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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85527	The grand rebels detected or, the Presbyter unmasked. Shewing to all loyal hearts, who were the first founders of the Kings Majesties ruine, and Englands misery, under the pretence of reformation, who in truth have proved the instruments of destruction both to church & kingdom. By a lover of his countrey, whose design is to undeceive the deceived, make known the deceivers, and himself also in convenient season.		1660 (1660)	Wing G1511; Thomason E1019_13; ESTC R208312	9,416	12

The Grand REBELS DETECTED OR THE PRESBYTER UNMASKED Shewing to all Loyal Hearts Who were the first Founders of the Kings Majesties ruine and Englands Misery under the pretence of Reformation who in truth have proved the Instruments of Destruction both to Church Kingdom By a Lover of his Countrey whose design is to undeceive the deceived make known the deceivers and himself also in convenient season A divine sentence is in the lips of the King his mouth transgresseth not in judgement Prov. 16.10 Shall even he that hateth Right govern and wilt thou condemn him that is most just Is it fit to say to a King Thou art wicked and unto Princes Ye are ungodly Iob 24.17 18. The fear of a King is as the roaring of a Lyon whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul Prov 20.2 LONDON Printed in the year 1660. The Grand Rebels detected IN the thirteenth year of the Reign of our most gracious Soveraign Lord King CHARLES of blessed memory His most excellent Majesty out of the great desire he had to maintain and preserve peace and unity among His good Subjects in all His Dominions and through His Holy and Pious Inclinations endeavouring to advance the Protestant Religion by promoting unity and purity in the holy Church was willing to settle and establish Uniformity of Worship and Government therein as wel in Scotland as England and in order thereunto did by the advice of the reverend Learned Fathers and Bishops of the Church Order and Appoint That the Liturgy Book of Canons with all the form of Worship and Government used in the Church of England should be read practised and observed by the Church of Scotland and that the Government of that Church should be that most ancient and sacred Government of Bishops But the Presbyters there the Fathers of rebellion contemns the Kings Commands refuse to yeild obedience to his Majesties Decrees in this matter and in contempt of his Soveraign Authority rejects the Book of Canons and Liturgy and confronts the Holy Fathers and Bishops sent by him to take the Care Charge and Government of that Church an Indignity never to be forgotten Hnd here you have the beginning of our woful troubles and also the primitive Authors thereof whom I intend to trace all through til you see what consequences did ensne For this traytorous Fa ion did not stop here but presently enters into an Engagement and swears his Majesties Subjects into a confederacy against their Leige Lord raiseth Tumults and takes up Arms against their King and thereby necessitates His Majesty to raise an Army in England at no small Charge with which the King marches for Scotland in March 1659. Wheaenpon the Scots desire a Treaty and his Majesty being willing to avoid bloodshed condescended and gave tearms too good for false Rebels and so a peace was concluded and the King returns for England and came to his House at Cleoballs about August 1639. In December following this disloyal Presbyterified never to be trusted Scot calls a Parliament to consult how they might the more subtilly carry on their treacherous designs and holding correspondence with some Factious follows in England of their own stamp whom nothing will satisfie unless they may reign over and rule both King and People as a Poet of their own confesseth Knox in his History of the Church of Scotland first impression in Octavo pag. 265. saith That wi●hout the Reformation which they desired they meaning the Covenanters would never be subject to any mortal man Thus you see their principles is that they must have what they please or else farewel all subjection Are not these sad subjects for a Prince Let the Reader consider it wel In the year 1640. about November the Kings Majesty calls a Parliament in England to his sorrow for the Presbyters in Scotland combining with their Brethren in England so managed their business that the Majority of this Parliament were Scotified and being met they immediately begin to pick holes in the Coats and to accuse of Treason his Majesties most faithful and confiding friends as the Noble Earl of Stafford and others and presently began to lay hold of the Kings Royal Prerogative as the Militia of the Nation His onely Security and his Negative Voice telling the King that they were the Supream Authority of the Nation they also perswaded the King to pass an Act that they should not be dissolved without their own consent By this time these loyal Rebels began to shew themselves in England the Ministers stirred up the people against the Bishops to the endangering of their Lives and the Parliament and others especially the Ministers were restless until they had gotten the Lords spiritual thrown out of the Lords House thereby to weaken his Majesties hands and to strengthen their own for the better accomplishing their wicked Enterprises against his Majestie and his Royal family Their next step of Rebellion was to Jurage the people and make them tumultuous under pretence of Petitioning Treason carried on by fair pretences and by these tumults his Majestys Sacred Person was much indangered that he could not be safe about the City when Cities grow rich and populous they are apt to rebell but was forced to leave it and raise a few forces for the safety and defence of his own person Hereupon the Parlament glad of such an occasion raised an Army in their own defence as they say but most apparent it was to oppose his Majesty Twelve of the Reverend Fathers and Bishops of the Church accused of Treason some of them their lives taken away and the Government of the Church overthrown contrary to the protestation taken by the Parlament May 15 1641. to which I refer you The Parlament having raised an Army voted Essex General the King then set up his Standard and invited his Loyal Subjects to his assistance against these Rebels and their Army who they told us were to fight for King and Parlament Oh wretched hypocrisie unless by fighting for the King they mean fighting to take away his life and that 's fighting for him with a witness a 〈◊〉 I hope his Majesty that now is will beware of such friends I had almost omitted one passage which should have been mentioned before and that was the King demanded five firebrands out of the House for fear least they should have set the House on fire but so much had this zealous faction preva●led and their devotion was such that they had rather be burned with them then throw them out to be quenched I need not name them some of them are gone to their place where no doubt they have received the wages of their work there are onely two that I know remain whom God hath reserved for examples of justice that others may learn better obedience for future and these will be easily known one is Bishop of Durham r●tempo●● and the other St. D●uz forget not their good service they are worthy persons and their