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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35017	The Scotch Presbyterian eloquence, or, The foolishness of their teaching discovered from their books, sermons and prayers and some remarks on Mr. Rule's late Vindication of the kirk	Curate, Jacob.; Calder, Robert, 1658-1723.	1692 (1692)	Wing C6961; ESTC R10498	97,496	122

Religion and a clear breach of the Covenants By this Toleration the Papists are encouraged and encreased in Numbers the whole Nation overflow'd with their Hellish Locusts and all places fill'd with Priests and Jesuits yea the Executive Power of the Government is put in the Hands of the Romanists Watever Liberty this may be to some Consciences it 's none to the Tender it 's only a Toleration which is always of Evil for that which is good cannot be tolerated under the Notion of Good but countenanced and incouraged as such therefore this reflects upon our Religion when a Toleration is accepted which implies such a Reproach and the annexed Indemnity and Pardon tacitely condemns the Profession thereof as a Fault or Crime which no Christian can bear with or homologate by Acceptance whatever some Addressers particularly the Presbyterians at London have blasphemously alledged that God is hereby restored to his Empire over the Conscience Moreover says he true Presbyterians can never closs themselves among them that are hereby indulged viz. Archbishops and Bishops all the Prelatical and Malignant Crew all Quakers and Papists reaching also all Idolatry Blasphemy Heresie and Truth making the Professors of Christ Partners with Antichrist's Vassals Such a Toleration is contrary to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament it 's like Julian the Apostate's Toleration designing to root out Chirstianity it 's contrary to the Confession of Faith and therefore to accept this Toleration is inconsistent with the Principles of the Church of Scotland National and Solemn Leagues and Covenants and Solemn Acknowledgments of Sins and Engagements to Duties in all which we are bound to Extirpate Popery and Prelacy as inconsistent with the whole Tract of our former Contendings and particularly with the Testimony of the Synod of Fi●e and other Brethren against Cromwel ' s vast Toleration and Liberty of Conscience The worst of all is says he that it 's further declared in that Toleration that nothing must be preached or taught which may any way tend to alienate the Hearts of the People from the King or his Government here is the Price at which they ought to purchase their Freedom a sad Bargain to buy Liberty and sell Truth But who can be faithful but he must think it his Duty to alienate the Hearts of the People from such an Enemy to Christ What Watchman must not see it his indispensable Duty to preach so that the People may hate the Whore and this Pimp of Hers It cannot be but very stumbling to see the Ministers of Scotland purchasing à Liberty to themselves at the rate of burying and betraying the Cause into Bondage and thus to be laid by from all Opposition to Antichrist's Design in such a season The World will be tempted to think that they are not governed by Principles but their own Interest and that it was not the late overturning of Religion and Liberty that offended them for if that Arbitrary Power had been but exerted in their favours tho' with the same prejudice to the Cause of Christ they would have complied with it as they do now Mr. Rule in his late Book is highly offended with the Author of the case of the afflicted Clergy for saying That the Presbyterians Addressed and Thanked K. James for this Toleration in a fawning and flattering manner and yet our honest Presbyterian Author deals more roundly with them Pag. 173. his words are these The Addresses made thereupon were with a strain of Fulsome and Blasphemous Flatteries to the Dishonour of God the Reproach of the Cause the Betraying of the Church the Detriment of the Nation and the exposing themselves to the Contempt of all Again says he Pag 176 177 178. The Address it self is of such a dress as makes the things addressed for to be odious and the Addressers to forefault the Respect and merit the Indignation of all that are friends to the Protestant and Presbyterian Cause Nothing could have been more cross to the real desires of the true Presbyterians than this newly start-up Opinion that Interest has led them to espouse There is nothing here sounds like the old Presbyterian strain neither was there ever an Address of this Stile seen before from Presbyterians It would have looked far more Presbyterian like to have sent a Protestation against the now openly des●gn'd Introduction of Popery and Subversion of all Laws and Liberties which they are Covenanted to maintain or at least an Address in the usual Language of the Presbyterians who used always to speak of the Covenants and work of Reformation but here never a word of these but of Loyalty to His Excellent to His Gracious and to His Sacred Majesty of Loyalty not to be questioned an entire Loyalty in Doctrine a resolved Loyalty in Practice and a fervent Loyalty in Prayers All that they are sollicitous about is not for the Prerogatives of their Master or the Liberties of the Church but lest their Loyalty be question'd that they be otherwise represented all that they beseech for is Not that the Cause of Christ be not wronged or Antichrist introduced by this Liberty but that those who promote any Disloyal Principles and Practices may be looked upon as none of theirs and all the hopes they have 〈…〉 great perswasions of His Majesty's Justice and Goodness Here is a Lawless Unrestrained Loyalty to a Tyrant claiming and absolute Power to be obeyed without reserve not only professed but solicitously sought to be the Principle of Presbyterians whereas it is the Principle of Atheistical Hobes This is not the Presbyterian Loyalty to the King according to the Restrictions in the Covenants but Erastian Loyalty to a Tyrant in his overturning Religion Laws and Liberties and in protecting and incouraging all Iniquity This Loyalty in Doctrine will be found Disloyalty to Christ in a sinful and shameful silence that wrong is done to him This Loyalty in Practice is a plain betraying of Religion and Liberty and lying by from all opposition to the destroyer of both And this Loyalty in Prayers for all Blessings ever to attend His Person and Government will be found inconsistent with the Zeal of Christians and the cries of the Elect unto God for Vengeance upon the Supporters of Antichrist nor consonant to Presbyterian Prayers in reference to Popish Tyrants it were much more suitable for them to pray That God which hath caused his Name to dwell in his Church may destroy all Kings that shall put to their Hands to alter and destroy the House of God Ezra 6. 12. Page 178. 179. This Address is so stuffed with sneaking Flatteries that it would more become Sycophants and Court Parasites than Ministers of the Gospel Nothing but a Rhapsody of Flatteries justifying all his Claim to Absoluteness and engaging to Demean themselves so as that he may find cause to enlarge rather than to diminish his Favours which can be no other way but in assisting him to destroy Religion and Liberty O what an indelible