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A31717 The Character of a true Protestant 1682 (1682) Wing C1999; ESTC R38999 1,318 2

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THE CHARACTER OF A True Protestant HE is one that professeth the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England as it is Established by the Laws of the Kingdom and professeth against the Contrary He sticks to the Protestation of Ausburge from whence he had his Name He loves the Vnity of the Church so that he endeavours next her Verity in Faith her Unity and Conformity in Discipline with that Church not daring to broach any new Opinion nor preach them to disturb the Peace of his Aged Mother Private Interpretations of Scripture he approves not but submits his own and maintains none against the received and approved Doctrine of the Church whereof he is a Member He thinks that Evangelical Counsel is to be observed and that all things must be done in Order and Decency He owns the King to be the Head of the Church as it is Personall and hath Sworn him Gods Deputy in Government and Trusted with the Sword which he must not bear in vain He dares not question his Authority who is only answerable to God but in his Heart honour him as Gods Vice-gerent and knows that to resist his Power is to resist him that gave it and though the Penalty be Damnation yet he fears not for that so much as the Offence given to God who gave that Power He Confesseth an Obligation to Gods Moral Laws and Man's Judicial and that there must be Obedience Active as well as Passive to the One and the Other He knows Christ's Spiritual Kingdom opposeth not the Temporal C●●im and Power of Kings but Cesar must have his Tribute ●he Badge of Conquest as God must have his in the Acknowledgment of his Protection and dare call his Soveraign the Anointed of God since God called Cyrus an Heathen so not for the Holiness of External Unction but the Internal Character of Suprem Power So he can make a difference between Types and Metaphors the One being in Persons the Other in Words He conceives Passive Obedience always due to the King where Active cannot be performed with a Good Conscience He believes Faith alone cannot justify without Works but both together the First before God the Second before Man He believes God rewards above Merit yet that there is difference in Glory and Reward though all have Fulness Traditions and Ceremonies he reverences as they are Antiquites and stream from the Spring of Original Purity not to the necessity of Doctrine but Discipline He detesteth Parity in Church or Common-wealth as tending to Anarchy He dares not Swear against his Conscience nor vow Implicite Obedience to occasional Ordinances He thinks no Authority but the same or greater than that to whom he hath made a Judicial Vow can disannul it He is Loyal for Conscience sake to his Soveraign Charitable for Gods sake to his Neighbour and dares not do that unto another he cannot be contened should be done unto himself muchless rob his Soveraign of his Birth-Right or deface Gods Character He thinks Dixi vos dijestis belongs Supreamly to his Soveraign Ministerially to his Subjects He dares not distinguish betwixt the King and his Person but thinks those that dare be so bold derive their Logick with the Jesuits from Hell His Heart thinks no Disloyal thought muchless dares he speak a Word to lessen the Reverence due to Majesty not for fear of Punishment but the Sin In a word he is One that dare in his Princes Just quarrel meet Death with chearfulness as David met Goliah or as Daniel went into the Lyons Den and can serve his God his King and Country without Fear of Enemies and with chearfulnness can sing his Nunc Dimitte as Simeon did with his Christ in his Arms. And this alone is your True Protestant LONDON Printed for T. S. in the Year 1682.