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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64702	The church-papist (so-called), his religion and tenets fully discovered in a serious dispute ... whereby the common ... arguments of pretended visibility, succession, universality, &c., of the Roman Church ... are briefly confuted : whereunto is added, a short discourse proving episcopacy to be of divine institution, kingly government of Gods setting up, and the religion of the Church of England, to be the best in the world / by one of the children of the late captivity, 1680.	Underwood, John, fl. 1680.	1680 (1680)	Wing U46; ESTC R7367	28,086	42

THE Church-Papist SO CALLED HIS RELIGION AND TENETS Fully Discovered IN A serious Dispute which long since happened between a then reputed Papist and an open professed Romanist whereby the common and trite Arguments of pretended Visibility Succession Universality c. of the Roman Church Travelling the Nation to amuse and stagger the Weak and to seduce and pervert the unstable sort of People are briefly Confuted WHEREUNTO IS ADDED A short Discourse Proving Episcopacy to be of Divine Institution Kingly Government of Gods setting up and the Religion of the Church of England to be the best in the World By one of the Children of the late Captivity 1680. LONDON Printed for Robert Hartford at the Angel in Cornhil near the Royal Exchange 1680. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY Lord Jermyn EARL OF St. Albans BARON of BURY St. EDMONDS and KNIGHT of the most Noble ORDER of the GARTER MY LORD THE Occasion of the following Tract happening in your Country your Native Country between your Country-men discoursing of Religion and particularly the one defending that Religion wherein your Lordship is most eminently Principl'd and of your exemplary Piety and Devotion therein the eyes of your Country have been often witnesses hath encouraged my presumption to this Dedication Nor will your Lordship deem the Patronage of these few Leaves a diminution to your Glory seeing you have made it the Glory of your Honourable Person and the Admiration and Joy of all Protestant Professors in the Church of England that amidst and after so many Tryals and Temptations in foreign parts where you have resided you should still remain unshaken in your Faith that no self or private Conveniences no politick respects to Times or Places could allure you from the publick profession of the Religion of the Church of England of that pure Religion confirmed to be the truest on Earth by the most signal proof under Heaven even by the crimson Stream of the dear blood of Gods Vicegerent who for the Church suffered many and bitter Agonies of Life as if the Thorns which once surrounded the Temples of our Saviour had been platted anew on the Brows of this holy Martyr We often read of an innocent Lamb without spot offered in Sacrifice but here a spotless Shepherd more innocent than his Sheep became an Oblation for his Flock a Royal Shepherd too whose Holiness entitled him to an Alliance with the Majesty of Heaven and made him truly a God on Earth and Son of the Most High It cannot be deny'd but in his sufferings for the Church this great Patron of Religion came neer to those of the Eternal Saviour of Mankind whom the Jews put to Death for planting Religion in the World and a People worse than Jews slaughter'd this good King for defending the same Religion Church which was nailed to the Cross in Mount Calvary his own people too imitated the Jews in perpetrating the horrid Villany that here is a Testimony and Reputation to the Protestant Profession transcending all the Testimonies of former Ages and the greatest that ever Age or Nation could boast of In all the Romish Kalendar of Canonized Saints in their whole Roll of pretended Martyrs where is there one since the Apostles time worthy to have been a Torch bearer or born a Flambeaux at his Grave Had Rome for their Faith such a glorious Name to boast of what Pilgrimages from their utmost Confines what Processions from all parts of their Territories would be made to his Shrine Even Divine Adoration would be given at his Tomb and indeed such Devotion would come neerer to true Worship there than at all the prophane Altars they have before bowed And as in the Infant Plantation of Christs Church the holy Shepherd the Lord of Life was smitten and the Sheep were scatter'd hid and concealed for a space so likewise as if true Religion had not only been deposed but Crucified too with this Martyr on the Scaffold the true Church was forced to walk invisible as to the knowledg of her Enemies in this Land and not to be found but in Cells and silent places for then were Instructions to right Faith and good Life chain'd up and temptations to Atheism Irreligion and Prophaneness let loose upon men Then holy Guides and Pillars of the Church suffered some Death some a barbarous Captivity Persecution raged on all her Children then Treason triumphed Rebellion was rampant and with Faction and Sedition became the Epidemical Tutors of the times then nothing was dangerous for men to practise but Loyalty and Vertue or to profess but the old Protestant Religion Thence followed the fatal Necessity forevery true Protestant to be his own Priest and to fortifie himself by consulting the Divine Oracles and Writings which the Saints of old Fathers of the Church had left to Posterity for our strengthning against the Assaults of Schism And then it was that I applyed my self to a sedulous examination of those Principles in Religion which Education had instill'd and to search the bottom on which my profession of Faith was founded and it was then that I found the best direction for my task and purpose from that most excellent Advice which I apprehended might well serve every Subject as the Son of a King of that glorified Saint and holy Martyr for the same Faith left to his Son then Prince of Wales which is able to rivet the most wavering Spirit on the rock of Assurance Indeed who can remember his holy Life in that Faith and his submission to Death for the same or read his Divine Writings and be faithless And who can be so merciless to himself as not to contemplate the former and read the latter for his Confirmation in Religion in the Religion of his King the best of Kings in the Religion proved by undeniable Authority to be the best in the world The King of Kings preserve his Sacred Majesty our Soveraign and the Royal Progeny and their Posterity in the perseverance of the same profession of Religion to the perpetual honour of their Names and Crowns the safety and glory of the Church and Kingdoms And the same Divine Providence bless your Lordship with long and happy days to be still a Light in your Sphere by your Zeal and Constancy in the Protestant Profession to the still Confusion of Face of those enemies of Gods Church whose malitious Impudence continually asperse the Devotion of great and cast a suspicion on the Religion of good men and as you have fervently imitated our grand Master of adored and blessed memory in his transcendent unimitable Constancy in the true Faith which set him not as his Enemies machinated in a Cloud a Sun in full glory ever shining after death so your Lordship after Life on Earth finished may be a Star of the next Magnitude with him in the Firmament of Glory is the fervent Prayer of My Lord Your Lordships most Humble and most Devoted Servant John Underwood THE CHURCH-PAPIST So Called A Church-Papist

Territories who hearing the Story of the Stupendious Miracle of restoring the King of England to his People and the Protestant Religion to the Nation even the sudden Redemption from Banishment and returning the Captivity of Church and People in peace in the midst of Armies without bloodshed was startled into an Amazement and holy Rapture and in the high Transport passionately cryed out Oh had I the happiness to be acquainted with that blessed Prince His Religion should be my Religion His God should be my God It is no new thing that Miracles have Converted Nations but 't is a strange thing that there should be so stupid and benummed a Generation of Men in any Nation whom Miracles move not even this wondring of the Mahumetan like Nebuchadnezzar Dan. 3.29 There is no other God can deliver after this sort in a holy Reverence to this power of the Almighty and work of his Mercy is a kind of Adoration of the God of the Protestants of England and as much as in him lies an embracing of the Faith in his Heart Can then any Christian of England forget these Magnalia Caeli or forsake that Faith Doctrine Worship and Discipline which not the Arm of Flesh but the Might of Providence hath so amazingly Replanted and Sceptred in this Land and be good This Profession of the Church of England is apparently owned by God himself to be his own Church for lately taking of his Rod of Correction and in his good time ceasing Chastising his People whom he for their sins had afflicted he dissipated all Sects from Government and every Religion from Establishment but that which he call'd back from Captivity which he Redeemed from Thraldom to Liberty and to him who continued his Faith he restored his Kingdoms for the sake of the Church he re-Inthron'd the King in his Rights and for the sake of the King he re-Established the Church Oh the Majesty and Divinity of Kings whose Government is Ordained by God himself By me Kings Reign c. Diadema Regis in manu Dei Isa 62.3 The Lord doth set the Crown upon the Kings head Psal 21.3 Kings are of Gods setting up 1 Sam. 9.10 17. 1 Sam. 10.24 See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen and ought not to be of the Peoples pulling down They are Christi Domini the Lords Anointed Touch not mine Anointed c. And who can stretch forth his Hand against the Lords Anointed and be guiltless 1 Sam. 26.9 Every mans right the property of every English Man is preserved to him by the Law per Magnum Chartam Anglia so the Right of Kings is conveyed and confirmed to them by the great Charter of Heaven an indelible Law greater than that of the Medes and Persians that no man may presume to attempt to alter Kings have their Titles from above and hold their Kingdoms under God for all Kingdoms are his and not the Peoples He establishes Thrones and Kingdoms for ever 1 Chron. 28.4 5. and Chap. 29. v. 23.2 Sam. 7.13 Psal 89. A King is more honoured than the Angels hath Gods more peculiar Divine Stamp upon him and is made the Son of God I have chosen him to be my Son and I will be his Father Chron. 28.6 2 Sam. 7.14 And who can without highest Rebellion to the King of Heaven attempt to deface this holy Stamp by approaching to hurt Gods Son and Vicegerent in Office or Person The Persons of Kings are sacred invested with Divinity which strike an Awe on all good men This David when a Subject well knew and felt and Adored the Divinity David the most undaunted Courage of the Earth the great Champion of Israel whom no danger could affright that encountred the mighty Goliah in the Head of the puissant Army of the Philistins was the most Valiant of the World that slew his ten thousands yet when his King though a single Person became his Enemy and sought his Life causelesly to take it away he could not lift up a hand against his Person when it seemed easie to have destroyed him in the Cave dread fell upon David and his heart smote him but for cutting off the Skirt of Saul's Garment 1 Sam. 24.5 and said The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my Master the Lords Anointed to stretch forth mine Hand against him seeing he is the Anointed of the Lord v. 6.10 And David though he knew he was to succeed Saul in the Throne and be King after him and had a second opportunity to have been avenged of his Enemy Saul who again pursued after his Life and might have slain him in his Trench and put to the Sword his whole Guard of Armed Men whilst they lay sleeping yet he became afraid to unsheath a Sword against his Enemy to cut him off and would not permit any man to hurt the Lords Anointed but saved him from danger 1 Sam. 26.9 11. Yea sharply robuked the Kings Guards for being no more watchful over their Charge telling them what they for their Carelesness justly deserved Ye are worthy to die because ye have not kept your Master the Lords Anointed v. 16. Now to escape meriting this Sentence of David let all English Spirits unite in a vigilant Care to preserve his Sacred Majesty our Royal Master the Lords Anointed the Protector and Defender of us all Let every good Subject and Son of the Reformed Church the Protestant Church of England still Fear God and Honour the King and meddle not with them that are given to change Prov. 24.21 Vigeat Ecclesia Anglicana verè Catholica Vivat Rex Angliae Regum Protestantissimus Exurgat Deus And let the Enemies of both be for ever dispersed Amen FINIS