Page:Cu31924104036037.djvu/17

Rh very kind Reception of Two of the Traitors at Rome, by the Preferment of One in the Pope's own Court, and by inerting Two others, executed for it into the Jeuits, Catalogue of Englih Martyrs, invoking one of them among their interceding Saints, and valuing the Straw on which his Body lay, as a Relique of great Price? They who act o, put too much upon us, when requiring our Belief, that Abhorrence of the Guilt makes any part of their Grie fuponGrief upon [sic] this Occaion. Till therefore they think fit to give ome other ort of Tetimonies; we mut have Leave to upect, that uch Men condemn this Treaon, as a true Popih Spirit does the Maacre of Paris, for being done by halves, and not anwering its purpoe.

Happy however it is for Us, that One above, whoe Judgment is always right, declared the Detetation of the impious Attempt, by deteting, and, as on this Day, utterly defeating it. Happy, that he hath ever ince continued, to hew the Snares of thee ungodly in pieces. For I cannot think we do them any Wrong, by apprehending the ame Hand more or les concerned, in all the Mieries and Confuion of this Kingdom ever ince. They apppear but too manifetly never to have wanted the Will, though (God be praied) they have often wanted the Power, to embroil and enlave us. When they imagined themelves in Poeion of That alo, what Improvement they made of the Opportunity, by abuing the miguided Zeal of an unfortunate Prince, I delight not, and indeed I need not, to put you in remembrance. Your elves both felt the Fear, and aw the Danger. Of which I now deire to make no other Ue, than that of exciting your Thankfulnes for the Deliverance. For, that the Fifth of November might hine with double Lutre, on It our Religious and Civil Rh