The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant . at Numbers of theLaity in a very tender Part, I fhould think it noDifhonour for the feveral Corporations in England,as well as for the Officers of the Army, Navy, Cu-ftoms, and Excile, who are more peculiarly concerned,to join their Inter efts in petitioning the Legiflature forfuch Relief. And I flatter my felf, that the wife andtemperate Behaviour of the Protectant Diffenters intheir late General Affembly in London ; with thedutiful Regard that they have always fhewn to the Peaceand V/elf are of his Majeftfs Perfon, Family, and
The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant . at Numbers of theLaity in a very tender Part, I fhould think it noDifhonour for the feveral Corporations in England,as well as for the Officers of the Army, Navy, Cu-ftoms, and Excile, who are more peculiarly concerned,to join their Inter efts in petitioning the Legiflature forfuch Relief. And I flatter my felf, that the wife andtemperate Behaviour of the Protectant Diffenters intheir late General Affembly in London ; with thedutiful Regard that they have always fhewn to the Peaceand V/elf are of his Majeftfs Perfon, Family, and Go-vernment, will not fail to recommend them to the RoyalProtetlion and Favour, and thai his most Excel-lent Majesty, in Imitation of his Glorious Prede-ieffor King Wiillam III. will in a proper Time re-commend it to his Parliament to Jlrengthen his Admi-niftration, by taking off thofe Rejlraints which at pre-fcnt difable his Proteftant Diflenting Subjects from/having their Zeal in the Service of their King andCountry. London, Daniel Neal. March 6, 1732-3. THE. THE HISTORY O F T H E PURITANS ************************* ****** ******** ******& VOL. II. %*********«******^***;*******te**************K« C H A P. L From the Death of §>ueen Elizabeth to thtDeath of Archbifhop Bancroft. l&&m&*. HE Rcya! Houfe of the Stuarts k\*£.has not been more calamitous to the James UEngli/h Church and Nation, in the ^f °Jvmale Dcfcendants, than fuccefsful ar,d^X^ff- glorious in the female i The four Kings Houre 6f^ of this Line while in Power, were//;«?declared Enemies of our civil Conftituiion ; they go*-Stuar*<jvernd without Law, levied Taxes by the Preroga-tive, and endeavoured to put an End to the Very Be-ing of Parliaments. With regard to Religion ; thetwo firft were neither found Proteflants nor good Ca-tholicks, but were for reconciling the two Religions,and meeting the Papifts half way ; but the two laftVol. II, B wenc
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