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A25076 An Account of the design of the late narrative, entituled, The dissenters new plot, &c. written by the author of that book. 1690 (1690) Wing A275; ESTC R14792 7,488 6

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that great Man and the civilest treatment some Persons can afford him is notorious from many years sad Experience But there needs no greater Authority to Answer it then that Venerable Mr. Hookers who purposely defends him from these Imputations as is proved in the 8 p. Next comes those dreadful Words so often thrown at this great and good Men and represented commonly by his Enemies as an absolute assertion when as the contrary appears that they are as Hypothetical as it was possible to express them IF there be c which Power PERHAPS c upon which Heylin charges all the Rebellions Treasons Assassinations c. which have since disfigured the Church of Christ In answer 't is first observed p. 9. that this is only a Supposition and indeed so modest and evident a one as none can deny and Secondly That had he plainly expressed it there had been neither Treason nor Heresie in 't being such a Truth as all oppressed Nations must be forced to own when there is no other remedy such a one as some of the most Learned Defenders of the present Revolution have chiefly insisted on and lastly such a Truth as none can deny who will not avow themselves open Enemies to the present Government But not content with thus striking at their Head the Dr. goes on with all the other Branches of the Reformation thence denominated whom he Brands with the odious Names of Presbyterians or their Abettors among whom he Censures several of our Bishops at least one Archbishop King Edward Queen Elizabeth and her Parliament for sending Aid to the French Hugonots and there Beza and Coligny as in the Netherlands that Heroical Person and why mayn't we add Blessed Martyr William the First Prince of Orange and indeed almost all that History has ever taken notice of for Brave and Remarkable among the Protestants on this side of Europe whom how wickedly he Traduces and villanously Blasphemes it is the business of the 4 5 and 6 Paragraphs to make appear and shall be further proven to the World if any take up the Cudgels to defend him His remarkable value for the Protestant Religion at home is evinced by his asserting all Queen Maries Bloody Reign and the s●ying so many Predestinary and Sacramentary Pestilences as he calls Calvin therein to be none of the greatest Infelicities of the Church of England There needs no long Consequence to prove this upon him much clearer then he has so many black Calumnies on the Reformation For all this following on the death of that English Josiah King Edward whom all the World besides the Doctor admired and Queen Marie● coming to the Crown being the direct Consequence of his Death as the Cruelties that followed of her Reign considering her such a Bigot I ask any fair Judge Whether one who thought this Princes Death no Infelicity to the Church must pronounce as much of all that follow'd See this p. 12 as p. 9.10 11. Several other Flowers and Memorable Passages of the same Author p. 9. He complains that by the Reformation among other horrid Practices● Catholic Bishops were deposed Images broken c. and lower That God blasted the Protestant Arms for Assisting their brother Hereticks in France At the bottom that it was only some Weak Prince who had granted Priviledges to the Netherlands p. 10. Paints out the Prince of Orange as the worst of Hypocrites blacker than even Strada himself dar'd represent him mentioning his Murther with no blame at all or very little on the Villain and Party that Accomplish'd it whereas he charges that of the D. of Guise full on the Heads of the Protestants and speaks of it with the greatest warmth and emotion possible which vile Slander is Answer'd in the 11th page out of his own Mouth who acknowledges Poultrot who accused them was Wrack'd when he did it and both Beza and Coligny absolutely deni'd it and protested their Detestation of the same Follows in the 12 p. his cold account of the Barbarous truly Popish Parisian Massacre of which I question whether ever Author Protestant or otherwise made mention without some note of Detestation and Horror besides himself whose injustice in this Case is sufficiently exposed by his being commended for his warmth and zeal therein The Designs for Unity and Moderation and how they were cross'd rendred ineffectual about those times are recounted in the 13th p. which it s there added had then been effected Had not the ever Loyal Catholick Party in meer Zeal for the Protestant Religion by Law Established obstructed the execution of such a perilous Plot. Which Expression if there be any so dull to believe serious one may conclude them indued with just such a convenient portion of Sense as would go to the making a Jacobite The Lawfulness of Resistance and the Opinion and Practices of the Church of England therein is made appear p. 14. and shall be further against any who deny the Consequence wherein altho' the same Cover is still used the intent is clear enough from calling the Kings of France or Spain their Subjects Liege Lords and Tyrants and the passage at the end of that Paragraph concerning the Indians Worshipping the Devil for no other reason but that be mayn't hurt them At the foot of this 14th p. Beza's Temper and Moderation is noticed and commended as the next recounts several great and good Men of the English Church who were for mitigation and retrenchments in Controverted Matters Where also the Doctor 's Justice is remark'd for charging the Papists Defection from our Communion known to be occasion'd by the Pope's Bull on this same Party who might just with as much Equity be answerable for all the Plots thereafter contrived as well as all other Mischiefs to the Kingdom and therefore be exposed on all occasions to Vexation and Ruin as the old Christians formerly were As for King James the First 's Reign there are only two or three passages touch'd in it too notorious to those who have read the History Abbot'● Disgrace Lady Essex 's fine Business Powder Treason c. Which last was contrived to be thrown on the Puritans if executed As for the 8th Paragraph or Chapter which the Reader please what happened in the Reign of King Charles the First c. The Design of it is to show the unhappy Occasions of the Misfortunes thereof taking off a little of the Load from one side and all of it from Moderation and laying it where it ought to be on the hot Heads and high Men of both Parties beginning from the Illegalities encouraged and Preached up by Ambitious and Turbulent Men and undefencible Heights required both in Church and State the disobliging and ridiculing Law Lawyers and Gentlemen with several other sad Truths not revived to exasperate but warn Parties any way concern'd Next are recounted the Names of some of those Excellent Persons who about this time were best inclined to Abatement and Moderation with the usage they met with