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A85583	Great Brittans ruine plotted by seven sorts of men; discoved [sic] and counter plotted: in which is contained a probable way for the happy and peaceable composing of all the distempers of the time, with articles for the finding out of scandalous ministers. commended in a letter to a friend, and now recommended to the Honourable Parliaments consideration. By a true-hearted well-wisher to great Brittanes happinesse.	True-hearted well-wisher to Great Brittanes happinesse.	1642 (1642)	Wing G1669; Thomason E134_31; ESTC R9186	13,456	33

of the seven viz. the scandalous Minister the innovating Prelate with his Officer together with the rigid Arminian be well disciplined you shall observe the other foure the corrupt Magistrate the professed Papist the popish Protestant and the Libertine presently brought in by the power of the Gospel and if it please his Majesty with the Parlament to plant in the rooms of the scādalous Ministers and Arminians approved ministers for doctrine and life it would be a true piece of policie beyond the Bishop-craft practised in these later times for the advancing of their Hierarchie And if it so please the wisdome of the State to bestow the Lands and Impropriations belonging to the Bishops and great Churches besides what shall be thought fit to settle on the Crown upon Ministers conscientious industrious able and learned where meanes is most wanting to make some provision for Ministers widdowes and children as they doe in the French Churches to maintain Schollers in the Universitie and enlarge Schoole-masters allowance I dare confidently undertake that learning would not bee discouraged but the present generation would pray and posterity for ever would rise up to praise God for such a blessed King and such a happie Parliament In the meane time Sir Three discouragements whisper in my eares all pretending that this alteration is not safe nor fecible Ob. 1 First if Ecclesiastical government be altered why may not the civil also be desired to be altered upon the same terms Ans First there is more general grief and desire of alteration in the Ecclesiastical government then in the Civil Secondly the conscience is more concerned in the one then in the other the purse is pinched in the one the conscience in the other examine this wel you shall find something worth notice Thirdly the Scripture seemes to prescribe more for Ecclesiasticall government then Civill leaving all Nations to libertie for their severall lawes provided none crosse his own eternall commands Ob. Secondly doth not reason require a levell in the Commonwealth as wel as a parity in Ecclesiasticall dignities Ans I am confident no moderate wise man would desire such a levell as to have all Ecclesiasticall grounds ly in a flat high Mountaines are fitter for barren Wales then fruitfull England little hils doe not disparage the most fruitfull grounds If some Minister have one some two some three hundred pounds per annum haply more such hills will not bee complained of only let the Mountains be throwne into the Seas I meane the greater promotions then shall the little hils skip like lambs when the World is more equally divided one graine of faith may remove these Mountaines into the middest of the Sea Ob. 2 Secondly the Church may bee called the younger sister of the common-wealth there was a Common-wealth in Israel before the Priesthood of Levie Commonwealths were before Apostles Pastors or Teachers seniority usually gives dignitie though Rachell the younger sister was faire and more admired by Jacob yet Leah the elder sister was preferred for it was the custome of the Countrey said Laban Thirdly much advantage may come by levelling the Church but unconceiveable mischief by levelling the Common-wealth sandie Hills may be easily levelled high stonie Rocks cannot without difficultie Verbum sapienti Ob. 3 Thirdly the King will not easily consent Ans Sir I fear it not never was better King upon the Throne then our gratious Soveraigne never any more deepely engaged to maintain Episcopacie but I am confident that God who hath given him a gratious heart will give him a discerning spirit to see the evil consequences of degenerate Episcopacie by the cleere information of his great Counsell Sir excuse me for that my Remora hath stayed my ship a little longer among the projectors then I did intend I will now come to the principles by which they have wrought First no ceremony no Bishop no Bishop no King a principle it is true which it may bee pleased the palate of a wise man but as it hath beene used and applyed it hath opened a gap to destruction schisme ruine and danger It hath beene used as though a King could not rule without the help of a Bishop whereas Kings swayed their scepters before the Episcopal dignitie was ever knowne in the World and as like themselves as ever since and as though a Bishop could not subsist without a ceremonie whereas the Bishops of the Apostles and primitive times as they were then called had few or no ceremonies at all The further you come from Christ the Apostles and primitive times the more ceremonies you shall finde in Augustines time there were but few in comparison of after times yet he complaines of a Judaisme and multitude of ceremonies above that which is meet that in a few hundred yeers were crept into the Church I conceive the Apostles and primitive Bishops were more pious more conscientious more industrious and did more good in feeding and governing the Church of God then our late Bishops and yet they used few or no ceremonies in comparison Sir these Septemvirated conspirators if you observe have all admired this principle witnesse their inordinate zeal for the ceremonies as though there were no Religion but in the practice of these have not the laws of God I meane the expresse morall Commandements beene slighted and neglected the breaches of it easily dispenced withall The fundamentall lawes of the Kingdome shaken while these ungodly projectors have advanced their Ceremonies and Canons for my part I have ever tooke a King for a beame of the Deity cast into an angle of the Earth and that Judgment and Justice make the throne stable ruling according to Law is the greatest honour and safety of a Prince and therefore God requires by Moses that the King shall read in the book of the Law night and day there are two sorts of Lawes Gods owne Laws and the fundamentall lawes of a Kingdome or State the King is to see the execution of both these and it is most safe to preserve them with all tendernesse so that if a King have a care of these he may bee sufficienrly supported without the help either of Bishop or Ceremonie methinks it is a disparagement to the Crowne to bee supported by Bishops sure I am Solomons throne was supported by Lyons and for Ceremony to support Bishops It seemes such a sandy foundation that with a violent storme the foundation may be washed away and the whole building may easily fall Goe through all the seven sorts of men whom I have charged for the conspirators of State you shall hardly finde a man but working a great deale of trouble by vertue of this principle I will close all with crossing and thwarting of the proverb A King may be without a Bishop and an Apostles Bishop without a Ceremony The second principle that a papist is much honester then a puritan and much more to bee favoured a damnable principle according to the intention and application of it and of

GREAT BRITTANS RVINE PLOTTED BY SEVEN SORTS OF MEN Discoved and counter-plotted In which Is contained a Probable way for the happy and peaceable composing of all the distempers of the time with Articles for the finding out of Scandalous Ministers Commended in a Letter to a Friend and now recommended to the Honourable PARLIAMENTS Consideration By a true-hearted well-wisher to great BRITTANES happinesse LONDON Printed for Thomas Vnderhill and are to be sold at the signe of the Bible in Woodstreet M. D.C.XLI A Letter to a private Freind Sir WHiles I looke on the Ladie of Islands I meane great Britaine and see her clothed with the mourning weed of so many sad strange and dishonourable accidents which have fallen out in these latter times mine eyes run water and my head is a Fountain of teares So that one while the unhappie occurrences of State doe make me desire a sequestred and contemplative life that I may with freedome bewaile the sinne and dishonour of our Nation another while I seem transported with zeal for God his Church and glory of our Nation pressed in spirit with renewed thoughts of indignation against the instruments of this present distraction Sir In my retirednesse mee thinkes I have discovered the plot of Britains ruine as you may perceive by the insuing discourse together with the contrivers of it and their principles Afterwards I shall propound unto you the way for the Counterplot which may be wel contrived in these times suiting that high and honourable Court of Parliment whose wisdome is sufficiently able to discover the ill intentions of enemies to Church and State and provide meanes of prevention seasonably Sir When I looke on that illustrious Assembly I consider it as a well constituted bodie having right symetrie in all parts the humours well tempred so that there is no feare of any excessive predominancie of one above an other their senses internall and externall active fancie nimble intellect profound and serious memory st●ong and retentive besides their hearing seeing tasting smelling and feeling very good and quick so that it seemes presumption for one that moves in the inferiour orbes to present objects to such accurate and high intelligences Yet Sir whiles passion judgement sense of mine own insufficiencie together with loyalty to my God King and Countrey struggle thus in the wombe of my conceptions I am at a stand and almost resolving to dash my thoughts in the shel and crush them in their embrio but at last considering these presenr Halcyon dayes wherein the Kings-fisher begins to make his nest upon the waters I cannot but promise my selfe serenitie in bringing forth my conceptions especially having so fair opportunity to put them to nurse and education in your bosome whose wisdome learning tendernesse and particular faithfulnes I value as sufficient obligati●ns of trust and confidence Neverthelesse Sir it is not mine intentions so to confine my conceit unto your private acquaintance and tuition but if it find favour in your eyes you may present it to the view of Sr. Edward Deering Sr. Walter Earle Sr. William Bruerton Sr. Nathaniell Barnardiston Mr. Pim Mr. Hambden Mr. St. John Mr. Purphry or others of the Commons house whose names are precious with mee and their minds so stored with the grounds of all true nobility that I doubt not but they will know how to give a favourable acceptance or else to pardon the errours of well intended fancie In the mean time I commit the tuition and administration of my conceptions to your selfe if you see cause to strike them in cunabulis afore they bee presented to any further view yet be pleased to give them a burial beseeming such as are discended of one of your faithful friends of Christian and true English parentage In my discourse I shall describe first the Plot secondly the Counterplot in the Plot I have considered the Plot it selfe the Contrivers the Principles First for the Plot it is Mahomets the introduction of a new forme of government wherein Mahomet borrowed à Judais à Gentibus à Christianis from the Jew from the Gentile from the Christian so our last yeeres have borrowed in their imaginarie forme from three severall Places Sodome Egypt Babylon From Sodome pride idlenesse fulnesse of bread inordinate lusts intemperance c. From Egypt cruelty oppression tyrannie over Gods Israell and ruling in Church and State without any rule but will like Pharaoh in Egypt From Babylon the Marchandize of Gold Silver precious stones and Pearles Revel 18.12 besides these Beasts Sheepe Horses Charriotts slaves and soules of men vers 13. without question Sir Sodome Egypt Babylon or Rome were the presidents or coppies of our latter times according to which they have drawn upon our State to the life the Atheisme of Sodome the tyranny of Egypt the idolatry of Rome or Babylon A most hellish device to squeese the Juice of three such vicious governments into this of ours which before the late times of degeneration was the fame and glory of the whole World The truth of this will appeare by the voluminous Testimonies of the grieved partie before the high and honourable court of Parliament Secondly the Contrivers of the plot whom I shall referre to these seven heads First the scandalous Minister Secondly the corrupt Magistrate Thirdly the innovating Prelate with his officer Fourthly the professed Papist Fifthly the Popish Protestant Sixthly the rigid Arminian Seventhly the Libertine First the scandalous Minister I meane such as preach very seldome and then very coldly happily farr above the capacitie of the hearer or if hee preach often his preaching and practice crosse the one the other hee preacheth against swearing and yet is a common swearer himselfe against drunkennesse and yet is a common drunkard himselfe at leastwise a common bibber an intimate friend and ordinary acquaintance of the common Tospots making the Sack-shop the chiefe place of Studie and contemplation accounting those the finest fancies which are begot over a sparkling cup and those divine raptures which are occasioned by exhalations drawne from the good Ale and Sack my meaning is nor Sir to wound any moderate man who upon just occasion of businesse may looke into a Tavern or sometimes to expresse humanity or courtesie to a friend may sometimes take or give a cup of wine provided it be inoffensively carried in reguard of time persons or companie place moderation and the like Such only I intend Sir who delight more in chirping companie in the Ale-house or Tavern then they doe in Communion with the Saints or their Wives and Families at home that account their own houses prisons and taverns paradices whose defaults in this kind such Ministers own wives and Tavern Boyes are best able to discover Besides these such also I reckon amongst scandalous Ministers as doe fill their Neighbours eares and eys with obscaen wanton words and carriages making lascivious ribaldry the fittest musique at a table-meeting Tom Trinkilo was never more acted to the life then