A NEW PLEA FOR THE PARLIAMENT AND THE Reserved MAN resolved From the serious consideration of the state of Controversie betweene the KING and the PARLIAMENT Together with Severall Answeres to some common Objections about this SUBIECT As also Advice to those who are yet unsettled in their thoughts hereabout By a Wel-willer to KING and PARLIAMENT AS Zeale without Knowledge argues the weaknesse of the Head so doth Knowledge without Zeale the rottennesse of the Heart the lightnesse of the Head and the unfoundnesse of the Heart are the two Epidemicall Diseases of this Kingdome Ignorance and Hypocrisie as they are the greatest Enemies to Truth and Piety so are they the chiefe causes of the Kingdomes misery all men would sceme to be what few men are in truth but though Dissemblers are great in number yet are the upright stronger in power there is nothing that hath more pretended friends and reall enemies then Peace and Truth though the Heart of the wicked hateth the Power yet the conviction of their Head would faine palliate their wickednesse with the Forme of Godlinesse all would weare RELIGIONS Livery but few will observe Religions Lawes if Picty be good in profession it is better in practice but the profession commands almost every man and the practice scarce any at all of the things of this World men had rather have the substance then the shadow but of the things of Heaven the shadow gives generally better content then the substance the forme rather then the power of Godlines every man by profession will make Christ a King but by practice crowns him with Thornes the Gospel and the Kingdome have few Enemies in shew but fewer Friends in truth The whole Kingdom is divided into two parts both professing contention for one common Cause every man hath his Sword in his hand and would fight for God and the Kingdom but knowes not where to rank himselfe Law and Religion the Kingdome and Gospell are the mutuall pleas of each party who but a villaine will fight against his King who but a Divell will fight against his GOD who but a Rebell will strike at his King who but a Rascall will strike at his Country A good King is the breath of our nostrilts the God of goodnesse the life of our soules our Kingdom is divided so saith King and Parliament it cannot long so stand so faith God and Reason our Kingdom is in danger so saith King and Parliament we must not sit still so saith Law and Conscience I would defend both and offend neither but if I now sit still I am not a friend to either here are two Armies each against other to which to joyne my selfe I know not whether I am called to help by the one and the other and therefore I must not now be a Newter they both prefesse they fight for to preserve the same Religion the same Law I must not judge the heart what shall I doe 1. For resolution of this doubt let us consider these 2 parts First what is this 1. Law 2. Religion 2. How may I most probably judge which party is cordiall with whom I ought to joyne my selfe First by Law as is controverted is meant all those former Acts of Parliament never yet reversed together with the Priviledges of Parliament the fountain and life of Law the chiefest whereof is to reverse repeale ordaine and enact what Lawes and Statutes old and new they shall think fit for the present benefit and welfare of King and Kingdome This is the Law now in controversie viz. The Statute Law of the Land the Power and Priviledge of Parliament which is the great Inheritance of the Kingdom and that which doth distinguish us from slaves and vassalls Secondly by Religion is meant the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of God as they have and shall finde it agreeable to the word of God This is that Religion which they both say they fight for God and the Kingdome is this the Cause Religion and Law is this the Quarrell Piety and Humanity grace and iugenuity will not admit of an unworthy newtrality I will fight for God for I haa rather die a believing Christian then live an Atheist or Papist I will fight for my Country for I had rather die a free-man then live a slave or vassall but if both Parties fight in the behalfe of the same Cause whence is the rise of the Quarrell The Parliament affirmes their Adversaries to be a Malignant Party which often apart and now together do strongly oppose the life and power of Religion and Lawes and this is affirmed by the adverse Party against the Parliament Both affirm the same thing I am where I was I cannot Iudge the heart what shall I doe For further direction herein consider the second Part and that is How may I judge which Party is cordiall with whom I ought to jonee For Answer hereunto consider two things First who and what are the Parties on each side Secondly what are their practises in the managing of their Quarrel First for the Parties on each side On the one side we have a lawfull freechosen Parliament consisting of the King Lords and Commons of the Land we will not understand the King as the head of a Faction we have moreover all knowne godly learned Ministers of the Kingdome together with all godly conscieneious People both Gentry and Commons of all sorts ranks and conditions whatsoever 2. On the other side we have most of the Papists of the Kingdom many wherof are chiefe Commanders together with the Popish partie of Lords Gentry and Commons with all the Praelaticall Faction of Bishops with their Dependants all Popish superstitious idle deboist scandalous Ministers Priests and Cathedrall finging-fellowes in the Land with divers proclaimed Traitors once fled from the Justice of the Parliament and now in great power and Office in their Forces as also some lately in Rebellion in Ireland together with the quondam grinding oppressing Judges Pattentees all Delinquents never Parliament proofe with many ignorant silly and not a few curling swearing banning blaspheming wretches of all qualities from the Kings Court to the Countrey Cart. These are the Parties on each side Are these the Parties Malignity in the one party is as hard to be believed as Sincerity in the other that the one party should intent mischiefe and the other preservation to Law and Religion it is hard to say which is the greatest wonder that there should such a generall Apostacy from Religion and morality to basenesse and impiety as is implied in the Parliaments party was never knowne no not in the dayes of Julian and such a generall conversion from prophannesse and malignity to grace and ingennity as is implied in the second party was never knowne no not in the dates of Peter that such an Apostacy of the one party and such a conversion of the other should at once meet together seemes as strange as if the Inhabitants of Heaven and Hell should
because our Redemption draweth nigh out of this eater will came sweetnesse and light out of this darknesse the immediate fore-runner of a cleere and warme day is a misty morning Christ ascended from his Crosse to his Crown so shall his Churches though now for a little while the cry of the Churches of Christ be how long Lord how long c. yet suddenly their songs shall bee Babilon the great is fisten is fallen he will shortly take down your harpes from the Willow Trees and teach you to warble out the Songs of Sion in the Land of Canaan Fourthly consider that God will doe his great wonders of judgement upon the wicked of the World by his Church and people c. at a time when they shall bee most confident of utter ruinating his Church the whole current of the Scriptures declares that God will make his Church his battle dxe and weapons of his Warfare that by his Churches be will beat in piâ—â—es all the Nations of the Earth and that hee will make Sions hornes Iron and her hooses Brasse c. and that Ieralclem shall be a cup of trembling and a huâ—chen-s me si ne and that all that harthen themselves with it shal be broken to pieces by it and though men gather themselves 〈…〉 formed and for the time of it it shall be when they say â—â—â—our our eye looke upon ziâ—n and let her be defiled It shall be then when all the whoâ—â— Eaten shall bee fil'd with admiration both of the suddainnesse and irrecoverablenesse of their ruine Firstly Consider that the state of this present time and the face of things now doth abundantly intimate that this cannot be long and that the very quarrell in which Antichrist shall fall and the Churches of Christ shall rise is now begun in this Kingdom For First the cause is purely the glory of Jesus Christ his Word and Worship this is the very quarrell between Christ and â—nticâ—rist Mâ—â—â—â—eil and the Dragon as the word in imates Secondly the followers and figâ—â—ers in this Battell are the Angels of Michael and the Dragon who rank themselves on the one side but gouly honest men c. and on the other but Papists and Atheists c. Thirdly this quarrell is generall as the last and greatest quarrell must be for the good Party now through the Christian world waits with prayers and teares for a good successe here in England and the Pepish partie also with all their endeavours in Spane France Ireland Denmark c. seek the surtherance of successe on their sides Fourthly God hath hitnerto managed and followed the Cause after the same method as he will in that quarrell Michael will not goe but with his Angels but yet he will so mannage the businesse as that it shall appeare that he is Michael the mighty God and hath he not done so in all the Battels hitherto in this present Controversie Hath he not appeared in glory at Keynton Battell to the terrour and amazement of the Adversaries though like hardned Pharash's they will not acknowledge Gods wonders how did he appeare a Brainford though our Advertaries brag at the sucess therof as they may with everlasting shame and reproach for their Treachery Cruelty and Cowardizc when they came with a full intent to be drunk with our blood and to swell with our wealth to plunder our City though they have the face to deny it when some of the chiefest of them sent word to some of their friends in London to change their lodging and secure themselves in such and such places intimating their intentions of blood c. yet how did God drive them away by two broken unprovided Regiments though they came intentionally the whole Army consisting of many thousands c. how hath God appeared at Winchester at Chichester c. surely all this doth afford matter of incouragements in this Cause Therfore if any considerations of the right or left hand Liberty or Religion inward or outward man will take held upon us we should hold on in the worke and give out our selves in our Prayers Estates and Persons now or never better it is to part with some now like men then with all hereafter like slaves did you but know the consequences of this Warre you would count it the best Husbandry to spare from your backs and bellies to maintain it be not deceived with conceits of a Peace and an Accomodation let the hatefull memory of that man be written in blood who delights in blood yea let him have blood to drink for he is worthy let in ward and outward trouble be his portion that desires not Peace with truth and holinesse but there is all improbability at least as yet of any such Peace for the interruption of the Protestant cause in Ireland occasioned by if not aim'd at in these present distractions the insurrections of the Papists and the risings up of severall Armies throughout the Kingdome besides the greater Body with the King to wit the Earles of Newcastle Cumberland Woâ—cester Sir Ralph Hoprens c. the continuall Discoveries of Preparations beyond Seas by Factors gone over to that purpose for Armes and Ammunition c. are sufficient intimators to any man of the me nest capacitie that it is very unlikely that we shall have a good Peace from them as the case now stands The Peace of the Gospel and of the Kingdome is the Crown we fight for and therfore our Parliament Worthes are now labouring for such a Peace without any more shedding of blood which if it could be attain'd would be the joy of every honest heart only this we feare our Enemies Designe in pretending a desire of Peace is to delay if possibly untill the Spring in which time they hope to gather strength and recover that blood which though they will not confesse they lost in the Fall Happily they intend to make up their number again with an Army of Irish Rebels for doubtlesse the Irish and English Rebellion against the Peace of the two Kingdomes is all of a blood and breeding but let them come we feare nothing that blood is as corrputed as the former and God will let it out Our Cause is good God is with us and their Rock is not as ours our enemies themselves being Iudges He hath shewed himselfe glorious in his belinesse fearfull in praises working wonders He hath thrown down mountaines fill'd up vallies renewed his works of Workers Be bold and confident that beleeving in his Name without feare he 〈◊〉 leave us untill we doe enjoy the glory of God in Canaan FINIS
change qualities and habitations well once Angells are now Divels once Divells are now Saints the later daies shall produce great matters of this nature the first shall be last the last shall be first I am still where I was how shall I judge For further direction herein Consider secondly having seene the Parties what are their practises in the managing of the Controversie here let us observe two things First how each Enemy hath beene detected to other Secondly how each Enemy hath proceeded against other First the Parliament Party c. by the severall complaints cries and Petitions of the People for redresse hath found out their Adversaries utterly mallignant against Religion and Law Religion in Doctrine in Discipline In Doctrine they arfirme and appeale to the knowledge and experience of al men to give testimony to the truth hereof that their Adversaries in the chiefe and prime Leaders have for a long season endeavoured to undermine the fundamentall points of the Protestant Religion by silencing our godly learned and painfull Ministers by corrupting our Universities with Popish and Arminian Governours in most Colledges by placing superstitious idle scandalous ignorant non resident and non-preaching Ministers throughout the Kingdome by committing the power of Printing and the Key of the Presles into the hands of Popish Praelaticall Arminian Domestick Chaplaines by tolerating and countenancing preaching and printing Popish Arminian and licentious Tenets that the Pope is not Antichrist nor Rome Babilon with the like Popish Tenets that men may fall from grace and be for heaven to day and for hell to morrow with the like Arminian Tenets That Sunday is no Sabbath and men may spend it in pastimes and sports with such like licentious Tenets c. Thus they have been malignant against the Doctrine of the Church In Discipline Secondly they likewise affirme with the like appeale to the knowledge of all men that their adversaries have been alwayes malignant unto Religion as in Doctrine so in Discipline by prescribing altering and corrupting formes of prayer in the Church by turning Tables into Altars and placing greater degree of holinesse in one part of the Church than another by command in cringings bowings duckings by introducing many guegaws and ridiculous Innovations of copes pictures crucifixes crosses candle-stickes tapers c. into the worship of God Thus they say they have been malignant against Religion in Doctrine in Worship Secondly they have discovered their adversaries malignant against Law by endeavoring to bring in an Arbitrary government as is evident in in the charge of Srafford and Canterbury prime quondam agents of this present faction which hath had a being and a working in capite long agoe and we know that operaetio alicujus rei conseqâ—â—tur essereâ— by pleading for and pressing Ship moneys coat and conduct moneys Arbitrarie taxations Monopolies Patâ—nâ—s almost for every thing by reâ—arding Parliaments the onely remedy of the Kingdomes miserie before we had one by endeavouring and bringing to passe the dissolution of them when we had any and now the destruction of this present Parliament which they connot dissolve Thus the one party hath discovered their enemy Secondly the other Party affirme the same against the Parliament c. viz. that they are enemies unto Religion and unto Law unto Religion here they alleadg nothing in poyn of Doctrine but for discipline they say that they goe about to alâ—er and change the well order'd Government of the Church by Bishops with their dependants a Government honour'd for so many hundred yeares antiquity with so many godly and learned Divines which hath made this Church famous in the world with so many Martyrs and holy men c. Moreover they affirme that their Adversaries now discourage Learning favour ignorant fellowes Preachers in Tubs c. countenance Brownists Anabaptists Schismaticks Separatists Sectaries c Thus they are Malignant against Religion Secondly they say they are malignant against Law going about to bring in an Arbitrary Government by voting and making Ordinances as binding without the King and by vertue thereof to seize upon what is the Kings therefore the Subjects may now looke to themselves by compelling men that are not willing â—o assist in this quarrell by demanding the twentieth part of their Estates by voting men Malignants who have not and doe not according to their Estate contribute freely to their assistance by seizing upon their Horses Armes Plate Money casting their persons into Prisons c. Thus are they malignant against the Lawes of the Land and thus each Partie hath found out his Enemy Is this thy case Alasse poore England thy wound is deepe thy remedy dangerous why hast thou taught thy Children no better Doe all plead for truth Doth Truth plead for all Truth is one and so are her Children how is it they are now fallen out Truth makes peace Errour contention all is not well where is the fault good is the Cause and one party with it each is not right one party must fall I guesse which it is I know what I think but I may be deceived I le suspend my opinion till know their proceedings 2. For further satisfaction herein consider how each Party having discovered pursues their Enemy First the Parliament c. have pursued the Cause of Religion in point of Doctrine after this method by opening the mouthes of godly learned and silenced Ministers by granting liberty without interruption for the frequent and powerfull preaching of the Word wherever men will maintaine it by promising and preparing for the removall and just punishment of wicked scandalous Ministers by discountenancing Popish Arminians and encouraging knowne godly and Orthodox Preachers Secondly they pursue the Cause of Religion in point of worship after this Method by prohibiting all Popish superstitious Innovations by tolerating the bare omission of Ceremonies confessed to be unnecessary and but indifferent things and therefore not to be prest upon any men whose consciences cannot beare them by resolving upon the best means they can think of to find out the will of God concerning his worship being very doubtfully disputed amongst the godly and learned Ministers viz the choosing of an assembly of godly and learned Ministers of different judgements in that point to study dispute and the best way they can to find out the will of God herein whose power is onely declarative and therefore can there be no prejudice by the overtopping number of any of one judgement by voting the abolishing of Bishops being found a chiefe spring of all our troubles in the three Kingdomes and therefore this Kingdome hath as much reason with joy and gratulation to accept of this Act and the King to confirme it here in this Kingdome as in the Kingdome of Scotland and our King in Scotlans had in the same case and upon the same grounds Thus they have pursued the Cause of the Kingdome in respect of Religion Secondly in respect of Law they have taken this course by taking notice of all these
incursions which have been made upon the Law by illegall taxations and oppressions of the Subjects by finding out and removing the roots springs and causes thereof as the Star chamber high Commission c. by discovering and bringing to condignâ— punishment the underminers of Law whereof there have been Nobles Bishops Lawyers Judges Pattentees Delinquents of all ranks some wherof have fled away beyond Seas and others into divers parts of this Kingdom have indeavoured to raise up forces and strength to over-aw and overthrow this present Parliament and have brought tâ—is designe to great perfection all which is known and evident in the sight of all men For the suppressing of which power and the further prevention of their increase by forreigne force the Parliament hath endeavoured the best way they can by securing the Ships and Sea-Ports of the Kingdome in the hands of a faithfull and trusty Admirall and other Officers by disarming knowne Papists and Malignants interested and active in the Quarrell against them and by raising up an Army for the suppressing of that Malignant party raised up for the ruine of Religion and Lawes of the Kingdome Thus the one Party hath managed their Controversie against their Adversary Secondly the other Party hath prosecuted the purity of Religion before the Parliament in point of Doctrine by advancing and encouraging Arminian and Popish fellowes and Tenets throughout the Kingdome as all men know Secondly in point of worship by introducing and maintaining many foolish superstitious and ridiculous Ceremonies and Innovations as is likewise hid from no man and their method since they have gotten into an Army in the prosecuting the purity of Religion is by cursing banning blaspheming swearing God sinke me God dam me the Divel ram me c. with such like horrid oathes as I tremble to think of together with mocking jeering scoffing and deriding at those who make conscience of their wayes calling them Puritans Round-heads Schismaticks Separatists Brownists Sectaries c. the very name of an honest man that will not sweare lye and prophane the Lords day is ground enough for their cruell and inhumane dealings against them where ever they come Thus they prosecute the purity of Religion 2. They have endeavoured to maintaine the life and power of the Law Liberty of the Subject and Priviledge of Parliament before the Parliament by all kind of injury against Law Subjects and Parliaments as all men know and sithence the Parliament by disarming the Countries under the pretence of a most illegall Commission of Array which none of the Lawyers and Judges of the Kingdome dare avouch but wee must believe the Kings word for it though he say he is no Lawyer well the Country 's disarm'd and their Arms put into the hands of Papists and Malignants now in the Army hereby they are disinabled to defend themselves but now must quietly suffer themselves to be plunder'd rob'd and undone the Countreys assest to pay so much now and so much then and an Army on foot to compell them to pay it as absolute tyrranny as any is in Turkey and a tast of the Law of the Land and Liberty of the Subject which we are like to have hereafter if this Partie get head Againe they having by wicked Counsell gotten the King from his Parliament and so sheltring themselves under him have prevailed with him without the least pretended cause to put honest and blamelesse well affected Justices of Peace out of the Commission throughout the Kingdom a sad Omen of the Subjects good to any discerning eye and put in known Malignants in their roome to prick men for Sheriffes throughout the Kingdome knowne likewise to be Malignants c. and for the Priviledges of Parliament they maintaine these by declaring and publishing both Houses guilty of high treason and the Earle of Essex General of the Forces raised for the defence of King Parliament and Kingdome a Traitor and all his assistants comprehending thereby the Parliament to be Rebels and Traitors by prevailing with the King to cast off his great Councell the Parliament in all matters of Church and State to keep from the judicature of the Parliament known Traitors and Delinquents accused by the Parliament the Priviledges of the Parliament have been maintained by abusing beating and scorning messengers sent from the Parliament by calling those that stand for the good of the Kingdome and Parliament Rogues Parliament dogs c. in all these things and in many more of this nature doubtlesse the Law of the Land the Liberty of the Subject the Priviledges of Parliament are aim'd at and endeavoured with all sincerity and truth of heart and let any man of the meanest capacity judge the contrary Thus wee see how each Party hath discovered and pursueth their Enemy Is this the cause are these the Parties are these their practises what but stupidity can now be deceived Will Traitors fight for justice Delinquents for the Law the thiefe for the halter Papists for purity of Religion How is the World turn'd upside downe is Religion preserved by transgression Piety by iniquity Purity by Popery then is the Divell become a convert Is the law maintained by illegality the Subject by oppession the Parliament by destruction then are the Turkes as free as the English Shall I now question which side is right then let me question my judgement and reason I will fight for my God who gave me my being I will fight for my Countrey who gave me my breeding God and my Countrey gave what I have God and my Countrey shall have what they gave Religion binds me unto God Duty to my King Nature to my Countrey If the King calls me to fight against and the Parliament for God and my Countrey I cannot obey my King I dare not deny the Parliament That this is our case is as cleare as the Sun let us hears what Objections can say to the contrary Objections are some in reference to the King some in reference to the Parliament first in reference to the King Object 1 First it is objected that the King hath made many Protestations strong asseverations fearefull imprecations against him and his if ever he intends the least wrong but all good both to Religion Law and Parliament and shall we not believe the King Answ First the Law of God Nature and Nations doth not binde mee to believe any thing against experience though affirmed by a King and upon no better ground than his bare affirmation Secondly we question not the Kings intent against God and the Kingdome but we know that the Army raised up by his Authority is for the subversion both of Religion and Lawes and that those that are now the Kings Counsellours have alwayes and now doe endeavour the rooting up of both Thirdly the King may be deceived by false Prophets and wicked Lawyers who may suggest this to be Religion and that to be Law which is nothing but Popery and illegality and so he may protest and that from his
Declarations act lies in hypocrifie in all their conversations fight for lies and hypocrifie in their contentions which is begotten and maintained by lies in hypocrifie this party where ever they come it is for the good of that place the preservation of those Countries if you will beleeve lies and hypocrifie this party if you will yeeled your selves up to them will not plunder you will not prejudice you will pay for all that they have do no man wrong If you will beleeve lies and hypocrifie this party fights for the true Protestant Religion the Law of the Land Priviledges of Parliament Liberty of the Subjects If you will beleeve lies and hypocrifie this party say the Parliament would make you slaves change your Religion destroy your King undoe your Kingdome If you will beleeve lies and hypocrifie This party where ever they come will tell you that they have prospered in all the Controversie had the better by much at Keynton Battaile that they might have easily come to London when they came to Braiford if they pleased but they had not the least thought of plundering the City if you will beleeve lies and hypocrifie This party will tell the places where they are that London is divided and cutting of one anothers throats that they have 30 or 40 thousand there on their siaes that London is almost starved for want of Victualls if they will beleeve lies in hypocrisie Never such an Army of prophane liers and hypocrites but it s no marvaile since lies and hypocrifie brought them together 3. The present state of the Kingdome sheweth the great and dreadfull blood-guiltinesse of our times the blood of Christ the blood of Saints the blood of many poore ignorant people lies heavy upon some great Persons and Families in this Kingdome when the blood or Christ of Caine of good of bad shall joyntly sorich in Gods eares how shall he not heare The cry of the Widdows and Fatherlesse calls for vengeance how shall he not heare What murther did ever swim to Heaven in blood Murther though secret and but once seldome escapes underected unrevenged what vengeance might those expect who have been the proper causes of the bloodshed of thousands God give repentance unto life that blood-guiltinesse follow them not to death 4. From the State of Kingdom we may observe the damnable contempt of the Gospel of grace in this Kingdome O ye wretches what injury hath the Gospel of Grace done you wherfore go you about to kill it many good works it hath done for you for which of these would you destroy it Is it because it would teach you to be happy for ever Is it because it would save you Is it because it hath brought along with it peace plenty preservation Is it because it hath made you the only Canaan of the World the envy of Nations a terrour to your enemies the delight of your friends for which of those good workes would you destroy it Have you not wronged it enough already by stopping the current of it hindring the progresse darkning the glory banishing imprisoning abufing mocking and persecuting the Children of it But must you now seeke the life of and will you doe this under the pretence of fighting for it What Indas with a Kisse What Crowne Christ with Thornes againe in opposing his Truth spit in his face againe in despising his Word dissemble like lewes with Haile Haile and hang him on the Crosse take heed the Gospell may save those that killed Christ but Christ will never save those that kill his Gospel hath not this tyed fast the three Crownes upon the head of your King succeeded you in all your enterprises made you famous in all the world hath the Gospel or its Children done you any hurt that you now goe about to ruine both have you not finnes enough to plead against you but you must engage Christ and his Gospel and his people against you at the great day would you make sure the deepest the hottest the dreadfullest part of Hell is this your ambition What is your aime at the heart of God his Gospel at the eye of God his people God give repentance unto life before this also pursue you to eternall death 5. From the present State of the Kingdome wee may with admiration behold Gods mercy to unworthy England O England wherefore art thou not destroyed is it from the cart of thy Governors the wiled me of thy Counsellors the faithfullnesse of thy State Officers is it because thou hast wanted enemies abrord hast no Traytors at home art at union with thy self that thou art not destroyed is it because thy Prophets have beene fatchfull thy Judges impartiall Gods worship purely administred his Sabbaths sanctified is it because thou hast beene thankefull under mercies Truthfull under meanes kindly entreated Gods Ministers loved his people if not for these wherefore art thou not destroyed have thy Pilots sought to split thee upon the Rocks and yet art thou not destroyed have those who should have bin thy Fathers thy protectors â—â—ld thee tempered with other Nations for thy ruine and yet art thou not destroyed have all the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of ruine been upon thee and ye art thou not destroyed hast thou bâ—n more sinfull then many Nations laid in the out and yet are thou not destroyed have there bin so many plots and projects so contrived to carried on and yee nor destroyed hast thou bin so neere 〈…〉 many times and yet not lost have there bin so many factors for the destruction so many Traytor to thy peaâ—â— scattered throughout the three Kingdomes and yet preserved If thou hast any ingenuity any morasity any grace admire Gods mercy and be thankefull 6. From the present State of the Kingdom we see what will suddenly become of us if God doth not give us hearts to prevent it all you that would not bee Papists stand forth now if ever and fight for your Religion all you that would not be slaves stand forth now or never and fight for your liberty Consider the consequenees 1. Of losing The day 2. Of getting The day 1. If you lose the day you lose all you are undone in your estates undone in your liberties undone in your poore posterity you and they were as good bee in Turkey nay which is worst of all undone in your Religion you may write Ichabod upon all 2. If you get the day you and yours are made for ever your freedomes will be recovered and confirmed your estates secured Religion purified you shall see such daies of light and life as will make you forget all your nights of griefe and sorrow Thirdly consider Christ hath forewarned us of the sorrows of latter daies of Wars and rumors of Wars that the Father should be against the Childe and the Childe against the Father that his cause should make a breach in the neerest relations and of many troubles but withall adviseth us not to be troubled but to rejoyce and to be exceeding glad