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A75454 Answers to the objections made against the re-establishing of the Edict of Nants. This will be published once every fortnight, for the benefit of all Protestants 1697 (1697) Wing A3470A; ESTC P483500 5,889 8

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ANSWERS TO THE OBJECTIONS MADE Against the Re-establishing OF THE EDICT OF NANTS This will be Publish'd once every Fortnight for the Benefit of all Protestants LONDON Printed for E. Whitlock near Stationers-Hall MDCXCVII TO THE READER Hague the 1st of July 1697. SIR THERE being no mention made of Ecclesiastical Matters in the Proposals made by the Emperor's Ambassadors at Ryswick those of other Roman Catholick Secular Princes they that are there deputed from Ecclesiastical Electors and Princes of that Communion have thought sit to put in their Memorials and Remonstrances concerning their Grievances on that Subject especially seeing that the King of England and other Protestant Princes do demand That the Edict of Nants might be again made good and that the French Protestant Refugees be restored to their entire Priviledges and Estates in France To this the former answered That those Differences would be debated at the End of the Treaty for a General Peace but the Baron de Lelienroot the Mediator reply'd That it was fit that Ecclesiastical Points should be adjusted as well as those of Temporal and Politick Concerns Upon which some of the Party that are against the Restoring of the said Edict c. have spread some Objections and Answers were made to them which are herein inserted and it being not doubted but that Replys will be made on both sides we will take care to send you whatever comes out on that Subject which will be Publish'd once every Fortnight Farewell ANSWERS TO THE OBJECTIONS MADE Against the Re-establishing OF THE Edict of NANTS Objection I. 'T IS the Policy of every King to see that there be but one Religion in his Kingdom Answer I. Princes who formerly afflicted the Church which served God uprightly according to his Gospel proposed likewise to themselves to Abolish the Diversity of Religions in their States but Happiness never attended that Conduct II. In the States where all the People hath imbraced the Reformation good provision is made against the Establishing of the Roman Catholick Religion but where there is some Roman Catholicks already Established as in England Scotland Ireland and in the United Provinces they are not molested and 't was never known that Protestant States used any Violence to force the Roman Catholicks to imbrace the Reformation that Conduct being contrary to the Spirit of Christianity God alone is the Ruler of Consciences III. The Wisest even among the Heathen Emperors were sensible that it was the Interest of the State not to trouble Consciences and to let all People live in the free exercise of their Religion IV. The Protestants of France have Edicts and Treaties granted or confirmed by Prancie II Charles IX Henry III Henry IV Lewis XIII and Lewis XIV the Observation of which hath often been solemnly Sworn throughout the whole Kingdom and the said Treaties are Sacred and Inviolable Obligations Object II. Every King being persuaded his Religion to be the best he is not to be blamed for enaeavouring as much as possible to Induce his Subjects to imbrace it Answ I. He may for that purpose use Instructions but not Violence II He ought to allow his Subjects to justifie their Doctrine by the Scripture but that is not suffer'd in France even when those are put to Death who assemble to serve God according to the Gospel Drums are order'd to beat to the end the Martyrs-may not declare their Innocence and Piety when they are a Dying This Conduct will always be very much suspected by Persons who are not prepossessed with Passion III. 'T is not enough to say that they had a good Intention The Egyptians the Famous Antioches the Jews and the Heathens pretended they had a good Intention when they oppressed the People of God but that did not excuse them Jesus Christ himself hath foretold That they who would put to Death the Faithful should think to do God a ●ervice John 16.2 nevertheless that does neither excuse them before God nor Men. Object III. The Diversity of Religions occasions Divisions in a State Answ I. Mans was accused of causing Trouble in the Kingdom of Israel Such like Crimes were imputed to Jesus Christ himself to his Apostles and to the Primitive Christians II. When the Diversity of Religions is already established in a Kingdom the putting of all in Trouble and Confusion by forcing Millions of Souls to imbrace a Religion which they believe to be plainly against the Word of God is not the way to secure the Publick Tranquility III. 'T is not in the power of Men to hinder the Diversity of Religions It 's God alone that can hinder it by his Grace but especially when he is pleased to Establish his Kingdom of Light and Grace in the World Men cannot destroy his Work and they that undertakes it must have a care they be not found making War against him Object IV. When Princes in France are dissatisfy'd they always find a Party ready formed against the French Protestants Answer When the Duke of Orleans sustained by the Duke of Montmorenci was willing to Dethrone Lewis XIII the Franch Protestants by their Inviolable Fidelity render'd his Design abortive When the Prince of Condé attempted afterwards to take away the Crown from Lewis XIV the Protestants of France render'd all his Endeavours ineffectual notwithstanding all the advantageous Promises he made them When the whole Province of Languedock was in a very dangerous Uproar by reason of some new Taxes the Protestants have likewise put a stop to it by their Fidelity So that it may be said That of all the Subjects the King of France hath the Protestants are the most Faithful and most Zealous for his Service Object V. All the Protestants of France have imbraced the Roman Catholick Religion Answer Violence forced from their Mouth some Word contrary to the meaning of their own Heart ●ut all the World knows already That all that People hath long ago renounced the Roman Communion which they were forced to imbrace and that they groan continually in the Captivity they are now in not having the liberty to meet to serve God according to his Word When the Ministers go to preach in France of an hundred Persons overcome by the Violence of the Persecution there is hardly one to be found that does not repair to the Holy Assemblies of which the great number of People that have been and are still from time to time Massacred condemned to be Whipt to the Galleys or to Die is a convincing Testimony Object VI. The Edicts have occasioned abundance of Law Suits Answer If the Chambers of the Edict had been preserved and any Inclination shewn to see the Edict of Nants religiously observed there would have been no Law Suits on account of Religion and if there had been any they might have been repress'd by Justice But when the Clergy saw there was a design formed to subvert and annul the Edicts by making a shew of observing them and taking the way of an apparent Justice the