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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94148	The Swedish cloak of religion: or, A politick discourse between two citizens of Elbing. Occasioned by the publishing of a proclamation, by the Swedish governour of that city. Wherein is laid open to the view of the world, how the whole palatinate of Marienburgh in Prussia is made desolate, and brought into slavery, by the Swedish religious pretexts, and introduction of a new church-government. And consequently, the grand mistake of all such as have conceived an impression that the present King of Swedens martial undertakings were really intended for or towards the propagation and defence of the Protestant cause. First printed in the German language, and now faithfully Englished.		1659 (1659)	Wing S6245; Thomason E993_5; ESTC R207770	8,002	16

illaqueate the rude Multitude but also begotten an impression upon many great ones as if God had raised up another Gideon to deliver his people and vindicate the oppressed Evangelical Doctrine yea they extend themselves to the persecution of all men without exception albeit Lutherans who do not willingly submit to the Swedish Government and applaud their Hostile Invasion So you may see how from the beginning we have been abused in suffering our selves by these Religious perswasions to be seduced to this rebellious accommodation And for our just reward we have gotten Souldiers to be our Lords and Masters who cunningly improving our perfidious diligence and perceiving divisions amongst us concerning Matters of Religion do not onely secretly foment and highten these debates that so they may divide and overcome but decide all controversies in favour of the Multitude as most numerous and useful for their designes It was upon this account the Roman Catholicks were expelled the great Church and the Lutherans possessed of it that by this gracious Testimony of the Swedes the common people might upon all emergencies be so much the more engaged to them Simplicius Since the Swede hath settled the affairs of our Church I think it our duty to give him a requital one good turn deserves another for my part I confess I now favour him more then I did at first and only for his religious Zeal whereby we are put in this happy condition which I and many others have heartily wished for long ago But go on in your Discourse and excuse me for this interruption Constantinus The Swedes perceiving that according to your own confession they had by Religion gained the hearts of the subjects of this City have bended their thoughts how to keep this good impression of their zealous inclination upon our affections and how their respect might thereby be increased amongst us Therefore they judged it expedient to indear themselves with the Preachers and especially such as the common people most applauded well knowing that so long as these did stick close to their party the multitude would never forsake them To this purpose and that they might more surely compass their Designe by preventing the admission of any to the Ministerial function which were of a contrary stamp they have invented this new Consistory and chosen an Arch-Prelate wholly devoted to them Soul and Body to be Superintendent and have strictly under the highest pains discharged the accustomed chusing and calling of Preachers by the Suffrage of the People who on the contrary are commanded to make their applications and give due reverence unto the Superintendent and Consistory and in case of vacancie an address must be made to them for an Upright and Godly man doubtless also a good Swede and upon their Approbation which is to be observ'd to accept of him Hence the Swedes expect a two-fold advantage First a full assurance of our love fidelity and constancy especially when the exhortations of our Pastors have a joynt tendency that way so that a few of their own Forces with those inhabitants of the City and Country shall be sufficient to stave off any danger that comes from without In the next place they having this assurance need not be much affraid of those to whom this Reformation is not acceptable as Papists Calvinists a part of the Council and some of the Commons which cannot digest the taking away their Priviledge of calling their own Preachers or the Jus Patronatus because the Multitude will easily balance them unless they resolve to expose themselves to the greatest hazard of life and limb Simplicius Hold good Sir you tell me of such strange passages as are an astonishment to me Constantinus Suffer me yet to adde one word wherewith I will conclude at this time You know the Swedes have us now in their power and probably foreseeing whilst they and their adherents are necessitated to make a shameful retreat out of Poland and Lithuania that the Polonian King doth intend with all his force to over-run us here in Prussia therefore they have betaken themselves to Achitophels counsel and as he advised Absalom to lie with his fathers concubines whereby all Israel might know he was abhorred of his father and so the hands of those that were with him would be more strong 2 Sam. 16.21 even so this unseasonable Reformation cannot but highly displease the King States of Poland it being intended for no other purpose but to make us stink before them to deprave us of all hope of reconciliation with our lawful King and consequently drive us into despair for the wider we make our breach so much the closer we must stand by the Swedes and the more desperately we hold their party so much the better and longer will they be able to keep their station If this Parallel hold not let impartial men judge But what will be the event time will shew I pray the Lord preserve us that this tend not to our total subversion Simplicius God in mercy pity us make all of us sensible of our dangerous backslidings and re-establish us in tranquillity Constantinus I joyn with you in the same wish leaving these matters to your further meditation reserving the rest till next meeting Farewel The Swedish Proclamation Published at Elbing faithfully translated By the Counsellour of His Royal Majesty and of the Realm of Sweden General of the Infantry and Governour of the Palatinate of Marienburgh IT is hereby declared and make known to all and every the Subjects of the Marienburgish Palatinate That since Almighty God hath mercifully visited this Province and Country and brought the inhabitants thereof under the most Illustrious and Magnipotent Prince and Lord Lord CAROLUS GUSTAVUS of the Swedes Goths and Vandals King great Duke in Finland Duke in Ekstland Carelen Bremen Veurden Stettin Pomeren of the Cassubes and Wensden Duke at Rugen Lord over Ingermanland and Wismar as also Count Palatine on the Rhyne in Bavaria at Gulick Cleve and Berg Duke c. His Highly Renowned Royal Majesty as a Prince affecting the unaltered Confession of Augsburgh hath spared no industry to try how the Doctrine of Gods holy Word heretofore suppressed might again be preached in publike without any hinderance how in the Churches there might be established a decent Order true Peace and Vnity erected amongst Preachers and Congregations Prophaness and Impiety discovered so as hereafter in all things the glory of God the safety and happiness of the Church might be indeavoured and maintained Yet could not His most Renowned Royal Majesty finde out any better means whereby to settle the spiritual Government of the Church which hitherto hath been defective then by constituting a Superintendent and Consistory To this end His Royal Majesty hath chosen deputed and confirmed the Right Reverend Lord and Magister David Klugh sometime Arch-Prelate of the Marquisate of Prussia and District of Lu●emuk c. to be Superintendent over the whole Marienburgish Palatinate as well Elbing and other Cities as over all the Country And it is His Royal Majesties most gracious pleasure that the said Lord Magister Klugh shall every way behave himself conformable to the Instructions received from His Royal Majesty But above all things to endeavour the maintenance of Peace and Vnity Vprightness and Honesty and other such-like Christian Vertues as he shall be answerable before God and the Kings Majesty And it being necessary that the premises be known unto all the Subjects of this Palatinate Therefore in the name of His Royal Majesty and with the approbation of His Illustrious Princely Highness the Lord Generalissimus I do hereby declare and publish the same exhorting them that according to His Royal Majesties earnest and most gracious pleasure they acknowledge the aforesaid Lord Magister Klugh for their Superintendent duly to reverence him and the said Consistory by rendring unto them submissive obedience diligently to take notice of all exorbitancies in every Parish and in case of any scandal undecency or injustice appearing in the same to bring in their immediate complaint thereof before him These are likewise to advertise the Laick people in particular henceforth to abstain from their usual custom of chusing and calling their own Preachers but when any place is vacant they are to apply themselves to the Superintendent inquire for an upright godly man and upon his approbation too accept of him Also when they finde any thing worthy of reproach in their Preachers they shall be obliged duly to complain of the same and not without having first given in their grievances obstinately as heretofore they did put them out of their Ministerial Charge And forasmuch as in pursuance of His Royal Majesties most gracious Command the Lord Superintendent shall be presented on Aug. 22. in order to the then opening of the Consistory These are therefore earnestly to admonish all and every the Preachers within the Palatinate of Marienburgh whether in great Cities or small Towns and Country Villages as also the Professors Rectors and Office bearers of Colledges and Schools that they be personally present the day aforesaid within the Church of Elbing there to assist and countenance the said presentation of the Lord Superintendent and opening the Consistory And if any shall in the least do contrary to what is above expressed let him expect no other but to be cited by the Fiscal-Royal to Marienburgh before His Illustrious Princely Highness the Lord Generalissimus there to answer for his Transgression and to be severely punished according to his demerits Whereunto every one is to regulate himself and avoid his own hurt Signatum Elbing Lorents Vander Lind. 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