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A paraphrase with notes upon the sixth chapter of St. John with a discourse on humanity and charity / by W. Claget.
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Clagett, William, 1646-1688.
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Wing C4389; ESTC R24224
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and Manners of the People and Countries where they were penn'd In a Word the Church of England allows a private Liberty of examining all things she propounds and does not expect that Men should follow her blindfold She requires indeed Obedience in those few Points which are absolutely necessary to Salvation because they are so plain that it is impossible for an honest and sound Mind to question them But for things of an indifferent Nature she only desires that for the sake of Peace and Vnity Order and Decency that her Children would not dispute about them In fine she is very sure that they and they only are her true Children her most sincere Members who are the most obedient to Scripture and most ready to yield to the Evidence of them and Reason and Sense And thus Sir I have endeavoured to restore Peace to your Mind by shewing that Protestants are not at all uncharitable but that Papists are and that I am a Lay-man and yet may meddle in Divinity and not be dabling out of my Element And now I hope you 'l be no longer in a Fright of those two Doctors you hinted for assure your self that unless there be occasion to defend a poor Lay-man of their Church as far as the Truth and the Religion of it are concern'd for you may possibly hear from me upon some other Point these two Doctors are better employ'd than to trouble themselves with you But if against this plain Proof that the Papists are the only uncharitable Persons you will yet rub your Forehead and make Protestants as bad what Remedy Truth will be Truth still And however it fares with us we have over and above this Satisfaction and you know the Testimony of an Enemy proves much that to give us our due you say we are the most Gentile and courtly Damners that can possibly be met with Now for the Reward of this frank Acknowledgment I wish with all my Soul Protestants could say so much of Papists But the continual sound of Pestilent Hereticks Damn'd Schismaticks and such rude and unchristian Names every where heard will not possibly permit them To conclude all I shall only desire you for prevention of more Trouble than needs be and I have known a great Controversie to arise from a matter less liable to a Mistake to take notice that the very Point in difference is not Whether the Religion of Protestants or Papists is the Truest or Safest For he that believes the Second Commandment was given by God and that it is not lawful to worship any Being but only God who gave being to all Things need not be to seek in that Neither is it whether the Protestants or Papists are the most uncharitable But in Truth the present Question is Whether the Papists are not the only uncharitable Persons And I think I have fully prov'd that they are so even from the Papists themselves Sir I heartily wish you and your Party would before it would be too late shew so much Charity to your selves and others to leave off deceiving the poor Souls and disturbing the Peace of Mankind tho' by succeeding in your Enterprize you might arrive to the highest Temporal Felicities and by desisting suffer the greatest of Humane Miseries And I am Your very humble Servant A POSTSCRIPT by the Author of the Answer to the last Reply of the Representer HAving leave to fill up this place I use it to rectifie an Error in the 119th Page of the last Answer to the Representer where an c. to Cochleus was omitted without Correction and so he is brought in for the Reporter of those Famous Fictions about Luther's Death whereas his part in it is the least the rest being reported by others particularly by Pontacus Lindan and our Country-man W. Reinolds Cochleus himself with the Epistle concerning Luther's latter End published by him fol. 298. of his History tells the manner of his Death otherwise But Thyraeus a Jesuit was the Man whom I had in my Mind for contradicting those with whom he agreed in the general Design of Defamation For he says That day when Luther died those possessed Persons in a Town of Brabant where there were very many who expected deliverance by the Patronage of St. Dymna of which for many years many had experience were delivered from the Devils and a little after were again possessed For the Case was this that the cruel Spirits again tormenting those miserable persons being asked where they had bestowed themselves the day before answered That by the Command of their Chief they were called forth to the Funeral of the New Prophet and their faithful Fellow-worker Luther and had been present at it Which matter was confirmed by a Servant of Luther who was with him while he was dying miserably For as he was looking out of the Casement for fresh Air he was greatly affrighted to see more than once I know not how many black ugly Spirits skipping and dancing not far off And this also was confirmed by the Crows which with a fearful noise accompanied the Body of Luther as it was carried to Wittemberg Which wise Tale De Demoniacis par 1. n. 99. is also abetted by Flor. Raemundus de Orig. Haeres l. 3. p. 40. but does by no means agree with what Reinolds reports in his Calvino-Turcismus lib. 4. p. 957. that Luther after a merry Supper was in the Night suddainly strangled by his Wife This Business as they have severally reported it is a very notable Instance how early they began the Trade of Misrepresenting matters of Fact But more of this when there is more occasion I shall only add that the Authority I have for saying that they spread such like lewd Stories of Luther's Death before he was dead is indeed the Authority of Protestant Writers and chiefly of Phil. Lonicerus in his Theatrum Historicum nor could it be expected that we should have any other FINIS Some Books lately Printed for J Robinson BIshop Hopkin's Practical Exposition on the Ten Commandments Six Sermons on Acts 26.28 Dr. Bates's Vol. of Sermons on several Occasions Mr. Edwards Enquiry into several difficult Texts of Scripture His Discourse on the Authority Style and Perfection of the Holy Scriptures Directions for our more Devout Behaviour in the time of Divine Service with a short Rationale on the Common Prayer The Curate's Advice to his Parishioners for the keeping Holy the Lord's Day c. The New State of England under Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary in Three Parts The Second Edition with great Improvements viz. A Geographical and Historical Account of the Principality of Wales a Concise History of the late Revolution a List of the Baronets c. Books Printed for Tho. Newborough at the Golden Ball in St. Paul's Church-yard A Critical History of the Text of the New Testament wherein is firmly establish'd the Truth of those Acts on which the Foundation of Christian Religion is laid By Rich. Simon Priest 4to A Critical History of the Version of the New Testament By Richard Simon With a Refutation of such Passages as seem contrary to the Doctrine of the Church of England 1692. The New-years-gift Compleat in Six Parts Composed of Prayers and Meditations for every Day in the Week with Devotions for the Sacrament Lent and other Occasions 12o A Sermon Preach'd before the Queen at Whitehall Feb. 12. 1691. By William Fleetwood Chaplain in Ordinary to Their Majesties A Sermon Preach'd before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen at St. Mary le Bow on Friday the 11th of April 1692. being the Fast-Day By W. Fleetwood Chaplain in Ordinary to Their Majesties