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A88805	The debauched cavalleer: or the English Midianite. Wherein are compared by way of parallel, the carriage, or rather miscarriage of the cavalleeres, in the present reigne of our King Charles, with the Midianites of old. Setting forth their diabolicall, and hyperdiabolicall blaspemies, execrations, rebellions, cruelties, rapes, and robberies. / Penned by G.L. and C.L. for publique good.	Lawrence, George, 1615-1695?; Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.	1642 (1642)	Wing L656; Thomason E240_43; ESTC R2897	7,576	8

for never had they yet the power to stand before the face of our Army The fifth Character of the Midianites They were uncleane both by bodily and spirituall uncleannesse Numb 25.6.18 We put spirituall and bodily uncleannesse together because one seldome goes without the other As for bodily uncleannesse wee will not accuse them how many they abused you may take that ex concessio for they said themselves as hath beene intimated in the fourth Particular of their Blasphemies that they would Whore Drinke and be Damned wherefore if they doe not whore at least they lie both which Sinnes God will judge yet we cannot but give you the Report of the Country of two Cavalliers who ravished one Maide while another stood by and held the Horses of 7. more who abused another before shee could be released from them besides the many Rapes and Chamber-Adulteries which we leave to the All-seeing Eyes and Revenging Hand of Iustice and as for Spirituall Vncleannesse which is Idolatry that cannot be free from their Campe having so many Papists and prophane ones in their unhallowed and Pseudo-Catholique Army 6 The Sixt Character of the Midianites They were frequent in plotting Combinations with the Children of the East the Amalekites and others to discomfit Israel Iudg. 6.33 Iudg. 7.12 Iudg. 6.3 So doe these (n) Chrisostomus loquitur in Holmilia unicam ad populum Antiochienne Cavalliers combine with the Praelaticall partie who are the children of the East and with Papists who are these Amalekites with persons accused of treason with divers Delinquents and Incendiaries both to Church and State To give you a view of their Plots and Combinations looke backe to their Indeavours of Surprising the sixe Worthies of Parliament their Plots to enter the Towne of Hull theit late desperate Plot to blow up our L. Generall in Worcester Yet to all these Plots we may say as to the Conspirators of old Associate your selves together O ye people and ye shall be broken in pieces c. Es c. 8. v. 9.10 7. One Character more of the Mid●●nites They were subdued Iudg. 8.28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel so that they lifted up their heads no mo●e the Country was then in quietnes More is the pitty that the Cavalliers doe not run parallel with them in this Character yet they are not subdued and yet is not our Land in quietnes But doe unto them O Lord as unto the Midianites Read Ps 83.9.10.11.15.16.17.18 verses as to Sisera and Iabin at the brook of Kison which perished at Endo●● they became as dung for the earth make their Nobles like O●●b and Zeeb c. Christian Reader thou hast presented to thy view by these Characters that which might make thine eares tingle thy heart tremble thy joynts shatter and blood to startle in thy face that the Name of the living God should be thus blasphemed by mortall men Oh! stand amaz'd and wonder that an holy God should suffer such hellish Blasphemies to goe so long unpunished that they being but wormes under his feet he should not trample them to powder and make them lasting Monuments of everlasting vengeance God lets them live so long to make your rising more visible and their fall more dismall wait but a while and you shall see what slaughters your God will make he is whetting his glittering Sword lifting up himselfe on high his hand taking hold on justice their blow is comming their doome approaching their judement neere their sin ripe the sickle of Gods wrath will soone cut them downe they shall wither like the grasse be scattered like chafte before the winde and consumed like stubble before the everlasting burnings Oh ● thinke no time too long no labour too great no cost too much in so good a cause against so bad enemies they are the greatest enemies to Christ that ever this land bred they have lifted vp swords against him drank healths to the confusion of him they defile his Name abhor his Worship throw out his Ordinances oppose his Gospel maligne his people and would lay all his honour in the dust yea they would infringe your liberties ensnare your consciences pull Lawes up to throw you downe they expect to be happy by your misery and rich by your poverty these idle Vagrants would faine live by the labour of your hands and the sweat of your browes Oh! how can you hold your hands from these men of violence and blood lest that curse come upon you of this Land which was denounced by the Prophet Ieremiah c. 48. v. 10. Cused be he that doth the worke of the Lord negligently and cursed be hee that keepeth back in this case especially his sword from blood Wherfore turne your plate into money your Coach-horses into Warre-horses your Plough-shares into swords and your pruning-hookes into speares and make ready for the Battell Let us tell you you have that marke to shoot at at which God is aiming to have his arrowes stick in their sides and be drunk in their blood O yee Inhabitants of England in whose eyes Christ and the Gospell your Lawes and Liberties are Precious goe on and prosper up and be going up and be doing and up and be fighting and the Lord be with you If you will not take heed lest ye be found fighters against God fellonious to your selves rebellious to Nature treacherous to your Countrey injurious to posterity and infamous to eternity Wherfore to conclude as Moses spake unto the people in Numb 31.3 saying Arme some of your selves unto Warre and let them goe against the Midianites and avenge the Lord of Midian and so doe you also against the Debauched Cavalliers or the English Midianites FINIS