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             A letter to the author of The Dutch design, anatomized written by a citizen of London, for the promoting of His Majesties service.
             Citizen of London.
          
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             s.n.,
             [London :
             1688]
          
           
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           A
           LETTER
           to
           the
           Author
           of
           the
           DVTCH
           Design
           ,
           Anatomized
           .
        
         
           Written
           by
           a
           Citizen
           of
           LONDON
           ,
           for
           the
           Promoting
           of
           His
           MAJESTIES
           Service
           .
        
         
           
             
               Quis
               Coelum
               Terris
               non
               misceat
               &
               Mare
               Coelo
            
             
               Si
               fur
               displiceat
               Verri
               ,
               homicida
               Miloni
               ,
            
             
               Clodius
               Accuset
               Moechos
               ,
               Catilina
               Cethegum
               .
            
          
           
             Juvenal
             .
             Sat.
             2.
             
          
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           Have
           read
           your
           
             Anatomy
             of
             the
             Dutch
             Design
          
           ,
           with
           as
           much
           patience
           as
           a
           
             true
             Member
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
          
           could
           be
           supposed
           to
           have
           on
           such
           an
           Occasion
           ,
           and
           I
           cannot
           forbear
           telling
           you
           I
           am
           a
           little
           Dissatisfied
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           in
           part
           the
           Reasons
           why
           .
           First
           ,
           I
           would
           gladly
           have
           known
           the
           Name
           of
           this
           
             true
             Member
          
           of
           our
           Church
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           
             Person
             of
             Quality
             too
          
           ,
           for
           whose
           satisfaction
           this
           piece
           of
           Anatomy
           was
           composed
           .
           2ly
           .
           Why
           it
           comes
           out
           with
           ALLOWANCE
           rather
           than
           with
           a
           License
           ,
           which
           is
           our
           legal
           word
           .
           And
           Thirdly
           ,
           Why
           
             Randal
             Taylor
          
           ,
           and
           not
           
             H.
             H.
          
           is
           the
           Publisher
           ?
           These
           are
           small
           Queries
           ,
           but
           you
           know
           we
           Church
           of
           England-men
           have
           been
           so
           long
           haunted
           with
           Ghosts
           and
           Hobgoblins
           ,
           and
           
             Wolves
             in
             Sheeps
             cloathing
          
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           apt
           to
           Anatomize
           all
           Papers
           that
           come
           forth
           with
           ALLOWANCE
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           inside
           do
           not
           answer
           the
           outside
           ,
           we
           cry
           a
           
             Jesuite
             in
             Masquerade
          
           ;
           and
           then
           all
           the
           World
           is
           on
           the
           Gaze
           to
           observe
           what
           the
           Bontefeu
           would
           be
           at
           .
        
         
           Well
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           I
           have
           rubb'd
           my
           Eyes
           this
           morning
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           ready
           to
           hear
           what
           it
           is
           you
           have
           to
           say
           ,
           
             To
             Enquire
             into
             the
             original
             Causes
             of
             the
             Discontent
             of
             the
             Church
             of
          
           England
           
             at
             some
             late
             Proceedings
             ,
             or
             to
             search
             into
             the
             Grounds
             ,
             why
             His
             Majesty
             desires
             to
             Establish
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             was
             so
             stifly
             opposed
             ,
             were
             to
             re-kindle
             Intestine
             Contests
             ,
             which
             ever
             were
             ,
             and
             much
             more
             NOW
             are
             to
             be
             Avoided
             ?
          
           Why
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           is
           it
           even
           so
           ?
           Must
           all
           that
           has
           been
           done
           by
           the
           Red-Letter-men
           since
           the
           Defeat
           of
           the
           Western
           Rebellion
           ,
           be
           so
           cleverly
           conveyed
           away
           Now
           as
           never
           more
           to
           be
           thought
           of
           ?
           Some
           few
           
             late
             proceedings
          
           and
           
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
          
           are
           soft
           Words
           ,
           and
           surely
           these
           Church
           of
           England-men
           are
           not
           so
           hard-hearted
           ,
           as
           to
           remember
           Now
           such
           small
           matters
           as
           these
           ,
           
             how
             stifly
          
           soever
           they
           
             opposed
             them
          
           .
           In
           truth
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           you
           are
           a
           pleasant
           Gentleman
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           recommended
           to
           his
           Holiness
           for
           his
           Confectioner
           .
           An
           Irish
           Massacre
           ,
           or
           a
           German
           Design
           to
           subvert
           the
           Laws
           of
           a
           Nation
           ,
           or
           a
           French
           gentle
           re-establishment
           of
           Catholick
           Religion
           thus
           softly
           and
           sweetly
           worded
           ,
           would
           go
           glibly
           down
           with
           a
           good-Natured
           Heretick
           .
        
         
           The
           Jealousies
           ,
           the
           Ferment
           ,
           and
           the
           Commotions
           in
           the
           next
           Section
           are
           shewn
           in
           such
           an
           huddle
           of
           confusion
           ,
           as
           I
           know
           not
           what
           you
           mean
           ,
           only
           I
           perceive
           it
           is
           so
           express'd
           ,
           because
           you
           were
           upon
           the
           Wing
           for
           Holland
           ,
           and
           had
           no
           leisure
           to
           talk
           of
           what
           had
           been
           done
           in
           England
           ;
           but
           Discontents
           there
           were
           ,
           and
           the
           Plaguy
           Dutchmen
           were
           told
           of
           them
           by
           a
           Party
           
             of
             English
             and
             Scotch
             Male
             contents
             .
          
           Why
           had
           it
           not
           been
           for
           them
           ,
           the
           
             Reverend
             Fathers
          
           of
           England
           might
           have
           done
           what
           they
           had
           pleased
           ,
           and
           the
           Hollanders
           have
           so
           little
           sense
           of
           Religion
           ,
           that
           
             they
             would
             never
             have
             regarded
             us
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             not
             have
             put
             themselves
             to
             the
             charge
             of
             a
             dozen
             Flyboats
             or
             Herring-Busses
             ,
             to
             Propagate
             it
             ,
             especially
             the
             Church
             of
          
           England
           
             as
             by
             Law
             Established
          
           ,
           pag.
           8.
           
           But
           these
           Male-contents
           told
           them
           that
           Protestantism
           was
           to
           be
           Ruin'd
           here
           under
           the
           pretence
           of
           
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
          
           ;
           and
           besides
           ,
           they
           had
           a
           mighty
           pair
           of
           Bellows
           ,
           and
           the
           Rogues
           kept
           such
           a
           tooting
           and
           blowing
           ,
           that
           at
           last
           they
           kindled
           a
           Fire
           in
           that
           Wet
           Country
           ,
           and
           a
           Flame
           of
           Zeal
           burst
           out
           ;
           for
           you
           must
           know
           the
           Hollanders
           have
           some
           Compassion
           ,
           and
           a
           little
           Zeal
           ,
           though
           they
           have
           not
           one
           dram
           of
           Religion
           .
           Why
           ,
           who
           can
           help
           this
           ?
        
         
           Well
           ,
           What
           did
           the
           Reverend
           Fathers
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           in
           England
           ?
           Why
           ,
           they
           made
           use
           of
           Re-enforcements
           ,
           when
           they
           perceived
           neither
           
             His
             Majesty's
             Word
             ,
             now
             the
             Weight
          
           of
           their
           
             Reasons
             could
             prevail
          
           .
           Now
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           What
           do
           you
           mean
           by
           Re-enforcements
           ?
           Why
           ,
           they
           Turn'd
           all
           that
           would
           not
           Comply
           ,
           out
           of
           all
           Employments
           ,
           sent
           Soldiers
           to
           Quarter
           in
           all
           places
           that
           would
           not
           Address
           ;
           Reformed
           the
           Corporations
           once
           and
           again
           ;
           and
           sent
           Seven
           of
           the
           Bishops
           to
           the
           Tower
           ,
           and
           they
           would
           have
           sent
           all
           the
           Fellows
           of
           Magdalen
           Colledge
           to
           the
           Devil
           too
           ,
           but
           when
           they
           would
           not
           go
           ,
           they
           sent
           them
           a
           begging
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lay
           ;
           and
           were
           going
           to
           Administer
           the
           self
           same
           Physick
           to
           all
           the
           Inferior
           Clergy
           of
           England
           .
           I
           pray
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           were
           not
           these
           your
           Re
           enforcements
           ?
           Are
           not
           these
           Excellent
           Remedies
           against
           the
           Fumes
           of
           Discontent
           ?
        
         
           Well
           ,
           all
           this
           was
           in
           order
           to
           gain
           it
           ain
           Parliamentary
           Way
           ,
           but
           then
           the
           Male-Contents
           in
           
             Holland
             ,
             plyed
             their
             Correspondente
             here
             with
             subtle
             well-penn'd
             Treatises
             ,
          
           and
           made
           
             such
             an
             Allarm
             ,
             that
             neither
             Church-men
             nor
             Dissenters
             would
             close
             with
             them
             .
          
           Alas
           ,
           alas
           !
           We
           had
           taken
           such
           care
           of
           the
           English
           Presses
           ,
           that
           never
           a
           Male-content
           in
           England
           durst
           whisper
           ;
           and
           we
           had
           purchased
           Honest
           
             Henry
             Care
          
           ,
           and
           many
           —
           ,
           another
           Doughty
           Scribler
           ,
           to
           plague
           the
           Nation
           with
           fulsome
           Declamations
           against
           the
           
             Penal
             Laws
          
           and
           the
           Tests
           ;
           we
           had
           also
           hired
           some
           Preachers
           to
           instruct
           the
           Brethren
           in
           their
           Sermons
           ;
           and
           
             William
             Pen
          
           wrote
           ,
           and
           preached
           ,
           and
           travell'd
           ,
           spent
           himself
           ,
           his
           money
           ,
           and
           his
           time
           in
           this
           Weighty
           Affair
           :
           We
           had
           sent
           Commissioners
           to
           inspect
           the
           Levies
           made
           by
           Justices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           and
           others
           to
           reform
           the
           Corporations
           ,
           and
           some
           Horse
           loads
           of
           Pamphlets
           we
           had
           distributed
           into
           several
           Counties
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           Suborn'd
           Men
           to
           Address
           in
           behalf
           of
           themselves
           and
           others
           ;
           and
           after
           all
           ,
           two
           or
           three
           paultery
           Male-contents
           in
           Holland
           ,
           put
           out
           now
           and
           then
           a
           single
           Sheet
           of
           Paper
           which
           was
           well
           Penn'd
           ,
           and
           spoild
           all
           again
           .
           In
           truth
           
             Reverend
             Father
          
           this
           is
           a
           sad
           Story
           .
        
         
           You
           must
           know
           the
           Hollanders
           are
           a
           sort
           of
           Pagans
           who
           Worship
           nothing
           but
           TRADE
           ,
           and
           the
           Rogues
           took
           up
           a
           conceit
           that
           the
           Jesuits
           were
           going
           to
           set
           up
           such
           a
           
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
          
           in
           England
           ,
           as
           they
           had
           lately
           Erected
           in
           France
           ;
           and
           
             this
             would
             prove
             very
             prejudicial
             to
             them
             in
             their
             Traffick
             ,
             and
             draw
             away
             their
             people
             .
          
           Now
           as
           soon
           as
           the
           Butter-Boxes
           perceived
           the
           Wind
           was
           in
           that
           Door
           ,
           they
           smelt
           out
           our
           Designs
           ;
           and
           immediately
           were
           for
           obstructing
           all
           good
           Correspondence
           between
           the
           Fathers
           of
           the
           Society
           and
           the
           People
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           fearing
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           Party
           were
           in
           the
           Plot
           with
           the
           Jesuits
           ,
           
             their
             Politicians
          
           ,
           to
           Out-wit
           us
           ,
           
             procured
             some
             Extremities
             of
             Tryal
             and
             Disrepute
             to
             be
             inflicted
             upon
             the
             Church
             of
          
           England-men
           .
           But
           who
           were
           the
           Instruments
           imployed
           ,
           the
           Lord
           knows
           .
           And
           besides
           ,
           they
           buzzed
           the
           Dissenters
           in
           the
           Ear
           that
           the
           Jesuits
           
             had
             no
             real
             kindness
             for
             them
             ,
          
           and
           that
           the
           Severities
           heretofore
           used
           by
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           Party
           against
           the
           Dissenters
           ,
           were
           very
           great
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           was
           a
           Lady
           in
           Holland
           who
           might
           one
           day
           be
           Queen
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           would
           be
           a
           fitter
           Season
           to
           set
           up
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           .
           Thus
           all
           our
           Proffers
           were
           slighted
           ,
           and
           it
           was
           believed
           the
           
             holy
             Fathers
          
           were
           meer
           Cheats
           :
           And
           the
           Hollanders
           in
           all
           probability
           will
           keep
           their
           Trade
           and
           their
           People
           too
           ,
           which
           poor
           England
           so
           much
           wants
           .
        
         
           Just
           about
           this
           time
           you
           must
           know
           the
           Prince
           of
           Wales
           was
           
           born
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           the
           Prince
           of
           Orange
           and
           the
           States
           being
           very
           Jealous
           that
           a
           Parliament
           would
           settle
           
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
          
           meerly
           to
           prevent
           that
           Project
           ,
           they
           raised
           a
           Report
           the
           Prince
           was
           a
           Counterfeit
           ,
           and
           not
           Content
           with
           this
           ,
           they
           took
           speedy
           Resolves
           for
           
             the
             Security
             of
             their
             several
             Interests
             ,
          
           and
           
             immediately
             laid
             the
             design
             of
             this
             Invasion
             from
             that
             very
             period
             .
          
           In
           truth
           ,
           Reverend
           Father
           ,
           the
           Hollanders
           are
           a
           parcel
           of
           Lewd
           People
           ,
           but
           seeing
           your
           Interest
           is
           very
           great
           in
           
             France
             ,
             Spain
          
           atd
           
             Italy
             ,
             I
          
           would
           advise
           you
           to
           get
           a
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           Setled
           in
           those
           Countries
           by
           way
           of
           Reprisals
           ;
           and
           I
           dare
           Warrant
           you
           that
           you
           will
           Seve●ely
           revenge
           their
           Perfidity
           ,
           and
           have
           many
           Thanks
           into
           the
           bargain
           ;
           and
           go
           very
           near
           to
           Ruine
           Holland
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           little
           ,
           wet
           ,
           dirty
           ,
           cold
           Country
           ,
           and
           not
           worthy
           your
           Reverences
           regard
           .
        
         
           You
           must
           know
           this
           Design
           was
           carried
           so
           closely
           that
           our
           Society
           not
           having
           the
           custody
           of
           their
           Conscience
           ,
           we
           heard
           nothing
           of
           it
           till
           the
           
             French
             Kings
          
           Ambassador
           fonnd
           out
           the
           Project
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           we
           fell
           to
           Work
           ,
           and
           getting
           a
           fat
           Dutchman
           into
           the
           Savoy
           ,
           we
           Dissected
           him
           ,
           in
           one
           of
           the
           Ventricles
           of
           his
           Heart
           we
           found
           Trade
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           other
           
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
          
           ;
           and
           thereupon
           we
           ordered
           our
           Secretary
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           true
           Member
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           to
           publish
           it
           in
           his
           Anatomy
           ,
           where
           you
           may
           find
           it
           ,
           page
           the
           7th
           .
           We
           discovered
           at
           the
           same
           time
           that
           the
           P.
           of
           O.
           was
           Ambitious
           ;
           That
           he
           had
           Assum'd
           the
           
             Glorious
             Title
             of
             Protector
             of
             the
             Protestant
             Religion
             ,
             and
             Defender
             of
             the
             English
             Liberties
             .
          
           And
           lastly
           (
           which
           is
           a
           Secret
           )
           
             That
             he
             designed
             to
             set
             England
             and
             France
             at
             a
             Variance
             ,
             and
             by
             an
             Invasion
             by
             force
             or
             stratagem
             ,
             to
             get
             some
             of
             our
             Ports
             .
          
           Now
           ,
           Reverend
           Father
           ,
           I
           return
           you
           my
           thanks
           for
           these
           important
           Discoveries
           .
           But
           for
           what
           follows
           about
           Invading
           and
           Conquest
           ,
           and
           what
           dangerous
           things
           they
           are
           ,
           your
           Reverence
           might
           have
           spared
           your
           Pious
           labour
           ,
           for
           I
           have
           read
           of
           them
           elsewhere
           before
           .
           Only
           I
           am
           glad
           there
           is
           no
           danger
           of
           having
           any
           of
           my
           Neighbours
           hanged
           for
           reading
           the
           Prince's
           Declaration
           ,
           because
           it
           seems
           he
           has
           not
           vouchsafed
           to
           give
           
             any
             previous
             intimation
             of
             the
             Grounds
             of
             the
             War
             ,
             as
             the
             Laws
             of
             Honour
             oblige
             ,
          
           pag.
           10.
           
           So
           that
           the
           Fathers
           are
           forced
           to
           dissect
           his
           Designs
           ,
           to
           find
           out
           the
           Reason
           ,
           and
           to
           hang
           out
           the
           Bloody
           Towels
           and
           Napkins
           they
           wiped
           their
           Knives
           and
           Fingers
           on
           ,
           to
           stir
           up
           the
           Courage
           of
           the
           English
           
             Sythes
             and
             Plow-shares
             to
             oppose
             him
             .
          
           Very
           Elegant
           !
        
         
           Your
           Transcript
           out
           of
           Cotton
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           the
           English
           by
           the
           Norman
           Conquest
           ;
           and
           out
           of
           Camden
           concerning
           the
           
             Saxons
             ,
             I
          
           have
           no
           occasion
           for
           .
           But
           that
           about
           
             Gustavus
             Adolphus
          
           ,
           is
           very
           Edifying
           ,
           if
           your
           Reverence
           had
           been
           pleased
           to
           have
           assigned
           the
           Cause
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Effect
           .
           Which
           was
           this
           ,
           The
           Jesuits
           of
           Dillinghen
           in
           Germany
           ,
           perswaded
           Ferdinand
           the
           Second
           ,
           Emperor
           of
           Germany
           ,
           that
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Protestants
           of
           Germany
           ,
           was
           not
           that
           which
           in
           the
           Year
           1530.
           was
           exhibited
           to
           Charles
           the
           Fifth
           :
           That
           therefore
           they
           were
           not
           to
           enjoy
           any
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           which
           was
           only
           granted
           to
           those
           who
           embraced
           that
           Confession
           which
           was
           then
           exhibited
           .
           The
           Emperor
           hereupon
           endeavoured
           to
           re-setle
           the
           Romish
           Religion
           
             Vi
             &
             Armis
          
           ,
           but
           Gustavus
           came
           into
           Germany
           ,
           as
           you
           say
           ,
           and
           made
           foul
           work
           :
           And
           at
           last
           the
           Emperor
           was
           forced
           to
           Acknowledge
           these
           Protestants
           had
           a
           Right
           to
           the
           same
           priviledges
           had
           been
           granted
           to
           their
           Ancestors
           .
           So
           here
           ,
           dear
           Sir
           ,
           the
           Jesuits
           were
           neither
           for
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           nor
           keeping
           Faith
           with
           Hereticks
           ,
           though
           our
           English
           Fathers
           have
           more
           Grace
           ,
           thanks
           to
           the
           Virgin
           Mary
           and
           St.
           Loyola
           .
        
         
           Page
           the
           17.
           you
           tell
           us
           they
           (
           the
           Hollanders
           )
           
             were
             never
             known
             to
             have
             any
             more
             than
             the
             outside
             and
             shew
             of
             a
             Religion
             ,
             that
             whilst
             they
             make
             long
             Prayers
             that
             God
             would
             prosper
             them
             to
             destroy
             Idolatrous
             Worship
             
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             Popery
             )
             they
             commit
             the
             Highest
             Sacrilege
             ,
             and
             design
             not
             only
             to
             devour
             Widdows
             Houses
             ,
             but
             already
             have
             divided
             amongst
             themselves
             the
             Estates
             of
             all
             such
             as
             they
             know
             are
             the
             Eminentest
             in
             Loyalty
             to
             the
             King.
             In
             truth
             ,
          
           Sir
           ,
           I
           will
           neither
           question
           your
           Sincerity
           ,
           nor
           your
           Affections
           to
           the
           English
           ,
           but
           I
           would
           be
           glad
           to
           know
           where
           you
           had
           your
           Intelligence
           ,
           and
           who
           those
           Eminent
           Gentlemen
           for
           Loyalty
           are
           ,
           whose
           Estates
           are
           so
           much
           more
           sacred
           than
           the
           Widdows
           Houses
           ?
           This
           and
           the
           Division
           too
           ,
           may
           be
           true
           ,
           but
           where
           did
           your
           Reverence
           learn
           it
           ?
        
         
           Your
           Politick
           Considerations
           ,
           from
           pag.
           17.
           to
           pag.
           20.
           
           I
           return
           you
           again
           just
           as
           I
           received
           them
           ,
           because
           I
           have
           no
           Commission
           to
           enter
           into
           a
           Treaty
           with
           you
           about
           things
           which
           perhaps
           shall
           never
           exist
           any
           where
           but
           in
           your
           luxuriant
           Fancy
           .
           But
           your
           Reverences
           Harangue
           to
           the
           Citizens
           of
           London
           ,
           is
           so
           very
           pleasant
           ,
           I
           cannot
           forbear
           transcribing
           a
           little
           of
           it
           .
           
             These
             come
             not
             to
             bring
             us
             Rich
             Commodities
             ,
             but
             Fire
             and
             Sword
             ,
             and
             the
             Hands
             and
             Claws
             of
             Harpyes
             .
          
           Now
           what
           are
           these
           same
           Harpyes
           that
           have
           Hands
           and
           Claws
           too
           ?
           Reverend
           Sir
           ,
           I
           think
           I
           have
           seen
           a
           Picture
           of
           a
           Jesuit
           with
           bloody
           Hands
           and
           Claws
           instead
           of
           Feet
           .
           Now
           if
           the
           Hollanders
           should
           bring
           us
           a
           Cargo
           of
           these
           Animals
           ,
           we
           should
           e'n
           desire
           them
           to
           carry
           them
           back
           again
           ,
           no
           Monky
           ,
           nor
           Fire
           and
           Sword
           being
           half
           so
           Mischievous
           .
           
             Consider
             ,
             I
             pray
             you
          
           ,
           Oh!
           
             Grave
             and
             Rich
             Citizens
             ,
             what
             you
             shall
             barter
             with
             them
             ,
             do
             they
             offer
             you
             Security
             of
             the
             Protestant
             Religion
             ?
             This
             you
             enjoy
             already
             and
             may
             so
             without
             their
             carnal
             and
             cruel
             Swords
             .
          
           True
           ,
           Reverend
           Sir
           ,
           to
           your
           great
           Grief
           we
           do
           enjoy
           it
           ;
           and
           may
           still
           do
           so
           ,
           though
           neither
           our
           Penal
           Laws
           nor
           our
           Tests
           are
           repeal'd
           ,
           which
           by
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           neither
           their
           Carnal
           Swords
           nor
           your
           Spiritual
           Shams
           shall
           deprive
           us
           of
           .
           
             What
             is
             it
             then
             you
             expect
             from
             them
             ?
             Is
             it
             not
             much
             better
             that
             you
             are
             defended
             by
             the
             Trained
             Bands
             ,
             a
             part
             of
             your Selves
             ,
             than
             by
          
           Swedes
           and
           Germains
           
             filling
             your
             Streets
             ,
             and
             possessing
             your
             Houses
             and
             Stores
             ?
          
           I
           pray
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           How
           old
           is
           your
           Reverence
           ?
           If
           you
           are
           one
           of
           the
           School-Boys
           of
           the
           Savoy
           ,
           you
           may
           in
           time
           prove
           a
           pretty
           tollerable
           Popish
           Orator
           at
           the
           rate
           things
           now
           are
           ;
           but
           if
           you
           are
           above
           the
           discipline
           of
           a
           Ferula
           ,
           I
           despair
           of
           you
           .
           We
           know
           very
           well
           the
           Convenience
           of
           our
           Trained-Bands
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           forgot
           they
           should
           have
           been
           taken
           away
           as
           useless
           soon
           after
           
           Monmouth's
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           were
           suppress'd
           when
           
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
          
           was
           granted
           ,
           and
           restored
           with
           the
           Charter
           the
           other
           day
           :
           As
           for
           the
           Swedes
           and
           Germains
           possessing
           our
           Houses
           and
           Stores
           ,
           it
           is
           an
           Irish
           Insinuation
           ,
           and
           worthy
           of
           your
           Reverence
           .
           But
           ,
           dear
           Sir
           ,
           did
           we
           enjoy
           all
           our
           Priviledges
           when
           our
           Charter
           was
           in
           the
           Kings
           hands
           ,
           have
           your
           Reverence
           forgot
           the
           late
           Changes
           in
           October
           and
           February
           last
           ,
           and
           the
           Reasons
           of
           that
           ?
           Is
           it
           a
           part
           of
           our
           Priviledges
           to
           be
           turn'd
           out
           because
           we
           will
           not
           promise
           to
           repeal
           our
           Laws
           and
           Tests
           which
           are
           our
           best
           Securities
           against
           the
           
             holy
             Society
          
           ?
        
         
           
             A
             new
             Set
             of
             Traders
             will
             fill
             the
             Exchange
             .
          
           Sir
           ,
           I
           believe
           you
           are
           much
           more
           concern'd
           for
           the
           Savoy
           than
           the
           Exchange
           .
           Page
           21.
           
           
             You
             say
             they
             have
             watched
             the
             Critical
             Season
             of
             our
             Discontents
             ,
             which
             they
             have
             fomented
             to
             Wound
             us
             on
             our
             Blind-side
             .
          
           I
           pray
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           who
           caused
           these
           Discontents
           ?
           Why
           should
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           be
           more
           suspected
           now
           than
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Reign
           ?
           Why
           ,
           you
           will
           say
           they
           are
           discontented
           ,
           who
           has
           done
           this
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           
           discontented
           without
           great
           cause
           ;
           private
           persons
           may
           ,
           Bodies
           of
           Men
           never
           do
           take
           pet
           at
           small
           things
           ,
           never
           was
           Prince
           received
           with
           more
           Loyalty
           ,
           or
           defended
           with
           more
           Bravery
           than
           this
           King
           was
           by
           the
           Church
           of
           England-men
           ;
           his
           Brother
           only
           Excepted
           as
           to
           the
           first
           ,
           whose
           many
           years
           absence
           contributed
           to
           the
           Enhancing
           the
           value
           of
           his
           Restitution
           .
           Whence
           then
           comes
           this
           Cloud
           of
           Discontents
           ?
           What
           ,
           has
           your
           Reverences
           occasion'd
           it
           ?
           Why
           then
           a
           little
           Justice
           done
           upon
           you
           ,
           I
           will
           undertake
           ,
           shall
           appease
           the
           Church
           of
           England-men
           .
           God
           and
           their
           King
           are
           the
           only
           beings
           they
           worship
           .
           And
           I
           am
           confident
           they
           of
           all
           the
           World
           never
           will
           have
           a
           quarrel
           against
           the
           King
           ,
           it
           is
           only
           a
           few
           small
           Politico's
           ,
           such
           as
           your
           Reverence
           ,
           F.
           P.
           
             R.
             B.
          
           &c.
           small
           Cattel
           for
           which
           a
           Crown
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           hazarded
           ,
           and
           some
           others
           not
           to
           be
           Named
           by
           me
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           Three
           Estates
           .
        
         
           
             If
             any
             ill
             Treatments
             hath
             been
             given
          
           (
           to
           the
           E.
           C.
           men
           )
           
             upon
             Mistakes
             or
             Suspition
             that
             some
             encouragement
             had
             been
             from
          
           Holland
           ,
           
             that
             had
             occasion'd
             some
             Obstinacy
             ,
             yet
             since
             now
             by
             several
             Acts
             of
             Grace
             ,
             the
             King
             hath
             made
             a
             reparation
             upon
             the
             full
             discovery
             of
             the
             Dutifulness
             ,
          
           &c.
           pag.
           22.
           
           If
           any
           ill
           Treatments
           ?
           Are
           we
           still
           at
           Ifs
           and
           And
           's
           whether
           we
           have
           been
           ill
           Treated
           or
           no
           ?
           But
           it
           was
           for
           our
           Obstinacy
           .
           Your
           humble
           Sevant
           Sir
           ,
           We
           might
           have
           been
           more
           pliant
           to
           your
           Reverences
           ,
           and
           then
           we
           should
           have
           been
           better
           treated
           .
           But
           we
           were
           suspected
           to
           have
           borrowed
           this
           Obstinacy
           from
           Holland
           .
           Yes
           ,
           we
           did
           not
           know
           the
           value
           of
           our
           Religion
           and
           our
           Laws
           till
           
             Monsieur
             Fagel
          
           set
           the
           price
           ,
           and
           
             G.
             B.
          
           sent
           over
           an
           Apology
           .
           Well
           ,
           But
           we
           have
           had
           reparation
           .
           Why
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           who
           was
           Hanged
           for
           this
           Attempt
           upon
           us
           ,
           who
           was
           tried
           ?
           Is
           the
           Dispencing
           Power
           ,
           or
           the
           Ecclesiastical
           Commission
           ,
           or
           the
           Mock
           Tryal
           declared
           Illegal
           ;
           may
           not
           all
           be
           Acted
           over
           again
           〈◊〉
           Morrow
           ?
           Sir
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           desire
           reparation
           from
           our
           King
           ,
           but
           We
           think
           it
           reasonable
           nevertheless
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           be
           well
           secured
           for
           the
           future
           .
        
         
           When
           this
           is
           done
           Sir
           ,
           you
           may
           assure
           his
           Majesty
           (
           if
           you
           can
           come
           so
           near
           him
           )
           that
           the
           English
           Loyalty
           ,
           Valour
           ,
           and
           Bravery
           ,
           are
           not
           dead
           .
           But
           to
           fight
           our selves
           into
           eternal
           Slavery
           ;
           to
           ruin
           all
           the
           hopes
           of
           Redress
           for
           ever
           at
           one
           blow
           in
           one
           day
           ,
           will
           need
           a
           better
           Orator
           than
           you
           to
           perswade
           as
           :
           We
           are
           no
           Strangers
           to
           either
           your
           faith
           or
           practises
           .
           We
           remember
           Q.
           Marys
           days
           ,
           and
           the
           maxims
           of
           another
           Mary
           ,
           who
           was
           Regent
           of
           Scotland
           in
           her
           time
           :
           
             That
             Promises
             was
             not
             to
             be
             kept
             with
             Hereticks
             ,
             and
             that
             if
             she
             could
             make
             an
             honest
             excuse
             after
             the
             fact
             was
             committed
             ,
             she
             would
             take
             it
             upon
             her
             Conscience
             to
             kill
             and
             undo
             all
             that
             Sect
             ,
          
           Spotswood
           .
           pag.
           123.
           
           And
           accordingly
           she
           broke
           her
           Faith
           so
           often
           ,
           that
           at
           last
           they
           eased
           her
           of
           that
           trouble
           ,
           by
           refusing
           evermore
           to
           trust
           her
           .
           The
           same
           maxim
           was
           used
           in
           the
           Low-Countrys
           ,
           by
           Philip
           the
           II.
           In
           France
           ,
           in
           Germany
           ,
           in
           Hungary
           ,
           and
           indeed
           where
           not
           :
           So
           that
           we
           shall
           have
           good
           reason
           to
           expect
           something
           more
           than
           a
           bare
           Promise
           .
        
         
           Sr.
           you
           are
           not
           to
           think
           that
           the
           Wheede
           in
           your
           23.
           pag.
           will
           signifie
           much
           :
           But
           whereas
           you
           tell
           us
           ,
           
             there
             has
             been
             no
             blot
             upon
             his
          
           (
           the
           Church
           of
           Englands
           Mans
           )
           
             Scutcheon
             upon
             that
             account
             since
             the
             Reformation
             :
          
           That
           is
           ,
           they
           were
           never
           disloyal
           to
           the
           Crown
           :
           I
           must
           refer
           you
           to
           the
           
             NEW
             TEST
          
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           Englands
           Loyalty
           ,
           printed
           with
           Allowance
           ;
           the
           whole
           design
           of
           which
           Paper
           is
           to
           brand
           us
           ,
           with
           Setting
           up
           
             Jane
             Seymore
          
           and
           Q.
           Elizabeth
           ,
           whom
           he
           called
           a
           
             Known
             Bastard
          
           .
           I
           suppose
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           has
           good
           reason
           to
           demand
           Repairations
           for
           that
           Slander
           .
           If
           there
           be
           
             indeed
             no
             blot
             in
             her
             Seutcheon
             since
             the
             Reformation
             .
          
           I
           assure
           you
           Sir
           ,
           that
           infamous
           Libel
           will
           one
           day
           be
           reckon'd
           for
           ,
           if
           you
           do
           not
           prevent
           Justice
           ,
           by
           an
           Examplary
           and
           Voluntary
           Correction
           of
           the
           Author
           ,
           the
           Allower
           ,
           and
           Publisher
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Pag.
           the
           24th
           .
           you
           
             tell
             us
             it
             hath
             hitherto
             been
             reputed
             an
             Vnjust
             and
             Scandalous
             Censure
             ,
             that
             We
             would
             be
             no
             longer
             Loyal
             ,
             than
             whilst
             we
             had
             a
             Prince
             of
             our
             own
             Religion
             .
          
           But
           then
           this
           has
           been
           thrown
           in
           our
           Dish
           several
           times
           since
           his
           now
           Majesty
           came
           to
           the
           Crown
           ,
           by
           R.
           C.
           with
           Allowance
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           our
           Zeal
           and
           Fidelity
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           has
           any
           Repairation
           been
           yet
           made
           for
           this
           Injury
           ?
           Methinks
           before
           you
           teach
           our
           Clergy
           what
           they
           are
           to
           Preach
           ,
           you
           should
           have
           taken
           care
           of
           this
           .
           It
           has
           been
           reputed
           injurious
           ,
           &c.
           By
           whom
           ?
           Oh
           by
           Church
           of
           England
           Men
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           R.
           C's
           ,
           you
           may
           be
           sure
           .
           So
           that
           we
           ●ust
           still
           be
           contented
           ;
           the
           Devils
           insinuation
           against
           Job
           ,
           ●●ould
           stand
           good
           against
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           will
           not
           put
           our Selves
           ,
           our
           Lives
           ,
           and
           our
           Fortunes
           intirely
           into
           their
           power
           ,
           and
           Hang
           or
           Burn
           as
           they
           think
           fit
           .
        
         
           Pag
           the
           25.
           
             he
             tells
             us
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
             and
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             are
             already
             Setled
             :
          
           True
           Sir
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           very
           very
           reason
           of
           all
           the
           Strugle
           ;
           to
           get
           our
           Laws
           and
           Tests
           Repealed
           ,
           because
           they
           secure
           both
           these
           things
           ,
           tho'
           not
           alike
           to
           all
           Protestants
           .
           Now
           these
           Gentlemen
           pretended
           to
           give
           the
           Dessenters
           more
           Liberty
           to
           obtain
           their
           Assistance
           against
           the
           Church
           Party
           for
           the
           Repeal
           ;
           but
           the
           Dessenters
           knew
           these
           Hucksters
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           Bite
           :
           Hence
           all
           the
           Rage
           against
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           Protestants
           ,
           especially
           against
           the
           Dissentes
           .
        
         
           But
           Sir
           ,
           they
           know
           very
           well
           you
           have
           given
           them
           what
           you
           can
           never
           re-call
           ,
           and
           they
           laugh
           at
           your
           Rage
           .
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           Reports
           ,
           pag.
           26th
           and
           your
           Answers
           ,
           I
           have
           nothing
           to
           say
           to
           them
           :
           As
           for
           what
           you
           
             affirm
             ,
             that
             some
             of
             these
             things
             the
             King
             had
             resolved
             to
             have
             granted
             before
             the
             sitting
             of
             the
             intended
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             before
             he
             had
             the
             least
             intelligence
             of
             the
             Dutch
             Preparations
             ,
             as
             testimonies
             that
             he
             designed
             the
             Protection
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
          
           ;
           And
           that
           this
           was
           known
           to
           some
           persons
           of
           Honour
           and
           Credit
           ,
           pag.
           27.
           
           This
           is
           the
           best
           thing
           in
           all
           your
           Book
           ,
           and
           might
           perhaps
           have
           been
           believed
           ,
           if
           these
           worthy
           Persons
           had
           been
           named
           .
           pag.
           28th
           .
           We
           are
           told
           the
           King
           
             Judgeth
             that
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
             is
             the
             very
             Fundamental
             of
             that
             happiness
             which
             he
             wisheth
             to
             his
             People
          
           ;
           it
           is
           very
           odly
           worded
           ,
           but
           let
           that
           pass
           ;
           His
           People
           may
           enjoy
           this
           Liberty
           without
           Repealing
           either
           Laws
           or
           Tests
           ,
           as
           they
           now
           do
           :
           And
           it
           is
           probable
           many
           refused
           to
           joyn
           in
           the
           Repeal
           out
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           since
           they
           parted
           with
           All
           to
           keep
           them
           :
           Why
           then
           should
           they
           not
           have
           the
           Liberty
           of
           their
           Consciences
           too
           ?
           Not
           to
           mention
           the
           Case
           of
           the
           Bishops
           and
           Inferiour
           Clergy
           .
        
         
           Pag.
           29th
           .
           
             As
             to
             the
             Forged
             heads
             of
             the
             Princes
             Declaration
             ,
             and
             the
             Bishops
             Proposals
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             known
             to
             be
             the
             contrivance
             of
             the
             Kings
             Enemies
             ,
             framed
             on
             purpose
             to
             amuse
             the
             People
             ,
             and
             make
             them
             believe
             the
             setting
             us
             at
             rights
             ,
             is
             the
             only
             Design
             of
             the
             Dutch
             ,
             and
             till
             those
             Proposals
             be
             granted
             ,
             We
             are
             not
             safe
             .
          
           Reverend
           Sir
           ,
           your
           Passion
           here
           has
           made
           you
           lift
           your
           Gown
           so
           high
           ,
           that
           I
           can
           plainly
           see
           your
           Tallons
           ,
           and
           know
           you
           are
           an
           Harpy
           .
           I
           know
           no
           more
           of
           the
           Princes
           Declaration
           ,
           than
           his
           Majesty
           has
           been
           pleased
           to
           insert
           in
           his
           Declaration
           ,
           of
           the
           7th
           .
           Instant
           ;
           But
           I
           have
           seen
           the
           Bishops
           Proposals
           ,
           and
           none
           but
           an
           Enemy
           to
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           can
           be
           so
           Severe
           against
           them
           as
           you
           are
           .
           But
           dear
           Sir
           ,
           the
           Suppressing
           the
           Jesuits
           Schools
           ,
           in
           the
           5th
           .
           Sending
           Inhibitions
           after
           the
           four
           Apostolick
           Vicars
           in
           the
           6th
           .
           And
           to
           admit
           the
           Bishops
           to
           lay
           such
           reasons
           before
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           as
           might
           by
           the
           blessiing
           of
           God
           bring
           back
           his
           Majesty
           to
           the
           Communion
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           &c.
           
           In
           the
           11th
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Ecclesiastical
           Commission
           in
           the
           2d
           .
           and
           the
           Dispencing
           Power
           in
           the
           9th
           .
           your
           two
           great
           Ingines
           ,
           by
           which
           you
           have
           already
           wrought
           such
           Wonders
           in
           England
           ;
           and
           by
           which
           you
           hope
           to
           Retrieve
           
           all
           those
           Advantages
           ,
           the
           Invasion
           have
           forced
           you
           to
           Disgorge
           :
           These
           ,
           Reverend
           Sir
           ,
           are
           the
           things
           which
           so
           violently
           moved
           your
           Cholar
           ,
           that
           you
           quite
           forgot
           you
           were
           to
           Act
           the
           part
           of
           
             a
             true
             Member
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
          
           ;
           and
           in
           your
           Passion
           against
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           those
           dreadfull
           Hereticall
           Bishops
           ;
           you
           discovered
           your
           Claws
           so
           very
           plainly
           ,
           that
           I
           cannot
           but
           pity
           your
           Indiscretion
           ;
           and
           Advise
           the
           Men
           of
           Allowance
           not
           to
           suffer
           you
           to
           appear
           any
           more
           upon
           the
           Stage
           ,
           since
           you
           can
           Act
           your
           part
           no
           better
           .
        
         
           Pag.
           the
           30th
           .
           you
           are
           pleased
           to
           confirm
           my
           Conjecture
           ;
           What
           the
           
             King
             change
             his
             Religion
             ,
             and
             part
             with
             an
             inseperable
             Prerogative
             of
             the
             Crown
             :
             And
             the
             Rest
             of
             those
             Impudant
             Proposals
             in
             that
             Paper
             ?
          
           what
           good
           Catholick
           can
           endure
           this
           ?
           No
           Gentlemen
           ,
           you
           are
           plainly
           for
           bringing
           the
           King
           to
           Ca●e●bury
           Castle
           ;
           as
           good
           no
           King
           ,
           as
           no
           Jesuits
           Schools
           ;
           no
           Apostolick
           Vicars
           ,
           no
           Dispencing
           Power
           to
           take
           off
           the
           Tests
           ;
           no
           R.
           C.
           Zeal
           .
           Why
           dear
           Sir
           ,
           are
           these
           things
           so
           indispensably
           Necessary
           ,
           that
           all
           is
           to
           be
           ventured
           for
           them
           ?
           are
           these
           the
           things
           for
           which
           we
           must
           Fight
           it
           out
           to
           the
           last
           Man.
           Truly
           Sir
           ,
           General
           Monk
           was
           a
           great
           man
           ,
           and
           a
           good
           Subject
           ,
           but
           I
           believe
           he
           would
           not
           have
           lost
           one
           Ounce
           of
           Blood
           on
           this
           Score
           .
           And
           his
           Majesty
           came
           as
           freely
           to
           the
           Crown
           as
           his
           Brother
           ,
           and
           none
           of
           these
           things
           were
           suspected
           then
           .
           But
           now
           great
           Sir
           ,
           do
           not
           insist
           too
           violently
           on
           any
           of
           them
           if
           you
           love
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           .
           It
           is
           good
           reason
           ,
           all
           our
           New
           Grants
           ,
           and
           all
           our
           Old
           Rights
           ,
           should
           be
           secure
           ,
           before
           you
           can
           expect
           we
           should
           be
           so
           wonderful
           thankful
           as
           you
           are
           ,
           who
           seem
           contented
           we
           should
           have
           any
           thing
           ,
           if
           you
           may
           be
           in
           a
           capacity
           to
           pluck
           it
           away
           again
           when
           time
           serve
           .
        
         
           Pag.
           the
           31.
           
           
             As
             to
             those
             who
             decline
             Acting
             in
             Commission
             with
             
               Roman
               Catholicks
            
             ,
             or
             mixing
             with
             them
             in
             the
             Militia
             ;
             It
             is
             a
             Sullenness
             little
             becomes
             worthy
             Men
             :
             Is
             it
             now
             a
             time
             to
             remember
             former
             Piques
             ,
             and
             refuse
             joyning
             all
             hands
             for
             our
             Defence
             ,
          
           when
           Hanibal
           is
           at
           the
           Gates
           ?
           Dear
           Sir
           ,
           your
           Foot
           ,
           your
           Foot
           :
           I
           wonder
           you
           should
           thus
           forget
           your self
           ,
           and
           the
           person
           you
           are
           to
           Act.
           In
           the
           time
           of
           Monmouth's
           Invasion
           ,
           one
           of
           your
           Society
           ,
           put
           out
           a
           Remonstrance
           by
           way
           of
           Address
           ,
           from
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           to
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           two
           Parts
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           Conclusion
           of
           the
           last
           ,
           thus
           he
           bespeaks
           them
           .
        
         
           My
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           :
        
         
           
             It
             depends
             wholly
             upon
             your
             Generous
             Action
             ,
             to
             see
             this
             great
             Thing
             (
             the
             bringing
             the
             R.
             C.
             to
             Act
             freely
             with
             the
             Protestants
             ,
             without
             taking
             the
             Tests
             )
             effected
             .
             We
             see
             his
             Majesty
             is
             not
             willing
             to
             infringe
             the
             Laws
             ,
             or
             alter
             any
             thing
             without
             your
             Counsel
             ;
             nor
             give
             occasion
             to
             the
             Discontented
             ,
             to
             esteem
             him
             Arbitrary
             :
             But
             you
             methinks
             ,
             should
             prevent
             him
             in
             this
             ,
             and
             before
             you
             break
             up
             this
             Assembly
             ,
             freely
             desire
             him
             to
             imploy
             any
             that
             are
             known
             to
             be
             his
             Friends
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Stile
           ,
           Genius
           ,
           and
           Temper
           of
           those
           Remonstrances
           ,
           are
           so
           very
           like
           this
           Anatomie
           ,
           that
           I
           believe
           firmly
           ,
           one
           person
           wrote
           both
           .
           But
           that
           be
           as
           it
           will
           ,
           we
           may
           observe
           the
           
             Dispencing
             Prerogative
          
           was
           not
           then
           in
           being
           ;
           and
           therefore
           a
           
             true
             member
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
          
           was
           forced
           to
           Address
           to
           both
           Houses
           to
           Wheedle
           them
           into
           a
           Petition
           ,
           for
           you
           know
           Sir
           ,
           Hanibal
           was
           then
           at
           the
           Gates
           too
           .
           The
           Houses
           however
           did
           not
           think
           fit
           to
           take
           the
           Advice
           of
           this
           Wizard
           ;
           but
           however
           his
           Majesty
           used
           his
           Discretion
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           next
           Session
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           those
           very
           Loyal
           Gentlemen
           ,
           were
           against
           the
           Dispensing
           Powers
           ,
           yet
           they
           were
           willing
           to
           Pardon
           all
           that
           had
           been
           so
           imployed
           contrary
           to
           Law
           ,
           but
           that
           would
           not
           satisfie
           ;
           so
           that
           Parliament
           was
           first
           Prerogued
           ,
           and
           then
           Dissolved
           ;
           and
           the
           Dispencing
           Power
           set
           on
           foot
           .
           And
           now
           in
           time
           of
           War
           ,
           you
           must
           Act
           with
           them
           because
           Hanibal
           is
           at
           the
           Gates
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           time
           of
           Peace
           you
           shall
           do
           so
           too
           ,
           or
           turn
           out
           .
           Surely
           Sir
           you
           conceive
           we
           have
           very
           ill
           memories
           .
        
         
           
             There
             is
             a
             very
             great
             difference
             betwixt
             times
             of
             Peace
             and
             War
             ,
             in
             Administration
             of
             Affairs
             of
             Law
             and
             Justice
             .
             Some
             that
             would
             keep
             strictly
             to
             the
             Letter
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             in
             time
             of
             Peace
             may
             scruple
             to
             act
             with
             a
             R.
             C.
             &c.
             
             But
             in
             a
             time
             of
             Invasion
             ,
          
           this
           scruple
           ought
           no
           way
           to
           concern
           any
           man
           ,
           &c.
           
           Pag.
           31.
           
           Reverend
           Sir
           ,
           you
           may
           be
           pleased
           to
           teach
           your
           Grandame
           to
           P
           —
           your
           Politicks
           are
           now
           too
           thin
           ,
           to
           deceive
           a
           Leather
           Jacket
           ,
           or
           a
           pair
           of
           Canvas
           Breeches
           .
        
         
           
             Pag
             33.
             you
             tell
             the
             Dissenters
             the
             Power
             they
             had
             got
             in
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Rebellion
             ,
             under
             K.
             Charles
             the
             I.
             necessitate●
             the
             Government
             after
             the
             late
             Kings
             happy
             Restauration
             ,
             to
             continue
             a
             standing
             Army
             for
             its
             defence
             ;
             and
             to
             enact
             Penal
             Laws
             against
             them
             .
          
           Why
           Sir
           ,
           they
           have
           been
           told
           another
           story
           of
           late
           ;
           that
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           out
           of
           a
           Bloody
           ,
           proud
           ,
           persecuting
           and
           implacable
           Spirit
           extorted
           these
           Penal
           Laws
           from
           Charles
           II.
           contrary
           to
           his
           Inclination
           .
           Now
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           when
           your
           Affairs
           are
           in
           any
           disorder
           ,
           you
           presently
           borrow
           a
           Church
           of
           England
           Cassock
           ,
           and
           with
           much
           Gravity
           bespeak
           them
           in
           favour
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           and
           in
           excuse
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           because
           you
           need
           her
           assistance
           ;
           but
           so
           soon
           as
           even
           you
           have
           got
           what
           you
           want
           ,
           off
           goes
           the
           Disguise
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           poor
           Church
           of
           England
           must
           Answer
           both
           for
           the
           standing
           Army
           and
           the
           Penal
           Laws
           .
           The
           Dissenters
           do
           so
           perfectly
           understand
           you
           and
           your
           Arts
           now
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           no
           temptation
           ,
           to
           interpose
           between
           you
           and
           the
           New
           
             Sheriffs
             ,
             Justices
             of
             the
             Peace
             ,
             and
             Magistrates
             of
             Corporations
             ,
          
           which
           the
           King
           in
           kindness
           to
           them
           has
           made
           out
           of
           them
           of
           late
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           set
           aside
           by
           this
           time
           .
        
         
           Whether
           the
           Dissenters
           are
           obliged
           on
           the
           score
           of
           Gratitude
           to
           assist
           the
           King
           on
           the
           account
           of
           the
           Tolleration
           ,
           or
           whether
           the
           present
           War
           has
           arisen
           purely
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           this
           Indulgence
           ,
           as
           you
           say
           ,
           page
           34.
           is
           no
           part
           of
           my
           business
           to
           inquire
           .
           The
           Dissenters
           are
           a
           grateful
           sort
           of
           Gentlemen
           ,
           and
           if
           you
           had
           appeared
           in
           your
           own
           Shape
           and
           Cloaths
           ,
           you
           might
           have
           said
           what
           you
           had
           pleased
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           might
           have
           done
           what
           they
           had
           pleased
           for
           all
           me
           .
        
         
           The
           rest
           of
           your
           Exhortation
           I
           leave
           to
           the
           Consideration
           of
           all
           Men
           as
           I
           find
           it
           ,
           my
           design
           not
           being
           to
           deprive
           His
           Majesty
           of
           the
           Assistance
           or
           Hearts
           of
           His
           People
           ,
           God
           forbid
           I
           should
           ,
           but
           to
           pluck
           off
           your
           Mask
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           you
           to
           all
           the
           World
           what
           you
           are
           .
           Shall
           the
           Disciples
           of
           that
           
             Halting
             Hypocrite
             Ignatius
             Loyola
          
           ,
           the
           younger
           Mahomet
           ,
           Teach
           us
           Loyalty
           ?
           Shall
           they
           print
           their
           School-boy
           Rhetorick
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           with
           the
           ALLOWANCE
           of
           the
           
             Apostolick
             Vicars
          
           ?
           You
           that
           have
           imbroild
           so
           many
           Kingdoms
           ,
           been
           the
           occasion
           of
           so
           many
           Rebellions
           ,
           Massacres
           ,
           Plots
           ,
           Persecutions
           ,
           breaches
           of
           Faith
           ,
           &c.
           
           Shall
           you
           pretend
           to
           be
           so
           Zealous
           for
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           Trade
           ,
           and
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           World
           ?
           You
           that
           have
           brought
           us
           and
           His
           Majesty
           into
           this
           Distress
           by
           your
           Little
           Arts
           and
           Shams
           ;
           Shall
           you
           now
           ,
           like
           Solomons
           Wanton
           ,
           Wipe
           your
           Mouth
           ,
           and
           
             say
             you
             have
             done
             no
             Evil
             ?
          
           Well
           Sir
           ,
           if
           it
           must
           be
           so
           ,
           I
           am
           contented
           ;
           And
           so
           farewell
           .
        
         
           
             
               November
               the
               8th
               .
               1688.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .