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A29778 Heraclitus ridens redivivus, or, A dialogue between Harry and Roger concerning the times Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704. 1688 (1688) Wing B5060; ESTC R12614 11,146 8

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at another time he is all innocence What harm has he done We 'll release him and let him go Thus by intermittent fits of ease and rigour they endeavour to shake and undermine that foundation against which their arguments have not strength to prevail Har. But this Indulgence was so frankly offered you that you cannot choose but make sutable returns for such unexpected civilities Diss. Proffered service in some case is not only unacceptable but nauseous for when all the Arguments of Reason and Religion could not prevail to find an unexpected fit of affection makes the kindness something suspicious and all the endearing expressions may proceed not so much from Love as Dissimulation a politick design may be in the bottom and a snake may lie in the grass that looks so fresh and flourishing Har. I find you still continue in your groundless suspicion of the Papists methinks they are the most reasonable men alive for if they do repeal your Laws they promise you Equipollent securities Diss. I must tell you Harry the Papists are the worst men in the world to pretend to insure the Protestant Religion from Fire and Faggot their love to Hereticks we know is generally hot and flameing and 't is rarely that any of them vouchsafes to kiss but when 't is to bring in others that come with Swords and Staves And what is this Equipollent security to be an Act of Parliament Har. Yes but such an Act that shall be unalterable and not in the power of future ages to revoke Dissenter Hold not too fast there you will ruine the Dispensing power else for if the King may not suspend that Act too at pleasure what will become of those Officers who have made so bold with the Laws in being for the consequence must reach all Acts alike Har. Ay but these Tests are in their nature unjust and dangerous to the government in their consequence and so no matter what becomes of them Diss. And will not that Law think you be unjust which cramps the King 's natural and inherent right of suspending Acts of Parliament so that this Law or the mighty Prerogative of suspending immediatly falls to the ground and which do you think will most likely get the better on 't Besides that Law if it be equipollent must exclude all Romish Priests from Officiating in any publick Church or Chappel within the Kingdom Now if it be according to you so impious to exclude Papists from serving the King in publick Offices what a monstrous piece of impiety will Popish Judges interpret that Law to be which excludes the Priests from serving God in his publick Worship and therefore the apparent consequence of repealing our Laws to me will be this that hereafter we shall have all Popish Governours both in Church and State and to us will be left the Merit of obedience and the Glory of suffering onely I am afraid we shall much Eclipse that Glory upon some melancholy considerations that we have had a hand in our own execution Har. Well I perceive you will not give me a Categorical answer to my Question You will have the same more formally put to you ere long and I do not doubt when you have taken time to consider but you will return a very satisfactory answer Diss. To be short with you then the sum of my opinion is this That I consider my self as an Englishman as well as a Protestant and whatever I conceive may directly or by consequence prejudice my Religion or Civil Rights I think my self obliged not to consent to it as I am to answer it to GOD and my COUNTRY So farewel OXFORD Printed in the Year 1688.