A26947:1174
A key for Catholics, to open the juggling of the Jesuits, and satisfy all…A key for Catholicks, to open the jugling of the Jesuits, and satisfie all…
A key for Catholics, to open the juggling of the Jesuits, and satisfy all that are but truly willing to understand, whether the cause of the Roman or reformed churches be of God ... containing some arguments by which the meanest may see the vanity of popery, and 40 detections of their fraud, with directions, and materials sufficient for the confutation of their voluminous deceits ... : the second part showeth (especially against the French and Grotians) that the Catholic Church is not united in any merely humane head, either Pope or council / by Richard Baxter, a Catholic Christian and Pastor of a church ...A key for Catholicks, to open the jugling of the Jesuits, and satisfie all that are but truly willing to understand, whether the cause of the Roman or reformed churches be of God ... containing some arguments by which the meanest may see the vanity of popery, and 40 detections of their fraud, with directions, and materials sufficient for the confutation of their voluminous deceits ... : the second part sheweth (especially against the French and Grotians) that the Catholick Church is not united in any meerly humane head, either Pope or council / by Richard Baxter, a Catholick Christian and Pastor of a church ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1659
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.
The Jesuits (of whom four sorts were planted in London, and had built them a College, having Cardinal Barbarino for their Protector) crept into all Societies, and acted all parts, (save the peace-makers,) and being a foreseeing Generation, they looked further before them then the short witted men whom they over-reached. When they had by the Countenance of the Queen got so considerable a strength at the Court, and so much interest in the Prelates, and influence on all Ecclesiastical affairs, they set afoot the foresaid innovations in worship, against the Lords Day, &c. and the foresaid persecutions of faithful, yea and conformable Ministers; and still they went Dilemmatically to work, thinking to make sure which way ever things went, to effects their ends. They see that either their first attempt would prevail without opposition or not: If it do, then the Calvinists, and Puritan, and Protestant Preachers will be removed, and the places filled with Arminians, and masked Papists, and ignorant men, unable to resist them, and ductile worldlings, that will alway be on the stronger side, and their ends will be easily attained. But if there be any Opposition, Murmuring, Discontents, either it will provoke the Discontented to open Defence and Resistance, or not: If not, their Discontents will hurt none but themselves. If it do, then either they will be crushed in the beginning, or able to bring it to a war. If the first; then we shall have the Day, and this to boot, that they will lie under the Odium of Rebellion, and be trod the lower, and be the less able ever to rise: and we shall be able with ease to drive on the change to a higher degree, in Opposition to so odious a party. But if they he able to make a war of it, either they will be conquered, or conquer, or make Peace. The last is most unlikely, because Jealousies and Engagements will presently be multiplied, so that an apparent necessity will seem to lie on each party not to trust the other: And the flames are easier to be kept in then kindled: And if so unlikely a thing should come to pass, yet it must needs be to our advantage. For we will openly all appear for the King, and so in England and Ireland we shall be considerable:
The Jesuites (of whom four sorts were planted in London, and had built them a Colledge, having Cardinal Barbarino for their Protector) crept into all Societies, and acted all parts, (save the peace-makers,) and being a foreseeing Generation, they lookt further before them then the short witted men whom they over-reacht. When they had by the Countenance of the Queen got so considerable a strength at the Court, and so much interest in the Prelates, and influence on all Ecclesiastical affairs, they set afoot the foresaid innovations in worship, against the Lords Day, &c. and the foresaid persecutions of faithfull, yea and conformable Ministers; and still they went Dilemmatically to work, thinking to make sure which way ever things went, to effects their ends. They see that either their first attempt would prevail without opposition or not: If it do, then the Calvinifts, and Puritan, and Protestant Preachers will be removed, and the places filled with Arminians, and masked Papists, and ignorant men, unable to resist them, and ductile worldlings, that will alway be on the stronger side, and their ends will be easily attained. But if there be any Opposition, Murmuring, Discontents, either it will provoke the Discontented to open Defence and Resistance, or not: If not, their Discontents will hurt none but themselves. If it do, then either they will be crusht in the beginning, or able to bring it to a war. If the first; then we shall have the Day, and this to boot, that they will lie under the Odium of Rebellion, and be trod the lower, and be the less able ever to rise: and we shall be able with ease to drive on the change to a higher degree, in Opposition to so odious a party. But if they he able to make a war of it, either they will be conquered, or conquer, or make Peace. The last is most unlikely, because Jealousies and Engagements will presently be multiplyed, so that an apparent necessity will seem to lie on each party not to trust the other: And the flames are easier to be kept in then kindled: And if so unlikely a thing should come to pass, yet it must needs be to our advantage. For we will openly all appear for the King, and so in England and Ireland we shall be considerable: