( 2-71 ). verily believe that he did it in fear to fecure his life s when Queen. Eliz.aeth's death had been ió oft attemp- ted, and when two great Papist Kings of France, had beeni murdered., becaufe they were not zealous enough for the Pope, and that fo defperately by Jingle men , that did it to merit Heaven; and when he had fo narrowly efcaped the horrid Gun-pordcr Plot, and when they !till told him that he should . not efcape ; what wonder if he were afraid ? And fo great confidence have the Papal Clergy, in this terrifying of Kings as in confiant danger of death, if they be againft.their Church, that the Pope and his clofe Adherents could never to this day be procured to difown the De- cree of Lateran ,, and other Councils for Depofing Ex- communicate Heretick Princes; no, nor to deny the lawful.- nefs of killing fuch ; yea, even in France , Perron himfelf, their Learned Cardinal, fo defends the Pope's power of De- pofing Kings that deferve it, that (in his Oration to the States) he profeffeth, That, if it be not true, the Pope is Anti - Chrift, and the Church Anti Chriltian thathath fo.longowned and pra(tifed it. L. rou Teem to intimate in all this that= yoh would have the Eapifps Tolerated, for fear leafs they jhould dill the Xing; and fo the worfe that Men and their Principles are, the more they muff be Tolerated for fear of them : But who lived in greater fafety than Queen Elizabeth whofuppreft them,.even,when the Pope E-itcommunicated her ? M. I would have the King _ and Kingdom ( Church and State) fecured from a Foreign yurifdic`tion , _ of Pope or Prelates;. and to..that end, .I would have Papifts .Opt out of Government, Civil, Military, or Ecclefafpick ; and I would with -that the King, .. F. By the Vnity of his Subjeíts; z, By Navi.s and Military provifion ; 3. And by juft Cocfederacies abroad, be ftill fo ftrong as not to fear the force of Foreig- ners; and thefe things being fecured, without fear of any Bens cenfbre, . I fay, z . That Twould have all Men ufedas Men, and all Peaceabk- vien as Peaceable, be they what they will. z., I would leave no hurt done to any Papifp for his Religion, but Defenfive ¡that is, fuch as is neccftáry to the forefaid.Ends,viz.. to Pave
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