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Rh, that is, for our conscience, which wholly turns upon political considerations.

The catholicks are willing to acknowledge the king's supremacy, whenever their brethren the dissenters shall please to show them an example.

Farther, the catholicks, whenever their religion shall come to be the national established faith, are willing to undergo the same test offered by the author already quoted. His words are these: "To end this debate, by putting it upon a foot, which I hope will appear to every impartial person, a fair and equitable one: we catholicks propose, with submission to the proper judges, that effectual security be taken against persecution, by obliging all who are admitted into places of powxr and trust, whatever their religious profession be, in the most solemn manner to disclaim persecuting principles." It is hoped the publick will take notice of these words, whatever their religious profession be; which plainly include the catholicks; and for which we return thanks to our dissenting brethren.

And whereas it is objected by those of the established church, that if the schismaticks and fanaticks were once put into a capacity of possessing civil and military employments, they would never be at ease, till they had raised their own way of worship into the national religion, through all his majesty's dominions, equal with the true orthodox Scottish kirk; which when they had once brought to pass, they would no more allow liberty of conscience to episcopal dissenters, than they did in the time of the great English rebellion, and in the succeeding fanatick anarchy, till the king was restored. Rh