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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77663	A potent vindication for book-making: or An embleme of these distracted times.	Browne, Edward.	1642 (1642)	Wing B5104; Thomason E242_13; ESTC R962	7,796	8

their whole man that though they may now seeme as Bright as Angels they shall then appeare as loathsome as Lepers And though one may now seeme like a Burgesse when I have unmasked him hee shall then appeare like A. Taylor For I am confident to convince all that shall abuse me for Book-making and make them in such a Case as they were never in since they came from Holme I mean since they came from their Owen true Protestant Religion in England to the hypocritical society of Amsterdam Geneva Scotland c. Thus have I passed over the Wells of danger to Good-wins safe harbour without licence from Sedge-week Commending this to your serious consideration I rest Yours in all Christian observance ED. BROWNE IF any Say that by the Penning of these expression I meane particular persons and therefore will not Brook them but fret and fume whinper and Pymper let them in a patient temper shew me wherein they are offended and it shall be ordered for their satisfaction and all the world That their answer with my reply shall be forthwith printed and published Per. Cl●r Dulm Ignor. NOw courteous Reader pray consider how could I better vindicate my B●okemaking and so free my self from falling into these po 〈…〉 t calumniators pawes then by printing these my confused notions which I am confident they dare not answere for by private writings they might slily have fought r●vengem●nt to my great dammage but in a publique way they will not offer to ab●se me ●est they be too notorious Therefore leaving them I will declare how my wo●ks and these distracted times agree together For I may not unfitly compare my Bookes to the true Protestant Religion and my selfe to the Imperious Clergy and hypocriticall professors for as my minde is almost distracted by disastrous l 〈…〉 es on the one fide and a malignant party on the other yet my bookes stand unblameable in the midst though they may seeme to have some blemishes in f●●cy yet similies and illustrations though fabulous in signification makes the matter more pleasant and delightfull So these times are distracted by Popery Armi●ianisme who have lost much of the Churches glory on the one side and Anabaptists Brownists and Sectaries as a malignant party on the other yet the true Protestant Religion stands still upright in the midst though she may seeme to have spots in outward worship In the signification thereof to a devout heart makes her more beautifull and amiable For further illustration hereof as it is apparant that our Prelaticall Clergy sought to erect an Arminian Hierarchy if not Papisticall Idolatry in these thtee Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland by imposing uselesse ceremonies by their Canonicall Oath c. by their 2s and 9d Tythe by their insulting pride in Spirituall Courts by their Lordly habits of Sattin Silke and Velvet farre different from Christ and his Apostles humility c. So it is conspicuous likewise that these Presbyter●an Doctors do now assume to themselves such a Spirit of Revelation that whatsoever they foment against Church and State must be taken for pure Divinity though it be faction rebellion and schisme Thus for a trifling ceremony wherewith every Christian Church in the world differs in one kinde or other those affirme and declare that there can be no reformation without resisting and opposing supreme authority And this they maintaine with a strong hand and grow very proud and imperio●s and what their haughty ins●lence will arise unto it is not yet kn●wn but it is to be feared confusion both of this flourishing Church and Common-weal For they are not ashamed to affirme That Reformation cannot bee established without blood and therefore to put out the light of our eyes and stop the breath of our nostrills the supreme head of these three Kingdoms our gracious Soveraigne whose vertues are unparaleld and learning excellently admirable seeke to stop all passages of peace and reconciliation between him and his people and will not suffer a little paper to be printed in his owne Presse or any others that speake truth but admit or at least suffer ly●ng and scandalous Pamphlets against his person government and royall proceedings and under pretence of fighting against Prince Robert Cavaliers and Papists they seeke to destroy all inge●ious spirits and learned men What shall we say to these things Is there not enough noble and innocent blood on both sides shed already Are these people blood-thirsty Are they insatiable pray judge What would they doe if all power were in their owne hands Are these things equall Did we ever read or heare that that Religion can be good which is established by blood Truly I doubt the doctrine as much as the practise of those who are esteemed great Professors Saints and Prophets of the time God grant they may professe lesse but doe more for what needs warre when both King and Parliament affirme and declare That they endevour to maintaine the true Protestant Religion the ●afety and honour of the Kings sacred perton crowne and dignity the rights and priviledges of Parliament and liberty of the Subject But now I am in a great strait for some say even to my face that writing against hypocrits I write against the Parliament but God knowes my heart is free from that scandall for I honour every worthy member thereof and with the rotten limbs were cut off that disturb the Church and State And on the other side in speaking against Bishops I speake against the King which is likewise cleare to the contrary for I wish that my life for his sake might end this quarrell Are not these the last times when a mans enemies are those of the same house as Christ prophesied What shall I do I would fain leave but cannot my mind is as a vessell filled with new Wine and it must have vent for my words may be milconstrued my writings cannot justly be condemned by indiffrent men therfore seeing our Poeticall Captaines Satyr hath lost his scourge and our laureat Poets will have no bitternesse in their sweet expressions God who opened the mouth of the dumb Asse and makes infants to speake to his praise hath stirred up my unlearned quill to doe all these workes to his glory good or others and comfort of my owne foule I will not feare to declare not only mine but the opinion of all godly zealous learned men in the world that the Church of England as it hath been governed and established by Act of Parliament these fourscore yeares and upwards was the most true Catholike Christian religion in the world both in purity of doctrine and decent orderly ceremonies and therefore could wish that all privat Conventicles and close Meetings against King and Parliament were diss●lved that there might be a free debate according to ancient custome that both King and Parliament laying aside all by-respects would joyn together and endeavour to root out all Papisticall Idolatry and Arminian pride in 〈…〉 opacy all schismaticall faction and apparant hypocrisie in those who are esteemed Puritans and speedily settle such a Protestant religion that England may again retain its former splend of and not as now it is a hissing and a by-word to other nations even an Aceldama of Christian blood but none can bring this to pas●e but God onely And therefore for conclusion of all my printed labor except it be to answer my malignant party I wil so all good people should both day night pray God to send peace in our dayes that the light of the Gospell may still shine amongst us in burning shining lamps that the voyce of the Turtle may stil continue to be heard in our streets from able and zealous Divines that the King and all people may unite their forces together for composing of our differences for the healing of our distractions for the making up of the many breaches in Church and State and for the establishment of the foundation thereof on the word of God that so being as a house built on such a rock though the winde of forraigne invasion blow the raine of civill dissention fall and the floods of internall malice roare and lift up their voyce yet the house that is built upon Christ the corner stone thereof shall stand and the gates of hell shall not prevaile against it Amen So be it FINIS