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A87423 A brief vindication of the religion and governmet [sic] of New England against the presbyterie of Scotland together with some materiall observations worthy of consideration / by Lievtenant John Jubbes. 1649 (1649) Wing J1164; ESTC R179072 5,043 9

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A briefe vindication of the Religion and GOVERNMET OF NEVV ENGLAND Against the Presbyterie of SCOTLAND Together with some materiall Observations worthy of Consideration By Lievtenant Colonell JOHN JUBBES ALthough I was not Ignorant of the Court designe both of K. Iames as wel as the late King Charles to involve this Nation in extreame Ignorance and slavery and in order thereunto had for that purpose settled such Bishops and heads of the Schooles of Vniversities and Iudges and heads of the Innes of Court also as corrupted and perverted the truth of the divine Gospell Law and word of Christ as well as the Common and Civill Law and word of morallitie of the Nation also Yet when the Scots began to make their party in England as for Gospel-Freedome and Liberty and had entred our Country with an Army I was not their friend therein but greatly feared a horrid event of that miserable beginning for these reasons First because they did set their quarrell by Religion to which it is considerable that they that are deceived drawn and forc't into any Antichristian Religion and unto any obedience on paine of the curse and of damnation are oftentimes through Ignorance and slavish fear as zealous as is verified by the Papists and Turk also almost as the truly valiant Christian that the saving Love of Christ constraineth Secondly because all Gospel-Liberty I say and maintaine all true Gospel-Liberty is known by its unerring marks of equality through answerablenesse to each other in the Law for avoiding the cause of contention and for the making sober and continuing all men in an equall externall Peace Freedome and godly prosperity thereby which must first be in order to the Catholike Faith Love and Peace internall Thirdly on the contrary the debaucht slavish and beast-like ignorant condition of the generality of the inferiour and common sort of people of Scotland is such that the Turks and other Infidells doe much surpasse them both in Freedome and morality Therefore I conceive them a sad president of Gospel peace and liberty unto us Fourthly the deep conjunction and unity of that Nation in themselves and their great wisdome of uncrediblenesse unto all others Fifthly the aptnesse of this Nation unto disunity and carelesnesse of its owne members and crediblenesse unto others as have not only been ever observed by other Nations but lately sufficiently verified by our Invitations of the Scots But when the late King had left the Parliament and levied warre against it about halfe a year after it pleased God that I raised a Company for the Parliament and continued ingaged both before and in all the service of the Earl of Manchester and after in the new Modell in all five years in which time according as I covenanted with the Lord at my first beginning that as I was not then rich so should not these miserable and unnaturall wars make me rich and although I have since had as great meanes thereto as most men have yet can I boast of nothing so much as of my being inabled to performe the same And when I found that Wars were like to break forth again and having receiv'd Christ in that his glorious office of mediation did thereupon lay down my Commission to labour therein and accordingly have indeavoured for a Gospel-accommodation unto all Interests not according to the streame of my own desire but to move all men if it might be to the glorious work of consideration and triall of all things of good and evill that every one might be perswaded in his owne Conscience and although I have not prevailed yet if every one would have done the same it could not have been avoided no more then the glory and peace which my soule receives through my earnest discharge of my duty for which I was created yet can I not but greatly take blame upon my selfe for some bitternesse of Spirit vented by me against some precious men my dearest friends when I have thought them in the least blame thereto but having considered many sad presidents unto those people that have gained a sword and upon their adversaries credit have suffered them suddenly to share with them therein again must greatly condemne my passion and evill thereof And one president of many I shal here lay down In the late great War of the Parliament and King Charles the ninth of France which yet exceeds not the memory of man after the King and Lords had on both sides deeply wearied the Nation they then were able and closed up a bargain that according to the ignorant desires of the Common people for peace sake that they should submit unto and trust the King with their Liberties but that the Lords should be free of all Taxes whatsoever except only that when the King should go to War that he should command any of them a Warfare at their own cost as to their particular expence by which their freedom and exemption from taxes they are so greatly inriched that some of them have purchased gotten estats of 100000. pounds a year Others to the value of 150000 l. a year and yet the poor Pesants so called are at the charge of maintaining the most magnificent Court in the world and at all times not fewer then 80000 men in Armes to inslave and keep themselves under even more miserable then many beasts but since the War between Spain them not le●●●hen 160000 The charge of the Navy the Marriage of the Kings Children and all other Charges whatsoever and besides all this that interest of people which first opposed the Crown notwithstanding as large Acts of forgetfullnesse and pardons as ever were or could be made there was massacred and slain to the number of 10000 soules in one night and scores of thousand vassalzed ruined and utterly captiv'd Why now should Consideration be wanting unto the Presbyterian that caused this war as wel as to the Independant And seeing it is said in the Scots Covenant that wee shall reforme our Religion in Doctrine Discipline and Worshippe according to the best reformed Churches and also because the Religion which is practised in every State is the seale of obedience unto bondage or freedom Therefore I mayntaine that the Religion which is practised in New-England ought to be our patterne because you shall find that although it is as barren a Country as Scotland is which is now planted more then 200 miles in length and yet that one shall not see a person there that begges his bread or any to be drunk or sweare an Oath or that is reputed a Whore-monger by the year through● and likewise if any shall injure another or shall but subtilly over-reach his neighbour in bargaining and that this be told unto the Church restitution and satisfaction is made in love even the first day as also if a man be knowne to live in much Covetousness that hee is not holden worthy by the Church to beare any office there or in the Common-wealth and that you