A politique confession of faith: calculated for the meridian of both churches. So as reading each column by it self, it suits with the belief of the most zealous papist, but putting both together, as one line, agrees with the tenets of every good Protestant. Composed for the assistance of weak Catholicks, in the necessary art of equivocation.

A politique confession of faith: calculated for the meridian of both churches. So as reading each column by it self, it suits with the belief of the most zealous papist, but putting both together, as one line, agrees with the tenets of every good Protestant. Composed for the assistance of weak Catholicks, in the necessary art of equivocation. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B04767 of text R9552 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing P2761). 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 B04767 12590174 Wing P2761 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.4[48] ESTC R9552 99891057 ocm99891057 182718 2240904952

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04767) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182718) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A4:2[48]) A politique confession of faith: calculated for the meridian of both churches. So as reading each column by it self, it suits with the belief of the most zealous papist, but putting both together, as one line, agrees with the tenets of every good Protestant. Composed for the assistance of weak Catholicks, in the necessary art of equivocation. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed for Benjamin Harris, in Bell-Ally in Coleman-street, at the sign of the Stationers-Arms., London, : 1673. Verse: "I still will stick ------- To the reformed way ..." Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800. eebo A politique confession of faith: calculated for the meridian of both churches. So as reading each column by it self, it suits with the belief of the m anon 1673 1 386 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. 2008-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-10 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

A Politique CONFESSION OF FAITH : Calculated for the Meridian of both CHURCHES . So as Reading each Column by it self , it Suits with the belief of the most Zealous Papist , but putting both together , as one Line , Agrees with the Tenets of every Good Protestant . Composed for the Assistance of weak Catholicks , in the necessary Art of Equivocation .

Quo teneam Protea Nodo .

I Still will Stick To Catholick Holding for Faith What Rome's Church saith , Beyond whose Pale , All truth doth fail , Doubting , I repair To 's Holiness Chair , And Bow my Knees To Images Where Kings are Head , The Flocks misled To Saints I pray , 'T is the right way , Gods Word I keep , From simple Sheep , And hold no wrong In a strange Tongue Dread Purgatory jayl 'T is no idle Tayl , Prayers , and Pence , May Bail us thence , Priests are Ill-sped , Who dare to Wed , My Creed Consents Seven Sacraments , Where th' Altar's drest , People are Blest , And he 's an Ass Who shuns the Mass To the Reformed way , Adieu , It leads astray ; What Englands Church avows , My Conscience Disallows : Pure Doctrine's only Sown , Where the Popes pow'r men own : To Scriptures Decision , I Answer with Derision ; To the Laws of my Prince , Paying small Reverence ; Subjects are not to blame , To think the Pope Supream : What Worship can be true . That is accounted New : Free from all Superstitions , I defend old Traditions : I' th Common Pray'r , who saith Amen , hath a strange Faith : I value not a Pin , To Act a venial sin : Merits I allow , The People will have it so : Who do Assert Confession , Honour most their Profession : The Cup to 'th Layety , 'T is sure Impiety : Service is scarce Divine , With Table , Bread , and Wine : Who that Communion flies , Is Catholick and Wise ,

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London , Printed for Benjamin Harris , in Bell-Ally in Coleman-street , at the sign of the Stationers-Arms . 1673.