Historical Vindication Part 2, To the reader

Historical Vindication Part 2 · To the reader

To all truely Chriſtian Free-men of England,This Epiſtle ſhould have been printed before the firſt part; but was omitted through haſt. Patrons of Religion, Freedom, Parliaments, who ſhall peruſe this Treatiſe.

Chriſtian Reader,

IT hath been one of the moſt deteſtable Crimes, and higheſt Impeachments againſt the AntichriſtianaaSee the ſeveral Epiſtles of Frederick the … Emperor againſt Pope Gregory the 9, and Innocent the 4 recorded by Matt. Paris, p. 33…. fol. 690. ſparſim. Popes of Rome, that under a Saint-like Religious Pretext of advancing the Church, Cauſe, Kingdom of Jeſus Chriſt, they have for ſome hundred yeers by-paſt, uſurped to themſelves (as ſole Monarchs of the world in the Right of Chriſt, whoſe Vicars they pretend themſelves to be) both by Doctrinal Poſitions and Treaſonable Practiſes, bbSee Extrav. de Ma…oritate & Obedientia: Auguſtinus Triumphus, Bellarminus, Becanus, and others, De Monarchia Romani Pontificis.an abſolute, Soveraign, Tyrannical Power over all Chriſtian Emperours, Kings, Princes of the World (who muſt derive and hold their Crowns from them alone, upon their good behaviours at their pleaſures) not onelyonly to Excommunicate, Cenſure, Judge, Depoſe, Murder, Deſtroy their ſacred Perſons; but likewiſe to diſpoſe of their Crowns, Scepters, Kingdom… and tranſlate them to whom they pleaſe.

In purſuance whereof, they have moſt traiterouſly, wickedly, ſeditiouſly, atheiſtically, preſumed to abſolve their Subjects from all their ſacred Oaths, Homages, natural Allegiance, and due Obedience to them, inſtigated, encouraged, yea, expreſly enjoyned (under pain of interdiction, excommunication, and other cenſures) their own Subjects, (yea own ſons ſometimes) both by their Bulls and Agents, to revolt from, rebel, war againſt, depoſe, dethrone, murder, ſtab, poyſon, deſtroy them by open force, or ſecret conſpiracies: and ſtirred up one Christian King, Realm, State, to invade, infeſt, destroy, uſurp upon another; onelyonly to advance their own antichristian Soveraignties, Uſurpations, Ambition, Rapines, worldly Pompe and Ends: as you may read at leiſure in the Statutes of 25 H. 8. c. 22. 28 H. 8. c. 10. 37 H. 8. c. 17. 13 Eliz. c. 2. 23 Eliz. c. 1. 35 Eliz. c. 2. 3 Jacob. c. 1, 2, 4, 5. 7 Jacob. c. 6. the Emperour Frederick his Epiſtles againſt Pope Gregory the 9. and Innocent the 4. recorded in Matthew Paris, and **Henricus de Knighton, de Eventibus Angliae, l. 2. c. 14, 15.others, Aventinus Annalium Boiorum, Mr. William Tyndal's Practice of Popiſh Prelates, the ſecond Homily upon Whitſunday; the Homilies againſt Diſobedience, and wilful Rebellion; Biſhop Jewels view of a ſeditious Bull; John Bale in his lives of the Roman Pontiffs; Doctor Thomas Bilſon in his true difference between Chriſtian ſubjection, and unchriſtian Rebellion; Doctor John White his Sermon at Paul's Croſs, March 24. 1625. and Defence of the Way, c. 6, 10. Doctor Crakenthorpe of the Popes temporal Monarchy; Biſhop Morton's Proteſtants Apology; Doctor Beard's Theater of Gods Judgements, l. 1. c. 27, 28. Doctor Squire of Antichriſt; John Bodin his Common-wealth, l. 1. c. 9. The learned Morney Lord du Pleſſy, his Myſtery of Iniquity, and Hiſtory of the Papacy. The General History of France. Grimston's Imperial Hiſtory. Matthew Paris; Holinſhed, Speed, Cambden, and others, in the lives of Henry the 3. Queen Elizabeth, and other of our Kings, and hundreds of printed Sermons on the 5 of November.

The principal Inſtruments the Popes imployed of late years, in theſe their unchriſtian Treaſonable Deſignes, have been pragmatical, furious, active Jeſuites, whoſe Society was firſt erected by Ignatius Loyola, (a Spaniard by Birth, but AccSee Maffaeus V…gius & Petrus Ribadeniera in vita Ignatii Loyolae. Heylius Microcoſme, p. 179. SOULDIER by Profeſſion) and confirmed by Pope Paul the 3. Anno 1640, which Order conſiſting onelyonly of ten perſons at firſt, and confined onelyonly to ſixty by this Pope, hath ſo monſtrouſly increaſed by the Popes and Spaniards favours and aſſiſtance (whoſe chief Janizaries, Factors, Intelligencers they are) that in the year 1626.ddSee Lewis. Owen his Jeſuites Looking-glaſs, printed London 1629. the Epiſtle to the Reader, and p. 48 to 58. Jubilaeum, ſive ſpeculum Jeſuiticum, printed 1644. p. 207 to 213. they cauſed the picture of Ignatius their Founder to be cut in Braſs, with a goodly Olive Tree growing (like Jeſſes root) out of his ſide, ſpreading its branches into all Kingdoms and Provinces of the World, where the Jeſuites have any Colledges and Seminaries, with the name of the Province at the foot of the branch, which hath as many leaves as they have Colledges and Reſidencies in that Province; in which leaves, are the names of the Towns and Villages where theſe Colledges are ſituated: round about the Tree are the Pictures of all the illuſtrious Perſons of their Order; and in Ignatius his right hand, there is a Paper, wherein theſe words are ingraven, Ego ſicut Oliva fructifera in domo Dei; taken out of Pſ. 52. 8. which pourtraictures they then printed and publiſhed to the World: wherein they ſet forth the number of their Colledges and Seminaries to be no leſs, then 777. (increaſed to 155 more, by the year 1640.) in all, 932. as they publiſhed in like Pictures & Pageants printed at Antwerp, 1640. In theſe Colledges and Seminaries of theirs, they had then (as they print) 15591 Fellows of their ſociety of Jeſus, beſides the Novices, Scholars, and Lay-brethren of their Order, amounting to neer**And are there not ſome thouſands of them here in England under ſeveral diſguiſes? ten times that number. So infinitely did this evil Weed grow and ſpread it ſelf, within one hundred years after its firſt planting.

What the chief imployments of Ignatius and his numerous ſwarms of Diſciples are in the World, his own Society, at the time of his Canonization for a Romiſh Saint, ſufficiently diſcovered in their painted Pageants, then ſhewed to the people,eeMercure Jeſuite, tom. 1. p. 67. Speculum Jeſuiticum. p. 156. wherein they pourtraied this new Saint holding the whole world in his hand, and fire ſtreaming out forth of his heart, (rather to ſet the whole World on fire by Combuſtions, Wars, Treaſons, Powder-plots, Schiſmes, new State, and old Church-Hereſies, then to enlighten it) with this Motto; VENI IGNEM MITTERE: I came to ſend fire into the world: which the Univerſity of Cracow in Poland objected (amongſt other Articles) againſt them, Anno 1622.

Their number being ſo infinite, and theffSee Lewis Owen his running Regiſter, & his Jeſuited Looking glaſs. The Anatomy of the Engliſh Nunnery at Lisbone. Pope and Spaniard too, having long ſince (byggDe Monarchia Hiſpanica, p. 146, 147, 148, 149, 204, 234, 235, 236, 185, 186. Campanella's advice) erected many Colledges in Rome, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and elſewhere, for Engliſh, Scotiſh, Iriſh Jeſuites, (as well as for ſuch ſecular Prieſts, Friers, Nuns) of purpoſe to promote their deſigns againſt the Proteſtant Princes, Realms, Churches, Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, and to reduce them under their long proſecuted hhSee Thomas Campanella de Monarchia Hiſpaniae. Wa…ſons quodlibets, Cottoni Poſthuma, p. 91. to 107. Cardinal de Oſſets Letters. Arcana Imperii Hiſpanici Delph. 1628. Advice a tous les Eſtat's de Europe, touches les maximes Fundamentales de Government & diſſeiendes Eſpaginols Paris, 1625.UNIVERSAL MONARCHY over them, by Fraud, Policy, Treaſon, inteſtine Diviſions, and Wars, being unable to effect it by their own Power; no doubt of late yeers many hundreds, if not thouſands, of this Society, have crept into England, Scotland and Ireland, lurking under ſeveral Diſguiſes; yea, an whole Colledge of them ſate weekly in counſel, in or neer Weſtminſter, ſome few yeers ſince, under Conne the Popes Nuntio, of purpoſe to embroyle England and Scotland in bloody civil wars, thereby to endanger, ſhake, ſubvert, theſe Realms, and deſtroy the late King (as you may read at large in my Romes Maſter-piece, publiſhed by the Commons ſpecial Order, An. 1643.) who occaſioned, excited, fomented, the firſt and ſecond intended, (but happily prevented) wars between England and Scotland, and after that, the unhappy Differences, Wars, between the King, Parliament, and our three Proteſtant Kingdoms, to bring them to utter deſolation, and extirpate our reformed Religion.

The Kings Forces (in which many of them were Souldiers) after ſome yeers Wars being defeated, thereupon their Father Ignatius being a SOULDIER, and they his Military ſons not a few of themiiSee my Speech in Parliament, p. 107. to 119. and the Hiſtory of Independency. ſecretly inſinuated themſelves as Souldiers, into the Parliaments Army and Forces, (as they had formerly done intokkExact Collection, p. 651, 652, 662, 666, 813, 814, 816, 826, 827, 832, 902, 904, to 920. A Collection of Ordinances, p. 267, 313, 354, 424. the Kings) where they ſo cunningly acted their parts, as extraordinary illuminated, gifted brethren, and grand States-men, that they ſoon leavened many of the Officers, Troopers and common Souldiers, with their dangerous Jeſuitical, State-Politicks, andllSee Putney Projects, the Hiſto…y of Independency, and Armies Declarations, Papers, Propoſals. Practiſes, put them upon ſundry ſtrange deſignes, to new-mould the old Monarchical Government, Parliaments, Church, Miniſters, Laws of England; erecting a New General Councel of Army-Officers and Agitators for that purpoſe; acting more like a Parliament then Souldidiers. And at laſt inſtigated the Army by open force (againſt their Commiſſions, Duties, Oaths, Proteſtations, and Solemne League and Covenant) to Impeach, Impriſon, Seclude, firſt eleven Commoners; then ſome ſix or ſeven Lords; after that, to ſeclude ſeclude the Majority of the Commons Houſe, ſuppreſs the whole Houſe of Lords, deſtroy the King, Parliament, Government, Priviledges, Liberties of the Kingdom and Nation, for whoſe defence they were firſt raiſed, which by no other adverſe power they could effect. This produced new bloody diviſions, animoſities, wars, in and between our three Proteſtant Realms, and Nations; and after with our Proteſtant Allies of the Netherlands, with ſundry heavy monthly Taxes, Exciſes, Oppreſſions, Sales of the Churches, Crownes, and of many Nobles and Gentlemens Lands & Eſtates, to their undoing, our whole Nations impoveriſhing, and diſcontent, an infinite profuſe expence of Treaſure, of Proteſtant blood both by Land & Sea, decay of Trade, with other ſad effects in all our three Kingdoms; yea, ſundry ſucceſſive New changes of our publique Government, made by the Army-Officers, (who are ſtill ringing the changes) according to Campanella's and Parſons Platforms. So that if fire may be certainly diſcerned by the ſmoke, or the tree commonly known by its fruit, as the Truth it ſelf reſolves, Mat…h. 12. 33. we may truly cry out to all our Rulers, as the Jews did once to the Rulers of Theſſa…onica, in another caſe, Act. 17. 6. THOSE (Jeſuites) WHO HAVE TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN, ARE COME HITHER ALSO, and have turned our Kingdoms, Kings, Peers, Monarchy, Parliaments, Government, Laws, Liberties, (yea, and our Church and Religion too, in a great meaſure) UPSIDE DOWNE, even by thoſe very Perſons, who were purpoſely raiſed, commiſſioned, waged, engaged by Proteſtations, Covenants, Vows, Oathes, Laws, Allegiance and Duty, to protect them from theſe Jeſuitical Innovations and ſubverſions.

Thoſe who will take the pains to peruſe all or any of theſe ſeveral printed Books (moſt of them very well worth their reading) written againſt the Jeſuites and their Practiſes as well by Papists as Proteſtants, as namely, Fides Jeſu & Jeſuitarum, printed 1573. Doctrinae Jeſuiticae praecipua capita, Delph. 1589. Aphoriſmi Doctrinae Jeſuiticae. 1608. Cambitonius, De Studiis Jeſuitarum abſtruſioribus. Anno 1609. Jacobus Thuanus Paſſages of the Jeſuites. Hiſt. l. 69, 79, 83, 94, 95, 96, 108, 110, 114, 116, 119, 121, 124, 126, 129, 131, 132, 134, 136, 137, 138. Emanuel Meteranus his Paſſages of them. Belgicae Hiſt. l. 9, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, to 34. Willielmus Baudartius, Continuation Meterani, l. 37, 38, 39, 40. Donatus Weſagus, Fides Jeſu & Jeſuitarum, 1610. Characteres Jeſuiticae, in ſeveral Tomes. Elias Huſenmullerus, Hiſtoria Jeſuitici Ordinis, Anno 1605. Speculum ſive Theoria Doctrinae Jeſuiticae, necnon Praxis Jeſuitaram, 1608. Paſquier his Jeſuite diſplayed. Petrus de Wangen, Phyſiognomia Jeſuitica, 1610. Chriſtopherus Pelargus, his Novus Jeſuitiſmus. Franciſcus de Verone, his Jeſuitiſmus Sicarius, 1611. Narratio de proditione Ieſuitarum in Magnae Brit. Regem, 1607. Conſilium de Jeſuitis Regno Poloniae ejiciendis. The Acts of the States of Rhetia, Anno 1561, and 1612. for baniſhing the Jeſuites wholly out of their Territories, NE STATUS POLITICUS TURBARETUR, &c. mentioned by Fortunatus Sprecherus, Palladis Rheticae, l. 6. p. 251, 273. Melchior Valcius, his Furiae Gretzero, &c. remiſſae, 1611. Cenſura Jeſuitarum, Articuli Jeſuitarum, cum commonefactione illis oppoſita, Anti-Jeſuites, au Roy, par. 1611. Variae Doctorum Theologorum Theſes adverſus quaedam Jeſuitica Dogmata. The Remonſtrance of the Parliament of Paris to Henry the Great againſt the Re-eſtabliſhment of the Jeſuites; And their Cenſure of Mariana his Book, to be publickly burnt, printed in French, 1610. recited in the**p. 1180, to 1184. and Continuation, p. 26, to 60. General History of France, in Lewis 13. his life, and Peter Matthew, l. 6. par. 3. Hiſtoria Franciae. Variae Facultatis Theologiae & Curiae Pariſienſis, quam aliorum opuſcula, decreta & Cenſurae contra Jeſuitas, Paris 1612. Conradus Deckerus de proprietatibus Jeſuitarum, 1611. Quaerelarum inclyti Regni Hungariae adverſus corruptelas Jeſuiticas defenſio. Lucas Oſiander, his warning about the Jeſuites bloody Plot, Han. 1614. Jeſuitarum per unitas Belgii Provincias Negotiatio, Anno 1616. Rodulphus Hoſpinianus, Hiſtoria Jeſuitica, 1619. Bogermannus his Catechiſmus Jeſuiticus. Ludovicus Lucius, Hiſtoria Jeſuitica, Baſil. 1627. Arcana Imperii Hiſpanici, 1628. Mercure Jeſuite, in ſeveral Tomes, Geneve 1626. De Conſcientia Jeſuitarum, tractat. Cenſura ſacrae Theologiae Pariſienſis, in librum qui inſcribitur, Antonii Sanctarelli ſocietatis Jeſu, de Haereſi, Schiſmate & Apoſtatia, &c. Paris, 1626. Anti-Cotton; Ioannes Henricius, Deliberatio de compeſcendo perpetuo crudeli Conatu Jeſuitarum, Fran. 1633. A Proclamation of the States of the united Provinces, Anno 1612. And another Proclamation of theirs: with two more Proclamations of the Proteſtant States of the Marqueſate of Moravia, for the baniſhing of the Ieſuites, London 1629. Alfonſi de Vargas Toletani, Relatio ad Reges & Principes Chriſtianos, De Stratagematis & Sophiſmatis Politicis Societatis Ieſu, ad Monarchiam Orbis terrarum ſibi conficiendam: in qua Ieſuitarum erga Reges & Populos optimè de ſe meritos infidelitas, erga que ipſum Pontificem perfidia, contumacia, & IN FIDEI REBUS NOVANDI LIBIDO, illuſtribus documentis comprobatur, Anno 1641. Iubilaeum, ſive Speculum Ieſuiticum, exhibens PRAECIPUA JESUITARUM SCELERA, MOLITIONES, INNOVATIONES, FRAUDES, IMPOSTURAS, ET MENDACIA, CONTRA STATUM ECCLESIASTICUM POLITICUMQUE, in & extra EUROPEUM ORBEM; primo hoc centenario, confirmati illius Ordinis INSTITUTA ET PERPETRATA, ex variis Hiſtoriis, inprimis vero pontificiis collecta, Anno 1644. (a piece worth peruſing) Or elſe will but caſt their eyes upon our own fore-cited Statutes, and the **Now out of date.Proclamations of Queen Elizabeth, King Iames, and King Charles againſt Ieſuites, and Seminary-Prieſts. A brief Diſcovery of Doctor Allens ſedicious Drifts, London 1588. Charles Paget (a Seminary Prieſt) his Anſwer to Dolman, concerning the ſucceſſion of the Engliſh Crown, 1601. William Watſon (a Secular Prieſt) his Dedacordon or Quodlibets, printed 1602. now very well worthy all Proteſtants reading. A Letter of A. C. to his Diſ-Ieſuited Kinſman, concerning the Jeſuites, London 1602. Romiſh Poſitions and Practiſes for Rebellion, London 1605. The Arraignment of Traytors, London 1605. Iohn King Biſhop of London, his Sermons on November 5. 1607, 1608. King Iames his Conjuratio Sulphurea, Apologia pro Juramento fidelitatis: & Reſponſio ad Epistolam Cardinalis Peronii. An Exact Diſcovery of the chief Myſteries of the Ieſuitical iniquity: and, The Ieſuites ſecret Conſultations; both printed London 1619. William Craſhaw his Ieſuites Goſpel, London 1621. William Feak of the Doctrine and Practice of the Society of Jeſus, London 1630. The many printed Sermons of Doctor John White, Biſhop Lake, Biſhop Andrews, Doctor Donne, Doctor Featly, Doctor Clerk, and others, preached on the fifth of November. Lewis Owen his running Regiſter, London 1626. His unmasking of all Popiſh Monkes and Jeſuites, 1628. And his Jeſuites Looking-Glaſs, London, 1629. John Gee, his Foot out of the Snare, &c. London, 1624. with the Jeſuitical Plots diſcovered in my Romes Master-piece; and, Hidden works of darkneſs brought to publick Light, London 1645. ſhall ſee the Jeſuites and their Seminaries charged with, convinced of, and condemned for theſe enſuing Seditious, Treaſonable, Antimonarchical, Anarchical Poſitions and Practiſes; for which their Society hath by publick Acts and Proclamations been ſeveral times baniſhed out of Hungaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Poland, the Low Countries Rhetia, France, Tranſilvania, Sweden, Denmark, the Palatinate, Venice, Aethiopia, Japan and Turkey, as well as out of England, Scotland and Ireland, as moſt inſufferable Pests and Traytors; in many of which they have yet gotten footing again.

1. That at leaſt fifty ſeveral prime Authors of that infernal Society of Jeſus, in ſeveral printed Books (which you ſhall finde ſpecified in Doctor John Whites Defence of the Way, c. 5. 10. Aphoriſmi Jeſuitarum: Jubilaeum, or, Speculum Jeſuiticum, p. 187, 188. and the Appendix to my Fourth part of the Soveraign power of Parliaments, p. 187, 188.) have dogmatically maintained; That the Pope hath abſolute power, not onelyonly to excommunicate, but judicially to ſuſpend, mulct with temporal penalties, depoſe, dethrone, PUT TO DEATH, and destroy any Chriſtian Emperours, Kings, Princes, Potentates, by open Sentence, War, Force, ſecret Conſpiracies, or private Aſſiaſſinations, and to give away their Crownes and Dominions to whoever will invade them, by Treaſon or Rebellion, at the Popes command: and that in caſes of Hereſie, Schiſme, Diſobedience to, Rebellion againſt the Pope, or See of Rome, Male-adminiſtration, refuſal to defend the Pope or Church againſt her adverſaries, Inſufficiency to Govern, Negligence, Tyranny, Exceſſes, Abuſes in Government, Incorrigibility, Vitiouſneſs of Life, and mmQuando eorum malitia hoc exigit & Reipub. vel Eccleſiae NECESSITAS ſic requiri… Speculum Jeſuiticum, p. 168, 169, 170. Mercure Jeſuite, Part 1. p. 884, 885.NECESSITY OF THE PUBLICK GOOD, OR SAFETY OF THE CHURCH, STATE, OR CAUSE OF GOD; as Antonius Sanctarellus the Jeſuite particularly defines, in his Book De Haereſibus, Schiſmatibus, &c. printed in Rome it ſelf, Anno 1625. who affirms it to be, multum aequum & Reipublicae expediens, ut ſit aliquis ſupremus Monarcha, qui Regum hujuſmodi exceſſus poſſit corrigere, & DE IPSIS JUSTITIAM MINISTRARE: ſicut PETRO conceſſa fuit faultas PUNIENDI PAENA TEMPORALI, imo etiam, PAENA MORTIS, DICTAS PERSONAS AD ALIORUM CORRECTIONEM & EXEMPLUM. (Whether the Erection, Title of, and proceedings againſt our beheaded King, in the late miſ-named High Court of Juſtice, had not their Original from hence; and whether the Army-Officers derived not their very phraſe,nnSee their Remonſtrance from St. Albons 16 Nov. 1648. and other Papers ſince. of bringing the King TO JUSTICE, with their pretended NECESSITY OF PUBLICK GOOD AND SAFETY, for it, from theſe very Jeſuites, or their Agents in the Army; let themſelves, the whole Kingdom, and all Wiſemen now conſider.) Moreover, ſome of theſe fifty Authors, (as Robert Parſons the Engliſh Ieſuite in his Philopater, Sect. 2. and De Officio Principis Chriſtiani, chap. 5. affirm, That the whole School both of (their) Divines & Lawyers, make it a Poſition certain and undoubtedly to be believed, That if any Chriſtian Prince whatſoever, ſhall manifeſtly turn from the Roman Catholick Religion, or deſire, or ſeek to reclaim others from the ſame; or but favour, or ſhew countenance to an Heretick (as they deem all Proteſtants, and Diſſenters from the See of Rome in any punctilio, ſuch) HE PRESENTLY FALLETH FROM, AND LOSETH ALL PRINCELY POWER AND DIGNITY; and that BY VERTUE AND POWER OF THE LAW IT SELF, BOTH DIVINE AND HUMANE, EVEN BEFORE ANY SENTENCE PRONOUNCED AGAINST HIM BY THE SUPREAM PASTOR AND JUDGE, That thereby his Subjects are abſolved from ALL OATHES AND BONDS OF ALLEGIANCE TO HIM AS TO THEIR LAWFUL PRINCE. Nay, that they BOTH MAY AND OUGHT (**See Watſons Quodlibets, p. 295, &c. PROVIDED THEY HAVE COMPETENT POWER AND FORCE) TO CAST OUT SUCH A PRINCE FROM BEARING RULE AMONGST CHRISTIANS, as an Apoſtate, an Heretick, a Back-ſlider, a Revolter from our Lord Ieſus Chriſt, AND AN ENEMY TO HIS OWN ESTATE AND COMMONWEALTH; leſt perhaps he might infect others, or by his example or command, turn them from the faith. And that the Kingdom of ſuch an Heretick or Prince, is to be beſtowed at the pleaſure of the Pope, with whom the people UPON PAIN OF DAMNATION, ARE TO TAKE PART, AND FIGHT AGAINST THEIR SOVERAIGN. Out of which deteſtable, treaſonable Concluſions, moſt Treaſons and Rebellions of late times have riſen in the Chriſtian World; and the firſt ſmoke of the Gunpowder Treaſon too, as Iohn Speed obſerves in his Hiſtory of Great Britaine, p. 1250.

2. That the Ieſuites have frequently put theſe treaſonable Seditious, Antimonarchical, Jeſuitical, damnable Doctrines into practice, as well againſt ſome Popiſh, as againſt Proteſtant King, Queen, Princes, States: which they manifeſt,

1. ByooHiſt. Gallica & Belgica l. 1. p. 126. Speculum Jeſuiticum. p. 46. their poyſoning Ione Queen of Navarre, with a pair of deadly perfumed Gloves, onelyonly for favouring the Proteſtants in France, Anno 1572.

2. By their ſuborning and animatingppSee Speculum Jeſuiticum and the General Hiſtory of France in H. 3. Iames Clement, a Dominical Frier, to ſtab King Henry the 3 of France in the belly with a poyſoned Knife, whereof he preſently died, Anno 1589. for which they promiſed this Traytor, a Saintſhip in heaven.

3. By qqSpeculum Jeſuiticum. p. 75.Cammoles the Jeſuites publick juſtification of this Clement, in a Sermon at Paris Anno 1593. wherein he not onelyonly extolled him above all the Saints, for his Treaſon againſt, and murder of Henry the 3. but broke out likewiſe into this further Exclamation to the people: We ought to have ſome Ehud, whether it be A MONKE, or A SOULDIER, or a Varlet, or at leaſt a C…w-herd. For it is neceſſary, that at leaſt we ſhould have ſome Ehud. This ONE THING ONELYONLY YET REMAINS BEHINDE: FOR THEN WE SHALL COMPOSE ALL OUR AFFAIRS VERY WELL, AND AT LAST BRING THEM TO A DESIRED END. Whereupon by the Jeſuites inſtigation, the ſame year 1593. one Peter Bariere, undertook the aſſaſination of King rrSee the General Hiſtory of France in the life of Hen. 4. and Lewis 13. Speculum Jeſuiticum, p. 77, 80, 126, 235.Henry the 4 of France, which being prevented, and he executed, thereupon they ſuborned and enjoyned one of their own Jeſuitical Diſciples, John Caſtle, a youth of 19 yeers old, to deſtroy this King: who on the 27 of December 1594. intending to ſtab him to the heart, miſſing his aim, wounded him onelyonly in the cheek, and ſtroke out one of his Teeth; for which Treaſonable Act, he was juſtified, applauded, as a renowned Saint and Martyr, by the Jeſuites, in a printed Book or two, publiſhed in commendation of this his undertaking. Yea, Alexander Hay, a Jeſuite privy to Caſtle's villany, uſed to ſay, That if King Henry the 4. ſhould paſs by their Colledge (which he built for them) he would willingly cast himſelf out of his window headlong upon him, ſo as he might break the King's neck, though thereby he brake his own. Yet was he puniſhed onelyonly with perpetual baniſhment. After which Jeſuitical conſpiracies detected and prevented, notwithſtanding this King Henry (before theſe two attempts to murder him) had by their ſollicitations, renounced the Protestant Religion, profeſſed himſelf a zealous Romaniſt, recalled the Ieſuites formerly baniſhed for the murther of Henry the 3.**Speculum Jeſuit. p. 102. to 135. againſt his Parliament and Counſels advice, reverſed all the Decrees of Parliament againſt them, razed the publick Pillar ſet up in Paris, as a laſting Monument of their Treaſons and Conſpiracies; built them a magnificent Colledge in Paris, endowed it with a very large revenue; entertained Pere Cotton (one of their Society) for his Confeſſor (who revealed all his Secrets to the King of Spain;) bequeathed a large Legacy of Plate and Lands to their Society by his will, and was extraordinary bountiful and favourable towards them; yet theſe bloody ingrateful villains animated that deſperate wretch, **See the General Hiſtory of France in Hen. 4. & Lewis 13.Ravilliac, to ſtab him to death in the open ſtreet in Paris, Anno 1610. Albigni the Ieſuite, being privy to this murder, before it was perpetrated.

4. By their ſuborning, inſtigating ſundry bloody inſtruments one after another to murder ſſSee Grimſtons Hiſtory of the Netherlands p. 764. Thuanus l 79. p. 186. Speculum Jeſuiticum p 60, 6….William Prince of Orange, prevented in their attempts by Gods providence, till at laſt they procured one Balthaſar Gerard to ſhoot him to death with a Piſtol charged with three Bullets; the Ieſuites promiſing him no leſs then HEAVEN, AND A CANONIZATION AMONG THE SAINTS AND MARTYRS, for this bloody Treaſon, as they did to Iames Clement before, for murdering the French King.

5. ByttSpeculum Jeſuiticum p. 127. their poyſoning of Stephen Botzkay Prince of Tranſylvania, vvSee Speed and Cambden in her life. Biſhop Carletons Thankful Remembrance of Gods Mercy London 1624.for oppoſing their bloody perſecutions.

6. By their manifold bloody Plots and Attempts from time to time, to depoſe, murder, ſtab, poyſon, deſtroy our famous Proteſtant Queen Elizabeth, by open Inſurrections, Rebellions, Invaſions, Wars raiſed againſt her both in England and Ireland; and by inteſtine clandeſtine Conjurations; from which Gods ever-waking Providence did preſerve her. Amongſt other Conſpiracies, that of Patrik Cullen, an Iriſh Frier (hired by the Ieſuits and their Agents to kill the Queen) is obſervable.xxH…ſpinian Hiſt. Jeſuitica, Speeds Hiſtory p. 1181. Cambden, Stow, Holinſhed in the Life of Queen Elizabeth. Speculum Jeſuiticum, p. 73 Holt the Ieſuite, (who perſwaded him to undertake the murdering of her) told him, that it was not onelyonly Lawful by the Laws, but THAT HE SHOULD MERIT GODS FAVOUR, AND HEAVEN BY IT; and thereupon gave him remiſſion of all his ſins, and the Euchariſt, to encourage him in this Treaſon; the chief ground whereof (and of all their other Treaſons againſt this Queen) was thus openly expreſſed by Iaquis Francis, for Cullens further encouragement; THAT THE REALM OF ENGLAND, THEN WAS AND WOULD BE SO WELL SETLED, that unleſs Miſtris Elizabeth (ſo he termed his Dread Soveraign, though but a baſe Landreſs Son;) were ſuddenly taken away, ALL THE DEVILS IN HELL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PREVAIL, TO SHAKE AND OVETURN IT. Which then it ſeems, they**See Watſons Quodlibets. principally endeavoured, and oft times ſince attempted, and have now at laſt effected, by thoſe who conceit they demerit the Title of Saints (though not in a Romiſh Calender) and no leſs then Heaven for ſhaking, overturning, and making it No Kingdom.

7. By their yySee Speeds Hiſt. p. 1240. 1242, 1243. John Stow, and How. 1 Jacobi.Conſpiracy againſt King Iames, to deprive him of his Right to the Crown of England, impriſon, or deſtroy his perſon: raiſe Rebellion, alter Religion, and SUBVERT THE STATE AND GOVERNMENT; by vertue of Pope Clement the 8. his Bull directed to Henry Garnet, Superiour of the Ieſuites in England: whereby he commanded all the Archprieſts, Prieſts, Popiſh Clergy, Peers, Nobles and Catholikes of England, That after the death of Queen Elizabeth by the courſe of Nature, or otherwiſe, whoſoever ſhould lay claim or title to the Crown of England, (though never ſo directly or neerly intereſſed by deſcent) ſhould not be admitted unto the Throne, unleſs he would firſt tolerate the Romiſh Religion, and by his beſt endeavours promote the Catholick cauſe; unto which by his Solemn and Sacred Oath he ſhould religiouſly ſubſcribe, after the death of that miſerable woman; (as he ſtiled Queen Elizabeth.) By vertue of which Bull the Ieſuites, after her deceaſe, diſſwaded the Romiſh-minded Subjects, from yielding in any wiſe obedience to King Iames, as their Soveraign; and entred into a Treaſonable Conſpiracy with the Lord Cobham, Lord Gray, and others, againſt him, to impriſon him for the ends aforeſaid; or deſtroy him, pretending, that King Iames was no King at all before his Coronation; and that therefore they might by force of Arms, lawfully ſurpriſe his perſon, and Prince Henry his Son, and impriſon them in the Tower of London, or Dover-Castle, till they inforced them by dureſs, to grant a free toleration of their Catholike Religion, to remove ſome evil counſellors from about them, and to grant them a free Pardon for this violence; or elſe they would put ſome further Project in execution againſt them, to their destruction. But this Conſpiricy being diſcovered, The Traytors were apprehended, arraigned, condemned, and Watſon and Clerk (two Ieſuited Prieſts who had drawn them into this Conſpiracy, upon the aforeſaid Pretext) with ſome others, executed as Traytors; zzCook 3 Inſtitutes, p. 7. and Calvins Caſe 7. Report f. 10, 11. 1 Jac. c. 1.Jas 1all the Iudges of England reſolving, that King Iames being right Heir to the Crown by deſcent, was immediately upon the death of Queen Elizabeth, actually poſſeſſed of the Crown, and lawful King of England, before any Proclamation or Coronation of him, which are but Ceremonies, (as was formerly adjudged in the caſe of **See Fox, Holinſhed, Speed, 1 Mariae.Queen Mary, and Queen Iane, 1 Mariae) there being no Interregnum, by the Law of England, as is adjudged, declared, by Act of Parliament, 1 Iac. c. 1. worthy ſerious peruſal.

8. By theiraaSee 3 Jac. c. 1, 2, 4, 6. Speeds Hiſtory, p. 1250, to 1256. The Arraignment of Trayto…s, with others. Prayers for the 5 of November.Jas 1:2Jas 1:4Jas 1:6 horrid Gun-powder Treaſon Plot; contrived, fomented, by Garnet (Superiour of the Engliſh Ieſuites) Gerard, Teſmond and other Ieſuites; who by their Apoſtolical Power did not onelyonly commend, but abſolve from all ſin the other Ieſuited Popiſh Conſpirators, and Faux THE SOULDIER, who were their inſtruments to effect it. Yea, the Ieſuitical Prieſts were ſo Atheiſtical, as that they uſually concluded their Maſſes with Prayers, for the good ſucceſs of this Helliſh plot, which was, ſuddenly, with no leſs then 36 Barrels of Gunpowder, placed in a ſecret Vault under the Houſe of Lords, to have blown up and deſtroyed at once, King Iames himſelf, the Queen, Prince, Lords Spiritual and Temporal, with the Commons aſſembled together in the Upper-Houſe of Parliament, upon the 5 of November, Anno Dom. 1605. and then to have forcibly ſeiſed with armed men prepared for that purpoſe, the perſons of our late beheaded King, then Duke of York, and the Lady Elizabeth his Siſter (if abſent from the Parliament, and not there destroyed with the reſt) that ſo there might be none of the Royal Line left to inherit the Crown of England, Scotland and Ireland; to the utter overthrow and ſubverſion of the whole Royal Family, Parliament, State and Government of this Realm. Which unparallel'd, inhumane, bloody Plot, being miraculouſly diſcovered, prevented, the very day before the execution, in perpetual deteſtation of it, and of the Ieſuits and their traiterous Romiſh Religion, (which both contrived and approved it) the 5 day of November, by the Statute of 3 Iacobi, ch. 1. was enacted to be had IN PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE, that ALL AGES TO COME, might thereon meet together publickly throughout the whole Nation, to render publick praiſes unto God, for preventing this infernal Ieſuitical Deſign, and keep in memory THIS JOYFUL DAY OF DELIVERANCE; for which, ſpecial forms of publick Prayers and Thankeſgivings were then appointed, and that day ever ſince more or leſs annually obſerved, till this preſent. And it is worthy ſpecial obſervation, that had this Plot taken effect,bbSpeeds Hiſt. p. 1242. The Arraignment of Traytors, and M. John Vicars Hiſtory of the Gunpowder Treaſon. it was agreed by the Ieſuites and Popiſh Conſpirators before-hand, THAT THE IMPUTATION OF THIS TREASON SHOULD BE CAST UPON THE PURITANS, TO MAKE THEM MORE ODIOUS: as now they father all their Powder-Plots of this kinde, which they have not onelyonly laid, but fully accompliſhed of late yeers againſt the King, Prince, Royal Poſterity, the Lords and Commons Houſe, our Engliſh…Parliaments and Government, upon thoſe Independents, and Anabaptiſtical Sword-men, reputed PURITANS, who were in truth, but their meer under-Inſtruments to effect them; When as theyccSee my Epistles to Jus Patronatus, and Speech in Parliament. originally laid the Plots; as is clear by Campanella's Book De Monarchia, Hiſp. c. 25. and Cardinal Richelieu, his Inſtructions at his death, to the King of France. And it is very obſervable, that as Courtney the Jeſuite, Rector of the Engliſh Jeſuits Colledge at Rome did in the yeer 1641. (when the name of Independent, was ſcarce heard of in England) openly affirm to ſome Engliſh Gentlemen, and a Reverend Miniſter (of late in Cornwal) from whom I had this Relation, then and there feaſted by the Engliſh Jeſuites in their Colledge, That they now at laſt, after all their former Plots had miſcarried, they had found out a ſure way to ſubvert and ruine the Church of England (which was moſt formidable to them of all others) BY THE INDEPENDENTS; who immediately after infinitely increaſed, ſupplanted the Prebyterians by degrees, got the whole power of the Army, (and by it, of the Kingdom) into their hands, and then ſubverted both the Parliament, King and his Poſterity: So ſome Independent Miniſters, Sectaries and Anabaptiſts, ever ſince 1648. have neglected the obſervation of the 5 of November, (as I am credibly informed) and refuſed to render publick thanks to God for the deliverance thereon, contrary to the Act, for this very reaſon, which ſome of them have rendred; That they would not mock God in publick by praiſing him for delivering the late King, Royal Poſterity, and Houſe of Lords from deſtruction then, by Jeſuites and Papiſts, whenas themſelves have ſince deſtroyed and ſubverted them through Gods providence; and repute it a ſpecial mercy and deliverance to the Nation from Tyranny and Bondage, for which they have cauſe to bleſs the Lord: Peforming that for the Jeſuites and Powder-Traytors, which themſelves could not effect. The Lord give them grace and hearts to conſider, how much they acted the Jeſuites, and promoted their very worſt deſignes againſt us therein; what infamy and ſcandal they have thereby drawn upon all zealous Profeſſors of our Proteſtant Religion, and**Jer. 5. 31.Jer 5:31 what they will do in the end thereof.

9. (To omit all other forraign inſtances cited in Speculum Jeſuiticum, p. 124. to 130. where you may peruſe them at leiſure) ByddRomes Maſter-piece, p. 8 18, 19. their poyſoning King James himſelf in concluſion, as ſome of them have boaſted.

10. By the Popes Nuntio, and Conclave of Jeſuites Conſpiracy at London, Anno 1640.**Romes Maſter-piece, p, 8. to 22. to poyſon our late King Charles himſelf, as they had poyſoned his Father with a poyſoned Indian Nut, kept by the Jeſuites, and ſhewed often by Conne the Popes Nuncio to the Diſcoverer of that Plot; or elſe, to deſtroy him by the Scotiſh wars and troubles, (raiſed for that very end by the Jeſuites,) in caſe he refuſed to grant them a univerſal liberty of exerciſing their Popiſh Religion throughout his Realms and Dominions: and then to train up his Son under them, in the Popiſh Religion; To which not onelyonly heretofore, but now likewiſe they ſtrenuouſly endeavour by all poſſible means to ſeduce him; as appears more eſpecially by Monſieur Militierre his eeThe Victory of Truth, Anno 1653.late book dedicated to him for that purpoſe. Surely all theſe premiſed inſtances compared together, will ſufficiently inform the world; that the late unparellel'd capital Proceedings againſt our Proteſtant King, Parliament Members, Peers Houſe, and forced, diſſolved late Parliament too, proceeded not from the Principles of our reformed Proteſtant Religion, as this ffPage 5, 7, 8, 18, 33, 39, &c.Monſieur in his printed pamphlet, would make his Reader, the young King, to whom he dedicates it, and all the world believe; but from the Popes and Jeſuites forecited Treaſonable Opinions, ſeconded with their clandeſtine Sollicitations and Practices, and that they, with ſome French Cardinals Jeſuites, as well as Spaniſh & Engliſh, (then preſent in England) were the chief original Contrivers, Promoters of them, whoever were the immediate viſible Inſtruments, as I haveggSee my Speech in Parliament, and Memento. The Epiſtle to my Jus Patronatus, and Tho. Campanella De Monarchia Hiſp. c. 25. elſewhere more fully demonſtrated, for the wiping off this ſcandal from our reformed Religion, and the ſincere Profeſſors of it, who both abominated and proteſted againſt it in print.

3. That the Jeſuites ever ſince the Eſtabliſhment of their Military Order,**See the Declaration of the ſecured and ſecluded Members, The London…Miniſters and others, Repreſentation to the General, and the ſecond part of the Hiſtory of Independency. under Ignatius their Martial General, have been the principal Firebrands, Bellows, Inſtruments of kindling, fomenting, raiſing, continuing all the publick commotions, wars, ſeditions and bloody fewdes that have hapened in or between any Kings, Kindoms, States, Princes, Soveraigns or Subjects throughout the Chriſtian world; and more particularly, of all the Civil commotions, wars in France, Germany, Tranſylvania, Bohemia, Hungary, Ruſſia, Poland, England, Scotland and Ireland, to the effuſion of whole Oceans of Chriſtian blood: which one poetically thus expreſſeth,

hhJubilaeum, ſive Specutum Jeſuiticum Epigramma.Quicquid in Orbe mali paſſim PECCANTE GRADIVO EST,

Quicquid turbarum tempora noſtra vident,

Cuncta Sodalitio mentito nomine JESU

Accepta Hiſtoriâ teſte, referre licet.

Ite modò & vestrae celebrate Encaenia Sectae,

MILITIS INVENTUM, LOIOLANA COHORS.

Yea, it is well worthy obſervation, iiHaſenmullerus Hiſt. Jeſuit. c. 1. Speculum Jeſuiticum, p. 61.that Jacobus Crucius, a Jeſuite (Rector of the Jeſuites Novices at Landsberge) preſumed to publiſh, in his Explication of the Rules of the Jeſuites, Anno 1584. in theſe words: The Father of our Society OUGHT TO BE A SOULDIER; becauſe as it is the part of a SOULDIER, to ruſh upon the Enemy with all his Forces, and not to deſiſt, till he become a Conquerour; ſo it is our duty to run violently upon all, who reſiſt the Pope of Rome; AND TO DESTROY AND ABOLISH THEM, not onelyonly with COUNCELS, WRITINGS, AND WORDS; Sed invocato, etiam brachio ſeculari, IGNE ET FERRO TOLLERE ET ABOLERE, ſicut PONTIFEX ET NOSTRA VOTA contra Lutheranos ſuſcepta, VOLUNT ET MANDANT. But likewiſe by calling in to our aſſistance the ſecular Arm (of an Army) to take away, and deſtroy them with FIRE AND SWORD, as the POPE, AND OUR OATHES (taken againſt the Proteſtants) WILL AND COMMAND. And may we not then ſafely conclude, they have been the Original Contrivers, Fomentors, Continuers of all our late, inteſtine and forraign wars, by Land and Sea, with our Chriſtian Proteſtant Brethren and Allyes, as kkExact Collection, p. 12. to 20, 97 98, 106, 108, 207, 461, to 465. 491, 492, 498, 508, 574, 616, 631, to 638 660, to 670. 812, to 828, 832, 834, 849 890, to 918, 651, 652, 653.ſundry Parliamentary Declarations of both Houſes aver and atteſt?

4. That they have endeavoured, attempted the convulſion, concuſſion, ſubverſion not onelyonly of the Empires, Realms, and ancient ſetled Governments and States of Germany, Ruſſia, Bohemia, Hungaria, France, Poland, but likewiſe of England, Scotland and Ireland, and to new model them intollExact Collection, p. 3, 4, 461, 462, 491, 49…, 497, 498, 617, 631. other Forms of Government. What mould of Government they intended to caſt England into, is thus long ſince deſcribed by William Watſon (a Secular Prieſt) in his Quodlibets, Anno 1502. p. 309, 310, 330, 331. England is the main chance of Chriſtendome at this preſent, by ſeditions, factions, tampering and aſpiring Heads: the onelyonly But, Mark, White, the Jeſuites aim at, as well in intention as execution of their pretended expedition, exploit and action. I am of opinion, that no man on earth can tell what Government it is they intend to establiſh, ratifie and confirm, when they come to their preconceited Monarchy; no not any of their Plot-caſters. No question it is, but their Government ſall be as uncertain as their New-conceited Monarchy; their Monarchy as mutable as their Reign, and their Reign as variable as the winde, or Proteus in his Complements. But no question is to be made of it, but that the Government they do directly intend at this preſent, is A MOST ABSOLUTE SOVERAIGNTY, DOMINION AND STATE, CLEARLY EXEMPTED from any Subordination, TO ANY LAW or Legifer divine or humane; and therefore it is rightly called DESPOTICON in the higheſt degree of exemplary immunity, IMPERIALITY AND ABSOLUTE REIGN, RULE AND AUTHORITY, as convaining in it three ſorts of Government; Scil. Monarchical, Ariſtocratical, Democratical, in matters of Counſel and managing of Commonwealths cauſes; not in point OF REGALITY, HONOUR AND INHERITANCE; For there ſhall be neither Title, nor Name, nor Honour given, taken or done to any Prince, Duke, Marqueſs, Earl, Viſcount, Lord, Baron, or the like, (all the Jeſuitical Governours being Puritan-like, Seniors, Elders, Provincials, &c.) neither ſhall there be any ſucceſſion by Birth or Blood, TO ANY HONOUR, OFFICE OR MAGISTRACY from the Monarch, Pater General, to the Minor, Pater Minister, but ALL SHALL GO BYmmSee the New Government of the Commonwealth of England, Ar. 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 41. ELECTION OR CHOICE. Whether our late and preſent variable floating New-Moulded Governments have not been caſt by this long ſince predicted Jeſuitical Mould, let wiſe men, with all our late and preſent Governours, now ſadly conſider and determine.

5. That as the whole Houſe of Commons in theirnnExact Collection, p. 3, 4, &c. Remonſtrance of 15 December 1641. charge the Jeſuites, and late Jeſuited Court-Counſellors, with a Malignant and pernicious deſigne of SUBVERTING THE FUNDAMENTAL LAWES and Principles of Government upon which the Religion and Justice of the Kingdom are firmly eſtabliſhed. So William Watſon a Secular Prieſt, chargeth Father Parſons, the Engliſh Jeſuite, and his Jeſuited Companions, in their Memorial for Reformation of England, when it ſhould be reduced under the power of the Jeſuites (as Parſons was confident it would be, though he ſhould not live to ſee it) written at Sevil in Spain, Anno Dom. 1590. that they intended to have Magna Charta, with our Common Fundamental Laws and Liberties, abrogated and ſuppreſſed: thus expreſſed by William Watſon in his Quodlibets, p. 92, 94, 95. Father Parſons and the Jeſuites in their deep Jeſuitical Court of Parliament, begun at Styx in Phlegeton, have compiled their Acts in a compleat Volume, intituled: THE HIGH COURT OF REFORMATION FOR ENGLAND.ooQuere whethe HIGH COURT of Juſtice, had not it's Title from hence? And to give you a taſte of their intent by that baſe Court OF A TRIBE OF TRAYTORS ſawcily (like to Cade, Jack Straw, and Tom Tiler) USURPING THE AUTHORITY OF BOTH STATES, ECCLESIASTICAL AND TEMPORAL IN ALL THEIR REBELLIOUS ENTERPRISES: theſe were principal points diſcuſſed, ſet down, and ſo decreed by them, &c. He firſt mentions three of them relating to**See W. Watſons Dialogue between a ſecular Prieſt and Lay Gentleman: printed at Rhemes, 1601. p. 96. Church-men, Scholars, and Church, and Colledge-Lands: which were to be put into Feoffees hands, and they all to be reduced into arbitrary Penſions, &c. And then proceeds thus to the fourth. The Fouth Statute was there made concerning THE COMMON LAWS OF THIS LAND; and that conſiſted of this one principal point, That, ALL THE GREAT CHARTERS OF ENGLAND MUST BE BURNT; the maner of holding Lands in Fee-ſimple, Fee-tail, Kings Service, Soccage or Villanage, brought into villany, ſcoggery and popularity, and in few, THE COMMON LAW MUST BE WHOLLY ANNIHILATED, ABOLISHED, AND TRODEN DOWN UNDER FOOT, and Caeſars civil Imperials brought amongſt us, and ſway for a time in their places. All whatſoever England yields, being but baſe, barbarous, and void of all ſence, knowledge, or diſcretion ſhewed in the firſt Founders, and Legifers; and on the other ſide ALL WHATSOEVER IS OR SHALL BE BROUGHT IN BY THESE Out-caſts of Moſes, ſtain of Solon, and refuſe of Lycurgus, must be reputed for METAPHYSICAL, SEMI-DIVINE, AND OF MORE EXCELLENCY THEN THE OTHER WERE. Which he thus ſeconds, Quodlibet 9. Artic. 2. p. 286. Firſt it is plain, that Father Parſons and his Company (divide it amongſt them how they liſt) HAVE LAID A PLOT, as being moſt conſonant and fitting for their other Deſignments, THAT THE COMMON LAWS OF THE REALM OF ENGLAND MUST BE (forſooth) EITHER ABOLISHED UTTERLY: or elſe, BEAR NO GREATER SWAY IN THE REALM THEN THE CIVIL LAW DOTH. And THEppAnd is not this the chief Reaſon of their late endeavoured Alterations? CHIEF REASON IS, FOR THAT THE STATE OF THE CROWN AND KINGDOM BY THE COMMON LAWS IS SO STRONGLY SETLED, AS WHILST THEY CONTINUE, THE JESUITES SEE NOT HOW THEY CAN WORK THEIR WILLS.Nota. And on the other ſide, in the civil Laws they think they have ſome ſhreds, whereby they may patch a cloke together to cover a bloody ſhew of their Treaſons for the preſent, from the eyes of the vulgar people. Secondly, the ſaid good Father hath ſet down a courſe how every Man MAY SHAKE OFF ALL AUTHORITY AT THEIR PLEASURES, as if he would become A NEW ANABAPTIST, or KING JOHN OF LEYDON, to draw all the World into Mutiny, Rebellion and Combuſtion. And the Stratagem is, how the qqAnd was not this the very principal engin lately uſed to alter the Government, cut off the King, and div… his Poſterity of their 3 Kingdoms, witn…ſs the Armies printed Declarations, and the Junsto…s Vo…es in …u…ſuance of them, Jan. 3. 1648. See Mene Tekel Perez by John Rogers.Common people may be inveigled and ſeduced TO CONCEIT TO THEMSELVES SUCH A LIBERTY OR PREROGATIVE, AS THAT IT MAY BE LAWFUL FOR THEM WHEN THEY THINK MEET TO PLACE AND DISPLACE KINGS AND PRINCES, as men do their Tenants at will, hirelings or ordinary Servants. Which ANABAPTISTICAL AND ABOMINABLE DOCTRINE, proceeded from a turbulent Tribe of Trayterous Puritanes, and other Hereticks, this TREACHEROUS JESUITE WOULD NOW FOIST INTO THE CATHOLICK CHURCH, as a ground of his corrupt Divinity. And p. 330, 332. He intends TO ALTER AND CHANGE ALL LAWS, CUSTOMES, AND ORDERS of this noble Iſle. He hath prejudiced the Law of Property, in inſtituting Government, Governours, and Hereditary Princes to be, AD BENE-PLACITUM POPULI, and all other private poſſeſſions AD BENE-PLACITUM SUI, &c. Whether any ſuch new deep Jeſuitical Court of Parliament, and high Court of Reformation for England, to carry on this old Deſign of the Jeſuites againſt our Laws, hath been of late yeers ſitting amongſt us in or neer Weſtminſter, or elſewhere, in ſecret Counſel every week, as divers intelligent Proteſtants have informed me, & Hugh Peters reported to divers on his own knowledge (being well acquainted with their Perſons and Practiſes of late yeers) it concerns others neerer to them, and more able then I, to examine. Sure I am, a Greater man by far then Hugh Peters, in an Aſſembly of Divines and others, for reconciling all diſſenting parties, not long ſince**This he hath ſince this Epiſtle penned, affirmed in a printed Speech before a greater Aſſembly, Sep. 4. 1654. p. 16, 17. averred to them on his own knowledge, That during our late innovations, diſtractions, ſubverſions, in Church, State, and overturning of Laws and Government, the Common adverſary hath taken many advantages, to effect his deſigns thereby IN CIVIL AND SPIRITUAL RESPECTS. That HE KNEW VERY WELL, that EMISSARIES OF THE JESUITES NEVER CAME OVER IN THOSE SWARMES AS THEY HAVE DONE SINCE THESE THINGS WERE SET ON FOOT. That DIVERS GENTLEMEN COULD BEAR WITNESS WITH HIM, That they had a CONSISTORY AND COUNCIL ABROAD, THAT RULES ALL THE AFFAIRS OF THE THINGS IN ENGLAND. That they had fixed in England, in the limits of moſt Cathedrals (of which he was able to produce the PARTICULAR INSTRUMENT) an Epiſcopal power, with Archdeacons and other perſons, to pervert and deceive the people: And all this, whiles we were in this ſad and deplorable, diſtracted condition. Yea, moſt certain it is, that many hundreds (if not ſome thouſands) of them, within theſe few yeers, have been ſent over from Forraign Seminaries into England under the diſguiſes ofrrAs amongſt other, Eleaza…, and Joſeph Bar. Iſaiah, 2 cheating Impostors and Villains, who have cheated good people of ſome thouſands of pounds. The 1 of them would have forcibly raviſhed a maid in March laſt, and fled away in the night to avoid apprehenſion, from Durſly in Gloceſterſhire. He confeſſed in his drink, he was a ſouldier in Prince Ruperts Army. converted Jews, Phyſitians, Chirurgions, Mechanicks of all ſorts, Merchants, Factors, Travellers, Souldiers, and ſome of them particularly into the Army; as appears by the late printed Examination of Ramſey the Anabaptized, New-dipped Jeſuite, under the mask of a Jewiſh convert, taken at New-Caſtle in June 1653. and by ſundry ſeveral inſtances I could name. To pretermit all inſtances of particular Jeſuites within theſe few yeers, yea months, come over and diſcovered in England by perſons of credit; I ſhall for brevity acquaint you onelyonly with one, diſcovering what ſwarms are now amongſt us, under other diſguiſes. An Engliſh Proteſtant Nobleman (a perſon of honour) whoſe Anceſtors were Papiſts, being courteouſly entertained within theſe two yeers in the Jeſuites chief Colledge at Rome by ſome eminent Jeſuites, was brought by them into a Gallery having Chambers round about it, with Titles written over every door for ſeveral Kingdoms and Provinces, and amongſt the reſt, one for ENGLAND. Upon which, he enquiring of the Jeſuites what theſe titles ſignified; was anſwered by them, That they were the Chambers of the Provincial Jeſuites, of each kingdom and Province (written over the reſpective doors) wherein they had any members and Emiſſaries of their ſociety now reſiding, who received all Letters of intelligence from their Agents in thoſe places every week, and gave account of them to the General of their Order. That the Provincial for England, lodged in the Chamber over which the title ENGLAND was written, who could ſhew him the laſt news from England if he deſired to ſee it. Upon which they knocked at the door, which was preſently opened: the Provincial being informed who and what he was, read the laſt news from England to them. Hereupon the Nobleman demanded of them, Whether any of their ſociety were now in England? how they could ſtay there with ſafety, or ſupport themſelves, ſeeing moſt of the Engliſh Nobility, Gentry, and Families that were Papiſts, were ruined in their ſtates, or ſequeſtred by the late wars and troubles, ſo as they could neither harbour, conceal or maintain them, as they had done heretofore? They anſwered, It was true; but the greater the dangers and difficulties of thoſe of their ſociety now in England were, the greater was their merit. And, that THEY HAD THEN ABOVE FIFTEEN HUNDRED OF THEIR SOCIETY IN ENGLAND,Nota. ABLE TO WORK IN SEVERAL PROFESSIONS AND TRADES, which they HAD THERE TAKEN UPON THEM, THE BETTER TO SUPPORT AND SECURE THEMSELVES FROM BEING DISCOVERED. This Relation I have heard from the mouth of a Reverend Divine more then once; to whom this Noble Lord, upon his return into England not many Months ſince, ſeriouſly related the Premiſes, averring the truth of them upon his Honour. Yet for all this, ſince the ſtupendious pretended repeals and annihilations of the Oaths, and Allegiance, and that of Abjuration of Popery (conſented to by the late King in the Iſle of Wihgt) purpoſely made for the better detection and prevention of Jeſuites, and their treaſonable forementioned practiſes againſt our Church, Kingdomes, Princes, Religion, Parliaments, and Government, by the wiſdom and**1 Eliz. c. 1. 5 Eliz. c. 1. 3 Jac. c. 1, 2, 3, 5. 7 Jac. c. 6.Jas 1:2Jas 1:3Jas 1:5Jas 1:7 zeal of our beſt affected vigilant Proteſtant Parliaments; I can neither hear nor read of any effectual means, endeavoured or preſcribed by any in power, for the diſcovery of theſe Romiſh …anizaries, or baniſhing, feretting & keeping them out of England, where they have wrought ſo much miſchief of late yeers, and whoſe utter ruine they attempt: nor any encouragement at all given to the diſcoverers of their Plots and Perſons; but many affronts and diſcouragements put upon them, and particularly on my ſelf, mewed up Cloſe-Priſoner under ſtricteſt Guards in remoteſt Caſtles, neer three yeers ſpace, whiles they all walked abroad at large, of purpoſe to hinder me from any diſcoveries of their practiſes by my pen, whiles they printed and vended publickly here in England, above 30000 Popiſh books of ſeveral kindes during my impriſonment, without the leaſt reſtraint to propagate the Jeſuites Plots, and antichriſtian Romiſh Religion amongſt us, as you may read at large in the Stationers Beacon fired; which ſeaſonable book, and Diſcovery of theſe Romiſh Emiſſaries books and plots, ſome**T. P. the New Fa…x is firſt. Officers of the Army, in their Beacon quenched, publickly traduced in print, as a New Powder-treaſon of the Presbyterian Party, to blow up the Army, and that pretended Parliament (of their own erection) which themſelves ſoon after blew up and diſſolved in good earneſt, to carry on their deſignes againſt our Laws. But moſt certain it is, there hath been of late yeers not onelyonly a General councel of Officers of the Army ſitting many months together in counſel, to alter and new model all our ancient Laws and Statutes, in purſuance of Father Parſon's deſign; but likewiſe two Conventicles of their own ſelection and election, ſitting of late in the Parliament-Houſe at Weſtminſter, aſſuming to themſelves the Name, and far more then the Power, of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England; together with the tranſcendent ambitious Title of The Supream Authority of the Nation, (in derogation of the Army-Officers Supremacy, who ſufficiently chaſtiſed them this ſtrange Uſurpation) who have made it their chief buſineſs, not onelyonly to New-model our ancient Fundamental Government, Parliaments, Miniſters, Univerſities, much according to Parſons and his Fellow-Jeſuites forementioned Plat-formes, and Thomas Campanella his Inſtructions to the King of Spain, De Monarchia Hiſp. c. 25. but likewiſe to New-mould, ſubvert, eradicate the whole body of our Laws, and with them the great Charter of our Liberties it ſelf. And in their laſt caſhiered, unelected Convention, (as ſome of their Companions, now in greateſt Power aſſure us in their ſſAnd ſince this in a printed Speech, Sept. 4. 1654.True State of the caſe of the Commonwealth of England, &c. London, 1654. p. 15, 16, 17, 18.) there was a ſtrong prevailing Party whom nothing would ſatisfie, but A TOTAL ERADICATION of the whole body of the good old Laws of England (the Guardians of our lives and Fortunes) to the utter ſubverſion of civil Right and Propriety: who likewiſe took upon them (by vertue of a ſuppoſed right of Saintſhip in themſelves) to lay the foundation of a New Platform, which was to go under the Name of A FIFTH MONARCHY, never to have an end, but TO**Hath not the Army done this in our 3 Nations? WAR WITH ALL OTHER POWERS, AND BREAK THEM TO PIECES; baptizing all their proſelytes into this Principle and Perſwaſion; that the Powers formerly in being, were branches of the ttThe Monarc…y of England hath been, 1. In the Britons. 2. In the Saxons. 3. In the Dan…s. 4. In the Normans Royal Line, and now the 5 muſt be Elective in others.Fourth Monarchy (of England, Scotland and Ireland) which MUST BE ROOTED UP AND DESTROYED. And what other Fifth Monarchy this could be, but that projected univerſal Monarchy of the Jeſuites, which ſhould bring the whole Monarchy of Great Britain and Ireland, together with France, Spain, and all other Princes, States in Chriſtendom under the Jeſuites ſubjection, and break all other Powers in peices; (mentioned by Watſon, in his Quodlibets, p. 306, to 333.) or elſe, that Elective New Monarchy of Great Britain and Ireland, projected byvvDe Monarchia Hiſp. c. 25. See the Epistle to my Jus Pa…tus. Campanella, and Cardinal Richeleiu, which ſome Grandees now endeavour by their Inſtrument to erect and perpetuate for èver xxA…t. 1, 2, 12, 25, 32▪ 33▪ 41, 42.without Alteration in themſelves and their Succeſſors, (though they thus expreſly brand it in others;) let themſelves and wiſe men reſolve? it being apparent, by the practiſes and proceedings of all the Propugners of this new Project, that this Fifth Monarchy they intend to erect, is neither the ſpiritual **Luke 17 21. Rom 14. 17. 2 Pet. 1. 11. Col. 1. 13. Heb. 12. 28. Rev. 12. 10.Luke 17:21Rom 14:172 Pet 1:11Col 1:13Heb 12:28Rev 12:10Kingdom of Jeſus Chriſt in their own hearts, mortifying their ambition, covetouſneſs, pride, ſelf-ſeeking, unrighteouſneſs, violence, rapines, and other worldly luſts; nor the perſonal reign of Chriſt himſelf alone, in and over our three Kingdoms, and all other Realms and Nations for ever; which they endeavour to evince from Dan. 2. 44, 45. c. 7. 14, 27. Micah 4. 1, 2, 7. Luke 1. 32, 33. but a meer ſupream, arbitrary, temporal Authority without Bounds or Limits, enchroached by and erected in themſelves and their confederates, without any colour of Right or Title by the Laws of God or the Realm, and no wayes intended, but refuted by all theſe ſacred Scriptures, and others, which explain them. This deſign of the Jeſuites, to alter and ſubvert the whole body of our Laws, was ſo far promoted by the Jeſuitical and Anabaptiſtical Party in this laſt Aſſembly, (elected onelyonly by the yyA True State, &c. p. 13.Army-Officers,) that on Auguſt 20. 1643. (as our News-books print,) they Ordered, there ſhould be a Committee ſelected, to conſider of A NEW BODY OF THE LAW, for the Government of this Commonwealth, who were to new-mould THE WHOLE BODY OF THE LAW: according to Parſons his mould. And hereupon our cheating Aſtrologers (eſpecially Lilly & Culpeper, thezzSee Thomas Campanella, de Monarch. Hiſp. c. 23, 25, 27. Jeſuites grand Factors to cry down our Law, Tythes and Miniſters) from the meer viſible earthly Conjunctions, Motions, Influences of theſe New wandring excentrick Planets at Weſtminſter onelyonly, (not of any Coeleſtial Stars, as they would make Country-Clowns believe) took upon them in their aaSee their Almanacks in January, February, September, October, December, 1654Monthly Prognoſtications, for this yeer 1654. almoſt in every Month to predict, the pulling down of the Laws of the Nation, and of Lawyers, to the ground: the calling of the great Charter it ſelf into queſtion, with other Liberties, as not ſuiting with Engliſh mens brains at this time. The plucking up the Crabtree of the Law BY THE ROOTS, to hinder the future growing of it: there being no reaſon we ſhould now be governed by the Norman Laws, ſince the Norman Race is taken away by the ſame inſtrument (the Sword) that brought it in: and the like. But theſe Predicters of our Laws and Lawyers downfals, could neither foreſee nor predict the ſuddain downfal of theſe lawleſs earthly Westminster-planets from the Firmament of their new-created Power; who ſhould effect it by their influences. Wherefore, though I look upon theſe and all other their Astrological Predictions, asbbSee Sixtus ab Hemminga. Aſtrologiae Refutatae Jo. Francus Officius de diu. Aſtrorum faculitate, in larvatam Aſtrologiam. Corn. S…epp…us contra Aſtrolog…s. Alexander de Angelis in Aſtrologos, Hie…om Savanorola adve…ſus Divinatric…m Aſtrono…iam: & Apologeticus pro tractatu ejus adverſus Aſtrologos, 1581. Picus Mirandula contra Aſt…ol. Pu thas Pilgrimage, p. 12, 13, 64. Mr. Gatakers Vindication of his Annotations on Jer. 102. London, 1653. Sixtus Senenſis Bibl. Sanct. p. 56, 331, 424, to 429. meer Figments, Cheats, and Impostures, in relation to the Coelestial Planets, (as are their twelve Signes and Houſes of the Heavens, whereon all or moſt of their artleſs Art and Predictions are grounded;) Yet I cannot but take notice of them, as clear Diſcoverie: of a ſtrange Jeſuitical and Anabaptiſtical Combination of a predominant party amongſt us, to carry on this ancient Plot of the Jeſuites related by Watſon, againſt the great Charter of our Liberties the whole body of our Laws. And truely, when I ſeriouſly conſider the late great Revolutions, Changes both of our Government, Parliaments, Laws, and the manifold extravagant publick Innovations, changes, Proceedings, originally contrived by the Jeſuites, but viſibly acted, avowed, by Anabaptists, Independents, and ſome Pſeudo-Presbyterians in the Army and elſewhere formerly reputed Puritans; it puts me in minde of 3 memorable, Prophetical Paſſages of William Watſon in his Quodlibets, printed 52 yeers ſince, (Anno 1602.) which I have frequently thought on of late yeers, as now experimentally accompliſhed; I ſhall beſeech our late and preſent Grandees, and New State-Mint-Maſters ſeriouſly to conſider them; which I ſhall here relate in his very printed words.

1.ccQuodlibet 5. A…. 4. p. 144. I make no question of it, if the Jeſuites prevail in England, THEY INTEND AND WILL TURN ALL THINGS TOPSY-TURVIE, UPSIDE DOWN: Cinq ſhall up, Size ſhall under. In Parſons High Counſel of Reformation, ALL THE WHOLE STATE MUST BE CHANGED: and the Lands and Seignories of CLERGY AND NOBILITY, Univerſities, Colledges, and what not, must be ALTERED, ABRIDGED, AND TAKEN AWAY. And is not all this viſibly effected already for the moſt part; and the reſt projected, and ne'er accompliſhed?

2.ddQuodlibet 6. Art. 4 p. 169. See p. 27, 28. I verily think, that ALL THE PURITANS WILL JOYNE WHOLLY WITH THE JESUITES AT LENGTH, (how far off ſoever they ſeem to be, and are yet in external profeſſion of Religion) there being at leaſt half an hundred Principles, and odd Tricks concerning GOVERNMENT, AUTHORITY, TYRANNY, POPULARITY, CONSPIRACY, &c. which THEY JUMPE AS JUST TOGETHER IN, AS IF BOTH WERE MADE OF ONE MOULD. And is not this really verified of, by ſundry Puritan Anabaptists, Independents, ſome temporizing Presbyterians, and by many Army-Officers Souldiers, (in late or preſent Power) if they will but compare their laſt ſix yeers actions with the Jeſuites? O let them conſider it ſeriouſly in the fear of God; and lament it with the greateſt grief of heart!

3.eeQuodlibet …. Artic. 1. p. 26, 27. The Jeſuites without all queſtion, are more dangerous, pernicicus and noyſome, to the Commonwealth of England and Scotland then the Puritans; as having more ſingular fine wits amongst them, and many learned men on their ſide; whereas the Puritans have none but Groſſum Caputs: they many Gentiles, Nobles, and ſome Princes to ſide with them: the Puritans but few of the firſt; rare, to have any of the ſecond; and none at all (unleſs it be one) of the last on their ſide. And ſo by conſequent, IF MATTERS COME TO HEARING, HAMMERING AND HANDLING BETWIXT THE JESUITES AND PURITANS;Nota. THE LATER ARE SURE TO BE RIDDEN LIKE FOOLS, AND COME TO WRACK. And whether they have not been ridden, outwitted, wracked by the Jeſuites plots, wits, wiles, inſtruments both in their late Councels, Innovations of Government, Forcible diſſolutions, ſubverſions of Parliaments, Laws, Liberties, Anomalous Proceedings, Deſigns, let our late diſ-houſed, diſ-mounted Puritan Grandees and Statizers of all ſorts, determine at their leiſure; and let thoſe in preſent Power take heed, they be not ridden by them too like fools, as well as their Predeceſſors, yea, wracked by them at the laſt, when they have ſerved thoſe turns for which they ſet them up on horſe-back, for to ride to death our Kings, Parliaments, Kingdomes, and utterly conſume, devour them, with our Miniſters Tythes, Glebes, Univerſitie & Colledge Lands by Monthly endleſs Taxes, Exciſes and a perpetual Law, Tythe-oppugning Army.

It is worthy obſervation,aaDe Monarchia Hiſpanicia c. 25. p 204, &c. that Thomas Campanella preſcribed the ſowing and continual nouriſhing of Diviſions, Diſſentions, Diſcords, Sects and Schiſmes among us, both in State and Church (by the Machavilian Plots and Policies he ſuggeſts punctually proſecuted among us of late yeers) as the principal means to weaken, ruine both our Nation and Religion, and bring us under the Spaniſh and Popiſh yokes at laſt: witneſs his, JAM VERO AD ENERVANDOS ANGLOS NIHIL TAM CONDUCIT, …UAM DISSENTIO ET DISCORDIA INTER ILLOS EXCITATA PERPETUOQUE NUTRITA, Quod cito meliores occaſiones ſuppeditabit: and that principally by inſtigating the Nobles and chief Men of the Parliament of England: UT ANGLIAM IN FORMAM REIPUBLICAE REDUCANT, AD IMITATIONEM HOLLANDORUM: which our Reipublicans lately did by the power of the Army-Officers; or, by ſowing the ſeeds of an inexplicable war, between England and Scotland; BY MAKING IT AN ELECTIVE KINGDOM (as ſome now endeavour under another Notion) or, by ſetting up OTHER KINGS, of another Race; or, by dividing us into many Kingdoms or Reipublicks, diſtinct one from another; and by ſowing the ſeeds of Schiſmes, and making alterations and innovations, in all Arts, Sciences, and our Religion. The old Plots ofbbDe Monarchia Hiſpan. c. 25. Campanella, ccSee Watſons Quodtibets, p. 286, to 332. A Dialogue between a ſecular Prieſt and Lay Gentleman, printed at Rhems, …601. p. 93, 94, 95.Parſons, and late deſigns ofConte de Galeazzo Gualdo …, Hiſt. part 3. Veneti…s 1648. Cardinal Richelieu, and the Pope, Spaniard, Jeſuites, to undo, ſubvert our Churches, Kings, Kingdoms and Religion, as the marginal Authors irrefragably evidence: all viſibly ſet on foot, yea, openly purſued, and in a great meaſure accompliſhed by ſome late, nay preſent Grandees and Army-Officers, who cry up themſelves for our greateſt Patrons, Preſervers, Deliverers, and Anti-Jeſuites, when they have rather been but the Jeſuites, Popes, Spaniards and other Forraign enemies inſtruments and factors in all the late changes, new-models of our Government, Parliaments, pretended reformations of our laws and Religion, through inadvertency, circumvention, or ſelf-ended reſpects, as many wiſe and godly men juſtly fear.

Certainly, p, 175, 176.whoever ſhall ſeriouſly ponder the premiſes, with theſe paſſages in William Watſons Quodlibets concerning the Jeſuites,eeQuodlib. 3 ar 4. p 65, 41. 1. That ſome of the Jeſuites ſociety have inſinuated themſelves into all the Princes Courts of Chriſtendom, where ſome of their Intelligencers reſide, and ſet up a ſecret counſel, of purpoſe to receive and give intelligence to their General at Rome, of the ſecrets of their Soveraignes, and of all occurrents in thoſe parts of the world, which they diſpatch to and fro by ſuch cyphers, which are to themſelves beſt, but commonly onelyonly to themſelves known, SO THAT NOTHING IS DONE IN ENGLAND, BUT IT IS KNOWN AT ROME WITHIN A MONTH AFTER AT LEAST, AND REPLY MADE BACK AS OCCASION IS OFFERED, to the conſequent overthrow of their own natural Country of England, and their native Prince and Realms, by their unnatural Treaſons againſt them, that**Nota. ſo the Jeſuites might be thoſe long gownes, which ſhould reign and govern the Iſland of Great Brittain.

2.ffQuodlibets p. 39, 209, 233, 234, 305, 306, 307, 309, That the Jeſuites hope and endeavour to have England, Scotland, and Ireland under them, to make theſe Northern Iſlands a JAPONIAN ISLAND OF JESUITES, and one JESUITICAL MONARCHY; and to infeoffe themſelves by hook or by crook IN THE WHOLE IMPERIAL DOMIMIONS OF GRAT BRITAIN with the remainder over TO THEIR CORPORATION, or puni-Fathers ſucceeding them, as heirs ſpecially in their ſociety by a ſtate of perpetuity: PUTTING ALL THE WHOLE BLOOD ROYAL OE ENGLAND TO THE FORMIDON, AS BUT HEIRS GENERAL, IN ONE PREDICAMENT together.

3.ggQuodlibets p 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 42, 45, 50, 283, 285, &c. 332, 333. A D…alogue … a ſecular Prieſt and a L…y Gentlem…n. Anno 1601. That the Jeſuites have Magistracy, Kings, Magistrates, Ministers, Prieſthood, and Prieſts in high contempt; publiſhing many ſlanderous, ſeditious, trayterous, and infamous ſpeeches, libels, and books againſt them, to render them odious and contemptible to the people, full of Plots, exaſſerations againſt the Church and Commonwealth, like rebellious Traytors, to bring all into an uproar, that they may have all Countries, Kingdomes, Governments, Succeſſions, States, inhabitants, and all at their pleaſure.

4. That thehhQuo…libets p. … …o 313, …8, …86, 287. … 1617. Jeſuites have taught the people (…n …rder to get England under their power, & in order to God or Religion, as they ſtile it,) That Subjects are bound no longer to obey wicked or heretical Painces and Kings deſtecting from the Catholick Religion, and drawing others with them, but till they be able by force of arms to reſiſt and depoſe them. That the popular multitude may upon theſe grounds when they think meet, place or diſplace their Princes and chief Officers at their Princes and chief Officers at their pleaſure, as men may do their tenants at will, hirelings or ordinary ſervants, putting no difference in their choice UPON ANY, RIGHT OR TITLE TO CROWNS OR KINGDOMS, BY BIRTH, OR BLOOD, See J. …. his Treatiſe of the Right and … Prelate and Prince, print…ed 1616. and reprinted 1621, by … Jeſuites.OR OTHERWISE, then as theſe Fathers (forſooth) ſhall approve it. By this all things muſt be wrought and framed conformable to opportunities of times and occaſions; as for example: The people muſt have a right and intereſt in them, to do what they liſt in choice of their Kings and Supream Governours, till they have ſet ſuch a perſon or Uſurper in the Crown as they for their ends have deſigned; and then the times and occaſions changing, when ſuch a one is ſetled in the Throne, the former doctrine and practiſes muſt be holden FOR A MISTAKING; yet ſuch, as ſeeing it cannot be holpen, the people muſt beware hereafter of attempting the like again. By this a check muſt be given to the publiſhers of ſuch paradoxes, (when they have accompliſhed their deſigned ends) after that, a diſpenſation procured for the offenders, and then all ſhall be well ever after; till a new opportunity for their further advantage.

5. That the Jeſuites by abſurd equivocations,iiQuodlibets, p. 26. counterfeited perjuries, Sacriledges, and couſenage, become all things to all men, that they may gain all; as to be Seminary Prieſts among Seminaries; Secular Prieſts, among Seculars; Religious men, among Religious; Seditious men, among Seditious; Factious Spainiards, amongſt Spaniards; ENGLISH TRAYTORS, AMONG TRAYTORS; SCOTISH VILLAINS, AMONG SCOTS, &c. and amongſt all theſe, to deny and affirm, to object and anſwer, to ſwear and forſwear, whatſoever may be a gain to them, for their pragmatical Commonwealth and Society. No wonder then if they transform themſelves into all ſhapes, and take upon them all prefeſſions, now.

6. That thekkQuo…libets, p. 62, 69, and elſewhere. Jeſuites by their devices and practiſes, have brought all to Machiavels rule, DIVIDE ET IMPERA, in ſowing diviſion, breeding of jealouſies, and making of hoſtile ſtrife, by oppoſition of King againſt King, State againſt State, Prieſt againſt Prieſt, Peer againſt Peer, Parents againſt children children againſt parents, ſiſters againſt brothers, ſervants againſt maſters, wives againſt husbands, husbands againſt wives and one friend againſt another, raiſing up rebellions, MVRDRING OF PRINCES, making uproars every where, until they make thoſe they cannot otherwiſe winne unto them, either yeeld to be their vaſſals to live quiet by them, or force them to flight, or drive them out of their wits, or otherwiſe plague them to death.

7. That thellQuod … p 43. 61. 62. 64. 16. Jeſuits by their curſed poſitions, and machiavillian practiſes, have made religion it ſelf a meer political and atheal device; a pragmatical ſcience of Figboys, and but an art of ſuch as live by their wits, and the principles of Machiavel taught by their Robbies; yea, a very …o…ch potch of omnium gatherum, religious ſecular, clergical, laical, eccleſiaſtical, ſpiritual, temporal, M. ARTIAL, civil, Aecomenical, political, liberal, mechannical municipal, irregular, and ALL W…THOƲT ORDER; ſo that they are not worthy to be called religious, eccleſiaſticks catholicks, nor temporal mechannical chriſtians; but rather Machiavillians, Athieſts, Apoſtates; their courſe of life ſhewing what their ſtudy is; and that howſoever they boaſt of their perfections, holineſs, meditations and exerciſes, as if they were all Superlatives, all M…phyſicians, all entia tranſcendentia) yet their platform is heatheniſh tyrannical, …athannical, able to ſet Aretine, Luc…an, Machiavel, yea, and Don Lucifer in a ſort to ſchool.

Thoſe, I ſay, who ſhal ſadly ponder all theſe premiſes, and compare them with the late practiſes, policies and proceedings of ſome ſwaying politicians of our age and the conſtitution of our Church, State, Religion and publi…e affairs, muſt neceſſarily acknowledge, that theſe pragmatical Ieſuits have, been very active, prevalent-powerful, ſuc…eſful, and not onelyonly militant but triumphant, of late yeares amongſt us, under ſome diſguiſe or other: that they have dangerouſly poyſoned us with theſe their Machiavilian and Atheal pollcies, practiſes, poſitions, and have more real Diſciples, Factors, if not Tutors, now amongſt us, then in any former ages: And is it not high time then to endeavour to detect their perſons, and prevent their dangerous deſigns upon us with greateſt care and diligence? Truly though moſt others be negligent and careleſs herein, yet that text of Ezek. 2, 6, 7. And thou ſon of man, be not afraid of them neither be afraid of their words, though bryars and thorns be with thee, and thou doſt dwel among ſcorpions, be not afraid of their words, nor be diſmayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious houſe: And thou ſhalt ſpeak my words unto them, whether they wil hear, or whether they wil forbear, for they are moſt REBELLIOVS; hath animated me to exonerate my conſcience herein, and to ſay with the prophet Iſai. 62. 1. For Zions (Englands) ſake I will not hold my peace, and for Ieruſalems ſake I will not reſt, until the righteouſneſs thereof go forth as brightneſs, and the ſalvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. Wherefore.

Upon letious conſideration of all theſe Premiſes. and of all thoſe Sacred Solemn Oathes. that Proteſtation, Vow, league, and Nationall Covenant, which I have formerly taken (lying ſtill as ſo manyffIoſh. 9, 19. …0 & Pſal. 89. 34. Pſal. 154. Heb 6. 17, 18.Josh 9:19Ps 89:34Heb 6:17Heb 6:18 indiſſoluble Obligations on my Soul, notwithſtanding the ingrate, malicious, unchriſtian Requitalls of all my former unmercinary ſervices, Sufferings for Religion Laws, Liberties, and the publique, in times of greateſt Danger, recompences only with long cauſeleſs, cloſe impriſonments, injuries, affronts, loſſes of all kindes, by pretended friends and Patrons of our Liberties, as well as by profeſſed cauſeleſs Enemies: And notwithſtanding all other Diſcouragements from the generall baſeneſs, cowardize, Sottiſhneſs, ſlaviſhneſs degenerated Spirits of the whole Nation, and their ſtrange fearfulneſs even publiquely to own, much leſs cordially, to aſsiſt, defend, (according to the ſixth Article of the Covenant) thoſe few couragious Patrons who have hazarded their Lives, Liberties, Limbs, Eſtates, and all earthly comforts for the publique defence of Religion the Laws, Liberties, Priviledges of our Kingdome, Chruch, Parliament, againſt the old and late avowed ſubverters of them, whoſe very,ggWhen our Saviour himſelf was a prehended, c…rrie… away priſo…e▪, and like to bee crucified, all his D…ſc…ples ſo …ook him & fled, and Pe…e denyed h…m with in oath, M…t. 26. 56. 70 to 75. And at Pauls firſt appearance before … no man ſtood with him, but all me… forſook him, I pray God it be not laid to their charg; 2 Tim. 4. 9. 16. And ſo i… is now with moſt p…blike ſ…fferers.2 Tim 4:92 Tim 4:16 Company, viſits the generality of their former friends and acquaintance have declined, (as if they had ſome plague ſores on them;) not only during their late reſtraints, but likewiſe ſince their enlargments out of them, (enough to perſwade them never to write, ſpeake, act or ſuffer any thing more, for ſuch ingrate unworthy, Creatures, but rather to put their helping hands, to make them and their poſterities ſlaves for ever.) I have yet once more out of pure zeal, love conſcience towards my native Country adventured my life, liberty, and decayed eſtate, (conſidering the lawleſsneſſe and Danger of the times, not the juſtice and goodneſs of the Common Cauſe, I plead) for the neceſſary defence of the Fundamentall Liberties, Franchiſes, Lawes, Rights, Parliaments, priviledges and Government, of our e…ſlaved Nation, (though every way unworthy to be beloved by God, or men of noble ſpirits) in this Seaſonable Legall, Hiſtoricall vindication and Collection wherein I have with all boldneſs, faithfulneſs, without the leaſt fear or flatterie of any Mortals or created powers whatſoever, argued, evinced, maintained my own particular, with the whole Nations publique right and inheritance in them, and endeavoured (as much as in me lyes) to preſerve them from the ſeverall Jeſuitical plots, & our religion, counſels, ſpecified in the whole Commons Houſe Remenſtrance of 13. December. 1641: exact Collection, pa 3. to 14. (of late years revived, and more vigorouſly purſued than ever; and to reſcue them out of the Claws of Tyrany and all uſurping arbitrary powers, which have avowedly encroached on, yea trampled them under feet of late, more than ever the worſt of all our Monarchs, or beheaded King did though declaimed againſt, as the greateſt of Tyrants, by ſome who have tranſcended him in his worſt Regall Exorbitances; and particularly in this, which the Lords and Commons in parliament in their **Exac. Collec. p. 492, 497. 494Declaration of Aug. 4 1642. thus grievouſly complained of, and objected againſt the Kings ill Counſellers, That the LAWS, were no protection or defence of any mans right, all was ſubject to will and power, which impoſed WHAT PAYMENTS THEY THOVGHT FIT, to drain the ſubjects purſes, and ſupply THOSE NECESSITIES, which their ill counſell had brought upon the King, and gratify ſuch as were inſtrumentall in promooting moſt ILLEGAL and OPPRESSIVE COVRSES: Thoſe who yeilded and complied were countenanced and advanced, all others diſgraced and kept under, that ſo their mindes made poor & baſe (as they were never ſo poor and baſe as now) and THEIR LIBERTIES loſt and gone (as they were never ſo much as now) they might be ready to LET GO THEIR RELIGION whenſoever it ſhould be reſolved to alter it, which, was, and ſtill is, the GREAT DESIGN and all the reſt made uſe of as inſtrumentall and ſubſervient to it. VponUpon which conſideration they thus concluded that Declaration: Therefore we the Lords and Commons are reſolved to expoſe our lives and fortunes for the defence and maintenance of the true religion, the king, perſon, honor and eſtate, the power and priviledg of Parliament, the juſt rights and liberty of the ſubject. And we do hereby require all thoſe who have any ſence of piety, honor or compaſſion, To HELP A DISTRESSED STATE, eſpecially SƲCH WHO HAVE TAKEN THE PROTESTATION, and are bound in the ſame duty with us unto their God, their King and Country, to come in to their aid and aſſiſtance.

That which hath not a little encouraged me hereunto, is not only this their publike call, but likewiſe this memorable paſſage, vow proteſtation of the Lords and Commons aſſembled in parliament, in their printedhhExac. … p. 650. 659 660 Declaration in anſwer to his Majeſties of October 23. 1642. Which I fear moſt of them ſince in power, have quite forgotten; and therefore I beſeech them now ſeriouſly to remember it. Though we know very well, there are too many of the Gentry of this Kingdome, who to ſatisfy the LƲSTS OF THEIR OWN AMBITION, are content, like Eſau, TO SELL THEIR BIRTH-RIGHT, & CARE NOT TO SVBMIT THEMSELVES TO ANY ARBYTRARY AND VNLIMITED GOVERNMENT, ſo they may FOR THEIR OWN TIME PARTAKE OF THAT POWER, to trample and inſult over others: (and have not, are not ſome of theſe declarers and cenſurers ſuch themſelves?)yet we are aſſured, that there are of the Gentry many worthy and true hearted patriots, (but where are thoſe many now?) who are ready to lay down their lives and fortunes, and of late have given ample teſtimony thereof, for maintenance of their Lawes, Liberties and Religion; and with them and others of their reſolution we ſhall be ready to live and die. (But how many of theſe declarers have made good this publike engagement? yea have not ſome of them been, and ſtill are more ready to ſecure, ſeclude, diſoffice, impriſon, kill, ſlay any ſuch true hearted patrons, as I have felt by ſad experience, then to live and die with them? And we muſt own it as our duty, to uſe our beſt endeavors, that the meaneſt of the Commonalty may enjoy their owne Birthrights, Freedome and Liberty of the Laws of the Land, being **Nota.equally entituled thereto with the greateſt Subject. I truſt therefore the Greateſt Grandees in late or preſent power neither will nor can be offended with me, and that all the Nobility, Gentry, Commons, and true hearted Patrons in the Nation, who bear any love to the Laws, Liberties, Freedom of the people, for which their Anceſtors and they have ſo long, ſo ſtoutly contended heretofore, and lately with our Kings; will live and die with mee in this their Vindication and Defence, againſt any of their fellow-Subjects, who ſhall endeavor to ſubvert or deprive them of the full and free enjoyment of all or any of them, according to this engagement and Declaration: Wherein there are theſe further obſervable paſſages, relating to the Parliaments priviledges and its Members, which I deſire our Army-Grandees, who impeached, ſecured, ſecluded my ſelf with other Members of the laſt true parliament, levied war againſt and forcibly diſſolved it; with the Contrivers of our late New Modelled Governments, would ſeriouſly ponder, who in common juſtice muſt bee content to be as freely told of and reprehended for their faults in print (where the publike and every mans private intereſt, Right, Liberty, Security, is concerned) as they have cenſured others, as well their ſuperiors, as equalls, oft in print, though perchance leſs peccant than themſelves iiSee h… …: old and new Declarations …gainſt the Parliament & Member. Their T…e ſtate of the commonw…alth &c. w…h, … is but a direct Ar…g…n out of themſelves under t…e name of oth…r.in that they object againſt them. kkExac. collec. p. 1652. 654. 655, &c.For the matter of his Majeſties raiſing an Army againſt the Parliament (wherein many Papiſts, prieſts, Jeſuites were imployed) and taking away the priviledge thereof, we ſhall refer it to the judgment of every ordinary capacity, whether it be void of ſenſe to ſay, that this war is raiſed againſt the parliament; But the truth is, that it is not a few perſons but the Parliament it ſelf, is the thorn that lies in theſe mens ſides, which, heretofore when it was wont to prick them was with much caſe by a ſudden diſſolution, pulled out: But now that is more deeply faſtned by the Act of Continuance, they would force it out by the power of an Army. hath not this been the very practiſe of ſome Army-Grandees of late, here objected againſt the Kings Jeſuiticall and Popiſh ill Counſellors? And whoſoever will peruſe the ſeverall Speeches and Declarations, made upon the breaking up of former Parliaments, ſince the beginning of his Majeſties Raign, will find; the pretences of thoſe unjuſt and illegall Diſſolutions, to be grounded upon the exceptions againſt ſome particular Members, under the name of A few factious and ſeditious perſons: ſo that the aſperſing and wounding of the Parliament through the ſides of a few Members, is no new invention: (And hath not this been the very Army officers practice, ſince the firſt year of their reigne till now, to wound the laſt real parliament (yea, their own lare diſſolved Mock parliaments ſince, though the ſides of a few corrupt Members, or a corrupt Maiority in the Houſe, as all their printedllS…e …heir decl…r…ti…s in May, Iune, Iuly. Aug. 1647. in Novemb. Decem. Ian. 1648. Ian: 1652 & 1653. and … of the ca…e of the commonwealth of England, &c. p. 4 c. 35. Anno 1654. with ſom othe… Pa…ers and Speeche, ſince. Declarations upon their diſſolutions atteſt. And is this then no crime? or no Jeſuiticall practiſe in them, though ſuch in the latemmExac. collec. p. 3. 4, to 16. King and his ill Counſellors?) And for the ſatisfaction of all indifferent men, that this war is raiſed againſt the parliament, wee ſhall refer them to former Declarations, iſſued out in his Maieſties name, being ſo many invectives and groundleſs accuſations, not againſt particular Members only but againſt the Vote and proceedings of both Houſes. And are not many of the Armies Declarations in 1647. and 16…. yea, the late pamphlet of ſome preſent Grandees, … A True State of the Caſe of the Commonwealth of England, printed 1654. Such; let them now then ſee whence they took their pattern, even from the beheaded Kings nnExac. collec p. 3. 4. to 16. 651, 952. 653.Ieſuited evill Counſellors, whoſe ſteps they exactly trace in this.) But if the truth were, as that Declaration ſeems to imply, That this Army is raiſed to force ſomeoo… one member ſiſter. all the members ſuffer with it. 1 Cor. 12. 26.1 Cor 12:26 particular Members of this parliament to be delivered up, yet upon that ground would it follow, that the ſame is levied againſt the Parliament. For it cannot be denyed by any ingenious man, but that the Parliament by theirppSee Kooks 4 inſti…. ch: 1. p. 15. 1…, 17. 23. 24 25. & … for the Lord. inherent rights and priviledges hath the power to judge and puniſh their own Members: [yet the Army officers took upon them to ſecure, ſeclude them without charge, and their future new minded parliament Members, though only elected by the people, muſt be trye à iudged by the new Whitehall Members, ere they can be admitted to ſit. Article 21. of the New Government.] And we have often declared to his his Majeſtie and the world; That we are alwaies ready to receive any evidence or accuſations againſt any of them, and to judge and puniſh them according to their demerits; yet hithertoqqN…r yet aga…ſt my ſelf and other ſecured … & long in priſoned Members. no evidence produced, no Accuſer appearing: And yet notwithſtanding, to raiſe an Army to compel the parliament to expoſe thoſe Members to the fury of thoſe wicked Counſellors that thirſt for nothing more then the ruin of them and the Commonwealth: What can be more evident, then that the ſame is levied againſt the Parliament? For did they prevaile in this, then by the ſame reaſon, pray obſerve it, They might demand twenty more, and never reſt ſatisfied until their malice and Tyrany did devour all thoſe Members they found croſs and oppoſite to their lewd and wicked deſigns [And was not this the practice of the Army-officers, who levied a reall actuall Warre againſt the parliament? They firſt impeached, ſecluded, XI. Members of the Commons houſe; and ſome Lords ſoon after, An 1647. then they ſecured, impriſoned my ſelf, with 44. Members more, and ſecluded the greateſt part of the Commons Houſe, leaving not above 50. or 60. at firſt ſitting, who confederated with them, in December 1648. within two moneths after this, they beheaded the King; then ſuppreſſed the whole Lords Houſe, to carry on their deſigns ſince acted: At laſt they diſſolved their own Mock. Parliaments, when they croſſed their ambitious aſpires: What they did in September laſt ſince this was firſt penned, to thoſe now ſitting is, freſh in memory.) Touching the priviledges of Parliament, which the contrivers of that Declaration in his Majeſties name, (and the Contrivers of ſundry Declarations ſince in the armies name, who imitated them herein,) ſeem to be ſo tender of, and to profeſs all conformity unto, and deny this army to be raiſed in any degree to violate: we ſhall appeale to the judgment of any indifferent man, how little truth is contained in this their aſſertion, (or in the Army Officers printed papers to the ſame effect.)

The Parliament is to be conſidered in three ſeverall reſpects. Firſt, as a Council to adviſe. Secondly, As a Court to judg. 3. As it is the body repreſentative of the whole kingdome, to make, repeal, or alter lawes & whether the Paarliament hath enjoyed its priviledges in any of theſe reſpects (under the Army Officers and powers, as wel as late King) let any that hath eyes open judg.

For the firſt, Wee dare appeal even to the Conſciences of the Contrivers themſelves, [and to the conſciences of the Army-Officers, Souldiers, and Whitehall men themſelves) whether matters of the higheſt importance, (witneſs all the publike proceedings againſt the late Parliament, King, Peers, Government; the warrs with Scotland, Holland: their new Magna Charta repealing the old, entituled, The Government of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, wherein they take upon upon them ſuch an Omnipotent Soveraign power, as, To paſs a decree upon the waveting humors of the people, and to ſay to this nation, yea to Scotland and Ireland too, As the almighty himſelf ſaid once to the unruly Sea: Here ſhall be thy bounds hitherto ſhalt thou come and no further; as ome moſt arrogantly if not blaſphemouſly publiſh in print to all the world in their True State of the Caſe of the Common-wealth, p. 34. Their making of new binding Laws and Ordinances, repealing old Laws and Statutes in and by pretext of this Inſtrument, out of Parliament, as their manifold VVhit-hal Folio new Edicts amounting to near 700 pages atteſt) have not been agitated and determined (in and by the Armie-Officers, General-Councel and other unparliamentary Juncto's,) not onelyonly without but even contrary to their Advice, (and Votes too;) and whether Private, unknown Councels (in the Army, VVhite-hall, and elſwhere) have not been hearkned unto, approved and followed, when the Faithfull and wholſome advice of the great Counſel hath been ſcorned and neglected (by the Army Officers and their Confederates.) And … can deny, but it is one of the Principle ends why a … called, To Conſult the great Affairs of the Church and State. And what miſerable effects and … neglect of the great Councell, and preferring of unknown and private Councels before it, hath proved; let the preſent Diſtractions of this Kingdome bear witneſſe. (with all the bloody, unchriſtian VVars, Taxes, Oppreſſions, Diſtractions, ſince the Armies force upon the King, Members, Houſes; Anno 1647. and 1648. to this preſent time.)

Concerning the Second, it ſufficiently appears by the making the Kings Court, by the Force and Power of the Kings Army; the Sanctuary and re…uge of All ſorts of Delinquents againſt the Parliament and Kingdome, and protecting and defending them from the Juſtice thereof: and by admitting ſuch to bear places of great truſt in the Army, and to ſtand in defiance of the Parliament and the Authority thereof; (and it is not a far greater crime to make the Parliaments Army it ſelf, a Delinquent againſt the Parliament and Kingdome; the fanctuary of ſuch Delinquents againſt both, and to continue ſuch Officers in places of greateſt truſt in the Army, who have levied actual war againſt the Parliament, ſecluded, ſecured members of Parliament, kept divers years under their armed guards in defiance of the Parliament, refuſing to releaſe them, even when the Serjeant was ſent from the Houſe it ſelf, to demand the Members ſeiſed?)

By all which it is apparent, how our Priviledges have been torn from us by piece-meals, from time to time. And we might mention many paſſages, whereby they were endeavoured to be**And are they not ſo now, almost paſt hopes of any future replanting. pulled up by the root, and totally ſubverted. As the attempt to bring up the late Army from the North to force Conditions upon the Parliament: His Majeſties Letters and Commands to the Members of both Houſes (which found obedience in a great many) to attend him at York; and ſo, By depriving the Parliament of their Members, deſtroy the whole body. (And was not the actuall twice bringing up of the Parliaments own Army, by the Army Officers, againſt the Parliament it ſelf, to impeach ſecure ſome principall members of both Houſes; ſeclude the Majority of the Commons Houſe, ſuppreſſe the whole houſe of Lords; break off the Preaty, behead the King, (the **Modus tenendi Parliamentum. Cook 4. … c. 1.Head of the Parliament) againſt the Parliaments Votes, alter the government, force conditions on the Parliament it ſelf, (to omit the 12, 21, 24, 32, 37, 38, 39. Articles of their New government, (with the ſecluding of all the Members lately admitted by Armed Souldiers till they took a New Engagement, and keeping out all others) a taking of the Priviledges of the Parliament from them all by whole-ſale, and a more deſperate pulling up by the Roots, and totall ſubverſion of all the Priviledges and whole body of the Parliament, then this objected againſt the Northern Army, or the Kings Jeſuiticall ill Councel? VVhichWhich is enough to prove the vanity of the Contrivers of that Declaration (and of the Army Officers too) to feed themſelves with hope of beliefe, That the Priviledges of Parliament are not Violated, but intended to be preſerved, with all due obſervance.

Concerning the Allegation, That the Army raiſed by the Parliament, is to murder the KING, (oft alledged by the **Exact Collection p. 550. 595. 321, 322, 364. 618. 894. 895. 919. 920. A Collection of Ordinances p. 28. 39. 116, 117King and his Party, in many printed PROCLAMATIONS, Declarations before and after this, here mentioned) VVe hoped the Contrivers of that Declaration, or any that profeſſed but the name of a Chriſtian, could not have ſo little charity as to raiſe ſuch a SCANDALL, eſpecially when they muſt needs know, the **Let thoſe who who took it, remember their violations of it and repent. See Exact Collect. p. 497, 498Proteſtation taken by every member of both Houſes (and Army Officers too) whereby they promiſe in the preſence of Almighty God, TO DEFEND HIS MAJESTIES PERSON. The Promiſe and Proteſtation made by the Members of both Houſes upon the nomination of the Earl of Eſſex to be Generall, and to live and die with him; wherein is expreſſed, THAT THIS ARMY WAS RAISED FOR DEFENCE OF THE KINGS PERSON, Our oft earneſt and moſt humble Addreſſe to his Majeſty to leave that deſperate and dangerous Army, &c. A requeſt inconſiſtent with any purpoſe to offer the leaſt violence to His Perſon, which hath and**Was this verified by many of theſe Remonſtrants? ever ſhall be dear unto us.

And concerning the imputation laid to our Charge, of Raiſing this Army, to Alter the whole Frame of Government and Eſtabliſhed Laws of the Land, (which the King and his party**Exact Collect. p. 262. 282. 284. to 289. 297, 298, 490. 424. 500, 502, 404, 514, 517, 521, 522, 526, 528, 530, 531. 534. 550, 551. 554, 558, 56…, 564, 574. a Collection p. 117. 452, 453. frequently objected in print) we ſhall need give no other Anſwer but this: That the Army Raiſed by the Parliament is to no other end, but for the Preſervation of his Majeſties Perſon, to Defend themſelves, the Laws of the Land, and the true Proteſtant Religion. After which, they there and elſwhere conclude. And by this time (we doubt not) but every man doth plainly diſcern through the Mask and Viſard of their Hypocriſie, what their (the Kings ill Counſels) deſign is, To Subject both King and Parliament and Kingdome to their needy Ambitious and Avaritious Spirits, and to the violent Laws, Martial law, of Governing the People by guards and by the Souldiers.

But alas for greife, how ſuperlatively have many of the Army Officers, and their confederate members (though parties to theſe Declarations and Proteſtations) violated them, and both Houſes Faiths, Truſts, intentions, ends in raiſing the Army, in every of theſe particulars? How have they verified, juſtified the Kings Declarations, Jealouſies, concerning the Parliaments Army, in every point, here (and**Exact Collect. p. 688, 689. 696, 697. elſwhere) diſclaimed by both Houſes? How have they exceeded, out acted the Kings Jeſuiticall Counſellers, and moſt deſperate Popiſh army, in violating, ſubverting both the Parliaments Priviledges, Members and Parliaments themſelves, together with our**So stiled Exact Coll. p. 4. 12, 34 61 243. 262 121, 500, …02. beſides the authorities in the 1. Chapter. Fundamentall Laws, Liberties, Government; for whoſe preſervation they were onelyonly raiſed, paid? How have they purſued the Kings and his worſt Jeſuited Counſellors …ootſteps in all the charges here objected againſt them by both Houſes, in relation to the Parliaments priviledges, Members, Conſtitution, Rights, Lawes, to their utter Subverſion, diſſolution, and waged warre againſt them? And doth not every man plainly diſcern through the Mask and Viſard of their Hypocriſie, (to uſe both houſes expreſſions) that their deſigne is juſt the ſame with that here objected by the Parliament to the Kings ill Jeſuited Counſellers, and Popiſh army; even to ſubject both King; Parliament and Kingdome, to their needy, ambitious, avaritious ſpirits, and to the violent Laws, marſhall Law, of Governing the people (yea parliaments themſelves) by guards and by the Souldiers? and**Exact Collect. p. 617, 631, 730. By Conqueſt to eſtabliſh an abſolute and unlimited power over the Parliament and good ſubjects of this Kingdome; as the Houſes elſewhere thrice objected againſt the late King, his Army and party: being the very deſigne (as many wiſemen fear) of the 27 Article of their new Government; to ſettle a conſtant Annuall revenue for the maintenance of 20000 foot and 10000 Horſe and Dragoones, for the Defence and Security of England, Scotland and Ireland? O that they would now in the name and fear of God (as they tender the eternal ſalvation of their ſouls, the honour and priviledges of all future Parliaments, the eaſe, welfare, ſettlement of our Nation.) Lay all this moſt ſeriouſly to their Hearts, and make it a matter of their greateſt lamentation, and repentance! Beſides this, have they not falſified that memorable**Exact Coll. p. 686, to 730. late Declaration of the Lords and Commons aſſembled in Parliament, Novemb. 2. 1642. in Anſwer to his Majeſties (well worthy peruſall now) and made good (both for the time paſt and all ſucceeding Parliaments whiles there ſhalbe any ſtanding Army in England able to over power them) all the odious, ſcandalous poſitions, in relation to the Engliſh Parliament, its Members and priviledges (deduced from the Kings Declaration, onelyonly by inference, but diſclaimed by the King) ſummed up by them, in the cloſe of that Remonſtrance, and publiſhed in theſe enſuing terms, as will evidently appear, if applied to the Army, and their Generall Counſel of Officers, by adding or exchanging their names, onelyonly for the Kings in a parentheſis?

1.**Exact. Coll. p. 729. That the King (the Army, General, and their Generall Councell of Officers) when he pleaſeth, may declare the Major part of both Houſes, a faction of Malignant, Schiſmatical, and ambitious Perſons: ſo that all Parliaments that have been heretofore and SHALL BE HEREAFTER, AND ALL LAWS MADE IN THEM, may by this means be called in queſtion at pleaſure; yea nulled and repealed for ever, as ſome former parliaments have been, when held and overawed by armed power, or unduly elected, packed, ſummoned without Lawfull Authority, or ſome of the Members forcibly ſecluded, as you may read at large in the Statutes of 21. R. 2 c. 11, 12. 16, 17, 18. 1. H. 4. c. 3. 1 H. 4. Rot. Parl. n. 22, 23, 36, 48, 66, 70, 39 H. 6. c. 1. and 17 E. 4. c. 7. worthy the ſerious peruſal of our preſent Grandees, and all illegitimate Parliaments, where they may read the fatall end of all new unparliamentary projects, laws, devices, wherein many now ſo much glory, as if they would continue firm for ever: when as in a few years ſpace, they will all probably prove nullities, be for ever reverſed; yea, branded to poſterity, as moſt pernicious preſidents.

2. That his Majeſty (the Army and their Generall Councell) may declare what is the known Law of the Land, againſt the judgement of the Higheſt Court, and conſequently of all his Courts: So that the ſafety and right of King and people, and THE LAW IT SELF muſt deupon his Majeſties (the Armie, Generall and their Councels) pleaſure.

4. That as the King hath a property in his Town Forts, and Kingdomes; ſo he (the Army and their Generall Councell) may diſpoſe of them as he pleaſeth; and the Repreſentative body of the whole Kingdome may not intermedle in diſcharge of his Majeſties (the Armies Generalls, Councels,) truſt, though by the advice of evill Councellers, they ſee it diverted to the hazard of the publique peace and ſafety of the Kingdome.

5. That his Majeſty (the Army, General, and their Councell) or any other perſon may upon ſuggeſtions and pr…tences of Treaſon, Felony, or breach of peace (or of their Truſts, a fourth **See their impeachment of the xi. Members, and the humble Anſwer of the General Councel and Officers of the army, &c. Jan. 3. 1648.Army new minted cauſe) Take the Members of Parliament, without giving ſatisfaction to the Houſe, whereof they are Members, of the grounds of ſuch ſuggeſtion or accuſation, and without and againſt their conſent (as in the caſe of the late ſecured, ſecluded Members, and their two Juncto's ſince) ſo they may **Have they not lately done ſo ſince this was penned, as well as heretofore?Diſmember a Parliament, when they pleaſe, and make it what they will, when they will.

6. That whoſoever ſhall follow the King (Army, Generall, and their Councell) in the wars (againſt the Parliament) though it were to deſtroy Laws, Liberty, Religion, the Parliament it ſelf, and the whole kingdome; yet he ſhall be free from all crime or puniſhment. And that on the other ſide, to oppoſe by force any ſuch force, though in the moſt legall way, and by authority of the repreſentative body of the whole kingdome, is to leavy war againſt the King (Army, Generall) and TREASON (with in the Letter of 25. E. 3. or of their new Knacks ſince) So our Lands, Liberties, Lives, Religion, and Laws themſelves, Whereby all the Rights, both of King and people are due to them and preſerved for them, ſhall be at the ſole will and pleaſure of the Prince (Army, General, and General Councel of Officers, in their new High Courts of Injuſtice, or other martiall Judicatories.

O conſider, conſider ſeriouſly by theſe particulars, to what a ſad, low, deſpicable condition all Engliſh parliaments are now for ever reduced, by the late Army practiſes, violences, and rebellions inſolencies againſt them, never to be parallel'd in any age which hath really verified this clauſe in the Declaration of both Houſes, Aug. 4. 1642. objected againſt the King and his popiſh Army, in relation to themſelves. That if the King (by his army) may force this Parliament (as the parliaments army both forced and diſſolved it) they may bid farewell to all Parliaments for ever receiving good by them; and if parliaments be loſt, they (the people) are loſt, their Laws are loſt, as well thoſe lately made, as in former times, All which will be cut in ſunder with the ſame ſword, now drawn for the Diſtruction of this Parliament.

**Epistola ad ſolitariam Vitam agentes. Sr. Chriſtopher Sybthorpe his Reply to an Anſwer made by a Popiſh Adverſary Dublin 1625. p. 27, 28 29.Athanaſius Biſhop of Alexandria (about the year of our Lord 340.) objected this as a great crime, barbariſme, cruelty and violation of the priviledges of Councels to the Arrian Emperour Conſtantine. That whenſoever he called a Councel, or Aſſembly of Biſhops, it was but for a ſhew: For he would not permit them to be guided by the eccleſiaſticall Canont, but his will alone muſt be their onelyonly Canon. And when they adviſed him not to ſubvert the eccleſiaſticall order, nor bring the Arrian Hereſie into the Church of God, he would neither hear nor permit them to ſpeak freely, but grievouſly bending his brows (for they had ſpoken croſſe to his deſignes) and ſhaking his ſword at them commanded them to be taken away. Whereupon he thus infers, What Liberty for perſwaſion, or place for advice is there left, when he that contradicteth, ſhal for his labour loſe either his life, or his Country? VVhy hath the Emperour gathered ſo great a number of Biſhops, partly terrified with threats, partly, inticed with promiſes to condeſcend, that they will not communicate with Athanaſius? And Hilary Biſhop of Poictou An. 360. in his firſt Book againſt this Tyrannical Arrian Emperours Conſtantius, thus cenſures his violent proceedings of this kinde, to the ſubverſion of the freedom and priviledge of Councils and their members. Thou gathereſt COƲNCILS, and when they be ſhut up together in one City, thou TERRIFIEST THEM WITH THREATS (as the Army Officers did the ſecluded members 6 and 7 Decemb. 1648 when they ſhut them up all night in Hell, on the bare boards without beds in the cold, and kept them faſting all the next day at Whit-Hall, till 7 a clock at night) thou pineſt them with hunger, thou lameſt them with cold, thou depraveſt them with Diſſembling: O thou wicked one, what a mockery doſt thou make of the Church and Councels? OnelyOnly Dogs return to their vomit; and thou compelleſt the prieſts of Chriſt, to ſup up thoſe things which they have diſgorged, and commandeſt them in their confeſſions, to allow that WHICH BEFORE THEY CONDEMNED: what Biſhops hand haſt thou left innocent? What tongue haſt thou not forced to falſhood? Whoſe heart haſt thou not brought to the condemning of his former opinion? Thou haſt ſubjected all to thy will, yea, to thy violence. And have not ſome ſwaying Army Officers, by their frowns, menaces, frauds, open force upon the Parliament and its members, beyond all the preſidents in any ages done the like, and exceeded this Arrian Tyrant? And is it not then high time for all friends to Parliaments to proteſt and provide againſt ſuch deteſtable, treaſonable violences for the future, deſtructive to all Parliaments if permitted, or ſilently pretermitted without queſtion, cenſure, righting of the impriſoned members, or any proviſion to redreſſe it for the future.

Our prudent Anceſtors were ſo carefull to prevent all violence, force, arms, and armed men, in or near any places where Parliaments were held, to terrifie, over Qaw, or diſturb their proceedings or members;**See the Declaration of the Lords and Commons June 6 1642. concerning this Statute. That in the Parliament of 7 E. 1. (as you may read in Raſtals Abridgement, Armour, 1. Proviſion was made by the King; by common conſent of the Prelates, Earls, and Barons, by a geciall act, That in all Parliaments, Treaties, and other Aſſemblies, which ſhould be made in the Realm of England FOR EVER, every man ſhall come without Force, and withour Armour, well and Peaceably to the honour of the King and of the peace of him, and of his Realm; and they together with the Commonalty of the Realm upon ſolemne adviſe, declared. That it belonged to the King, and his part it is by his Royal Signiory, ſtrictly to defend wearing of Armour and all other Force, againſt his peace at all time, when it ſhall pleaſe him (eſpecially at ſuch times, and in places where ſuch Parliaments, Treaties, and Aſſemblies are held) and to puniſh them which ſhall do contrary according to the Laws and uſage of the Realm. And hereunto they are bound to old the King, as their Soveraign Lord, at all ſeaſons, when need ſhall be. Hereupon our Kings ever ſince this ſtatute, by virtue thereof, and by the Law and Cuſtome of the PARLIAMENT, (as Sr. Edward Cook in his 4 Inſtitutes c. 1. p. 14. informs us) did at the beginning of every Parliament, make a ſpeciall Proclamation, prohibiting the bearing of arms or weapons, in or neere the places, where the Parliament ſat, under pain of forfeiting all they had; Of which there are ſundry preſidents cited by St. Edward Cook in his Margin; whereof I ſhall tranſcribe but one (which he omits) and that is 6. E. 3. Rot. Parliament. n. 2. 3. Becauſe that before theſe dayes, at the Parliaments and Councels of our Lord the King, Debates, Riots, and commotions have riſen & been moved, for that people have come to the places where Parliaments have been ſummoned and Aſſembled, Armed with privy cotes of plate, ſpears, ſwords, long knives (or daggers) and other ſort of arms, by which the buſineſſes of our Lord the King and his Realm have been impeached, and the great men which have come thither by his Command, have been affrighted: Our Lord the King, willing to provide remedy againſt ſuch miſchiefs, defendeth, that no man of what eſtate or condition ſoever he be, upon pain of Forfeiting all that he may forfeit, to the King, ſhall be ſeen armed with a Coat of Male, nor yet of plate, nor with an Halberd, nor with a ſpeare, nor ſword, nor long knife, nor any other ſuſpicious arms, within the City of LONDON, nor within the Suburbs thereof; nor any place neer the ſaid City, nor yet within the Palace of WESTMINSTER, or any place neere the ſaid Palace, by Land or Water, under the foreſaid pain: except onelyonly ſuch of the kings men, as he ſhall depute, or by his command ſhall be deputed to keep the peace within the ſaid places: and alſo except the Kings ſervants, according to the Sta…ute of Northampton. And it is not the intention of our Lord the King, that any Earle, or Baron may not have his Lance brought to him in any place, but onelyonly in the Kings Preſence, and in the place of Councell. The like Proclamations were made in the beginning of the Parliaments of 9. 13, 17, 18, 20, 25. Ed 3. and ſundry others, more neceſſary to be revived in all ſucceeding Engliſh Parliaments now, then ever heretofore, ſince the unpreſidented forces upon the late Members of both Houſes, and the Parliament it ſelf by the Army-Officers and ſouldiers, raiſed to defend them from violence: The Treaſonableneſſe and Tranſcendency whereof being at large related in my Epiſtle to the Reader, before my Speech in Parliament 4 December 1648. I ſhall not here criminally preſſe, or inſiſt on, but referre them thereunto: However for the future ſecurity and freedome of our Parliaments from violence; I muſt crave liberty to imform theſe Army Parliament-drivers, forcers, diſſolves, (habituated to this trade) That if the**Exact Collect. p. 34. …6. 66, 67, 98, 76, 77, 198, 200, 201, 202, 246, 695, 723. 729. late Kings march to the Houſe of Commons accompanied onelyonly with ſome of his Penſioners and others, armed with Piſtols and Swords, meerly to demand but five Members thereof, to be delivered up to Juſtice, particularly impeached by him of High-Treaſon ſome dayes before: to wit, That they had traterouſly endeavoured to Subvert the Fundamentall Laws and Government of this Kingdome: To deprive the King of his Royall power: To place over the ſubjects an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall power, To Subvert the very Rights and being of Parliaments: and by force and terrour to compell the Parliament to joyn with them in their deſigns; for which end they had actually raiſed and countenanced Tumults againſt the King and Parliament.

Or if the**Exact Coll. p. 118, 195, 207. to 237. 248, 273, 293, 523, 524, 525, 617, 631, 660, 695. Kings bare tampering with ſome Officers of his own Northern Army, to draw a Petition from them to the Houſes, or march towards London from their quarters; (not to ſeiſe upon, force or diſſolve the Parliament or its Members, but only to overaw them, and impeach the freedome of their debates, Votes touching Epiſcopacy, Church-Government, and the Kings Revenews) were ſuch high tranſcendent violations of the Priviledges and Freedome of Parliament, and unſufferable injuries, as both Houſes of Parliament ſeperatly, and joyntly proclaimed them to all the world, in ſeverall**Exact Coll. in the pages quoted before. Declarations, during his life; Or ſuch capitall crimes, as thoſe who condemned and executed him for a Traytor and Tyrant, have publiſhed in the Declaration of 17. March 1648. (touching the grounds of their proceedings againſt him, and ſetling the Government in the way of a Free State, without King or Houſe of Lords) ſince his beheading, in theſe very words. But above all the Engliſh Army was laboured by the King to be engaged againſt the Engliſh Parliament; a thing of that ſtrange impiety and unnaturalneſſe for the King of England, that nothing can anſwer it, but his being a Forraigner; neither could it have eaſily purchaſed belief, but by his ſucceeding viſible actions in full purſuance of the ſame; as the Kings comming in Perſon to the Houſe of Commons, to ſeiſe the five Members, whether he was followed with ſome hundreds of unworthy debauched perſons, armed with ſwords, and piſtols, and other arms; and they attending him at the door of the Houſe, ready to execute what the Leader ſhould command them. This they charged againſt the King, as the higheſt of his unparralleld Offences; for which they appeal to all the world of indifferent men to judge, whether they had not ſufficient cauſe to bring him to Juſtice? Though neither he nor his followers then ſeiſed, ſecured, ſecluded, injured any one Member, when they thus went to the Commons Houſe; Yea preſently retracted and offered all ſatisfaction that ſhould be deſired by the Houſe for this breach of Privilege: and though the Northern Army, nor their Officers ever advanced towards, or offered the leaſt violence to the Houſes, or their priviledges by Petition or otherwiſe.

Then certainly the Parliaments own Army-Officers, Counſels, manifold …high printed Declarations of Aug. 18. 1647. Sept. 6. 1648. …and others before and ſince, their profeſſed open Oppoſitions, Impeachments, againſt the very Proceedings, Votes, Orders, Ordinances, Members of both Houſes of Parliament, which firſt raiſed them principally for their defence; ^b See their Impeachments, printed in their Books of Declarations. The Hiſtory of Indepency, and my Speech in Parliament] their Impeachment of eleven Members of the Houſe of Commons, and ſundry Lords at once; their ſecuring of above 40. and ſecluding of above five parts of ſix of the whole Houſe of Commons at once, their avowed marches with the whole Body of the Army, in Battalia ſeverall times to force the Houſes, ſeiſe their Members, overaw, affright, diſmember, diſſolve the Parliament it ſelf, and their own new erected Junctoes ſince, and juſtification of it to all the world in print [See their humble Anſwer touching the ſecured and ſecluded Members, Jan. 3. 1648. The free ſtate of the life of the Common-wealth of England, 1654. and their Declarations concerning their diſſolution of their two Jun after theſe Miſdemeanours of the King without the leaſt repentance for them, muſt needs bee farre more execrable, unwarrantable and criminall than the Kings, and deſerve a ſeverer cenſure than his Peccadilioes in reſpect of their crimes. And if by the whole armies printed Remonſtrance, Auguſt 18. 1647. the tumult of ſome unarmed London Apprentices, who offered ſome ſmall force to the Houſes to the violation of their Priviledges, (without ſecuring or ſecluding any one Member) deſerved a ſpeedy and exemplary capitall proceeding againſt the principall contrivers and Actors in it, as they then declared, and vehemently urged again and again in that Remonſtrance. Nay if by their own late printed Inſtrument of the Government of the Common-wealth of England, &c. Articles 14. 16. all and every perſon and perſons, who have aided, adviſed, aſſiſted, or abetted in any war againſt the Parliament ſince the firſt day of January, 1641. (unleſſe they have ſince been in the Service, of the Parliament, and given …ignal teſtimony of their good affections thereunto) ſhall be diſabled, and be uncapable to be elected, or to give any Vote in the Election of any Member to ſerve in the next, or in the three ſucceeding trienniall Parliaments, and all Votes and Elections given to the contrary, ſhall be null and void. And if any perſon ſo made uncapable, ſhall forfeit one full years value of his reall eſtate, and one full third part of his perſonall eſtate, in caſe he ſhall give his Vote for election of Members, to ſerve in Parliament: as they there adjudge; though ſuch perſons as they intend thus to diſable never waged any actual war againſt the Parliament it ſelf, or its Members, immediately, but onelyonly againſt the Forces raiſed by the Parliament, and ſo mediately and indirectly only againſt the Parliament (the caſe of all the late Kings adherents and aſſiſtants, not within the letter, but meaning of theſe Articles) then doubtleſſe thoſe Army Officers, ſouldiers, and their Confederates, who adviſed, aided, aſſiſted, abetted, in one or more warres againſt the Parliament Houſes, and Parliament Members themſelves, whom they immediately aſſaulted, forced, ſecured, ſecluded, diſſipated, diſſolved, deſtroyed, and have juſtified it ſeverall times, in print, without giving ſignall teſtimony of their good affections to the Parliament; and in this their Inſtrument have laid**Article 10, 12, 21, 22, 24, 27, 30. 32, 36, 37, 38, 39. many Chains, clogs, reſtraints, on all new future Parliaments, of their own framing, inconſiſtent with the Honour, freedome, priviledges and being of real Parliaments, are by their own verdict and Inſtrument, totally diſabled (as much as the archeſt Malignants and Cavaliers) by the very letter of theſe Articles, to be elected, or give any vote for the election of Members in the four next ſucceeding Parliaments; and thoſe who have given their Votes in the late Elections, have thereby forfeited at leaſt one full years value of their reall, and one full third part of their perſonall eſtates; and deſerve as high, (if not an higher) cenſure, as any ſequeſtered, or other Delinquents condemned formerly by them, for bearing arms, levying and abetting any war, but onelyonly mediately againſt the Parliament; and as high an uncapacity to be put not onelyonly on themſelves, but their Heir males to ſerve in Parliament, as the Statute of 21 R. 2. c. 6 impoſed heretofore on others, for a farre leſſe offence; to ſecure the Members and Priviledges of all ſucceeding Parliaments, from ſuch unpreſidented, forcible violences, ruptures, diſmembrings and diſſolutions as the laſt Parliament, ſuſtained by the Armies outrage and confederacy againſt them; of which I deſire onelyonly to make them truly ſenſible.

And farther to convince the Army-Officers, ſouldiers, of their late great injuſtice to, and affronts, contempts, againſt the Parliament which raiſed them, in relation to our ancient fundamentall Government and chief Members of the Parliament; I ſhall deſire them and all their confederates in cold blood, ſeriouſly to conſider, whether they have not, by their undutifull, violent proceedings againſt them contrary to the Votes, Declarations, Remonſtrances of the PARLIAMENT, endeavoured (as much as in them is) to falſifie this clauſe in in both Houſes Declaration Nov. 2. 1642.**Exact Collect. p. 696. Although they would perſwade his Majeſty, That there is little confidence to be placed in our Modeſty and Duty; yet AS GOD IS WITNESSE OF OUR THOUGHTS, SO SHALL OUR ACTIONS WITNESSE TO ALL THE WORLD; that TO THE**How much it hath been diſhonoured by the contrary, let the Army Officers read at leaſure in Militiere his Victory of Truth▪ HONOR OF OUR RELIGION, and OF THOSE WHO ARE MOST ZEALOUS IN IT (ſo much ſtrucken at by the contrivers of that Declaration, under odious names) we ſhall ſuffer more for and from our Soveraign, then we hope God will ever permit the malice of evill Councellers, to put us to: And although the happineſſe of this and all Kingdomes dependeth chiefly, upon God; Yet WE ACKNOWLEDGE, THAT IT DOTH SO MAINLY DEPEND UPON HIS MAJESTY, and THE ROYALL BRANCHES OF THAT ROOT, that as WEE HAVE HERETOFORE, SO WE SHALL HEREAFTER, eſteem no hazard too great, no reproach too vile, but that we ſhall willingly go through the one, and undergo the other, That we, and the WHOLE KINGDOME MAY ENJOY THAT HAPPINESSE, which we cannot in an ordinary way of providence expect FROM ANY OTHER FOVNTAIN OR STREAM,Nota. then thoſe from whence (were the poiſon of evill Councels once removed from about them) no doubt, but we and THE WHOLE KINGDOME SHOVLD BE SATISFIED MOST ABOUNDANTLY. And on the contrary, have they not fully and actually verified, in reſpect of themſelves and their Confederates in the Houſes, this Odious aſperſion, then (only in prediction) caſt by the KING on the PARLIAMENT, but by them at that time renounced with greateſt deteſtation; and drawn thoſe ſad conſequences on the whole Kingdome, wherewith both HOUSES conclude that Declaration in theſe words?)

7.**Nota. That the Repreſentative body of the whole Kingdome (ſince diſſolved by the Army) is a Faction of Malignant, Schiſmaticall, ambitious Perſons, whoſe DESIGNE IS AND ALWAYES HATH BEEN, TO ALTER THE WHOLE FRAME OF GOVERNMENT, BOTH OF CHURCH AND STATE AND TO SUBJECT BOTH KING AND PEOPLE TO THEIR OWN LAW…ESSE …BITRARY POWER AND GOVERNMENT, and that they DESIGNE THE RUINE OF HIS MAJESTIES PERSON and OF MONARCHY IT SELF; and conſequently that they are TRAITORS …nd all the Kingdome with them (for … act is the act of the whole Kingdome) And whether their puniſhment and ruine may not alſo INVOLVE THE WHOLE KINGDOME IN CONCLUSION, AND REDU… INTO THE CONDITION OF A CONQUERED NATION (as ſome ARMY-OFFICERS, and SOULDIERS openly averred we are now reduced to by and under them) NO MAN CAN TELL: BƲT EXPERIENCE SHEWETH Ʋ … and now we finde it moſt true in the**Who in their Letters of July 1. 1647. Propoſitions of Aug. 2. and other of their Declarations, profeſſed to all the world, That it was fully agreeable to all their Principles, and ſhould be their deſires and endeavours to maintain Monarchy the Priviledge and Freedome of the Parliament; and the Rights of his Majeſty and Royall Family, that ſo a laſting Peace and Agreement might be ſettled in this Nation, &c. Which otherwiſes must not be hoped for nor expected: Let them now conſider it? ARMY-OFFICERS, COUNCELL, SOULDIERS) THAT SƲCCESSE OFTEN DRAWS MEN NOT ONELYONLY BEYOND THEIR PROFESSION, but alſo many times beyond their firſt intentions.

Surely as the Armies and their Confederates late proceedings in relation to themſelves, (though not unto the forced, diſmembred, diſſolved Parliament, and ſecured Members) have fully verified this charge in every particular, then reputed moſt falſe and ſcandalous; (which I thus preſs upon their conſciences at this time, and ſo largely inſiſt on, not to defame or aſperſe them to the world; but to vindicate the Innocency, Integrity of the Majority and ſecluded Members of both Houſes, againſt the ſcandalous printed aſperſions of Militiere and other Papiſts, to preſerve and juſtifie the Honour of our Reformed Religion, and of the moſt zealous Profeſſors thereof; to reſtore, re-eſtabliſh if poſſible, the Priviledges, the Freedom of all Future Parliaments, much impaired, endangered by their heady violent Proceedings, to convince them by what Jeſuitical, Popiſh, old Court-Principles, Counſels, Practiſes, they have hitherto been miſ-guided; and to reclaim them, as much as in me lieth, for the future from the like deſtructive Practiſes, for the publick Safety, Peace, Settlement of our diſtracted Kingdoms; and do moſt earneſtly beſeech them, as they are Engliſh men, Souldiers, Chriſtians, ſeriouſly to repent of and lay to heart, leſt they periſh eternally for them at laſt.) So the Army-Officers, Souldiers, Great Succeſſes in all their Wars, Deſigns and forcible Proceedings againſt the King, Parliament, Kingdom, Government, Laws, and Liberties; as it hath cauſed them not onelyonly beyond their Profeſſions, but alſo beyond their firſt Intentions, Commiſſions, Proteſtations, to forget that Goſpel-Precept given to Souldiers, Luke 3. 14. to advance themſelves to a more abſolute Soveraign arbitrary Power over them, then ever any Kings of England claimed or pretended to, (as their late Proceedings, Remonſtrances, and tranſcendent Inſtrument of the Government of the three Kingdoms manifeſt;) ſo it hath been thessPſal. 37. 7. Pſal. 73. 3, &c. Eccleſ. 8. 11, 12.Ps 37:7Ps 73:3Eccl 8:11Eccl 8:12 principal Ground whereby they have juſtified all their unpreſidented forementioned Exho…bitances as lawful, commendable, Chriſtian, and that which hath ſtruck ſuch a ſtupyfying pannick fear, ſuch a ſtupendious cowardize, baſeneſs, ſottiſhneſs, into the Generality of the Nobility, Gentry, Miniſtery, and Commons of our late moſt heroick Engliſh Nation, that there is ſcarce ttEzek. 22. ….Ezek 22a man to be found throughout the Realm of any Eminency (though we ſhould ſeek after him like Diogenes, with a Candle) that dares freely open his mouth againſt the moſt irregular, illegal, violent, deſtructive arbitrary Proceedings, Uſurpations, Innovations, Oppreſſions, Taxes, Projects, to the ſhaking and utter ſubverting of our ancient Fundamental Laws, Liberties, Rights, Properties, Parliaments, Parliamentary Priviledges, Government; and taking away of the very Lives of ſome (and thereby endangering the Lives of all other) Engliſh Freemen of all Degrees, in miſchriſtened High Courts of Juſtice. Such a ſtrange Charm is there in Succeſs alone, to metamorphiſe Men into meervvSee 2 King. 10. 1, to 12.2 Kgs 10:1–12 temporizing, ſlaviſh, ſordid ſotts and beaſts; yea, to cauſe not onelyonly perſons truly honourable, but the veryxxDeut. 32. 17. 1 Cor. 10. 20. Rev. 9. 20. Epheſ. 2. 2.Deut 32:171 Cor 10:20Rev 9:20Eph 2:2 Devil himſelf, and the worſt of beasts, to be wondred after, applauded, adored, not onelyonly as Saints, but Gods. We read Rev. 13. of a Monſtrous deformed BEAST, to whom the Dragon (the Devil) gave his Power, Seat and Great Authority; whereupon, all the world wondred after the Beaſt, and worſhipped not onelyonly the Dragon, that gave him power, but the Beaſt likewiſe; ſaying, Who is like unto the Beaſt? WHO IS ABLE TO MAKE WAR WITH HIM? And there was given unto him a Mouth ſpeaking Great things and blaſphemies, and power was given him to continue and make war forty and two months. And power was given unto him to make war with the SAINTS, AND TO OVERCOME THEM; and power was given him over all Kindreds, and Tongues, and Nations, And (HEREUPON IT FOLLOWS) all that dwell upon the earth ſhall worſhip him, whoſe names are not written in the Lambes Book of Life. And another Beast (under him) cauſed the earth and all that dwell therein to ſet up the Image of this Beaſt, and to worſhip it; and he cauſed all both ſmall and great, rich and poor, free and bond to receive the mark of the Beaſt in their right hand, and in their foreheads; and none might buy or ſell, but he that had this mark; and as many as would not worſhip this Beaſts Image, were ordered to be killed. Yet this Blaſphemous Beaſts reign and power continued but twenty four Months, Rev. 13. 5. This Beaſt, (in the height of his Power and Victories) was by God himſelf, threatned to go into captivity, and be killed with the Sword, as he had led others into captivity, and killed them with the Sword, ver. 10. All his followers and worſhippers ſhall (ſoon after) drink of the wine of Gods wrath, and be tormented with fire and brimstone, &c. Rev. 14, 9, 10, 11. The Saints at last ſhall get this victory over the Beast, Rev. 15. 2. And the Beast himſelf (notwithstanding all his former Victories, Friends, and great Armies) was at laſt taken, and his falſe Prophet with him; and were both caſt alive into a lake burning with fire and brimſtone, and all his Forces were ſlain with the Sword, and the fowls were filled with their fleſh, Rev. 19. 19, 20, 21. From which Texts I have frequently ſilenced, confounded ſome of our conquering Army-Officers and Souldiers, whiles priſoner under them, when they were vapouring of their Great Victories, Succeſſes, and concluding from thence, both their Saintſhip, and the Goodneſs of their Actions; ſaying oft-times like the Beaſts followers here, Who is able to make war with us? And that with theſe genuine deductions from theſe Texts, which they could not reply againſt; worthy all Souldiers their ſaddeſt meditations.

1. That God may, nay oft-times doth give great power to the very worſt and moſt blaſphemous of all Men and Beaſts; & that not only over one or two, but many Tongues Nations, as in this Text, and Dan. 7. 3, to 29. c. 8. 4. to 27.

2. That ſuch Beaſts many times may and do not onelyonly make war with, but even overcome the very Saints themſelves in battel, as the Babylonians, Aſſyrians, and other ungodly Beaſts did the Iſraelites, Gods own Saints and People, Pſa. 79. 1, 2, &c. Dan. 7. 21, 23, 24, 25. Iſa. 10. 5 &c. c. 14. 16, 17. Jer. 26. 6, 7, 8. c. 25. 9, &c. yet they were but blaſphemous Beaſts, and wretches ſtill, not Saints.

3. That if ſuch Beaſts have but Great Power and Succeſs in their Wars, Enterpriſes, againſt their Enemies, or the Saints themſelves; though their mouths utter blaſphemies against the God of Heaven, his Name, Tabernacle, Saints; though their Actions, Deſigns be never ſo impious, atheiſtical, treaſonable, deteſtable, their Power but ſhort and fading, yet whiles they are in Power and Proſperity, the whole world will wonder▪ run after, worſhip, flatter, Saint, Deifie and Adore them for Gods, (asyyPlutarch, Arrianus, Qu…ntus Curtius, Suetonius, Grimſton, in the … of Alexander, and Julius Caeſar. Balaeus, his Lives of the Popes. Mon…y's Myſtery of Iniquity. Alexander the Great, and Julius Caeſars friends, flatterers did them; and ſome wicked Popes Favourites them too;) yea, ſet up and worſhip their very Images, receive their marks in their hands, foreheads, and extol them to the skies, ſaying, Who is like unto the Beaſt? who is able to make war with him?

4. That ſuch adulatious Speeches, Vaunts, Practiſes as theſe, and ſuch Arguments of Saintſhip or the Goodneſs of mens cauſes, undertakings, actions, onelyonly from their preſent Power, Victories and Succeſſes, are the arguments, practiſes, of worldly, earthly, beaſtly men; of worſhippers of the Beaſt and Dragon, ofzz2 King. 18. 33, 34, 35. c. 19. 17, 18, 19. Iſa. 10. 7, to 16.2 Kgs 18:332 Kgs 18:342 Kgs 18:35Isa 10:7–16 Aſſyrians, Turkes, Popes, not of the Elect real Saints of God, whoſe names are written in the Lambes book of life; who will neither flatter, worſhip nor adore ſuch Beaſts, nor receive their marks in their hands or foreheads though they be prohibited to buy or ſell, or ſlain for refuſing it, by their inſtruments, Rev. 13. 8, 15, 17. Dan. 3. 12. to 29.

5. That ſuch Beaſts in power, will never want under-Beaſts and Inſtruments, nor yetaaRev. 13. 11, to 18. c. 16. 13, 14. c. 19. 20. 1 King. 22. 6. to 24.Rev 13:11–181 Kgs 22:6–24 falſe Prophets to perſwade or enforce Obedience & Subjection to them, even by disfranchiſements, death, lying wonders, flattering Prophecies, Speeches, Sermons, &c.

6. That the Power and Dominion of ſuch Beaſts, is given and derived to them immediately by the Dragon (the bbEpheſ. 2. 2.Eph 2:2Prince of the power of the air) onelyonly by Gods permiſſion, not his approbation, Rev. 13. 2. Hoſ. 8. 4. 2 Theſſ. 2. 4, 8, 9. And that in wrath, for the puniſhment of the peoples ſins, and deſtruction of the beaſts themſelves at laſt, Hoſ. 13. 11. Rev. 13, and 14, and 19. Pſal. 64. 23. Jer. 51. 24, &c. c. 52. throughout. Hab. 2. 6, 7, 8.

7. That this their Dominion, Raign and Triumph is commonly very ſhort, like this Beaſts here, for twenty four Months, Rev. 13. 5. which is but three yeers and an half. cc…, Plutarch, Su… onius, Grimſton, and othe…s in his Life. Jacobus Uſſe…iue Annabum pars poſterior, p. 366, 367.Julius Caeſar that great firſt Conqueror of this Iſland and a great part of the World; uſurping the Supream Power over the Roman Senate, and changing the Government, lived onelyonly FIVE MONTHS A SOVERAIGN LORD IN PEACE, and then was ſuddenly ſtabbed to death in the Senate-Houſe, by thoſe friends in whom he repoſed greateſt truſt; for his Tyrannical Uſurpations, and alteration of their former Government, for endeavouring (as was ſuſpected) to make himſelf KING OF THE ROMANS, though he rejected the Title of King when offered unto him by M. Antonius, ſaying, That Jove was onelyonly King of the Romans, that ſo he might ſeem to be compelled to receive it by the people, being their King in deed, though not in name: and for ſaying, That the Commonwealth was but a Voice or Name, without a Body or Subſtance. Nullum violentum eſt diuturnum. See Iſa. 10, and 14. Job 20. 4, 5, &c. Pſal. 37. and 73. Pſal. 92. 6, 7. Iſa. 17. 13, 14. 2 Chron. 23. and Sir Wa…ter Rawlies Preface to his History of the World, worth ſerious peruſal by the Grandees of theſe times.

8. That in concluſion ſuch Conquering Uſurping Beaſts, notwithſtanding all their Power, Friend, Followers, Confederates, Armies, Poli…ies, are uſually conquered, taken, ſlain on earth, and caſt into the lake burning with fire and brimſtone for ever, for their Tyrannies, Blaſphemies, Bloodſheds, Oppreſſions of the People and Gods Saints: and their Confederates, Arm…es falſe Prophets, followers, adorers**See … A…. 655. deſtroyed with them even on earth; and then made to drink the cup of Gods wrath, fury and torments for ever in hell, Iſa. 10, and 14. Jer. 50, and 51. Rev. 19. 12, 20, 21.

9, That though they continue Conquerors and victorious for many yeers; and conquer not onelyonly, one, two or three, but many Kings and Kingdoms; cut off not onelyonly the thumbs of their Kings, that they might not lift up a Sword againſt them, and their great toes, that they may not run from them, but their Heads too; Yet God at laſt (in his retaliating Juſtice) doth uſually pay them home in their own coyne, as is e…ident, not onelyonly by**See the Turkiſh Hiſtory in his life. Bajazet the Turkiſh Emperour, our**See Huntingdon, Mat. …eſt. An 655. Grafton, Speed, Holinſhed, Fabian Brompton, in the life of Penda. King Penda, and others in prophane Stories; but by that memorable Hiſtory of Adoni-bezek…; ddJudg. 1, 2, … 8.Judg 1:2Judg 1:8who after his Conqueſt of no leſs then ſeventy Kings, (who ever in this later age, conquered one quarter ſo many?) and tyrannizing over their perſons, was, by a ſmall party of Judah and Simeon, fought with on his own dung-hil, his victorious old Army totally routed, ten thouſand of them ſlain, himſelf forced to fly, purſued, and taken priſoner by theſe contemptible Enemies, who cut off his thumbs and his great toes. Whereupon Adoni-bezek (though an idolatrous Canaanite) uſed theſe memorable words, worthy all Conquerors and Tyrants memorial; recorded by God himſelf to all Poſterity, Judg. 1. 7. Threeſcore and ten Kings having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, have gathered their meat under my table (like ſo many Dogs rather then Kings) AS I HAVE DONE, SO GOD HATH REWARDED ME: and they brought him (Priſoner) to Jeruſalem, and there he died▪ See the like retaliation threatned, inflicted. Hab. 2. 6, 7, 8. Iſa. 31. 1. Dan. 7. 23, to 27. Obad. 15. Ezech. 35. 5, 6, 15. Rev. 16. 5, 6. Jer. 51, and 52. Nah. 3. 1, &c. Rev. 13. 10. Joel 3. 6, 7, 8. 2 Chron. 22. 10. compared with c. 23. 12. to the end.

10. That the Elect Saints of God, do by faith in the Word of God, and upon conſideration of the uſual Providence and Juſtice of God towards ſuch Beaſts and bloody Conquerors, moſt aſſuredly foreſee their downfal, and with patience expect it, Rev. 13. 9, 10. If any man have an ear let him hear. eeS…e Joel 3. 6, 7. M…t. 26. 52. and Sir Wal. Rawleighs Preface to his Hiſtory of the World; and Dr. Beards Theatre Gods Judgements▪ on the 6 and 8 Commandm…n…s.Joel 3:6Joel 3:7HE THAT LEADETH INTO CAPTIVITY, SHALL GO INTO CAPTIVITY; HE THAT KILLETH WITH THE SWORD, MUST BE KILLED WITH THE SWORD: Here is THE PATIENCE AND THE FAITH OF THE SAINTS. O that we had this Faith and Patience within us now!

11. That upon this Faith and Aſſurance, the true Elect Saints of God, neither will, nor do, nor dare to admire after, follow, worſhip or adore ſuch Beaſts, or their Image, nor receive their marks in their hands, or foreheads, though all the world elſe readily do it without oppoſition; enduring patiently rather to be warred upon, killed, ſecluded from buying or ſelling any thing, then unchriſtianly to adore, ſubject, or enſlave themſelves unto them, Rev. 13. 2, 15, 17. Eſther 3. 1, to 7. 2 Kings 3. 13, 14. John 10. 4, 5. Dan. 3. 4, to 30. 1 King. 19. 18. 2 Chron. 11. 13. to 18.

Which ſerious ſeaſonable conſiderations, as they ſhould daunt the hearts and allay the high Preſumptious Spirits of the moſt Succeſsful Conquerours, Powerful Uſurpers over, and violent Invaders of the Liberties, Lives, Estates, Rights, Properties of their Lawful Superiors or Christian Brethren, and all Subverters of the Laws, Priviledges, Parliaments, Government of their Native Country, eſpecially againſt their Oathes and Truſts: So the Meditation on them, together with the contemplation of the infinite Power, Wiſdom, Faithfulneſs, Juſtice, Holineſs, Preſence, and gracious Promiſes of God, have at all times and ſeaſons hitherto, invincibly animated, ſteeled, fortified my Sonl in the midſt of all my ſufferings, both under the domineering Prelates, Parliament-aſſaulting Army-Officers, the late Tyrannical caſhiered Republicans, and all other ſelf-created oppreſſing Powers, which (if not already dead and buried in the duſt, with all their thoughts and high aſpiring Projects,) yet ſhall certainly ffIſa. 51 6. 12. c. 26. 13, 14. Pſal. 82. 7. Pſal 146. 3, 4.Isa 51:6Isa 51:12Ps 82:7Ps 146:3Ps 146:4die ere long like men, and become as dung; yea, they have enabled me by Faith and Patience, to beggRom. 8. 36, 37. Pſal. 3. 6.Rom 8:36Rom 8:37Ps 3:6 more then a co…quering triumpher over them: and to ſing aloud with magnanimous David (a man after Gods own heart) long before their down-fall, Pſal. 27. 1, 2, 3. The Lord is my Light and my Salvation, whom ſhall I fear? The Lord is the ſtrength of my life, of whom ſhall I be afraid? When the wicked even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my fleſh, they ſtumbled and fell. Though an Hoſt ſhould encampe againſt me, (as they did at Weſtminſter, at my Houſe, and in ſundry Garriſons, where I was a Priſoner under Souldiers) my heart ſhall not fear: though war ſhould riſe againſt me, in this I will be confident. I will not be afraid of ten thouſands of people that have ſet themſelves againſt me round about. And to cry out in Pauls words of defiance againſt all Enemies and Perils in the cauſe of my God and Country (uttered in his own and all true Elected Saints names) Rom. 8. 35, &c. Who ſhall ſeparate us from the love of Chriſt? (or my Native Country, as well actively as paſſively conſidered;) Shall tribulation? or diſtreſs? or perſecution? or famine? or peril? or SWORD? (of an whole Army or other Powers) Nay, in all theſe things we are more then Conquerors through him that loved us. For I am perſwaded, that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor PRINCIPALITIES, NOR POWERS, nor things preſent, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, ſhall be able to ſeparate us from the love of God which is in Chriſt Jeſus our Lord. And to ſay with him in all threatned Dangers for my ſincere conſciencious publick Services, Act. 20. 22, 24. And now I go bound to Jeruſalem, not knowing the things that ſhall there befall me, ſave, that the Holy Ghoſt witneſſeth in every City, ſaying; that Bonds and Afflictions wait for me. But none of theſe things move me, neither count I my life dear unto me, ſo as I may finiſh my courſe with joy, and the Miniſtery which I have received of the Lord Jeſus, &c. And verily methinks the ſerious contemplation thereof, and of all the premiſes, with that of 2 Sam. 10. 12. Iſai. 51. 12. Jer. 1. 8. Ezech. 2. 2, to 6. Matth. 10. 26, 28. Iſai. 1. 12, 13. coupled with Pſal. 11. 2. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Prov. 24. 22, 23. My Son, fear thou the Lord and the King, AND MEDDLE NOT WITH THOSE WHO ARE GIVEN TO CHANGE, For their calamitie ſhall riſe ſuddenly (which we have ſeen verified in many late Changers, Mock-Parliaments and ſelf-created new Powers,) and who knoweth the ruine of them both? ſhould now at laſt baniſh all baſe carnal fears out of all timerous hearts, rouſe up the lan…uiſhing, fearful, dead, ſtuped Spirits of our degenerated Engliſh Nation, and engage them all unanimouſly, undauntedly to claim, vindicate, regain, re-eſtabliſh thoſe ancient undoubted Hereditary Fundamental Rights, Liberties, Priviledges, Franchiſes, Laws, Government, (purchaſed with their Anceſtors and their own deareſt Blood, Treaſures) which belong to the whole Kingdom, to all true Engliſh Parliaments, Freemen in general, and to every of them in particular; whereof they have of late yeers been forcibly diſſeiſed or hypocritically cheated by pretended Patrons, Preſervers, and Propugners of them, the ſubſtance whereof I have here ſet before their eyes in ten brief Propoſitions, and by Records, Statutes, Preſidents, Hiſtories, Conteſts, Reſolutions in all ages, undauntedly, (as their Common Advocate) aſſerted, fortified to my power, for their Encouragement and preſident in this publick work. And if they will now but couragiouſly ſecond me herein, with their joynt, bold, rightfull Claims, Votes, Declarations, and Reſolute Demands of all and every of their enjoyments, and future inviolable Eſtabliſhments, according to their Oaths, Vows, Proteſtations, Duties, manifold late Declarations, Remonſtrances, Solemn League, Covenant, and the encouraging memorable Preſidents of their Anceſtors in former ages here recorded; I dare aſſure them (by Gods bleſſing) a deſired good-Succeſs, whereof their Ancestors never failed: no mortal Powers nor Armies whatſoever, having either Impudency or Ability enough to deny, detain them from them, if they will buthhSee 1 Sam. 8. 4, to 2…. ch. 12. 2. 2 Sam. 18. 2, 3, 4. Jer. 38. 5.1 Sam 8:42 Sam 18:22 Sam 18:32 Sam 18:4Jer 38:5 generally, unanimouſly, couragiouſly, importunately claim and demand them as their Birth-rights. But if they will ſtill baſely diſ-own, betray and cowardly deſert both them and their Aſſertors, and leave them to a ſingle combate with their combined Jeſuitical enemies (whom none take care to diſcover, ſuppreſs or baniſh out of our Realms, where they now ſwarm more then ever) and Armed Invaders; the Fate of our old Engliſh Britons, when they improvidently neglected to unite their Counſels, Forces againſt, and fought onelyonly ſingly with the invading united Armies of the Romans, is like to be Englands condition now;iiTacitus in vna Agri…e. Dum pugnant ſinguli, vincuntur univerſi: the ſingle Champions of our Liberties, Laws, Rights, will be eaſily over-powered, deſtroyed, for the peſent; and all others (by their unworthy Treachery and Baſeneſ…, in not adhering to, but abandoning their preſent Patrons) diſcouraged, diſabled to propugne, regain them for the future: & the whole Kingdom vanquiſhed, enſlaved to them for eternity in all humane probability, to thoſe who have broken your kkJer. 28. 13, 14.Jer 28:13Jer 28:14former yokes of wood, but inſtead thereof have made for, and put upon you yokes of Iron: and by the Jeſuites Machiavilian Plots and Policies, will reduce you by degrees under a meer Papal yoke at laſt, having deeply leavened many in power and arms, with their forementioned moſt deſperate Jeſuitical Poſitions, Practiſes and Politicks, which will ſoon uſher in the whole body of Popery and all damnable Hereſies whatſoever, to the ruine of our Religion, as well as Laws and Liberties.

Wherefore, ſeeing it neither is, nor can be reputed Treaſon, Felony, Sedition, Faction, nor any Crime at all, but a commendable bounden Duty, to which our Proteſtations, Oaths, Leagues, Covenants, Reaſon, Law, Conſcience, our own private and the publick Intereſt, Safety of the Nation engage us, for all and every Freeborn Engliſhman, joyntly and ſeverally to claim, maintain, preſerve, by all juſt, honourable, publick and private wayes they may, their unqueſtionable Hereditary Birth-rights, Laws, Liberties, Parliamentary Priviledges, &c. here aſſerted & preſented to them, after ſo much Blood, Treaſure, Labour ſpent to reſcue them out of the hands of old and late oppreſſing Tyrants; nor any Offence at all, but a praiſe-worthy fervice now in me, or any other, publickly to encourage them to this duty, (and the ſtrenuous defence of our endangered undermined Proteſtant Religion ſubverted, with our Laws and Liberties, and living or dying together with them) at this preſent, as I have done heretofore upon all occaſions; And ſeeing none can juſtly cenſure them or me, for diſcharging our Oathes, Conſciences, Covenants, Proteſtations, Duties in this kinde, but ſuch as ſhall thereby declare themſelves Publick Enemies and Traytors to the whole Nation, Laws, Government, Parliaments of England, as the Reſolutions, Preſidents, herein cited, yea their own beſt friends, (and our reformed Religion too) have already adjudged them: I ſhall therefore exhort the whole Engliſh Nation, and all real Lovers of their own or their Countries Liberties, Peace, Laws, Eaſe, Safety, Religion, and future establiſhment in this common Cauſe, in the words of the Philiſtines one to another in a time of need, when they were greatly affraid, 1 Sam. 4. 9. Be ſtrong and ll1 Cor 16. 13.1 Cor 16:13quit your ſelves like men, O ye Philiſtines, that ye be not ſervants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit your ſelves like men, fight, &c. That ſo (as the Apoſtle writes in the like caſe, Phil. 1. 27, 28.) Whether I come and ſee you, or be abſent from you; I may hear of your affairs, that ye ſtand faſt in one ſpirit, with one minde, ſtriving together for the faith of the Goſpel; (and the ancient Fundamental Laws, Liberties, Rights, Priviledges, Parliaments, Government and Religion of our Realm, which the Jeſuites and their Inſtruments make their Maſter-piece totally to undermine and ſubvert) And in nothing terrified by your Adverſaries, which is to them an evident token of Perdition, but to you of Salvation, and that of God. If the Preſidents of your renowned Anceſtors here recorded; the Paterns of mmRecorded in Livy, Tully, Plutarch, and others. Recta honeſta digna Imp…ri…, digna populo Romano, omnia pericula pro Republica ſubire, mori pro Patria. Cicero de Finibus bonorum, &c. p. 365. and Tuſc. Quaeſt. p. 445.many Gallant Pagan Romans, Graeoians, who have ſpent their Lives, for their Countries, Laws, Liberties; Or if my example and theſe my Lucubrations ſhall provoke you hereunto; I ſhall think my labour well beſtowed; and you and your Poſterities worthy to live like Engliſh Free-men. But if you will now neither manfully demand, ſpeak or contend for them any more, out of a ſlaviſh fear of a prevailing Army raiſed onelyonly for their juſt defence, or any other humane Powers whatſoever; nor once adventure with united Spirits now at laſt ſo much as confidently, and boldly to ask theſe unqueſtionable Birthrights at the Thrones of any mortal Grandees, your Fellow-Subjects, when God Almighty himſelf commands you, to come with boldneſs to his coeleſtial Throne of Grace, that you may obtain (not meer right as here, but) Mercy it ſelf, and Grace to help in time of need, Heb. 4. 16. Qui timide rogat, docet negare; you can neither hope for, nor ever obtain them for the future, but deſerve eternally to forfeit them, and you and yours to be made ſlaves for ever: However I (though theſe Collections prove ſucceſsleſs) ſhall carry this as a comfortable Cordial with me to my grave, That I have faithfully diſcharged my Conſcience and b…unden Duty to my degenerous Native Country, by endeavouring all I could both to make and preſerve it free indeed, to detect and prevent all Jeſuitical Plots and Practiſes, to undermine, embroyle, divide, ſubvert, ruine it; and uſed my utmoſt ſincereſt conſtant endeavours in my place & calling herein. But if through the Malice, Tyranny or Injuſtice of any prevailing Enemies of publick Freedom, or Jeſuitical Agents, I ſhall chance to ſuffer for it in any kinde (as I have formerly done for moſt of my publick ſervices of this nature) be it cloſe-impriſonments, Fines, Pillories, Stigmatizings or Death it ſelf; I ſhall onelyonly ſay beforehand, as Gregory the Great did heretofore: Indict. 2. Epiſt. 78. In cauſa qua Deo placere cupio, homines non formido: and as noble Heroick Esther did, in a like publick caſe for her endangered captivated Nation, nnEſth. 4. 16.Esth 4:16If I periſh, I periſh: and this my unrighteous ſuffering, ſhall be a new Glorious Crown of Martyrdom to my head, both in earth and in oo2 Cor. 4. 16. 2 Tim. 4. 7, 8.2 Cor 4:162 Tim 4:72 Tim 4:8heaven it ſelf: when the Crowns, Names, Fames of all my cauſeleſs malicious Enemies, Adverſaries, Perſecutors, and all Enemies to our Laws, Liberties, Priviledges, Parliaments, Kingdoms, Church, Religion, ſhall fade, ſtink, periſh like dung, and be had in perpetual execration in all our three Kingdoms; yea, my Bonds, Blood, Books, ſhall (I hope) through Gods own bleſſing on them, prove SEMEN ECCLESIAE, REIPUBLICAE, REGNI, LEGUM, LIBERTATUM AC PALIAMENTORUM ANGLIAE, in future ages, when their carcaſſes, who are publick Enemies to, and ſubverters of them, ſhall lie rotting in their Graves, and their Souls (without ſincere repentance) be ſcorching, roaring in infernal flames, if not riſe up in Judgment againſt and condemn them before all the Tribunals in Earth and Heaven, both now and hereafter, at that Great Judgment-day, when I, they, and all mankind ſhall and muſt pp2 Cor. 5. 10, 11. Mat. 25 31, 32.2 Cor 5:102 Cor 5:11Matt 25:31Matt 25:32appear naked, upon equal terms (ſtript quite of all armed Guards and earthly Greatneſs, to ſecure them from being brought to Judgement) before the Tribunal of Jeſus Chriſt himſelf, (in the view of all the Holy Angels and Mankinde) to give an account of the things done in the body in this world, according to that I and they have done, whether it be good or evil; When all Hypocritical Maskes, Diſguiſes, Carnal State-policies of pretended Neceſſity, Publick Safety, Danger, Justice; with all other Machiavilian unrighteous Practiſes to guild over the moſt unrighteous, impious, oppreſſing, bloody, Treaſonable, Perfidious publick Actions, will prove but ſo many Aggravations of Politicians Crying Sins, and of their Eternal Puniſhments for them.

To draw towards a concluſion; I ſhall recommend to the whole Engliſh Nation and all cordial well-wiſhers to the Proſperity, Peace, Settlement of our diſtracted Kingdoms, Churches, and endangered Religion, either in or out of power, theſe five Conſiderations more, which have deeply affected my Spirit, and particularly engaged me in this undertaking, for their better information, and our common preſervation from total and final impendent ruine.

1. ThataaWa…ſons Quodlib…ts 9. Quod. Art. 10. p. 332. Father Parſons, the trayterous Engliſh Jeſuite and his Jeſuitical ſociety ſome yeers ſince propheſied, That they have it by revelation, that by ſpecial commandment from God, their ORDER AND SOCIETY, was miraculouſly inſtituted for this end, to work a DISMAL CHANGE amongſt us: that the time is come, WHEREIN ALL LAWS, CUSTOMS AND ORDERS MUST BE ALTERED, AND ALL THINGS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: and that they being the onelyonly men that have the name, office and authority of Jeſus, BY THEM IT IS, THAT THIS MARVELLOUS CHANGE & ALTERATION SHALL BE WROUGHT in ſuch ſort, Nota.AS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD WAS THE LIKE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE, TO THIS PRESENT. And may we not then juſtly ſuſpect, fear, conclude, that all our late diſmal changes and turning all things upſide down in our Church, State, Kingdoms, Parliaments, were originally promoted, contrived by the Jeſuites, and effected by the ſeduced Officers and Souldiers, as their del…ded inſtruments?

2. That this Jeſuite Parſons in his Books of the Reformation of all the States of England, as he preſcribed Reformations to the Prince, Court, Counſellors, Noblemen, Biſhops, Prelates, Paſtors, Univerſities, Lawyers, Laws, in which he will have STRANGE METAMORPHOSES; ſo likewiſe, THE COURT OF PARLIAMENT HE WILL HAVE BROUGHT TO BETTER FORM, as W. W. (a ſecnlar Prieſt) in A Dialogue between a Secular Prieſt and a Lay-Gentleman, Printed at Rhemes, Anno 1601. Watſon in his Quodlibets, p. 92. to 96. 320. to 334. William Clark (a ſecular Prieſt in his Anſwer to Father Parſons Libel, p. 75. &c.) in direct terms atteſt. And may we not then juſtly ſuſpect, that the late New-models and Reformation of our Kingdoms, Parliaments, Government, Laws, &c. proceeded primarily from the Jeſuites Projections and Plots againſt them, if the Statutes of 23 Eliz. c. 1. 27 Eliz. c. 2. 35 Eliz. c. 2. 1 Jac. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7. 7 Jac. c. 6. and the manifold Declarations of both Houſes of Parliament, Exact Collection, p. 491, 462, 497, 498, 616, 631, 666, 698, 813, to 828. may be judges?

3. That the Jeſuites drift directly is (immediately by means of**Do not many now boaſt, talk, write, of ſuch a conqueſt …y the Army ov…r England? CONQUEST intended for England) to bring it and all Chriſtendom into an uproar, FOR COMMON SOULDIERS TO EXAMINE THEIR SOVERAIGNS, WHAT TITLE THEY HOLD BY; that thereupon themſelves by craft, money and multitudes gathered together through their Policy, may bring England, (and then) Spain, and all the reſt under their ſubjection and Monarchy: And that principally by this Jeſuitical Poſition, That every Precopie, or Tartarian multitude, getting once the ſtile and title of a PUBLICK STATE, or HELVETIAN COMMONWEALTH, may alter, change and innovate the courſe of inheritances and ſucceſſion TO CROWNS AND KINGDOMS, and alſo to every private Perſons heritage holden in Fee-ſimple: as ddQuodlibets, p. 322, 323, …, 333.William Watſon aſſures us in theſe very terms. And whether the Jeſuites have nor inſtructed our Army-Officers and Common Souldiers upon this pretext, and for this very end, to examine their Soveraigns, yea, our Parliaments Titles, Priviledges, and Powers too of late, and diſpoſe of them at their pleaſure; let themſelves, the whole Nation, with all in preſent power, in the fear of God, moſt ſeriouſly conſider, without paſſion or affection, before it be over-late.

4. That the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance ſpecially made & preſcribed by our moſt wiſe, zealous, cc1 Eliz. c. 1. 5 Eli c. 1. 1 Jac. c. 4. 3 Jac. c. 4, 5. 7 Jac. c. 6. 18 Carloli. The Act for Tri…nnial Parliaments.Jas 4:3Jas 4:5Jas 4:7Proteſtant Parliaments, to prevent the Treaſonable Plots and deſigns of Popes, Jeſuites, and Papiſts, againſt our Proteſtant Princes, Realms, Parliaments, Religion, though confirmed by many Statutes, and containing in them onelyonly the Declaration of ſuch a Duty, as every true and well-affected Subject, not onelyonly by the bond of Allegiance, but alſo by the COMMANDMENT OF GOD, ought to bear to the King, his Heirs and Succeſſors; and none but perſons infected with Popiſh Superſtition formerly oppugned, (as the Prologue of the Statute of 7 Jacobi c. 6. poſitively reſolves) have by late State-innovators, not onelyonly been diſcontinued, ſuſpended, but declaimed againſt and repealed (as much as in them lay) as ddSee the printed Edicts repeating them, and enforcing the Engagement An. 1649.UNLAWFUL OATHS, eeSee the Propoſitions for the Treaty.The New Oath for abjuration of Popery, with all Bills againſt Jeſuites and Papiſts, preſented to the late King by both Houſes the laſt Parliament, and by him conſented to in the Iſle of Wight, wholly laid aſide, and quite buried in oblivion. The Solemn Proteſtation, League and Covenant preſcribed by the laſt Parliament, and taken by all the well-affected in all the three Kingdoms (toffSee the Preface to the Covenant. prevent the dangerous plots of Papiſts and Jeſuites, and our common enemies to deſtroy our Religion, Churches, Realms, Government, Parliaments, Laws, Liberties) quite antiquated, decried, deteſted, and aggSee the Edicts for the Engagement, An. 1649. New Engagement forcibly impoſed under higheſt penalties and diſabilities upon all men, diametrically contrary to theſe Oaths, Proteſtations and Covenants, which have been (by a new kinde of Papal Power) publickly diſpenced with, and the people abſolved from them, to become ſworn Homagers to other new ſelf-created Lords and Maſters. And are not all theſe, to conſiderate zealous Proteſtants, ſtrong Arguments of the Jeſuites Predominancy in our late counſels changes of Government?

5. That the Notion of THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT, (in my weak apprehenſion) deriving its original from the Jeſuites-late invented hhBellarmin de Pontif. Romano. Sir Humph. Linde his Via devi….PRESENT CHURCH, the onelyonly Supream Power, and Judge of Controverſies, which all men muſt ſubmit unto without diſpute by their determination as they muſt do to that preſent Republican Government, and new Optimacity, and Popularity lately ſet up inſtead of our Monarchy. Which two forms of Government, as they were the inventions of Factious Graecians at firſt, which put all their Cities into Combuſtions, fury, frenzy, and civil wars againſt each other, to their utter overthrow in concluſion, witneſs theſe verſes ofiiSee Grotius de …ure Belli & Pacis, l. 3. c. 15. p. 537. Heniochus an ancient Greek Comaedian:

Tum geminae ad illas acceſſerunt Mulieres (RITAS QUAE CUNCTA CONTURBARUNT: OPTIMA-Eſt nomen alieri: alteri POPULARITAS; (RUNT. Quarum incitatu PRIDEM EXTERNATAE FUſo kkWatſons Quodlibets, p. 320, 321, 312, 332, 333.Parſons, llDe Monar. Hiſp. c. 25.Campanella, mmConte De Galiazzo, Gualdo Priorato part. 3. p. p, 165, 176. Prorato Hiſt.Cardinal Rech…li…u, deſigned to introduce and ſet them up amongſt us in England, Scotland and Ireland, of purpoſe to divide and deſtroy us by civil wars and combuſtions, and bring us under their Jeſuitical power at laſt, as the marginal Authorities declare to all the world. And if this be undeniable to all having any ſence of Religion, Peace or publick Safety left within their b…eſts, is it not more then high time for us to awake out of our former lethargy, and ſordid, ſelfiſh ſtupidity, to prevent our ruine, by theſe and other forementioned Jeſuitical practiſes? Or can any Engliſh man, or real Parliament be juſtly offended with me for this impartial diſcovery of them? And for my endeavours to put all the diſlocated Members and broken bones of our old inverted Fundamental body Politick into their due places, joynts and postures again, without which there is no morennSee 1 Cor. 12. 12. to 31. 25 H. 8. c. 22. 1 Jac. c. 1, 2. 3 Jac, c. 1, 2.1 Cor 12:12–311 Cor 12:25Jas 1:2Jas 1:3 poſſibility of reducing it to its priſtine health, eaſe, ſettlement, tranquility, proſperity, or of preſerving it from per…ecual pain, inquieration, conſumption and approaching death, ther…of a natural body whoſe principal members continue diſ-joynted, and bones broken all in peices, as all prudent State-Phyſitians muſt acknowledge.

Theſe five Conſiderations, together with the Premiſes; will I preſume ſufficiently juſtifie this my undertaking and impartial diſcovery of Jeſuitical Plots to ruine our Church, Religion, Kingdoms, Parliaments, Laws, Liberties, Government, againſt all malicious Enemies, Accuſers, Maligners whatſoever, before all the Tribunals of God or Men, where I ſhall be ready to juſtifie them upon all occaſions. In perpetual teſtimony whereof, I have hereunto ſet my Hand, and by God's Grace ſhall ever be ready to ſeal them and the truth of God with my blood, if called out to do it.

Swainſwick, Aug. 12. 1654. Will. Prynne.

p. 1A Legall and Hiſtoricall Vindication of the Fundamentall, Rights, and Laws of England.