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B20784 An essay for the conversion of the Irish shewing that 'tis their duty and interest to become Protestants : in a letter to themselves. Cox, Richard, Sir, 1650-1733. 1698 (1698) Wing C6721 30,538 48

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the_o priest_n and_o the_o purification_n of_o purgatory_n with_o very_o little_a regard_n to_o holiness_n without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n sect_n 23._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o two_o cry_v sin_n of_o the_o nation_n theft_n and_o perjury_n which_o be_v rare_o find_v among_o protestant_n be_v so_o common_a among_o you_o that_o the_o one_o be_v become_v a_o epithet_n and_o the_o other_o proverbial_o scandalous_a the_o protestant_n know_v they_o must_v make_v restitution_n if_o possible_a or_o b●_n damn_a and_o therefore_o few_o of_o that_o communion_n but_o notorious_a profligate_v reprobate_n will_v either_o forswear_v or_o steal_v but_o you_o be_v not_o under_o this_o awe_n have_v too_o often_o some_o sophistical_a pretence_n or_o other_o to_o justify_v or_o excuse_v you_o and_o at_o worst_a fancy_v that_o you_o may_v be_v absolve_v at_o a_o easy_a rate_n either_o by_o confession_n and_o slight_a penance_n or_o if_o that_o fail_v by_o a_o few_o turn_n in_o purgatory_n sect_n 24._o and_o thus_o have_v many_o by_o these_o loose_a notion_n be_v delude_v to_o the_o gallow_n and_o more_o to_o hell_n who_o have_v never_o be_v thus_o miserable_o cheat_v of_o their_o life_n and_o their_o soul_n if_o they_o have_v be_v use_v to_o sound_a doctrine_n and_o good_a sermon_n or_o suffer_v to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o other_o good_a book_n that_o may_v better_o instruct_v they_o sect_n 25._o but_o the_o priest_n will_v say_v he_o do_v warn_v you_o of_o these_o vice_n and_o preach_v restitution_n but_o experience_n have_v convince_v we_o that_o whatever_o he_o say_v on_o that_o subject_a be_v very_o cold_a and_o ineffectual_a and_o that_o he_o do_v countenance_v the_o contrary_a practice_n since_o all_o be_v discover_v to_o he_o in_o confession_n and_o yet_o no_o restitution_n be_v make_v but_o to_o special_a friend_n or_o such_o who_o the_o priest_n be_v afraid_a of_o and_o since_o without_o restitution_n he_o give_v 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more_o than_o liberty_n to_o copy_n afttr_n your_o example_n and_o to_o serve_v you_o now_o as_o barbarous_o as_o you_o serve_v they_o then_o sect_n 27._o in_o short_a how_o can_v you_o pretend_v to_o be_v good_a christian_n and_o to_o obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n whilst_o you_o be_v so_o ignorant_a what_o it_o be_v and_o know_v so_o little_a of_o it_o you_o be_v utter_a stranger_n to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o even_o the_o prayer_n and_o office_n of_o your_o church_n be_v in_o a_o language_n you_o do_v not_o understand_v scarce_o one_o in_o a_o tbousand_n of_o you_o can_v give_v a_o tolerable_a account_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n or_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o he_o but_o be_v content_v with_o a_o jingle_n to_o believe_v as_o the_o church_n believe_v which_o be_v he_o know_v not_o what_o and_o in_o effect_n he_o think_v that_o a_o blind_a obedience_n to_o the_o avarice_n and_o ambition_n of_o the_o clergy_n will_v serve_v he_o instead_o of_o the_o practice_n of_o christian_a virtue_n sect_n 28._o and_o gentleman_n since_o it_o be_v not_o to_o upbraid_v much_o less_o to_o scandalize_v you_o that_o i_o have_v insist_v upon_o this_o ungrateful_a theme_n but_o pure_o for_o your_o service_n to_o open_v your_o eye_n and_o undeceive_v you_o that_o you_o may_v plain_o see_v you_o want_v helpe_n and_o advice_n and_o since_o that_o chirurgeon_n be_v more_o your_o friend_n that_o search_n your_o wound_n to_o the_o bottom_n that_o he_o may_v cure_v it_o thorough_o than_o he_o that_o skin_n it_o over_o and_o let_v it_o fester_v and_o break_v out_o again_o you_o will_v excuse_v i_o if_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n and_o for_o your_o through_o cure_n i_o put_v you_o upon_o the_o enquiry_n whether_o you_o be_v not_o defective_a in_o your_o language_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o law_n and_o incapable_a of_o preferment_n and_o whether_o too_o many_o of_o you_o be_v not_o slovenly_a in_o your_o habit_n and_o in_o your_o house_n unjust_a in_o your_o action_n even_o to_o perjury_n and_o forgery_n innumerable_a shameful_o countenance_v and_o favour_v by_o some_o of_o your_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o late_a reign_n barbarous_a in_o your_o design_n to_o extirpate_v the_o protestant_n poor_a in_o your_o fortune_n low_a in_o your_o reputation_n and_o by_o your_o ingratitude_n and_o cruelty_n naked_o expose_v to_o the_o just_a resentment_n of_o a_o provoke_v people_n to_o who_o god_n almighty_a have_v give_v and_o notwithstanding_o frequent_a rebellion_n continue_v the_o dominion_n over_o you_o sect_n 29._o and_o be_v there_o any_o way_n to_o extricate_v you_o out_o of_o all_o these_o misfortune_n but_o a_o total_a conversion_n and_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n language_n habit_n manner_n and_o religion_n of_o england_n sect_n 30._o and_o will_v not_o your_o miserable_a countryman_n now_o beg_v and_o starve_v in_o france_n be_v overjoy_v to_o return_v to_o their_o native_a soil_n upon_o these_o term_n how_o 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constance_n and_o basil_n err_v in_o put_v the_o council_n above_o the_o pope_n and_o so_o do_v the_o french_a church_n anno_fw-la 1682._o sect_n 66._o without_o doubt_v either_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n err_v in_o decree_a the_o worship_n of_o image_n or_o the_o general_a council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o francfort_n at_o which_o last_o there_o be_v 300_o prelate_n and_o the_o pope_n legate_n err_v in_o decree_v the_o contrary_a sure_o pope_n vigilius_n err_v in_o confirm_v the_o five_o general_n council_n or_o else_o he_o err_v afterward_o in_o condemn_v it_o and_o so_o do_v pope_n adrian_n and_o the_o six_o general_n council_n when_o they_o define_v that_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v by_o heresy_n or_o else_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n err_v in_o define_v the_o contrary_a sect_n 67._o but_o it_o be_v not_o my_o business_n to_o examine_v which_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n one_o of_o they_o be_v since_o they_o decree_v contrary_a to_o each_o other_o and_o that_o be_v 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