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A41569 The gorgon's head or The monster of Munster cloaked with a lamb's skinn 1660 (1660) Wing G1303A; ESTC R218335 10,095 12

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amongst them as a Wof in Old England except it be in Sheeps Clothing and of them are many thousands Well we are resolved either they shall fall or we will fall Power indures no parity should we beat the Bush and another catch the Bird Was it not we that stirred up all these Commotions did not we stir up the Saylers and the Souldiers at first did not we curse Meroz did not we bring in our Brethren of Scotland did not we pull down the KING and House of Lords and cut off their Heads Did not we firk out the Bishops root and Branch and got into their fatt Livings did not we chuse Parliament men and fill'd up all Offices and suffered only a few Independents and Anabaptists to help and they think now to rule the Rost because old Oliver proved too subtle for us No such matter Oliver is now dead Therefore they may see how they are deceived Have not we yet a Sir George in England a Sir Charles in Ireland and all our friends in Scotland besides our wise and subtle Pentionaries in Councills and elsewhere Have not vve all the Apprentices on our side still And at a dead lift we have a C. S. upon any termes But what have we fought for if it be not for Liberty of Conscience And how can we possibly have Liberty of Conscience and the Sectaries have it also As if Liberty of Conscience were a two handed Lawyer and could play Jack on both sides No Liberty of Conscience is on our side We fought for it and we will keep it safe enough from their comming to it For we hope to be keepers of the very Liberties of England and it must be a large Conscience that can hold all the Liberties of England It is our Liberty of Conscience to be uppermost since Bishops are down who kept us from it And since we came to the ticklish point of Government we have had a very tender Confcience and diligent care that none should have the like Liberty with us lest we should not have liberty enough for our selves and lest they should return to the Flesh Pots of Aegypt or else run into any Opinions which we hold Erronious so that we have concluded all others to be Hereticks and in State of Damnation For how can we love others better then our selves And whether we are right or wrong All men ought to Beleive as we Belcive and Do as we Do For our Salvation lies at stake for it And what benefit will it be to us that others should be saved if we be not And if we should not be saved who do all as our Ministers bids us vvhat vvill become of those that never come to our Sermons nor care for vvhat our Godly Ministers Preach save in matter of Faith and Repentance And of such the vvorst vve meet vvith are the Anabaptists for vve can outreason the Papist Lutheran and quaker and make them ridiculous but the Anabaptists vvill outreason us as if vve vvere almost as much to be condemned as they And against them vve have no refuge but to flie to our Victorious and Tryumphant Monster Go on therefore thou Monster Persecution Not novv the Monster of Munster but the Monster of England Si. George on Horseback who bestridest and boastest thy self over England Scotland and Ireland And if thou meanest as thou sayest and the purpose of God be that the Anabaptists should be those fellovv Servants and Brethren that should be killed as the Souls under the Alter vvere Rve. 6.11 For the vvord of God and the Testimony of Jesus Then Satiat thy Cruel Mavv vvith Blood or be blood-thirsty still and never satisfied And vvhat thou doest do quickly For the time is comming and novv is that though Judgment may begin at the House of God yet the dreggs shall be given to thee O Monster For it is vvritten Wo to thee that spoilest and thou vvert not spoyled And dealest Treacherously and they dealt not Treacherously with thee when thou shalt cease to spoil thou shalt be spoyled and when thou shalt make an end todeal Treacherously they shall deal Treacherously with thee Isa 31.1 For God hath determined to render unto thee double Rev. 18.6 Here is the Patience of the Saints and here are they that keep the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus Blessed are they that die in the Lord Rev. 14 12 13. To God only wise be Glory Amen The serious Poscript 1. THat it is trve that the Anabaptists of Munster so called were all of them Slain Killed Murthered or Massacrd is Confessed by all of that Party that were guilty or Abbettors in that Act and relate the Story 2. That none of the Anabaptists that were so killed for the Relators themselves say none escaped did ever answer for themselves is out of question 3. That to Condemne one Party before the other be heard the very Heathen accounted it Injustice and a Crime 4. That Parties will speak Vntruths to justifie themselves is a practice in all Countries and we have too sad experience of it in England 5. That none of the Anabaptists in all Poland Hungary Germany Bohemia or the Low Countrys will so much as fight or defend themselves or exercise any Magistracy is a Truth known to all Merchants and Travellers that ever were in those parts amongst them 6. That none of those called Anabaptists in England Scotland or Ireland c have any such unjust foolish or rediculous Principles as are mentioned in that story of Munster is and hath been publickly protested against 7. That the Story of Munster as they relate it seems to all sober men a Romance like Don quitote Sanca Panca 8. That if Knipperdoling Becol and John of Leyden were such fellows it can be no more wonder'd at then the Actings of Theaurau John Tauny or Sir Thomas Parfons our late Knight of the Son and yet the Court and City were not accused for their Extravagancies And who can tell what Oppression might force the rude multitude to in Munster as that of Massagnello in Naples which might afterwards be laid upon the Anabaptists As all things whatsoever which savours of Folly or Cruelty is at this day laid to the Anabaptists in England or else to the quakers 9. That if John of Leyden Knipperdoling or Becol had been Anabaptists and had plaid such pranks It is as unjust to charge all Auabaptists with it as to charge all mankind with folly and madness because the men of Bedlam and the dull Housen in Holland are so Or because Judas was an Apostle to charge all the Apostles with Treason or as if one Presbiterian were Executed for Rapes and Murther all Presbyterians should be charged guilty of the like sinnes 10. But that all Sober People may know what to think of Anabaptists They may be pleased to know 1. That their only Generall Rule to walk by is the Scripture of the Old and New Testament as they agree together According to which Rule in particular first They ought to Suffer Wrong rather then do any Secondly As to Magistrates They beleive themselves bound by the Doctrin and Example of Jesus Christ and his Apostles Mat. 17.27 Mat. 22.21 Rom. 13 14. to 8. 1. Pet. 2.13 14. c. Thirdly If any do otherwise they dare not allow it in themselves much less in others Fourthly If any have been mistaken in these changeable and mistaken Authorities when every one that got hold on the Hilt was proclaimed Master of the Sword And all Authorities bowed thereunto Mistaken Obedience could not properly be a Sin of Wilfullness or Presumption Judge not that ye be not Judged Mat. 7.1 FINIS