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The true good old cause rightly stated, and the false un-cased.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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and Peace of this kingdom and to the Parliament and Privileges therof And lastly it is declared That whatsoever is brought in shall not at all be imployed upon any other occasion than to the purposes aforesaid which are To maintain the Protestant Religion the Kings authority and his person in his Royal Dignity the free course of Justice the Laws of the Land the Peace of the Kingdom and the Privileges of Parliament against any force that shall oppose them And this by direction of Both Houses of Parliament Here you have the Good Old Cause truly clearly and fully stated by both Houses of Parliament in every particular branch thereof when they first engaged themselves all the well-affected people of the kingdom and Army in it as they published to all the world in these their Propositions Which how diametrically contrary it is in every branch to the misstaken Good old cause now cried up and prosecuted with an high hand to the late practises proceedings counsels papers designs of those who were first raised commissioned by the Parliament for its just defence yet are at last degenerated into the greatest Apostates from and violentest enemies against it their own consciences can best resolve and the blindest eyes most clearly discern These Propositions were seconded with a g Exact Collection p. 456 457. Declaration of the Lords and Commons to the same effect printed and published by their Order 5 Iulii 1642. in pursuance whereof Iuly 12. the Commons House passed and published these Votes * And by an Ordinance of both Houses 14 Martii 1642. A Collection of Ordinances p. 8. Resolved upon the Question That an Army shall be forthwith raised for the safety of the Kings Person the Defence of Both Houses of Parliament and of those who have obeyed their Orders and commands and preserving of the true Religion the Laws Liberty and Peace of the Kingdom That the Earl of Essex shall be the General That in this Cause for the Safety of the Kings person defence of both Houses of Parliament and of those who have obeyed their Orders and commands and preserving of the true Religion the Laws Liberty and Peace of the kingdom they will live and die with the Earl of Essex whom they have nominated General in this Cause That a Petition should be framed to move his Majesty to a good accord with his Parliament to prevent a civil War Which Petition and Votes were presented to the Lords who returned Answer They did concur with the House of Commons in omnibus After this the Lords and Commons in their b Ordinances of 14 Martii 1642. and 3 August 1643. for the speedy raising h Exact Col. p. 932. An Appendix p. 4. and levying of money for the maintenance of the Army raised by the Parliament and sundry other Ordinances whiles the Earl of Essex was General did declare That the only Causes for which they have raised and do continue an Army and forces are the necessary defence of the true Protestant Religion of themselves and the Parliament from violence and destruction of this kingdom from forein Invasion and bringing notorious offendors to condign punishment the preservation of the Laws and Liberties of this kingdom and the Kings person And the i A Collect. p. 43 44. Earl of Essex himself in his Proclamation to prevent plundering the 24. of April 1643. as he stiles himself Captain General of the Army raised and imployed for the defence of the Protestant Religion King Parliament and Kingdom So he declares That this Army is raised for the defence of the King Parliament and kingdom the preservation of Gods true Religion and the just rights and liberties of the Subjects from violence and oppression The year next following when the Scotish forces were called and brought in for our assistance to joyn with the English Army and Forces the self same Good Old Cause in every branch thereof was avowed and espoused by them and no other as both Houses of Parliament and the Scots themselves declared to all the world in k A Collecti of Ordinances p. 305 308 313 327 363 371 416 418 420 c. 424 425 c. several printed Ordinances Declarations Remonstrances and in the Solemn league and Covenant which the Officers and Souldiers of both Armies as well as Members of the Parliaments of both Kingdoms and all well-affected persons in England Scotland and Ireland generally subscribed in a most chearfull publick and sacred manner yea * A Collection p. 426. Oliver Cromwell himself both as a Member and Lieutenant General being the 40th Member who subscribed it The command of the Parliaments forces and Army being afterwards translated from the Earl of Essex to Sir Thomas Fairfax by an l A Collection p. 598. 606. Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament 15 Febr. 1644. for raysing and maintaining the forces under his command both Houses ordained That there be forthwith raysed and armed for the defence of the King and Parliament the true Protestant Religion and the Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom an Army consisting of 6600 Horse 4000 Dragooners and 14400 Foot under the immediate command of Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight who is hereby constituted Commander in chief of all the forces raysed by this Ordinance and shall from time to time be subject to such Orders and Directions as he shall receive from time to time from both Houses of Parliament or from the Committee of both Kingdoms And it is further provided by this Ordinance that all Commanders and Officers that shall be imployed in this Army and to be approved by both Houses of Parliament and all the common Souldiers of this Army shall take the National League and Covenant of both Kingdoms within 20 dayes after they be listed in the said Army and that all such who shall refuse the said Solemn League and Covenant shall upon such their refusal be displaced and shall not be admitted into any Office or command in the said Army untill they shall have taken the said Solemn League and Covenant in such form as is there prescribed and such their conformity approved of by both Houses of Parliament In the m A Collection p. 623. Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the speedy raysing and impressing of men for the recruiting the forces under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax 27 Febr 1644. They declared Forasmuch as the true Protestant Religion the Laws and Liberties of the Subject were in danger to be subverted Idolatry and tyranny like to be introduced by the force and power of several armies raysed by pretence of the Kings authority c. Be it therefore ordained by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That the Committee of the Militia for the City of London the Deputy Lieutenants and Committees of Parliament in every County City or place within the Realm shall from time to time rayse leavy and imprest such number of Souldiers Gunners and Chyrurgeons
The true Good Old Cause rightly stated and the False un-cased WHen the a Iosh 9. 3. c. wilely Gibeonites attempted to circumvent Ioshuah and the Israelites and draw them into a League with them against b Exod. 23 31 32. c. 34. 12. Deut. 7. 2 3. Gods express inhibition they accomplished their design with c Peter Moulin his Nouveaute du Papisme oppose à anti-quitè du Vray Christianisme Sedan 1627. Bishop Vshers answer to the Iesuites challenge this Stratageme by carrying along with them old Sacks old rent Wine-bottles old Shooes and Garments and old dry mouldy bread and provisions to the Israelites Camp at Gilgal which they alleged were all new on the day they came forth from their Country but were all become old by reason of their very far journy which they believing without examination were insuared by them This policy hath for many years past been pursued by Iesuites and other Gibeonites of Rome to circumvent over-credulous Protestants to enter into a holy League with them to the shipwrack of their Faith and Souls by crying up their d The Author of the Protestant Religion London 1621. Kellisons survey of the New Religion Doway 1603. new Superstitions Reliques Errors for the only old Religion and decrying the antient Protestant Religion as a late Novelty first broached by Luther and Calvin Whether this be not the present stratageme of some of their Instruments or Fraternity to engage the Souldiers to joyn in a new confederacy with them to bring our old Religion Government Parliaments Laws liberties to speedy desolation irecoverable destruction under the disguise of maintaining the good * If they mean by this Good Old Cause their New Common-wealth it was begotten but in March 1648. had presently unknown Guardians and Governors set over it till 1653 then a new Protector under whose wardship it still continues as an Infant but of ten years birth and if he be removed it must be in ward to the Army Officers till its full age How then can they call it Old or the Good Old Man or Cause without a contradiction and absurdity old Cause is not unworthy their strictest inquisition and most serious consideration which will be evidently demonstrated to them by discovering the only true original Good Old Cause Grounds Ends drawing the Houses of Parliament to raise and continue the Armies under their successive Generals most clearly fully and truly expressed in their own Votes Orders Ordinances Declarations year after year printed at large in two distinct Volumes for Edward Husbands 1643. and 1646. by order of the Commons assembled in Parliament which being almost quite forgotten it will be both seasonable and necessary to refresh the memories and awaken the stupid if not seared Consciences of the Nation with a recital of the chiefest of them to countermine the new plots of all seducing Gibeonites The first Original of the unhappy breach between the late King and our long Parliament was his e Exact Collection p. 34. 35 36 c. 59 60 61 66 67 c. comming personally into the Commons House to demand the five Members 4 Ianuary 1641. whom the day before he had impeacbed of High Treason and sent a Sergeant at Arms to apprehend This breach of Privilege induced the Houses to require the power of the Militia to be at their disposal for the safeguard of their Persons and Privileges which being denyed by the King who condescended to it very far but not in that latitude as demanded soon after the King departing from the Parliament and setting on foot the Commission of Array for his defence against the Parliament and the Parliament raifing the Militia for their safeguard against the King this first engaged them by degrees in a civil bloody war against each other ending in their mutual destruction by the very new Militia they contested for as their only security against each other The sole Cause Grounds Ends of the Parliaments raysing the Militia and after that an Army are thus fully declared by the Lords and Commons in their Propositions for bringing in Plate and Mony Horse Horsemen and Arms for the defence of the King and both Houses of Parliament printed and published by order of the Lords and Commons 10 Junii 1642. Whereas it appears the King seduced by wicked Counsel intends to make war against his Parl. and in pursuance therof under pretence of f Exact Collection p. 339 340 342. raysing a Guard for his person hath actually begun to levy forces both horse and foot c. so as the orders of Parliament which is the highest Court of Iustice in this Realm are not obeyed and the authority thereof is altogether scorned and vilified and such persons as stand well-affected to it declare themselves sensible of these publike calamities and of the violations of the Privileges of Parliament and common liberty of the subjects are bafsled and injured by several sorts of malignant men who are about the King some whereof under the name of * The true description of a Cavalier which some who most condemned them have now actually drawn upon themselves in overthrowing the Parliament by force Cavaliers without having respect to the Lawes of the Land or any fear either of God or man are ready to commit all manner of outrage and violence which must needs tend to the dissolution of this Government the destroying of our Religion Laws Liberty and property all which must be exposed to the malice and violence of such desperate persons as must he imployed in so horrid and unnatural an act as the overthrowing of a Parliament by force which is the support and preservation of them All which being duly considered by the Lords and Commons and how great an obligation lies upon them in honor conscience and duty according to the high trust reposed in them to use all possible means in such case for the timely prevention of so great and irrecoverable evils they have thought fit to publish their sense and apprehension of this imminent danger thereby to excite all well-affected persons to contribute their best assistance according to their Solemn Vow and Protestation to the preparations necessary for the opposing and suppressing of the trayterous Attempts of those wicked and malignant Counsellors who seek to engage the King in so wicked and destructive an Enterprise and to destroy the Privileges and Being of Parliaments 1. They the said Lords and Commons doe declare That whosoever shall bring in any proportion of Money or Plate or shall underwrite to furnish or maintain any number of Horse Horsemen or Arms for the preservation of the publike peace and for the defence of the King and both Houses of Parlament from Force and Violence and to uphold the Power and Privileges of Parliament according to his Protestation it shall be held a good and acceptable Service to the Commonwealth and a Testimony of his good affection to the Protestant Religion the Laws Liberties