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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92297	Reasons vvhy this kingdome ought to adhere to the Parliament.		1642 (1642)	Wing R592; Thomason E108_30; ESTC R16010	7,904	15

almost as much A few Monopolies did yearely prejudice the Subject a Million Sope 100000. pound Wine 300000. pound Leather almost 400000. pound Salt 400000. pound all these with many other Monopolies this Parliament hath taken away Besides what infinite dammage those discouragements of trade brought invisibly upon the Common-wealth as well Lucro cessante as Damno emergente And which is the benefit of all benefits the Quintessence the Elixer the spirit extracted out of all their indeavours the roote of all these wrongs is declared to be against law by an Act of Parliament being an arbitrary power which for their owne benefit more then his Majesties the prerogative parasites pretended to be in the King of taxing the Subjects charging their estates at pleasure without limitation and without consent in Parliament 3. This Parliament had not beene so chargeable to the kingdome had not the Malignant partie continually multiplyed their troubles charges and dangers and retarded the remedies Thirdly this Parliament is more hated then any former Parliament hath beene First because it hath found more Delinquents and hath gone farther in searching and curing wounds and diseases and establishing a perfect reformation both in Church and State then ever any did Long intermission of Parliaments having filled this Common-wealth so universally with ill humours that in this old doting age wherein it drawes to its period wee can neither indure its diseases nor the remedies And herein this Parliament is most unhappy Secondly because it cannot be broken without their owne consent Ever since which act past all wayes have beene taken by the Court faction to disolve or destroy it before those quarrells about Hull or the Militia were thought of All which plots fayling they now attempt what no age will ever beleeve unlesse it be as wicked as this to render odious and suspected to the people this onely Sanctuary of their Religion Lawes Liberties and properties The representative body of the whole Kingdome Fourthly they labour to make this and all other Parliaments invalid and of no authoritie or reputation with the people by infusing such opinions and doctrines into them as are inconsistent with the nature of Parliaments and will strike dead the very roote of them if they bee generally believed First that if the King desert the Parliament it is a voyd assembly and without power to defend the kingdome even from open violence A Right not denied to a private person assaulted Secondly that Parliament priviledges are no where to be read and so the Representation of this whole kingdome gives them no priviledge nor authoritie Thirdly that the major part in Parliament is not considerable when many are absent or dissent But to stay untill all or almost all are present and assenting and not to acquiesse in the Majoritie is never to bring any thing to conclusion nay to bring all to tumults and confusion Fourthly that the major part is no major part because the fraud of some few misleads them This Position divides the Parliament into two unworthy sorts of men Deceivers and Deceived Fiftly that Parliaments may doe dishonorable nay treasonable Acts. And that this Parliament hath beene so blinded by some few Malignants as to abet Treason in Sir John Hotham Answer to the 19. Propositions p. 2. See the Answer to the Declaration May 26. p. 1. 2. 11. and 28. 29. Here you see Treason charged upon the representative body of the kingdome and consequently by reflection upon the whole body of the kingdome represented If therefore his Majestie take Armes it must be against us all Parliament and People involved in one common crime of Treason And yet the maxime of the law is that no dishonorable thing is to be presumed of Parliaments And I believe neither reason nor example can shew any thing against this rule Sixtly that the Parliament hath trampled upon all Law and the Kings Prerogative sought to inslave the whole Kingdome During the long absence of Parliaments the Prerogative had swallowed the Law which this Parliament caused to be vomited up againe and restored to the people when the Malignant partie thought it had beene digested and converted into the very nature of the Prerogative And this is one dangerous effect of the long want of Parliaments that whatsoever the Prerogative devoures though it digest and incorporate not with it but breake forth into Wens and other unwholesome excretions yet because they are of some continuance both Prince and people but especially evill Counsellors who onely thrive by the abuse of exorbitant power take it for a part and member of the Prerogative and make it a matter of scandall and quarrell that after so long a sufferance the Parliament should launce or pare away those tumors But that the Parliament so small a body armed onely with a derivative power of representation having an Active Anti-parliamentary faction of Monarchists in the heart of it and which hath beene put to labour for its preservation ever since the Bill passed for perpetuating of it should trample upon the Law and inslave the whole kingdome seemes wonderfull it being the onely fountaine and foundation of our Lawes the Sanctuary whither the people flie for succour when they are oppressed in their Lawes Liberties and Properties and which so lately hath redeemed the People and all they can call theirs out of bondage and the members thereof being sure to suffer amongst the multitude whensoever our Lawes faile us Seventhly that the Parliament sought the betraying of Church and State and to effect the same had erected a new upstart authoritie in the Militia and levied warre upon the King They may properly be said to betray Church and State who corrupt the doctrine and discipline in the one and subvert the Lawes and forme of government in the other And if any man be so great a stranger in our Israel as not to know who they are I will tell him First the Prelates and Court Priests brought many alterations into our Liturgy and Rubrick contrary to the Act of Parliament whereby the Common Prayer booke is established vaine Ceremonies Altars and many new doctrines into our Church to make us more consonant to the Church of Rome as Episcopacy and Tithes Jure Divino That the King hath a Divine Prerogative paramount to all our Lawes That the Church of Rome is a true Church and erres not in fundamentalls and then wee are Schismatickes at least That Auricular confession is of necessitie c. These are a few of their corruptions in Doctrine Discipline followes They inlarged their jurisdiction against Law The High Commission used the Temporall Sword by fining imprisoning as well as the spirituall They used an independent jurisdiction not derived from the King which they claimed Jure Divino in their owne name and under their owne seales contrary to the Stat. H. 8. C. 17. 1. Ed. 6. C. 2. still in force In the State The attempts of the Malignant partie to subvert our Lawes Liberties and Properties