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war_n	army_n	king_n	power_n	2,216	5	4.6580	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44838	The Common-wealtsh's [sic] remembrancer for discovery of the disturbers of her peace with a loving reproof to such offendors and a caveat to others to beware of them / by a friend to peace with truth and true liberty, R.H.	Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing H3222A; ESTC R6707	26,466	36

generall way 20. To passe by the Popish Clergy so called in Ireland with the cruel Murthers and bloody Massacres by their instigations committed in that Land during that late horrid Rebellion Call to mind and remember who they were that about the tenth year of the late King before the said Rebellion brake forth assembled in Dublin Composed an Instrument and thereby raised a Subsidy called a free Subsidy of four shillings out of each pound of all their promotions and Spirituall Livings so called in order to a War that had such an inordinate desire to bear Rule and exercise Authority thereby to maintain and support their new sound Altar-Worships Bowings and other their then then Inventions their frequent Disturbances by medling with matters of Civil Government so by writing preaching and otherwise of what they liked or disliked in Magistrates or others the severall Inventions and Designings in the time of the said Rebellion the solemn Oath many took and preached up and which many of the people there did take in the latter end of the year 1648. to be true and faithfull to him they called their young King Charls the second how they would fight for him assist him c. Who were they that before and about that time Preached for extolled and encouraged those they called their Excellent and Right Honourable Lords Ormond and Inchequin to make Leagues and Cessations and joyn in amity with the said Popish Priests and Irish Rebels and that about the same time in 1648. Composed and set forth in Print certain Prayers so call'd for their said young King and therein such execrations and expressions against the said Parliament and their Armies as I find not freedome here to name then and in these times frequently read in their Congregations and yet since how forward and prevalent have some been in preferring their friends and favourites severall that assessed them in those their former actings into imployments of publick trust by having divers faithfull servants of the Common-Wealth put out of such imployments to make room for them and because of not complying to do such unfit things as some of that sort of men desired whereby Justice hath been turned into wormwood and gall and of such persons so brought into Authority have they severall times prevailed by letters preaching and otherwise to have men chosen as Members to serve in Parliaments there also to carry on their Designs Not to say much how the said sort of men have been enabled to do such things by their large Salaries or how frequently divers of them have caused the Publick Peace to be broken by the rude people in and near their Meeting-houses in beating stoning and abusing sober persons that did but tell or offer to tell them plainly of their Deceits and lying inventions in love and for amendment that the people might cease from these that so beguile unstable Souls the time being come that Christ Jesus will have all spirits to bow and bend to his spirit which is if they were acquainted with they would not onely favourably resent but lovingly entertain such discoveries and Counsels as tend to their own and the peoples knowledge of him of whom many have as yet got but a sound of words not knowing whereof they affirm 1. Ob. But divers of the before mentioned men would not have so taught encouraged or done the things they did in the Bishops dayes but that they were then under the Bishops Commands and liable to their Censures so that they durst not disobey them lest they should be silenced and lose their Benefices whereby themselves Wives and Children might have come to want and they ought to provide for their Families he denies the faith and is worse then an Infidel which doth not that and the like may be said in the beginning and time of the Wars some of them dwelling under the Kings Power and others where the Parliament had power and likewise where both Armies came upon occasions and further that their affections led them some to encourage and assist the one side and the other as they could have opportunities c. which I take to be their strongest Reasons for I suppose none of them will now say their Altar-Worships were done for Conscience sake much lesse will they say they so laboured to set men to kill one another for Conscience sake or thereby to exalt themselves into greater Authority and Estates and therefore briefly answer An. It was Christs meat and drink to do the will of his Father who came not to destroy mens lives but to save them and his love in all his Ministers constrains them to be obedient to him and labour even so to walk as he walked in all things seeking the good of others that they might be saved but never did taught or allowed the doing of such things as these in any Nation or amongst any people upon any accouunt whatsoever much lesse for a worldly maintenance Wives Children or like affections to any man or thing and they that are such lovers of their own selves fear outward wants or so please men cannot be the servants of Christ his Ministers were never such and therefore let no man deceive you so any more with vain words Besides this who or what enforced any such men so to preach or incite men to Wars on the one side or on the other or who occasioned such sidings making Parties and causing enmity in each against other surely this Parliament did it not for that it was begun some years before they sate besides they were necessitated to make use of all means and helps they had or could conveniently have for their own and your safeties and preservations when the then King would not be perswaded to Peace but raised a War by means of many of these men in his own Land with and against his own Subjects and yet where or when did the Parliament so much as imprison any of these men because they would not preach in their names for Wars provided they sate quiet and medled not against them 2. Ob. But the Priests or Ministers are not to be blamed in such cases because what they do is for the good of the peoples Souls to have them of an uniform Religion whereby to prevent Sects Schismes Heresies and all sorts of Divisions amongst ●hem wherein the Magistratate is to take the said mens Advice and they to assist and help the Magistrate therein they being so usefull in Government for support of Authority that all would fall into confusion without them it being their duties to satisfie mens Consciences that all Governments are of God and to direct their minds to Obedience and Subjection to every Ordinance of man in every change of Government and Governours and to help therein by inciting to Wars or otherwise as they shall see occasion An. Instead of doing good to your Souls or bodies have they not done the contrary on all occasions pretending to be Christs Ministers to Preach the

Errours and Heresies as they said and labouring with the Parliament for an Ordinance to inhibit privat Meetings they called Conventicles as the late Bishops had done which they had oft before sought for when the former Armies were at a distance from London and they supposed the time seasonable but as oft prevented by some considerable losses in the Army or forces when in any measure the Parliament incline to such persons therein And who about the same time stirred up those called the Clubmen in many parts of the Land and some priests with them under colour of defending themselves and estates from plunderers even when this sort of men saw the Parliament like to prevail and their ends not accomplished 14. Whose designe was it to have the late King carried to the Scots when the whole Nation was even brought almost into obedience of the Parliament and great hopes of a speedy settlement As supposing themselves sure that way to make their own market by and with him and who were they that so earnestly perswaded to have the said Army speedily Disbanded when the King was bought and brought back againe from the Scots and nothing else seemed to stand in their way perswading there was then noe need of that Army and noe way would serve to Disband it but by troops companies apart one from another before due satisfaction given them or any satisfaction of them in what they had done or any the Rights and liberties for which so much blood had been spilt and Treasure spent so much as ascertained much lesse setled and established unto you and them arguing that the great Taxes might then be much abated bloody Ireland relieved by these that should after be enlisted under other Commanders for that Service some souldiers goe back to their former imployments and others of their chusing be imployed here by this meanes to have broken all in pieces and set one party against another rather then to fail of their intendments further pleading how dangerous it was to continue that army or to send them together for Ireland under their own Officers how soon they would so conquer Ireland and fill that land with sectaries and then how should they be dealt with here at that armies return when their doctrine should likewise further spread over England some saying though they could not but confess that God had manifestly appeared in and by them and they had done great services they were not to be continued and therfore nothing could satisfie but such a disbanding as might disperse discourage them c. whereupon some officers of the said Army and souldiers having notice of the design the designers prevalency and evil consequences thereof to the whole Nation advised together how to draw up a Petition to their then General for satisfaction in a few particulars whereof some of the said persons got intelligence and without any certaine knowledge what the said Officers intended to Petition for first had an Order got to suppress the said Petition and thereupon a Theme to preach of and cry out of dangerous principles in the Army and designs to oppose the covenant labouring to have the Petitioners censured as enemies to the State and how then and by whom did the slanderous libels and Pamphlets fly abroad divers Officers of the Army imprisoned and after released without being told the cause of their commitment and when in much mercie to this Nation they were prevented therein how did some prevaile with divers Londoners to prepare a Remonstrance against the army and then stirred up Refarmado Officers and others to enlist men and there got up another Army and prevaild so far as to have the Militia there taken out of the hands of faithful men and put into other hands to carry on their designe by heading forces against the Army and set on foot a new war which might have proved more bloody and terrible then that before but the Lord of all the earth pleased to turn their counsels like that of Achitophels into foolishness and direct the Army in obedience to the Parliament to do their duties soberly so as that in a mild way of prevention things were brought back into their former condition of peace and the said Militia againe into safe hands 15. Who in the next place procured the said Reformado Officers whereof some had been disbanded some cashiered and some served the King with divers Londoners to force the Parliament to pass several votes c. which was so great a breach upon the priviledges of Parliament as that the Speakers and members of both the then houses were necessitated to repaire to their said Army for safety and when returned at their then next free sitting to recal these votes so by these pastwhile under that force and also dispersed these Offisers so made use of to put that force upon them but the many Contrivers Abettors escaped though much then spoken of because of the State of affairs at that time but rested they here or did they not rather wait for other oppertunities wherein the Lord by his wise providence prevented them sundry times yet for all this they were not willing to see his hand stretched out against them and turn to him neither do they yet seem willing now all you that in any measure are turned into the light brought into the fear of the Lord and did see his mercy and marvelous works in these times forget not all his benefits his deliverances in your low estates from intended deaths when that Army was so despised and railed on by scorners that oft sought their lives to take them away low and weak in their own esteem then did the Lord strengthen and put courage into his servants that truly trusted in him and believed his salvation cleaving unto him and one to another with all their hearts Yea truly then blessed were they while many others before mentioned were exercised in cursing them and sorrowing at their safeties and successes and when the Lord enabled ten to chase hundred and a hundred to put a 1000. to flight for that was the Lords doing marvelous in the eyes of many beholders being in order to the great war manifestly begun between Michael and his Angels and the Dragon and his Angels in this day of God almighty to the terror and amazemen of all enemies that would not Christ should reign over them but stand in the enmity equally fearing and hating the goodniss wisdome and mighty power pf God in his sons and daughters 16. Who and what men were they that in the heat and height of these Military affaires and taxes upon you were so restless until they obtained an ordinance for tythes with trebble damages or value for non-payment fo far prevailing that those who had not wherewith to pay should be imprisoned c. he that remembers these things need not be farther advertised of that sort of mens practices or prevalency that could obtaine such an ordinance never before heard of at