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A29881 Some reflections on a late pamphlet entituled, A vindication of Their Majesties authority to fill the sees of the deprived bishops, &c in a letter from the city to a friend in the country. Browne, Thomas, 1654?-1741. 1691 (1691) Wing B5179; ESTC R2122 15,967 23

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were thoroughly convinc'd of the Legality of the Revolution why did so many who have taken the New Oaths refuse to take them in the Sense of the Imposers but their own and invent New Salvoes to quiet their struggling and reluctant Consciences Some declaring that they took the Oath only as an Obligation to live peaceably others with a Proviso that it did not oppose contradict or annul the Ancient Fundamental Laws of this Realm Others were drawn by the Magnetick Force and influenced by the powerful Charms of that rare new-invented Salvo that superfine Criticism of a certain eminent Divine and eloquent Preacher in this City than which the subtle most Aristoteletotical Thomas Aquinas himself could not have invented a better viz. That the taking the New Oath is only a temporary Suspension of Allegiance to King JAMES to whom when he returns we might warrantably return to our Duty and Allegiance A smooth and lucky Vehicle which tempted not a few young Ecclesiasticks to swallow the bitter Pill So that the Legality of the Revolution and consequently of the Deprivation being question'd and disprov'd our Author proceeds upon a wrong Hypothesis and has little Reason to blame Dr. B for refusing a Preferment which to take being another's is utterly unlawful But there is a more material Consideration says our Author pag. 6. which may influence prudent and cautious Men who are well preferred already The Experience of the Revolution in 1660. hath taught them how dangeroas it may be in case such a Revolution should happen to change their old Preferments for new ones which may be challenged again by their old Proprietors And why is our Author angry with such prudent and cautious Men who are so tractable as to be willing to be taught by the woful Experience and sad Examples of others who foolishly unhing'd themselves and quitted their old for a precarious Title to new Preferments which currente Rotâ were justly challenged again by their old Proprietors Why may they not be allowed to learn Wisdom from the burnt Child which dreads the Fire and from the cheated Dog in the Fable whose Folly was sufficiently chastis'd by snapping at the Shadow Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum But why does our Author so much dread Why does he put so acute an Emphasis of Horror upon SUCH a Revolution as was that of 1660. which every 29th of May the Anniversary Commemoration of it does bless and all Generations shall call it blessed It being a Revolution which brought many inestimable Blessings with it Which stanch'd the Flux of Blood clos'd our ghastly gaping Wounds and heal'd our Breaches and put an End to our miserable Confusions and the Great Rebellion Which crown'd us with the desirable long wish'd for Blessings of Peace and Plenty and restor'd to every Man his Right to the King his Crown and Royal Dignity to the Church her Revenues and Liturgy to the State the course of Justice and Deliverance from Slavery to the poor oppressed sequestred Loyal English Subject his Liberty and Property and to these distracted Nations a happy Settlement and an opulent Prosperity A Revolution which was not like the * With such invidious Characters there were not wanting some like our Author to disgrace to overcast the brighter Dawn of that happy Revolution to preoccupy and prejudice the ●●nds of Men. breaking in of the Sea to overthrow our Houses and cause us to perish with our Neighbours but like the soft and gentle Dew or joyful Rain to the parched Earth to refresh and comfort it And why sho●ld our Author be so much afraid of and so vehemently deprecate SUCH a Revolution unless he has chang'd his Old Preferments for New ones which he may justly fear will be challenged again by their ●●d Proprieters I am confident were the Generality of the English Subjects how much soever they are prejudic'd now being too apt to be blinded by the Vapours of intoxicating Fears and Jealousies satisfied that another would prove SUCH a Revolution as was that of 1660. which they have the less cause to fear considering that the Person to be restored is not a cruel bloody Nero or Diocletian but a Branch of the forgiving Race related to the Royal Martyr and Charles the Merciful and an English-man born to which may be added the signal Instances of his Clemency and forbearing Mercy in Ireland to the great disgust and dissatisfaction of the French Generals when he might have taken in all likelihood successful Advantage over the English Army when in a sick and weak and languid State whom he pitied as a true Father of his Country I am confident I say that from SUCH a Revolution they would not make it their Litany Libera nos Domine or cry out in a Fright at the apprehension of it in the Language of our Author If there ever be SUCH a Revolution c. God be merciful to this miserable Nation But our Author makes a lamentable Complaint Pag. 9. What an unpardonable Scandal Dr. B ' s Refusal hath given both to the Enemies and the Friends of the Government Which by the way is no very good Argument of the Goodness of it and no very lucky Omen or Prognostick of its Stability or Continuance In as much as in former Reigns the like Refusal has not given such a Scandal as our Author speaks of Which does not naturally and necessarily owe it self to the Doctor 's Refusal though accidentally and occasionally it may but to the sick and lame and tottering State of the Government which really is neither made better nor worse neither strengthened nor weakened by the Doctor 's Refusal But his refusing to be made so eminent a Member of it and that either out of Fear or Conscience or both may accidentally suggest Reflections upon the Stability or Authority of it And if this confirms the Enemies of the Government in their Opinion of the Unlawfulness to submit to it and weakens the hands of Friends and makes them cautious of embarking in a sinking Interest and fills them with new Jealousies of the Lawfulness of it who can help it whom may we thank for it Not the Doctor but the Badness of the Cause which as the Doctor 's Refusal could not make worse so his Compliance cannot make better In the next Paragraph Pag. 10. we find our Author in a great Fright dreading what might be the fatal Consequence of such a Miscarriage as this both to Church and State i. e. I presume least it should tempt and provoke the new Governours to alter the Constitution of the Church and set up Presbytery But then presently his Fears vanish being persuaded of the good Inclinations of their Majesties to the Church of England of which indeed they have given a signal Evidence by their wonderful kindness to the Episcopal Members of the Church of Scotland But this our Author's Eyes are not yet open to see being blinded and transported with some of that extatick Zeal and good