A declaration or test to distinguish Protestant dissenters, from papists, and popish recusants This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A54127 of text R218211 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing P1272). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A54127 Wing P1272 ESTC R218211 99829822 99829822 34266 2240860787

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A54127) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 34266) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2011:06) A declaration or test to distinguish Protestant dissenters, from papists, and popish recusants Penn, William, 1644-1718, attributed name. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1680?] Attributed by Wing to William Penn; attribution questioned by Smith. Imprint from Wing. Reproduction of the original at the Harvard University Library. eng Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800. eebo A declaration or test to distinguish Protestant dissenters, from papists, and popish recusants. [no entry] 1680 1 540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2005-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2005-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2005-09 Sampled and proofread 2005-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Declaration or TEST To Distinguish PROTESTANT DISSENTERS , FROM PAPISTS , and POPISH RECUSANTS .

I A. B. Do solemnly in the Presence of God , and in my Conscience , Profess , Testify and Declare , that I do not believe that the Church of ROME , or PAPAL CHURCH , is the True Church , out of which , there is no Salvation ; Or that the POPE , or Chief Bishop of ROME , is Christs Vicar or Vicegerent on Earth . Or that He , or the See of ROME jointly or severally , is Head of , or hath any Supremacy over the True CATHOLICK CHURCH in General , or my self in Particular . Or is sole or chief Judge in Spiritual Matters , or of the Sense of the Holy Scriptures . Or that the POPE or his Priests have power to Pardon Sins , past , present , or to come .

And I do believe , That at , or after the Priests pronouncing his words of Consecration upon the Elements of BREAD and WINE , commonly called the Sacrament of the Lords Supper , or Sacrament of the Altar , there is not any Transubstantiation , nor any part of the Substance of the Bread or Wine changed into Flesh or Blood of CHRIST . And that the Sacrifice of the MASS , and the Use of , Adoring and Bowing to Crucifixes , Pictures and Images in Worship ; As also , that the Invocation and Adoration of the Virgin MARY , or any other Saint or Angel , and Prayers to and for the Dead , are Practices Erroneous , Superstitious and Idolatrous , and contrary to the Truth of the Holy Scriptures . I Believe there is no Mediator between GOD and MAN , but CHRIST JESUS only the Lord of Life and Glory .

And I do further Believe , That neither the POPE , nor any other , by or under his Authority , hath any Power to Depose PRINCES , or to Absolve their Subjects of their Allegiance on any account whatsoever . Or hath Power to Authorize , or give Leave to Me , or any other Subject of this Realm whatsoever , to PLOT or Conspire the Hurt of the KINGS Person , His State , Government , or People .

And I do Truly and Sincerely Profess , and in good Conscience Declare , That I Believe KING CHARLES the II. is the Lawful and Rightful KING of this Realm , and of all other His Dominions and Countreys . And I do Promise to be True and Faithful to Him , and His Lawful Successors ; And to live a Sober and Peaceable Life under His and Their Government , as becomes a True Christian , and Protestant Subject .

And I do solemnly in the Presence of GOD , Testifie and Declare , that I make this Declaration , and every part thereof , in the plain and Ordinary Sense of the Words read unto Me , as they are commonly Understood by English Protestants , without any Evasion , Equivocation , or Mental Reservation whatsoever , &c.