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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51719	A discovery, or Certaine observations, concerning the crafty and cursed proceedings of the conspirators, or rebbells of England against their owne King, Queene, church, government, then established; to wit 1639. And the liberty, peace, fafety [sic], & quiet-beeing, of that our nation, and other kingdomes thereunto belonging. By whom the people of other nations have beene also cheated and troubled. Observed by J. M. whose hart hath for many yeares together mourned in secret, for the calamity by the sayd rebbels, brought upon his owne, and other nations.	J. M.	1657 (1657)	Wing M35; ESTC R217014	62,961	63

evill for good this will bee next vnto a deaths-wound vnto the King and will make the hartes of all his most faithfull Friends and Subjects farre and neare to faint mourne and greeve when they heare of such things And the Rebbells doc knowe that there is no such way to disharten and dis-ingage the Kings friends and cause them to leave him and all his Fathers house in his greatest need neither is there any such way for to stirre vp God and Man to bee the Kings enemies then for to render evill for good vnto them who have vnfainedly served him and made them selves odious in the eyes of all the Kings profest and secraet enemies for God Conscience and his Majesties sake and the good of the Nation This caused King David to cry out in the eares of Saule his Master in these words 1. Sam. 24.12 the Lord Judge betweene mee and thee and the Lord avenge mee of thee No man need to thinke that the Rebbells will bee so foolish as to send any knowne or profest Rogue for to worke out their businesse in this kinde but they will make vse of some selfe-ended fellows who one time or other have pretended to serve the King and such who hath the arte to cut a mans purse at the same time when hee laffeth in his face or like Judas when they seeme to bee most zelous and have the bouldnesse and the Impudence to associate them selves with such as they certainly know to bee the Kings friends and by that meanes get what seacrets they can not onely to betray the Kings businesse but also their owne friend and brother to the presumptuous enemies And like vnto the ould proverbe this wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked 1. Sam. 24 15. and hacht by the Conspirators in England Though some-times acted abroad as well as at home The Lord therefore bee Judge 1. Chro. 12.33 and plead the cause betweene all those who are not of a dubble harte against those who are proud scornfull and false-harted towards those The Tribe of Zebalon whose harts and Indeavors have ever been for the glory of God the honour of the King and for the prosperity peace and safety of all obedient subjects in whose eyes a vile person is contemned espesially Traytors and notoroius Rebbells But honoureth them with his whole harte Psal 15.4 that feare the Lord. Wherefore bee pleased to consider how needfull a thing it is for all such as enjoy the Kings favour who subsist or get benefite by him that they carefully take heed to resist and avoyd the stratagems of those who secreatly endeavour to provoke them to bee a terror and a burden vnto those who ever-more have indeavored the honour of the King by whom they subsist as also longed for their happy and prosperous returne into their Native country 2. Sam. 22.28 And remember that the eyes of the Lord are vpon the hauftie to bring them downe and who will save the afflicted people My hart is not haufty nor mine eyes lauftie saith David in the Psal 131. vers 1. Bee sure that all who are bent vpon mischiefe will seeke to crosse others in any thing that is good scornefull men bring a Citie into a snare but wise men turne away wrath The blood-thirsty hate the vpright but the Just seekes his soule Forget not this master-peece of the Rebbells pollicy that they will vse all meanes possible to get the Rulor Proverb 29.8.10.12 and such as are in favour and trust to harken to Lies then they will declare and publish that all his servants are wicked Such are they who to day will seeme to power out their soules before you and hugge you as their bosom-friend and to morow will deride you and lauffe you to scorne Thinke it not strange that I mention such things vnto you seeing to my sorow I have met with such my selfe Now let the wisdome of the Reador be this to avoyde and advise his friend to stand cleare in time and shunne such as cause divisions offences Rom. 16.17 contrary to the doctrine that good men teach bee sure that you follow not the evill example of those that revyle the Gods Exod. 22.28 and who scorne and curse the Rulor of the people But such as know or vnderstand the wickednesse of Rebbells and yet faune and conceale it that is almost as bad as the former Act. 23.4 for if notorious Tyrants who are knowne to the world to be but Vsurpors at the best shall dare to take vpon them to murder men for what they pretend have been concealed as intended against them though it bee every mans duty for to bend his minde and indeavor to discover what hee can of the Intentions proceedings of such Opressors as the Traitors which now beare Rule in England are who are nothing a shamed all this while of being Gods and their Countries enemies A wise man scaleth the Citie of the mighty and casteth downe the strength of the confidence therof Proud and haufty scornor Prov. 21.22.24 is his name who dealeth in proud wrath Therefore blessed is the man that walketh not in the Councel of the vngodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornfull but his delight is in the Law of the Lord. The lauftie and proud lookes of men shall bee humbled and the hauftinesse of men shall be bowed downe Jsa 2.11.12 And every one that is lifted vp shall be brought low One would thinke that this were sufficient for every one that remembers his latter end or considers that he hath a soule to save Deut. 32.29 that it is now high time to shunne and abhorre those who have defiled them selves by treason and the blood of Innocence and yet bouldly stands out in defiance of all those whome they have most offended to wit the Lord of Heaven the King and Country of England and other Nations belonging there-vnto besides Neighbour Nations who also were our friends even as now they are And that the Conspirators have aproved them selves to be past shame doth apeare by the odatious bouldnesse of John Milton in his answer vnto the booke of the Learned Salmasius which doth consist of presumptions scornings Lies and revilings and doth as it were declare that hee had forgotten that there is a Righteous God in Heaven For the sayd Milton doth show in that booke that there is no more feare of God left in him in that he hath despised and controdicted the Worde of the Lord for it is sayd I Councell thee to keepe the Kings Commandement and that in Regard of the oath of God Bee not hasty to goe out of his sight stand not in an evill thing for hee doth what soever pleaseth him Where the worde of a King is there is Power Eccles 8.2.3 and who may say vnto him what doest thou vnlesse it bee such gracelesse Rebbells Pro. 20.2 who will neither obay God

It was lawfull for such Servants of God as came lawfully vnto Authority as Moses Josua Jehosaphat and more such as were Righteous Numb 16.32.33 But it was not lawfull for Corah Dathan nor Abiarm neyther for Abimelech nor Achitophell nor Sheba nor for Iudas nor for Crumwell Iudg. 9.18 or his Companinos for such to conspire against them 2. Sam. 20.1 whom the Lord hath set over them If there were any just pretence to be made for such a Rebbellion as that of England never any had more cause then Ioseph in Egypt Gen. 39.19 20. who was opprest though an Innocent Person And David against Saull for whom hee ventured his Life many times yet Saull sought Davids life which was to requite evill for good yet David never offert to rebell against te King 2. Sam. 24.10.11 though his mortall enemy God gave him severall times into his hand yet David spared Saull himselfe and killed him not vers 17.18 19. and hee did also restrayne others that would have killed him as Saull himselfe confesseth And David sayd vnto Abishai Destroy him not 1. Sam. 26.9 for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords Annoynted and bee guiltlesse Obadia who was Servant vnto a badde King who destroyed the Prophets of the Lord and did much evill yet Obadia never offert to rebell against his Master but did good to the Prophets of the Lord privately 1 King 18. No more would Crumwell nor his Companions vers 3.4.5.6.7.8 if the feare of God had been in them as it was in Obadiah I could name Daniell and many others who were opprest yet Innocent men chose rather to suffer then to sti●●e up Rebbellion in the Kingdome Also much may be sayd of Symon Magus Act. 13.8.10 Elymas and Alexander the Copper-Smith but Crumwell and his Companions exceeds them all Therfore I say of them 2. Tim. 2. who are full of all subtilty it seemes to mee almost like children of the Devill 4.14.15 of whom I advise the Reador to be aware in time for Reasons knowen to mee which I reserve God willing vntill my next following I have Reason to thinke that none but the Devill can match Crumwell or some of his Associates who delight in Treason falsehood and murther so well as himselfe I suppose there is a hard Game betwixt the Devill and some of them and I beleeve for the first part they will put the Devill hard to it Ezek. 33.11 I wish they would bethinke themselves presently turne from theyr evill way lest the Devill foyle some of them at the last I cannot forbeare but to touch once more vpon those foure shamelesse Ringleadors to wit Prinne Bastwik Burthon and Iohn Lilborne who like Firebrands of Hell as well as seducing Spirits encouraged stirred vp many of the People of England to Rebellion mingled with Blasphemy slaunder and the spilling of much Nobel other Innocent Blood Who though they were favoured long and saved from being Hanged which by the Law of the Land they deserved yet the sayd Rebbels by theyr Adherants and themselves have malitiously and continually dispersed among all such Protestants vpon whom they have beene able to fasten theyr Lyes farre and neere within and without England Namely They have falsly reported that these vnworthy Fellowes before mentioned were honest godly men Also these Sophisters have filled the world with theyr clamerous Lyes who pretend theyr punishment was ten times more then it was And it is mentioned in holy Scripture that whosoever will not doe or obey the Law of God and the Law of the King let judgement bee executed speedely vpon him whether it bee vnto death or to bannishment or to confiscation of goods Mart. 9.25 26. or to inprisonment as it is in Esra Chap. 7. vers 26. Therefore rebuke and drijve these Lying and foule spirits from you And take notice of the place apointed for such Revel 21.8 and Chap. 19.20 for the false Prophets namely the Lake that burnes with fire and brimstone And for the Beast and the false Prophet that wrought miracles before him which deceaved them that hath receaved the marke of the Beast These are apoynted for the same place and so are all those who loveth and maketh Lyes Revel 22.15 Therefore that the good Spirit of God and my hart may bee vnited and knit vnto you and I hope you will not blame mee for this my advise seeing there is no wrong in my hands against any honest man Gen. 49.6 1. Chron. 12.17 And so I humbly take my leave of your Majesty the Nobillity Cleargy all other good people of Fraunce and all others at home and abrode who in the Name of the Lord our God stand for Love Peace Trueth and Equity with all that aprove themselves resonable men Be pleased to consider what I say and doe accordingly FINIS