I Have read your Anatomy of the Dutch Deſign, with as much patience as a true Member of the Church of England could be ſuppoſed to have on ſuch an Occaſion, and I cannot forbear telling you I am a little Diſſatisfied with it, and in part the Reaſons why. Firſt, I would gladly have known the Name of this true Member of our Church, and of his Perſon of Quality too, for whoſe ſatisfaction this piece of Anatomy was compoſed. 2ly. Why it comes out with ALLOWANCE rather than with a Licenſe, which is our legal word. And Thirdly, Why Randal Taylor, and not H. H. is the Publiſher? Theſe are ſmall Queries, but you know we Church of England-men have been ſo long haunted with Ghoſts and Hobgoblins, and Wolves in Sheeps cloathing, that we are apt to Anatomize all Papers that come forth with ALLOWANCE; and if the inſide do not anſwer the outſide, we cry a Jeſuite in Maſquerade; and then all the World is on the Gaze to obſerve what the Bontefeu would be at.

Well, Sir, I have rubb'd my Eyes this morning, and I am ready to hear what it is you have to ſay, To Enquire into the original Cauſes of the Diſcontent of the Church of England at ſome late Proceedings, or to ſearch into the Grounds, why His Majeſty deſires to Eſtabliſh Liberty of Conſcience, was ſo ſtifly oppoſed, were to re-kindle Inteſtine Conteſts, which ever were, and much more NOW are to be Avoided? Why, Sir, is it even ſo? Muſt all that has been done by the Red-Letter-men ſince the Defeat of the Weſtern Rebellion, be ſo cleverly conveyed away Now as never more to be thought of? Some few late proceedings and Liberty of Conſcience are ſoft Words, and ſurely theſe Church of England-men are not ſo hard-hearted, as to remember Now ſuch ſmall matters as theſe, how ſtifly ſoever they oppoſed them. In truth, Sir, you are a pleaſant Gentleman, and ought to be recommended to his Holineſs for his Confectioner. An Iriſh Maſſacre, or a German Deſign to ſubvert the Laws of a Nation, or a French gentle re-eſtabliſhment of Catholick Religion thus ſoftly and ſweetly worded, would go glibly down with a good-Natured Heretick.

The Jealouſies, the Ferment, and the Commotions in the next Section are ſhewn in ſuch an huddle of confuſion, as I know not what you mean, only I perceive it is ſo expreſs'd, becauſe you were upon the Wing for Holland, and had no leiſure to talk of what had been done in England; but Diſcontents there were, and the Plaguy Dutchmen were told of them by a Party of Engliſh and Scotch Male contents. Why had it not been for them, the Reverend Fathers of England might have done what they had pleaſed, and the Hollanders have ſo little ſenſe of Religion, that they would never have regarded us, or at leaſt not have put themſelves to the charge of a dozen Flyboats or Herring-Buſſes, to Propagate it, eſpecially the Church of England as by Law Eſtabliſhed, pag. 8. But theſe Male-contents told them that Proteſtantiſm was to be Ruin'd here under the pretence of Liberty of Conſcience; and beſides, they had a mighty pair of Bellows, and the Rogues kept ſuch a tooting and blowing, that at laſt they kindled a Fire in that Wet Country, and a Flame of Zeal burſt out; for you muſt know the Hollanders have ſome Compaſſion, and a little Zeal, though they have not one dram of Religion. Why, who can help this?

Well, What did the Reverend Fathers in the mean time in England? Why, they made uſe of Re-enforcements, when they perceived neither His Majeſty's Word, now the Weight of their Reaſons could prevail. Now, Sir, What do you mean by Re-enforcements? Why, they Turn'd all that would not Comply, out of all Employments, ſent Soldiers to Quarter in all places that would not Addreſs; Reformed the Corporations once and again; and ſent Seven of the Biſhops to the Tower, and they would have ſent all the Fellows of Magdalen Colledge to the Devil too, but when they would not go, they ſent them a begging as much as in them lay; and were going to Adminiſter the ſelf ſame Phyſick to all the Inferior Clergy of England. I pray, Sir, were not theſe your Re enforcements? Are not theſe Excellent Remedies againſt the Fumes of Diſcontent?

Well, all this was in order to gain it ain Parliamentary Way, but then the Male-Contents in Holland, plyed their Correſpondente here with ſubtle well-penn'd Treatiſes, and made ſuch an Allarm, that neither Church-men nor Diſſenters would cloſe with them. Alas, alas! We had taken ſuch care of the Engliſh Preſſes, that never a Male-content in England durſt whiſper; and we had purchaſed Honeſt Henry Care, and many—, another Doughty Scribler, to plague the Nation with fulſome Declamations againſt the Penal Laws and the Teſts; we had alſo hired ſome Preachers to inſtruct the Brethren in their Sermons; and William Pen wrote, and preached, and travell'd, ſpent himſelf, his money, and his time in this Weighty Affair: We had ſent Commiſſioners to inſpect the Levies made by Juſtices of the Peace, and others to reform the Corporations, and ſome Horſe loads of Pamphlets we had diſtributed into ſeveral Counties of England, and Suborn'd Men to Addreſs in behalf of themſelves and others; and after all, two or three paultery Male-contents in Holland, put out now and then a ſingle Sheet of Paper which was well Penn'd, and ſpoild all again. In truth Reverend Father this is a ſad Story.

You muſt know the Hollanders are a ſort of Pagans who Worſhip nothing but TRADE, and the Rogues took up a conceit that the Jeſuits were going to ſet up ſuch a Liberty of Conſcience in England, as they had lately Erected in France; and this would prove very prejudicial to them in their Traffick, and draw away their people. Now as ſoon as the Butter-Boxes perceived the Wind was in that Door, they ſmelt out our Deſigns; and immediately were for obſtructing all good Correſpondence between the Fathers of the Society and the People of England, and fearing the Church of England Party were in the Plot with the Jeſuits, their Politicians, to Out-wit us, procured ſome Extremities of Tryal and Diſrepute to be inflicted upon the Church of England-men. But who were the Inſtruments imployed, the Lord knows. And beſides, they buzzed the Diſſenters in the Ear that the Jeſuits had no real kindneſs for them, and that the Severities heretofore uſed by the Church of England Party againſt the Diſſenters, were very great, and that there was a Lady in Holland who might one day be Queen of England, and then it would be a fitter Seaſon to ſet up Liberty of Conſcience. Thus all our Proffers were ſlighted, and it was believed the holy Fathers were meer Cheats: And the Hollanders in all probability will keep their Trade and their People too, which poor England ſo much wants.

Juſt about this time you muſt know the Prince of Wales was born, and thereupon the Prince of Orange and the States being very Jealous that a Parliament would ſettle Liberty of Conſcience meerly to prevent that Project, they raiſed a Report the Prince was a Counterfeit, and not Content with this, they took ſpeedy Reſolves for the Security of their ſeveral Intereſts, and immediately laid the deſign of this Invaſion from that very period. In truth, Reverend Father, the Hollanders are a parcel of Lewd People, but ſeeing your Intereſt is very great in France, Spain atd Italy, I would adviſe you to get a Liberty of Conſcience Setled in thoſe Countries by way of Repriſals; and I dare Warrant you that you will Seve • ely revenge their Perfidity, and have many Thanks into the bargain; and go very near to Ruine Holland, which is a little, wet, dirty, cold Country, and not worthy your Reverences regard.

You muſt know this Deſign was carried ſo cloſely that our Society not having the cuſtody of their Conſcience, we heard nothing of it till the French Kings Ambaſſador fonnd out the Project, and thereupon we fell to Work, and getting a fat Dutchman into the Savoy, we Diſſected him, in one of the Ventricles of his Heart we found Trade, and in the other Liberty of Conſcience; and thereupon we ordered our Secretary, who is a true Member of the Church of England, to publiſh it in his Anatomy, where you may find it, page the 7th. We diſcovered at the ſame time that the P. of O. was Ambitious; That he had Aſſum'd the Glorious Title of Protector of the Proteſtant Religion, and Defender of the Engliſh Liberties. And laſtly (which is a Secret) That he deſigned to ſet England and France at a Variance, and by an Invaſion by force or ſtratagem, to get ſome of our Ports. Now, Reverend Father, I return you my thanks for theſe important Diſcoveries. But for what follows about Invading and Conqueſt, and what dangerous things they are, your Reverence might have ſpared your Pious labour, for I have read of them elſewhere before. Only I am glad there is no danger of having any of my Neighbours hanged for reading the Prince's Declaration, becauſe it ſeems he has not vouchſafed to give any previous intimation of the Grounds of the War, as the Laws of Honour oblige, pag. 10. So that the Fathers are forced to diſſect his Deſigns, to find out the Reaſon, and to hang out the Bloody Towels and Napkins they wiped their Knives and Fingers on, to ſtir up the Courage of the Engliſh Sythes and Plow-ſhares to oppoſe him. Very Elegant!

Your Tranſcript out of Cotton, concerning the Sufferings of the Engliſh by the Norman Conqueſt; and out of Camden concerning the Saxons, I have no occaſion for. But that about Guſtavus Adolphus, is very Edifying, if your Reverence had been pleaſed to have aſſigned the Cauſe as well as the Effect. Which was this, The Jeſuits of Dillinghen in Germany, perſwaded Ferdinand the Second, Emperor of Germany, that the Doctrine of the Proteſtants of Germany, was not that which in the Year 1530. was exhibited to Charles the Fifth: That therefore they were not to enjoy any Liberty of Conſcience which was only granted to thoſe who embraced that Confeſſion which was then exhibited. The Emperor hereupon endeavoured to re-ſetle the Romiſh Religion Vi & Armis, but Guſtavus came into Germany, as you ſay, and made foul work: And at laſt the Emperor was forced to Acknowledge theſe Proteſtants had a Right to the ſame priviledges had been granted to their Anceſtors. So here, dear Sir, the Jeſuits were neither for Liberty of Conſcience, nor keeping Faith with Hereticks, though our Engliſh Fathers have more Grace, thanks to the Virgin Mary and St. Loyola.

Page the 17. you tell us they (the Hollanders) were never known to have any more than the outſide and ſhew of a Religion, that whilſt they make long Prayers that God would proſper them to deſtroy Idolatrous Worſhip (i. e. Popery) they commit the Higheſt Sacrilege, and deſign not only to devour Widdows Houſes, but already have divided amongſt themſelves the Eſtates of all ſuch as they know are the Eminenteſt in Loyalty to the King. In truth, Sir, I will neither queſtion your Sincerity, nor your Affections to the Engliſh, but I would be glad to know where you had your Intelligence, and who thoſe Eminent Gentlemen for Loyalty are, whoſe Eſtates are ſo much more ſacred than the Widdows Houſes? This and the Diviſion too, may be true, but where did your Reverence learn it?

Your Politick Conſiderations, from pag. 17. to pag. 20. I return you again juſt as I received them, becauſe I have no Commiſſion to enter into a Treaty with you about things which perhaps ſhall never exiſt any where but in your luxuriant Fancy. But your Reverences Harangue to the Citizens of London, is ſo very pleaſant, I cannot forbear tranſcribing a little of it. Theſe come not to bring us Rich Commodities, but Fire and Sword, and the Hands and Claws of Harpyes. Now what are theſe ſame Harpyes that have Hands and Claws too? Reverend Sir, I think I have ſeen a Picture of a Jeſuit with bloody Hands and Claws inſtead of Feet. Now if the Hollanders ſhould bring us a Cargo of theſe Animals, we ſhould e'n deſire them to carry them back again, no Monky, nor Fire and Sword being half ſo Miſchievous. Conſider, I pray you, Oh! Grave and Rich Citizens, what you ſhall barter with them, do they offer you Security of the Proteſtant Religion? This you enjoy already and may ſo without their carnal and cruel Swords. True, Reverend Sir, to your great Grief we do enjoy it; and may ſtill do ſo, though neither our Penal Laws nor our Teſts are repeal'd, which by the grace of God neither their Carnal Swords nor your Spiritual Shams ſhall deprive us of. What is it then you expect from them? Is it not much better that you are defended by the Trained Bands, a part of your Selves, than by Swedes and Germains filling your Streets, and poſſeſſing your Houſes and Stores? I pray, Sir, How old is your Reverence? If you are one of the School-Boys of the Savoy, you may in time prove a pretty tollerable Popiſh Orator at the rate things now are; but if you are above the diſcipline of a Ferula, I deſpair of you. We know very well the Convenience of our Trained-Bands, and have not forgot they ſhould have been taken away as uſeleſs ſoon after Monmouth's Rebellion, and that they were ſuppreſs'd when Liberty of Conſcience was granted, and reſtored with the Charter the other day: As for the Swedes and Germains poſſeſſing our Houſes and Stores, it is an Iriſh Inſinuation, and worthy of your Reverence. But, dear Sir, did we enjoy all our Priviledges when our Charter was in the Kings hands, have your Reverence forgot the late Changes in October and February laſt, and the Reaſons of that? Is it a part of our Priviledges to be turn'd out becauſe we will not promiſe to repeal our Laws and Tests which are our beſt Securities againſt the holy Society?

A new Set of Traders will fill the Exchange. Sir, I believe you are much more concern'd for the Savoy than the Exchange. Page 21. You ſay they have watched the Critical Seaſon of our Diſcontents, which they have fomented to Wound us on our Blind-ſide. I pray, Sir, who cauſed theſe Diſcontents? Why ſhould the Church of England be more ſuſpected now than in the beginning of his Majeſties Reign? Why, you will ſay they are diſcontented, who has done this, they are not diſcontented without great cauſe; private perſons may, Bodies of Men never do take pet at ſmall things, never was Prince received with more Loyalty, or defended with more Bravery than this King was by the Church of England-men; his Brother only Excepted as to the firſt, whoſe many years abſence contributed to the Enhancing the value of his Reſtitution. Whence then comes this Cloud of Diſcontents? What, has your Reverences occaſion'd it? Why then a little Juſtice done upon you, I will undertake, ſhall appeaſe the Church of England-men. God and their King are the only beings they worſhip. And I am confident they of all the World never will have a quarrel againſt the King, it is only a few ſmall Politico's, ſuch as your Reverence, F. P. R. B. &c. ſmall Cattel for which a Crown ought not to be hazarded, and ſome others not to be Named by me, but by the Three Eſtates.

If any ill Treatments hath been given (to the E. C. men) upon Miſtakes or Suſpition that ſome encouragement had been from Holland, that had occaſion'd ſome Obſtinacy, yet ſince now by ſeveral Acts of Grace, the King hath made a reparation upon the full diſcovery of the Dutifulneſs, &c. pag. 22. If any ill Treatments? Are we ſtill at Ifs and Ands whether we have been ill Treated or no? But it was for our Obſtinacy. Your humble Sevant Sir, We might have been more pliant to your Reverences, and then we ſhould have been better treated. But we were ſuſpected to have borrowed this Obſtinacy from Holland. Yes, we did not know the value of our Religion and our Laws till Monſieur Fagel ſet the price, and G. B. ſent over an Apology. Well, But we have had reparation. Why, Sir, who was Hanged for this Attempt upon us, who was tried? Is the Diſpencing Power, or the Eccleſiaſtical Commiſſion, or the Mock Tryal declared Illegal; may not all be Acted over again 〈◊〉 Morrow? Sir, we do not deſire reparation from our King, but We think it reaſonable nevertheleſs, that we ſhould be well ſecured for the future.

When this is done Sir, you may aſſure his Majeſty (if you can come ſo near him) that the Engliſh Loyalty, Valour, and Bravery, are not dead. But to fight our ſelves into eternal Slavery; to ruin all the hopes of Redreſs for ever at one blow in one day, will need a better Orator than you to perſwade as: We are no Strangers to either your faith or practiſes. We remember Q. Marys days, and the maxims of another Mary, who was Regent of Scotland in her time: That Promiſes was not to be kept with Hereticks, and that if ſhe could make an honeſt excuſe after the fact was committed, ſhe would take it upon her Conſcience to kill and undo all that Sect, Spotſwood. pag. 123. And accordingly ſhe broke her Faith ſo often, that at laſt they eaſed her of that trouble, by refuſing evermore to truſt her. The ſame maxim was uſed in the Low-Countrys, by Philip the II. In France, in Germany, in Hungary, and indeed where not: So that we ſhall have good reaſon to expect ſomething more than a bare Promiſe.

Sr. you are not to think that the Wheede in your 23. pag. will ſignifie much: But whereas you tell us, there has been no blot upon his (the Church of Englands Mans) Scutcheon upon that account ſince the Reformation: That is, they were never diſloyal to the Crown: I muſt refer you to the NEW TEST of the Church of Englands Loyalty, printed with Allowance; the whole deſign of which Paper is to brand us, with Setting up Jane Seymore and Q. Elizabeth, whom he called a Known Baſtard. I ſuppoſe the Church of England has good reaſon to demand Repairations for that Slander. If there be indeed no blot in her Seutcheon ſince the Reformation. I aſſure you Sir, that infamous Libel will one day be reckon'd for, if you do not prevent Juſtice, by an Examplary and Voluntary Correction of the Author, the Allower, and Publiſher of it.

Pag. the 24th. you tell us it hath hitherto been reputed an Ʋnjuſt and Scandalous Cenſure, that We would be no longer Loyal, than whilſt we had a Prince of our own Religion. But then this has been thrown in our Diſh ſeveral times ſince his now Majeſty came to the Crown, by R. C. with Allowance, notwithſtanding all our Zeal and Fidelity to him; and has any Repairation been yet made for this Injury? Methinks before you teach our Clergy what they are to Preach, you ſhould have taken care of this. It has been reputed injurious, &c. By whom? Oh by Church of England Men, and not by R. C's, you may be ſure. So that we • uſt ſtill be contented; the Devils inſinuation againſt Job, •• ould ſtand good againſt us, if we will not put our Selves, our Lives, and our Fortunes intirely into their power, and Hang or Burn as they think fit.

Pag the 25. he tells us Liberty of Conſcience and the Church of England are already Setled: True Sir, and that is the very very reaſon of all the Strugle; to get our Laws and Teſts Repealed, becauſe they ſecure both theſe things, tho' not alike to all Proteſtants. Now theſe Gentlemen pretended to give the Deſſenters more Liberty to obtain their Aſſiſtance againſt the Church Party for the Repeal; but the Deſſenters knew theſe Huckſters, and would not Bite: Hence all the Rage againſt the whole body of Proteſtants, eſpecially againſt the Diſſentes.

But Sir, they know very well you have given them what you can never re-call, and they laugh at your Rage.

As to the Reports, pag. 26th and your Anſwers, I have nothing to ſay to them: As for what you affirm, that ſome of theſe things the King had reſolved to have granted before the ſitting of the intended Parliament, and before he had the leaſt intelligence of the Dutch Preparations, as teſtimonies that he deſigned the Protection of the Church of England; And that this was known to ſome perſons of Honour and Credit, pag. 27. This is the beſt thing in all your Book, and might perhaps have been believed, if theſe worthy Perſons had been named. pag. 28th. We are told the King Judgeth that Liberty of Conſcience is the very Fundamental of that happineſs which he wiſheth to his People; it is very odly worded, but let that paſs; His People may enjoy this Liberty without Repealing either Laws or Teſts, as they now do: And it is probable many refuſed to joyn in the Repeal out of Conſcience, ſince they parted with All to keep them: Why then ſhould they not have the Liberty of their Conſciences too? Not to mention the Caſe of the Biſhops and Inferiour Clergy.

Pag. 29th. As to the Forged heads of the Princes Declaration, and the Biſhops Propoſals, as they are known to be the contrivance of the Kings Enemies, framed on purpoſe to amuſe the People, and make them believe the ſetting us at rights, is the only Deſign of the Dutch, and till thoſe Propoſals be granted, We are not ſafe. Reverend Sir, your Paſſion here has made you lift your Gown ſo high, that I can plainly ſee your Tallons, and know you are an Harpy. I know no more of the Princes Declaration, than his Majeſty has been pleaſed to inſert in his Declaration, of the 7th. Inſtant; But I have ſeen the Biſhops Propoſals, and none but an Enemy to the Proteſtant Religion, can be ſo Severe againſt them as you are. But dear Sir, the Suppreſſing the Jeſuits Schools, in the 5th. Sending Inhibitions after the four Apoſtolick Vicars in the 6th. And to admit the Biſhops to lay ſuch reaſons before his Majeſty, as might by the bleſſiing of God bring back his Majeſty to the Communion of the Church of England, &c. In the 11th, together with the Eccleſiaſtical Commiſſion in the 2d. and the Diſpencing Power in the 9th. your two great Ingines, by which you have already wrought ſuch Wonders in England; and by which you hope to Retrieve all thoſe Advantages, the Invaſion have forced you to Diſgorge: Theſe, Reverend Sir, are the things which ſo violently moved your Cholar, that you quite forgot you were to Act the part of a true Member of the Church of England; and in your Paſſion againſt the Biſhops, thoſe dreadfull Hereticall Biſhops; you diſcovered your Claws ſo very plainly, that I cannot but pity your Indiſcretion; and Adviſe the Men of Allowance not to ſuffer you to appear any more upon the Stage, ſince you can Act your part no better.

Pag. the 30th. you are pleaſed to confirm my Conjecture; What the King change his Religion, and part with an inſeperable Prerogative of the Crown: And the Reſt of thoſe Impudant Propoſals in that Paper? what good Catholick can endure this? No Gentlemen, you are plainly for bringing the King to Ca • e • bury Caſtle; as good no King, as no Jeſuits Schools; no Apoſtolick Vicars, no Diſpencing Power to take off the Teſts; no R. C. Zeal. Why dear Sir, are theſe things ſo indiſpenſably Neceſſary, that all is to be ventured for them? are theſe the things for which we muſt Fight it out to the laſt Man. Truly Sir, General Monk was a great man, and a good Subject, but I believe he would not have loſt one Ounce of Blood on this Score. And his Majeſty came as freely to the Crown as his Brother, and none of theſe things were ſuſpected then. But now great Sir, do not inſiſt too violently on any of them if you love the Church of England. It is good reaſon, all our New Grants, and all our Old Rights, ſhould be ſecure, before you can expect we ſhould be ſo wonderful thankful as you are, who ſeem contented we ſhould have any thing, if you may be in a capacity to pluck it away again when time ſerve.

Pag. the 31. As to thoſe who decline Acting in Commiſſion with Roman Catholicks, or mixing with them in the Militia; It is a Sullenneſs little becomes worthy Men: Is it now a time to remember former Piques, and refuſe joyning all hands for our Defence, when Hanibal is at the Gates? Dear Sir, your Foot, your Foot: I wonder you ſhould thus forget your ſelf, and the perſon you are to Act. In the time of Monmouth's Invaſion, one of your Society, put out a Remonſtrance by way of Addreſs, from the Church of England to both Houſes of Parliament, in two Parts; and in the Concluſion of the laſt, thus he beſpeaks them.

My Lords and Gentlemen:

It depends wholly upon your Generous Action, to ſee this great Thing (the bringing the R. C. to Act freely with the Proteſtants, without taking the Teſts) effected. We ſee his Majeſty is not willing to infringe the Laws, or alter any thing without your Counſel; nor give occaſion to the Diſcontented, to eſteem him Arbitrary: But you methinks, ſhould prevent him in this, and before you break up this Aſſembly, freely deſire him to imploy any that are known to be his Friends.

The Stile, Genius, and Temper of thoſe Remonſtrances, are ſo very like this Anatomie, that I believe firmly, one perſon wrote both. But that be as it will, we may obſerve the Diſpencing Prerogative was not then in being; and therefore a true member of the Church of England, was forced to Addreſs to both Houſes to Wheedle them into a Petition, for you know Sir, Hanibal was then at the Gates too. The Houſes however did not think fit to take the Advice of this Wizard; but however his Majeſty uſed his Diſcretion; and in the next Seſſion of Parliament, thoſe very Loyal Gentlemen, were againſt the Diſpenſing Powers, yet they were willing to Pardon all that had been ſo imployed contrary to Law, but that would not ſatisfie; ſo that Parliament was firſt Prerogued, and then Diſſolved; and the Diſpencing Power ſet on foot. And now in time of War, you muſt Act with them becauſe Hanibal is at the Gates; and in the time of Peace you ſhall do ſo too, or turn out. Surely Sir you conceive we have very ill memories.

There is a very great difference betwixt times of Peace and War, in Adminiſtration of Affairs of Law and Juſtice. Some that would keep ſtrictly to the Letter of the Law, in time of Peace may ſcruple to act with a R. C. &c. But in a time of Invaſion, this ſcruple ought no way to concern any man, &c. Pag. 31. Reverend Sir, you may be pleaſed to teach your Grandame to P—your Politicks are now too thin, to deceive a Leather Jacket, or a pair of Canvas Breeches.

Pag 33. you tell the Diſſenters the Power they had got in the time of the Rebellion, under K. Charles the I. neceſſitate • the Government after the late Kings happy Reſtauration, to continue a ſtanding Army for its defence; and to enact Penal Laws againſt them. Why Sir, they have been told another ſtory of late; that the Church of England, out of a Bloody, proud, perſecuting and implacable Spirit extorted theſe Penal Laws from Charles II. contrary to his Inclination. Now, Sir, when your Affairs are in any diſorder, you preſently borrow a Church of England Caſſock, and with much Gravity beſpeak them in favour of the Government, and in excuſe of the Church, becauſe you need her aſſiſtance; but ſo ſoon as even you have got what you want, off goes the Diſguiſe, and then the poor Church of England muſt Anſwer both for the ſtanding Army and the Penal Laws. The Diſſenters do ſo perfectly underſtand you and your Arts now, that I have no temptation, to interpoſe between you and the New Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, and Magiſtrates of Corporations, which the King in kindneſs to them has made out of them of late, and it may be, ſet aſide by this time.

Whether the Diſſenters are obliged on the ſcore of Gratitude to aſſiſt the King on the account of the Tolleration, or whether the preſent War has ariſen purely upon the account of this Indulgence, as you ſay, page 34. is no part of my buſineſs to inquire. The Diſſenters are a grateful ſort of Gentlemen, and if you had appeared in your own Shape and Cloaths, you might have ſaid what you had pleaſed to them, and they might have done what they had pleaſed for all me.

The reſt of your Exhortation I leave to the Conſideration of all Men as I find it, my deſign not being to deprive His Majeſty of the Aſſiſtance or Hearts of His People, God forbid I ſhould, but to pluck off your Mask, and to ſhew you to all the World what you are. Shall the Diſciples of that Halting Hypocrite Ignatius Loyola, the younger Mahomet, Teach us Loyalty? Shall they print their School-boy Rhetorick in the Name of the Church of England, with the ALLOWANCE of the Apoſtolick Vicars? You that have imbroild ſo many Kingdoms, been the occaſion of ſo many Rebellions, Maſſacres, Plots, Perſecutions, breaches of Faith, &c. Shall you pretend to be ſo Zealous for Liberty of Conſcience, Trade, and the peace of the World? You that have brought us and His Majeſty into this Diſtreſs by your Little Arts and Shams; Shall you now, like Solomons Wanton, Wipe your Mouth, and ſay you have done no Evil? Well Sir, if it muſt be ſo, I am contented; And ſo farewell.