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A76857
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Bloody Babylon discoverd
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[Londinatus, Christianus].
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Wing B3227; Thomason E1928_3; ESTC R209991
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Faction alwayes had and still possesse all possible means tending to this end As at first in having the Command of London that Magazin of mony and men and with them a great part of the Nation and now all under their power besides his Majesty's Revenues Pallaces Bishops lands the Estates of many of his loyall-Subjects Excise and other Contributions by which helps the Faction hath rather bought victories than really fought for them the Silver Bullet burying more of the King's Army alive in prisons than the Enemy's Cannons did ever wound in the field Again consider that his Majestie 's party excepting some few Judasses did fight out of a religious Conscienciousnesse loyall affection to their God Soveraign and Country and not for a pecuniary reward onely Consider also that his Majesty wanted those means and wayes of procuring men and mony which the Faction had alwayes in aboundance That his armies were but as an handfull the Faction's numerous However take serious notice that the King and his party have Scripture Reason and Law on their Side but the Faction neither Therefore look to it you Continuing Sinfull adherers Never did National Sinns long escape the heavy hand of an Avenging God and if England London expect to be freed their hopes will deceive them Isaiah 30th 1 2 c. Jerem 9th 13 14 15. Further Consider the Vanity of pleading success also a way of justification of the worst of actions In respect of religion as Christians The people of God almost in all ages having been worsted in that respect God's intent in suffering the enemyes of his Church to prevail being only to try the faith and patience of his children to make them humble Acts 14.22 Gal. 6.14 fitting them thereby for Himselfe In respect of their Eternall well being in heaven and in reference to his owne honour upon earth that so his People coming as it were like pure gold out of the furnace of affliction they may be as shining and burning lamps for after-ages to walk by Again consider that the flock of Christ alwayes was little therefore to have Sucesse by power of a multitude is no argument of being Christians That as I have already inserted for the most part the Church was under Persecution and affliction therefore Prosperity is no ground of Saintship as the Faction pretend Hebr. 12 2. Math. 5.4 Be advised therefore my dear Country-men beware of acting and maintaining any thing against right Reason In it self both a sin and a punishment How many men so contrary to common sense and reason did following the deceiving sense of the Faction account and highly cry up Cromwel's marching into Scotland No invasion of that Kingdom where he could not ground the least pretence of a quarrell 1650. in his own unjust construction the end of his march being onely in prosecution of his first resolv'd-upon Designe of ruining his Majesty and Royall Family destroying our and their Laws and Liberties only to mount himself into the chair of Supremacy Neverthelesse many were possessed with such a sottish kind of stupidity Futall Worcest a sure presager of utter destruction as to esteem his majesty's last March out of Scotland into England with resolves only to Regain his right and that he might restore his subjects to their Religion Laws and Liberties to be an Invasion of England O Anglia Anglia quae vos dementia cepit Be for the future therefore advised keep closer to the Scriptures and right reason Approve follow and act nothing but what they warrant or is deducible from them for if you once but slipp from that firm Square you Tumble from once errour to another like a man fallen from the top of a Steep hill never resting untill you come to the bottom where without the Infinitely preserving mercy of God you will receive the reward of Such your wilfull Neglect even destruction Isaiah 30th 12 th 13. verses Again If God should continue still punishing England beware of making your selves Instrumentall-scourging Rodds in his hands which his will being performed he alwaies casteth into the fire But O holy blessed and glorious Trinity have mercy upon us miserable sinners Remember not Lord our offences nor the offences of our forefathers neither take thou any further vengeance of our sinnes spare us good Lord spare thy people whom thou hast redeem'd with thy precious bloud and be not angry with us for ever To this pupose we beseech thee to give us true repentance to forgive us all our Sinnes negligences and ignorances and to endue us with the grace of thy holy Spirit to amend our lives acording to thy holy Word For my part I call heaven and earth to witnesse I have now sett before you life and death blessing and cursing Choose life for why will you dy O England why will you destroy your selves O people of Great Brittain Why will you not turn to the God of heaven with whom are treasures of mercy O ye Citizens of London Turn ye Turn ye from your evill wayes by a serious suddain unfeigned repentance that so God may return unto us in loving kindnesse by restoring to us our Governours as in former dayes K. Charles and cause us again to fit peaceably under our owne vines That our religion in purity may practically be revived That we may enjoy Pastors and Teachers that may again feed us with true knowledge understanding That our lawes and liberties may be continued That Great Brittain may be preserved from this Imminent and Eminent Menacing Ruine That God may be glorified in our preservation and not in our absolute destruction That all our Souls at the great day of Account may be everlastingly saved Amen Amen Amen FINIS