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The common-vvealth of Israel, or A brief account of Mr. Prynne's anatomy of the good old cause. By H.S.
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Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.
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THE COMMON-VVEALTH OF ISRAEL OR A BRIEF ACCOUNT Of Mr. Prynne's ANATOMY OF THE Good Old Cause By H. S. Prov. 15. 2. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright but the mouth of fools babbleth out foolishness LONDON Printed for Tho. Brewster and are to be sold at the Sign of the Three Bibles at the West-End of Pauls 1659. The Common-wealth of Israel or a brief Account of Mr. Prynne's Anatomy of the Good old Cause SIR I Know you are very inquisitive of news since this miraculous Revolution which God hath brought a bout by means altogether unexpected for the salvation of his People amongst us This morning I met with something which may no lesse divert you then it hath for some time entertained me The Cooks and the Grocers have once more excited Mr. Prynne to write least they should be put to the expence of clean paper the World is already satisfied Mr. Prynne doth not diminish his repute by any such performance and it is no small benefit to these his Abettors And this is the GOOD OLD CAUSE for which he now writes I assure you the piece is genuine and no way imposed on the Author it hath a large title page and sundry insignificant Texts of Scripture prefixed it is as full of impertinency rayling lying and false quotations as any work he ever published There is a great contest now on foot whither the Juncto of Lincolnes Inn or the Parliament at Westminster adhere to the Old Cause and if so great Personages differ I may be allowed to dissent from Mr. Prynne Bencher and Dancer at the late Revels in Lincolns-Inne I say nothing to his Introduction that piece need not be dismissed to the pastry for I think there never will come out an enquiry to the end of the world whereunto that may not agree Pag. 1. He talks of a confederated Triumvirate of Republicans Sectaries and Souldiers I am sorry Mr. Prynne himself contributes so much to the upholding that Report that himself hath lost his senses as to write thus A Triumvirate signifying only a Government of three joyntly he must be destitute of common sense that finds out a Triumvirate of Republicans Sectaries and Souldiers unlesse he will baptise each of them Legion for they are many I am sure this is not the good old Language As for the good old Cause he saith He did not only superficially view the outside of it but considerately penetrated into the true original seminal sourse and intrails of it If he had not told us this we had never guessed so much But what did Mr. Prynne discover That the Good old Cause is a plot to blow up subvert destroy the King Queen Prince Royal Posterity Lords Commons Kingdom Government Laws Liberty and Property of the People of England yea the very constitution freedom power priviledges of all true English Parliaments the Church and Ministry of England and true Protestant Religion it self formerly established to set up Oligarchy Anarchy Tyranny Oppression Libertinisme Marshal-Government and all kind of Heresies Blasphemies Religions Sects yea Atheisme Popery it self at last in their stead I would Mr. Prynne would write sing-songs again to be Poet and mad were natural and his Fictions would not be lies It is not a disgrace but an indearmeat of the Good old cause That it destroyes King Queen Prince Lords and Kingdom in their political capacity and that is all that is intended by it To destroy the Commons whereof the Sectaries and Republicans and Souldiers are a part is impossible as it is inconsistent with a Common-wealth which is a form of Government and an Empire of Laws to destroy Government Laws and Property or Freedom As for the pulling down the true Protestant Religion which is Lutheranisme and which was never established here though Cranmer were at first a Lutheran and setting up Heresies c. I understand not that how it can be verified in a just and innocent Toleration nor shall I ever comprehend it till patience and long-suffering in Mr. Prynne's new language he rendred Active in signification But the old Cause sets up Oligarchy Tyranny and Marshall Government These are such Synonymaes to express a Common-wealth as none makes use of but he that cals good evil and evil good But suppose it did set up either of these for to erect both any man but Mr Prynne would think it impossible how shall it set up an Anarchy which is a 〈◊〉 of all Government whereas Oligarchy Tyranny Marshal-Government impose some If Mr. Prynne had any Philosophy I would aâ—k him how Anarccy could be set up any way it being a thing of pure privation and so not to be composed by positive actings But why should you or any body expect Philisophy where there is no sense Till it be proved that our old Laws Kingship Church-state c. were good it is a begging of the question to think the pulling down of that is ignominious and execrable Well but you will say that he proves Monarchy to be the best of Governments Therefore it was an ill and not good Cause how old soever that pulled down Kingship Truly Sir this Lawyers Logick is as bad as Lawyers Latine for though our late Governors were called Kings they were no Monarchs The latter being a name for such only who are absolved from all law and may do what they please without any further use of others then as Instruments and Counsellors But our Kings could act no such things if the tryals and depositions of former Kings did not prove their subjection to coertion yet in that they could do nothing in taxes or Law-making but by the Advice and Consent of Parliament they were no Monarchs Thus all his Texts which make for Monarchy do no way render the pulling down of Kingship illegal or râ—sh but rather in part prudential since that is not the best form of Government as Mr. Prynne confesses Monarchy must have that preheminence and so slavery becomes the best of conditions I hope the Assembly at Lincolns-Inne will keep a Fast for the good success and prosperity of the Turk that so they may have the best of Governments a Monarchy His Texts of Scripture are excellently impertinent I never heard better answers at cross questions Is Monarchy the best of Governments Yes in good sooth la for Jer. 21. v. 3 4. Then said Jeremiah thus shall you say to Zâ—dekiah Thus saith the Lord God of Israel behold I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands wherewith you fight against the King of Babel and against the Chaldeans which besiege you without the wals and I will assemble you into the midst of this City Might not Mr. Prynne as well have quoted any text in Scripture in which the name of King is mentioned even that of Tophet is prepared for the Kings of the earth So Jer. 17. 25. Then shall the Kings and the Princes enter in at the gates of the City c. THEN that is after the