A26927:79
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. Not your Priests, for they are only enjoined to stay in those foreign parts whither they went against Law and Allegiance of their own accord, and forbid their own Countries which they have of their own accord forsaken.—If they stay at home, they may have the privilege of Subjects: if they will run beyond Sea for order and power to do mischief, here they must be punished as fugitives: for the world must know that the French, Spaniards, &c. do not suffer with us; only such English men as must needs go abroad to learn that mischief which they may practice at home.
1. Not your Priests, for they are onely enjoyned to stay in those forreign parts whither they went against Law and Allegiance of their own accord, and forbid their own Countries which they have of their own accord forsaken.—If they stay at home, they may have the priviledge of Subjects: if they will run beyond Sea for order and power to do mischief, here they must be punished as fugitives: for the world must know that the French, Spaniards, &c. do not suffer with us; onely such English men as must needs go abroad to learn that mischief which they may practice at home.
2. Not your People:—for they only pay little more then others towards that charge of the Government which they occasion: you endanger our Government more then others, you pay a little more towards the support of it then others.—It's true, you are charged two parts of three of your Estates; but you usually come off with a slight composition,—which ⟨p. 26⟩you may very well afford towards the security of the Government which you so much hazard. Is it persecution to allow something of your superfluities for the Kings necessities? especially when it is not so much as the Pope extorted from you, when he called England, Puteus inexhaustus.—You pay nothing now for Bulls, Pardons, Licenses, Dirges obits,—Vestments, Crosses, &c. You may have a cheap way of serving God: and therefore I hope you may afford his Majesty the more that he may maintain that way.—