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A53956	The good old way, or, A discourse offer'd to all true-hearted Protestants concerning the ancient way of the Church and the conformity of the Church of England thereunto, as to its government, manner of worship, rites, and customs / by Edward Pelling.	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1680 (1680)	Wing P1082; ESTC R24452	117,268	146

over us we need not fear what Enemy could annoy us God of his Mercy Grant us Peace in our days and give us Eyes to see and Hearts seriously to consider the things which do belong unto our Peace before they are hid from our Eyes Amen POSTSCRIPT I Shall by way of Appendix transcribe a passage out of that very learned and excellent man Dr. Sanderson in his Preface to his Sermons bearng date July 13 1657. where clearing the regular Sons of the Church of England from the unjust Aspersions of being Popishly affected he saith 1. That those very persons who were under God the Instruments of freeing us from the Roman yoke by casting Popery out of the Church and sundry of them Martyred in the Cause those very persons I say were great Favourers of these now accounted Popish Ceremonies and the chief Authors or Procurers of the Constitutions made in that behalf 2. That in all former Times since the beginning of the Reformation our Arch-bishops and Bishops with their Chaplains and others of the Prelatical Party were the principal I had almost said the only Champions to maintain the Cause of Religion against the Papists 3. That even in these times of so great distraction and consequently thereunto of so great advantage to the Factors for Rome none have stept into the gap more readily nor appear'd in the face of the Enemy more openly nor maintain'd the fight with more Stoutness and Gallantry than the Episcopal Divines have done as their late learned Writings testifie Yea and some of them such as besides their other Sufferings have lain as deep under the Suspicion of being Popishly affected as nay other of their Brethren whosoever 4. That by the endeavours of these Episcopal Divines some that were bred Papists have been gained to our Church others that began to waver confirmed and setled in their old Religion and some that were fallen from Us recovered and reduced notwithstanding all the disadvantages of these confused Times and of each of these I am able to produce some Instance But I profess sincerely as in the presence of God and before the world that I have not known at least I cannot call to remembrance so much as one single Example of any of this done by any of our Anti-ceremonian Brethren whether Presbyterian or Independent But I have somewhat to return upon these our Brethren who thus causelesly suspect us Possibly it will not please them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but I must speak it out both for the Truths sake and theirs to wit That themselves are in truth though not purposely and intentionally whereof in my own thought I freely acquit them yet really and eventually the great Promoters of the Roman Interest among us and that more ways than one First by putting to their helping hand to the pulling down of Episcopacy It is very well known to many what rejoycing that Vote brought to the Romish Party How even in Rome itself they sang their Io Paeans upon the tidings thereof and said triumphantly Now is the day ours now is the fatal Blow given to the Protestant Religion in England They who by conversing much with that Nation were well-acquainted with the fiery turbulent spirits of the Scotish Presbyterians knew as well how to make their advantage thereof and handled the matter with so much cunning by fomenting their Discontents underhand till they had framed them and by their means some of the same Party here to become the fittest Instruments for the carrying on of their great Designe And this I verily believe was the very Master-piece of the whole Plot. They could not but foresee as the Event hath also proved that if the Old Government a main Pillar in the Building were once dissolved the whole Fabrick would be sore shaken if not presently shattered in pieces and ruin'd things would presently run into Confusion Distractions and Divisions would certainly follow and when the Waters should be sufficiently troubled and mudded then would be their opportunity to cast in their nets for a draught c. Whoso pleaseth may read on and indeed the whole Preface is highly worthy to be read and judiciously considered especially at this Time FINIS A Catalogue of some Books printed for and sold by Jonathan Edwin at the Three Roses in Ludgate-street A Sermon preached on the Thirtieth of January 1678 9. being the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of King Charles the First of blessed Memory and published at the request of some Friends by Edward Pelling Rector of St. Martins Ludgate in quarto Ancient and Modern Delusions discoursed of in three Sermons upon 2 Thes 2. 11. concerning some Errours now prevailing in the Church of Rome by Edward Pelling Rector of St. Martins Ludgate in quarto The true Liberty and Dominion of Conscience vindicated from the Usurpations and Abuses of Opinion and Perswasion in octavo The Countermine or a short but true discovery of the dangerous Principles and secret Practices of the Dissenting Party especially the Presbyterians shewing that Religion is pretended but Rebellion is intended and in order thereto the Foundation of Monarchy in the State and Episcopacy in the Church are undermined in octavo The common Interest of King and People shewing the Original Antiquity and Excellency of Monarchy compared with Aristocracy and Democracy and particularly of our English Monarchy and that absolute Papal and Presbyterian popular Supremacy are utterly inconsistent with Prerogative Property and Liberty in octavo The Project of Peace or Unity of Faith and Government the onely Expedient to procure Peace both Forreign and Domestique and to preserve these Nations from the danger of Popery and Arbitrary Tyranny in octavo Two Sermons preached at the Funerals of the Right Honourable Robert Lord Lexington and the Lady Mary his Wife by Samuel Holden A. M. late of Lincoln-Colledge in Oxford and Chaplain to his Lordship deceased in quarto A Sermon preached July 17. 1676. in the Cathedral-Church of St. Peter in York before the Right Honourable Sir Francis North Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and the Honourable Vere Bertie Esq one of the Barons of the Exchequer his Majesties Judges of Assize for the Northern Circuit By Thomas Cartwright D. D. and Dean of Rippon Chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty A Sermon preached before the King at Whitehal January the 9th 1675 6. by Thomas Cartwright D. D. Chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty FINIS

upon them they crucified Christ for fear lest the Romans should come and his death was that which brought the Romans in upon them God punishing them with that which they most feared And I pray God said he that this Clamour of venient Romani of which I have given to my knowledge no just cause help not to bring the Romans in here too for the Pope never had such an Harvest in England since the Reformation as he hath now among the Sects and Divisions that are among us Thus he spake above thirty four years ago And not he onely but many other sagacious and wise men when once they saw Faction to grow bold and sturdy See a Piece entituled Fair Warning part 2. did greatly fear that the Protestant Interest would be sadly wounded by it and did as it were by a Prophetick Spirit tell us to this purpose That if ever Popery did return into this Nation it ought to be laid chiefly at the Schismaticks door I know it will not boot us much to charge one another now when we have all great reason to be humbled for our sins But yet it may not be unuseful for us to observe how the Romanist hath abused many silly and head-strong people among us making them his Machines and Instruments to shore up his tottering Cause and to keep it from sinking utterly And this he hath done by two several ways 1. By poysoning them with such Principles as are either the same with his own or much bordering upon them and very like unto them Amidst that variety of strange Opinions which hath prevailed here since men were so imprudent as to forsake the Old way we may finde many which are very neer of Kin to those that are directly Popish Tenents nay which have been the main Pillars to support the Popish Interest So that by the Tares we know what the hand was which scattered the Seed and by the Doctrines we may perceive who was the Author and Father of them and I dare say if we search narrowly into each Sect we may plainly discern the print of the Cloven-foot and easily perceive that the Jesuit hath been there To make this good I shall omitting many particulars of lesser moment which might be instanced in take notice of the most See Lysim Nicanor material points and such chiefly as strike at the very Heart of Government and which are accounted properly and strictly Jesuitical Tenents because the Jesuits were the first though not the last that had the confidence to defend them It has been generally taught by our Sectaries and I take notice of it the rather because this seditious antimonarchical and cursed Doctrine is now strangely revived that the power Buchanan Goodman Gilby Goodwin Bridges Rutherford and a world more which Princes have is derived to them by the People that Kings Princes and Governours have their Authority from their People that the People are better than the King and of greater Authority that the People have right to dispose of the Government at their pleasure that the People have the same power over the King that the King himself hath over any one of his Subjects that the power of making Laws belongeth unto the People that the King is but the Peoples Trustee and like a Master of the Rolls accountable to his Masters for his Trust and that the People may upon occasion remove him out of his Trust and Authority even as men may lawfully recal their Proxies and Letters of Attorney This monstrous Doctrine did cost the best of Kings his Head and the whole Nation its Peace and 't is perfectly a Jesuitical Principle For so Bellarmine and Azorius and several more of that Grew have Bellarm. de Laicis c. 6. asserted That all political power is in the Multitude as in its proper Seat and Subject and that by Divine Right that the Multitude being not able to exercise their power themselves do transfer it upon some one or more that it dependeth upon the consent and courtesie of the Multitude that there be either a King or Consuls or other Magistrates over them and that if there be cause the Multitude may change the Government and turn a Monarchy into an Aristocracy or Democracy as they please The Reason is given by the great Azorius because Azor. Instit Moral Pars 2. l. 11. c. 4. forsooth though the People do transfer their power and give it to the King yet they do not devest themselves wholly of it but do retain it habitually themselves and in certain cases may actually take it from him again and give it to the next of Kin or to any else Any man may see whither this Doctrine tendeth even to the subversion of Government and especially of Monarchy which is equally uneasie both to the Jesuite and the Schismatick Now Father Watson in his Quodlibets jirks the Jesuits for borrowing their Principles of the Scotch Fanaticks and others are of opinion that the Fanaticks borrowed it of the Jesuits Let such as are concerned dispute this out but this is clear that either they infected these or these have infected them for this is their common Principle a Principle which was never known among Christians till these latter days since Hell hath broke loose Again it is still maintain'd and by no mean person in Dr. Owen against Dr. Parker vulgar esteem That the Civil Magistrate hath nothing to do to enjoyn any thing relating to Gods Worship which God himself hath not required and that the Conscience is not bound to observe such Injunctions That though subjection be due unto the Magistrate in things of his proper Cognizance that is in all things necessary to publick Peace and Tranquillity in this p. 90. world though it be the duty of the supream Magistrate to encourage the professors of Religion to protect them from wrong and violence and to secure them in the performance of their duties yet the Church and its Religion and the Worship of God p. 161. observed therein is constituted fixed and regulated by God himself antecedently to the Magistrates duty and power about it so that the Administration of things meerly spiritual in p. 164. the Worship of God is derived immediately from him to the Ministers and Administrators of the Gospel and that the things of the Gospel and the Worship of God are plainly exempted from the Temporal jurisdiction and punishment of p. 170. earthly Princes insomuch that they have no power over the Consciences of men so as to lay their Commands upon them in these spiritual things or to back them with temporal corporal restraints and punishments This is the Principle defended by that Doctor and 't is likely that he was confirmed in it when his Acquaintance Father Whitebread was at Oxford for 't is perfect Jesuitism and a piece of Politick Divinity which has done as much service to the Church of Rome as any other Principle whatsoever For how came they by

persecutes the Church or disturbs the peace of Christians or is an Heretick or Schismatick or is a favourer or a defender of Hereticks and Schismaticks then saith he that Prince must down and if you read Histories you will finde that it has been a common thing for Kings to be dethroned And he instanceth in the Scots that have been Rebels and Traytors from the beginning In uno Scotiae regno multos Reges legimus Lib. 11. c. 5. Nobilium Populi communi consensu è regno pulsos that is In that one Kingdom of Scotland we read of many Kings whose Crowns have been pulled off their heads by the Nobles and Commonalty Ergo the thing is very lawful And truly this is De jure regni pag. 53. Buchanan's own Argument Possum annumerare duodecem aut etiam amplius Reges c. I could says he reckon up twelve Kings of Scotland or more who have been either imprisoned or banisht or slain out-right by their Subjects for their Crimes Truly 't is a fine Honour for that Nation and though it be a most pitiful and scandalous Argument yet 't is remarkable how these two men did jump in their way of arguing there is such an Harmonia Evangelica such a sweet Harmony between these two great Evangelists that it may be questioned whether Buchanan was not a Jesuit or Azorius a Presbyterian 6. The King-killing Doctrine is justly laid at the Jesuits door for 't is his own dear Brat onely some have modestly doubted whether a Prince who is counted a Tyrant may be executed by any private hand till he has been heard and condemned by the judicial Sentence of the Nation But never let this Doctrine be laid at the Jesuits door onely For hath it not been held hath it not been put in practice by many pretended Anti papists in this Island Give me Buchanan for my money who scorns to mince the matter as others do till they have the Power in their hands for speaking of Tyrants and any Prince that pleaseth not them shall be esteem'd a Tyrant If I saith he were to make a Law I would have such men carried De Jure Reg. away into Deserts or drowned in the Sea and I would have such as kill them to be lustily rewarded not by single men but by the whole Commonwealth even as they are publickly rewarded that kill Wolves or Bears or take their Whelps There 's a man to be a Prince's Tutor but the Jesuits were his Tutors first For what brave fellows were Clement and Ravaillac in their estimation and had they liv'd would have been made Cardinals For what is more meritorious with them than to dispatch a King that is their Enemy Did not Ehud kill King Eglon saith Aquinas Did not the Captains kill Queen Athalia saith Bellarmine Yes surely they did but these instances do not reach the Case However some King-killing Protestants have urged these very Examples which were urged by the King-killing Romanists and by this we See Dang Posit B. 2. c. 1. may know what hands they were which cut off K. Charles's head and by whom they were influenced and set on work 7. But how will men answer God for these horrid Villanies Doth not our Saviour say Resist not evil Doth not St. Paul say He that resisteth shall receive to himself damnation And did not the good old Christians in the Primitive times quietly submit to the Emperours though they were Infidels Hereticks Persecutors O saith Buchanan and his Loyal De Jure Reg. p. 50 51. Brethren of the new cut you must consider the condition of those times the Church then was in its Infancy and Christians were low in Fortunes and few in number and void of Arms yet the ancient Fathers tell us the contrary and therefore 't was necessary for St. Paul to advise them to be quiet as if saith he one should now write to the poor Christians under the Turk he would advise them to be quiet because they cannot help it though the Apostle said Ye must needs be subject not onely for Wrath but also for Conscience sake But saith Buchanan if St. Paul lived now in these times he would say otherwise From this shift the Magistrate may observe how dangerous it is to indulge men of these Principles till they grow numerous strong opulent and heady for then Conscience will hang at the hilts of their Swords but that which I observe is that this Evasion is down-right Jesuitism So Cardinal Bellarmine affirm'd That the reason why Christians De Rom. Pont. l. 5. c. 7. did not depose Nero or Diocletian or Julian or Valens and the like wicked Emperours was quia deerant vires Temporales Christianis because they wanted strength And the same Evasion Parsons the Jesuit used in Q. Elizabeth's days but 't was such a pitiful Evasion that Father Watson who then hated the Jesuits was asham'd of it and did largely confute it Quodlibet 9. Art 4. I might take notice of several more Principles yet which have been entertain'd by our Sectaries and as like unto Jesuitical Principles as one Apple is like another As that when they please they can dispense with Oaths though never so lawful and lawfully impos'd such as the Oath of Allegiance Supremacy Canonical Obedience c. these have been swallowed and gone down glib when an unlawful Oath like a Jesuits Vow sticks and is ready to choak them Likewise that they make Obedience to the Civil Magistrate due with certain limitations and conditions viz. if he stick to that Religion which they suppose to be true This is a Jesuitical Principle and so Bellarmine tells us That Princes are received Vbi sup into the Church upon an Express or tacit Compact that they will submit their Scepters unto Christ and defend and preserve the Faith but if once they warp their Subjects are free from their Oaths of Obedience Exactly answerable hereunto was the Tenor of the Scotch Covenant wherein they Solemn League and Covenant Art 3. swore to preserve and defend the Kings Majesties Person and Authority not absolutely but with this limitation and restriction in the preservation and defence they are Bellarmine's very words of the true Religion Let a Prince please them and he shall be their King and so far the rankest Jesuit will be a good Subject but if he be not of their Opinion or for their Interest farewel Loyalty and let the poor Prince look to himself Moreover they thought as the Jesuits do that any Arts of Dissimulation and Equivocation were lawful Of which the late times have afforded us so many pregnant Instances that for twenty years together Hypocrisie seem'd God be merciful unto us to have ran through all proceedings like an Anima Mundi to give life and spirit to every Action But I cannot well omit one very memorable Instance when the House of Commons did solemnly declare on April 9. 1642. That they intended onely a due and necessary Reformation