and the King An Objection answered You seem to say This very Plot with which we are charged proveth us guilty of wicked Principles But under favour you here commit a vicious Circle in way of arguing For first here are wicked Principles alledged to make good the proof of a Plot and these being denyed the Plot is introduced to make out the wicked Principles as if a man should say a thing because he thought so and give no Reason why he thought so but only because he said so which in stead of Proof is to beg the Question Certain I am Catholicks both taught and practised Principles of Loyalty at a time when the King and Kingdom felt the dire Effects of contrary Perswasions A second Objection answered You add The two Houses of Parliament the Judges and in a manner the whole Nation seemed to believe and cry up the Evidence given of a Plot. I answer The most upright Persons and those even of supreme Authority may sometimes be misinformed and consequently abused by the Perjury and Malice of wicked Men. Especially when once Mindes are exasperated jealousies heightened and forgeries abetted and multiplyed by the clandestine endeavours of a malignant Party who love to fish in troubled Waters and who by raising Feuds and fomenting disorders make their way to sinister Ends. You your self are sensible there are a sort of People who under a colourable zeal against Popery as they term it strick at Monarchy and undermine the Government I shall not need to dilate on this Subject our Nation hath once had a sad experience of this zeal and I heartily wish the same Tragedy may not be Acted over again Catholicks suffer for their Religion Their sufferings not unlike to those of Christ our Lord. In Fine whatsoever is pretended against us it is manifest we suffer for our Religion and for our Religion wrongfully traduced It is farther a comfort to us that our sufferings God be praised are in some measure not unlike to those of Christ our Lord For it was laid to his charge as it is to ours Luk. 23.2 Io. 11.48 Ma. 26 60. Rom. 8.29 ver 17. that he was a Traitour to Caesar That he perverted the People and endeavoured the destruction of Church and State Nor were there wanting then as now an Oates and Bedloe two false witnesses to Swear all this Thus God I hope hath predestinated us as the Apostle saith to be conform to the Image of his Son to the end that suffering with him we may through his Mercy be Glorifyed together with him Sweet Jesus bless our Soveraign Pardon our Enemies Grant us Patience and establish Peace and Charity in our Nation This is the daily Prayer of SIR Your faithfull though distressed Friend M. B. Psal 35. v 11. False Witnesses did rise up they laid to my Charge things that I knew not Mat. 5. v. 11. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of Evil against you Falsly for my sake Rejoyce and be glade for great is your Reward in Heaven