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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54204	Reasons why the oaths should not be made a part of the test to Protestant dissenters	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1683 (1683)	Wing P1353; ESTC R31786	4,164	8

against Protestant-Dissenters were never infflicted upon the Papists VIII But it is Objected by some that we are disguiz'd Papists or that Papists are concealed amongst us To which we say the Declaration will determine that since as was said the Oaths only deny the Pope's Supremacy which some of themselves pretend to disown But our Declaration denies both the Pope's Supremacy and their Religion too Besides those Dissenters that scruple the Oaths do it not upon the same Terms with the Papists for they own no forreign Supremacy which the Papists do And to prove evidently that it is no Trick or Ill design against the Government they refuse to Swear in their own Right having-frequently lost their Just Debts and been greatly injur'd by other mens Vnjust Claims because of not taking an Oath which is not the Practice of Papists IX But there is one Reason never to be answered why we can neither be Papists nor Popishly affected as we must needs be if we seek to Conceal the Papists at so much hazard to our selves and it is this You have been pleased in Parliament to Complain of the growth of Popery of the Non-executing of Laws made against Papists and that some of the Ministers of State were Popishly affected and that things have generally been Transacted by them in favour of the Papists On the contrary we have been great Sufferers our Houses broke open our Goods riffled and our Estates seized and Treble values taken away from us by Laws made against Papists under their Ministry So that either we are no Papists or such State-Ministers and Councils whom you have reputed Popish must not be such for none can think that they should Exercise such Severities upon People of the same Inclinations when they were so indulgent to Persons notoriously of that Profession but because you believe they were so you must needs interpret from their being more severe to us than any other People that they reputed us most remote from Popery What greater Demonstration can we give that we believe our selves and are Sincere in this matter than the Hazards and Losses we are daily expos'd to X. We have always shewn a good and steady Affection to the Just Civil and Protestant Interest of this Nation and among other things it may evidently appear in the late Election of the present Parliament having generally adhered to and through all Difficulties given our Voices for those Persons that have been of the best Reputation in their Country for Protestants and English men And indeed there has been no such Discovery made these many years of the Inclinations of all Parties ☞ which being well observ'd it will perhaps appear that We and the Papists have as little joyn'd in the same Choice of Members as some High Church-men our great Prosecutors have done who would notwithstanding have us accounted Papists And we may further add that since our giving our Voices in the said late Election for those Persons which are known to be hearty for the Protestant Religion and Civil Interest of the Nation we have been afresh severely persecuted in several places and that as well by Laws made against Papists as Protestant Dissenters Lastly We do here humbly offer a DECLARATION and pray that it may be receiv'd as a Testimony of our good Affection to the Protestant Cause and as our Assurance to live a sober and peaceable Life under the present Government And in case any among us shall be found false to our Declaration and Engagement let such be punisht as Perjured Persons These are the Reasons we render why the Oaths should not be made part of the Test A Protestation or Declaration to Distinguish Protestant-Dissenters from Popish-Recusants I A. B. do in the Presence of Almighty God solemnly profess and in good Conscience declare It is my real Judgment That the Church of Rome is not the Church of Christ nor the Pope or Bishop of Rome Christ's Vicar and that his or her Doctrines Of Deposing Heretical Princes and Absolving their Subjects of their Obedience Of Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead Of Indulgences and Worshipping of Images Of Adoring and Praying to the Virgin Mary and other Saints deceased And of Transubstantiation or changing the Elements of Bread and Wine into the Body and Blood of Christ at or after the Consecration thereof by any Person whatsoever are False Erroneous and Contrary to the Truth of God declared in the Holy Scriptures And therefore the Communion of the said Church is Superstitious and Idolatrous And I do likewise sincerely testifie and declare that I do from the bottom of my Heart detest and abhor all Plots and Conspiracies that are or may be contrived against the King Parliament or People of this Realm And I do hereby Faithfully Promise with God's Help to live a Sober and Peaceable Life as becometh a good Christian and Protestant to do And all this I do Acknowledge Intend Declare Subscribe without any Equivocation or mental R●servation according to the true Plainness Simplicity and usual signification of the words Witness my Hand