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A83947	Englands alarm to vvar against the Beast: by command from heaven, and his Israels example upon earth, comming-in to rescue David, out of the hands of a cruell Lord, and a bloudy Edomite: upon the same ground from Scripture and reason, Israel had then, and Christians now, to resist the prince ruling in the aire, and with the kings of the earth. In 3. sections: wherein, I. The history of Sauls war against David is so related ... that it relates ... to the three last yeeres affaires ... II. And to the bloudy execution of the Edomite in this war against the Parliament in Ireland and Lngland [sic] ever since. III. Here is also excellent reason given, why the tribes came not in sooner ... Also, to confirme the hearts and hands of the godly in their warfare ...		1643 (1643)	Wing E2941; Thomason E56_15; ESTC R20696	26,569	31

with much more fore-head and lesse shame now than then as will appeare The King impeached the servant of the Lord then so the King does now The servant of the Lord made answer to his Master the clearest that ever was read The servants of the Lord do render as full and fair accompt of all their actions now Notwithstanding the king gives a Commission to the Edomite to smite all the Priests because one had done his duty then The King gives the Edomites the very same Commission now And so a City was smitten and burnt with fire then Cities and Townes yea two Kingdomes are smitten and burnt with fire now And yet the Tribes come-not-in no not yet Why I will tell you the reason for that in due time They did come-in then to help David And all true Israel will come-in anon to help the Church that we are sure of in obedience to God and in defiance of the Devill so soone as the Kings intentions shall be yet more clearly manifested our Edomites sins shall be full Israel shall sufficiently groane under such Task-Masters crying unto God against them c. when the Edomites bloudy intentions shall be yet more fully manifest and when the treachery of the Keilites and Ziphites for such we have amongst us shall be yet more fully discovered to the world and when by all this Israels sins shall be purged their hearts prepared their strong holds forts and brest works vaine confidences meant thereby are destroyed all and every one then Israels deliverance comes carried on as upon Eagles wings when Israel is very low in Davids Case their Ziglags smitten all vaine confidences their comforts taken thence and they have streng●●ened their hand in God Then as all Israel once came in to help David so will all true Christians now joyne hand and shoulder and heart together to help the Church but of this in the last place All along for I am entering into the particulars of the Story we shall read words and actions then words and actions now answering each other as face in water answers f●ce Then how heart answers heart the world will judge whether we will or no. I must observe ●ri●● H●stori●● 〈◊〉 ●● qui● falsi aud●●●●e q●●●●●ri 〈◊〉 aud●●● 〈◊〉 Ora● the Law of History I must not be so impudent as to speak what is false nor must I be so bold as to conceale the truth Specially being perswaded that the speaking out the truth now in such a Case as this may prevail with the Reader now more then if one came to him from the dead Again this comforts me all along in the things done then and now which run up so paralell each with other that yet I hope the destruction of the Kings house now will not answer the destruction then to Saul and his house It is true Never any man from that day to this houre persecu●ed David and prospered Compare it 1 Sam. 18. 17. with 31. 3. And very notable it is That Saul was wounded with those instruments of death in the enemies hand wherewith he would have had David to have been wounded and he perished by the very sword which he would have made drunk with bloud in Davids bowels 1 Sam. 31. 4. Nor was this all he would have destro●ed David that the Kingdom might not be established in Davids house and he slew all the Priests for Davids sake and so he ruined himselfe and his whole house for 1 Chron 10. 16. Saul died and his three sons and all his house died together from such a destruction the Lord deliver the King and his Kingdome And we hope the Lord will do it though the Kings hand now in the hands of bloudy and pernicious men is as rough now his intentions against the Church now are as bloudy now and as manifestly so as Sauls were against David yet we hope the destruction will not be such though God is the same and the Church as deare to him now as David was then We have onely this thred a weak support to beare up our hope herein That we read not Saul had any one Prophet nor any good man so much as is in shew with him who justified his way of persecution against David But the King is in the Schole of the Prophets has those by him eminently knowne all over the Christian world for Learning and Piety who if we beleeve heresay I beleeve it not do justifie the Kings way saying of it It is the right way and according to the Scriptures and they who are against that way do turne head against the Scripture of God the 13. to the Romans touching that matter This may be some inducement to the King to prosecute this stubborne way having such persons approving his doings The greater their sin if they do so by conniving at it or not contending against it with all their might But it may render the King more excusable a tanto then Saul was I will give a full and faire accompt of this way of persecution all the turnings and windings in it as Saul followed-on against David And we shall see how it runs-up all along with the way of persecution now And if this way prove it selfe according to the Rule and Line of the Word in any one degree or step of it If it hath any agreement with Peace Righteousnesse and Holinesse then all the true Israel of God are utterly unacquainted with the good Word of God and have erred concerning the way of Holinesse from the beginning of the world upward unto this day I will examine and ponder the Kings way what it was anciently and what it is now the severall steps and motions therein beginning with the first step as followes Chap. 2. Sauls bloudy intentions to David varnished over with faire Words and lovely Actions These are compared with Words and Actions now And so all the most Remarkable Passages and Acts of Grace which passed between the King and Parliament since they sate till the War brake-forth are Recorded and Weighed but found Light PEace is in Sauls tongue War is in his heart There he conceived mischiefe but yet that he might not make his wicked thoughts legible to all Israel that they might not break-out at his mouth nor at his fingers end as they have done before a few in the Court he vailed the peoples eyes by meanes we shall fully understand by and by He persecutes David with his tongue and hand too but so priva●ely and cunningly that the people remote from the Court could read no such thing but that Sauls tongue was for David and his hand too Nor would they en●er●aine a thought that Saul the chiefe Master and Dispencer of Justice would do unjustly True indeed it was That Saul had almost tantum non pinned or nailed Davids head and the wall together Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with his javeline a 1 Sam. 19. 10. And it was so violent and sudden for

and admirable providences of her Lord God to do His people good All this thou shalt read here and at last thou shalt see all the Tribes comming in to set David free from his Adversaries and then fast upon his Throne so God will deale with His Church now appearing in His glory for David has a Kingdom on earth at last But O the admirable wayes unto it These are Gods wayes He will make David Ruler over all His House he shall learne to obey first He shall be a good a mercifull King he shall go thorow sore temptations first He must be the highest man in the Kingdom he must be the lowest there first He shall have afair house his little house must be smitten and burnt first He shall have all in God but all must be taken from him first He shall live to enjoy a Crowne on Earth in despight of Devils and men there who will persecute him as they can even to the gates of death and in their way cast shame and all manner of reproach upon him first Davids way to the Crowne is the Churches way to her Glory The very same dark-paths intricacies and back-wayes in it Davids enemies the Churches enemies for ever Davids God the Churches God for ever Davids security the Churches confidence for ever Many are the troubles of the righteous The Lord will deliver them out of all For who is God save the Lord or who is a rock save our God So it comes to passe That the righteous are an everlasting foundation Here they will put their trust for ever Amen Englands Alarm to VVar. Sect. I. Davids Story and Sauls persecution of him briefly related his secret practises and fine contrivances to take away Davids life coloured-over and made specious with goodly words and lovely actions Relating fully to the words and actions the King seduced by evill Councell has spoken and done seemingly for but indeed cleare against his Parliament ever since they sate to the time the War broake forth Chap. 1. After a short but righteous Apologie Davids story is Related Sauls persecution of him The cause and manner the same with the persecution now The heads or particulars of the three Sections THE Sword is come-in amongst us drinkes blood eates flesh We make no question but God has given it a Commission and it cannot be still And for just cause all this even because of His Peoples sinnes Let us lift up our hearts with our hands unto Lam 3. 41 42 44. GOD in the heavens We have transgressed and rebelled Thou hast not pardoned Thou hast covered with Anger and persecuted us Thou hast slaine Thou hast not pittied Gods people say now as they said then and they say it heartily Yet as Job said sitting in the dust GOD forbid that I should justifie my accusers till I die Job 27. 5 6. I will not remove my integrity from me My Righteousnesse I hold fast and will not let it goe My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live A people so blasphemed so reproached say as much now and are so resolved Their consciences bearing them witnesse and Goa also That neither against the Law nor against their King have they offended If Psal 11. 3. the foundation be destroyed what can the Righteous doe Was Davids complaint long agoe and the Righteous may resume it being now as David then the Butt and Marke at which the wicked bend their Bow and make ready their arrow at this day even against the upright in heart And that they may have some colour for this their bloody worke they deale with the righteous now as Saul did with David then and as the Edomites did with Christians ever since They put-over them the skins of the fiercest beasts that so the dogs might bee the more fierce upon them Just so now the wicked persecute the righteous with fire and sword and they make the world believe they doe all this by the knowne Lawes of the Kingdome for they persecute none other but the Incendiaries of the Kingdome the only Rebels and Traitors there Well as David said for I shall make his Case run paralell with ours all along he is the Emblem of the Church to this day and will be to the worlds end The Righteous know not what to doe but their Lord knowes whose Throne is in heaven whose eyes behold and try the children of men To Him they commit their righteous Cause and yet they must not be silent hearing themselves charged with rebellion and treason as heavy a charge every whit as Heresie is They will take the same liberty which is granted to Church-robbers Traytors yea and Sorcerers too all these saith Lactantius b are permitted to speak for themselves and to speake all b Sacrileg is proditoribus veneficis l. 5. Cap. 1. they have to say for themselves before judgement passeth upon them Indeed the greatest reason that so they should doe for so their crimes will be manifest or their righteousnesse will be cleared as the noone day There were strange crimes yet I should not say so being but after the manner and practise of the wicked in all times upwards to this day horrid crimes charged upon Paul and they concluded against him before he was heard That Paul ought not to live any longer and so they spake before Festus who having examined Act. 25. 24 the matter very fully professed as heartily That he found many and grievous complaints against Paul but nothing proved no nothing at all notwithstanding his adversaries a multitude of them importune me said he very much to write his inditement to my Lord Augustus And as I am an honest man though I have their clamours against him once and againe yet I have not one word for certainty to write unto my Lord Therefore hither I have brought him especially unto thee O King Agrippa that after thou hast searched out the whole matter I might gather something whereof to write for it seemeth unreasonable to send a Prisoner and not withall to signifie the crimes laid against him Festus spake like an honest man indeed He will understand the cause before he indites his Letter or the prisoner before Augustus And Agrippa speakes as honestly too Paul Thou a●t permitted to speake for thy selfe The servants of the Lord desire no more favour then Paul has from an Heathen King Let their crimes so many and grievous be fairely examined and if any one crime be proved against them let them suffer as evill doers for all suggested against them But we are sure they can cleare themselves and their upright dealing as the noone day even as Paul did then and as David before him And because Davids history is theirs now we may reade the Churches story now in Davids story then I will reade Davids story quite through from point to point that we may see anon how paralell the lines thereof run-up to the Churches story now Davids story begins like

a Comedy with a marriage but quickly there is a turning of the Scene proves a Tragedy and ends in blood David was envyed by Saul for two Reasons 1. Because he had wrought salvation for Israel slaying Goliah the Philistine with his owne Sword 2. And because the Kingdome must be established in Davids house and Saul knew it therefore he envied David and pursued him 1 Sam. 23. 17 to the death but because bloody intentions have no pleasant appearance Saul vailed them over with sugered words and lovely actions he causeth many love-tokens to passe betwixt himselfe and David as if he purposed not only to affiance his daughter to David but marry himselfe unto him too See the depths of Sathan that evill spirit who wrought so effectually upon Saul All his words and actions were as soft and smooth as Oyle and Butter but inwardly drawne swords to slay David therewith But the people remote from the Court I say remote from the Court for Israel in and about the Court knew very well that Saul hated David and would have nailed his head and the wall together twise and once he would have served his Son Jonathan so too for being a friend to David Therefore I say Israel remote from the Court were wholly taken with things in appearance and so judged of Saul and David and of their actions so as if one of the two were too blame David was he And these colourable pretences stood Saul in some stead to vaile the peoples eyes for some time and not long for wicked and malicious intentions will work-out and discover themselves as five will and light will they will not be hid Saul plots against the righteous layes a snate here and there a snare for Davids soul The Righteous God discovers all and breaks the snare which enrageth Saul yet more the evill Spirit taking advantage thereby And now Saul pursues David with open a●e and sword in hand up to Naioth in Ramah and from thence to Nob. There he enters his foot first into bloud and goes up to the knees therein quickly for he takes an Edomite to his side gives him a Commission useth him as his right hand presently he with other Edomites with him for we cannot imagine that one should do that ●xecution alone smites a City of Priests slayes men women and sucklings there and beast also Where I shall note That all this is done by the knowne Lawes of the Kingdome for the Edomite accuseth the Priest Saul gives the Priest leave to answer for himselfe then execution is done according to the knowne Law which Saul and the Edomite have enacted We shall enquire farther into these matters when I shall handle them in order why Saul takes the Edomite to his side gave him a Commission being a knowne adversary to Is ael whereof I shall give a better account anon And then though we are concluded That the Lord is righteous and His Judgements are as the great deepe yet I shall search into them and findeo●● reason enough to satisfie us why the Lord suffers the Edomite to make such a slaughter in Israels Land and His owne Kingdome To do execution according to their wills upon those who did their du●y by direction from Gods mouth We shall see reason for all this though God needs not give account of His matters yet we shall see so He is pleased to do And now Davids History proves Tragicall indeed The Priests are slaine and David is strucken-at thorow the priests sides he sees Sauls sword now and against whom it was pointed So away he flies and to Keilah he comes in all haste expecting relief there for he had done the inhabitants such a piece of service as was very notable would have engaged them to David for ever had they been honest men But Keilites cannot consider what David had done for them they ponder not the kindnesse of God towards them nor mans kindnesse neither And now David having a strong hold over his head is resolved therein to defend himselfe but the Keilites proved treacherous they after their manner will betray David and he is warned thereof for a mighty Councellour was with David wheresoever he went and away he went from Keilah to a mountaine in the wildernesse of Ziph● Saul pursues his way and bloudy intentions and after he goes for he sought David every day but it followes God 〈◊〉 2● 1● delivered him not into his hands The Keilites would have done it so would the Ziphites too these would have delivered up David into Sauls hands yea but God would not do it and His is the overruling Hand These adversaries shall but shew themselves so shew their teeth unto David discover their treacherous hearts against him that is all they shall do more they would do but they cannot Therefore Psal 54. David makes a Psalme of praise to his God for that deliverance Here a great question will be proposed anon I do but give the heads here why the Tribes came-not-in all this while now they saw what was done to Nob what was offered to be done to Keilah and saw the sword was pointed directly to Davids throat why yet the Tribes came-not-in Some will Answer Conscience withheld them had they come-in to help David they had resisted their King I shall cleare the contrary in the third Section for it is the chiefe purpose thereof Other conceits there are I will passe them over in this place This is certaine Things were not ripe yet nor yet Gods time Davids straits must be yet greater then they were at Nob or when he was at Keilah and and there must be farther discoveries yet of Gods right hand with David and of his adversaries against him whereof towards the close of the Work Saul pursues David still thorow all the Thousands of Judah d 1 Sam. 23. 23. malice will draw bloud but it cannot yet will pursue to the death he and his men have cooped-up David and his men for they have compassed David round about Then God wrought wonderfully for David as His Name is and His Manner and the Earth must help David A Drossie earthy people shall help David shall work for his deliverance though enemies to him And though Saul has David as a prey in his hand yet the Lord sets up a Rock of separation betwixt David and Saul David is almost under Sauls nose within the reach of his speare and yet saul cannot reach him O wonderfull It is so indeed therefore 1 Sam. 23. 28. they called the place Sela-Hammahlekoth e as at this day 〈◊〉 takes no notice of this no not of Davids Rock in his way he 〈◊〉 David still and he pops-into a Cave all alone where David and all ●● m●n were the man shall run strange adventures that 〈◊〉 David and may escape once and again but beware the third 〈…〉 he that pursues David may fall into the Philistines hands a●on as Saul did Note againe how various and changeable

the Law anciently what proportion the laws have now with this then let the honest Lawyer judge Now we are informed of and resolved in an high point or question who has an obedient ear Who obeys indeed He who disobeys the perverse will of Saul and obeyes the Holy will of GOD This must be our resolution now which was Jonathans then he disobeyed he resisted as some expresse it his Father pleades Davids case and his innocency which vexed Saul not a little as appeared by his Answer for he made reply to that with his Javelin Now Jonathan has a full discovery of that Evill spirit ruling in his Father takes a little lad with him and betakes himselfe to his bowe for Jonathan is allowed the wisdome of the serpent shoots an arrow sends words after the Boy but intends them to Davids ear make speed hast stay not the evil spirit workes effectually in my Father Then he sent back the lad runs to David they imbrace one the other bid farewell then turned back to back Jonathan back to his Fathers Court David hastens forwards and comes to Nob that strong hold we shall come thither anon also Chap. 3. Words and Actions then are compared and weighed with these now and being weighed are found light now as then Now we will looke over what has been said and take the result there from which is briesly this gathered to our hands Sauls words those that were heard abroad were as soft as butter when war was in the heart his actions also those the Common people remote Psal 55. from Court and unacquainted with matters transactions there can take notice of were very lovely full of favour and indeed most transcendent Grace yet were they snares and traps or to expresse it as the Searcher of hearts does very drawne swords This is the Result of all Sauls Words and Actions hitherto the very product the Spirit gives us there-from Now I will compare together Words then and Words now Actions then and Actions now and for the intentions of the heart I will leave them to the world to read for they will be legible by and by The King in the hands of wicked men has given good words so did Saul too The King now by his evill Councell has made so many Declarations of his grace and favour so full of engagements that he is worse then an Infidell that will not beleeve him so they say who what ever they know care not what they say I will entreat but this observe this Story well and we shall never trust bare words no nor the most lovely Actions neither that can be in shew In this Story we have all this most gracious words and most transcendent Acts of Grace yet proved themselves meere traps and snares very drawne swords It is possible now to say no more yet that Acts of meere Right and Common Justice the Acts and Grants of the King have been no other no not even for the continuance of a Parliament may prove as deceitfull now And whether so or not the Court and places there-abouts can more then guesse for the Court is witnesse of as hard dealing from the King against David now as it was in Sauls time against David then Nay to go-on a little in the generall Court City Countrey all now can tell us That as when Sauls words were most like unto oyle and butter most smooth and soft then were the thoughts of his heart most bloudy and treacherous even as drawne swords so now when the Kings-party made some overtures towards a peace when they gave most goodly words as oft times they did then were the most devillish projects hatching and bringing forth to the birth when the wicked made shews of Justice then they plotted against the Just and gnashed upon him with their teeth against all the rules of humanity and justice also when the wicked seemed as Angels of Light then did they carry-on Designes most horrid and hellish as it is at this day But what a good God what a discovering God does Israel serve Who would not serve Him He suffers the wicked to conceive mischiefe to travell with iniquity and then to bring forth falshood He leaves them to Psal 7. 14. their owne Councells to make a pit and dig it deep and then they must fall into the ditch they have made their mischiefe must returne Verse 15. Verse 16. Verse 17. upon their own head and their violent dealing must come downe upon their owne pate proceed I will praise the Lord according to his Righteousnesse and will sing praise unto the Lord most high O that the wicked could consider all this and this which follows Let not him that is d●ceived trust in vanity for vanity shall be his recompence Job 15. 31 But I must not stay upon Generalls More particularly Thus Saul commanded it to be said to David then The King delighteth in thee and all his servants love thee he carrieth the same regard to thee as unto his owne childe for thou must be the King Son-in-law The King now hath said as much That he tendered the Parliament and their safety then as his owne safety or the safety of those most neare to him in place and affection And the very next day yes the very next day these lovely words were drawne swords But let words go His Actions before and after were such as if he meant to exceed Saul in loving kindnesses to David he would marry not as Saul his Daughter to David but himselfe to his good people for ever his Kingdome should be his wise he would be eternally theirs so long as this world lasteth So he spake and so he did perhaps heartily intending all good to all his good people But no sooner did his Majesty turne aside and give his Eare to his pernicious Councell but all was turned the cleane contrary way To the ruine of himselfe and his Kingdome Chap. 4. Vile and pernicious Councellours pervert their Masters minde making shewes of much good to his poore people the clean contrary way To the destruction of the King and Kingdome NO say his Majesties most wicked desperate and pernicious Councellours in whose hands he is for thus they say That his Majestie has no Malignants about him none that councell him but for the good of King and Kingdome And that it is so thus it may appeare to the whole world and so they would cast a vaile before the eyes of the multitude First by what his Excellent Majestie has done and by the Acts of most transcendent Grace which has passed his hands Consider on them in order and first what he has done There were vile Councellours set up in high places the vilest men A. Psal 12 8. were exalted and then the wicked walked on every side This his Majestie suffered to be cast into prison and the one of them he suffered to be brought unto the Block Besides he suffered the prison doores to be opened and let

all that has been done in favour and honour of David and his Court. It is presumption to judge of the Kings intentions to be so and so bloudy and destructive towards his Parliament and by consequence to his Kingdome when his Words and Actions were so clearly otherwise good pious and most advantagious to King and Kingdome To iudge his intentions now argueth rashnesse headinesse and presumption all three No it does not For we do not iudge of thoughts proiects contrivances B while these are the secret Talkings as was aforesaid and parleys of the minde for this were rashnesse and madnesse both because they are in the dark to us and indiscernable But we may and ought to iudge of them when they are made legible by the hand demonstratively known to the world in full Declarations touching the Army in the North and his Bishops also There are more Acts of transcendent grace yet behinde But I A will summe up all in this one The King has passed an Act for the continuance of a Parliament a fundamentall mercy and such an Act of Grace as never the like Act passed from any Kings hand Yes there has But let that go For we will thank God here B who can make a grand enemy to the Parliament and as great a Traitour to the King and Kingdome Digby I meane not Lord now but Nobile Portentum a Noble Monster in the Heathens account Nequit●a sord●●us imbuta Nobitia portenta ●al M●x lib. 3. c. 5. Josh 10. ●2 an active Instrument to work-out this grace and good to the Kingdome We care not what his intentions were too bad and bloudy and so they have declared themselves but we Praise we Blesse we magnifie the LORD Jehovah Who did as great a work at that time in our dayes as he did in Joshuahs day when He made The Sun to stand still upon Gibeon and The Moon in the valley of Aiialon VVe exalt and magnifie this God and so we are resolved to doe while we have any being and not to give any thanke to the kings Councellours and yet we will give the King his due for we say and shall make good what we say had this Act been from the King an Act of Grace there had been grace in it I mean he had given grace unto it by continuing a gracious aspect upon it and his Influence into it seeing it was not imaginable how he could in so doing wrong himselfe or preiudice his prerogative for it had been good for his Kingdom and that was the end then it could not but be good for him But that his People may know and be assured what grace was in that Act of continuing his Parliament the King with-hol is all grace from it Makes it what he could and to his power headlesse and uselesse he takes away all life and power from it so far as was in his power I beleeve the oldest man living never heard of the like of an Act of grace made so gracelesse And yet I think I have read of an Act somewhat like it and that was as bloody an Act I think as ever was done in the world and yet it seemed and carried the face and obtained the opinion in the People a little while of an Act of grace Thus it was Duke D' Alva all the world knew what he was had besieged a Towne in the low-countreys so long that the Inhabitants in extremity treate with him for their lives he shall have a peaceable entrance all the Ammunition and all onely the Inhabitants crave their lives It was granted their lives I meane and the People accept it thankefully as an Act of grace for life is a precious thing When the Conquerour a Tyrant rather was entred the city he keeps the People pent-up still and denies them bread and yet tells them he keeps Covenant with them and keeps himself to the Articles of agreement They have their lives but they shall have no bread for bread that was not expressed in the Covenant No O monstrous But it is boorlesse to cry out and dispute the matter now otherwise I could make this good at large as I shall by and by very briefely That the Conquerour granting them their lives did in the same grant give them bread too But the Lord has Answered this matter by himselfe so I will passe it over and apply it onely telling the Reader this first That this Act of Grace was so gracelesse that it rendered him odious to all people after this and did the King his master Philip of Spaine no small disadvantage too for it lost him a little Kingdom which neither his Sonne nor his Sons son could ever recover againe no not to this day They will not be subject to him who would give them their lives but no bread to sustaine life I will apply it so far as it fits to our purpose Truly this Act of the King which is so extolled is but too like this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mentioned life was granted why then bread too in the 〈◊〉 grant bread is denied a poor People why then life is denied them for they cannot live without bread though I read of a maid that did live without bread or meat and was named Meatlesse it is a loud lie told by a Papist amongst a thousand more after his manner I say life here cannot be preserved in an ordinary way without bread or something like it therefore take away bread you take away life so the King grants an Act for the continuing his Parliament an Act of grace indeed it is which lyes in this included in the same Act a grant of all things which lay in him whereby to make the Parliament succesfull and by necessary consequence himself happy viz. his presence the influence of his very spirits into it his free ascent to the passing all Acts tending to the forementioned end But his Maiesty seduced by ev●l counsell with drawes all this which is as bread to life as the Soule of a Parliament he withdrawes all and yet this grant before specified must be called an Act of grace No God knows and he knowes and all his people know there is no grace in it at all for he has withdrawne his gracious presence from his Parliament and influence thereunto as aforesaid No his Maiesty did not willnngly withdraw himself his Parliament A ●erced him to do as he did to withdraw from the Tumults about the Court and from the City Take heed what you say God the searcher of hearts ●ears us B what we say and what was spoken in secret is made manifest now and that which was hid is knowne and come abroad and the Parliaments A●● 8. 17. Righteousnesse touching this imputation and the Cities in●●cency is cleared at this point as the noone-day therefore pray let ●s speake and heare Reason Lesse cannot be said but what his Maiesty is pleased to say he did A not go from his Parliament but was driven so