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A92316 Plain English to the Parliament and army, and to the rest of the people. To convince the obstinate. Undeceive the simple. Vindicate the innocent. Settle the wavering. / By John Redingstone. January 12. 1648. ; Imprimatur Gilbert Mabbot. Redingstone, John. 1649 (1649) Wing R664; Thomason E538_4; ESTC R21717 4,934 8

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PLAIN ENGLISH TO THE PARLIAMENT and ARMY and to the rest of the PEOPLE To Convince the obstinate Vndeceive the simple Vindicate the innocent Settle the wavering By John Redingstone Prov. 25.11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver January 12. 1648. Imprimatur Gilbert Mabbot LONDON Printed by Henry Hil● and are to be sold over against Thomases Hospitall in Southwark M.DC.XLIX Plain English to the PARLIAMENT AND ARMY And to the rest of the PEOPLE IT is evident that the higher powers Rulers Kings Rev. 13. c. When contrary to their constitution they pervert Justice and become a terrour to good workes and justify the wicked in their evil such tyrants are not only abomination to the Lord but by the testimony of the Gospel they doe forfeit their authority also And in this very case the Apostle Paul calleth Ananias a whited wall Act. 23.3 4 5. not High Priest nor Ruler and gives the reason for sittest thou to judge me after the Law and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the Law affirming that he knew not that he was the high Priest viz. because he had forfeited his calling and the Apostle spake truth saying It is written thou shalt not speak evil of the Ruler of my People Therefore what Ruler so ever wilfully and publikely perverts the Law introducing an arbitrary tyrannicall and unjust cause acting against the publicke good and safety to the ruine of the People loseth his power and ceaseth to be Ruler and ought to be declared proceeded against for such a one For doublesse the Apostles practice and the Scripture is a good rule to walk by For all Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for Doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in righteousnesse 2 Tim. 3.6 2. Whereas the King not regarding the publike good and safety of the People did introduce an arbitrary and tyrannicall course and indeavoured with an high hand by force of armes to subvert Salus populi and the destruction of the Kingdome setting up his Standard and waging an open war upon the Parliament and against all his good and loyall Subjects persisting in full opposition to the Parliaments humble suits and Declarations made unto him Parl. Decl. 20 May 1642. shewing that whensoever the King makes warre upon the Parliament it is a breach of the trust reposed in him by his People contrary to his Oath and tending to the dissolution of his Government That whosoever shall serve and assist him in such war are Traytors by the fundamentall Laws of this Kingdome 11 Rul 2. 1 Hen. 4. and have been so adjudged by two Acts of Parliament Therefore we may see by the Parliaments Declaration and the Kings practices compared that the King is wholly elapsed in his splendor dignity honour Kingly power Majestie and stands guilty of all the precious blood rapines and ruines of millions of People in these three Kingdomes and hath disobliged the Parliament Army and People of their allegiance to him and this may be a good reason why the right honorable the Lord Fairfax his Excellency and this Army took their Commissions onely for defence of the Parliament and Kingdome and have done most righteously in so doing God sealing to their endeavours by his blessing with extraordinary successe to the subduing of the King with all his trayterous forces and made the King their conquered and captivated prisoner who hath not minded lex talionis and that he that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God And that Adoni-bezek 2. Sam. 23.3 though a heathen King acknowledged saying As I have done so God hath requited me and they brought him to Jerusalem Judg. 1.6 7. 3. The King perverting his duty rejecting the feare of God despising good councel when seasonably given him by them of whom he ought to have received it and wholly adheared to and followed perverse foolish slanderous wicked proud haughty deceitfull murtherous mens councels who endeavoured utterly to root out extirpate and extinguish the very name and being of all those who were the faithfull of the Land and endeavoured a thorow reformation of all wicked unrighteous practices in the King his family and Kingdomes therefore the King with all his heathen adherents took councel together against the Lord and against his anointed Psal 2. saying let us break their bonds in sunder and cast their cords from us and making war upon them they compasse the camp of the Saints about Rev. 20.9 and the beloved City Mount Zion The habitation of the Saints where the Saints receive their Commission from the great King King of Kings to have a two edged sword in their hands to execute judgement upon the Heathen and punishment upon the people To binde their Kings with chaines Psal 149. and their Nobles with fetters of iron to execute upon them the judgement written This honour have all the Saints Hence then we see what a type of Holy Writ lies upon our Parliament and Army to execute judgement upon the King and his wicked Adherents although others have beene so exemplary before them Also we may see how Mr Prynne doth play the Jesuite by his most scandalous and false Pamphlets endeavouring to subvert others to the disturbance of the publique welfare and safety of the Kingdome not minding that Salus populi is Suprema lex that he may in due time justly suffer as an evil doer according to his demerits and be taught That it is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednesse for the Throne is established in righteousnesse Prov. 16.12 4. And surely all the Kings false dealings pretending the Kingdomes welfare and safety sealed with most solemne abjurations and execrations against Himselfe his Throne and Posterity thereby to hide his iniquity from the eies of the people the more easily to seduce them to beliefe and to joine with him was the highest cruelty and meanes that could be to bring Gods heavy wrath upon his owne head and to remove the Throne from himselfe and his posterity For the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine And mercy and truth preserve the King As a roaring Lyon Prov. 20 28 Cap. 28.15 c. and a ranging Beare so is a wicked Ruler over his people And are not such destructive beasts to be taken and destroyed Againe the Prince that wanteth understanding is a great Oppressor t is much that Mr Prynne doth not remember this truth ever since the King suffered his eares to be cut off Againe a man that doth violence to the bloud of any person shall fly to the pit let no man stay him God makes no distinction of King or Beggar he is no Respecter of persons But the soule that sinneth it shall dye no man ought to stay him from it King Ahab and Queene Jezebeel must dye because Naboth is unjustly cast off and his Vineyard taken from him Moreover the