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A46622
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Mrs. James's vindication of the Church of England in an answer to a pamphlet entituled A new test of the Church of England's loyalty.
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James, Elinor.
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Wing J423; ESTC R36027
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He might know in what State His Kingdom stood in and though I never saw them afterwards yet I do not question but there was endeavours used to blind Him but if it had pleased God that His Majesty had Liâ—ed a little longer I do not doubt but he would have taken New Measures That you should never have had cause to Boast that you made him a Preselite And as for my Soveraign that now is he is as Sweet and Precious a Pâ—ince as the World can afford and it is pity you should Abuse Him for He is a King of Great Experience and hath Suffered as much as any Prince in the World which doth teach His Majesty such Wisdom that it is His whole Caâ—e to keep His Kingdoms in Peace and to have His People to Flourish and will not disturb the Peace thereof upon any Condition whatsoever and God be Thanked the King hath no need to distrust us for is not His God our God and we acknowledge Him to be a Christian King who Belives in the Almighty who made the Heavens and the Earth and he doth believe that Jesus Christ is His Son and that he came into the World to Save Sinners and I doubt not but that His whole Trust is in His Merits and we all hold and own the same so that we lack nothing but a Holy Life agreeable to the Life of Jesus but I find you are Mettlesome Spirits and want Employ therefore I would desire you to go to the Turks and Infidels and Convert them and in so doing you might expect your Reward and I should like it well but for you to think that you can Convert People when they are Converted already is meer Nonsense for it is Perverting and undoing what the Blessed Spirit hath done which will be a Sin of such a Nature that I would not be guilty of it for all the World. I know you will be Angry but I do not value it for I must discharge my Conscience toward all and if you would have me to be your Friend you must take New Measures and Learn of Christ for he did Good to all and hurt to none and if you would not have me to speak against you you must not give me the Occasion I am sure my Soveraign will not allow you to Villifie and Abuse us for He is a Prince of Justice as well as Mercy and hath promis'd That He will Defend us and not only so but will venture as far as any in our Vindication and the King was satisfied with our Loyalty and declared it to the World and how dare you condemn the Kings Judgment and Scandalize the Church for all that knows Her knows Her to be the only Church for Loyalty for doth any of you own the King to be Supream Head and Governour but She And for your part all the World knows what you own so that my Soveraign cannot be your Supream Governour and therefore there is no Comparison to be made I my self can Weigh you all down for Loyalty and if I can do so much for that am but one what shall we all do Therefore I know the King will not be Angry with me if I Vindicate the Church of England for in Vindicating of Her I Vindicate His Majesty which I have always done for when the Peers Speech Abused my Soveraign I Answered it for I hate Rebellion and the Church doth not hinder any one from that Singular Gift of Loyalty for Her Desire is That all should Fear God and Honour the King and She is the Spouse of Christ and He will own Her for His Mystical Body and every one that truly believes in Christ is a Member of that Body and all the Members makes the Whole and Her Doctrine is Holy I wish those that own Her would Live according to Her Doctrines for then they would be Safe and Happy She hath been Infallible in Her Duty to Her King which Her Discontented Brethren knows full well for that was the only thing that they laid to Her Charge That She would not be Treacherous to Her Prince nor Side with His Enemies for if She had you would not have been so great as you are now tho She was not for Popery as some thought for indeed She hath always been the Bulwark against it and that makes you Envy Her so for you think if you can but bring Her down you shall do well enough with the Brats whom you Begot tho your Infallible Belief in them may deceive you for though you made them Enemies to the Church of England yet I find they will prove no Friends to the Church of Rome for indeed every Good Soul will rather endure any thing than to be inslaved with Popery And as for the Church of England She never Lived under the Slavish Fear of it as the Dissenters did but doth Trust God with all and desires nothing else but to Serve God Truly and the King Rightly And as for Her Revelations as you say is Peculiar to Her Self is a clear Mistake and yet Her Lord and Head hath promised That the gates of Hell shall not prevail against Her And what is the Gates of Hell But all those things that lead us to Darkness and Ignorance and to fling down Gods Holy Will and to set up the Will of Men and secretly makes us to be an Enemy to Christ and a Friend to Anti-Christ But Christ is able to Save HIS OWN and that you shall know for He hath His Chosen People amongst all and I really do believe He hath His Saints and Servants in the Church of Rome as well as any other and I hope our of His Infinite Mercy He will Reconcile our Differences and make us Happy And as for those that envies our Happiness They shall not be able to stand before the Almighty in the Day of His Anger for His Power is able to disperse them and to blow them away in a Minute as his Divine Power did the Locusts Therefore I would Advise all the Enemies of the Church of England to be Quiet and Amend for the time to come for while we are Contriving the Ruin of one another God may justly destroy us all and bring in the Heathens who may bring forth better Fruits than we And for your Allowing our Loyalty to King Charles I. I do not thank you for it is well known or else you would not have owned it For that Destruction of Three Kingdoms and the Death of the Best of Princes is Writ in Gods Book and who shall be called to an Account for it God Almighty knows but I am sure You cannot be Acquitted For was it not the Fear of Popery with your Pride that caused the Difference when you Compelled the Queen to go bare-foot and in the mean time such as you Rid in Her Coach to the great Hazard of Her Life For as I was told She Miscarried who did you learn it of I am sure not of Christ nor His Disciples
three were gathered together he would be in the midst of them and how much more at the Administration of His Blessed Sacrament which Represents His Death None disowns but that by Faith it is the Spiritual Body and Blood of Christ but as for His Natural Body it is in the Heavens and there to be Reserv'd till the Dissolution Therefore It cannot be broken nor eaten And as for the Gravity of the Church of England That She is fond of any New Point of Faith and that you say her own Children blames her Alass they do not understand the Subtilty of the Spiritual and Temporal Adversary for God would not allow a Similitude of His own Presence for God says What will you liken me to And when Mâ—sâ—s Died did not God hide him and was it not because the People was naturally Inclin'd to Idolatry And doth He not fill the Heavens and the Earth and is He not in all Things else and where was He before the Heavens were made Is He not Almighty and His being is in Himself and who can conceive Him For when He moves the Angels flee and the Cherubims cover their Faces For who is able to behold His Glory What then will become of sinful man since God is so Glorious that none can stand before him if Christ had not took Humanity upon Him and thereby made us partakers of His Divine Nature that we might be capable to partake of His Glory in his Eternal Kingdom Therefore you that are Enemies to Christ and his Saints I would intreat you if ever you intend to be happy to Repent and do not be overmuch Conceited of Your Infallibillity for you see the Jews were Mistaken and do you think to be more Infallible than they that God planted with Miracles which he never did yours I know there is nothing Infallible but God and His Eternal Word and I do really believe the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against His True Church but is it any Argument that you must be that because you have a Being in the World and don 't you know some may Die and yet Live and the Fallen Angels were not destroyed for God prepared a place for them for there is nothing comes by Chance for Gods Providence takes Care of all and God will be Glorified of all Therefore I would not have you to be deceived but to Believe for God tells you That Soul that sins shall die he doth not say That he shall go into Purgatory and that some Men of your Order should Punish it and when you think it is enough a good sum of Money will send it to Heaven Doth not this Rob God of His 〈…〉 And whereas He hath commanded that there should be no other Gods 〈◊〉 Himself doth not it make many For there is none hath power over the Soul but God for is it not His own Breath But pray tell me where this place is and which way they go to it and who it is that keeps the List of every Mans sins For certainly you must send some Trusty Messenger that must bring the Last of their Iniquities safe for else every sin will not be punish'd and how do you know when they are and who is he that can tell how many sins a man commits for they are very cunning and may not confess all And there be some things that Men count sin which God may not and some things which Men count not how can you distinguish I am very Inquisitive to know because I lov'd my late Soveraign and I highly condemn you for your Unkindness for if you had had any Charity you could not have let him staid so long but I hope God will deliver my Soveraign that how is that He shall never come under such Dominion You stole away my Soveraign and yet are not you Contented Methinks this should have made you New Creatures the Favour of such a Prince But what disturbs you that you should be so Angry with us What doth the Sun shine too bright upon you Or doth God shew you too much Favour Or have you got the Nature of the Fallen Angels that did not know when they were Happy or hath Shaftsbury left his Spirit for a Legacy that you may carry on his Designs Do not Disturb the Kings Peace but rest Contented lest God Clips your Wings and if you Fall I hope you will have no more Resurections in this part of the World. And tho others may prompt you to be an Enemy to the Church of England yet their Fall would be your Ruin. But God be Thanked we have no need to Fear for the King will not with-draw his Favour from us neither shall Men or Devils prevent it And so GOD Save the KING