dying man who dare not dissemble that as I thought and still aver that the Erecting of this Abjured Prelacy is the Cause of much of the Sin in the Land and of all the Sufferings of the Lords People So I had no worse Design then the Restoring of the work of Reformation according to the Covenant and more Particularly the Extirpation of Prelacy c. Naphtali The Testimony of Alexander Robertson P. 229. 13 Oh might this Privilege be offered to the Apostate Angels which kept not the Covenant of their Creation nor consequently their First Estate and to the rest of the Damned Souls in Hell Would God send an Angel from Heaven to Preach unto them a Second Covenant upon the laying hold whereon and closing wherewith they might be receiv'd into Grace and Favour How would those poor Damned Spirits bestir themselves What Rattling of their Red hot Chains What shaking of their Fiery Locks In a word What an uproar of Joy would there be in Hell upon such Glad Tydings Case's Quarrel of the Covenant Dec. 1643. P. 60. 14 There is much Sin in making a Covenant on sinful Grounds and there is more Sin in keeping it but when the Preservation of True Religion and the Vindication of Iust Liberties meet in the Ground-work ye may Swear and not Repent yea if you Swear you must not Repent Caryl Oct. 6. 1643. P. 18. 15 Let them first shave their Heads and pare their Nails as the strange Virgin of Old was commanded to do and so let them enter into that Sacred and Dreadful Covenant Bond to the Commons on Isa. 25. 9. Oct. 8. 1645. P. 37. Notes upon §. 6. IT is but suitable that the Blasphemy Heresy and Sedition that went to the Framing of this Oath of Conspiracy should be follow'd with an answerable measure of Wickedness in the promoting of it and in the Execution Whereof you have here Three Notorious Instances Num. 1 2 3. And a Clause that draws Blood upon the King himself 4 A Brand upon all the Refusers of it 5 And another Sanguinary Clause 6 A Protestation against Soveraign Authority 7 And a Jesuitical Exposition of the meaning of it 8. 9. The Breach of it no less than a Sin against the Holy Ghost 10 And the Murther of the Late King Iustifi'd upon the Obligation of it 11 The Malice of the Confederacy own'd at the last Gasp. 12 A most Impious and Phantastical Exaggeration of the blessed Privileges of that Brand. 13 The Cheat. 14 And a Foppish Allusion to the pretended Solemnity and Sacredness of it 15 So that upon the main the Covenanters do assert First the Indissolvable Tye of That Oath Secondly the Intent of it to be the Dissolution of the Government And in the Third place so often as every they move for a Toleration they do as good as desire the King in plain Terms That he will be Graciously pleased to give them leave to serve his Majesty as they did his Father §. 7. Dissenters Liberty of Conscience 1 THat there may be a Thorough and Speedy Proceeding against Blind Guides and Scandalous Ministers by whose Wickedness People either Lack or Loath the Ordinances of the Lord and Thousands of Souls Perish and the removal of the Ark from among us is to the Trembling of our Hearts evidently Threatned And that your Wisdoms would find out some way to admit into the Ministry such Godly and Hopeful men as have prepared themselves and are willing thereunto without which there will be such a scarcity of Able and Faithful Ministers that it will be to little purpose to cast out such as are Unable Idle or Scandalous The Assemblies Petition to both Houses of Parliament July 19. 1643. Husbands Collections Part 2 fol. 241. His Highness by the Advice of his Council doth Publish Declare and Order that no Person or Persons aforesaid do from and after the First day of January 1655. keep in their Houses or Families as Chaplains or School-Masters for the Education of their Children any Sequester'd or Ejected Minister Fellow of a College or School-Master nor permit any of their Children to be taught by such upon pain of being proceeded against in such sort as the said Orders do direct in such Cases And that no person who hath been Sequestred or Ejected out of any Benefice College or School for Delinquency or Scandal shall from and after the First day of January keep any School either Publick or Private nor any Person who after that time shall be Ejected for the Causes aforesaid 3 And that no Person who for Delinquency or â—…candal hath been Sequester'd or Ejected shall from and after the First day of January aforesaid Preach in any Publick place or at any Private Meeting of any other Persons then those of his own Family nor shall administer Baptism or the Lords Supper or Marry any Persons or use the Book of Common Prayer or the Forms of Prayer therein contained upon pain that every Person so offending in any of the Premises shall be proceeded against as by the said Order is provided and directed Olivers Declaration Nov. 24. 1655. A Confession of Faith to be agreed by your Highness and the Parliament according to the Rule and Warrant of the Scriptures to be asserted held forth and recommended to the People of these Nations so that this Liberty be not extended to Popery or PRELACT Humble Petition and Advice May 25. 1657. Notes on §. 7. NOT to cloy the Reader with Repetitions out of my First Part upon this subject I shall pass over the whole History of the Late Persecution with this short Note upon 't That as it was levell'd at the Destruction both of Church and State so it fell heaviest upon persons of Condition Honesty and Letters as the men most sensible of the Tyes of Honour and Duty And I shall now content my self with these few Instances of the Rigour of those times which methinks might stop the mouths of those that cry out so loud against the Uncompassionate severity of the present Age. What were the Blind Guides and Scandalous Ministers c. Num. 1 but the Canonical Clergy that were forc'd away from their Livings and their Families by a Popular Rage and Violence under the countenance of that Diabolical Slander Neither was the loss of their Lawful Possessions and the Ordinary Comforts of Life sufficient to Expiate for their Piety Integrity and Virtue without their Adversaries doing as much as in them lay to Starve them too 2 and 3 And this was the Liberty of Conscience of those days Is it not a Reasonable Proposition now for those men that gave no quarter to the Church upon that Revolution to Mutiny for the same Liberty again of Destroying it And for the whole Schism that from time to time by Common Agreement Excluded the Prelacy to Expect that the Ecclesiastical Government should be now torn to pieces in their favour §. 8. The Power of the Kirk 1 IF the Prince with Gideon Nadab
the Supream Power to be in themselves Exclusively without a King or House of Lords And they are the Powers that now are as hath been cleared Saunders Mar. 23. 1650. p. 24. 32 It is altogether Lawful for the Parliament to take up Arms for the Defence of the Liberty or any other Imaginable Cause against any Party Countenanced by the Kings Presence against his Laws Baylyes Review p. 83. 33 The Votes Orders and Ordinances of the Lords and Commons in Parliament even without or against the Kings Personal Command are to be obey'd and observ'd Câ—…oftons fastening of St. Peters Fetters p. 118. 34 A Reformation is setled by Highest Authority in despight of Papists Prelate Pope or Devil Staunton to the Commons April 24. 1644. p. 24. 35 Is it so high a Crime for the Great Council of the Nation to determine things necessary for the safety of King and Kingdom without consent of his Majesty when it cannot be obtained Newcomen to the Commons Nov. 5. 1642. p. 48. 36 You are Ambassadors of the Greatest King The Great things of Heaven and Earth are committed to your care the Glory of Iehovah the Gospel of Christ the Welfare of Churches the Good of Kingdoms and in some respect of the whole Christian world is in your hands Greenhil to the Commons April 26. 1643. p. 45. 37 There is no danger in Resisting Acts of Tyranny for Tyrants exercising Tyranny are no Terror to Evil doers Apol. Rel. 154. 38 The Authority and Gods Ordinance can never do wrong but the Corrupt Person placed in Authority may offend so that the King as King is one thing and the King acting Tyranny is another thing Knox Hist. Li. 2. p. 141. Notes on §. 9. THE King render'd Accountable to his Subjects Num. 1 2. His Power Fiduciary and not to be obey'd in doubtful Cases 3 4 The People the Fountain of Power 5 6. And may Depose their Sovereign if he fails in his Duty 7 The Abuse of his Power is the forfeiture of it 8 9. His Parliament is above him 10 11. And so are the People 12. The Parliament are his Superiors and may Depose him 13 14. The Kings Power at Westminster though his Person may be at Oxford 15 The People may discharge themselves of their Allegiance 16 The Crown forfeitable and fâ—…rfeited 17 Supremacy only a Complement 18 The late War justifi'd and the Resistance Lawful 19 20. Cromwel to be Obey'd for Conscienoe sake 21 22. Resistance allowable 23 The Parliament are Supream and the Subjects Obedience Conditional 24 25. Princes Punishable as well as others 26 The Scottish Invasion defended 27 28. And the taking up of Arms against Tyrants 29 Kings subject to their States 30 The Commons and the Parliament-War defended 31 32 33 34 35 36. Tyranny is not Gods Ordinance 37 38. Let the Reader judge now what any man can design that exposes and supports these Positions but the Ruin of the Government §. 10. Tumults Encouraged And chiefly by the Able Holy Faithful Laborious and Truly-Peaceable Preachers of the Gospel Petition for Peace P. 4. 1 IT is not unknown nor unobserved by the Wise that the Ministers have been very serviceable to the Civil State and to the Military too Not only by their Supplications to God for good success in all their Undertakings and their happy Proceedings in all their Warlike Marches and Motions as at the Removal of the Ark Num. 10. 35. Rise up Lord and let thine Enemies be scatter'd Let them that hate thee flee before thee But 2 By their Informations and 3 Solicitations of the People to Engage both their Estates and Persons in the Case of God and their Country Iohn Ley's Examination of the New Quere 1646. Epis. Ded. to the Lord Mayor 2 And we do not Repent of any part of our Pains or Pressures or Perils so long as we may be Serviceable to so good a Cause and to such Good and Gracious Masters as under Christ they The Parliament have hitherto approved themselves towards us And I hope we may without Boasting say by way of Apology that we have not been altogether their unprofitable Servants in respect 1 of our Interest in and 2 Endeavours with the People without whom the Greatest Kings are rather Cyphers than Figures and destitute both of Honour and Safety Prov. 14. 28 1 To Inform their Iudgments and 2 to Enflame their Zeal and 3 to oblige their Consciences and 4 to Fasten their Affections in Loyalty and Fidelity to those worthy Patriots whom they have in their Choice and Votes of Election entrusted with the Religion the Lives and Estates of themselves and their Posterity Hyde p. 80. Sect. 22. 3 After-Ages will Abominate their Baseness and Villanies that have lifted up their hands against the Parliament But the Fsthers the Mordecais the Religious Patriots that have acted in this Sphear the brave Soldiers whose Lives were not dear unto them the FAITHFUL MINISTERS the Horse-men and the Chariots of Israel they shall be had in Everlasting Remembrance Heyrick to the Commons May. 27. 1646. p. 16. 4 You are required to Commend to God in your Prayers the Lord General the whole Army employ'd in the Parliaments Service as also in your Sermons effectually to stir up the People to appear in Person and to joyn with the Army to stand up for our Religion and Liberties as is desired and expected by the Army and the Committee for the Militia in this City Penningtons Order to the London Ministers Ap. 1643. 5 The work of Reformation still goes on There we do get ground as to Perfect a Protestation into a Covenant to ripen an Impeachment into a Root and Branch And in a word to settle an Assembly of Divines as a General Refiners fire to try all Metals of the Church Bond. to the Commons March 27. 1644. p. 56. 6 The Assembly Petition'd both Houses for a Fast and the removing of Blind Guides and Scandalous Ministers destroying all Monuments of Idolatry and Superstition the Executing of Justice upon all Delinquents according to the Solemn and Religious Vow and Protestation for that purpose that so God who is now by the Sword avenging the Quarrel of his Covenant beholding the Integrity and Zeal of the Two Houses might turn from the fierceness of his wrath hear their Prayers go forth with their Armies and perfect the work of Reformation c. Ex. Col. July 19. 1643. p. 242. 7 I must truly tell ye that before these Late Wars it pleas'd the Lord to call me by his Grace through the work of the Ministry and afterwards keeping a day of Humiliation in Fasting and Prayer with Mr. Simeon Ash Mr. Love Mr. Woodcock and other Ministers in Laurence-Lane they did so clearly state the Cause of the Parliament that I was fully convinc'd in my own Conscience of the Justness of the War and thereupon Engaged in the Parliaments Service which as I did and do believe was the Cause of the Lord. I ventur'd my Life
the Plague was staid Staunton to the Commons April 24. 1644. p. 28. 6 How highly were Caleb and Ioshuah esteemed of God for being Couragious when others flagg'd in the business and thrunk at evil tydings Had not Phinehas the Son of Eleazar a Covenant of Peace made to him and his Posterity for being Zealous in Gods Cause among the People Why should I tell ye of Gideon and Barak and Sampson and the rest In a word Men of this Spirit are the only Men in God's Book Gypps Ass. Div. Nov. 27. 1644. p. 28. 7 It is somewhat a sad thing to Note little Justice hath been done upon bloody Traiterous Delinquents Enemies to God and Man more than what the Lord himself hath done by the hand of War It may be that fearful way of Execution hath and will continue till the more desirable Sword of Justice be drawn to purpose in the cutting off the Incendiaries of our Combustions the Sons of Belial whom God hath put into your hand to punish Hardwick Ass. Di. to the Commons June 26. 1644. p. 33. 8 Moses was the meekest man on Earth in his days a man full of pitty and yet he hangs up many very many of the heads of the People against the Sun before the Lord. Staunton Ass. Di. to the Commons Octob. 30. 1644. p 21. 9 He is a Cursed Man that with-holds his hand from shedding of blood or that shall do it fraudulently that is if he do it as Saul did against the Amalekites kill some and save some If he go not through with the work he is a Cursed man when this is to be done upon Moab the Enemy of Gods Church Marshal to the Commons Feb. 23. 1641. p. 9. 10 If this work be to-Revenge Gods Church against Babylon he is a Blessed man that takes and dashes the little ones against the stones Id. ibid. p. 10. 11 There is a sad Sentence 1 King 20. 42. which he was angry to hear to whom it was pronounced verse 43. But he found it true to his cost three years aftâ—…r when it seems he had altogether forgotten it 1 King 22. Therefore I humbly intreat you to ask Gods consent first whether he will spare such or such or pardon them and if he will not you must not Palmer Ass. Di. June 28. 1643. p. 70. 12 By Wicked we must understand all known Transgressors and Delinquents against the Law of God and Man all dangerous Maâ—…ants Shall David give you a list of them in Psalm 101. Or shall 〈◊〉 â—…dd somewhat to the Catalogue 1 King 2 Hear what he saith First an Ambitious Traterous Favourite so he took off Adomjah 2dly A Rotten Priest so he Casheâ—…r'd Eliathan 3dly A Bloody Treacherous Cavalier so he Executed Ioab And 4thly A Railing Malignant and so he cut off Shimei Bond. Printed London 1643. p 7 8. 13 Be not wanting to the Execution of Justice you know there is a Curse pronounced against them that do the work of the Lord thou it be a bloody work negligently Strickland to the Commons Decemb. 27. 1643. p. 32. 14 Thou gav'st a Cup into the hand of England and we drank of it Then thou carried'st it to Scotland and Ireland and they drank of it Now thou hast carried it to Holland and they are drinking of it Lord carry it also to France to Spain and to Rome and let it never be out of some or other of their hands till they drink and be drunk and spew and fall and never rise any more Feak at Black-â—…yars S. p. 11. 1653. 15 I will never believe that this Navy was made on purpose for the breaking of our Neighbours in pâ—…eces and there an end We shall at last joyn together and do such work for God as was never done in the world We shall carry the Gospel with our Navy up and down to the Gentiles and afterward we shall gather home the Iews out of the Isles first for those are them shall first be called and the Ships of Tharsis shall do it Beloved what this Tharsis is I have made a little search but shall enquire further they iâ—… seems shall be the first active and I am sure there are none in such forwardness as ours at preâ—…ent Feak at Christ-church Aug. 11. 1653. 16 Blessed be God that you have now put into the Scales of Justice the Archest Prelate of the Land Bond. Ass. Di. to the Commons Mar. 27. 1. 44. p. 49. 17 The hearts of your true Friends are griev'd that so many Delinquents are 〈◊〉 â—…d 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but very few of them brought to their Tryaâ—… When Eâ—…jah had done Execution upon â—…aa Priests there was Rain enough Salway October 25. 1643. p. 23. 18 Cut down the Malignants with the Sword of Justice Root them out and Consume them as with Fire that no root may â—…ring again Let the Mischief fall upon their own heads that the Land may be eased which hath a long time and doth still groan under them as a heavy Curse Walker Jan. 29. 1644. 19 Men wholye under the Guilt of much Innocent Blood are not meet persons to be at Peace with till all the Guilt of the Blood be expiated and avenged either by the Sword of the Law or Law of the Sword else a Peace can never be sate nor just Loves Englands Distemper p. 42. at Uxbridge Treaty 20 The People of England bless their God that he hath taught your hands to War and laid the necks of your Enemies under your feet Love to the Commons Novemb. 25. 1646. Ep. Ded. to Lord Fairfax 21 Go on Couragiously Never can ye lay out your Blood in such a quarrel Christ shed all his Blood to save you from Hâ—…ll Venture all yours to set up him upon his Throne Marshal's Panegyrick Jan. 18. 1643. p. 21. 22 Why should any think that God will give into our hands those Delinquents that are in Arms against the great Judicatory of the Kingdom If Justice be not done upon those that are in our hands already Palmer to the Commons Aug. 13. 1644. p. 48. 23 You know how Israels sparing the Canaanites Iudg. 1. 2. cost them full dear Id. p. 49. 24 Shew not the least Countenance to the Detestable Neutrality that is practised by many God writes in his Books write you in yours all Neuters Enemies Heyrick Ass. Di. to the Commons May 27. 1646. p. 29. 25 As for Apostates that are false to their Covenant let not your eye pitty them let not your hands spare them Id. p. 30. 26 Shew your felves a Parliament of Justice let the World know it lay the Ax to the root of Delinquency Greenhil to the Commons Ap. 26. 1643. p. 34. 27 Some fear Execution of Justice wâ—…ll kindle a fire but Fiat Iustitia Ruat mundus Id. p. 37. 28 What Soldiers heart would not start deliberately to come into a subdu'd City and take the little ones upon the Spears point To take them by the heels and beat out their Brains against the
to Grant This shall suffice as to their Iudgement of a Toleration in it self We 'le take it next in the Consequences and Effects §. 2. The Fruits of a Toleration 1 THe Incursions of the wild Boars of the Forest upon the Vineyard of the Lord cannot but flow from the not setting up of the Hedge of Discipline and that when in the Kirk of Christ there is not one Lord one Faith one Baptism there must arise many False Christs and False Prophets insomuch that if it were possible they should deceive the very Elect. The Kirks Testimony against Toleration to the London Ministers 2 Will any Parliament State or Nation think you suffer such a Government to take Root among them which will Un-King Un-Parliament Un-Church Un-Nation them altogether and make Each several Congregation an Absolute Monarchy c. Prins full Reply upon Io. Goodwin P. 8. 3 Satan and his Ministers Transform themselves into Angels of Light false Teachers usually come to Seduce men in sheeps Cloathing there is no Heretique Schismatique or Sectary whatsoever so Pernicious Gross and detestable but pretends his way Doctrine Practise to be the way and Truth of Christ. Prinns full Answer Cited by Io. Goodwin Innocency and Truth P. 33. 4 This New way and the Separation of Independents from their Parish Churches is an Encouragement to all the Separatists Brownists Anabaptists Antinomians Socinians and Libertines that are in and about the City The Antidote against the Contagious Air of Independency P. 12. 5 All sorts of Mechanicks take upon them to Preach and Baptize as Smiths Taylers Shoomakers Pedlers Weavers c. Edwards Discovery of Sectaries P. 26. 6 From all these Errors Here syes Blasphemyes and Practises of the Sectaryes you may see what a great Evil and Sin Separation is from the Communion of the Reformed Churches and how highly displeasing to God for men to make a Schism and Rent in the Church of God in a time of Reformation God punishing the Schism Separation of our Times with so many Heresyes Blasphemyes Wicked Practises c. Edwards further Discovery P. 195. 7 The Punishment of Schism and Separation from the Church is Separation from God Heresy Blasphemy Atheism Uncleanness Unrightcousness c. Ibid. P. 167. 8 One ask'd what kind of Bird the Holy Ghost was The Virgin Mary hath been call'd a They could write as Good Scriptures as the Apostles Paul was a Novice and understood not Christ in the Promise Edwards Gangrena P. 33. 9 One Wâ—…b Blessed God that he never trusted in a Crucify'd Christ nor did he believe him to be the Son of God nor the Scriptures Divine but Human Invention He affirm'd there was no more Resurrection of a Man then of a Beast Edwards Catalogue and Discovery of the Sectaryes P. 5. Christs Human Nature is Deâ—…il'd with Original Sin as well as ours P. 6. 10 One maintain'd that God was the Author of sin that all Lyes came out of the mouth of God and quoted a Place in the Book of Kings sor't that no man was sent to Hell for any Sins but cast thither only because God would have it so Edwards Catalogue of Errors P. 24. An Anabaptist and a great Sectary came to Mr. Greenhill and said he might as safely baptize a Dog as a Believers Child Ibid. P. 25. 11 A Brick-layer of Hackâ—…ey affirm'd that he for his part understood the Mystery of God in Christ better thâ—…n St. Paul and he sayd of the Scriptures they were as other writings of men Every one writ as they had Conceiv'd Ibid. P. 26. 12 On February 27. 1644. It was Deliver'd at a Conventicle in Bell-Alley that Christ was no more God then he or any of them there and that they were as much God as Christ was And Mr. Noy spake it in the hearing of some Divines of the Assembly that to his knowledge the denying of the Divinity of Christ was a Growing Opinion Ibid. 13 One S. O. a Dipper is Reported by Mr. Edwards after he had Baptiz'd a woman to bid her Gape and she Gap'd and he did blow three times into her mouth saying words to this purpose either Receive the Holy Ghost or now thou hast Receiv'd the Holy Ghost The same Person was also Question'd at Châ—…lmsford 1646. for the Death of a Young woman that dy'd upon Dipping Gangrâ—…na Part. 2. P. 147. 14 A Preacher at Sandwich in Kent a Washball-maker pray'd to the Trinity to take care of these Three Kingdoms God the Father of One God the Son of the Second and God the Holy Ghost of the Third â—…b P. 150. 15 Where is your God says one Bâ—…ggis In Heaven or in Earth aloâ—…t or Below or where doth he sit c. Gangraen P. 163. Par. 2d 16 A Woman having a desire to be Re-baptiz'd and having pull'd off all her Cloaths to the naked skin ready to go into the water but forbearing during the time the Dipper pray'd she cover'd her secret Parts with both her hands the which the Dipper Espying told the woman that it was an unseemly sight to see her hold her hands downward It being an Ordinanee of Jesus Christ her hands with her heart should be lifted up towards heaven as he shew'd her how he did but she Refusing for Modesty's sake could not be Re-baptiz'd Edward's Catalogue of Errors P. 5. 17 Christmas day is a Superstitious day and will if observ'd bring in Idolatrous Worship Pearn at S. Dunstans in the West De. 24. 18 O Lord thou hast given us never a Victory this Long while for all our Frequent Fasting What dost thou mean O Lord to fling us in the Ditch and there leave us Vines at St. Clements Temple Bar. 19 O Lord do not thou stand a Neuter but take One side that we may see which it is that is thy Cause Cradock of Nun Eaton Aug. 1. 1647. 20 If the Devil the Turk and the People should think to Compound with Christ and say Thou Christ Thou shalt have so many Kingdoms ond let us Enjoy the rest quietly Christ will never do 't He will either have All or None He will either Kill or be Kill'd Feakat Black-Fryers Aug. 8. 1653. 21 I Prosess Saints we must go lay our heads together and Consult what we shall ask God next for he will give us whatsoever we Ask and so he hath done these Seven years Id. Ibid. 22 We must agree together to ask something now for Iesus Christ for we have enough for our selves already We have Peace enough prosperity enough and enough of every thing Feake Aug. 11. 1653. 23 O Lord when shall we hear the sound of Christs Horse-heels Feakat Black Fryers Sep. 5. 1653. 24 What ailed you ye Mighty Armies at Keinton Newbery York Naesby that ye fled and were driven backwards What ailed you ye strong Treasons Close Conspiracyes that ye trembled and Fell and your Foundations discover'd before you could take Effect They saw thee O Jesus They saw thee appearing in the Midest of
Catechising the Anti-Christian Papists Malignants Incendiaries and other ill-Affected Persons under the name of CAVALIERS 10 I went saith he The King of his going to the House of Commons attended with some Gentlemen Gentlemen indeed the ragged â—…fantry of Stews and Brothels the Spawn and Shipwrack of Taverns and Dicing-Houses Iconoclastes P. 25. A Prayer for the Preservation of his Majesties Person c. Priest Right Responds 11 O Lord Guard the Person of thy Servant the King From Jesuites Papists Irish Rebels and Evil Councellors about him People Resp. Who putteth his Trust in thee Not we hope in the Arm of Flesh as Cavaliers Delinquents and such Enemies to the Kingdom Priest Resp. Send him and his Armies help from thy holy Place Not from Denmark Belgia France Spain and Ireland People Resp. And evermore mightily defend them From the Insinuations of Incendiaries other Promoters of this War Priest Resp. Confound the Designs of all those that are risen up against him To withdraw him from his Parliament and the Protection of his best Subjects People Resp. And let not their Rebellious Wickedness approach near to hurt him Nor any more to Rob Spoil and Kill the Poor People of this Nation Priest Resp. Oh Lord hear our Prayer That our King may speedily return home from destructive Misleaders People Resp. And let our Cry come unto thee And the Cry of thy Peoples blood in Ireland and England Cavaliers New Common-Prayer-Book Unclasp'd P. 3. 12 The Woful Miscarriages of the King himself which we cannot but acknowledg to be many and very Great in his Government that have Cost the Three Kingdoms so Dear and cast him down from his Excellency into a Horrid Pit of Misery almost beyond Example c. Vindication of the 59 London Ministers P. 6. 7. 13 The Kings Letter full indeed of much Evil and Demonstration of no Change of Heart from his former Bloody Cruel and Unkingly Practices of the Ruin of himself and his Kingdom as much as in him lay Vicars Chron. P. 43. 14 All Good Consciences shall Condemn that Course It shall be Easier for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of Judgment than for such a Court. Admonition to the Parliament P. 3. Notes on §. 5. THis Section is of the same Spirit with the former and only a Malevolent Continuation of the same design for the overturning of the Government by rendring the King his Majesties Ministers and his Friends and the whole Frame of the Civil State Despicable and as Odious as the other did the Bishops and the Clergy What a Rabble of Bug-words have we here hudled together in the First Paragraph Num. 1 What a Diabolical and Uncharitable Iudgment pronounc'd upon the whole Party of the King 2 and 3 What an irreverent Mockery upon the Catechism of the Church 4 What can be more Insolent toward the Person of our Sovereign 5 How Rude and how Un-Christian is the Character pronounc'd upon the Cavaliers From 6 to 11. And then see the Turning of his late Majesties Devotions in his distress into Droll and Buffon 11 The lewd Reproaches cast upon That Pious Prince in the depth of his Afflictions by the London Ministers even in their Pretended Service to him 12 The Clamorous Outrage of Vicars's Revilings 13 And the Parliament as ill treated by Others of the same Stamp as these People treated the King §. 6. The Presbyterians Opinion of the Covenant 1 THE Covenant was the Parliaments Sword and Buckler for when the Cavaliers shall see ye come Armed with the Covenant they will Run Run Run from the Presence of the Lord of Hosts Colemans Exhortation-Sermon to the Commons 2 As God did swear for the Salvation of Men and of Kingdoms so Kingdoms must now Swear for the Preservation and Salvation of Kingdoms to Establish our Saviour Iesus Christ in England Nye upon the Covenant 3 We Know O Lord that Abraham made a Covenant and Moses and David made a Covenant and our Saviour made a Covenant but Thy PARLIAMENTS Covenant is the Greatest of All Covenants A Lay-Preacher at Banbury in his Prayer 4 Look upon your Covenant I beseech ye and do Justice upon Delinquents Impartially and without Respect of Persons Palmer to the Commons Aug. 13. 1644. P. 48. 5 None but an Atheist Papist Oppressor Rebel or the Guilty Desperate Cavaliers and Light and Empty men can Refuse the Covenant Coleman Sep. 27. 1643. P. 23. 6 This Despised Covenant shall Ruin Malignants Sectaries and Atheists Yet a little while and behold he cometh and walketh in the greatness of his strength and his Garments Dyed with Blood Oh for the Sad and Terrible day of the Lord upon England their Ships of Tharshish their Fenced Cities c. Because of a Broken Covenant Rutherfords Letters P. 555. 7 I think it my last Duty to Enter a Protestation in Heaven before the Righteous Judge against the Practical and Legal Breach of Covenant and All Oaths Impos'd on the Consciences of the Lords People and All Popish Superstitious Mandates of men Ruth Lett. P. 575. 8 In the League and Covenant that have been so Solemnly and Publiquely Sworn and Renewed by this Kingdom the Duty of Defending and Preserving the Kings Majesties Person and Authority is Joyned with and Subordinate to the Duty of Preserving and Defending the True Religion and Liberties of the Kingdoms Gillespy's Useful Cases of Conscience P. 55 56. 9 Look upon the Covenant to which we have Lift up our Hands I Tremble when I read it We Covenanted not only against Prelâ—…ey but Popery not only Hierarchy but Heresie not only Sin but Schism Watson to the Commons Decemb. 27. 1649. 10 Will not these Abjurers of the Covenant of All others be the very Chief of Sinners whilst they become Guilty of no less then the very Sin against the Holy Ghost Or at least border as near to it as possibly may be O amazing Vengeance Oh most dreadful of all Iudicial Strokes that can fall upon the Reprobate minds of men May not the dismal Doom of Francis Spira be here remembred and Solomons Backslider in Heart who shall be fill'd with his own ways Prov. 14. 14. Though to commit Murther upon the High-way and to do it deliberately and in cool blood too be a most horrid Crime against the very Light of Nature and against the second Table yet how short doth it come of This the highest of all Crimes imaginable A Crime that murthers Conscience that murthers Souls that murthers Religion it self a Crime against the First Table most immediately against the Sovereign God! and the greatest of that nature that men can be guilty of Three Mens Speeches P. 6. 11 Q. Whether seeing the Covenant was made to God Almighty All Persons by the Covenant were not bound to bring Delinquents to Punishment And whether the Long Parliament did not Declare the Late King to be a Delinquent let God and the World judge The Valley of Achor 1660. Q. 16. 12 I do Solemnly declare as a
Abihu and Saul will intermeddle with Gods Warrant as she Q. Eliz. hath done with matters of Religion with God's matters she must think it no Injury to be Disobey'd Soldier of Berwick Cited by the Author of an Answer to a Factious Libel Entitled An Abstract of several Acts of Parliament c. 2 Kings no less then the Rest must obey and yield to the Just Authority of the Ecclesiastical Magistrates Ecclesiastical Discip. P. 142. 3 The Consistory may and ought to admonish the Magistrate which is negligent in Punishing Vice Danaeus Par. 2. Isag. li. 2. Cap. 62. And also may upon Knowledge of the Cause taken Excommunicate even the Chief Magistrate unto the which he ought to submit himself Ibid. ca. 67. 4 Princes must remember to subject themselves to the Church and to submit their Scepters to throw down their Crowns before the Church yea to Lick the dust of the Feet of the Church T. Cartwright P. 645. 5 Every Eldership is the Tribunal Seat of Christ. Beza de Presb. P. 124. 6 The Holy Discipline ought to be set up and All Princes to submit themselves under the Yoke of it What Prince King or Emperour shall Disanul the same he is to be reputed Gods Enemy and to be held unworthy to Reign above his People Knox Exhort to Eng. P. 91. c. 7 Our Church-History tells that Mr. Andrew Melvin that Faithful and Zealous Servant of Christ would not answer before the King and the Council for his Alledged Treasonable Discourse in a Sermon until he had first given in a Plain and Formal Protestation and the like was done by Worthy Mr. David Blake upon the like occasion and the Protestation was Approved and Signed by a good Part of the Church of Scotland 1596. Hist. Indul. P. 14. 8 The Irreligiousness Antichristianism and Exorbitancy of this Explicatory and as to some things Ampliatory Act and Assertion of the Kings Supremacy in Church-Affairs of Nov. 16. 1669 this Supra-Papal Supremacy Hist. Indul. P. 27. 9 The Accepters of the Indulgence are Chargeable with High Treason against the King of Kings our Lord Iesus Christ. Hist. Indul. p. 86. 10 Christ breaks and moulds Commonwealths at his Pleasure He hath not spoke much in his Word how long they shall last or what he intends to do with them Only this That all Kings and Kingdoms that make War against the Church shall be broken a pieces and that in the end All the Kingdoms of the World shall be the Kingdoms of our Lord and his Saints and they shall reign over them Marshal to the Commons June 15. 1643. p. 47. 11 What was our Posture and Practice after we had so stupidly stood by till we saw the whole work overturn'd without offering to Interpose effectually to prevent its ruine or to fall with it Hist. of Indulgence Pref. 1678. Speaking of the Action of Bothwell-Bridge 12 The Father having given to Christ all Power both in Heaven and in Earth and the Rule and Regiment of this Kingdom he hath Committed to Monarchies Aristocracies or Democracies as the several Combinations and Associations of the People shall between themselves think good to Elect and Erect God leaves People to their own Liberty in this Case Case on Isaiah 43. 4. p. 26. 13 They were carrying on a Malignant Interest to wit The Establishing the King in the Exercise of his Power in Scotland and the Re-investing him with the Government in England when he had not yet Abandoned his Former Enmity to the Work and People of God and the securing of Power in their own hands under him Gillespies Useful Case of Conscience p. 66. 14 There was a sin in the Peoples Joyning because few or none of those who did Joyn did give any Testimony against the Magistrates Employing of the Malignant Party Ibid. 15 After the Treaty was brought to some close the King did before his coming to Sea Receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper from one of the Prelatical Chaplains and according to the Service-Book c. notwithstanding the Commissioners of the Kirk did represent the Evil thereof to him Gillespies Useful Case of Conscience Discuss'd p. 56. Another Exception That the King did not think his Father Guilty of Blood Ibid. 16 Was there not Cause to Scruple at the taking of this Oath of Allegeance which would have Imported 1. A Condemning of the Convention of Estates in Scotland 1643. 2. A Condemning of the Parliaments An. 1640. 41. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. As also the Committees and Parliaments thereafter An. 1649. 1650. 1651. 3. A Condemning of all the Acts made by These Parliaments 4. A Condemning of all the Meetings Councils and Conventions of the Subjects at the beginning of the Late work of Reformation 5. A Condemning of the League and Covenant 6. A Condemning of Scotlands Joyning with and Helping of England in the day of their streight 7. A Condemning of the Renewing of the National Covenant 1638. 1639. 8. A Condemning of the General Assembly 1638. and several others thereafter 9. A Condemning of Scotlands Rising in Arms in their own Defence against the Popish Prelatical and Malignant Party 10. A Condemning of their seizing upon Forts and Castles in their own Defence An Apolâ—…getical Relation of the Sufferings of the Scotch Ministers 1665. p. 127. 128. 17 We ought to consider the Conditions of the Kings Letter of Indulgence to the Kirk Iune 7. 1669. what is accounted living Peaceably and Orderly by such as propose this Qualification And that sure to speak it in the smoothest of Terâ—…s is a Negative Compliance with all their Tyranny Oppression of Church and Country Blood-shed Overturning of the Work of God Establishing Iniquity by Law Perjury Apostacy Re-establishing of Perjur'd Prelates and Abjured Prelacy Hist. of Indulg p. 7. 18 We Remarque further that the Letter saith that none of these Ministers have any Seditious Discourses or Expressions in Pulpit or Elsewhere And what is understood here by Seditious Discourses or Expressions we cannot be Ignorant But now what Conscientious Ministers can either Tacitly promise such a thing or upon the Highest Peril forbear to Utter such Discourses Or who can think that any such thing can be yielded unto who considereth what God requireth of Ministers in Reference to a Corrupted and Apostatized state And what the weight of the Blood of Souls is Hist. Indul. p. 11. 19 The Unparallel'd Perfidy and Breach of Covenant The most Abominable Irreligious Inhumane and Tyrannical Acts made for Establishing of this Wicked Course of Defection Hist. Indul. p. 12. 20 Christ and his Apostles were the Greatest of Conventicle Preachers and almost Preached no other way wanting always the Authority of the Supream Magistrate and yet not waiting upon their Indulgence Hist. Indul. p. 17. 21 They have power to Abrogate and Abolish all Statues and Ordinances concerning Ecclesiastical matters that are found Noysom and Unprofitable and agree not with the time or are abused by the People 2 Book of Discipline cap. 7. To
freely for it and now dye for it Nine Mens Speeches Axtel at his Execution p. 89. 8 It cannot be unknown how much we and other Ministers of this City and Kingdom that faithfully adhered to the Parliament have Injuriously smarted under the scourge of evil Tongues and Pens ever since the first Eruption of the Unhappy Differences and Unnatural War between the King and Parliament for our Obedience to the Commands and Orders of the Honourable Houses in their Contests with his Majesty and Conflicts with his Armiâ—…s London-Ministers Vindicatiâ—…n 1648. p. 1. 9 When we consider how much it concerns the Honour of our Master and the good of all to preserve our Ministerial Function Immaculate we dare not but stand by and assert the Integrity of our hearts and the Innocency of all our actings in reference to the King and Kingdom for which we are so much calumniated and traduced Ibid. p. 3. 10 Doubtless the Lord is highly displeased with their proccedings in the Treaty at Newport in reference to Religion and Covenant concerning which they accepted of such Concessions from his Majesty as being Acquiesced in were dangerous and destructive to both The Kirks Testimony against Toleration p. 12. 1649. 11 I pray look on me as one that comes among you this day to beat a Drum in your Ears to see who will come out and follow the Lamb. Marshall 1641. 12 The sabbath-Sabbath-day following next after their Arrival to London from Branford the Godly and well-affected Ministers throughout the City Preached and Praised the Lord publiquely for their so joyful and safe return home to their Parents Masters and Friends exhorting those young Soldiers of Christ's Army Royal still to retain 〈◊〉 be forward and ready to shew their Courage and Zeal 〈◊〉 of Gods Cause and their Countrys welfare shewing 〈◊〉 of their Adversaries to have Introduced Popery and 〈◊〉 Kingdom and assuring them that this War on 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 waged and managed by Papists an Army of Papists being 〈◊〉 the Kings Command contrary to his Vows Protestations and deep Asseverations to the contrary Iehova-Iireh p. 212. 13 My House was a Receptacle for Godly Ministers in the worst of times Here was the Remonstrance fram'd against the Prelates Here were all meetings c. Mr. Calamy's Apology against Burton 1646. 14 You must do and you must do and yet you must do and yet ye must do as long as there is a Penny in thy Purse as long as there is strength in thy hand as long as there is breath in thy body c. Sedgwick's Speech at Guildhall Octob. 6. 1643. 15 I may not omit here to speak of all the Faithful Presbyterian Ministers in this City as well as through the Country those Chariots and Horse-men of our Israel though now forgotten many of the which not only ventur'd their Lives in Battel but by holding up their hands as Moses did when the People of Israel fought against the Enemy and by the lifting up their Hearts and Voices to God with strong crys made all our Armies abroad and our Counsels at home to prosper and all our undertakings happily to succeed Neither is that all but by their Wisdom Vigilancy and Powerful and persuasive Preaching they were the principal means under God of keeping the People here and every where in obedience to the Parliament by resolving their doubts satisfying their scruples and going before the People to their abilities yea many of them to my knowledg out of zeal to the Cause beyond their Abilities in all Contributions animating and encouraging others to bring in their Plate and Moneys and whatsoever was of price and esteem with them exhorting them now if ever to stand for their Religion Lives Liberties and the Liberty of the Subject Bastwicks Appendix to Indep c. p. 628. 16 I am one who out of Choice and Judgment have embarqued my self my Wife Children Estate and all that 's dear to me in the same Ship with you to sink and perish or to come safe to Land with you and that in the most doubtful and difficult times Pleading your Cause Justifying your Wars satisfying many that scrupled and when your Affairs were at lowest and the Chance of War against ye and some of the Grandees and Favorites of these times were packing up and ready to be gone I was then Highest and mâ—…st Zealous for ye Preaching Praying stirring up the People to stand for ye by going out in Person lending of Money c. Edwards Gangraena Ep. Ded Notes upon §. 10. AFTER these Proofs and Declarations of the Ministers Zeal and Industry for the promoting supporting and carrying on of the late Bloody Impious and Unnatural War let not any man take upon him any longer to acquit the Nonconformist Divines of the Guilt and Consequences of that Execrable Rebellion You have here under their hands and from their own tongues not only a Confession of the Fact but a Valuing of themselves even to the degree of Vanity and Ostentation for what they did toward the Advancing of that Sedition as a most Meritorious Service Nay they do not stick to acknowledge that the War could hardly have proceeded without them There 's no evading or qualifying the dint of this Charge since we have their own Papers in Iudgment against them §. 11. The War Iustified 1 LET us set hand and heart and shoulder and all to advance the Lords Sion to a perfection of beauty and to set up Christ upon his Throne Whites Centuries Pref. 1643. 2 Did ever any Parliament in England lay the Cause of Christ and Religion to heart as this hath done Did ever the City of London the rest of the Tribes and the Godly Party throughout the Land so willingly exhaust themselves that Christ might be set up Marshal to the Commons 1643. p. 19. And then let all England cry that our Blood our Poverty c. are abundantly repaid in this that there is such a Concurrence to set up the Lord Christ upon his Throne to be Lord and Christ over this our Israel p. 20. 3 As the Spirit of the Lord came upon Sampson and Iephtaâ—… and David so hath it been in our Conflicts The Spirit of the Lord hath come upon our Noble General and all our Commanders The Spirit of the Lord hath come upon our Gallants Gentlemen Young men Faithful Country-men Renowned Citizens So that he that was weâ—…k among them is as David and he that was as David hath been as the Angel of the Lord. Case to the Commons 1644. p. 28. 4 Tell them from the Holy Ghost says Beech from the word of Truth that their Destruction shall be terrible it shall be timely it shall bâ—… total Serm. Licensed by Mr. Cranferd 1645 p. 1â—… And ibid. O give thâ—…nks unto the Lord for he is Gracious and his Mercy endurâ—…th for ever who remembred us at 〈◊〉 for his Mercy endureth for ever who remembred us in 〈◊〉 shiâ—…e for his mercy endureth for ever who remembred us at Leicester
Wall What Inhumanity and Barbarousness would this be thought Yet if this work be to Revenge Gods Church against Babylon he is a Blessed man that takes and dashes the Little ones against the Stones Marshal to the Commons Feb. 23. 41. p. 11 12. 29 It was Gideons Answer to the men of Succoth and Pâ—…nuel When the Lord hath delivered Zeba and Zalmunnah into my hands Then wiâ—…l I tear your Flesh with Briars and Thorns of the Wilderness Then will I beat down your Towers and slay the men of the City and accordingly be did it Such like Doom and Execution shall Politique Neuters receive from the hand of Christ. Id. p. 23. 30 We have mighty Sins and mighty Sinners which make mighty dangers Greenhill to the Commons Ap. 26 1643. p. 35. 31 You are the Supream Court of Justice let the Sun be dark and the Sea dry before your streams do cease flowing Id. p. 36. 32 In publique Calamities the Sacrifice of a Wicked man is a Peace-offering and may prevent great wrath Id. p. 37. 33 'T is the Sword not Disputes nor Treaties that must end this Controversie wherefore turn your Plow-shares into Swords and your Pruning Hooks into Spears to fight the Lords Battels to avenge the Blood of Saints which hath been spilt It must be avenged either by us or upon us Love at Uxbridge Jan. 30. 1644. pag. 7. 34 The Slaying of the Moabites is called the work of the Lord The Children of Moab are among us The Lord give us Wisdom to see our way and work Iâ—… ibid. 35 Works of Justice are a part of Gods general design at this time You cannot but remember the Service of Phinehas in Executing of Judgment when it was a sad time with Israel and the double Reward that follow'd it Bond to the Commons March 27. 1644. p. 49. 36 They which stand out this year I fear not to say they have sin'd this sin which is to death which God will not which men should not pardon but if your Charity be yet above my Faith yet your Sence cries loud unto ye They have shed Innocent Blood Precious Blood the Blood of the Sons of God which God will not nor you may not Pardon Heyrick to the Commons May 27. 1646. pag. 21. 37 The mouths of your Adversaries are open'd against ye The hearts of your True Friends are grieved that so many Delinquents are in Prison and yet but very few of them brought to their Tryal I know that your occasions are many and pressing but I beseech ye lay hold upon the next opportunity for the doing of it Remember your late Covenant when Elijah had done Execution upon Baals Priests there was Rain enough 1 King 18. Who knoweth how soon the Lord may bless us with a Holy Peace and Blessed Reformation if Justice were more fully Executed Salway to the Commons Oct. 25. 1643. p. 20. 38 I have been in the heat of my zeal so forward to Changes and Ways of Blood that I fear God will not let me have a hand in the Peaceable Building of his Church nor to see it for I have been always taken off when I attempted it R. Baxter's Letter from Kidderminster to Dr. Hill Hypocrisie Unveil d 1662. p. 11. 39 You Fight for God you Fight for Iesus Christ you Fight for the Holy Ghost A Spiritual Knap-sack for the Parliament Soldiers p. 67. Num. 43. 40 Happy shall he be that taketh this Cursed Malignant and Prelatical Brood and dasheth him against the stones Ravillac Redivivus p. 27. 41 Honourable Patriots Christ is gone out with his Triumphing Army Conquering and to Conquer and if you want Arms or Money or Horse for their accommodation God is the Great Landlord of Heaven and Earth Art thou then Gods Tenant and dost owe him Knight-Service and Plough-Service and doth he want thy Horse and shall not he have it c Tâ—…sdale to the Commons p. 15. 42 'T is not Disputes nor Treaties must end this Controversie therefore turn your Plough-shares into Swords to fight the Lords Battel to avenge the Blood of Saints that have been spilt Leech his Sermon 1644. 43 Up and be doing you that are about the work of the Lord your Enemies are Bread ready to be eaten and yield you Refreshment Ibid. 44 There is no vertue wherein men resemble the Lord more lively than in executing Justice and in extirpation of those Achans you will cut off the Wicked and procure the felicity of the Chosen Faircloth on Iosh. 7. â—…5 p. 34. 45 Worthies of Israel it lies on you to enquire out this Babylonish Company and to repay them an Eye for an Eye Tooth for Tooth Burning for Burning Ear for Ear Liberty for Liberty and Blood for Blood Bridges on Revel 4. 8. p. 10. 46 After the First-born of Egypt were slain the Children of Israel were deliver'd and for the chiefest of these Incendiaries certainly the Primogenit being taken away we may well hope for a glorious deliverance Burton June 20. 1641. p. 11. 47 That which is best though Evil will be counted good after Reformation as he is counted Innocent who scapes at tryal Simpson on Prov. 8. 15 16. p. 25. 48 He who now startles and staggereth delayeth and refuseth with the Parliament and their Party to bear and use Arms against the Prelates Papists and Atheists with all the Frie of Antichristian Factors and Panders is no other than a Rebel and Traytor against God Boden to the Committee of Kent Iun. 13. 1644. p. 16. 49 Posterity may have cause to sit down and curse the day if we look upon and dash not in pieces the bones of Babylons Brats thus boldly and bloodily contrary to Law Reason risen up amongst us and against us and God's True Religion Professed by us Ibid. p. 17. Let all thâ—…se who are in Authority hence learn to do Justice and execute Vengeance upon those Babylonians which God hath put into their hands Do it speedily do it throughly The doing of Justice upon the Wicked is the way to safeguard the Righteous Without question the hand of God is upon us and we lose many in the Field because we are too merciful to those in the Fold Ibid. p. 32. 50 There is no dallying with God now much delay hath been used already too much God is angry and he seems to ask this once more Will you strike will you execute Iudgment or will ye not Tell me for if you will not I will I will have the Enemies blood and yours too if you will not execute Vengeance upon Delinquents The day of Vengeance is in my heart and the year of my Redeemer is come Isaiah 63. 4. Case to the Commons 1644. p. 13. Notes upon §. 12. HERE are Three and twenty Divines famous in their Generations blowing the Coal of a Civil War and heating the furnace seven times better then ordinary calling like Horse Leeches fer BLOOD BLOOD and pretending in a manner to expiate for that Horrid Rebellion by