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A89881 Interest will not lie. Or, a view of England's true interest: in reference to the [brace] papist, royalist, Presbyterian, baptised, neuter, Army, Parliament, City of London. In refutation of a treasonable pamphlet, entituled, The interest of England stated. Wherein the author of it pretends to discover a way, how to satisfie all parties before-mentioned, and provide for the publick good, by calling in the son of the late King, &c. Against whom it is here proved, that it is really the interest of every party (except only the papist) to keep him out: and whatever hath been objected by Mr. William Pryn, or other malcontents, in order to the restoring of that family, or against the legality of this Parliament's sitting, is here answer'd by arguments drawn from Mr Baxter's late book called A holy commonwealth, for the satisfaction of them of the Presbyterian way; and from writings of the most learned royalists, to convince those of the royal party. By Mar. Nedham. Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678. 1659 (1659) Wing N392; Thomason E763_5; ESTC R202968 47,454 45

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Meetings yet sitting there but as an integral part of a Meeting and not as a distinct Assembly nor as the same entire House of Parliament that they were before their Interruption therefore nothing of this nature which they or any of them have done in other Conventions since their Interruption can be said to be an Act done in their Free-State Parliamentary capacity because that belongs onely to their whole House and so the sitting and acting of some part of them cannot be interpreted Tantamount to a voluntary Dissolution of this their Supream Assembly This being done I might now fall upon the Adversaries other Objections from the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacie and the Covenant and by Inferences drawn from their own principles here cited in this Section confute all their pretences grounded upon those Oaths c. But because I have been already very much larger then at first I intended let this one general Inference serve the turn viz. That the Constitution of the Kingdom being extinct through the Kings own default in relation to which only as Mr. Baxter saith at the latter end of the same Book we were by our several Obligations concerned to have respect to him while he kept within his Bounds and a new Constitution of Government being now lawfully introduced as hath been proved then as may be collected out of the Royal Doctor Sanderson's Book De Juramento the Alteration being carried to such a height that neither the same person nor things are in being which I sware to maintain the former Oaths are at an end and the Obligation ceaseth And that this may be confirmed by one Witness more take in Grotius also who lib. 2 de Jur. bell cap. 13. saith An oath binds no longer if the quality or condition of him to whom I sware be altered As for example if he that was a Magistrate cease to be a Magistrate as he must needs do say I who layeth claim to an old form of Government after it and his own pretension is lawfully extinguished and another lawfully introduced in its place which is the thing already sufficiently proved by the preceding parts of this Section and so all former Obligations to the late King and his Heirs become upon that account utterly void SECT VIII Of the City of London LOndon the Metropolis and Imperial Chamber of England she hath always been zealous and famous for the maintenance of Religion and Liberty and if we look but twenty years backward and consider what vast sums of money she hath disbursed upon that account how liberal she hath been of her own Blood in marching forth and what bodies of men she hath sent abroad how diligent and active how resolute and constant she hath stood in asserting the Cause Parliamentary through various revolutions to this present season against the late King and his party and how victorious by Gods own arm of Salvation she hath been on the behalf of the Commonwealth I may without flattery say the Records of no City this day in Europe can in so short a time shew more Triumphs of Honor or greater Trophies of Renown than she and all these won from that Malignant and implacable party who whatever they may pretend both head and tail of them do for these things most perfectly remember you and look not on this or that party of men among you but eye and hate your City quatenus London London that first beat them out of their Estates and then took them into their own hands either upon Morgage-money lent or upon Purchase-money paid to enable them to pay their Compositions to the State London that began the War as the King said and threatned them for it in his Declarations but though in this I am able to acquit them yet the Cavaliers in reverence to their old Master will believe no body but him They could not be so often tipling from time to time in your City but you must needs have heard when the Wine was in all these things with Curses to boot belched out concerning you Which being so take heed least fits of the Spleen transport any part of you beyond your selves to give an ear to them that with fair words working upon discontent do seek to ensnare you Can London City think to thrive while his Son shall fit upon the Throne whose Father over and over declared it to be the beginner of the War Look into his Papers and Declarations in the Book of Collections how he chargeth your City all along to be the place from whence the tumults sprang which he saith forced him to go away from Whitehal because while he was there he was in Danger of his Life if we way beleeve him and that out of the City the Five Members were guarded with Multitudes of armed men and Ammunition in a hostile and warlike manner to Westminster And how that near a hundred Lighters and long Boats were set out by water laden with Sacres Murdering-pieces and other Ammunition dressed up with M●stclothes and Streamers as ready for Fight and saith the Declaration they by water passed by our Windows as Whitehal and scornfully asked what was become of Vs to wit the King and whether we were gone Also in another Declaration he sets forth how the City and their Lord Mayor sent forth their Myrmidons to assault and terrifie the Members of both Houses whose Opinions they liked not In another Declaraion he proclaimeth that such of his Subjects as were dutiful and faithful to him and labored for Peace were reviled injured and murthered even by the Magistrates of THAT CITY or by their directions In other Declarations he said to this effect that if they repented not then they ought to look for no Favor therein intimating that a Revenge was due from him unto the City if they proceeded any further Page 72. of that Book he signifieth that the pride and power of the city was the means made use of to undo the Kingdom And in his Letter to the City of London dated from York he tells them that if they did not then complie with him he was resolved to proceed when he should be able against the several Companies of the City as opposers of his Authority in the must exemplary way AND QVESTION THE CHARTER OF THE CITY If these things were threatned when the Curst Cow had short Horns what then may ye expect from his Son and that party if they through the folly of any of you should gaine power into their hands Secondly If not for your own sakes yet for Religions sake take heed what ye do Ye have been I know a Religious zealous people and upon that account ye were hated in the days of the Court take heed that none of you be blinded by mistaken Zeal as well as passion to run upon your own ruine read over the First Second and Third Sections once again and look before you leap seeing your Religion stands upon a precipice as well as your selves if the yong