- .. [ 74 ] ' may be fafe, yet the Drawers of him into this ' Aetion, 1 fo dangerous to himfelf, fo defperate ' to the Kingdom, will not pafs away unquefiion– ' ed, unpunifued. · BeJides this Toleration which ' you endeavour to fet up by your Procl~mation, 'cannot be done -without a Parliament, unlefs 'your Majell:y will let y_our Subjects fee that you 'will take to your felf ability to throw down the ' Laws of your Land at your pleafure: What ' dreadful confequents thefe things may draw af· ' terward, I befeech your Majefry to confider: ' And above all, left by this Toleration difcoun· • tenancing the true Profeffion of the GofpeJ, ' wherewith God bath bleffed us, and this King– ' dom hath fo long flourifhed under it, your Ma– ' jefiy do not draw upon this Kingdom in General ' and your felf in particular· Gods heavy wrath ' and indignation. Thus in difcharge of my Duty 'towards God, and your Majefiy, and the place ' ofmy Calling, I have taken humble leave to de· • liver my Confcience. Now Sir do what you .' pleafe with me~ _ , Thus you fee ·what difficulties the King werit through to avoid all {hew of Cruelty to the Ro· man S~ct; when at the fame time the CanonsEx· . commu'nicated Protellants that affirmed any thing to be unlawful jn the Liturgy, Ceremonies, ?r Cqurch Government , and the Laws ~ere In force againll: them. · · ~ ' . . ·, ' . ; Chap~
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