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A47934	Truth and loyalty vindicated from the reproches [sic] and clamours of Mr. Edward Bagshaw together with a further discovery of the libeller himself, and his seditious confederates / by Roger L'Estrange.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1662 (1662)	Wing L1320; ESTC R12954	47,750	78

and Prophaneness more then in all other Reformed Churches Doth not the Root of These Disorders proceed from the Bishops and their adherents We have chosen rather to subjoyn by way of Appendix Ibid. Pag. 68. and Historical Narration of those bitter fruits Pride Rebellions Treason Unthankefulness c. which have Issued from Episcopacy while it hath stood under the continued influences of Sovereign Goodness Here 's Presbyterian Gratitude for his Majefties Declaration from Breda See now a seasonable and Modest Quaere Covenanters Plea Pag. 52. Whether the Lords and Commons of England assembled in Parliament have not a power to make a new Oath and impose it upon the People unless the King first consent Now see Gelaspies D●spute against the English Popish Ceremonies a Book formerly condemn'd by the Secret Counsel in Scotland to be burnt by the Hand of the Common Hang-man and now lately Published by Philip Chetwynd In his Epistle to the R●form'd Churches Thus. Pag. 9. 1. Be not deceived to think that they who so eagerly press this Course of Conformity have any such end as Gods Glory or the Good of his Church and profit of Religion 2. Let not the pretence of Peace and Unity cool your fervour Pag. 11. or make you spare to oppose your selves unto those Idle and Idolized Ceremonies against which we dispute 3. If once you yield to these English Ceremonies think not that thereafter you can keep your selves back fr●m any greater evils Pag. 16. or grosser corruptions which they draw after them Ibid. Pag. 20. 4. Among the Laws of Solon there was one which pronounced him defamed and unhonest who in a Civil uproar among the Citizens sitteth still a Looker on and Neuter much more deserve they to be so accompted of who s●un to m●ddle with any controversie which disquieteth the Church wher●as they should labour to win the Adv●rsaries of the Truth and if they prove obstinate to defend and propugne the Truth against th●m Pag. 245. 5. Whensoever you may omit that which Princes enjoyn without violating the Law of Charity you are not holden to obey them for the Majesty of Princely Authority Pag. 266. 6. The Lawfulness of our conforming unto the Ceremonies in question can be no way warranted by any Ordinance of the Supream Magistrate or any Power which he hath in things Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Here 's first the very Intention of Authority uncharitably D●fam'd Secondly the People Animated to Disobedience In the Third place Here 's a Jelousie injected of more Mischeives to follow Fourthly Not only Argument but Violen●e it self not obscurely Encouraged Fifthly Here 's the King's Prerogative render'd dependent upon the Good Pleasure of his People And Lastly here 's an Absolute denyal of his Majestie 's Supreme Authority The same Things over again are Mainteyned in The Old Non-conf●rmist The Tryal of the English Lyturgy Mr. Crofton 's Pamphlets The Interest of England The Presbyterian Accompt from the Savoy Their Petition for Peace and Their Two Pap●rs of Proposals Mr. Bagshaw 's Treatises and final●y Where not See next Mr. Watson's Word of Comfort of but the other day Now saith he because the Church of God appears in his Cause and loseth Blood in his Quarrel Pag. 8. therefore God is in the midst of Her This was Calculated for Corbet and Berkstead c. Take h●ed of Idolatry yea and of Superstition too Pag. 28. which is a Bridge leading ov●r to it Superstition is an intermixing our fancies and inv●ntions with Divine Institutions 't is an Affront offer'd to God as if he were not wise enough to appoint the manner of his own Worship Is not God upon the Threshold of his Temple ready to fly Pag. 30. Are not the Shadows of the Evening Stretch●d ou● And may we not fear the Sun-setting of the Gospel And again The Lord may let his Church be a while under Hatches Pag. 39. to Punish her security and to awak●n her out of her slumbering fits yet surely the storm will not continue long What can This Gentleman mean here now by Superstition but the Rites of the Church What by the Sun-setting of the Gospel but the Approaching settlement of Conformity And what by the short continuance of the Storm but the speedy Subversion of The Present Authority And in Truth their Pulpits do Generally speak the same Language Christians says Mr. Jenkins some five weeks since you do not know what God has Reserv'd to be done For you and BY you only wait the Lord's Leisure David had Sauls life in his Power but far be it from him he would not say to lift up his hand against the Lord 's Anointed but to anticipate God's time Who knows but the Lord may smite him or he may descend into the Battle and fall by the Edge of the Sword Look behind ye and ye must All confesse that God has relieved ye in your distresses when ye have most desponded In short he might as well have said to his Congregation Remember the last Turn and Rely upon Another Nor is This any Uncharitable Glosse upon his Meaning who may very well be suspected to be no great Friend to the Son having Publiquely absolv'd the Nation of the Bloud of the Father Observe now in the Last Place how Bold the Presse is with the King's Cause and Authority When as a part of the Legislative Power resides in the Two Houses Interest of Eng. Pag. 49. as also a Power to redresse Grievances and to call into Question all Ministers of State and Justice and all Subjects of whatsoever degree in case of Delinquency it might be thought that a Part of the Supreme Power doth reside in them though they have not the honorary Title Here is Coordination asserted which is Destructive of the King 's Imperial Title Hear now the Publishers of the Speeches of some of the late King's Judges viz. Harrison Carew c. In his Praeface to the Reader He calls them the Servants of Christ and Publishes the Story as he sayes that men may see what it is to have an Interest in Christ ☞ in a dying hour and to be faithful to his Cause If These People Suffered for God's Cause by what Authority did They Act that put them to Death Pag. 11. Mr. Carew could have Escap'd he sayes but would not knowing how much the Name and Glory of God was concern'd in his Faithful Witness to the Cause of Christ for which he was in Bonds In another Place a Letter is pretended to be written to a Christian Friend by Mr. Justice Cook I look upon it as the most Noble and High Act of Justice Pag. 41. that our Story can Parallel and so far as I had a hand in it never any one Action in all my life comes to my mind with lesse Regret or Trouble of Conscience then that does for the Bloud must ly upon Him meaning the King or upon the Parliament More of This Stuffe there is but it would be too tedious Proceed now to the Narrative of John James If there hath been any undue Combination against this poor man Praeface if for some Reason of State rather then for any real Guilt on his part he was made an Example if his Judgment and Conscience rather then any Just Crime were the cause of his Condemnation as he so often declared if su●mitting to a Tryal by the Word of God he was judged contrary thereto the Lord in his due time will Manifest and his Bloud will most certainly be required c. And again He was Tryed in so high a Court Pag. 36. there being sev●ral Judg●s before him and four of the King's Counsellours besides the Atturny and Solicitour General pleading against him to take away his Life and a Jewry of Knights and Gentlemen all of the same spirit thirsting after his Bloud c. Take now for a Close the Miserable Madness of another Pamphlet against the King's Proclamation Prohibiting Conven●icles Oh it is sad to Consider that the Proclamation of a poor Worm should not only Command mens persons Loud Call Pag. 16. ●ut their very Spirits also If any King or Powers dare off●r to intrench on men's Consciences to their utmost Peril be it and if men give way to their Usurped Authorities to their uttermost Perils be it also No Governours nor Rulers have any more Power as from God to give Laws in matters of Religion or to Rule over mens Consciences then they have to sit in Gods Throne in Heaven Ibid. Pag. 17. or to pluck him from his Throne Stand up for your Meetings and holy Services let Men and Powers Decree never so Contrary Ibid. I might Insist upon divers other Seditious Pamphlets but let This Suffice Here is the Sacred Government of the Church Vilify'd the Rulers of it Revil'd the People Animated and Enflam'd against the Magistrate Here is the Prerogative of his Most Gratious Majesty not onely question'd but Disclaim'd his Indulgence Trampled upon and the Execrable Murtherers of his Royal Father Sainted Let the World now Determine Whether it be not highly N●c●ssary that These Bold and Pestilent Defamations should be either Punished or Confuted FINIS

Master-piece where very slily he winds off as if the Reconcilement of Differing Opinions about Religious Matters to a Candid Persuance of the same Civil Interests were the Thing in Question But that 's a Juggle He takes the power from the King and gives it to the People He Charges his Majesty with Usurpation Reckons Him among Impious Pretenders Contradicts and Opposes Him even against the Confessed Dictates of his Proper Conscience And what 's all This now to difference of Opinion about Religious Matters We have brought him now to his last Complement where with Sir Philip Sidney's Spaniel he bemires with fawning Yet see with what a face of Dignity and Virtue the Servile Trifle Menages his Bold and Vain Pretensions 'T is not with Him you 'll find as with the greatest part of my Lords followers In Truth if it were so with Them as 't is with Him my Lord would have great Cause to be ashamed of his Retinue But Mr. Bagshaw's Picture is best drawn by his own hand and His Humour best express'd in his own words * * E. B. Pag. 10. ANd though the greatest part of your Lordship's Followers may perhaps croud to you for the Eminen●e of your Place and the Height of your Power Yet I can assure your Lordship that your great Personal Worth and the Excellence of your Civil Accomplishments together with That strict league of Friends●ip which such Resemblance of Virtuous Qualities must needs produce between your Lordship and That Right Honorable and truly Noble Person to whom I am Related are solely reflected upon by Mee when I take leave thus publickly to profess my self My LORD Your Lordships most humble and most obedient Servant EDWARD BAGSHAW 〈◊〉 La●e May 10 1662. Here 's Mr. Bagshaw's Glosing Reverence to my Lord Chancellour now let the Reader only cast his eye upon the next Column and he shall fee this very Edward Bagshaw doing more Honour and Professing D●●per to the most abominable Monster in Nature † † Epist. Ded. to Gods Decrees c. To the Honourable My Lord BRADSHAW Lord Chief Justice of Chester I Have no one outward motive more Prevailing with Me then my perhaps too great Ambition of presenting something to your Lordship whereby I might testifie to the World not only That real esteem I have of your Lordships Singular Worth and Eminence in General but likewise to manifest in Particular how mindful I am of those many Signal and Unparalell'd Marques of Favour which You have been pleased to conferre upon my self for which though the Service of my whole life will be too Poor and mean a Sacrifice and no endeavour can amount to deserve the name of Requital yet I could not but think it my duty to study an acknowledgment which Zeal of mine if your Lordship pleases either to accept or pardon I have attained my end For I aime at nothing more then the Honour of being owned for My Noble Lord Your Lordships most obliged most thankful and most humble devoted Servant EDW. BAGSHAWE Ch. Ch. Dec. ●0 16●9 I shall now give Mr. Bagshaw leasure to Reconcile his Contradictions and to Prove that the Enemy of Hierarchy is a Friend to the Order of Bishops That the Disclaymer of the King's Authority has a most Affectionate Esteem for his Majesties Person and Government and that his Adorations of the Late King's Murtherer will admit a fair and equitable Plea under the Government of his Royall Successour I am still in Mr. Bagshaws Debt for an Answer to his Second and Third Exceptions to my Memento Concerning the Defamers of the Government that scape better then their Accusers and Those that can come off for Printing and Publishing down-right Treason when I have much ado to scape for Telling it That shall be Clear'd in due Season Only there lies a General Cavil in my way to it and I shall speak ●o That First for since my Pen is in Course I think I had as good do all at a Heat I am suspected to Write out of a Love of Scribling and Traduc'd as if I medled further then belongs to me with the Government of Church and State Those very Persons that Think so I am content to make my Judges and here 's my Case Upon his Majesties Return there were Printed and Reprinted New and Old divers Seditious Pamphlets of most Pestilent Reflection upon the Kings Honour and Justice and directly Libellous against the Government of the Church Some of the Fouleft of them I delivered into the Hands of certain Parliament-men naming the Stationer for whom they were Printed and as I am enform'd Compleint was made of them in the House of Commons which notwithstanding they were still publiquely sold in Westminster-hall and There the matter rested without any further Prosecution This Freedom of the Press had so manifest an Influence upon the minds of the People that in a short time That Unanimous Proneness of Affection which upon the Kings Restauration was most remarqueably evident in the Generality of the Nation was so far alter'd and wrought upon by the means of these poysonous Discourses that the Presbyterian Ca●se was grown to be the Common Argument of Publique Meetings and the Power of the Two Houses Co-ordinate with his Majesty not obscurely defe●ded Finding so many Bitter and Infectious Writings to escape not only unpunished but unanswered to the dayly Encouragement of the Faction and the Scandal of the Government I reckon'd it my Duty since no body else would meddle to supply the Place of a Better Defendent My first Engagement was a Reply by way of Observation upon a Treatise Entituled The Interest of England in the Matter of Religion Written by I. C. Wherein without any Provocation He Justifies the Presbyterian Cause of 1641. Pag. 10. He excludes the Royal Party that serv'd the late King from having any hand in the Restoring of This Pag. 13. He revives the Pretended Misdemeanures of the Bishops as Occasional to the last War Pag. 31. 32. He mainteins the Actings of the Presbyterians according to the Covenant Pag. 44. He makes the Two Houses Participant of the Sovereignty Pag. 49. He denies the Lawfulness of the English Ceremonies Pag. 88. These Positions and Others like These over and over urg'd were the Occasion of my Holy Cheat. The next Pamphlet I wrote was call'd a Caveat c. and Drawn from me by a desire to clear the Cavaliers from some Officious and well-meaning Imputations cast upon Them by I. H. in His Cordial Some Passages therein being otherwise Rep●esented then I meant them and to my Disadvantage I was forc'd to follow it with Another by way of Explanation and that I call'd A Modest Plea c. My Relaps'd Apostate was an Answer to a Seditious and Schismatical Pamphlet Entituled A Petition for Peace with the Reformation of the Liturgy And the following Supplement was only a Discovery of the Malice of Some Other Presbyterian Pamphlets My next Discourse was a Vindication of the