Prophecies concerning the return of popery into England, Scotland and IrelandProphecys concerning the return of popery into England, Scotland and Ireland

yet here the poor Papist finds so much of a rude and exotic novelty, such a gross show of Schism, such variety, such an inconsistency, such a plebeian petulancy, such pitiful and ridiculous affections, and arrogating of Church-power in some of the plebs, and such contempt of it in others, that he cannot think it is other than some pieces of Josephs bloody coat, or some torn limbs of his body. Compared to what Splendour, Order, Strength, Beauty, Unity, Decency, and Majesty in Doctrine and Discipline, in Faith and holy Duties, was formerly to be observed, even to the envy and admiration of sober Papists, in the Church of England; how much more in the Ancient and Catholic Churches grand combinations, from which these petty fractions and crumblings of Christians seem most abhorrent and dissonant?

yet here the poor Papist finds so much of a rude and exotick novelty, such a grosse shew of Schisme, such variety, such an inconsistency, such a plebeian petulancy, such pitiful and ridiculous affections, and arrogating of Church-power in some of the plebs, and such contempt of it in others, that he cannot think it is other than some pieces of Josephs bloody coat, or some torn limbs of his body. Compared to what Splendour, Order, Strength, Beauty, Unity, Decency, and Majesty in Doctrine and Discipline, in Faith and holy Duties, was formerly to be observed, even to the envy and admiration of sober Papists, in the Church of England; how much more in the Antient and Catholick Churches grand combinations, from which these petty fractions and crumblings of Christians seem most abhorrent and dissonant?

This goodly Cedar, then, of the Church of England being thus broken and hewn down, and nothing like it, or comparable to it, planted in its room, but such Shrubs and Mushrooms as grow of themselves out of the rankness of the earth (vulgar humours and passions) under whose shade any Egyptian Vermin, Frogs, or unclean Birds may hide themselves; no wonder if the Papists triumph in their sufferings and constancies if they despise all our Presbyterian, Independent, Anabaptistic, and fanatic Novelties; if they rejoice in that vengeance which they conclude God hath made upon our Schisms, Errors, Obstinacies, and Persecutions against them, by our mutual confusions.