A26927:136
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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When Master Cartwright preached at Saint Mary's in Cambridge the Church could not hold the people, when Doctor Gouge preached at Black-fryers, it was too little for him, when Master Dod preached, people were almost thronged to death; If a nonconformist preach, the whole City is in a tumult; ⟨p. 39⟩if a man be but a little inclined that way, how great is his Auditors? If Orthodox, how thin his Congregation, which, considering the animosities, that out of a Religious Pride will be kept on foot by the several Factions, doth tend directly and inevitably to open disturbance. Nor can His Majesty have any Security, that the Doctrine or Worship of the several Factions, which are all Governed by a several Rule, shall be consistent with the Peace of Your Kingdom.
When Master Cartwright preached at Saint Maries in Cambridge the Church could not hold the people, when Doctor Gouge preached at Black-fryers, it was too little for him, when Master Dod preached, people were almost througed to death; If a nonconformist preach, the whole City is in a tumult; ⟨p. 39⟩if a man be but a little inclined that way, how great is his Auditors? If Orthodox, how thin his Congregation, which, considering the animosities, that out of a Religious Pride will be kept on foot by the severall Factions, doth tend directly and inevetably to open disturbance. Nor can His Majesty have any Security, that the Doctrine or Worship of the severall Factions, which are all Governed by a severall Rule, shall be consistent with the Peace of Your Kingdom.
What security have we that the Papists will not teach the Popes power as well as his Religion: that they will not absolve men from their allegiance to the King of England, as well as they absolve men from their obedience to the Church of England; that they will not disobey, as well as not obey for Conscience sake,—how know we but they have all taken a solemn Covenant to defend the Kings Majesty only in the maintenance of Religion; i. e. of their several ways:—