[ $~ ] fear the French Papifis than the Italians. For· the Italian Party are at fo vi fible ·a difiance, that they can defign no way for their advantage but a Toleratio.tl ( unlefs they could get the Govern– ment) And their Toleration would a while but ' make the Nation better know them , and more diflike them : But the French Party cry down Toleration, and trufl: wholly to a Coalition and to force ·: They hope to do their work before its known what they are doing : They will cry down Popery, meaning only the Pope's abfolute , . Power above Councils : Iris but abating the La– tine Service, Tranfubftamiation, · Priefis I'v1arri– age, granting the Cup to the Laity, and two or three more fuch things, and crying up nothing but the Name of the Church of England ( though changed by SubjeCtion to aForreign Jurifdiction ) and then crying up Obedience and Conformity to it, and crying down Schifm as an intolet·able thing, and the Papifis ihall feem to turn to us, and noc we to them, and then no Diffenter tball be fufier– ed. Mr. Thorndikes Book of forbearance of Pe– naltiet, tells us of no other hope of fufferance, .but on fuppofition that we all agree in fubjettion to the thing calle~, The Vniverfal Political Church. And aLearned Tribe by Intereft and Opinion en– gaged in the l aufe may. be ready by confident tri– umphant Writings and Difputes to make good · all this, and fcorn and tread down Gainfayers as Schifinaticks. And the Coalition will take in the parrs and labours of thofe that now are called Pa– pifis, who are trained up in Militant Arts.. - XX. But as long as God and the King are a– gainfi them, we need not mud/ fear . the Succefs of their Endeavours : Such a Care hath the King had to fecure the Land again!t all fufpicion f PoD pen/, •
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