Thomas
Taylor
's
Solemn
Declaration
To
Clear
himself
from
that
Wicked
Aspersion
of
being
a
Jesuit
,
and
from
Popery
,
&c.
I
Thomas
Taylor
do
in
the
Presence
of
Almighty
God
,
Solemnly
Profess
,
and
in
good
Conscience
Declare
,
It
is
my
Real
Judgment
,
That
the
Church
of
Rome
is
not
the
Church
of
Christ
,
nor
the
Pope
or
Bishop
of
Rome
Christ's
Vicar
,
and
that
his
or
her
Doctrines
of
deposing
Heretical
Princes
,
and
absolving
their
Subjects
of
their
Obedience
,
of
Purgatory
and
Prayers
for
the
Dead
,
of
Indulgencies
and
Worshipping
of
Images
,
of
Adoring
and
Praying
to
the
Virgin
Mary
,
and
other
Saints
Deceased
;
and
of
Transubstantiation
or
Changing
the
Elements
of
Bread
and
Wine
into
the
Body
and
Blood
of
Christ
,
at
or
after
the
Consecration
thereof
by
any
Person
whatsoever
:
Are
False
,
Erroneous
,
and
Contrary
to
the
Truth
of
God
declared
in
the
Holy
Scriptures
.
And
therefore
the
Communion
of
the
said
Church
is
Superstitious
and
Idolatrous
.
And
I
do
likewise
Sincerely
Testifie
and
Declare
,
That
I
do
,
from
the
bottom
of
my
Heart
,
Detest
and
Abhor
all
Plots
and
Conspiracies
,
that
are
or
may
be
Contrived
against
the
King
,
Parliament
,
or
People
of
this
Realm
.
And
I
do
hereby
Faithfully
Promise
,
with
God's
help
,
to
Live
a
Sober
and
Peaceable
Life
,
as
becometh
a
good
Christian
and
Protestant
to
do
.
And
all
this
I
do
Acknowledge
,
Intend
,
Declare
and
Subscribe
,
without
any
Equivocation
,
or
Mental
Reservation
,
according
to
the
True
Plainness
,
Simplicity
,
and
usual
Signification
of
the
words
.
Stafford
the
7th
of
the
4th
Month
,
1679.
Witness
my
Hand
Thomas
Taylor
.
Dear
George
Whitehead
,
THY
Labour
of
Love
in
this
present
Business
of
mine
,
and
the
Truths
,
is
kindly
Received
,
and
the
Reward
rests
with
thee
in
thy
own
Bosom
,
where
our
Heavenly
Father
abundantly
Answers
and
Satisfies
his
Children
in
and
for
all
their
Services
for
his
Names
sake
;
So
be
it
.
I
have
here
enclosed
,
sent
,
subscribed
my
Testimony
(
as
Friends
have
given
)
against
Popery
,
to
shew
as
need
is
,
in
the
Lord's
Power
and
Patience
I
shall
overcome
all
;
for
so
from
the
beginning
has
been
our
Victory
;
having
done
what
,
in
the
Light
,
the
Lord
hath
given
us
to
see
to
be
our
Duty
;
to
leave
all
to
him
whom
both
the
Winds
and
Seas
Obey
.
In
whose
Dear
Peace
,
with
Tender
Love
to
thee
,
thy
Wife
and
all
Friends
,
with
Prayers
to
the
Lord
for
his
Presence
and
Assistance
with
you
in
all
your
Holy
Affairs
at
this
and
all
times
,
with
his
Protection
over
you
,
Rests
Stafford
,
the
7th
of
the
4th
Month
,
1679.
Thine
Dearly
in
Christ
Jesus
Thomas
Taylor
.