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Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of…
Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Ireland's protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholics reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon.Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Irelands protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholicks reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon.
London: printed for S.U.N.T.F.S., 1663
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The excellent Reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against Indulgence; with Historical Observations thereupon.
But to what end do we trouble the World with our inconsiderable Reasons, now we are all concluded by the common reason of the Kingdom (at least that part of it wherein we are included) represented by the most Honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament, then whom the Sun scarce beheld a more noble, a more resolved, a more unanimous, a more loyal and Orthodox Assembly, and Assembly as that excellent Bishop said, quo nihil videt orbis augustius: their famous Vote which may satisfy all your Reasons,— their Vote—at which your conclave at Rome may tremble, all the Conventicles in the World shake; a dejected and forlorn Church raiseth up its self; decayed Religion is recovered, the souls of the first reformers (if they have any sense of things here below,) rejoice; (O if there be joy in Heaven at the recovery of one sinner, what is their at the Recovery of a Nation!) millions of unstable Souls are settled: the many breaches of our Church are close, that threatening evil of schism and separation is checked, —the loose hopes of dangerous men are bounded: the collapsed Honour of England is restored; former miscarriages are expiated, for which our gracious King the Defender of the true Ancient, and Apostolic Faith heartily thanks them. In which the Nobles if they have any sense of their Ancestors Honour, will concur with them; the reverend Clergy will be bound to pray for them; and we with our posterity that are yet unborn will stand up and call them blessed:—their famous Vote to which we must submit is this;—
BUt to what end do we trouble the World with our inconsiderable Reasons, now we are all concluded by the common reason of the Kingdome (at least that part of it wherein we are included) represented by the most Honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament, then whom the Sun scarce beheld a more noble, a more resolved, a more unanimous, a more loyal and Orthodox Assembly, and Assembly as that excellent Bishop said, quo nihil videt orbis augustius: their famous Vote which may satisfie all your Reasons,— their Vote—at which your conclave at Rome may tremble, all the Conventicles in the World shake; a dejected and forlorn Church raiseth up its selfe; decayed Religion is recovered, the soules of the first reformers (if they have any sence of things here below,) rejoyce; (O if there be joy in Heaven at the recovery of one sinner, what is their at the Recovery of a Nation!) millions of unstable Soules are setled: the many breaches of our Church are close, that threatning evill of schisme and separation is checked, —the loose hopes of dangerous men are bounded: the callapsed Honour of England is restored; former miscariages are expiated, for which our gracious King the Defender of the true Ancient, and Apostolick Faith heartily thankes them. In which the Nobles if they have any sence of their Ancestors Honour, will concur with them; the reverend Clergy will be bound to pray for them; and we with our posterity that are yet unborn will stand up and call them blessed:—their famous Vote to which we must submit is this;—