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A25865 The Arraignment and condemnation of the late rebels in the West with a discovery of the rise and grounds of their rebellion. 1685 (1685) Wing A3742; ESTC R38509 5,038 2

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withstand or under him according to his Power from ever inheriting his Right of Dominion and this without considering whether his Religion be right or wrong or how good or bad his Morals may be If he thinks him not fit to Reign 't is enough For the other impious point of Deposing Lawful-Kings he introduces the Civilian speaking thus By this then you see the ground whereon dependeth the righteous and lawful Deposition of wicked Princes to wit their failing in their Oaths and Promises which they made at their first entrance that they would rule and govern justly according to Law Conscience Equity and Religion wherein when they fail or wilfully decline casting behind them all respect of Obligation and Duty to the end for which they were made Princes and advanced in Dignity above the rest then is the Commonwealth not only free from all Oaths made by her of Obedience or Allegiance to such unworthy Princes but is bound mereover for saving the whole Body to RESIST CHASTEN and REMOVE such EVIL HEADS if she be able for that otherwise all would come to Destruction Ruine and publick Desolation There are the pernicious Tenets upon whi●● our Godly ●●naticks those Pests of Government despisers of Kingly Power Devourers of the Church and continual broachers of Sedition and Mutiny lay the foundation of their accursed Principles which need no other Confutation than a bare Recital every good Subject being I question not satisfied in the illegality of the Arguments as well as the Perfidie of those People who when their clamours are greatest apainst Popery even then are they making use of Arguments forg'd by the very worst of Papists so brack so false and so hurtful to Government that they are abhor'd even by the Jesuits themselves and even then when they pretend the greatest Loyalty to the King Zeal for Religion and Love to the Government are they making use of all the Plots that the Devil can invent to Murther the One Prophane the Other and Subvert the Third Witness that Irreligious Caval whose case for the Preservation of the late King was so great that ●●ey were never satisfied till they had pa … a Vote That if he ●ame to any untimely end they would Revenge his Bloud to the utmost upon the Papists and yet when all came to all these very men some of them that stickl'd so much for the safety of the King were the first that entered into a Design against his Life A rare policy First to condemn the Innocent let who will strike the Fatal blow the Papists must pay for 't and afterwards to endeavour to perpetrate the execrable Design themselves 'T is a thing seldom known that the same Persons should be Judges Offenders and Executioners ' T was They made the Vote They design'd the Treason and 't was They themselves that werere to do Execution upon the Innocent for their own Fact But however strange it may seem 't was the True Pretestants L●ve to their King and there 's an end on 't To pass by many other demonstrations of the Love of these Saints come we now to examine somewhat concerning this late Rebellion begun promoted and carry'd on by the most Zealous Advocates for the True Protestant Religion as they call'd it to expell Popery and maintain the Liberty of their Fellow-Subjects against Arbitrary Government This was the Pretence this was the ground upon which the Sword was drawn against Majesty which how weak it was every reasonable man is able to judge Was our Religion ever Molested Was our Liberties in Danger Had we any cause for the least Apprehension or Fear of either Did we not sit every man under his own Vine and under his own Tig-Tree enjoying all the blessings of an Obedient People under a Merciful Prince And yet contrary to all Law Religion or Policy these are the Pretences to a most Bloudy and Vnnatural Rebellion But the better to cover their Designs with a pretence thô a weak one of Right these impious Wretches made use of their cursed delusions for the drawing in that unfortunate Gent. the late Duke of Mon. Whom as they only made use of as a Cloak for their Villany so had they once attain'd their ends and Heav'n permitted them to prosper in their Devilish undertakings they would not only have thrown him from that Heigth to which by their Rebellious Arms he had been advanc'd but depriv'd him even of his Life it self 't is bloud alone that must satisfie the thirst of these devouring Canibals these Sanguinary Devils delight in nothing but Bloud and Destructign How great was the hope of this sanctified Crew How did they please themselves with the thoughts of being glutted not only with the Bloud of all those whom they would brand with the name of Papists but even of His Sacred Majesty himself the Lords Anointed With what notorious falsities did they daily fill the ears of the People That the D. of Albemarl was kill'd the Real Army Routed that hundreds of the Kings Army had deserted the Camp and fled to the Rebets And what was the intent of all these stories but only to encourage and animate others to rise in Rebellion against their Sovereign by the success they suggested these Infamous Rebels to have had and by the goodness of their Cause from the increase of their Army But thanks be to God their Designs are frustrate the Diadem sits unmov'd on the Head of Him where 〈…〉 Him and His Posterity may it continue as long as the Sun and Moon shall endure And now consider you that have been so eager in the Promotion of this Rebellion Whether the Almighty Providence was not signally manife●●ed in the event of sins short but sharp War Had not the Rebells all the advantage they could with Did they not make use o● the sheeter of a Night as black as their own Souls Nay were they not come within Musquet shot before they were discover'd And yet when they had all these Advantages when there was nothing in the Art of Man seem'd able to withstand them when they thought themselves secure even beyond the reach of Heaven it self then even then in the mide of their greatest security the Almighty Deliverer who alone giveth Victory spread his Wings over his Anointed and his Cause shelter'd them from the Cruelty of their Enemies and brought a total overthrow upon the Rebells O Then let every good Subject remember the day of their Deliverance and give thanks to that God alone who sav'd them from the hands of the Cruelest of Enemies Nor let it be only remembred by the good but even by the bad Subjects Let it for ever be a means to deter them from listing up accursed hands against their Prince let it fright them into Obedience that they considering the care of the Almighty over his Vice-gerent may forsake the Error of their ways leave off that old pretence of Religion to countenance their wickedness banish their needless fears of Popery and Arbitrary Government and numbly submit themselves to the disposal of God and their King so shall the Monarchs Crown Sit easie on his Head and the Subjects Yoak be pleasant on their Shoulders so shall the black Cloud be dispers'd and England again become the most glorious Nation in the World LONDON Printed by T.M. for the Author in the Year 1685.