Aerius Redivivus, or the History of the Presbyterians

Excerpt from Aerius Redivivus, or the History of the Presbyterians: Containing the Beginnings, Progress and Successes of That Active Sect, Their Oppositions to Monarchical and Episcopal Government, Their Innovations in the Church There were the firft feeds of thofe dangerous, Dofirines, and moż unwarrantable praaices,which afterwards brought forth fuch fad effeé'ts toward the latter end of the3jewilh State, when the Pharil'ees began to draw'unto themfelves the managing of all affairs, both Sacred and Civil. They were notignorant of that high difpleafure which God had' manifefily {hewn againfi the principal Authors of that firfl: Sedition, who under the pretence of regulating the Authority of his two Chief Miniżers, had put a bażie, as it were, upon God himfelf, whofe Servants and Minil'ters they were. The Phaiiifees therefore were content, that; both the chief-prież and the Supreme Prince {hould Hill. Pre'ferve their rank, and fiation,as in former times; bur {0, that neither of them {hould be able to a& of weight and moment, but as direéted by their inżuenced by their affiżance. For the obtaining of which point, what arts they ufed, what praélices they fer on foot, and by what artifices they prevailed upon mens afi feé'tions; as alfo into what calamities they plunged that Nation by the abure of their Authority, having once oh rained it, {hall be laid down at large in the following Hi Frory. All the particulars whereof, the Reader is defired to obferve difiinéily, that he may fee how punflually the Presbyterians of our times have played the Phari fees; as well in the getting of their power by Ież'en mg the Authority both of Prince and Prelate, as in ex afpe'rating the people to a dangerous War for the de żrnżion of them both; the calling in of Foreign forces to abet their quarrel; the frafiions and divifions amonglt themfelvcss and the mofi woful Defolation which they have brought upon ithe happież: and molt żourilhing Church which the Sun of Righteouhiefs ever {hined on {ince the Primitive times. Nee oemm ow nee lac lath. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.