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religion_n	city_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	29	3	8.7485	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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

in the Book of Collections In a Declaration of his published in answer to a Declaration of the Parliament for raising all force and power as well Trained Bands as others c. He chargeth the Parliament that by their infinite arts and subtilty and by that rabble of Brownists Anabaptists and other Sectaries which were ready at a call they were enabled to carry on their work And in his other Declaration dated August 12. he iterateth the same saying The Parliament made their power up to oppose him by a multitude of Brownists Anabaptists and other Sectaries about London who were ready to appear in a body at their command And before he ends that long Declaration he hath another fling at the odious licence so he termeth it which the rabble of Brownists Anabaptists and other Sectaries took to themselves In like manner he brandisheth his fury against those so called in another Declaration which he published after the Battel of Keinton And in his Paper entituled An offer of Pardon to the Rebels so he was pleased to call the Parliament he saith Religion and his posterity was threatned to be rooted out and his life sought after by Anabaptists Brownists and Atheists c. in Rebellion And in his Message to the Lords of his Privy Council in Scotland he fastneth all manner of foul imputations upon the same party of men The like in his Declaration upon occasion of the Ordinance and Declaration of the Lords and Commons for assessing all such as had not contributed sufficiently c. As also in his Answer to the Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the Citie of London And lastly in his Proclamation directed to the Counties of Surrey Kent Sussex and Hampshire wherein he once again reckoneth those whom he calls Anabaptists and Brow●ists in the same predicament with Atheists and the onely persons that threatned to destroy him and to root up Religion and his posteritie All which how false soever it was may be seen in the aforesaid Bo●k of Collections and the like with much more in the Book published as his own entituled ΕΙΚΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΚΗ These things being so declared by the Father no matter whether they be true but if Charls be his Son he is in duty bound to believe him and then there need not many words to minde you of your Interest and Concernment which cannot lie to you nor deceive you but if you keep close to it and at the remotest distance from that Family you may promise your selves both Libertie and Safetie otherwise I leave to your own judgment whether in a Moral or Political sence it be not utterly impossible to secure it SECT V. Of the Neuter A Great part of the Nation may be said to be Neuters that is to say persons not addicted to any one Party but would fain have Peace and no Taxes and are possessed with a phantasie that there is no way to procure ●he one of be rid of the other but by letting in Charls Stuart and then 〈…〉 to promise themselves good daies with the enjoyment of Laws 〈…〉 which they are ready to think they have lost if they be put to a ch●●ge m●●e than ordinary for the real ma●ntenance of them For the undeceiving of such let me spread these following Considerations First That the Parliament have for the maintenance of their Authority a most considerable Power in their hands They have their Army consisting still of their old Officers and the Soldiery trained up in their old most ●xcellent way of military discipline moreover they have the Militia formed or actually forming in all parts of the Nation besides the hearts of h●ndred thousands engaged by Interest to fight if the matter should be at pinch for keeping out the Stuarts and you cannot but remember what B●d●es of them appeared in Arms when this Young man heretofore inva●ed E●g●and and seated himself at Worcester by which means a setled war was at that time happily avoided Now if by Insurrections way should be made for him to come in again and he by that means fix himself in any place of s●reng●h what can the issue of mens going in to him to augment this power be but a rending of the Nation again by a war of continuance seeing the Parliament have the Strong holds of the Nation and several Armi●s imme●iately raisable if occasion require And if things should come to this pass 't is lamentable to consider what would then befall the Country the Harvest now ready for the sickle would be devoured by horse Free-quarter must unavoidably come on again and that would be a welcom guest to call upon you in Winter after you had lost all the Fruits of the Summer I suppose you have not yet forgotten the teeth of that devouring Monster and you would have cause to remember it to some purpose if Foreiners should be poured in again upon you which we must thank our own Countrimen for if they prepare the way for their com●ng as they already begin very fairly And if Forein force come in as who knows what may follow when a war is once begun then what can the present pretenders for Liberty with swords in their hands expect but that Charls and his Cavaliers with the help of Foreiners will erect their Triumphs upon the ruine of all opposite parties even those of them who now wheel about for him and the subversion of the Rights and Liberties of the People under the insupportable yoke of an absolute Monarchy for what will promises signifie when he shall get the power Secondly consider That after a dreadful War past you are yet in possession of the Blessings of Peace and though you taste not the sweets of it so fully as we could wish because of the Payments now lying upon you yet be patient and consider whence do these Payments spring not from the nature of the Government it self nor from the Wills of the present Governors whose Interest it is to have it otherwise if they knew how but from pure necessitie and whence comes that necessitie Charls Stuart and his Cavaliers can tell you for they make it their business to create it more and more by framing designs against the Peace and Government of the Commonwealth and how come they to be able to do this even by the folly and madness of Malecontented persons and parties who ever and anon suffer themselves to be drawn in by them It is this that puts the Parliament upon the necessitie of keeping Forces on foot and consequently of continuing Taxes to pay Forces defray Publick Debts and other necessary incident Expences without which the Peace Safetie and Government of this People cannot be maintained Therefore if Burthens be continued blame not your Governors but such Boutefeus as are apt to take fire at the Enemies perswasions and are now in Arms to set on fire the three Nations If such as they would be quiet and setled in their mindes that the Parliament might have leave to