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A64214 The traytors perspective-glass, or, Sundry examples of Gods just judgments executed upon many eminent regicides, who were either fomentors of the late bloody wars against the King, or had a hand in his death whereunto is added three perfect characters of those late-executed regicides, viz. Okey, Corbet, and Barkstead : wherein many remarkable passages of their several lives, and barbarous actions, from the beginning of the late wars, to the death of that blessed martyr Charles the first are faithfully delineated / by I.T. Gent. J. T. (John Taylor) 1662 (1662) Wing T521; ESTC R2371 28,672 48

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ignominy and general Odium of the people upon him for being guilty of so barbarous a Crime was suddenly after violently surprized with such tormenting passions of Grief Despair that they soon made a separation between his soul and his Body so as he finished his miserable life in the Tower within a few dayes after his Procession to Tyburn Capt. Thomas NOR was the late strange but just Judgement of God less observable upon Captain Thomas that notorious Quaker and violent Agitator in Cromwels Army who having poysoned his Fellow-souldiers with Heresie and Rebellion and perswaded many of them to joyn with him in promoting the Armies Remonstrance for bringing King Charles the first to a speedy Tryal it at length pleased the Almighty in a miraculous manner to revenge the innocent blood of that Blessed Martyr upon this Phanatick Rebel for in the beginning of April last past 1661. he then being in the City of Hereford went to an Apothecaries Shop where he bought some quantity of Acouitum or Rats-bane which having put into Milk he drank it up privately in his Chamber but finding it not of so quick operation as was expected he went back to the Apothecary to be satisfied whether it was right Rats-bane or not that he had sold him He answered it was whereupon he replyed Then I have what I desired and departing back to his Lodging the poyson began to work so violently upon him that within few hours after he in great torment ended his wretched life whose dead body the Magistrates of that City considering the quality of the person and the Lawes against self-murder would not permit to be buried in Christian burial Thus Reader you may see how many several wayes God hath hitherto pleased to execute his vengeance upon the persons and posterity of such men who without any cause nay contrary to Reason Lawes both Divine and Humane yea even in defiance of Heaven dipped their hands in the sacred blood of their lawful Soveraign according to that of the Wise Man The eye that mocketh his Father viz. the King who is stiled Pater Patriae and despiseth his Mother that is the Church called Regni pia Mater the Ravens of the Valley shall pick it out Which judgement we see hath befallen many of the before-mentioned Regicides their heads in several places being become a Spectacle both to Angels and Men and a prey to the Birds of the Air. I shall conclude all with this Exhortatory Advice That though God hath been pleased in his wrath to deprive this Nation of the best and most pious King that ever before raigned over it Yet hath he fince in mercy restored even to admiration His Son to the Throne of His Blessed Father a Prince of such accomplisht Vertues Piety Wisdom and Magnanimity that render Him the delight of his Subjects and a terrour to his Enemies let us therefore lay aside all animosities one against the other and render without grudging unto Caesar the things that are Caesars acknowledging Him Gods immediate Vicegerent without being so impudent as to prescribe Him in what manner or by what means we will be ruled or so Rebellious as to draw our Swords against Gods Annointed under pretence of Religion or publique good But rather with Obedience and Humility submit to His Commands and confess with the Children of Israel Because the Lord hath delighted in us therefore He hath made Him King over us And finally let every good Subject pray that God would send us Peace and Truth preserve His Sacred Majesty and his Posterity and confound the wicked Councels of all such as are Enemies to Peace Piety and Monarchy Amen FINIS Some Books Printed by Phil. Stephens at the Kings Arms over against the Middle Temple Gate in Fleetstreet THE Great Antichrist never till now fully discovered and proved to be neither Pope nor Turk nor any single person nor any one Monarch nor Tyrant in any Politie but a pack or multitude of Hypocritical Heretical Blasphemous and Scandalous wicked men which have fulfilled those P●ophecies of the Scriptures that were fore-spoken of the coming of the Geeat Antichrist and especially have united them together by Solemn League and Covenant to slay the two Witnesses of God The Supreme Magistrate and chief Governour of the Church And the Reader is desired to judge whether the Presbyterians Independents Anabaptists and Lay-Preachers be not the false Prophet and Mystical Soul of the Great Antichrist and the prevalent Faction of the Long Parliament be not the visible body of the Great Antichrist in Folio 7 s. Seven Treatises The Murther of Jesus paralleld to K. Charls the first 2. The Tragedy of Zimri that slew the King his Master 3. Gods war with Rebels and Murtherers 4. The lively Picture of these times 5. The Duties of every Christian man 6. The Prerogatives of true Saints 7. The true cause why we should love God Whereunto is annexed a Declaration and just Judgement upon the Kings Enemies and Friends that neglected him Together with the Treacherous Scots Bloody Irish the Presbyterians in general and in particular the Members of the Long and Rump-Parliament Together with Irelands present and past condition stated in a Remonstrance to King and Parliament in Folio 6 s. Both written by the Reverend Father in God Grussith Lord Bishop of Ossory Several Sermons Preached at the Temple and elsewhere proving the Nomothetical and Coercive power of the King in Ecclesiastical affairs The Episcopal Office and Dignity Together with a Vindication of the Liturgy of the Church of England by Mr. G. Masterson in Octavo 1 s. An Entertainment for the Holy time of Lent by Nich. Causinus Author of the Holy Court. A Scripture Combat about business of Religion between a Roman Catholick Lady and the Wife of a dignified person in the Church of England An Invective against the Army and their Abettors who Murthered King Charls the first by the Reverend Father in God John Lord Bishop of Exeter The Devout Ceremony of bowing towards the Altar Vindicated as Lawful Pious and Laudable in a Divinity Lecture at Cambridge by Dr. Duncon Chaplain to His Majesty