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A copy of a letter, vvritten to Master Stephen Marshall minister. By a gentleman a parishoner of his, desiring satisfaction about the lawfullnesse of this warre. To which is added an ansvver by a vvelvvisher.
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1643
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Wing C6175; Thomason E104_20; ESTC R13667
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conferred with him privately than to be so ambitious of the Presse as to publish such a Letter before you had acquainted him And for my part I cannot be so ignorant to conceive that you should expect that so worthy a Divine would so much forget his more serious imployments as to answer in publick such weake objections which must needs disparage his worth and abilities Yet perhaps you in your fancy much magnifie your own notions and it is possible imagine great matters of this child of your braine seeing now that any thing how silly soever if it be but barâ—ly apprehended to favour the Malignants how it is hugged and received though it be but an Apology for the Cavaliers but lest you should too much glory in your own conceipt here is a sudden reply to your Letter and if you should happen to discover your opposer you will be as much ashamed being so confident of your own strength to be wrestled with by such a one as that party will blush to be known to be in print but leaving such complements I passe over your Preface being as little to the controversie as I shall find the rest you confesse that both your journeys aymed at the same end and for many miles you both travelled the same way How came you to paâ—t was there any Malignant that overtook you and whispered in your eare some Court doctrin of the uâ—limited power of Princes and unconfind prerogative was there any such that carried you into another road You teâ—l â—s indeed that since these National distractions and unnaturall distempeâ—s wherin the whole State is plungea and puzled his confidence aâ—d you fears have lead you into severall paths and one of you hath lâ—st his way These distractions and unnaturall distempers are confessed but it is expected that you should rest us who were the first causers of them or wherein M. Marshall hath lost that road wherein formerly his steps did tread I cannot take your bare affirmation abate your proofs in a matter of this consequence I pray tell us who first disturb'd our peace not to speak of the late strange innovations both in Church and State the occasion of the difference with our brethren in Scotland the ground of the rebellion in Ireland all these are sufficiently known but you think perhaps that we should have yeelded our throats and made no defence against that inundation of Arbitrary power both in Church and State that we should have betrayed our Parl. falsified our Oaths Protestations though the Law of God and Nature and the Law of the Kingdome likewise do allow us to defend our selves yet we should have wilfully … ected all these What think you of the Rochellers did they lawfully defend themselves against the French K. or did K. Charles do well to aide and assist them Yet shew me where the Parl. of France gave them authority to take up armes and yet no question they might lawfully do it And what is all that you have said but Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur For who more bloudy and cruell than those Malignants You would seem to justifie who more bloudy than those very men I say those Delinquents who have seduced his Sacred Majesty detain him now amongst theâ—â— are these they who with a Popish Army will maintaine the Protestant Religion can our Kingdom be to blinded that after above 80 years preaching of the Gospell we should be so seduced to believe this that Protestants should joyn with Papists to destroy Protestants and that free borne Subjects should joyne with Delinquents to destroy their Laws and Liberties and that the meere will and pleasure of the King should command obedience against the Laws of the Kingdom doth the Parl. require any thing but the being of a Parl. and if the being of a Parl. then surely the authority and power of 〈◊〉 Parliament So that the Kings personall absence or refusall cannot disanull that authority for he is continually there in his politique capacity these things have been sufficiently dilated upon by the learnedst and ablest Pennes You say M. Marshall hath approved of this war and he will tell you and so will as able godly and learned Divines as any in England that this war by authority of Parl. is lawfull read his learned Letter a book intituled Scripture and Reason and those Answers to D. Ferne. When you talk of Reformation is there not need what our doctrine hath suffered by the erroneous expositions of the Arminians of late is sufficiently known if you but read that learned book of M. Chenelâ— and how forward some were for a reconcilement with the Church of Rome is apparent by the Venitian Embassadors information to the State of Venice which you may see in that little Tract intituled the Popes Nuntio You prâ—ceed to the Ceremonys and tell us that they were approved of by holy and learned men chosen thought worthy to depose their lives in defence of true Religion against that Church whereof you say these Ceremonies rellish you confesse then that these Ceremonies relish of the Pâ—pish Church but speake out dare you say that these holy learned men died in defence of these Ceremonies we honor the memory of those holy Martyrs in Q. Maries days and though some of them did approve of the Ceremonies yet others did not and we can withall distinguish betwixt time and times For that pious King Edward the 6 and his sister the vertuous Q. Eliz. their memories are precious amongst us for the first he had but a short raign so could not make any perfect Reformation and for Q. Eliz. what Counsellors she was necessitated to make use of when she came to the Crown and what power and authority the Bishopss there were in is apparently known K. James who succeeded her was it is confest a most learned Prince and but read his Basilicon Doron you shall find he was no great enemy to the Government of the Church of Scot. but Bishops here did too much flatter him yet the Archbish of Cant. was never cordially respected by him thoughby his servile fawning on the D. of Buckingham the K. greaâ— favorite he obtained some preferment Your demand is the K. Prerogative too large or the Sub. liberty too narrow The Parl. â—ath not any ways lessened his Majesties just Prerogarive nor the Sub. desired it and for their Priviled they desire none but what are right we know his Majesty hath made many gracious offers but we know likewise that untill his Majesty forsake those all Counsellors about him we shall see but small performance how many Petitions hath the Parliament sent him what disires of peace could ever subjects be more dutifull nay how loath to defend themselves and after all this what scandalous papers come out to their defamations I need not repeat you know them better than my selâ— I end desirâ—ng God Almighty to prosper that Army which stands most ready for the true Protestant Religion the honor of the King and the Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom Vivat Rex Floreat Parliamentum FINIS