{ '5 3 The cruel Treatment the met with in her Sifter's Reign, merely upon the Account of Religion, fufficiently proves what Opinion the Papifts had of her Sentiments upon that Head. Theyne- ver thought her Heart was for them, or that the was any way in love with their Worfhip. Her Behaviour, after the came to theCrown, plainly thew'd they were not mifiaken in their Apprehenfi- ons of her. The Way in which the Pope himfelf, as well as f foreignPrincesvd The Bull of the Renifh Church, and her own °f ofi P'us nQv. aeueen - g Pop0Subjects always treated her, is "a p Elizab. Bur. farther Evidence in her Favour ; and Vol. 2.p 377 fo is her fupplying theVacancies in the Church, as Mr. Rapin obferves, with Rapin, EIiz. the moll zealous Proteftants, and here z6o. inviting foreign Protefants intoher Do- 'Strype's Ann. minions, as well as fupporting them I. p' 2.0. abroad. To formabetter judgment of the Queen's Regard to the Proteftant Religion, it may be proper to recoiled the Circumfances of Affairs at her ;Ac- ceffion. This will give a jufler Notion of her Conduó, and thew the Necefty there was to proceed with great cau- tion, and mull alfo convince every un- prejudiced Perfon, that had the been fecretly difpofed towards Popery, 'we- re would have led her to follow her Inclination? and continue-Religion in the fettled
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