Full and easy satisfaction which is the true and safe religion in a conference…Full and easie satisfaction which is the true and safe religion in a conference…

They that have long lived under the light of the holy Gospel, and among the mercies which have blest this Land, and yet have been sincerely no true Christians, but loved their fleshly lusts and pleasures, and their wealth and worldly honour, more than God, or holiness, or Heaven, it is no wonder that they easily change their party, and can be, in siding, of any Religion who are in sincerity of none; and if God forsake their understandings, and give them up to senseless and unreasonable opinions, who would not live according to the knowledge which they had, nor obey the truth which was clearly opened to them. And such hypocrites and perfidious rebels against Christ, all Protestants do confess themselves to have been, who turn Papists, and know what they do: Because they profess to go from a state of damnation, into a Church out of ⟨p. 182⟩which there is no salvation; if the Popes judgement be as powerful in Heaven, as it is at Rome.

D. But is there no hope of ending these lamentable differences, and removing the scandal of Infidels hereby? or at least of living together like Neighbours without seeking each others blood or ruin?

D. But is there no hope of ending these lamentable differences, and removing the scandal of Infidels hereby? or at least of living together like Neighbours without seeking each others blood or ruine?

R. 1. Yes; when God shall by his Providence take down the worldly Greatness and Advantages of the Papacy, and level the King of Rome with the true Pastors of his Church, and turn the usurping Monarch of all the World into a true Bishop; that so worldly Power, honour and wealth, may not be stronger arguments with their party than Heaven and Hell, and Gods commands. Till then their Great twisted Interest is like to rule them, and keep them in the errors into which it hath involved them. Especially while their pretended Infallibility (against all sense and reason) is their strength, which maketh them uncurable in any error which they once embrace. 2. But yet I did in the second Part of my Key for Catholics, long ago show the terms on which we may live like neighbours, if not like Christians, if their principles would allow their minds, to be but peaceable, and give dissenters leave to live. And I still profess that might we but secure our selves and our posterity, I am none of those that would have the least injury, much less cruelty exercised upon any man for being a Papist: If they will live peaceably with me, or but give me leave, I will live peaceably with them. And I doubt not