the_o reader_n observe_v the_o pharisaical_a and_o unmannerly_a opposition_n betwixt_o his_o eject_v minister_n and_o those_o that_o be_v introduce_v and_o then_o let_v he_o consider_v the_o right_n and_o the_o condition_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o this_o be_v the_o very_a character_n the_o schismatic_n give_v our_o learned_a pious_a and_o canonical_a divine_n when_o they_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o their_o live_n by_o hundred_o contrary_a to_o law_n honesty_n and_o humanity_n itself_o and_o the_o same_o character_n with_o the_o other_o do_v they_o take_v upon_o themselves_o that_o turn_v they_o out_o the_o incumbent_n legal_o invest_v in_o the_o benefice_n and_o the_o other_o a_o oppress_v and_o injurious_a usurper_n and_o what_o come_v of_o it_o the_o shepherd_n be_v destroy_v and_o wolf_n set_v to_o look_v to_o the_o flock_n the_o unity_n and_o simplicity_n of_o evangelical_n truth_n be_v lose_v and_o confound_v in_o a_o compound_v of_o carnal_a policy_n and_o schism_n we_o have_v as_o many_o religion_n as_o pulpit_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o rebellion_n deliver_v in_o they_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n he_o go_v on_o damn_v all_o the_o churchwarden_n for_o persecutor_n of_o the_o gospel_n if_o they_o present_v according_a to_o their_o oath_n and_o for_o perjury_n if_o they_o do_v not_o if_o a_o minister_n preach_v without_o his_o canonical_a garment_n if_o any_o man_n go_v from_o his_o own_o parish_n church_n to_o hear_v a_o sermon_n etc._n etc._n or_o work_v upon_o a_o romish_a holiday_n if_o he_o do_v not_o stand_v up_o at_o the_o creed_n nor_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n or_o do_v not_o keep_v off_o his_o hat_n all_o the_o while_n he_o be_v presentable_a well_o and_o what_o of_o all_o this_o there_o be_v neither_o life_n nor_o limb_n in_o the_o case_n if_o a_o man_n be_v present_v here_o be_v for_o decency_n sake_n a_o order_n and_o that_o order_n be_v support_v by_o authority_n and_o obedience_n in_o lawful_a matter_n derive_v from_o a_o lawful_a authority_n be_v a_o essential_a duty_n both_o of_o a_o subject_a and_o a_o christian._n he_o seem_v only_o to_o have_v talk_v idle_a all_o this_o while_n but_o now_o he_o grow_v direct_o outrageous_a we_o have_v get_v say_v he_o most_o of_o the_o sober_a trade_n part_n of_o the_o nation_n discourage_v by_o citation_n excommunication_n writ_n to_o take_v they_o excommunicate_v imprisonment_n upon_o ecclesiastical_a account_n by_o this_o mean_n thousand_o of_o family_n be_v already_o ruin_v and_o many_o hundred_o be_v ready_a to_o leave_v the_o land_n and_o remove_v into_o some_o other_o country_n where_o they_o may_v have_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o freedom_n from_o these_o devour_a harpy_n and_o then_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o our_o surplice_n cope_n tippet_n cringing_n out_o of_o the_o romish_a ritual_n and_o a_o service_n collect_v out_o of_o the_o romish_a book_n the_o maess_a breviary_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o this_o the_o very_a style_n of_o the_o petition_n and_o admonition_n to_o q._n elizabeth_n and_o so_o down_o to_o this_o instant_a pray_v what_o do_v we_o get_v by_o it_o when_o to_o be_v case_v of_o this_o insupportable_a tyranny_n the_o nation_n be_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o 114000_o l._n a_o month_n to_o a_o army_n hist._n indep_n 66._o above_o one_o half_a of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o kingdom_n under_o sequestration_n 300000_o l._n a_o year_n open_o divide_v by_o the_o faction_n among_o themselves_o beside_o private_a job_n and_o above_o 20_o million_o that_o they_o never_o account_v for_o 110000_o l._n a_o year_n in_o wage_n to_o themselves_o 100000_o l._n a_o year_n more_o in_o gratuity_n beside_o free_a quarter_n at_o pleasure_n tax_n innumerable_a and_o all_o underhand_n corruption_n above_o a_o million_o and_o a_o half_a levy_v by_o composition_n and_o then_o so_o cheap_a and_o despicable_a slave_n in_o our_o person_n that_o welsh_a prisoner_n be_v sell_v into_o plantation_n at_o 2_o penny_n a_o head_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o this_o i_o refer_v myself_o to_o mr._n walker_n in_o his_o history_n of_o independency_n a_o know_v and_o a_o well-read_a person_n in_o the_o whole_a transaction_n and_o a_o man_n of_o credit_n as_o to_o the_o pamphleteer_n liberty_n of_o conscience_n he_o will_v have_v the_o world_n believe_v this_o uniformity_n and_o rule_n of_o discipline_n to_o be_v new_a and_o singular_a and_o the_o work_n only_o of_o the_o present_a age_n and_o bishop_n whereas_o whosoever_o will_v consult_v the_o history_n of_o our_o government_n will_v find_v this_o law_n to_o be_v a_o moderation_n which_o they_o call_v a_o persecution_n especial_o at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o strictness_n be_v not_o execute_v under_o edward_n the_o vi_o the_o very_o deprave_v of_o the_o common_a prayer_n or_o procure_v the_o use_n of_o any_o other_o in_o open_a prayer_n be_v 10_o l._n to_o his_o majesty_n for_o the_o first_o offence_n 20_o l._n for_o the_o second_o and_o a_o forfeiture_n of_o all_o good_n and_o chattel_n with_o imprisonment_n during_o life_n for_o the_o three_o and_o in_o the_o five_o of_o the_o same_o king_n there_o be_v authorize_v a_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n in_o these_o case_n q._n marry_o repeal_v this_o act_n and_o in_o the_o first_o of_o q._n elizabeth_n q._n mary_n act_n be_v repeal_v and_o the_o former_a act_n confirm_v which_o be_v afterward_o in_o the_o five_o and_o thirty_o of_o that_o queen_n reign_n enforce_v with_o more_o rigour_n to_o which_o she_o be_v necessitate_v by_o the_o turbulence_n of_o that_o spirit_n of_o schism_n which_o still_o to_o this_o day_n be_v a_o work_n king_n james_n hand_v it_o down_o to_o the_o late_a king_n and_o he_o continue_v it_o till_o by_o a_o torrent_n of_o popular_a violence_n the_o king_n himself_o and_o the_o government_n be_v both_o overbear_v we_o have_v get_v say_v he_o a_o swarm_n of_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n which_o the_o scripture_n never_o know_v nor_o reform_a church_n ever_o own_v a_o sort_n of_o proud_a prelate_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o misery_n to_o soul_n and_o body_n plague_n fire_n sword_n universal_a beggary_n and_o without_o seasonable_a mercy_n the_o total_a ruin_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n i_o be_o sorry_a to_o hear_v that_o we_o have_v any_o officer_n which_o the_o reform_a church_n never_o own_v for_o these_o which_o we_o have_v in_o this_o government_n at_o present_a we_o have_v have_v for_o several_a age_n and_o when_o we_o have_v these_o officer_n no_o long_o we_o have_v no_o long_o any_o government_n and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o all_o his_o plague_n befall_v we_o we_o have_v make_v but_o one_o trial_n of_o another_o way_n of_o government_n and_o it_o cost_v we_o dear_a upon_o a_o suppose_a question_n over_o again_o concern_v the_o rise_n of_o our_o misery_n the_o libeler_n answer_n be_v that_o the_o manifold_a provoke_v sin_n of_o the_o land_n as_o adultery_n blasphemy_n swear_v idolatry_n perjury_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n and_o godliness_n do_v pull_v hard_a with_o heaven_n to_o bring_v down_o desolate_v judgement_n but_o the_o near_a cause_n of_o our_o impoverishment_n arise_v from_o the_o particular_n afore_o mention_v he_o shall_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v put_v in_o rebellion_n too_o which_o have_v all_o other_o sin_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o it_o but_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n these_o people_n do_v not_o love_v to_o touch_v upon_o to_o the_o rest_n i_o have_v speak_v more_o than_o enough_o already_o and_o that_o which_o follow_v be_v only_o a_o impertinent_a citation_n of_o reflection_n upon_o ill_a bishop_n whence_o he_o will_v draw_v a_o inference_n that_o we_o be_v to_o have_v none_o at_o all_o the_o second_o of_o the_o five_o query_n before_o mention_v be_v this_o whether_o since_o all_o other_o reform_a church_n in_o europe_n do_v upon_o the_o first_o reformation_n and_o departure_n from_o popery_n cast_v out_o all_o diocesan_n bishop_n name_n and_o thing_n root_n and_o branch_n as_o a_o office_n altogether_o popish_a together_o with_o all_o their_o hierarchical_a appurtenance_n and_o do_v this_o day_n esteem_v they_o no_o otherwise_o why_o do_v not_o or_o do_v not_o england_n also_o do_v the_o like_a so_o that_o by_o hook_n or_o by_o crook_n it_o seem_v the_o bishop_n must_v down_o either_o for_o oppression_n or_o for_o popery_n after_o the_o example_n of_o all_o other_o reform_a church_n we_o may_v see_v by_o this_o what_o kind_n of_o reformation_n we_o be_v to_o expect_v from_o those_o people_n that_o account_v the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o be_v popish_a we_o shall_v be_v present_o a_o tear_v down_o altar_n again_o demolish_n of_o church_n rifle_v of_o college_n and_o murder_v of_o jesus_n christ_n over_o again_o in_o essigie_n which_o be_v no_o way_n to_o be_v effect_v but_o by_o another_o rebellion_n the_o model_n of_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n
be_v the_o juggle_v of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o very_a condition_n of_o the_o scot_n come_v in_o the_o second_o time_n be_v our_o own_v of_o their_o kirk_n for_o the_o best_a reform_v and_o declare_v for_o a_o reformation_n of_o the_o english_a church_n according_a to_o the_o scottish_a model_n the_o reformation_n doubtless_o be_v a_o glorious_a work_n but_o there_o have_v be_v very_o ill_a thing_n do_v under_o that_o pretext_n and_o in_o the_o way_n to_o it_o and_o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o god_n to_o be_v in_o the_o end_n and_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o mans._n beside_o that_o the_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v so_o pure_a and_o apostolical_a already_o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o double_o refine_v it_o his_o three_o quaery_n be_v a_o frank_n proposal_n without_o any_o more_o ado_n of_o take_v all_o the_o church_n land_n into_o the_o crown_n and_o very_o courteous_o he_o offer_v the_o poor_a cavalier_n a_o snip_n in_o the_o booty_n do_v he_o consider_v that_o after_o this_o violence_n a_o englishman_n have_v nothing_o leave_v he_o that_o be_v sure_a and_o sacred_a and_o that_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v he_o destroy_v we_o in_o our_o liberty_n conscience_n and_o estate_n all_o at_o a_o blow_n the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o church_n be_v first_o a_o gift_n to_o god_n and_o appropriate_v to_o his_o service_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v touch_v they_o have_v robe_v i_o say_v god_n in_o the_o prophet_n malachy_n or_o if_o it_o may_v no_o man_n be_v sure_a of_o the_o estate_n he_o possess_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o there_o be_v no_o better_a title_n in_o nature_n than_o a_o deed_n of_o gift_n second_o it_o be_v settle_v and_o confirm_v by_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la which_o say_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v free_a and_o shall_v have_v all_o her_o whole_a right_n and_o liberty_n inviolable_a for_o ever_o three_o the_o king_n bind_v himself_o by_o his_o coronation_n oath_n to_o preserve_v unto_o the_o bishop_n and_o to_o the_o church_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n all_o cononical_a privilege_n and_o due_a law_n and_o justice_n and_o to_o protect_v and_o defend_v they_o as_o every_o good_a king_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o protector_n and_o defender_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o church_n under_o his_o government_n so_o that_o here_o be_v sacrilege_n common_a right_n and_o perjury_n in_o the_o case_n his_o four_o quaery_n be_v whether_o in_o those_o kingdom_n and_o state_n where_o prelacy_n be_v extirpate_v and_o a_o presbytery_n only_o retain_v there_o be_v not_o as_o godly_a able_a orthodox_n preacher_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o good_a subject_n as_o where_o bishop_n be_v retain_v his_o last_o quary_n be_v only_o a_o political_a prospect_n upon_o the_o power_n of_o france_n and_o nothing_o to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o i_o know_v no_o such_o kingdom_n as_o he_o speak_v of_o second_o what_o if_o under_o a_o presbyterial_a government_n any_o subject_a of_o that_o state_n shall_v move_v vice_n versâ_fw-la for_o a_o episcopal_a there_o as_o he_o do_v here_o for_o a_o presbyterial_a how_o will_v it_o be_v take_v if_o there_o may_v be_v as_o good_a preacher_n and_o subject_n on_o the_o one_o side_n as_o on_o the_o other_o why_o shall_v we_o change_v the_o government_n to_o be_v only_o where_o we_o be_v four_o if_o two_o archbishop_n and_o 24_o bishop_n diocesan_n be_v so_o great_a a_o oppression_n what_o will_v become_v of_o we_o in_o a_o presbytery_n when_o we_o shall_v have_v 9285_o pope_n in_o stead_n of_o they_o one_o in_o every_o parish_n five_o the_o presbyterial_a principle_n be_v pure_o jesuitical_a and_o that_o will_v be_v but_o the_o settle_n of_o popery_n under_o another_o name_n six_o we_o have_v it_o upon_o experiment_n that_o the_o people_n will_v never_o endure_v they_o nor_o they_o the_o government_n to_o come_v now_o to_o that_o libel_n which_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o my_o lord_n lucas_n speech_n the_o name_n of_o that_o noble_a lord_n be_v only_o make_v use_n of_o for_o a_o cover_n to_o those_o scandal_n upon_o the_o king_n which_o to_o have_v save_v the_o last_o drop_n of_o blood_n in_o his_o vein_n he_o will_v not_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o it_o be_v true_a that_o offence_n be_v take_v to_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o speech_n itself_o and_o a_o censure_n pass_v upon_o it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o present_o for_o every_o mutinous_a incendiary_n too_o arraign_v a_o proceed_v of_o parliament_n and_o to_o call_v it_o barbarous_a usage_n with_o other_o rude_a and_o very_o unmannerly_a expression_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n he_o say_v that_o god_n have_v take_v he_o from_o a_o ungrateful_a generation_n and_o he_o say_v right_a in_o that_o for_o undoubted_o there_o never_o be_v the_o fellow_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o king_n friend_n who_o be_v the_o only_a people_n oppress_v they_o sit_v still_o in_o hope_n and_o patience_n while_o his_o enemy_n that_o enjoy_v both_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o other_o loss_n and_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n those_o be_v the_o people_n that_o complain_v this_o faction_n to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v forgive_v his_o father_n blood_n and_o his_o own_o his_o own_o i_o say_v for_o they_o that_o shoot_v at_o he_o and_o mist_n be_v as_o guilty_a as_o if_o they_o have_v strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o they_o that_o advise_v it_o as_o those_o that_o do_v the_o execution_n these_o be_v the_o people_n that_o in_o requital_n for_o their_o forfeit_a life_n liberty_n and_o fortune_n which_o his_o majesty_n frank_o give_v they_o be_v now_o lay_v the_o same_o train_n for_o this_o king_n by_o which_o they_o ruin_v the_o last_o the_o bold_a indignity_n of_o this_o pamphlet_n be_v such_o as_o a_o loyal_a subject_n can_v honest_o so_o much_o as_o recite_v it_o be_v neither_o better_o nor_o worse_o than_o a_o formal_a charge_n upon_o the_o king_n in_o five_o and_o twenty_o article_n disperse_v with_o all_o the_o malice_n and_o industry_n imaginable_a the_o scope_n of_o it_o be_v to_o possess_v the_o people_n with_o a_o opinion_n that_o the_o king_n design_v the_o bring_n in_o of_o popery_n and_o a_o arbitrary_a power_n with_o a_o application_n of_o several_a particular_n to_o those_o ends._n now_o if_o these_o affront_v pass_v without_o either_o punishment_n or_o reply_v who_o can_v blame_v the_o simple_a multitude_n that_o know_v nothing_o more_o than_o what_o they_o read_v in_o a_o pamphlet_n for_o give_v credit_n to_o they_o and_o when_o they_o be_v once_o taint_v with_o that_o deadly_a jealousy_n who_o can_v blame_v they_o again_o for_o do_v ill_a thing_n that_o know_v no_o better_o the_o time_n be_v almost_o come_v when_o honest_a man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o the_o very_a murderer_n think_v that_o they_o do_v god_n good_a service_n this_o be_v the_o mistake_a zeal_n of_o the_o late_a time_n and_o we_o be_v even_o ready_a for_o it_o once_o again_o the_o two_o calumny_n whereupon_o these_o people_n lie_v the_o great_a stress_n be_v first_o a_o pretend_a apprehension_n of_o a_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o second_o of_o a_o inclination_n to_o favour_n popery_n the_o imputation_n of_o any_o disposition_n or_o design_n in_o his_o majesty_n that_o now_o be_v in_o favour_n of_o either_o tyranny_n or_o popery_n be_v so_o groundless_a and_o incredible_a to_o any_o man_n that_o have_v but_o his_o eye_n in_o his_o head_n that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v worth_a a_o page_n of_o paper_n to_o show_v the_o error_n of_o it_o be_v it_o not_o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o the_o delusion_n of_o believe_a thing_n impossible_a and_o discern_a thing_n invisible_a and_o yet_o as_o blind_a as_o mole_n to_o matter_n of_o clear_a and_o evident_a demonstration_n with_o what_o face_n can_v any_o man_n pretend_v a_o apprehension_n of_o tyranny_n from_o this_o prince_n who_o very_a mercy_n and_o bounty_n by_o the_o extreme_a abuse_n of_o it_o have_v create_v his_o misfortune_n nay_o the_o most_o spiteful_a of_o his_o enemy_n can_v but_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o do_v not_o live_v any_o man_n that_o have_v less_o of_o gall_n and_o rancour_n in_o his_o nature_n beside_o the_o experiment_n his_o great_a adversary_n have_v have_v of_o his_o goodness_n in_o common_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o subject_n upon_o the_o crist_n of_o his_o restauration_n for_o when_o he_o may_v have_v make_v himself_o as_o absolute_a as_o he_o will_v when_o he_o have_v his_o foe_n under_o his_o foot_n and_o some_o reason_n of_o state_n perhaps_o to_o lay_v a_o firm_a foundation_n of_o his_o future_a security_n his_o tenderness_n of_o nature_n do_v yet_o so_o far_o prevail_v upon_o he_o above_o all_o other_o consideration_n that_o
formal_a trial_n arrest_v my_o bookseller_n as_o a_o invader_n of_o their_o propriety_n and_o threaten_v he_o most_o wonderful_o into_o the_o bargain_n he_o put_v in_o bail_n to_o the_o action_n and_o there_o the_o squabble_n rest_v they_o do_v not_o complain_v of_o any_o imitation_n of_o their_o copy_n but_o take_v upon_o they_o as_o if_o no_o man_n else_o be_v to_o write_v upon_o that_o subject_n at_o this_o rate_n we_o shall_v have_v all_o sermon_n forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n printer_n for_o descant_v upon_o their_o bibles_n and_o all_o book_n whatsoever_o to_o the_o company_n of_o stationer_n because_o they_o be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o letter_n and_o the_o abc_n be_v their_o copy_n what_o a_o scandal_n be_v this_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o letter_n what_o a_o cramp_n to_o learning_n and_o industry_n that_o if_o i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o compile_v a_o history_n i_o must_v go_v to_o forty_o little_a fellow_n for_o leave_n forsooth_o to_o write_v the_o narrative_a of_o the_o proceed_n upon_o our_o bless_a king_n and_o martyr_n the_o brave_a earl_n of_o strafford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n with_o a_o hundred_o more_o instance_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n because_o some_o or_o other_o of_o they_o have_v lurch_v perhaps_o a_o copy_n of_o their_o trial_n what_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v write_v the_o battle_n of_o worcester_n and_o the_o king_n miraculous_a escape_n after_o the_o defeat_n must_v he_o not_o mention_v the_o thousand_o pound_n that_o be_v set_v upon_o his_o majesty_n head_n without_o leave_n of_o the_o printer_n that_o have_v the_o propriety_n of_o the_o proclamation_n that_o offer_v it_o or_o if_o a_o body_n will_v draw_v up_o a_o systeme_n of_o treason_n and_o sedition_n must_v he_o go_v to_o the_o publisher_n of_o bacon_n government_n for_o a_o licence_n i_o be_o the_o large_a because_o it_o be_v a_o public_a case_n and_o take_v notice_n first_o that_o the_o whole_a story_n be_v draw_v into_o less_o than_o a_o six_o part_n of_o their_o volume_n second_o that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o material_a clause_n omit_v in_o it_o three_o that_o it_o be_v incomparable_o plain_a and_o more_o intelligible_a than_o the_o other_o beside_o the_o many_o correction_n in_o it_o four_o that_o it_o be_v eleven_o shilling_n save_v they_o be_v rate_v at_o thirteen_o and_o six_o penny_n at_o the_o low_a penny_n and_o this_o only_a at_o half_n a_o crown_n and_o so_o much_o for_o this_o i_o come_v now_o to_o a_o examination_n of_o two_o libel_n the_o most_o audacious_a and_o virulent_a that_o have_v yet_o pass_v the_o press_n the_o one_o of_o they_o entitle_v omnia_fw-la comesta_fw-la à _fw-la bello_fw-la or_o bel_n have_v devour_v all_o the_o other_o be_v call_v my_o lord_n lucas_n speech_n but_o take_v notice_n that_o my_o exception_n lie_v to_o the_o supplement_n or_o appendix_n not_o concern_v myself_o at_o all_o with_o the_o speech_n the_o former_a of_o these_o paper_n be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o story_n of_o bel_n and_o the_o dragon_n where_o the_o priest_n and_o their_o wife_n come_v in_o at_o a_o backdoor_n and_o consume_v what_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o idol_n it_o be_v print_v bello_fw-la in_o stead_n of_o belo_n and_o the_o mistake_n be_v a_o great_a deal_n righter_n then_o the_o mean_v for_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o war_n that_o devour_v all_o and_o the_o good_a old_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o war_n be_v in_o effect_n no_o better_a than_o a_o christian_a idol_n it_o come_v forth_o as_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o of_o five_o pretend_a question_n which_o he_o set_v down_o at_o length_n and_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o they_o in_o order_n as_o far_o as_o shall_v be_v needful_a quaery_n 1_o whether_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o impoverish_v the_o nation_n ruin_n of_o trade_n and_o general_a consumption_n of_o comfort_n settlement_n and_o content_a which_o have_v bring_v the_o land_n to_o a_o mere_a anatomy_n be_v not_o the_o pomp_n pride_n luxury_n exaction_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o prelate_n pag._n 3._o he_o conclude_v in_o the_o affirmative_a and_o pag._n 4._o the_o trade_n stock_n of_o the_o nation_n he_o say_v be_v devour_v in_o this_o prelatical_a gulf_n but_o be_v we_o so_o miserable_a then_o and_o be_v the_o hierarchy_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n let_v we_o compare_v the_o time_n a_o little_a when_o we_o have_v bishop_n and_o when_o we_o have_v none_o for_o there_o be_v no_o trial_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o reason_n of_o thing_n like_o experience_n from_o 1558._o when_o q._n elizabeth_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n to_o 1641._o we_o have_v a_o continue_a succession_n of_o a_o protestant_n or_o rather_o a_o reform_a prelacy_n and_o so_o from_o 1660._o to_o this_o present_a 1679._o which_o be_v upward_o of_o a_o hundred_o year_n and_o all_o this_o while_n the_o government_n stand_v firm_a upon_o its_o ancient_n basis._n the_o gospel_n flourish_v and_o the_o subject_n enjoy_v their_o legal_a liberty_n under_o a_o legal_a administration_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n from_o 1641_o to_o 1660._o episcopacy_n be_v out_o of_o door_n do_v but_o observe_v now_o what_o havoc_n be_v make_v in_o the_o state_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a in_o matter_n of_o our_o religion_n liberty_n and_o property_n in_o that_o interval_n of_o only_a nineteen_o year_n when_o a_o ordinance_n be_v of_o more_o force_n than_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o our_o life_n freedom_n and_o estate_n lay_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o tyrant_n of_o athens_n in_o a_o derby-house_n committee_n but_o let_v we_o yet_o come_v close_o to_o the_o business_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v what_o these_o man_n will_v be_v at_o that_o be_v so_o desperate_o unsatisfied_a with_o the_o condition_n they_o be_v in_o will_v they_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n again_o or_o of_o king_n james_n or_o of_o the_o late_a king_n if_o nothing_o of_o this_o will_v content_v they_o there_o be_v no_o other_o choice_n leave_v but_o that_o of_o rebellion_n for_o whosoever_o trace_n the_o history_n of_o these_o malcontent_n will_v find_v deadness_n of_o trade_n and_o persecution_n to_o have_v be_v their_o constant_a complaint_n from_o the_o reformation_n itself_o to_o this_o day_n after_o the_o pass_v of_o a_o general_n sentence_n upon_o the_o bishop_n as_o the_o author_n of_o all_o our_o calamity_n he_o take_v the_o whole_a to_o piece_n treat_v first_n of_o the_o revenue_n pomp_n and_o state_n of_o prelate_n and_o there_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o two_o provincial_a archbishop_n with_o their_o princely_a retinue_n domestic_a chaplain_n officer_n of_o temporal_a tithe_n spiritual_a officer_n vicar_n general_n guardian_n of_o the_o spirituality_n dean_n of_o the_o arch_n with_o all_o their_o under-officer_n and_o attendant_n to_o be_v as_o brief_a as_o possible_a first_o where_o be_v the_o crime_n or_o the_o iniquity_n of_o all_o this_o pomp_n and_o state_n or_o why_o shall_v not_o a_o ecclesiastical_a body_n have_v its_o dignity_n and_o dependence_n as_o well_o as_o a_o civil_a community_n there_o be_v no_o body_n envy_v my_o lord_n mayor_n his_o sword-bearer_n his_o mace-bearer_n or_o any_o other_o servant_n or_o ensign_n of_o his_o preeminence_n and_o office_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o very_a splendour_n and_o magnificence_n create_v and_o preserve_v a_o reverence_n for_o authority_n this_o multiplicity_n and_o subordination_n of_o officer_n be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n also_o as_o subservient_fw-fr to_o order_n and_o to_o the_o very_o discharge_v of_o his_o function_n the_o second_o question_n be_v be_v these_o officer_n establish_v by_o law_n or_o not_o if_o by_o law_n this_o clamour_n be_v a_o arraignment_n of_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_z three_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o legal_a establishment_n but_o a_o establishment_n of_o many_o age_n and_o continue_v without_o interruption_n till_o both_o church_n and_o kingdom_n fall_v together_o and_o then_o in_o lieu_n of_o bishop_n we_o have_v a_o motly_n synod_n of_o state-pensioner_n hireling_n to_o poison_v the_o pulpit_n and_o the_o people_n and_o to_o decoy_n the_o silly_a multitude_n out_o of_o their_o life_n fortune_n liberty_n duty_n and_o religion_n man_n keep_v in_o pay_n to_o preach_v thanksgiving_n sermon_n and_o to_o help_v out_o at_o a_o dead_a lift_v towards_o the_o bring_n of_o their_o sovereign_n to_o the_o scaffold_n when_o they_o have_v preach_v and_o pray_v the_o kingdom_n into_o blood_n and_o disobedience_n and_o hold_v the_o rabble_n several_a year_n agog_o and_o gape_v after_o the_o bless_a reformation_n so_o gracious_o promise_v they_o out_o come_v at_o last_o the_o false_a conception_n of_o their_o directory_n a_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a mooncalf_n but_o by_o this_o time_n the_o king_n be_v as_o good_a as_o lose_v and_o so_o they_o fall_v present_o to_o share_v of_o the_o
public_a revenue_n of_o church_n and_o state_n they_o dispatch_v their_o prince_n enslave_v the_o people_n and_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o that_o reformation_n and_o it_o be_v the_o very_a fellow_n of_o it_o that_o they_o will_v have_v again_o be_v it_o not_o a_o bless_a exchange_n now_o to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o prelatical_a tyranny_n and_o their_o retinue_n and_o to_o have_v such_o gospel-minister_n general_n major_n and_o lieutenant_n general_n plunderer_n sequestrator_n decimator_n regicide_n and_o sacrilegious_a usurper_n set_v up_o in_o their_o stead_n this_o cuckoo-song_n of_o forty_o one_o forty_o one_o forty_o one_o over_z and_o over_o be_v illnatured_n and_o ridiculous_a if_o the_o other_o cuckoo-song_n of_o popery_n and_o tyranny_n popery_n and_o tyranny_n and_o accompany_v with_o the_o former_a principly_v over_o and_o over_o have_v not_o make_v it_o absolute_o necessary_a his_o next_o grievance_n be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n court_n of_o faculty_n court_n of_o audience_n prerogative_n court_n delegate_n 24_o bishop_n diocesan_n with_o their_o train_n domestic_a servant_n chaplain_n officer_n and_o court_n chancellor_n register_n apparator_n proctor_n archdeacon_n commissary_n official_o surrogate_v their_o lordly_a palace_n ecclesiastical_a dignity_n barony_n etc._n etc._n viis_fw-la &_o modis_fw-la amount_v to_o at_o least_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n a_o year_n enrich_v themselves_o also_o by_o ordination_n institution_n and_o induction_n by_o make_v rural_a dean_n licenses_fw-la to_o curate_n schoolmaster_n parish-clerk_n physician_n midwife_n marriage_n by_o absolution_n by_o commutation_n of_o penance_n probates_n of_o will_n letter_n of_o administration_n presentment_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 4_o 5._o there_o be_v enough_o say_v already_o to_o their_o dignity_n and_o officer_n and_o so_o for_o their_o court_n fee_n and_o privilege_n they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o of_o ancient_a right_n and_o custom_n if_o they_o envy_v the_o bishop_n their_o revenue_n the_o common_a people_n may_v as_o well_o set_v up_o a_o level_a trade_n again_o and_o fall_v upon_o all_o estate_n and_o condition_n of_o man_n that_o be_v better_a to_o live_v then_o themselves_o why_o shall_v such_o a_o lord_n gentleman_z merchant_z etc._n etc._n have_v so_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n a_o year_n among_o they_o and_o the_o poor_a ready_a to_o starve_v be_v not_o money_n draw_v into_o a_o few_o hand_n here_o as_o well_o as_o there_o and_o their_o abundance_n consequent_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o want_n nay_o the_o same_o reason_n reach_v the_o king_n as_o well_o as_o the_o church_n so_o that_o god_n providence_n to_o some_o must_v be_v render_v and_o injustice_n to_o other_o one_o will_v think_v by_o the_o outcry_a that_o all_o this_o go_v immediate_o out_o of_o the_o people_n pocket_n whereas_o the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o church_n be_v settle_a and_o confirm_v by_o the_o great_a charter_n of_o the_o english_a liberty_n as_o firm_o as_o any_o freehold_a we_o have_v there_o have_v be_v always_o this_o clamour_n against_o their_o court_n but_o how_o be_v it_o with_o we_o when_o they_o be_v put_v down_o we_o have_v our_o trier_n in_o good_a time_n our_o committee_n for_o sequestration_n decimation_n money_n upon_o the_o proposition_n the_o sale_n of_o irish_a land_n our_o loan_n for_o our_o brethren_n the_o scot_n our_o committee_n for_o crown_n and_o church_n land_n and_o a_o hundred_o other_o invention_n for_o the_o begger_a and_o enslave_v of_o we_o contrary_a to_o law_n by_o way_n of_o commute_v for_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o these_o court_n according_a to_o law_n in_o stead_n of_o licenses_fw-la to_o preach_v or_o teach_v school_n we_o have_v sequestration_n and_o imprisonment_n for_o preach_v or_o teach_v unless_o upon_o the_o condition_n of_o renounce_v both_o the_o king_n and_o the_o church_n in_o stead_n of_o demand_v lawful_a oath_n we_o be_v upon_o pain_n of_o plunder_n confiscation_n and_o imprisonment_n press_v to_o unlawful_a one_o as_o covenant_n negative_a oath_n oath_n of_o abjuration_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o in_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o canonical_a obedience_n to_o double-hatch_a the_o perjury_n in_o defiance_n of_o both_o our_o implicit_a and_o explicit_fw-la obligation_n here_o be_v the_o short_a of_o that_o exchange_n upon_o his_o computation_n of_o the_o value_n and_o dependence_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n he_o reckon_v some_o ten_o thousand_o person_n one_o way_n or_o other_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o at_o least_o 450000_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n first_o in_o place_n of_o the_o ten_o thousand_o person_n he_o speak_v of_o who_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v bring_v nothing_o to_o the_o stock_n what_o do_v you_o think_v of_o a_o army_n of_o 40000_o man_n whole_o exempt_a from_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n and_o only_o triable_a by_o martial_a law_n hist._n indepency_n pag._n 68_o part._n 1._o or_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o church_n spend_v four_o or_o five_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_v a_o year_n of_o their_o own_o what_o do_v you_o think_v of_o the_o usurper_n spend_v above_o forty_o million_o in_o less_o than_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o kingdom_n money_n hist._n indep_n pag._n 8._o but_o of_o this_o hereafter_o we_o have_v then_o no_o long_o the_o eyesore_a before_o we_o of_o the_o prelate_n lordly_a palace_n the_o king_n palace_n be_v likewise_o seize_v by_o the_o same_o hand_n our_o church_n turn_v into_o stable_n our_o very_a altar_n robe_v and_o profane_v and_o to_o go_v through_o stitch_n he_o whip_v up_o the_o clergy_n for_o their_o visitation_n their_o paschal_n rent_n and_o procuration_n nay_o their_o canon_n vicar_n petty-canon_n singing-man_n and_o boy_n choristers_z organist_n gospeler_n epistler_n and_o virger_n too_o and_o all_o this_o as_o idle_o as_o if_o he_o talk_v in_o his_o sleep_n here_o he_o take_v breath_n and_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o 5._o page_z promise_v a_o catalogue_n of_o more_o family_n ruin_v more_o person_n imprison_v and_o a_o account_n of_o more_o money_n spend_v by_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o prelate_n then_o by_o all_o the_o lawsuit_n of_o england_n all_o payment_n and_o tax_n beside_o except_o upon_o the_o late_a extraordinary_a occasion_n this_o libel_n be_v print_v as_o i_o remember_v before_o the_o great_a plague_n and_o now_o of_o late_o reprint_v over_o and_o over_o and_o date_v 1679._o so_o that_o his_o late_a extraordinary_a occasion_n be_v only_o a_o civil_a way_n of_o express_v our_o late_a extraordinary_a rebellion_n something_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o this_o by_o and_o by._n his_o 6._o page_z and_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o 7._o be_v a_o rhapsody_n of_o grievance_n upon_o the_o king_n restauration_n and_o purchaser_n of_o church_n land_n be_v force_v to_o restore_v they_o without_o any_o compensation_n he_o make_v it_o to_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n the_o restore_a of_o they_o to_o the_o right_a owner_n but_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o tyranny_n of_o take_v they_o from_o he_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o rusty_a ecclesiastique_n that_o neither_o serve_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n nor_o their_o country_n but_o their_o own_o belly_n this_o be_v the_o compliment_n he_o bestow_v upon_o they_o hoard_n up_o the_o money_n that_o they_o have_v extort_a from_o the_o subject_a by_o fines_n and_o have_v bring_v the_o nation_n to_o a_o consumption_n i_o wonder_v how_o church-lease_n that_o be_v common_o the_o best_a pennyworth_n shall_v be_v a_o great_a grievance_n to_o the_o nation_n than_o other_o that_o be_v set_v at_o high_a rate_n which_o we_o hear_v no_o complaint_n of_o at_o all_o and_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o consist_v with_o his_o charge_n of_o luxury_n upon_o the_o prelate_n that_o upon_o so_o great_a expense_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o circulation_n of_o the_o treasure_n i_o can_v tell_v he_o of_o the_o turkish_a slave_n redeem_v their_o bounty_n to_o minister_n widow_n their_o public_a work_n as_o the_o oxford_n theatre_n the_o reparation_n of_o litchfield_n cathedral_n and_o the_o re-edifying_a of_o such_o of_o their_o palace_n as_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o late_a time_n have_v demolish_v etc._n etc._n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o common_a right_n they_o have_v to_o dispose_v of_o their_o own_o or_o to_o the_o secret_a charity_n of_o many_o of_o our_o eminent_a churchman_n who_o have_v too_o much_o honour_n and_o piety_n to_o make_v proclamation_n of_o it_o in_o the_o market_n place_n but_o now_o come_v a_o lamentable_a story_n we_o have_v all_o our_o able_a godly_a orthodox_n minister_n turn_v out_o ruin_v and_o beggare_v and_o no_o manner_n of_o supply_n provide_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o they_o and_o their_o family_n and_o in_o their_o room_n in_o many_o place_n a_o company_n of_o debauch_a illiterate_a superstitious_a profane_a priest_n which_o blind_a guide_n must_v needs_o lead_v they_o that_o follow_v they_o to_o hell_n pag._n 6._o let_v