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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

The Swedish Cloak of Religion 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 Saepius olim Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta Times by-past have produc'd in many Acts and Places Most impious Designes under Religious Faces First printed in the German Language and now faithfully Englished London Printed for Isaac Pridmore and Henry Marsh at the Golden Faulcon neer the New Exchange and at the Princes Arms in Chancery Lane neer Fleet-street MDCLIX The Swedish Cloak of Religion OR A Politick DISCOURSE Beeween two Citizens of ELBING Simplicius GOodmorrow Sir how are you in your health why look you so melancholy Constantinus I thank you good Neighbour all 's not well and truly in this Juncture of Affairs Mirth is become a stranger to me Simplicius What 's the matter will you alone be sad while we have so great occasion of rejoycing Hath not Almighty God mercifully visited us by bringing us under the Government of a Prince sincerely devoted to the unaltered Confession of Augsburgh who hath not onely discharged the singing of the Psalms of David translated by L●bwasser which hath been for a long time the Apple of strife in this City but also ejected the Roman Catholicks out of the Cathedral Church set up an high Consistory and thereby made the Lutheran Doctrine in great purity to shine again both here and in the Country to the grief and astonishment of Papists Calvinists and all such Sectaries as grudge and repine at the Lutheran prosperity Hence we may see the truth of that Inscription written by a zealous Lutheran upon the Frontispiece of his house in the Suburbs of this City God 's Word and the Lutheran Doctorine never perish can Likewise the Proclamation of our favourable Lord Governour demonstrates the great affection our present King and Soveraign beareth to us with how much diligence and serious care he mindes the advancement of the honour of GOD and the welfare of the Churches and how on the contrary he endeavoureth the extirpation of all impious abuses There 's a Remedy for a dejected countenance wherefore chear up your self Constantinus Shall I confess ingenuously The Remedy you have prescribed for my Ease hath renewed my Grief It 's this glorious Reformation is the chief cause of my sorrow Simplicius I am very much mistaken but you are of those who pretend to be Lutherans yet are really Calvinists hence 't is you cannot relish and comply with this Reformation Constantinus You will not I hope misconstrue my freedome when I tell you that you are of that batch who aim to render all such men odious under the names of Calvinists Papists Libertines as do not sympathize with and yeild their concurrence to the promoving of these subdolous and prejudicial Designes mask'd with a shew of Reformation this believe me honest Neighbour is a Machiavilian Trap wherein the rude Multitude hath not been catch'd and cheated once Simplicius You speak like a discontented person what 's the business It it our new Ecclesiastical Government wherewith you are displeased pray you impart it to your friend I am desirous to know it Constantinus I will not conceal it from you It is indeed this innovation term it as you please which renders it self justly suspected to all prudent men since according to the common Proverb it is alwayes dangerous But passing that there are many other things couched under it which are not discovered by many good people the event whereof I wish I be mistaken will prove very hurtful and noxious to us Simplicius Good Sir let me intreat you to communicate that to me for I confess I can perceive no evil at all therein Constantinus The easier I believe you neither do I think it strange to finde you of that stamp since you lodge this perswasion in your breast That Almighty God hath mercifully visited this Province and City by bringing the Inhabitants thereof under the government of the present Swedish King Simplicius I never call'd that in question and so much the rather because the same is verbally expressed in the Preamble of the Ordinance published by our Lord Governour Is there any ground of doubt left then Constantinus The Truth of that the deplorable condition of this Country and City under these new Governors doth sufficiently declare Under our lawful King we enjoyed Peace and Quietness we lived amicably amongst our selves no Contributions Excises intolerable burdens were exacted except those which for our safety and better accommodation we voluntarily advanced the Right of Patronage was in our disposing we ordered our Garisons without the imperious commands of Forreigners and Starosts Trade and Commerce was free we kept good correspondency and were alwayes in much estimation with our Neighbours and many others abroad this condition deserved indeed the name of a merciful visitation from above But now instead of Peace behold a bloody and unnatural War a pleasant and fertile Country laid waste and desolate free Trade interrupted and at a stand Liberty is exchanged with Slavery for mutual amity we have intestine Discord and Hostilities Contribution and new Exactions that know no end are dayly extorted from us the right of Patronage of Churches and Schools is usurped by strangers who now Garison our City uncouth Starosts and Commanders rule over us at their pleasure finally we are become a reproach and hissing to our Neighbours that not unjustly seeing we have so vainly and inconsiderately violated our solemn Oath of allegiance to our lawful King and subjected our selves to a Forraigner Yet this forsooth must be interpreted Mercy when if we will allow it a name suitable to its nature it is nothing else but Gods displeasure written in capital Letters and a visible judgement broken forth out of the North upon on all the Inhabitants of the Land according to that of Jeremiah chap. 1.14 6.1 from whence I pray God no greater evil may befal us Simplicius What Sir is not this a special mercy of God that we are come under the government of a Prince who stands constant to the unaltered Confession of Augsburgh Constantinus Simply considered in it self it might justly be acknowledged a singular mercy from God but that we have so slightly set by honour loyaltie and the Oath of Allegiance renouncing our lawful Superiour for Religion sake cannot as I conceive be defended by the word of God nor yet doth it consist with the Augsburghs Confession especially since the free exercise of our Religion was never