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Great and good news for the Church of England, if they please to accept thereof: or The latitudinarian Christians most humble address and advice to all the imposing clergy men of the said Church by what names or titles soever dignified or distinguished. With allowance, May the 28th 1688.
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Great and Good News FOR THE Church of England If they Please to Accept thereof OR THE Latitudinarian Christians Most Humble Address and Advice To all the Imposing Clergy Men Of the said CHURCH BY What Names or Titles soever Dignified or Distinguished With Allowance May the 28th 1688. Printed for H. L. and I. K. A PLEADER TO THE NEEDER WHEN A READER AS all my friend through wily knaves full often suffer wrongs Forget not pray when it you 've read to whom this book belongs Than one Charles Clark of Totham Hall none to 't a right hath better A wight that same more read than some in the lore of old black-letter And as C. C. in Esser dwells a shire at which all laugh His books must sure less tit seem drest if they 're not bound in calf Care take my friend this book you ne'er with grease or dirt besmear it While none but awkward puppies will continue to dog's-ear it And o'er my books when book worms grub I 'd have them understand No marks the margins must de face from any busy hand Marks as re-marks in books of Clark's when e'er some eritie spy leaves It always him so wasp-ish makes though they 're but on the fly-leaves Yes if so they 're used he 'd not de for to deal a fate most meet He 'd have the soiler of his quires do penance in a sheet The Ettrick Hogg ne'er deemed a bore-his candid mind revealing Declares to beg a copy now 's a mere pre teat for stealing So as some knave to grant the loan of this my book may wish me I thus my book plate here display lest some such fry should dish me But hold though I again declare WITH-holding I 'll not brook And a sea of trouble still shall take to bring book-worms to book Great and good News FOR THE Church of England If they Please to Accept thereof OR THE Latitudinarian Christians Most Humble Address and Advice c. YOU Topping Clergy of the English Church Who still would leave Dissenters in the Lurch And by your Laws have always them Perplext And with your Pinfolds have them sorely Vext Whom you have Prosecuted unto Death And so will do we fear while you have Breath We pray that you will take this in good Part Which we present both from our Hands and Heart Wherein You 'l find no Plots nor no Designs But only such to mend the present Times The which if you with patience will Peruse You 'l see we shall not in the least Abuse Your Gravities with any frothy Story But what shall tend unto your future Glory We wish with all our Hearts your Church to see A true Reformed one to set us Free From Penal Statutes likewise from all Such Who will compel all Men to come to Church Before they are convinc'd which Church is true And such to our great Grief were most of You Who would us force beyond that Gospel Light Which bids first Prove and then to take the Right That Light 's our Rule our Reason is the Judge And for that Topick you did us so Grudge We must except those Masters of great Sence Which to Dissenters never gave Offence But have true Love and Charity for All Who through Christ upon the Lord do Call And no distinction now among us Make Bearing good will to all for Christ his Sake Such Men we 'l own so long as we have Breath A sweet Perfume they leave here after Death These are the Men which in your Church are Best A thing too serious to be made a Jest Though oft traduc'd for this Christian Frame By your own selves wherein you are to Blame For to relate that they will tack About To any side before they will turn Out Trimmers you call them Men of Latitude And so expose them to the Multitude Who can't distinguish between Doves and Crows Between a Jehu Race of Men and Those Who are the Grace of all your English Church We pray to God that you may all be such Draw out these Worthy Men but from your Line Your Churches will appear like Pharoahs Kine The Reverend Whitchcot your own Churches Son Taught this great Truth and now to Heav'n is Gon That every Man here for himself judg must And not to take our Faith on Humane Trust But search and try until we plainly See What Men propose with Gods Word do Agree Like the Berean Saints who did the Same And by it got an everlasting Name For noble Minds upon Divine Record For their strict search into his Sacred Word Write by his Copy and let all Men See You love not Force but equal Liberty This thing alone advance your Church will More Then all those Lash-whips used Heretofore In this our Land to scourge Dissenters In Though first contrived by the Man of Sin Our Gracious Prince hath now led us the Way Pray do not you too long behind him Stay Advance betimes next Year may be to Late Before your Church receive a bruised Pate You do postpone our Happiness Herein And make your Church Obnoxious to the King Who hath you promis'd fairly to Protect But if his Favours you so much Neglect And will stand out yet if his Bowls run True It will be done and then no thanks to You Active Obedience to his just Command Is now adaies only a Rope of Sand. The Non-resistance formerly you Taught Is at this time esteemed good for Naught Your Eagle Eyes in this bright Age sees More Then all your Predecessor Heretofore Passive Obedience now is gon Astray Prayers and Tears which was the only Way In former times unto a future Glory Is now become a Complimental Story The Royal Word it was a sacred Text In the last Reign but now you are so Vext When this great Prince doth offer you so Fare Which shews to him what sort of Men you Are Let Coesar hugg you then you will all Sing Vive le Roy God bless our gracious King But if he touch your Laws but in the Least Though unjust then to the searlet Beast He is of kin that nothing will go Down With your fat Church that will advance his Crown Unless your selves shall Partners be with Him You 'l wear the Scepter him the Diadem Unhappy Prince whose Priests do him Bestride Not to advance Gods Truth but their own Pride This is the very temper of all Such Who are true Tories in your English Church Though you pretend to be so truly Loyal Yet when from Court you have the least Denial In what you do expect oh then you Huff And Heaven and Bounce and presently take Snuff And so as Male-contents you all Agree To sound Defiance to his Majesty In what he doth so Christian like Propose To all his Subjects whether Friends or Foes With so much Reason Equity and Right That all good Men in him their Souls Delight And pray so heartily for him that He From Antichristian Yokes may make us Free And in due time may he his Subjects Bring To their right wits and then we all shall Sing This is the Prince of all the Norman Race Who came so near to the true Christian Pace And sure will be when Men have spent their Darts Not King of Clubs but King of all our Hearts Which God Almighty grant in his good Time That all may say he is a Prince Divine Now for the Test Let not your English Church Be so concern'd but leave that unto such Which shall our Trustees be who doubtless Will Act that Affair with Prudence and with Skill If they propose therein something in Stead What 's that to us so they can please the Head All would be States-men in this present Age Most of them over wise few truly Sage To joyn with him in that which is so Meet Most Men will say therein you 'l be Discreet But by refusing of your free Consent What do you mean or what is your Intent In this affair except it be to Show You will be cross unless your Church shall Crow And drive all others from their present Station Which is once more to begger half the Nation This we insert here only for your Sake Because the right way we would have you Take Our Valiant Prince for us hath led the Van Le ts take his Reer with all the speed we Can This plain Address may serve to mend us All Don't then reject what 's offer'd from White-Hall Should you withstand this equal Liberty Most men would say your Church loves Popery More then all them who now do it Profess How you 'l come off herein we cannot Guess And those who shall now bear it for their Crest Will be a Faction sure to all the Rest Who will combine together to pull Down All topping Tories that shall wear that Crown Joyn then with us and you shall quickly See We shall be in that Year of Jubilee Which is to come to pass in this our Isle By Northren Race to make this Nation smile Our Christian Star hath brought us near that Point Which will Cement us all in every Joynt Unless you shall it stubbornly Prevent By throwing Bones into next Parliament Which if you should you may repent too Late When Truth shall rise with splendor and in State And make you all when with her you shall Meet Fall down and prostrate at her Sacred Feet So Heavens protect you and your English Church So far as truly Christian without Burch Which are the wishes of your faithful Friends When Truth prevails 't will make us all amends Then to advance her we will spare no Pains For by her progress we shall reap the Gains Though for a while she may yet wear a Vail Doubtless ere long Gods Truth will here Prevail FINIS