The history of the League. . ime ofClovu : which is juft the fame thingthat certain Enthuiiafts fometimes haveattempted in the Church, who underthe fpecious names of the Reformedand Primitive Church, endeavour-ed to revive fome ancient Canons ,which now for many ages have notbeen obfervd ; and gave themfelvesthe liberty to condemn the practices,and cuflomes authorizd by the Church,of remifnefs, and abufe; fince it be-longs onely to the Church, accordingto thediverfity of times, and of occa-sions, to make new regulations, in itsGovernment and Difcipline, withouttouching the capital points, that
The history of the League. . ime ofClovu : which is juft the fame thingthat certain Enthuiiafts fometimes haveattempted in the Church, who underthe fpecious names of the Reformedand Primitive Church, endeavour-ed to revive fome ancient Canons ,which now for many ages have notbeen obfervd ; and gave themfelvesthe liberty to condemn the practices,and cuflomes authorizd by the Church,of remifnefs, and abufe; fince it be-longs onely to the Church, accordingto thediverfity of times, and of occa-sions, to make new regulations, in itsGovernment and Difcipline, withouttouching the capital points, that re-late to the Eflentials of Religion. To conclude, from the tqurth Arti-cle to the twelfth, there are yifibleall the marks,and the fouled charactersof a Rebellion, formd and undertakenagainft their Prince, particularly wherethere is promisd an exaft obediencein all things, to the Head, whom theyiliall eled; and that they will employtheir lives and fortunes in his fervice ;that in all Provinces they will levyJD 2 Souldiers,. The Hiftory of the League. Souldiers, and raife money, for thefopport of the common caufe ; andthat all thofe who ihall declare them-felves againft the League, ihall be vi-goroufly profecuted by the Aflbciates,who {hall revenge themfelves withoutexception of perfon; which in. thetrue meaning, is no other thing, thanthe fetting up a fecond King in Franceinoppofition to the firft; againft whomthey eng^gd themfelves to take Armsin thele terrible words, without ex-ception ofperfcn, in cafe he fhould goabout to hinder fo criminal an ufiirpa-tion of his Royal Authority. Such was the Copy of the League,in thofe twrelve Articles which werePrinted and difpersd through all Chri-ftendom, as we are informed by anAuthour who was contemporary to it;and has given it at large, in his Hiftoryof the War under Henry the Fourth :But being conceived in certain termswhich are too bold, and which mani-feftly {hock the Royal Majefty, Mon-fieur <T Humieres a prudent man, re-duc
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