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Show Truth refcued from Impofture. VoL. I, V. 11'/mber it be the Intere}l gf tbe Englilh Nation ra fubjd/ her fe!f to a Toak? Confidering rbe incomJnrnble bloody JW.,iffncres ;{ tk·1' Sort {f jiM~: it1 {everal Reigns, with the jpiritual TyrttRifJ jhe f!JO" nng upon 'Jtr e'J, bicb muft end iJttbe draining of her People to enncb the Papacy, wbho mohke ~ fi d mental Maxim That the Enriching of the Church (or rat er t .e i~a o::rifuing of the Pe~ple) is the SeCuring of it: ~or Suulars (the Lu· t r bein impoverijh'J, OS of old, tbe C/!Jircb-f!orty Will ba.ve tb~ Treafury~ y d ~ tl the triumphing Power tn tbur Hands, which bnngs t? the =~ci:~: PJ::;/cy ofPopes, viz. Se11i11g ibeir Ftet upon tbe Neckr ofPnn!es. VI. And la!lly, Whether the Dejign of Poper1 be nor on urur Dt}lrullion f .u true an~olid Rtligion, and the lf!trOJu[ltOil oj Forl!labty and Superjl1· ~ion 10 tlJe in ecuring of civil Jiurborrty, and pmtng the Peoples Judgment inro'rbe Prie 1 Jnqui./ition ? Since the moft 1gnorant ~nd carelefs, or th.e moft virious and propbane, aregeneral.ly fou!ld to be thetr Proftly~es; Thea Rs :l: fi:·: ry( b] Reafon of its Lamude m Potnt of lndu!gtnce) betng an open jor refuge to aU loofe and debaurlld Lit.•ers. (L' TRUTH refcued from IMPOSTURE. OR A Brief R I! p L y to a meer Rhapfody of Lies, Folly, and Slander ; llut a pretended .An{ovtr to the Tryal of W. PENN, and W. MEAD, &c. ;..rit and fubfcrib'd, S. S. By a profetS'd Enemy to Oppreffion, W. P. .A. Fooft Lzps enter into Contention, and his Mouth calleth for Strokes, Prov. rS. 6. c F I' B k A Whip for the Horfe, a Bridle for tbt Ajs, and a Rod ,or !he oo s ac , Prov. 26. 3· To the READER. • I Take him to be an unbflppy M~n, that kn?WS not an Er.e.my.uporl ' Earth · and therefore judge my fetf not a lade happy to be fo 11l re' ~uted by S. S. that, of all Men, I ha\'e Reafon to believe one of the mofr ' mfamour. Yet, that I may be juft to him, JS well JS to my felf, 1 do ' befeech the Ret~der, firlt to perufe his Fard!e of Impoftures, and ~bu~c, ' before thou read'ft me, left thou fhould'~ think I. h.ave wro,ng'd h.tm ~~ ' Citation : So fturrilous, fo fo!fe, and wllhtJI fo rzduulous t! he, rn hu ' whole conceited Enterprize, that hut a little Charity would m:~ke ~ne ' think, that no Man could be fo great an Enemy to T~11tb, and to Hutt- ; ~e!~rely, his Fondnefs of beihg in Print wh?llY blinded his D~fcretion, ' or elfe methinks he would have ftopp'd to glve fo great an Ev1dence of ~ ~istn(;:y~ouid have thought it Impudence enough, to aEI; fu~h T)rannt ' withont an Apology to defend it. But a.s that's .an Aggravation of h1s ~ Guilt; fo let rbe MaR remember, that Luera fcrtpta maner. Vo.r.: t Truth r1fnk• frgm ,.Jmpofture.L • I know It well becomes his Fronr, and every Pm thereof bealS exaaty 16..,. • his Refemblance. . ·. ~ • 'Tis Pity but all the PtDptt•, Ewemitt lbould give as 'roift G1ounds ~f - • their Abufe, of, th.em, aud their Laws •. as this M.m has d9ne. , ' I am concern d In a doublo Senk I Fu.ft, in Defence of mr Omfcie!fce ' and therein, the Ll6erties of my Oounrry. And n'ex't, of the .Reil11tdt{"'; • of my deu<ifed Fntb.r, by him injur'd, beyond the In!hlnce qf a Pnt<· ' Jent, or A11owance of an Excufe. ' Being then thus boiileroufly attack'd in my Rdigiotn, CiVil and J\"~4' ,tu~IJ! ' Capacity, let not any wonder, that I employ rhe Force dr all to my ju,ft ' Defence ; And if I have fo much Credh with the Ruder, believe me 1 • will (without the leatt Scruple) give him his tomplear Weight im¢ ~tJ. 'fur~: For I defire ~ot ~o hold ,my Life or Libtr(J on better Tetms, tJJ,an • whoift I am bold to JU!hfy the Truth, at any Colt, againft the fal,fe ~nd ' peevlih E./Jays of her .Atlverfa!'Jei. . \. TR UT.H refcued from IMPOSTuu; &(. l PART I. I Have to do with one, who d~res to profefs himfelf a Potriot, ond_rh:(! .of fo great !mponance to hos Country, as on his happy Cry of ( jlll?u >toll Reg11• f•nr•,.:Pag. ·I.) the Safety of King aqd Kingdom have their fl).'• Dependence. 1 But, as I am petfbaded, that Piece of Arroganty was uncxpeae~ by moft, and his l~Jbillty roo notorious, to admit any the le:Jft Jealoufr. of • fuch an Enterpn%e ; fo has he given r~e gr~tett St;oak i~nable to l}im .. .felf, and thofe he would feem tO' vindicate, 1n offenng at. the 20or ~uahr(: for whom his Weaknifs maA:es fufficient .Apology; and amongft them, I a.q; ·not the lea(t that ought to account my felf indebted. The fecond Difcovery of himfelf is nor lefs Oncharita6!e, th:Jn the firif Wat Proud and ImpMdent. He does not only take occafion to full mo!Hoolilhly u~ott our Trial ~ht :tS unwar~:lDtably beli~ves 't~as I that wric it; hut fhou1~ I gtanr hi~ 1o much FaJtb (for I believe bmt to hove littk, Page 1.) I !hall appeal to all im.Qa~tial Men_. if a bare ConjeEl:ure (and more he proves not) be Ground fuffic1ent for him to vent fo many rank Refl.eflion•, and that not only upon my felf, but my dma(ed Farbtr: It eirher ar~ues he had better fhtelllgence in the following Pages, or that his Defire l iboulcf be .Autbur o£ it had changed his Ftrirh into a[tm:ied Ceit11inty, which gives fufficlent Tefti:. mony of his Prejudice. · .And as if he thOught there might have been another WiOiam Penn, th~t rn1ght be aA whole ~1111ker, he is ple:tfed to diftinguilh.me from him With thi!-.diminutive Expreffion, of Wil/i11m PeltJI the Half !<uahr, thereb}r inti .. maung how. much W?rfe he fufl'po~es Half !!._udk.er.r than Whole Ones ~ fOr none can thtnk he fa1d fo Qut of Kmdneft to me, when his Difcourre not only tingles me out for 3ll Abofe; but, ~as not contented Wir'l). rhat difr turlis.my Father's Grave wfth his forg'd Afperfions, and then pla.ces'tbem to my .Account. Eut whilft I think no't my felf a little injured by his fcurrllous .EPilfMt (helie~ing b_e meant, I war nor a Jincer~, but fnlertjl"td 11n4 /urliultnt 0~) f hearuly reJoyce,_ thlft out ·of bu own Moutb fie bar ju.fti}led 111) FriMd!t. bf prefernng an l~tllre :Luaker, before all HafA ar · 0 u; yet Jt1 an Half One be fo fatal, and heaVy on tb~ Shovld;ts !ll'l, t/14t t~? ~o force dare to own thrir o:tDJI .4polal;es, haw dre . . qn JV'bql~ Q~l be . He fay• in thls ·Expreffrt>n !0 mucti for \)s; mat ho f<atcely Mc4s mp,e againft himfelf. · • · · · - |