A soveraigne salve to cure the blind, or, A vindication of the power and priviledges claim'd or executed by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, from the calumny and slanders of men, whose eyes (their conscience being before blinded) ignorance or malice hath hoodwinckt. Wherein the fallacie and falsity of the anti-parliamentary party is discovered, their plots for introducing popery into the church and tyranny into the state are manifested: the pretended fears of danger from seperatists, Brownists, &c. blowne away. And a right way proposed for the advancing the just honour of the King, the due reverence of the clergy, the rights and liberty of the people: and the renewing a golden age. by J. M. Esquire.
      
       
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             A soveraigne salve to cure the blind, or, A vindication of the power and priviledges claim'd or executed by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, from the calumny and slanders of men, whose eyes (their conscience being before blinded) ignorance or malice hath hoodwinckt. Wherein the fallacie and falsity of the anti-parliamentary party is discovered, their plots for introducing popery into the church and tyranny into the state are manifested: the pretended fears of danger from seperatists, Brownists, &c. blowne away. And a right way proposed for the advancing the just honour of the King, the due reverence of the clergy, the rights and liberty of the people: and the renewing a golden age. by J. M. Esquire.
             Milton, John, 1608-1674, attributed name.
          
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           A
           SOVERAIGNE
           SALVE
           TO
           CVRE
           THE
           BLIND
           .
           
             OR
             ,
          
           A
           Vindication
           of
           the
           Power
           and
           Priviledges
           claim'd
           or
           executed
           by
           the
           LORDS
           and
           COMMONS
           in
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           from
           the
           Calumny
           and
           Slanders
           of
           men
           ,
           whose
           eyes
           (
           their
           Conscience
           being
           before
           blinded
           )
           ignorance
           or
           malice
           hath
           hoodwinckt
           .
           Wherein
           the
           fallacie
           and
           falsity
           of
           the
           Anti-parliamentary
           party
           is
           discovered
           ,
           their
           plots
           for
           introducing
           
             Popery
          
           into
           the
           CHURCH
           and
           
             Tyranny
          
           into
           the
           STATE
           are
           manifested
           :
           The
           pretended
           fears
           of
           danger
           from
           
             Seperatists
             ,
             Brownists
             ,
          
           &c.
           blowne
           away
           .
           And
           a
           right
           way
           proposed
           for
           the
           advancing
           the
           just
           Honour
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           the
           due
           reverence
           of
           the
           Clergy
           ,
           the
           Rights
           and
           
             Liberty
             of
             the
             people
             :
             and
             the
             renewing
          
           a
           GOLDEN
           AGE
           .
           By
           
             J.
             M.
          
           Esquire
           .
        
         
           
             Salus
             populi
             est
             Lex
             suprema
             .
          
           
             Salus
             Parliamenti
             supremum
             privilegium
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           
             Printed
             by
          
           T.
           P.
           
             and
          
           M.
           S.
           1643.
           
        
      
       
       
         
           REader
           ,
           if
           thou
           expectest
           here
           a
           polite
           stile
           or
           fluent
           phrase
           ,
           thou
           wilt
           be
           deceived
           in
           thy
           expectation
           :
           it
           is
           not
           Rhetorick
           but
           reason
           can
           satisfie
           the
           judgment
           (
           which
           this
           Author
           intended
           )
           the
           former
           may
           cozen
           the
           conscience
           ,
           and
           dazle
           simple
           men
           :
           the
           latter
           onely
           can
           satisfie
           the
           Wise
           ,
           and
           lead
           to
           truth
           .
           A
           rough
           Diamond
           is
           precious
           ,
           when
           the
           best
           wrought
           glasse
           is
           despicable
           ;
           the
           painted
           Oratory
           (
           which
           best
           pleaseth
           the
           vulgar
           )
           ill
           suits
           with
           the
           well
           becoming
           gravity
           of
           a
           Statist
           .
           The
           right
           stating
           of
           many
           questions
           in
           the
           insuing
           Treatise
           hath
           necessitated
           the
           dilating
           of
           some
           sentences
           more
           then
           may
           stand
           with
           a
           pleasing
           stile
           :
           yet
           it
           is
           not
           doubted
           but
           the
           lovers
           of
           Truth
           will
           find
           that
           performed
           which
           is
           promised
           .
           Farwell
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           SO
           many
           excellent
           Treatises
           as
           have
           been
           sent
           abroad
           to
           unblind
           the
           hoodwinkt
           world
           ,
           and
           all
           clearing
           this
           truth
           
             (
             That
             the
             Parliament
             is
             and
             ought
             to
             be
             supreme
             Judge
             )
          
           might
           make
           this
           seem
           needlesse
           ,
           but
           as
           for
           a
           sturdy
           sore
           ,
           many
           plaisters
           are
           but
           sufficient
           ;
           so
           will
           it
           not
           be
           mis-spent
           time
           by
           the
           clear
           demonstrations
           of
           truth
           and
           right
           reason
           to
           beat
           down
           that
           wall
           of
           the
           too-much-loved-ignorance
           which
           hitherto
           hath
           kept
           the
           divine
           light
           of
           the
           truth
           from
           entring
           into
           the
           dark
           (
           &
           therfore
           miserable
           )
           souls
           of
           those
           deluded
           ones
           who
           with
           so
           much
           earnestnesse
           lay
           out
           their
           estates
           ,
           expose
           their
           families
           to
           a
           thousand
           miseries
           ,
           nay
           spend
           even
           their
           dearest
           bloud
           to
           inslave
           themselves
           and
           posterity
           .
           Love
           and
           duty
           to
           religion
           and
           my
           countrey
           ,
           now
           flaming
           with
           the
           fire
           these
           men
           have
           kindled
           ,
           &
           yet
           give
           fuell
           to
           ,
           yea
           even
           pitie
           to
           these
           men
           hath
           inforc'd
           a
           pen
           ever
           before
           still
           to
           expose
           it selfe
           to
           publike
           censure
           ,
           and
           if
           by
           this
           poor
           labour
           of
           mine
           any
           of
           these
           ignorantly
           erring
           men
           may
           be
           reduced
           ,
           I
           have
           my
           end
           ;
           as
           for
           those
           who
           inraged
           with
           malice
           willingly
           oppose
           the
           truth
           ,
           God
           hath
           provided
           her
           another
           champion
           ,
           even
           the
           sword
           ,
           to
           vindicate
           her selfe
           from
           the
           violence
           of
           those
           men
           on
           whom
           the
           power
           of
           reason
           hath
           no
           effect
           .
        
         
           To
           attain
           this
           our
           end
           ,
           what
           readier
           way
           have
           we
           then
           1.
           
           To
           discover
           the
           falsity
           of
           those
           pretences
           by
           which
           those
           men
           are
           deluded
           ,
           the
           miseries
           they
           bring
           themselves
           and
           posterity
           into
           if
           they
           yet
           persist
           :
           2.
           
           To
           discover
           the
           way
           to
           regain
           our
           now
           almost
           lost
           liberty
           and
           religion
           :
           3.
           
           To
           free
           us
           from
           the
           pretended
           fears
           of
           the
           invasion
           of
           our
           liberty
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           of
           our
           religion
           by
           Brownists
           ,
           Anabaptists
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           .
           And
           here
           so
           many
           of
           these
           men
           who
           hitherto
           through
           ignorance
           ,
           passion
           and
           mistake
           have
           been
           enemies
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           in
           them
           to
           their
           religion
           ,
           countrey
           ,
           and
           themselves
           ,
           I
           say
           so
           many
           of
           these
           as
           by
           Gods
           providence
           this
           little
           Treatise
           shal
           com
           unto
           ,
           are
           wished
           out
           of
           due
           care
           &
           love
           to
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           so
           desperately
           undermined
           by
           Jesuiticall
           plots
           ,
           out
           of
           love
           to
           their
           poor
           countrey
           ,
           laws
           and
           liberty
           ,
           now
           at
           
           the
           last
           gasp
           as
           it
           were
           either
           to
           stand
           or
           fall
           ,
           out
           of
           pitie
           to
           themselves
           and
           their
           posterity
           ,
           designed
           even
           to
           Turkish
           slavery
           ,
           they
           would
           lay
           aside
           all
           prejudicate
           thoughts
           ,
           and
           seriously
           lay
           to
           heart
           the
           evidences
           of
           truth
           ,
           love
           ,
           and
           labour
           to
           defend
           it
           wheresoever
           they
           find
           it
           :
           and
           in
           hopes
           they
           will
           do
           this
           ,
           I
           will
           proceed
           according
           to
           the
           method
           proposed
           ,
           which
           was
           first
           to
           discover
           the
           deceit
           of
           that
           sophistry
           by
           which
           these
           truth-haters
           delude
           their
           followers
           &
           to
           clear
           the
           proceedings
           of
           the
           Parliament
           from
           all
           aspersions
           of
           wrong
           or
           injustice
           :
           but
           because
           their
           arts
           of
           deceiving
           are
           many
           ,
           and
           it
           would
           require
           too
           much
           time
           to
           answer
           particulars
           ,
           therefore
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           draw
           them
           to
           some
           few
           generals
           .
           The
           first
           then
           we
           have
           to
           deal
           withall
           is
           this
           ,
           
             The
             soveraigne
             power
             claimed
             by
             the
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             in
             Parliament
             to
             provide
             for
             the
             Kingdomes
             safety
             is
             an
             intrenching
             on
             His
             Majesties
             just
             Rights
             ,
             and
             contrary
             to
             the
             knowne
             Lawes
             ,
          
           say
           those
           deceivers
           .
           To
           answer
           this
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           the
           whole
           bulk
           of
           their
           objections
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           I
           shall
           first
           propose
           this
           to
           your
           consideration
           :
           Whether
           if
           the
           King
           having
           his
           royall
           name
           and
           authority
           abused
           by
           those
           about
           him
           ,
           or
           misled
           by
           his
           own
           passion
           or
           mistake
           ,
           do
           command
           and
           act
           things
           pernicious
           and
           destructive
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           religion
           ,
           liberty
           and
           lawes
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           end
           and
           trust
           of
           the
           first
           institutors
           of
           this
           Monarchy
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           contract
           at
           his
           coronation
           ,
           and
           convert
           the
           power
           of
           the
           people
           it self
           to
           back
           and
           carry
           on
           those
           designes
           ,
           refusing
           to
           hearken
           to
           the
           petitions
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           or
           Remonstrances
           of
           the
           great
           Councell
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           (
           if
           in
           this
           case
           the
           people
           be
           remedilesse
           )
           consider
           whether
           the
           condition
           of
           a
           free
           nation
           be
           not
           worse
           then
           that
           of
           a
           most
           miserable
           slave
           ,
           and
           whether
           the
           framers
           of
           this
           Monarchy
           have
           not
           provided
           better
           for
           the
           means
           ,
           then
           for
           the
           end
           it self
           ,
           the
           peoples
           welfare
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           end
           of
           all
           government
           .
           For
           first
           ,
           being
           before
           in
           a
           free
           and
           happy
           estate
           every
           way
           ,
           it
           must
           bring
           it self
           into
           servitude
           ,
           and
           each
           man
           make
           one
           another
           mutually
           ,
           and
           those
           he
           holds
           dearest
           ,
           and
           his
           Countrey
           it self
           slaves
           ,
           and
           must
           expose
           his
           own
           life
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           take
           the
           lives
           of
           whosoever
           refuseth
           slavery
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           besides
           thus
           each
           man
           being
           one
           anothers
           mutually
           ,
           and
           all
           their
           countreys
           executioners
           ,
           each
           must
           be
           bound
           to
           expose
           all
           he
           hath
           ,
           and
           his
           life
           as
           much
           as
           In
           him
           lieth
           ,
           to
           procure
           or
           advance
           the
           means
           of
           damnation
           of
           those
           he
           holds
           dearest
           ,
           nay
           of
           innumerable
           others
           ,
           and
           of
           himselfe
           (
           Religion
           being
           part
           of
           the
           case
           .
           )
           Thus
           whereas
           it
           seems
           sufficient
           to
           the
           constitution
           of
           a
           slave
           ,
           not
           to
           have
           power
           to
           dispose
           of
           himself
           ,
           or
           of
           what
           he
           hath
           in
           a
           passive
           way
           onely
           ,
           in
           this
           case
           men
           must
           be
           positively
           active
           against
           themselves
           .
        
         
         
           Thirdly
           and
           lastly
           ,
           a
           whole
           Nation
           cannot
           fly
           ,
           or
           run
           away
           from
           a
           condition
           so
           miserable
           ,
           and
           by
           any
           other
           meanes
           unavoidable
           ,
           as
           a
           particular
           slave
           may
           .
        
         
           More
           might
           be
           said
           in
           this
           point
           ,
           but
           what
           needed
           thus
           much
           ,
           were
           not
           their
           Judgements
           with
           whom
           we
           deale
           as
           turbu●ent
           as
           the
           waters
           they
           have
           troubled
           ;
           which
           sort
           a
           possibilitie
           of
           delusion
           ,
           that
           yet
           may
           partly
           hoodwinke
           them
           ,
           must
           distinguish
           from
           the
           other
           part
           among
           them
           ,
           whom
           malice
           hath
           made
           utterly
           reason
           ,
           and
           religion
           proofe
           ;
           and
           therefore
           their
           senses
           ,
           whose
           soules
           seeme
           nothing
           els
           ,
           are
           to
           be
           dealt
           with
           in
           another
           method
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           the
           point
           ;
           the
           premises
           and
           consequence
           being
           utterly
           absurd
           ,
           inconsistent
           ,
           contradictory
           ,
           against
           reason
           and
           nature
           ,
           Princes
           being
           instituted
           for
           the
           peoples
           happines
           ,
           and
           so
           rather
           
             publici
             servi
             ,
          
           as
           
             regnum
             splendida
             servitus
             :
          
           and
           since
           there
           is
           provision
           against
           the
           danger
           of
           the
           minoritie
           of
           a
           Prince
           ,
           who
           can
           be
           onely
           positively
           ill
           ,
           it
           being
           
             à
             fortiori
          
           reasonable
           ,
           that
           it
           should
           not
           be
           wanting
           against
           the
           perill
           from
           such
           a
           Prince
           ,
           as
           we
           propound
           ,
           who
           by
           meanes
           of
           a
           greater
           maturitie
           and
           authoritie
           ,
           may
           concurre
           more
           actively
           ,
           and
           consequently
           more
           perniciously
           to
           the
           greatest
           evill
           ,
           the
           people
           in
           our
           case
           ,
           if
           or
           when
           the
           King
           makes
           such
           attempts
           in
           reason
           cannot
           be
           without
           meanes
           of
           remedy
           .
           It
           were
           perhaps
           so
           were
           a
           King
           instituted
           in
           an
           immediate
           miraculous
           extraordinary
           manner
           by
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           then
           a
           lower
           power
           could
           not
           disanull
           the
           act
           of
           the
           higher
           ;
           or
           perhaps
           there
           were
           colour
           ,
           if
           the
           people
           it selfe
           had
           absolutely
           given
           or
           entrusted
           it selfe
           to
           the
           power
           or
           Provision
           of
           the
           Prince
           at
           the
           first
           institution
           ,
           or
           framing
           of
           the
           Monarchy
           .
           But
           with
           us
           the
           lawes
           ,
           customes
           ,
           priviledges
           ,
           power
           ,
           and
           use
           of
           Parliaments
           &c.
           argue
           ,
           or
           rather
           are
           limitations
           ,
           restrictions
           ,
           conditions
           ,
           or
           reservations
           made
           upon
           the
           originall
           trust
           ,
           commission
           ,
           or
           delegation
           from
           the
           people
           ,
           or
           after
           upon
           occasion
           ,
           which
           it
           keeps
           in
           its
           owne
           power
           ,
           or
           reserves
           to
           it selfe
           ,
           as
           the
           supreame
           resort
           for
           extraordinary
           emergents
           .
           Nor
           let
           any
           thinke
           that
           the
           King
           having
           taken
           his
           oath
           for
           the
           keeping
           himselfe
           within
           his
           bounds
           ,
           or
           for
           the
           observing
           the
           lawes
           ,
           liberties
           ,
           priviledges
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           hereupon
           onely
           left
           to
           God
           and
           his
           conscience
           ,
           and
           the
           people
           without
           humane
           remedy
           ,
           if
           he
           exorbitate
           ;
           for
           they
           ought
           not
           to
           presume
           ,
           but
           to
           prove
           strongly
           (
           if
           they
           could
           )
           this
           ,
           which
           were
           for
           the
           disadvantage
           of
           the
           people
           so
           mainely
           ,
           for
           whose
           good
           all
           was
           intended
           at
           the
           first
           institution
           of
           the
           Monarchy
           ;
           and
           the
           peoples
           happines
           ought
           to
           be
           rather
           
           favoured
           and
           preferred
           in
           the
           interpretation
           of
           a
           doubtfull
           matter
           (
           were
           this
           such
           )
           as
           assuredly
           according
           with
           the
           first
           institutors
           intention
           :
           and
           I
           thinke
           it
           is
           not
           so
           apparent
           (
           if
           it
           be
           apparent
           at
           all
           )
           that
           the
           King
           is
           so
           left
           to
           God
           onely
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           that
           the
           safetie
           and
           happines
           of
           the
           people
           is
           
             L●x
             suprema
             ,
          
           and
           the
           end
           of
           all
           ,
           which
           is
           out
           of
           doubt
           ;
           and
           therefore
           by
           this
           tye
           of
           an
           oath
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           sitting
           ties
           ,
           power
           ,
           and
           meanes
           also
           intended
           to
           be
           procured
           ,
           and
           secured
           ;
           and
           all
           oft
           little
           enough
           (
           though
           such
           power
           is
           unlesse
           upon
           necessitie
           not
           onely
           not
           to
           be
           exercised
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           be
           kept
           as
           secret
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           ,
           that
           the
           Princes
           authoritie
           in
           as
           much
           as
           it
           may
           make
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           may
           be
           kept
           up
           .
           )
           And
           perhaps
           the
           oath
           the
           people
           hath
           taken
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           especially
           as
           the
           people
           is
           represented
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           may
           (
           respecting
           at
           this
           time
           this
           reason
           onely
           )
           inferre
           as
           well
           on
           the
           peoples
           side
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           left
           to
           God
           onely
           thereupon
           ,
           and
           so
           supreame
           in
           point
           of
           judgement
           and
           power
           :
           but
           allowing
           ,
           or
           rather
           understanding
           truly
           such
           power
           to
           be
           in
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           from
           it
           in
           the
           Parliament
           (
           as
           hereafter
           may
           further
           appeare
           wee
           are
           to
           doe
           )
           is
           not
           this
           way
           the
           peoples
           libertie
           ,
           rights
           ,
           happines
           ,
           safer
           and
           better
           assured
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Kings
           just
           power
           or
           prerogative
           ,
           since
           the
           Parliament
           is
           not
           capable
           (
           could
           it
           be
           willing
           )
           to
           usurpe
           upon
           either
           (
           as
           after
           may
           be
           shewed
           )
           then
           imagining
           such
           supreame
           power
           to
           be
           invested
           in
           the
           King
           ,
           either
           the
           peoples
           right
           or
           the
           Kings
           just
           power
           it selfe
           can
           be
           ;
           seeing
           no
           man
           will
           deny
           but
           Kings
           are
           subjects
           capable
           of
           arbitrary
           or
           tyrannicall
           power
           oft
           times
           willing
           and
           giving
           the
           attempt
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           actually
           prevailing
           .
           So
           ,
           if
           the
           framers
           of
           this
           Monarchy
           had
           intended
           such
           paramount
           power
           should
           be
           still
           in
           the
           King
           ;
           and
           that
           in
           such
           extraordinary
           emergents
           as
           now
           appeare
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           they
           had
           been
           more
           solicitous
           of
           ,
           and
           provided
           better
           far
           for
           one
           meanes
           of
           diverse
           ordeined
           to
           an
           end
           ,
           then
           for
           the
           very
           end
           it selfe
           ,
           the
           peoples
           happines
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           left
           still
           depending
           dangerously
           on
           one
           mans
           conscience
           ,
           or
           will
           ,
           as
           it
           should
           at
           any
           time
           happen
           to
           change
           ,
           when
           so
           ●ure
           and
           safe
           a
           provision
           offered
           it selfe
           else-where
           ,
           (
           as
           before
           is
           pa●●●y
           touched
           )
           and
           had
           preferred
           the
           meanes
           before
           the
           end
           :
           and
           so
           doe
           all
           the
           desperate
           malignants
           ,
           and
           the
           disorderers
           of
           our
           times
           &
           State
           ,
           which
           is
           retrograde
           to
           reason
           :
           others
           may
           better
           enforce
           this
           point
           touching
           the
           intent
           of
           the
           first
           institution
           ,
           and
           adde
           expresse
           authorities
           perhaps
           out
           of
           the
           Lawes
           to
           this
           end
           ,
           or
           the
           practise
           of
           Parliaments
           in
           such
           times
           (
           if
           such
           have
           ever
           before
           been
           )
           or
           otherwise
           proceed
           by
           analogie
           and
           good
           consequences
           of
           reason
           .
        
         
         
           If
           it
           be
           said
           ,
           that
           by
           such
           a
           provision
           of
           remedie
           for
           the
           people
           in
           danger
           ,
           as
           abovesaid
           ,
           a
           dangerous
           president
           of
           disobeying
           ,
           and
           weakning
           the
           Ki●gs
           authority
           is
           introduced
           ,
           which
           may
           worke
           even
           danger
           of
           dissolution
           of
           the
           Monarchy
           .
           Admitting
           but
           not
           granting
           ,
           that
           upon
           such
           a
           president
           ,
           once
           made
           ,
           upon
           an
           extraordinarie
           cause
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           an
           orderly
           way
           (
           and
           which
           once
           done
           may
           well
           prevent
           all
           future
           need
           of
           making
           any
           more
           such
           presidents
           )
           admit
           such
           a
           danger
           even
           to
           the
           Monarchy
           followed
           thereupon
           (
           which
           yet
           will
           not
           be
           made
           good
           in
           our
           present
           case
           ,
           as
           after
           will
           appear
           )
           then
           here
           now
           is
           the
           point
           .
           Among
           divers
           forms
           of
           government
           ,
           whereby
           a
           people
           may
           be
           governed
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           happie
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           end
           and
           ayme
           of
           every
           such
           form
           ,
           this
           Nation
           chose
           one
           particular
           one
           ,
           which
           it
           judged
           fittest
           to
           compasse
           that
           end
           (
           as
           indeed
           Monarchy
           duely
           tempered
           is
           the
           best
           ,
           but
           distempered
           by
           tyranny
           the
           worst
           ,
           the
           advantage
           of
           union
           ,
           or
           unitive
           power
           ,
           which
           it
           hath
           above
           other
           forms
           strengthening
           to
           evill
           ,
           when
           it
           degenerates
           ,
           as
           it
           did
           to
           good
           ,
           whilest
           it
           stood
           incorrupt
           )
           but
           if
           this
           objection
           were
           of
           weight
           it
           would
           follow
           ,
           that
           it
           were
           more
           rationall
           ,
           that
           the
           peoples
           felicity
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           supreme
           end
           ,
           to
           which
           all
           good
           forms
           of
           government
           are
           ordained
           and
           tend
           ,
           should
           rather
           suffer
           ,
           then
           a
           particular
           form
           or
           fashion
           of
           government
           ,
           of
           which
           there
           are
           choice
           ,
           and
           any
           of
           which
           are
           but
           one
           meanes
           ,
           or
           way
           to
           compasse
           that
           end
           if
           it
           continue
           incorrupt
           ,
           but
           if
           corrupted
           to
           destroy
           the
           end
           :
           and
           so
           one
           meanes
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           nay
           in
           our
           case
           a
           meanes
           if
           not
           rectified
           wholly
           to
           frustrate
           the
           end
           ,
           should
           be
           preferred
           before
           the
           end
           it self
           ,
           which
           it
           ought
           onely
           to
           serve
           ,
           nor
           can
           it
           be
           said
           the
           remedie
           were
           worse
           then
           the
           disease
           ;
           for
           what
           remedie
           can
           be
           so
           ill
           ,
           as
           that
           disease
           ;
           a
           free
           ,
           a
           glorious
           ,
           a
           nob●e
           Nation
           to
           fall
           to
           servitude
           spirituall
           and
           temporall
           from
           a
           long
           enjoyed
           Liberty
           in
           both
           kinds
           ,
           and
           our selves
           the
           instruments
           ?
           though
           to
           go
           on
           in
           such
           a
           case
           ,
           the
           remedie
           might
           not
           prove
           so
           ill
           ,
           or
           difficult
           ,
           if
           men
           would
           pay
           obedi●●●●●uely
           there
           where
           reason
           tells
           them
           they
           owe
           it
           ;
           And
           shoul●●●ere
           be
           no
           such
           remedie
           for
           the
           people
           ,
           or
           ●or
           conservation
           of
           the
           frame
           of
           the
           government
           the
           constitution
           of
           this
           Monarchy
           ,
           which
           the
           King
           declareth
           he
           admireth
           so
           much
           ,
           were
           most
           deficient
           in
           the
           most
           principall
           point
           of
           all
           ,
           namely
           ,
           the
           defending
           and
           preserving
           it selfe
           ,
           the
           very
           foundation
           and
           ground-work
           ,
           as
           the
           end
           of
           all
           ,
           otherwise
           provisions
           orders
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           without
           which
           what
           were
           they
           but
           folly
           and
           phantasie
           ?
           Nay
           were
           
           not
           the
           folly
           of
           the
           first
           institution
           rather
           to
           be
           as
           much
           admired
           (
           as
           raising
           an
           instrument
           utterly
           unfit
           for
           the
           purpose
           it
           was
           meant
           for
           :
           had
           it
           left
           the
           maine
           end
           of
           all
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           peoples
           safetie
           ,
           libertie
           ,
           happinesse
           in
           such
           a
           case
           as
           ours
           ,
           without
           all
           possible
           ,
           nay
           without
           any
           provision
           expresse
           or
           imployed
           by
           common
           intendment
           ,
           or
           analogie
           of
           reason
           ,
           or
           rule
           of
           Law
           ,
           though
           the
           true
           ,
           the
           naturall
           ,
           the
           best
           ,
           or
           the
           onely
           provision
           ,
           or
           remedie
           to
           keep
           Prince
           and
           people
           in
           their
           due
           temper
           ,
           were
           so
           at
           hand
           ,
           so
           facile
           ,
           so
           offering
           it self
           ,
           and
           if
           not
           before
           usuall
           ,
           yet
           used
           possibly
           at
           the
           very
           time
           of
           such
           an
           institution
           ,
           and
           for
           that
           very
           purpose
           ,
           namely
           ,
           a
           Parliament
           or
           other
           meeting
           of
           the
           like
           nature
           ,
           without
           provision
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           against
           the
           greatest
           publick
           mischief
           of
           all
           ,
           that
           
             ultimum
             malum
             Reipublicae
          
           (
           as
           divine
           
             Plato
          
           termes
           it
           )
           arbitrary
           power
           ,
           or
           tyranny
           ,
           and
           that
           a
           mischief
           ,
           so
           likely
           to
           happen
           ;
           more
           ,
           so
           oft
           attempted
           ,
           nay
           actually
           happening
           .
           But
           he
           that
           implores
           force
           (
           not
           now
           to
           speak
           of
           what
           is
           pretended
           herein
           by
           words
           )
           and
           that
           though
           but
           to
           resist
           the
           orders
           of
           that
           power
           ,
           whose
           part
           alone
           it
           is
           to
           remedie
           the
           people
           in
           our
           case
           ,
           doth
           in
           fact
           deny
           that
           this
           Monarchy
           hath
           made
           such
           provision
           ,
           or
           hath
           that
           power
           so
           necessary
           to
           help
           and
           defend
           it self
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           people
           in
           this
           case
           is
           remediable
           ,
           for
           by
           such
           having
           recourse
           to
           force
           or
           warre
           ,
           though
           but
           defensive
           ,
           he
           challengeth
           and
           assumeth
           all
           the
           power
           from
           the
           people
           to
           himself
           ,
           making
           himself
           supreme
           Judge
           of
           all
           upon
           the
           last
           resort
           ,
           of
           which
           somewhat
           more
           shortly
           .
           But
           the
           King
           cannot
           be
           so
           in
           our
           present
           case
           ,
           in
           which
           he
           is
           a
           party
           in
           as
           much
           as
           the
           evill
           proceeds
           from
           ill
           counsell
           prevailing
           with
           him
           ;
           For
           to
           bring
           the
           hypothesis
           to
           a
           Thesis
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           stand
           alway
           on
           supposition
           taking
           it
           as
           a
           supposition
           )
           that
           a
           king
           seduced
           may
           ,
           
             de
             facto
             ,
          
           make
           such
           attempts
           as
           are
           above
           put
           ,
           it
           is
           more
           evident
           of
           it self
           then
           that
           we
           need
           look
           on
           the
           fall
           of
           Liberty
           in
           
             France
             ;
          
           if
           not
           from
           the
           King
           ,
           nor
           Counsell
           ,
           about
           him
           consequently
           ,
           then
           whence
           is
           the
           remedie
           for
           our
           losse
           ?
           from
           the
           Judges
           ?
           what
           ever
           their
           will
           may
           be
           they
           want
           power
           ,
           a●●●●twithstanding
           they
           still
           were
           present
           the
           mischief
           grew
           on
           :
           〈…〉
           be
           then
           from
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           onely
           (
           unlesse
           you
           would
           have
           the
           whole
           Nation
           assemble
           personally
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Vale
           of
           
             Jehosaphat
             ,
          
           if
           you
           suppose
           it
           possible
           ,
           and
           if
           possible
           fit
           for
           any
           thing
           but
           confusion
           ,
           except
           perhaps
           force
           )
           the
           king
           having
           (
           to
           speak
           with
           what
           reverence
           we
           can
           )
           in
           this
           case
           excluded
           himself
           ,
           and
           the
           Clergie
           justly
           being
           excluded
           ,
           from
           such
           temporall
           distractions
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           attend
           the
           
           better
           and
           advance
           the
           celestiall
           ,
           and
           ecclesiastick
           ,
           more
           then
           enough
           to
           take
           up
           the
           ablest
           men
           wholly
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           little
           hindered
           and
           discredited
           by
           their
           so
           great
           greedinesse
           after
           worldly
           matters
           :
           let
           them
           do
           their
           dutie
           ,
           let
           them
           teach
           truly
           ,
           live
           exemplarily
           ,
           like
           professors
           of
           mortification
           ,
           this
           will
           render
           the
           people
           so
           devoted
           to
           religion
           ,
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           securely
           trust
           the
           Parliament
           with
           all
           that
           touches
           them
           ,
           and
           safely
           make
           it
           their
           proxy
           ,
           themselves
           being
           absent
           ;
           and
           whilest
           thus
           spirituall
           matters
           are
           the
           better
           served
           and
           attended
           ,
           these
           ,
           and
           the
           temporall
           both
           receive
           the
           greater
           blessing
           :
           but
           such
           diffidence
           and
           suspition
           in
           the
           Clergie
           (
           if
           it
           should
           not
           be
           present
           in
           Parliament
           )
           argues
           ill
           deserving
           ,
           since
           the
           justice
           and
           wisdom
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           principles
           of
           this
           government
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           questioned
           :
           but
           how
           much
           more
           is
           the
           Clergie
           to
           receive
           at
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           that
           
             fuora
             ,
             i.
             preti
             ,
             i.
             e.
             
             Priests
             void
             the
             roome
             ,
          
           used
           by
           that
           Councel
           in
           
             Venice
             ,
          
           of
           which
           
             Bodin
          
           in
           the
           third
           book
           
             De
             republicâ
             ,
          
           the
           3.
           
           Chapter
           ,
           then
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           be
           found
           in
           life
           and
           doctrine
           unsound
           ,
           ill
           affected
           to
           the
           publick
           good
           ,
           accessarie
           to
           the
           evill
           to
           be
           remedied
           ,
           nay
           ardent
           to
           bring
           in
           ,
           or
           maintain
           either
           Papistry
           ,
           and
           idolatrie
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           a
           most
           scandalous
           symbolizing
           with
           it
           in
           temporall
           pride
           ,
           riches
           and
           greatnesse
           ,
           and
           even
           Antichristian
           domination
           through
           the
           breaches
           and
           ruins
           of
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           rather
           then
           even
           a
           Parliament
           shall
           question
           it
           .
           The
           Parliament
           then
           ,
           and
           under
           this
           notion
           of
           the
           two
           Houses
           in
           these
           times
           understood
           ,
           being
           our
           onely
           remedie
           ,
           or
           rather
           Physitian
           ,
           it
           follows
           it
           may
           and
           is
           to
           be
           Judge
           of
           the
           danger
           or
           disease
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           power
           which
           is
           to
           remedie
           if
           it
           be
           so
           ,
           is
           to
           try
           whether
           it
           be
           so
           ;
           for
           without
           judgement
           or
           knowledge
           of
           the
           disease
           how
           can
           there
           be
           remedie
           ?
           or
           how
           shall
           the
           Physitian
           know
           ,
           what
           ,
           when
           and
           how
           to
           apply
           ?
           If
           it
           be
           the
           onely
           competent
           Judge
           of
           this
           our
           dangerous
           disease
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           meanes
           to
           meet
           with
           ,
           or
           expell
           it
           (
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           remedie
           depending
           essentially
           upon
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Maladie
           ,
           and
           receiving
           thence
           its
           Judications
           )
           it
           hath
           consequently
           power
           to
           execute
           ,
           or
           act
           ,
           or
           cause
           to
           be
           executed
           or
           acted
           ,
           what
           it
           hath
           ,
           or
           shall
           judge
           or
           ordain
           necessary
           for
           the
           cure
           ,
           else
           such
           power
           to
           judge
           were
           vain
           ,
           and
           it
           would
           still
           return
           that
           the
           people
           were
           remedilesse
           .
           But
           WISDOM
           or
           Judgement
           and
           POWER
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           divine
           coincidents
           ,
           and
           all
           one
           really
           and
           naturally
           where
           they
           are
           supreme
           ,
           and
           essentiall
           as
           in
           the
           Divine
           nature
           ,
           it
           being
           but
           our
           weaknesse
           of
           understanding
           to
           conceive
           them
           disjoyned
           so
           
           (
           for
           principles
           of
           one
           facultie
           questioned
           are
           to
           be
           enforced
           from
           an
           higher
           facultie
           )
           even
           in
           this
           supreme
           power
           on
           earth
           (
           which
           as
           farre
           as
           frail
           mortalitie
           can
           bear
           imitates
           ,
           and
           represents
           that
           above
           )
           they
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           by
           us
           apprehended
           separate
           ,
           but
           mutually
           presupposing
           or
           inferring
           one
           the
           other
           .
           Let
           us
           adde
           to
           make
           up
           this
           terrestiall
           trinity
           ;
           
             Goodnesse
             ,
          
           which
           last
           may
           be
           understood
           in
           our
           present
           case
           ,
           a
           doing
           no
           unjust
           ,
           or
           dishonourable
           thing
           ,
           but
           wholly
           intending
           the
           publick
           good
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           peoples
           trust
           .
           And
           it
           were
           an
           arch
           heresie
           in
           the
           policy
           of
           this
           Monarchy
           to
           disjoyn
           in
           our
           beleef
           or
           opinion
           ,
           the
           third
           from
           the
           two
           former
           .
           And
           the
           Law
           saying
           ,
           no
           dishonourable
           thing
           is
           to
           be
           conceived
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           it
           seems
           all
           one
           as
           to
           have
           said
           in
           other
           termes
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           the
           supreme
           Judge
           of
           the
           last
           resort
           (
           and
           that
           even
           without
           the
           king
           ,
           if
           he
           hath
           excluded
           himself
           as
           above
           ,
           which
           is
           more
           then
           if
           he
           were
           far
           personally
           absent
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           casually
           disenabled
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           as
           if
           no
           king
           at
           all
           were
           for
           the
           time
           )
           where
           all
           appeals
           are
           to
           rest
           ,
           and
           determine
           ,
           all
           men
           to
           
             acquiesse
             ,
          
           binding
           all
           from
           questioning
           what
           is
           there
           done
           ;
           and
           inferres
           the
           supreme
           power
           there
           to
           reside
           ,
           as
           being
           the
           whole
           kingdome
           (
           in
           which
           it
           is
           radically
           and
           fundamentally
           by
           representation
           :
           such
           power
           to
           be
           exerted
           and
           used
           ,
           when
           it
           judges
           necessarie
           ,
           and
           that
           (
           if
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           occasion
           so
           requires
           )
           with
           the
           suspension
           of
           the
           power
           of
           the
           supreame
           ,
           ordinary
           Delegate
           ,
           or
           Magistrate
           ,
           during
           that
           parenthesis
           of
           state
           ;
           for
           the
           kingdome
           having
           entrusted
           the
           Parliament
           with
           all
           it
           holds
           precious
           ,
           the
           effect
           of
           the
           Commission
           upon
           the
           matter
           being
           ,
           that
           it
           provide
           
             ne
             quid
             respublica
             detrimenti
             capiat
             ,
          
           it
           hath
           consequently
           trusted
           it
           with
           its
           power
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           supreme
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           enabled
           to
           perform
           and
           execute
           the
           trust
           ,
           when
           it
           judgeth
           ,
           this
           cannot
           be
           made
           good
           ,
           without
           using
           that
           power
           .
           But
           to
           return
           ;
           the
           Law
           saith
           also
           ,
           
             That
             the
             King
             can
             do
             ,
             or
             doth
             no
             wrong
             ▪
          
           but
           it
           denieth
           not
           ,
           but
           ill
           Counsell
           about
           him
           may
           :
           or
           perhaps
           the
           Law
           intends
           the
           king
           as
           he
           is
           in
           his
           great
           Counsell
           ,
           where
           he
           is
           as
           
             Sol
             in
             Leone
             ,
          
           or
           any
           Planet
           (
           as
           they
           say
           )
           in
           his
           proper
           house
           ;
           of
           farre
           greater
           vertue
           and
           power
           ,
           then
           otherwise
           .
           But
           however
           ,
           Reason
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           a
           Prince
           or
           a
           few
           of
           his
           Cabinet
           counsell
           ,
           may
           far
           more
           easily
           erre
           in
           judgement
           ,
           or
           possibly
           in
           point
           of
           will
           ,
           then
           the
           multitude
           of
           a
           Parliament
           (
           so
           many
           whereof
           are
           selected
           out
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           by
           the
           people
           )
           in
           point
           of
           Judgement
           ,
           much
           more
           of
           will
           ,
           or
           well
           willing
           to
           the
           publique
           (
           whereof
           themselves
           are
           so
           great
           a
           part
           )
           :
           
           and
           this
           much
           the
           rather
           ,
           in
           that
           it
           is
           to
           be
           feared
           ,
           that
           oftentimes
           ,
           those
           privadoes
           of
           the
           Prince
           ,
           finding
           out
           cunningly
           the
           Princes
           will
           ,
           inclination
           ,
           or
           humour
           ,
           before
           they
           advise
           ,
           and
           ,
           further
           to
           ingratiate
           themselves
           ,
           seconding
           it
           ,
           much
           that
           there
           is
           agitated
           ,
           becomes
           to
           be
           upon
           the
           matter
           the
           judgement
           or
           will
           but
           of
           the
           Prince
           alone
           .
        
         
           Well
           ,
           I
           hope
           we
           are
           now
           come
           safe
           to
           this
           passe
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           may
           and
           ought
           in
           our
           case
           to
           defend
           the
           people
           ,
           or
           kingdoms
           rights
           ,
           use
           the
           peoples
           power
           which
           is
           the
           supreame
           ,
           (
           as
           others
           have
           proved
           to
           cleare
           passionate
           men
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           satisfie
           any
           judicious
           man
           ,
           who
           will
           not
           require
           proofs
           in
           a
           point
           plain
           enough
           of
           it self
           )
           ever
           resident
           in
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           so
           in
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           though
           dormient
           ,
           till
           it
           be
           by
           the
           Parliament
           thought
           fit
           to
           be
           wakened
           ,
           which
           should
           it
           not
           now
           be
           done
           ,
           such
           a
           seeming-secure
           ,
           and
           supine
           sleep
           might
           have
           proved
           a
           mortall
           lethargy
           .
           But
           here
           these
           Sophisters
           think
           to
           enter
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           the
           benefit
           of
           their
           own
           wrong
           ;
           for
           seeing
           they
           have
           brought
           the
           Kingdom
           to
           this
           passe
           ,
           that
           unlesse
           the
           Parliament
           take
           the
           power
           of
           the
           kingdom
           into
           the
           kingdoms
           or
           its
           own
           hands
           ,
           it
           cannot
           defend
           it self
           ,
           or
           the
           kingdoms
           rights
           ,
           or
           rather
           rescue
           them
           ;
           they
           would
           cunningly
           prepare
           those
           ,
           whom
           they
           intend
           to
           make
           slaves
           ,
           by
           first
           making
           them
           such
           fools
           ,
           as
           to
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           intends
           a
           change
           of
           the
           Monarchicall
           form
           of
           government
           ,
           and
           to
           oppresse
           King
           and
           people
           by
           I
           know
           not
           what
           new
           kind
           of
           Arbitrarie
           tyrannicall
           government
           .
           I
           beleeve
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           will
           soon
           be
           attoned
           ,
           if
           any
           can
           shew
           the
           Parliament
           by
           what
           other
           way
           it
           can
           discharge
           its
           trust
           and
           dutie
           in
           this
           constitution
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           without
           the
           power
           it
           hath
           assumed
           But
           what
           if
           it
           shall
           appear
           (
           I
           should
           make
           scruple
           to
           use
           the
           word
           shall
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           did
           not
           appear
           alreadie
           without
           these
           weak
           offers
           ,
           had
           we
           not
           to
           do
           with
           such
           as
           seem
           to
           have
           found
           out
           some
           new
           kind
           of
           reason
           ,
           or
           having
           antiquated
           the
           old
           ,
           which
           differenced
           man
           from
           irrationall
           creatures
           ,
           to
           have
           substituted
           passion
           ,
           or
           idle
           phantasie
           in
           the
           roome
           of
           it
           ;
           the
           best
           method
           indeed
           for
           them
           afterward
           on
           as
           good
           or
           the
           same
           proportion
           of
           reason
           ,
           to
           advance
           the
           power
           of
           the
           King
           into
           the
           place
           of
           the
           power
           of
           the
           whole
           people
           or
           Kingdom
           ;
           it
           is
           their
           own
           manner
           of
           speech
           and
           practise
           as
           sound
           and
           good
           as
           their
           own
           Method
           ,
           to
           make
           such
           distinction
           and
           difference
           betwixt
           King
           and
           kingdom
           )
           what
           if
           it
           shall
           appear
           ,
           time
           bringing
           every
           day
           truth
           to
           light
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           even
           to
           there
           
           men
           some
           
             dilucida
             intervalla
             ,
          
           that
           there
           is
           not
           the
           least
           probabilitie
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           can
           have
           such
           a
           thought
           of
           usurpation
           ,
           as
           these
           men
           would
           impose
           or
           seem
           to
           suppose
           ;
           much
           lesse
           was
           it
           ever
           heard
           that
           any
           free
           Parliament
           ,
           actually
           made
           any
           the
           least
           attempt
           to
           that
           effect
           ,
           so
           far
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           ever
           it
           effected
           it
           :
           Whereas
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           ill
           Counsell
           about
           Princes
           have
           attempted
           oft
           ,
           and
           
             de
             facto
             ,
          
           sometimes
           performed
           the
           turning
           of
           a
           well
           poysed
           or
           tempered
           Monarchy
           ,
           into
           an
           arbitrarie
           tyrannicall
           power
           and
           publique
           oppression
           ;
           by
           which
           change
           ,
           such
           ill
           instruments
           appear
           the
           onely
           gainers
           ;
           and
           the
           malignant
           spleen
           swels
           in
           a
           miserable
           consumed
           bodie
           ,
           the
           head
           not
           exempt
           ,
           and
           yet
           the
           very
           swelling
           a
           dangerous
           disease
           even
           to
           the
           spleen
           it self
           at
           last
           .
           Unlesse
           such
           monstrous
           times
           did
           priviledge
           ,
           it
           were
           high
           presumption
           to
           think
           it
           were
           not
           all
           sufficient
           to
           stop
           such
           mouthes
           to
           say
           it
           is
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           it
           were
           dishonourable
           for
           it
           to
           do
           as
           they
           calumniate
           ,
           and
           therefore
           not
           to
           be
           imagined
           .
           This
           maxime
           or
           ground
           being
           no
           more
           to
           be
           denied
           ,
           or
           questioned
           in
           this
           Monarchy
           ,
           then
           that
           the
           earth
           is
           round
           in
           naturall
           Philosophy
           ,
           as
           neer
           as
           morrall
           Philosophy
           may
           arrive
           at
           naturall
           in
           point
           of
           certitude
           :
           though
           should
           we
           grant
           them
           that
           a
           Parliament
           may
           erre
           ,
           nay
           do
           wrong
           to
           Prince
           ,
           people
           ,
           or
           particulars
           ,
           yet
           that
           would
           not
           follow
           upon
           this
           which
           they
           would
           maliciously
           inferre
           ,
           and
           ayme
           at
           ;
           for
           none
           but
           it self
           ,
           or
           another
           Parliament
           were
           to
           correct
           ,
           or
           rectifie
           what
           a
           Parliament
           should
           have
           done
           amisse
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           King
           or
           any
           other
           persons
           any
           way
           whatsoever
           ,
           much
           lesse
           by
           force
           or
           warre
           :
           for
           he
           that
           is
           allowed
           to
           judge
           or
           correct
           ,
           is
           allowed
           thereby
           at
           least
           an
           equall
           (
           if
           equality
           for
           such
           an
           intent
           can
           be
           conceived
           sufficient
           possibly
           )
           :
           but
           such
           equality
           of
           power
           in
           two
           distinct
           Magistrates
           (
           for
           so
           we
           must
           distinguish
           King
           and
           Parliament
           here
           )
           of
           different
           natures
           ,
           and
           touching
           one
           and
           the
           same
           point
           or
           matter
           in
           controversie
           ,
           cannot
           be
           in
           one
           and
           the
           same
           state
           ,
           then
           such
           a
           corrector
           must
           be
           allowed
           superiour
           and
           the
           corrected
           subordinate
           ,
           but
           such
           the
           King
           cannot
           be
           in
           our
           case
           ,
           as
           above
           is
           partly
           shewed
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           further
           afterwards
           .
           How
           then
           can
           force
           or
           warre
           on
           his
           side
           for
           this
           cause
           be
           rationall
           ,
           and
           just
           ?
           nay
           though
           it
           should
           be
           but
           defensive
           ,
           much
           lesse
           if
           offensive
           ,
           or
           inferred
           ?
           Since
           even
           bare
           resisting
           the
           ordinances
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           is
           or
           presupposes
           an
           assuming
           of
           the
           supreme
           power
           to
           judge
           and
           condemne
           ,
           such
           resistance
           being
           the
           execution
           of
           the
           sentence
           .
        
         
         
           But
           we
           shall
           not
           carry
           it
           away
           so
           easily
           that
           the
           Parliament
           will
           not
           be
           unjust
           to
           any
           ,
           holding
           such
           power
           ,
           strong
           temptations
           of
           profit
           corrupt
           :
           too
           oft
           ,
           where
           one
           ,
           or
           a
           few
           are
           ordinary
           Judges
           ;
           as
           a
           little
           water
           standing
           sooner
           is
           putrified
           ,
           but
           multitude
           of
           these
           Judges
           are
           like
           the
           Sea
           incorruptible
           :
           But
           moneys
           received
           ,
           profits
           and
           emoluments
           accrewing
           ,
           (
           it
           were
           a
           shame
           not
           without
           a
           certain
           mixture
           of
           presumption
           to
           insist
           on
           such
           base
           imputations
           here
           ,
           had
           not
           frontlesse
           and
           monstrous
           malice
           been
           so
           incredibly
           audacious
           ,
           as
           actually
           to
           raise
           them
           )
           may
           make
           a
           dividend
           sufficient
           to
           draw
           to
           some
           uniust
           act
           each
           man
           or
           the
           maior
           part
           of
           such
           a
           multitude
           ,
           very
           likely
           ;
           and
           to
           draw
           the
           more
           matter
           of
           profit
           ,
           we
           see
           how
           by
           frequent
           orders
           they
           invite
           private
           causes
           ;
           and
           do
           they
           give
           any
           publique
           account
           of
           the
           moneys
           they
           receive
           from
           the
           people
           ,
           more
           then
           the
           Malignants
           could
           have
           done
           for
           Ship-money
           ?
           But
           we
           erre
           ;
           they
           give
           publique
           account
           :
           but
           it
           is
           to
           get
           credit
           onely
           with
           the
           people
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           be
           in
           their
           sinister
           practises
           and
           machinations
           the
           lesse
           suspected
           ,
           and
           better
           served
           :
           But
           stay
           ;
           how
           can
           they
           have
           ill
           ends
           at
           all
           on
           foot
           or
           in
           agitation
           ,
           since
           of
           all
           their
           particular
           actions
           and
           proceedings
           ,
           of
           most
           moment
           ,
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           they
           by
           their
           Declarations
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           ,
           give
           no
           lesse
           then
           of
           the
           moneys
           an
           account
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           except
           they
           be
           evident
           of
           themselves
           ?
           Should
           they
           do
           that
           they
           cannot
           give
           reason
           for
           ,
           but
           such
           malicious
           vigilance
           ,
           as
           we
           deal
           with
           ,
           when
           it
           might
           in
           particulars
           charge
           them
           ,
           and
           article
           against
           them
           upon
           truths
           ,
           would
           never
           be
           driven
           to
           the
           base
           and
           miserable
           shifts
           of
           these
           generals
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           most
           ridiculous
           impudent
           transparent
           calumnies
           for
           want
           of
           matter
           to
           work
           on
           ;
           and
           did
           not
           the
           people
           see
           clearly
           ,
           they
           have
           reason
           ,
           and
           that
           their
           ends
           are
           meerly
           the
           publique
           good
           ,
           it
           would
           desert
           them
           ;
           loosing
           patience
           upon
           the
           sence
           of
           the
           present
           evils
           ,
           which
           (
           like
           the
           sicknesse
           ,
           which
           ,
           even
           the
           best
           phisick
           ,
           before
           it
           can
           induce
           a
           finall
           setled
           state
           of
           health
           ,
           works
           in
           a
           patient
           ,
           chiefly
           if
           disorders
           ,
           during
           the
           cure
           ,
           also
           foment
           the
           peccant
           humours
           )
           through
           the
           malignant
           traverses
           of
           our
           Calumniators
           ,
           both
           people
           and
           Parliament
           are
           of
           necessitie
           to
           passe
           through
           :
           and
           were
           it
           not
           so
           ,
           though
           the
           King
           cannot
           dissolve
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           yet
           the
           people
           possibly
           might
           recall
           their
           elections
           in
           each
           County
           ,
           since
           the
           Parliament
           doth
           but
           
             populo
             volenti
             imperare
             ;
          
           which
           if
           then
           it
           doth
           not
           do
           ,
           what
           ever
           some
           few
           inconsiderable
           and
           inconsiderate
           particulars
           may
           have
           attempted
           here
           and
           there
           ,
           it
           appears
           the
           major
           part
           
           at
           least
           approves
           what
           passeth
           ,
           and
           that
           sufficeth
           :
           but
           let
           us
           take
           heed
           we
           traduce
           not
           these
           traducers
           ;
           they
           have
           a
           more
           honourable
           conceit
           of
           the
           Parliament
           :
           it
           is
           not
           base
           profit
           onely
           ,
           but
           places
           of
           honour
           ,
           such
           as
           are
           mentioned
           in
           their
           Propositions
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           they
           look
           at
           ,
           and
           travail
           for
           :
           but
           there
           may
           be
           hope
           ,
           that
           these
           that
           direct
           ,
           correct
           the
           Parliament
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           will
           here
           tell
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           out
           of
           their
           way
           ,
           and
           that
           their
           nearest
           way
           had
           been
           to
           have
           complied
           with
           the
           King
           ,
           which
           seeing
           these
           would
           seem
           to
           imagine
           the
           Parliament
           so
           unjust
           and
           dishonourable
           they
           need
           not
           doubt
           ,
           they
           would
           follow
           :
           and
           by
           this
           course
           bringing
           in
           an
           arbitrary
           government
           ;
           in
           which
           case
           (
           as
           before
           is
           said
           )
           the
           ill
           Counsellors
           ,
           especially
           being
           authors
           or
           instruments
           of
           the
           change
           ,
           carry
           away
           the
           advantage
           or
           the
           gain
           ,
           and
           spoyls
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           those
           their
           places
           would
           be
           farre
           more
           imperious
           ,
           absolute
           arbitrary
           on
           the
           oppressed
           people
           (
           we
           may
           instance
           in
           the
           Starre-chamber
           )
           or
           more
           beneficiall
           ,
           as
           lesse
           obnoxious
           to
           strict
           syndications
           ,
           then
           they
           can
           be
           the
           other
           way
           ,
           they
           now
           hold
           ;
           in
           everie
           regard
           so
           accountable
           ;
           the
           King
           in
           all
           presumption
           like
           to
           be
           eagerly
           vigilant
           over
           them
           ;
           and
           these
           Malignants
           themselves
           ,
           grown
           yet
           more
           malicious
           and
           venemous
           ,
           if
           possible
           ,
           by
           seeing
           the
           tables
           so
           turned
           ,
           and
           what
           they
           have
           been
           thus
           enormously
           wicked
           to
           compasse
           ,
           possessed
           by
           those
           they
           hate
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           the
           instruments
           to
           punish
           them
           for
           such
           their
           wickednesse
           ;
           besides
           the
           Parliaments
           ever
           hanging
           over
           their
           heads
           ;
           and
           so
           highly
           interested
           in
           the
           demeanors
           of
           those
           they
           have
           made
           choice
           of
           ;
           and
           perhaps
           the
           next
           Parliament
           may
           consist
           of
           other
           Members
           then
           this
           present
           doth
           ,
           and
           so
           ▪
           as
           strangers
           to
           those
           so
           chosen
           ,
           lesse
           subject
           to
           favour
           them
           ,
           if
           this
           were
           any
           thing
           to
           satisfie
           the
           insatiate
           malice
           of
           those
           who
           under
           colour
           of
           seeming
           suspicious
           of
           the
           integritie
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           would
           through
           the
           sides
           of
           it
           ,
           strike
           at
           the
           heart
           and
           authoritie
           of
           all
           future
           Parliaments
           :
           so
           upon
           the
           matter
           ,
           by
           this
           course
           the
           Parliament
           now
           holds
           in
           such
           their
           propositions
           ,
           the
           people
           and
           kingdom
           are
           like
           to
           be
           the
           onely
           gainers
           ,
           as
           these
           publique
           mischiefs
           grew
           from
           ill
           Counsellours
           and
           Officers
           .
           But
           have
           not
           some
           of
           the
           principall
           Worthies
           of
           this
           Parliament
           quitted
           or
           indangered
           places
           of
           greater
           moment
           (
           besides
           the
           generall
           losse
           common
           I
           fear
           to
           the
           most
           or
           all
           of
           them
           through
           the
           neglect
           of
           their
           private
           affairs
           ,
           whilest
           they
           are
           thus
           wholly
           taken
           up
           with
           the
           publique
           )
           as
           their
           Countreys
           confessors
           if
           not
           Martyrs
           ,
           then
           they
           can
           any
           way
           
           expect
           by
           the
           course
           they
           hold
           ?
           are
           not
           examples
           of
           such
           ,
           as
           suffering
           themselves
           to
           be
           taken
           off
           from
           such
           services
           (
           on
           which
           they
           purposely
           seemed
           the
           more
           sharp
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           be
           so
           taken
           off
           )
           have
           grown
           almost
           as
           much
           in
           greatnesse
           ,
           thereby
           ,
           as
           they
           lost
           in
           goodnesse
           ,
           are
           not
           such
           instances
           as
           vulgar
           as
           the
           spirits
           that
           furnish
           us
           with
           them
           ?
           More
           might
           be
           said
           and
           much
           better
           herein
           by
           better
           Judgements
           ,
           but
           a
           weak
           one
           may
           suffice
           so
           strong
           a
           cause
           :
           there
           being
           good
           reason
           to
           be
           short
           and
           slight
           in
           an
           argument
           or
           point
           that
           could
           afford
           no
           just
           reason
           to
           have
           begun
           at
           all
           ,
           did
           not
           such
           monsters
           of
           men
           urge
           it
           ;
           Lesse
           can
           it
           be
           conceived
           that
           hope
           ,
           intention
           ,
           or
           fruition
           of
           uncontroulled
           dissolute
           licentiousnesse
           or
           pleasures
           ,
           by
           means
           of
           the
           capacitie
           they
           now
           stand
           in
           ,
           or
           as
           they
           are
           a
           Parliament
           can
           be
           a
           motive
           to
           them
           to
           continue
           the
           power
           ,
           or
           place
           they
           have
           ,
           longer
           then
           the
           publique
           necessitie
           or
           good
           requires
           ,
           or
           convert
           it
           to
           any
           other
           use
           then
           it
           for
           which
           they
           were
           and
           are
           by
           the
           people
           entrusted
           with
           such
           power
           ,
           supposing
           they
           were
           no
           better
           then
           our
           Calumniators
           ,
           that
           where
           there
           were
           a
           motive
           or
           
             cui
             bono
          
           it
           would
           prevail
           with
           them
           to
           do
           evill
           ,
           had
           intention
           of
           such
           licentiousnesse
           been
           one
           of
           the
           principles
           that
           moved
           them
           ,
           what
           meant
           they
           without
           any
           necessitie
           not
           onely
           to
           give
           publique
           significations
           ,
           that
           they
           meant
           to
           induce
           a
           strict
           reformation
           of
           manners
           ,
           but
           even
           amid
           so
           great
           and
           dangerous
           distractions
           to
           begin
           to
           set
           it
           on
           foot
           ,
           not
           without
           some
           further
           danger
           from
           those
           that
           hate
           it
           :
           As
           for
           any
           pleasures
           they
           may
           hereby
           pretend
           ,
           they
           seeme
           to
           be
           no
           other
           then
           their
           indeficient
           and
           admirable
           pains
           ,
           dangers
           and
           indignities
           (
           let
           me
           adde
           and
           base
           
             ingratitudes
             ,
          
           a
           blessed
           condition
           to
           fain
           teares
           and
           dangers
           that
           they
           may
           continue
           in
           it
           )
           their
           noble
           constancie
           judging
           
             pro
             Deo
             &
             patria
             dulce
             periculum
             ,
          
           for
           all
           which
           whereas
           it
           appears
           they
           have
           no
           earthly
           reward
           propounded
           to
           them
           (
           the
           like
           may
           be
           said
           of
           all
           those
           that
           adhere
           to
           the
           Parliament
           )
           but
           the
           conscience
           of
           having
           done
           nobly
           in
           serving
           God
           and
           their
           Countrey
           and
           defending
           it
           ,
           did
           the
           Kingdome
           give
           what
           it
           could
           afford
           it
           were
           short
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           it
           must
           be
           an
           higher
           kingdome
           that
           can
           indeed
           equall
           them
           and
           such
           a
           change
           of
           the
           kingdome
           ,
           and
           no
           such
           as
           our
           Malignants
           would
           have
           us
           fear
           ,
           they
           appear
           to
           ayme
           at
           and
           affect
           ;
           and
           could
           they
           would
           they
           ayme
           at
           a
           tyranny
           for
           themselves
           ,
           what
           need
           they
           have
           laid
           such
           a
           block
           in
           their
           own
           wayes
           ,
           as
           a
           voluntary
           oath
           generally
           taken
           for
           the
           conservation
           of
           the
           Kings
           just
           authoritie
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           Declarations
           ,
           
           and
           publique
           protests
           to
           that
           purpose
           ,
           which
           they
           desist
           not
           from
           upon
           all
           occasions
           yet
           to
           do
           ,
           when
           as
           ,
           had
           not
           their
           resolutions
           been
           thus
           fixed
           ,
           divers
           free
           late
           declaring
           themselves
           to
           that
           effect
           ,
           specially
           since
           matters
           of
           difference
           have
           arrived
           at
           this
           height
           ,
           and
           the
           Parliament
           so
           strong
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           other
           circumstances
           ●itting
           ,
           might
           have
           been
           forborn
           .
           But
           to
           leap
           over
           all
           these
           barres
           in
           imagination
           (
           for
           in
           Reason
           we
           never
           can
           )
           suppose
           the
           Parliament
           may
           effect
           a
           change
           of
           the
           Monarchy
           ,
           what
           form
           of
           government
           could
           they
           bring
           in
           instead
           of
           it
           (
           for
           they
           will
           not
           say
           Anarchie
           nor
           I
           deny
           a
           mixed
           government
           ,
           for
           such
           is
           our
           Monarchy
           reduced
           to
           his
           right
           temper
           )
           
             Democracy
             ?
          
           Then
           through
           perjury
           ,
           great
           injustice
           ,
           and
           danger
           ,
           they
           pursue
           their
           own
           ruine
           :
           For
           Democracy
           where
           the
           people
           or
           multitude
           governs
           is
           enemy
           to
           the
           Nobilitie
           and
           Gentrie
           ,
           whereof
           chiefly
           or
           solely
           the
           Parliament
           consists
           ,
           bringing
           all
           to
           a
           parity
           ,
           and
           making
           all
           men
           alike
           in
           power
           ,
           or
           rather
           taking
           away
           eminent
           persons
           quite
           ,
           as
           envious
           or
           jealous
           of
           them
           ;
           whereas
           such
           have
           priviledges
           over
           the
           vulgar
           in
           a
           just
           Monarchy
           :
           What
           then
           doth
           the
           Parliament
           affect
           
             Aristocracy
             ?
          
           (
           where
           the
           Nobility
           ,
           or
           chief
           govern
           )
           but
           the
           multitude
           or
           people
           whom
           the
           Parliament
           hath
           been
           charged
           to
           court
           ,
           in
           which
           multitude
           resides
           or
           consists
           the
           maine
           strength
           ,
           and
           who
           choose
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           and
           must
           execute
           chiefly
           what
           the
           Parliament
           orders
           ,
           without
           which
           their
           orders
           are
           nothing
           ,
           after
           Democracy
           or
           Monarchy
           before
           Aristocracy
           :
           And
           doth
           not
           the
           Parliament
           (
           as
           above
           is
           said
           )
           from
           time
           to
           time
           give
           particular
           accounts
           of
           their
           actions
           to
           the
           world
           ?
           doth
           there
           appear
           any
           previous
           preparing
           the
           way
           or
           disposing
           the
           people
           for
           such
           a
           change
           ?
           which
           were
           necessarie
           ,
           were
           it
           intended
           ?
           at
           least
           after
           so
           long
           a
           time
           ,
           they
           would
           have
           begun
           to
           carry
           their
           designe
           outward
           ,
           and
           the
           people
           having
           found
           it
           ,
           would
           more
           and
           more
           have
           fallen
           off
           :
           but
           we
           see
           the
           contrary
           ,
           and
           the
           people
           every
           day
           more
           and
           more
           satisfied
           and
           assured
           of
           the
           integritie
           of
           their
           intents
           .
           But
           were
           the
           two
           Houses
           a
           subject
           possibly
           capable
           of
           
             Aristocracy
             ,
          
           would
           the
           Lords
           of
           the
           upper
           House
           concurre
           to
           it
           ,
           which
           would
           reduce
           each
           of
           them
           to
           a
           parity
           in
           power
           with
           each
           Member
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           as
           Democracy
           would
           equall
           them
           both
           with
           the
           multitude
           ,
           for
           unlesse
           the
           Lords
           would
           loose
           by
           granting
           this
           ,
           should
           the
           Commons
           get
           any
           thing
           (
           if
           this
           yet
           be
           any
           thing
           )
           by
           this
           imaginary
           if
           possible
           change
           ?
           )
           yet
           how
           could
           they
           continue
           ,
           or
           hold
           it
           without
           the
           consent
           
           of
           the
           multitude
           or
           people
           ?
           And
           should
           the
           people
           unanimously
           concurre
           to
           the
           erecting
           of
           this
           or
           any
           other
           forme
           of
           government
           ,
           who
           should
           oppose
           it
           ?
           But
           how
           foolish
           were
           it
           for
           a
           people
           to
           feare
           that
           which
           can
           never
           be
           unlesse
           it selfe
           will
           ?
           and
           the
           Parliament
           hath
           found
           it
           a
           long
           time
           strangely
           infatuated
           ,
           insensible
           ,
           unwilling
           to
           stirre
           (
           till
           time
           and
           experience
           had
           given
           too
           good
           attestation
           to
           the
           Parliaments
           next
           to
           divine
           foresight
           )
           even
           when
           it
           hath
           made
           appeare
           to
           them
           their
           owne
           rights
           ,
           liberties
           ,
           and
           implored
           defence
           :
           and
           could
           the
           Parliament
           presume
           to
           finde
           them
           to
           concurre
           actively
           to
           an
           unjust
           and
           unreasonable
           thing
           ,
           the
           erecting
           a
           new
           tyranny
           ,
           not
           without
           great
           danger
           over
           themselves
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           oaths
           and
           perpetuall
           Protestations
           of
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           
             Scots
          
           in
           the
           like
           occasion
           we
           see
           did
           not
           bring
           in
           any
           of
           these
           new
           governments
           :
           nay
           ,
           were
           the
           Parliament
           possibly
           capable
           of
           such
           tyranny
           ,
           yet
           it
           being
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           such
           a
           multitude
           ,
           and
           that
           against
           the
           good
           will
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           (
           for
           so
           we
           must
           here
           suppose
           )
           they
           were
           easily
           divided
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           tyranny
           dissolved
           ,
           especially
           there
           never
           wanting
           a
           minor
           part
           contrary
           to
           the
           rest
           ,
           and
           contrarietie
           being
           the
           cause
           of
           dissolution
           ▪
           but
           so
           were
           not
           a
           tyranny
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           one
           ,
           and
           in
           him
           established
           by
           the
           good
           will
           of
           a
           potent
           faction
           of
           malignants
           :
           unitie
           which
           chiefly
           makes
           a
           Monarchy
           ,
           duely
           tempered
           the
           best
           forme
           of
           government
           (
           as
           above
           was
           said
           )
           making
           the
           arbitrary
           or
           tyranny
           of
           one
           upon
           the
           same
           reason
           ,
           as
           the
           worst
           of
           all
           ,
           so
           most
           hardly
           dissolvible
           .
        
         
           Wee
           may
           adde
           to
           all
           ,
           that
           this
           Parliament
           having
           pressed
           for
           ,
           and
           obtained
           trienniall
           Parliaments
           ,
           whereby
           their
           actions
           ,
           and
           demeanours
           in
           this
           present
           Parliament
           ,
           are
           subjected
           to
           frequent
           and
           certaine
           examens
           ,
           should
           or
           could
           they
           give
           cause
           ,
           and
           that
           perhaps
           by
           Parliaments
           consisting
           of
           other
           members
           then
           these
           (
           not
           to
           speake
           of
           other
           accidents
           that
           may
           procure
           such
           a
           change
           )
           should
           the
           people
           not
           be
           satisfied
           with
           what
           these
           doe
           in
           this
           present
           Parliament
           :
           it
           plainely
           argues
           ,
           that
           out
           of
           the
           clearenesse
           of
           their
           intentions
           ,
           actions
           ,
           and
           consciences
           ,
           they
           are
           content
           ,
           nay
           desire
           to
           leave
           their
           actions
           to
           the
           censure
           of
           any
           :
           their
           persons
           ,
           as
           concerning
           future
           elections
           ,
           to
           the
           opinion
           of
           the
           people
           upon
           their
           demerits
           ;
           if
           the
           King
           please
           not
           to
           come
           among
           them
           ,
           and
           looke
           to
           their
           doings
           ,
           as
           they
           desire
           :
           If
           then
           upon
           these
           reasons
           and
           much
           more
           that
           might
           be
           offered
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           cannot
           have
           any
           such
           end
           of
           establishing
           in
           themselves
           any
           arbitrary
           tyranny
           ,
           or
           of
           their
           owne
           private
           emolument
           ,
           
           with
           the
           hurt
           of
           their
           Countreys
           ;
           What
           can
           their
           ayme
           be
           all
           this
           while
           but
           the
           publique
           good
           ,
           the
           just
           defence
           and
           asserting
           of
           their
           Countreys
           rights
           and
           honour
           ,
           by
           the
           just
           regulating
           and
           reducing
           the
           Monarchy
           to
           the
           due
           temper
           ?
           which
           is
           all
           the
           change
           of
           the
           government
           they
           seeme
           to
           affect
           (
           the
           same
           holds
           in
           all
           those
           that
           adhere
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           in
           it
           desert
           not
           themselves
           )
           from
           which
           it
           had
           especially
           through
           want
           of
           due
           Parliaments
           exorbitated
           so
           dangerously
           ,
           that
           had
           not
           this
           like
           another
           
             Moses
          
           beene
           sent
           by
           our
           gracious
           God
           to
           redeeme
           or
           rescue
           us
           rather
           then
           to
           defend
           us
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           an
           out-stretched
           arme
           ,
           forcing
           the
           malignants
           to
           it
           ,
           who
           as
           they
           ever
           shunned
           it
           by
           all
           meanes
           ,
           now
           deadly
           hate
           it
           ,
           as
           fearing
           it
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           feare
           confessing
           tacitly
           ,
           that
           same
           politick
           omnipotence
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           is
           now
           asserted
           ,
           a
           worse
           then
           
             Aegyptian
          
           servitude
           in
           humane
           probabilitie
           had
           overwhelmed
           us
           ,
           and
           consequently
           the
           true
           principle
           or
           end
           that
           moves
           the
           malignants
           ,
           cannot
           be
           a
           true
           feare
           of
           any
           arbitrary
           power
           to
           be
           established
           in
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           though
           they
           so
           pretend
           ,
           to
           divert
           us
           by
           foolishly
           fearing
           an
           imaginary
           impossible
           danger
           ,
           from
           looking
           to
           and
           timely
           opposing
           the
           true
           reall
           danger
           imminent
           and
           evident
           ,
           nay
           to
           draw
           us
           to
           concurre
           to
           the
           bringing
           of
           it
           in
           with
           our
           own
           hands
           ,
           which
           is
           an
           arbitrary
           government
           at
           discretion
           ,
           which
           the
           malignants
           themselves
           would
           establish
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           a
           civill
           warre
           ,
           to
           the
           ruine
           of
           all
           that
           is
           precious
           with
           honest
           men
           ,
           or
           men
           of
           honour
           :
           They
           have
           had
           such
           power
           in
           manner
           already
           in
           their
           hands
           ;
           and
           that
           which
           the
           King
           is
           induced
           by
           them
           to
           challenge
           at
           this
           present
           ,
           amounts
           to
           no
           lesse
           in
           effect
           as
           shall
           appeare
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           yet
           in
           vigour
           ;
           what
           then
           may
           we
           expect
           if
           they
           should
           prevaile
           by
           force
           ,
           which
           now
           their
           fallacies
           and
           deluding
           reasons
           are
           plainely
           discovered
           they
           flie
           unto
           :
           What
           but
           that
           the
           Court
           and
           Parasites
           of
           it
           ,
           should
           wallow
           and
           revell
           in
           all
           licentiousnesse
           ,
           luxury
           ,
           excesse
           ,
           with
           pride
           ,
           avarice
           ,
           and
           tyranny
           proportionable
           ,
           whilest
           the
           rest
           languish
           under
           oppression
           ,
           slavery
           ,
           poverty
           ,
           disgrace
           ,
           perpetuall
           indignities
           or
           feares
           ,
           accompted
           as
           their
           bea●●s
           to
           labour
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           mediocritie
           a
           State
           ,
           which
           the
           wisest
           of
           men
           prayed
           for
           ,
           no where
           to
           be
           found
           ,
           but
           a
           deluge
           of
           vices
           fro●
           co●trary
           causes
           ,
           till
           generall
           ruine
           involve
           altogether
           ;
           vertue
           and
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           Nation
           before
           extinct
           .
           For
           we
           must
           not
           thinke
           tha●
           these
           which
           love
           their
           Countrey
           so
           well
           (
           for
           which
           to
           doubt
           to
           dye
           were
           dishonour
           )
           that
           they
           will
           not
           be
           quiet
           and
           sit
           still
           to
           save
           it
           (
           for
           this
           much
           onely
           may
           suffice
           from
           the
           multitude
           of
           them
           ,
           
           the
           heads
           and
           leaders
           excepted
           )
           nay
           can
           be
           content
           to
           ruine
           the
           glory
           ,
           libertie
           ,
           safetie
           of
           it
           ,
           even
           with
           the
           hazard
           of
           their
           estates
           ,
           lives
           ,
           honours
           ,
           soules
           ,
           so
           they
           may
           in
           some
           proportion
           share
           the
           spoiles
           of
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           grow
           fat
           with
           the
           bloud
           and
           teares
           of
           the
           oppressed
           people
           :
           We
           must
           not
           thinke
           they
           can
           doe
           thus
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           end
           to
           have
           greater
           meanes
           and
           power
           to
           beget
           more
           monstrous
           in
           all
           villany
           if
           it
           were
           possible
           .
           These
           can
           fight
           against
           their
           Countrey
           to
           make
           themselves
           slaves
           to
           a
           few
           above
           them
           ,
           that
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           oppressed
           Countrey
           may
           be
           slaves
           to
           them
           ,
           slaves
           of
           slaves
           :
           but
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           these
           monsters
           ,
           unlesse
           reason
           transforme
           them
           ,
           shall
           meete
           with
           their
           
             Herculesses
             ,
          
           honest
           men
           and
           men
           of
           honour
           ,
           ●eady
           to
           die
           for
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           if
           need
           require
           ,
           judging
           such
           a
           death
           infinitely
           to
           be
           preferred
           before
           the
           lives
           of
           the
           chiefest
           of
           these
           ,
           should
           they
           obtaine
           what
           they
           seeke
           .
        
         
           But
           let
           us
           end
           this
           patheticall
           flying
           out
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           hard
           for
           the
           inferiour
           faculties
           sometimes
           not
           to
           stirre
           ,
           when
           the
           understanding
           somewhat
           inlightened
           hath
           inflamed
           the
           will
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           so
           divine
           a
           gift
           as
           this
           Parliament
           thankfully
           recognized
           and
           made
           use
           of
           duely
           ,
           and
           the
           just
           power
           and
           dignitie
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           therein
           all
           our
           happinesse
           wisely
           and
           manfully
           now
           once
           asserted
           ,
           moderation
           and
           mediocritie
           induced
           ,
           the
           Monarchy
           duely
           tempered
           ,
           may
           be
           in
           humaine
           probabilitie
           perpetuall
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           surfet
           become
           Physicke
           .
           And
           this
           violent
           Feaver
           of
           the
           State
           having
           amazed
           and
           drawne
           to
           an
           head
           all
           the
           malignant
           humours
           before
           dispersed
           all
           over
           the
           body
           ,
           and
           lying
           dangerously
           hidden
           ,
           and
           set
           on
           fire
           ,
           consumed
           and
           expelled
           them
           (
           like
           the
           filth
           of
           an
           house
           swept
           into
           an
           heape
           and
           burnt
           )
           the
           whole
           body
           may
           be
           much
           clearer
           sounder
           and
           better
           disposed
           ,
           then
           had
           not
           such
           a
           distemper
           ever
           beene
           .
        
         
           I
           hope
           it
           appeares
           already
           were
           there
           no
           more
           then
           these
           presented
           weake
           reasons
           to
           an
           ordinary
           rationall
           man
           (
           if
           far
           better
           from
           others
           be
           too
           meane
           for
           his
           Majestie
           )
           what
           way
           he
           is
           to
           take
           that
           all
           may
           be
           well
           ;
           and
           seeing
           but
           one
           side
           can
           be
           trusted
           with
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           of
           them
           is
           most
           unlikely
           to
           tyrannize
           ,
           or
           reduce
           all
           to
           arbitrary
           government
           ,
           or
           which
           will
           most
           probably
           use
           it
           to
           the
           publique
           good
           onely
           ,
           or
           whether
           in
           such
           extraordinary
           times
           it
           doe
           not
           most
           safely
           repose
           where
           it
           is
           originally
           ,
           naturally
           inherent
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           in
           the
           peoples
           owne
           hands
           ,
           and
           so
           in
           the
           Parliaments
           :
           Nay
           were
           the
           case
           hitherto
           dubious
           ,
           yet
           since
           libertie
           first
           made
           appointed
           
           limitted
           prerogative
           ;
           for
           they
           confine
           together
           ,
           as
           the
           people
           (
           in
           whom
           is
           the
           radicall
           ,
           primary
           supreame
           power
           ,
           and
           who
           made
           Kings
           ,
           not
           Kings
           people
           )
           thought
           best
           ,
           when
           it
           first
           made
           choice
           of
           ,
           or
           instituted
           this
           one
           forme
           of
           government
           among
           divers
           others
           ,
           which
           we
           call
           Monarchy
           ,
           and
           whereof
           there
           are
           sundry
           degrees
           in
           sundry
           States
           ,
           some
           more
           some
           lesse
           trusted
           ,
           or
           limited
           ,
           as
           the
           first
           founders
           pleased
           ,
           (
           els
           why
           are
           they
           not
           all
           equall
           since
           free
           and
           voluntary
           agents
           worke
           or
           doe
           onely
           so
           much
           ,
           or
           so
           far
           as
           they
           please
           ;
           and
           the
           various
           subordinate
           degrees
           or
           kinds
           of
           the
           creatures
           prove
           the
           divine
           Majestie
           to
           be
           
             agens
             liberrimum
             ,
          
           els
           the
           creatures
           would
           be
           all
           equall
           :
           an
           involuntary
           or
           naturall
           agent
           (
           as
           Philosophy
           termes
           it
           )
           ever
           working
           as
           much
           as
           it
           can
           ,
           or
           to
           the
           utmost
           extent
           or
           sphere
           of
           its
           power
           and
           activitie
           ,
           and
           so
           an
           equalitie
           in
           the
           effects
           )
           since
           I
           say
           ,
           libertie
           or
           the
           people
           first
           created
           (
           as
           I
           may
           say
           )
           Prerogative
           ,
           and
           that
           so
           tempered
           ,
           modified
           ,
           or
           graduated
           ,
           as
           it
           thought
           most
           conducible
           to
           its
           owne
           happinesse
           (
           for
           the
           supreame
           power
           ever
           worketh
           for
           it selfe
           rather
           then
           for
           the
           subordinate
           or
           inferiour
           ,
           as
           being
           the
           end
           ;
           the
           efficient
           and
           finall
           causes
           being
           here
           co-incidents
           )
           it
           is
           just
           ,
           that
           this
           ,
           namely
           ,
           libertie
           ,
           judge
           and
           give
           law
           to
           that
           ;
           and
           that
           this
           ,
           if
           an
           unnaturall
           jarre
           fall
           out
           ,
           gaine
           and
           prosper
           rather
           then
           the
           other
           ;
           and
           since
           the
           people
           reserved
           ever
           in
           its
           owne
           hands
           ,
           and
           saved
           to
           it selfe
           upon
           the
           trust
           to
           the
           Monarchy
           ,
           what
           priviledges
           ,
           right
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           liberties
           ,
           &c.
           (
           parcell
           of
           the
           originall
           power
           naturally
           in
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           which
           may
           draw
           backe
           to
           the
           fountaine
           the
           derivative
           power
           ,
           as
           the
           bloud
           and
           spirits
           to
           the
           heart
           ,
           when
           there
           is
           cause
           )
           it
           thought
           best
           ,
           surely
           it
           must
           doe
           this
           with
           purpose
           to
           see
           them
           conserved
           as
           safely
           as
           may
           be
           ,
           and
           upon
           occasion
           to
           make
           use
           of
           them
           and
           enjoy
           them
           ,
           which
           could
           not
           be
           surely
           done
           without
           a
           power
           reserved
           to
           judge
           of
           the
           state
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           were
           to
           be
           used
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           (
           for
           if
           the
           Prince
           be
           trusted
           touching
           the
           keeping
           himselfe
           within
           his
           limits
           ,
           he
           may
           even
           as
           well
           be
           trusted
           absolutely
           without
           limits
           :
           )
           nor
           such
           power
           to
           judge
           of
           them
           is
           to
           any
           purpose
           ,
           as
           above-said
           ,
           without
           power
           to
           execute
           what
           is
           judged
           hereupon
           fit
           .
           So
           the
           Parliament
           judgeth
           in
           this
           case
           as
           the
           first
           authour
           ,
           and
           superintendent
           of
           the
           intent
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           as
           a
           partie
           to
           be
           judged
           .
        
         
           Further
           ,
           were
           the
           matter
           yet
           dubious
           ,
           yet
           seeing
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           power
           being
           in
           the
           Parliaments
           hand
           ,
           is
           far
           more
           out
           of
           the
           reach
           of
           danger
           then
           the
           other
           way
           ,
           even
           without
           calling
           his
           
           Majesties
           good
           meaning
           into
           question
           therein
           ,
           as
           I
           hope
           anon
           will
           appeare
           it
           ought
           to
           put
           it
           out
           of
           all
           question
           ,
           how
           wee
           are
           to
           range
           our selves
           in
           these
           times
           .
           The
           Parliament
           having
           (
           our
           case
           so
           standing
           )
           such
           power
           as
           is
           deduced
           ,
           whatsoever
           would
           seeme
           to
           oppose
           that
           power
           and
           stand
           in
           their
           way
           ,
           as
           they
           defend
           and
           assert
           the
           publique
           good
           so
           invaded
           ,
           must
           be
           voidable
           :
           and
           usuall
           ordinary
           known
           lawes
           or
           customes
           made
           or
           in
           use
           supposing
           ,
           or
           whilest
           the
           Prince
           kept
           duely
           within
           his
           bounds
           (
           which
           the
           King
           speakes
           so
           much
           of
           ,
           saying
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           ever
           governe
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           hold
           all
           to
           them
           )
           but
           ever
           intending
           the
           publique
           good
           ,
           are
           no
           way
           to
           bound
           or
           tye
           up
           the
           transcendent
           power
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           when
           it
           shall
           encounter
           new
           and
           never
           before
           heard
           of
           exorbitances
           or
           invasions
           of
           the
           publique
           good
           ,
           which
           the
           times
           that
           made
           those
           knowne
           Lawes
           never
           heard
           of
           ,
           so
           never
           provided
           against
           .
           But
           by
           proportion
           of
           reason
           this
           Parliament
           may
           and
           ought
           as
           well
           provide
           by
           new
           Ordinances
           or
           orders
           for
           such
           new
           evills
           as
           they
           encounter
           ,
           as
           the
           former
           did
           for
           what
           they
           then
           met
           with
           :
           for
           they
           had
           their
           originall
           also
           
             (
             ex
             malis
             moribus
             b●nae
             leges
             )
          
           and
           had
           those
           times
           had
           such
           causes
           offered
           ,
           as
           these
           have
           ,
           they
           would
           have
           provided
           remedies
           of
           a
           nature
           like
           those
           this
           Parliament
           hath
           done
           ,
           the
           power
           and
           generall
           intentions
           of
           all
           times
           ,
           or
           the
           universall
           ground
           being
           still
           the
           same
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           defend
           and
           vindicate
           ,
           or
           procure
           the
           publique
           good
           :
           and
           to
           tye
           them
           to
           the
           knowne
           or
           old
           Lawes
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           where
           the
           letter
           might
           kill
           ,
           were
           irrationall
           ;
           for
           so
           the
           first
           breaker
           of
           the
           Lawes
           might
           take
           the
           priviledge
           of
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           advantage
           of
           his
           owne
           wrong
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           colours
           of
           the
           Lawes
           fight
           against
           and
           overthrow
           them
           ,
           or
           the
           rule
           ,
           reason
           ,
           or
           intention
           that
           caused
           them
           at
           first
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           be
           said
           ,
           nothing
           was
           done
           by
           the
           King
           of
           publique
           consequence
           ,
           but
           by
           advice
           of
           the
           Judges
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           answered
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           is
           the
           onely
           competent
           Counsell
           &
           Judge
           in
           cases
           neerely
           concerning
           the
           publique
           ,
           and
           people
           in
           generall
           ,
           which
           the
           King
           is
           entrusted
           upon
           such
           occasions
           to
           call
           ,
           that
           the
           whole
           people
           may
           not
           but
           upon
           extraordinary
           causes
           be
           troubled
           to
           elect
           for
           Parliaments
           ,
           and
           attend
           that
           service
           :
           But
           in
           such
           a
           case
           as
           ours
           by
           virtue
           of
           the
           legislative
           power
           residing
           in
           the
           Parliament
           it
           may
           make
           new
           Ordinances
           ,
           at
           least
           for
           the
           time
           ,
           as
           it
           sees
           occasion
           and
           judges
           to
           be
           in
           order
           to
           that
           supreame
           and
           immutable
           Law
           ,
           or
           Law
           of
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           end
           of
           them
           all
           ;
           
             Salus
             populi
             suprema
             lex
             ,
          
           and
           that
           power
           even
           of
           making
           new
           Lawes
           is
           ever
           upon
           the
           matter
           in
           both
           Houses
           of
           
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           that
           even
           when
           the
           King
           keepes
           himselfe
           within
           his
           due
           bounds
           ,
           and
           is
           assistant
           in
           Parliament
           (
           how
           much
           more
           then
           ,
           as
           before
           is
           shewed
           ,
           if
           he
           shall
           by
           exorbitating
           dangerously
           bring
           himselfe
           within
           the
           compasse
           of
           our
           case
           ?
           )
           and
           that
           the
           Kings
           consent
           to
           what
           the
           Parliament
           propounds
           to
           him
           ,
           to
           be
           enacted
           for
           Law
           ,
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           denyed
           ,
           may
           appeare
           by
           comparing
           this
           following
           part
           of
           the
           Oath
           ,
           which
           the
           Kings
           of
           
             England
          
           at
           their
           Coronation
           take
           ,
           or
           ought
           to
           take
           ,
           cited
           in
           the
           Remonstrance
           of
           the
           26th
           of
           
             May
             ,
             in
             haec
             verba
             :
             Concedis
             justas
             leges
             ,
             &
             consuetudines
             esse
             tenendas
             ,
             &
             permittis
             per
             te
             eas
             esse
             protegendas
             ,
             &
             ad
             honorem
             Dei
             corroborandas
             quas
             vulgus
             elegerit
             secundum
             vires
             tuas
             ?
             Respondebit
             (
             Rex
             )
             Permitto
             ,
             &
             concedo
             .
          
           Comparing
           this
           part
           of
           the
           Oath
           with
           the
           clause
           of
           the
           preamble
           of
           a
           Statute
           there
           also
           cited
           ,
           intimating
           that
           the
           King
           is
           bound
           by
           his
           oath
           to
           remedy
           by
           Law
           such
           inconveniences
           ,
           as
           the
           Kingdome
           may
           suffer
           in
           the
           future
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           keepe
           and
           protect
           Lawes
           already
           in
           being
           ;
           for
           then
           either
           those
           Latine
           words
           here
           cited
           ,
           or
           some
           part
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           latter
           ,
           namely
           ,
           
             Quas
             vulgus
             elegerit
             ,
          
           are
           to
           be
           understood
           of
           Lawes
           futurely
           to
           be
           made
           ,
           or
           else
           it
           cannot
           be
           shewed
           by
           what
           part
           of
           the
           Oath
           ,
           as
           the
           said
           preamble
           affirmes
           ,
           the
           King
           is
           bound
           by
           Law
           to
           remedy
           the
           mischiefs
           that
           happen
           from
           time
           to
           time
           to
           his
           Realme
           .
           Nor
           will
           the
           Lawes
           of
           Grammer
           ,
           or
           use
           of
           speech
           ,
           or
           custome
           of
           phrase
           tolerate
           ,
           that
           ,
           
             Elegerit
             ,
          
           without
           the
           conjunction
           ,
           
             Si
             ,
          
           or
           the
           like
           preceding
           ,
           or
           regulating
           it
           (
           though
           we
           passe
           not
           by
           unconsidered
           the
           rude
           speaking
           of
           those
           times
           )
           can
           ever
           be
           taken
           for
           
             Elegit
             ,
          
           the
           preterperfect
           tense
           :
           but
           as
           it
           stands
           in
           the
           fore-cited
           place
           ,
           must
           of
           necessitie
           participate
           a
           future
           nature
           ,
           and
           signifie
           precisely
           ,
           
             shall
             have
             chosen
             ;
          
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           assumeth
           to
           confirme
           such
           Lawes
           ,
           as
           the
           people
           shall
           have
           chosen
           ;
           it
           being
           to
           be
           conceived
           ,
           that
           the
           people
           ,
           or
           Parliament
           first
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           must
           have
           debated
           of
           ,
           chosen
           and
           agreed
           upon
           them
           ,
           before
           they
           present
           them
           to
           the
           King
           to
           be
           confirmed
           .
           Besides
           ,
           if
           those
           cited
           words
           ,
           
             Et
             permittis
             per
             te
             esse
             protegendas
             ,
             &
             ad
             honorem
             Dei
             corroborandas
             quas
             populus
             elegerit
             ,
          
           should
           not
           referre
           to
           future
           elections
           ,
           but
           to
           past
           onely
           ,
           they
           were
           superfluous
           and
           vaine
           :
           the
           words
           precedent
           ,
           
             Concedis
             justas
             leges
             &
             consuctudines
             esse
             tenendas
          
           (
           which
           presuppose
           necessarily
           ,
           and
           cannot
           be
           understood
           without
           a
           precedent
           election
           and
           consent
           of
           the
           people
           to
           them
           )
           expressing
           sufficiently
           Lawes
           and
           customes
           elected
           ,
           already
           confirmed
           and
           in
           use
           .
           And
           the
           Kings
           answer
           to
           these
           cited
           words
           ,
           
           being
           
             bimembris
             ,
          
           or
           two-fold
           ,
           
             Concedo
             &
             permitto
          
           (
           all
           the
           other
           answers
           of
           the
           King
           to
           the
           other
           Questions
           in
           the
           Oath
           ,
           cited
           in
           the
           said
           Remonstrance
           ,
           because
           the
           questions
           are
           meerely
           simple
           and
           single
           ,
           conteined
           in
           one
           word
           only
           ,
           as
           to
           one
           question
           onely
           ;
           
             Servabo
          
           to
           another
           onely
           ;
           
             faciam
          
           being
           also
           single
           ,
           and
           in
           one
           word
           )
           argues
           the
           question
           to
           be
           double
           ,
           as
           is
           said
           .
           And
           that
           the
           King
           is
           not
           bound
           onely
           in
           generall
           thus
           to
           remedy
           the
           particular
           wayes
           or
           meanes
           left
           to
           his
           choice
           ;
           see
           the
           said
           Remonstrance
           ,
           
             folio
          
           8.
           which
           ought
           to
           have
           it selfe
           sufficed
           without
           such
           poore
           gleanings
           ,
           as
           these
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           :
           If
           then
           by
           these
           and
           other
           better
           reasons
           which
           others
           have
           presented
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           hath
           such
           a
           legislative
           power
           ,
           even
           where
           the
           King
           dischargeth
           his
           office
           ,
           as
           upon
           the
           matter
           to
           make
           such
           Lawes
           as
           it
           judgeth
           best
           for
           the
           publique
           good
           ;
           where
           through
           the
           prevalence
           of
           ill
           men
           about
           him
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           done
           ,
           but
           the
           contrary
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           danger
           is
           from
           him
           ,
           shall
           not
           power
           be
           in
           them
           to
           make
           new
           Ordinances
           ,
           or
           provisionall
           Lawes
           ,
           for
           the
           timely
           remedying
           such
           publique
           mischiefs
           ,
           at
           least
           for
           the
           time
           ,
           and
           to
           suspend
           some
           of
           those
           in
           being
           ,
           if
           they
           judge
           fit
           ?
           How
           much
           more
           then
           to
           judge
           of
           ,
           declare
           ,
           or
           interpret
           those
           that
           seeme
           dubious
           ,
           ranging
           and
           making
           all
           to
           be
           subservient
           to
           the
           supreame
           Law
           
             Salus
             populi
             ,
          
           the
           rule
           and
           reason
           of
           all
           Lawes
           ,
           as
           was
           ever
           intended
           at
           the
           making
           of
           all
           particular
           Lawes
           .
           Hath
           not
           even
           the
           Lord
           Chancellour
           a
           little
           touch
           of
           such
           a
           power
           upon
           the
           Common
           Law
           ?
           What
           then
           may
           we
           thinke
           a
           Parliament
           hath
           ,
           and
           that
           when
           the
           very
           publique
           is
           in
           danger
           ?
           And
           if
           the
           whole
           people
           unanimously
           consenting
           ,
           upon
           a
           Princes
           not
           performing
           what
           he
           is
           bound
           unto
           ,
           may
           possibly
           change
           the
           very
           forme
           of
           that
           limitted
           government
           ,
           which
           it
           first
           instituted
           ,
           how
           much
           more
           may
           it
           conserve
           or
           defend
           that
           temper
           or
           kinde
           of
           government
           ,
           which
           it
           hath
           erected
           by
           regulating
           the
           enormities
           of
           the
           Prince
           ,
           by
           maintaining
           and
           holding
           what
           they
           have
           reserved
           out
           of
           that
           which
           was
           all
           theirs
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           or
           their
           owne
           rights
           ?
           How
           many
           degrees
           then
           are
           they
           off
           from
           being
           bound
           to
           become
           themselves
           the
           instruments
           to
           overthrow
           them
           ?
           how
           strongly
           are
           they
           bound
           to
           the
           contrary
           ?
           And
           indeed
           were
           not
           the
           Parliament
           the
           supreame
           Judge
           in
           all
           the
           said
           questions
           ,
           or
           of
           like
           nature
           ,
           (
           if
           we
           may
           call
           it
           a
           Parliament
           at
           all
           ,
           not
           having
           this
           power
           )
           it
           could
           not
           possibly
           save
           the
           people
           ,
           when
           ill
           men
           prevailing
           upon
           the
           King
           would
           oppresse
           it
           ;
           for
           while
           they
           carry
           on
           by
           degrees
           ,
           and
           mature
           by
           little
           and
           little
           such
           their
           mysticall
           and
           pernicious
           designes
           (
           which
           
           must
           be
           met
           with
           betimes
           in
           such
           tender
           and
           jealous
           matters
           ,
           before
           they
           advance
           and
           grow
           strong
           ,
           when
           caution
           comes
           too
           late
           ,
           and
           opposition
           out
           of
           season
           doth
           but
           exasperate
           and
           increase
           the
           evill
           )
           they
           will
           cause
           the
           King
           by
           fit
           instruments
           for
           the
           purpose
           ,
           to
           pronounce
           ,
           judge
           ,
           or
           interpret
           each
           such
           degree
           or
           gaining
           a
           new
           and
           further
           point
           ,
           still
           lawfull
           ,
           and
           not
           subject
           to
           question
           ,
           however
           dangerous
           to
           the
           people
           in
           it self
           ,
           and
           of
           worse
           consequence
           ,
           till
           the
           mysterie
           at
           last
           unmask
           ,
           and
           all
           be
           desperate
           .
        
         
           It
           may
           be
           superadded
           ,
           that
           should
           the
           Parliament
           be
           more
           jealous
           of
           the
           Prince
           then
           there
           were
           reason
           ,
           (
           which
           yet
           as
           I
           hope
           hath
           appeared
           is
           not
           to
           be
           imagined
           of
           the
           wisdom
           and
           Justice
           of
           the
           Parliament
           )
           yet
           it
           were
           the
           farre
           lesse
           evill
           ,
           that
           the
           Prince
           ,
           being
           but
           for
           the
           people
           ,
           should
           somewhat
           suffer
           by
           such
           the
           Parliaments
           jealousie
           (
           which
           were
           but
           
             peccare
             in
             meliorem
             ,
             &
             securiorem
             partem
             )
          
           then
           that
           by
           the
           Parliaments
           too
           much
           security
           and
           beleeving
           in
           the
           Prince
           ,
           the
           people
           or
           whole
           kingdome
           should
           be
           endangered
           ,
           or
           oppressed
           for
           whose
           good
           they
           both
           are
           ordeined
           ,
           as
           means
           for
           the
           end
           :
           Besides
           that
           the
           authority
           and
           politique
           infallibilitie
           of
           the
           Parliament
           must
           be
           by
           all
           that
           love
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           not
           blemished
           but
           held
           sacred
           and
           inviolate
           ,
           as
           supreame
           .
           The
           King
           indeed
           saith
           he
           will
           defend
           and
           maintain
           ,
           the
           Laws
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           properties
           of
           Subjects
           ,
           just
           priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           but
           even
           in
           saying
           this
           he
           seems
           to
           violate
           them
           ,
           if
           the
           thereby
           assume
           the
           supreame
           Judgement
           of
           them
           to
           himself
           ,
           which
           ,
           as
           already
           partly
           hath
           appeared
           ,
           and
           further
           hereafter
           may
           do
           ,
           cannot
           be
           ;
           Admit
           this
           Trojan
           horse
           into
           your
           walls
           ,
           allow
           this
           ,
           all
           of
           them
           may
           easily
           resolve
           into
           nothing
           .
           Consider
           well
           ,
           what
           Judgement
           hath
           been
           made
           of
           the
           Laws
           ,
           the
           libertie
           ,
           the
           property
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           before
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           whilest
           a
           future
           Parliament
           was
           doubted
           and
           feared
           ,
           and
           therefore
           kept
           off
           as
           long
           as
           these
           Malignants
           could
           ,
           (
           but
           their
           fear
           and
           hate
           shews
           what
           we
           ought
           ardently
           to
           desire
           ,
           and
           love
           )
           whilest
           so
           many
           Monopolies
           ,
           Loane
           ,
           Conduct
           ,
           Coat
           ,
           Ship-money
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           grievances
           were
           brought
           upon
           us
           (
           our
           persons
           not
           going
           Scotfree
           )
           as
           consisting
           well
           ,
           and
           compatible
           with
           our
           laws
           ,
           liberties
           ,
           properties
           ,
           and
           adjudged
           lawfull
           ,
           which
           yet
           what
           did
           they
           ,
           or
           ere
           long
           going
           on
           at
           least
           would
           they
           have
           wanted
           of
           making
           them
           all
           meerly
           at
           discretion
           ,
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           will
           ,
           the
           meer
           names
           of
           such
           things
           remaining
           ,
           and
           used
           indeed
           ,
           as
           Trophees
           of
           their
           Conquest
           ,
           and
           monuments
           of
           our
           
             quondam
          
           felicity
           ,
           and
           at
           leasure
           to
           be
           lamented
           folly
           
           and
           eternall
           shame
           .
           The
           danger
           of
           our
           Religion
           is
           not
           forgotten
           ,
           because
           not
           ranked
           in
           mention
           with
           the
           rest
           ,
           it
           shall
           have
           a
           better
           place
           by
           it self
           ,
           as
           a
           Queen
           sitting
           alone
           .
        
         
           The
           Judgement
           made
           of
           priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           during
           this
           Parliament
           seem
           to
           have
           come
           little
           short
           of
           the
           Judgements
           made
           of
           our
           liberties
           ,
           properties
           ,
           &c.
           and
           if
           it
           be
           duely
           weighed
           .
           First
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           have
           the
           King
           to
           be
           judge
           of
           them
           ,
           then
           what
           Judgement
           hath
           been
           lately
           made
           ,
           both
           in
           fact
           and
           in
           words
           ,
           or
           Declarations
           of
           them
           ,
           a
           man
           meanly
           penetrant
           will
           find
           them
           resolved
           by
           the
           positions
           of
           these
           Malignants
           into
           next
           to
           nothing
           :
           and
           all
           this
           while
           the
           Parliament
           was
           and
           is
           in
           vigour
           ,
           vindicates
           ,
           and
           asserts
           them
           ,
           and
           likely
           to
           call
           these
           men
           to
           account
           ,
           what
           will
           they
           make
           of
           them
           ,
           should
           they
           through
           the
           authority
           ,
           and
           reputation
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           essence
           of
           it
           ,
           peirce
           at
           once
           the
           heart
           of
           all
           future
           :
           for
           a
           Parliament
           not
           free
           were
           no
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           King
           be
           allowed
           judge
           of
           priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           where
           any
           new
           case
           happens
           which
           may
           touch
           the
           very
           essence
           of
           it
           (
           if
           it
           be
           any
           thing
           else
           then
           the
           priviledges
           )
           will
           it
           not
           come
           to
           this
           ,
           that
           the
           Judges
           he
           appoints
           ,
           or
           rather
           such
           instruments
           ,
           as
           the
           Malignants
           about
           him
           please
           to
           set
           over
           us
           ,
           shall
           upon
           the
           matter
           judge
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           Judge
           their
           Judges
           ,
           making
           it
           and
           the
           Laws
           what
           they
           please
           ,
           and
           to
           restrain
           the
           power
           and
           freedome
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           of
           the
           Laws
           ,
           as
           they
           think
           fit
           ;
           whereupon
           would
           follow
           even
           the
           same
           inconveniences
           ,
           which
           were
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           supposing
           the
           King
           the
           supreame
           Judge
           of
           the
           Laws
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           should
           be
           disenabled
           to
           defend
           the
           people
           ,
           or
           indeed
           it self
           if
           incroached
           on
           ,
           or
           oppressed
           upon
           the
           same
           reasons
           in
           that
           place
           expressed
           .
           But
           it
           seems
           more
           rationall
           ,
           that
           since
           the
           Parliament
           is
           to
           be
           Judge
           of
           the
           Laws
           (
           as
           is
           above
           shewed
           )
           nay
           even
           may
           make
           them
           ,
           at
           least
           in
           some
           cases
           ;
           it
           may
           judge
           as
           well
           of
           its
           own
           priviledges
           :
           neither
           appears
           it
           in
           the
           Kings
           power
           to
           make
           them
           ,
           what
           he
           pleases
           ,
           save
           onely
           thus
           :
           if
           he
           doth
           not
           exorbitate
           ,
           nor
           innovate
           any
           thing
           against
           them
           ,
           neither
           can
           the
           Parliament
           desire
           any
           alteration
           of
           them
           in
           any
           point
           ,
           betwixt
           it
           and
           the
           King
           ,
           concerning
           them
           .
           But
           in
           case
           of
           extraordinarie
           emergents
           of
           never-before-heard
           of
           attempts
           on
           his
           part
           ,
           whither
           by
           any
           verball
           declaration
           ,
           or
           by
           fact
           ,
           whereby
           the
           priviledges
           ,
           authority
           or
           very
           being
           (
           for
           it
           may
           trouble
           a
           good
           School-man
           to
           distinguish
           clearly
           betwixt
           these
           three
           )
           it self
           of
           the
           Parliament
           is
           indangered
           ,
           it
           is
           reason
           ,
           that
           the
           priviledges
           
           now
           become
           any
           thing
           that
           the
           Parliament
           judges
           fit
           for
           the
           conservation
           of
           it self
           .
           For
           the
           maine
           end
           and
           intent
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           ancient
           ,
           ordinary
           ,
           and
           usuall
           priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           being
           to
           enable
           ,
           and
           qualifie
           it
           for
           the
           due
           attending
           ,
           defending
           or
           advancing
           the
           publique
           good
           (
           for
           which
           purpose
           they
           were
           judged
           sufficient
           by
           the
           first
           Institutors
           ,
           not
           suspecting
           such
           new
           invasions
           ,
           or
           attempts
           on
           them
           ,
           or
           on
           Parliaments
           as
           since
           have
           happened
           in
           more
           corrupted
           times
           ,
           but
           thinking
           them
           rather
           secure
           ,
           as
           part
           of
           the
           Laws
           ,
           or
           customes
           which
           Kings
           are
           bound
           to
           keep
           inviolate
           )
           why
           should
           not
           the
           same
           end
           and
           intent
           ,
           which
           ever
           remains
           in
           equall
           force
           ,
           immortall
           ,
           and
           immovable
           ,
           work
           and
           move
           ,
           as
           well
           to
           the
           instituting
           even
           of
           new
           ones
           ,
           if
           new
           causes
           happen
           ,
           and
           without
           such
           new
           ones
           the
           Parliament
           shall
           remain
           disenabled
           to
           procure
           the
           publique
           good
           ,
           for
           which
           it
           was
           ordained
           ?
           and
           if
           the
           Parliament
           may
           in
           extraordinarie
           times
           as
           now
           make
           new
           Ordinances
           for
           the
           conservation
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           it
           may
           make
           (
           if
           need
           require
           )
           new
           Ordinances
           or
           Priviledges
           (
           which
           are
           but
           the
           private
           Laws
           of
           or
           concerning
           the
           Parliament
           )
           for
           its
           own
           conservation
           ,
           without
           which
           they
           cannot
           defend
           or
           conserve
           the
           people
           ;
           and
           in
           vain
           had
           it
           power
           to
           make
           new
           Ordinances
           upon
           new
           occasions
           for
           the
           publique
           good
           ,
           if
           it
           have
           no
           inherent
           power
           to
           make
           new
           priviledges
           or
           ordinances
           upon
           new
           emergent
           dangers
           to
           save
           it self
           ,
           
             Posse
          
           naturally
           and
           necessarily
           presupposing
           
             Esse
             ,
          
           as
           grounded
           on
           it
           ;
           
             Qui
             dat
             finem
             ,
             dat
             necessaria
             ad
             finem
             :
          
           the
           priviledges
           being
           to
           defend
           and
           maintain
           the
           Parliament
           as
           the
           Laws
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           as
           
             Salus
             populi
          
           is
           
             lex
             suprema
             ,
          
           as
           before
           ,
           so
           it
           may
           as
           well
           be
           said
           ,
           
             Salus
             Parliamenti
             supremum
             privilegium
             .
          
           If
           it
           may
           work
           new
           ,
           it
           may
           much
           more
           interpret
           ,
           declare
           ,
           and
           judge
           of
           the
           old
           on
           occasion
           ;
           and
           are
           no
           more
           to
           be
           held
           to
           the
           old
           ,
           usuall
           ,
           known
           ,
           priviledges
           ,
           when
           new
           extraordinarie
           attempts
           ,
           or
           affronts
           happen
           ,
           then
           to
           the
           old
           known
           Laws
           onely
           in
           the
           case
           above
           spoken
           of
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           same
           ground
           and
           analogy
           of
           reason
           .
           And
           here
           we
           are
           fallen
           unawares
           on
           the
           old
           Lord
           Treasurer
           
             Burleigh
             ,
          
           who
           we
           need
           not
           say
           was
           a
           great
           Statesman
           ,
           who
           was
           wont
           to
           say
           ,
           
             He
             knew
             not
             what
             a
             Parliament
             might
             not
             do
             :
          
           not
           much
           unlike
           the
           Archbishop
           
             Bancroft
          
           (
           a
           great
           Statesman
           )
           who
           would
           tremble
           (
           as
           is
           said
           )
           at
           the
           mention
           of
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           knowing
           ,
           or
           rather
           not
           knowing
           the
           power
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           had
           not
           they
           both
           taken
           the
           word
           
             Parliament
          
           in
           our
           acception
           ,
           they
           had
           told
           us
           no
           news
           .
           It
           is
           one
           effect
           of
           ill
           Counsell
           about
           a
           Prince
           (
           in
           the
           consequence
           
           somtimes
           better
           then
           in
           their
           intentiō
           )
           to
           minister
           occasions
           to
           the
           people
           by
           invasion
           of
           their
           rights
           ,
           to
           look
           narrowly
           into
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           Princes
           prerogative
           ,
           when
           by
           the
           power
           of
           truth
           ,
           it
           oft
           looseth
           of
           the
           former
           reputation
           (
           which
           liberty
           gains
           )
           :
           a
           more
           dubious
           light
           setting
           it
           of
           better
           ,
           and
           ignorance
           begetting
           here
           devotion
           ,
           and
           admiration
           ,
           of
           what
           is
           unknown
           ;
           &
           hence
           it
           is
           perhaps
           ,
           that
           in
           these
           times
           as
           more
           polite
           and
           penetrant
           ,
           then
           many
           former
           ages
           ,
           Prerogative
           is
           said
           generally
           to
           loose
           in
           Christendome
           ,
           the
           better
           thus
           fortified
           against
           the
           so
           great
           ,
           and
           growing
           danger
           from
           the
           Common
           enemy
           the
           Turke
           ,
           and
           other
           great
           
             Mahometan
          
           Princes
           the
           great
           bulwark
           of
           Christendome
           ,
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           now
           so
           torne
           the
           more
           requiring
           it
           )
           by
           so
           maine
           a
           disparity
           in
           matter
           of
           liberty
           (
           the
           Mahometans
           using
           their
           Subjects
           ,
           as
           their
           beasts
           ,
           or
           slaves
           )
           as
           well
           as
           of
           Religion
           .
           But
           to
           our
           way
           from
           this
           Digression
           .
           We
           may
           from
           this
           place
           take
           a
           prospect
           another
           way
           into
           the
           plot
           of
           these
           Malignants
           ;
           being
           by
           a
           crew
           of
           our
           own
           Nation
           but
           unnaturalized
           ,
           partly
           not
           penetrating
           their
           deluding
           pretences
           by
           reason
           ,
           as
           naturally
           simple
           ,
           partly
           having
           their
           understandings
           debauched
           by
           a
           will
           instantly
           solicited
           ,
           or
           over-ruled
           by
           enormous
           affections
           ,
           and
           passions
           :
           which
           second
           kind
           may
           constitute
           a
           middle
           degree
           between
           malice
           and
           simple
           ignorance
           (
           might
           this
           simple
           tractate
           gain
           one
           of
           the
           first
           sort
           ,
           the
           pains
           taken
           were
           a
           pleasure
           ,
           but
           should
           it
           hope
           to
           win
           one
           of
           the
           second
           degree
           ,
           this
           presumption
           might
           make
           bare
           pardon
           too
           much
           for
           it
           .
           )
           There
           is
           a
           third
           sort
           in
           whom
           their
           understandings
           and
           consciences
           though
           having
           perfect
           light
           and
           cleerly
           discerning
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           right
           ,
           yet
           are
           like
           slaves
           forced
           ,
           and
           dragged
           by
           a
           Diabolicall
           will
           (
           affections
           in
           this
           degree
           not
           mentioned
           ,
           as
           arguing
           grosse
           carnality
           ,
           or
           corporealnesse
           :
           but
           these
           are
           
             spirituales
             nequitiae
             )
          
           by
           such
           a
           society
           ,
           whilest
           they
           speciously
           pretend
           to
           defend
           priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           liberty
           ,
           property
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           &c.
           but
           whereof
           the
           King
           must
           be
           supreame
           Judge
           (
           for
           in
           this
           point
           lyeth
           all
           the
           mystery
           ,
           and
           
             Cabala
             )
          
           through
           this
           mortall
           wound
           of
           the
           authority
           and
           essence
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           true
           ,
           and
           onely
           Judge
           ,
           and
           consequently
           defender
           of
           them
           all
           (
           as
           above
           is
           shewed
           )
           to
           strike
           the
           heart
           of
           them
           all
           ,
           leaving
           us
           onely
           
             tenues
             umbrae
             ,
          
           or
           
             manes
             ,
          
           or
           apparitions
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           pursue
           ,
           distract
           and
           torment
           us
           ,
           as
           accessaries
           to
           the
           murder
           ,
           or
           rather
           principals
           (
           since
           no
           accessary
           in
           Treason
           )
           if
           we
           passively
           concurre
           ,
           much
           more
           if
           we
           help
           to
           act
           it
           ,
           thus
           the
           matter
           being
           disposed
           they
           may
           introduce
           
           the
           form
           (
           the
           perfection
           of
           the
           work
           )
           and
           the
           state
           at
           their
           discretion
           ,
           and
           the
           way
           of
           the
           Lord
           Pope
           prepared
           ,
           and
           his
           crooked
           paths
           made
           straight
           ,
           they
           may
           easily
           bring
           him
           in
           ,
           as
           after
           we
           may
           endeavour
           to
           shew
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           the
           plot
           seem
           not
           deep
           enough
           laid
           ,
           as
           supposing
           and
           hoping
           at
           home
           so
           many
           monsters
           ,
           and
           vipers
           (
           though
           the
           fewerneeded
           ,
           the
           sound
           partie
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Scotland
          
           already
           distracted
           by
           the
           
             Irish
          
           Rebellion
           to
           that
           end
           if
           not
           at
           first
           raised
           ,
           yet
           sundrie
           waies
           fomented
           by
           them
           )
           then
           perhaps
           to
           peice
           it
           from
           abroad
           ;
           and
           by
           cutting
           the
           banks
           of
           the
           kingdom
           to
           let
           in
           a
           deluge
           of
           forrein
           forces
           ,
           and
           so
           yet
           further
           subdistract
           the
           remnant
           ;
           if
           we
           conceive
           the
           Fleet
           of
           
             Spaniards
             ,
          
           seen
           not
           long
           since
           at
           the
           Downs
           ,
           carried
           any
           mysterie
           ,
           or
           came
           not
           unsent
           for
           ,
           or
           moved
           not
           to
           no
           end
           ,
           or
           
             Hull
          
           so
           eatnestly
           made
           at
           ,
           
             Newcastle
             ,
             Portsmouth
             ,
          
           &c.
           signifie
           any
           thing
           ;
           which
           though
           intended
           to
           distract
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           ruine
           it
           ,
           may
           rather
           (
           opening
           our
           eyes
           ,
           and
           disabusing
           us
           )
           by
           Gods
           over-ruling
           unite
           it
           as
           in
           a
           common
           cause
           against
           an
           universall
           and
           evident
           danger
           ,
           not
           to
           speak
           now
           of
           other
           matters
           judicating
           the
           same
           .
           And
           they
           intending
           in
           
             England
          
           a
           government
           at
           discretion
           ,
           and
           all
           made
           in
           all
           probabilitie
           ,
           or
           after
           the
           
             French
          
           fashion
           ;
           if
           the
           middle
           sort
           of
           people
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           Y
           comanry
           ,
           of
           whom
           chiefly
           consist
           the
           trained
           bands
           ,
           and
           wont
           to
           be
           a
           maine
           strength
           of
           our
           victorious
           Armies
           ,
           can
           by
           no
           subtilties
           be
           drawn
           to
           their
           party
           ,
           then
           by
           policy
           ,
           or
           even
           plain
           force
           to
           disarme
           them
           ,
           suspecting
           as
           they
           have
           good
           cause
           that
           these
           ,
           if
           once
           they
           be
           unhoodwinkt
           ,
           will
           especially
           oppose
           the
           change
           as
           whereby
           they
           from
           being
           in
           the
           happiest
           condition
           of
           any
           of
           their
           rank
           perhaps
           in
           
             Europe
             ,
          
           nay
           in
           the
           world
           (
           who
           here
           live
           like
           men
           ,
           and
           are
           wont
           to
           fight
           ,
           or
           die
           like
           men
           in
           honour
           or
           defence
           of
           their
           Countrey
           )
           might
           well
           be
           reduced
           to
           the
           termes
           of
           the
           Peasants
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           of
           villenage
           ,
           and
           slavery
           :
           a
           fit
           recompence
           for
           their
           danger
           and
           pains
           should
           they
           fight
           and
           labour
           to
           bring
           it
           in
           .
           As
           for
           the
           scum
           of
           the
           people
           they
           judge
           it
           either
           sencelesse
           ,
           or
           carelesse
           of
           the
           publique
           ,
           and
           desiring
           a
           change
           ,
           or
           easily
           drawn
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           hope
           of
           greater
           spoil
           ,
           and
           pillage
           .
           We
           may
           place
           so
           much
           the
           more
           below
           this
           scum
           many
           of
           the
           greater
           sort
           ,
           that
           stand
           for
           these
           Malignants
           against
           the
           truth
           and
           right
           (
           every
           day
           more
           and
           more
           p●●in●y
           convincing
           them
           )
           and
           against
           their
           Countrey
           by
           how
           much
           they
           owe
           to
           it
           more
           then
           the
           Rascality
           doth
           ,
           yet
           appear
           to
           be
           drawn
           with
           hope
           of
           spoil
           ,
           and
           pillage
           in
           their
           degree
           and
           proportion
           
           as
           much
           or
           more
           then
           the
           Rascality
           it self
           .
        
         
           But
           thought
           it
           be
           so
           with
           the
           State
           ,
           is
           our
           Religion
           in
           danger
           that
           way
           also
           ?
           why
           else
           are
           the
           Papists
           so
           active
           ,
           so
           busie
           ?
           is
           it
           onely
           that
           they
           may
           be
           slaves
           ?
           but
           in
           a
           politick
           way
           onely
           use
           may
           be
           made
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           of
           their
           power
           ,
           without
           any
           intent
           to
           symbolize
           with
           them
           in
           their
           religion
           ,
           as
           sometimes
           hath
           been
           done
           in
           other
           Countreys
           .
           Be
           it
           so
           (
           though
           it
           be
           not
           good
           to
           be
           prodigall
           and
           facile
           in
           our
           grants
           which
           our
           religion
           may
           pay
           for
           )
           yet
           taking
           it
           this
           way
           ,
           so
           great
           a
           service
           so
           seasonable
           at
           such
           a
           pinch
           (
           when
           all
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           judicious
           honest
           men
           fail
           them
           )
           received
           from
           the
           Papist
           ,
           must
           draw
           on
           in
           way
           of
           gratefull
           acknowledgement
           ,
           some
           favour
           at
           least
           some
           advantage
           ,
           which
           cannot
           be
           but
           at
           as
           much
           danger
           ,
           and
           disadvantage
           of
           the
           religion
           (
           not
           to
           insist
           how
           hardly
           they
           will
           lay
           down
           their
           Armes
           once
           taken
           up
           ,
           and
           victorious
           ,
           or
           the
           King
           be
           able
           to
           make
           good
           his
           faith
           ,
           or
           word
           )
           .
           And
           are
           not
           they
           the
           fittest
           and
           surest
           meanes
           to
           conserve
           a
           State
           ,
           that
           have
           been
           thought
           and
           found
           such
           for
           the
           acquiring
           ?
           But
           be
           this
           as
           it
           may
           it
           is
           clear
           ,
           that
           can
           the
           Papist
           bring
           the
           matter
           to
           an
           absolute
           ,
           and
           arbitrary
           government
           ,
           and
           render
           the
           prerogative
           immense
           and
           even
           divine
           ,
           they
           gaine
           a
           maine
           point
           on
           our
           religion
           ,
           for
           then
           between
           them
           and
           the
           heaven
           of
           their
           desires
           ,
           there
           were
           interposed
           but
           the
           turning
           of
           one
           will
           ,
           and
           that
           one
           alreadie
           prepared
           ,
           disposed
           and
           inclined
           to
           them
           by
           such
           meritorious
           supererogatory
           service
           ,
           and
           further
           propitiated
           by
           the
           so
           strong
           intercessions
           (
           how
           strong
           (
           to
           speak
           like
           those
           we
           have
           to
           do
           with
           )
           when
           used
           by
           her
           that
           may
           in
           somethings
           even
           command
           )
           our
           soveraigne
           Ladie
           
             Mary
             .
          
           (
           I
           had
           rather
           seem
           to
           some
           a
           little
           too
           much
           tyed
           to
           sence
           onely
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           present
           times
           we
           yet
           live
           in
           ,
           when
           I
           presumed
           to
           use
           that
           phrase
           :
           turn
           ,
           or
           change
           of
           one
           will
           ;
           then
           with
           others
           ,
           by
           the
           abstraction
           of
           a
           potent
           imagination
           ,
           found
           worthy
           to
           have
           been
           rapt
           into
           the
           glorie
           of
           those
           times
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           change
           of
           will
           :
           to
           have
           used
           a
           phrase
           or
           sence
           seeming
           to
           such
           more
           orthodox
           ,
           terming
           it
           rather
           an
           externall
           manifestation
           and
           declaration
           onely
           to
           us
           here
           below
           of
           that
           which
           was
           ever
           from
           the
           beginning
           predestinated
           internally
           since
           in
           Gods
           no
           reall
           change
           nor
           shadow
           of
           change
           )
           but
           the
           other
           way
           a
           whole
           Parliament
           at
           least
           must
           be
           first
           turned
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           Diametrall
           opposition
           with
           the
           Papist
           ,
           and
           should
           forreign
           Force
           come
           in
           by
           Portsmouth
           ,
           Plymouth
           ,
           or
           Falmouth
           (
           what
           if
           we
           adde
           
             Ireland
             ?
             )
          
           to
           induce
           Tyranny
           ,
           Religion
           runs
           equall
           hazard
           with
           the
           State
           .
           
           And
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           the
           Kings
           forces
           running
           lately
           with
           so
           strong
           bias
           so
           eagerly
           at
           
             Banbury
             ,
             Warwicke
             ,
             Coventry
             ,
             &c.
          
           esteemed
           most
           opposite
           indeed
           to
           the
           Papist
           ,
           though
           perhaps
           not
           otherwise
           direct
           to
           the
           first
           ,
           or
           maine
           mark
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           of
           these
           Malignants
           ,
           may
           judicate
           and
           argue
           ,
           without
           any
           sophistry
           ,
           a
           present
           complication
           of
           the
           disease
           ,
           and
           the
           duplicity
           of
           the
           designe
           ,
           and
           danger
           :
           or
           if
           not
           a
           present
           essence
           of
           a
           double
           disease
           ,
           yet
           a
           dangerous
           maladie
           now
           in
           being
           alreadie
           ,
           but
           breaking
           out
           into
           a
           symptome
           more
           to
           be
           taken
           heed
           of
           then
           the
           very
           disease
           ,
           and
           depending
           on
           it
           :
           But
           they
           object
           ,
           our
           Religion
           is
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           more
           indangered
           by
           Brownisme
           ,
           Anabaptisme
           ,
           &c.
           suppose
           this
           true
           ,
           and
           that
           these
           should
           get
           strength
           ,
           nay
           prevail
           with
           the
           Parliament
           (
           which
           it
           is
           charged
           to
           promote
           upon
           as
           likely
           ,
           as
           strong
           ,
           and
           even
           the
           same
           grounds
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           to
           affect
           the
           change
           of
           the
           Monarchy
           ,
           yet
           as
           we
           said
           of
           we
           know
           not
           what
           new
           form
           of
           government
           ,
           supposing
           ridiculously
           the
           Parliament
           did
           introduce
           it
           ,
           it
           were
           easily
           dissolvible
           ;
           so
           obscure
           Brownisme
           or
           Anabaptisme
           were
           much
           more
           easily
           mastered
           ,
           and
           redressed
           ,
           then
           most
           politick
           ,
           potent
           ,
           all
           over
           bearing
           Papistry
           ,
           likely
           to
           be
           backed
           with
           forreigne
           force
           ,
           which
           I
           think
           none
           will
           say
           is
           to
           be
           feared
           from
           those
           other
           scarce
           known
           ,
           weak
           ,
           poore
           Sects
           ,
           whose
           obscurity
           ,
           and
           paucity
           ,
           hides
           rather
           and
           exempts
           from
           animadversion
           ,
           and
           would
           the
           Parliament
           attempt
           this
           (
           though
           we
           might
           justly
           refuse
           to
           dispute
           with
           those
           that
           denie
           principles
           in
           this
           kingdoms
           policie
           ,
           calling
           still
           in
           question
           the
           wisdom
           ,
           Justice
           and
           honour
           of
           Parliaments
           )
           could
           it
           ever
           effect
           it
           without
           the
           peoples
           concurring
           ?
           Papistry
           so
           increased
           at
           home
           ,
           so
           countenanced
           might
           (
           if
           it
           doth
           not
           already
           with
           their
           good
           friends
           help
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           elsewhere
           hope
           to
           force
           entrance
           )
           .
           How
           foolish
           then
           is
           it
           for
           the
           people
           to
           fear
           that
           ,
           which
           can
           never
           take
           effect
           ,
           unlesse
           it self
           will
           have
           it
           so
           ?
           (
           I
           fall
           unawares
           upon
           the
           same
           answer
           here
           used
           before
           touching
           the
           supposed
           change
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           because
           the
           false
           grounds
           they
           would
           seem
           to
           go
           on
           here
           ,
           and
           there
           seeming
           the
           same
           )
           and
           if
           the
           whole
           kingdom
           or
           people
           will
           have
           it
           so
           there
           is
           no
           opposing
           .
           But
           hath
           not
           the
           Parliament
           taken
           a
           voluntarie
           Oath
           (
           besides
           so
           many
           publique
           Protestations
           ,
           and
           other
           obligations
           to
           us
           ,
           the
           
             Scots
             ,
          
           and
           the
           States
           of
           the
           Low
           Countreys
           )
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           which
           they
           are
           too
           wise
           ,
           and
           just
           needlesly
           to
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           so
           should
           they
           do
           otherwise
           to
           incurre
           most
           justly
           universall
           falling
           of
           ,
           or
           rather
           falling
           on
           them
           ,
           
           had
           they
           had
           any
           intent
           ever
           to
           have
           done
           ,
           as
           these
           would
           seeme
           to
           fear
           ,
           to
           direct
           us
           here
           also
           from
           looking
           at
           the
           true
           fear
           and
           danger
           ,
           nay
           to
           draw
           us
           with
           our
           own
           hands
           to
           pull
           it
           on
           us
           ;
           we
           may
           superadde
           ,
           that
           the
           voluntary
           oaths
           of
           such
           a
           multitude
           as
           the
           Parliament
           on
           whom
           no
           suspition
           at
           all
           can
           fasten
           ,
           of
           inclining
           to
           that
           religion
           ,
           which
           takes
           upon
           it
           to
           dispence
           with
           oaths
           and
           equivocations
           ,
           and
           thereby
           with
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           Nature
           and
           Nations
           (
           which
           intended
           to
           advance
           it
           ,
           will
           by
           Gods
           justice
           advance
           the
           ruine
           of
           it
           )
           are
           better
           security
           ,
           then
           our
           Malignants
           have
           or
           can
           give
           us
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           the
           Antithesis
           in
           each
           part
           inquired
           into
           duely
           as
           the
           subject
           well
           deserves
           .
        
         
           But
           these
           men
           would
           here
           also
           take
           benefit
           of
           their
           own
           wrong
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           usuall
           method
           (
           it
           may
           appear
           what
           correspondence
           ,
           or
           good
           intelligence
           the
           maine
           dangers
           of
           our
           Religion
           and
           State
           still
           hold
           mutually
           ,
           or
           how
           they
           resemble
           )
           .
           Necessity
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           nay
           of
           the
           very
           preservation
           of
           it self
           (
           whereof
           these
           Objectors
           are
           manifestly
           the
           authors
           )
           may
           justly
           and
           too
           evidently
           doth
           compell
           the
           Parliament
           to
           the
           setling
           of
           Religion
           ,
           (
           though
           the
           end
           of
           policy
           and
           however
           first
           in
           esteeme
           and
           intention
           ,
           yet
           not
           so
           in
           the
           time
           of
           execution
           alwayes
           )
           after
           the
           ordering
           of
           politick
           affairs
           ;
           and
           in
           such
           desperate
           times
           as
           these
           ,
           not
           to
           do
           this
           ,
           were
           but
           a
           sacrifice
           without
           salt
           ,
           a
           foolish
           superstition
           (
           like
           that
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           who
           would
           rather
           sit
           still
           ,
           and
           so
           suffer
           themselves
           to
           be
           cut
           in
           pieces
           by
           the
           capitall
           enemies
           of
           their
           State
           and
           Religion
           ,
           (
           contrary
           to
           
             David
          
           who
           in
           necessitie
           spared
           not
           the
           very
           Shewbread
           )
           who
           maliciously
           invaded
           them
           purposely
           at
           such
           a
           time
           )
           then
           arme
           or
           fight
           upon
           such
           necessitie
           on
           their
           Sabbath
           ;
           Which
           they
           complain
           the
           Parliament
           will
           not
           now
           do
           ;
           which
           should
           it
           now
           ,
           one
           ruine
           might
           involve
           both
           Church
           and
           State
           both
           at
           once
           :
           yet
           hath
           it
           not
           altogether
           ,
           even
           such
           times
           notwithstanding
           ,
           left
           it self
           without
           some
           testimony
           of
           their
           good
           intentions
           herein
           ,
           as
           particular
           Acts
           or
           Orders
           of
           theirs
           do
           shew
           to
           the
           world
           ;
           but
           the
           attempts
           ,
           and
           facts
           of
           the
           Malignants
           ,
           evident
           to
           all
           men
           apologize
           too
           well
           for
           the
           Parliament
           in
           this
           point
           without
           any
           words
           from
           any
           man
           ,
           if
           we
           weigh
           the
           desperate
           estate
           of
           publicke
           affaires
           well
           in
           these
           times
           ,
           caused
           by
           the
           malice
           of
           these
           Monsters
           ;
           which
           times
           forcing
           us
           for
           a
           while
           to
           content
           our selves
           with
           an
           implicite
           ,
           or
           generall
           faith
           ,
           as
           touching
           the
           ordering
           ,
           reforming
           ,
           or
           setling
           of
           other
           particulars
           concerning
           Religion
           ,
           which
           cannot
           for
           the
           said
           necessarie
           
           reasons
           and
           the
           like
           ▪
           be
           yet
           effected
           ;
           yet
           we
           have
           ,
           besides
           many
           other
           raducements
           obvious
           enough
           to
           confirm
           such
           implicite
           faith
           ,
           this
           also
           that
           of
           such
           ordering
           and
           setling
           these
           matters
           ,
           as
           is
           to
           be
           wished
           ,
           there
           is
           farre
           greater
           hope
           ,
           and
           presumption
           
             (
             caeteris
             paribus
             )
          
           from
           those
           Divines
           ,
           that
           preach
           and
           cry
           down
           the
           temporall
           greatnesse
           ,
           pride
           ,
           riches
           ,
           avarice
           ,
           &c.
           of
           the
           Clergy
           ,
           and
           so
           all
           their
           own
           hopes
           and
           pretensions
           that
           way
           ,
           and
           consequently
           from
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           we
           see
           countenanceth
           such
           men
           ,
           then
           from
           the
           contrary
           side
           :
           that
           professing
           likewise
           in
           a
           speciall
           manner
           and
           degree
           ,
           mortification
           ,
           contempt
           and
           renouncing
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           glory
           ,
           greatnesse
           ,
           and
           pomp
           of
           it
           ,
           humility
           and
           the
           like
           (
           as
           minding
           heavenly
           matters
           ,
           and
           things
           above
           )
           as
           principles
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           and
           Religion
           they
           presse
           upon
           us
           ,
           yet
           are
           not
           ashamed
           to
           appear
           to
           the
           world
           invested
           (
           through
           various
           mysteries
           of
           iniquitie
           )
           with
           so
           great
           a
           share
           of
           whatsoever
           the
           most
           worldly
           men
           (
           whose
           highest
           contemplations
           ascend
           not
           to
           the
           Moon
           )
           compose
           their
           Trinity
           of
           ,
           as
           may
           enable
           these
           men
           thus
           crucified
           ,
           and
           dead
           to
           the
           world
           by
           their
           own
           earthly
           power
           ,
           greatnesse
           ,
           authoritie
           (
           not
           to
           insist
           on
           that
           kind
           which
           they
           have
           in
           our
           times
           ,
           attempted
           to
           render
           ,
           in
           some
           points
           ,
           or
           cases
           at
           least
           ,
           independent
           of
           the
           crown
           and
           absolute
           ;
           and
           which
           earthly
           greatnesse
           ,
           rather
           then
           the
           Parliament
           shall
           question
           ,
           or
           regulate
           ,
           they
           will
           question
           and
           condemne
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           advance
           a
           Civill
           Warre
           ,
           or
           forreigne
           invasion
           ,
           to
           the
           evident
           danger
           of
           a
           generall
           ruine
           ,
           and
           abomination
           of
           desolation
           of
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           nay
           Church
           it self
           ,
           which
           these
           hypocrites
           would
           seem
           to
           stand
           for
           )
           as
           may
           enable
           them
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           by
           their
           own
           temporall
           potency
           (
           which
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           such
           men
           becomes
           more
           dreadfull
           ,
           then
           any
           spirituall
           power
           they
           exercise
           )
           sufficiently
           to
           keep
           in
           awfull
           silence
           ,
           if
           not
           to
           bring
           into
           a
           kind
           of
           Inquistion
           ,
           such
           as
           most
           heretically
           shall
           not
           captivate
           and
           subdue
           their
           understanding
           and
           reason
           under
           so
           strong
           a
           faith
           ,
           as
           to
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           these
           chief
           ones
           (
           who
           ought
           to
           be
           most
           eminent
           of
           all
           in
           practising
           the
           said
           principles
           of
           renouncing
           the
           world
           ,
           humility
           ,
           mortification
           ,
           &c.
           which
           they
           recommend
           ,
           command
           ,
           and
           enjoyn
           ,
           as
           Leaders
           and
           Captains
           for
           all
           that
           should
           follow
           them
           on
           so
           difficult
           services
           )
           can
           yet
           practice
           and
           pursue
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           so
           ardently
           ,
           so
           desperately
           the
           clean
           contrary
           ,
           so
           as
           if
           they
           would
           have
           others
           quit
           the
           world
           ,
           onely
           that
           themselves
           might
           seise
           ●t
           ;
           and
           yet
           thus
           by
           their
           deeds
           drawing
           into
           suspition
           ,
           doubt
           ,
           imsprision
           with
           multitudes
           of
           men
           ,
           
           nay
           ,
           even
           consuting
           their
           Doctrine
           ,
           not
           be
           a
           maine
           cause
           of
           the
           miseries
           and
           calamities
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           whilest
           deluges
           of
           sinne
           and
           wickednesse
           ,
           and
           pernicious
           consequences
           breake
           in
           at
           this
           so
           great
           an
           overture
           of
           the
           faith
           ,
           thus
           discountenanced
           ,
           and
           discredited
           ,
           and
           even
           called
           in
           question
           ;
           will
           not
           many
           incline
           rather
           to
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           this
           practice
           ,
           this
           doctrine
           ,
           so
           destructive
           one
           to
           the
           other
           ,
           is
           sowing
           their
           feilds
           with
           mingled
           seed
           ,
           wearing
           a
           garment
           mingled
           with
           woollen
           and
           linnen
           ,
           so
           for
           bidden
           in
           the
           Mosaike
           Law
           ?
           That
           such
           a
           ridiculous
           unsuitablenes
           between
           such
           profession
           &
           doctrine
           ,
           such
           practise
           and
           deeds
           ,
           is
           rather
           a
           mockery
           of
           the
           world
           .
           Will
           they
           not
           like
           one
           
             Cicero
          
           speaks
           of
           ,
           wonder
           
             cur
             aruspex
             videns
             risum
             teneret
             ?
          
           Though
           the
           
             Mahumetan
          
           sect
           be
           grosse
           ,
           and
           carnall
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Mahumetans
          
           themselves
           exceeding
           devout
           in
           their
           kinds
           ,
           and
           superstitious
           ,
           having
           their
           Church-men
           in
           great
           reverence
           ,
           diverse
           of
           them
           rich
           and
           prosuse
           otherwise
           in
           works
           they
           conceive
           any
           way
           pious
           and
           charitable
           ,
           and
           though
           otherwise
           the
           Nation
           very
           covetous
           ,
           yet
           I
           thinke
           it
           will
           not
           be
           easie
           to
           shew
           that
           their
           chiefe
           Church-men
           in
           generall
           ,
           in
           any
           temporall
           greatnesse
           or
           riches
           ,
           doe
           not
           much
           rather
           resemble
           the
           mendicant
           Orders
           among
           the
           Papists
           (
           did
           they
           hold
           themselves
           to
           their
           Rules
           )
           then
           the
           Papisticall
           or
           our
           Prelates
           and
           chiefe
           Clergy-men
           ,
           who
           yet
           professe
           themselves
           Leaders
           in
           so
           spirituall
           ,
           so
           heavenly
           ,
           and
           sublime
           ,
           so
           world-renouncing
           a
           way
           ,
           faith
           and
           doctrine
           .
           It
           is
           true
           the
           Turkish
           Muphty
           or
           chiefe
           Priest
           ,
           is
           by
           the
           grand
           Turke
           ,
           partly
           to
           please
           the
           people
           ,
           in
           shew
           and
           shadow
           greatly
           honoured
           ;
           not
           perhaps
           without
           a
           competency
           in
           revenue
           ,
           but
           I
           take
           it
           hereabouts
           their
           devotion
           of
           any
           note
           this
           way
           ends
           .
           As
           for
           any
           temporall
           greatnesse
           and
           riches
           the
           Mesaicall
           Clergie
           might
           have
           ,
           wee
           are
           taught
           ,
           these
           were
           rather
           grosse
           and
           sensible
           Types
           ,
           then
           any
           thing
           else
           ,
           of
           the
           spirituall
           eminency
           ,
           graces
           ,
           endowments
           ,
           and
           power
           ,
           that
           ought
           to
           shine
           in
           the
           sublime
           and
           heavenly
           Antitype
           ;
           whence
           their
           true
           authoritie
           with
           the
           people
           and
           reverence
           ,
           and
           even
           veneration
           to
           their
           doctrine
           ,
           places
           and
           persons
           must
           slow
           ,
           conserved
           ,
           encreased
           by
           ever
           constant
           and
           invincible
           rejections
           of
           the
           least
           not
           necessary
           temporall
           matter
           ,
           if
           pressed
           on
           them
           ,
           as
           an
           high
           dishonour
           ,
           or
           affront
           offered
           to
           discredit
           them
           ,
           a
           bribe
           to
           corrupt
           them
           in
           the
           execution
           of
           their
           Embassage
           ,
           a
           baite
           to
           entrap
           them
           and
           frustrate
           the
           service
           they
           are
           sent
           about
           ,
           a
           temptation
           of
           pernicious
           consequence
           ,
           nay
           ,
           of
           what
           the
           State
           may
           adjudge
           and
           assigne
           the
           Clergie
           as
           necessary
           (
           if
           it
           might
           be
           )
           a
           vo●●ntary
           
           and
           absolute
           declining
           of
           part
           even
           of
           that
           (
           for
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           the
           State
           would
           appoint
           such
           a
           proportion
           ,
           as
           might
           to
           duely
           mortified
           and
           spirituall
           men
           ,
           afford
           matter
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           such
           a
           refusall
           would
           undoubtedly
           adde
           such
           authoritie
           and
           reverent
           regard
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           their
           doctrine
           ,
           that
           men
           seeing
           they
           seek
           them
           not
           theirs
           ,
           nor
           will
           admit
           more
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           then
           what
           is
           meerely
           necessary
           for
           them
           ,
           for
           the
           discharge
           of
           their
           places
           ;
           you
           shall
           discover
           a
           new
           world
           :
           Men
           by
           such
           courses
           which
           will
           bring
           on
           doctrine
           proportionable
           ,
           will
           be
           so
           moved
           that
           cutting
           off
           each
           in
           his
           proportion
           greatly
           ,
           even
           their
           own
           superfluous
           vanities
           ,
           much
           more
           their
           sins
           :
           what
           our
           spirituall
           men
           may
           so
           have
           refused
           ,
           with
           infinite
           more
           by
           others
           thus
           cut
           off
           ,
           may
           be
           distributed
           among
           the
           poore
           ,
           (
           besides
           the
           benefit
           of
           such
           examples
           and
           doctrine
           ,
           extending
           even
           to
           these
           :
           )
           and
           so
           universall
           charitie
           ,
           reducing
           all
           to
           a
           blessed
           kinde
           ,
           if
           not
           of
           paritie
           ,
           yet
           of
           proportion
           ,
           leaving
           the
           least
           in
           a
           tolerable
           mediocritie
           ,
           a
           golden
           age
           or
           primitive
           times
           may
           rise
           againe
           in
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           way
           to
           this
           heaven
           is
           first
           to
           goe
           by
           the
           gates
           of
           hell
           ,
           as
           through
           the
           Parliament
           the
           Kingdome
           is
           made
           at
           by
           the
           true
           malignants
           ,
           so
           through
           or
           under
           colour
           of
           a
           pretended
           malignant
           partie
           ,
           that
           seduceth
           or
           ruleth
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           or
           authoritie
           and
           dignitie
           thereof
           is
           attaqued
           ,
           but
           sure
           this
           is
           propounded
           as
           an
           article
           of
           faith
           ,
           and
           to
           weake
           reason
           past
           comprehension
           how
           it
           can
           well
           be
           :
           but
           how
           ever
           they
           are
           misbeleevers
           and
           hereticks
           that
           pertinaciously
           reject
           an
           article
           of
           faith
           ,
           and
           with
           force
           to
           be
           proceeded
           against
           ;
           yet
           force
           being
           found
           oft
           none
           of
           the
           best
           wayes
           to
           extinguish
           heresie
           ,
           but
           rather
           the
           canker
           spreaded
           and
           exasperated
           by
           rude
           handling
           ,
           many
           have
           not
           and
           will
           not
           be
           deterred
           from
           advancing
           such
           as
           these
           ,
           plaine
           or
           stronger
           oppositions
           ,
           if
           any
           of
           this
           malignant
           partie
           propound
           any
           thing
           (
           as
           in
           all
           great
           assemblies
           some
           must
           breake
           the
           matter
           and
           begin
           )
           and
           the
           house
           consent
           to
           the
           proposition
           ;
           it
           is
           now
           the
           act
           of
           the
           whole
           house
           :
           if
           any
           propound
           or
           speake
           things
           that
           seeme
           to
           others
           offensive
           ,
           or
           to
           deserve
           animadversion
           ,
           and
           yet
           the
           house
           ,
           or
           major
           part
           punish
           it
           not
           ,
           they
           by
           such
           connivence
           (
           for
           these
           men
           may
           be
           allowed
           to
           question
           still
           principles
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           would
           doe
           dishonorably
           ,
           and
           yet
           come
           short
           of
           their
           malicious
           intents
           )
           make
           it
           also
           this
           way
           their
           owne
           ;
           and
           so
           not
           these
           censors
           ,
           or
           any
           els
           but
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           above
           appeared
           ,
           is
           to
           judge
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ;
           but
           such
           censors
           themselves
           are
           to
           be
           condemned
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           thus
           presuming
           
           or
           assuming
           to
           themselves
           the
           supreame
           power
           to
           judge
           ;
           besides
           particular
           charges
           and
           articles
           against
           such
           were
           to
           be
           offered
           to
           the
           House
           ,
           the
           accusers
           and
           witnesses
           to
           be
           produced
           and
           forth-comming
           ,
           that
           if
           they
           make
           not
           good
           their
           charges
           ,
           the
           parties
           unjustly
           molested
           and
           accused
           ,
           might
           have
           condigne
           reparations
           upon
           them
           ;
           and
           the
           House
           it selfe
           satisfaction
           ,
           the
           publique
           service
           thus
           causelesly
           interrupted
           ,
           and
           the
           integritie
           of
           the
           House
           called
           in
           question
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           appertaining
           to
           cases
           of
           this
           nature
           .
           Such
           charges
           have
           been
           promised
           long
           since
           should
           suddenly
           appeare
           against
           the
           accused
           Members
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           by
           them
           as
           Justice
           earnestly
           required
           ,
           but
           appeare
           not
           all
           this
           while
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           as
           to
           the
           people
           abroad
           ,
           (
           though
           this
           were
           not
           the
           right
           way
           )
           which
           they
           so
           strive
           to
           incense
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           but
           rather
           warre
           in
           stead
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           seeing
           so
           many
           of
           the
           very
           Members
           of
           the
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           are
           their
           enemies
           ,
           falling
           off
           from
           them
           unjustly
           (
           if
           none
           such
           still
           remaine
           among
           them
           )
           were
           things
           appearing
           unjustifiable
           there
           said
           or
           done
           (
           if
           it
           might
           stand
           with
           the
           libertie
           and
           power
           of
           Parliament
           not
           to
           have
           libertie
           of
           speech
           )
           it
           might
           easily
           be
           made
           appeare
           in
           particular
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           so
           complaint
           be
           made
           to
           the
           Parliament
           thereof
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           to
           any
           end
           to
           complaine
           there
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           hath
           already
           passed
           without
           punishment
           .
           But
           seeing
           the
           Parliament
           hath
           power
           (
           the
           case
           standing
           as
           before
           hath
           been
           shewed
           )
           to
           doe
           in
           all
           things
           as
           they
           see
           cause
           ;
           by
           good
           consequence
           their
           speeches
           necessarily
           preparing
           ,
           discussing
           ,
           agitating
           ,
           concluding
           what
           is
           so
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           cannot
           be
           subject
           to
           any
           limitting
           ,
           questioning
           ,
           or
           accompt
           abroad
           ,
           nor
           in
           reason
           therefore
           are
           to
           be
           divulged
           in
           that
           sence
           ;
           this
           being
           incompatible
           with
           such
           power
           .
           But
           then
           these
           haters
           of
           our
           Law-makers
           and
           Lawes
           ,
           say
           ;
           Many
           of
           both
           Houses
           are
           away
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           acts
           lesse
           valid
           ;
           but
           be
           the
           number
           remaining
           little
           ,
           yet
           the
           acts
           of
           the
           Major
           part
           of
           that
           number
           are
           still
           good
           .
           For
           neither
           the
           King
           that
           called
           them
           away
           ,
           or
           countenanceth
           them
           that
           desert
           their
           stations
           ,
           may
           ailedge
           this
           ;
           nor
           the
           Members
           that
           voluntarily
           (
           not
           upon
           trust
           in
           those
           that
           remaine
           ,
           or
           leave
           obteined
           )
           abandon
           their
           places
           there
           and
           duties
           ,
           are
           to
           take
           the
           benefit
           ,
           either
           of
           their
           owne
           wrong
           ,
           whether
           negligence
           in
           such
           Members
           ,
           or
           worse
           perhaps
           ,
           nor
           of
           their
           owne
           unworthinesse
           ,
           as
           Cowardise
           ,
           to
           oppose
           what
           they
           liked
           not
           :
           which
           feare
           (
           admitting
           such
           could
           be
           )
           argues
           still
           that
           they
           that
           feared
           were
           the
           lesser
           number
           ;
           though
           what
           needed
           they
           feare
           to
           speake
           freely
           ,
           a
           dissenting
           lesser
           number
           being
           ordinary
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           a
           very
           few
           ,
           perhaps
           scarce
           enough
           to
           make
           a
           
           number
           ,
           dissenting
           openly
           from
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           whole
           House
           without
           any
           inconvenience
           ?
           It
           being
           allowed
           for
           any
           to
           speake
           their
           minds
           whilst
           a
           matter
           is
           in
           agitation
           before
           it
           be
           settled
           .
           If
           they
           say
           ,
           they
           goe
           away
           that
           they
           may
           not
           seeme
           to
           allow
           what
           would
           passe
           though
           they
           were
           present
           :
           then
           the
           Major
           part
           concurres
           to
           what
           is
           done
           by
           their
           owne
           confession
           ,
           els
           why
           stay
           they
           not
           to
           oppose
           it
           ?
           If
           they
           say
           ,
           so
           many
           are
           gone
           without
           leave
           of
           the
           Houses
           ,
           as
           put
           together
           would
           make
           the
           Major
           part
           ,
           supposing
           this
           were
           true
           ,
           either
           such
           a
           Major
           part
           went
           away
           at
           once
           in
           a
           body
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           was
           their
           fault
           not
           to
           stay
           ;
           for
           then
           they
           being
           the
           Major
           part
           had
           prevailed
           ;
           or
           they
           went
           by
           little
           and
           little
           ,
           and
           then
           still
           it
           was
           a
           Major
           part
           of
           the
           remainder
           that
           concurred
           to
           what
           was
           done
           ,
           els
           it
           had
           not
           passed
           :
           and
           so
           the
           acts
           still
           good
           :
           If
           they
           fly
           to
           say
           that
           they
           who
           thus
           deserted
           the
           House
           out
           of
           feare
           ,
           did
           it
           not
           as
           fearing
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           but
           the
           people
           ;
           granting
           these
           men
           this
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           their
           due
           ,
           that
           such
           had
           cause
           to
           feare
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           that
           such
           base
           feare
           ,
           when
           as
           they
           pretend
           ,
           they
           were
           to
           stand
           for
           the
           King
           ,
           Countrey
           ,
           Lawes
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           Religion
           ,
           and
           did
           not
           render
           them
           utterly
           unworthy
           their
           places
           :
           it
           may
           be
           answered
           briefly
           ;
           they
           that
           remained
           and
           carried
           matters
           ,
           might
           feare
           the
           King
           as
           much
           or
           more
           :
           but
           their
           cause
           was
           noble
           and
           good
           ;
           but
           these
           or
           the
           like
           Cavils
           will
           no
           more
           hoodwinke
           the
           people
           :
           their
           onely
           course
           were
           to
           produce
           some
           publique
           act
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           that
           might
           certifie
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           and
           both
           houses
           have
           long
           since
           unanimously
           concurred
           to
           dissolve
           this
           Parliament
           ;
           else
           Sophistry
           will
           not
           carry
           it
           against
           the
           manifest
           truth
           .
        
         
           By
           the
           premisses
           or
           rather
           by
           diverse
           excellent
           Tractates
           published
           by
           others
           to
           the
           same
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           effect
           ,
           I
           hope
           it
           is
           even
           as
           cleare
           that
           the
           Parliament
           is
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           supreame
           Judge
           in
           publique
           matters
           now
           in
           question
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           as
           what
           it
           is
           ,
           it
           hath
           judged
           and
           ordered
           touching
           these
           things
           ,
           by
           so
           many
           publique
           orders
           ,
           declarations
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           and
           consequently
           that
           reason
           wills
           that
           they
           be
           sacred
           in
           our
           esteeme
           ,
           and
           punctually
           obeyed
           and
           executed
           ,
           and
           so
           no
           need
           of
           warre
           :
           and
           whosoever
           goeth
           against
           reason
           and
           truth
           ,
           goeth
           against
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           who
           is
           
             Prima
             ,
             summa
             ,
             pura
             ratio
             ,
          
           and
           it
           will
           concerne
           him
           nearely
           to
           looke
           to
           it
           ,
           whether
           he
           be
           stronger
           then
           God
           :
           goeth
           against
           himselfe
           if
           he
           be
           a
           man
           ,
           and
           shall
           first
           finde
           a
           civill
           warre
           in
           himselfe
           ,
           before
           he
           can
           cause
           it
           in
           his
           Countrey
           upon
           such
           grounds
           ,
           and
           for
           his
           Majestie
           he
           cannot
           as
           he
           is
           a
           King
           ,
           but
           judge
           that
           ,
           that
           man
           thinks
           dishonourably
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           goeth
           
           about
           to
           perswade
           him
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           can
           be
           for
           his
           good
           that
           is
           not
           for
           the
           good
           of
           his
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           so
           sever
           what
           is
           so
           excellently
           joyned
           ;
           or
           that
           the
           great
           Counsell
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           is
           not
           the
           onely
           ,
           at
           least
           the
           very
           best
           ,
           and
           the
           onely
           sure
           and
           securing
           way
           without
           all
           doubt
           ,
           for
           that
           Prince
           to
           follow
           that
           intends
           the
           publique
           good
           :
           and
           which
           will
           ever
           assuredly
           concurre
           with
           him
           to
           that
           end
           :
           nor
           in
           opposing
           an
           arbitrary
           power
           ,
           which
           ill
           men
           about
           him
           for
           their
           owne
           private
           and
           wicked
           ends
           ,
           would
           induce
           :
           Doth
           the
           Parliament
           any
           thing
           but
           disenable
           a
           Prince
           ,
           or
           rather
           those
           about
           him
           from
           doing
           ill
           ,
           or
           more
           properly
           from
           usurping
           such
           power
           ;
           which
           to
           what
           end
           is
           it
           in
           a
           good
           Prince
           ,
           which
           he
           will
           or
           can
           never
           reduce
           to
           act
           or
           use
           :
           but
           the
           false
           or
           pretended
           Mother
           of
           the
           childe
           ,
           who
           would
           have
           it
           divided
           ,
           (
           whom
           the
           wisdome
           of
           the
           King
           may
           discerne
           )
           will
           whisper
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           thankes
           or
           glory
           to
           doe
           good
           ,
           unlesse
           he
           might
           have
           done
           evill
           ,
           and
           so
           did
           good
           freely
           ;
           since
           free
           will
           onely
           merits
           (
           I
           beleeve
           they
           hold
           merits
           )
           it
           seemes
           these
           malignants
           fetched
           not
           this
           Doctrine
           from
           heaven
           ;
           for
           there
           we
           may
           finde
           that
           confirmation
           in
           grace
           in
           the
           Angels
           and
           blessed
           spirits
           of
           just
           men
           ,
           whereby
           compleat
           free
           will
           ,
           or
           the
           remaines
           of
           it
           (
           which
           free
           will
           argues
           but
           imperfection
           and
           mutabilitie
           ;
           power
           to
           sinne
           being
           but
           impotency
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           of
           Kings
           ,
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           who
           is
           perfection
           it selfe
           ,
           being
           above
           and
           without
           all
           power
           or
           possibilitie
           of
           doing
           any
           evill
           ,
           yet
           ,
           (
           rather
           therefore
           I
           should
           say
           )
           omnipotent
           in
           or
           for
           good
           )
           that
           confirmation
           in
           grace
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           by
           which
           free
           will
           is
           transfigured
           and
           sublimed
           into
           a
           state
           divine
           ;
           and
           
             Posse
             non
             peccare
             ,
          
           into
           
             non
             posse
             peccare
             ,
          
           is
           a
           transcendent
           blessing
           ,
           if
           not
           the
           very
           essence
           of
           celestiall
           beatitude
           ;
           where
           these
           suggest
           ,
           such
           a
           condition
           is
           to
           be
           declined
           ,
           though
           with
           ruine
           of
           all
           :
           But
           howsoever
           the
           Divines
           of
           our
           times
           may
           not
           allow
           the
           explication
           or
           application
           of
           this
           point
           ,
           we
           may
           hope
           his
           Majestie
           out
           of
           his
           Princely
           care
           of
           the
           good
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           though
           both
           himselfe
           and
           it
           may
           beleeve
           well
           of
           his
           good
           intents
           to
           that
           purpose
           ,
           will
           be
           far
           from
           judging
           such
           a
           puntiglio
           of
           arbitrary
           power
           (
           for
           however
           it
           may
           fill
           and
           tickle
           the
           phantasie
           ,
           yet
           deeply
           and
           duely
           penetrated
           into
           by
           judgement
           ,
           it
           appeares
           to
           resolve
           even
           into
           no
           more
           (
           if
           a
           puntiglio
           be
           any
           thing
           )
           or
           least
           it
           might
           possibly
           be
           thought
           ,
           he
           would
           ,
           or
           might
           have
           done
           evill
           ,
           had
           he
           not
           been
           restreined
           from
           it
           (
           when
           he
           cannot
           violate
           such
           just
           restrictions
           ,
           without
           first
           doing
           the
           greatest
           evill
           of
           all
           to
           the
           publique
           )
           from
           judging
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           such
           a
           puntiglio
           a
           just
           and
           sufficient
           cause
           to
           destroy
           the
           people
           by
           a
           civill
           warre
           ;
           when
           were
           this
           power
           indeed
           
           justly
           belonging
           to
           him
           ,
           yet
           true
           love
           to
           his
           people
           might
           judge
           it
           no
           other
           way
           usefull
           ,
           then
           to
           have
           the
           glory
           and
           thanks
           of
           relinquishing
           it
           voluntarily
           ,
           least
           otherwise
           the
           peoples
           good
           and
           safetie
           for
           a
           puntiglios
           sake
           ,
           or
           satisfying
           a
           phantasie
           ,
           or
           an
           humour
           of
           one
           man
           ,
           should
           depend
           on
           the
           turne
           or
           change
           of
           one
           mans
           will
           ,
           whensoever
           it
           may
           happen
           ,
           and
           more
           then
           this
           ,
           great
           and
           noble
           minded
           men
           ,
           though
           no
           Christians
           ,
           have
           more
           then
           once
           done
           ,
           when
           having
           in
           their
           hands
           absolute
           power
           over
           their
           Countrey
           (
           not
           unjustly
           gotten
           )
           they
           have
           freely
           and
           of
           their
           owne
           accord
           given
           it
           up
           absolutely
           ,
           judging
           it
           so
           best
           for
           their
           Countreys
           good
           ,
           leaving
           it
           even
           in
           full
           libertie
           ,
           and
           so
           living
           themselves
           in
           ,
           or
           rather
           under
           it
           ,
           but
           much
           higher
           in
           true
           glory
           and
           honour
           then
           ever
           .
           But
           though
           such
           power
           is
           not
           here
           in
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           he
           is
           yet
           not
           without
           meanes
           in
           his
           hands
           ,
           and
           a
           faire
           opportunitie
           to
           lay
           a
           tye
           not
           altogether
           unlike
           on
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           to
           exhibit
           freely
           great
           and
           publique
           munificence
           all
           at
           once
           ,
           by
           a
           faire
           and
           voluntary
           relinquishing
           all
           contestation
           about
           it
           ,
           whilest
           yet
           a
           malignant
           faction
           ,
           preferring
           their
           passions
           before
           reason
           ,
           and
           conscience
           ,
           before
           his
           honour
           and
           safetie
           ,
           instigate
           and
           assist
           him
           as
           much
           as
           they
           can
           ,
           or
           rather
           would
           make
           him
           their
           instrument
           to
           compasse
           it
           by
           an
           unnaturall
           pernicious
           civill
           warre
           ,
           on
           whom
           the
           blame
           may
           justly
           be
           laid
           ,
           as
           they
           alone
           would
           have
           gone
           away
           with
           the
           benefit
           .
        
         
           By
           these
           and
           the
           like
           passages
           had
           beene
           ,
           and
           even
           yet
           (
           so
           it
           be
           betimes
           taken
           )
           may
           be
           the
           way
           to
           the
           true
           arbitrary
           power
           indeed
           ;
           the
           peoples
           hearts
           (
           where
           God
           begins
           with
           man
           ,
           as
           at
           the
           right
           end
           ;
           this
           is
           the
           divine
           Method
           )
           which
           draw
           all
           the
           rest
           sweetly
           ,
           which
           the
           pretended
           false
           bastard
           arbitrary
           power
           ,
           could
           never
           by
           unjust
           violence
           effect
           :
           and
           thus
           by
           fairely
           quitting
           the
           pursuite
           of
           the
           false
           ,
           the
           true
           may
           be
           gained
           :
           a
           magnanimous
           Prince
           ,
           that
           confides
           in
           his
           owne
           vertue
           ,
           will
           put
           himselfe
           boldly
           and
           securely
           on
           the
           free
           wills
           of
           his
           Subjects
           .
           It
           is
           in
           manner
           a
           divine
           Charecter
           ;
           
             Scire
             ,
             &
             velle
             liberis
             hominibus
             imperare
             ;
          
           to
           know
           how
           to
           temper
           and
           governe
           free
           men
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           Princes
           ;
           and
           in
           such
           a
           condition
           God
           made
           man
           ,
           to
           serve
           his
           glory
           best
           :
           and
           is
           it
           not
           a
           more
           glorious
           thing
           when
           a
           Prince
           shall
           by
           his
           great
           ,
           proportionate
           ,
           and
           heroike
           vertues
           ,
           render
           them
           at
           his
           devotion
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           his
           voluntary
           slaves
           ,
           being
           otherwise
           free
           and
           noble
           ,
           then
           if
           he
           found
           them
           made
           slaves
           by
           the
           practise
           and
           vices
           of
           others
           ,
           or
           so
           made
           them
           such
           himselfe
           .
           Thus
           a
           free
           people
           is
           a
           strong
           motive
           and
           occasion
           to
           a
           Prince
           to
           ●ender
           them
           wholly
           his
           by
           extraordinary
           vertue
           ;
           the
           fall
           of
           this
           
           emulous
           
             Carthage
          
           would
           shake
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           though
           in
           opposition
           with
           it
           and
           therefore
           the
           noblest
           of
           the
           
             Romans
          
           best
           and
           most
           wisely
           loving
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           for
           
             Romes
          
           good
           advised
           
             Carthage
          
           should
           stand
           .
           But
           reason
           evinceth
           ,
           that
           persisting
           as
           he
           doth
           ,
           he
           remaines
           sequestered
           from
           all
           just
           power
           and
           authoritie
           ,
           as
           touching
           the
           matters
           in
           question
           between
           him
           and
           his
           Parliament
           ,
           on
           the
           justice
           and
           wisdome
           whereof
           he
           may
           safely
           put
           himselfe
           ,
           secure
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           not
           ,
           nor
           can
           devest
           him
           of
           any
           thing
           ,
           that
           justly
           belongs
           to
           him
           :
           onely
           reason
           and
           right
           require
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           left
           to
           the
           Parliament
           to
           be
           the
           Judge
           thereof
           ,
           without
           which
           power
           ,
           the
           people
           and
           Kingdome
           cannot
           be
           safe
           ,
           as
           stands
           deduced
           .
           Monarchy
           thus
           tempered
           by
           libertie
           and
           prerogative
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           remote
           from
           intrinsicke
           causes
           of
           dissolution
           ,
           so
           from
           externall
           .
           If
           a
           Prince
           governing
           at
           discretion
           invade
           it
           ,
           the
           partie
           in
           the
           goodly
           arbitrary
           government
           excluded
           by
           the
           distemper
           of
           such
           a
           State
           from
           the
           benefits
           of
           libertie
           (
           the
           partie
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           for
           be
           a
           Prince
           never
           so
           absolute
           ,
           yet
           his
           
             Mamaluks
             ,
          
           his
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           by
           whose
           conspiracy
           or
           tyranny
           he
           awes
           and
           enslaves
           the
           rest
           ,
           not
           onely
           equall
           for
           the
           most
           part
           in
           point
           of
           libertie
           ,
           the
           Subjects
           of
           a
           free
           State
           ,
           but
           exceeding
           them
           far
           in
           all
           licentiousnes
           and
           tyrannizing
           ,
           and
           enslaving
           upon
           the
           matter
           the
           Prince
           himselfe
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           others
           ,
           justly
           lay
           on
           his
           owne
           shoulders
           by
           Gods
           judgement
           ,
           that
           which
           he
           makes
           or
           useth
           these
           as
           instruments
           to
           lay
           unjustly
           on
           the
           necks
           of
           his
           other
           .
           Subjects
           ,
           whom
           he
           ought
           to
           have
           protected
           :
           Instances
           are
           frequent
           of
           the
           Pretorian
           Cohorts
           or
           Legions
           tyranny
           on
           the
           Roman
           Emperours
           ,
           of
           the
           Janisaries
           on
           the
           great
           Turke
           ,
           of
           the
           
             Mamaluks
          
           on
           the
           Aegyptian
           Soldans
           )
           and
           reason
           shews
           this
           danger
           is
           most
           to
           be
           feared
           ,
           where
           a
           Prince
           hath
           assumed
           the
           peoples
           libertie
           by
           publique
           oppression
           )
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           the
           absolute
           Monarch
           invade
           the
           justly
           tempered
           ,
           the
           oppressed
           partie
           is
           not
           to
           be
           trusted
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           kept
           under
           by
           part
           of
           those
           he
           will
           trust
           ,
           (
           he
           can
           trust
           none
           safely
           )
           as
           certaine
           enemies
           at
           home
           ;
           so
           the
           power
           which
           he
           must
           trust
           ,
           doubly
           lessened
           :
           the
           partie
           used
           goeth
           faintly
           on
           the
           free
           Nation
           ,
           for
           at
           best
           by
           bringing
           their
           free
           neighbours
           (
           whence
           was
           the
           chiefe
           hope
           of
           assistance
           for
           the
           recovering
           their
           owne
           libertie
           )
           into
           servitude
           ,
           they
           should
           but
           confirme
           and
           render
           remediles
           their
           owne
           slavery
           ,
           encreasing
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           oppressor
           ,
           and
           likewise
           on
           the
           same
           reason
           resist
           lesse
           ,
           if
           invaded
           :
           Onely
           if
           the
           Prince
           will
           make
           accompt
           ,
           or
           can
           be
           content
           ,
           or
           cannot
           avoid
           to
           be
           himselfe
           an
           equall
           ,
           a
           companion
           with
           his
           Mamaluks
           
             (
             Facinus
             ,
             quos
             in
             quinat
             ,
             aequat
             )
          
           or
           rather
           to
           be
           tyrannized
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           his
           honour
           ,
           authoritie
           ,
           name
           ,
           person
           ,
           to
           be
           
           made
           their
           instrument
           against
           his
           people
           ,
           he
           may
           translate
           the
           said
           faintnes
           from
           them
           on
           himselfe
           ;
           though
           when
           all
           is
           done
           ,
           they
           are
           unsafely
           trusted
           who
           have
           before
           broken
           the
           great
           tye
           ,
           that
           to
           their
           Countrey
           ;
           else
           he
           must
           fly
           to
           forreigne
           helpe
           .
           But
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           the
           free
           Subjects
           duely
           interessed
           in
           the
           State
           ,
           loving
           it
           ,
           living
           like
           men
           ,
           defend
           ,
           invade
           the
           other
           ,
           nobly
           ,
           couragiously
           ,
           as
           in
           heart
           ,
           and
           men
           of
           honour
           ,
           and
           as
           oft
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           conquered
           ;
           with
           greater
           power
           ,
           as
           universally
           to
           be
           trusted
           .
           Not
           to
           insist
           on
           riches
           ,
           the
           nerves
           of
           Warre
           ,
           infinitly
           increased
           by
           industry
           ,
           so
           encouraged
           by
           industry
           ,
           lost
           by
           servitude
           ,
           but
           what
           needs
           more
           ,
           or
           indeed
           so
           much
           ,
           if
           any
           thing
           in
           a
           matter
           so
           apparent
           ?
           Wee
           now
           have
           beene
           rapt
           sufficiently
           into
           the
           goodly
           imaginary
           heaven
           ,
           and
           the
           glory
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           with
           an
           hell
           of
           inextricable
           miseries
           to
           the
           Prince
           and
           people
           ,
           which
           these
           Gods
           of
           the
           infinite
           prerogative
           pretended
           ,
           are
           raising
           for
           themselves
           ,
           through
           a
           government
           at
           will
           ,
           but
           by
           such
           meanes
           and
           in
           such
           manner
           ,
           as
           shews
           they
           beleeve
           ,
           or
           hope
           for
           no
           other
           heaven
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           These
           things
           being
           thus
           ,
           it
           must
           follow
           ,
           that
           those
           that
           oppose
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           in
           it
           the
           kingdom
           ,
           in
           whom
           is
           the
           supreame
           power
           ,
           as
           reason
           hath
           evinced
           since
           contestation
           hapning
           as
           now
           between
           King
           and
           people
           ,
           the
           people
           must
           carry
           it
           ,
           oppose
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           reason
           ,
           right
           ,
           and
           the
           truth
           ,
           moved
           by
           defect
           of
           judgement
           ,
           or
           worse
           principles
           ;
           converting
           themselves
           and
           their
           power
           received
           from
           their
           Countrey
           to
           enable
           them
           to
           serve
           and
           defend
           it
           ,
           to
           the
           ruine
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           that
           is
           precious
           to
           men
           of
           honour
           ,
           and
           consequently
           that
           they
           are
           guiltie
           of
           their
           owne
           bloud
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           the
           bloud
           and
           miseries
           which
           this
           unnaturall
           monstrous
           warre
           may
           cause
           (
           a
           means
           suitable
           indeed
           to
           the
           end
           they
           force
           themselves
           to
           compasse
           :
           )
           nor
           can
           unpartiall
           posteritie
           judge
           of
           them
           otherwise
           ,
           then
           as
           
             Parricidae
             patriae
             ,
          
           and
           
             damnatae
             memoriae
             ,
          
           if
           all
           this
           be
           not
           of
           force
           with
           them
           to
           descend
           deeply
           into
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           weigh
           whether
           they
           be
           in
           state
           fit
           for
           death
           every
           moment
           ,
           at
           least
           they
           may
           deigne
           this
           last
           motive
           the
           honour
           of
           a
           deep
           and
           sad
           thought
           ,
           or
           two
           ,
           whether
           thus
           obstinately
           persisting
           ,
           they
           contract
           not
           before
           God
           another
           way
           a
           guilt
           to
           contribute
           or
           be
           accessary
           to
           the
           endangering
           or
           perdition
           of
           their
           owne
           ,
           and
           innumerable
           soules
           in
           another
           kinde
           ,
           and
           more
           directly
           ,
           and
           highly
           ,
           there
           being
           
             aliquid
             sacri
             in
             hoc
             morbo
             ,
          
           and
           Religion
           sharing
           the
           hazard
           ,
           as
           abovesaid
           :
           but
           if
           the
           premisses
           have
           not
           power
           to
           inferre
           thus
           much
           with
           them
           ,
           yet
           I
           hope
           at
           least
           they
           are
           not
           so
           irrationall
           ,
           so
           extravagant
           ,
           as
           that
           these
           men
           can
           truely
           beleeve
           ,
           
           that
           they
           are
           onely
           to
           be
           confuted
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           maintaine
           such
           tenents
           to
           be
           instructed
           by
           a
           civill
           warre
           :
           but
           if
           folly
           and
           defect
           of
           that
           reason
           that
           should
           governe
           men
           ,
           or
           a
           violent
           forcing
           ,
           tyrannizing
           ,
           and
           enslaving
           their
           reason
           and
           conscience
           by
           enormous
           and
           monstrous
           passions
           ,
           and
           sinnes
           ,
           the
           two
           originall
           causes
           of
           slavery
           ,
           be
           by
           no
           art
           to
           be
           severed
           from
           these
           men
           ,
           but
           they
           must
           and
           will
           by
           still
           persisting
           apply
           these
           two
           said
           generall
           causes
           of
           servitude
           ,
           particularly
           and
           expresly
           ,
           or
           in
           a
           speciall
           manner
           now
           to
           draw
           it
           upon
           them
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           unlikely
           most
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           their
           posteritie
           and
           friends
           may
           finde
           ,
           and
           prove
           the
           effect
           as
           inseperable
           from
           the
           causes
           thus
           redoubled
           and
           enforced
           ,
           as
           the
           causes
           from
           themselves
           ,
           should
           they
           be
           so
           unhappy
           as
           to
           carry
           what
           they
           by
           such
           meanes
           so
           pursue
           :
           and
           however
           some
           dequoy
           indulgence
           may
           be
           used
           towards
           them
           ,
           to
           draw
           others
           ,
           till
           all
           be
           in
           the
           power
           of
           the
           principall
           malignants
           (
           the
           like
           we
           may
           say
           of
           their
           cunning
           enforcing
           themselves
           not
           yet
           to
           declare
           all
           the
           depth
           of
           their
           malicious
           intentions
           towards
           those
           they
           disarme
           ,
           or
           any
           way
           get
           within
           their
           power
           ,
           using
           them
           as
           staiking
           horses
           ,
           till
           by
           seeming
           for
           the
           present
           to
           leave
           these
           in
           a
           tolerable
           condition
           ,
           they
           may
           make
           others
           stand
           out
           lesse
           resolutely
           or
           warily
           ,
           and
           so
           drawing
           still
           to
           them
           ,
           make
           all
           sure
           at
           last
           ,
           and
           at
           their
           discretion
           (
           though
           even
           whilest
           matters
           are
           yet
           dubious
           ,
           the
           infernall
           are
           of
           malice
           ,
           hate
           ,
           crueltie
           ,
           jealousie
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           which
           is
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           sometimes
           cannot
           but
           flash
           out
           in
           divers
           enormous
           words
           ,
           or
           acts
           )
           such
           present
           indulgence
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           notwithstanding
           of
           the
           malignant
           partie
           ,
           let
           not
           these
           men
           thinke
           that
           it
           having
           all
           once
           at
           its
           dispose
           ,
           and
           made
           sure
           ,
           will
           judge
           it
           may
           securely
           repose
           on
           such
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           as
           have
           violated
           wittingly
           &
           willingly
           the
           greatest
           tye
           on
           earth
           ,
           by
           being
           traytors
           to
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           or
           on
           those
           that
           loving
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           have
           been
           violently
           or
           fraudulently
           disarmed
           ,
           or
           on
           them
           that
           not
           intending
           the
           disservice
           of
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           but
           seduced
           by
           specious
           pretences
           ,
           have
           voluntarily
           assisted
           the
           malignant
           partie
           ,
           when
           time
           and
           plaine
           experience
           shall
           have
           disabused
           these
           two
           sorts
           ,
           and
           afford
           meanes
           of
           redeeming
           their
           Countrey
           and
           themselves
           ,
           will
           not
           the
           malignants
           rather
           have
           recourse
           to
           forreigne
           protection
           ,
           or
           forces
           (
           an
           usuall
           refuge
           of
           an
           arbitrary
           ,
           or
           tyrannicall
           government
           ,
           especially
           succeeding
           and
           having
           usurped
           libertie
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           as
           abovesaid
           )
           under
           colour
           of
           being
           guards
           ,
           garrisons
           ,
           auxiliary
           forces
           ,
           joyned
           in
           league
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           ;
           as
           
             France
          
           useth
           the
           
             Switzers
             ,
          
           (
           the
           
             French
          
           Nation
           forsooth
           not
           populous
           or
           warlike
           enough
           ;
           )
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           
             Spaniard
             ,
          
           though
           not
           governing
           at
           
           discretion
           as
           the
           
             French
          
           useth
           the
           
             Switzers
          
           also
           ,
           but
           not
           upon
           jealousie
           and
           diffidence
           of
           their
           own
           people
           (
           for
           ought
           I
           find
           )
           as
           
             France
          
           doth
           ,
           but
           for
           want
           of
           men
           or
           some
           other
           reason
           of
           State
           ,
           and
           may
           not
           many
           strangers
           already
           here
           also
           be
           imployed
           ;
           then
           may
           these
           Zelots
           of
           the
           Malignants
           share
           largely
           in
           contributing
           to
           the
           wages
           of
           their
           forreigne
           Masters
           ,
           and
           be
           put
           to
           maintain
           their
           own
           servitude
           (
           as
           they
           stood
           to
           bring
           it
           in
           )
           with
           all
           their
           power
           .
           But
           God
           be
           praised
           ,
           these
           men
           unlesse
           they
           speedily
           come
           in
           and
           make
           their
           peace
           ,
           are
           on
           the
           point
           rather
           of
           falling
           under
           the
           sword
           of
           Justice
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Parliament
           :
           and
           it
           is
           not
           to
           be
           doubted
           ,
           but
           God
           himself
           whom
           they
           have
           by
           sundrie
           passages
           too
           notorious
           (
           if
           we
           may
           so
           speak
           )
           made
           a
           party
           against
           themselves
           ,
           these
           Atheists
           belike
           thinking
           he
           is
           grown
           old
           ,
           and
           impotent
           ,
           and
           cannot
           drown
           these
           Egyptians
           in
           a
           red
           sea
           of
           their
           own
           blood
           ,
           if
           they
           with
           diabolicall
           obstinacie
           go
           on
           as
           
             Lucian
          
           that
           old
           Atheist
           said
           of
           the
           Pagan
           gods
           in
           his
           time
           ,
           because
           they
           begot
           no
           more
           sons
           and
           daughters
           ,
           will
           resist
           ,
           and
           defend
           himself
           ,
           and
           his
           (
           were
           humane
           meanes
           wanting
           )
           against
           these
           publique
           oppressors
           of
           the
           people
           in
           intention
           and
           endeavour
           ,
           which
           they
           ought
           to
           expose
           their
           lives
           to
           defend
           ,
           and
           protect
           .
        
         
           And
           for
           those
           that
           stand
           alreadie
           for
           that
           Palladium
           of
           their
           Religion
           and
           Countrey
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           herein
           duely
           sensible
           of
           themselves
           and
           honour
           ,
           so
           out
           of
           the
           same
           feeling
           ,
           they
           cannot
           but
           so
           lively
           ardently
           and
           speedily
           concurre
           with
           all
           their
           power
           (
           if
           need
           require
           )
           when
           all
           their
           fortunes
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           is
           dear
           to
           such
           men
           lie
           at
           stake
           (
           and
           which
           now
           nobly
           and
           bravely
           asserted
           and
           vindicated
           ,
           may
           for
           ever
           be
           secured
           ,
           and
           the
           roots
           of
           dangers
           pluckt
           up
           )
           that
           the
           
             Scots
          
           assistance
           be
           not
           the
           second
           time
           needed
           (
           though
           in
           all
           presumption
           readie
           )
           it
           being
           the
           common
           cause
           )
           to
           our
           exceeding
           charge
           ,
           nay
           dishonour
           ,
           as
           if
           others
           were
           more
           apprehensive
           of
           our
           honour
           then
           our selves
           ,
           and
           we
           needed
           others
           to
           protect
           or
           defend
           our
           Liberty
           ,
           or
           take
           and
           manage
           our
           quarrels
           .
           And
           now
           howsoever
           we
           may
           not
           share
           in
           the
           putting
           a
           period
           to
           the
           disorders
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           yet
           let
           us
           think
           of
           doing
           it
           to
           this
           disordered
           discourse
           ,
           wherein
           though
           there
           may
           not
           appeare
           manifestly
           one
           continued
           beaten
           tracke
           of
           coherent
           passages
           ,
           to
           bring
           you
           readily
           to
           the
           truth
           :
           yet
           I
           hope
           you
           have
           incountred
           a
           few
           points
           here
           ,
           and
           there
           ,
           not
           indirect
           ,
           nor
           impertinent
           thereto
           ;
           like
           Posts
           of
           direction
           for
           Travellers
           ,
           at
           each
           miles
           end
           ,
           in
           some
           of
           our
           English
           deserts
           ,
           to
           give
           you
           ayme
           that
           you
           may
           hold
           the
           right
           way
           :
           or
           rather
           like
           
           race
           posts
           quickly
           to
           be
           run
           over
           ,
           lest
           it
           might
           seem
           to
           pretend
           it self
           worthy
           to
           hold
           you
           long
           .
           And
           you
           may
           the
           rather
           passe
           by
           the
           imperfections
           in
           regard
           whilest
           it
           was
           endeavoured
           to
           have
           ordered
           and
           compleated
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           all
           yet
           clearer
           ,
           the
           Antiparliamentary
           partie
           hath
           so
           in
           the
           interim
           ,
           unmasked
           it self
           in
           sight
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           given
           such
           attestation
           in
           plain
           matter
           of
           fact
           (
           a
           stronger
           testimony
           then
           ●u●
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           adversarie
           )
           to
           the
           prospective
           and
           next
           to
           prophetick
           prudence
           and
           Judgement
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           so
           long
           since
           having
           penetrated
           and
           shined
           on
           the
           secret
           corners
           of
           their
           designes
           ,
           and
           deeds
           of
           darknesse
           ,
           and
           exposed
           them
           to
           view
           that
           there
           is
           little
           need
           of
           any
           further
           light
           ,
           and
           the
           defect
           is
           rather
           ●●w
           in
           those
           who
           shut
           their
           eyes
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           see
           it
           .
           We
           see
           already
           our
           Laws
           manifestly
           conculcated
           by
           force
           and
           violence
           ,
           our
           liberties
           ,
           properties
           ,
           lives
           exposed
           to
           the
           furie
           and
           malice
           of
           these
           desperate
           Malignants
           (
           for
           which
           violence
           they
           cannot
           plead
           their
           present
           necessitie
           ,
           if
           being
           grounded
           and
           depending
           on
           their
           oppugning
           the
           Parliament
           unjust
           in
           it self
           as
           hath
           been
           shewed
           )
           :
           the
           danger
           of
           our
           Religion
           and
           consequently
           of
           the
           Religion
           abroad
           ,
           from
           those
           ,
           that
           having
           none
           ,
           would
           bring
           in
           such
           ,
           as
           may
           best
           suite
           with
           their
           pernicious
           purposes
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           rest
           of
           old
           in
           direct
           opposition
           with
           it
           ,
           on
           all
           which
           they
           are
           carried
           with
           such
           desperate
           ardour
           and
           violent
           fury
           ,
           as
           their
           utmost
           and
           last
           attempt
           ,
           that
           having
           first
           in
           a
           due
           method
           indeed
           used
           all
           machinations
           to
           vilifie
           and
           difanull
           the
           authoritie
           and
           very
           essence
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           onely
           rampart
           of
           
             Englands
          
           happinesse
           ,
           and
           traverse
           to
           their
           designes
           ,
           though
           God
           and
           good
           men
           have
           herein
           repulst
           them
           ,
           yet
           they
           cannot
           temper
           themselves
           ,
           from
           breaking
           out
           into
           such
           effects
           as
           all
           the
           world
           sees
           ,
           nor
           brook
           any
           delay
           from
           seising
           what
           part
           they
           can
           meet
           with
           of
           the
           designed
           prey
           ,
           till
           they
           may
           with
           lesse
           danger
           of
           reprisall
           do
           it
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           high
           time
           now
           to
           leave
           words
           and
           writing
           :
           therefore
           let
           us
           endeavour
           to
           conclude
           this
           Tractate
           ,
           almost
           as
           indigested
           and
           troubled
           as
           the
           times
           (
           like
           that
           offer
           of
           that
           poore
           Countrey
           man
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           great
           King
           
             Artaxerxes
          
           passed
           by
           ,
           having
           nothing
           else
           to
           present
           him
           ,
           before
           whom
           none
           must
           appear
           emptie
           handed
           ,
           ran
           to
           a
           little
           troubled
           water
           ,
           and
           thence
           offered
           the
           King
           what
           his
           hand
           onely
           could
           contain
           ;
           but
           the
           troubled
           present
           coming
           from
           a
           clear
           and
           good
           intention
           ,
           and
           native
           heartie
           ingenuitie
           ,
           met
           with
           a
           serene
           ,
           magnanimous
           ,
           and
           regal
           acceptance
           )
           but
           let
           us
           conclude
           with
           a
           point
           of
           Judgement
           not
           altogether
           so
           weak
           as
           hitherto
           may
           have
           appeared
           ;
           for
           I
           would
           end
           
           at
           least
           well
           and
           leave
           you
           with
           a
           good
           rellish
           (
           though
           I
           appear
           to
           begin
           this
           point
           also
           but
           ill
           )
           which
           is
           ,
           that
           having
           above
           received
           it
           as
           a
           sacred
           truth
           and
           ground
           ,
           that
           no
           reason
           shall
           ever
           shake
           ,
           that
           the
           wisdom
           ,
           and
           Justice
           of
           a
           Parliament
           freely
           ,
           duely
           ,
           and
           lawfully
           elected
           is
           no
           way
           to
           be
           called
           in
           question
           or
           doubt
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           assuredly
           beleeved
           and
           confided
           in
           ,
           securely
           reposed
           upon
           and
           held
           sacred
           and
           inviolable
           by
           all
           that
           heartily
           love
           
             Englands
          
           happinesse
           :
           I
           will
           take
           heed
           at
           last
           to
           be
           found
           not
           fast
           and
           true
           to
           my
           grounds
           ,
           and
           ends
           ,
           by
           presuming
           (
           as
           some
           particular
           private
           men
           have
           done
           in
           their
           we●l
           otherwise
           understood
           discourses
           )
           to
           offer
           up
           any
           advice
           (
           were
           I
           otherwise
           able
           )
           or
           counsell
           to
           the
           wisdom
           ,
           or
           exhortation
           or
           perswasion
           to
           the
           Justice
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           thus
           my
           best
           is
           but
           a
           negative
           ,
           a
           privative
           ,
           or
           a
           nothing
           :
           but
           onely
           yet
           upon
           the
           whole
           ,
           inferring
           or
           enforcing
           justly
           by
           the
           power
           of
           truth
           ;
           That
           it
           is
           the
           part
           of
           all
           honest
           men
           ,
           men
           of
           honour
           that
           love
           their
           Countrey
           to
           obey
           the
           Parliament
           (
           taken
           in
           that
           notion
           our
           case
           presents
           )
           punctually
           ,
           to
           serve
           it
           faithfully
           ,
           and
           zealously
           ;
           to
           love
           it
           with
           that
           kind
           of
           love
           ,
           which
           is
           
             morte
             fortior
             ,
          
           to
           vindicate
           ,
           assert
           ,
           maintain
           ,
           propugne
           ,
           clear
           the
           authority
           and
           safetie
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           true
           collection
           of
           all
           that
           is
           or
           can
           be
           most
           deare
           ,
           precious
           ,
           and
           sacred
           to
           ,
           and
           with
           such
           men
           ,
           to
           joyn
           unanimously
           in
           the
           clearing
           
             England
          
           once
           again
           of
           Wolves
           ,
           these
           man-wolves
           ,
           if
           reducible
           by
           no
           reason
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           loose
           their
           share
           of
           contributing
           to
           such
           a
           work
           ;
           above
           all
           ardently
           to
           solicite
           and
           presse
           the
           divine
           Majestie
           to
           inspire
           ,
           protect
           ,
           blesse
           ,
           this
           Congregation
           of
           Princes
           ,
           this
           
             multitudinem
             Consiliariorum
             in
             quibus
             est
             salus
             ,
          
           and
           in
           it
           our
           Countrey
           and
           all
           .
           I
           conclude
           this
           discourse
           ,
           wherein
           I
           have
           spoken
           my
           heart
           ,
           which
           nothing
           ,
           but
           a
           lively
           and
           deare
           apprehension
           of
           the
           imminent
           and
           extreame
           danger
           of
           my
           Countrey
           ,
           forced
           from
           so
           unfit
           a
           man
           ;
           raising
           so
           violent
           but
           naturall
           and
           just
           a
           passion
           ,
           as
           brake
           the
           strings
           of
           a
           tongue
           ever
           before
           tyed
           (
           and
           perhaps
           ever
           fit
           to
           have
           been
           so
           you
           may
           say
           )
           ,
           like
           that
           sonne
           of
           
             Croesus
          
           who
           before
           ,
           or
           born
           dumbe
           ,
           yet
           seeing
           his
           Father
           in
           the
           very
           point
           of
           being
           slain
           ,
           so
           naturall
           a
           passion
           supplying
           the
           place
           and
           power
           of
           nature
           ,
           or
           rather
           stronger
           then
           it
           ,
           forcing
           and
           clearing
           all
           impediments
           turning
           dumbnesse
           it self
           into
           a
           strong
           vociferation
           ;
           he
           cried
           out
           aloud
           :
           Oh
           man
           kill
           not
           
             Croesus
             ,
          
           and
           so
           notifying
           him
           saved
           him
           .
           I
           need
           not
           fear
           you
           think
           so
           well
           of
           me
           ,
           as
           that
           you
           would
           not
           remember
           that
           a
           similitude
           doth
           not
           hold
           throughout
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           last
           ,
           should
           I
           not
           put
           you
           in
           mind
           solemnly
           it
           doth
           not
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .