A second true defence of the mere nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and…A second true defence of the meer nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and…

But in our times, Parliaments (who the Doctor S. saith, are entrusted so Consent for us) have these fifty years told the Kingdom that the Reformation was growing backwards, and the increase of Popery by favour and public toleration designed, and much accomplished; and Plots threatened the restoring of it: and if Parliaments deceived us, yet the chief Actors themselves were to be believed: Doctor Heylin maketh the syncretism and closure with them in the bosom of the now indulgent Church, to be Arch-Bishop Lauds very laudable designs. Arch-Bishop Brombal, saith Grotius, was to have held some place among us, as a Protestant, and was of the English Bishops mind, and he himself doth say the last; and I have showed in his own words that Grotius took Rome for the Mistress of all Churches, and that there was no way for the Union of Protestants, but to join in Union with Rome, and that he owned the Doctrine of the Councils even of Trent it self, requiring but the amending of the Clergies lives, and the casting by the Schoolmens bold disputes, and the restraint of the Popes Government to the Rule of the Canons, securing the rights of Kings and Bishops, and this he saith will content the peaceable: Vincentius wrote a book called Grotius Papizans; Saravius in his Epistle upon speech with Grotius laments it as too true: His friend Dion. Petavius told Mr. Ereskin an honourable person attendant ⟨p. 39⟩on the King, that Grotius resolved to have declared himself for the Church of Rome, if he had returned alive from the Journey that he dyed in. See Mr. Thorndikes just weights, what he was for.

But in our times, Parliaments (who the Doctor S. saith, are intrusted so Consent for us) have these fifty years told the Kingdom that the Reformation was growing backwards, and the increase of Popery by favour and publick tolleration designed, and much accomplished; and Plots threatned the restoring of it: and if Parliaments deceived us, yet the chief Actors themselves were to be believed: Doctor Heylin maketh the syncretism and closure with them in the bosom of the now indulgent Church, to be Arch-Bishop Lauds very laudable designs. Arch-Bishop Brombal, saith Grotius, was to have held some place among us, as a Protestant, and was of the English Bishops mind, and he himself doth say the last; and I have shewed in his own words that Grotius took Rome for the Mistris of all Churhces, and that there was no way for the Union of Protestants, but to joyn in Union with Rome, and that he owned the Doctrine of the Councils even of Trent it self, requiring but the amending of the Clergies lives, and the casting by the Schoolmens bold disputes, and the restraint of the Popes Government to the Rule of the Canons, securing the rights of Kings and Bishops, and this he saith will content the peaceable: Vincentius wrote a book called Grotius Papizans; Saravius in his Epistle upon speach with Grotius laments it as too true: His friend Dion. Petavius told Mr. Ereskin an honourable person attendant