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An Impartial

EXAMINATION

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME

O F

Mr. DANIEL NEAL'S Hiftory of the

Puritans.

IN WHICH

The REFLECTIONS of that Author, upon King JAMES I. and King CHARLES I. are proved to be groundless:

His Mifrepresentations of the Conduct of the PRELATES Of thofe Times, fully detected:

And his Numerous Miftakes in HISTORY, and Unfair Way of
quoting his AUTHORITIES, expofed to Publick View.

By ZACHARY GREY, LL. D.
Rector of Houghton-Conqueft in Bedfordshire.

With an APPENDIX, in Answer to two Common,
but Unreasonable Complaints of the Diffenters against the
Eftablish'd Church.

I. That in 1662, They were obliged to fubfcribe to the Review
of the Liturgy, before they could fee it. II. That in King
JAMES II's Time, their Affiftance in writing against the
Papifts, was abfolutely refused by the Licensers of the Prefs.
Τοῦτο ἔν μοι ΣυγΓραφεὺς ἔξω, ἀφοβΘ, ἀδέναςG, ἐλέυ·
περθ, παρρησίας καὶ ἀληθείας φίλΘ' ὡς ὁ κωμικός φησι,
τὰ σύκα σύκα, την σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάτων.

Lucian. Quomodo Hiftoría fcribenda fit,
Edit. Bourdelotii, Parif. 1615.

Fallitur egregio quifquis fub Principe credit
Servitium: nufquam Libertas gratior extat,
Quam fub Rege pio.

LONDON:

Claudian.

Printed for R. GOSLING, at the Mitre and Crown, over against Fetter-Lane End, in Fleetfreet; J. CLARKE, at the Bible, under the Royal Exchange; and W. THURLBOURNE, at Cambridge. M.DCC.XXXVI.

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AN

Impartial Examination

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME

O F

Mr. DANIEL NEAL'S Hiftory of the

Puritans.

HE Second Volume of Mr. Daniel Neal's Hiftory of the Puritans would not probably have made its appearance fo foon, had he, before the Publication of it, read over the accurate Remarks upon his Firft, by a learned Member of the established Church; who, in the Opinion of all unprejudiced Readers, has fully demolished his Scheme, and prov'd almoft to Demonftration, that a violent Attachment to Party, was one, if not the fole Motive, that engag'd him in the revival of a

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