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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93406	The picture of a new courtier drawn in conference, between, [brace] Mr. Timeserver, and Mr. Plain-heart. In which is discovered the abhominable practises and horrid hypocrisies of the Usurper, and his time-serving parasites. In which a Protector having been in part unvailed, may see himself discovered by I.S. a lover of Englands dear bought freedomes.	I. S.	1656 (1656)	Wing S42; Thomason E875_6; ESTC R206568	14,398	16

Spittlehouse Mr. Stirgion and others which I shall not name at present that are forced to drink of the same cup of his Will and Pleasure so that we may say the King chastised us with Whips but Cromwel chastiseth us with Scorpions Secondly the King assumed a power to levy money upon the people without their consent in Parliament and in this Cromwell is not wanting for where the King raised a shilling without consent in Parliament he raiseth ten to maintain himself and family and his Allies in pride pompe and pleasure so that he outstripeth him that dwelt in White hall before in doing that the King durst never do Thirdly The King dissolved but two Parliaments in 20 years but this strange Monster have destroyed 3. in lesse then 3 years the first of which raised him from a poor mean fortune to be first the Captain of a Troop and then a Coll. and at last to be their General who most unworthily turned his batteries upon his Masters by which act of his the old proverb is verified That some bring up a Bird to pick out their own eyes Fourthly The King sent out Fleets Armies with out consent in Parliament as appeareth by the businesse of Rochel and the Isle of Ree for all which he was judged an Offender and lost his head as a Traytor to the Common-wealth But in this O.P. is not behinde his Predecessor except in the punishment who sent a Fleet of ships to Hispaniola to fetch some Spanish gold and silver which was most shamefully beaten by a few Cow-killers and many of them slain if not all perished whose blood I believe wil●ly at Cromwels doore Fiftly The King stoped the free course of Law that so his tyranny and Oppression might be the better hid from the eyes of men and in this O. P. hath kept pace with the King for he put three Counsellors into the Tower for pleading in Mr. Conys Cause that so he might not onely stop the free course of the law but also fright the people from seeking any redresse that way Tim. Indeed you have spoken plainly to the question and doubtlesse there is some truth in what you have said but his Highnesse having fixed a pair of silver Spectacles upon my Nose through which I discern his actions to be of a better complection then you have presented them but my desire is to go on to the next question Plain Indeed sir you are like to Pilates Souldiers who although they were convinced of the truth of Christs resurrection yet larg money made them say the contrary yet go on and propound your question Tim. The question is whether his Highnesse have not sufficient warrant in the scripture to justifie him in the things he hath done Plain To which I answer doubtlesse the scripture is so far from owning his actions or the things he hath done that they doe condemn him for so doing as appeareth Deut. 17.16 and 20. vers contrary to which he hath acted in three things First he multiplyeth great revenues to himself Secondly he causeth the people to return to their old Ægyptian bondage viz. the will of a single person Thirdly He hath exalted himself above his brethren yea above his Masters And in 2 Sam. 23.3 to which he is unsutable in two things for saith the Text He that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God which he hath not in all the fore-mentioned things done for had he feared God he would not have cast away his good old Cause and the interest of Gods people Secondly nor have done so many unjust things as he hath done Tim. I pray you sir resolve me this question whether the known or good laws of England will not justifie his Highnesse in assuming the government and in the things he hath done for the maintaining of the same Plain Sir you may have an answer to this question and fully satisfie your self in four * Which acts make it high treason to proclaim Charls Stuart or to set up any one man in the supream Magistracy acts of Parliament the one made in Jan. 30 An. 48. another in March following the third act in May 1649 the other in July 17. An. 49. besides the body of the ancient laws of England for the violating of which Strafford Canterbury the very King of England suffered death all which laws cry out against your Master and say that he had no encouragement from them to do as he hath done for they which made those laws did appoint them to stand in the Gap to keep out all such intruders but he hath troden them down like mire in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 if they were not longer usefull and they are so far from owning his actions or the things he hath done that they say he is a traitor for so-doing Tim. If neither the word of God or the laws of the Land will own his actions I pray sir what will Plain Sir the Earle of Straffords instructions to the King that grand piece of state policy or machivils Prince will own his Lordships actions they being the fruits of none other but such corrupt Trees and doubtlesse his talnesse hath consulted with them once and again how he should manage his affairs and carry on his designs to enslave the people and to make them vassals to his own Will Lust and Pleasure and from them he hath received more counsell then from any divine Oracle so that if Strafford were now alive he must needs salute your Master as his elder brother for he hath sucked the breasts of his mother and been baptised into the same spirit even the spirit of oppression but it may be you will call for proof of this To which I answer three things First There is a Bookseller as I am informed that bound up Straffords Instructions for your great Masters use Secondly he was commanded to keep it very secret which intimateth that he intendeth to draw the water of state policy out of Straffords Wels Thirdly the actions he doth the measures he makes to the people do fully declare that he measureth by Straffords rule and there is a maxime in Muchivel that he which knows not how to dissemble knoweth not how to rule but your Master is excellently accomplished for the businesse of dissembling for he hath the most excellent art of equivocation and can lie most misteriously he can invent Engagements for the people and dispence with them when he pleaseth swear and forswear as the winde turns for his own advantage he can turn up his eyes and lift up his hands and appeal to heaven for God to witnesse to the sincerity of his intentions and use sweet and Saint-like expressions as if his words were tempered with nothing but Oyle Butter and Hony and cry aloud for the Cause of God and the good of the people and all this to make himself great and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple an excellent man

to make a Prince according to machivels rule thus you have my perswasions concerning the last thing you proposed Tim. I shall consider of what you have said and if I finde that I may be of your mind and keep my honour and profit and place under his Highnesse and let me tell you privately that I could say Amen to what you have said were it not that I love the honour and praise of men more then the honour and praise of God But I pray sir resolve me this question Whether his Highnesse may not expect better success in these his late undertakings then that which befell Strafford and the King Plain To this I answer that his successe will be the same or worse if worse can be as will appear by these following considerations First he that walks in Jeroboams sins shall partake of Jeroboams plagues secondly he knowing the judgements of God that they which doe such things are worthy of death doth not only the same but have pleasure in them which do them therefore his successe will be the same Rom 1.32 Thirdly He that judgeth and condemns an other for doing unrighteous things and he himself do the same doubtlesse he shall not escape the judgment of God Rom. 23. Fourthly if Strafford the grand master of state policy could not keep his own head upon his shoulders nor escape the hand of vengeance that God hath stretched out against Oppressors Then doubtless the Scholler will not go free Fifthly If the King which was a great student in the politicks yet could not keep himself from bowing down to the block of destruction that just reward for his unrighteous deeds from all which I conclude your Masters portion will be the same if not prevented by timely repentance Tim. Sir as to these thing I will say more when the times are altered for you know my manner is to be for any thing that is profitable although its contrary to equity and justice but we will passe to the next question Whether his Highnesse did not speak like a gracious man in reproving the last Parliament for putting their finger on their brothers conscience Plain To this I answer his tongue was like a good Samaritan but his heart like a Jew which have nothing to doe with one another he spake like a Saint but acted like a Serpent as appears in that the same man which the Parliament imprisoned for his conscience hath he imprisoned since for the same and after ten or twelve weeks restraint commanded him to be carried by his mercenarie fouldiers to Portsmouth and there snipt him and sent him to a remore Island to be kept in streight and close imprisonment yet could reprove the Parliament as confidently as if they had committed the greatest abhomination in putting their finger on their brothers conscience although he can thrust in his whole hand Tim. Sir but what end should his Highnesse have in reproving the Parliament for that which I confesse he himself hath done since Plain To this I answer first ingenerall that his own Advantage was his end more then any good to the freedome of mens consciences 2. More particularly first he knew he had dissatisfied many honest men by his first Speech and that there was none other way to draw them in but putting on his old vaile of godly pretences in speaking for liberty of Conscience and reproving them which would have infringed it Secondly that he might commend himself to the people as one that was tender of their consciences and that his large hollow heart could hold all that were godly though differing in judgment and that they need not fear to put their trust under the shaddow of his wings for he was willing to be their servant for their goods Thirdly that he might the better perswade the people that Parliaments were of little use as they might see by the actions of the last who spent their time about errours in Religion and neglected the taking away the great errour in the state Thus you have my perswasions to the last question Tim. Sir I see you are like your name viz. Plain hearted and that you are not afraid to turn your inside outward which is a thing that my soul dreads because all my beauty lyeth in the outside you would hardly believe how the news of the Protector being unvailed made my very heart shake also I must tell you I am more free to discourse in private than in publique therefore I pray at this time resolve me this question What the reason is his Highnesse put in execution that bloody Ordinance which was made in 48 against the things they call blasphemy and heresie Plain Doubtlesse you are not ignorant of the great service this Ordinance might doe your Master for it concludeth a man to be an heretick which holds that a man is not to believe more than his reason can comprehend Now this is of singular use for your Master for he that believes God called him to the government must believe more then his reason can apprehend Secondly he that believes there is a spark of honesty or christian goodnesse in the great man before mentioned must believe more than his reason can comprehend Thirdly He that believes that O.P. intends any good to these three Nations he must believe more than his reason can comprehend Fourthly He that believes England is in a better condition then it was in the dayes of the long Parliament he must believe more than his reason can comprehend Fifthly He that believes himself and his posterity are any better than slaves and meer vassals to the will of O.P. he doth believe that which he hath no reason for as you may perceive by that which fell from his own lips viz. That he had an unlimitted power till he was pleased to limmit himself in the paper which he calleth the Government which puts me in mind of an old Maxime that he which bindes may loose and he that hath power to loose can binde from which you may easily discern that our Lives Estates and Liberties depend upon his will and grace therefore he that believ●s we are any better than slaves believeth more than his reason can comprehend and therefore O. P. had need to make this Ordinance passe for good law that the people may be bound to stretch their faith beyond their reason that in so doing they may believe Cromwel to be that which indeed he is not an honest man Tim. Sir I have a word to speak on my Masters behalf and that is he is bound by his Oath to maintain all the Laws Statutes and Ordinances as well as any one of them and therefore he must maintain this before mentioned Plain Suppose that which you have said were true yet you have not acquitted your Master from being a transgressor for the act of Parliament that establisheth two shillings six pence a day for the Horsemen and ten pence a day for the foot is already broken and this is as