A warning, or, a word of advice to the City of London, and to the whole Kingdome of England, concerning the armies intentions and actions; / by him who is a lover of righteousnesse and peace; and at present a member of the army, very vsefull and considerable.
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             A warning, or, a word of advice to the City of London, and to the whole Kingdome of England, concerning the armies intentions and actions; / by him who is a lover of righteousnesse and peace; and at present a member of the army, very vsefull and considerable.
             Him who is a lover of righteousnesse and peace.
          
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             A
             Warning
             ,
             or
             ,
          
           A
           word
           of
           Advice
           to
           the
           City
           OF
           LONDON
           ,
           And
           to
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           OF
           ENGLAND
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Armies
           Intentions
           and
           Actions
           ;
        
         
           BY
           
             Him
             who
             is
             a
             Lover
             of
             Righteousnesse
             and
             Peace
             ;
             and
             at
             present
             a
             member
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
             very
             Vsefull
             and
             Considerable
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           at
           London
           for
           
             Giles
             Calvert
          
           near
           
             Ludgate
             ,
          
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           Word
           of
           Advice
           to
           the
           City
           of
           LONDON
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           concerning
           the
           Armies
           intentions
           and
           actions
           by
           him
           who
           is
           a
           lover
           of
           Righteousnesse
           and
           Peace
           ,
           and
           at
           present
           a
           member
           of
           the
           Army
           ;
           very
           usefull
           and
           considerable
           .
        
         
           OH
           the
           Citie
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           England
           !
           What
           mercies
           hast
           thou
           enjoyed
           ,
           or
           rather
           ,
           what
           mercy
           have
           you
           not
           both
           abused
           :
           How
           may
           thy
           freinds
           and
           true
           lovers
           stand
           weeping
           over
           thee
           ,
           and
           saying
           ,
           Oh
           the
           great
           metropolitaine
           Citie
           ,
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           England
           ,
           hadst
           thou
           known
           the
           things
           which
           belong
           to
           thy
           peace
           ;
           but
           now
           they
           are
           hid
           from
           thine
           eies
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           hadst
           thou
           known
           ,
           thou
           hadst
           not
           necessitated
           an
           Armie
           ,
           (
           which
           generally
           hath
           used
           to
           be
           furthest
           from
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           Justice
           and
           equitie
           )
           to
           doe
           that
           for
           thee
           which
           thou
           thy self
           shouldest
           have
           looked
           after
           :
           oh
           thou
           great
           Citie
           ,
           thy
           sinnes
           are
           many
           ,
           thy
           provocations
           great
           ,
           thy
           temptations
           increasing
           within
           thee
           ,
           to
           oppose
           thine
           own
           good
           ,
           thine
           own
           peace
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           tell
           thee
           ,
           that
           the
           Armies
           intentions
           ,
           art
           and
           their
           actions
           will
           be
           for
           thine
           and
           the
           Kingdomes
           good
           ,
           peace
           ,
           welfare
           ,
           be
           you
           but
           passive
           ,
           seeing
           that
           through
           your
           neglect
           ,
           if
           not
           contrary
           activenesse
           ,
           you
           have
           compelled
           them
           to
           be
           active
           ;
           they
           intend
           not
           your
           trouble
           ,
           impoverishing
           ,
           or
           ruine
           :
           but
           first
           ,
           that
           Justice
           may
           be
           impartially
           administred
           without
           respect
           of
           persons
           ,
           without
           which
           they
           judge
           there
           can
           be
           no
           establishment
           either
           of
           righteousnesse
           or
           true
           and
           lasting
           peace
           ,
           that
           which
           your selves
           long
           after
           ,
           and
           be
           yee
           assured
           ,
           it
           s
           not
           the
           plunder
           of
           your
           City
           ,
           nor
           the
           decay
           or
           decrease
           of
           your
           trade
           that
           is
           intended
           :
           but
           rather
           that
           you
           might
           be
           settled
           in
           a
           more
           free
           way
           of
           liberty
           in
           your
           tradings
           ,
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           this
           way
           be
           effected
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           the
           execution
           of
           Justice
           ,
           they
           intend
           onely
           to
           question
           those
           both
           in
           Parliament
           and
           City
           ,
           which
           have
           been
           the
           obstructours
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           so
           they
           may
           be
           expunged
           from
           any
           farther
           power
           ,
           in
           betraying
           their
           trust
           ,
           as
           of
           late
           ,
           in
           wheeling
           round
           so
           fast
           into
           an
           unitie
           with
           those
           whom
           formerly
           they
           opposed
           ,
           as
           the
           great
           occasioners
           of
           our
           trouble
           and
           miseries
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           That
           by
           this
           means
           the
           Justice
           of
           God
           may
           be
           taken
           off
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           like
           to
           be
           ,
           untill
           justice
           be
           executed
           ;
           for
           God
           is
           a
           just
           God
           and
           will
           make
           inquisition
           for
           blood
           ;
           and
           blood
           cryeth
           for
           blood
           ,
           and
           it
           s
           far
           better
           justice
           take
           hold
           of
           a
           few
           ,
           if
           God
           so
           please
           ,
           then
           of
           many
           thousands
           as
           must
           be
           expected
           ,
           if
           justice
           be
           not
           executed
           ;
           for
           believe
           it
           ,
           the
           way
           of
           the
           Treatie
           is
           the
           high
           way
           of
           ruine
           even
           to
           those
           who
           cry
           it
           up
           ,
           work
           it
           and
           manage
           it
           ,
           and
           you
           will
           finde
           the
           Army
           to
           be
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           God
           ,
           your
           saviours
           in
           delivering
           you
           from
           it
           .
           This
           is
           that
           others
           see
           ,
           although
           you
           see
           it
           not
           :
           and
           that
           which
           you
           cry
           up
           as
           the
           onely
           way
           of
           Peace
           and
           Libertie
           ,
           others
           see
           it
           to
           be
           the
           high
           way
           of
           bondage
           and
           ruine
           ;
           give
           them
           therefore
           Libertie
           to
           save
           you
           with
           feare
           pulling
           you
           out
           of
           the
           fire
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           That
           they
           might
           once
           see
           this
           poore
           bleeding
           and
           dying
           Kingdome
           delivered
           from
           its
           oppressions
           and
           burdens
           ,
           and
           established
           in
           its
           just
           Rights
           and
           Freedomes
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           that
           which
           God
           will
           effect
           ,
           whatever
           shall
           say
           him
           nay
           ,
           although
           at
           present
           to
           many
           ,
           the
           remedie
           seems
           worse
           then
           the
           disease
           ,
           yet
           the
           end
           shall
           be
           glorious
           .
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           But
           perhaps
           you
           will
           say
           ,
           this
           is
           that
           which
           belongs
           to
           the
           Parliament
           and
           we
           are
           to
           look
           to
           them
           ;
           and
           to
           acquies
           in
           what
           they
           doe
           ,
           they
           being
           chosen
           for
           that
           end
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           It
           s
           true
           ,
           it
           properly
           belongs
           to
           them
           indeed
           ,
           but
           they
           betraying
           their
           trust
           in
           making
           peace
           with
           men
           of
           blood
           ,
           contrary
           to
           Law
           and
           Religion
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           
           Law
           of
           Nature
           or
           of
           God
           ;
           they
           are
           to
           be
           questioned
           by
           those
           for
           whom
           they
           are
           imployed
           :
           For
           if
           we
           will
           allow
           of
           Arbitrary
           Will
           and
           Power
           in
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           good
           in
           the
           King
           ;
           as
           good
           an
           unlimitted
           power
           were
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           one
           ,
           as
           of
           many
           ;
           for
           this
           is
           a
           truth
           confest
           by
           all
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           are
           servants
           of
           State
           unto
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           I
           hope
           the
           servant
           may
           be
           questioned
           by
           his
           Master
           if
           he
           betray
           his
           Trust
           and
           that
           wilfully
           too
           ,
           as
           a
           great
           part
           of
           this
           Parliament
           hath
           done
           ,
           in
           Voting
           and
           carrying
           on
           a
           Treaty
           of
           Peace
           with
           the
           Enemies
           of
           Peace
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           onely
           ignorantly
           but
           wilfully
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           mindes
           of
           those
           who
           trusted
           them
           ,
           as
           appears
           in
           their
           rejecting
           of
           all
           Petitions
           from
           all
           Counties
           who
           Petitioned
           them
           the
           contrary
           :
           and
           secondly
           ,
           in
           their
           not
           freeing
           the
           Kingdome
           from
           burdens
           ,
           but
           rather
           increasing
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           But
           those
           Petitions
           came
           not
           from
           the
           major
           party
           in
           the
           City
           and
           Counties
           to
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           True
           ,
           for
           the
           major
           party
           are
           such
           as
           have
           betrayed
           their
           interest
           in
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           fighting
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           to
           have
           any
           Vote
           in
           the
           choice
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           so
           are
           not
           to
           be
           looked
           upon
           as
           within
           the
           liberty
           of
           propounding
           grievances
           ,
           or
           judging
           the
           actions
           of
           those
           whose
           ruine
           they
           have
           so
           long
           d●sired
           :
           they
           are
           capable
           to
           receive
           government
           from
           them
           ,
           but
           not
           govern
           or
           vote
           in
           governing
           ;
           therefore
           the
           Parliament
           is
           proper
           to
           the
           honest
           wel
           affected
           party
           that
           have
           stood
           by
           them
           and
           with
           them
           in
           all
           difficulties
           ,
           and
           they
           it
           is
           ,
           who
           are
           ca●led
           to
           have
           an
           eye
           to
           their
           Parliaments
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           they
           it
           is
           who
           have
           Petitioned
           their
           Parliament
           time
           after
           time
           ,
           but
           could
           not
           be
           heard
           ;
           and
           now
           their
           eyes
           are
           greatly
           upon
           the
           Army
           ,
           waiting
           what
           God
           will
           doe
           by
           the
           Army
           for
           them
           ,
           the
           Army
           being
           the
           Kingdomes
           servants
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           Army
           being
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           only
           visible
           power
           in
           and
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           by
           whom
           the
           enemy
           is
           subdued
           ,
           upon
           whom
           the
           eyes
           of
           all
           those
           who
           expect
           Righteousnesse
           
           and
           Justice
           are
           for
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           therefore
           I
           must
           tell
           you
           that
           if
           the
           Army
           should
           altogether
           be
           silent
           ,
           they
           should
           likewise
           be
           perfideous
           and
           traytors
           to
           that
           trust
           reposed
           in
           them
           ,
           betraying
           both
           the
           Lives
           and
           Liberties
           of
           themselves
           and
           friends
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           implacable
           and
           murtherous
           men
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           I
           answer
           ,
           that
           the
           Army
           is
           very
           tender
           of
           a
           Parliamentary
           power
           and
           intend
           not
           to
           act
           things
           themselves
           ,
           but
           to
           see
           those
           who
           have
           betrayed
           their
           trust
           purged
           forth
           ,
           that
           so
           there
           may
           be
           a
           free
           course
           of
           Justice
           in
           a
           lawfull
           Parliamentary
           way
           .
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           But
           it
           s
           reported
           that
           the
           Army
           are
           Levellers
           ,
           and
           intend
           to
           make
           all
           things
           common
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           It
           s
           very
           false
           and
           untrue
           raised
           by
           those
           who
           are
           enemies
           to
           truth
           and
           peace
           ,
           its
           true
           they
           desire
           to
           levell
           all
           powers
           which
           are
           contrary
           to
           and
           against
           God
           :
           and
           this
           is
           that
           assure
           your selves
           the
           great
           God
           will
           beare
           them
           out
           in
           ,
           for
           its
           God
           indeed
           who
           is
           the
           great
           leveller
           both
           within
           and
           without
           his
           people
           ;
           and
           who
           art
           thou
           O
           great
           mountaine
           that
           will
           stand
           up
           before
           him
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           be
           made
           plaine
           .
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           But
           there
           is
           not
           unity
           in
           the
           Army
           in
           their
           proceedings
           ,
           they
           are
           much
           divided
           amongst
           themselves
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           That
           is
           likewise
           an
           untruth
           ,
           for
           God
           hath
           powred
           down
           a
           mighty
           spirit
           of
           unity
           and
           courage
           amongst
           them
           that
           as
           one
           man
           they
           are
           united
           for
           the
           common
           good
           ,
           and
           this
           I
           must
           tell
           you
           likewise
           that
           God
           hath
           not
           only
           given
           them
           that
           spirit
           of
           unity
           but
           a
           spirit
           of
           prayer
           and
           faith
           likewise
           ,
           beleeving
           a
           deliverance
           before
           they
           ingage
           they
           are
           in
           good
           earnest
           ,
           a
           praying
           ,
           a
           beleeving
           people
           ,
           therefore
           I
           shall
           now
           proceed
           to
           a
           word
           of
           advice
           unto
           you
           and
           that
           first
           be
           advised
           how
           you
           entertaine
           thoughts
           of
           opposition
           &
           so
           of
           the
           beginning
           of
           another
           Warr
           in
           England
           ,
           and
           that
           for
           these
           reasons
           first
           before
           if
           you
           oppose
           you
           will
           have
           the
           great
           God
           against
           you
           :
           second
           ,
           then
           be
           sure
           you
           shal
           fal
           before
           him
           for
           he
           is
           able
           ,
           and
           will
           dash
           you
           to
           peices
           like
           a
           potters
           vessell
           ,
           it
           is
           neither
           
           multitudes
           nor
           tumults
           can
           save
           before
           him
           .
        
         
           2
           According
           to
           principles
           of
           reason
           ,
           you
           of
           all
           people
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           declare
           your
           folly
           and
           weaknesse
           :
           if
           you
           should
           begin
           a
           tumult
           ,
           for
           be
           sure
           if
           ever
           you
           strike
           stroke
           you
           are
           undone
           ;
           if
           not
           by
           the
           Army
           ,
           yet
           have
           you
           not
           so
           much
           wisdome
           as
           to fore
           ;
           see
           that
           there
           are
           those
           amongst
           your selves
           who
           waite
           for
           a
           pray
           to
           be
           inriched
           in
           your
           fall
           ;
           O
           London
           ,
           London
           ,
           dost
           thou
           not
           yet
           know
           what
           belongs
           to
           thy
           peace
           ;
           shall
           it
           be
           hid
           from
           thine
           eyes
           or
           wilt
           thou
           not
           doe
           good
           ,
           nor
           suffer
           good
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           mine
           eye
           and
           my
           heart
           pittieth
           thee
           ,
           if
           thou
           wilt
           worke
           out
           thine
           own
           ruine
           ,
        
         
           3
           And
           be
           you
           therefore
           advised
           as
           you
           tender
           the
           safety
           of
           your
           Persons
           ,
           Estates
           ,
           Trading
           ,
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           great
           Jehovah
           that
           you
           oppose
           not
           his
           worke
           in
           hand
           ,
           lest
           you
           perish
           in
           your
           way
           ,
           for
           who
           is
           he
           that
           shall
           stand
           before
           him
           ;
           I
           must
           tell
           you
           that
           God
           hath
           a
           dispensation
           of
           righteousnesse
           to
           bring
           forth
           in
           the
           worke
           and
           he
           will
           effect
           it
           though
           all
           the
           world
           say-him
           nay
           ;
           and
           he
           will
           make
           his
           people
           his
           batle
           and
           weapon
           of
           Warr
           ,
           by
           whom
           he
           will
           breake
           all
           that
           shall
           oppose
           him
           ;
           have
           you
           not
           seene
           God
           breaking
           to
           pieces
           great
           and
           mighty
           powers
           by
           them
           ,
           O
           when
           will
           you
           see
           that
           its
           God
           fights
           our
           batles
           for
           us
           and
           delivers
           enemies
           into
           our
           hands
           ;
           take
           heed
           how
           you
           are
           found
           fighters
           against
           God
           .
        
         
           4
           Consider
           you
           have
           for
           the
           most
           part
           all
           the
           godly
           people
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           as
           one
           in
           this
           act
           ,
           and
           as
           one
           against
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           oppose
           and
           they
           are
           the
           great
           interest
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ;
           for
           first
           ,
           they
           are
           a
           praying
           people
           ,
           secondly
           ,
           they
           are
           a
           beleeving
           people
           :
           thirdly
           they
           are
           made
           a
           couragious
           fighting
           people
           ,
           and
           then
           with
           them
           you
           will
           have
           their
           God
           and
           Father
           to
           be
           against
           you
           ,
           in
           a
           word
           you
           will
           have
           all
           the
           powers
           of
           Heaven
           against
           you
           ,
           and
           nothing
           but
           the
           powers
           of
           darknesse
           and
           confusion
           to
           be
           for
           you
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           And
           finally
           be
           you
           sure
           to
           perish
           in
           any
           designe
           you
           
           undertake
           against
           them
           for
           there
           is
           neither
           pollisie
           nor
           power
           against
           them
           ,
           God
           undermines
           it
           all
           and
           brings
           it
           to
           nothing
           Faith
           is
           given
           in
           already
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           I
           have
           said
           to
           the
           City
           ,
           I
           say
           to
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           of
           England
           :
           be
           not
           perverse
           seek
           not
           to
           raise
           new
           troubles
           be
           at
           the
           least
           passive
           ,
           suffer
           good
           when
           it
           commeth
           for
           all
           that
           oppose
           must
           be
           led
           forth
           with
           the
           workers
           of
           iniquity
           into
           confusion
           and
           misery
           :
           God
           will
           punish
           them
           with
           astonishment
           and
           madnesse
           ,
           and
           will
           recompence
           unto
           them
           the
           fruite
           of
           their
           own
           waies
           :
           thus
           have
           I
           very
           briefly
           and
           that
           with
           much
           bowels
           and
           tendernesse
           ,
           given
           you
           this
           word
           of
           warning
           ,
           that
           if
           God
           so
           please
           thy
           ruine
           may
           be
           prevented
           ,
           but
           if
           you
           will
           not
           heare
           my
           soule
           shall
           weep
           in
           secre●
           for
           thy
           pride
           ;
           yet
           know
           that
           thou
           hast
           had
           a
           word
           of
           warning
           from
           him
           who
           foresees
           both
           thy
           sin
           and
           misery
           ;
           and
           if
           notwithstanding
           this
           thou
           will
           be
           rebellious
           and
           oppose
           the
           work
           of
           the
           great
           Jehovah
           ,
           and
           so
           perish
           in
           thy
           opposition
           ,
           thy
           Destruction
           is
           of
           thy selfe
           and
           thy
           Judgement
           will
           be
           the
           more
           just
           :
           hearken
           not
           to
           flatterers
           neither
           flatter
           thy self
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           to
           late
           to
           repent
           when
           the
           judgement
           is
           past
           :
           consider
           that
           thou
           thy selfe
           by
           thy
           clamourous
           petitions
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           hast
           been
           the
           cause
           of
           this
           approaching
           storme
           ,
           add
           not
           therefore
           sin
           to
           sin
           ,
           but
           repent
           and
           amend
           looke
           not
           at
           dishonour
           in
           thy
           submitting
           ,
           beter
           be
           dishonourable
           in
           receiving
           good
           then
           honourable
           in
           opposing
           it
           :
           better
           be
           dishonourable
           in
           being
           passive
           in
           receaving
           them
           :
           to
           lose
           al
           in
           opposing
           ,
           and
           your
           greatest
           honor
           now
           at
           least
           will
           be
           to
           conquer
           lust
           and
           pride
           ;
           before
           you
           are
           conquered
           for
           your
           pride
           ,
           you
           know
           what
           sad
           doomes
           have
           been
           past
           upon
           you
           by
           many
           ,
           I
           cannot
           yet
           say
           that
           is
           past
           upon
           you
           by
           God
           ;
           I
           desire
           the
           Lord
           to
           deliver
           you
           from
           that
           fiery
           destruction
           threatened
           ,
           therefore
           have
           I
           written
           that
           you
           might
           be
           prevented
           from
           working
           out
           your
           one
           ruine
           that
           so
           you
           might
           have
           peace
        
         
           FINIS
           .