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A60709 Sober and seasonable queries humbly offered to all good Protestants in England in order to a choice of the new Parliament 1679 (1679) Wing S4402; ESTC R13345 2,958 5

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SOBER AND Seasonable Queries Humbly offered to all GOOD PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND In Order to a Choice of the New Parliament I. WHether the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland are not designed for Destruction by the Hellish Conspiracy of the bloody Papists as hath been declared by two Parliaments and sufficiently proved by the King's Witnesses before the Judges of this Kingdom II. What posture of Defence extraordinary is the City of London and Nation in at the Discovery of so Hellish a Plot to defend themselves from the Insurrection of Papists at home and Invasion from Papists abroad suitable to the desires of a Loyal Parliament III. Whether Prorogation and Dissolution of Parliaments at such a time as this doth not fill the hearts of Protestant Subjects with evident fears of Destruction and gives the cursed Plotters too to much ground to believe that their day is coming IV. Whether have we not great reason to fear that the Papists will not hereby take encouragement to proceed in their Hellish Design to Murder the King who they know is sworn at his Coronation to maintain and defend the Protestants Religion and so is solemnly engaged against them whereby they may subvert the Government by bringing in a Popish Successor in whom is all their help and hope V. Whether any Speeches to or in Parliament in favour of a Popish Successor is not of direct tendency to prepare the Nation to make Tryal of it again as if the dreadful Effects of Queen Mary's Raign were or ever can be forgotten whose great promises was sealed with Fire and Faggot VI. If so what are we to think of them that have or shall discountenance or endeavour to corrupt the King's Witnesses or that do indulge arraigned Traytors impudently to asperse the Justice of the Land VII Whether it is not the indispensible Duty of all Protestant Magistrates whatsoever with the People of England to consider with themselves and consult the Learned in the Laws what Power God and the King and the Laws have put into their hands for the prevention of Popery and Slavery both from themselves and posterity lest their Ignorance and Security bring Destruction without Recovery VIII Whether it will not be for the perpetual Honour of the Magistrates of London to be first in this work forasmuch as that famous City hath woful experience in their many dreadful Burnings that the tender mercies of the Papists towards them is Popish Cruelty IX Whether that Costly Monument erected near London Bridge is not to be a perpetual Land mark for all English and Forein Protestants forever to remember 1666. Septsmber 2. when those cursed Plotters began to set Fire at a Baker's-House in Pudding-Lane which by these Emisaries was conducted on for four daies together till it laid in Ashes thirteen thousand two hundred Proufes laying waste three hundred seventy three Acres of Land within the Walls and above sixty three Acres without the Walls with eighty nine Parish-Churches X. Whether the Spanish Invasions 1588. and the Gunpowder-Treason 1605. together with the cruel Murders and Massacres on some Hundred thousand Protestants Men Women and Children in the Netherlands Ireland Piedmont and the Albigenses be not a sufficient Warning to England That they beseech their God and their King and their Parliament That no Papist of such destructive Principles may dwell in our Land XI Whether such a Day as this doth not loudly Call for Repentance that Protestants have been persecuting each other and for Unity in Affection among all Protestant Subjects whether Conforming or Dissenting in some lesser Points And that as Brethren they unite in such a Combination or Conjunction as was in Queen Elizabeth's time with good Success to defend the Crown Religion and Kingdom against the common Enemy of Mankind Forasmuch as the Episcopal Protestants as well as others must lye down in the same Bed of Flames together if the Pope and his Party get the upper-hand XII Whether it be not the Duty of all Good Protestants to pray for the Long Life of the King That He may Live so as becometh the same Religion it being an Enemy to all Vice and the Maintenance of all Virtue Forasmuch also That the Removing of the King as the Papists call it is the most likely way to let in Popery and a Thousand other Miseries upon this poor Kingdom XIII Whether it be not high time for all the Protestants in England to Resolve as one Man That they will stand by and maintain the Power and Priviledges of Parliament Together with the Power and just Rights of the King according to the Laws of the Kingdom so as the one may not Intrench upon the other XIV Whether it be not the Duty of all Good Protestants to be heartily Thankful to God for the timely Discoveries of this Hellish Plot And also to pray That God would preserve the King and Kingdoms Witnesses that they may finish their Testimony to the well becoming so signal a Work and humble Behaviour before Almighty God the King and Kingdom That they may obtain Mercy at the Hand of God and not be Cast-aways to themselves while they are of such publick Use and Benefit to these bleeding Nations XV. Whether all the Counties Cities and Corporations in England are not at this time more highly Concerned than ever to make Choice of such for Parliament Men as may not Sell but Save them to the Happy Settlement of our present Protestant King and Government XVI Whether therefore it be not the Duty of the People to choose such as are well known to be Men of good Conscience and Courage thorougly Principled in the Protestant Religion and of high Resolution to maintain it with their Lives and Fortunes XVII Whether all true English Men ought not seriously to consider what they trust the Parliament with viz. their Estates Liberties Religion and Lives And should they be undone in any of these when it is too late they may Lament themselves That they are undone by making such a Choice as have undone them by Law XVIII Whether it should not be the great Care of all Counties Cities and Boroughs to consider who have been formerly Pensioners or Farmers of Popery And whether they are fit again to be Intrusted with their Religion Lives and Liberties XIX Whether you are not bound to consider those worthy Members of the late Parliament who have already Faithfully served you and the whole Kingdom with their Persons and Estates And now shew your Esteems of them and Acceptance of their former Services by an Unanimous Choosing of them again Forasmuch as they are best acquainted with the Deplorable state of these Kingdoms XX. Whether it be not your indispensible Duties to endeavor to make their Elections easie by bearing your own Charges and the Charges of the meaner sort of Freeholders lest such as would Heartily serve you be in time Discouraged to undertake that great Work of preserving you and your Posterities in your lawful and undoubted Rights XXI Whether may we not without breach of Charity conclude That if known Pentioners do now Buy Seats in Parliament they do not intend again to make Merchandize of all that is dear to us And whether will not all Freeholders and Electors be deservedly accounted Infamous and the Betrayers of their Countrey who shall Resolvedly after such Discoveries of our Dangers and such Opportunities of being by God's Blessing delivered from them by honest English Parliaments Sell themselves their Wives Children and Estates for one of Esau's Morsels XXII Whether it be not the hearty Prayer of all good Protestants That the King would be pleased to hearken unto and relie upon the Advice of His Parliament and avoid all such who seek to make themselves Rich by making the King and Kingdom Poor Forasmuch as the Parliament are the Great Council of the King and Kingdom and by them the King is supplied out of the Purse of the Kingdom and they Command and Encourage the People to venture the shedding of their dearest Blood in any Just and Righteous Cause to maintain the King and Kingdoms Power and Greatness XXIII Whether if you will believe the Jesuits and Priests at St. Omers That there was never any such Man as Sir Edmund-berry Godfrey born And if you will believe what his Murderers said at their Death that they did not Murder him then you must not believe there was any such Man as Sir Edmund-berry Godfrey in England XXIV Lastly Whether if Popish Treasons and Murders render the Papists ' at their Death as Innocent as the Child unborn who would not be a Murderer and Popish Traytor FINIS