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A45295	Hypocrisie discovered, or, A further manifestation of the secret designe, practices, and inventions of the Protector, so called, to seat himself in and be vested with, the power and office of chief magistrate in this nation, contrary to those many declarations, engagements and protestations in opposition thereunto, not onely as it was contrary to an act of Parliament, made after many out-goings of God, against the late King and his monarchy, but also as it did oppose the kingdome and interest of our Lord Jesus		1655 (1655)	Wing H3887; ESTC R7532	18,726	17

as enemies to Magistracy Ministry and Propriety because they agreed not to gratifie him in his lust The first considerable fruit 〈…〉 Government after he had sworn to govern according to Law and the Paper called the Instrument of Government is contrary to them all the imprisoning Mr. Feake Mr. Powell and Mr. Simpson persons unspotted in their lives and conversations all Ministers and labourers in the work of the Gospel and such as are not inferiour to many in the Nation having been eminently owned by the Lord in his work much more of the like nature after appeared M. G. Harrison Col. Rich M. Cary Quart M. G. Courtney M. G. Overton Cornet Day Mr Spitle-house John Jones Col. Allured 〈…〉 to this day remain in prison against whom no crime is objected but it s said they may have their Liberty if they will though when that is inquired into it cannot be unlesse they will engage to the present Government which is contrary to their consciences to acknowledge him as an authority much less a rightful Authority over them and which is worse to binde them up from following the Lord how signall soever his appearances should be With all hast also in order to settlement at home the peace must be concluded with the Dutch and that upon tearmes sufficiently dishonorable after all the eminent appearances of the Lord in every engagement leaving the guilt of bloud in a very great measure at the door of this Nation which both the long sitting and the litle Parliamen● did abhor to assent unto being throughly sensible that the finger of God and not their lust had led them into that war but this must be done also under fair pretence of having peace with Protestants that the more vigorously a war may be carried on against Antichrist but was not this to make himself wiser than God and indeed is it not plain that the meaning of it was that he might have ships and men to bring home gold from the Indies whereby as he had set up himself so he might maintain himself in despight of all and this being blasted the return of gold failing no stone must be left unturned for getting it nearer home the good and well-affected will not be deluded by him and now he that would not be disswaded 〈◊〉 ●arrying on the Act of Oblivion though told that thereby he would be cast out of the hearts of good people which he himself confessed that he thought it would tend much thereunto with a high hand unjustly and unrighteously breaks the same to raise a revenue whereby he may be enabled further to oppresse them and others This together with his ●educing the forces and abridging their pay for his own ends and self preservation which he would never be drawn unto for the sake of the Lord his work and the Nations ease doth evidently to half an eye declare by what principle he acted Upon the same ground and principle Jeroboam like whatever is pretended the National Parochiall Clergy in their corrupt and Antichristian standing and maintenance are upheld and imposed upon the good people of this Nation and the succession thereof provided for in a way as bad if not worse then that which derives it self through the Papacy and of this he greatly boasts in 〈◊〉 page of his first Speech to the Parliament as a blessed fruit of Government to put a stop to that heady way as he phrases it of every one making himself a Preacher When he hath been often heard in England Scotland and Ireland but especially upon Pencland hils in Scotland at Glascoe to the Presbytery there and at Edinburgh when he would maintain laymens preaching in opposition to the Scots that spoke against it to urge that scripture Num. 26.27 28 29. where word was brought to Moses that Eldad and Medad prophesied in the Camp and that Moses though his servant desired him to forbid them did say unto him envyest thou for my sake I would all the Lords people were Prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them and as Moses did judge his servant to be of a ridgid narrow spirit because he would have them forbidden prophesying so himself judged the Scots and Presbyterians to be of the same spirit who would speak against laymens preaching of which see move in a Book intituled Several Letters and Passages between the Lord Gen. Cromwell and the Governour of Edenburgh Castle with the Ministers there Page 10 Let the Saints and Churches even all that fear the Lord in these Nations well weigh those his words it s to be fearred he can turn himself into any shape as may best serve his designes having formerly said of the Earl of Manchester that 〈◊〉 would never be well so long as he kept those hedge Priests about him reflecting upon Mr. Ash and Mr. Good persons of approved gifts and grace who then waited upon his Lordship yea let this be compared with his Speech to the little Parliament fol 2● But when it came to other tryals as in that of Wales which I must confesse for my own part I set my self upon if I should inform what discountenance that businesse of the poor people of God there had who had watchings over them Men like so many Wolves ready to catch the Lamb assoon as it was brought into the World how signally they threw that businesse under foot to the discountenancing of the honest people there and to the coun●enancing of the Malignant party of this Commonw●al●● I need but say it was so many have f●lt it by sad experience who will better impart that business to you which for my self and fellow Officers I think was as perfect a tryall of their spirits meaning the old Parliament as any thing it being known to many of us that God hath kindled a seed there not to be parralleld since the Primitive times of this seed are those that have lately declared against him by their Paper intituled A Word for God or a Testimony on Truths behalf to which the Reader is referred for further satisfaction Now its needfull you should know what that businesse in Wales was that he would have you understand met with such opposition from that Parliament as ministred occasion to him and his Officers to break them It was upon the best information I can get briefly thus An Act was obtained enabling Commissioners to eject ignorant scandalous and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters and to place in their rooms such as sho … be approved of for that high calling or to imploy some in an Itenerary way as should be judged most conducible for the spreading of the Gospell These Commissioners vigorously put in execution this Act so that in some Countries there were not left above 5 or 6 of the old stock few were found fit or willing to be settled in the room of the ejected but many were encouraged and received maintenance out of the publique treasury to preach in an Itenerary way whose labour were

willingly he would not have his hand in the blood of any such neverthelesse did conceive that the Parliament were the Lords people and might be carrying on the cause of God wherein he should gladly have been further serviceable but that the Lord did very much cut him short of spirit for that work which in humility he conceived was that some more worthy than he who would bring more glory to God might be imployed in it and that all might know the work was Gods and no mans former experiences were sufficient to evidence that if he had been satisfied in his minde bodily infirmities under which he had laboured in the most of the War would not have hindred his proceedings This is the more largely expressed because he hath been frequently found in high asseverations whereby he used to obtain credit when it s to be feared he little considers what he speaks and at this time he had also prepared an Auditory of Aldermen Citizens Ministers and Officers of the Army who doubtless there not being time given to open this as now it is went away taking for granted that Mr. Feake had been left to speak vainly and unadvisedly in these things and there was and is cause to think that so solemn an appeal as this of his was when he should say he speaks in the holy Ghost and yet speaks falsly will not fall to the ground And is not his profession of love to those he now persecutes and imprisons a proof of his readinesse to protest and affirm what yet he hath little minded for did he weigh what he sayes how durst he boast he loves some of them as his own soul and yet when no crime is objected though indeavours were not wanting by his own instruments to have drawn them as others have been into their snares and intanglements separates them from the fellowship of Saints and other dear relations hurrying them to remote and obscure Prisons without giving them notice to accommodate for the same or let any know whether they were to go though the tender yoak-fellow of one of them was at that time in hourly expectation to be brought to bed which more then in humane carriage had not the Lord mercifully prevented might have produced as it greatly indangered the death of Mother and Child is it a fruit of such love to be feasting at Hampton-court Hamman like Ester 3. 15. the same day he sends them to prison and doth not the removal of M. G. Harrison from Portland where the Governor shewed him common respect to the Isle of Wight as hath been boasted for his better accommodation spring from the same root seeing that since his comming thither he might not receive a Letter from any or send so much as to his own wife and this by special instructions from Court unlesse the Officer there have the perusal of it and his wife comming to visite him besides other great incivilities to her as well as him from the Commander there must not stir out of the Castle until she will go for good and all or a servant to go forth to bring in necessarys or any friend speak with him but under a guard Is the adding of Bannishment to Mr. Rogers his bonds after more then 12. months causelesse Imprisonment when his wife being but three dayes before delivered of Childe lying weak of a Feaver a fruit of such love what Gospel-rule is there for such expressions of Love did the primitive Saints so manifest theirs but the Scripture saith your Brethren that hated you cast you out for my names sake c. Esaiah 66. 5. if they proceed to lay violent hands on and beat their fellow servants though they pretend to be brethren yet the hol● spirit who best knows their deceitfull hearts affirms they hate them and though his words at some times and to some persons be smoother and softer than Butter and Oyle yet War and a drawn sword is in his heart therefore at other times for he can change his language 〈◊〉 company 〈◊〉 occasion serves he hath given his mouth to evill and his tongue to slander reproach and revile those whom yet he will call Christian friends and brethren What shall we say to these thing he who time was none more than he quickned and invited others in streights and when the Lords work laboured under many difficulties to assemble together to seek the Lord is of a sudden grown jealous of all such meetings and gives occasion for the greatest scandall that ever was upon them as if their tendency were onely to sedition and instead of acknowledging the Lord and waiting for his councel Juntoes are held for the carrying on things according to the craft wisdome and policy of the world It is termed no lesse than Hypocrisie in the little Parliament to set apart and keep dayes of Humiliation within themselves and when any met more privately as some did that is branded with division and carrying on designes and this even to this day with more then ordinary confidence urged as true May it not be feared that none would so report of and suspect others but such as had themselves abused the blessed ways and ordinances of God to bring about their own contrivances and if this should be so sooner or later they will feel and others shall see that God will not be mocked who will bring hidden things to light which is the joy of the upright but the hypocrites fear Now considering what comliness the Lords work had put upon this man his great aptnesse to deceive by his plausible way of speaking the high profession he made and his too frequent calling God to witnesse in all which most good men were more ready to condemn themselves than suspect him it is no lesse then a very good finger of the Lord that so far makes him manifest as by the few forementioned particulars though but as it were a comparing himself with himself and that there hath been more rottennes in his way than any man most curiously observing the same is able to hold forth The all-seeing God who searcheth and revealeth secrets seemeth to declare in as much as he hath most evidently turned his hand against him in most or all things this man hath set his hand unto since his more grosly turning off from the cause of God which by what ensueth may a little appear The Sandy bottom his accesse to the Government is grounded upon being formerly touched I shall here onely mention the aforesaid in significant resignation being in the Preamble of his Oath laid as the foundation and indeed that a busines so hatched and continued and so early a comming to the House for a Vote to invest the Power in his hands should be frustrated may not be esteemed lesse than a disappointment upon him from the Lord. And seeing also in the Preamble of his Oath is alledged that upon full and mature consideration had thereof and by the desires and advice of Persons of interest

HYPOCRISIE DISCOVERED OR A Further Manifestation of the secret Designe Practices and intentions of the Protector so called to seat himself in and be vested with the Power and Office of chief Magistrate in this Nation contrary to those many Declarations Engagements and Protestations in opposition thereunto not onely as it was contrary to an Act of Parliament made after many out-goings of God against the late King and his Monarchy but also as it did oppose the Kingdome and Interest of our Lord Jesus Isa 29. 15 16. Wo to them that seek deep to hide their Councel from the Lord and their works are in the dark and they say who seeth us and who knoweth us Surely your turning of things up-side-down shall be esteemed as the Potters clay c. To the READER BEing a little affected with the sence of the dishonour brought upon the Name Works and wayes of God the pretious Cause and Interest of Christ and his poore people at this day and that therein many as I hope truly fearing God are consenting and drawn aside by the deceiving of the Protector so called ●hrough the too high estimation and good opinion they have of that person for such being dealt with for strengthning his hands in this way of his own choosing they will acknowledge his turning short upon former professions whereby Saints w●re engaged and his apparent evill in his accession to 〈◊〉 worse administration of the Government But yet defend themselves with a hope their advantages in siding and pertaking with him tending to blinde their eyes that there may be good intentions and integrity at the bottome forgetting as is to be feared that the appearance of evill is to be avoided and not the least committed for the greatest good And though I am far from taking pleasure to rake into the Sores and Infirmities of any knowing so much of my own yet for the Lord his work and Peoples sake to rescue the feet of some and prevent others from falling into his snare yea for his sake also if the Lord so please to blesse it with whom private applications have not prevailed the lancing of a putrified sore being necessary and in order to its Cure I have thought it my duty therein also I trust following the minde of the Lord who is making his folly manifest unto all that he may proceed no further a little in some particulars to open him and his wayes HYPOCRISIE DISCOVERED c. IT might be remembred with what cheerfulnes of heart out of love to the Lord his work when the last invasion was from Scotland many of the choisest spirited Saints came out of severall parts of the Nation to ingage against them What their entertainment also was from the Army those at Warrington bridge very well know The new Moddel was never so slighted scorned and reproached by the old Officers and Army as these were who instead of receiving acknowledgement for their so seasonable appearance in the common-service were returned under as great contempt as could be possibly laid upon them * It s worthy to be observed that this enmity now more heightned in some Officers and others of the Army against that spirit now more refined which then appeared in these godly persons began to shew it self not only at Warrington-bridge but also when M. G. Harrison was with his Horse in Scotland which was some time before The good People bearing all with meeknesse and patience unwilling to harbour a hard thought of him who yet gave countenance to all the unworthy dealings they met with Upon his return from the Battell at Worcester severall Persons eminent for godliness of the Congregations in and about London came to him as to acknowledge the Lords goodnesse in that his wonderfull appearance so also that he would imploy his utmost endeavours with the Parliament for the further improvement of it to answer the Lords designe and the great expectations upon the hearts of his people * When some complained of the so long delays of busines in the Parliament In answer thereunto he did declare there was not above six men if so many in the House that had a heart or minded to any thing And when such told him that therefore it was very requisite a period should be put to their sitting and others more fit to be chosen in their rooms and that the most publique spirited people of the Nation did much desire it This he could not but acknowledge ought to be so yet did so fear that honest spirit which prest after it that he durst not venture to go about it least the power coming too much into their hands he should be hindred of what we may now perceive he had then propounded to himself And therefore did go on with the Parliament though they had not a heart to do any thing till such time as is well mentioned they begun to entrench upon him the plain truth is there was such juggling in the letting them sit so long afterwards dissolving them in chusing the Little Parliament and some of them contriving to bring the Power to him that it would take up too much time and paper to declare it To which he replyed amongst other things that there was no more hopes of drawing on the Parliament thereunto then was of making a Bar of Iron become a Lute string but desired that they with the Congregations to which they did relate would seek unto the Lord to know his pleasure in what was to be done and to let him know what upon such seeking should be set upon their hearts which accordingly they did and waiting again upon him gave this as the sum of what had been set upon them That though they desired to acknowledge the Parliament in those many worthy things wherein it had pleased the Lord of his grace to own them yet were they perswaded that he had cut them short of spirit to the residue of his work and therefore did propose that a short time of six Moneths or thereabouts might be put beyond which the Parliament might not sit and in the interim care to be take for qualifications of persons to be elected to succeed in the Government which might be furnished by the Lord for the carrying on of his work whereupon by very harsh not to say reviling speeches he soon discovered that he was altered from what he seemed to be when formerly they had been with him being fallen with some of the grandees of the Parliament by whose means as was then feared and as since evident ground is given to judge he hoped to bring about some ends of his own and so slighting them and the advice so solemnly brought unto him having formerly ingaged them to aske councel from the Lord they were dismissed but left this behind with him to pause upon That seeing he would not hear they would turn unto the Lord whose ears are alwayes open to the cryes of his People And its observable that hence forth instead

successful and Schoolmasters fearing the Lord were setled in all Market Towns and many considerable Parishes the benefit whereof had they been continued would soon have been discerned but this Powers continuance was onely for 3. years which expired the March before the Parliaments dissolution Many clamours for lesse was not expected were against those Commissioners and Petitions fomented against them by the disaffected and Malignant party there So that the Parliament thought not fit to renew the Act no other discouragement then this the wel-affected in Wales received from them however the sequell declares that if the Parliament laid their little finger for the crushing that seed as his expression is not to be parrelleld since the Primative times I am sure he hath laid his loyns and if their but looking a litle asquint upon them d●clared they had no spirit to the further work his setting himself in direct opposition thereunto demonstrates what spirit he is acted by and I doubt not but the Lord in due time will give a Resurrection to that seed both there and in other parts of the Nation And it may not be forgotten that it being perceived 〈…〉 fearing the Lord and waiting for the salvation of Israel that the 〈◊〉 Parliament were declining in their zeal to and for the Lords Work and Cause they appointed a Meeting at Alhallows and from thence afterwards removed unto Blackefryers once a week to pray unto the Lord for the pouering out of his spirit the comming of Christs kingdome and the performance of Promises and Prophesies relating to the same and consequently removing out of the way whatsoever might let and for the executing his judgments upon Babylon This Meeting was under the discontin●●nce of the Parliament things being reported in the worst sence to several eminent Members thereof though occasionally there were reflectings upon them as a block in the way of the Lords work but the touching upon their declining was so acceptable to him that he incouraged his O … s and others to frequent the same and Major Packer can tell you that the General told him he was a Rogue and Knave if he did neglect 〈◊〉 them but not long after when the pride pompe and avarice of him and his Army and their sleepinesse in the Cause of Christ came to be touched upon and together therewith a jealousie that not with a right minde the Parliament had been dissolved was discovered as then and since appears there was ground sufficient for such thoughts he set himself in opposition to them not contenting himself with railing and reviling speeches against the most eminent of them for whom time was he had better words but declaring that he would have his hands up in their blood to the sleeves and would lay down his old bones in opposing them venting many bitter and biteting reproaches if not blasphemies against the Lords Spirit by which they were acted calling it the spirit of the Devil the ministration of evill Angels a thousand times worse than the spirit of Antichrist though he never went to hear and try as faithfull friends of his had earnestly desired him and though formerly he had so much applauded the meeting yet now sayes that from the first time of their meeting the spirit of the Devill and not of God acted the same at last he stirred up the Councell during the sitting of the little Parliament to send for Mr. Simpson and Mr. Feake by Warrant who appearing thereunto no matter being found to make good a charge against them they were for that time dismissed onely it is observable that in this meeting Mr. Feake with much solemnity exhorted that as he should they also would so speak and carry themselves as in the presence of God the holy Angels and men for that which should be said would be recorded in heaven upon which Mr. Feake proceeded to deal faithfully with him the then General but was interrupted by him and charged with falshood Mr. Feake having among other things mentioned how much he was grieved for him in tampering with the King and that since Worcester fight the Army minding the dividing the Kings Lands Houses and Parks the spirit of Prayer was gone off from them and that he had observed the Lords way in carrying on his work had been to furnish some to one part and some to another part of it some to that in England others to that for Ireland and others for Scotland these three things the now called Protector objected against as falshoods in these words or to this effect I speake as in the presence of God Angels and men yea saith he I call God to record upon your soul and mine yea I speak it in the Holy Ghost that these particulars are not true affirming that he had not so much as a thought in him of tampering with the King whilest one might to half the length of the Table though it is well known that he with the Officers of the Army had kept three dayes at Winsor to shame and humble themselves for that their evill in the Proposals they had tendered the King which was the onely thing Mr. Feake mentioned to demonstrate that their tampering but besides this the Lord knows and himself knows that he hath to several persons acknowledged what offers he had from the late King as to Honours c. mentioning a George and Blew Ribbon such simple knacks sutable to King-ship or Monarchy if he would have complied with him and said that his foot had almost slipt and that he had faln into those temptations but that the Lord delivered him and seemed very much to blesse the Lord and rejoyce therein whereby it plainly appears he had not only thoughts of so doing but did really tamper with him which of necessity must hold longer than whilest one might go the length of the longest Table in England with the like confidence he affirmed that the spirit of Prayer was not gone off from the Officers or that they had so minded their arrears though the eminents for godlinesse amongst them frequently be meaned it that their meeting to seek and serve the Lord had been neglected and for their minding their arrears sure it will not need that more words should be used their present possessions sufficiently demonstrate nor will any of them that have but the least spark of ingenuity deny the same And for the third particular sayes he you mean my Lord Fairefax though Mr. Feake affirmed he did not think of him or had he any individuall in his eye he good man as his expression was by reason of his many bodily infirmities and upon no other account declined that service But those of the old Parliament who attended that godly renowned Person for whose faithfulnesse and usefulnes the Lord is ever thankfully to be acknowledged are able to affirm his answer to be to this effect That he looked upon the People of Scotland against whom they were to ingage as having many godly amongst them and that

stroak of his sending there shall be found no healing of it which through the pride and stoutness of his heart he will not see nor acknowledg but sayes He will repair the fallen Bricks with Free-stone the Cicamore with Cedars And as Baalam did beat his Asse though the Angel withstood him he imprisons the instrument Venables and Penn who formerly whilest in the Lord work were found faithfull and often blessed with successe as if the miscarriage had been through their treachery when every eye may see it was from God who withheld wisdome and courage but whilest his Physitians are applying plasters and he is licking himself whole Gen. Blake which few have observed as they should missing the Provisions sent to enable his continuance out untill he should meet with and catch the Spanish Plate fleet for which he had waited some time returning empty handed And thus when there is none shut up or left the mighty Lord the Lord of hosts pleads the cause of his people giving him a miscarrying wombe and dry breasts and so blasts him in both the ends of the earth whereunto he had spread his wings to get name and fame by two such Fleets as scarce ever any King of England had at once upon the Seas the charge of which Expedition a Million of mony did not desray At last gold and silver every way fayling we have an acknowledgment in the Preamble of his declaration for a Fast that rebukes from God are upon him but those for the evill and apostacy of others not giving glory to God in confessing his own and adding to this his riotous Feasting and as is boasted with rare Musick entertaining the Popish Ambassador of France the day seven night before his fast which is far from telling the Nations the Lord hath founded Zion and the poor ' of his people shall trust in it Isa 14 32. Is there not strong ground of jealousie ministred to fear that 〈◊〉 heart is hardened rather than humbled under the Lords mighty hand who assuredly will not be mocked by him and it s to be hoped his People will not be further deluded for can any reasonably think the War brought upon us from Spaine which his lust provoked unto and for which the anger of the Lord hath so smoaked against him is as in his Declaration he would perswade principally for the advancement of the kingdome of Christ when at the same time which is worthy observation he makes Peace with France a popish Nation guilty of much blood of Saints the forces within whose territories among others so lately and barbarously embrued their hands in the blood of the poore Waldenses and by whose Ambassadour such grievous condition hath been obtruded on the remainder of them Having thus opened the foregoing particulars some whereof were not so generally known and others its to be doubted not so duly observed I shall now for the sake of those who would not be swayed by their fond affections but their judgements grounded upon the word of truth which is able to make the man of God perfect readily furnished to every good work present a few scriptures which if the Lord please to open by his spirit the best interpreter may be of further use unto them Gal. 2.18 If I build again the things destroyed I make my self a transgressor Isa 31.1 Wo to them that go down to Aegypt for help and stay on horses and trust on charriots because they are many and in horsmen because they very strong but they look not to the holy one of Israel neither seek the Lord. Read Isa 30.3 first verses They take councel but not of me and cover with a coveting but not of my spirit Hab. 2. 9. Wo to him that coveteth an evill covetousnes to his house that he might set his nest on high v. 6. Wo to him that encreaseth that that is not his how long and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay v. 15. Wo to him that giveth his neighbour drink that puttest thy bottle to him and makest him drunken also Hos 8.3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is good the enemy shal pursue him v. 4 They have set Kings but not by me they have made Princes and I knew it not Amos 6. 1. Wo to them that are at ease in Sion c. v. 3. Ye that put far away the evill day and cause the seat of violence to come near v. 4. That lie upon beds of ivory and stretch themselves upon their couches and eat the lamb● out of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall v. 5. That chant to the sound of the Viol and invent themselves instruments of musick like David that drink wine in bowls anointing themselves with the chief ointments but they are not grieved for the afflictions of Joseph v. 12. For ye have turned judgment into Gall and the fruit of righteousnes into H●mlock v. 13. Ye which rejoyce in a thing of nought which say have we not taken horns unto us by our own strength Hos 5.6 7. They shall go with their flocks and their herds to seek the Lord but they shall not find him he hath withdrawn himself from them they have dealt treacherously with the Lord for they have begotten stron children Now shall a month devour them with their portions Isa 65. 11. But ye are they that forsake the Lord that forget my holy mountain that prepare a table for that troop and that furnish a drink offering for that number therefore will I number you c. v. 12 13 14 15 compared with cap. 66 v. 3 4 5 6. Isa 29. 15. Wo to them that seek deep to hide their councel from the Lord their works arein the dark and they say who seeth us and who knoweth surely your turning things upside down shall be esteemed as the potters clay c. v. 21. That make a man an offender for a word and lay a snare for him hat reproveth in the gate and turn a side the just for a thing of nought Mat. 2● 48. But and if that evill servant shall say in his heart my Lord delayeth his comming and shall begin to smite his fellow servant and to eat and drink with the drunken the Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looked not for him and in an houre that he is not aware of and shall cut him in sunder and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites Isa 30.8 Now go write it before them in a Table and note it in a Book that it may be for a time to come for ever and ever Reader wanting room at present you may please to reade th●s● scriptures in order at large as they stand for they should have come in here viz Isai 30 v. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. and 2 Chron. 36. v. 16. Isa 26. 11. Psal 14. 6. and Prov. 1. v. 24 25 26 27 28. If that which is written be for our learning then where we finde like sins we may with sobriety humble reverence apply such judgments and sentences to them as the holy spirit in the scripture hath given in like cases if it was so fatall to Pharaoh though a heathen for not letting Gods people go free he being come down to deliver them Exo. 3. 8. as brought upon him all those sore plagues if God reckoned the Amalekites interruption because he had begun to deliver his people a laying their hands upon his throne Exod. 17. 16. And therefore would have war with them for ever If God was so angry with the Congregation of Israel when they but spake of making them a Captain to go back into Aegypt whilest their chief Leaders mourned before him for the same Num. 14.4 5 6. 32 37. What shall we say of the present transgressions when after the mighty God hath bowed the heavens and may be said to have come down as in Isa 64. 13. after he hath begun to deliver his people out of Aegyptian bondage even to the drowning of Pharaoh and his host when the Captain of the Lords Army the General himself shall not onely return to Aegypt but beat them of the congregation that will not return with him having thereby brought so evill report upon that good land to wit the glorious Cause of God and his Christ that the wisdome powerfulnes and love of God which were fairly written upon his late works the Kingdom of Christ and his poore people waiting for the same were never under so great a reproach too many now questioning whither there be either God Christs Cause or People or all be not a devised fable onely for men to attain their lusts by Seeing then things revealed belong to us and where we finde on the house top breach of Promise lying hypocrisie and perjury departing away from God hating of brethren which is Murder 1 Joh. 3. 15. Oppression Revolt Persecution love of this world and the things of it where judgment is turned backward where justice standeth a far off where truth is fallen where equity cannot enter yea he that departeth from evil and will testifie for good maketh himself a prey I say of such persons and their things Gods people are taught by Moses and the Prophets by Christ and his Apostles how to judge of them that their way is displeasing to the Lord they are enemies to the Crosse of Christ a shameful spuing will come upon all their glory Therefore all that love their God their own souls the good of their own Country ought to depart from the tents of such men least by their complyance that wo of calling evill good befall them so pertaking in a measure of their sins they partake in their plagues also Rather if the God of all grace so please and oh that it might seem good in his sight that judgment might return unto righteousnesse and that all of each judgment that are upright in soule with one heart might follow hard after the same Finis