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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77439	A brief history of the rise, growth, reign, supports, and sodain fatal foyl of popery, during the three years and an half of James the Second, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Together with a description of the six popish pillars, the Anabaptists, Presbyterians, Quakers, Independents, Roman-Catholicks, & popish church-men. The perpetual addressers of the King.		1690 (1690)	Wing B4600; ESTC R229470	22,583	35

But that of the Dissenting Merchants and Trades-men in and about London exceeded at the same time exceeded for Flattery and Blasphemy comparing King James a known Popish Prince to Moses and our Poenal Laws to the Yoak Slavery and Bondage of Aegypt and worse than that And that of the Dutiful and Obedient Subjects of Chichester comparing the King's Act of Indulgence with the greatest acts of Wisdom and extolling it unto the Skies And that of the Freemen of Bath August the 22d Acknowledging the Kings undoubted Prerogative by His Gracious Declaration to stifle the force of Law which they call consistent with true Piety were notoriously Flattering On August the 25th was presented the conceited Humble Address of the Dissenting Protestants of Romsey Ringwood Fordingbridge and Christ-Church in Hant-shire fond and full of Flattery On August the 29th was brought forth the Address of Worcester Presbyterian Ministers and of the Master-Builders and other Artificers about London And of the Protestant Dissenters about Shrewsbury And of the Peaceable Dissenters of Namptwich Wem and Whit-church in Shrop-shire And of the Protestant Dissenters of Oswestree in the same County All bespeaking the Common Language of their Fellows September the 1st came forth the Addresses of the Dissenters of Chester Of the Loving Subjects called Presbyterians of Macclesfeild And September the 8th of the Loyal Subjects the Stroudwater Clothiers in Gloucester-shire And of the Free-men of the Borough of Banbury and of the Inhabitants of Dorchester And September the 12th of the Protestant Dissenters of Oxford-shire And on September the 15th of the Presbyterian Ministers of Derby and Nottingham-Shires All full of Flattery and promising dutiful Obedience On September the 22d came out the Address of the Presbyterian Ministers of Edenburg and Canongate starting this New Doctrine that there is no inconsistency betwixt true Loyalty and Presbyterian Principles c. And yet time hath since shewn the quite contrary from the same Ministers On September the 29th the thankful Address of the Protestant Dissenters of Salisbury the Devizes Cane Chippenham Westbury Warmister Throw-bridge and Bradford in Wiltshire All speaking after the same Canting way of flattery The The Humble Address of the Electors of Ladgeshal in Wiltshire at the same time promised always to choose such Members as should be Faithful and Serviceable to the Crown that is unto the Popish Interest the King being a known Papist At the same time also the Addresses of the Loyal Subjects of Andover Whit-church and Clotford bespeak the old Language of Flattery And that of the Subjects of Cirencester in Gloucester-shire coming forth at the same time promising to choose such Members as shall comply with His Majesty in putting down Poenal Laws and by consequence promote Popery Also at the same time the Address of the Noncons of Reading Abbington and Newbury And another of the Presbyterians of Nottingham Also October the 6th the Address of the Loyal Subjects the Combers Weavers and other Labourers of Taunton in Somerset-shire Also October the 17th of the Presbyterian Ministers and their Congregation in East Somerset-shire Bath Shipton Froom Bruton Wincaunton Milburn Frary Inscomb And another from the truly Loyal Subjects of Honiton in Devon-shire Also another from the Loyal Subjects of Pembrook Carmarthen Cardigan and the Town of Swanzey in Glamorgan-shire Presbyterian Ministers Independents and Anabaptists with their Congregations Also another of the Dutiful Subjects the Noncons of Kingston upon Thames Also another from the Dutiful Dissenting Subjects of Cambridge Also another from the Presbyterian Subjects of Hull and of two numerous Congregations there Also another from Weobly in Hereford shire Also another from the the Loyal and Faithful Subjects of Portsmouth All promising Mountains of Obedience and extolling His Indulgence whereof those of Hull and Weobly do much exceed On October the 24th followed the Addresses of the Presbyterians of King's Lynne and of the Noncon Ministers of Dorset-shire And on November the 3d. the Impatient but most Loyal Subjects the Free holders and others of Chard in Somerset-shire On November the 14th the Presbyterians of Maidstone On November the 21st the Dissenting Subjects of Lewes in Sussex and the Protestant Dissenting Subjects of Canterbury in Kent And of the Obedient Dissenters of Tenterden Cranbrok and Staplehurst in Kent On December the 1st the Ministers of the Gospel in New-England and the Loyal Inhahabitants of Hertford did bring forth their several Addresses of Thanks and promises of Obedience and all possible good Wishes Whereof those of Hertford promised to choose Members for Parliament as should be acceptable to His Majesty and supporters of His Prerogative On December the 15th several Ministers Dissenters of Leicester-shire were the last which presented their Flattering Address unto His Majesty King James the Second Now these Presbyterians are a new Sect of Schismaticks Introduced by Mr. John Calvin at Geneva from whence they have spread their Doctrines into Germany and France and into Scotland and also into England And are so called from the Parity of their Clergy being all Presbyters without any Bishops or Superintendants among them And are a People generally affecting Government by a Common-wealth and hating Monarchy in the State as well as in the Church And as appears by their Writings and Practices they hold with Papists and Jesuits that Kings may be Excommunicated and Deposed and in case of a Corrupt Prince they hold Rebellion to be no Crime Buchanan de jure Regni and the practices of the late Wars of the Parliament 1641. against their King Charles the First The first who attempted to introduce this Presbyterian Schism was Aerius who was therefore Branded by the Church for a Schismatick But being nipp'd in the Bud in those days he had no Disciples Howbeit this Presbyterianism is a Rent from the Church opposing all the Six first General Councils which do forbid any Presbyter in contempt of his Bishop to gather any separate Congregation of his own Can. Apost xxxii Nicaeni Concil Can. 16. Arelatens Concil Can. 19. Gangren Concil Can. 6. Antiochen Concil Can. 5. Carthaginens Concil ii Can. 11. And forbid any Bishop to be Ordained without three Bishops and any Presbyter or Deacon to be Ordained without one Bishop present Nicaeni Concil ii Can 4. Can. 6. Can. Apost 1 2 7. Ant. Concil Can. 9. The Canons of these General Councils of the Holy Primitive times are the Bonds of the Church which whosoever breaks is a Schismatick And there can be no pretence of Conscience to justifie Schism but the Magistrate ought to punish it And though Liberty of Conscience ought to be allowed yet no Liberty of Schism And though in case the Magistrate shall dispense with the punishment of Schism and we know not under God who shall call him to account for such Neglect Yet is it a sin which God will certainly Punish and therefore woe be unto those Flatterers who in such Cases do call Evil Good and Good Evil Next after that of the Presbyterian Ministers was

and Bishops of St. Asaph Ely Chichester Bath and Wells Peterborough and Bristol were Summoned before the Lords of the Council and after Appearance were committed to the Tower June 8th but Bailed out came to their Tryal and were Acquitted unto the great joy of the People though to the great Grief of all Addressers During these times were strict enquiries made after all Ministers who refused to read the King's Declaration in their Churches by the Lords Commissioners for Ecclesiastical Affairs but the Chancellors in most parts delaying the Returns farther time was given But e'er the day appointed came no a new face of Affairs happen'd About these times also came in new Addresses thick and three-fold congratulating for the Birth of the Prince of Wales But in these Addresses the several Pillars of Popery appeared not distinctly as before But in all Corporations Grand Juries and meetings of Justices which at that time were fo far Purged as most of them were either Papists or Popishly inclined or Anabaptists Presbyterians Quakers or Independents All which promoting the Design Addresses innumerable ceased not until the King himself Addressed beyond Sea But at length news arrived of His Highness the Prince of Orange preparing as if he would Invade England whence King James being immediately smitten with a sudden astonishment sent for His Pillars about him the Presbyterian Ministers the Independents the Anabaptists the Quakers the Roman-Catholicks and the Popishly inclined who all protested that they believed the Prince of Wales to be undoubtedly his Son And one Dr. Bates being Spokesman for the Presbyterians spake with great confidence how much they were bound to believe His word and so said they all and promised to assist him to the utmost Also many or most of those Ministers Presbyterian or Independent who had fled into Holland for shelter because of the Duke of Monmouth's or the Earl of Argyle's Insurrections wherein they had been concerned had returned home and laid themselves at the King's Foot and were admitted to kiss his Hand and were esteemed White Boys Some also of the Gentlemen returned and became great Sticklers of King James but the preparations from Holland damp'd all For King James Drooping in Spirit all His Pillars could not keep up His Heart For on the last or September the Bishop of London was restored to his Dioecess On October the 2d came forth the general Pardon and the Charter was restored to the City On the 5th the Ecclesiastical Commission was Dissolved And on the 12th the Bishop of Winchester had a Commission to restore the Rights of Magdalen Colledge Oxford Whence followed the restitution and Fellows On the 17th all Rights were restored to the Corporations Hence all the Pillars of Popery beginning to reel and totter on November the 5th His Highness the Prince of Orange Landed But after some face of Resistance for some time appearing at Salisbury on November the 26th His Majesty returned to London from Salisbury The 11th of December he privately withdrew from White-hall On the 12th the Lord Chancellor was Taken and carried to the Tower On December the 16th King James returned to White-hall and on the next Morning went quite off And His Highness the Prince of Orange came to St. James's And thus fell flat all the Sir Pillars of Popery May it please God that Truth may flourish and that Popery appear no more But God's Will be done Let all good Men do their Duty and then Blessed shall be the Dead who Die in the Lord and their Works shall follow them