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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91661	A reply to Mr. VVilliam Prinne, his unsafe, uneasie, dangerous, &c. expedient, for the concord, unity, and settlement of these nations, by restoring the ancient nobility, part of the old decripit, decayed, and gray-headed tyranny, usurpation, and oppression upon the bodies, and consciences of every poor subject, who have been formerly as Balaams asse, being made slaves at their lusts and pleasures, but now have kicked their masters off. Together with a few directions to the persons now in authority, opening a door to peace, righteousnesse, and prosperity, by buillding upon that little stone, which hitherto hath been refused by the builders, but is chosen of God and precious.		1659 (1659)	Wing R1061; Thomason E1010_8; ESTC R203487	5,533	11

A REPLY TO Mr. VVilliam Prinne His Unsafe Uneasie Dangerous c. Expedient for the Concord Unity and Settlement of these Nations by restoring the ancient Nobility part of the old decripit decayed and gray-headed Tyranny Usurpation and Oppression upon the Bodies and Consciences of every poor Subject who have been formerly as Balaams Asse being made slaves at their lusts and pleasures but now have kicked their Masters off TOGETHER With a few Directions to the Persons now in Authority opening a door to Peace Righteousness and Prosperity by building upon that little Stone which hitherto hath been refused by the Builders but is chosen of God and precious And Joshua adjured them at that time saying Cursed be the man before the Lord that riseth up and buildeth the City Jericho for he shall lay the foundation thereof in his First-born and in his youngest Son shall be set up the gates of it Josh. 6. 26. LONDON Printed for Francis Smith and are to be sold at his Shop at the Elephant and Castle near Temple-Bar 1659. A REPLY TO Mr. VVilliam Prinn His Unsafe Uneasie Dangerous c. Expedient for the Concord Unity and Settlement of these Nations c. I Am between hope and fear fearing to displease God hoping to perswade and convince all impartial and unprejudiced persons that the proverb may be made true sepe desperatio spei causa est et ignaviam necessitas acuit I never had yet an opportunity put into my hands amongst the many unskillful and ungodly dissections of the good Old Cause to speak one word of bringing back the King Wherefore God hath been pleased to put it into my heart though an unworthy instrument as amicus patriae to oppose and contradict that wicked and filthy Spirit of making a Captain to return back again unto Egypt because it was better with them then than it is now which Spirit doth appear in the Priests and Lawyers of this Nation having set awork Mr. Prin that Engine of mischief and confusion who is a Spirit of a fiery exhalation as constant in affirming a bad Cause as suffering for a good one and likewise to tender to the persons now in Authority some few directions that may be as Land-marks to guide them to a firm durable and immoveable Settlement upon a foundation of righteousness and truth least they dash themselves against that little stone cut out of the little Mountain without hands on which their predecessours have been broken to pieces who to the ignorant and disobedient is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence I am not so sorrowful but I am as much through the grace of God rejoyced when I hehold all these symtomes and characters of trouble and perplexity hanging over our heads when I consider and meditate on the holy Scriptures for Christ hath commanded then when these begin to come to pass then look up and lift up your heads for your redemption draweth neer And seeing there shall be signs in the Sun in the Moon and in the Stars and upon the earth distress of Nations with perplexity the Sea and the Waves roaring mens hearts failng them for fear and for looking after those things that are come nigh on them for the powers of Heaven shall be shaken and then shall they see the Son of man coming in a Cloude with power and great glory And in the mean time let all the faithful of the Lord be travelling and groaning together with the whole Creation for the manifestation of the Sons of God because the creature it selfe shall also be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberties of the Sons of God c. The generality of the poor ignorant and deceived people who are led by the Spirit of the Prince of the ayre that ruleth effectually in the Children of disobedience for whom I am sorry in my Soul when I consider the Son of man will come as a Thief in the night and as I fear will find them unprepared for receiving of the Bridegroom that cry out as the Children of Israel did of old against the glorious cause and interest of King Jesus and bring up an evil report of the good Land saying stone Caleb and Joshua with stones Oh these Sectaries these Seditious Persons that utter threatning words against Caesar against the Kings and Princes of the World That God the Father will make his Son above the Kings of the Earth O let them be crucified But why do I only speak of the flock is it not so with Shepheards and Doctors of the Chair Why do I mention the unlearned is it not so with the Pleader the Counsellor and the Judge Solomon saith that at the windows of my House I looked through my Casement and behold among the simple ones I discerned among the youths a young man voyd of understanding But I may say I looked among the wise men I discerned among the old men an old man voyd of understanding although it may be judged a great presumption in me to examine Mr. Prins safe and easie c. Direction to a Settlement now these destractive and destructive dispensations do appear Yet I make no question quasi penicillo adumbrare that every ingenuous Reader may see Mr. Prinns Reason is worse than Bedlam madness He doth first very pathetically endeavour the restoring of the antient Nobility that have not forfeited their lives and fortunes by engaging against the Rights and Liberties of the People of this Nation to their right and inheritance lineally descended unto them from their Ancestors for many hundred years and though as jus dormit nunquam moritur and though of late it hath been discontinued yet there is such an inherent right in them that may work a remitter Oh he is very desirous that though David be annointed King and is King de jure yet that Saul may keep the Throne no the House of Saul must grow weaker and weaker and the House of David stronger and stronger Christ must increase but Antichrist must decrease and he knows no reason why Esau being the elder Brother should not have the inheritance no Saviours shall come upon Mount Sion and judge the Mount of Esau and the Kingdome shall be the Lords I answer They have neither Jus in re nor Jus ad rem but as they are subordinate to the Kings and co-ordinate with the Lords Spiritual as doth appear by the words of the Writ Rex c. E. B. de c. Salutem Quia de advisamento assensu consilii nostri quibusdam arduos urgentibus negotiis statumet desensionem Regni nostri angliae c. Concernentibus quoddam Parliamentum apud civitatem Westminst. a 21. Oct. Prximo futuro teneri Ordinavimus ibidem vobiscum cum praeletis Magnetibus Prooceribus dicti Regni nostri Colloquium habere tractatum vobis in side legriencie quibus nobis tenemeni injeugendo mandamus quod considiratis dictorum