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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20815	A non est inventus return'd to Mr. Edward Bagshaw's Enquiry, and vainly boasted discovery of weakness in the grounds of the churches infallibility also his seditious invectives against the moderate sincerity of Protestants, and savage cruelty against Roman Catholicks repressed / by a Catholick gentleman.	Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674.	1662 (1662)	Wing C6899	45,331	119

by what unlucky star we are ignorant a perswasion has entred the minds of not a few among them that there is a secret intelligence and Union of interests between Roman Catholicks and all our Sects even to Fanaticks and that they do all joyntly conspire against Protestants This opinion is imbibed by persons of prudence and otherwise well disposed to contribute to the ease and comfort of Catholicks were it not that the proofs of this accusation are said to be unanswerable Many Priests say they are known to have been busie in Cromwels Army and even of late some Catholicks have sided with Presbyterians c. 7. Now what is left for distressed Roman-Catholicks to do in this case Protestations and Oaths to the contrary will not serve Writings of this nature if they be read by such are slighted Quid verba audimus say they cum facta videmus But if they see them let the state see them too Let some delinquents be produced No yet the thing is certainly true But how comes this ttuth known to Protestants Have the Sectaries discovered it It is hard that their testimony should be taken and though their professed hatred be notorious it is unlikely they would forfeit their priviledge by the Act of Indemnity meerly to do mischief to others Are they Catholicks that have discovered this They may easily be brought to a tryal no Troops need be employed to apprehend them And an unanswerable way of justifying the past severity of the State against us all would be the arraignment of them in case they can accuse any that have instilled unlawful principles or encouragements into them If all the several bodies of Ecclesiasticks be not able to justifie both their Religion and practise we renounce all mercy But let it be granted that some Priests were in Cromwells Army who were they Either sensual Apostates or I am loath to say who and they perhaps with a mind to serve the King Or in case it should happen as possibly it may that three or four rash persons out of a tender affection and devotion to one party among Catholicks whose exclusion they fear to prevent that should enter into any practise without commission even of that party it self hoping that such an Act of theirs would be imputed to all Catholicks and by that means hinder their Friends from being treated more severely then all the rest would not Justice it self complain if even that party should suffer for the rash misdemeanours of a few but Justice would forsake the earth if all the whole innocent body should be made a sacrifice for a crime so committed It is a hard condition we are in We actually suffer as if we were guilty of a crime and are forced to guess what that crime utterly unknown to our selves can be supposed to be All that can be said in the present circumstances must be That if in reality we can be proved deservedly obnoxious to a condemnation upon this charge both the present and future Age ought to stigmatize us and our memories as persons not only in the highest degree criminal but as such who in a blind frenzy after they had by suffering all extremities from powerful enemies twenty Years together for their Soveraign obtained a sufficient reward in being esteemed by him constantly Loyal Subjects and as their hopes were had withal sufficiently freed their Religion from the scandal of infidelitie afterwards when his Majesty was restored to his power and treated them with a mercy never before experienced by them yea moreover when the Honourable Lords in Parliament after a gracious hearing of their defence gave them hopes of future favour just then they deserted their Loyalty to the King and entred into a combination with enemies alwaies implacable to themselves and at a time when those Enemies had all power taken from them This would be a complication of all crimes in one a Treason joyned with the most prodigious ingratitude most scandalous impiety most barbarous inhumanity and most brutish stupidity that ever was 8. But Mr. Bagshaw who I am assured does not suspect us nay knowes we are not guilty of this crime calls me to hear his Reasons why Papists alone should be ill-treated and I obey You say Sir you have more then one reason Preface which does difference the case of Papists from all other Sects c. If this be true then You had not so much as half a reason to wish sincerely that the penal Statutes should be taken from them Nay that unlawful wish deserved punishment 8. Let us see these Your evincing reasons One is say You their depending upon and owning a forraign power c. If you had stopped at these words we should have found no reply For we confess such a power we depend upon and own but we utterly deny that that should put us in a worse condition then others For if that Power be purely spiritual that is of a quite different nature and not in the least degree prejudicial to the Kings Civil Power but rather obliging those that acknowledg it faithfully to obey the King the owning of it surely ought to be no hindrance to a Toleration If you think otherwise then I must tell You that no Sect of Christians whatsoever ought to be tolerated in England For let me ask You who ever you are whether Presbyterian Independent Anabaptist Quaker or even English Protestant Do not you and all of Your perswasion with You depend upon and own a power distinct from his Majesties Civil power I mean a power meerly Spirituall or Pastoral not subordinate to the Kings but to which the King himself if he be of your Religion ought to be subject as being no Pastour but a Sheep no Teacher but a Hearer no administrer of Sacraments but a receiver no Excommunicatour but lyable himself as all Christs flock are when they demerit it to have Ecclesiastical censures inflicted on him Such a power I am sure you all acknowledge And no other power do Roman Catholicks depend upon or own Be not then so manifestly so affectedly partial as to alledge that to the prejudice and destruction of Roman Catholicks only which must as well exclude all Christians out of England 10. But it is a forreign power You say that Papists depend upon and own and this word Forreign makes the difference It does indeed But the difference is I suppose much to the advantage both of the King and Roman Catholicks too For tell me for Gods sake since there is indeed a spiritual power from which Princes themselves ought not to be exempted nor can free themselves from it without infinite prejudice to their own souls is it not more for their temporal peace and security that this Spiritual power should reside in one single person that usually is both learned and discreet and withal is a thousand miles removed from our King then in many thousands within his own Kingdom not all of them Angels that if they have a mind to

may follow is publick and threatning the whole Kingdom But the generality of Protestants me thinks have little reason to fear your clamours when they extend mercy to innocent persons And therefore those that by their Offices have an influence upon our Lawes and are able to abate the sharpness of them yea have thought fit to take it into consideration if they either out of complyance or fear of You forbear to do what Civil Justice and much more Christian Charity requires they must not expect that God will hold them innocent It will be a great mercy if he punisheth them in this world either in their estates persons or families 12. You know the Gospel Story I would to God You would make better use of it The Jewish Priests and Pharisees accused our Saviour of seditious doctrine and for that delivered him into the hands of the Romans What did they lay to his charge Art thou a King said Pilate that was his charge He assumes said they a power contrary to Caesars Our Saviour acknowledges that he was a King that he challenged a Supremacy of power and that he came to constitute a new Kingdom upon earth but it was a Kingdom not of this world it was a power purely spiritual so far from being prejudicial to Caesar that one of the fundamentall Lawes of this spiritual Kingdom was That whatsoever belonged to Caesar should be given to him not one dram of Civil authority should be taken from him The Romans were satisfied with his answer Pilate protested him innocent But all little purpose for the Pharisees make clamours they stir the people to sedition they threaten Pilate and the Text sayes the clamours of the Pharisees and people so wholly prevailed that our Saviour was delivered up unto their will to do unto him even what they pleased All that Pilate durst to do was to wash his hands and proclaim the violence used upon him but however he judged him to death and the Romans crucified him Now not any man will acquit Pilate though a greater damnation be due to the Pharisees Pilates crime was heynous but it was humane he would fain have done justice but he feared a sedition he had not the courage to suffer for Justice But the Pharisees crime was Diabolical and as they behaved themselves by crying out His blood be on us and our Children it became unpardonable both the temporal and eternal destruction of the whole nation was the reward of it But now consider who these Priests and Pharisees were that accused our Saviour of seditious Doctrine against Caesar They were the only Enemies that Caesar had in the whole Nation Josephus will tell us that the principles of their Sect were treason and Rebellion They only of all the Jews refused an Oath of Allegiance If our Saviour would have incited his followers to cast off Caesars yoke they would have joyned with him and have made him either their King or Protectour They had attempted several insurrections against Caesar and within a few years after put the whole State into an open bloody Rebellion which ended in their utter destruction Yet such power had these mens malicious suggestions as to make our Saviour be condemned as a Traytour His Disciples therefore must not think to be bettter used then their Master I mean by Pharisees 13. I suppose Mr. Bagshaw here is enough said to your Stating of that great Question of Infallibility as you have stated it And more then You will think enough to Your cruelty against Roman Catholicks If you have any suspition that we have not expressed our mindes clearly and satisfactorily enough Upon any exceptions You will please to make more shall be said And as touching what hath been here delivered about disowning a forreign power prejudicial to the State do not read it as the assertion of one single Roman Catholick But be assured that if ever these papers be offered to Your eyes to be read You will read that which has been approved and will be justifyed by many Worthy Persons of the same Religion persons of Learning Vertue and Authority who therefore can know and will be answerable for the conformable judgments of far greater numbers that depend on their Direction respectively 14. My desire now is that you would write no more against any Catholick Truth or Christian peace But if You cannot for Your life hold then I would as a friend advise you to get before hand a right notion and understanding of the subject you would write upon and however that You would forbear laying false crimes to the charge of Your brethren The condition of Roman Catholicks is sad enough And truly it is most unhandsome for those that are in a State of Uniformity with them to add to their sufferings To conclude if you think me worthy to be your Adversary in a Pen-quarrell let us not dispute about things in which You have no skill or that will not be profitable but rather wound blessed Christian Charity And if you will permit me to propose a subject in which you and your party are believed to have much interest and which if well debated would bring much good to thousands of souls in these Kingdomes my desire is it may be this Problem or Question which I told you has been taken into consideration in France viz. Whether Christian Subjects may by their Religion be allowed to defend by Armes against their Soveraign and lawful Authority their Opinions and Doctrines in case these be persecuted by them For my own part I make choice of the Negative And now I resigne you to the mercy of Mr. L'Estrange FINIS