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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47911	Remarks on the growth and progress of non-conformity	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1682 (1682)	Wing L1296; ESTC R7094	33,007	58

thing comparable to what the Episcopal Divines have against Popery 'T is true Mr. Baxter Pool and two or three more of them have done their parts but what to those many of the Church of England Usher Hall Morton Reignolds Chillingworth Laud Abbot Jewel Bramhall Barlow all Bishops beside Hammond White Buckeridge Sutcliff Stillingfleet Tillotson and many others of our Churches education of as great Learning and Judgment in Religion as holy Lives and as comfortable Consciences as any the World affords which one would think enough to make Malice it self ashamed to charge the Church or Church-men of England with any thing like Popery or Popishly affected Add to this III. If the Church or Church-men be any thing Popishly affected how comes it to pass that the twisted strength and subtlety of Papists with all their hellish malice is engaged chiefly against them as their mortal enemies as though nothing stood in their way but the Church of England that hath the countenance of Laws and Reason Antiquity and Decency to support it never regarding Quakers or Non-conformists as though it were below the wit of a Jesuit to encounter a Non-conformist as one that 's doing the Popes business yet will not be made believe it Now these three things considered judge who will what reason dissenting Protestants have to brand with the name of Popish or Popishly affected the Church or Church-men of England And if so whether it be not probable that by their factious and extravagant zeal against Popery they design not onely the overthrow of Popery but the increase of their Party and the promotion of their Interest also But once more IV. If there be any Church of England men Popishly affected I heartily wish in the Apostles words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that they were utterly cut off from among us and here will every true Church of England man say heartily Amen A Second way that they have of exerting their zeal against Popery whereby they increase their Party and promote their Interest is to amuse the People with the Fears and Jealousies of a Popish Revolution I confess this being purely politicae considerationis is beyond my Province but with humble deference to Superiours suppose we the worst even that of a Popish Successor yet have we many good allays to the extravagance of that Jealousie viz. all Offices and Power being in the hands of Anti-Papists there being so many strict Laws in force against Popery and the King's offer and readiness to concur in making more or any other thing that is lawful just and honest to secure us against it To instance in the revolution of Queen Maries reign is vain for there being now in the two Kingdoms so universal a detestation and loathing of Popery which was not then what Prince in the World would offer to set up that Religion so much against his own interest so utter inconsistent with his quiet and safety and which will so certainly involve him into continual fears and troubles most desperate dangers and inconveniences as that which next to Hell is most formidable and abominable to almost all his Subjects and that which they will scarce ever be brought to submit to Upon these and many the like considerations wise men think it not adviseable to forward a Popish revolution by exasperating the Heir to the Crown with the factious and unnecessary fears of a Popish succession and to abandon our quiet and security for meer future possibilities to make our selves certainly miserable before-hand for fear of being miserable hereafter Like Gundamore the Spanish Ambassadour who procured a valiant English Knight to be put to death as he said not for any hurt he had done but for fear of doing hurt 3. A third way they have of exerting their zeal against Popery whereby they increase their Interest and Party is by appropriating to themselves the reputation of the zealous Protestants and greatest opposers of Popery which will appear as impudent a cheat as it is a falshood if by zeal and opposing we mean not factious but onely such as is of regular and religious tendency to the overthrow of it when 't is considered 1. How abundantly the Episcopal Divines have out-done them in opposing and keeping out Popery as hath been noted before to which I add that of Dr. Saunderson That all along fr●m the beginning of the Reformation our Bi●●ops with others of the Prelatick Party were the Principal if not the only Champions to maintain the cause of Religion against Popery and in these latter times none have slept in the Gap more readily nor championed the cause of Religion aga●nst Popery with more dexterity zeal and gallantry than the Episcopal Divines by whose endeavours some that have been bred Papists have been gained to our Church others that began to waver were confirmed and setled in the Protestant Religion but I profess says he as in the presence of Almighty God and before the World that I have not known or at least ca●not call to remembrance so much as one single example of any of this done by any of our Anti-ceremonian Brethren whether Presbyterian or Independent But 2. These Non-conformists are so far from being the truly zealous opposers of Popery that as the same Dr. Saunderson observes they are really and eventually though not intentionally the great Promoters of the Roman Interest among us and that several ways 1. By putting to their helping hand to the pulling down of Episcopacy the main Bulwark against Popery as having the support of Laws Reason Scripture and Antiquity against it 'T is well known says he what rejoicing that Vote against Episcopacy brought to the Romish Party how in Rome they sang their Io Paeans upon the tidings thereof saying triumphantly now the day is ours now the fatal blow is given to the protestant Religion in England they could not but foresee that if the old Government of England a main pillar in the Building were once dissolved the whole Fabrick would be sore shaken if not presently shattered and ruined that things would presently run into confusion distractions and divisions as the event soon shewed 2. They promote the Interest of Rome says that learned Author by opposing it with more violence than reason in opposing Popery he observes the Episcopal Divines have done it by dint of Argument the Non-conformists by opprobrious clamours revilings c. so that it hath been obs●rved says he that in Lancashire and other places where there are most and most rigid Presbyterians there are the most and most zealous Papists Thus that judicious and learned Prelate 3. Non-conformists promote Popery by causing those divisions in the Church which Jesuits have endeavoured among us as more conducible to Popery than all their strength of Argument as is said to be determined at Rome in their concilium de propaganda fide And as Mr. Baxter observes in his Collections out of Contzen the Jesuite and in his Defence of the Principles of