certainly on Sunday but he will be sure to feast on Friday His opinion has turned his zeal into madness and distraction and out of his blind and uncharitable pride censures and scorns others as Reprobates or out of obstinacy fills the world with brawlings about undeterminable Tenents and being once elated with the pride of his Faction doth so contemn all others that he does infringe the Laws of humane society He 's a saint of the new Translation or if you please a sainted Salamander that lives in the flames of Zeal A stubble-goose that hath fed high in this Harvest of Reformation the prime Gandee of the factions flock An Apocryphal piece of University-Mummery a holy Pick-lock that can open mens consciences and pick the purse of the City with ease and dexterity A Gun-powder Politician that loves to make Fire-works for the destruction of the Loyalist A Divine Squib-crack The meek man of God or the hypocrite in grain An University-Canker-worm A grievons Plunderer of the saints in Church-windows A right Pharisaical Jew one that will compass sea and land to make a Proselyte A pious Pulpit-Cuffer A deadly spit-fire Such a stubborn lump of sanctified flesh that you may as soon perswade the Scot to forsake his craft the Jew his avarice or the Pope St. Peters Chair as the Presbyter to leave off his Fanatick Whimsies In fine he is so much Knave that 't is nonsence to call him Fool. I could make it appear how all seditions almost and rebellions in Scotland have been set a foot or fomented by this Government Presbyterian how neighborly Feuds have been encreased and entertained how monies collected for the relief and support of Geneva were by the chief Gamaliels and Presbyters interverted employed to raise and pay souldiers to aid and assist the Earl of Bothwel and his complices in Rebellion against the King I fear I have wearied you already the subject is everlasting and I am weary of it If I should give account of the late practises and tenets of this late Covenant it were possible to let you see that it hath far exceeded all the mischiefs ever their forefathers did although they tread in the same footsteps To shut up all give me leave in the close to give the Articles of their Apostatical Creed inconsistent with Monarchy which they hold as the twelve Articles of the Apostolical Symbole I will touch onely the prime of those for their other Articles they are so many and of so vast an extent abounding in Negatives that as King James saith well He that would keep them is not able to retain them in his brain but must keep them in a Table-book The Articles of the Dogmatical Presbyterian Faith inconsistent with Monarchy Their Dogmatical Creed 1. THey preach and maintain that the Church is the house of God the civil policy and Government are onely the hangings 2. Next they believe all Ministers are pari consortio honoris potestatis praediti that there must be a parity in the Church Joyn these two together and you have a fair way for Democracy 3. They vindicate to themselves and their Consistory a soveraign compleat universal independent power in all things spiritual that concern salvation they have not onely the directive power but the Legislative also and all temporal things in order to salvation and religion come within the verge of their Scepter All soveraign power wheresoever you fix it whether in one as in a Monarchy or in few as in an Aristocracy or in many or all by vicissitudinary turns have onely the Executive power to do as they command and is bound to preserve by its power Laws and Arms their sacred and Coelestial priviledges and soveraignty 4. Whatsoever Laws civilly enacted by King or Parliament they conceive to be against the Laws of the Kingdom of Christ by their native proper intrinsecal right immediately derived from Christ they may repeal and make void discharge the subject to obey them They may decree not onely different Laws of their own from the standing Laws of the Kingdom but contrary contradictory and destructive of them And have withal so much co-active power that if obedience be denyed to the Laws of this soveraignty they can destroy the Souls of the subjects by delivering them over to Satan 5. No Minister preaching in Pulpit sedition or treason or railing at King Council the prime Judges is accountable or punishable by King Parliament Council or any Judicatory whatsoever but from all he may appeal to the Sanhedrim and Consistory as the sole and proper competent Judge 6. What Corroboration or civil Confirmation or Sanction they demand of the King which he is able to do civilly for they will give him no formal interest in any sacred or religious thing he is bound to grant it and to obey them as Christs immediate Vicegerents otherwise they may excommunicate him 7. Reformation and preservation of Religion especially to prescribe the way and orders for reformation is solely theirs 8. The King is bound to put their orders in execution but if neither He nor his Council nor his Parliament will do it the inferior Judges the Nobles the Commons nay every individual man to his utmost power at their direction are bound to do it 9. That they may without warrant of supreme authority assemble where and when they will for God and Christs cause and for the liberty and peace of subject and Kingdom in ordine ad spiritualia and there they may covenant together swear and subscribe for the glory of God the advancement of Religion and conspire and combine in a mutual defence one of another in this holy Cause and League 10. They teach and maintain that all soveraignty and Majesty in a King is originally immediately and properly derived from the Community and that onely by way of a fiduciary trust so that it is habitually and radically still in the people and the King hath no greater portion or proportion then he hath by the first popular fundamental constitution And in case of deficiency the collective body may supply in Church or State the defects of his Government For male-administration the King is censurable for ernormous errours he is deposable and they may disinherit his posterity 11. That a defensive War is lawful against a bad King or a weak King seduced by malignant counsel 12. They may oppose and resist all his Officers and Commissioners by force and violence if they come to execute his illegal commands and if he will be so obstinate that he will come in arms against these good Christians they resist not his authority but his will not his office but his person Besides their practise upon these grounds is to bring all cases all causes under their cognition and judgement sub formalitate scandali by which the King is robbed of his sacred prerogative the Judges of their authority and all subjects of their right and quiet The rest of their extravagant Maximes inconsistent with Monarchy and
Design or not in the Covenant ab origine I shall not now determine but let it be judged by their insolent behaviour here among us after they were admitted to our Councils And therefore in the next place I shall examine their Proceedings which most evidently represent them in their intentions It sufficed them not after they were come in that they had an equal Power with the Factions in the Committee at Derby-House which was allowed them but driving a powerful Party in both Houses they took upon them to meddle with matters relating to the future peace and settlement of the Nation much pretended but not at all intended and that dinstinct from their own too and to provide for an equal Interest with the Presbytery of England The first most notorious Evidence of this though there had been many before was discovered at the Uxbridge-Treaty where the Propositions of both Houses being presented to his Majesty of blessed memory it was found the Scots had so far provided for themselves by their Party in the Houses That in time to come the ordering of the English Militia the power of making War and Peace and all other Prerogatives of Government were to be administred by a proportionable number of Scots as well as English A thing so ridiculous and an Encroachment so palpable that his Majesty in one of his Answers took notice of it and said He was not so much an Enemy to the English Nation as to signe those Propositions or somewhat I 'm confident to that purpose A second Evidence or Discovery of their Encroachments was made upon the delivering in divers papers to the Parliament at several times wherein they disputed their claim and ventured their Logick upon the Letter of the Covenant to prove an Interest in disposal of matters meerly relating to our welfare as was thought which they re-inforced afterwards with new recruits of Arguments when the King came into their Army But not knowing how to maintain their Arguments they were contented for that time to quit them and the King too upon such Terms as are notorious to all the world who being at length reduced under the power of the Parliament and Army Propositions were sent to him at Hampton-Court wherein no such Provision being made for the Scotish Interest as was in those at Uxbridge their Commissioners here protested against them accused the Parliament of Breach of Covenant and complained highly in one of their Declarations that they should be so neglected This may serve as a third Evidence of their Covenant-Design of Encroachment Whereto may be added one more When the King Father of our most gratious Soveraign was at Carisbrook-Castle whither the Commissioners of Parliament were no sooner arrived with Propositions again but the Scots Commissioners were at hand and for the same reason proâ—esâ—ed furiously against them By which â—…ent Demeanors and Expressions from time to time and crying up the Covenant for their defence it is clear enough what their intentions were when they urged it unto the Presbytery of this Nationâ— and notwithstanding all the specious pretences of Brotherly Love their Designe in it hitherto hath been onely to screw themselves into an equal Interest with this our Nation Having smelt out their Project thus far give me leave to trace them on to the end as succinctly as may be The Royal Party being supprest and so no farther occasion to make use of the Scotish Army the Parliament with some difficulty made a shift to send them home into their own Country but being defeated of their Aims and Expectations they could not so rest Having failed of their Ends by pretending for Parliament they resolved next to try what they could do upon the Kings Score and so the Grandees turn'd the Tables in hope of an after-Game by closing with Duke Hamilton upon the Royal Account not doubting but if they gain'd the Day this way to recompence their Travels with much more advantage The Covenant like a Nose of Wax apt to be turned any way served this Enterprize every jot as well as the former though the Designe were different from what it was the Great ones not caring much what became of the Kirk-Interest since they had agreed for the security of their own which must needs have been very considerable if they could have redeemed his Majesty and restored him into the condition of an absolute Monarch Therefore the Kirk seeing themselves left in the lurch thundered out their Curses amain upon that hypocritical Engagement as destructive to the Covenant But the Grandees being at a loss likewise upon Duke Hamilton's Defeat were glad to cry Peccavi to the Kirk Within a while after a new Door of Hope being opened to them by the Right of Succession which they knew belonged to his present MAJESTY they to ingratiate with him proclaim him their King and here the Grandees and the Kirk joyning hands again become Friends and offer their service for his Restitution upon Terms of the Covenant which was pretended to be framed at first for the preservation of the Parliament and the Liberties of the people against Regal power but is now that the Scots can serve their Design no longer that way become the ground of their compliance with his MAJESTY being resolved this way since they have failed in all the rest to try whether they could accomplish their profane Projects through the Covenant by insinuating themselves into places of Honour Profit and Power that they may domineer in the Possessions as their Pharisaical Priests would over the Consciences of the English Thus having made way in discovering what the Design of the Scots hath ever been and is at this instant certainly no Man that is Master of a true English Spirit but will abhor the Hypocritical Pretences and Encroachments of that persidious Nation Therefore it being evident that their Designe in urging the Covenant upon the Presbyterian here in England was only to insinuate themselves into an equal Interest with our own Nation I shall in the next place discover the great Inconveniencies and Hazards that our Nation must of necessity have undergone in case it should happen as they ever endeavour'd to be knit together in a National Union A National Union hath been often whispered among them heretofore and there 's no doubt but they would bid high for it if ever they have occasion and then it must needs have been a very fine world when we had been confounded with a miscellany of Scotish and English when Scots should have been competitors with us in point of priviledge vie wealth with us in our Possessions Honours and Dignities and they would either have impos'd new Laws upon us or alter'd the old according as they judg'd it for their advantage for a Scotch Covenanters stomach will allow no distinction betwixt Presbyter and Independent but can digest the Estate of an English Covenanter without so much as a scruple of regret or compassion But it is a very great wonder since the stage-play
Gospel to the Jews To Turks that Mahomet's a Knave Platonick Love to Stews Let Citizens loath sacred things Presbyters pride and ease When these are done make Saints love Kings And then we may have Peace See in what glory Charles now sits With Truth to conquer Treason And prove he is the King of Wits The World Himself and Reason Angels bear witness GOD looks down The Graces too attend Sure none but Devils then will frown Upon a blessed end Ten hundred thousand Loyal Hearts All bleeding at his Fate As many Wishes from all parts Flie round his Chair of State Come then ye dirty Sainted Elves Worse then Church-window paint By this fair Glass abhor your selves Learn here to be a Saint The King the four great Bills must pass And none but Saints be free Th' Irish and Cavaliers alas Must th' onely Rebels be New Lords new Laws new Saints are we Religion's in fine pickle When 't is resolv'd the Church shall be A three-years Conventicle Militia too they needs must gain Those pretty carnal Tools For Pauls old Weapons they disdain As fit for none but Fools Thus Royally Charles lets to Lease Lays Sword and Scepter down To shew he values Us and Peace Above a glorious Crown Give me the Dragons Gall for Ink His sting to be my Pen To blast the Scot and make him stink Werse then the Dregs of men See now the Reformation-Wirk For which they made us bleed Is to cashire King Church and Kirk On this and that side I weed Let them with Egypts plagues be crost Yet still find new and worse And since I have Jobs patience lost Give me his skill to curse At Home and Hell may they e'er dwell And for quick passage thither As they have juggled all full well So may they hang together Let me be Turk or any thing But a Scotch Calvinist First he damn'd Bishops next his King Now he cashires his Christ Gude faith Sir they the Pulpit bang But let their Gospel down For the old Saviour needs must gang Now a new one's come to town The Saints whom once their mouths did curse Dear Brethren are and Friends Which proves their Zeal a Stalking-horse For Knavish-godly ends Then rail no more at Antichrist But learn ye to be â—…vil And since ye have King Cromwel kist Shake hands too with the Devil Since they have damn'd all Saints of old No new shall be for me Like Jews they worship Gods of Gold Their King they crucifie Were he the King of Kings his Crown Could not be safe from Foes Like Jesuites they no Gospel own But Murther and Depose Like Turks their Heav'n lies all in Sence In Wenches Tarts and Gelly No Hell they fear when parted hence They serve no God but Belly All this and more by Jove is true If they the Treaty cease To juggle with the Lev'lling Crew That cry No King No Peace No Lord no Knight no Gentleman For Honours now are Crimes The Saints will form us if they can All to the Frim'â—ive times Brave days when Adam was a King Without Crown Lands or Riches So stript of Royal Robes they 'll bring Great Charles to Fig-leave Breeches Princes with Plowmen rankt shall pass Ladies like the first Woman Must spin or else be turn'd to Grass Now all things are in common Thus Cov'nanting and Levelling Three Kingdoms have o'erthrown And made all fellows with their King A Foot-ball of the Crown Tell me thou Presbyterian Ass Why thou at first didst jar Thy peevish Plea No Bishops was The first ground of the War Next to thy shame thou didst combine With the Sectarian Routs Our Charles should be no King of thine Or but a King of Clouts Both King and Bishops thus exil'd The Saints not yet content Now with fresh flames of Zeal grow wild And cry No Parliament Well may we then this Maxime prove Treason no end can know But levels at the Gods above As well as those below Hark how for Peace the Kingdom groans That warr'd they knew not why Yeild then or else the very stones Will out against you cry For shame ye Bastard-saints give o'er Or else the world will think Your Mother is great Babels Whore If blood you love to drink The State 's grown fat with Orphans Tears Whilst Widows pine and moan And tender Conscience in sev'n years Is turn'd t' a heart of stone Return hard hearts the Treaty ends Our breasts with Hope do swell Your Bags are full then let 's be friends Or bid the World Farewel No Gods above nor Gods below Our Saints I see will own Allegiance is Rebellion now Treason to wear a Crown Nor King nor Parliament will please 'T is Gospel to rebel Nay they 'll Remonstrate against Peace Be it in Heav'n or Hell Pluto beware to thee they come When here their work is done For they 'll break loose and beat up Drum And storm thee in thy Throne Then John-a-Leyden Nol and all Their goblin ghostly Train Brave Rebel-Saints triumphant shall Begin their second Reign Brave Reformation now I see London's a blessed place To find the Saints their Quarters free And nurse the Babes of grace Oh may they suck and drain them quite Whose thousands caus'd these Curses For the tame Slaves will never fight Till they have empty Purses Come then ye lowsie wanton Wags Of sainted Chevalry And free their poor condemned Bags That groan for Liberty March on boon Blades here 's store of Cash Their King they will not pity Then spur them on and soundly lash These Dull-men of the City Dull Cuckolds we are dainty Slaves And well may be content When thirty Fools and twenty Knaves Make up a Parliament They banish all men in their Wits Vote King Lords all Offenders And authorize the phrentick Fits Of our long-sword State-Menders 'T is Nol's own Brew-house now I swear The Speaker's but his Skinker Their Members are like th' Council of War Car-men Pedlers and Tinkers Fine Journey-Junto pretty Knack None such in all past Ages Shut shop for now the godly Pack Will next pay you your Wages Gone are those Golden Days of yore When Christmas was an High-day Whose sports we now shall see no more 'T is turn'd into Good-Friday Now when the King of Kings was born And did salvation bring They strive to crucifie in scorn His Vice-Roy and their King Since th' ancient Feast they have put down No new one will suffice But the choice Dainties of a Crown Princes in sacrifice No Powers are safe Treason 's a Tilt And the mad Sainted-Elves Boast when the Royal Blood is spilt They 'll all be Kings themselves Like jolly Slaves ye goodly Knaves We 'll bid th' old year Adieu Old Sack and things must pass away And so shall all your new Now for a No-King or a New For th' old they say shall pack The new may serve a year to view Like an old Almanack New Houses new for th' old ones dote And have been thrice made Plunder The Saints do vote and act by rote And are a Nine-days-wonder Then let us chear this merry New-year For Charles shall wear the Crown 'T is a damn'd Cause that damns the Laws And turns all up-side down FINIS