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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31391	A Caution to all true English Protestants concerning the late popish plot by way of a conference between an old Queen-Elizabeth-Protestant, and his countrey-neighbour.		1681 (1681)	Wing C1558; ESTC R36286	12,077	14

for the preservation of true Religion our King our Families and Posterity 1. All old quarrels and animosities must be forgotten and we must learn of our Lord Jesus Christ to be more meek and humble forgiving those that trespass against us and never render evil for good but contrariwise good for evil The Episcopal must forget the injuries they received from the Presbyterians long ago and do nothing by way of revenge and the Presbyterians must not remember the severities they have met with from the Episcopal these last twenty years and render evil for evil 2. All should resolve as one man to act like Queen Elizabeths Protestants 3. It greatly concerns all Protestants never to fear the Papists cruelties nor expect their mercies 1. Fear them not Resist the Devil and he 'l flee from you nothing can more effectually break all their Plots than Protestant courage Their work is Hellish and so is their Master and so are their principles and the methods they take 't is after the blood of Innocents they hunt by lying and perjury and every evil way blaspheming God and the King and therefore God is against them and their own consciences cannot but now and then terrifie and affrighten them But our cause is the Lords the defending our King and our selves against the unjust cruelties of the Papists the abiding firm to Gospel-Truths God is on our side Why then should we fear Fear them not but stand still and you shall see the Salvation of God 2. Expect not their mercies they are a treacherous deceitful people and no faith is to be kept with Hereticks i. e. with Protestants is their Rule Let not Dissenters nor any of the Church of England think that they shall be spared if ever Popery prevails they 'l say Hail Master and betray you they 'l kiss you and cut your throats Believe them not for they are made up of lies equivocations and mental reservations and count it meritorious to kill Protestant Dogs as they call us Be not therefore frighted out of your R●●gion nor flattered into their snare Queen Mary made brave Promises to the Gospellers i. e. the Protestants but all ended either in cruel Prisons as the Bishops Cole-house Lollards Tower c. or in Smithfield and many other Fires 4. 'T is our joint-interest to remember the wonderful deliverances God hath given our King the great City and these Kingdoms in order to the shewing our unfeigned thankfulness by an hearty Reformation Let us not insist on the Tything Mint Annise and Cummin and neglect the great and weighty matters of the Law nor let us insist on trifles and neglect this great duty of Reformation 'T is the call of the present Providence the duty of the day and the Lord help both you and my self to an honest obedience and then we shall all have cause to magnifie the Lord for further and fuller Salvations C. I thankfully acknowledg your love in that you have given your self so great a trouble to inlighten me in these necessary points I would only beg the favour of your thoughts concerning one thing and I have done P. What is that Neighbour C. Sir I have been told that there was a Parliament some months since that did Resolve in the House That if the King should be taken away by any untimely death which God forbid they would revenge his death on the Papists What reasons can there be given for such a Resolve P. 'T is not to be questioned but that that great Council did what they did on the highest reasons namely To shew their Loyalty and Love to his Majesty to assure the Papists that the day should not be their own though they should accomplish their Devilish design viz. the death of our Soveraign and therefore 't would be their Interest to keep themselves from Treason and the blood of Protestant Princes C. But what equity is there in revenging his death on all Papists P. Great equity For the Treason of these bloody wretches is of the highest nature it being to destroy the best of Kings and the Protestant Religion yea and to ruin these Kingdoms by turning us all into blood which design can never in their own apprehensions be accomplished but by the whole Popish strength and therefore 't is not to be questioned but that the whole party at least all men of brains and interest are acquainted with if not engaged in it C. But Sir you suppose that though the most part be acquainted with it yet all may not actually engage in it must they feel the smart of Protestant revenge also P. Sir I tell you that as 't is not to be supposed but 't is known to all in general although some may hate the Treason because of the bloodiness thereof at least with reference to their kindred that are among Protestants or it may be they are so much English men as not to engage actually yet since they know the Treason their concealing of it is enough to make them guilty C. There is much in that which I did not so much consider and I am sure for my imploy you know Sir calls me unto divers parts of the I and that the generality of Protestants are so firm to the Protestant Religion so dutiful affectionate and loyal to his Majesty that they will be so full of rage should the Papists make the attempt and kill the King that they will soon have cause to repent of such treachery P. I am of your mind being the more encouraged to conclude so from the special Providence of God that have appeared in favour of the Protestant Cause against them already God hath been is and will be known by the Judgments he executeth in the Earth the wicked being taken in the snare they have laid for the innocent The Lord reigns and by signal Providences he hath prevented the execution of Popish Plots in doing so by his own arm turning 〈◊〉 against them which they designed for themselves as the death of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey c. God brings about his own glory and the Protestants safety by the most unlikely and improbable ways as might be shewn diversly But I am call'd away and can only add That if we are not too secure nor too fearful but act as becometh good Protestants and Loyal Subjects we shall see the Doom of the Plot and of all Plotters Farewell I must be gone FINIS