is become as odious to that fort of People whom I have inftructed, as the Maß is to the Church of England.

And this will be a aftumbling block to that Church while it is a Church. Upon which the Pope commended him, and gave him a reward of 2000. Du cats for his good fervice. See Foxes and Firebrands, Ed. 2. Part 1. p. 18, 19. and p. 27, 28. Thus you have one example of a known Friar, who to promote the Popes intereft railed most bitterly against him, and against his Church and Religion, as much as any of the Quakers ever yet did, or would do. I will give you one inftance more of Latter date, taken from the fame Author.

Doctor Pullen, then Chanceller of Cashel, and Dean of Clonfert in Ireland, and afterwards ArchBishop of Tuam, when the Rebellion brake forth in Ireland Anno 1641. was preferved by Providence by a certain Jefuite, one James Saul alias Salt, and by means thereof efcaped into England, where he became Chaplain to the then Earl of Oxford: at which time the Earls Counteẞ was a Diffenter from our Church, who being exceedingly taken with a Shoomaker Preacher for his admired gifts, the prevailed (with much adoe) with the Doctor to go a long with her to hear him. Who coming thither, oblerved him, and at last Difcover'd him to be the fame James Sall the Jefuite, who had preferved him, whereupon, the faid Doctor Pullen fpake unto my Lord and to his Counteß faying. "This Man fa"ved my Life in Ireland in the tumultuous Days "of the Irish Rebellion, therefore I fhall make "bold to engage to this my Friend that your "Lordship and my Lady fhall do him no harm, "provided he depart hence from this Shire, and "delude the common People here no longer. Which was granted, and the Jefuite begged that

he might not go in a hurry, left he fhould be fufpected which was granted alfo. Whereupon he pretended he was warned by the Spirit to go, and teach elsewhere: and fo [to their great trouble] left Oxford-Shire. Which was the happy occafion of the Counteffes return into the Bofem of our Church, from which he had revolted. Here you have another inftance of the like nature with the former. See Foxes and Firebr. Part. 2. p. 98, 99, 100, 101.

So much fhall ferve for my firft Answer to that Objection.

That Quakers cannot be reasonably fufpected to be Papifts becaufe of their known Oppofitions against them (viz.) that it is no Unusual Policy to feem to oppofe ftrenuously what at the fame time is defigned to be promoted heartily,

To make then this Anfwer the more clear, let us yet,

II. Farther enquire, Whether the Church of Rome cannot difpenfe with the practice of fuch a Policy for her own hidden ends and purposes.

Now this is a Truth fo clear, that no Man verfed in the History of our times can be ignorant of it.

To begin with the beginning of our Reformation. Pope Paul III. difpenfed with all Priefts, Seculars and Regulars of the Church of Rome, Who Should Preach any Doctrines contrary to that Church, if done to promote the interest thereof.

So did Pope Pius V. See his Bull at Large, Foxes and Fireb. Part. 2. p, 40, 41. See there alfo the Confeffion of Malachias 0 Malone from p. 38. to the end of p. 58.

Now it is worth our Obfervation to confider, how that they that rail at Rome, and againft its Religion, and the Pope, Whilest their Hearts are L 4 contrary,

Fontrary, and are for fo doing under the Popes Difpenfation, and the Licences of their feveral Orders, are taught to heal their lyes by Equivocations: and when they speak the highest things they can invent as if in the higheft fpight against Rome, they are Taught to Mean Rome Heathenish, and not Rome Christian. And because the word Papa means a Bishop, therefore when they vent their fuppofed Venom and fpleen against the Pope, they are to mean fome one or other Heretick Bishop, whom they most hate, or defire the deftruЄtion of.

Hence it was, that thofe numerous disturbances were given to our Church, and truly Reformied Religion, in the unhappy Days of our late deplorable Inter-Regnum, by the Preaching of fo many Soldiers in Oliver Cromwels Army, and [by the Examples and Encouragements] of fo many Tradefmen in all the principal Cities and MarketTowns all over England, among whom, as has been noted before, not a few of feveral Orders of the Church of Rome, under feveral difguifes, mixed them felves, and Etho' unknown] were efteemed, applauded, encouraged, and adhered unto, as the greatest Pillars, and frontest Champions of their feve ral Sects and Schifms.

Hear I pray an Authority beyond contradi&ion, beyond all Exception; One who had his In formation from the belt hands; One that Could not be deceived, because be had some of the Original Inftruments of Indulgences, and Faculties of Licences, in his own Hands and Cuftody to confirm the fame. I mean Oliver Cromwel himself, who in his fpeech in the Painted Chamber, Sept. 4. 1654. [which was afterwards Printed complained vehemently of this matter, faying," That there were vaft multitudes of Romih Emiflàries come over from

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the Rómifh Seminaries beyond the feas, more numerous, by far, than at any other time fince "the Reformation: who wandred up and down "without restraint, to feduce and divide the People in all Places: fetting up Pew Deas and seperate Congregations, and venting among them "their old Romish Doctrines and Errors. See p. 16, 17. of that Speech.

What need I travel any farther in the fearch of this truth? Read the Confeffion of Ramfey the Scottish Jefuite, under the Name of a Converted Jew taken upon Examination at New Castle and printed 1653.

And lastly read alfo Mr. Prynne's New Difcovery of fome Romish Emiffaries. Where you will meet with plentiful convictions for your fatisfaction herein.

III. Laftly let us afcend one step higher, and enquire whether many of the Ring Leaders of the Quakers have not formerly been under thefe very Romin Difpenfations, and whether many of them may not be so still, even at this very day, under fuch Licences, and fuch Minions of the Popish Church, and yet the greatest part of their followers be altogether Ignorant, and Incredulous thereof.

The Author of Foxes and Firebrands Part 1. p. 7. exprefly tells us thus, I have been (faith he ) credi bly informed that a St. Omers Jefuite declared, that they were twenty Year's hammering out the Sect' of the Quakers. I know the common People of this Sect, will not easily digeft this, but follow their Speakers blindfold, whetherfoever they please to lead them; and will fooner believe the two Poles will meet, than that fuch Men can be Papists. And the very fame, would most of the followers of our late renowned General Monk aforefaid have done in the Defence of that General, against any impeach

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impeachment of him for joyning with the Royal Party; forafmuch as they were altogether Ignorant of his Heroick Refolutions and (when fufpected) altogether as Incredulous thereof. Nay farthermore. So far would they have been from furthering fuch an Enterprize, that, had they known it, I am abfolutely erfwaded, and beyond all contradiction confident, they would have been with the first to betray him. In like manner, I doubt not but that the greatest part of thefe deluded Quakers, follow their Leaders as the two Hundred Men did Abfolom out of Jerufalem of whom the Text faith, they went in their fimplicity and knew nothing, that is of Abfolom's bafe and treacherous defign, 2 Sam. 15. 11. So thefe poor deceived ones follow their Leaders in pure fimplicity, they know not any thing of their treachery, nor will they easily believe the moft clear evidences of their deceit : nor that it is likely, nay nor poffible neither, that any of their Speakers fhould be guilty of the leaft part of this our Charge against them. Nay, were they but once heartily perfwaded thereof, I have fo much charity for them, as to conclude, they would be with the first, to expofe and to oppose them. But alas for them. Such is their love unto them, and their ha tred of us: yea, fuch is the malice their Speakers have infufed into them against us, that no lefs a Power than Divine, can fet them right in their Judgments, either of us, or of the Truths delivered by us; and till then, they neither can, nor wil impartially confider thefe matters. But (with both their eyes) ftrenuously wink against the cleareft profpect we can give them of the Truth.

Nay (which is yet more Grievous and Lamentable) fo bigotted are they to thefe Mens infinuations, and fo firmly by them rivetted to their own Sect, that if any of their own fellows (who