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A46613 Mrs. Jame's defence of the Church of England, in a short answer to the canting address &c. with a word or two concerning a Quakers good advice to the Church of England, Roman Catholick, and Protestant dissenter. James, Elinor. 1687 (1687) Wing J417; ESTC R17202 7,335 8

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Mrs. JAMES's DEFENCE OF THE Church of England IN A SHORT ANSWER TO THE Canting Address c. With a Word or Two Concerning a Quakers Good Advice TO THE Church of England Roman Catholick and Protestant Dissenter I find those that Vilifies the CHURCH Prints with Allowance and without therefore I that Vindicate Her need not any for the LAWS were made to Defend the CHURCH and GOVERNMENT and why should any one think to Abuse Her. Surely it cannot be Unlawful to Vindicate Her. Printed for me Elinor James 1687. I have been blam'd for giving so much and therefore Price 1 d. A Short Answer to the Canting Address of Thanks c. Mr. Larkin I Am very sorry that you should Print such a Scurrilous Paper against me because I never did you any Injury in Thought Word or Deed and it seems to be Unkind you being a Printer for I have always had a Tender Regard for Printers for my Husbands sake but now you well Reward me but if you can Abuse the King and His Government and Sir Roger who hath lately been so Kind to you well may you for your Interest Lampoon upon me but I 'll spare you for this time for the World knows what a great Enemy you have been to the King and Kingdom and tho you have suffered for it yet I find you are not changed but is as Malicious against the Government as ever The Roman Catholicks boast That they would not Abuse me in any Thing for all I have Printed so many Papers against them I must needs say The most part of them hath been very Civil therefore you are Worse than they Tho the Innocent Dissenters thinks that none of their Party would be guilty of any such Thing as to Abuse me they are much deceived for I am very well satisfied it was a Dissenter but however I accept of their Excuse I will not Think Amiss of those that are Innocent for the Guilty for if they do well they will be accepted and for the Spiteful and Malicious they shall he Rewarded accordingly for God is Just and will give to every one according to their Deserts And for the Author he says The Sons of his Church are out of humour What is your Church It is not the Church of England that you own therefore all that you say is Truth for there was no Prince in the World could ever please you for it is impossible that such as you can be pleas'd for Magistrates may know where they begin but they shall never know where to end And if my Words hath operated upon you surely it is a great Wonder for it was more than all the Wise Men in the Kingdom could do for your Hearts are so Envious against Kingly Authority that you can neither Thank God nor the King for any thing that you do receive For your Ambition is so great that nothing but a Throne will Content you so that it is not Liberty of Conscience will satisfie you and therefore You would Remove Principalities and Powers that you might come into Government your selves and so you may shake hands with the Quakers for you can make Reflections upon the Spirit And as for the Church She needs no God-mother for She is under the Protection of the Most High And for my Fasting it was not to Devour Widows houses And as for your Reflection on the Clergy It is the common Policy of the Devil for he always Shoots at the Greatest Champions You say Our Church is the only Church for Loyalty and so it is and there is none but Devils and Vipers that says to the contrary You talk of my Lightness but I never was so Light as to Dishonour my Husband or Defile my Bed and in this Excellent Qualification I may Weigh all such as you Down You say We are Good Subjects and Admirers of Prerogative as long as we are Pleas'd And so We are and when were we out of Humour so as to deny our Loyalty or the Interest of our Prince And who can lay Rebellion to our Charge And as for Non-resistance who hath so much despised it as you For your Party did condemn the Church of England for a Foolish Church because She Taught Non-resistance You say It is boldness in me to Condemn your Loyalty I do not question but there is Innocent Souls amongst you that I do not speak too but it is such Snakes and Vipers as you that would Destroy the Interest of all Christianity But since you are are so Angry Pray tell me in what your Loyalty consists is it in plucking down Churches and Destroying of Loyalty under the Notion of Popery But now I see you are for Promoting it for you are beholding to them for giving you Authority to Print your Paper and so you are oblig'd to Gratifie them with some Good Services Therefore such as you are the Disturbers of Government Destructive to Princes by Misrepresenting them to the People filling them full of Fears and Jealousies and for that Cause the Laws were made for such as you and I think it is enough that you have Liberty of Conscience and not to have the King Gratifie you with His Laws Are you so Fearful that you cannot Trust His Majesty Is your Deeds so Evil that you are afraid of the Laws Surely I thought you would have Liv'd so Holy now that no Law could touch you but I see you have your Old Nature upon you that nothing will Oblige you And as for the death of Three thousand Persons what is that to the Destruction of Three Kingdoms and the best of Princes But the Destruction of those shall lie at the Doors of them that Perverted them And if God was pleas'd to call you into the Bosome of His Church that His House might be full you had no Reason to Resist it for it was not to Pray to Sticks not Stones but to come to God through the Merits of Christ without which none can be Sav'd Therefore there is none but bad Men that will be Enemies to the Church of England and I count them Enemies to the King and Kingdom tha● is for the Abrogating of the L●ws Your Old Proverb of Rese●ving the Rods for the Back of Fools You think to be counted Wise by destroying them Doth this become the True Blew Protestants that were so Zealous for Religion But all this will not do for we will not Trust you for the King hath graciously given you Liberty to Serve God and not to Destroy the Church of England nor to Afflict Her for the King will not Allow any of you to Abuse Her nor She to meddle with you but if you do Abuse Her you must not think but some or other will Vindicate Her. So I would intreat you to be Quiet and keep your Addresses unto your self and let me alone for I do not Love to be Disturb'd with Controversies but Wish you the Grace of Repentance So I rest ELINOR JAMES A Word or Two to