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A77439	A brief history of the rise, growth, reign, supports, and sodain fatal foyl of popery, during the three years and an half of James the Second, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Together with a description of the six popish pillars, the Anabaptists, Presbyterians, Quakers, Independents, Roman-Catholicks, & popish church-men. The perpetual addressers of the King.		1690 (1690)	Wing B4600; ESTC R229470	22,583	35

and Bishops of St. Asaph Ely Chichester Bath and Wells Peterborough and Bristol were Summoned before the Lords of the Council and after Appearance were committed to the Tower June 8th but Bailed out came to their Tryal and were Acquitted unto the great joy of the People though to the great Grief of all Addressers During these times were strict enquiries made after all Ministers who refused to read the King's Declaration in their Churches by the Lords Commissioners for Ecclesiastical Affairs but the Chancellors in most parts delaying the Returns farther time was given But e'er the day appointed came no a new face of Affairs happen'd About these times also came in new Addresses thick and three-fold congratulating for the Birth of the Prince of Wales But in these Addresses the several Pillars of Popery appeared not distinctly as before But in all Corporations Grand Juries and meetings of Justices which at that time were fo far Purged as most of them were either Papists or Popishly inclined or Anabaptists Presbyterians Quakers or Independents All which promoting the Design Addresses innumerable ceased not until the King himself Addressed beyond Sea But at length news arrived of His Highness the Prince of Orange preparing as if he would Invade England whence King James being immediately smitten with a sudden astonishment sent for His Pillars about him the Presbyterian Ministers the Independents the Anabaptists the Quakers the Roman-Catholicks and the Popishly inclined who all protested that they believed the Prince of Wales to be undoubtedly his Son And one Dr. Bates being Spokesman for the Presbyterians spake with great confidence how much they were bound to believe His word and so said they all and promised to assist him to the utmost Also many or most of those Ministers Presbyterian or Independent who had fled into Holland for shelter because of the Duke of Monmouth's or the Earl of Argyle's Insurrections wherein they had been concerned had returned home and laid themselves at the King's Foot and were admitted to kiss his Hand and were esteemed White Boys Some also of the Gentlemen returned and became great Sticklers of King James but the preparations from Holland damp'd all For King James Drooping in Spirit all His Pillars could not keep up His Heart For on the last or September the Bishop of London was restored to his Dioecess On October the 2d came forth the general Pardon and the Charter was restored to the City On the 5th the Ecclesiastical Commission was Dissolved And on the 12th the Bishop of Winchester had a Commission to restore the Rights of Magdalen Colledge Oxford Whence followed the restitution and Fellows On the 17th all Rights were restored to the Corporations Hence all the Pillars of Popery beginning to reel and totter on November the 5th His Highness the Prince of Orange Landed But after some face of Resistance for some time appearing at Salisbury on November the 26th His Majesty returned to London from Salisbury The 11th of December he privately withdrew from White-hall On the 12th the Lord Chancellor was Taken and carried to the Tower On December the 16th King James returned to White-hall and on the next Morning went quite off And His Highness the Prince of Orange came to St. James's And thus fell flat all the Sir Pillars of Popery May it please God that Truth may flourish and that Popery appear no more But God's Will be done Let all good Men do their Duty and then Blessed shall be the Dead who Die in the Lord and their Works shall follow them

A Brief HISTORY OF THE Rise Growth Reign Supports and sodain fatal Foyl of POPERY during the three Years and an half of JAMES the SECOND King of England Scotland France and Ireland Together with a Description of the Six Popish Pillars THE Anabaptists Presbyterians Quakers Independants Roman-Catholicks Popish Church-men The perpetual Addressers of the King The Second Edition Prov. XXIV ver 21. My Son Fear thou the Lord and the King And meddle not with them that are given to Change LONDON Printed for the Author And are to be Sold by most Booksellers in London and Westminster 1690. AN HISTORY OF THE Rise Growth Reign Supports and sodain fatal Foyl of POPERY c. RAiling Accusation was such a thing as Michael the Arch-Angel durst not use against the Devil Jud. 9. But when Men speak Evil in such cases by surmise only of things which they know not and that of Dignities ver 10. 8. Then woe unto Them saith the Apostle for that they are in the way of Cain and are greedily running after the error of Balaam for reward and are threatned that They shall perish in the gainsaying of Korah ver 11. These are spots in our feasts Now in all National and Publick Affairs it is the Duty of all good Christians to perform all Offices and acts of duty with utmost Charity as They tender the wellfare of the common good of Their Country wherein They inhabit But of all such National Affairs none call louder for acts of pure Charity than the Election of grave and wise Magistrates and Councellors who are to sit at the Helm in order to manage the great Councils of a whole Kingdom Wherefore to hear of Schisms and Factions in such cases savors exceedingly of the spirit and temper of Cain who slew his Brother and why But because his own works were evil and his Brothers good Joh. 3.12 Was it any wrong to the City of London that it had yet More men of Reputation to stand as Candidates to be Elected Members of Parliament to serve for that most famous and Metropolitan City of the Kingdom and that over and above and besides what had served immediately before Surely no but rather it is for the glory of that Noble City that it hath such variety of Choice But was it so that the Reputation and fame of the wisdom and vertue of the New Members did make the loudest noise above the Old Ones yet why should this breed so much the more envy What needed Malitious Lies to be strown into the Vulgar Ears in order to suppress the noise of Vertue and Honour Or what needed the Clamours of Anabaptists Presbyterians Quakers and Congregational-Men that cry'd down the choice by such Men as They said would bring in King James again to Reign over us That Popery is one of the greatest Annoyances that can befall this Kingdom and the bitterest Pill that can be prescribed for the Subjects here to take is a Doctrine past Dispute And to be an Instrument to introduce such Members of Parliament as shall purposely endeavour to set up such a Prince as certainly will Establish Popery in all that ever He can do savors neither of Charity towards this Church or Kingdom of England nor of Piety towards God What King James hath done is too well known And we cannot say but the Sin of the People hath justly deserved all that hath befallen us and not only so but also the whole of all those fears upon us that they should have come to pass even as we feared And what the wrath of God because of our Sins hath yet behind to throw upon us God knows And we may justly dread However it becomes not us to speak evil of Kings especially so nearly Related unto such by whose means we have received good things Leaving therefore that wickedness to be acted only by the wicked and devilish Railers let us only for the good of this Church and Kingdom make a strict inquiry out of the Publick and Weekly Gazettes who and what They were who were the greatest promoters of all these Evil things for the sake of which we cry out so much against King James On February the 6th 1684. King Charles the II. Died. And on the same day was Proclaimed James the II. as His only Brother and Heir And afterwards King James the Second having confirmed all Officers in Place as were before came into the Privy-Council Chamber and spake saying to this effect as follows That He would follow His Brothers Example in Clemency and Tenderness to His People That He would endeavour to preserve the Government both in Church and State as then it was by Law Established That He would always take care to Defend and Support the Church of England That He would never invade any Man's Property That He would go as far as any Man in preserving the Defence of this Nation in all its just Rights and Liberties This Speech by the King's Command was made Publick How He hath kept His Royal Word God knows it becometh not me to say On February the 11th came in the first Address from Portsmouth Garrison and the Society of Lincolns Inn Congratulating His Majesties Accession to the Throne and promising Obedience And henceforwards came in more February the 4th from Ipswich The East India Company Merchants of the Levant The Bishop and Clergy of London The Inner-Temple Middle-Temple London Grays-Inn Portsmouth Corporation Wells in Somersetshire Westminster c. And on the same day was King Charles the Second Buried Privately at Westminster in the Evening Henceforward followed Addresses from all Counties and most of the Great Towns all over England Scotland and Ireland and from most Parts of His Majesties Dominions And Ambassadors from all the Neighbouring Kingdoms and States did Congratulate On April the 23d 1685. King James the Second with Mary His Queen were both Crowned at Westminster with great Pomp and State at what time His Majesty took His Oath to do all things according to what he had afore promised on the day he came first to be King Now presently after His Majesty came to the Crown He began to shew Himself a Papist and openly went to Mass at His Palace at St. James's Notwithstanding which infinite numbers of Addresses of Congratulation were continually coming in unto His Coronation and after On the 23d of April also met the Parliament called in Scotland Which being Met did greatly Congratulate His Majesties Accession to the Throne with promises of much Obedience And this Parliament made an Act to confirm and secure the Protestant Religion as it was then Established by Arch-bishops and Bishops and did promise in a Letter to the King to do their best to Extirpate Fanatacism as in those days They counted and called the Presbyterian Government On May the 23d the English Parliament Met at Westminster At what time His Majesty renewed His Promises made at His first coming to the Crown viz. To maintain the Church of England and