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A49117 The historian vnmask'd, or, Some reflections on the late History of passive obedience wherein the doctrine of passive-obedience and non-resistance is truly stated and asserted / by one of those divines, whom the historian hath reflected upon in that book ; and late author of the resolutions of several queries, concerning submission to the present government : as also of an answer to all the popular objections, against the taking the oath of allegiance to their present majesties. Long, Thomas, 1621-1707. 1689 (1689) Wing L2969; ESTC R9209 38,808 69

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THE HISTORIAN VNMASK'D OR SOME REFLECTIONS On the Late HISTORY OF Passive-Obedience THE HISTORIAN VNMASK'D OR SOME REFLECTIONS On the late HISTORY OF Passive-Obedience WHEREIN The DOCTRINE of Passive-Obedience and Non-Resistance Is truly Stated and Asserted By one of those DIVINES whom the Historian hath Reflected upon in that Book And late Author of the Resolution of several Queries concerning Submission to the present Government As also of an Answer to all the Popular Objections against the taking the Oath of Allegiance to their present Majesties Licensed and Entred according to Order LONDON Printed and are to be Sold by Richard Baldwin in the Old-Bailey 1689. SOME REFLECTIONS On the late HISTORY OF Passive-Obedience TWO great Advantages the Established Church of England hath gain'd by those severe Tryals which in the late King's Reign it was severely exercised with The first is that she hath delivered her self from the Imputation and Jealousie of being too much affected to Popery of which she manifested so great an Abhorrence even when Popery was in its Ascendant and made too near an approach to the Throne And the Controversie was managed with so much Learning and Success that she hath acquired deservedly the Title of More than Conqueror The next is the Calumny of her being of a Persecuting Spirit which not only her readiness and bounty for the Relief of such Protestants as were under Persecution though in many things they differed from her perswasions but her exposing her self to suffer for the Protestant Religion all those Afflictions which were actually executed on some and intended against all the Members of that Church hath well-nigh silenced And lest she should fall under that Woe which our Saviour hath denounced against those of whom all Men shall speak well Luke 6.26 A late Historian hath represented the greatest part of that Church as a Generation of Men that have renounced their first Principles of Loyalty and acted contrary to their Solemn Oaths and Declarations Whether the Author be a Papist or some such Journy-man of theirs I shall not enquire but that he hath done a very acceptable work to them is very manifest for if all those Persons which he names and consequently all others that have taken the Oath of Allegiance to our present Soveraigns be Apostates from their Loyal Principles and Publick Declarations and Oaths we can never upbraid the Papists with their Equivocations Dispensations of Oaths and Plots and Conspiracies against our Princes Now though I doubt not among so many learned Men of more Abilities and Advantages than my self who are concern'd in these Reflections of the Historian will vindicate themselves and their Brethren yet I think my self particularly obliged having already asserted that to be our Duty which he imputes as our Crime to wipe off that filth which he hath endeavoured to fasten on us It was an excellent Defence which the Noble Earl of Ossory made in the House of Lords for his Renowned Father the Duke of Ormond against the unworthy Reflections of the E. of S. First saith that Noble Earl I will tell you what my Father hath done He hath faithfully served the Crownwith his Life and Fortunes in all Conditions as well Adverse as Prosperous He acted for him at home and suffered with him abroad he endured the loss and sequestration of his Estate for many years without any reparation by beneficial Offices And now I will tell what my Father hath not done My Father did not advise the shutting up of the Exchequer he did not contrive the breaking of the Triple League nor did my Father encourage the seizing of the Smirna Flee● he never h●●e Arms against his Soveraign or was found in any Plot or Conspiracy against the Crown The like Defence I shall make against the virulent Accusations of the Historian and shall first instance in what they have done They have Preached up Loyalty on all occasions against the Principles and Practices of Papists and Fanaticks they have suffered Sequestrations and Imprisonment for their Loyalty in the days of Charles the First they have defeated the Plots and Attempts of all dis-affected Persons in the Reigns of Charles and James the Second They have stoutly withstood the united strength of Papists and Sectaries which conspired their Ruine They suffered under the late King for refusing to Obey him in things unlawful and never failed to Obey him according to the Laws they prayed for him and in humble manner Petitioned him and gave him such wholsome Counsel as might make him Happy both here and hereafter And now let me tell you what they have not done They have not Preached up an Arbitrary and Absolute Power in their Prince to dispence with the Laws established They have not encouraged a standing Army nor Addressed their Thanks for a Toleration and Indulgence of Papists and Sectaries They have not promised Obedience without a Reserve they have not taken Arms under him to fight for Popery and Slavery nor yet to resist him or expose him to his Enemies Yet these are the things which the Historian expects we should have done and submitted our Religion Laws and Liberties yea our very Lives to those who were prepared to devour them all All this the Historian expected as the necessary Consequences of our Doctrine of Non-Resistance and Passive Obedience though neither Parker nor Cartwright would ever have inferred such a conclusion from those premises nor were ever intended by those Doctrines as by the mature determinations of some of those Reverend Divines which he hath quoted will hereafter appear If therefore our not doing those things above-mentioned be the Crimes which are laid to our charge we shall plead Guilty and use the like Defence for our selves as St. Paul did Act. 23.6 when he was smitten contrary to Law Men and brethren concerning the resurrection of the dead are we called in question For our Deliverance from so great a Death as was prepared for us was a Miracle next to the Resurrection of the Dead and was not done but by God's own power And the wonderful Providence of God in contriving our Deliverance so as at the same time to fall into no sin and to be delivered from all danger Is the Lord's doing and marvellous in our eyes It was a great straight that David was in when being persecuted by Saul he fled to Achish and being kindly entertained by him and made Captain of his Guards he offered to fight for him against Saul whereby he was engaged either to fight against Saul or to betray Achish his Benefactor But by the Providence of God the Lords of the Philistines having conceived a jealousie that David would betray them prevailed with Achish to dismiss him and so he retired to his own City Ziglag 〈◊〉 and secured it against his Enemies Much like this was the Case to which the Clergy of England were reduced They were terrified and oppressed by their Prince the present King undertakes their Protection and Deliverance they being no Men