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A29318 Brethren in iniquity, or, The confederacy of Papists with sectaries, for the destroying of the true religion, as by law establish'd, plainly detected wherein is shewed a farther account of the Romish snares and intrigues for the destroying the true reformed religion, as professed in the Church of England, and established by law, and for the introducing of popery or atheism among us : clearly shewing from very authentick writers and testimonies, that the principal ways and methods whereby the papists have sought the ruine of our religion and church, from the beginning of our Reformation, to the present times, and by which they are still in hopes of compassing it, are by promoting of toleration, or pretended liberty of conscience, and that for above these sixscore years the papists have so craftily influenced our dissenters, as to make them the unhappy instruments of effecting their most pernicious designs, which they contrived for, the subverting our church and state. 1690 (1690) Wing B4382; ESTC R6507 50,245 71

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dr._n william_n good_a in_o a_o sermon_n before_o the_o commons_o march_z 26._o 1645_o declare_v his_o mind_n thus_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o your_o soul_n abhor_v that_o bloody_a tenet_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o tolerate_v all_o religion_n what_o be_v it_o that_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a if_o this_o be_v lawful_a for_o every_o man_n to_o make_v a_o law_n and_o religion_n for_o himself_o such_o allowance_n will_v prove_v destructive_a to_o holiness_n both_o personal_a and_o domestical_a omnis_fw-la religio_fw-la &_o nulla_fw-la religio_fw-la a_o toleration_n of_o all_o religion_n will_v soon_o dwindle_v into_o no_o religion_n much_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n may_v be_v see_v in_o this_o sermon_n mr._n thomas_n case_n in_o his_o sermon_n before_o the_o commons_o may._n 26._o 1647._o pag._n
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they_o and_o give_v order_n to_o the_o then_o lord_n keeper_n puckering_n to_o warn_v the_o parliament_n not_o to_o hearken_v to_o they_o which_o according_o he_o do_v in_o his_o speech_n in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n in_o the_o follow_a word_n especial_o you_o be_v command_v by_o her_o majesty_n to_o take_v heed_n that_o no_o ear_n be_v give_v nor_o time_n afford_v to_o the_o wearisome_a solicitation_n of_o those_o that_o be_v common_o call_v puritan_n wherewithal_o the_o late_a parliament_n have_v be_v exceed_o importune_v which_o sort_n of_o man_n while_o in_o the_o giddiness_n of_o their_o spirit_n they_o labour_v and_o strive_v to_o advance_v a_o new_a eldership_n they_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o disturb_v the_o good_a repose_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o be_v as_o well_o ground_v for_o the_o body_n of_o religion_n itself_o and_o as_o well_o guide_v for_o the_o discipline_n as_o any_o realm_n that_o profess_v the_o truth_n and_o as_o the_o present_a case_n stand_v it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o they_o or_o the_o jesuit_n do_v offer_v more_o danger_n or_o be_v more_o speedy_o to_o be_v repress_v for_o albeit_o the_o jesuit_n do_v empoison_v the_o heart_n of_o her_o majesty_n subject_n under_o a_o pretext_n of_o conscience_n yet_o they_o do_v it_o but_o close_o and_o only_o in_o privy_a corner_n but_o these_o man_n do_v both_o publish_v in_o their_o print_a book_n and_o teach_v in_o all_o their_o conventicle_n sundry_a opinion_n not_o only_o dangerous_a to_o the_o well_o settle_a state_n and_o policy_n of_o the_o realm_n by_o put_v a_o pique_n between_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o laity_n but_o also_o much_o derogatory_n to_o her_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o her_o crown_n as_o well_o by_o the_o diminution_n of_o her_o ancient_a and_o lawful_a revenue_n and_o by_o deny_v her_o highness_n prerogative_n and_o supremacy_n as_o by_o offer_v peril_n to_o her_o majesty_n safety_n in_o her_o own_o kingdom_n in_o all_o which_o thing_n however_o in_o many_o other_o point_n they_o pretend_v to_o be_v at_o war_n with_o the_o popish_a jesuit_n yet_o by_o the_o separation_n of_o themselves_o from_o the_o unity_n of_o their_o fellow_n subject_n and_o by_o abuse_v the_o sacred_a authority_n and_o majesty_n of_o their_o prince_n they_o do_v both_o join_v and_o concur_v with_o the_o jesuit_n in_o open_v the_o door_n and_o prepare_v the_o way_n to_o the_o spanish_a invasion_n that_o be_v threaten_v against_o the_o realm_n and_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o observation_n say_v dr._n heylin_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o presbyterian_o pag._n 280._o that_o the_o puritan_n be_v then_o most_o busy_a as_o well_o in_o set_v up_o their_o discipline_n as_o in_o publish_v rail_a and_o seditious_a pamphlet_n when_o the_o spaniard_n be_v hover_v on_o the_o sea_n with_o their_o terrible_a navy_n at_o what_o time_n they_o conceive_v and_o not_o improbable_o that_o the_o queen_n and_o council_n will_v be_v otherwise_o busy_v than_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o practice_n or_o suppress_v their_o do_n or_o rather_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o call_v they_o into_o question_n for_o their_o word_n or_o action_n for_o fear_v of_o alienate_v the_o affection_n of_o so_o strong_a a_o party_n as_o they_o have_v raise_v unto_o themselves_o the_o serious_a apprehension_n of_o which_o mischievous_a counsel_n prevail_v so_o far_o on_o leicester_n and_o walsingham_n that_o they_o do_v absolute_o renounce_v any_o far_a intercession_n for_o they_o profess_v that_o they_o have_v be_v horrible_o abuse_v with_o their_o hypocrisy_n and_o it_o be_v as_o observable_a that_o their_o so_o much_o boast_v of_o great_a number_n immediate_o do_v abate_v when_o the_o law_n be_v execute_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o present_o submit_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o do_v perceive_v that_o the_o government_n will_v no_o long_o trifle_v with_o they_o and_o endure_v their_o insolence_n so_o likewise_o as_o dr._n tompkins_n observe_v in_o his_o plea_n for_o toleration_n discuss_v it_o happen_v in_o king_n james_n i._o his_o day_n their_o loud_a clamour_n be_v present_o silence_v as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o king_n declare_v himself_o resolute_a at_o the_o conference_n at_o hampton-court_n nor_o will_v the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n make_v in_o the_o year_n 1662._o have_v have_v any_o less_o effect_n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o general_a discourse_n at_o the_o same_o time_n of_o a_o toleration_n to_o follow_v immediate_o upon_o it_o the_o hope_n of_o which_o hinder_v many_o nonconformist_n from_o conform_v however_o the_o awe_n of_o this_o act_n and_o the_o levy_v sometime_o a_o shilling_n for_o absent_v from_o the_o church_n wrought_v ry_z good_a effect_n insomuch_o that_o in_o most_o place_n where_o fanatic_n do_v great_o abound_v they_o be_v reduce_v to_o conformity_n and_o in_o a_o great_a city_n of_o this_o nation_n contain_v fourteen_o parish_n church_n as_o a_o divine_a of_o good_a note_n that_o live_v in_o it_o have_v publish_v to_o the_o world_n there_o be_v not_o above_o six_o or_o seven_o that_o absent_v from_o the_o church_n till_o the_o popish_a and_o fanatic_a interest_n in_o conjunction_n together_o procure_v a_o toleration_n in_o 1672_o which_o draw_v they_o away_o from_o the_o church_n again_o but_o upon_o the_o cancel_v of_o that_o mischievous_a indulgence_n and_o the_o use_n of_o a_o little_a severity_n in_o levy_v from_o some_o few_o of_o they_o their_o shilling_n for_o absent_v from_o church_n they_o repair_v as_o former_o to_o their_o parish_n church_n and_o a_o dissenter_n be_v very_o rare_o to_o be_v find_v so_o that_o although_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o in_o his_o indulgence_n declare_v that_o in_o twelve_o year_n the_o severity_n of_o the_o law_n have_v not_o work_v the_o desire_a end_n in_o bring_v dissenter_n to_o close_v with_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o that_o king_n james_n the_o second_o in_o his_o declartion_n for_o toleration_n assert_n that_o all_o the_o endeavour_n that_o have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o last_o four_o reign_n for_o bring_v this_o kingdom_n to_o a_o unity_n in_o religion_n have_v be_v ineffectual_a it_o be_v not_o because_o the_o mean_n be_v defective_a or_o insufficient_a for_o the_o work_a this_o design_n but_o because_o the_o law_n which_o be_v enact_v for_o this_o purpose_n be_v so_o much_o neglect_v or_o so_o often_o intermit_v which_o if_o they_o have_v be_v steady_o or_o constant_o put_v in_o execution_n will_v have_v thorough_o cure_v the_o nation_n of_o division_n but_o when_o they_o be_v only_o upon_o some_o short_a and_o sudden_a fit_a put_v in_o execution_n and_o such_o frequent_a connivence_n and_o indulgence_n give_v afterward_o to_o countenance_n and_o empower_v the_o ringleader_n of_o the_o several_a sectary_n to_o seduce_v from_o the_o church_n and_o to_o propagate_v and_o increase_v their_o party_n it_o can_v not_o be_v expect_v that_o the_o dissent_v party_n shall_v close_v with_o the_o 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