A26927:75
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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Reasons why Roman Catholics—reason is as universal as Mankind, and of as great a compass as nature;—doeth reason say in England, that Roman Catholics shall not be persecuted, and doeth not reason say in Spain, Italy, &c. that poor Protestants shall not be tormented: doeth mens reason tell them that a small fine is intolerable in England, and doeth mens reason tell them that the inquisition is tolerable in Spain. Be not partial in your selves, but judge righteous judgement: desire no more in reason from us, then you would in reason allow us.—
Reasons why Roman Catholiques—reason is as universall as Mankind, and of as great a compasse as nature;—doeth reason say in England, that Roman Catholiques shall not be persecuted, and doeth not reason say in Spain, Italy, &c. that poor Protestants shall not be tormented: doeth mens reason tell them that a small fine is intollerable in England, and doeth mens reason tell them that the inquisition is tollerable in Spain. Be not partiall in your selves, but judge righteous judgement: desire no more in reason from us, then you would in reason allow us.—
Should not be persecuted, alas! for you—how modestly you insinuate—should not be persecuted? you mean no harm, only you would not be oppressed—very good, and how are you persecuted, your Priests are safe, your estates are entire, your way is connived at: and yet what pains you take to prove you should not be persecuted,—will you never leave your tricks—thus when you lived peaceably among us, you persuaded the World we eat you up, we oppressed, we tormented you;—in so much that some of your people take us for Devils and not for men, and think England is an Hell, or a Purgatory as well for Papists as for Ho•ses; Fie upon these Religious cheats, and devout frauds, is this the way to uphold an holy cause: what will ye lye for God, and do so great an evil, that any good may come thereof, God forbid:—should not be persecuted.—A subtle yet a palpable [Greek or Hebrew]: O sirs, this is not the first time you meant more then you spoke, i. e. should be tolerated, and at full liberty to deceive and be deceived; not be persecuted, that is in the English that was spoken in Queen Mary's days; persecute: we are not ignorant of your devices, we know that an Indulgence to vice is a punishment to virtue,—