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         McWard, Robert, 1633?-1687.
      
       
         
           1672
        
      
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             The English ballance weighing the reasons of Englands present conjunction with France against the Dutch vvith some observes upon His Majesties declaration of liberty to tender consciences.
             McWard, Robert, 1633?-1687.
          
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             1672.
          
           
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           England and Wales. -- Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II). -- His Majesties declaration to his loving subjects March 15th, 1672.
           Dutch War, 1672-1678.
           Freedom of religion -- England.
           Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
        
      
    
     
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           THE
           ENGLISH
           BALLANCE
           ,
           Weighing
           the
           Reasons
           ,
           of
           Englands
           present
           conjunction
           with
           France
           ,
           against
           the
           Dutch.
           
        
         
           With
           some
           Observes
           upon
           his
           Majesties
           Declaration
           ,
           of
           Liberty
           to
           Tender
           Consciences
           .
        
         
           PROV
           .
           20
           :
           V.
           18.
           
        
         
           Every
           Purpose
           is
           established
           by
           Counsel
           ,
           and
           with
           good
           advice
           make
           War.
           
        
         
           PROV
           .
           24
           :
           V.
           6.
           
        
         
           For
           by
           wise
           Counsel
           thou
           shalt
           make
           thy
           War
           ,
           and
           in
           multitude
           of
           Counsellours
           ,
           there
           is
           safety
           .
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           MDCLXXII
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           THE
           ENGLISH
           BALLANCE
           ,
           Weighing
           the
           reasons
           of
           Englands
           present
           Conjunction
           with
           France
           against
           the
           
             Dutch.
             With
             some
          
           Observes
           
             upon
             his
             Majesties
          
           Declaration
           ,
           
             of
             liberty
             to
             Tender
             Consciences
          
           .
        
         
           THE
           present
           aspect
           of
           affairs
           ,
           being
           obviously
           such
           ,
           as
           not
           onely
           amuseth
           all
           ,
           but
           really
           concerneth
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           Christian
           World
           ,
           and
           my
           own
           proper
           interest
           (
           not
           more
           from
           pure
           incapacity
           ,
           then
           ,
           real
           choice
           and
           inclination
           )
           being
           most
           precisely
           confined
           ,
           to
           that
           of
           religion
           ,
           and
           reason
           ,
           I
           presume
           ,
           that
           if
           by
           a
           few
           sober
           reflexions
           ,
           I
           break
           that
           common
           silence
           of
           my
           Nation
           (
           which
           seems
           to
           proceed
           rather
           from
           a
           deep
           amazement
           ,
           then
           any
           other
           consideration
           )
           I
           shall
           not
           therefore
           incurre
           the
           censure
           of
           singularity
           ;
           but
           if
           the
           fate
           of
           truth
           ,
           shall
           neverthelesse
           expose
           me
           to
           the
           hatred
           of
           any
           ,
           all
           I
           wish
           them
           ,
           is
           ,
           as
           little
           prejudice
           from
           their
           mistake
           ,
           as
           I
           intend
           of
           particular
           advantage
           by
           the
           following
           representation
           .
        
         
           The
           subject
           then
           that
           moves
           me
           to
           this
           undertaking
           ,
           is
           ,
           briefly
           ,
           the
           allarume
           of
           war
           ,
           that
           soundeth
           every
           where
           ,
           the
           tendency
           of
           the
           French.
           Armes
           ,
           against
           the
           united
           Netherlands
           ,
           and
           the
           apparent
           conjunction
           of
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           in
           this
           their
           invasion
           .
        
         
           What
           may
           be
           the
           pretenses
           of
           the
           French
           ,
           just
           or
           unjust
           ,
           since
           conjecture
           (
           of
           all
           things
           most
           dareing
           )
           hath
           not
           hitherto
           adventured
           upon
           the
           discovery
           ,
           it
           were
           in
           vaine
           for
           me
           to
           attempt
           the
           research
           :
           It
           is
           known
           ,
           that
           the
           Estats
           most
           interessed
           ,
           
           did
           addresse
           their
           inquirie
           unto
           the
           French
           King
           ,
           who
           certainly
           knoweth
           best
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           the
           fairest
           account
           ,
           viz.
           all
           just
           and
           reasonable
           satisfaction
           ,
           and
           yet
           ,
           had
           no
           other
           returne
           ,
           save
           a
           slender
           notice
           ,
           of
           their
           acknowledgement
           of
           the
           favours
           received
           from
           his
           Antcestors
           ,
           with
           a
           structure
           ,
           upon
           their
           omission
           of
           his
           owne
           good
           deeds
           (
           no
           doubt
           the
           dividing
           of
           the
           English
           Fleet
           by
           Beauforts
           imaginary
           assistance
           )
           and
           then
           ,
           a
           hint
           at
           late
           innovations
           in
           trade
           ,
           visibly
           declining
           reason
           ,
           by
           ane
           insinuat
           reference
           ,
           to
           a
           neutral
           arbitration
           ,
           without
           so
           much
           as
           a
           condescendence
           upon
           the
           subject
           ,
           notwithstanding
           of
           the
           satisfaction
           offered
           ;
           concluding
           ,
           with
           a
           scrupulous
           formalizing
           at
           the
           Estats
           desire
           ,
           to
           be
           cleared
           ,
           about
           their
           evidently
           well
           grounded
           apprehensions
           ,
           of
           his
           Majesties
           extraordinary
           preparations
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           boorish
           incivility
           ,
           to
           demand
           reason
           abroad
           ,
           from
           a
           Prince
           that
           makes
           his
           will
           to
           satisfy
           at
           home
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           King
           of
           France
           his
           tendernesse
           to
           abuse
           truth
           ,
           and
           unwillingnesse
           to
           derogat
           from
           the
           confidence
           of
           his
           great
           power
           ,
           by
           searching
           after
           a
           colourable
           pretext
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           none
           to
           be
           found
           ,
           appeares
           to
           be
           the
           most
           favourable
           account
           ,
           that
           his
           procedour
           will
           admit
           of
           :
           It
           's
           true
           ,
           the
           advance
           of
           his
           Romish
           superstition
           doth
           occurre
           ,
           as
           a
           very
           probable
           incentive
           ,
           but
           ,
           as
           both
           justice
           doth
           repugne
           ,
           and
           Policy
           disswade
           from
           declaring
           it
           to
           be
           the
           cause
           ,
           of
           this
           apprehended
           war
           ;
           so
           ,
           I
           confesse
           the
           manifest
           decay
           ,
           and
           neglect
           of
           religion
           ,
           every
           where
           ,
           this
           day
           in
           the
           earth
           ,
           with
           his
           Majesties
           not
           our
           addiction
           to
           his
           passions
           ,
           and
           interests
           above
           all
           other
           ingagements
           ,
           do
           rather
           incline
           me
           to
           think
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           the
           insolent
           Tyranny
           of
           these
           imperious
           Lusts
           ,
           pride
           and
           avarice
           ,
           that
           doth
           thus
           derobe
           a
           great
           Prince
           ,
           of
           his
           solid
           glories
           ,
           and
           pleasures
           ,
           and
           in
           lieu
           thereof
           ,
           with
           pain
           and
           hazard
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           injury
           to
           his
           neighbours
           ,
           render
           him
           a
           slave
           to
           the
           motions
           of
           his
           insatiable
           appetit
           :
           But
           ,
           though
           the
           candor
           I
           am
           resolved
           to
           use
           in
           this
           Discourse
           ,
           doth
           make
           me
           thus
           figure
           to
           my self
           ,
           the
           French
           King's
           incitements
           ;
           yet
           ,
           I
           am
           very
           far
           from
           thinking
           ,
           that
           the
           matter
           of
           religion
           is
           no
           more
           interessed
           in
           this
           war
           ,
           then
           intended
           :
           To
           knit
           the
           consequences
           
           of
           war
           ,
           and
           victory
           ,
           either
           to
           the
           declared
           causes
           ,
           or
           influencing
           reasons
           of
           the
           undertakers
           ,
           is
           ,
           an
           error
           ,
           that
           both
           reason
           and
           the
           experience
           of
           all
           ages
           doth
           abundantly
           disprove
           ;
           but
           why
           should
           I
           here
           make
           any
           profusion
           of
           reason
           ,
           where
           common
           sense
           may
           be
           so
           convictive
           ?
           Can
           Popish
           Armes
           prevail
           ,
           and
           not
           establish
           Popish
           superstition
           ?
           Can
           this
           Popish
           Superstition
           have
           power
           ,
           and
           not
           both
           prosper
           and
           persecute
           ?
           These
           are
           consequences
           so
           natural
           ,
           and
           evident
           ,
           that
           it
           were
           superfluous
           ,
           either
           to
           challenge
           one
           instance
           dissonant
           ,
           from
           the
           thousands
           ,
           that
           confirme
           them
           ,
           or
           to
           reminde
           what
           ,
           and
           how
           successefully
           ,
           the
           present
           French
           King
           hath
           (
           what
           by
           force
           ,
           and
           what
           by
           policy
           )
           practised
           ,
           in
           his
           own
           dominions
           :
           or
           lastly
           ,
           to
           adde
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           genius
           of
           Popery
           ,
           hath
           ever
           been
           most
           bent
           ,
           to
           seek
           to
           reenter
           where
           it
           hath
           been
           ejected
           ;
           so
           it
           cannot
           but
           in
           this
           invasion
           be
           animat
           ,
           by
           a
           great
           accession
           of
           vigour
           ,
           in
           the
           hope
           ,
           thereby
           to
           triumph
           in
           the
           conquest
           of
           the
           main
           fort
           ,
           and
           bulwarke
           of
           the
           Protestant
           interest
           :
           And
           verily
           these
           things
           are
           of
           themselves
           so
           obvious
           ,
           that
           I
           almost
           blame
           their
           conduct
           ,
           (
           if
           onely
           designed
           for
           clearing
           of
           this
           point
           )
           who
           of
           late
           have
           caused
           Print
           ,
           a
           Letter
           to
           the
           Estats
           ,
           from
           their
           Resident
           in
           Vienna
           ,
           acquainting
           them
           with
           the
           King
           of
           France
           his
           intentions
           ,
           as
           by
           him
           communicat
           to
           the
           Elector
           of
           Mentz
           ,
           viz.
           to
           daunton
           the
           pride
           of
           the
           Estats
           General
           ,
           and
           compel
           them
           to
           the
           restitution
           of
           Ecclesiastick
           Lands
           ,
           and
           goods
           ,
           and
           that
           assurance
           hereof
           ,
           is
           long
           since
           given
           to
           the
           Pope
           ;
           As
           if
           the
           manifest
           hazard
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           from
           the
           French
           Armes
           ,
           and
           their
           approaches
           ,
           and
           its
           infallible
           prejudice
           in
           their
           successe
           ,
           not
           onely
           as
           to
           this
           restitution
           ,
           but
           the
           subversion
           of
           its
           truth
           and
           purity
           ,
           did
           need
           the
           accession
           of
           such
           a
           conjectural
           proof
           ?
           But
           it
           is
           indeed
           to
           be
           regrated
           ,
           that
           such
           at
           present
           ,
           should
           be
           the
           reguardlesse
           indifferency
           ,
           in
           the
           matter
           of
           religion
           ,
           of
           the
           neighbouring
           Protestant
           Princes
           and
           Estats
           ,
           that
           neither
           the
           undeniable
           evidences
           of
           all
           appearances
           ,
           nor
           all
           the
           arguments
           whereby
           they
           may
           be
           seconded
           ,
           seem
           sufficient
           ,
           to
           awake
           them
           ,
           from
           this
           dangerous
           slumber
           :
           The
           time
           was
           ,
           when
           religion
           ,
           as
           the
           
           most
           precious
           concerne
           ,
           was
           also
           ,
           the
           most
           endearing
           bond
           ,
           of
           mutual
           alliance
           ;
           so
           that
           whereever
           it
           happened
           to
           be
           attacqued
           ,
           neither
           distance
           ,
           nor
           separation
           of
           other
           interests
           ,
           did
           exempt
           ,
           or
           excuse
           ,
           from
           the
           common
           defence
           ;
           But
           men
           have
           long
           since
           ,
           both
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           and
           lives
           ,
           cast
           it
           downe
           ,
           from
           its
           excellency
           ,
           and
           if
           there
           it
           hath
           lost
           its
           power
           ,
           and
           influence
           ,
           no
           wonder
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           little
           operative
           on
           publick
           transactions
           :
           Whether
           for
           this
           cause
           ,
           the
           Lord
           be
           now
           arisen
           to
           contend
           ,
           first
           ,
           with
           these
           united
           Provinces
           ,
           and
           thereafter
           with
           all
           the
           Churches
           ,
           is
           no
           doubt
           a
           question
           ,
           which
           every
           man
           hath
           reason
           to
           move
           with
           trembling
           ;
           my
           hearts
           desire
           is
           ,
           that
           as
           God
           by
           his
           dispensations
           ,
           is
           threatning
           to
           punish
           ,
           aswel
           by
           the
           lose
           of
           temporalities
           ,
           sinfully
           overvalued
           ,
           and
           abused
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           removeal
           of
           his
           Gospel
           ,
           unworthily
           undervalued
           ,
           and
           dispised
           ;
           so
           ,
           his
           people
           may
           thence
           be
           warned
           ,
           and
           instructed
           above
           all
           things
           ,
           to
           seek
           his
           face
           ,
           and
           peace
           ,
           and
           thereby
           to
           engage
           him
           ,
           to
           stand
           on
           their
           side
           ,
           both
           on
           his
           own
           ,
           and
           their
           behalfe
           ,
           then
           shall
           the
           Lord
           who
           waits
           to
           be
           gracious
           ,
           exalt
           himself
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           have
           mercy
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           joine
           his
           judgement
           to
           the
           justice
           of
           their
           cause
           ,
           to
           scatter
           the
           proud
           &
           put
           downe
           the
           mighty
           ,
           that
           men
           may
           see
           and
           say
           ,
           
             Surely
             there
             is
             a
             God
             that
             judgeth
             righteoush
             in
             the
             earth
             .
          
        
         
           But
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           matters
           standing
           thus
           ,
           betwixt
           the
           French
           and
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           religion
           being
           so
           much
           concerned
           ,
           in
           the
           event
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England
           should
           incline
           ,
           to
           take
           part
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           so
           manifestly
           contrair
           to
           righteousnesse
           and
           religion
           ,
           yea
           to
           his
           faith
           ,
           honour
           ,
           and
           interest
           ?
           And
           really
           all
           these
           (
           the
           maine
           ,
           if
           not
           the
           onely
           determinations
           among
           rational
           men
           )
           doe
           so
           directly
           oppose
           ,
           and
           disswade
           this
           strange
           resolution
           ,
           that
           ,
           I
           sincerely
           professe
           ,
           it
           is
           only
           from
           the
           surprise
           ,
           and
           distrust
           of
           my
           reason
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           the
           least
           from
           any
           purpose
           ,
           to
           amaze
           men
           into
           my
           sentiments
           ,
           that
           my
           wonder
           doth
           expresse
           itself
           ,
           in
           this
           interrogation
           ;
           which
           ,
           if
           any
           man
           doe
           still
           judge
           ,
           to
           be
           an
           anticipation
           ;
           let
           him
           only
           forebeare
           what
           he
           censures
           ;
           and
           I
           hope
           ,
           be
           shall
           be
           quickly
           satisfied
           .
        
         
         
           That
           I
           may
           therefore
           proceed
           clearly
           in
           this
           odd
           rancountre
           of
           affairs
           :
           Although
           I
           doe
           heartily
           wish
           ,
           that
           my
           supposition
           may
           never
           exist
           ;
           yet
           ,
           seing
           it
           is
           the
           ground
           of
           the
           ensueing
           discourse
           ,
           he
           who
           doubts
           its
           probability
           ,
           may
           consider
           the
           following
           passages
           .
           First
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England
           his
           refusal
           upon
           the
           Estats
           their
           just
           and
           reasonable
           demand
           ,
           to
           give
           assurance
           for
           the
           performing
           of
           his
           part
           of
           the
           Triple
           Alliance
           .
           Next
           ,
           the
           known
           ordinary
           discourse
           of
           his
           court
           ,
           pretending
           high
           provocations
           .
           3.
           
           Sir
           George
           Downing
           ,
           his
           late
           Embassie
           ,
           with
           the
           unusewall
           reserve
           by
           him
           practised
           ,
           in
           the
           exposing
           of
           his
           demands
           ,
           his
           sudden
           recall
           ,
           and
           his
           refusing
           to
           receive
           the
           Stats
           their
           answer
           ,
           unto
           the
           memoire
           he
           had
           given
           in
           ,
           about
           the
           flage
           4.
           the
           straine
           of
           his
           Majesties
           returne
           to
           this
           answer
           ,
           when
           thereafter
           presented
           to
           him
           ,
           whereby
           he
           plainly
           intimats
           his
           displeasure
           thereat
           ,
           signifying
           that
           though
           he
           be
           willing
           to
           observe
           the
           Triple
           Alliance
           ,
           yet
           he
           doth
           not
           judge
           himself
           thereby
           obliged
           ,
           to
           suffer
           them
           to
           doe
           what
           they
           please
           ,
           to
           his
           prejudice
           ,
           nor
           to
           wrong
           their
           neighbours
           ,
           in
           the
           matter
           of
           trade
           :
           asserting
           peremptorily
           ,
           his
           soveraignity
           in
           the
           seas
           ,
           and
           withal
           ,
           demanding
           their
           positive
           answer
           ,
           whether
           they
           will
           punish
           Van
           Gent
           for
           his
           not
           striking
           to
           his
           Flage
           :
           And
           lastly
           the
           extraordinary
           correspondence
           entertained
           ,
           betwixt
           the
           Courts
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           France
           ,
           with
           their
           late
           Treaty
           :
           the
           several
           millions
           of
           money
           it
           hath
           brought
           from
           France
           to
           England
           ,
           &
           the
           designed
           expedition
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           Monmouth
           ,
           with
           some
           thousands
           of
           Auxiliaries
           ,
           into
           the
           french
           Campaigne
           ;
           which
           passages
           being
           joined
           to
           the
           great
           and
           fervid
           sea
           preparations
           ,
           wherein
           England
           is
           now
           bussied
           ,
           doe
           in
           my
           opinion
           ,
           sufficiently
           resolve
           ,
           that
           the
           Dutch
           are
           the
           marke
           whereat
           they
           are
           levelled
           ,
           whether
           justly
           or
           unjustly
           comes
           next
           to
           be
           handled
           ?
           And
           certainly
           ,
           if
           they
           have
           no
           other
           motive
           or
           end
           ,
           then
           the
           french
           assistance
           ,
           whatever
           injustice
           may
           be
           ,
           in
           their
           causelesse
           invasion
           ,
           or
           whatever
           detriment
           Religion
           may
           suffer
           by
           their
           successe
           ,
           doe
           fall
           upon
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           an
           assistant
           ,
           with
           higher
           aggravations
           ,
           then
           can
           be
           fairly
           named
           ,
           before
           that
           I
           doe
           first
           propose
           ,
           
           and
           examine
           ,
           the
           proper
           provocations
           ,
           that
           he
           pretends
           :
           That
           ,
           therefore
           reason
           and
           truth
           ,
           may
           have
           their
           full
           exercise
           ,
           and
           right
           ,
           my
           endeavour
           shall
           be
           ,
           to
           give
           an
           impartial
           and
           sincere
           ,
           account
           of
           all
           ,
           that
           fame
           or
           report
           hath
           hitherto
           communicat
           on
           this
           subject
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           King
           of
           England
           hath
           of
           a
           long
           time
           acclaimed
           ,
           the
           soveraignity
           of
           the
           Brittish
           seas
           ,
           and
           therein
           also
           been
           universally
           acknowledged
           ,
           by
           the
           formality
           of
           striking
           ,
           is
           notour
           over
           all
           :
           and
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           not
           my
           duety
           ,
           willfully
           to
           diminish
           or
           impugne
           the
           former
           ,
           so
           ,
           the
           latter
           is
           expressely
           agreed
           to
           ,
           by
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           in
           the
           last
           treaty
           of
           peace
           :
           But
           the
           difference
           at
           present
           ,
           arising
           from
           this
           head
           ,
           seems
           to
           be
           twofold
           ,
           the
           first
           in
           matter
           of
           fact
           ,
           viz.
           that
           the
           King
           of
           England
           accuseth
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           of
           an
           injurious
           affront
           ,
           both
           against
           his
           right
           ,
           and
           the
           late
           treaty
           ,
           in
           as
           much
           as
           their
           fleet
           ,
           under
           Van
           Gent's
           conduct
           ,
           did
           of
           late
           ,
           refuse
           to
           strike
           sail
           ,
           to
           one
           of
           his
           Jachts
           ,
           bearing
           his
           flage
           .
           To
           which
           the
           Dutch
           answer
           ,
           that
           the
           Kings
           right
           being
           drawn
           unto
           the
           Treaty
           ,
           for
           its
           better
           confirmation
           ,
           it
           must
           thence
           take
           all
           its
           measures
           ,
           and
           it
           being
           thereby
           only
           provided
           ,
           that
           all
           dutch
           ships
           ,
           shall
           strike
           to
           the
           King's
           men
           of
           war
           ,
           in
           the
           British
           seas
           ,
           as
           the
           cleare
           termes
           of
           the
           Treaty
           in
           the
           19
           Art
           :
           thereof
           ,
           and
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Jacht
           ,
           being
           onely
           a
           pleasure
           boat
           ,
           and
           no
           man
           of
           war
           ,
           doe
           furnish
           a
           defence
           for
           what
           is
           past
           ;
           so
           ,
           by
           their
           answer
           above
           mentioned
           to
           Sir
           George
           Downings
           memoire
           ,
           they
           offer
           ,
           that
           if
           his
           Maj.
           will
           observe
           the
           Triple
           Alliance
           ,
           they
           will
           still
           agree
           ,
           that
           all
           dutch
           ships
           shall
           strike
           to
           his
           Ships
           of
           war
           ;
           but
           the
           King
           not
           herewith
           satisfied
           ,
           desires
           the
           Estats
           ,
           to
           be
           positive
           ,
           whether
           or
           not
           they
           will
           inflict
           punishment
           on
           Van
           Gent
           ?
           as
           we
           have
           heard
           :
           The
           other
           branch
           of
           this
           difference
           toucheth
           the
           point
           of
           right
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England
           asserting
           peremptorily
           ,
           in
           his
           above
           mentioned
           answer
           to
           the
           Estats
           ,
           his
           dominion
           ,
           and
           soveraignity
           over
           the
           narrow
           seas
           ,
           and
           the
           Dutches
           ,
           hitherto
           silently
           forebearing
           ,
           either
           to
           debate
           ,
           or
           consent
           to
           the
           claime
           :
           The
           next
           ground
           of
           provocation
           discoursed
           of
           ,
           in
           the
           King
           of
           Englands
           court
           (
           for
           as
           yet
           it
           
           hath
           proceeded
           no
           further
           )
           is
           the
           making
           &
           publishing
           amongst
           the
           Dutch
           of
           certain
           scandalous
           pictures
           ,
           and
           pamphlets
           ,
           to
           the
           King's
           dishonour
           ,
           whereof
           some
           ,
           at
           least
           one
           ,
           viz.
           the
           picture
           dedicat
           ,
           and
           affixed
           by
           the
           towne
           of
           Dort
           ,
           in
           the
           Stadt-house
           ,
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           Cornelius
           de
           Wit
           ,
           in
           memorie
           of
           his
           attacque
           at
           Chattam
           ,
           bearing
           the
           draught
           of
           the
           thing
           ,
           with
           certain
           Lines
           of
           Elogy
           subjoined
           ,
           (
           all
           no
           doubt
           contrived
           with
           the
           lustre
           of
           advantages
           sutable
           to
           the
           designe
           )
           licensed
           by
           authority
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           onely
           of
           privat
           authors
           ,
           but
           publickely
           permitted
           ,
           and
           of
           this
           kinde
           (
           as
           is
           reported
           at
           court
           )
           a
           pourtrait
           of
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           surrounded
           by
           some
           ladies
           of
           pleasure
           ,
           bussied
           in
           picking
           his
           pockets
           ,
           is
           most
           noticed
           ,
           and
           talked
           of
           :
           the
           third
           pretense
           for
           war
           ,
           intimat
           by
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           last
           answer
           ,
           above
           spoken
           of
           ,
           wherein
           he
           saith
           ,
           that
           though
           he
           be
           willing
           to
           stand
           to
           the
           Triple
           Alliance
           ;
           yet
           ,
           he
           is
           not
           thereby
           obliged
           ,
           to
           suffer
           ,
           either
           things
           prejudicial
           to
           his
           own
           honour
           ,
           or
           them
           ,
           to
           doe
           what
           injuries
           to
           their
           neighbours
           in
           matter
           of
           trade
           ,
           that
           they
           think
           fit
           ;
           which
           last
           passage
           ,
           is
           no
           doubt
           to
           be
           understood
           of
           the
           same
           innovations
           in
           trade
           ,
           complained
           upon
           ,
           by
           the
           King
           of
           France
           ,
           his
           letter
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           said
           :
           but
           what
           these
           are
           ,
           is
           alike
           obscure
           in
           both
           ,
           and
           remain's
           yet
           to
           be
           explained
           .
        
         
           This
           being
           the
           summe
           of
           what
           I
           have
           learned
           ,
           of
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           provocation
           :
           Their
           import
           ,
           and
           merit
           ,
           is
           in
           the
           next
           place
           to
           be
           weighed
           :
           To
           discourse
           then
           first
           the
           alledged
           incivility
           of
           Van
           Ghent
           ;
           I
           know
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           thought
           ridiculous
           ,
           for
           me
           to
           endeavour
           ,
           to
           accommodat
           this
           mistake
           ,
           by
           these
           Gospel
           rules
           of
           simplicity
           ,
           meeknesse
           ,
           and
           divine
           goodnesse
           ,
           to
           offer
           to
           square
           the
           actings
           of
           Princes
           ,
           and
           Stats
           ,
           in
           such
           emergents
           ,
           by
           that
           deference
           ,
           forebearance
           ,
           and
           readinesse
           to
           pardon
           ,
           held
           forth
           ;
           in
           its
           high
           and
           heavenly
           precepts
           ,
           in
           prejudice
           of
           their
           grosse
           ,
           and
           vain
           politicks
           ,
           would
           be
           in
           the
           construction
           of
           these
           delicat
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           refined
           witts
           ,
           (
           which
           deceive
           themselves
           and
           others
           ,
           to
           the
           foolish
           admiration
           ,
           and
           esteeme
           of
           things
           of
           no
           moment
           ,
           )
           to
           trample
           upon
           the
           tender
           point
           of
           honour
           ,
           and
           dissolve
           the
           noble
           frame
           of
           interest
           :
           neither
           shall
           I
           at
           this
           time
           further
           
           urge
           ,
           the
           difference
           pretended
           by
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           betwixt
           a
           man
           of
           war
           and
           a
           jacht
           ;
           impartialitie
           must
           certainly
           graunt
           ,
           that
           the
           refusing
           to
           strike
           to
           this
           vessel
           ,
           (
           if
           in
           the
           Brittish
           seas
           )
           which
           ten
           yeers
           agoe
           the
           Dutch
           had
           not
           scrupled
           to
           honour
           as
           a
           man
           of
           war
           ,
           and
           not
           much
           above
           a
           hundred
           yeers
           ,
           might
           possibly
           have
           served
           for
           their
           Admiral
           ,
           could
           onely
           have
           flowed
           from
           their
           late
           successe
           ,
           and
           elevation
           ;
           but
           as
           it
           is
           aboundantly
           evident
           ,
           that
           ,
           nothing
           save
           a
           fatal
           misfortune
           ,
           could
           engage
           either
           party
           ,
           to
           forme
           a
           quarrel
           upon
           this
           only
           occasion
           ,
           and
           that
           without
           the
           influence
           ,
           of
           far
           different
           considerations
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England
           would
           not
           therein
           ,
           have
           shewed
           himself
           so
           uneasie
           ;
           so
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           acknowledged
           ,
           that
           in
           so
           light
           an
           offence
           ,
           not
           destitut
           ,
           at
           least
           of
           a
           colourable
           excuse
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           their
           offer
           of
           good
           performance
           ,
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           ,
           is
           as
           much
           as
           in
           reason
           ,
           can
           be
           expected
           :
           the
           next
           point
           that
           occurres
           ,
           is
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           soveraignity
           ,
           over
           the
           Brittish
           seas
           ,
           whereof
           at
           present
           he
           appeares
           to
           be
           very
           jealous
           ,
           and
           questionlesse
           if
           his
           Majesty
           doe
           not
           content
           himself
           ,
           with
           the
           formality
           of
           striking
           ,
           as
           his
           sole
           prerogative
           ,
           but
           holds
           it
           only
           for
           a
           marke
           of
           due
           recognisance
           ,
           asserting
           withal
           ,
           his
           soveraignity
           indefinitly
           ,
           as
           to
           all
           effects
           ,
           that
           such
           a
           title
           may
           import
           ;
           it
           's
           value
           ,
           doth
           not
           more
           deserve
           his
           jealousie
           ,
           then
           it's
           consequences
           may
           justly
           ,
           excit
           all
           ,
           to
           inquire
           into
           his
           pretenses
           .
           I
           shall
           not
           here
           table
           the
           debate
           ,
           
             an
             mare
             sit
             liberum
             an
             clausum
             ,
          
           the
           reasons
           of
           those
           learned
           men
           ,
           who
           have
           managed
           it
           ,
           pro
           and
           con
           :
           doe
           ,
           in
           my
           opinion
           ,
           very
           happily
           compose
           it
           ,
           in
           this
           reconciliation
           :
           that
           ,
           as
           the
           nature
           ,
           and
           end
           of
           the
           seas
           ,
           doe
           plainly
           appeare
           ,
           incapable
           of
           dominion
           ,
           so
           ,
           in
           as
           far
           as
           they
           are
           destined
           ,
           and
           doe
           serve
           ,
           for
           common
           use
           ,
           the
           expresse
           or
           presumptive
           consent
           of
           one
           people
           ,
           may
           qualify
           ,
           restrict
           ,
           or
           renounce
           the
           same
           ,
           in
           favours
           of
           another
           ;
           and
           ,
           thus
           we
           see
           ,
           that
           wherever
           dominion
           over
           particular
           seas
           ,
           are
           acclaimed
           ,
           their
           effects
           are
           not
           onely
           precisely
           limited
           ,
           but
           almost
           every
           where
           different
           ,
           so
           ,
           to
           one
           is
           given
           thereby
           the
           sole
           benefit
           of
           fishing
           ,
           to
           another
           a
           certain
           tribut
           ,
           to
           a
           third
           the
           power
           of
           jurisdiction
           ,
           and
           so
           forth
           to
           
           every
           one
           ,
           as
           restrictedly
           to
           the
           condition
           of
           his
           right
           ,
           as
           to
           its
           respective
           bounds
           ,
           either
           of
           which
           ,
           if
           the
           owner
           should
           happen
           to
           transgresse
           ,
           his
           dominion
           would
           be
           in
           so
           far
           ,
           reput
           ,
           an
           insignificant
           plea
           ;
           so
           that
           this
           maritime
           dominion
           ,
           not
           being
           of
           the
           nature
           of
           terrene
           propriety
           ,
           of
           it self
           absolute
           ,
           unto
           all
           intents
           ,
           (
           unlesse
           diminished
           by
           law
           or
           the
           owners
           concession
           )
           but
           meerly
           ,
           a
           certain
           priviledge
           ,
           or
           servitude
           ,
           established
           by
           consent
           ,
           in
           that
           which
           of
           it self
           ,
           is
           ,
           as
           the
           air
           ,
           reserved
           for
           common
           use
           ,
           it
           's
           evident
           ,
           that
           the
           consent
           ,
           and
           possession
           ,
           which
           constitut
           the
           right
           ,
           doe
           in
           like
           manner
           define
           it's
           extent
           :
           And
           that
           upon
           the
           pretext
           of
           some
           particularities
           conceded
           ,
           to
           arrogat
           an
           unlimited
           soveraignity
           ,
           would
           ,
           both
           in
           reason
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           event
           ,
           prove
           an
           insupportable
           usurpation
           .
           Hence
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           for
           all
           England's
           glorieing
           ,
           in
           this
           ,
           our
           dignity
           ,
           and
           for
           all
           the
           power
           ,
           (
           wherewith
           no
           doubt
           ,
           we
           both
           did
           acquire
           ,
           and
           doe
           continue
           it
           )
           yet
           ,
           it
           hath
           not
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           been
           further
           recognosced
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           Channel
           ,
           (
           it
           's
           principal
           seat
           and
           subject
           ,
           and
           where
           it
           hath
           alwayes
           affected
           it's
           maine
           Parad
           :
           for
           as
           to
           the
           other
           brittish
           seas
           ,
           which
           are
           onely
           ,
           the
           neerest
           circumambient
           parts
           of
           the
           wide
           Ocean
           ,
           the
           Law
           of
           nations
           doth
           onely
           attribut
           to
           England
           its
           common
           priviledge
           )
           then
           by
           the
           bare
           ceremony
           of
           the
           first
           salute
           ;
           neither
           in
           the
           last
           Treaty
           ,
           wherein
           the
           King
           of
           England
           was
           greatly
           concerned
           ,
           and
           no
           lesse
           solicitous
           to
           cleare
           this
           title
           ,
           was
           there
           any
           thing
           else
           agreed
           unto
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           already
           marked
           ;
           and
           without
           all
           peradventure
           ,
           if
           his
           Majesty
           in
           the
           conceit
           of
           his
           dominion
           ,
           should
           once
           offer
           to
           exert
           it
           ,
           though
           but
           in
           very
           ordinary
           effects
           ,
           such
           as
           the
           assuming
           of
           jurisdiction
           ,
           or
           imposing
           of
           tribute
           ,
           whereof
           the
           Sound
           and
           Adriatick
           do
           exhibit
           cleare
           precedents
           ;
           he
           would
           soone
           be
           made
           to
           understand
           his
           error
           ,
           not
           onely
           by
           the
           reclaming
           dissent
           ,
           but
           also
           ,
           by
           the
           vigourous
           opposition
           of
           all
           his
           neighbours
           :
           I
           might
           insist
           to
           disprove
           this
           pretense
           of
           an
           indefinit
           dominion
           ,
           from
           the
           far
           more
           rational
           judgement
           ,
           of
           the
           ancient
           Romans
           ,
           who
           not
           only
           reckoned
           the
           sea
           with
           the
           air
           ,
           
             Inter
             ea
             quae
             sunt
             nullius
          
           ;
           but
           ,
           though
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           encircling
           of
           their
           vast
           Empire
           ,
           they
           might
           have
           
           acclaimed
           ,
           even
           the
           whole
           Mediterranean
           Sea
           ,
           
             jure
             diverticuli
          
           ,
           &
           in
           many
           parts
           thereof
           ,
           had
           indeed
           several
           powers
           ,
           and
           priviledges
           ;
           yet
           ,
           were
           they
           so
           far
           from
           captating
           this
           vaine
           and
           groundlesse
           title
           ,
           that
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           Emperours
           ,
           begins
           a
           rescript
           ,
           with
           relation
           to
           this
           same
           subject
           ,
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Ego
             quidem
             munai
             dominus
             ,
             lex
             vero
             maris
             :
          
           thereby
           manifestly
           holding
           forth
           ,
           that
           ,
           as
           he
           judged
           it
           incapable
           of
           dominion
           ,
           so
           it
           's
           unstable
           nature
           ,
           and
           common
           destination
           ,
           could
           only
           be
           regulat
           ,
           as
           to
           humane
           concernes
           ,
           in
           so
           far
           ,
           as
           Law
           ,
           and
           consequently
           ,
           condition
           or
           consent
           ,
           did
           determine
           :
           from
           all
           which
           ,
           I
           conclude
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           doe
           fully
           satisfie
           ,
           all
           that
           in
           justice
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England
           can
           demand
           ,
           by
           their
           offering
           to
           strike
           ,
           conforme
           to
           the
           last
           Treatie
           ,
           and
           have
           good
           reason
           to
           repugne
           ,
           either
           to
           his
           indefinit
           soveraignity
           ,
           or
           any
           further
           preheminence
           ,
           for
           which
           nothing
           anterior
           to
           the
           said
           last
           Treaty
           ,
           can
           in
           reason
           be
           obtruded
           ;
           so
           ,
           his
           pressing
           them
           further
           ,
           in
           this
           affair
           ,
           is
           ,
           both
           captious
           ,
           and
           unjust
           ,
           and
           he
           might
           upon
           as
           good
           grounds
           ,
           refuse
           them
           the
           liberty
           ,
           of
           a
           free
           passage
           in
           the
           channel
           ,
           as
           exspect
           of
           them
           a
           consent
           ,
           to
           adominion
           ,
           which
           if
           not
           cautioned
           ,
           by
           a
           particular
           explication
           ,
           might
           assuredly
           be
           thereto
           extended
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           ground
           of
           offence
           mentioned
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           of
           the
           scandalous
           pictures
           and
           pamphlets
           :
           but
           as
           every
           sober
           person
           ,
           may
           justly
           apprehend
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           prudence
           ,
           which
           often
           adviseth
           a
           connivent
           dissembling
           ,
           of
           things
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           at
           home
           ,
           will
           far
           more
           restraine
           ,
           any
           such
           contentious
           inquiries
           ,
           as
           may
           advance
           unto
           a
           challenge
           abroad
           ;
           so
           ,
           in
           case
           it
           should
           here
           prove
           too
           feeble
           ,
           for
           the
           provocation
           pretended
           ,
           it
           is
           evident
           ,
           that
           only
           such
           of
           those
           pictures
           ,
           and
           pamphlets
           ,
           as
           are
           indeed
           injuriously
           reproachful
           ,
           and
           are
           licensed
           ,
           or
           openly
           countenanced
           by
           the
           Stats
           ,
           their
           authority
           ,
           can
           warrant
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           charge
           ;
           by
           which
           rule
           if
           any
           man
           please
           to
           examine
           ,
           the
           above
           mentioned
           condescendence
           ,
           he
           must
           of
           necessity
           rest
           satisfied
           ,
           that
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           ,
           the
           picture
           dedicat
           to
           De
           Witt
           ,
           being
           onely
           a
           true
           ,
           and
           honourable
           representation
           ,
           
             rej
             gestae
          
           ,
           containing
           nothing
           more
           ,
           then
           the
           most
           ordinary
           ,
           and
           easie
           reward
           ,
           
           and
           encouragement
           of
           heroick
           atcheivements
           ,
           and
           consequently
           free
           of
           all
           shaddow
           of
           reproach
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           that
           picture
           of
           his
           Maj.
           with
           his
           paramours
           ,
           being
           at
           most
           (
           if
           any
           such
           thing
           was
           at
           all
           )
           a
           wanton
           privateer
           timeously
           enough
           suppressed
           ,
           when
           noticed
           ,
           and
           so
           not
           chargeable
           upon
           authority
           ,
           until
           once
           questioned
           ,
           do
           no
           wayes
           amount
           to
           a
           sufficient
           verification
           ;
           whether
           there
           be
           any
           other
           pictures
           ,
           or
           what
           there
           may
           be
           in
           those
           pamphlets
           ,
           I
           must
           confesse
           ,
           that
           for
           my
           own
           part
           ,
           all
           the
           matter
           of
           this
           Article
           doth
           appeare
           to
           me
           so
           light
           ,
           and
           slender
           ,
           that
           my
           curiosity
           hath
           not
           hitherto
           been
           tempted
           to
           an
           inquiry
           :
           This
           onely
           I
           am
           assured
           of
           ,
           that
           if
           injuries
           of
           this
           kinde
           may
           be
           compensat
           ,
           by
           a
           counter-charge
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           may
           quickly
           ballance
           this
           account
           ,
           the
           English
           disdain
           of
           the
           Dutch
           is
           an
           infinit
           theme
           :
           It
           's
           true
           ,
           either
           its
           excesse
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           cause
           ,
           hath
           hindered
           it
           ,
           to
           shew
           it self
           ,
           in
           the
           ingenuousnesse
           of
           pictures
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           phansies
           ;
           but
           he
           who
           judgeth
           this
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           want
           ,
           may
           easily
           finde
           it
           supplied
           by
           ane
           immense
           overplus
           of
           pride
           ,
           and
           contumelie
           ,
           in
           their
           discourses
           ,
           and
           descriptions
           of
           that
           People
           ,
           both
           old
           and
           late
           :
           One
           thing
           I
           may
           further
           adde
           upon
           this
           subject
           ,
           that
           for
           that
           picture
           instanced
           of
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           the
           Ladies
           ,
           even
           interest
           and
           policy
           seeme
           to
           absolve
           the
           Estats
           of
           any
           advice
           to
           the
           Painter
           ,
           or
           other
           accession
           unto
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           3.
           ground
           of
           provocation
           ,
           intimat
           by
           the
           King
           of
           Englands
           last
           letter
           to
           the
           Estats
           ,
           is
           ,
           That
           his
           Majesty
           thinks
           himself
           not
           bound
           to
           suffer
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           to
           do
           what
           injuries
           they
           please
           to
           their
           Neighbours
           ,
           in
           matter
           of
           trade
           ,
           which
           if
           we
           consider
           ,
           with
           a
           respect
           to
           the
           King's
           acknowledgement
           ,
           of
           the
           Triple
           Alliance
           ,
           and
           with
           this
           onely
           import
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           did
           not
           judge
           himself
           thereby
           bound
           ,
           to
           concurre
           with
           ,
           and
           assist
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           in
           their
           injustice
           ,
           is
           no
           doubt
           fair
           &
           righteous
           ,
           &
           when
           made
           out
           ,
           cannot
           but
           excuse
           him
           ,
           to
           abandon
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           in
           any
           such
           unequal
           controversy
           ,
           they
           may
           fall
           into
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           ;
           Although
           ,
           whether
           it
           may
           ,
           in
           like
           manner
           ,
           warrant
           him
           ,
           to
           passe
           froma
           neutrality
           ,
           and
           take
           part
           with
           their
           adversaries
           ,
           when
           there
           
           appeares
           no
           ingagement
           of
           his
           own
           proper
           interest
           ,
           may
           still
           remaine
           a
           question
           :
           But
           seing
           the
           circumstances
           ,
           and
           whole
           straine
           of
           that
           letter
           ,
           togither
           with
           it's
           coincidence
           with
           the
           King
           of
           France
           ,
           his
           complaint
           of
           the
           Dutch
           innovations
           ,
           doe
           visibly
           hold
           forth
           ,
           a
           quit
           other
           tendency
           ,
           in
           the
           expression
           ,
           and
           in
           plain
           English
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesty
           presuming
           upon
           his
           Soveraignity
           of
           the
           seas
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           ground
           ,
           known
           to
           himself
           ,
           would
           have
           the
           Dutch
           to
           submit
           to
           his
           arbitration
           ;
           upon
           whatsoever
           difference
           ,
           the
           French
           may
           alledge
           :
           such
           an
           officious
           interposing
           ,
           without
           so
           much
           as
           the
           pretext
           ,
           either
           of
           a
           solid
           title
           ,
           or
           real
           occasion
           ,
           is
           palpably
           void
           of
           all
           colour
           of
           right
           ;
           so
           ,
           that
           in
           effect
           ,
           the
           challenge
           here
           couched
           ,
           in
           place
           of
           a
           declaration
           of
           a
           just
           offence
           ,
           doth
           only
           exhibit
           ,
           to
           the
           construction
           of
           ingenuitie
           ,
           his
           Majesties
           compliance
           ,
           with
           the
           French
           resentments
           ,
           and
           his
           resolution
           ,
           to
           second
           their
           armes
           just
           or
           injust
           ,
           and
           procure
           their
           satisfaction
           :
           As
           to
           the
           innovations
           ,
           or
           injuries
           in
           trade
           ,
           generally
           hinted
           at
           ,
           when
           their
           Majesties
           ,
           are
           both
           so
           reserved
           ,
           who
           can
           be
           expresse
           ?
           The
           increase
           of
           the
           Dutch
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           is
           indeed
           very
           extraordinary
           ,
           both
           to
           the
           prejudice
           and
           envie
           of
           all
           their
           neighbours
           ;
           but
           ,
           seing
           it
           is
           so
           assured
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           Dutch
           their
           advantages
           in
           trade
           ,
           are
           the
           Pure
           effects
           ,
           of
           their
           own
           greater
           industry
           ,
           and
           sobrietie
           ,
           that
           neither
           of
           the
           Kings
           have
           as
           yet
           ,
           thought
           it
           fit
           to
           acquaint
           the
           world
           ,
           with
           the
           particulars
           of
           their
           complaint
           ,
           it
           is
           cleare
           that
           these
           murmurings
           ,
           so
           like
           to
           the
           repineings
           of
           profuse
           debauches
           ,
           equally
           covering
           and
           lazie
           ,
           to
           the
           proportion
           of
           their
           immense
           riot
           ,
           against
           men
           of
           vertue
           ,
           and
           diligence
           ,
           can
           never
           amount
           to
           a
           justifiable
           quarrel
           :
           I
           know
           ,
           injuries
           in
           the
           remote
           parts
           of
           Africk
           and
           Asia
           ,
           have
           been
           discoursed
           of
           ,
           and
           in
           special
           ,
           that
           the
           Dutch
           doe
           there
           ,
           either
           secretly
           instigat
           ,
           or
           by
           compact
           ,
           oblige
           the
           natives
           ,
           to
           exclude
           all
           others
           ,
           and
           principally
           the
           English
           ,
           from
           commerce
           in
           their
           bounds
           ,
           (
           and
           this
           was
           also
           the
           great
           pretext
           of
           the
           last
           war
           )
           but
           ,
           whither
           this
           be
           only
           an
           invention
           ,
           simulating
           to
           come
           from
           far
           ,
           the
           better
           to
           cover
           it's
           groundlesse
           contriveance
           at
           home
           ,
           
           or
           ,
           that
           the
           Dutch
           by
           a
           more
           happy
           ,
           and
           dexterous
           addresse
           ,
           in
           these
           many
           lawful
           wayes
           ,
           and
           methods
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           practised
           ,
           doe
           indeed
           prevail
           ,
           and
           carry
           the
           affection
           and
           trade
           of
           these
           countreys
           ,
           to
           the
           neglect
           and
           dammage
           of
           other
           adventurers
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           inquisitive
           ?
           Onely
           ,
           as
           there
           hath
           not
           hither
           to
           been
           given
           ,
           any
           satisfieing
           information
           ,
           in
           matter
           of
           fact
           ;
           so
           ,
           I
           am
           very
           confident
           ,
           that
           if
           artifice
           ,
           and
           covetousnesse
           ,
           were
           sufficient
           ,
           to
           compasse
           such
           a
           priviledge
           ,
           neither
           English
           nor
           French
           ,
           in
           these
           parts
           ,
           had
           been
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           short
           of
           those
           ,
           at
           whom
           they
           thus
           unreasonably
           grudge
           :
           I
           need
           not
           here
           much
           notice
           ,
           the
           grievance
           talked
           of
           ,
           by
           some
           ,
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           for
           their
           excessive
           transportation
           of
           Gold
           and
           Silver
           ,
           to
           the
           East
           Indies
           :
           that
           the
           thing
           is
           an
           abuse
           in
           it self
           ,
           draining
           Europe
           ,
           of
           it's
           best
           substance
           ,
           to
           the
           languishing
           of
           trade
           ,
           and
           Arts
           ,
           and
           the
           occasioning
           of
           many
           miseries
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           such
           a
           measure
           ,
           as
           even
           the
           treasures
           of
           America
           ,
           which
           Europe
           hath
           lately
           devoured
           ,
           are
           not
           to
           be
           known
           ,
           but
           ,
           it
           's
           leannesse
           rather
           greater
           ,
           then
           before
           ,
           and
           for
           no
           better
           returne
           ,
           then
           that
           ,
           of
           spiceries
           ,
           drugges
           and
           other
           the
           like
           superfluities
           ,
           is
           ,
           too
           too
           visible
           :
           neither
           can
           it
           be
           denied
           ,
           that
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           their
           East
           Indie
           Company
           ,
           who
           suck
           our
           much
           of
           the
           substance
           of
           Europe
           ,
           as
           the
           English
           their
           Company
           doth
           impoverish
           all
           England
           ,
           are
           ,
           deepest
           in
           the
           transgression
           ;
           but
           ,
           seing
           ,
           beside
           what
           may
           be
           alledged
           ,
           from
           the
           absolute
           power
           ,
           and
           liberty
           ,
           competent
           to
           every
           Prince
           or
           State
           ,
           in
           these
           matters
           ,
           the
           restraining
           of
           this
           evil
           ,
           is
           so
           far
           from
           being
           the
           ground
           of
           the
           controversie
           ,
           that
           on
           the
           contrair
           ,
           the
           contest
           ,
           is
           much
           animat
           ,
           by
           the
           envie
           at
           ,
           and
           desire
           of
           the
           same
           pernicious
           profit
           ,
           it
           is
           evident
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           plea
           is
           nothing
           thereby
           bettered
           .
        
         
           Having
           thus
           weighed
           and
           rejected
           the
           King
           of
           Englands
           proper
           pretenses
           ,
           I
           am
           sorry
           ,
           that
           such
           a
           soul
           conclusion
           ,
           doth
           so
           fairly
           present
           ,
           viz.
           
             That
             ,
             his
             Majesties
             present
             concurrence
             with
             the
             French
             ,
             against
             the
             Dutch
             is
             ,
             not
             onely
             a
             manifest
             partaking
             with
             them
             ,
             in
             their
             injustice
             ,
             and
             violence
             ,
             but
             accompanied
             ,
             with
             such
             circumstances
             ,
             as
             doe
             render
             the
             accessory
             ,
             an
             hundred
             fold
             more
             guilty
             then
             the
             
             pall
             :
          
           which
           that
           I
           may
           more
           distinctly
           explicat
           ,
           I
           shall
           breifly
           reduce
           ,
           what
           remains
           ,
           to
           the
           heads
           proposed
           ,
           viz.
           That
           this
           assistance
           ,
           of
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           is
           aggravat
           on
           his
           part
           ,
           from
           no
           lesse
           opposition
           ,
           then
           that
           of
           
             religion
             ,
             faith
             ,
             honour
             ,
             and
             interest
             :
          
           the
           dearest
           and
           highest
           of
           all
           concernes
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           for
           Religion
           ,
           it
           is
           evident
           ,
           that
           it's
           disswasion
           ,
           cannot
           be
           called
           in
           question
           ,
           by
           any
           ,
           who
           doe
           not
           doubt
           his
           Majestie
           to
           be
           a
           Protestant
           ;
           for
           ,
           seing
           the
           truth
           and
           protestant
           cause
           ,
           are
           unavoidably
           threatened
           ,
           by
           the
           French
           successe
           ,
           what
           rational
           man
           can
           think
           ,
           that
           a
           protestant
           Prince
           should
           second
           them
           ,
           in
           the
           interprise
           ?
           And
           really
           ,
           the
           connexion
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           is
           so
           obvious
           ,
           that
           ,
           it
           cannot
           but
           be
           grievous
           ,
           to
           all
           his
           Majesties
           wel
           wishers
           ,
           to
           heare
           ,
           and
           understand
           ,
           how
           ,
           that
           his
           present
           proceedings
           ,
           have
           so
           much
           every
           where
           brought
           his
           affection
           to
           this
           interest
           ,
           under
           debate
           :
           I
           need
           not
           here
           mention
           ,
           the
           specious
           title
           ,
           that
           he
           assumes
           ,
           
             of
             defender
             of
             the
             faith
          
           ,
           it's
           engagements
           ,
           hitherto
           ,
           have
           proved
           so
           insignificant
           ,
           that
           such
           as
           before
           did
           hesitat
           ,
           doe
           now
           begin
           to
           say
           openly
           ,
           that
           his
           resentment
           of
           gratitude
           ,
           toward
           the
           sea
           of
           Rome
           ,
           that
           conferred
           it
           ,
           do
           in
           effect
           seem
           to
           preponderat
           all
           it
           's
           reall
           import
           ,
           and
           that
           Henry
           the
           eighth
           his
           scribling
           against
           Luther
           ,
           which
           procured
           him
           from
           the
           Pope
           this
           title
           of
           the
           faith's
           defender
           ,
           was
           not
           in
           any
           proportion
           ,
           that
           way
           so
           considerable
           ;
           as
           Charles
           the
           second
           his
           present
           arming
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           may
           very
           justly
           entitle
           him
           ,
           with
           all
           true
           protestants
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           faith's
           betrayer
           :
           whether
           he
           will
           hold
           on
           the
           paralel
           ,
           and
           disappoint
           all
           appearances
           and
           their
           feares
           ,
           as
           the
           same
           Henry
           did
           the
           Pope
           his
           author
           ,
           the
           event
           will
           testify
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           may
           ,
           is
           my
           hearty
           desire
           ?
        
         
           The
           next
           head
           that
           prohibits
           this
           apprehended
           assistance
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           of
           faith
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           togither
           with
           the
           more
           common
           assurances
           of
           humanity
           ,
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           protestanisme
           ,
           doe
           conspire
           the
           special
           engagements
           ,
           both
           of
           the
           late
           Treaty
           ,
           and
           Triple
           Alliance
           ,
           whereby
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           the
           estats
           ,
           are
           expressely
           bound
           to
           keep
           true
           ,
           firme
           ,
           and
           inviolable
           peace
           ,
           
           and
           neerer
           ,
           and
           stricter
           Alliance
           ,
           and
           union
           ,
           from
           that
           day
           foreward
           ,
           &c.
           
           All
           which
           ,
           if
           he
           should
           now
           breake
           ,
           strangers
           may
           indeed
           exceedingly
           wonder
           :
           I
           say
           strangers
           ,
           for
           as
           for
           us
           ,
           his
           subjects
           ,
           sad
           experience
           hath
           aboundantly
           instructed
           us
           ,
           that
           all
           our
           part
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           wish
           ,
           that
           where
           neither
           religion
           nor
           faith
           have
           availed
           ,
           yet
           at
           least
           common
           honesty
           ,
           and
           good
           fame
           may
           be
           prevalent
           .
        
         
           The
           third
           disswasive
           that
           offers
           ,
           against
           this
           concurrence
           ,
           is
           honour
           :
           And
           certainly
           ,
           where
           religion
           and
           faith
           doe
           claime
           so
           great
           a
           part
           ,
           honour
           cannot
           but
           have
           a
           very
           large
           share
           ;
           but
           because
           these
           succumbeing
           ,
           no
           doubt
           their
           concomitant
           will
           evanish
           ,
           as
           a
           shaddow
           ,
           it
           doth
           therefore
           present
           ,
           upon
           a
           distinct
           ground
           ,
           and
           pleads
           from
           its
           own
           peculiar
           merit
           .
           That
           the
           English
           Nation
           sometimes
           masters
           ,
           and
           ever
           equal
           to
           the
           French
           ,
           should
           not
           now
           ,
           be
           degraded
           unto
           a
           base
           and
           mercenary
           subserviency
           ,
           it
           vvould
           be
           of
           moment
           ,
           vvith
           a
           generous
           person
           ,
           to
           suspend
           ,
           even
           a
           real
           ,
           let
           be
           ,
           a
           groundlesse
           provocation
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           resent
           it
           ,
           snakeingly
           ,
           against
           his
           partie
           ,
           under
           another's
           disadvantage
           ;
           but
           ,
           neither
           can
           policy
           be
           exacted
           to
           these
           rules
           ,
           nor
           doth
           the
           present
           case
           stand
           upon
           such
           a
           punctilio
           :
           Our
           substance
           and
           power
           ,
           with
           the
           noble
           ascendent
           ,
           that
           the
           genius
           of
           this
           nation
           ,
           hath
           alwayes
           had
           ,
           over
           that
           of
           the
           French
           ,
           do
           upon
           more
           solid
           grounds
           ,
           equally
           disdaine
           ,
           both
           the
           Switzers
           service
           ,
           &
           Munsters
           hire
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           should
           become
           a
           Pensionary
           of
           the
           French
           King
           ,
           is
           a
           novelty
           ,
           that
           hath
           hitherto
           had
           no
           precedent
           :
           But
           it
           may
           be
           said
           ,
           that
           however
           we
           may
           thus
           calculat
           ,
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ;
           yet
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           if
           we
           remember
           the
           bussinesse
           of
           Chattam
           ,
           and
           the
           Dutch
           their
           late
           exaltation
           ,
           these
           cannot
           but
           chock
           every
           true
           English
           heart
           ,
           and
           to
           such
           at
           least
           ,
           as
           are
           tenderly
           sensible
           of
           this
           delicat
           point
           of
           honour
           ,
           excuse
           us
           ,
           to
           embrace
           any
           occasion
           ,
           whereby
           we
           may
           soonest
           ,
           and
           best
           ,
           retrive
           that
           of
           our
           nation
           ,
           unto
           it's
           former
           splendor
           :
           I
           graunt
           indeed
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           affair
           of
           Chattam
           ,
           was
           a
           high
           affront
           ,
           turning
           in
           effect
           England's
           glory
           ,
           &
           the
           worlds
           terror
           ,
           unto
           the
           contempt
           &
           scorne
           of
           a
           feeble
           defence
           ,
           and
           in
           our
           estimation
           ,
           delivering
           ,
           what
           was
           
           as
           Neptun's
           throne
           ,
           to
           be
           dragged
           in
           Triumph
           ,
           by
           poor
           distressed
           fishers
           ;
           so
           ,
           as
           I
           suppose
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           truly
           affirmed
           ,
           as
           the
           fairest
           account
           of
           his
           Majesties
           displeasure
           ,
           that
           his
           resentment
           of
           the
           Chattam-Attacque
           ,
           is
           at
           the
           root
           of
           all
           :
           Which
           as
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           ,
           it
           hath
           been
           notably
           improved
           by
           the
           french
           caresses
           ,
           wherewith
           it
           is
           known
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           plied
           ,
           both
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           his
           favourits
           ,
           at
           all
           points
           :
           so
           ,
           in
           all
           probability
           ,
           the
           envy
           of
           the
           Dutch
           prosperity
           ,
           the
           irritation
           of
           
             Van
             Ghent's
             Goe-by
          
           ,
           and
           the
           opportunity
           of
           the
           French
           invasion
           ,
           with
           the
           temptation
           of
           their
           money
           ,
           have
           heightened
           all
           other
           grounds
           of
           misunderstanding
           ,
           and
           advanced
           the
           indignation
           unto
           this
           present
           menacing
           posture
           :
           And
           thus
           I
           confesse
           things
           may
           stand
           ,
           on
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           part
           :
           But
           ,
           seing
           the
           surprise
           of
           Chattam
           ,
           was
           on
           the
           Dutch
           their
           part
           ,
           a
           fair
           act
           of
           hostility
           ,
           rather
           advanced
           ,
           then
           obscured
           ,
           by
           the
           Treaty
           ,
           begun
           with
           the
           warning
           of
           an
           expresse
           proviso
           ,
           of
           no
           cessation
           ,
           it
           cannot
           but
           be
           graunted
           ,
           that
           all
           these
           circumstances
           of
           his
           Majesties
           disgrace
           ,
           did
           onely
           redound
           ,
           and
           accumulate
           ,
           to
           the
           Dutch
           their
           honour
           ;
           so
           ,
           that
           now
           ,
           after
           the
           thing
           is
           voided
           by
           an
           ensueing
           peace
           ,
           and
           so
           long
           after
           ,
           to
           meditat
           the
           revenge
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           we
           had
           neither
           the
           providence
           ,
           nor
           courage
           ,
           in
           it's
           season
           to
           have
           prevented
           ,
           nor
           perhaps
           durst
           yet
           notice
           ,
           if
           the
           conjunction
           of
           the
           French
           ,
           did
           not
           thereto
           prompt
           ;
           besids
           it's
           injustice
           ,
           is
           an
           impotency
           ,
           more
           shameful
           ,
           then
           the
           cause
           that
           provocks
           it
           :
           nay
           when
           I
           reflect
           upon
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           their
           then
           successe
           ,
           togither
           with
           that
           pusillanimitie
           ,
           and
           distresse
           ,
           that
           appeared
           in
           our
           court
           ,
           and
           that
           confusion
           and
           consternation
           ,
           which
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           did
           seise
           not
           onely
           London
           ,
           but
           the
           whole
           nation
           ,
           and
           withal
           consider
           ,
           how
           little
           the
           Dutch
           did
           presse
           these
           advantages
           ,
           either
           by
           an
           irruption
           into
           that
           feareful
           breach
           ,
           continuance
           of
           the
           war
           ,
           or
           shewing
           themselves
           more
           uneasie
           ,
           in
           the
           dependent
           Treaty
           ,
           I
           cannot
           but
           judge
           ,
           that
           the
           Dutch
           their
           so
           singular
           moderation
           ,
           and
           disposition
           to
           peace
           ,
           when
           England
           was
           in
           its
           lowest
           State
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           a
           most
           powerful
           mitigation
           ,
           and
           utterly
           to
           efface
           all
           rancour
           against
           a
           people
           as
           generous
           in
           their
           carriage
           ,
           and
           condescensions
           ,
           
           as
           valarous
           in
           their
           atcheivements
           :
           as
           for
           the
           Goe-by
           given
           by
           the
           Dutch
           Vice-Admiral
           and
           Fleet
           to
           a
           pitieful
           pleasure-boat
           ,
           it
           is
           allready
           examined
           .
        
         
           The
           fourth
           and
           last
           head
           ,
           that
           opposeth
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           resolution
           ,
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           of
           interest
           :
           and
           this
           indeed
           is
           so
           much
           the
           more
           to
           be
           pondered
           ,
           that
           not
           onely
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           it
           hath
           the
           greatest
           sway
           in
           humane
           affairs
           ,
           but
           in
           this
           present
           bussinesse
           is
           in
           effect
           ,
           the
           cheife
           inducement
           ,
           wherewith
           many
           of
           this
           nation
           flatter
           themselves
           ,
           and
           would
           delude
           others
           ;
           for
           ,
           seing
           ,
           that
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           are
           the
           only
           people
           ,
           who
           can
           compet
           with
           the
           English
           in
           naval
           forces
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           late
           ,
           they
           have
           in
           a
           manner
           rendred
           themselves
           Masters
           ,
           of
           the
           whole
           trade
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           ,
           and
           thereby
           doe
           alone
           hold
           the
           ballance
           ,
           against
           us
           ;
           it
           ,
           must
           of
           necessity
           be
           graunted
           ,
           that
           the
           dominion
           will
           prove
           England's
           exaltation
           :
           and
           as
           to
           the
           feare
           of
           too
           much
           aggrandizing
           France's
           naval
           strength
           (
           for
           as
           to
           their
           power
           by
           land
           ,
           while
           England
           retains
           the
           command
           of
           the
           seas
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           to
           be
           reguarded
           )
           it
           is
           aboundantly
           excluded
           ,
           both
           by
           the
           assurance
           we
           have
           ,
           of
           the
           Dutch
           their
           readinesse
           to
           accept
           of
           peace
           ,
           at
           our
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           French
           their
           remedilesse
           want
           of
           seamen
           ,
           and
           their
           nurseries
           ,
           wherewith
           England
           is
           so
           richly
           stored
           :
           But
           ,
           though
           this
           reasoning
           ,
           doth
           appeare
           plausible
           ,
           yet
           ,
           how
           quickly
           is
           it
           dashed
           ,
           by
           this
           one
           short
           ,
           and
           obvious
           supposition
           ,
           what
           if
           the
           English
           Fleet
           be
           beaten
           ?
           Which
           as
           the
           righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           omnipotent
           power
           of
           the
           great
           God
           ,
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           ,
           the
           injustice
           of
           our
           cause
           ,
           and
           the
           dreadful
           wickednesse
           of
           the
           land
           ,
           the
           judgements
           of
           plague
           ,
           sword
           ,
           fire
           ,
           and
           wasting
           consumption
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           already
           felt
           ,
           without
           repentance
           ,
           his
           Majesties
           Motto
           Jer.
           22.
           30.
           which
           hitherto
           hath
           not
           failed
           ,
           and
           the
           injury
           offered
           unto
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           with
           their
           inclination
           to
           peace
           ,
           and
           forced
           necessity
           to
           war
           ,
           doe
           render
           many
           degrees
           more
           probable
           ;
           so
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           that
           the
           known
           distractions
           ,
           and
           greivances
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           oppressed
           ,
           by
           both
           court
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           
           and
           yet
           these
           two
           divided
           one
           against
           the
           other
           ,
           the
           strange
           difficulties
           ,
           and
           courses
           taken
           ,
           in
           the
           out-rigge
           of
           the
           present
           Fleet
           ,
           perverting
           right
           ,
           and
           starving
           trade
           ,
           by
           the
           stop
           of
           the
           exchecquer
           ,
           and
           trampling
           upon
           the
           nations
           honour
           and
           interest
           ,
           by
           that
           base
           and
           dangerous
           supply
           from
           France
           ,
           doe
           thence
           portend
           most
           sad
           and
           funest
           consequences
           ,
           and
           these
           ,
           so
           much
           the
           more
           assured
           ,
           and
           terrible
           ,
           that
           they
           seem
           infallibly
           to
           depend
           ,
           not
           on
           the
           disasterous
           successe
           of
           a
           long
           war
           ,
           but
           on
           the
           very
           simple
           miscarriage
           of
           the
           first
           rancountre
           ,
           and
           if
           thereby
           all
           the
           flatteries
           of
           our
           vaine
           hopes
           ,
           be
           not
           infinitly
           overballanced
           ,
           let
           all
           sober
           men
           judge
           .
           But
           not
           alwayes
           to
           ominat
           the
           worst
           ,
           admit
           we
           doe
           overcome
           at
           first
           ,
           doth
           not
           our
           late
           experience
           ,
           sufficiently
           teach
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           by
           our
           courage
           ,
           may
           gaine
           fights
           ,
           and
           yet
           by
           reason
           of
           want
           of
           stock
           ,
           lose
           and
           be
           inferiour
           in
           the
           war
           :
           Next
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           superior
           in
           the
           war
           ,
           where
           are
           our
           solid
           advantages
           ,
           and
           who
           can
           finde
           out
           ,
           and
           establish
           that
           midds
           ,
           whereby
           ,
           neither
           the
           French
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           ,
           shall
           reap
           too
           great
           benefit
           ,
           by
           the
           Dutch
           their
           ruine
           ,
           and
           so
           be
           rendered
           a
           more
           powerful
           competitor
           ;
           nor
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           recover
           all
           their
           former
           habitudes
           ,
           and
           successe
           in
           trade
           ;
           seing
           in
           effect
           ,
           both
           their
           present
           increase
           ,
           and
           our
           decay
           ,
           are
           from
           causes
           altogither
           inward
           ,
           as
           we
           may
           heare
           ?
           Thirdly
           ,
           doe
           we
           willfully
           shut
           our
           eyes
           ;
           and
           will
           we
           not
           understand
           ,
           that
           the
           French
           ,
           first
           with
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           now
           with
           us
           ,
           will
           againe
           tack
           about
           to
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           in
           case
           ,
           that
           we
           do
           prevaile
           :
           And
           this
           leads
           me
           to
           wonder
           ,
           at
           the
           emptinesse
           and
           insignificancy
           of
           the
           consideration
           ,
           opposed
           to
           the
           just
           feares
           of
           the
           French
           their
           rising
           greatnesse
           :
           if
           the
           late
           extraordinary
           beginnings
           of
           their
           sea
           forces
           ,
           do
           not
           convincingly
           assure
           ,
           a
           sutable
           advance
           ;
           yet
           ,
           their
           Kings
           first
           joining
           with
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           to
           quash
           and
           weaken
           the
           English
           ,
           and
           now
           turning
           to
           the
           English
           ,
           to
           suppresse
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           may
           palpably
           discover
           his
           designe
           ,
           either
           to
           be
           himself
           Master
           of
           both
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           ,
           to
           suffer
           neither
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           overtop
           him
           :
           Now
           as
           to
           the
           nurseries
           we
           boast
           of
           ,
           the
           Thames
           ,
           our
           far
           more
           
           happy
           side
           of
           the
           Channel
           ,
           New-Castle
           trade
           ,
           and
           forraigne
           plantations
           ,
           are
           no
           doubt
           brave
           conveniencies
           ;
           and
           yet
           a
           man
           may
           well
           think
           ,
           that
           the
           French
           ,
           their
           many
           sea
           ports
           ,
           and
           rivers
           ,
           great
           trade
           ,
           and
           also
           plantations
           ,
           with
           their
           money
           that
           answers
           all
           things
           ,
           may
           in
           short
           time
           ,
           become
           more
           then
           equal
           :
           While
           Spain
           had
           the
           ascendent
           ,
           the
           maxime
           for
           the
           English
           and
           Dutch
           ,
           was
           ,
           in
           the
           embleme
           of
           two
           bottles
           ,
           swimming
           together
           ,
           with
           their
           motto
           :
           
             si
             concutimur
             ,
             frangimur
          
           :
           that
           it
           should
           be
           antiquat
           ,
           upon
           the
           French
           their
           far
           more
           formidable
           prevalency
           ,
           I
           wish
           the
           event
           do
           not
           too
           late
           discover
           the
           error
           :
           O
           how
           happy
           might
           the
           English
           be
           ,
           if
           but
           wise
           ,
           to
           advert
           ,
           how
           that
           their
           recovery
           of
           trade
           ,
           strength
           and
           riches
           ,
           could
           not
           possibly
           misse
           ,
           by
           a
           far
           more
           easie
           expedient
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           brief
           (
           for
           I
           may
           not
           enlarge
           )
           consisting
           ,
           in
           the
           simple
           reforme
           of
           three
           things
           ,
           viz.
           first
           ,
           of
           our
           excesse
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Dutch
           frugality
           ,
           who
           by
           their
           sobriety
           and
           hard
           fare
           both
           by
           sea
           and
           land
           ,
           do
           evidently
           facilitat
           both
           manufacture
           ,
           and
           transport
           ,
           to
           the
           underselling
           of
           all
           others
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           advancement
           of
           their
           gaine
           .
           Of
           the
           luxury
           of
           our
           Court
           ,
           vvhereby
           thousands
           ,
           specialy
           of
           the
           youth
           ,
           are
           debauched
           ,
           from
           all
           vertue
           ,
           and
           those
           summes
           ,
           vvhich
           might
           be
           a
           great
           accession
           ,
           to
           the
           trading
           stock
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           turned
           out
           of
           that
           channel
           ,
           to
           the
           maintenance
           of
           prodigality
           ,
           and
           that
           beggarly
           villanous
           traine
           ,
           vvherevvith
           they
           are
           attended
           :
           And
           3
           ,
           of
           our
           Church
           &
           Clergy
           ,
           by
           vvhose
           jealous
           persecutions
           ,
           irreligious
           neglect
           of
           their
           office
           ,
           &
           sacrilegious
           consumption
           of
           their
           benefices
           ,
           and
           Church
           livings
           ,
           so
           many
           sober
           persons
           ,
           have
           been
           ,
           and
           still
           are
           ,
           ruined
           ,
           or
           discouraged
           ,
           so
           much
           vice
           and
           idlenesse
           continually
           fomented
           ,
           and
           so
           great
           a
           treasure
           of
           money
           improfitably
           imployed
           ,
           and
           wasted
           .
           But
           though
           the
           words
           of
           wisdome
           are
           all
           in
           righteousnesse
           ;
           yet
           ,
           knowledge
           is
           onely
           easie
           to
           him
           that
           hath
           understanding
           .
           I
           might
           here
           further
           adde
           ,
           how
           far
           more
           glorious
           and
           profitable
           it
           would
           be
           ,
           for
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           in
           this
           conjuncture
           ,
           to
           show
           himself
           Protector
           of
           the
           protestant
           cause
           ,
           and
           thereby
           ,
           not
           onely
           gaine
           the
           more
           cordial
           and
           
           intense
           affection
           ,
           of
           all
           his
           subjects
           ,
           and
           the
           esteem
           and
           honour
           of
           all
           the
           reformed
           nations
           ,
           and
           Churches
           ;
           but
           more
           powerfully
           binde
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           to
           all
           his
           reasonable
           demands
           ,
           to
           containe
           himself
           in
           peace
           ,
           and
           let
           his
           subjects
           ,
           so
           much
           the
           more
           plentifully
           gather
           it
           's
           sweet
           fruits
           ,
           while
           others
           in
           their
           miserable
           contendings
           ,
           doe
           neglect
           them
           :
           And
           lastly
           ,
           to
           hold
           the
           ballance
           ,
           and
           in
           its
           season
           absolutely
           umpire
           it
           ,
           amongst
           all
           his
           neighbours
           ,
           when
           wearied
           ,
           and
           broken
           by
           wars
           ,
           to
           the
           restoring
           of
           Peace
           ,
           setling
           of
           right
           ,
           and
           the
           high
           advancement
           of
           the
           interest
           of
           the
           English
           nation
           :
           But
           who
           is
           so
           blinde
           as
           he
           who
           will
           not
           see
           ?
           His
           Majesty
           is
           abandoned
           to
           his
           humors
           ,
           and
           the
           solidity
           of
           the
           English
           nation
           ,
           that
           hath
           ever
           had
           a
           very
           sound
           discerning
           and
           noble
           misreguard
           of
           the
           airienesse
           ,
           &
           instability
           of
           the
           French
           ,
           is
           at
           present
           ,
           exposed
           ,
           by
           the
           cheat
           of
           their
           complements
           ,
           to
           the
           worst
           designe
           of
           their
           policy
           .
           The
           Dutch
           ,
           to
           gratifie
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           have
           ,
           of
           late
           ,
           advanced
           the
           Prince
           of
           Orange
           ,
           and
           he
           who
           questioneth
           the
           ingrediency
           of
           this
           motive
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           may
           quickly
           be
           satisfied
           ,
           by
           an
           easie
           reflexion
           ,
           upon
           the
           Late
           Prince
           his
           odd
           extravagancies
           ,
           and
           what
           ensued
           ;
           this
           Prince
           his
           relation
           to
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           with
           the
           influences
           ,
           that
           thence
           may
           be
           feared
           ,
           and
           the
           tempting
           occasion
           ,
           that
           the
           continuance
           of
           such
           a
           command
           ,
           after
           the
           wars
           ,
           may
           give
           ;
           yet
           ,
           is
           not
           this
           like
           to
           prove
           a
           diversion
           :
           It
           is
           further
           certain
           ,
           that
           the
           generality
           of
           his
           Majesties
           subjects
           ,
           both
           from
           the
           conviction
           of
           the
           reasons
           above
           exposed
           ,
           the
           increase
           of
           grievances
           ,
           which
           they
           begin
           to
           feel
           ,
           and
           the
           visible
           insolency
           ,
           whereunto
           a
           restlesse
           Popish
           party
           ,
           in
           our
           own
           bowels
           ,
           are
           already
           encouraged
           ,
           doe
           ,
           from
           their
           heart
           ,
           equally
           detest
           the
           French
           conjunction
           ,
           and
           dislike
           this
           breach
           with
           the
           Dutch
           :
           But
           neither
           is
           this
           a
           more
           promising
           disswasive
           ,
           so
           that
           after
           all
           the
           serutiny
           I
           have
           made
           ,
           in
           this
           affair
           ,
           I
           must
           professe
           ,
           that
           by
           such
           a
           combination
           of
           most
           important
           ,
           and
           evident
           disswasives
           ,
           my
           thoughts
           ,
           in
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           this
           fatal
           war
           ,
           are
           quite
           run
           up
           to
           
           this
           one
           ,
           for
           a
           rest
           ,
           that
           the
           thing
           if
           it
           fall
           out
           ,
           is
           from
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           what
           he
           hath
           determined
           will
           quickly
           appeare
           .
        
         
           It
           remains
           now
           ,
           for
           conclusion
           ,
           that
           I
           at
           least
           name
           the
           duetie
           ,
           to
           which
           all
           this
           discourse
           hath
           so
           full
           and
           fair
           a
           tendency
           ,
           and
           that
           all
           the
           lovers
           of
           truth
           ,
           his
           Majesties
           ,
           and
           England's
           wel-being
           ,
           would
           be
           earnest
           with
           God
           ,
           to
           turn
           the
           King
           from
           this
           evil
           course
           ,
           and
           direct
           him
           ,
           unto
           better
           counsels
           ,
           is
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           a
           warrantable
           ,
           seasonable
           ,
           and
           Loyal
           part
           ;
           but
           if
           God
           in
           his
           holy
           providence
           shall
           permit
           him
           to
           proceed
           ,
           his
           Authority
           ,
           cannot
           warrant
           our
           obedience
           ,
           unto
           such
           a
           sinful
           concurrence
           :
           I
           know
           ,
           that
           of
           late
           ,
           that
           Apostolick
           position
           ,
           
             It
             is
             better
             to
             obey
             God
             then
             man
             ,
          
           hath
           been
           much
           decried
           ,
           as
           fanatick
           ,
           and
           seditious
           ,
           and
           that
           for
           me
           to
           insist
           on
           such
           an
           exhortation
           ,
           would
           be
           derided
           ,
           by
           many
           ,
           as
           vain
           and
           ridiculous
           canting
           :
           but
           ,
           however
           men
           receive
           it
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           with
           the
           Apostle
           Paul
           ,
           that
           the
           judgment
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           according
           to
           truth
           ,
           against
           them
           which
           commit
           such
           things
           ,
           to
           render
           tribulation
           and
           anguish
           ,
           unto
           every
           soul
           of
           man
           that
           doeth
           evil
           ,
           to
           the
           subject
           as
           wel
           as
           unto
           the
           Prince
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           God
           there
           is
           no
           respect
           of
           persons
           :
           neither
           is
           the
           insufficiency
           of
           this
           plea
           ,
           of
           the
           authority
           of
           Princes
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           yet
           to
           be
           determined
           ;
           Ephraim
           but
           walked
           willingly
           after
           the
           commandment
           ,
           yet
           was
           he
           therefore
           oppressed
           ,
           and
           broken
           in
           judgement
           .
           The
           time
           was
           ,
           in
           England
           ,
           when
           men
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           betray
           their
           civil
           liberty
           ,
           to
           the
           will
           of
           arbitrarie
           orders
           ,
           did
           chuse
           to
           suffer
           the
           imprisonment
           of
           their
           persons
           ,
           and
           ruine
           of
           their
           whole
           estats
           ,
           when
           ,
           they
           might
           have
           redeemed
           both
           ,
           by
           a
           very
           small
           voluntary
           payment
           :
           shall
           we
           then
           now
           ,
           so
           far
           degenerat
           ,
           as
           not
           only
           to
           give
           our
           moneyes
           ,
           and
           estats
           ,
           but
           surrender
           ,
           and
           sacrifice
           our
           blood
           ,
           lives
           ,
           and
           souls
           to
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           an
           unjust
           war
           ,
           against
           both
           religion
           ,
           and
           righteousnesse
           ?
           God
           forbid
           :
           Now
           if
           it
           be
           asked
           ,
           what
           then
           should
           we
           do
           ?
           I
           am
           no
           furious
           fanatick
           ,
           my
           answer
           is
           plain
           and
           safe
           ,
           onely
           sin
           not
           ,
           by
           any
           direct
           accession
           to
           this
           unrighteous
           
           war
           ,
           and
           if
           ye
           therefore
           be
           put
           to
           suffer
           ,
           remember
           ,
           that
           ,
           
             blessed
             are
             they
             who
             are
             persecuted
             for
             righteousnesse
             sake
             ,
             for
             their's
             is
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             heaven
             ,
             and
             he
             is
             also
             faithful
             who
             will
             not
             suffer
             us
             to
             be
             tempted
             ,
             above
             what
             we
             are
             able
             :
          
           But
           if
           men
           say
           ,
           nay
           ,
           but
           we
           will
           obey
           our
           Prince
           ,
           be
           avenged
           upon
           these
           insolents
           ,
           recover
           our
           honour
           ,
           and
           restore
           our
           trade
           ;
           let
           them
           be
           doing
           ,
           and
           be
           strong
           for
           the
           battel
           ,
           God
           may
           make
           them
           fall
           before
           the
           enemie
           ,
           for
           he
           hath
           power
           to
           helpe
           the
           injured
           ,
           and
           to
           cast
           downe
           the
           proud
           :
           Once
           more
           ,
           therefore
           ,
           be
           warned
           ,
           and
           remember
           ,
           and
           feare
           ,
           lest
           
             if
             ye
             still
             doe
             wickedly
             ,
             ye
             be
             consumed
             both
             ye
             and
             your
             King.
             
          
        
         
           
             POSTSCRIPT
             .
          
           
             After
             I
             had
             digested
             the
             foregoing
             discourse
             ,
             I
             confesse
             the
             evident
             improbability
             ,
             of
             the
             King
             of
             England's
             grounds
             ,
             did
             make
             me
             subsist
             in
             the
             conviction
             ,
             that
             ,
             either
             I
             had
             superfluously
             laboured
             ,
             to
             prevent
             a
             vaine
             feare
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             ,
             might
             expect
             ,
             some
             far
             more
             weighty
             reasons
             ,
             then
             any
             I
             have
             mentioned
             ;
             but
             behold
             ,
             a
             new
             surprisal
             both
             to
             me
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             heare
             of
             it
             .
             The
             Dutch
             menaced
             by
             the
             French
             Kings
             power
             ,
             and
             forces
             ,
             are
             not
             only
             willing
             to
             comply
             with
             all
             reason
             ,
             for
             the
             establishing
             of
             a
             good
             understanding
             with
             the
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             the
             obtaining
             of
             his
             favour
             ;
             but
             ,
             by
             a
             new
             Embassie
             and
             very
             obliging
             proposals
             ,
             are
             courting
             him
             ,
             if
             he
             cannot
             keep
             faith
             ,
             and
             the
             late
             Alliance
             ,
             at
             least
             ,
             to
             the
             safe
             and
             advantagious
             part
             ,
             of
             a
             fair
             neutrality
             ;
             when
             on
             a
             sudden
             ,
             his
             men
             of
             war
             ,
             are
             sent
             out
             ,
             and
             in
             open
             hostility
             ,
             set
             upon
             the
             Dutch
             merchants
             ,
             returning
             thorow
             the
             Channel
             ,
             looking
             for
             no
             such
             thing
             ,
             but
             on
             the
             contrair
             ,
             wholly
             amazed
             at
             the
             rancountre
             ,
             and
             there
             sink
             ,
             and
             take
             what
             they
             are
             able
             :
             Now
             ,
             when
             ,
             or
             where
             was
             ever
             the
             like
             heard
             ?
             That
             the
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             
             a
             King
             ,
             and
             a
             great
             King
             ,
             a
             man
             in
             appearance
             ,
             and
             a
             Christian
             by
             title
             ,
             and
             a
             protestant
             by
             profession
             ,
             should
             not
             only
             ,
             contrair
             to
             all
             the
             manifest
             reasons
             above
             adduced
             ,
             combine
             to
             assist
             the
             French
             ,
             and
             Popish
             armes
             ,
             against
             an
             oppressed
             protestant
             State
             ,
             desirous
             of
             nothing
             more
             then
             Peace
             ,
             and
             quiet
             :
             but
             become
             himself
             the
             first
             invader
             ,
             and
             that
             in
             plaine
             piratick
             violence
             ,
             without
             any
             preceeding
             denunciation
             of
             war.
             
          
           
             I
             shall
             not
             now
             repeat
             any
             thing
             that
             I
             have
             said
             ,
             nor
             in
             effect
             add
             much
             ,
             in
             a
             matter
             so
             palpable
             to
             the
             meanest
             discerning
             ,
             it
             is
             certainly
             a
             matter
             of
             sad
             regrat
             ,
             to
             see
             both
             our
             Court
             thus
             wheedled
             by
             French
             illusions
             ,
             and
             againe
             the
             nation
             forced
             ,
             and
             driven
             ,
             by
             the
             Courts
             influences
             ,
             to
             become
             the
             principal
             party
             ,
             in
             a
             war
             ,
             wherein
             ,
             their
             assistance
             was
             more
             then
             was
             expected
             ,
             and
             hounded
             out
             ,
             to
             the
             first
             attacque
             ;
             whereas
             their
             instigators
             resolutions
             ,
             were
             not
             published
             :
             If
             ordinary
             reason
             did
             not
             suffice
             ,
             to
             governe
             our
             passion
             ,
             yet
             a
             man
             may
             well
             think
             ,
             that
             at
             least
             our
             experience
             ,
             and
             knowledge
             of
             the
             French
             their
             politick
             and
             safe
             procedoure
             ,
             in
             their
             last
             assistance
             promised
             to
             the
             Dutch
             ,
             might
             have
             restrained
             this
             precipitation
             ,
             which
             I
             am
             sure
             ,
             is
             so
             absurd
             ,
             and
             ridiculous
             ;
             that
             if
             the
             French
             should
             also
             hover
             (
             though
             that
             is
             not
             now
             to
             be
             supposed
             )
             and
             suspend
             for
             this
             yeer
             their
             invasion
             ,
             in
             the
             pleasant
             observation
             ,
             of
             the
             happy
             successe
             of
             their
             designes
             ,
             in
             the
             mutual
             contentions
             ,
             and
             ruines
             of
             the
             two
             nations
             ,
             in
             whose
             overthrow
             ,
             they
             must
             apprehend
             their
             advantage
             to
             ly
             ;
             Nay
             ,
             in
             the
             end
             ,
             should
             lend
             their
             hand
             ,
             to
             setup
             the
             Dutch
             (
             if
             brought
             under
             )
             for
             continuing
             the
             war
             ,
             it
             would
             undoubtedly
             prove
             ,
             as
             much
             their
             advantage
             as
             recreation
             .
             But
             suppose
             we
             would
             on
             any
             termes
             fight
             the
             Dutch
             ,
             are
             we
             indeed
             so
             blind
             with
             rage
             ,
             as
             to
             have
             omitted
             the
             premising
             of
             a
             publick
             declaration
             ,
             which
             in
             such
             a
             case
             ,
             the
             law
             ,
             and
             custome
             of
             all
             nations
             ,
             and
             ages
             ,
             doth
             manifestly
             require
             ?
             or
             if
             the
             equity
             of
             this
             promulgation
             ,
             founded
             in
             that
             cleare
             rule
             ,
             
               omnia
               prius
               experiri
               quam
               armis
               sapientem
               decet
               :
            
             And
             confirmed
             ,
             both
             by
             reason
             ,
             and
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             Deut
             :
             20.
             10
             ,
             could
             not
             move
             ,
             yet
             ,
             should
             not
             the
             positive
             necessity
             of
             this
             
             formality
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             honour
             and
             effects
             ,
             at
             least
             ,
             of
             a
             solemne
             vvar
             ,
             and
             for
             hindering
             the
             Soveraigne
             of
             the
             seas
             from
             becoming
             the
             Archest
             of
             pyrats
             ,
             have
             prevailed
             upon
             us
             ?
             I
             graunt
             ,
             it
             had
             been
             a
             difficult
             task
             ,
             to
             have
             said
             any
             thing
             handsomely
             ,
             let
             be
             reasonably
             ,
             on
             such
             a
             subject
             ;
             and
             yet
             ,
             on
             the
             other
             part
             ,
             I
             am
             confident
             ,
             that
             if
             some
             remains
             of
             natural
             shame
             ,
             had
             not
             opposed
             an
             expresse
             confession
             of
             our
             folly
             ,
             and
             vvickednesse
             ,
             vve
             vvould
             rather
             have
             ventured
             upon
             the
             vvorlds
             lighter
             censure
             ,
             then
             incurred
             their
             detasting
             horrour
             .
          
           
             But
             vvhy
             do
             I
             inlarge
             ?
             Or
             vvhat
             do
             I
             exspect
             by
             reasoning
             ?
             Nay
             ,
             
               quid
               vota
               furentem
               ,
               &c.
            
             That
             the
             Dutch
             their
             small
             lose
             ,
             through
             this
             treachery
             ,
             is
             infinitly
             compensed
             ,
             by
             the
             gaine
             it
             brings
             ,
             of
             all
             other
             nations
             favour
             ,
             and
             an
             accession
             of
             as
             much
             more
             confidence
             in
             God
             ,
             and
             firme
             courage
             ,
             as
             the
             King
             of
             England
             hath
             added
             of
             dishonour
             to
             his
             violence
             ,
             is
             too
             too
             evident
             :
             How
             much
             more
             it
             may
             excit
             my
             countrey
             men
             to
             the
             dueties
             ,
             whereunto
             I
             have
             exhorted
             ,
             I
             leave
             it
             to
             the
             perswasion
             of
             the
             thing
             it self
             ,
             which
             needeth
             no
             words
             either
             to
             illustrat
             ,
             or
             enforce
             it
             .
             Ambrose
             tells
             us
             of
             the
             primitive
             times
             ,
             
               Julianus
               Imperator
               Apostata
               ,
               babuit
               sub
               sa
               Christianos
               milites
               ,
               quibus
               cum
               dicebat
               ,
               producite
               actem
               pro
               defensiane
               Ret
               publicae
               ,
               obediebant
               ;
               cum
               autem
               eis
               dicoret
               producite
               arma
               ,
               in
               Christianos
               ,
               tunc
               agnosceb●●
               Imperatorem
               Coeli
               :
            
             Which
             passage
             ,
             doth
             here
             so
             exactly
             quadrat
             ,
             as
             I
             am
             assured
             ,
             that
             every
             one
             ,
             who
             reveres
             the
             same
             great
             God
             ,
             must
             acknowledge
             its
             force
             .
             But
             our
             God
             is
             in
             the
             heaven
             ,
             he
             will
             do
             whatsoever
             he
             pleaseth
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           More
           particular
           Reviewe
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Declarations
           for
           his
           War
           with
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           Indulgence
           to
           Tender
           Consciences
           .
        
         
           OBserving
           in
           the
           Postscript
           to
           my
           former
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           of
           England
           had
           taken
           up
           armes
           ,
           I
           thought
           ,
           that
           there
           I
           had
           also
           laid
           down
           my
           pen
           ;
           but
           since
           it
           hath
           at
           length
           ,
           pleased
           his
           Majesty
           to
           appeare
           in
           print
           ,
           in
           a
           Declaration
           of
           war
           ,
           against
           the
           Stats
           General
           ,
           &c.
           and
           likewise
           in
           an
           other
           of
           indulgence
           to
           all
           his
           loving
           subjects
           ;
           their
           relation
           to
           my
           former
           discourse
           ,
           hath
           likewise
           inclined
           me
           ,
           to
           a
           summar
           reviewe
           of
           both
           :
           And
           because
           the
           war
           is
           now
           certain
           and
           formed
           ,
           I
           suppose
           it
           may
           conduce
           ,
           to
           a
           more
           satisfying
           understanding
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           that
           by
           way
           of
           preface
           I
           briefly
           resume
           it's
           progresse
           ,
           unto
           the
           present
           period
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           not
           yet
           many
           moneths
           past
           ,
           since
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           of
           a
           long
           time
           threatned
           by
           the
           French
           King
           ,
           his
           preparations
           ,
           and
           approaches
           ,
           did
           solicite
           the
           King
           of
           England
           to
           their
           aid
           conforme
           to
           their
           Alliance
           ,
           which
           though
           by
           reason
           of
           former
           resentments
           ,
           and
           late
           displeasures
           ,
           was
           indeed
           hopelesse
           ;
           yet
           ,
           most
           men
           thought
           ,
           that
           the
           singular
           benefit
           of
           peace
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           our
           neighbours
           wars
           ,
           the
           greater
           likelyhood
           of
           the
           Dutch
           their
           condescendence
           ,
           and
           submission
           ,
           in
           the
           hope
           of
           reliefe
           ,
           then
           in
           desperat
           hostilitie
           ,
           with
           the
           assured
           satisfaction
           ,
           either
           of
           an
           easie
           revenge
           ,
           upon
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           continueing
           refractory
           ,
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           French
           ,
           or
           of
           the
           advantageous
           glory
           of
           umpireing
           it
           betwixt
           both
           ,
           would
           undoubtedly
           determin
           us
           ,
           to
           subsist
           ,
           in
           an
           attentive
           ,
           and
           well
           prepared
           neutrality
           ;
           but
           the
           French
           their
           addresse
           ,
           and
           advance
           ,
           prevailing
           upon
           our
           inconstant
           
           passions
           ,
           and
           debauched
           penury
           we
           proceed
           ,
           notwithstanding
           of
           the
           Genius
           ,
           inclination
           ,
           and
           interest
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           the
           dissvvasion
           both
           of
           reason
           and
           religion
           ,
           to
           Ballance
           to
           the
           French
           assistance
           ;
           vvhich
           vvas
           the
           occasion
           of
           my
           first
           discourse
           :
           And
           neither
           in
           this
           shevving
           more
           fixednesse
           ,
           the
           precipitancy
           of
           error
           and
           fury
           still
           driveing
           ,
           vve
           on
           a
           sudden
           ,
           in
           the
           very
           time
           ,
           that
           the
           Dutch
           had
           sent
           an
           extraordinary
           Ambassadour
           to
           propose
           their
           utmost
           condescensions
           ,
           for
           appeasing
           us
           ,
           vvithout
           any
           promulgation
           of
           vvar
           ,
           fall
           upon
           the
           Merchant
           ships
           ,
           returning
           ,
           &
           striking
           to
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           Channel
           ,
           destroying
           and
           taking
           all
           we
           could
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           remarked
           in
           my
           foregoing
           Postscript
           ,
           and
           thereafter
           we
           emitt
           the
           declaration
           of
           war
           ,
           which
           cometh
           now
           to
           be
           examined
           :
           Wherein
           (
           suppressing
           the
           Date
           ,
           as
           being
           ashamed
           to
           confesse
           our
           anterior
           piratick
           violence
           )
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           beginning
           with
           the
           attestation
           ,
           of
           his
           own
           zeal
           ,
           for
           the
           quiet
           of
           Christendome
           ,
           
             hopeth
             ,
             that
             the
             world
             will
             beleeve
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             inevitable
             necessity
             ,
             forceth
             him
             to
             Armes
             :
          
           I
           shall
           not
           question
           the
           truth
           of
           his
           Majesties
           confidence
           ,
           in
           this
           insinuation
           ;
           though
           I
           heartily
           wish
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           have
           appealed
           to
           some
           more
           known
           ,
           and
           credible
           proof
           :
           He
           tells
           us
           indeed
           ,
           
             that
             after
             his
             restauration
          
           :
           (
           which
           was
           in
           the
           yeer
           1660
           )
           
             his
             first
             work
             was
             to
             establish
             Peace
             with
             his
             neighbours
             ,
             and
             to
             conclude
             a
             strict
             league
             with
             the
             Dutch
             :
          
           But
           as
           this
           was
           at
           best
           ,
           nothing
           more
           then
           a
           convenient
           formality
           ,
           in
           such
           ane
           exigent
           ;
           so
           ,
           we
           know
           too
           well
           the
           horrible
           subversions
           ,
           and
           persecutions
           ,
           wherein
           ,
           contrair
           to
           his
           solemne
           Oaths
           ,
           and
           promises
           ,
           both
           old
           and
           late
           ,
           he
           was
           at
           that
           time
           exercised
           in
           ,
           at
           home
           ,
           to
           conclude
           from
           this
           his
           short
           and
           necessary
           abstaining
           from
           forraigne
           disturbances
           ,
           that
           reguard
           which
           he
           pretends
           for
           Christendomes
           quiet
           .
           As
           for
           his
           sudden
           rupture
           with
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           in
           the
           yeer
           1665
           ,
           he
           foreseeth
           the
           objection
           ,
           and
           would
           lay
           it
           upon
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           moved
           thereto
           ,
           by
           the
           Dutch
           their
           injuries
           ,
           and
           oppressions
           ,
           and
           justifieth
           it
           ,
           by
           his
           preceeding
           endeavours
           ,
           of
           a
           reasonable
           accommodation
           ;
           But
           will
           the
           world
           receive
           this
           naked
           affirmation
           ,
           when
           as
           it
           neither
           then
           had
           ,
           nor
           is
           it
           ever
           like
           to
           have
           ,
           a
           distinct
           ,
           let
           
           be
           a
           satisfying
           account
           ,
           of
           that
           matter
           ?
           And
           even
           England
           is
           convinced
           ,
           that
           nothing
           save
           a
           maligne
           envy
           ,
           influenced
           ,
           by
           the
           sinistruous
           designes
           ,
           of
           a
           corrupt
           Minister
           ,
           and
           a
           vaine
           royal
           Company
           ,
           did
           pousse
           us
           on
           ,
           to
           that
           extravagance
           ,
           and
           with
           what
           tendernesse
           of
           Christendom's
           peace
           ,
           we
           in
           the
           prosecution
           thereof
           ,
           hired
           the
           Bishop
           of
           Munster
           ,
           to
           a
           land
           invasion
           ,
           needeth
           not
           my
           pen
           to
           make
           it
           be
           remembred
           :
           As
           for
           the
           shameful
           ,
           and
           disastruous
           event
           of
           that
           war
           ,
           I
           should
           not
           have
           mentioned
           it
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           their
           braving
           it
           ,
           upon
           our
           coasts
           ,
           in
           the
           end
           of
           the
           yeer
           1665
           routing
           our
           whole
           fleet
           ,
           in
           66
           ,
           sole
           Masters
           of
           the
           sea
           ,
           infesting
           our
           ports
           (
           to
           the
           very
           beseiging
           of
           the
           nation
           )
           firing
           therein
           our
           best
           ships
           ,
           and
           leading
           our
           Charles
           in
           triumph
           ,
           in
           the
           67
           ,
           are
           things
           too
           sad
           ,
           and
           recent
           ,
           for
           a
           true
           English
           man
           ,
           to
           think
           on
           ,
           without
           confusion
           and
           blushing
           .
           But
           seing
           his
           Majesty
           is
           pleased
           ,
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           
             his
             victories
             ,
             and
             the
             Dutch
             losses
             ,
             were
             memorable
             enough
             ,
             to
             put
             them
             in
             mind
             of
             being
             more
             faithful
             :
          
           I
           cannot
           but
           regrat
           ,
           that
           the
           nations
           ,
           from
           such
           a
           reference
           ,
           should
           have
           such
           ample
           ground
           ,
           both
           to
           condemne
           us
           ,
           upon
           our
           owne
           allegations
           ,
           aud
           flout
           us
           ,
           for
           our
           vaine
           effrontry
           :
           But
           to
           let
           passe
           this
           pitiful
           transition
           ,
           we
           are
           in
           the
           next
           place
           told
           ,
           that
           the
           last
           Peace
           was
           no
           sooner
           made
           ,
           
             but
             the
             Tutch
             returned
             to
             their
             use
             of
             breaking
             Articles
             and
             supplaenting
             our
             trade
             :
          
           As
           for
           instance
           foresooth
           ,
           
             the
             Stats
             were
             Particularly
             engaged
             ,
             by
             an
             Article
             of
             the
             Treaty
             at
             Breda
             ,
             to
             send
             Commissioners
             to
             London
             for
             regulating
             of
             the
             East-Indie
             trade
             ;
             But
             they
             were
             so
             far
             from
             it
             ,
             that
             on
             the
             contrary
             ,
             our
             Ambassadours
             were
             by
             them
             slighted
             ,
             and
             no
             forebearance
             of
             farmer
             wrongs
             obtained
             .
          
           A
           man
           might
           have
           thought
           ,
           that
           such
           ane
           open
           challenge
           of
           perfidy
           ,
           and
           fraud
           ,
           would
           certainly
           be
           followed
           ,
           by
           a
           weighty
           and
           liquid
           condescendence
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           place
           of
           the
           accidental
           misgive
           of
           a
           meeting
           ,
           not
           peremptorily
           appointed
           ,
           instance
           might
           at
           lest
           have
           been
           made
           ,
           in
           some
           on
           or
           other
           ,
           of
           those
           wrongs
           complained
           of
           ,
           specially
           ,
           seing
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           in
           the
           bussinesse
           of
           Surenam
           ,
           is
           very
           positive
           ,
           and
           in
           another
           lesse
           material
           particular
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           noticing
           of
           pictures
           and
           meddals
           :
           But
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           
           there
           are
           no
           wrongs
           ,
           that
           we
           could
           alledge
           ;
           all
           our
           old
           pretensions
           ,
           though
           in
           this
           declaration
           ,
           several
           times
           remembred
           ,
           were
           buried
           in
           oblivion
           ,
           by
           an
           expresse
           article
           of
           the
           last
           Treatie
           ;
           and
           since
           that
           time
           ,
           none
           have
           occurred
           :
           Besids
           ,
           it
           is
           so
           notour
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           Dutch
           their
           advantages
           ,
           in
           point
           of
           trade
           ,
           which
           we
           terme
           wrongs
           ,
           do
           proceed
           directly
           ,
           on
           their
           part
           ,
           from
           their
           sobriety
           ,
           and
           industry
           ,
           and
           on
           England's
           part
           ,
           from
           our
           idlenesse
           ,
           and
           Luxury
           ,
           that
           men
           should
           be
           ashamed
           ,
           by
           such
           groundlesse
           accusations
           ,
           to
           discover
           their
           invidious
           murmurings
           :
           What
           further
           remains
           here
           ,
           in
           matter
           of
           fact
           ,
           the
           Stats
           will
           ,
           no
           doubt
           ,
           fully
           cleare
           it
           :
           One
           thing
           I
           may
           adde
           ,
           that
           ,
           as
           the
           Printed
           Articles
           referred
           unto
           ,
           do
           onely
           beare
           ,
           that
           both
           parties
           were
           content
           ,
           that
           Commissioners
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           should
           meet
           ,
           as
           soon
           ,
           as
           might
           be
           ,
           after
           the
           peace
           ,
           for
           the
           regulating
           of
           commerce
           ,
           and
           navigation
           ,
           and
           do
           neither
           mention
           London
           ,
           for
           the
           place
           ,
           nor
           the
           East-Indie
           trade
           ,
           for
           the
           subject
           ;
           so
           it
           may
           easily
           be
           supposed
           ,
           that
           for
           any
           other
           appointment
           ,
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           that
           might
           have
           been
           made
           ,
           the
           Stats
           have
           either
           been
           alwayes
           ,
           willing
           to
           keep
           ,
           or
           were
           at
           present
           ,
           able
           to
           excuse
           the
           delay
           ,
           &
           ready
           to
           observe
           any
           new
           appointment
           ,
           upon
           demand
           .
           From
           this
           his
           Maj.
           goes
           on
           ,
           to
           accuse
           them
           ,
           of
           another
           breach
           ,
           in
           the
           West-Indies
           ,
           about
           the
           restitution
           of
           Surenam
           ;
           and
           truely
           ,
           he
           is
           in
           this
           so
           expresse
           ,
           and
           plaine
           ,
           that
           as
           his
           passing
           from
           it
           ,
           to
           more
           uncertain
           alleagances
           ,
           and
           on
           these
           rather
           stating
           the
           present
           controversie
           ,
           gives
           me
           a
           shreud
           suspicion
           ;
           so
           ,
           the
           businesse
           consisting
           mostly
           in
           fact
           ;
           I
           intirely
           referre
           it
           ,
           to
           the
           Stats
           ,
           their
           answer
           :
           Who
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           will
           thereto
           returne
           a
           direct
           ,
           and
           undeniable
           contradiction
           .
        
         
           But
           
             it
             's
             no
             wonder
          
           (
           saith
           his
           Maj.
           )
           
             that
             they
             venture
             at
             these
             outrages
             upon
             our
             subjects
             ,
             in
             remote
             parts
             ;
             when
             they
             dare
             be
             so
             bold
             ,
             with
             our
             royall
             person
             ,
             and
             the
             honour
             of
             this
             nation
             ,
             so
             neer
             us
             as
             in
             their
             own
             countrey
          
           (
           Boorish
           animals
           ,
           in
           the
           conceit
           of
           their
           popular
           soveraignity
           ,
           forgetting
           the
           respect
           due
           to
           soveraignes
           !
           )
           
             and
             there
             almost
             every-where
             setting
             forth
             abusive
             pictures
             ,
             and
             historical
             meddals
             ,
             and
             pillars
             some
             of
             which
             ,
             have
             been
             exposed
             ,
             by
             command
             of
             the
             Stats
             themselves
             
             even
             when
             we
             were
             united
             with
             them
             ,
             in
             counsel
             ,
             for
             the
             support
             ,
             of
             the
             Triple
             Alliance
          
           I
           have
           been
           already
           ,
           so
           full
           upon
           this
           objection
           ,
           that
           here
           I
           need
           add
           nothing
           ;
           let
           the
           matter
           be
           thorrowly
           searched
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           persvvaded
           it
           vvill
           be
           found
           far
           more
           disgracefull
           ,
           in
           this
           unvvorthy
           ,
           and
           impotent
           resentment
           ,
           then
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           malice
           of
           our
           adversaries
           ;
           &
           as
           this
           complexed
           quarrel
           ,
           doth
           unquestionably
           resolve
           it self
           ,
           either
           in
           the
           contemptible
           luxuriancy
           ,
           of
           petulant
           witts
           ,
           which
           the
           Stats
           did
           never
           daigne
           to
           notice
           ;
           or
           the
           warrantable
           commemoration
           ,
           of
           laudible
           atchivements
           ,
           which
           they
           may
           very
           justly
           own
           ;
           so
           ,
           certainly
           ,
           the
           most
           noble
           redresse
           for
           the
           future
           were
           ,
           manfully
           to
           remove
           the
           occasion
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           despise
           the
           scorne
           ,
           which
           our
           feminine
           weaknesse
           ,
           hitherto
           ,
           hath
           so
           plentifully
           furnished
           :
           And
           hence
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           ,
           although
           his
           Majesty
           doth
           judge
           ,
           that
           this
           alone
           ,
           were
           cause
           sufficient
           of
           his
           displeasure
           ,
           and
           his
           subjects
           resentment
           ;
           yet
           ,
           not
           being
           ignorant
           of
           the
           advantages
           given
           ,
           and
           knowing
           well
           ,
           that
           Englands
           glory
           ,
           was
           of
           late
           ,
           so
           highly
           advanced
           ,
           under
           a
           sober
           and
           solid
           government
           ,
           (
           though
           both
           usurped
           ,
           and
           odious
           )
           as
           that
           the
           alterations
           ,
           which
           now
           expose
           us
           to
           contempt
           ,
           cannot
           be
           made
           any
           just
           ground
           for
           engageing
           us
           ,
           into
           this
           war
           ,
           he
           doth
           not
           rest
           upon
           it
           ;
           but
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             we
             are
             urged
             by
             neerer
             considerations
             ,
             and
             the
             safety
             of
             our
             trade
             ,
             the
             preservation
             of
             our
             subjects
             abroad
             ,
             and
             the
             Hollanders
             dareing
             to
             affront
             us
             ,
             almost
             within
             our
             ports
             ,
             are
             the
             things
             which
             move
             our
             just
             indignation
             ,
             against
             them
             :
          
           And
           as
           to
           the
           first
           two
           grounds
           ,
           though
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           doth
           adduce
           nothing
           ,
           not
           before
           answered
           ,
           to
           demurre
           my
           progresse
           ;
           yet
           ,
           when
           I
           consider
           ,
           the
           mortal
           repugnancy
           of
           war
           to
           trade
           ,
           and
           safety
           ,
           the
           sensible
           grievance
           ,
           and
           retardment
           that
           the
           former
           hath
           already
           suffered
           ,
           by
           the
           late
           stop
           ,
           on
           the
           Exchecquer
           ,
           occasioned
           by
           our
           preparations
           ,
           and
           the
           many
           other
           burdens
           ,
           losses
           and
           distractions
           ;
           wherewith
           ,
           war
           is
           necessarily
           attended
           ;
           I
           cannot
           enough
           admire
           ,
           by
           what
           artifice
           ,
           our
           present
           methods
           ,
           can
           promote
           our
           designes
           :
           I
           reguard
           not
           justice
           ,
           or
           injustice
           ;
           if
           even
           by
           killing
           ,
           we
           could
           hope
           to
           possesse
           ,
           it
           would
           in
           some
           measure
           ,
           satisfie
           ;
           But
           in
           this
           event
           ,
           
           the
           French
           ,
           so
           manifestly
           present
           ,
           as
           I
           am
           forced
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           unlesse
           his
           Majesty
           intend
           ,
           as
           the
           plague
           doth
           ,
           to
           encrease
           our
           trade
           ,
           and
           riches
           ,
           by
           diminishing
           the
           number
           of
           the
           proprietors
           ,
           and
           minde
           our
           preservation
           ,
           by
           hideing
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           grave
           ,
           and
           deepths
           ,
           lest
           we
           should
           live
           to
           see
           our selves
           miserable
           ,
           I
           see
           no
           other
           possible
           issue
           ,
           of
           these
           his
           specious
           incitements
           :
           But
           ,
           their
           dareing
           to
           effront
           his
           Maj.
           is
           ,
           the
           thing
           ,
           we
           can
           least
           digest
           :
           
             The
             right
             of
             the
             flage
             ,
             was
             one
             of
             the
             first
             prerogatives
             ,
             of
             our
             Royal
             Antcestors
             ,
             and
             ought
             to
             be
             the
             last
             ,
             from
             which
             ,
             this
             Kingdome
             ,
             should
             ever
             depart
             ;
             It
             was
             never
             questioned
             ,
             &
             it
             was
             expressely
             acknowledged
             ,
             in
             the
             Treatie
             at
             Breda
             ,
             and
             yet
             ,
             this
             last
             summer
             ,
             it
             was
             not
             onely
             violated
             ,
             by
             their
             commands
             at
             sea
             ,
             and
             that
             violation
             afterward
             justified
             at
             the
             Hague
             ,
             but
             it
             was
             also
             represented
             ,
             by
             them
             ,
             in
             most
             Courts
             ,
             as
             ridiculous
             for
             us
             ,
             to
             demand
             :
          
           Although
           ,
           I
           have
           said
           so
           much
           already
           ,
           on
           this
           subject
           ,
           as
           is
           sufficient
           ,
           to
           free
           the
           Dutch
           from
           all
           breach
           of
           Treaty
           ,
           and
           more
           then
           enough
           ,
           to
           make
           it
           evident
           ,
           to
           sober
           impartiality
           ,
           that
           the
           offence
           is
           rather
           fansied
           ,
           and
           imaginary
           ,
           on
           the
           part
           of
           the
           complainer
           ,
           then
           really
           given
           ,
           by
           the
           party
           complained
           of
           ;
           yet
           ,
           since
           his
           Majesty
           will
           needs
           fill
           the
           World
           ,
           with
           a
           noise
           ,
           about
           this
           nothing
           ,
           that
           the
           cry
           of
           the
           injustice
           of
           the
           war
           ,
           may
           not
           be
           heard
           ,
           and
           will
           by
           the
           force
           of
           imagination
           ,
           magnify
           it
           ,
           to
           the
           height
           ,
           and
           quality
           ,
           of
           such
           an
           insufferable
           injury
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           alone
           (
           if
           not
           expiat
           with
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           offender
           )
           were
           more
           then
           sufficient
           ,
           to
           drive
           him
           to
           the
           sad
           and
           inevitable
           necessity
           ,
           of
           covering
           the
           Ocean
           with
           ships
           ,
           to
           the
           emptying
           of
           the
           nations
           treasure
           ,
           &
           dying
           the
           sea
           with
           the
           blood
           of
           his
           subjects
           ,
           to
           wipe
           off
           the
           staine
           of
           this
           affront
           ;
           I
           am
           necessitat
           to
           take
           up
           ballance
           again
           ,
           and
           weigh
           the
           just
           import
           of
           this
           provocation
           :
           Nor
           doe
           I
           preoccupy
           the
           judgment
           of
           any
           ,
           if
           I
           premitt
           this
           ,
           to
           what
           upon
           the
           most
           accurat
           ,
           and
           impartial
           search
           ,
           I
           have
           found
           ,
           that
           ,
           whosoever
           weighs
           this
           deed
           ,
           in
           the
           Ballance
           of
           sound
           reason
           ,
           must
           be
           forced
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           nothing
           save
           implacabile
           malice
           ,
           could
           have
           seduced
           any
           ,
           to
           have
           laid
           it
           ,
           in
           whole
           ,
           or
           in
           part
           ,
           as
           a
           foundation
           ,
           on
           which
           ,
           the
           weight
           of
           such
           a
           war
           ,
           was
           to
           be
           laid
           :
           If
           any
           judge
           otherwise
           ,
           
           let
           him
           ,
           for
           satisfying
           himself
           ,
           consider
           these
           things
           :
           First
           ,
           that
           ,
           whatever
           past
           in
           this
           rancountre
           ,
           betwixt
           his
           Majesties
           pleasure-boat
           ,
           and
           the
           Dutch
           fleet
           ,
           was
           so
           far
           from
           being
           done
           almost
           within
           his
           Majesties
           ports
           (
           as
           is
           affirmed
           )
           that
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           within
           the
           Brittish
           seas
           ,
           the
           place
           ,
           to
           which
           alone
           ,
           the
           Treaty
           tieth
           expressely
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           to
           this
           formality
           of
           striking
           to
           our
           men
           of
           war
           ;
           for
           ,
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           Fleet
           ,
           were
           riding
           at
           Anchor
           ,
           upon
           their
           own
           coast
           ,
           which
           never
           yet
           was
           ,
           nor
           can
           be
           called
           ,
           the
           Brittish
           seas
           :
           where
           now
           is
           there
           ground
           for
           accusation
           ,
           let
           be
           revenge
           ?
           Hence
           secondly
           ,
           though
           our
           Court
           ,
           would
           represent
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           as
           such
           morose
           clownes
           ,
           who
           deserve
           to
           have
           their
           head
           cut
           off
           ,
           for
           not
           capping
           to
           a
           pitieful
           picture
           of
           a
           man
           of
           war
           ;
           yet
           I
           am
           almost
           surprised
           ,
           at
           the
           generous
           excesse
           of
           civility
           ,
           which
           appeared
           in
           the
           obliging
           carriage
           ,
           of
           that
           Gallant
           Gentleman
           ,
           
             Mijn
             Heer
             van
             Ghent
          
           ,
           who
           not
           onely
           saluted
           the
           English
           lady
           ,
           whom
           he
           knew
           to
           be
           aboard
           that
           boat
           ,
           with
           a
           volley
           of
           great
           guns
           ,
           but
           went
           also
           aboard
           ,
           to
           complement
           her
           ;
           so
           that
           it
           might
           well
           be
           questioned
           ,
           whether
           ,
           he
           being
           a
           person
           of
           such
           trust
           and
           command
           ,
           they
           had
           greater
           cause
           of
           quarrelling
           him
           ,
           at
           the
           Hague
           ,
           for
           having
           done
           too
           much
           ,
           or
           complaining
           of
           him
           at
           Whitehal
           ,
           for
           having
           done
           too
           little
           ?
           What
           English
           man
           ,
           may
           not
           blush
           ,
           to
           think
           ,
           that
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           are
           not
           onely
           like
           to
           carry
           away
           the
           trade
           from
           us
           ,
           by
           their
           industry
           and
           sobriety
           ,
           but
           to
           outstrip
           our
           courteours
           also
           ,
           in
           courtship
           and
           civility
           ?
           Will
           we
           in
           our
           fretfulnesse
           ,
           needs
           pick
           quarrels
           ,
           where
           humanity
           would
           prompt
           and
           instigat
           us
           ,
           to
           the
           revenge
           of
           gratitude
           ?
           And
           this
           leads
           me
           to
           a
           third
           viz.
           That
           the
           world
           may
           rather
           wonder
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           did
           not
           expresse
           his
           gratitude
           to
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           for
           being
           at
           so
           vast
           a
           charge
           ,
           as
           to
           equippe
           ,
           and
           put
           to
           sea
           ,
           a
           Fleet
           ,
           sufficient
           to
           guard
           ,
           against
           any
           attempts
           from
           the
           French
           ,
           (
           he
           being
           by
           the
           Triple
           Alliance
           ,
           equally
           engaged
           with
           them
           ,
           to
           have
           prepared
           ,
           and
           put
           forth
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           that
           defence
           ,
           a
           considerable
           number
           of
           men
           of
           war
           )
           then
           ,
           thus
           without
           cause
           ,
           to
           quarrel
           ,
           and
           meditat
           revenge
           :
           must
           the
           Dutch
           have
           no
           other
           thanks
           ,
           
           for
           bearing
           the
           burden
           alone
           ,
           without
           putting
           us
           to
           bear
           our
           proportion
           ;
           shall
           they
           have
           no
           other
           interest
           but
           blowes
           ,
           for
           having
           laid
           out
           such
           vast
           summes
           ,
           without
           urging
           us
           ,
           to
           doe
           ,
           what
           in
           honour
           we
           could
           not
           deny
           to
           be
           duety
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           matter
           of
           blushing
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           should
           so
           expose
           himself
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Nation
           ,
           to
           the
           upbraidings
           ,
           of
           a
           sober
           people
           ,
           and
           the
           world
           's
           just
           censure
           of
           high
           ingratitude
           .
           But
           why
           do
           insist
           ?
           though
           his
           Majesty
           with
           a
           great
           pomp
           ,
           and
           parad
           of
           words
           ,
           would
           precipitat
           the
           World
           ,
           into
           the
           beliefe
           of
           his
           being
           ,
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           injured
           by
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           adhibiting
           the
           utmost
           of
           artifice
           ,
           to
           give
           it
           ,
           the
           appearance
           of
           an
           injury
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           upon
           the
           Consideration
           of
           what
           formerly
           was
           said
           ,
           and
           is
           now
           adduced
           ,
           I
           may
           assert
           ,
           without
           all
           hesitaton
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesties
           right
           of
           the
           flage
           ,
           as
           acknowledged
           ,
           in
           the
           Treaty
           ,
           hath
           neither
           been
           questioned
           ,
           nor
           violated
           by
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           far
           lesse
           represented
           ,
           in
           the
           manner
           mentioned
           :
           all
           the
           bussinesse
           is
           ,
           that
           one
           of
           his
           Majesties
           pleasure-boats
           ,
           passing
           through
           the
           Dutch
           fleet
           ,
           lying
           at
           Anchor
           ,
           upon
           their
           own
           coast
           ,
           had
           not
           that
           honour
           payd
           to
           her
           ,
           which
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           are
           onely
           obliged
           ,
           to
           render
           ,
           to
           his
           Majesties
           men
           of
           war
           ,
           in
           the
           Brittish
           seas
           :
           Which
           account
           if
           it
           be
           indeed
           so
           true
           ,
           and
           unanswerable
           ,
           as
           to
           have
           moved
           neighbouring
           courts
           ,
           to
           laugh
           at
           the
           peevishnesse
           ,
           of
           our
           offence
           ,
           and
           doth
           novv
           amaze
           the
           vvorld
           at
           the
           rage
           and
           violence
           ,
           whereunto
           it
           hath
           transported
           us
           ,
           are
           the
           Dutch
           therefore
           to
           be
           accused
           ?
           No
           ,
           no
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           himself
           judgeth
           otherwise
           ,
           and
           therefore
           ,
           he
           subjoins
           ,
           
             An
             ungrateful
             insolence
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             contend
             with
             us
             ,
             about
             the
             dominion
             of
             the
             seas
             ,
             who
             even
             in
             the
             reigne
             of
             our
             royal
             father
             ,
             thought
             it
             ,
             an
             obligation
             ,
             to
             be
             permitted
             to
             fish
             in
             them
             ,
             by
             taking
             of
             licenses
             ,
             and
             for
             a
             tribut
             :
          
           And
           here
           lyes
           the
           great
           discovery
           ,
           the
           right
           of
           the
           Flage
           is
           all
           ,
           that
           is
           drectly
           pretended
           ;
           but
           ,
           dominion
           of
           the
           narrow
           seas
           ,
           under
           the
           colour
           of
           a
           sophistical
           equipollency
           ,
           is
           the
           thing
           mainely
           intended
           :
           I
           shall
           not
           repeat
           what
           I
           have
           above
           adduced
           ,
           for
           distinguishing
           ,
           this
           prerogative
           ,
           from
           the
           dominion
           aimed
           at
           ,
           and
           explicating
           this
           whole
           matter
           ;
           but
           as
           his
           Majesties
           covert
           insinuation
           ,
           doth
           aboundantly
           
           verify
           ,
           even
           his
           own
           diffidence
           ,
           of
           his
           absurd
           and
           insupportable
           claime
           ;
           so
           ,
           if
           we
           go
           about
           ,
           thus
           to
           renverse
           nature
           ,
           and
           subvert
           humane
           liberty
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           are
           the
           first
           ;
           but
           neither
           the
           greatest
           ,
           nor
           the
           last
           enemy
           ,
           which
           we
           are
           to
           apprehend
           :
           As
           to
           the
           license
           to
           fish
           ,
           here
           instanced
           ;
           since
           I
           cannot
           set
           down
           what
           is
           truth
           ,
           in
           matter
           of
           fact
           ,
           considering
           the
           confidence
           ,
           wherewith
           it
           is
           asserted
           ,
           without
           a
           reflexion
           ,
           which
           I
           by
           choice
           forbeare
           ,
           I
           leave
           that
           to
           the
           Stats
           their
           vindication
           :
           But
           ,
           suppose
           it
           had
           been
           sought
           ,
           and
           graunted
           ,
           within
           that
           space
           of
           distance
           ,
           from
           our
           coast
           ,
           which
           the
           positive
           law
           of
           nations
           ,
           and
           consent
           of
           mankinde
           ,
           hath
           in
           a
           manner
           every
           where
           appropriat
           ,
           to
           the
           countreyes
           respectively
           adjacent
           ,
           it
           signifieth
           nothing
           to
           his
           Majestie
           's
           purpose
           :
           What
           is
           then
           the
           Dutch
           their
           ingratitude
           ,
           and
           insolence
           ,
           that
           provoks
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           to
           an
           exclamation
           ?
           let
           all
           men
           judge
           :
           It
           's
           said
           ,
           
             they
             owe
             their
             being
             and
             wealth
             to
             our
             protection
             and
             valour
             :
          
           But
           ,
           as
           all
           the
           world
           knowes
           ,
           that
           ,
           as
           interest
           is
           the
           loadstone
           of
           policy
           ,
           and
           policy
           the
           onely
           director
           of
           State
           transactions
           ;
           so
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           I
           need
           not
           amuse
           my self
           ,
           to
           shew
           ,
           either
           ,
           how
           that
           the
           English
           in
           former
           times
           ,
           did
           not
           supererogat
           ,
           in
           any
           higher
           degree
           of
           charity
           ,
           toward
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           above
           the
           perswasion
           of
           their
           own
           advantage
           ,
           or
           that
           in
           all
           probability
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           would
           be
           yet
           more
           ready
           to
           repay
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           should
           be
           reduced
           to
           the
           same
           distresse
           ,
           and
           circumstances
           ,
           which
           is
           gratitud's
           just
           retribution
           .
        
         
           To
           these
           things
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           addes
           ,
           that
           ,
           
             notwithstanding
             all
             these
             provocations
             ,
             he
             patiently
             expected
             satisfaction
             ,
             not
             being
             willing
             to
             expose
             the
             peace
             of
             Christendome
             ,
             for
             his
             own
             particular
             resentments
             ,
             whilst
             ,
             the
             Tutch
             ceased
             not
             ,
             to
             provoke
             the
             most
             Christian
             King
          
           (
           though
           a
           small
           elogy
           ,
           yet
           an
           unbecoming
           title
           ,
           from
           the
           faith's
           defender
           )
           
             against
             us
             ,
             of
             which
             ,
             they
             thought
             ,
             themselves
             so
             secure
             ,
             that
             for
             above
             a
             twelvemonth
             ,
             their
             Ministers
             ,
             have
             here
             threatned
             us
             with
             it
             :
          
           Now
           ,
           for
           the
           commendation
           which
           his
           Majesty
           affects
           ,
           I
           remit
           it
           unto
           the
           impartial
           judgement
           of
           the
           same
           provocations
           ,
           and
           patience
           ,
           whence
           he
           would
           derive
           it
           ;
           but
           as
           to
           what
           ensues
           ,
           are
           we
           so
           vaine
           of
           ,
           and
           intoxicat
           with
           ,
           our
           French
           ,
           or
           most
           
           Christian
           Alliance
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           lost
           our
           senses
           ?
           or
           hath
           the
           world
           seen
           with
           their
           eyes
           ,
           for
           above
           these
           two
           yeers
           ,
           the
           French
           and
           Dutch
           in
           hostile
           preparations
           ,
           and
           mutual
           defiance
           ?
           And
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           the
           French
           and
           English
           ,
           in
           continual
           complements
           ,
           and
           embraces
           ,
           and
           yet
           ,
           are
           they
           all
           deluded
           ?
           And
           the
           Stats
           the
           most
           dull
           sots
           ,
           or
           empty
           politicians
           imaginable
           ?
           If
           ingenuity
           would
           permit
           ,
           I
           sometime
           incline
           to
           think
           ,
           that
           it
           must
           be
           the
           Dutch
           representations
           at
           our
           Court
           ,
           of
           the
           danger
           of
           discord
           ,
           and
           the
           advantage
           which
           the
           French
           may
           thereby
           gain
           ,
           that
           is
           here
           so
           strangely
           misconstrued
           ,
           and
           abused
           ;
           but
           why
           should
           I
           straine
           ?
           I
           beleeve
           verily
           ,
           the
           words
           are
           like
           their
           Author
           ,
           wholly
           unaccountable
        
         
           The
           next
           passage
           telleth
           us
           ,
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Last
           Ambassadour
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           his
           pressing
           memorials
           ,
           
             he
             could
             receive
             no
             answer
             ,
             untill
             he
             had
             declared
             his
             revocation
             ,
             and
             then
             ,
             they
             offered
             a
             paper
             to
             this
             effect
             ,
             that
             in
             this
             conjuncture
             ,
             they
             would
             condescend
             to
             strike
             ,
             if
             we
             would
             assist
             them
             against
             the
             French
             ;
             but
             upon
             condition
             ,
             it
             should
             be
             no
             precedent
             ,
             in
             their
             prejudice
             :
          
           And
           as
           to
           this
           Embassie
           ,
           though
           I
           might
           easily
           bring
           to
           minde
           ,
           the
           difference
           ,
           about
           the
           method
           of
           proposals
           ,
           the
           Ambassadour
           tabling
           onely
           his
           demand
           about
           the
           Flage
           ,
           and
           the
           Stats
           upon
           the
           rational
           consideration
           ,
           of
           the
           then
           appearances
           ,
           desireous
           to
           hear
           all
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           to
           require
           ,
           before
           they
           would
           give
           answer
           ,
           and
           thence
           excuse
           ,
           the
           Stats
           their
           delay
           ;
           and
           though
           I
           could
           also
           exhibit
           ,
           such
           an
           account
           of
           the
           Paper
           of
           return
           ,
           as
           might
           aboundantly
           cleare
           ,
           that
           ,
           as
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           did
           onely
           qualify
           their
           offer
           ,
           of
           a
           new
           engagement
           to
           strike
           (
           which
           they
           had
           all
           reason
           to
           do
           ,
           having
           ,
           as
           it
           's
           like
           they
           will
           ,
           in
           it's
           season
           ,
           make
           manifest
           ,
           stretched
           their
           condescension
           ,
           the
           more
           to
           fixe
           if
           possible
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England
           to
           a
           stedfastnesse
           beyond
           what
           could
           have
           been
           wrung
           from
           the
           termes
           of
           that
           Treaty
           at
           Breda
           )
           with
           the
           condition
           of
           our
           reciprocal
           performance
           ,
           of
           the
           Alliance
           ,
           so
           it
           was
           this
           novel
           sea
           dominion
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           formality
           of
           striking
           ,
           against
           which
           ,
           they
           did
           precaution
           ,
           for
           the
           future
           ;
           yet
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           matter
           of
           pure
           fact
           ,
           I
           chuse
           rather
           
           to
           leave
           it
           ,
           to
           the
           Stats
           their
           proper
           vindication
           ,
           then
           further
           to
           dive
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           last
           place
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           telleth
           us
           ,
           that
           ,
           
             the
             Dutch
             did
             lately
             send
             an
             Extraordinary
             Ambassadour
             ,
             to
             him
             ,
             who
             in
             a
             most
             extraordinary
             manner
             ,
             hath
             given
             him
             to
             understand
             ,
             that
             he
             can
             offer
             no
             satisfaction
             ,
             until
             he
             have
             sent
             back
             to
             his
             Masters
             :
          
           But
           seing
           the
           surprize
           of
           his
           Majesties
           late
           hostile
           attacque
           of
           the
           Dutch
           merchants
           ,
           before
           any
           intimation
           of
           war
           ,
           and
           just
           when
           this
           their
           Ambassadour
           ,
           was
           making
           ready
           ,
           to
           expose
           his
           offers
           ,
           was
           in
           effect
           such
           ,
           as
           might
           have
           made
           him
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           stop
           a
           commencing
           ,
           but
           to
           break
           off
           ,
           a
           very
           far
           advanced
           Treaty
           ,
           is
           it
           not
           strange
           ,
           to
           see
           ,
           a
           great
           Prince
           ,
           shut
           up
           his
           declaration
           ,
           emitted
           for
           publick
           satisfaction
           ,
           with
           so
           little
           reguard
           to
           all
           mens
           Knowledge
           ,
           and
           apprehensions
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           would
           seem
           for
           the
           pedantick
           affectation
           of
           a
           running
           repetition
           ,
           scorn
           the
           world
           ,
           with
           a
           dissimulation
           that
           hath
           no
           pretext
           ?
           But
           I
           know
           the
           Stats
           are
           in
           case
           ,
           to
           give
           such
           a
           reply
           ,
           and
           to
           cleare
           up
           all
           those
           matters
           of
           fact
           ,
           alledged
           by
           him
           ,
           to
           justify
           his
           present
           engagement
           ,
           (
           and
           represented
           to
           all
           men
           ,
           as
           such
           insolencies
           ,
           and
           injurious
           effronts
           ,
           which
           have
           constrained
           him
           ,
           over
           the
           belly
           of
           his
           own
           inclination
           ,
           to
           engage
           in
           this
           war
           )
           that
           will
           be
           so
           plain
           ,
           and
           perfect
           a
           contradiction
           ,
           to
           all
           his
           pretended
           reasons
           ,
           as
           will
           not
           onely
           prove
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           never
           a
           more
           just
           defensive
           war
           on
           their
           part
           ,
           nor
           unrighteous
           invasion
           upon
           his
           ,
           but
           by
           a
           naked
           representation
           of
           truth
           will
           amaze
           the
           world
           ,
           at
           the
           confidence
           ,
           where
           with
           these
           things
           are
           asserted
           ,
           and
           put
           it
           with
           all
           sober
           persons
           ,
           beyond
           debate
           ,
           that
           their
           is
           a
           mistery
           of
           iniquity
           ,
           lurking
           at
           the
           bottome
           ,
           and
           masked
           under
           these
           pretenses
           .
        
         
           These
           being
           his
           Majesties
           reasons
           for
           our
           war
           ,
           that
           they
           do
           nothing
           relieve
           his
           resolution
           ,
           of
           that
           verdict
           I
           have
           given
           upon
           them
           ,
           specialy
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           their
           contrariety
           to
           righteousnesse
           ,
           &
           religion
           ,
           is
           undeniably
           manifest
           ;
           but
           because
           his
           intentions
           as
           to
           the
           latter
           may
           now
           be
           more
           clearly
           observed
           ,
           in
           that
           second
           declaration
           
           of
           indulgence
           ,
           above
           mentioned
           ,
           I
           shall
           in
           like
           manner
           shortly
           peruse
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           that
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           in
           the
           remembrance
           ,
           of
           the
           rigours
           and
           persecutions
           ,
           wherewith
           the
           sober
           and
           godly
           .
           in
           his
           dominions
           ,
           have
           hitherto
           been
           sore
           vexed
           ,
           may
           not
           onely
           in
           time
           be
           admonished
           ,
           to
           feare
           the
           inconveniencies
           ,
           which
           may
           thence
           necessarily
           arise
           ,
           and
           provide
           a
           remedy
           ,
           by
           a
           fair
           indulgence
           ,
           but
           also
           ,
           in
           the
           serious
           conviction
           of
           the
           evil
           of
           his
           wayes
           ,
           and
           just
           apprehensions
           of
           divine
           wrath
           ,
           thorowly
           converted
           ,
           to
           breake
           of
           his
           sins
           by
           righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           his
           iniquities
           by
           shewing
           mercy
           to
           the
           oppressed
           ,
           is
           certainly
           ,
           not
           more
           the
           desire
           of
           all
           his
           faithful
           subjects
           ,
           then
           it
           would
           infallibly
           prove
           ,
           the
           lengthening
           of
           his
           tranquillity
           :
           But
           ,
           seing
           in
           place
           of
           any
           thing
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           the
           declaration
           under
           our
           hand
           ,
           hath
           quit
           another
           tendency
           ,
           and
           both
           from
           the
           intimation
           of
           all
           circumstances
           ,
           sufficiently
           laid
           out
           in
           my
           first
           discourse
           ,
           and
           from
           it's
           whole
           composure
           appeares
           ,
           to
           be
           nothing
           else
           ,
           then
           a
           cunning
           device
           ,
           to
           secure
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           from
           the
           dislike
           of
           good
           men
           in
           this
           sinful
           combination
           ,
           against
           the
           protestant
           interest
           abroad
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           to
           foment
           and
           promote
           the
           Popish
           party
           and
           cause
           at
           home
           ,
           until
           ,
           that
           ,
           in
           the
           righteous
           judgment
           of
           God
           ,
           if
           we
           foresee
           it
           not
           ,
           truth
           should
           again
           be
           benighted
           ,
           by
           the
           darknesse
           of
           Popish
           superstition
           ,
           and
           all
           it's
           lovers
           ,
           exposed
           to
           that
           Tyranny
           ,
           the
           most
           pernicious
           poison
           of
           ease
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           here
           presented
           ,
           under
           the
           no
           lesse
           plausible
           tentation
           of
           the
           Gospel's
           liberty
           ,
           doth
           without
           question
           ,
           so
           much
           the
           rather
           oblige
           all
           concerned
           ,
           to
           a
           more
           intent
           ,
           and
           accurat
           disquisition
           :
           Which
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           the
           better
           performe
           ,
           it
           is
           in
           the
           first
           place
           to
           be
           noted
           ,
           that
           ,
           albeit
           the
           conception
           of
           this
           paper
           ,
           doth
           generally
           include
           all
           sorts
           ,
           of
           Non-Conformists
           ,
           and
           recusants
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           liberty
           therein
           graunted
           to
           Popish
           recusants
           ,
           seems
           to
           be
           much
           more
           restricted
           ;
           yet
           ,
           if
           we
           may
           subject
           his
           Majesties
           inclinations
           (
           or
           rather
           plain
           intimations
           )
           to
           the
           judgement
           of
           reason
           ,
           all
           appearances
           do
           evince
           ,
           that
           ,
           whereas
           to
           protestants
           ,
           they
           are
           the
           meer
           constraints
           of
           policy
           ,
           unto
           Papists
           they
           are
           indeed
           
           the
           spontaneous
           motions
           ,
           of
           a
           propense
           favour
           ;
           for
           ,
           seing
           our
           present
           engagement
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           the
           nature
           of
           an
           indulgence
           ,
           an
           involuntary
           dispense
           against
           standing
           lawes
           ,
           and
           his
           Majesties
           plain
           profession
           ,
           do
           obviously
           hold
           forth
           ,
           that
           the
           license
           ,
           is
           in
           effect
           ,
           extorted
           ,
           by
           extrinsick
           pressures
           ,
           it
           's
           extension
           unto
           the
           Popish
           party
           ,
           who
           thereunto
           do
           adde
           no
           moment
           ,
           doth
           aboundantly
           argue
           it
           ,
           in
           this
           reguard
           ,
           to
           be
           an
           act
           of
           free
           choise
           :
           I
           need
           not
           here
           remember
           ,
           how
           much
           ,
           this
           hath
           alwayes
           been
           his
           Majesties
           byasse
           ,
           what
           cherishing
           connivance
           ,
           Papists
           have
           quietly
           enjoyed
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           increase
           of
           their
           numbers
           ,
           and
           insolence
           ,
           since
           the
           yeer
           1660
           whilst
           other
           Non-Conformists
           ,
           have
           been
           tossed
           ,
           with
           continual
           vexations
           ;
           it
           hath
           not
           been
           the
           least
           ingredient
           in
           the
           bitternesse
           of
           these
           grieveances
           ;
           neither
           are
           there
           many
           yeers
           ,
           since
           he
           emitted
           ,
           in
           their
           favour
           a
           proclamation
           ,
           of
           such
           ample
           grace
           ,
           that
           even
           his
           present
           most
           obsequious
           Parliament
           ,
           did
           ,
           by
           an
           unanimous
           addresse
           ,
           interpose
           for
           it's
           revocation
           ;
           so
           ,
           that
           ,
           things
           being
           evenly
           weighed
           ,
           viz.
           his
           Majesties
           unsatisfiable
           displeasure
           at
           ,
           and
           causelesse
           jealousy
           of
           ,
           the
           Protestant
           Non-conformists
           ,
           with
           his
           constant
           good
           opinion
           ,
           and
           affection
           ,
           witnessed
           to
           those
           of
           the
           Roman
           communion
           ,
           his
           present
           groundlesse
           wars
           against
           the
           protestant
           Stars
           ,
           and
           sinful
           ,
           and
           foolish
           conjunction
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           not
           more
           regrated
           by
           the
           better
           sort
           ,
           then
           rejoyced
           in
           ,
           by
           the
           other
           ,
           the
           comprehending
           of
           all
           in
           the
           same
           indulgence
           ,
           may
           ,
           not
           onely
           perswade
           the
           inequality
           of
           favour
           by
           me
           remarked
           ,
           but
           further
           very
           rationally
           induce
           ,
           to
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           the
           more
           apparent
           latitude
           ,
           conceded
           to
           protestan
           :
           dissenters
           ,
           is
           ,
           onely
           the
           better
           to
           cover
           ,
           the
           real
           advancement
           of
           the
           Popish
           interest
           ,
           the
           Principal
           designe
           of
           this
           contriveance
           ,
           and
           therefore
           in
           conformity
           to
           these
           grounds
           ,
           if
           my
           reflexions
           shall
           be
           also
           different
           ,
           seeming
           to
           straiten
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           ,
           and
           to
           enlarge
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           discovering
           the
           protestant
           to
           be
           onely
           tempted
           ,
           and
           snared
           ,
           and
           the
           Papist
           favoured
           ,
           and
           honoured
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           the
           palpable
           agreement
           of
           this
           procedoure
           ,
           
           to
           his
           Majesties
           own
           intentions
           ,
           will
           easily
           defend
           me
           ,
           from
           the
           censure
           of
           malice
           or
           calumny
           ,
        
         
           For
           preface
           then
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           with
           the
           fame
           truth
           and
           confidence
           ,
           wherewith
           we
           have
           heard
           him
           assert
           ,
           his
           zeal
           for
           quiet
           in
           his
           declaration
           of
           war
           ,
           commenceth
           this
           his
           indulgence
           against
           the
           truth
           ,
           by
           telling
           us
           ,
           
             that
             his
             care
             and
             endeavours
             ,
             for
             the
             preservation
             of
             the
             rights
             ,
             and
             interests
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             hath
             been
             sufficiently
             manifested
             to
             the
             world
             ,
             by
             the
             whole
             course
             of
             his
             government
             :
          
           O
           unhappy
           care
           ,
           that
           hath
           wrought
           such
           dismal
           alterations
           !
           The
           true
           rights
           ,
           and
           interests
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           are
           ,
           the
           purity
           of
           his
           worship
           ,
           and
           ordinances
           ,
           the
           protection
           of
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           &
           the
           advancement
           of
           true
           Godlinesse
           :
           Now
           ,
           that
           in
           exchange
           ,
           for
           any
           measure
           of
           these
           blessings
           ;
           which
           ,
           we
           formerly
           enjoyed
           ,
           since
           his
           Majesties
           return
           ,
           we
           have
           onely
           seen
           ,
           God's
           worship
           corrupted
           ,
           into
           vaine
           imposed
           formalities
           ,
           and
           the
           vilest
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           made
           priests
           ,
           in
           their
           place
           ,
           and
           wickednesse
           exalted
           ,
           by
           the
           most
           avouched
           perjury
           ,
           &
           profanity
           ,
           that
           ever
           was
           known
           amongst
           men
           ,
           is
           a
           truth
           ,
           under
           the
           sense
           whereof
           ,
           every
           serious
           soul
           doth
           groan
           ;
           but
           in
           effect
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           hath
           been
           ,
           and
           is
           still
           ,
           so
           entirely
           bended
           ,
           to
           advance
           against
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
             proud
             supremacy
          
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           a
           wicked
           prelacy
           ,
           a
           debauched
           elergy
           ,
           and
           superstitious
           liturgy
           ,
           thereby
           to
           moddel
           ,
           and
           subject
           ,
           all
           the
           concerns
           of
           Religion
           ,
           to
           his
           own
           lusts
           ,
           and
           humours
           ,
           as
           I
           am
           confident
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           lovers
           of
           truth
           ,
           in
           lieu
           of
           being
           abused
           ,
           by
           this
           pretended
           care
           ,
           will
           onely
           reguard
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           seasonable
           warning
           ,
           to
           take
           the
           more
           diligent
           heed
           ,
           to
           the
           snare
           that
           may
           be
           ,
           and
           is
           couched
           ,
           in
           all
           it's
           proposals
           :
           Thus
           ,
           for
           a
           demonstration
           ,
           he
           subjoins
           ,
           the
           
             frequent
             coercions
             he
             hath
             used
             ,
             upon
             dissenters
             ,
             and
             for
             composing
             differences
             ,
             in
             matters
             of
             Religion
             :
          
           and
           whether
           this
           be
           more
           concludent
           on
           his
           Majesty's
           ,
           or
           on
           my
           behalfe
           ,
           I
           leave
           it
           to
           the
           impartial
           discerner
           :
           However
           ,
           we
           may
           well
           observe
           ,
           that
           since
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           even
           in
           his
           gracious
           humour
           ,
           thinks
           his
           care
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           principally
           commendable
           ,
           by
           his
           former
           severities
           ,
           which
           after
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           primitive
           persecutions
           ,
           are
           at
           present
           onely
           intermitted
           ,
           
           from
           feare
           ,
           and
           policy
           ,
           when
           these
           restraints
           are
           over
           ,
           we
           cannot
           but
           expect
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           resume
           his
           wonted
           methods
           ,
           and
           that
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           irritation
           ,
           wherewith
           his
           inward
           fretting
           at
           a
           forced
           liberty
           ,
           may
           probably
           impresse
           him
           :
           But
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             it
             being
             evident
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             very
             little
             fruit
             of
             these
             forcible
             courses
          
           (
           a
           fair
           conviction
           ,
           if
           well
           followed
           )
           
             we
             think
             our selves
             obliged
             to
             make
             use
             of
             our
             supremacy
             :
          
           And
           truely
           if
           he
           were
           seriously
           minding
           reformation
           ,
           and
           thereto
           applying
           his
           royal
           power
           ,
           which
           can
           never
           be
           more
           properly
           ,
           nor
           gloriously
           imployed
           ,
           we
           should
           the
           lesse
           scruple
           ,
           the
           error
           ,
           though
           he
           should
           mistakingly
           ascribe
           ,
           the
           extraordinary
           call
           of
           the
           present
           pressing
           exigence
           ,
           to
           the
           warrant
           ,
           of
           a
           pretended
           perpetual
           prerogative
           :
           But
           ,
           seing
           we
           may
           here
           manifestly
           perceive
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           power
           ,
           which
           at
           first
           ,
           did
           onely
           acclaime
           the
           Clergies
           civil
           dependence
           ,
           and
           then
           after
           ,
           becoming
           vaine
           of
           the
           Reformation
           ,
           wherein
           it
           was
           honoured
           ,
           did
           excresce
           ,
           &
           exceede
           to
           the
           ordering
           of
           Church-Rites
           ,
           &
           Goverment
           ,
           under
           the
           notion
           of
           externals
           ,
           doth
           at
           present
           presume
           to
           license
           ,
           and
           authorise
           ,
           all
           Rome's
           superstition
           ;
           do
           we
           not
           discover
           ,
           the
           wickednesse
           of
           that
           usurpation
           ,
           which
           pretends
           ,
           to
           as
           absolute
           a
           dispose
           ,
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           as
           was
           ever
           arrogat
           ,
           over
           worldly
           propriety
           ?
           Thus
           wee
           see
           the
           Scepter
           wristed
           out
           of
           the
           hand
           of
           his
           Christ
           ,
           and
           swayed
           in
           a
           perfect
           opposition
           to
           him
           ,
           &
           designed
           subserviency
           to
           his
           grand
           enemy
           the
           Anti-Christ
           ,
           which
           as
           it
           ought
           to
           make
           our
           eye
           affect
           our
           heart
           ,
           while
           we
           see
           that
           Scripture
           fulfilled
           in
           our
           eyes
           ,
           that
           the
           Kings
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           shall
           give
           their
           power
           unto
           the
           beast
           ,
           and
           make
           war
           with
           the
           Lamb
           ;
           so
           it
           concerns
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           while
           he
           invadeth
           the
           Mediators
           scepter
           ,
           to
           remember
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           also
           a
           rod
           of
           iron
           in
           his
           hand
           ,
           to
           secure
           his
           scepter
           and
           avenge
           himself
           of
           such
           ,
           as
           do
           not
           strike
           to
           him
           ,
           in
           recognisance
           of
           his
           absolute
           supremacy
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           next
           place
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           addeth
           his
           motives
           ,
           viz.
           
             that
             he
             issues
             out
             this
             declaration
             ,
             aswel
             for
             the
             quieting
             of
             the
             minds
             ,
             of
             His
             good
             subjects
             ,
             in
             these
             points
             ,
             inviteing
             of
             strangers
             ,
             in
             this
             conjunsture
             ,
             and
             the
             encouragement
             of
             all
             ,
             to
             follow
             their
             callings
             ,
             as
             also
             ,
             for
             preventing
             the
             danger
             of
             seditious
             conventicles
             .
          
           Blessed
           is
           the
           man
           ,
           whose
           
           minde
           is
           staid
           ,
           trusting
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           for
           there
           is
           nothing
           here
           sincere
           ,
           what
           quietnesse
           ,
           from
           such
           a
           self-destroying
           assurance
           ?
           I
           do
           not
           mention
           it's
           mutability
           ,
           though
           all
           men
           know
           ,
           that
           the
           first
           meeting
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           would
           remonstrat
           all
           this
           grace
           to
           nothing
           ,
           but
           ,
           vvhen
           to
           the
           establishing
           of
           ever
           jealous
           ,
           and
           persecuting
           prelacy
           ,
           the
           licensing
           of
           pernicious
           plotting
           popery
           is
           adjoyned
           ,
           certainly
           ,
           if
           we
           be
           lulled
           asleep
           ,
           with
           such
           a
           charme
           ,
           we
           deserve
           ,
           the
           sleep
           of
           death
           ,
           which
           ,
           it
           's
           poison
           menaces
           :
           As
           for
           the
           inviting
           of
           strangers
           ,
           French
           caterpillars
           we
           may
           indeed
           expect
           ,
           and
           swarmes
           of
           Romish
           locusts
           ;
           but
           to
           others
           ,
           who
           might
           have
           found
           some
           allurement
           in
           this
           liberty
           ,
           hovv
           much
           is
           it
           to
           be
           feared
           ,
           that
           our
           violence
           shall
           prove
           more
           disgustful
           then
           the
           motive
           attractive
           :
           And
           as
           for
           Trades
           encouragement
           ,
           can
           any
           man
           be
           so
           infatuat
           ,
           as
           to
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           vvhich
           in
           it's
           onely
           season
           of
           peace
           ,
           could
           never
           have
           vveight
           ,
           should
           novv
           be
           truely
           minded
           ,
           by
           such
           ,
           vvho
           have
           so
           little
           cared
           to
           involve
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           confusions
           ,
           and
           burdens
           of
           vvar
           ?
           What
           a
           golden
           indulgence
           must
           it
           be
           ,
           that
           vvill
           yet
           erect
           our
           trade
           ,
           under
           all
           these
           pressures
           ?
           But
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           doth
           indeed
           fear
           seditious
           Conventicles
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           something
           worse
           ,
           
             nam
             mala
             mens
             ,
             malus
             animus
             :
          
           And
           although
           I
           neither
           knovv
           ,
           nor
           designe
           to
           increase
           his
           grounds
           ;
           yet
           ,
           in
           my
           affectionat
           desire
           for
           his
           vvelfare
           ,
           I
           earnestly
           vvish
           ,
           he
           vvould
           remember
           ,
           that
           in
           all
           ages
           ,
           a
           prince
           ,
           his
           ovvn
           inconstancy
           ,
           and
           oppression
           ,
           have
           proved
           his
           greatest
           adversaries
           ,
           &
           are
           most
           to
           be
           feared
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           are
           indeed
           so
           fatal
           and
           funest
           ,
           that
           neither
           force
           ,
           nor
           policy
           could
           ever
           yet
           vvard
           of
           their
           mischiefe
           ,
           for
           he
           is
           above
           them
           vvho
           gives
           the
           blovv
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           have
           too
           long
           retarded
           his
           Majesties
           benevolence
           ,
           vvhich
           in
           the
           first
           place
           declares
           his
           expresse
           resolution
           ,
           meaning
           and
           intent
           ,
           to
           be
           (
           so
           that
           we
           may
           blame
           our selves
           if
           vve
           be
           mistaken
           )
           that
           ,
           
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             be
             preserved
             entire
             in
             its
             Doctrine
             ,
             discipline
             and
             goverment
             ,
             as
             now
             it
             stands
             established
             by
             law
             ,
             and
             that
             this
             be
             taken
             ,
             to
             be
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             ,
             the
             basis
             ,
             rule
             ,
             and
             standart
          
           (
           vvhat
           place
           he
           assignes
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           of
           truth
           I
           knovv
           not
           )
           
             of
             the
             general
             ,
             
             and
             publick
             worship
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             further
             ,
             that
             the
             conformable
             clergy
             ,
             enjoy
             their
             revenues
             ,
             and
             that
             no
             person
             ,
             be
             capable
             of
             any
             benefice
             ,
             who
             is
             not
             exactly
             conformable
             :
          
           I
           need
           not
           enlarge
           ,
           upon
           the
           import
           of
           this
           passage
           ;
           what
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           here
           meant
           ,
           is
           ,
           and
           hath
           done
           ,
           wee
           all
           know
           ,
           if
           any
           man
           think
           ,
           that
           these
           roots
           of
           bitternesse
           ,
           prelacy
           ,
           and
           superstition
           remaining
           ,
           they
           will
           not
           again
           spring
           up
           ,
           into
           all
           that
           persecution
           ,
           vvhereof
           some
           may
           novv
           fancy
           themselves
           to
           be
           discharged
           ,
           he
           is
           but
           ill
           acquainted
           ,
           either
           with
           their
           nature
           ,
           or
           practises
           :
           He
           who
           desireth
           to
           be
           informed
           ,
           may
           consult
           experience
           ,
           which
           will
           aboundantly
           satisfy
           ,
           hovv
           much
           better
           ,
           and
           more
           free
           accommodations
           ,
           have
           ,
           thereby
           been
           disturbed
           ,
           and
           frustrat
           :
           Hovvever
           ,
           there
           is
           one
           part
           of
           this
           Royal
           resolution
           ,
           vvhich
           I
           cordially
           close
           vvith
           if
           candidly
           meant
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           ,
           the
           doctrine
           of
           this
           Church
           ,
           may
           be
           effectually
           preserved
           ,
           I
           may
           not
           here
           stay
           ,
           to
           explain
           my
           reasons
           ;
           but
           ,
           he
           vvho
           shall
           be
           pleased
           ,
           to
           peruse
           our
           old
           homilies
           ,
           and
           compare
           them
           ,
           vvith
           that
           doctrine
           ,
           vvhich
           doth
           novv
           very
           much
           boast
           itself
           ,
           both
           in
           pulpit
           ,
           and
           print
           ,
           he
           vvill
           quickly
           understand
           ,
           our
           former
           profession
           ,
           to
           be
           so
           sadly
           depraved
           ,
           vvith
           
             Socinian
             ,
             Popish
          
           ,
           and
           Arminian
           Errors
           ,
           that
           ,
           this
           alone
           ,
           vvere
           enough
           ,
           to
           bring
           upon
           us
           ,
           all
           our
           feares
           :
           As
           for
           the
           exclusion
           of
           all
           persons
           ,
           not
           exactly
           comformable
           ,
           from
           benefices
           ,
           although
           it
           be
           without
           doubt
           a
           mighty
           diminution
           of
           the
           favour
           of
           a
           just
           indulgence
           ,
           since
           it
           depriveth
           both
           of
           the
           encouragement
           and
           conveniency
           due
           ,
           to
           the
           ministers
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           yet
           the
           master
           of
           these
           labourers
           ,
           having
           pledged
           his
           alsufficiency
           for
           their
           supply
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           having
           alvvayes
           ,
           been
           truely
           richest
           when
           poorest
           ,
           I
           confesse
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           matter
           whereon
           I
           shall
           not
           spend
           my
           complaints
           ,
           however
           it
           be
           just
           matter
           of
           his
           repentance
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           next
           place
           (
           saith
           his
           Majesty
           )
           
             wee
             do
             declare
             our
             will
             that
             the
             execution
             of
             all
             manner
             of
             penal
             lawes
             ,
             in
             matters
             ecclesiastical
             ,
             against
             whatsoever
             sort
             of
             Non-conformists
             ,
             or
             recusants
             ,
             be
             immediatly
             suspended
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             hereby
             suspended
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           And
           this
           is
           the
           great
           jubile
           ,
           a
           proclaimed
           liberty
           ,
           to
           Atheists
           ,
           Socinians
           ,
           Papists
           ,
           Jesuits
           ,
           seminary
           
           priests
           ,
           Arminians
           ,
           Sects
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           and
           the
           grossest
           hereticks
           ,
           to
           contemne
           Religion
           ,
           commit
           idolatry
           ,
           impugne
           truth
           ,
           Blaspheme
           ,
           seduce
           ,
           and
           destroy
           souls
           ,
           uncontroulled
           :
           It
           's
           true
           the
           conscientious
           Non-conformist
           ,
           hath
           also
           his
           part
           ,
           in
           this
           exemption
           ;
           but
           ,
           as
           God
           did
           send
           forth
           his
           Gospel
           ,
           into
           the
           world
           in
           weakenesse
           ,
           and
           foolishnesse
           ,
           destitut
           of
           all
           humane
           advantages
           ,
           and
           onely
           ,
           by
           his
           owne
           grace
           and
           presence
           ,
           did
           sustaine
           ,
           and
           advance
           it
           ,
           against
           all
           the
           opposition
           ,
           that
           the
           malice
           ,
           or
           violence
           ,
           Potentats
           ,
           Authorities
           ,
           or
           powers
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           could
           devise
           ,
           or
           execute
           against
           it
           ,
           to
           the
           effect
           ,
           that
           neither
           our
           faith
           ,
           nor
           his
           truth
           ,
           should
           stand
           ,
           in
           the
           help
           of
           man
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           power
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           hath
           promised
           ,
           to
           be
           with
           us
           ,
           unto
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           so
           ,
           I
           am
           perswaded
           ,
           that
           no
           man
           fearing
           and
           beleeving
           ,
           the
           same
           Lord
           God
           ,
           will
           judge
           ,
           all
           the
           favour
           that
           men
           can
           shew
           ,
           valuable
           at
           this
           rate
           :
           I
           graunt
           ,
           the
           excesse
           of
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           doth
           not
           so
           corrupt
           the
           just
           relief
           ,
           that
           tender
           consciences
           may
           finde
           in
           it
           ,
           as
           ,
           to
           hinder
           them
           ,
           to
           partake
           lawfully
           of
           it's
           benefit
           ;
           but
           sure
           I
           am
           ,
           if
           my
           censure
           be
           right
           and
           true
           ,
           as
           certainly
           it
           is
           ,
           men
           should
           be
           so
           far
           ,
           from
           being
           deceived
           ,
           by
           the
           flattery
           of
           carnal
           ease
           ,
           either
           to
           embrace
           ,
           or
           acknowledge
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           favour
           ,
           or
           pursue
           it
           ,
           by
           any
           active
           compliance
           requisit
           for
           it's
           accomplishment
           ,
           that
           on
           the
           contrairy
           ,
           they
           should
           look
           upon
           the
           act
           in
           it self
           as
           a
           high
           provocation
           ,
           against
           God
           ,
           a
           feareful
           exposing
           ,
           and
           opposing
           of
           his
           truth
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           colour
           of
           a
           pitiful
           enlargement
           ,
           and
           reliefe
           to
           tender
           consciences
           ,
           a
           real
           and
           designed
           betraying
           ,
           of
           the
           Protestant
           interest
           .
        
         
           But
           his
           Majesty
           proceeds
           to
           declare
           ,
           
             that
             to
             the
             effect
             ,
             there
             may
             be
             no
             pretense
             ,
             for
             the
             continuing
             of
             Conventicles
             ,
             he
             shall
             from
             time
             to
             time
             ,
             allow
             ,
             a
             sufficient
             number
             of
             places
             ,
             as
             they
             shall
             be
             desired
             ,
             in
             all
             parts
             ,
             for
             the
             use
             of
             Non-conformists
          
           ;
           But
           for
           a
           correction
           ,
           
             it
             is
             his
             expresse
             will
             ,
             and
             pleasure
             ,
             that
             none
             presume
             to
             meet
             ,
             in
             any
             place
             ,
             untill
             ,
             such
             place
             ,
             be
             allowed
             ,
             and
             the
             teacher
             of
             that
             congregation
             approved
             ,
             by
             him
             :
             And
             lest
             ,
             any
             should
             apprehend
             difficulty
             ,
             in
             obtaining
             ,
             this
             allowance
             ,
             and
             approbation
             ,
             he
             further
             declareth
             ,
             
             that
             the
             same
             shall
             extend
             ,
             to
             all
             sorts
             of
             Non-conformists
             ,
             except
             Popish-recusants
             ,
             to
             whom
             ,
             he
             will
             in
             no
             wayes
             ,
             allow
             publick
             places
             ,
             but
             onely
             indulge
             them
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             common
             exemption
             ,
             from
             penal
             lawes
             ,
             and
             the
             exercise
             of
             their
             worship
             ,
             in
             their
             privat
             houses
             onely
             .
          
           This
           being
           the
           summe
           of
           his
           Majesties
           concession
           ,
           over
           and
           above
           ,
           the
           release
           of
           penal
           staruts
           ,
           it
           were
           as
           ill
           nature
           ,
           and
           worse
           manners
           ,
           to
           offer
           to
           criticize
           upon
           my
           Princes
           bounty
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           folly
           ,
           to
           be
           fain
           of
           nothing
           :
           And
           therefore
           ,
           I
           shall
           onely
           ,
           candidly
           represent
           ,
           such
           things
           ,
           as
           do
           obviously
           occurre
           ,
           and
           cannot
           be
           hid
           :
           And
           ,
           1.
           
           It
           is
           evident
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           nothing
           as
           yet
           graunted
           ,
           but
           onely
           a
           purpose
           declared
           ,
           which
           being
           in
           it self
           alterable
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           present
           case
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           innocent
           Non-conformist
           assuredly
           elicit
           ,
           by
           our
           forraigne
           wars
           ,
           and
           domestick
           feares
           ,
           of
           what
           endurance
           it
           is
           like
           to
           prove
           ,
           may
           easily
           be
           resolved
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           obvious
           ,
           that
           the
           effect
           of
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           is
           presently
           to
           cut
           of
           from
           ,
           and
           deprive
           all
           the
           faithful
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           people
           ,
           of
           the
           benefit
           of
           meeting
           ,
           either
           in
           the
           places
           where
           they
           have
           hitherto
           met
           ,
           or
           in
           their
           privat
           houses
           ,
           for
           the
           pure
           worship
           of
           God
           ,
           (
           for
           these
           are
           the
           expresse
           words
           of
           the
           declaration
           ;
           
             To
             the
             effect
             ,
             there
             may
             be
             no
             continuing
             of
             conventicles
             ,
             &c.
          
           and
           afterwards
           ,
           
             it
             is
             our
             expresse
             will
             and
             pleasure
             that
             none
             presume
             to
             meet
             in
             any
             place
             ,
             &c.
          
           )
           until
           these
           meetings
           ,
           be
           cast
           in
           this
           new
           mould
           ,
           and
           ,
           if
           the
           truely
           tender
           and
           conscientious
           Non-Conformist's
           ,
           dare
           not
           for
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           foresake
           ,
           the
           assembling
           of
           themselves
           together
           ,
           nor
           discontinue
           their
           meeting
           ,
           for
           worship
           ,
           till
           the
           Court
           be
           at
           leisure
           ,
           or
           think
           it
           convenient
           ,
           to
           make
           that
           assignement
           ,
           or
           if
           they
           should
           scruple
           this
           conveyance
           ,
           as
           no
           doubt
           ,
           a
           faithful
           minister
           ,
           will
           be
           far
           ,
           from
           an
           active
           compliance
           ,
           with
           such
           an
           enacted
           abomination
           ,
           then
           ,
           such
           have
           nothing
           to
           expect
           ,
           but
           the
           utmost
           of
           severity
           ;
           and
           thus
           wee
           see
           ,
           these
           bowels
           ,
           and
           the
           tender
           mercies
           of
           this
           declaration
           ,
           are
           unmasked
           cruelty
           :
           Thirdly
           ,
           the
           places
           are
           to
           be
           desired
           of
           and
           first
           
           allowed
           by
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           ,
           that
           this
           allowance
           ,
           may
           be
           lawfully
           sought
           ,
           upon
           the
           grounds
           of
           that
           duety
           of
           protection
           ,
           and
           assistance
           ,
           which
           his
           Majesty
           oweth
           to
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           without
           pleading
           this
           dissolute
           indulgence
           ,
           I
           make
           it
           no
           queston
           :
           but
           ,
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           that
           this
           ,
           first
           ,
           maketh
           all
           still
           depend
           upon
           his
           absolute
           pleasure
           ,
           both
           as
           to
           number
           and
           continuance
           ,
           is
           no
           lesse
           evident
           :
           yea
           secondly
           ,
           this
           very
           thing
           ,
           is
           enough
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           whole
           insignificant
           :
           for
           ,
           many
           ,
           especialy
           those
           Non-conformists
           ,
           who
           are
           persons
           of
           estate
           ,
           or
           quality
           ,
           will
           be
           unwilling
           to
           be
           thus
           exposed
           to
           the
           view
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           as
           a
           dissentient
           party
           ,
           reachable
           by
           law
           ,
           and
           moreover
           ,
           the
           people
           ,
           perceiving
           the
           increase
           of
           popery
           ,
           and
           what
           countenance
           and
           encouragemenr
           ,
           they
           have
           from
           authority
           ,
           whereby
           they
           are
           become
           insolent
           ,
           and
           terrible
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           may
           begin
           ,
           to
           be
           jealous
           ,
           that
           this
           course
           is
           onely
           taken
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           they
           may
           when
           met
           together
           ,
           the
           more
           easily
           be
           swallovved
           up
           at
           once
           ,
           by
           those
           popish
           Cannibals
           ;
           the
           things
           vvhich
           are
           past
           ,
           and
           the
           things
           vvhich
           are
           dayly
           practised
           ,
           may
           creat
           a
           shrewd
           suspicion
           amongst
           the
           people
           ,
           of
           such
           a
           designe
           ,
           upon
           which
           considerations
           ,
           the
           assignement
           of
           a
           place
           by
           the
           Court
           ,
           is
           very
           like
           ,
           to
           affright
           men
           ,
           from
           following
           ordinances
           ,
           or
           frequenting
           worship
           in
           those
           places
           :
           But
           ,
           fourthly
           ,
           the
           Teacher
           must
           also
           first
           be
           approved
           by
           his
           Majesty
           ;
           and
           that
           all
           the
           liberty
           here
           promised
           ,
           if
           it
           vvere
           ten
           times
           more
           ,
           vvere
           too
           dearly
           purchased
           ,
           by
           this
           surrender
           ,
           every
           one
           that
           knovveth
           the
           sufficiency
           ,
           and
           necessity
           of
           our
           Lord
           's
           Mission
           ,
           will
           easily
           acknowledge
           ;
           I
           graunt
           ,
           that
           ,
           every
           Minister
           should
           presume
           ,
           and
           be
           very
           sensible
           of
           his
           Majesties
           approbation
           ,
           &
           as
           it
           were
           rudenesse
           professedly
           to
           undervalue
           it
           ,
           so
           the
           power
           that
           he
           hath
           ,
           over
           our
           bodies
           ,
           may
           in
           many
           cases
           render
           it
           absolutely
           necessary
           ;
           but
           ,
           what
           is
           all
           this
           ,
           to
           the
           previous
           expresse
           approbation
           ,
           here
           required
           ?
           Certainly
           ,
           if
           our
           Lord's
           Authority
           ,
           be
           a
           Minister's
           compleat
           warrant
           ,
           and
           the
           duety
           it
           layes
           on
           ,
           such
           ,
           as
           may
           in
           many
           cases
           oblige
           him
           ,
           to
           beare
           his
           Master's
           name
           ,
           before
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           ,
           for
           a
           Testimony
           against
           them
           ;
           the
           subjection
           
           of
           the
           Ministry
           ,
           that
           the
           compliance
           with
           this
           condition
           ,
           doth
           import
           ,
           is
           ,
           a
           manifest
           impingement
           ,
           against
           both
           :
           I
           might
           in
           the
           fifth
           place
           observe
           ,
           the
           extension
           of
           this
           concession
           ,
           every
           whit
           as
           large
           ,
           as
           the
           foregoing
           exemption
           ,
           except
           in
           order
           to
           Papists
           ,
           and
           whereby
           all
           the
           blasphemies
           ,
           and
           extravagancies
           of
           all
           other
           errors
           ,
           are
           ,
           not
           onely
           tollerat
           ,
           but
           offered
           to
           be
           encouraged
           ,
           but
           the
           thing
           being
           so
           obvious
           ,
           it
           were
           superfluous
           ,
           to
           offer
           ,
           to
           make
           it
           more
           plain
           .
           Sixtly
           ,
           this
           indulgence
           is
           thus
           further
           restricted
           ,
           and
           cautioned
           .
           
             If
             any
             shall
          
           (
           saith
           his
           Majesty
           )
           
             presume
             to
             abuse
             this
             liberty
             and
             shall
             preach
             seditiously
             or
             to
             the
             derogation
             of
             the
             doctrine
             ,
             discipline
             or
             Government
             of
             the
             established
             Church
             ,
             &c.
             
             Wee
             do
             hereby
             givs
             them
             warning
             and
             declare
             we
             will
             proceed
             against
             them
             with
             all
             imaginable
             severity
             .
          
           I
           shall
           not
           stand
           to
           observe
           ,
           how
           there
           is
           more
           here
           ,
           then
           an
           insinuation
           ,
           that
           the
           preacher
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           his
           being
           approved
           by
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           must
           previously
           engage
           to
           this
           forebearance
           :
           it
           s
           but
           all
           reason
           ,
           that
           he
           who
           giveth
           the
           Commission
           ,
           should
           also
           give
           the
           instructions
           ,
           set
           bounds
           ,
           and
           limits
           ,
           to
           it
           's
           excercise
           ,
           and
           define
           the
           sphere
           of
           it's
           activity
           ,
           according
           as
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           (
           that
           the
           world
           may
           the
           better
           understand
           ,
           the
           just
           extent
           ,
           and
           native
           import
           ,
           of
           that
           headship
           ,
           vvhich
           he
           arrogats
           over
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           )
           in
           his
           letter
           to
           the
           Arch
           Bishop
           of
           York
           ,
           prescribeth
           ,
           what
           doctrines
           are
           to
           be
           taught
           ,
           what
           not
           :
           If
           we
           will
           be
           preachers
           created
           by
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           Emissaries
           of
           this
           supremacy
           ,
           we
           must
           be
           Court-parasits
           and
           court-pleasers
           too
           ;
           but
           ,
           then
           let
           us
           remember
           ,
           that
           wee
           cease
           to
           be
           the
           servants
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           :
           But
           the
           thing
           I
           mainly
           marke
           here
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           by
           this
           artifice
           ,
           they
           are
           sure
           ,
           either
           to
           make
           the
           indulged
           betray
           the
           cause
           of
           Christ
           ,
           by
           an
           unfaithful
           silence
           ,
           or
           expose
           themselves
           to
           what
           the
           all
           of
           that
           
             imaginable
             severity
          
           ,
           wherewith
           they
           are
           menaced
           ,
           will
           amount
           unto
           :
           It
           's
           true
           ,
           the
           same
           politick
           considerations
           ,
           which
           have
           moved
           them
           ,
           for
           quieting
           of
           the
           minds
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           to
           mock
           them
           ,
           with
           this
           shadow
           ,
           maytye
           them
           up
           also
           ,
           for
           a
           season
           ,
           from
           executing
           ,
           this
           
             all
             imaginable
             severity
          
           against
           such
           ,
           who
           will
           be
           found
           guilty
           ,
           of
           abusing
           this
           favour
           ;
           yet
           ,
           considering
           ,
           how
           
           the
           places
           must
           be
           all
           of
           publick
           appointment
           ,
           the
           preachers
           and
           people
           also
           known
           ,
           and
           that
           those
           places
           
             must
             be
             patent
             ,
             and
             free
             to
             all
             persons
             ,
          
           viz.
           amongst
           the
           rest
           ,
           to
           a
           knot
           of
           informers
           ,
           who
           will
           no
           doubt
           be
           designed
           ,
           for
           each
           place
           ,
           faithful
           men
           ,
           who
           will
           acquit
           themselves
           ,
           as
           the
           Ambassadours
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           so
           carry
           ,
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           their
           Ministry
           ,
           as
           they
           may
           have
           ,
           their
           Master's
           approbation
           ,
           of
           wel
           done
           good
           and
           faithful
           servants
           ,
           may
           exspect
           ,
           as
           the
           Court
           is
           at
           leisure
           ,
           and
           have
           freed
           their
           hands
           of
           other
           work
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           make
           such
           then
           ,
           after
           they
           have
           sleeped
           under
           the
           deceitful
           shadow
           of
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           while
           the
           Court
           being
           liberat
           from
           feare
           of
           any
           trouble
           from
           them
           ,
           was
           concurring
           with
           those
           who
           were
           destroying
           the
           Protestant
           interest
           abroad
           ,
           buy
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           at
           an
           after
           .
           reckoning
           ,
           with
           the
           lose
           ,
           if
           not
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           liberty
           ;
           yet
           of
           estate
           ;
           for
           his
           May.
           will
           be
           judge
           ,
           of
           what
           is
           seditious
           preaching
           ,
           and
           praying
           ,
           &c.
           
           Hence
           ,
           if
           a
           faithful
           Minister
           ,
           pray
           for
           the
           United
           provinces
           ,
           now
           unjustly
           invaded
           ,
           by
           a
           Popish
           Prince
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           be
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           may
           not
           give
           up
           ,
           the
           beloved
           of
           his
           soul
           ,
           the
           reformed
           Church
           there
           ,
           into
           the
           hand
           of
           such
           an
           enemy
           ,
           who
           would
           again
           turn
           these
           provinces
           ,
           into
           a
           land
           of
           graven
           images
           ,
           if
           also
           ,
           he
           should
           disswade
           all
           who
           heare
           him
           from
           such
           a
           sinful
           conjunction
           ,
           and
           regrat
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           as
           every
           faithful
           protestant
           hath
           cause
           ,
           that
           English-men
           ,
           professors
           of
           the
           same
           faith
           ,
           should
           be
           employed
           ,
           as
           instruments
           ,
           to
           destroy
           the
           faith
           they
           ought
           to
           defend
           ,
           and
           that
           our
           hands
           ,
           should
           be
           made
           use
           of
           ,
           to
           shed
           our
           brethrens
           blood
           ,
           with
           whom
           ,
           yea
           for
           whom
           ,
           we
           should
           rather
           die
           ,
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ,
           and
           if
           he
           should
           weep
           himself
           ,
           and
           excit
           the
           people
           to
           weep
           ,
           because
           his
           Majesty
           is
           seduced
           ,
           into
           this
           conspiracy
           ,
           and
           abandoned
           to
           such
           pernicious
           counsels
           ,
           and
           courses
           .
           as
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           juncture
           ,
           to
           concurre
           with
           a
           popish
           party
           ,
           against
           a
           Protestant
           State
           ,
           the
           now
           visible
           bulwark
           ,
           of
           the
           Reformed
           interest
           ,
           not
           onely
           without
           any
           just
           provocation
           ,
           on
           their
           part
           ;
           but
           contrary
           to
           all
           engagements
           and
           obligations
           on
           his
           :
           And
           moreover
           ,
           if
           in
           stead
           of
           an
           unfaithful
           silence
           ,
           
           a
           Minister
           should
           seek
           ,
           to
           deliver
           his
           own
           soul
           ,
           by
           regrating
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           is
           not
           onely
           left
           ,
           to
           break
           his
           Covenant
           with
           the
           most
           high
           God
           ,
           in
           reestablishing
           abjured
           prelacy
           ,
           and
           superstition
           ;
           but
           also
           ,
           in
           countenancing
           ,
           and
           promoving
           of
           popery
           and
           idolatry
           ;
           which
           as
           no
           Godly
           man
           ,
           who
           considers
           the
           times
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           Israel
           of
           God
           ought
           to
           do
           ,
           dare
           forebeare
           for
           himself
           ;
           so
           he
           dare
           not
           ,
           though
           he
           should
           die
           ,
           for
           doing
           so
           ,
           forebeare
           ,
           to
           perswade
           ,
           beseech
           ,
           and
           obtest
           ,
           the
           People
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           to
           pray
           with
           all
           manner
           of
           prayer
           and
           supplication
           ,
           that
           the
           great
           God
           ,
           would
           appear
           ,
           to
           confound
           the
           counsels
           and
           crush
           the
           undertakings
           ,
           of
           all
           the
           men
           ,
           and
           Monarchs
           of
           this
           conspiracy
           ,
           against
           his
           great
           interest
           ,
           and
           precious
           People
           :
           If
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           a
           Minister
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           should
           preach
           ,
           exhort
           ,
           and
           pray
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           would
           his
           Majesty
           hold
           him
           innocent
           ?
           or
           forebeare
           to
           lay
           hold
           ,
           on
           the
           first
           opportunity
           ,
           of
           dealing
           with
           him
           ,
           as
           a
           seditious
           person
           ,
           yea
           a
           Traitour
           ?
           and
           adjudge
           also
           all
           who
           had
           been
           his
           hearers
           ,
           as
           guilty
           at
           least
           of
           misprison
           of
           treason
           ?
           The
           case
           is
           so
           cleare
           ,
           as
           it
           discovers
           plainly
           ,
           the
           whole
           of
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           to
           be
           rather
           a
           Court-Trape
           ,
           to
           catch
           ,
           extinguish
           ,
           and
           crush
           the
           faithful
           remnant
           ,
           then
           the
           least
           ease
           ,
           or
           reliefe
           ,
           to
           such
           as
           dare
           not
           ,
           for
           feare
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           foresake
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           prostitut
           the
           precious
           ordinances
           ,
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           the
           lust
           of
           an
           Exotick
           Lord
           ,
           or
           dare
           not
           shut
           their
           eyes
           ,
           and
           be
           silent
           ,
           when
           they
           see
           courses
           taken
           ,
           declarative
           ,
           to
           conviction
           ,
           of
           a
           formed
           designe
           ,
           to
           establish
           the
           abomination
           of
           popery
           ,
           and
           destroy
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ,
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           .
        
         
           The
           last
           thing
           ,
           that
           remaineth
           ,
           is
           ,
           the
           exception
           of
           Roman
           Catholicks
           ,
           from
           this
           allowance
           ,
           of
           publick
           places
           ;
           But
           lest
           this
           should
           grieve
           them
           ,
           the
           former
           discharge
           of
           penal
           lawes
           ,
           is
           not
           onely
           repeated
           ,
           in
           their
           favours
           ;
           but
           ,
           they
           are
           further
           expressely
           ,
           indulged
           ,
           the
           excercise
           of
           their
           worship
           viz
           their
           idolatrous
           mass
           ,
           and
           all
           their
           other
           impious
           superstitions
           ,
           in
           their
           privat
           houses
           ,
           and
           that
           without
           any
           limitation
           of
           number
           or
           other
           restriction
           :
           I
           cannot
           here
           stand
           ,
           to
           expresse
           ,
           all
           my
           just
           regrat
           ;
           the
           mass
           again
           restored
           in
           England
           ,
           should
           no
           doubt
           
           be
           as
           much
           our
           deep
           affliction
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           the
           Papists
           exultation
           :
           As
           for
           their
           astriction
           to
           privat
           houses
           ,
           I
           say
           first
           ,
           why
           is
           not
           the
           like
           favour
           graunted
           ,
           to
           the
           truly
           Godly
           and
           Conscientious-Non-Conformist
           ,
           who
           may
           very
           justly
           scruple
           to
           sue
           for
           the
           favour
           of
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           because
           of
           it's
           conveyance
           ,
           and
           upon
           other
           momentuous
           enough
           considerations
           ?
           Shall
           he
           who
           dare
           not
           for
           feare
           of
           making
           himself
           guilty
           ,
           of
           
             Lese
             Majesty
          
           against
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           by
           accepting
           a
           favour
           ,
           which
           in
           its
           conveyance
           ,
           establisheth
           ,
           in
           the
           person
           of
           the
           indulger
           ,
           a
           supremacy
           onely
           competent
           to
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           be
           lesse
           capable
           of
           this
           favour
           ,
           then
           he
           who
           denys
           this
           Supremacy
           ,
           to
           be
           competent
           to
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           holds
           it
           to
           be
           proper
           ,
           to
           that
           child
           of
           perdition
           ,
           the
           Anti-Christ
           ?
           Yea
           ,
           he
           is
           not
           so
           capable
           of
           our
           favour
           ,
           as
           our
           Catholick
           subjects
           are
           :
           I
           am
           sorry
           for
           it
           ,
           but
           why
           ?
           What
           's
           the
           matter
           ?
           His
           Majesty
           gives
           you
           the
           reason
           ,
           of
           the
           inequality
           of
           this
           distribution
           ;
           because
           forsooth
           ,
           they
           are
           
             seditious
             conventicles
          
           ,
           and
           therefore
           ,
           liberty
           to
           worship
           God
           in
           privat
           houses
           ,
           must
           not
           be
           permitted
           to
           them
           ;
           but
           their
           is
           no
           feare
           of
           Sedit●on
           from
           Papists
           ,
           (
           good
           men
           !
           )
           we
           understand
           one
           another
           better
           ,
           then
           to
           feare
           any
           harme
           from
           such
           bosome
           friends
           :
           well
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           so
           ;
           but
           ,
           it
           's
           time
           ,
           when
           the
           Popish
           party
           ,
           are
           thus
           professedly
           ,
           the
           darling
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           all
           it's
           conclusions
           ,
           are
           so
           exactly
           calculat
           ,
           to
           the
           meridian
           of
           that
           interest
           ,
           for
           the
           poor
           protestants
           ,
           to
           remember
           ,
           the
           yet
           recent
           massacre
           of
           Ireland
           ,
           lest
           ,
           Brittain
           drink
           of
           the
           same
           cup
           ,
           and
           become
           the
           stage
           ,
           whereon
           ,
           this
           same
           funest
           Tragedy
           ,
           or
           a
           more
           bloody
           one
           ,
           be
           acted
           over
           again
           :
           Secondly
           the
           Papists
           are
           confined
           to
           privat
           houses
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           
             Whitehal
             ,
             St
             fames
             ,
             Somerset-house
             ,
          
           and
           the
           greatest
           ,
           and
           most
           capacious
           palaces
           in
           England
           ,
           while
           ,
           the
           poor
           Non-Conformists
           ,
           may
           not
           make
           use
           of
           their
           own
           houses
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           like
           in
           hast
           ,
           to
           build
           upon
           the
           lubrick
           base
           of
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           other
           houses
           :
           Thirdly
           ,
           that
           this
           restriction
           is
           no
           incumberance
           to
           the
           Papists
           ,
           is
           aboundantly
           cleare
           ;
           nay
           ,
           if
           we
           advert
           ,
           to
           man's
           strange
           curiosity
           ,
           especially
           after
           error
           ,
           the
           attraction
           of
           this
           privacy
           ,
           may
           in
           all
           likelyhood
           ,
           prove
           more
           advantagious
           to
           
           their
           interest
           ,
           then
           ,
           if
           their
           Godlesse
           ,
           and
           ridiculous
           mummery
           ,
           were
           set
           up
           to
           open
           view
           ,
           and
           derision
           ,
           in
           Publick
           Churches
           :
           Seing
           therefore
           ,
           that
           the
           Papists
           recommended
           by
           no
           necessary
           ,
           or
           convenient
           reason
           have
           ,
           (
           notwithstanding
           of
           their
           grosse
           errors
           and
           superstitions
           ,
           with
           the
           many
           important
           and
           ancient
           lawes
           that
           stand
           against
           them
           being
           considered
           )
           obtained
           ,
           the
           greatest
           benefit
           by
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           whether
           the
           favour
           designed
           for
           them
           ,
           be
           not
           it
           's
           ,
           principal
           motive
           ,
           and
           aime
           ,
           I
           leave
           it
           to
           every
           man's
           discerning
           ?
           Now
           what
           our
           present
           conjunction
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           in
           an
           unrighteous
           war
           ,
           against
           the
           Protestant
           Stats
           abroad
           ,
           with
           this
           licensing
           of
           idolatry
           ,
           and
           encouraging
           the
           Popish
           faction
           at
           home
           ,
           may
           produce
           ;
           The
           Lord
           in
           his
           mercy
           prevent
           :
           And
           as
           I
           have
           plainly
           laid
           out
           ,
           the
           insincerity
           ,
           insufficiency
           ,
           and
           uncertainty
           of
           this
           indulgence
           ,
           in
           behalfe
           of
           conscientious
           Non
           Conformists
           ;
           so
           ,
           I
           am
           very
           hopeful
           ,
           that
           neither
           the
           present
           allurement
           ,
           of
           carnal
           ease
           ,
           nor
           the
           deceitiul
           confidence
           ,
           of
           simulat
           favours
           ,
           shall
           ever
           make
           them
           abandon
           ,
           that
           solicitous
           care
           ,
           and
           zealous
           concerne
           ,
           they
           ought
           alwayes
           to
           beare
           ,
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           and
           be
           ready
           to
           witnesse
           ,
           when
           thereto
           called
           ,
           for
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           interests
           of
           truth
           and
           righteousnesse
           ,
           both
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           .
        
         
           Having
           thus
           particularly
           considered
           ,
           and
           weighed
           the
           import
           ,
           of
           both
           these
           his
           Majestie
           's
           declarations
           ,
           and
           having
           found
           nothing
           in
           the
           one
           ,
           which
           upon
           a
           sober
           search
           ,
           may
           justify
           this
           war
           ,
           (
           whereinto
           we
           are
           precipitat
           ;
           nor
           in
           the
           other
           ,
           that
           can
           quiet
           ,
           or
           satisfy
           the
           truely
           conscientious
           Non-conformist
           ;
           but
           on
           the
           contrair
           ,
           much
           in
           both
           ,
           which
           may
           fill
           the
           mind
           ,
           of
           all
           the
           fearers
           of
           God
           ,
           with
           terrour
           at
           the
           apprehensions
           ,
           of
           what
           shall
           be
           ,
           the
           dismal
           and
           dreadful
           consequences
           ,
           of
           such
           an
           undertaking
           ,
           against
           our
           confederats
           ,
           and
           such
           uncandid
           dealing
           with
           God
           ,
           I
           designed
           in
           this
           review
           to
           have
           subsisted
           .
        
         
           But
           yet
           I
           hope
           ,
           every
           true-hearted
           English-man
           ,
           will
           beare
           with
           me
           ,
           if
           ,
           while
           I
           see
           the
           interest
           of
           the
           English
           nation
           ,
           dragged
           at
           the
           French
           heels
           ,
           and
           sold
           to
           a
           base
           subserviency
           to
           their
           aspiring
           greatness
           ,
           I
           take
           liberty
           once
           more
           ,
           to
           evince
           and
           insist
           upon
           what
           in
           my
           first
           Paper
           I
           touched
           more
           brieflly
           viz.
           the
           
           perfect
           opposition
           ,
           which
           this
           conjunction
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           hath
           ,
           unto
           the
           welbeing
           and
           true
           interest
           of
           the
           nation
           :
           Let
           it
           therefore
           be
           supposed
           ,
           that
           the
           English
           Fleet
           should
           beat
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           quit
           off
           the
           sea
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           France
           with
           his
           numerous
           and
           potent
           army
           ,
           assisted
           with
           his
           Majestie
           's
           thousands
           under
           the
           command
           of
           his
           son
           ,
           should
           invade
           ,
           destroy
           ,
           lay
           wast
           ,
           and
           make
           desolat
           ,
           all
           the
           places
           of
           the
           United
           provinces
           ,
           whereever
           he
           cometh
           ,
           and
           the
           Dutch
           by
           this
           defeat
           at
           sea
           ,
           and
           invasion
           by
           Land
           be
           brought
           ,
           to
           such
           confusion
           and
           perplexity
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           neither
           be
           in
           case
           to
           set
           presently
           to
           sea
           again
           ,
           nor
           able
           to
           encountre
           this
           Potent
           enemy
           by
           land
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           the
           thing
           designed
           and
           desired
           ,
           and
           that
           ,
           to
           which
           all
           the
           vigorous
           endeavours
           of
           these
           confederat
           Kings
           are
           directed
           )
           well
           ,
           let
           us
           make
           this
           supposition
           ,
           that
           their
           designes
           are
           thus
           far
           accomplished
           (
           though
           ,
           
             graunt
             not
             O
             Lord
             the
             desire
             of
             the
             wicked
             ,
             further
             not
             their
             wicked
             device
             ,
             least
             they
             exalt
             themselves
             ,
          
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           and
           no
           question
           is
           ,
           the
           desire
           of
           all
           ,
           who
           love
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           in
           sincerity
           through
           the
           earth
           )
           and
           that
           the
           Dutch
           in
           stead
           of
           being
           able
           to
           deal
           any
           longer
           or
           debate
           with
           these
           Kings
           ,
           by
           open
           force
           of
           Armes
           ,
           be
           reduced
           to
           the
           necessity
           in
           this
           exigent
           ,
           of
           making
           the
           best
           ,
           and
           most
           advantageous
           peace
           they
           can
           :
           Is
           it
           to
           be
           imagined
           ,
           they
           will
           betake
           themselves
           to
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           come
           under
           his
           shadow
           and
           protection
           for
           shelter
           ,
           from
           the
           French
           fury
           ?
           It
           's
           true
           ,
           amongst
           the
           rest
           of
           our
           fooleries
           ,
           whereby
           we
           embolden
           our selves
           ,
           in
           this
           engagement
           ,
           this
           is
           laid
           down
           for
           one
           ,
           which
           we
           judge
           will
           not
           fail
           us
           ,
           viz.
           that
           we
           can
           alwayes
           make
           Peace
           with
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           when
           we
           have
           driven
           them
           to
           desperat
           distresse
           ,
           at
           pleasure
           ;
           but
           they
           are
           wiser
           men
           ,
           then
           to
           court
           us
           any
           longer
           for
           kindenesse
           :
           For
           ,
           first
           ,
           the
           experience
           they
           have
           had
           of
           the
           impossibility
           of
           fixing
           us
           ,
           or
           making
           us
           stand
           firme
           to
           our
           engagements
           ,
           and
           Treaties
           ,
           will
           utterly
           alienat
           ,
           discourage
           ,
           and
           disswade
           from
           this
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           a
           choice
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           his
           Majestie
           's
           having
           laid
           down
           this
           for
           a
           Principle
           ,
           and
           the
           endeavours
           which
           have
           been
           ,
           to
           instil
           it
           in
           the
           minds
           of
           such
           ,
           who
           could
           be
           impressed
           by
           Court-suggestions
           ,
           
           that
           ,
           if
           England
           would
           floorish
           ,
           Holland
           must
           ,
           if
           not
           utterly
           destroyed
           ,
           yet
           be
           reduced
           to
           a
           state
           of
           slavery
           ,
           and
           bondage
           ,
           nothing
           inferiour
           unto
           the
           Spanish
           yoke
           ,
           (
           for
           the
           dominion
           which
           we
           affect
           over
           the
           seas
           ,
           would
           be
           stretched
           to
           a
           length
           ,
           that
           would
           knovv
           no
           bounds
           ,
           or
           limits
           ,
           but
           our
           ovvn
           lust
           and
           our
           Courteours
           avarice
           ;
           and
           what
           encouragement
           ,
           they
           may
           have
           to
           come
           under
           the
           shadow
           of
           men
           of
           these
           principles
           ,
           wise
           men
           may
           judge
           ?
           )
           Thirdly
           the
           cry
           of
           his
           Majesties
           oppressed
           subjects
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           the
           consideration
           ,
           how
           the
           Court
           hath
           sucked
           out
           and
           swallowed
           up
           the
           substance
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           drained
           ,
           all
           it's
           treasures
           ,
           and
           yet
           are
           still
           lean
           (
           for
           all
           they
           have
           devoured
           ,
           hath
           onely
           made
           them
           more
           insatiable
           )
           will
           make
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           judge
           very
           rationaly
           ,
           unlesse
           they
           vvere
           able
           ,
           to
           turn
           rocks
           ,
           seas
           ,
           and
           sand
           into
           Gold
           ,
           they
           could
           never
           by
           giving
           ,
           satiat
           the
           appetit
           of
           the
           English
           Court
           :
           And
           vvhile
           they
           see
           ,
           contrair
           to
           all
           honour
           and
           true
           interest
           ,
           how
           ,
           a
           stop
           is
           at
           least
           put
           upon
           the
           exchecquer
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           onely
           thing
           remaining
           ,
           to
           preserve
           the
           credit
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           leave
           merchants
           in
           some
           case
           to
           trade
           ,
           they
           cannot
           but
           easily
           foresee
           that
           such
           will
           make
           no
           bones
           to
           suck
           out
           all
           the
           marrow
           ,
           and
           then
           gnaw
           the
           bones
           ,
           of
           these
           provinces
           :
           And
           to
           all
           these
           add
           ,
           in
           the
           fourth
           place
           ,
           how
           they
           must
           needs
           look
           upon
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           the
           principal
           author
           ,
           and
           unhappy
           instrument
           ,
           of
           all
           these
           imminent
           and
           incumbent
           calamities
           ,
           and
           may
           very
           rationaly
           conclude
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           not
           in
           this
           juncture
           ,
           conspired
           against
           them
           ,
           with
           the
           French
           King
           ,
           that
           either
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           France
           ,
           would
           not
           have
           undertaken
           the
           war
           ,
           or
           if
           he
           had
           ,
           that
           they
           in
           an
           ordinary
           providence
           ,
           could
           have
           defended
           themselves
           ,
           and
           their
           just
           liberties
           ,
           against
           all
           his
           force
           :
           When
           I
           say
           ,
           they
           must
           needs
           look
           upon
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           the
           spring
           &
           source
           ,
           of
           all
           that
           calamity
           they
           feel
           ,
           or
           feare
           ,
           and
           perceive
           his
           propensnesse
           ,
           to
           ruinethem
           ,
           and
           how
           that
           ,
           contrary
           to
           all
           Covenants
           ,
           Treaties
           ,
           rational
           offers
           of
           satisfaction
           ,
           even
           to
           pretended
           
           injuries
           ,
           condescensions
           ,
           &
           stretches
           beyond
           the
           just
           exigent
           ,
           and
           tenor
           of
           any
           Treaty
           ,
           or
           transaction
           ,
           yea
           &
           obligations
           heaped
           upon
           him
           ,
           in
           advancing
           the
           Prince
           of
           Orange
           ,
           (
           which
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           made
           the
           great
           argument
           ,
           to
           determine
           those
           ,
           who
           were
           a
           little
           reluctant
           ,
           to
           consent
           to
           his
           advancement
           ;
           so
           ,
           it
           made
           the
           most
           rational
           infallibly
           conclude
           ,
           his
           assistance
           ,
           upon
           that
           advancement
           ,
           against
           the
           French
           attempts
           )
           how
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           of
           all
           these
           bonds
           ,
           of
           honour
           ,
           interest
           ,
           faith
           ,
           Religion
           ,
           righteousnesse
           ;
           and
           obligations
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           be
           gained
           ,
           to
           an
           easy
           neutrality
           ;
           but
           ,
           as
           if
           ,
           the
           utter
           ruine
           of
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           their
           extirpation
           ,
           or
           reduction
           ,
           from
           a
           stare
           of
           liberty
           ,
           to
           a
           state
           of
           bondage
           ,
           had
           the
           closest
           of
           connexions
           ,
           with
           his
           satisfaction
           ,
           he
           ,
           to
           the
           prostituting
           of
           his
           honour
           ,
           leads
           the
           way
           ,
           to
           the
           French
           King
           ,
           and
           as
           if
           malice
           and
           blinde
           fury
           ,
           were
           the
           sole
           conducter
           in
           this
           affair
           ,
           draweth
           the
           first
           sword
           ,
           and
           forgetting
           to
           consult
           his
           own
           fame
           ,
           with
           a
           pyratick
           violence
           ,
           anterior
           to
           all
           intimation
           of
           war
           ,
           falleth
           upon
           the
           Dutch
           merchant-ships
           :
           As
           these
           things
           put
           together
           ,
           with
           many
           more
           of
           the
           like
           nature
           ,
           must
           make
           the
           Dutch
           conclude
           him
           ,
           the
           most
           enraged
           adversary
           ,
           and
           implacable
           enemy
           ;
           so
           ,
           it
           must
           of
           necessity
           ,
           alienat
           their
           mind
           from
           him
           above
           all
           mortals
           :
           And
           now
           upon
           the
           forementioned
           supposition
           ,
           (
           which
           I
           hope
           shall
           never
           exist
           )
           that
           they
           must
           put
           themselves
           under
           the
           Potection
           of
           one
           of
           these
           two
           ,
           they
           will
           certainly
           be
           ballanced
           ,
           towards
           the
           French
           Alliance
           ,
           as
           the
           more
           placable
           enemy
           ,
           the
           more
           sure
           ,
           and
           advantagious
           friend
           :
           And
           as
           it
           is
           more
           then
           probable
           to
           wise
           men
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           of
           France
           hath
           conduced
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           to
           such
           an
           unworthy
           breach
           of
           Alliance
           ,
           upon
           this
           very
           designe
           ,
           to
           drive
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           if
           possible
           ,
           to
           this
           sad
           necessity
           ;
           so
           it
           is
           equally
           obvious
           ,
           how
           the
           French
           King
           endeavoureth
           by
           all
           means
           ,
           so
           to
           influence
           the
           conclusions
           of
           the
           English
           Cabal
           ,
           &
           manage
           the
           advantage
           he
           hath
           thereby
           over
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           may
           
           render
           him
           most
           hateful
           to
           the
           Dutch
           :
           For
           having
           prevailed
           with
           him
           ,
           first
           ,
           to
           draw
           him
           to
           this
           shameful
           breach
           of
           Treaty
           with
           them
           ,
           he
           driveth
           him
           thereafter
           to
           make
           such
           a
           detastable
           attempt
           upon
           their
           merchant-ships
           ;
           and
           observing
           likewise
           how
           in
           his
           declaration
           for
           war
           against
           the
           Dutch
           (
           wherein
           also
           he
           will
           have
           the
           King
           of
           England
           to
           preceed
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           know
           the
           better
           how
           to
           forme
           his
           so
           ,
           as
           may
           best
           subserve
           his
           designe
           )
           he
           alledgeth
           many
           injuries
           ,
           and
           pretendeth
           to
           such
           a
           dominion
           over
           the
           seas
           ,
           as
           is
           subversive
           of
           the
           liberty
           of
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           utterly
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           prosperity
           of
           the
           Provinces
           ,
           because
           destructive
           of
           their
           trade
           ;
           he
           then
           emitteth
           his
           declaration
           of
           war
           ,
           wherein
           there
           is
           nothing
           mentioned
           or
           adduced
           for
           a
           cause
           ,
           save
           a
           French
           floorish
           ,
           for
           his
           Honour
           :
           Yea
           he
           giveth
           the
           Dutch
           to
           understand
           ,
           that
           he
           doth
           not
           envy
           their
           greatness
           ,
           nor
           designe
           the
           prejudice
           of
           their
           provinces
           ;
           nay
           on
           the
           contrair
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           a
           favour
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           how
           all
           his
           quarrel
           is
           confined
           to
           some
           particular
           persons
           in
           the
           Goverment
           ,
           against
           whom
           he
           hath
           a
           displeasure
           :
           And
           perceiving
           withal
           ,
           how
           the
           King
           of
           England
           hath
           not
           onely
           made
           himself
           the
           common
           detestation
           of
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           by
           this
           late
           act
           of
           manifest
           pyracy
           but
           as
           if
           no
           bonds
           ,
           no
           Treaties
           ,
           neither
           reguard
           to
           his
           own
           reput
           or
           renown
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           could
           be
           of
           sufficient
           weight
           and
           value
           to
           tye
           him
           up
           from
           doing
           them
           all
           the
           injuries
           ,
           which
           his
           power
           maketh
           possible
           ;
           he
           addeth
           to
           the
           former
           violence
           ,
           the
           injustice
           of
           seising
           upon
           and
           detaining
           all
           the
           merchant-ships
           ,
           which
           were
           in
           his
           ports
           at
           the
           eruption
           of
           this
           war
           ,
           expressely
           contrair
           to
           the
           termes
           of
           the
           32
           Art.
           of
           that
           Treaty
           at
           Breda
           :
           The
           French
           King
           (
           I
           say
           )
           perceiving
           this
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           commend
           his
           fidelity
           ,
           clemency
           ,
           and
           friendship
           to
           the
           Dutch
           (
           as
           he
           doth
           his
           honour
           to
           the
           World
           )
           above
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           ,
           as
           he
           hath
           done
           no
           act
           of
           hostility
           against
           them
           anterior
           to
           his
           declaration
           ;
           so
           he
           graunteth
           them
           six
           moneths
           time
           ,
           to
           remove
           all
           their
           Merchant-ships
           and
           goods
           out
           of
           his
           dominions
           ,
           without
           lose
           or
           molestation
           :
           By
           all
           which
           he
           seemeth
           to
           intimat
           to
           the
           Dutch
           that
           
           he
           is
           neither
           so
           ingrained
           not
           implacable
           an
           enemy
           against
           them
           as
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           yea
           there
           is
           a
           tacit
           invitation
           couched
           ,
           even
           in
           his
           denunciation
           of
           war
           ,
           to
           accost
           him
           for
           kindenesse
           ,
           with
           hope
           of
           acceptation
           ,
           (
           and
           well
           may
           he
           ,
           for
           hereby
           he
           maks
           himself
           master
           of
           both
           ,
           and
           doth
           more
           certainly
           triumph
           over
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           ecclipse
           the
           glory
           of
           that
           nation
           ,
           then
           over
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           so
           hitteth
           the
           marke
           he
           aimed
           at
           indeed
           ,
           viz.
           
             the
             French
             honour
          
           )
           Now
           as
           the
           preferablenesse
           of
           the
           French
           Alliance
           ,
           things
           standing
           thus
           ,
           will
           be
           demonstrable
           to
           the
           Dutch
           from
           their
           own
           interest
           ,
           and
           advantage
           ,
           for
           by
           this
           means
           ,
           though
           ,
           they
           may
           lose
           somewhat
           of
           their
           former
           lustre
           ;
           yet
           they
           will
           easily
           see
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           the
           interest
           of
           the
           King
           of
           France
           ,
           to
           have
           them
           a
           floorishing
           People
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           so
           much
           his
           ;
           so
           ,
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           will
           any
           doubt
           ,
           but
           all
           reason
           of
           state
           and
           Policy
           ,
           will
           make
           the
           French
           ready
           to
           listen
           to
           a
           proposal
           of
           accommodation
           from
           the
           Stats
           ,
           and
           abandon
           the
           English
           ,
           as
           having
           now
           served
           himself
           sufficiently
           of
           them
           ,
           when
           they
           have
           sweat
           out
           floods
           of
           English
           blood
           and
           treasure
           ,
           to
           rowe
           his
           French
           Majesty
           to
           his
           port
           :
           For
           ,
           first
           ,
           he
           knoweth
           very
           well
           ,
           though
           he
           have
           at
           present
           debauched
           the
           penurious
           and
           profligat
           Court
           of
           England
           ,
           into
           this
           conjunction
           vvith
           him
           ,
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ;
           that
           ,
           yet
           ,
           the
           spirit
           of
           the
           English
           nation
           can
           never
           be
           debased
           into
           the
           same
           compliance
           ,
           with
           his
           designes
           ;
           the
           prudent
           part
           ,
           yea
           the
           generality
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           retaining
           still
           ,
           their
           noble
           ascendent
           over
           the
           French
           ,
           and
           that
           antipathy
           unto
           them
           ,
           that
           ,
           though
           the
           Court
           party
           are
           sunk
           below
           men
           ,
           and
           cease
           to
           be
           Patriots
           ,
           (
           not
           careing
           for
           the
           reput
           ,
           and
           honour
           of
           their
           nation
           ,
           whose
           renown
           ,
           together
           with
           their
           own
           fame
           ,
           they
           have
           shipwrack't
           )
           yet
           ,
           at
           this
           very
           instant
           ,
           they
           would
           ,
           if
           at
           all
           necessitat
           to
           have
           a
           war
           ,
           notwithstanding
           of
           all
           the
           artifice
           and
           endeavours
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           to
           enflame
           them
           into
           a
           rage
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           with
           much
           more
           cheerfulnesse
           ,
           alacrity
           ,
           and
           readinesse
           of
           minde
           ,
           draw
           their
           sword
           against
           the
           French
           in
           defence
           of
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           then
           be
           dragged
           by
           the
           Court
           ,
           to
           so
           unrighteous
           ,
           
           and
           dishonourable
           a
           war
           ,
           against
           their
           friends
           and
           brethren
           :
           The
           certain
           knowledge
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           of
           France
           hath
           ,
           that
           this
           is
           the
           genius
           ,
           and
           pulse
           of
           the
           English
           nation
           ,
           to
           abhorre
           as
           death
           ,
           the
           holding
           of
           the
           French
           stirrop
           ;
           yea
           ,
           the
           rational
           grounds
           he
           may
           have
           ,
           to
           perswade
           beyond
           debate
           ,
           that
           if
           these
           very
           men
           ,
           whom
           he
           hath
           charmed
           ,
           by
           his
           
             aurum
             potabile
          
           ,
           into
           an
           oblivion
           of
           their
           own
           honour
           and
           nation's
           interest
           ,
           be
           once
           awaked
           out
           of
           this
           golden
           dreame
           ,
           (
           which
           doth
           not
           imply
           a
           contradiction
           but
           they
           may
           )
           they
           will
           abandon
           ,
           with
           a
           blush
           at
           their
           own
           basenesse
           ,
           his
           interest
           ,
           and
           by
           an
           after
           strenuous
           opposition
           ,
           seek
           to
           wipe
           off
           the
           staine
           ,
           of
           so
           base
           a
           compliance
           ,
           and
           be
           avenged
           upon
           him
           for
           their
           two
           eyes
           ,
           will
           make
           him
           ready
           ,
           to
           close
           with
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           being
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           world
           ,
           convinced
           ,
           that
           ,
           he
           hath
           in
           this
           ,
           obtained
           the
           utmost
           of
           advantage
           ,
           he
           could
           have
           proposed
           or
           promised
           to
           himself
           ,
           by
           engaging
           ,
           or
           rather
           seducing
           the
           Court
           of
           England
           ,
           unto
           his
           assistance
           ,
           and
           judging
           ,
           as
           he
           hath
           reason
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           hereby
           sufficiently
           repayed
           ,
           for
           all
           the
           French
           Millions
           ,
           which
           that
           Court
           ,
           hath
           swallowed
           up
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           as
           this
           will
           make
           him
           readily
           listen
           ,
           to
           a
           proposal
           from
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           so
           ,
           it
           will
           make
           him
           willingly
           condescend
           ,
           to
           give
           them
           easy
           ,
           and
           honourable
           conditions
           ,
           (
           though
           I
           hope
           God
           shall
           prevent
           such
           a
           dishonour
           to
           them
           )
           yea
           ,
           he
           will
           argue
           himself
           ,
           into
           a
           necessity
           ,
           (
           contrair
           to
           the
           particular
           insolent
           domineering
           humour
           of
           the
           French
           )
           to
           maintain
           them
           ,
           if
           not
           in
           the
           same
           degree
           of
           honour
           ,
           liberty
           ,
           and
           lustre
           ,
           yet
           ,
           in
           their
           full
           strength
           ;
           it
           being
           obvious
           ,
           that
           by
           having
           engaged
           them
           to
           him
           ,
           he
           hath
           fairely
           paved
           his
           way
           ,
           to
           an
           easy
           conquest
           ,
           of
           this
           part
           of
           the
           world
           :
           The
           Spanish
           Netherlands
           ,
           will
           fall
           into
           his
           hands
           ,
           nor
           will
           the
           Emperour
           be
           able
           ,
           to
           make
           head
           against
           him
           :
           Spain
           also
           must
           follow
           their
           fate
           ;
           and
           poor
           England
           ,
           having
           spent
           their
           strength
           and
           treasure
           ,
           to
           advance
           him
           to
           this
           greatnesse
           ,
           must
           bow
           their
           neck
           ,
           to
           the
           French
           yoke
           :
           What
           is
           then
           become
           of
           our
           foolish
           supposition
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           no
           cause
           for
           England
           to
           feare
           the
           French
           greatnesse
           ?
           Why
           ?
           
           France
           (
           saith
           the
           Court
           )
           having
           no
           nursery
           of
           sea-men
           ,
           we
           will
           maintain
           our
           dominion
           of
           the
           seas
           ,
           non
           will
           cope
           ,
           or
           compet
           with
           us
           ,
           if
           once
           we
           had
           the
           Hollander
           ,
           under
           hatches
           ;
           and
           while
           we
           retain
           our
           dominion
           by
           sea
           ,
           it
           were
           ridiculous
           to
           feare
           ,
           the
           French
           by
           land
           :
           But
           alas
           ,
           have
           the
           French
           ,
           so
           blinded
           the
           Court
           ,
           with
           the
           dust
           of
           their
           Gold
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           see
           ,
           one
           inch
           ,
           before
           their
           nose
           ?
           Do
           they
           not
           easily
           foresee
           ,
           the
           misery
           and
           bondage
           ,
           they
           are
           bringing
           upon
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           how
           ,
           they
           are
           selling
           the
           honour
           ,
           and
           liberty
           of
           their
           countrey
           ,
           to
           it
           's
           inveterat
           enemies
           ?
           Well
           ,
           the
           French
           have
           not
           a
           nursery
           of
           sea-men
           ,
           comparable
           to
           the
           English
           :
           Be
           it
           so
           ,
           but
           ,
           when
           the
           English
           by
           their
           unrighteousnesse
           ,
           folly
           ,
           and
           inconsideration
           ,
           have
           driven
           the
           Dutch
           to
           the
           necessity
           of
           becoming
           one
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           have
           they
           then
           no
           nursery
           ?
           England
           knoweth
           ,
           to
           it
           's
           cost
           ,
           that
           Holland
           hath
           :
           And
           if
           ever
           France
           be
           in
           case
           ,
           to
           reckon
           them
           his
           (
           which
           ,
           as
           death
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           deprecat
           )
           then
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           England
           must
           resolve
           henceforth
           ,
           to
           quit
           all
           his
           pretensions
           to
           the
           Flage
           ,
           and
           be
           at
           a
           point
           in
           this
           ,
           that
           his
           men
           of
           war
           must
           strike
           ,
           to
           the
           French
           pleasure
           boats
           :
           the
           Nation
           at
           home
           ,
           must
           tremble
           ,
           at
           the
           French
           greatnesse
           ,
           their
           walls
           the
           shiping
           of
           England
           ,
           will
           not
           then
           hold
           him
           out
           ,
           he
           being
           now
           in
           case
           ,
           to
           force
           his
           passage
           ,
           thorow
           them
           :
           our
           forraigne
           plantations
           must
           signify
           as
           much
           to
           us
           ,
           as
           the
           French
           and
           Dutch
           in
           a
           conjunction
           ,
           will
           permit
           ,
           either
           something
           ,
           or
           nothing
           :
           Our
           honour
           ,
           and
           renown
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           had
           amongst
           other
           Nations
           ,
           must
           be
           buried
           in
           the
           gulfe
           of
           contempt
           ,
           and
           lye
           expiring
           without
           hope
           of
           a
           recovery
           ,
           under
           the
           French
           insolence
           :
           who
           will
           then
           compassionat
           the
           poor
           English
           Nation
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           who
           will
           not
           say
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           a
           righteous
           thing
           with
           God
           ,
           since
           ,
           we
           who
           would
           needs
           in
           a
           blind
           rage
           ,
           run
           upon
           our
           friends
           to
           ruine
           them
           ,
           without
           cause
           ,
           should
           be
           insnared
           ,
           in
           the
           worke
           of
           our
           own
           hands
           ,
           and
           tumbled
           head-long
           in
           the
           ditch
           ,
           which
           we
           had
           digged
           for
           others
           ?
           Who
           amongst
           the
           nations
           will
           pity
           us
           ?
           Or
           if
           our
           distresse
           should
           move
           compassion
           ,
           who
           dare
           offer
           to
           help
           us
           ?
           
           Oh
           poor
           England
           ,
           how
           do
           thy
           Rulers
           ,
           post
           thee
           to
           thy
           ruine
           ?
           We
           have
           fallen
           once
           under
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           our
           disgrace
           ,
           hath
           accresced
           to
           their
           glory
           ;
           but
           now
           ,
           we
           must
           fall
           ,
           into
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           French
           ,
           &
           instead
           of
           wearing
           the
           flowre
           de
           Luce
           ,
           in
           our
           scutcheon
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           France
           must
           have
           our
           Lyon
           ,
           and
           Vnicorne
           in
           his
           :
           And
           thus
           have
           we
           debased
           our selves
           and
           entailed
           bondage
           upon
           the
           Posterity
           :
           And
           ,
           if
           the
           Dutch
           were
           a
           People
           given
           to
           revenge
           ,
           what
           ever
           griefe
           and
           regrat
           ,
           their
           dependance
           upon
           France
           might
           be
           to
           them
           ,
           yet
           ,
           they
           would
           not
           onely
           have
           this
           satisfaction
           ,
           to
           see
           those
           enslaved
           ,
           who
           had
           designed
           their
           bondage
           ,
           and
           whose
           hands
           had
           been
           made
           use
           of
           in
           wreathing
           the
           yoke
           about
           their
           neck
           ;
           but
           ,
           see
           themselves
           chiefly
           made
           use
           of
           ,
           and
           maintained
           by
           the
           French
           ,
           to
           force
           the
           English
           to
           serve
           him
           :
           And
           withal
           the
           Dutch
           should
           see
           themselves
           ,
           freed
           from
           the
           slavish
           feare
           of
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           vaine
           pretensions
           to
           the
           dominion
           of
           the
           sea
           ,
           and
           set
           at
           liberty
           ,
           to
           follow
           their
           trade
           without
           trouble
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           trade
           ,
           would
           then
           be
           cerainly
           taken
           from
           England
           ,
           in
           these
           parts
           ;
           so
           it
           would
           be
           at
           the
           French
           &
           Dutch
           their
           option
           ,
           whether
           to
           rase
           ,
           and
           root
           out
           ,
           name
           and
           thing
           of
           all
           English
           Plantations
           abroad
           .
        
         
           Though
           ,
           these
           be
           things
           to
           be
           entertained
           in
           their
           possibility
           ,
           by
           all
           the
           lovers
           ,
           of
           Religion
           ,
           righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           the
           nation
           ,
           with
           horrour
           ,
           and
           detestation
           ,
           and
           I
           pray
           and
           hope
           shall
           never
           have
           any
           being
           ,
           beyond
           what
           a
           supposition
           may
           give
           them
           ;
           yet
           ,
           he
           must
           blind
           his
           eyes
           ,
           and
           abandon
           his
           reason
           ,
           who
           will
           deny
           the
           nativenesse
           of
           the
           connexion
           ,
           betwixt
           the
           worst
           of
           all
           these
           supposed
           miseries
           ,
           and
           mischiefs
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           of
           England's
           engaging
           ,
           in
           this
           war
           ,
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           against
           the
           Dutch
           :
           The
           ruine
           of
           the
           Protestant
           interest
           ,
           this
           day
           ,
           through
           the
           World
           :
           The
           ruine
           of
           the
           liberty
           ,
           honour
           ,
           trade
           ,
           precious
           and
           deare
           concerns
           ,
           of
           the
           English
           nation
           ;
           the
           ruine
           ,
           of
           the
           Prince
           of
           Orange
           his
           interest
           ,
           yea
           the
           ruine
           ,
           disgrace
           ,
           and
           perpetual
           infamy
           ,
           of
           the
           actors
           themselves
           ,
           is
           wraped
           up
           in
           ,
           and
           connected
           with
           ,
           this
           shamefull
           war
           :
           have
           we
           not
           now
           by
           our
           deep
           Politicks
           ,
           bravely
           bowled
           away
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           
           vvhile
           the
           French
           ,
           both
           give
           ground
           ,
           and
           byasse
           ?
           These
           are
           our
           nevv
           unhappy
           politicks
           ,
           they
           tend
           to
           this
           ,
           and
           may
           end
           here
           ,
           if
           the
           Lord
           in
           mercy
           do
           not
           interpose
           ,
           to
           prevent
           it
           :
           so
           ,
           that
           ,
           though
           men
           vvere
           turned
           meer
           Gallio's
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           interest
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Religion
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           yea
           turned
           enemies
           thereto
           ;
           yet
           ,
           no
           man
           representing
           things
           to
           himself
           as
           they
           are
           ,
           and
           vveighing
           these
           tumultuous
           transactions
           ,
           in
           the
           ballance
           of
           reason
           ,
           or
           considering
           their
           obvious
           tendency
           and
           import
           ;
           if
           he
           retain
           the
           spirit
           of
           a
           true
           English-man
           ,
           if
           he
           consult
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           nation
           ,
           if
           he
           truely
           love
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           wish
           the
           stability
           of
           his
           throne
           ,
           but
           must
           ,
           not
           onely
           look
           upon
           himself
           ,
           as
           obliged
           to
           withdraw
           ,
           from
           all
           concurrence
           in
           this
           war
           ;
           but
           interpose
           in
           his
           station
           ,
           to
           deliver
           King
           and
           Court
           ,
           lapsed
           into
           this
           moral
           madnesse
           ,
           from
           the
           occecation
           of
           this
           fury
           ,
           whereby
           ,
           in
           their
           indeliberation
           and
           rage
           ,
           they
           are
           pulling
           ruine
           upon
           themselves
           and
           the
           nation
           ,
           by
           drawing
           the
           sword
           .
        
         
           I
           know
           very
           well
           ,
           in
           all
           I
           have
           said
           upon
           this
           head
           of
           Interest
           ,
           I
           shall
           ,
           be
           looked
           upon
           as
           grossely
           mistaken
           in
           my
           hypothesis
           ;
           because
           ,
           what
           I
           account
           interest
           and
           the
           thing
           to
           be
           chiefly
           reguarded
           ,
           and
           earnestly
           contended
           for
           ,
           hath
           not
           a
           being
           at
           all
           in
           the
           Albe
           of
           our
           new
           politicks
           :
           nay
           ,
           something
           is
           substitut
           in
           it's
           place
           ,
           as
           inconsistent
           with
           ,
           so
           natively
           destructive
           of
           it
           :
           And
           therefore
           all
           these
           disswasives
           deduced
           from
           the
           head
           of
           Interest
           as
           I
           have
           stated
           it
           ,
           must
           with
           the
           hypothesis
           evanish
           as
           of
           no
           consideration
           or
           weight
           ,
           to
           disswade
           from
           our
           present
           enterprise
           .
           It
           will
           be
           readily
           graunted
           by
           all
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           old
           Interest
           of
           England
           ,
           viz.
           the
           preservation
           of
           Religion
           ,
           in
           it's
           reformation
           ,
           whereto
           by
           the
           good
           hand
           of
           our
           God
           upon
           us
           we
           had
           attained
           ,
           the
           safety
           and
           good
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           the
           ancient
           splendor
           and
           glory
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           the
           just
           freedome
           and
           liberty
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           the
           desireable
           harmony
           betwixt
           his
           Majesty
           and
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           doing
           of
           all
           things
           (
           especially
           things
           of
           such
           moment
           ,
           as
           a
           war
           ,
           wherein
           there
           is
           an
           association
           with
           an
           old
           
           enemy
           to
           the
           English
           Nation
           and
           Interest
           ,
           and
           an
           engagement
           against
           our
           ancient
           friends
           ,
           deprecating
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           submissenesse
           which
           became
           a
           State
           ,
           our
           displeasure
           ,
           and
           entreating
           in
           a
           most
           obliging
           manner
           our
           covenanted
           assistance
           ,
           against
           an
           enemy
           ,
           by
           vvhom
           ,
           if
           he
           conquer
           them
           ,
           we
           are
           crushed
           ,
           our
           posterity
           also
           &
           all
           our
           precious
           interests
           are
           exposed
           unto
           the
           danger
           of
           utter
           ruine
           )
           with
           joint
           consent
           and
           mutual
           satisfaction
           ,
           whereby
           the
           cheerful
           concurrence
           of
           all
           his
           Majesty's
           subjects
           is
           assured
           ,
           by
           which
           means
           also
           ,
           he
           himself
           is
           beloved
           and
           honoured
           at
           home
           ,
           feared
           and
           reguarded
           by
           the
           nations
           abroad
           ,
           the
           security
           ,
           satisfaction
           ,
           trade
           &
           treasure
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           is
           ensured
           &
           promoted
           ,
           &c.
           
           If
           Interest
           be
           considered
           as
           comprehensive
           of
           ,
           &
           constitut
           by
           these
           &
           the
           like
           ;
           then
           no
           doubt
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           yeelded
           ,
           that
           the
           considerations
           evincing
           the
           manifest
           opposition
           of
           the
           present
           engagement
           to
           all
           these
           ,
           have
           a
           sufficiency
           of
           weight
           ,
           to
           disswade
           from
           a
           further
           progresse
           in
           this
           unhappily
           begun
           war
           ,
           yea
           perswade
           a
           retreat
           ;
           which
           were
           certainly
           a
           more
           glorious
           victory
           ,
           because
           demonstrative
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           our
           lusts
           and
           passions
           had
           not
           the
           ascendent
           of
           our
           reason
           ,
           then
           if
           our
           sword
           were
           bathed
           and
           our
           hands
           embrewed
           in
           the
           blood
           of
           these
           against
           whom
           it
           is
           now
           drawn
           and
           stretched
           out
           ;
           yea
           this
           were
           a
           more
           certain
           way
           ,
           to
           a
           safe
           victory
           over
           them
           (
           I
           mean
           an
           overcoming
           them
           with
           kindenesse
           to
           a
           cheerful
           condescendence
           unto
           ,
           and
           a
           ready
           compliance
           with
           all
           our
           just
           demands
           )
           then
           ever
           we
           can
           expect
           ,
           as
           the
           issue
           of
           so
           unrighteous
           and
           irreligious
           a
           war.
           But
           if
           somewhat
           else
           be
           substitut
           in
           the
           place
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           the
           vvisest
           have
           hitherto
           judged
           the
           Interest
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           I
           must
           graunt
           ,
           I
           have
           missed
           the
           marke
           at
           vvhich
           I
           aimed
           ,
           and
           confesse
           ,
           that
           my
           considerations
           are
           not
           apposite
           dissvvasives
           ,
           from
           vvhat
           is
           novv
           driven
           .
           But
           vvhat
           can
           this
           be
           ?
           Some
           may
           think
           the
           thing
           aimed
           at
           ,
           vvhich
           with
           it's
           seeming
           desireablenesse
           hath
           dazeled
           us
           into
           this
           distraction
           ,
           hath
           by
           our
           procedour
           so
           obviously
           discovered
           it self
           ,
           that
           it
           can
           no
           longer
           escape
           observation
           :
           It
           's
           plain
           his
           Maj.
           aimeth
           at
           being
           absolute
           and
           designeth
           to
           rule
           the
           nation
           ,
           independently
           from
           the
           advice
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           which
           are
           now
           
           looked
           upon
           ,
           rather
           as
           an
           encumberance
           to
           him
           ,
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           his
           royal
           goverment
           ,
           and
           an
           ecclipse
           of
           that
           glory
           ,
           which
           he
           judgeth
           competent
           for
           a
           Prince
           ,
           then
           any
           real
           support
           to
           his
           royal
           authority
           and
           greatnesse
           :
           In
           plain
           English
           ,
           the
           French
           Goverment
           is
           affected
           by
           our
           English
           Court
           ,
           which
           we
           suppose
           can
           never
           be
           sufficiently
           illustrious
           ,
           while
           there
           must
           be
           such
           an
           unbecoming
           dependence
           upon
           Parliaments
           ,
           for
           pitiful
           subsidies
           and
           summes
           to
           be
           raised
           by
           their
           order
           ,
           to
           maintain
           our
           royal
           grandure
           :
           This
           which
           hath
           been
           so
           insupportable
           a
           yoke
           ,
           upon
           the
           neck
           of
           our
           royal
           Ancestors
           ,
           whereby
           they
           have
           been
           bound
           to
           the
           good
           behaviour
           ,
           tyed
           up
           ,
           restrained
           ,
           yea
           often
           ,
           to
           gratify
           their
           subjects
           humor
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           gaining
           their
           consent
           for
           a
           subsidy
           ,
           have
           been
           necessitat
           ,
           and
           compelled
           to
           crosse
           their
           own
           royal
           inclination
           ,
           and
           commit
           a
           rape
           upon
           their
           pleasure
           ;
           this
           yoke
           ,
           we
           say
           ,
           must
           once
           for
           all
           be
           burst
           and
           broken
           ,
           and
           this
           badge
           of
           limited
           soveraignity
           ,
           be
           buried
           in
           the
           final
           discharge
           of
           such
           Parliaments
           :
           The
           dispose
           of
           the
           Treasure
           aswel
           as
           the
           Militia
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           must
           be
           in
           our
           own
           hand
           ,
           then
           ,
           and
           not
           before
           ,
           will
           we
           be
           in
           case
           ,
           as
           becometh
           ,
           to
           live
           in
           royal
           splendor
           ,
           to
           give
           suteable
           rewards
           for
           signal
           services
           ,
           without
           being
           obnoxious
           to
           have
           account
           asked
           of
           us
           ,
           or
           the
           question
           put
           ,
           how
           we
           spend
           our
           treasure
           ;
           to
           keep
           under
           and
           crush
           petulant
           insolents
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           chastise
           proud
           enemies
           abroad
           :
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           
             Stat
             pro
             ratione
             voluntas
          
           in
           state
           affairs
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           arrogat
           it
           ,
           in
           Church
           ,
           matters
           (
           which
           is
           the
           more
           wicked
           and
           most
           dareing
           attempt
           of
           the
           two
           )
           is
           the
           great
           interest
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           we
           will
           and
           must
           have
           :
           This
           is
           the
           darling
           and
           Diana
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           to
           which
           all
           the
           other
           true
           interests
           of
           the
           English
           Nation
           must
           be
           sacrificed
           .
           If
           so
           ,
           the
           scheme
           I
           graunt
           is
           changed
           :
           But
           is
           it
           credible
           ,
           that
           infatuation
           itself
           ,
           can
           fixe
           us
           in
           this
           resolution
           ?
           Truely
           the
           Universe
           of
           reason
           doth
           reclaime
           :
           The
           desperatnesse
           of
           such
           an
           enterprise
           hath
           made
           wise
           men
           shut
           their
           eyes
           ,
           upon
           all
           probabilities
           of
           it's
           intendment
           ,
           and
           stop
           their
           eares
           ,
           at
           all
           reports
           and
           suggestions
           which
           were
           assertive
           of
           the
           Court
           's
           hatching
           such
           a
           cockatrice
           ,
           
           as
           calumnies
           ;
           since
           reason
           did
           repugne
           and
           abhorre
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           greatest
           deviation
           from
           it's
           conduct
           ,
           and
           most
           desperat
           course
           ,
           in
           the
           undertaker
           ,
           imaginable
           ;
           but
           yet
           men
           cannot
           alwayes
           shut
           their
           eyes
           ,
           he
           vvho
           stoppeth
           his
           eare
           at
           the
           reports
           of
           another
           ,
           cannot
           with
           the
           same
           facility
           ,
           abandon
           or
           give
           the
           defiance
           to
           his
           own
           reason
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           not
           necessar
           for
           my
           present
           purpose
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           perfect
           enumeration
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           which
           may
           perswade
           and
           put
           beyond
           debate
           ,
           that
           this
           is
           the
           Court
           aim
           ;
           but
           if
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           graunted
           ,
           by
           what
           hath
           been
           said
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           a
           cleare
           and
           undeniable
           opposition
           ,
           betwixt
           engaging
           in
           this
           war
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           true
           interests
           of
           England
           ,
           sacred
           and
           civil
           ;
           then
           our
           precipitation
           into
           this
           engagement
           ,
           giveth
           a
           shrewd
           suspicion
           ,
           that
           vve
           are
           onely
           prevailed
           vvith
           ,
           and
           overcome
           by
           this
           consideration
           ,
           to
           assist
           the
           French
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ;
           that
           we
           as
           a
           requital
           ,
           onely
           commensurable
           to
           that
           service
           ,
           may
           have
           the
           French
           assistance
           ,
           sor
           rasing
           the
           foundations
           of
           England's
           liberty
           ,
           and
           substituting
           our
           ovvn
           lust
           ,
           in
           the
           place
           of
           it's
           
             Magna
             charta
          
           :
           This
           designe
           hath
           made
           all
           essayes
           for
           peace
           on
           the
           Dutch
           their
           part
           insignificant
           ,
           and
           hath
           persvvaded
           above
           all
           other
           considerations
           ,
           unto
           this
           association
           vvith
           the
           French
           :
           And
           truely
           the
           things
           vvhich
           at
           first
           vvere
           onely
           groaned
           under
           ,
           as
           acts
           of
           male-administration
           ,
           vvithout
           the
           suspicion
           of
           a
           further
           designe
           ,
           then
           vvhat
           the
           impetuousnesse
           of
           our
           lusts
           ,
           cileing
           the
           eyes
           of
           our
           reason
           ,
           drove
           us
           to
           ,
           will
           novv
           vvhen
           reflected
           upon
           ,
           and
           collated
           vvith
           present
           practices
           and
           future
           appearances
           ,
           amase
           men
           at
           the
           maligne
           aspect
           they
           have
           upon
           England's
           liberty
           .
        
         
           I
           need
           not
           involve
           my self
           into
           the
           labyrinth
           ,
           of
           recollecting
           all
           things
           in
           the
           Court's
           procedour
           and
           practice
           ,
           since
           his
           Majesties
           return
           ,
           unto
           this
           present
           day
           ;
           or
           compare
           them
           vvith
           this
           project
           ,
           and
           consider
           the
           nativenesse
           of
           their
           tendency
           to
           the
           production
           of
           this
           monster
           .
           Let
           his
           Maj.
           carriage
           ,
           in
           reference
           to
           his
           Parliament
           be
           a
           little
           inquired
           into
           ,
           and
           see
           ,
           if
           it
           vvill
           not
           put
           the
           thing
           beyond
           debate
           .
           At
           his
           first
           entry
           ;
           the
           
           Parliament
           which
           called
           him
           home
           ,
           must
           be
           dissolved
           ,
           and
           in
           lieu
           of
           another
           reward
           for
           that
           great
           service
           ,
           they
           are
           dismissed
           with
           this
           complement
           ,
           viz.
           his
           May
           ;
           will
           have
           them
           known
           and
           honoured
           to
           posterity
           ,
           by
           the
           name
           ,
           of
           ,
           
             Beati
             Pacifici
          
           :
           well
           then
           ,
           Englands
           blessed
           Parliaments
           have
           their
           period
           and
           exeunt
           ,
           at
           his
           May
           :
           entry
           to
           his
           royal
           Goverment
           :
           What
           then
           cometh
           next
           ?
           (
           it
           's
           fit
           to
           be
           silent
           ,
           where
           experience
           speaketh
           that
           ,
           which
           if
           it
           were
           told
           in
           it's
           most
           sober
           dresse
           ,
           might
           argue
           the
           speaker
           to
           be
           prompted
           by
           malice
           )
           But
           what
           could
           be
           the
           cause
           of
           this
           dissolution
           ?
           It
           's
           obvious
           enough
           ;
           for
           whatever
           excesse
           of
           loyalty
           appeared
           in
           hastening
           home
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           installing
           him
           in
           the
           Goverment
           ,
           without
           sufficient
           security
           for
           Religion
           and
           liberty
           ,
           (
           an
           error
           in
           the
           first
           concoction
           )
           yet
           there
           were
           many
           amongst
           them
           ,
           who
           being
           good
           Patriots
           ,
           and
           worthy
           Statsemen
           ,
           could
           never
           have
           been
           overcome
           ,
           to
           a
           compliance
           with
           such
           a
           designe
           ,
           nor
           to
           the
           countenancing
           of
           our
           other
           extravagancies
           ;
           and
           therefore
           as
           an
           unfit
           tool
           for
           our
           work
           they
           must
           be
           laid
           aside
           ,
           and
           a
           new
           one
           called
           .
           The
           Court
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           perceiving
           ,
           how
           vaine
           expectations
           of
           Halcion-dayes
           ,
           had
           besorted
           the
           nation
           ,
           into
           a
           deep
           inconsideration
           of
           what
           did
           belong
           to
           it's
           Peace
           and
           Prosperity
           ,
           and
           observing
           ,
           how
           there
           were
           none
           now
           to
           peep
           or
           move
           the
           wing
           ,
           against
           the
           Court
           current
           ;
           But
           whatsoever
           the
           King
           did
           ,
           either
           pleased
           all
           the
           people
           ,
           or
           the
           more
           prudent
           were
           under
           a
           necessity
           in
           this
           universal
           distraction
           ,
           to
           dissemble
           their
           displeasure
           ,
           and
           suffer
           ,
           without
           saying
           or
           doing
           any
           thing
           to
           the
           contrair
           ,
           dangerous
           encroachments
           and
           breaches
           to
           be
           made
           upon
           their
           liberty
           ,
           though
           the
           purport
           of
           these
           was
           manifest
           ;
           forgetting
           the
           old
           maxime
           
             obsta
             principiis
             ,
             &c.
          
           
           The
           Court
           I
           say
           perceiving
           this
           to
           be
           the
           temper
           ,
           or
           rather
           giddinesse
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           do
           not
           stick
           at
           breach
           of
           priviledge
           ,
           in
           the
           election
           of
           members
           for
           the
           following
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           was
           so
           palpable
           and
           grosse
           ,
           as
           of
           the
           bulk
           ,
           when
           gathered
           together
           ,
           it
           might
           well
           have
           been
           said
           ,
           that
           in
           stead
           of
           our
           old
           renowned
           Parliaments
           without
           a
           parallel
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           for
           free-spirited
           noble
           Patriots
           ,
           we
           had
           got
           a
           Court-juncto
           ,
           and
           the
           privileges
           of
           the
           Peo-People
           ,
           
           and
           interest
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           put
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           those
           ,
           who
           would
           be
           prodigal
           &
           profuse
           ,
           to
           a
           boundlessenesse
           ,
           as
           of
           the
           Estate
           and
           Treasure
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           so
           of
           it
           's
           more
           valuable
           liberty
           &
           precious
           concernes
           :
           Now
           I
           shall
           be
           loath
           ,
           to
           trace
           them
           in
           their
           wilde
           deviations
           and
           odd
           extravagancies
           ;
           but
           the
           nation
           must
           behold
           with
           the
           teare
           in
           their
           eye
           ,
           (
           &
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           some
           of
           the
           instruments
           of
           their
           miserie
           ,
           being
           cured
           of
           their
           former
           Frenzy
           ,
           &
           awaked
           out
           of
           their
           lethargy
           ,
           by
           the
           cryes
           of
           the
           oppressed
           ,
           &
           the
           noise
           of
           the
           ruine
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           in
           vvhose
           rubbish
           they
           themselves
           are
           like
           to
           be
           buried
           ,
           as
           a
           recompence
           of
           vvhat
           they
           are
           guilty
           of
           ,
           against
           the
           honour
           and
           interest
           of
           their
           countrey
           ,
           sigh
           out
           their
           
             had
             we
             wist
          
           )
           their
           liberties
           and
           estats
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           such
           ,
           as
           resolve
           to
           run
           to
           all
           the
           excesses
           ,
           to
           which
           the
           Court-riot
           will
           drive
           them
           :
           There
           ,
           is
           without
           more
           debat
           ,
           a
           surrender
           of
           the
           Militia
           to
           his
           May
           :
           And
           though
           they
           seem
           to
           retain
           the
           key
           of
           the
           Nation
           's
           treasure
           ;
           yet
           it
           is
           not
           so
           much
           to
           lock
           it
           up
           ,
           and
           keep
           it
           in
           the
           possession
           of
           the
           just
           proprietors
           ,
           as
           in
           effect
           so
           to
           squise
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           sole
           purpose
           of
           their
           convocation
           had
           been
           ,
           to
           fall
           upon
           inventions
           and
           finde
           out
           middes
           ,
           how
           to
           extract
           all
           the
           Spirits
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           leave
           it
           a
           
             caput
             mortuum
          
           ,
           wherein
           they
           shewed
           themselves
           such
           Masters
           of
           Art
           ,
           that
           no
           man
           can
           remember
           ,
           how
           they
           drained
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           to
           the
           drieing
           up
           of
           it's
           substance
           ,
           and
           what
           vast
           summes
           were
           collected
           and
           extorted
           ,
           vvithout
           judging
           the
           determination
           difficult
           ,
           vvhither
           their
           monstruous
           folly
           in
           giving
           ,
           or
           the
           Court
           's
           prodigious
           and
           incredible
           profusenesse
           ,
           in
           lavishing
           out
           ,
           vvasting
           and
           throvving
           avvay
           that
           treasure
           ,
           be
           matter
           of
           most
           amasement
           ?
           Hovvever
           ,
           as
           this
           is
           sure
           ,
           if
           England
           had
           been
           invaded
           by
           a
           forreigne
           enemy
           ,
           they
           might
           at
           a
           lovver
           rate
           ,
           have
           bought
           themselves
           into
           a
           State
           of
           liberty
           ,
           from
           the
           conquerours
           bondage
           ,
           then
           vvhat
           hath
           been
           exacted
           of
           them
           ,
           for
           no
           other
           purpose
           ,
           but
           to
           make
           their
           bonds
           strong
           ;
           so
           this
           is
           also
           certain
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           summes
           collected
           for
           the
           Court
           ,
           vvere
           computed
           ,
           and
           the
           total
           compared
           ,
           vvith
           their
           present
           pinching
           penury
           ,
           it
           vvould
           together
           vvith
           the
           nation
           ,
           astonish
           the
           vvorld
           ,
           hovv
           such
           a
           treasure
           ,
           
           in
           so
           short
           time
           could
           have
           been
           dilapidat
           ;
           unlesse
           on
           purpose
           shoveled
           in
           the
           sea
           ,
           or
           svvept
           avvay
           by
           an
           invisible
           curse
           :
           But
           the
           thing
           vvhich
           I
           mainly
           marke
           here
           ,
           is
           ,
           the
           connexion
           this
           carreer
           of
           Parliament
           hath
           ,
           vvith
           the
           advance
           of
           our
           projected
           absolutnesse
           :
           The
           nation
           finding
           themselves
           thus
           exacted
           upon
           ,
           and
           betrayed
           to
           the
           Court's
           avarice
           by
           the
           guardians
           of
           their
           liberty
           ,
           do
           universally
           hate
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           betrayers
           of
           their
           trust
           ,
           &
           sacrificers
           of
           their
           Interest
           ,
           to
           an
           insatiable
           lust
           :
           Thus
           ,
           that
           vvhich
           used
           to
           be
           the
           darling
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           is
           become
           the
           common
           detestation
           of
           the
           nation
           ;
           vvhich
           the
           Court
           perceiving
           ,
           and
           knovving
           hovv
           this
           did
           hasten
           their
           designe
           to
           it's
           maturity
           ,
           having
           set
           them
           a
           going
           ,
           keep
           them
           in
           motion
           :
           The
           generality
           being
           by
           these
           means
           grieved
           and
           vexed
           ,
           some
           fevv
           ,
           vvho
           shared
           the
           spoil
           ,
           onely
           excepted
           ;
           and
           the
           more
           prudent
           and
           Religious
           part
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           vvho
           could
           have
           digested
           vvith
           more
           patience
           ,
           the
           losse
           of
           their
           estats
           ,
           must
           ,
           to
           complet
           their
           misery
           ,
           finde
           themselves
           by
           these
           mischiefs
           ,
           vvhich
           vvere
           framed
           into
           lavvs
           ,
           deprived
           of
           purely
           dispensed
           ordinances
           ,
           and
           robbed
           of
           their
           faithful
           Ministers
           ,
           reformation
           overturned
           ,
           vaine
           abjured
           Prelacy
           ,
           vvith
           all
           it's
           concomitant
           plagues
           reintroduced
           ,
           thousands
           of
           faithful
           Ministers
           ,
           driven
           in
           one
           day
           ,
           from
           feeding
           the
           Flocks
           of
           Christ
           ,
           they
           and
           their
           people
           exposed
           ,
           to
           the
           implacable
           malice
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           &
           debauched
           Clergy
           ,
           vvhereby
           the
           Parliament
           drew
           upon
           themselves
           ,
           as
           the
           enacters
           &
           decre'ers
           of
           such
           abominations
           and
           cruelties
           ,
           the
           hatred
           of
           all
           the
           lovers
           of
           Religion
           and
           righteousnesse
           :
           This
           being
           brought
           to
           passe
           ,
           some
           Court-Trappans
           ,
           are
           prompted
           ,
           to
           deal
           vvith
           the
           fanaticks
           (
           as
           they
           called
           them
           )
           of
           several
           perswasions
           ,
           some
           must
           passe
           for
           great
           friends
           to
           the
           Presbiterians
           ,
           others
           to
           the
           
             Independents
             ,
             &c.
          
           
           And
           the
           work
           of
           these
           is
           ,
           to
           represent
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           as
           very
           propitious
           and
           favourable
           to
           men
           of
           tender
           consciences
           ,
           and
           that
           what
           he
           did
           ,
           was
           not
           so
           much
           from
           an
           innate
           propensenesse
           to
           persecut
           good
           men
           ,
           as
           from
           a
           forced
           and
           necessitat
           compliance
           ,
           with
           his
           more
           rigid
           and
           implacable
           Parliament
           ,
           from
           whom
           ,
           unlesse
           he
           went
           alongs
           with
           them
           ,
           in
           passing
           such
           acts
           as
           they
           were
           pleased
           
           to
           make
           ,
           and
           give
           way
           at
           least
           to
           the
           execution
           of
           them
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           expect
           that
           they
           would
           appeare
           zealous
           and
           foreward
           in
           the
           supply
           of
           his
           wants
           :
           yea
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           was
           represented
           as
           so
           reluctant
           to
           execut
           these
           severe
           laws
           with
           rigour
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           in
           hasard
           ,
           by
           an
           excesse
           of
           lenity
           ,
           and
           indulgence
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           fall
           under
           a
           mistake
           with
           his
           Parliament
           ,
           prejudicial
           to
           his
           affairs
           ;
           but
           by
           the
           same
           means
           ,
           to
           expose
           his
           own
           ,
           and
           their
           Authority
           to
           contempt
           ;
           and
           that
           these
           things
           might
           not
           appeare
           ,
           what
           they
           were
           ,
           indeed
           pure
           fictions
           ;
           some
           of
           the
           leading
           men
           of
           these
           parties
           ,
           are
           admitted
           to
           kisse
           his
           Majesties
           hand
           ,
           and
           have
           something
           with
           a
           smile
           suggested
           to
           them
           ,
           whereby
           they
           went
           avvay
           ,
           giddy
           and
           intoxicat
           with
           vaine
           expectations
           .
           Now
           it
           is
           ,
           
             our
             good
             and
             gracious
             King
             ,
             but
             our
             evil
             and
             cruel
             Parliament
             :
          
           Thus
           the
           sujects
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           being
           render
           ,
           as
           of
           old
           ,
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           begin
           not
           onely
           to
           be
           little
           solicitous
           ,
           what
           contempt
           the
           Court
           cast
           upon
           them
           ;
           but
           can
           behold
           with
           satisfaction
           ,
           these
           trampled
           upon
           ,
           who
           had
           trode
           under
           foot
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           nation
           :
           Now
           men
           begin
           to
           think
           and
           say
           ,
           it
           were
           better
           for
           us
           ,
           to
           be
           under
           ,
           and
           beare
           with
           the
           infirmities
           of
           one
           King
           ,
           who
           is
           placable
           and
           exorable
           ,
           then
           under
           the
           maligne
           influence
           of
           such
           a
           conglobat
           constellation
           of
           Tyrants
           ,
           from
           the
           scorchings
           of
           whose
           rigours
           and
           rage
           ,
           the
           shadow
           of
           our
           Prince
           ,
           even
           when
           he
           interposeth
           ,
           is
           not
           a
           sufficient
           shelter
           .
           The
           Court
           with
           much
           satisfaction
           observe
           these
           male-contents
           and
           murmurings
           ,
           as
           exactly
           quadrating
           with
           their
           designe
           ,
           and
           laugh
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           poor
           people
           terrified
           and
           tremble
           ,
           at
           the
           meeting
           together
           of
           our
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           of
           a
           company
           ,
           who
           had
           conspired
           their
           ruine
           and
           bondage
           :
           Well
           ,
           after
           they
           have
           served
           the
           Court
           ,
           in
           pillaging
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           brought
           it
           to
           poverty
           (
           which
           carrieth
           alongst
           withit
           ,
           a
           basenesse
           and
           lownesse
           of
           spirit
           )
           and
           have
           in
           a
           few
           yeers
           ,
           squandred
           away
           and
           sucked
           out
           ,
           for
           satiating
           the
           court
           ,
           more
           of
           it's
           substance
           and
           treasure
           ,
           then
           had
           been
           bestowed
           upon
           all
           the
           Kings
           ,
           which
           have
           reigned
           in
           England
           these
           hundred
           yeers
           (
           beside
           the
           manifold
           miseries
           ,
           which
           during
           this
           time
           ,
           befel
           the
           nation
           ,
           by
           Pestilence
           ,
           sword
           ,
           fire
           ,
           inundations
           ,
           
           the
           decay
           of
           trade
           ,
           &c.
           )
           are
           not
           onely
           hated
           by
           the
           nation
           ,
           as
           the
           Vulture
           which
           hath
           torne
           out
           it's
           bowels
           ,
           gnawed
           it's
           noble
           parts
           ,
           and
           having
           (
           by
           dishing
           up
           their
           countrey
           into
           a
           consume
           ,
           for
           curing
           the
           Court
           of
           it
           's
           desperatly
           incurable
           leannesse
           )
           turned
           the
           whole
           into
           a
           complete
           skeleton
           ;
           but
           also
           despised
           by
           the
           Court
           ,
           when
           they
           can
           set
           nothing
           before
           them
           ,
           to
           satiat
           their
           appetit
           ,
           but
           the
           drie
           bones
           of
           adistressed
           nation
           ,
           drained
           of
           all
           it's
           marrow
           &
           moisture
           ,
           are
           ,
           without
           the
           peoples
           regret
           ,
           prorogued
           with
           a
           frovvne
           .
           Yet
           such
           vvas
           the
           knovvn
           penury
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           as
           every
           one
           began
           to
           think
           ,
           since
           the
           extremity
           of
           their
           vvant
           called
           for
           a
           present
           supply
           ,
           that
           necessity
           vvould
           (
           because
           they
           could
           not
           call
           them
           together
           before
           the
           time
           appointed
           )
           force
           his
           May
           :
           to
           dissolve
           them
           ,
           and
           emit
           vvrits
           for
           calling
           a
           nevv
           Parliament
           ,
           when
           ,
           behold
           on
           a
           sudden
           ,
           to
           the
           amasement
           of
           all
           men
           (
           excepting
           such
           vvho
           vvere
           privy
           to
           the
           mystery
           )
           there
           is
           a
           nevv
           prorogation
           ,
           in
           all
           it's
           circumstances
           (
           vvhich
           for
           brevity
           I
           passe
           )
           so
           declarative
           of
           our
           designe
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           it self
           ,
           by
           vvhose
           means
           the
           nation
           vvas
           novv
           reduced
           to
           this
           miserable
           condition
           ;
           must
           at
           length
           avvake
           ,
           and
           see
           themselves
           laid
           aside
           ,
           as
           a
           broken
           vessel
           ,
           vvherein
           ,
           he
           vvho
           formed
           them
           ,
           had
           no
           more
           pleasure
           ;
           and
           together
           vvith
           them
           ,
           vve
           have
           a
           fairvvell
           to
           Parliaments
           :
           In
           a
           vvord
           ,
           our
           designe
           must
           at
           last
           set
           up
           it's
           head
           ,
           and
           discover
           it self
           ,
           things
           are
           come
           to
           their
           just
           maturity
           :
           Novv
           vvise
           men
           see
           ,
           that
           a
           vvar
           vvith
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           a
           conjunction
           with
           the
           French
           ,
           as
           the
           sole
           and
           proper
           expedient
           ,
           to
           finish
           what
           is
           brought
           to
           such
           ripenesse
           ,
           is
           inevitable
           :
           If
           the
           millions
           ,
           for
           vvhich
           vve
           are
           become
           stipendiary
           to
           the
           King
           of
           France
           ,
           vvill
           not
           serve
           the
           turn
           ,
           we
           will
           both
           give
           the
           nation
           ,
           a
           foretast
           of
           vvhat
           vve
           intend
           for
           them
           ,
           by
           shutting
           the
           exchequer
           ;
           and
           vvhen
           Parliaments
           can
           do
           no
           more
           ,
           make
           a
           trial
           ,
           vvhat
           the
           unaccustomed
           vveight
           of
           absolute
           soveraignity
           can
           squise
           from
           them
           ;
           and
           also
           furnish
           our selves
           ,
           with
           a
           sufficiency
           ,
           for
           carrying
           on
           our
           designe
           :
           If
           a
           project
           of
           absolute
           foveraignity
           be
           not
           fairly
           deduceable
           from
           these
           courses
           ,
           and
           if
           his
           Majesty
           be
           not
           engaged
           beyond
           a
           retreat
           
           to
           hold
           on
           ,
           vvhen
           he
           hath
           run
           so
           great
           a
           length
           ,
           as
           he
           knoweth
           even
           this
           Parliament
           (
           how
           much
           more
           a
           new
           one
           )
           would
           declare
           against
           ,
           condemne
           ,
           seek
           how
           to
           redresse
           what
           is
           past
           ,
           and
           effectually
           prevent
           such
           exorbitancies
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           let
           wise
           men
           judge
           .
        
         
           But
           suppose
           the
           designe
           be
           ,
           from
           these
           and
           many
           such
           things
           ,
           demonstrable
           beyond
           denyal
           ,
           do
           not
           the
           difficulties
           ,
           yea
           moral
           impossibilities
           ,
           which
           seem
           to
           lie
           in
           the
           way
           of
           it's
           accomplishment
           ,
           perswade
           to
           a
           surcease
           ,
           phohibit
           the
           attempt
           ,
           and
           secure
           the
           nation
           from
           the
           feare
           of
           so
           fatal-like
           an
           enterprise
           ?
           Sure
           ,
           the
           funest
           consequences
           of
           windeing
           up
           soveraignity
           a
           pegge
           too
           highe
           ,
           are
           too
           fresh
           and
           recent
           ,
           to
           be
           quite
           foregotten
           ;
           and
           can
           these
           be
           remembred
           ,
           without
           foreseing
           what
           is
           like
           to
           follovv
           upon
           our
           graspeing
           at
           ,
           an
           every
           vvay
           absolute
           soveraignity
           (
           little
           different
           from
           a
           Turkish
           Tyranny
           )
           over
           a
           free-spirited
           people
           ,
           generously
           emulous
           above
           all
           other
           Kingdomes
           ,
           of
           the
           glory
           of
           a
           free
           nation
           ,
           vvhich
           hath
           been
           worthily
           contended
           for
           ,
           and
           nobly
           maintained
           by
           our
           Antcestors
           ?
           It
           can
           neither
           be
           hid
           from
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           nor
           the
           men
           of
           this
           contriveance
           ,
           hovv
           this
           cannot
           be
           fixed
           upon
           and
           followed
           ,
           without
           resolving
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           involve
           the
           nation
           once
           more
           in
           a
           bloody
           war
           ;
           but
           to
           delete
           and
           extinguish
           all
           true
           English-men
           ,
           without
           leaving
           a
           man
           ,
           who
           retaineth
           ,
           as
           more
           valueable
           then
           his
           life
           the
           noble
           disposition
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           unpatient
           of
           Tyrranny
           ,
           because
           above
           slavery
           :
           Yea
           ,
           suppose
           the
           French
           King
           should
           ,
           in
           lieu
           of
           our
           gallant
           souldiers
           now
           sent
           ,
           or
           rather
           basely
           sold
           to
           support
           this
           Tyranny
           ,
           and
           subserve
           his
           further
           designes
           ,
           after
           we
           had
           destroyed
           our
           ovvn
           subjects
           ,
           send
           us
           over
           thousands
           of
           his
           French
           paisants
           ,
           born
           under
           this
           yoke
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           seed
           of
           bastard-English
           slaves
           ,
           he
           is
           not
           sure
           but
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           soile
           and
           Clime
           might
           change
           their
           quality
           :
           But
           laying
           aside
           the
           desperatnesse
           of
           this
           designe
           ,
           and
           the
           considerations
           of
           the
           cruelties
           it
           would
           drive
           us
           to
           ,
           before
           vve
           vvere
           so
           setled
           ,
           that
           we
           vvere
           beyond
           feare
           of
           being
           shaken
           ,
           doth
           nothing
           of
           danger
           to
           the
           contriver
           ,
           appeare
           in
           the
           undertaking
           ?
           The
           men
           of
           this
           counsel
           ,
           
           cannot
           be
           ignorant
           ,
           that
           if
           a
           war
           be
           raised
           upon
           this
           head
           ,
           it
           must
           end
           in
           the
           perfect
           and
           final
           overthrow
           of
           one
           of
           the
           parties
           (
           and
           are
           they
           invulnerable
           ?
           )
           especialy
           ,
           considering
           ,
           that
           the
           subjects
           are
           now
           made
           sensible
           ,
           how
           vain
           it
           is
           any
           more
           to
           trust
           Court-Oaths
           ,
           covenants
           ,
           or
           any
           assurance
           of
           the
           like
           nature
           ,
           which
           will
           ,
           or
           can
           be
           given
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           onely
           because
           of
           a
           practical
           breach
           of
           faith
           ;
           but
           because
           ,
           it
           is
           become
           a
           Court
           maxime
           ,
           and
           a
           principle
           in
           our
           new
           politicks
           ,
           that
           no
           Oath
           ,
           covenant
           ,
           or
           promise
           ,
           given
           by
           ,
           or
           elicit
           from
           his
           Maj.
           by
           his
           subjects
           ,
           in
           a
           time
           of
           war
           betwixt
           them
           ,
           bindeth
           him
           longer
           ,
           then
           he
           is
           in
           case
           ,
           with
           his
           own
           safety
           ,
           to
           tell
           them
           ,
           it
           was
           rebellion
           to
           require
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           know
           ,
           and
           finde
           he
           is
           able
           to
           break
           it
           ;
           yea
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           to
           make
           all
           strong
           ,
           and
           free
           him
           from
           the
           guilt
           of
           perjury
           for
           doing
           so
           ,
           
             nulla
             fides
             cum
             haereticis
          
           ,
           may
           be
           made
           use
           of
           in
           it's
           season
           .
        
         
           But
           these
           things
           seem
           to
           be
           digested
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           as
           they
           have
           been
           of
           no
           weight
           or
           merit
           ,
           to
           disswade
           from
           the
           contriveance
           ;
           so
           ,
           if
           they
           should
           demurre
           us
           in
           the
           execution
           of
           our
           purpose
           ,
           it
           would
           argue
           an
           irresolution
           ,
           pusillanimity
           and
           lownesse
           of
           spirit
           ,
           whereof
           we
           resolve
           not
           to
           be
           guilty
           :
           
             Rubiconem
             trajecimus
             ,
             jacta
             est
             alea
             ,
          
           the
           stravving
           of
           our
           vvay
           vvith
           the
           dead
           bodies
           of
           such
           insolents
           ,
           as
           dare
           mutter
           their
           dissatisfaction
           ,
           or
           more
           manifesty
           seek
           to
           marre
           ,
           or
           set
           themselves
           to
           oppose
           this
           glorious
           designe
           ,
           of
           pure
           absolutenesse
           ,
           is
           resolved
           upon
           ,
           and
           if
           vve
           be
           necessitat
           to
           open
           our
           vvay
           vvith
           the
           sword
           ,
           to
           this
           domination
           ,
           vve
           are
           sufficiently
           provided
           ,
           and
           in
           case
           for
           it
           ;
           so
           that
           on
           all
           accounts
           vve
           may
           promise
           our selves
           ,
           either
           no
           opposition
           ,
           or
           so
           vveak
           ,
           as
           vvill
           rather
           encourage
           (
           having
           thereby
           some
           colour
           of
           justice
           to
           cut
           off
           at
           once
           &
           for
           ever
           ,
           such
           ,
           vvho
           dare
           attempt
           to
           crosse
           our
           royal
           inclinations
           )
           then
           ,
           be
           able
           to
           advance
           their
           opposition
           ,
           to
           a
           making
           of
           our
           enterprise
           difficult
           ,
           let
           be
           desperat
           :
           What
           should
           dissvvade
           or
           divert
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           nothing
           of
           resistance
           to
           be
           feared
           ?
           for
           first
           ,
           the
           Clergy
           of
           the
           nation
           having
           prostitut
           their
           Conscience
           ,
           to
           serve
           ourlust
           ,
           that
           ,
           without
           more
           bebate
           ,
           our
           
           royal
           pleasure
           is
           to
           them
           the
           law
           ,
           even
           in
           things
           sacred
           ,
           and
           knowing
           their
           dependence
           upon
           us
           ,
           
             in
             esse
          
           and
           operari
           ,
           they
           will
           be
           so
           far
           from
           crossing
           our
           pleasure
           in
           Civils
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           ensured
           their
           assistance
           ,
           in
           enslaving
           the
           nation
           ;
           and
           as
           they
           have
           benummed
           their
           conscience
           ,
           into
           an
           acquiescence
           to
           our
           will
           ,
           in
           the
           matters
           of
           God
           ;
           so
           we
           can
           easily
           command
           them
           ,
           in
           despite
           of
           reason
           and
           Religion
           ,
           to
           palliat
           ,
           whatever
           of
           rage
           may
           be
           in
           the
           prosecution
           of
           our
           designe
           ,
           with
           some
           colour
           of
           either
           necessity
           or
           justice
           .
           As
           for
           the
           fanaticks
           ,
           the
           division
           which
           Julian
           the
           Apostat
           endeavoured
           to
           creat
           and
           keep
           up
           amongst
           Christians
           ,
           
             ne
             unanimem
             timeret
             plebem
          
           ,
           is
           ,
           an
           easy
           work
           for
           us
           :
           Their
           own
           mutual
           animosities
           ,
           jealousies
           ,
           diffidence
           and
           strivings
           ,
           give
           us
           rather
           matter
           of
           encouragment
           ,
           then
           feare
           :
           But
           besids
           ,
           we
           have
           under
           colour
           of
           grace
           and
           favour
           ,
           drawn
           off
           ,
           some
           leading
           fanaticks
           ,
           to
           accept
           of
           our
           pardon
           ,
           whereby
           ,
           as
           the
           multitude
           of
           their
           old
           followers
           ,
           have
           not
           the
           same
           confidence
           ,
           to
           communicat
           counsels
           with
           them
           ,
           about
           creating
           us
           any
           disturbance
           ;
           so
           ,
           the
           persons
           thus
           decoyed
           ,
           have
           more
           reguard
           to
           their
           own
           safety
           (
           knowing
           how
           easily
           we
           can
           novv
           reach
           them
           )
           then
           either
           to
           speake
           ,
           or
           suffer
           themselves
           to
           be
           spoke
           to
           ,
           in
           these
           matters
           :
           And
           for
           the
           generality
           of
           the
           fanaticks
           ,
           our
           late
           indulgence
           will
           so
           far
           attain
           it's
           end
           ,
           as
           to
           charme
           them
           into
           a
           sopor
           ,
           whereof
           we
           are
           put
           out
           of
           doubt
           ,
           by
           these
           solemne
           acknowledgements
           ,
           which
           have
           been
           made
           ,
           and
           thanks
           vvhich
           have
           been
           given
           us
           ,
           for
           such
           an
           expression
           of
           our
           royal
           bounty
           ,
           and
           clemency
           ;
           (
           poor
           dreamers
           !
           )
           &
           vvithal
           ,
           for
           a
           perfect
           security
           ,
           from
           the
           counter-vvorkings
           of
           the
           fevv
           more
           restlesse
           and
           implacable
           sort
           of
           fanaticks
           ,
           vve
           have
           ,
           by
           the
           Ministrie
           of
           some
           of
           the
           same
           Spirit
           and
           temper
           ,
           (
           for
           this
           very
           purpose
           ,
           on
           our
           part
           ,
           admitted
           to
           our
           favour
           )
           made
           sure
           ,
           that
           nothing
           shall
           be
           hatched
           amongst
           them
           ,
           vvhich
           shall
           not
           be
           heard
           by
           us
           ,
           so
           ,
           as
           vve
           may
           crush
           it
           ere
           it
           can
           crawl
           out
           of
           it's
           shell
           ;
           seing
           the
           persons
           admitted
           to
           this
           grace
           ,
           must
           maintain
           the
           credit
           they
           have
           got
           ,
           by
           giving
           us
           notice
           ,
           at
           least
           when
           enquired
           at
           ,
           of
           all
           they
           knovv
           ;
           and
           as
           each
           of
           these
           (
           being
           persons
           of
           different
           persvvasions
           ,
           and
           
           because
           of
           their
           old
           and
           late
           grudgings
           and
           jarrings
           ,
           easily
           emoulous
           of
           one
           another's
           court
           )
           will
           endeavour
           ,
           to
           recommend
           himself
           unto
           us
           ,
           as
           most
           worthy
           of
           our
           favour
           ,
           by
           striving
           ,
           who
           shall
           bring
           over
           most
           of
           his
           party
           ,
           professedly
           to
           accept
           of
           our
           pardon
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           at
           leisure
           to
           give
           it
           ;
           so
           ,
           they
           will
           be
           careful
           to
           commend
           ,
           and
           make
           themselves
           considerable
           by
           their
           intelligence
           ;
           for
           which
           end
           ,
           we
           not
           onely
           allow
           them
           to
           entertain
           their
           old
           familiarity
           ,
           and
           known
           intimacy
           with
           their
           party
           ;
           but
           we
           maintain
           and
           keep
           them
           in
           case
           ,
           to
           have
           each
           his
           instruments
           ,
           by
           whom
           ,
           he
           may
           be
           fully
           informed
           ,
           of
           whatever
           passeth
           amongst
           his
           old
           associats
           :
           And
           the
           jealousy
           ,
           that
           each
           of
           these
           two
           principal
           agents
           ,
           hath
           ,
           that
           either
           his
           court
           and
           credit
           with
           us
           ,
           will
           fall
           lower
           ,
           then
           the
           other's
           ,
           if
           he
           mantain
           it
           not
           with
           an
           equality
           of
           service
           ;
           or
           that
           the
           other
           might
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           making
           of
           himself
           most
           considerable
           ,
           reveal
           some
           things
           ,
           not
           onely
           of
           his
           own
           party
           ,
           that
           dependeth
           more
           directly
           upon
           him
           ;
           but
           of
           what
           were
           a
           doing
           or
           designing
           also
           ,
           in
           the
           party
           ,
           and
           amongst
           the
           intimats
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           will
           make
           both
           very
           open
           hearted
           ,
           in
           discovering
           the
           utmost
           of
           what
           they
           know
           :
           As
           this
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           will
           be
           the
           procedour
           of
           these
           persons
           ;
           so
           the
           certain
           knowledge
           hereof
           ,
           will
           create
           such
           distrust
           and
           diffidence
           amongst
           the
           more
           prudent
           of
           the
           fanaticks
           ,
           as
           will
           cut
           of
           all
           communication
           of
           counsels
           upon
           this
           head
           ;
           since
           they
           will
           be
           jealous
           ,
           that
           there
           may
           be
           ,
           in
           the
           most
           select
           number
           ,
           some
           ,
           whose
           service
           in
           discovering
           what
           ever
           passeth
           ,
           is
           ensured
           to
           either
           ,
           or
           both
           of
           the
           tvvo
           ,
           vvhom
           vvee
           vvould
           never
           daigne
           to
           see
           ,
           if
           it
           vvere
           not
           ,
           that
           with
           their
           eyes
           we
           might
           see
           into
           the
           bosomes
           of
           their
           fraternity
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           Ancient
           nobility
           and
           Gentry
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           being
           old
           or
           worne
           out
           ,
           who
           would
           have
           counted
           it
           more
           honourable
           to
           have
           died
           in
           the
           quarrel
           ,
           then
           to
           have
           survived
           the
           liberty
           of
           their
           countrey
           ,
           which
           must
           be
           now
           swallowed
           up
           in
           our
           absolut
           soveraignity
           ,
           and
           the
           few
           who
           remain
           ,
           seing
           the
           disease
           desperat
           ,
           are
           more
           like
           ,
           in
           their
           despondency
           ,
           to
           chuse
           ,
           to
           sigh
           out
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           miserable
           dayes
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           lot
           ,
           as
           our
           absolutenesse
           will
           carve
           out
           for
           them
           ;
           then
           expose
           
           selves
           to
           certain
           ruin
           by
           appearing
           to
           oppose
           ,
           when
           there
           is
           neither
           hope
           nor
           humane
           probability
           of
           putting
           a
           stop
           to
           this
           new
           setlement
           :
           And
           for
           the
           young
           Nobility
           and
           Gentry
           ,
           can
           grapes
           be
           gathered
           off
           thistles
           ?
           We
           have
           not
           onely
           secured
           our selves
           from
           their
           opposition
           ,
           but
           ensured
           their
           assistance
           :
           For
           care
           hath
           been
           taken
           ,
           to
           traine
           them
           up
           ,
           and
           habituat
           them
           ,
           beyond
           a
           retreat
           ,
           to
           all
           manner
           of
           lewdnesse
           and
           licentiousnesse
           of
           life
           ;
           so
           that
           morality
           ,
           is
           the
           matter
           of
           their
           scorne
           ,
           hatred
           and
           detestation
           ,
           as
           high
           and
           unheard
           of
           flagitious
           practices
           ,
           are
           the
           matter
           of
           their
           boasting
           :
           Now
           can
           it
           be
           expected
           ,
           that
           such
           who
           count
           it
           a
           glory
           to
           be
           delivered
           from
           the
           bonds
           (
           or
           as
           they
           judge
           it
           the
           bondage
           )
           of
           morality
           ,
           will
           strugle
           for
           the
           liberty
           of
           their
           nation
           ,
           and
           contend
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           Religion
           ,
           especialy
           knowing
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           nation
           were
           again
           ,
           what
           it
           once
           was
           ,
           they
           would
           either
           be
           constrained
           ,
           to
           relinquish
           these
           wicked
           courses
           ,
           to
           which
           they
           have
           devoted
           themselves
           ;
           or
           be
           looked
           upon
           ,
           and
           carried
           towards
           ,
           as
           the
           filth
           and
           offscouring
           ;
           of
           the
           generation
           ,
           onely
           fit
           for
           the
           dunghill
           ?
           No
           ,
           we
           are
           sure
           of
           these
           beyond
           hesitation
           :
           As
           our
           play-houses
           have
           been
           Accademies
           for
           Satan
           ,
           wherein
           this
           young
           generation
           of
           Gallants
           ,
           have
           commenced
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           and
           mancipat
           their
           souls
           to
           his
           yoke
           ,
           blessing
           themselves
           in
           this
           subjection
           ,
           as
           true
           liberty
           ;
           so
           ,
           they
           have
           laid
           aside
           and
           lost
           by
           the
           same
           means
           ,
           all
           sense
           of
           true
           honour
           ,
           vertue
           ,
           and
           love
           for
           the
           prosperity
           &
           real
           privileges
           of
           their
           countrey
           .
        
         
           Now
           giving
           and
           graunting
           ,
           there
           are
           a
           considerable
           number
           of
           persons
           ,
           neither
           tainted
           with
           vice
           ,
           nor
           wholly
           laid
           aside
           by
           the
           former
           considerations
           ,
           whom
           we
           can
           never
           gaine
           to
           a
           compliance
           with
           our
           designe
           :
           yet
           ,
           we
           are
           sure
           they
           will
           not
           move
           nor
           dare
           to
           appeare
           ,
           to
           prevent
           or
           oppose
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           prosecution
           of
           our
           purpose
           :
           seing
           they
           know
           ,
           that
           upon
           the
           least
           surmise
           or
           whispering
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           we
           would
           pretend
           a
           present
           necessity
           to
           go
           to
           Armes
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           not
           ignorant
           ,
           how
           by
           our
           providence
           and
           foresight
           ,
           for
           securing
           the
           successe
           of
           this
           undertaking
           ,
           we
           have
           put
           our selves
           in
           a
           capacity
           ,
           to
           sacrifice
           to
           the
           designe
           of
           our
           absolutenesse
           ,
           
           the
           lives
           of
           all
           who
           will
           run
           the
           risck
           of
           opposing
           it
           .
           And
           this
           leadeth
           me
           to
           speake
           a
           little
           to
           the
           care
           that
           hath
           been
           had
           ,
           and
           the
           courses
           which
           have
           been
           taken
           ,
           to
           secure
           the
           end
           ,
           before
           an
           open
           entry
           was
           made
           in
           the
           way
           leading
           to
           it
           :
           First
           ,
           all
           places
           of
           trust
           and
           power
           ,
           are
           put
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           such
           persons
           ,
           as
           will
           by
           choice
           and
           obligation
           be
           true
           to
           our
           interest
           ;
           knowing
           ,
           that
           we
           cannot
           succumb
           in
           the
           enterprise
           ,
           but
           they
           must
           sink
           and
           be
           crushed
           with
           us
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           onely
           sure
           of
           the
           assistance
           of
           all
           our
           loyal
           and
           faithful
           subjects
           ,
           our
           bosome
           confidents
           ,
           the
           
             Roman
             Catholicks
          
           ,
           but
           as
           they
           are
           beyond
           beleef
           numerous
           ,
           by
           the
           courses
           we
           have
           taken
           to
           encourage
           them
           ;
           so
           they
           are
           provided
           ,
           and
           in
           such
           readinesse
           to
           rise
           ,
           that
           vvith
           difficulty
           they
           are
           kept
           back
           ;
           and
           the
           assurance
           they
           have
           of
           our
           being
           true
           to
           our
           designation
           ,
           viz
           
             defender
             of
             their
             faith
          
           ,
           and
           to
           our
           Ghostly
           father's
           interest
           ,
           who
           signalised
           his
           son's
           fidelity
           ,
           with
           this
           title
           ,
           maketh
           them
           as
           intirely
           ours
           ,
           as
           they
           know
           us
           to
           be
           theirs
           :
           Thirdly
           ,
           our
           new
           magazine
           at
           
             Windsore
             Castle
          
           ,
           our
           faithful
           and
           loyal
           subject
           that
           Irish
           Papist
           ,
           vvhom
           we
           have
           made
           real
           governour
           of
           the
           Tower
           (
           for
           Sr.
           John
           Robinson
           ,
           is
           an
           insignificant
           nominal
           ;
           but
           the
           lesse
           significant
           ,
           the
           better
           ,
           when
           joined
           with
           a
           second
           ,
           designed
           for
           sole
           significancy
           )
           our
           new
           fort
           at
           Gravesend
           (
           built
           upon
           another
           pretense
           )
           will
           all
           serve
           to
           keep
           the
           city
           ,
           (
           if
           it
           be
           thought
           fit
           to
           save
           it
           from
           being
           burnt
           the
           second
           time
           )
           the
           head
           of
           all
           the
           insurrection
           ,
           or
           trouble
           we
           feare
           ,
           either
           quiet
           ,
           or
           vve
           vvill
           be
           in
           case
           to
           liberat
           our selves
           of
           our
           feares
           ,
           by
           cutting
           it
           off
           ;
           and
           to
           guard
           effectually
           ,
           against
           a
           
             may
             be
          
           of
           a
           miscarriage
           in
           this
           enterprise
           ,
           we
           have
           made
           sure
           the
           power
           of
           France
           ,
           whereby
           we
           will
           be
           easily
           able
           ,
           to
           over-power
           ,
           what
           might
           prove
           too
           difficult
           for
           us
           ,
           to
           overcome
           by
           our selves
           :
           The
           great
           predominant
           consideration
           ,
           which
           hath
           contrair
           the
           perswasion
           of
           all
           the
           old
           interest
           of
           England
           ,
           determined
           us
           to
           a
           conjunction
           with
           them
           ,
           in
           this
           war
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ;
           whose
           landing
           we
           have
           secured
           in
           our
           cheife
           Cinque
           ports
           ;
           and
           now
           the
           mystery
           of
           Plimouth
           fortification
           is
           unridled
           :
           Their
           setting
           foot
           on
           English
           ground
           is
           made
           
           easy
           ?
           not
           onely
           ,
           because
           they
           have
           our
           English
           Fleet
           to
           convey
           them
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           the
           chief
           strengths
           of
           England
           to
           receive
           them
           ;
           but
           under
           colour
           of
           guarding
           the
           coasts
           against
           our
           Dutch
           enemies
           ;
           we
           have
           raised
           so
           many
           forces
           ,
           as
           will
           serve
           to
           welcome
           our
           French
           friends
           ,
           and
           they
           together
           ,
           will
           give
           an
           opportunity
           for
           the
           rest
           ,
           who
           are
           impatient
           of
           a
           delay
           ,
           to
           draw
           to
           a
           head
           ;
           so
           that
           ,
           what
           with
           the
           number
           of
           Atheists
           and
           Papists
           vve
           have
           already
           vvithin
           our selves
           ,
           and
           vvhat
           by
           their
           daily
           encrease
           (
           for
           vve
           expect
           a
           flovving
           in
           upon
           England
           ,
           as
           a
           Torrent
           ,
           the
           scum
           of
           the
           Popish
           vermine
           ,
           out
           of
           all
           nations
           abroad
           ,
           in
           ansvver
           to
           our
           invitation
           of
           strangers
           ,
           especialy
           ,
           seing
           ,
           vvhat
           vve
           have
           hinted
           of
           liberty
           and
           protection
           to
           the
           Popish
           Religion
           ,
           in
           that
           our
           declaration
           ,
           vvill
           be
           very
           vvell
           understood
           by
           our
           sagacious
           friends
           abroad
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           at
           home
           knovvn
           to
           be
           a
           plain
           declaration
           of
           our
           purpose
           ,
           to
           setle
           Popery
           ,
           as
           the
           publick
           profession
           of
           the
           nation
           ;
           from
           vvhich
           ,
           nothing
           hath
           hitherto
           vvithheld
           us
           ,
           but
           vvant
           of
           power
           )
           we
           are
           sure
           (
           I
           say
           )
           with
           these
           not
           onely
           to
           make
           our selves
           formidable
           ,
           to
           all
           who
           would
           oppose
           us
           ;
           but
           also
           to
           be
           able
           ,
           to
           cover
           almost
           in
           one
           day
           ,
           the
           very
           face
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           cut
           in
           peeces
           at
           once
           ,
           all
           whom
           we
           suspect
           ,
           to
           be
           guilty
           of
           an
           inclination
           contrair
           to
           our
           royal
           pleasure
           ;
           and
           vve
           are
           sure
           ,
           the
           execution
           of
           our
           commands
           ,
           shall
           be
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           such
           ,
           who
           with
           a
           tygerish
           keenesse
           ,
           vvill
           execute
           our
           vvill
           :
           What
           then
           can
           appeare
           able
           to
           stand
           in
           the
           vvay
           ,
           or
           put
           us
           to
           a
           difficulty
           ,
           in
           effectuating
           our
           purpose
           ?
        
         
           I
           knovv
           the
           more
           prudent
           in
           the
           nation
           ,
           vvill
           readily
           apprehend
           ,
           vvhen
           they
           consider
           ,
           vvhat
           a
           vast
           treasure
           the
           Court
           hath
           devoured
           ,
           and
           hovv
           they
           have
           so
           habituat
           themselves
           to
           this
           prodigious
           profusenesse
           ,
           as
           they
           may
           assoon
           cease
           to
           be
           ,
           as
           cease
           to
           change
           their
           way
           ;
           And
           when
           withall
           they
           perceive
           ,
           how
           ,
           vvhile
           they
           are
           such
           ,
           that
           all
           vvayes
           of
           satiating
           this
           boundlesse
           appetit
           are
           impossible
           (
           for
           Parliaments
           can
           do
           noe
           more
           ;
           yea
           this
           very
           Parliament
           ,
           if
           called
           together
           for
           that
           purpose
           ,
           hovv
           probable
           is
           it
           that
           in
           stead
           of
           a
           nevv
           stretch
           to
           give
           more
           ,
           not
           onely
           the
           disgraceful
           receiving
           of
           the
           French
           millions
           
           but
           the
           Court
           's
           medling
           with
           the
           treasure
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           destroying
           it's
           trade
           and
           credit
           ,
           by
           that
           stop
           ,
           without
           a
           precedent
           ,
           put
           upon
           the
           Exchecquer
           ,
           vvould
           be
           resented
           by
           them
           )
           that
           the
           Court
           is
           engaged
           and
           resolved
           to
           lay
           them
           aside
           ,
           and
           usurp
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           a
           pure
           absolutenesse
           :
           They
           have
           created
           to
           themselves
           this
           necessity
           :
           For
           it
           is
           not
           imaginable
           that
           a
           vvay
           novv
           can
           be
           found
           out
           ,
           besids
           this
           desperat
           expedient
           ,
           hovv
           both
           his
           Majesties
           debts
           shall
           be
           payed
           ,
           and
           the
           Court
           maintained
           ,
           as
           it
           hath
           been
           these
           yeers
           past
           ;
           (
           though
           vvith
           much
           lesse
           lustre
           ,
           then
           the
           illustrious
           Courts
           of
           England
           ,
           famous
           formerly
           through
           the
           World
           ,
           for
           their
           magnificent
           plenty
           ,
           sumptuous
           entertainment
           ,
           and
           numerous
           retinue
           ;
           vvhen
           the
           revenue
           of
           the
           crovvn
           vvas
           scarce
           the
           halfe
           of
           vvhat
           it
           novv
           is
           :
           Neither
           were
           these
           Kings
           treasures
           empty
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           vastnesse
           of
           our
           present
           yeerly
           revenue
           ,
           beyond
           what
           former
           Kings
           had
           ,
           with
           the
           incredible
           summes
           ,
           which
           have
           ,
           partly
           been
           given
           ,
           partly
           exacted
           and
           squised
           from
           the
           People
           ,
           the
           penury
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           while
           it's
           bill
           of
           fare
           is
           abridged
           almost
           to
           a
           basenesse
           ,
           make
           men
           stand
           agast
           and
           inquire
           at
           the
           wayes
           ,
           how
           this
           treasure
           is
           spent
           ?
           Whether
           it
           be
           hoorded
           up
           ,
           as
           some
           suspect
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           vvhirle-vvinde
           of
           an
           invisible
           curse
           svveeped
           avvay
           vvhich
           many
           beleeve
           )
           if
           any
           remaine
           still
           obstinatly
           incredulous
           ,
           notvvithstanding
           of
           vvhat
           is
           said
           to
           discover
           this
           to
           be
           the
           designe
           ,
           and
           hovv
           ,
           vvhat
           vve
           are
           novv
           doing
           ,
           is
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           bringing
           of
           our
           purpose
           to
           passe
           ,
           all
           the
           evil
           I
           wish
           him
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Court
           to
           vvhom
           he
           hath
           so
           much
           charity
           ,
           do
           not
           cure
           him
           of
           this
           distemper
           ,
           by
           destroying
           his
           ovvn
           ,
           together
           vvith
           the
           nations
           interest
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           one
           thing
           vvhich
           maketh
           all
           that
           's
           said
           ,
           for
           convincing
           incredulity
           it self
           of
           this
           Court
           designe
           ,
           not
           onely
           passe
           for
           a
           groundlesse
           conjecture
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           malicious
           product
           of
           some
           fantastick
           ,
           &
           a
           bold
           forgery
           of
           a
           petulant
           male
           content
           viz.
           That
           suppose
           his
           Maj.
           if
           he
           knew
           how
           handsomely
           to
           accomplish
           it
           ,
           were
           passionatly
           desirous
           to
           lay
           aside
           Parliaments
           ;
           yet
           considering
           what
           assistance
           he
           behoved
           to
           have
           ,
           in
           dissolving
           that
           happy
           frame
           of
           government
           ,
           under
           which
           the
           nation
           hath
           floorished
           so
           
           long
           ,
           to
           the
           envy
           &
           terror
           of
           all
           it's
           enemies
           ;
           yet
           his
           Maj.
           cannot
           but
           foresee
           ,
           how
           that
           by
           making
           use
           of
           such
           a
           mean
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           attaining
           the
           proposed
           absolutenesse
           ,
           the
           crown
           doth
           really
           fall
           from
           his
           head
           ,
           and
           he
           precipitats
           himself
           into
           the
           ditch
           of
           a
           most
           base
           and
           abominable
           servitude
           :
           For
           since
           the
           instruments
           chiefly
           to
           be
           made
           use
           of
           ,
           for
           carrying
           on
           this
           desperat
           designe
           ,
           must
           be
           the
           Roman
           Catholicks
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           ;
           their
           fidelity
           and
           assistance
           cannot
           be
           assured
           at
           a
           lower
           rate
           ,
           or
           upon
           any
           other
           termes
           ,
           then
           by
           setling
           the
           Romish
           Idolatry
           as
           the
           publick
           profession
           of
           the
           nation
           ;
           and
           if
           so
           ,
           then
           his
           Maj.
           in
           stead
           of
           an
           absolut
           Soveraigne
           ,
           becometh
           Rom's
           Tributary
           ,
           holding
           his
           crown
           precariously
           of
           the
           Pope
           :
           Nor
           can
           his
           Maj.
           be
           ignorant
           how
           he
           is
           not
           to
           expect
           ,
           to
           be
           in
           the
           same
           condition
           of
           servitude
           with
           other
           Popish
           Princes
           ;
           England
           being
           more
           purely
           the
           Popes
           Patrimony
           then
           other
           Kingdomes
           ,
           Peters
           pence
           must
           be
           payed
           in
           recognisance
           of
           his
           superiority
           ,
           whereby
           King
           &
           Kingdome
           is
           debased
           to
           hell
           :
           This
           one
           obvious
           consideration
           I
           say
           ,
           hath
           made
           wise
           men
           (
           though
           never
           the
           wiser
           for
           that
           )
           judge
           it
           impossible
           ,
           that
           ever
           the
           designe
           of
           absolutenesse
           ,
           could
           transport
           his
           Maj.
           into
           such
           a
           mistake
           ,
           as
           to
           accomplish
           his
           end
           by
           this
           midds
           ,
           there
           being
           so
           close
           and
           cleare
           a
           connexion
           betwixt
           turning
           the
           nation
           into
           a
           province
           ,
           the
           Prince
           into
           the
           Pop's
           deputy
           or
           substitut
           ,
           &
           setling
           of
           Popery
           as
           the
           profession
           of
           the
           nation
           :
           It
           's
           true
           all
           persons
           of
           understanding
           in
           the
           nation
           ,
           did
           with
           surprise
           &
           amasement
           behold
           how
           Papists
           were
           encouraged
           and
           countenanced
           ,
           how
           their
           profession
           seemed
           to
           qualify
           them
           for
           places
           of
           trust
           ,
           and
           commend
           them
           to
           our
           favour
           ;
           nay
           good
           men
           behold
           with
           grief
           and
           horrour
           ,
           how
           the
           favours
           heaped
           upon
           the
           Irish
           Rebells
           did
           amount
           to
           the
           height
           ,
           of
           more
           then
           an
           interpretative
           owning
           ,
           of
           that
           horrid
           massacre
           in
           Ireland
           ,
           whereby
           the
           guilt
           of
           so
           much
           innocent
           blood
           is
           brought
           upon
           the
           throne
           ,
           and
           his
           May.
           exposed
           also
           by
           this
           ,
           to
           share
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           wrath
           and
           vengance
           ,
           which
           shall
           fall
           upon
           the
           head
           of
           of
           the
           shedders
           of
           that
           blood
           ,
           as
           a
           return
           to
           the
           cry
           of
           the
           souls
           under
           the
           Alter
           ,
           from
           him
           who
           not
           onely
           maketh
           inquisition
           for
           blood
           ,
           but
           in
           whose
           eyes
           the
           death
           of
           his
           Saints
           ,
           is
           so
           precious
           ,
           that
           he
           engageth
           
           to
           give
           them
           blood
           to
           drink
           ,
           who
           have
           shed
           their's
           ;
           yea
           it
           hath
           added
           astonishment
           to
           their
           horrour
           ,
           to
           see
           popery
           so
           publickly
           professed
           in
           Ireland
           ,
           that
           the
           Popes
           Primat
           is
           as
           publick
           there
           ,
           as
           his
           Majesties
           ;
           nor
           are
           their
           scooles
           lesse
           patent
           ,
           or
           their
           meetings
           for
           their
           idolatrous
           worship
           lesse
           publick
           ;
           but
           whither
           ,
           what
           hath
           been
           lately
           done
           in
           England
           ,
           doth
           lessen
           or
           highten
           the
           amasement
           ,
           is
           a
           question
           :
           Every
           one
           thought
           he
           had
           so
           much
           reason
           to
           disbeleeve
           a
           designe
           of
           setling
           Popery
           ,
           that
           the
           nation
           was
           abused
           into
           a
           supine
           negligence
           &
           deep
           security
           ,
           even
           while
           they
           looked
           on
           &
           saw
           it
           excresce
           ,
           to
           the
           contemning
           of
           law
           ,
           &
           overtoping
           of
           all
           other
           intersts
           ;
           insomuch
           that
           men
           for
           feare
           (
           forsooth
           )
           of
           losing
           the
           repute
           of
           wise
           and
           prudent
           ,
           fooled
           themselves
           for
           company
           ,
           either
           into
           a
           sameness
           of
           apprehension
           ,
           with
           such
           masters
           of
           reason
           ,
           as
           judged
           this
           enterprise
           ,
           on
           the
           Court's
           part
           ,
           the
           height
           of
           folly
           ,
           and
           the
           jealousy
           of
           it
           in
           others
           ,
           a
           shallownesse
           of
           apprehension
           at
           best
           ;
           or
           dissimulation
           of
           their
           feares
           ,
           vvhich
           hath
           been
           plagued
           vvith
           a
           vvretched
           reguardlessenesse
           ,
           hovv
           it
           vvent
           vvith
           the
           interest
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           if
           novv
           and
           then
           they
           vvere
           pulled
           by
           the
           eare
           ,
           and
           bid
           look
           about
           them
           ,
           ere
           it
           vvas
           too
           late
           ,
           by
           such
           as
           compared
           the
           courses
           taken
           ,
           to
           propagat
           that
           abomination
           ,
           and
           promove
           the
           Popish
           interest
           at
           home
           ,
           vvith
           his
           Majesty's
           carriage
           vvhen
           abroad
           ,
           hovv
           he
           remained
           inexorable
           notvvithstanding
           of
           all
           entreaties
           ,
           nor
           could
           he
           ,
           by
           the
           most
           ardent
           and
           earnest
           beseechings
           of
           the
           protestants
           ,
           be
           overcome
           to
           a
           compliance
           with
           their
           desires
           ,
           of
           being
           present
           at
           their
           worship
           ,
           frequenting
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           the
           mass
           ,
           in
           Paris
           ,
           Brussels
           ,
           Cullen
           ,
           &c.
           
           Which
           with
           other
           things
           ,
           was
           the
           ground
           of
           that
           assurance
           we
           had
           from
           abroad
           ,
           that
           his
           Maj.
           had
           renounced
           the
           protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Papist's
           boasting
           everywhere
           very
           openly
           that
           his
           Maj.
           was
           turned
           Catholick
           ,
           and
           making
           use
           of
           it
           as
           an
           argument
           to
           prevail
           with
           others
           ,
           whom
           they
           endeavoured
           to
           seduce
           into
           the
           same
           abomination
           :
           The
           Protestants
           vvere
           grieved
           and
           sad
           at
           the
           certain
           persvvasion
           and
           foresight
           of
           vvhat
           would
           follow
           ,
           (
           though
           we
           were
           fooled
           into
           a
           fearelessenesse
           )
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           the
           reformed
           
           Religion
           ,
           upon
           his
           Majesties
           restitution
           ;
           yet
           they
           would
           reason
           themselves
           into
           an
           obstinatnesse
           in
           their
           first
           opinion
           ,
           and
           though
           they
           neither
           did
           ,
           nor
           could
           deny
           his
           Majesties
           carriage
           abroad
           ,
           to
           have
           been
           such
           ,
           nor
           yet
           shut
           their
           eyes
           upon
           what
           they
           saw
           acted
           at
           home
           ;
           they
           would
           still
           ,
           graunting
           all
           their
           monitors
           premisses
           ,
           which
           ,
           being
           matters
           of
           fact
           ,
           were
           manifest
           by
           their
           own
           evidence
           and
           light
           beyond
           a
           denyal
           ,
           reject
           their
           inference
           ,
           and
           upbraid
           for
           the
           brutishnesse
           of
           such
           a
           feare
           ,
           seing
           such
           a
           setlement
           of
           popery
           ,
           was
           inconsistent
           vvith
           policy
           ,
           and
           utterly
           destructive
           of
           his
           Majesties
           interest
           ;
           supposing
           that
           whatever
           favours
           he
           heaped
           upon
           these
           unhappy
           men
           ,
           would
           not
           excresce
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           that
           ,
           but
           be
           confined
           within
           the
           limits
           ,
           vvhich
           his
           own
           honour
           ,
           (
           to
           say
           nothing
           of
           what
           the
           Oath
           of
           God
           required
           of
           him
           )
           and
           the
           liberty
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           should
           have
           set
           to
           his
           liberality
           ,
           yea
           for
           confirming
           themselves
           in
           this
           their
           tenaciousnesse
           ,
           they
           would
           both
           give
           and
           graunt
           (
           but
           without
           ground
           ;
           for
           he
           who
           will
           be
           false
           to
           the
           true
           and
           living
           God
           ,
           vvill
           readily
           be
           true
           to
           a
           false
           ;
           because
           this
           is
           inflicted
           as
           a
           part
           of
           their
           punishment
           ,
           yea
           a
           dreadful
           part
           and
           plague
           it
           is
           upon
           such
           as
           make
           Apostasy
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           be
           mad
           upon
           Idols
           )
           that
           his
           Maj.
           in
           his
           exile
           and
           distresse
           ;
           might
           not
           onely
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           engaging
           of
           the
           Popish
           party
           ,
           to
           endeavour
           his
           restitution
           ,
           and
           secure
           a
           maintenance
           to
           him
           while
           abroad
           ,
           frequent
           their
           mass
           ,
           and
           openly
           decline
           the
           protestant
           assemblies
           and
           worship
           ,
           but
           had
           besids
           ,
           given
           the
           Pope
           all
           possible
           assurances
           ,
           of
           enslaving
           the
           nation
           to
           Idolatry
           ,
           upon
           his
           restitution
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           highest
           and
           most
           ample
           formality
           ,
           had
           renounced
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           (
           being
           indulged
           for
           the
           interim
           ,
           upon
           a
           politick
           designe
           ,
           and
           in
           order
           to
           the
           more
           safe
           and
           certain
           performance
           of
           his
           promise
           ,
           to
           retain
           in
           his
           family
           the
           English
           service
           book
           ;
           whereof
           one
           said
           well
           ,
           that
           
             it
             was
             an
             ill
             said
             mass
          
           )
           giving
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           and
           graunting
           all
           this
           ,
           yet
           the
           evidence
           his
           Maj
           hath
           given
           ,
           that
           with
           him
           it
           is
           a
           light
           matter
           to
           break
           covenants
           ,
           Oaths
           and
           most
           solemne
           engagements
           ,
           whereby
           his
           own
           soul
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           souls
           of
           the
           whole
           nation
           ,
           
           vvere
           most
           explicitly
           and
           formaly
           bound
           to
           the
           most
           High
           ,
           as
           
             alteri
             parti
             contrahenti
          
           ,
           under
           the
           pain
           of
           his
           dreadful
           displeasure
           ,
           when
           the
           adherence
           unto
           ,
           or
           the
           performance
           of
           these
           vovves
           ,
           seemed
           to
           interfere
           with
           his
           other
           designes
           ,
           or
           were
           apprehended
           (
           o
           sad
           mistak
           ,
           vvhere
           the
           error
           exposeth
           to
           the
           ire
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           cuteth
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Princes
           ,
           and
           is
           terrible
           to
           the
           Kings
           of
           the
           earth
           )
           to
           be
           inconsistent
           ,
           with
           his
           other
           interests
           ;
           this
           I
           say
           ,
           gave
           them
           ground
           to
           over-perswade
           themselves
           ;
           and
           because
           they
           would
           have
           had
           it
           so
           ,
           flatter
           themselves
           into
           the
           beleefe
           ;
           that
           such
           promises
           would
           not
           be
           looked
           upon
           as
           obligatory
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           discovered
           to
           be
           so
           manifestly
           destructive
           ,
           not
           onely
           of
           all
           the
           deare
           and
           precious
           concerns
           of
           his
           subjects
           ,
           but
           ,
           to
           conviction
           ,
           a
           total
           ecclipse
           of
           Royal
           Majesty
           ;
           being
           really
           the
           debasing
           of
           his
           person
           ,
           and
           prostitution
           of
           his
           imperial
           crown
           ,
           to
           be
           trampled
           upon
           ,
           and
           trode
           under
           foot
           by
           that
           Romish
           Beast
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           I
           can
           do
           no
           more
           ,
           for
           awaking
           such
           to
           weep
           over
           ,
           what
           their
           security
           ,
           and
           the
           dreamings
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           make
           now
           almost
           
             humanitus
             impossible
          
           to
           prevent
           ;
           (
           onely
           with
           God
           all
           things
           are
           possible
           )
           I
           would
           desire
           them
           ,
           in
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           to
           consider
           ,
           that
           for
           Kings
           to
           be
           blindfolded
           and
           hurried
           headlong
           into
           this
           slavery
           ,
           is
           nothing
           else
           ,
           but
           what
           we
           have
           expressely
           foretold
           by
           the
           H.
           Ghost
           ;
           and
           is
           it
           any
           thing
           else
           in
           him
           ,
           to
           follow
           the
           drove
           of
           those
           ,
           who
           ,
           in
           like
           manner
           ,
           have
           over
           the
           belly
           of
           the
           same
           perswasions
           to
           the
           contrair
           ,
           shut
           up
           themselves
           in
           this
           house
           of
           bondage
           ,
           and
           subjected
           their
           consent
           to
           the
           dominion
           of
           this
           beast
           ,
           this
           Mistresse
           of
           witchcrafts
           ,
           who
           entiseth
           the
           Kings
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           to
           commit
           fornication
           with
           her
           ,
           and
           having
           made
           them
           drunk
           vvith
           the
           cup
           of
           her
           abominations
           ,
           vvhich
           she
           propineth
           them
           ,
           they
           submit
           their
           neck
           ,
           to
           take
           on
           her
           yoke
           ,
           &
           give
           their
           power
           ,
           to
           maintain
           her
           Grandure
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           whose
           servants
           are
           slaine
           by
           their
           svvord
           ,
           to
           gratify
           &
           satiat
           the
           cruelty
           of
           this
           scarlet
           coloured
           vvhore
           drunk
           vvith
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           Saints
           and
           Martyrs
           ?
           Yea
           the
           Kings
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           are
           so
           bevvitched
           into
           a
           complacency
           with
           her
           fetters
           ,
           &
           
           intoxicat
           vvith
           her
           cup
           ,
           to
           that
           height
           of
           madnesse
           ,
           that
           they
           vvill
           vveep
           &
           cry
           ,
           Alas
           ,
           Alas
           ,
           at
           the
           sight
           of
           her
           smoak
           &
           burning
           (
           soon
           may
           he
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Kings
           of
           the
           earth
           see
           it
           ,
           &
           vomit
           out
           at
           their
           eyes
           ,
           the
           satisfaction
           they
           have
           taken
           ,
           in
           sheding
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           Saints
           ;
           if
           nothing
           else
           will
           be
           a
           curbe
           to
           their
           rage
           ,
           against
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           servants
           ,
           &
           cure
           them
           of
           this
           madnesse
           ,
           he
           is
           the
           Lord
           who
           will
           hasten
           it
           in
           it's
           time
           ,
           and
           make
           her
           &
           them
           finde
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           who
           judgeth
           both
           ,
           and
           avengeth
           the
           blood
           of
           his
           servants
           ,
           is
           strong
           ,
           when
           he
           taketh
           vengance
           ,
           and
           meeteth
           them
           not
           like
           a
           man
           )
           But
           secondly
           ,
           I
           judge
           ,
           as
           to
           us
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           more
           prudence
           and
           Religion
           too
           ,
           to
           be
           lesse
           confident
           in
           our
           politicks
           ,
           not
           onely
           because
           of
           the
           expresse
           prediction
           of
           this
           infatuation
           ;
           but
           when
           we
           consider
           ,
           what
           ground
           there
           is
           of
           feare
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           in
           the
           righteous
           judgement
           of
           God
           ,
           be
           abandoned
           to
           the
           advance
           and
           setlement
           of
           this
           abomination
           ,
           contrair
           to
           his
           own
           and
           the
           nation's
           interest
           ;
           these
           revoults
           from
           ,
           these
           insurrections
           and
           rebellions
           against
           ,
           the
           most
           High
           ,
           these
           deliberat
           and
           shamefull
           breaches
           of
           solemne
           Covenants
           ,
           and
           sacred
           vovves
           ,
           whereof
           he
           hath
           made
           himself
           and
           his
           dominion
           guilty
           ,
           may
           rather
           make
           us
           wonder
           ,
           if
           the
           Lord
           do
           not
           leave
           him
           to
           follovv
           these
           courses
           ,
           then
           to
           see
           him
           given
           up
           unto
           them
           :
           Is
           it
           not
           a
           righteous
           thing
           vvith
           God
           ,
           since
           he
           hath
           broken
           his
           Covenant
           with
           the
           most
           High
           ,
           wherein
           as
           he
           was
           bound
           to
           nothing
           ,
           but
           to
           walk
           with
           God
           in
           his
           Kingly
           capacity
           ,
           and
           rule
           for
           him
           ;
           so
           in
           the
           same
           Covenant
           ,
           his
           subjects
           in
           a
           just
           subordination
           to
           the
           Lord
           &
           his
           Christ
           ,
           were
           solemnely
           engaged
           to
           obey
           him
           ,
           to
           be
           religiously
           tender
           of
           his
           honour
           and
           interests
           ,
           and
           himself
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           world
           ,
           knoweth
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           to
           this
           Oath
           of
           God
           ,
           whereby
           his
           subjects
           found
           themselves
           obliged
           in
           Conscience
           ,
           to
           endeavour
           his
           restauration
           ,
           that
           he
           oweth
           his
           crown
           and
           peaceable
           restitution
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           is
           it
           not
           a
           righteous
           thing
           with
           God
           ,
           since
           he
           hath
           broken
           such
           a
           Covenant
           ,
           whereof
           he
           hath
           reaped
           so
           much
           advantage
           ,
           to
           leave
           him
           to
           such
           courses
           ,
           and
           the
           making
           of
           such
           confederacies
           ,
           as
           shall
           make
           the
           world
           see
           ,
           feare
           and
           tremble
           ,
           at
           the
           revelation
           
           of
           his
           judgments
           ,
           because
           of
           a
           broken
           Covenant
           .
           It
           were
           as
           superfluous
           for
           me
           ,
           to
           offer
           the
           nation
           an
           account
           ,
           of
           the
           manner
           and
           methods
           followed
           ,
           in
           breaking
           this
           Covenant
           ,
           as
           it
           might
           seem
           to
           savour
           of
           a
           malicious
           designe
           ,
           if
           matter
           of
           fact
           were
           represented
           ,
           with
           some
           of
           those
           most
           obvious
           aggravations
           ,
           which
           made
           the
           sinfulnesse
           of
           it
           reach
           heaven
           ,
           and
           is
           like
           to
           cause
           God
           remember
           this
           iniquity
           :
           But
           sure
           each
           soul
           ,
           who
           hath
           not
           sinned
           away
           all
           conscience
           ,
           of
           the
           sacred
           obligatorinesse
           of
           Oaths
           and
           covenants
           ,
           especially
           these
           ,
           made
           ,
           not
           onely
           before
           the
           most
           High
           as
           a
           judge
           ,
           but
           vvith
           him
           ,
           as
           with
           the
           party
           contracting
           ,
           cannot
           remember
           ,
           with
           what
           solemnity
           ,
           this
           covenant
           was
           entered
           into
           ,
           and
           vvith
           vvhat
           insolence
           ,
           rage
           and
           spight
           ,
           it
           hath
           been
           throvvn
           in
           the
           fire
           ,
           and
           trampled
           upon
           ,
           and
           made
           treasonable
           for
           any
           to
           assert
           it's
           obligation
           ;
           and
           hovv
           ,
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           vvhosoever
           dare
           not
           for
           feare
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           do
           the
           same
           abominable
           thing
           ,
           which
           his
           soul
           hateth
           ,
           maketh
           himself
           an
           offender
           ,
           and
           exposeth
           his
           person
           to
           the
           lash
           of
           the
           mischiefs
           ,
           framed
           into
           a
           law
           ,
           against
           the
           asserters
           of
           this
           obligation
           ;
           (
           o
           daring
           insolence
           against
           God
           ,
           and
           base
           ingratitude
           against
           men
           ,
           thus
           to
           destroy
           the
           men
           ,
           who
           were
           the
           sole
           instruments
           of
           restoring
           his
           Majesty
           !
           )
           But
           ,
           as
           he
           must
           perceive
           ,
           the
           contrivers
           and
           framers
           of
           these
           lawes
           ,
           abandoned
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           vvalk
           in
           the
           vvayes
           and
           imaginations
           of
           their
           own
           evil
           heart
           ,
           so
           he
           needeth
           not
           wonder
           ,
           if
           persons
           so
           judicialy
           left
           ,
           to
           courses
           ,
           destructive
           of
           their
           eternal
           welbeing
           ,
           and
           the
           onely
           valuable
           interest
           of
           their
           soul
           ,
           be
           also
           in
           the
           righteous
           judgement
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           left
           to
           such
           courses
           ,
           as
           are
           truely
           destructive
           of
           their
           temporal
           interests
           ;
           the
           not
           receiving
           of
           the
           love
           of
           the
           truth
           ,
           especialy
           the
           opposing
           and
           persecuting
           it
           ,
           may
           not
           onely
           be
           punished
           ,
           with
           a
           being
           given
           up
           of
           God
           to
           strong
           delusions
           ,
           to
           beleeve
           a
           lye
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           be
           damned
           ;
           but
           also
           to
           a
           being
           given
           up
           to
           strong
           delusions
           ,
           to
           beleeve
           a
           lye
           about
           all
           their
           worldly
           interests
           and
           concerns
           :
           O
           that
           it
           might
           be
           given
           unto
           his
           Maj.
           as
           his
           mercy
           ,
           which
           were
           a
           favour
           ,
           every
           way
           preferable
           to
           the
           Empire
           of
           the
           Universe
           ,
           
           and
           as
           the
           mercy
           of
           this
           poor
           nation
           ,
           to
           remember
           his
           ovvn
           evil
           vvayes
           ,
           and
           to
           turn
           to
           the
           living
           God
           ,
           that
           so
           he
           might
           turn
           avvay
           from
           the
           fiercenesse
           of
           his
           anger
           ,
           and
           then
           establish
           his
           throne
           ,
           upon
           the
           solid
           base
           of
           Religion
           and
           righteousnesse
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           let
           such
           over-wise
           politicians
           ,
           awake
           out
           of
           this
           dreame
           ,
           to
           consider
           ,
           not
           onely
           ,
           the
           facility
           of
           this
           establishment
           ,
           but
           hovv
           it
           is
           so
           really
           and
           upon
           the
           matter
           already
           setled
           ,
           while
           vve
           sleep
           ;
           that
           the
           prevention
           ,
           of
           a
           formal
           establishment
           ,
           seemeth
           onely
           in
           his
           Power
           ,
           who
           laughs
           the
           wicked
           out
           of
           their
           project
           's
           ,
           and
           bringeth
           the
           counsel
           of
           the
           heathen
           to
           nought
           ;
           to
           say
           nothing
           of
           the
           unmasked
           confidence
           ,
           and
           plain
           peremptorinesse
           ,
           wherewith
           the
           Popish
           party
           amongst
           our selves
           ,
           have
           ,
           of
           a
           long
           time
           ,
           boasted
           
             in
             terminis
          
           ,
           hovv
           their
           plot
           was
           so
           laid
           ,
           that
           it
           could
           not
           misgive
           ;
           nor
           of
           their
           insultings
           abroad
           ,
           upon
           the
           same
           grounds
           of
           assurance
           :
           Let
           it
           be
           considered
           ,
           first
           ,
           to
           what
           number
           ,
           strength
           and
           Power
           ,
           the
           Popish
           party
           amongst
           us
           ,
           is
           arrived
           ,
           partly
           by
           the
           secret
           encouragement
           ,
           partly
           by
           the
           open
           countenance
           they
           have
           had
           ,
           since
           his
           Majesties
           return
           :
           As
           for
           their
           Power
           and
           prevalency
           at
           Court
           ,
           the
           current
           of
           affairs
           is
           demonstrative
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           the
           only
           cabal
           ,
           who
           spirit
           and
           animat
           all
           our
           motions
           ;
           for
           it
           had
           been
           impossible
           else
           ,
           ever
           to
           have
           engaged
           and
           involved
           us
           ,
           in
           this
           war
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           in
           whose
           designed
           overthrow
           ,
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           Protestant
           interest
           is
           intended
           :
           And
           as
           to
           there
           number
           ,
           besids
           the
           swarmes
           of
           those
           locusts
           which
           cover
           the
           face
           of
           our
           Court
           and
           city
           ,
           and
           overspread
           the
           whole
           land
           ,
           and
           that
           inundation
           ,
           which
           ,
           like
           a
           torrent
           ,
           floweth
           in
           upon
           us
           from
           forraigne
           parts
           ,
           as
           if
           Rome
           had
           opened
           it's
           Sluce
           ,
           to
           drown
           us
           with
           that
           deludge
           ,
           or
           rather
           the
           dragon
           had
           cast
           these
           waters
           out
           of
           his
           mouth
           ,
           to
           cause
           the
           woman
           thereby
           to
           be
           carryed
           avvay
           ,
           and
           svvallovved
           up
           ,
           vvhich
           lately
           had
           brought
           forth
           ,
           the
           man
           child
           of
           such
           a
           reformation
           :
           Is
           it
           not
           found
           by
           experience
           (
           
             for
             regis
             ad
             exemplum
             totus
             componitur
             orbis
          
           )
           that
           ,
           not
           a
           fevv
           persons
           ,
           of
           quality
           ,
           are
           gone
           over
           and
           seduced
           
           into
           the
           Romish
           perswasion
           ,
           of
           whom
           ,
           no
           such
           thing
           was
           feared
           or
           apprehended
           ;
           insomuch
           that
           he
           who
           is
           not
           tainted
           himself
           with
           this
           wicked
           contagion
           ,
           beginneth
           to
           doubt
           ,
           what
           person
           of
           quality
           ,
           may
           be
           concluded
           ,
           to
           be
           realy
           fixed
           in
           an
           opposition
           to
           this
           wickednesse
           ;
           there
           seemeth
           to
           be
           nothing
           ,
           but
           a
           fit
           opportunity
           ,
           vvanting
           ,
           to
           make
           an
           incredible
           discovery
           of
           persons
           ,
           vvho
           yet
           think
           it
           convenient
           ,
           to
           goe
           under
           the
           name
           and
           disguise
           of
           Protestants
           :
           And
           as
           men
           vvho
           knovv
           the
           Romish
           principles
           ,
           and
           hovv
           ordinary
           it
           is
           for
           them
           ,
           to
           tranforme
           themselves
           into
           every
           shape
           ,
           that
           ,
           while
           appearing
           like
           Angels
           of
           light
           ,
           they
           may
           with
           lesse
           observation
           ,
           and
           more
           certainty
           ,
           carry
           on
           their
           work
           ,
           and
           establish
           their
           Kingdom
           of
           darknesse
           ,
           may
           very
           rationaly
           judge
           that
           they
           are
           numerously
           lurking
           ,
           under
           the
           garbe
           even
           of
           the
           manifold
           and
           various
           perswasions
           ,
           which
           seem
           ,
           in
           their
           principles
           &
           practices
           ,
           most
           remote
           from
           ,
           and
           opposit
           to
           Popery
           ;
           (
           I
           need
           not
           mention
           ,
           how
           they
           svvarme
           amongst
           ,
           and
           are
           served
           by
           our
           Episcopal
           Clergy
           )
           so
           it
           is
           very
           vvell
           knovvn
           ,
           in
           vvhat
           numbers
           ,
           they
           have
           hid
           themselves
           ,
           and
           hatched
           their
           vvickednesse
           ,
           under
           the
           dottage
           and
           disguise
           of
           Quakerisme
           ;
           insomuch
           ,
           that
           sober
           and
           discerning
           men
           ,
           from
           the
           consideration
           of
           these
           mens
           priciples
           ,
           their
           desperat
           enmity
           ,
           especialy
           at
           the
           Stanch
           Protestants
           ,
           and
           more
           eminently
           godly
           Non-conformists
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           good
           understanding
           ,
           which
           is
           between
           the
           leading
           persons
           of
           that
           party
           ,
           and
           the
           Court
           ,
           do
           rationaly
           inferre
           ,
           if
           ever
           there
           be
           an
           opportunity
           for
           these
           men
           ,
           to
           discover
           what
           they
           are
           at
           bottome
           ,
           the
           bulck
           of
           them
           ,
           will
           be
           found
           ,
           vvith
           the
           utmost
           of
           irrational
           and
           brutish
           fury
           ,
           to
           adjoine
           themselves
           to
           the
           Popish
           party
           ,
           or
           rather
           discover
           ,
           hovv
           being
           already
           their
           's
           in
           heart
           ,
           they
           onely
           judged
           it
           most
           convenient
           to
           dissemble
           ,
           and
           lurk
           under
           this
           shape
           ,
           till
           vvith
           most
           advantage
           to
           Popish
           Idolatry
           ,
           and
           danger
           to
           the
           Protestant
           interest
           ,
           they
           might
           appeare
           ,
           in
           the
           true
           shape
           of
           the
           locusts
           ,
           vvho
           are
           like
           horses
           prepared
           unto
           the
           battel
           ,
           Rev.
           9
           ,
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           9
           ,
           10.
           having
           for
           their
           King
           and
           Captain
           Abaddon
           or
           Apollyon
           8.
           11.
           
        
         
         
           But
           then
           as
           their
           number
           ,
           may
           give
           the
           facility
           to
           this
           setlement
           ,
           an
           obvious
           probability
           ;
           so
           it
           is
           more
           assured
           from
           their
           posture
           ,
           and
           present
           readinesse
           for
           action
           ,
           and
           warlick
           capacity
           for
           puting
           all
           the
           mischief
           that
           is
           in
           their
           heart
           ,
           in
           execution
           ,
           and
           with
           a
           rage
           peculiar
           to
           the
           dragon's
           followers
           ,
           runing
           dovvn
           whatever
           would
           offer
           to
           stand
           in
           their
           way
           ,
           or
           oppose
           this
           setlement
           .
           I
           need
           not
           here
           repeat
           that
           which
           is
           already
           hinted
           ,
           what
           of
           our
           visible
           military
           strength
           ,
           is
           in
           their
           hand
           ,
           and
           how
           our
           forts
           ,
           forces
           ,
           armouries
           ,
           Magazines
           ,
           with
           all
           manner
           of
           warlick-provisions
           ,
           seem
           to
           be
           destined
           and
           devouted
           to
           that
           service
           :
           But
           have
           not
           wise
           men
           ,
           with
           feare
           and
           amazement
           ,
           observed
           ,
           how
           ,
           that
           since
           his
           Majesties
           return
           ,
           the
           Popish
           nobility
           ,
           gentry
           ,
           yea
           to
           the
           most
           ordinary
           of
           the
           common
           people
           of
           that
           persvvasion
           ,
           from
           the
           one
           end
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           to
           the
           other
           ,
           have
           ,
           being
           prompted
           and
           put
           on
           by
           these
           restlesse
           ring-leaders
           ,
           the
           Priests
           and
           Jesuits
           ,
           been
           preparing
           their
           slaughter
           weapons
           ;
           so
           that
           he
           vvho
           considereth
           their
           present
           capacity
           and
           posture
           ,
           cannot
           escape
           this
           conviction
           ;
           that
           there
           was
           never
           in
           England
           ,
           so
           numerous
           ,
           and
           so
           well
           appointed
           an
           army
           ,
           lying
           ready
           at
           a
           call
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           ,
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           of
           Papists
           ,
           whose
           blind
           rage
           against
           God
           and
           his
           truth
           ,
           will
           prompt
           them
           to
           the
           height
           of
           cruelty
           ,
           against
           all
           ranks
           ,
           sexes
           and
           ages
           ;
           hence
           are
           these
           dayly
           boastings
           at
           home
           ,
           of
           apprehended
           impossibility
           of
           the
           misgiving
           of
           this
           setlement
           ,
           and
           these
           insultings
           abroad
           ,
           at
           it's
           certainty
           ,
           the
           Papists
           not
           standing
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           novv
           ,
           they
           see
           no
           rub
           in
           their
           way
           ,
           if
           the
           United
           provinces
           were
           once
           ruined
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           the
           difficulty
           of
           accomplishing
           this
           their
           wicked
           designe
           ,
           will
           evanish
           ,
           if
           these
           two
           be
           further
           considered
           ;
           first
           ,
           how
           the
           persons
           of
           quality
           in
           the
           nation
           ,
           are
           utterly
           debauched
           ,
           (
           for
           ,
           Alas
           ,
           they
           who
           are
           chief
           ,
           are
           chief
           in
           all
           abominations
           and
           unexampled
           impieties
           )
           especialy
           the
           young
           Nobility
           ,
           and
           Gentry
           ;
           secondly
           ,
           what
           a
           constant
           and
           known
           transition
           there
           is
           ,
           from
           Atheisme
           &
           all
           Profanity
           ,
           to
           Popery
           ,
           the
           mother
           and
           nurse
           of
           all
           abominations
           in
           practice
           :
           He
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           vvho
           considereth
           
           these
           things
           ,
           vvill
           be
           so
           far
           from
           expecting
           an
           effectual
           opposition
           ,
           to
           the
           setlement
           of
           Popery
           ,
           from
           a
           generation
           ,
           vvho
           seem
           rather
           ,
           to
           have
           been
           brought
           forth
           and
           educat
           in
           the
           Stewes
           of
           Rome
           ,
           then
           borne
           vvithin
           the
           Pale
           of
           the
           visible
           reformed
           Church
           ,
           that
           he
           vvill
           conclude
           ,
           a
           liberty
           to
           live
           as
           in
           the
           suburbs
           of
           hell
           ,
           vvill
           make
           them
           vvithout
           difficulty
           ,
           professe
           themselves
           the
           Childreen
           of
           that
           mother
           ,
           vvhom
           they
           do
           so
           perfectly
           resemble
           :
           Will
           these
           ,
           vvho
           can
           glory
           in
           being
           beasts
           ,
           and
           boast
           themselves
           of
           their
           prodigious
           wickednesse
           ,
           these
           ,
           who
           in
           the
           whole
           of
           their
           way
           ,
           carry
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           nothing
           in
           them
           ,
           above
           the
           swine
           ,
           having
           buried
           in
           that
           dunghil
           and
           pudle
           of
           sensitive
           delights
           ,
           wherein
           they
           wallow
           ,
           the
           consideration
           of
           their
           immortal
           souls
           ,
           contend
           for
           the
           faith
           once
           delivered
           unto
           the
           Saints
           ,
           or
           resist
           unto
           blood
           ,
           striving
           against
           this
           wickednesse
           ,
           even
           when
           under
           the
           countenance
           and
           encouragement
           of
           Authority
           ?
        
         
           If
           any
           will
           persist
           ,
           in
           his
           obstinat
           incredulity
           ,
           when
           his
           Majesty's
           indulgence
           is
           (
           after
           all
           the
           other
           favours
           he
           hath
           heaped
           upon
           them
           )
           extended
           ,
           to
           the
           seting
           up
           of
           their
           idolatrous
           worship
           ,
           throughout
           his
           dominions
           ,
           that
           the
           introducing
           of
           Popery
           is
           not
           designed
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           is
           nothing
           ,
           in
           this
           our
           conjunction
           vvith
           the
           French
           King
           ,
           against
           the
           Protestant
           Stats
           ,
           declarative
           of
           this
           purpose
           ,
           or
           continue
           impersvvadible
           of
           a
           possibility
           to
           compasse
           it
           ,
           he
           is
           like
           to
           be
           knokt
           in
           the
           head
           ,
           for
           a
           cure
           of
           this
           distemper
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           certainly
           concluded
           ,
           by
           puting
           far
           away
           the
           thoughts
           of
           such
           a
           day
           ,
           to
           be
           given
           up
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           be
           swept
           away
           ,
           in
           this
           dreame
           ,
           to
           a
           spirit
           of
           deep
           sleep
           and
           delusion
           :
           If
           we
           be
           men
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           so
           mancipat
           our
           reason
           ,
           that
           no
           reasoning
           will
           be
           prevalent
           to
           bring
           us
           to
           our
           right
           minde
           ,
           we
           cannot
           deny
           a
           conclusion
           ,
           inferred
           upon
           such
           premisses
           :
           But
           withal
           ;
           if
           we
           be
           Christians
           ,
           and
           add
           to
           all
           the
           above
           adduced
           evidences
           ,
           that
           both
           this
           is
           upon
           the
           heart
           of
           adversaries
           ,
           and
           a
           competency
           also
           ,
           yea
           overplus
           of
           power
           in
           their
           hand
           ,
           to
           effectuat
           it
           ,
           the
           consideration
           of
           our
           sin
           ,
           and
           wrath
           presaging
           security
           ;
           we
           may
           with
           trembling
           ,
           
           entertain
           ourselves
           ,
           with
           these
           thoughts
           and
           fears
           ,
           that
           God
           ,
           in
           his
           righteous
           judgement
           ,
           because
           of
           our
           abuse
           of
           his
           glorious
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           impenitence
           ,
           under
           most
           cleare
           and
           crying
           calls
           to
           repent
           ,
           and
           receive
           instruction
           ,
           lest
           his
           soul
           be
           seperat
           from
           us
           ,
           be
           about
           the
           taking
           away
           of
           his
           Kingdome
           from
           us
           ,
           and
           giving
           it
           to
           a
           nation
           ,
           which
           will
           bring
           forth
           the
           fruits
           thereof
           ,
           and
           render
           them
           to
           him
           in
           their
           season
           ;
           and
           because
           we
           have
           not
           loved
           to
           walk
           in
           the
           truth
           ,
           he
           deprive
           us
           of
           that
           truth
           ,
           and
           in
           taking
           away
           his
           candlestick
           ,
           write
           our
           sin
           ,
           and
           his
           displeasure
           upon
           our
           Punishment
           :
           And
           here
           ,
           I
           cannot
           forbeare
           to
           tell
           ,
           how
           with
           feare
           and
           anxiety
           ,
           I
           have
           heard
           some
           of
           our
           good
           Ministers
           ,
           tush
           at
           the
           expressions
           of
           their
           brethrens
           feare
           of
           a
           designe
           to
           setle
           Popery
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           thing
           were
           a
           pure
           impossibility
           ;
           but
           I
           judge
           ,
           they
           did
           so
           ,
           rather
           because
           they
           would
           have
           it
           so
           ,
           and
           partly
           from
           a
           peece
           of
           inadvertency
           ;
           then
           from
           the
           due
           &
           serious
           weighing
           ,
           both
           of
           what
           we
           have
           done
           to
           deserve
           it
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           adversaries
           ,
           are
           designeing
           and
           doing
           ;
           for
           ,
           if
           these
           were
           represented
           to
           us
           ,
           as
           nothing
           should
           be
           found
           ,
           in
           the
           dispenfations
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           nothing
           in
           the
           disposition
           of
           his
           own
           People
           ,
           or
           of
           his
           and
           their
           adversaries
           ,
           which
           would
           not
           presage
           sad
           things
           ,
           yea
           minister
           matter
           of
           terrour
           ,
           at
           the
           thoughts
           of
           this
           very
           thing
           .
        
         
           But
           without
           insisting
           ,
           by
           a
           superfluous
           deduction
           or
           enumeration
           of
           particulars
           ,
           further
           to
           demonstrat
           these
           things
           which
           are
           past
           all
           peradventure
           ,
           with
           them
           ,
           vvho
           vvill
           be
           at
           the
           pains
           to
           reflect
           on
           vvhat
           is
           past
           ,
           and
           set
           ,
           or
           suffer
           themselves
           to
           understand
           ,
           the
           genuin
           sense
           and
           true
           import
           ,
           of
           vvhat
           they
           novv
           heare
           &
           see
           acted
           ,
           I
           shall
           (
           as
           the
           thing
           aimed
           at
           in
           the
           whole
           of
           this
           discouse
           )
           shut
           up
           all
           in
           a
           word
           or
           two
           ,
           with
           a
           more
           direct
           reference
           to
           what
           I
           humbly
           judge
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           duety
           of
           all
           the
           persons
           in
           the
           nation
           ,
           who
           desire
           to
           be
           approved
           of
           God
           in
           such
           a
           day
           of
           triall
           ,
           temptation
           ,
           rebuke
           and
           blasphemy
           :
           And
           first
           ,
           do
           not
           these
           things
           ,
           my
           brethren
           ,
           say
           ,
           that
           now
           it
           is
           high
           time
           to
           awake
           out
           of
           sleep
           :
           Let
           therefore
           the
           consideration
           of
           what
           we
           see
           acted
           and
           aimed
           at
           ,
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           the
           joint
           tendency
           of
           the
           tumults
           and
           combinations
           
           abroad
           ,
           drive
           us
           out
           of
           our
           dreaming
           security
           ,
           to
           consider
           in
           great
           seriousnesse
           ,
           what
           danger
           the
           work
           of
           God
           amongst
           our selves
           ,
           and
           throughout
           the
           world
           ,
           is
           in
           ;
           shall
           we
           sleep
           as
           do
           others
           ,
           while
           his
           precious
           interests
           and
           People
           are
           in
           such
           hasard
           ?
           shall
           the
           Lords
           voice
           be
           crying
           to
           the
           city
           ,
           to
           the
           countrey
           ,
           to
           the
           nation
           ,
           to
           all
           the
           Churches
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           shall
           not
           we
           be
           so
           wise
           ,
           to
           see
           his
           name
           ,
           and
           understand
           the
           language
           of
           this
           his
           terrible
           rod
           ,
           held
           over
           our
           head
           ,
           and
           the
           designe
           of
           him
           who
           appointeth
           it
           ?
           It
           's
           high
           time
           to
           awake
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           liketo
           sleep
           the
           sleep
           of
           death
           ,
           if
           we
           sleep
           long
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           every
           inquiry
           into
           the
           emergents
           of
           the
           present
           day
           ,
           or
           observation
           of
           the
           sad
           posture
           of
           affairs
           ,
           that
           will
           prove
           us
           to
           be
           men
           of
           understanding
           who
           know
           the
           time
           ;
           If
           we
           could
           dive
           into
           the
           depth
           of
           all
           our
           enemies
           secreets
           ,
           and
           make
           a
           perfect
           discovery
           of
           all
           their
           desperat
           designes
           ;
           yet
           unlesse
           we
           consider
           the
           things
           ,
           which
           are
           like
           to
           overwhelme
           us
           in
           their
           procuring
           cause
           ,
           unlesse
           we
           set
           our selves
           to
           search
           out
           the
           accursed
           thing
           that
           is
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           what
           are
           the
           national
           ,
           yea
           personal
           provocations
           of
           his
           sons
           and
           his
           daughters
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           is
           like
           to
           give
           up
           the
           dearlie
           beloved
           of
           his
           soul
           ,
           into
           the
           hand
           of
           his
           enemies
           ,
           and
           into
           the
           hand
           of
           such
           as
           hate
           them
           with
           cruel
           hatred
           ,
           all
           is
           lost
           labour
           .
        
         
           It
           would
           draw
           me
           to
           a
           length
           beyond
           my
           designe
           ,
           to
           reckon
           up
           in
           order
           our
           provocations
           ,
           or
           represent
           them
           with
           their
           high
           and
           hainous
           aggravations
           ,
           time
           would
           fail
           for
           such
           an
           undertaking
           ;
           who
           is
           sufficient
           for
           this
           thing
           ?
           we
           may
           ,
           with
           great
           certainty
           ,
           say
           ,
           upon
           a
           very
           overly
           search
           ,
           that
           our
           wickednesse
           is
           great
           ,
           and
           our
           trasgressions
           infinit
           ;
           it
           's
           well
           for
           us
           ,
           they
           want
           this
           of
           simple
           infinitnesse
           ,
           that
           they
           can
           be
           swallovved
           up
           of
           infinit
           mercy
           :
           But
           there
           seemeth
           to
           be
           some
           special
           provocation
           ,
           comprehensive
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           pointed
           at
           by
           these
           manifold
           and
           multiplied
           dreadful
           calamities
           ,
           under
           vvhich
           this
           poor
           nation
           hath
           been
           crushed
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           these
           more
           formidable
           things
           ,
           vvhereby
           ,
           utter
           destruction
           of
           our
           persons
           ,
           posterity
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           our
           interests
           ,
           both
           sacred
           and
           civil
           ,
           is
           further
           threatned
           ;
           this
           
           is
           the
           thing
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           is
           mainly
           contending
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           that
           dangerous
           enemy
           ,
           that
           domestick
           enemy
           the
           destroyer
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           Nation
           ,
           after
           which
           our
           inquiry
           should
           be
           :
           and
           having
           discovered
           this
           enemy
           ,
           if
           we
           would
           have
           Peace
           with
           God
           ,
           even
           that
           Peace
           which
           passeth
           understanding
           ,
           peace
           in
           life
           and
           death
           ,
           Peace
           in
           our
           borders
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           Israel
           of
           God
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           to
           let
           him
           ,
           when
           found
           ,
           go
           in
           Peace
           ;
           a
           revenge
           here
           ,
           vvith
           the
           height
           of
           hatred
           and
           indignation
           ,
           is
           not
           onely
           lavvful
           ,
           but
           in
           order
           to
           the
           preservation
           of
           soul
           and
           body
           ,
           Church
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           Religion
           and
           liberty
           ,
           simply
           necessar
           ,
           and
           indispensibly
           duety
           ;
           If
           vve
           do
           not
           search
           this
           out
           ,
           he
           vvill
           seek
           out
           our
           vvickednesse
           till
           he
           finde
           none
           ,
           and
           then
           vvoe
           unto
           us
           ;
           or
           having
           found
           it
           ,
           if
           vve
           make
           light
           of
           the
           matter
           ,
           then
           we
           engage
           him
           to
           let
           us
           know
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           a
           bitter
           and
           an
           evil
           thing
           that
           we
           have
           forsaken
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           his
           feare
           hath
           not
           been
           before
           us
           ;
           if
           we
           would
           have
           his
           eye
           spare
           ,
           our's
           must
           not
           :
           But
           what
           may
           this
           Provocation
           be
           ?
           I
           must
           professe
           my self
           helped
           in
           this
           inquiry
           ,
           by
           calling
           to
           minde
           ,
           what
           an
           eminently
           faithful
           Minister
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           said
           ,
           preaching
           at
           a
           fast
           upon
           our
           anniversary
           day
           ,
           kept
           for
           the
           burning
           of
           London
           ;
           after
           he
           had
           insisted
           upon
           many
           sins
           ,
           which
           might
           be
           pointed
           at
           by
           such
           a
           remarkable
           stroak
           ;
           but
           ,
           said
           he
           ,
           the
           strangenesse
           and
           stupendiousnesse
           of
           this
           judgement
           ,
           seemeth
           to
           point
           at
           some
           one
           sin
           ,
           which
           is
           by
           the
           head
           and
           shoulders
           taler
           then
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           ajudgement
           ,
           the
           like
           whereof
           was
           never
           in
           the
           nation
           ,
           seemeth
           ,
           to
           point
           at
           a
           provocation
           ,
           never
           before
           in
           all
           it's
           circumstances
           ,
           nationally
           committed
           ;
           what
           can
           this
           be
           ?
           Truely
           ,
           said
           he
           ,
           we
           need
           go
           no
           further
           to
           finde
           it
           out
           ,
           here
           it
           is
           ;
           God
           burnt
           ,
           or
           permitted
           in
           his
           anger
           this
           City
           to
           be
           burnt
           ,
           because
           in
           it
           ,
           by
           an
           order
           of
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           (
           
             horresco
             referens
          
           ,
           be
           astonished
           O
           heavens
           at
           this
           )
           that
           solemne
           Covenant
           ,
           entered
           into
           with
           the
           most
           high
           God
           ,
           about
           things
           which
           had
           the
           most
           cleare
           connexion
           with
           his
           glory
           ,
           and
           direct
           tendency
           to
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           in
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           souls
           of
           men
           ,
           wherein
           also
           the
           temporal
           ,
           aswel
           as
           the
           eternal
           welfare
           ,
           of
           each
           and
           all
           the
           persons
           
           contracting
           vvith
           the
           Lord
           God
           ,
           (
           as
           his
           Maj.
           vvho
           ovveth
           his
           crovvn
           and
           establishment
           to
           it
           ,
           may
           say
           )
           vvas
           provided
           for
           ,
           and
           secured
           ;
           even
           this
           Covenant
           vvas
           burnt
           in
           our
           city
           ,
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           common
           Hangman
           ;
           this
           ,
           said
           he
           ,
           is
           a
           punishment
           in
           it's
           greatnesse
           and
           strangenesse
           ,
           some
           way
           proportioned
           to
           the
           sin
           pointed
           at
           ,
           whereby
           it
           vvas
           procured
           :
           He
           spake
           like
           a
           Seer
           ,
           and
           one
           who
           had
           the
           minde
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           said
           it
           :
           O
           that
           all
           ministers
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           spake
           the
           same
           things
           ,
           at
           least
           on
           those
           dayes
           ,
           appointed
           for
           weeping
           between
           the
           porch
           and
           the
           alter
           ;
           and
           that
           all
           the
           professing
           people
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           who
           have
           come
           under
           the
           bond
           of
           this
           Covenant
           ,
           might
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           a
           right
           mourning
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           be
           like
           minded
           !
           However
           ,
           in
           this
           discovery
           I
           subsist
           :
           It
           was
           fit
           ;
           it
           was
           an
           act
           of
           holy
           righteousnesse
           in
           the
           judge
           of
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           the
           nations
           abroad
           ,
           who
           had
           heard
           of
           the
           burning
           of
           this
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           had
           observed
           ,
           how
           ,
           in
           this
           ,
           our
           rage
           against
           God
           ,
           his
           vvork
           ,
           way
           and
           People
           ,
           had
           reached
           unto
           heaven
           ;
           by
           which
           act
           also
           ,
           he
           being
           the
           great
           and
           glorious
           party
           contracted
           with
           ,
           we
           gave
           him
           ,
           with
           all
           imaginable
           fury
           and
           formality
           ,
           the
           defiance
           ,
           should
           also
           heare
           ,
           hovv
           ,
           this
           glorious
           Lord
           God
           ,
           thus
           dispightfully
           and
           dareingly
           provocked
           ,
           had
           burnt
           that
           City
           ,
           and
           sent
           as
           it
           vvere
           fire
           dovvn
           from
           heaven
           upon
           it
           ,
           to
           consume
           the
           place
           ,
           vvhere
           such
           a
           prodigious
           vvickednesse
           had
           been
           committed
           .
           Truely
           ,
           my
           brethren
           ,
           it
           concerneth
           all
           of
           us
           ,
           in
           this
           day
           of
           his
           contendings
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           yeer
           of
           controversies
           ,
           to
           call
           to
           minde
           a
           broken
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           a
           burnt
           Covenant
           ,
           vvhereby
           ,
           vve
           ,
           our
           King
           ,
           our
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           vvhole
           nation
           ,
           stood
           unalterably
           engaged
           ,
           to
           make
           our selves
           happy
           in
           holinesse
           ,
           in
           vvorshiping
           the
           living
           God
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           ovvn
           vvill
           ,
           and
           in
           walking
           before
           him
           ,
           in
           our
           particular
           stations
           and
           relations
           ,
           like
           the
           vvorshipers
           of
           the
           true
           God
           :
           vvhose
           main
           designe
           in
           the
           World
           should
           be
           ,
           the
           adorning
           of
           his
           Doctrin
           ,
           and
           shewing
           forth
           his
           vertues
           in
           all
           things
           :
           This
           Covenant
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           which
           bound
           us
           to
           our
           own
           blessednesse
           ,
           in
           binding
           us
           to
           the
           good
           behaviour
           towards
           him
           ,
           was
           broken
           ,
           and
           these
           
           cords
           were
           cast
           away
           from
           us
           ,
           this
           pale
           ,
           whereby
           we
           were
           onely
           hedged
           up
           ,
           from
           falling
           into
           everlasting
           burnings
           ,
           was
           plucked
           up
           :
           Now
           Brittain
           ,
           novv
           England
           lay
           it
           to
           thy
           heart
           ,
           for
           this
           ,
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           great
           God
           hath
           smitten
           ,
           for
           this
           thing
           ,
           it
           is
           still
           stretched
           out
           :
           Will
           we
           not
           take
           warning
           ?
           will
           we
           harden
           our selves
           against
           him
           ,
           &
           prosper
           ?
           May
           not
           the
           things
           ,
           which
           have
           overtaken
           us
           already
           ,
           make
           us
           know
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           a
           feareful
           thing
           ,
           to
           fall
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           living
           God
           ?
           Oh
           ,
           inconsideration
           hath
           hardened
           us
           into
           impenitency
           ,
           and
           ripened
           us
           for
           judgement
           !
           Will
           nothing
           awake
           us
           ,
           till
           the
           terrors
           of
           God
           take
           hold
           on
           us
           as
           vvatter
           ,
           and
           a
           sudden
           tempest
           of
           indignation
           ,
           steal
           us
           avvay
           in
           the
           night
           ?
           It
           vvill
           be
           too
           late
           then
           ,
           to
           think
           of
           fleeing
           out
           of
           his
           hand
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           begun
           ,
           to
           cast
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           not
           spare
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           vvhet
           his
           glittering
           svvord
           ,
           and
           his
           hand
           hath
           taken
           hold
           of
           vengeance
           :
           Dreadful
           may
           the
           expectation
           of
           our
           hearts
           be
           ,
           in
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           things
           ,
           vvhich
           ,
           for
           this
           wickednesse
           ,
           are
           coming
           ,
           if
           repentance
           prevent
           it
           not
           ;
           our
           not
           having
           mourned
           for
           this
           abomination
           ,
           our
           siting
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           with
           vvhole
           hearts
           ,
           beside
           the
           matter
           of
           so
           much
           sorrovv
           ,
           may
           make
           us
           meditat
           terrour
           least
           he
           tear
           in
           pieces
           &
           there
           be
           none
           to
           deliver
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           consider
           ,
           what
           judgements
           and
           plagues
           follovved
           upon
           the
           avouched
           and
           enacted
           breach
           of
           this
           Covenant
           ,
           that
           vve
           may
           know
           ,
           hovv
           he
           hath
           contended
           ,
           and
           will
           contend
           for
           this
           ,
           if
           vve
           return
           not
           :
           In
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           man
           ,
           who
           is
           not
           under
           the
           plague
           of
           spiritual
           occecation
           ;
           nay
           ,
           no
           man
           vvho
           retaineth
           so
           much
           of
           morality
           ,
           as
           will
           distinguish
           him
           from
           a
           beast
           ,
           but
           if
           he
           vvill
           consider
           the
           practice
           and
           conversation
           of
           the
           men
           ,
           vvho
           framed
           this
           mischiefe
           into
           a
           lavv
           ,
           yea
           and
           of
           all
           vvho
           rejoyced
           in
           that
           day
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           Aha
           ,
           so
           would
           vvee
           have
           it
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           day
           we
           looked
           for
           ,
           we
           have
           found
           ,
           vve
           have
           seen
           it
           ;
           but
           it
           must
           extort
           this
           testimony
           from
           him
           ,
           in
           despight
           of
           all
           palliatings
           ,
           and
           covering
           vvith
           those
           coverings
           ,
           vvhich
           are
           not
           of
           his
           spirit
           ;
           that
           since
           that
           day
           and
           time
           ,
           never
           vvas
           there
           a
           race
           of
           men
           ,
           never
           vvas
           there
           a
           generation
           ,
           more
           remarkeably
           given
           
           up
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           vvalk
           in
           the
           wayes
           of
           their
           ovvn
           heart
           ,
           &
           that
           is
           hell-ward
           ;
           as
           there
           were
           never
           men
           ,
           who
           have
           more
           manifestly
           declared
           their
           sin
           as
           Sodom
           ,
           or
           have
           been
           lesse
           solicitous
           to
           hide
           it
           ;
           so
           there
           was
           never
           a
           Nation
           ,
           never
           Princes
           ,
           never
           People
           ,
           who
           might
           have
           been
           more
           justly
           expostulat
           with
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           terms
           ,
           that
           his
           People
           of
           old
           were
           upbraded
           for
           their
           wickednesse
           ,
           Is.
           1.
           10.
           
           
             Hear
             the
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             ye
             Rulers
             of
             Sodom
             ,
             give
             ear
             unto
             the
             law
             of
             our
             God
             ye
             People
             of
             Gomorrah
             :
          
           As
           never
           People
           did
           cast
           off
           ,
           so
           blessed
           and
           honourable
           a
           yoke
           ,
           with
           so
           much
           malice
           and
           dispight
           ;
           so
           never
           was
           there
           Nation
           or
           generation
           ,
           who
           did
           more
           advisedly
           and
           deliberatly
           take
           on
           Satans
           yoke
           ,
           seting
           themselves
           to
           vvork
           wickednesse
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           insomuch
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           become
           a
           by-word
           ,
           a
           hissing
           ,
           &
           an
           abhorrence
           ,
           as
           the
           very
           border
           of
           wickednesse
           ,
           for
           our
           prodigious
           ,
           &
           unheard
           of
           impieties
           ,
           to
           the
           Nations
           about
           us
           :
           Oh
           ,
           whither
           ,
           since
           the
           day
           of
           our
           breach
           of
           faith
           with
           God
           ,
           have
           we
           caused
           our
           shame
           to
           goe
           ?
           We
           have
           spoken
           and
           done
           evil
           as
           we
           could
           ,
           and
           as
           if
           we
           had
           raked
           hell
           ,
           to
           find
           out
           new
           methods
           of
           sinning
           ,
           we
           have
           surpast
           the
           deeds
           of
           the
           heathen
           ;
           and
           as
           we
           had
           been
           onely
           delivered
           ,
           to
           doe
           all
           these
           abominations
           ;
           so
           vvith
           a
           displayed
           banner
           ,
           have
           vve
           fought
           against
           God
           ,
           glorying
           in
           wallowing
           in
           the
           very
           kennel
           of
           hell
           ,
           boasting
           of
           vvearing
           Satan's
           black
           colours
           ,
           and
           thinking
           it
           onely
           manhood
           and
           gallantry
           ,
           to
           fight
           under
           his
           banner
           :
           Let
           the
           records
           of
           former
           times
           be
           searched
           into
           ,
           and
           let
           the
           practice
           of
           this
           generation
           ,
           be
           compared
           with
           the
           greatest
           ,
           and
           most
           universal
           vvickednesse
           ,
           vvhich
           at
           other
           times
           had
           overspread
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           confident
           impartiality
           must
           say
           ,
           that
           since
           the
           day
           of
           our
           solemne
           revoult
           from
           our
           svvorn
           subjection
           to
           the
           most
           High
           ,
           Satan
           hath
           been
           let
           loose
           more
           manifestly
           ,
           to
           open
           as
           it
           vvere
           the
           very
           sluce
           of
           hell
           to
           the
           drovvning
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           vvith
           a
           deluge
           of
           profanity
           ,
           even
           after
           that
           the
           knovvledge
           of
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           especialy
           upon
           our
           entering
           in
           that
           blessed
           Covenant
           vvith
           him
           ,
           had
           covered
           the
           land
           ,
           in
           a
           good
           measure
           ,
           as
           the
           vvatters
           cover
           the
           sea
           :
           From
           that
           day
           forevvard
           ,
           Alas
           ,
           did
           the
           Lord
           poure
           out
           his
           plagues
           ,
           upon
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           men
           of
           that
           
           conspiracy
           ;
           so
           that
           he
           who
           did
           run
           ,
           might
           have
           read
           this
           engraven
           upon
           their
           practice
           ,
           that
           as
           they
           did
           not
           like
           to
           retain
           God
           in
           their
           knowledge
           ;
           so
           God
           had
           given
           them
           over
           to
           a
           reprobat
           minde
           ,
           to
           doe
           those
           things
           ,
           vvhich
           are
           not
           convenient
           ,
           being
           filled
           vvith
           all
           unrighteousnesse
           ,
           fornication
           ,
           &c.
           
           After
           they
           had
           broken
           Covenant
           vvith
           him
           ,
           they
           added
           ,
           this
           iniquity
           of
           burning
           it
           ,
           to
           that
           sin
           ,
           proceeding
           from
           evil
           to
           worse
           ,
           which
           had
           more
           of
           displeasure
           in
           it
           ,
           then
           if
           they
           had
           ,
           upon
           passing
           this
           law
           ,
           been
           stricken
           dead
           with
           a
           thunder
           bolt
           from
           heaven
           ;
           for
           this
           was
           to
           be
           left
           ,
           to
           act
           so
           ,
           and
           doe
           that
           wickednesse
           ,
           vvhich
           being
           considered
           in
           it's
           complexe
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           it's
           circumstances
           ,
           had
           never
           been
           done
           under
           the
           whole
           heaven
           before
           ,
           let
           be
           in
           the
           Nation
           ;
           (
           I
           graunt
           the
           the
           like
           was
           acted
           in
           our
           neighbour
           Nation
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           where
           the
           
             causes
             of
             wrath
          
           were
           burnt
           ,
           containing
           an
           acknowledgment
           ,
           of
           sin
           for
           the
           breach
           of
           this
           Covenant
           ;
           but
           as
           this
           was
           an
           act
           of
           the
           same
           abused
           power
           ;
           so
           it
           was
           of
           a
           piece
           ,
           with
           this
           monstruous
           impiety
           )
           so
           that
           I
           may
           very
           rationaly
           doubt
           ,
           if
           ever
           there
           was
           ,
           a
           more
           solemne
           and
           acceptable
           Sacrifice
           offered
           unto
           Satan
           ,
           upon
           the
           earth
           ,
           then
           to
           have
           the
           Nations
           Engagement
           with
           God
           ,
           so
           opprobriously
           cast
           into
           a
           fire
           :
           I
           know
           ,
           all
           the
           ten
           Plagues
           of
           Egypt
           ,
           to
           a
           gracious
           heart
           ,
           who
           looketh
           upon
           sin
           as
           the
           worst
           of
           evils
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           together
           fallen
           on
           the
           Nation
           would
           not
           be
           remembred
           in
           one
           day
           ,
           with
           this
           cleare
           and
           undeniable
           evidence
           of
           the
           displeasure
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           that
           the
           Nation
           should
           be
           left
           to
           commit
           such
           a
           wickednesse
           ;
           Satan
           who
           had
           fled
           seven
           wayes
           before
           the
           fire
           of
           that
           zeal
           ,
           which
           was
           found
           amongst
           the
           people
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           the
           day
           when
           they
           entered
           into
           this
           Covenant
           with
           him
           ,
           &
           tooke
           on
           them
           these
           vowes
           ,
           knew
           well
           ,
           that
           now
           a
           throne
           would
           be
           erected
           to
           him
           ,
           &
           that
           he
           should
           without
           controul
           ,
           exerce
           a
           soveraignity
           in
           the
           Nation
           ,
           &
           we
           have
           seen
           it
           so
           :
           Hovv
           ,
           Alas
           ,
           hath
           he
           since
           that
           day
           ,
           exerced
           as
           a
           Prince
           a
           dominion
           ?
           &
           how
           hath
           that
           spirit
           ,
           wrought
           in
           the
           childreen
           of
           disobedience
           ?
        
         
           But
           secondly
           ,
           because
           the
           generality
           did
           not
           observe
           ,
           this
           dreadful
           evidence
           of
           his
           displeasure
           ;
           and
           were
           not
           sensibly
           
           affected
           vvith
           the
           vvrath
           ,
           that
           vvas
           vvitnessed
           against
           men
           ,
           by
           leaving
           them
           to
           post
           in
           the
           vvayes
           of
           perdition
           ,
           and
           run
           according
           to
           the
           drivings
           of
           Satan
           ;
           he
           tooke
           other
           vvayes
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           most
           stupid
           of
           the
           nation
           sensible
           of
           his
           anger
           from
           that
           day
           ;
           to
           say
           nothing
           (
           vvhich
           yet
           speaketh
           the
           thing
           so
           distinctly
           ,
           that
           idiots
           may
           understand
           it
           )
           of
           disapointment
           of
           our
           hopes
           ,
           and
           blasting
           of
           our
           big
           expectations
           ;
           for
           vve
           dreamed
           of
           nothing
           ,
           but
           ,
           upon
           his
           Majesties
           return
           ,
           that
           vve
           should
           be
           the
           head
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           nations
           the
           tail
           ,
           that
           vve
           should
           then
           floorish
           in
           trade
           ,
           and
           increase
           in
           treasure
           and
           strength
           ,
           to
           the
           suppressing
           and
           overawing
           of
           all
           ,
           who
           would
           offer
           to
           compet
           with
           us
           ;
           now
           in
           stead
           of
           this
           expectation
           ,
           wherein
           we
           blessed
           ourselves
           ,
           and
           whereof
           we
           boasted
           ,
           as
           if
           already
           arrived
           at
           our
           hoped
           for
           harbour
           ,
           our
           substance
           is
           consumed
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           moth
           in
           our
           Estat
           ,
           he
           bloweth
           upon
           what
           we
           had
           ,
           and
           bloweth
           it
           away
           ,
           we
           lose
           our
           flesh
           and
           fatnesse
           ,
           our
           mirth
           is
           turned
           into
           mourning
           ,
           and
           our
           organ
           into
           the
           voice
           of
           them
           that
           weep
           ,
           the
           whole
           nation
           filled
           with
           murmuring
           and
           complaints
           of
           penury
           ,
           and
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           prodigy
           ,
           the
           very
           Court
           that
           eat
           up
           all
           ,
           cryeth
           out
           ,
           my
           leannesse
           my
           leannesse
           :
           To
           passe
           these
           things
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           without
           insisting
           upon
           them
           ;
           let
           us
           ,
           by
           a
           few
           crying
           evidences
           ,
           remember
           ,
           how
           God
           remembred
           this
           iniquity
           ,
           and
           visited
           us
           for
           this
           sin
           ,
           with
           judgement
           :
           And
           because
           ,
           England
           had
           never
           nationaly
           so
           dared
           him
           to
           his
           face
           ,
           as
           in
           his
           own
           sight
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           Angels
           and
           men
           ,
           to
           burn
           that
           obligation
           by
           a
           decree
           ;
           wherein
           ,
           the
           nation
           had
           obliged
           themselves
           to
           be
           his
           ,
           to
           be
           no
           more
           their
           own
           ,
           to
           be
           no
           more
           at
           the
           dispose
           of
           others
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           due
           subordination
           to
           him
           as
           supreme
           ;
           he
           giveth
           order
           ,
           to
           a
           destroying
           Angel
           ,
           to
           fall
           upon
           that
           City
           ,
           where
           this
           wickednesse
           was
           decreed
           and
           perpetrat
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           chief
           Actors
           must
           flee
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           seek
           another
           seat
           and
           city
           ;
           I
           need
           say
           no
           more
           of
           this
           ,
           but
           as
           never
           Prince
           ,
           never
           Parliament
           ,
           neither
           the
           Nation
           or
           City
           ,
           had
           been
           guilty
           of
           such
           outrage
           ,
           and
           Rebellion
           against
           the
           Lord
           ,
           so
           never
           did
           plague
           rage
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           ,
           nor
           did
           the
           destroying
           Angel
           get
           a
           command
           to
           put
           up
           his
           
           sword
           ,
           till
           such
           heaps
           ,
           were
           laid
           upon
           heaps
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           thousands
           upon
           thousands
           ;
           that
           all
           who
           heard
           thereof
           ,
           behoved
           to
           observe
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           never
           was
           there
           such
           a
           plague
           in
           England
           ;
           and
           ,
           if
           resolved
           into
           it's
           true
           cause
           ,
           we
           must
           say
           ,
           righteous
           art
           thou
           O
           Lord
           God
           injudging
           thus
           ,
           we
           are
           worthy
           ,
           for
           never
           was
           there
           such
           a
           provocation
           in
           England
           .
        
         
           One
           vvoe
           is
           past
           ,
           and
           behold
           another
           vvoe
           cometh
           quickly
           ?
           An
           evil
           Spirit
           from
           the
           Lord
           ,
           entereth
           into
           our
           counsels
           ,
           &
           precipitateth
           us
           into
           a
           vvar
           vvith
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           soliciting
           a
           peace
           vvith
           us
           ;
           (
           I
           forebeare
           to
           mention
           ,
           the
           unrighteousnesse
           of
           it
           ,
           vvhich
           vvas
           a
           greater
           plague
           upon
           the
           contrivers
           and
           actors
           ,
           then
           all
           that
           followed
           upon
           it
           ,
           though
           the
           shame
           and
           losse
           ,
           will
           make
           a
           great
           total
           )
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           this
           war
           ,
           we
           were
           plagued
           with
           so
           much
           successe
           ,
           as
           made
           us
           encourage
           our selves
           in
           this
           evil
           matter
           ,
           
             victrix
             causa
             diis
             placuit
          
           thought
           we
           ;
           and
           yet
           in
           that
           little
           seeming
           succcesse
           we
           had
           ,
           any
           discerning
           person
           might
           have
           observed
           ,
           how
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Lord
           God
           of
           hosts
           ,
           was
           gone
           forth
           against
           us
           ;
           for
           ,
           though
           our
           enemies
           did
           flee
           ,
           yet
           as
           being
           deprived
           by
           the
           Lord
           ,
           of
           both
           counsel
           and
           courage
           ,
           we
           did
           not
           follow
           ,
           vvhen
           we
           had
           them
           ,
           even
           for
           the
           taking
           up
           ;
           so
           that
           if
           our
           effrontry
           make
           us
           boast
           ,
           of
           this
           bout
           as
           a
           victory
           ,
           we
           may
           ,
           with
           blushing
           ,
           remember
           the
           greater
           shame
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           poured
           upon
           us
           ,
           in
           depriving
           us
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           conduct
           ,
           that
           we
           knew
           not
           ,
           how
           to
           improve
           the
           advantage
           over
           a
           beaten
           enemy
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           Lord
           by
           this
           successe
           ,
           did
           seem
           onely
           to
           lift
           us
           up
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           ,
           with
           the
           greater
           shame
           ,
           noise
           and
           observation
           ,
           throw
           us
           down
           ;
           and
           truely
           ,
           whoever
           remembereth
           that
           action
           and
           day
           ,
           may
           confidently
           affirme
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           fought
           for
           Holland
           and
           against
           England
           ,
           seing
           he
           so
           observably
           interposed
           as
           a
           rere-vvard
           :
           But
           before
           this
           Angel
           have
           done
           his
           vvork
           ,
           that
           vve
           might
           have
           a
           nevv
           proof
           of
           the
           displeasure
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           might
           make
           the
           World
           see
           ,
           hovv
           he
           himself
           ,
           and
           not
           men
           ,
           did
           cast
           us
           dovvn
           ;
           he
           sendeth
           a
           fire
           into
           our
           chiefe
           City
           ,
           before
           this
           war
           be
           ended
           ,
           vvhere
           vve
           had
           burnt
           that
           Covenant
           ;
           (
           I
           passe
           all
           consideration
           of
           the
           immediat
           instruments
           ;
           let
           us
           give
           and
           graunt
           ,
           
           it
           was
           done
           upon
           designe
           ,
           even
           this
           ,
           maketh
           the
           judgement
           demonstrative
           ,
           with
           a
           witnesse
           ,
           of
           his
           wrath
           and
           indignation
           )
           and
           as
           this
           fire
           ,
           seemed
           to
           take
           wings
           ,
           or
           be
           carried
           from
           house
           to
           house
           ,
           and
           street
           to
           street
           ,
           by
           a
           destroying
           Angel
           ;
           so
           those
           ,
           who
           were
           employed
           to
           quench
           it
           ,
           (
           O
           it
           's
           ill
           quenching
           ,
           where
           he
           kindleth
           ,
           except
           with
           teares
           )
           were
           deprived
           of
           all
           wisdome
           ,
           and
           discretion
           ;
           or
           rather
           ,
           as
           if
           in
           the
           righteous
           judgement
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           they
           had
           designedly
           set
           themselves
           to
           obstruct
           the
           quenching
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           burnt
           till
           the
           bulk
           of
           the
           City
           was
           turned
           into
           ashes
           ;
           That
           as
           the
           Nations
           abroad
           ,
           had
           heard
           of
           our
           rage
           in
           burning
           that
           Covenant
           ,
           so
           they
           might
           hear
           of
           an
           act
           of
           holy
           revenge
           ,
           and
           be
           witnesses
           to
           the
           righteousnesse
           of
           his
           judgement
           ,
           in
           giving
           us
           fire
           for
           fire
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           like
           fury
           ,
           had
           never
           been
           witnessed
           against
           the
           Lord
           before
           ,
           so
           he
           had
           never
           kindled
           the
           like
           fire
           in
           the
           Nation
           before
           ;
           Nay
           ,
           nor
           almost
           the
           like
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           since
           the
           burning
           of
           Jerusalem
           ;
           and
           truely
           the
           parallel
           ,
           between
           the
           judgements
           ,
           may
           put
           us
           in
           minde
           of
           a
           parity
           ,
           betwixt
           the
           provocations
           ;
           as
           the
           crucifying
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           putting
           him
           to
           an
           open
           shame
           ,
           burnt
           the
           City
           of
           that
           bold
           abomination
           ;
           so
           the
           crucifying
           of
           him
           again
           ,
           in
           shedding
           the
           blood
           of
           his
           servants
           ,
           and
           puting
           him
           to
           such
           a
           shame
           ,
           in
           burning
           a
           Covenant
           made
           with
           him
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           an
           unheard-of
           indignity
           ,
           amongst
           Princes
           and
           Stats
           ,
           even
           when
           after
           the
           violation
           of
           Leagues
           ,
           they
           fall
           in
           open
           hostility
           )
           kindled
           this
           fire
           ,
           consumed
           the
           City
           of
           our
           solemnities
           ,
           and
           buried
           it
           into
           it's
           ashes
           .
        
         
           But
           for
           all
           this
           ,
           as
           we
           do
           not
           turn
           away
           from
           the
           evil
           of
           our
           way
           ;
           but
           in
           stead
           of
           stoping
           ,
           and
           taking
           notice
           of
           the
           hand
           ,
           that
           is
           gone
           forth
           against
           us
           ,
           we
           continue
           in
           puting
           forth
           our
           hand
           to
           iniquity
           ;
           we
           become
           more
           insatiable
           in
           sinning
           ,
           rushing
           foreward
           in
           our
           course
           ,
           as
           the
           horse
           doth
           to
           the
           battel
           ;
           every
           bit
           and
           bridle
           ,
           that
           's
           put
           in
           our
           mouth
           ,
           is
           too
           weak
           to
           hold
           us
           ;
           so
           his
           anger
           is
           not
           turned
           away
           ,
           but
           his
           hand
           is
           stretched
           out
           still
           .
           The
           Angel
           who
           had
           drawn
           the
           sword
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           puting
           it
           up
           ,
           seemed
           onely
           to
           have
           been
           furbishing
           it
           ,
           while
           the
           flame
           
           was
           consuming
           our
           City
           :
           As
           we
           were
           become
           a
           frovvard
           generation
           ,
           Childreen
           in
           vvhom
           was
           no
           faith
           ;
           so
           he
           continueth
           ,
           in
           his
           righteousnesse
           ,
           to
           heap
           mischiefs
           upon
           us
           ,
           &
           to
           spend
           his
           arrowes
           upon
           us
           :
           We
           goe
           on
           with
           the
           war
           ;
           now
           ,
           that
           God
           ,
           who
           deprived
           us
           of
           wisdome
           hovv
           to
           improve
           our
           former
           victory
           ,
           first
           ,
           leaveth
           us
           in
           the
           pride
           and
           haughtinesse
           of
           our
           heart
           ,
           to
           the
           folly
           and
           infatuation
           ,
           of
           dividing
           our
           fleet
           ,
           and
           then
           he
           mustereth
           the
           host
           of
           the
           battel
           that
           cometh
           against
           us
           ;
           and
           so
           vve
           are
           foiled
           and
           put
           to
           flee
           ,
           before
           that
           enemy
           ,
           of
           vvhom
           vve
           had
           said
           ,
           vve
           had
           no
           other
           regret
           ,
           but
           because
           engaged
           against
           an
           enemy
           ,
           unvvorthy
           of
           our
           spirit
           and
           courage
           ;
           novv
           are
           the
           Dutch
           their
           prisons
           filled
           vvith
           English
           prisoners
           :
           But
           vvhy
           doe
           I
           insist
           ?
           The
           close
           of
           the
           vvar
           ,
           is
           the
           confusion
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           a
           perfect
           Ecclipse
           of
           it's
           glory
           ,
           our
           English
           vvalls
           are
           broken
           dovvn
           and
           burnt
           ,
           vvherein
           the
           hand
           of
           him
           vvho
           judged
           us
           ,
           vvas
           so
           visible
           ,
           that
           the
           actors
           themselves
           doe
           not
           mention
           it
           othervvise
           ,
           then
           as
           the
           doing
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           vvhich
           vvas
           mervellous
           in
           their
           eyes
           :
           Novv
           is
           our
           Court
           confounded
           and
           distracted
           ,
           because
           the
           Lord
           ,
           against
           vvhom
           they
           had
           sinned
           vvith
           so
           high
           a
           hand
           ,
           made
           bare
           his
           holy
           Arm
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           nations
           ,
           by
           fighting
           against
           them
           ;
           novv
           is
           the
           nation
           ,
           in
           an
           universal
           consternation
           novv
           is
           London
           seised
           vvith
           a
           panick
           feare
           ,
           to
           that
           height
           as
           it
           had
           been
           easy
           for
           the
           enemy
           ,
           to
           have
           burnt
           the
           remainders
           of
           our
           City
           ,
           that
           had
           escaped
           the
           former
           fire
           :
           And
           vvhereas
           ,
           vve
           vvould
           have
           a
           vvar
           ,
           on
           any
           terms
           ,
           vvith
           our
           peacable
           neighbours
           ;
           novv
           vve
           must
           post
           avvay
           our
           order
           ,
           to
           accept
           of
           a
           peace
           on
           any
           termes
           ,
           and
           (
           vvhich
           is
           remarkable
           )
           be
           forced
           to
           passe
           from
           those
           pretensions
           ,
           on
           vvhich
           vve
           had
           founded
           the
           equity
           of
           our
           vvar
           ;
           thus
           are
           vve
           stript
           of
           our
           glory
           ;
           and
           the
           crovvn
           ,
           vvhich
           vve
           had
           vvorn
           for
           many
           yeers
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Nations
           ,
           falleth
           from
           our
           head
           ;
           (
           alas
           ,
           that
           vve
           should
           have
           forgotten
           to
           have
           said
           ,
           
             woe
             unto
             us
             that
             we
             have
             sinned
          
           )
           England
           vvho
           had
           upheld
           these
           Provinces
           ,
           against
           the
           pride
           of
           the
           Spanish
           Tyrranny
           ,
           England
           vvho
           had
           conquered
           France
           ,
           and
           
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           vvere
           victorious
           over
           the
           Scotch
           their
           confederats
           ,
           must
           novv
           finde
           the
           nation
           perfectly
           besieged
           ,
           by
           them
           ,
           vvhom
           ,
           in
           our
           pride
           ,
           vve
           thought
           not
           a
           people
           ;
           our
           ships
           burnt
           ,
           in
           the
           most
           secure
           harbours
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           vve
           necessitat
           ,
           when
           under
           the
           feet
           of
           these
           whom
           vve
           had
           despised
           ,
           to
           accept
           of
           a
           peace
           ;
           which
           they
           might
           have
           made
           us
           condescend
           unto
           upon
           lesse
           honourable
           termes
           :
           Which
           things
           befell
           us
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           present
           generation
           shall
           consider
           ,
           and
           the
           succeeding
           ages
           inquire
           ,
           into
           the
           cause
           of
           this
           disaster
           ,
           and
           aske
           the
           question
           ,
           how
           vve
           vvere
           so
           vvonderfully
           brought
           down
           ;
           It
           may
           be
           answered
           ,
           because
           in
           stead
           of
           keeping
           the
           Covenant
           with
           their
           God
           ,
           they
           burnt
           it
           ,
           therefore
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           read
           their
           sin
           and
           rage
           in
           their
           judgement
           ,
           (
           or
           ,
           if
           they
           would
           not
           ,
           others
           might
           )
           as
           he
           had
           formerly
           burnt
           their
           City
           ,
           now
           he
           burnt
           their
           ships
           ,
           not
           in
           the
           sea
           ,
           but
           vvithin
           their
           harbours
           ;
           and
           thus
           he
           called
           the
           Nations
           to
           be
           vvitnesses
           ,
           to
           the
           heat
           of
           his
           displeasure
           ,
           in
           burying
           our
           glory
           :
           As
           their
           was
           never
           such
           a
           sin
           before
           committed
           in
           the
           land
           ,
           we
           were
           never
           thus
           put
           to
           shame
           ,
           and
           spit
           upon
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           nations
           ;
           our
           being
           made
           base
           &
           contemptible
           ,
           in
           the
           eyes
           of
           them
           ,
           vvho
           honoured
           us
           ,
           and
           had
           us
           in
           estimation
           ,
           must
           be
           refounded
           upon
           our
           bold
           sining
           against
           the
           most
           high
           God
           ;
           and
           our
           trampling
           upon
           his
           honour
           and
           interest
           ,
           vvith
           such
           evidences
           of
           contempt
           ,
           hath
           made
           us
           be
           greatly
           despised
           amongst
           the
           Nations
           ,
           and
           caused
           him
           ,
           against
           whom
           we
           had
           lifted
           up
           our selves
           ,
           trample
           us
           under
           foot
           ,
           as
           the
           mire
           of
           the
           streets
           :
           Well
           ,
           wee
           must
           now
           beare
           our
           shame
           ,
           and
           finde
           our selves
           sunk
           in
           the
           gulfe
           of
           ignominy
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Lord
           was
           in
           a
           manner
           ,
           trying
           us
           ,
           if
           vve
           would
           turn
           from
           the
           evil
           of
           our
           way
           :
           But
           ,
           Alas
           ,
           that
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           observe
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           upon
           Ahaz
           ,
           was
           manifestly
           verified
           upon
           us
           ;
           so
           that
           it
           might
           have
           been
           ,
           with
           the
           same
           evidence
           and
           certainty
           ,
           said
           ;
           this
           is
           that
           Court
           ,
           this
           is
           that
           Kingdome
           ,
           who
           being
           rebuked
           so
           remarkably
           ,
           did
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           accepting
           the
           punishment
           of
           their
           sin
           ,
           trespasse
           yet
           more
           and
           more
           against
           the
           Lord.
           
        
         
         
           In
           this
           interval
           ,
           wherein
           we
           seemed
           to
           have
           tranquillity
           from
           enemies
           without
           ,
           the
           plague
           upon
           our
           heart
           ,
           is
           more
           evident
           ,
           by
           the
           evil
           that
           was
           in
           our
           hand
           :
           vve
           had
           some
           quiet
           it
           's
           true
           ,
           (
           vvherein
           he
           gave
           us
           space
           to
           repent
           ,
           and
           accept
           of
           the
           punishment
           of
           our
           sins
           )
           but
           it
           vvas
           not
           so
           much
           a
           true
           peace
           ,
           as
           the
           dravving
           back
           of
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           great
           God
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           fetch
           the
           sorer
           blovv
           ;
           for
           in
           stead
           of
           humbling
           our selves
           under
           the
           mighty
           hand
           of
           God
           ;
           as
           if
           vve
           did
           meditat
           revenge
           against
           heaven
           ,
           vve
           not
           onely
           continued
           in
           our
           former
           unchristian
           practices
           ;
           but
           ,
           vvhat
           our
           imperial
           crown
           had
           lost
           of
           it's
           lustre
           ,
           vve
           think
           to
           make
           it
           up
           ,
           by
           appending
           the
           Mediator's
           crown
           to
           it
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ,
           though
           we
           fall
           before
           others
           ,
           yet
           we
           will
           ,
           as
           we
           began
           ,
           continue
           to
           fight
           against
           God
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           interval
           of
           peace
           from
           forraigne
           enemies
           ;
           as
           we
           had
           burnt
           the
           bond
           of
           our
           subjection
           to
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           so
           in
           prosecution
           of
           the
           same
           quarrel
           ,
           we
           advance
           our
           supremacy
           ,
           to
           the
           degrading
           and
           exautorating
           of
           him
           ,
           by
           whom
           Kings
           reigne
           ;
           and
           carry
           with
           that
           height
           of
           insolence
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           had
           ,
           not
           onely
           resolved
           ,
           to
           out-do
           all
           ,
           that
           ever
           led
           the
           way
           to
           us
           ,
           in
           this
           opposition
           to
           Christ
           as
           King
           in
           Zion
           ;
           but
           further
           ,
           to
           give
           the
           defiance
           to
           all
           ,
           that
           ever
           should
           come
           after
           us
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           law
           ,
           vvhich
           being
           considered
           in
           it's
           most
           plain
           and
           obvious
           meaning
           ,
           can
           ,
           without
           straining
           ,
           speak
           this
           more
           explicitly
           ;
           that
           ,
           
             this
             man
             ,
             this
             one
             Jesus
             ,
             who
             calleth
             himself
             a
             King
             ,
             shall
             not
             reigne
             over
             us
             ,
             we
             have
             no
             King
             but
             Caesar
             :
          
           we
           stated
           the
           question
           
             de
             finibus
             Imperii
             mediatoris
          
           ,
           and
           decided
           in
           our
           ovvn
           favour
           ,
           once
           for
           all
           ;
           making
           a
           decree
           ,
           to
           take
           the
           house
           of
           God
           in
           possession
           to
           our selves
           ;
           yea
           ,
           and
           as
           if
           ,
           vve
           intended
           to
           eternize
           our
           enmity
           and
           opposition
           to
           the
           son
           of
           God
           ;
           vve
           ,
           together
           vvith
           the
           imperial
           crovvn
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           transmit
           a
           legal
           right
           to
           our
           successors
           ,
           to
           the
           crovvn
           and
           scepter
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ;
           as
           if
           it
           vvere
           a
           satisfaction
           for
           us
           ,
           to
           lie
           dovvn
           in
           the
           grave
           ,
           vvith
           an
           assurance
           ,
           that
           his
           crovvn
           should
           not
           floorish
           upon
           his
           ovvn
           head
           ;
           by
           vvhich
           one
           act
           ,
           all
           our
           former
           insolencies
           were
           reacted
           ,
           vvith
           this
           addition
           ;
           
           that
           ,
           vvhatever
           vve
           please
           to
           do
           in
           the
           house
           of
           the
           God
           of
           heaven
           hereafter
           ,
           must
           be
           legal
           :
           And
           thus
           ,
           the
           Church
           hath
           got
           an
           exotick
           head
           ,
           and
           vve
           have
           filled
           up
           the
           measure
           of
           our
           iniquity
           :
           O
           that
           it
           might
           please
           the
           father
           of
           mercies
           ,
           to
           give
           repentance
           to
           his
           Majesty
           &
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           to
           preserve
           both
           from
           reaping
           that
           harvest
           of
           grief
           and
           desperat
           sorrow
           ,
           vvhich
           such
           a
           seed-time
           presageth
           :
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           the
           consumption
           ,
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           is
           visible
           in
           it's
           countenance
           ,
           it
           's
           soul
           and
           substance
           is
           consumed
           ;
           (
           as
           vvas
           excellently
           laid
           openin
           that
           first
           &
           second
           discourse
           of
           my
           Lord
           Lucas
           ,
           before
           the
           house
           of
           Lords
           ,
           in
           whom
           alone
           the
           ancient
           gallant
           spirit
           of
           the
           English
           Nation
           did
           shew
           it self
           and
           shine
           forth
           ,
           &
           who
           ,
           by
           that
           heroick
           act
           ,
           hath
           erected
           to
           himself
           a
           monument
           ,
           in
           the
           heart
           of
           all
           true
           English-men
           ,
           &
           proposed
           himself
           as
           a
           worthy
           paterne
           of
           imitation
           ,
           to
           all
           who
           affect
           the
           glory
           of
           being
           true
           Patriots
           )
           yet
           ,
           while
           the
           Nation
           is
           in
           this
           low
           and
           languishing
           condition
           ,
           vve
           are
           ploting
           and
           contriving
           a
           new
           war
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           therefore
           vve
           pick
           quarrels
           vvith
           them
           ,
           to
           give
           our
           own
           designes
           some
           colour
           of
           justice
           ,
           having
           resolved
           upon
           the
           vvar
           ,
           let
           them
           offer
           ,
           what
           rational
           satisfaction
           they
           can
           ;
           yet
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           Lord
           ,
           from
           heaven
           would
           openly
           rebuke
           these
           secret
           mischievous
           contriveances
           and
           works
           of
           darknesse
           ;
           he
           in
           a
           manner
           giveth
           a
           commission
           ,
           to
           that
           very
           element
           ,
           the
           stage
           on
           which
           we
           designe
           to
           act
           this
           wickednesse
           ,
           to
           fall
           upon
           us
           ,
           sink
           our
           ships
           at
           sea
           ,
           sweep
           away
           a
           considerable
           part
           of
           our
           remaining
           substance
           ,
           and
           svvallovv
           up
           our
           Land
           ;
           and
           as
           upon
           Pestilence
           ,
           fire
           and
           svvord
           ,
           this
           had
           been
           vvritten
           ,
           by
           the
           finger
           of
           the
           righteous
           judge
           of
           all
           the
           earth
           ,
           
             never
             the
             like
             before
             seen
             in
             England
          
           ;
           so
           of
           this
           tempest
           ,
           this
           turnado
           and
           inundation
           (
           vvhereby
           the
           sea
           vvas
           become
           difficult
           and
           dangerous
           for
           passage
           ,
           in
           reguard
           of
           broken
           ships
           ,
           filled
           also
           vvith
           the
           sad
           spectacle
           of
           drovvned
           men
           ,
           driving
           to
           and
           fro
           in
           it
           ,
           the
           land
           overflovved
           ,
           houses
           ,
           beasts
           and
           men
           ,
           having
           one
           common
           burial
           place
           )
           it
           was
           also
           said
           ,
           never
           ,
           did
           the
           Lord
           witnesse
           at
           once
           ,
           so
           much
           of
           his
           
           displeasure
           against
           the
           Nation
           ,
           by
           any
           sea-storme
           ;
           hereby
           particularly
           pointing
           at
           and
           plaguing
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           both
           for
           our
           breach
           of
           Covenant
           vvith
           the
           most
           High
           ,
           and
           our
           former
           ,
           and
           again
           resolved
           upon
           breach
           of
           Covenant
           vvith
           our
           neighbours
           ,
           as
           also
           our
           foolish
           pretension
           ,
           to
           an
           absolut
           dominion
           of
           the
           sea
           ,
           to
           vvhich
           vve
           could
           set
           no
           bounds
           ;
           if
           that
           by
           taking
           notice
           of
           the
           displeasure
           of
           the
           living
           God
           against
           our
           iniquous
           contriveances
           vve
           might
           be
           stopped
           in
           this
           unhappy
           Carreer
           ;
           but
           all
           in
           vain
           ,
           forevvard
           we
           vvill
           goe
           .
           And
           the
           thing
           that
           maketh
           the
           anger
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           more
           manifest
           against
           us
           ,
           and
           our
           French
           confederat's
           ,
           in
           this
           dispensation
           ,
           was
           ,
           that
           remarkable
           passage
           of
           providence
           ;
           vvhile
           much
           havock
           vvas
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           made
           upon
           the
           French
           coast
           ,
           aswel
           as
           upon
           ours
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           fleet
           ,
           against
           which
           we
           were
           making
           most
           fervid
           preparations
           ,
           did
           ride
           all
           the
           time
           safe
           at
           anchor
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           in
           the
           centre
           betwixt
           the
           two
           ,
           without
           any
           lose
           ;
           God
           thereby
           in
           a
           manner
           manifesting
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           taken
           these
           ,
           whom
           we
           ,
           in
           designe
           and
           endeavour
           ,
           had
           devouted
           to
           destruction
           ,
           into
           his
           own
           immediat
           protection
           ;
           a
           happy
           Omen
           ;
           and
           who
           knoweth
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           a
           speaking
           prognostick
           ,
           of
           what
           he
           intendeth
           ,
           further
           to
           doe
           for
           them
           and
           by
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           frustration
           ,
           and
           disappointment
           of
           our
           projects
           &
           preparations
           ;
           &
           how
           ,
           because
           we
           would
           not
           behold
           the
           Majesty
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           nor
           see
           ,
           when
           his
           hand
           was
           listed
           up
           ,
           nor
           listen
           to
           the
           voice
           of
           such
           a
           dreadfully
           menacing
           disswasive
           ,
           he
           mindeth
           to
           make
           us
           see
           ,
           and
           put
           us
           to
           shame
           ,
           for
           our
           envy
           at
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           cause
           the
           World
           take
           notice
           of
           it
           ,
           when
           he
           maketh
           the
           fire
           of
           his
           enemies
           to
           devour
           us
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           my
           friends
           and
           brethren
           ,
           my
           designe
           in
           this
           deduction
           ,
           and
           the
           assignement
           of
           it's
           cause
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           lodge
           the
           provocation
           alone
           with
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           leave
           it
           at
           their
           door
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           were
           innocent
           ,
           and
           in
           case
           to
           plead
           guiltlesse
           ;
           no
           ,
           for
           besid's
           that
           we
           have
           made
           it
           our
           ovvn
           ,
           for
           not
           mourning
           as
           we
           ought
           ,
           for
           this
           horrid
           abomination
           ,
           our
           shareing
           so
           deeply
           in
           the
           punishment
           ,
           pointeth
           at
           ,
           &
           proveth
           us
           to
           be
           ,
           deeply
           guilty
           in
           the
           provocation
           :
           
           That
           vve
           may
           therefore
           ,
           by
           repentence
           ,
           prevent
           the
           vvoeful
           day
           ,
           &
           by
           remembring
           vvhence
           vve
           have
           fallen
           ,
           renew
           first
           love
           ,
           and
           return
           to
           first
           vvorks
           ,
           before
           he
           remove
           the
           Candlestick
           ,
           vvhich
           is
           the
           terrible
           judgement
           ,
           vvherevvith
           vve
           are
           this
           day
           threatened
           ;
           let
           us
           consider
           ,
           hovv
           justly
           he
           may
           proceed
           ,
           to
           the
           utmost
           of
           holy
           severity
           ,
           and
           observe
           ,
           vvhat
           of
           spotlesse
           equity
           ,
           hath
           been
           manifested
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           smoakings
           of
           his
           vvrath
           against
           us
           ,
           in
           all
           these
           blovves
           of
           his
           hand
           ,
           whereby
           our
           beauty
           is
           consumed
           ;
           let
           us
           think
           ,
           hovv
           guilty
           vve
           are
           ,
           for
           not
           having
           been
           stedfast
           in
           his
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           for
           not
           performing
           our
           vowes
           to
           the
           most
           High
           ,
           before
           he
           make
           a
           full
           end
           ,
           and
           smite
           us
           so
           ,
           that
           affliction
           shall
           not
           spring
           up
           the
           second
           time
           :
           As
           it
           is
           neither
           possible
           for
           me
           ,
           to
           enumerat
           all
           those
           wayes
           ,
           how
           we
           have
           made
           our selves
           guilty
           ,
           of
           a
           contempt
           and
           dreadful
           misreguard
           of
           that
           Oath
           of
           God
           ,
           whereby
           vve
           were
           so
           expressely
           ,
           so
           solemnly
           &
           indispensibly
           engaged
           in
           our
           several
           places
           and
           stations
           ,
           to
           walk
           before
           him
           to
           all
           pleasing
           ,
           minding
           and
           advancing
           ,
           above
           all
           earthly
           concerns
           ,
           reformation
           and
           Religion
           ,
           witnessing
           and
           shewing
           forth
           it's
           power
           ,
           in
           our
           conversation
           ,
           that
           ,
           the
           Nation
           might
           have
           been
           called
           by
           that
           name
           ,
           
             Jehovah
             Shammah
          
           ,
           that
           so
           the
           reproach
           of
           Egypt
           (
           the
           untendernesse
           ,
           I
           mean
           ,
           and
           profanity
           ,
           which
           was
           amongst
           the
           multitude
           ,
           kept
           under
           superstitious
           ignorance
           for
           a
           great
           part
           ,
           before
           our
           late
           reformation
           )
           might
           have
           been
           rolled
           away
           from
           us
           ;
           nor
           to
           accent
           and
           sharpen
           these
           challenges
           ,
           with
           their
           just
           aggravations
           and
           edge
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           cut
           us
           at
           the
           heart
           ,
           and
           make
           us
           cry
           out
           ;
           men
           and
           brethren
           ,
           what
           shall
           we
           do
           ,
           to
           be
           delivered
           from
           the
           approaching
           destruction
           and
           impendent
           ruine
           ,
           whereto
           ,
           we
           and
           our
           posterity
           ,
           for
           the
           breach
           of
           our
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           backslidings
           ,
           are
           exposed
           ?
           so
           ,
           I
           do
           purposely
           passe
           and
           forbeare
           it
           ;
           lest
           I
           should
           seem
           to
           exprobrat
           these
           to
           one
           party
           as
           more
           guiltie
           ,
           while
           I
           passe
           by
           another
           as
           more
           innocent
           ;
           but
           I
           am
           sure
           while
           all
           are
           charged
           with
           this
           guilt
           ,
           every
           gracious
           heart
           will
           suspect
           himself
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             Master
             is
             it
             I
          
           ?
           And
           he
           is
           like
           to
           be
           found
           deepest
           in
           
           the
           transgression
           before
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           most
           ready
           to
           make
           light
           of
           the
           matter
           ,
           and
           with
           a
           supine
           misreguard
           of
           his
           own
           backslidings
           and
           Gods
           anger
           ,
           dare
           in
           stead
           of
           puting
           his
           mouth
           in
           the
           dust
           as
           guilty
           before
           him
           ,
           wipe
           it
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             What
             have
             I
             done
          
           ?
           Let
           us
           not
           onely
           witnesse
           our
           repentance
           by
           a
           personal
           reformation
           ;
           but
           by
           a
           serious
           minding
           in
           our
           place
           and
           station
           ,
           the
           reviving
           of
           his
           work
           :
           Let
           us
           set
           ourselves
           to
           weep
           over
           the
           dust
           and
           stones
           of
           Zion
           :
           Let
           us
           give
           him
           no
           rest
           ,
           till
           he
           return
           and
           build
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           fill
           it
           with
           his
           own
           glorious
           presence
           ,
           making
           thereby
           our
           gates
           salvation
           and
           our
           walls
           praise
           :
           God
           seemeth
           by
           all
           the
           dispensations
           of
           the
           day
           ,
           to
           put
           us
           ,
           without
           more
           debat
           or
           delay
           ,
           to
           chuse
           whether
           we
           will
           bleed
           or
           weep
           ?
           And
           if
           we
           be
           sparing
           of
           our
           teares
           ,
           justice
           is
           like
           to
           be
           prodigal
           of
           our
           blood
           :
           If
           our
           eye
           do
           not
           trickle
           down
           without
           intermission
           ,
           at
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           desolations
           of
           the
           sanctuary
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           danger
           and
           distresse
           of
           all
           the
           Churches
           of
           Christ
           ,
           till
           the
           Lord
           look
           down
           and
           behold
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           he
           is
           threatening
           to
           bring
           distresse
           upon
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           shall
           walk
           like
           blind-men
           ,
           both
           because
           of
           our
           sining
           against
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           our
           security
           ;
           and
           to
           pour
           out
           our
           blood
           as
           the
           dust
           and
           our
           flesh
           as
           the
           dung
           :
           Do
           we
           not
           see
           the
           Church
           and
           Nation
           ready
           to
           be
           devoured
           ,
           by
           the
           fire
           of
           his
           jealousy
           ?
           Do
           we
           not
           perceive
           the
           men
           with
           the
           slaughter
           weapon
           in
           their
           hand
           ?
           Why
           then
           do
           we
           delay
           to
           gather
           our selves
           together
           ?
           Why
           do
           vve
           not
           retire
           within
           our selves
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           return
           to
           the
           most
           High
           with
           rops
           about
           our
           neck
           ,
           as
           sentenced
           persons
           ,
           upon
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           plague
           of
           our
           own
           heart
           ,
           &
           the
           iniquities
           that
           are
           in
           our
           hand
           ,
           but
           particularly
           our
           woeful
           departings
           from
           ,
           and
           breaches
           of
           Covenant
           with
           our
           God
           ,
           before
           the
           decree
           bring
           forth
           ,
           before
           the
           day
           passe
           as
           the
           chaff
           ,
           before
           the
           fierce
           Anger
           of
           the
           Lord
           come
           upon
           us
           ?
           As
           
             A
             none
             such
          
           hath
           been
           written
           over
           the
           head
           of
           these
           judgements
           ,
           which
           are
           already
           come
           ;
           so
           we
           may
           certainly
           conclude
           ,
           that
           
             A
             none
             such
          
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           ears
           of
           all
           that
           heare
           it
           tingle
           ,
           and
           strike
           their
           hearts
           with
           amazement
           and
           terrour
           ,
           
           at
           the
           report
           thereof
           ,
           shall
           be
           written
           upon
           the
           wrath
           and
           woes
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           bring
           upon
           us
           for
           these
           breaches
           if
           not
           mourned
           over
           :
           If
           the
           Lord
           employ
           the
           
             French
             ,
             Irish
          
           and
           English
           Papists
           ,
           which
           stand
           ready
           girt
           with
           their
           sword
           upon
           their
           thigh
           ,
           breathing
           out
           cruelty
           ,
           and
           thirsting
           after
           blood
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           executioners
           of
           his
           displeasure
           ,
           for
           a
           despised
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           to
           avenge
           the
           quarrel
           of
           a
           broken
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           punish
           us
           ,
           as
           our
           congregations
           have
           heard
           ,
           for
           our
           impenitencies
           and
           unperswadablenesse
           by
           all
           that
           hath
           yet
           come
           upon
           us
           ,
           so
           to
           make
           our
           prayer
           before
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           turn
           from
           our
           iniquity
           and
           understand
           his
           truth
           ;
           then
           may
           we
           conclude
           ,
           that
           the
           nation
           shall
           be
           made
           a
           Golgotha
           ,
           a
           place
           of
           dead
           mens
           skuls
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           onely
           the
           Massacre
           of
           
             Paris
             ,
             Alva's
          
           murther
           and
           blood-shed
           in
           the
           Low-Countreys
           ,
           the
           murthers
           and
           villanies
           committed
           in
           the
           valleys
           of
           Piedmont
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           Marian
           bloodshed
           &
           persecution
           in
           our
           own
           nation
           ,
           but
           even
           that
           more
           bloody
           and
           barbarous
           Massacre
           of
           Ireland
           ,
           shall
           either
           be
           quit
           forgotten
           ,
           or
           mentioned
           as
           light
           things
           ,
           vvhen
           compared
           with
           the
           havocks
           ,
           bloods
           ,
           murthers
           ,
           fire
           and
           faggot
           ,
           whereby
           to
           the
           satiating
           the
           malice
           ,
           fury
           ,
           and
           revenge
           of
           her
           that
           must
           be
           drunk
           with
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           Saints
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           blunting
           of
           the
           edge
           of
           her
           instrument's
           rage
           ,
           keen
           to
           the
           utmost
           of
           cruelty
           ,
           the
           land
           shall
           be
           laid
           wast
           and
           made
           utterly
           desolat
           :
           If
           we
           still
           sleep
           on
           ,
           after
           he
           hath
           done
           so
           much
           to
           awake
           us
           ,
           after
           so
           many
           voices
           of
           word
           and
           rod
           ,
           after
           he
           hath
           been
           saying
           unto
           us
           ,
           
             Shall
             I
             not
             visit
             for
             these
             things
             ?
             Shall
             not
             my
             soul
             be
             avenged
             upon
             such
             a
             generation
             as
             this
             ?
          
           Then
           there
           is
           no
           hope
           but
           that
           we
           shall
           be
           made
           a
           generation
           of
           his
           wrath
           ;
           nor
           is
           there
           another
           expectation
           ,
           but
           that
           he
           will
           accomplish
           his
           anger
           ,
           and
           cause
           his
           fury
           to
           rest
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           be
           comforted
           :
           O
           for
           grace
           to
           awake
           &
           prevent
           this
           woeful
           day
           ,
           before
           he
           cause
           darknesse
           ,
           and
           before
           our
           feet
           stumble
           upon
           the
           dark
           mountains
           !
           Let
           us
           therefore
           while
           it
           is
           called
           to
           day
           ,
           beware
           of
           hardning
           our
           hearts
           ;
           let
           us
           consider
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           every
           man
           himself
           ,
           to
           provok
           unto
           the
           excercise
           of
           repentance
           ,
           Let
           us
           think
           on
           our
           backslidings
           ,
           
           and
           breaches
           of
           Covenant
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           return
           unto
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           ,
           before
           he
           cause
           his
           anger
           to
           fall
           upon
           us
           :
           Let
           us
           hast
           while
           there
           is
           a
           
             may
             be
          
           of
           hope
           ,
           while
           there
           is
           yet
           a
           ,
           
             who
             knoweth
             ,
             if
             the
             Lord
             will
             return
             ,
             and
             repent
             ,
             and
             turn
             away
             from
             his
             fierce
             anger
             ,
             and
             think
             upon
          
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           Nation
           ,
           our selves
           and
           posterity
           ,
           
             that
             we
             perish
             not
          
           .
        
         
           The
           last
           thing
           wherewith
           I
           shall
           shut
           up
           this
           discourse
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           remind
           you
           my
           brethren
           ,
           of
           what
           I
           formerly
           hinted
           ,
           viz
           :
           That
           from
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           manifest
           unrighteousnesse
           of
           this
           war
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           as
           against
           the
           Lord
           God
           ,
           in
           concurring
           with
           ,
           and
           assisting
           the
           sworn
           enemies
           of
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ;
           yea
           and
           against
           our selves
           ,
           our
           liberties
           ,
           and
           our
           posterity
           ,
           by
           strengthening
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           most
           Stated
           adversary
           in
           the
           world
           to
           the
           prosperity
           of
           the
           English
           nation
           ,
           we
           may
           not
           onely
           be
           humbled
           ,
           that
           our
           Court
           should
           be
           left
           of
           the
           Lord
           to
           these
           wicked
           contrivances
           ,
           Religion
           and
           libertydestroying
           courses
           ,
           and
           that
           so
           many
           of
           our
           brethren
           ,
           should
           be
           dragged
           as
           slaves
           ,
           to
           assist
           in
           this
           Religion-overturning
           Covenant-breaking
           war
           ;
           but
           ,
           that
           as
           we
           would
           not
           by
           an
           association
           with
           the
           workers
           of
           these
           iniquities
           ,
           and
           a
           participation
           in
           their
           sin
           ,
           share
           in
           the
           remarkable
           punishments
           ,
           and
           terrible
           plagues
           ,
           whereby
           the
           righteous
           Lord
           will
           certainly
           be
           avenged
           ,
           for
           this
           breach
           of
           faith
           and
           Alliance
           ,
           for
           this
           conspiracy
           against
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ;
           so
           ,
           we
           would
           withdraw
           and
           flee
           from
           ,
           if
           we
           would
           not
           fall
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           a
           provoked
           God
           ,
           all
           concurrence
           in
           carrying
           on
           this
           war
           ,
           directly
           or
           indirectly
           :
           Neither
           let
           us
           think
           to
           please
           God
           ,
           or
           be
           approved
           of
           him
           ,
           if
           we
           acquiesce
           in
           a
           simple
           forbearance
           ,
           to
           contribut
           our
           assistance
           thereto
           ;
           nay
           somewhat
           else
           then
           such
           a
           neutrality
           is
           called
           for
           ,
           in
           a
           day
           ,
           when
           ,
           all
           things
           being
           considered
           ,
           there
           seemeth
           to
           be
           the
           most
           formally
           pitched
           Battel
           ,
           between
           hrist
           and
           Anti-Christ
           ,
           that
           hath
           been
           in
           many
           generations
           :
           We
           are
           called
           under
           the
           hafard
           of
           being
           reput
           and
           reckoned
           enemies
           to
           Christ
           and
           his
           cause
           (
           for
           when
           he
           is
           crying
           so
           formally
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           
             who
             is
             on
             my
             side
             
             who
             ?
          
           All
           that
           are
           not
           with
           him
           shall
           be
           esteemed
           enemies
           unto
           him
           )
           while
           some
           of
           our
           brethren
           in
           the
           simplicity
           of
           their
           heart
           ,
           not
           knowing
           any
           thing
           ,
           are
           insnared
           and
           seduced
           into
           this
           quarrel
           ,
           and
           moe
           are
           deprived
           of
           their
           liberty
           ,
           dragged
           as
           slaves
           ,
           and
           pressed
           to
           go
           fight
           ,
           and
           sacrifice
           their
           lives
           to
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           French
           interest
           ,
           in
           prejudice
           of
           all
           these
           precious
           things
           and
           interests
           ,
           which
           make
           life
           desirable
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           preservation
           whereof
           ,
           it
           is
           glory
           to
           die
           :
           I
           say
           while
           it
           is
           thus
           ,
           we
           are
           called
           to
           pour
           out
           our
           hearts
           together
           and
           apart
           on
           the
           behalfe
           of
           our
           distressed
           ,
           shamefully
           by
           us
           deserted
           ,
           yea
           betrayed
           Protestant
           brethren
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           God
           of
           hosts
           ,
           would
           make
           bare
           his
           strong
           Arm
           and
           stand
           up
           for
           their
           help
           :
           We
           are
           not
           onely
           debtors
           to
           them
           ,
           when
           we
           can
           contribut
           nothing
           else
           to
           their
           assistance
           ,
           while
           they
           must
           jeopard
           their
           lives
           ,
           in
           contending
           against
           the
           mighty
           enemies
           of
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           People
           ,
           for
           all
           the
           supply
           and
           help
           we
           can
           make
           them
           ,
           by
           our
           assiduous
           and
           most
           importune
           beggings
           and
           beseechings
           of
           God
           ,
           for
           their
           safety
           and
           preservation
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ,
           vvhich
           ,
           if
           they
           be
           foiled
           and
           put
           to
           the
           worse
           ,
           must
           also
           fall
           with
           them
           ,
           as
           to
           it
           's
           visible
           profession
           ;
           but
           also
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           the
           true
           liberty
           and
           reall
           interest
           of
           England
           ;
           let
           the
           things
           already
           mentioned
           ,
           to
           demonstrat
           this
           ,
           upon
           our
           supposed
           successe
           against
           them
           ,
           be
           considered
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           make
           the
           matter
           so
           evident
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           as
           he
           cannot
           be
           a
           Christian
           or
           one
           who
           wisheth
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           coming
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           since
           there
           hath
           not
           been
           for
           many
           ages
           ,
           a
           People
           ,
           whose
           civil
           interest
           was
           so
           twisted
           and
           enterwoven
           ,
           with
           the
           great
           interest
           of
           Christ
           through
           the
           earth
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           Antichrist
           ;
           so
           I
           am
           upon
           rational
           grounds
           perswaded
           ,
           that
           he
           cannnot
           have
           the
           heart
           of
           a
           true
           English-man
           ,
           he
           cannot
           be
           a
           true
           lover
           of
           the
           real
           good
           ,
           liberty
           and
           honour
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           who
           doth
           not
           wish
           well
           unto
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           earnestly
           solicitous
           for
           the
           safety
           of
           the
           United
           provinces
           in
           this
           juncture
           :
           Alas
           !
           Shall
           our
           brethren
           the
           
           Dutch
           ,
           goe
           down
           into
           the
           valley
           to
           fight
           with
           the
           enemy
           ,
           and
           be
           engaged
           ,
           not
           onely
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           their
           own
           liberty
           ,
           their
           civil
           interests
           ,
           and
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ;
           but
           also
           most
           evidently
           by
           an
           undenyable
           consequence
           ,
           for
           the
           liberty
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           same
           things
           amongst
           us
           ?
           And
           will
           not
           we
           goe
           up
           to
           the
           mount
           ,
           &
           weep
           upon
           God
           to
           stand
           by
           them
           ?
           Shall
           they
           shed
           their
           blood
           by
           sea
           and
           land
           ,
           for
           that
           truth
           and
           doctrine
           ,
           which
           is
           according
           to
           godlinesse
           ,
           that
           should
           be
           deare
           to
           us
           beyond
           and
           above
           our
           lives
           ?
           And
           shall
           not
           we
           offer
           them
           the
           assistance
           ,
           of
           our
           utmost
           intercessions
           ?
           What
           could
           we
           say
           to
           God
           ?
           Or
           how
           could
           we
           satisfy
           our
           own
           conscience
           ,
           in
           so
           cleare
           and
           crying
           an
           exigent
           ,
           if
           we
           should
           ,
           as
           nothing
           concerned
           in
           the
           quarrel
           ,
           or
           it's
           consequences
           ,
           forbeare
           to
           do
           this
           ?
           How
           will
           we
           make
           it
           appeare
           ,
           that
           we
           prefer
           Jerusalem
           to
           our
           chief
           joy
           ,
           and
           are
           lovers
           of
           righteousnesse
           ,
           on
           whose
           side
           soever
           it
           is
           found
           ,
           or
           are
           really
           desirous
           to
           do
           all
           that
           is
           in
           our
           power
           ,
           to
           prevent
           the
           bondage
           of
           the
           nation
           ,
           and
           preserve
           our selves
           and
           our
           posterity
           ,
           from
           being
           sold
           slaves
           to
           forraigne
           enemies
           and
           the
           exorbitant
           lust
           of
           our
           own
           Court
           ,
           if
           now
           ,
           when
           there
           is
           no
           other
           work
           for
           us
           to
           do
           ,
           we
           make
           it
           not
           our
           work
           ,
           to
           lift
           up
           our
           heart
           with
           our
           hands
           unto
           God
           in
           the
           heavens
           ,
           praying
           and
           pleading
           by
           all
           manner
           of
           prayer
           and
           supplication
           ,
           either
           to
           reclaime
           our
           rulers
           ,
           from
           these
           unrighteous
           and
           violent
           courses
           ;
           or
           to
           preserve
           our
           oppressed
           brethren
           ,
           and
           appeare
           their
           protector
           ,
           when
           deserted
           of
           all
           humane
           help
           ?
           We
           would
           take
           heed
           how
           we
           lay
           our selves
           aside
           from
           this
           innocent
           and
           Christian
           concurrence
           .
           I
           doubt
           nothing
           but
           as
           the
           Lord
           will
           write
           in
           most
           legible
           Characters
           ,
           and
           witnesse
           either
           sooner
           or
           later
           ,
           high
           and
           hore
           displeasure
           ,
           against
           all
           the
           contrivers
           of
           this
           war
           ,
           and
           willing
           contributers
           of
           their
           assistance
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           reckon
           them
           ,
           vvho
           ,
           if
           it
           vvere
           but
           by
           their
           vvords
           and
           vvishes
           ,
           vvitnesse
           their
           concurrence
           ,
           and
           shevv
           themselves
           enemies
           to
           our
           oppressed
           protestant
           friends
           ,
           though
           they
           neither
           be
           guilty
           of
           that
           theiving
           basensse
           of
           caping
           ,
           or
           a
           more
           formal
           conjunction
           
           this
           abominable
           war
           ,
           adversaries
           to
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ,
           through
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           enemies
           to
           all
           righteousnesse
           amongst
           men
           ,
           so
           ,
           I
           am
           equally
           perswaded
           ,
           they
           shall
           make
           themselves
           guilty
           of
           a
           detestable
           neutrality
           ,
           and
           incurre
           the
           curse
           of
           not
           helping
           the
           Lord
           against
           the
           mighty
           ,
           vvho
           do
           not
           implore
           his
           Aid
           for
           our
           oppressed
           brethren
           ,
           and
           stirre
           not
           up
           themselves
           to
           pray
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           appeare
           to
           plead
           a
           cause
           that
           is
           so
           much
           his
           own
           :
           Let
           not
           the
           vain
           fancy
           of
           affection
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           when
           to
           the
           height
           of
           basenesse
           engaged
           in
           a
           vvar
           ,
           or
           lothnesse
           to
           see
           our
           countrey-men
           put
           to
           shame
           ,
           even
           vvhen
           it
           is
           impossible
           to
           appeare
           in
           this
           engagement
           and
           cover
           our
           shame
           ,
           de
           murre
           or
           foreslovv
           us
           in
           this
           duety
           :
           It
           's
           true
           ,
           our
           Nation
           ought
           to
           be
           deare
           unto
           us
           ,
           the
           lives
           and
           honour
           of
           our
           countrey-men
           precious
           in
           our
           sight
           ;
           but
           we
           should
           be
           so
           much
           Protestants
           ,
           so
           much
           Christians
           ,
           as
           to
           acquiesce
           rather
           ,
           that
           vve
           ,
           our
           posterity
           ,
           our
           name
           ,
           and
           Nation
           should
           be
           delete
           &
           perish
           from
           under
           the
           heavens
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           before
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ,
           that
           great
           interest
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           by
           our
           successe
           be
           destroyed
           ,
           or
           his
           declarative
           glory
           suffer
           an
           ecclipse
           .
           Nay
           let
           us
           consult
           either
           reason
           or
           Religion
           ,
           and
           then
           ,
           the
           thing
           which
           seemeth
           to
           demurre
           or
           dissvvade
           ,
           will
           certainly
           drive
           us
           to
           the
           duety
           that
           is
           pressed
           :
           Let
           us
           love
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           so
           well
           ,
           let
           us
           love
           the
           honour
           ,
           prosperity
           and
           welfare
           of
           our
           Nation
           so
           well
           ,
           let
           us
           love
           the
           reput
           and
           renown
           of
           our
           countrey-men
           so
           well
           ,
           as
           to
           pray
           ,
           that
           his
           Kingdome
           may
           come
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           designes
           of
           these
           who
           in
           this
           engagement
           ,
           are
           engaged
           against
           us
           ,
           and
           our
           precious
           interests
           ,
           may
           be
           defeat
           ,
           and
           that
           their
           hands
           may
           not
           be
           able
           to
           performe
           their
           enterprise
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           no
           more
           driven
           at
           or
           desired
           ;
           for
           ,
           if
           the
           sword
           that
           is
           now
           drawn
           against
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           return
           victorious
           and
           drunk
           with
           their
           blood
           ,
           it
           will
           not
           be
           put
           up
           ,
           till
           the
           yoke
           be
           wreathed
           about
           our
           neck
           ,
           and
           it
           have
           shed
           the
           blood
           of
           such
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           so
           much
           beasts
           ,
           as
           with
           a
           tamenesse
           to
           take
           it
           on
           ;
           and
           if
           we
           be
           deprived
           of
           ,
           and
           out-live
           the
           lose
           of
           our
           onely
           treasure
           ,
           Religion
           
           and
           liberty
           ,
           where
           then
           is
           the
           blessednesse
           we
           spoke
           of
           ?
           Where
           then
           is
           the
           glory
           of
           our
           nation
           whereof
           we
           boasted
           ?
           Happy
           is
           the
           man
           ,
           who
           knoweth
           the
           times
           ,
           and
           what
           Israel
           hath
           to
           do
           ,
           while
           it
           is
           the
           plague
           of
           many
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           as
           asses
           couching
           under
           the
           burden
           :
           Once
           for
           all
           ,
           let
           us
           feare
           ,
           and
           stand
           aloof
           from
           ,
           yea
           in
           our
           place
           and
           station
           withstand
           ,
           all
           these
           sinful
           combinations
           with
           such
           ,
           as
           have
           turned
           aside
           unto
           their
           crooked
           vvayes
           ,
           and
           designe
           and
           endeavour
           vvith
           so
           much
           vigour
           ,
           the
           overturning
           of
           his
           vvork
           ,
           lest
           God
           lead
           us
           forth
           vvith
           the
           vvorkers
           of
           Iniquity
           :
           It
           's
           true
           ,
           he
           must
           have
           a
           Church
           ,
           and
           his
           interest
           must
           be
           preserved
           ;
           for
           the
           gates
           of
           hell
           cannot
           prevail
           against
           it
           ;
           yet
           if
           vve
           either
           join
           vvith
           these
           consederats
           against
           him
           ,
           or
           forbeare
           to
           witnesse
           our
           desire
           of
           his
           abiding
           with
           us
           ,
           by
           pleading
           with
           him
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           his
           low
           ,
           his
           abandoned
           ,
           born
           down
           ,
           yea
           and
           betrayed
           interests
           ;
           deliverance
           shall
           come
           another
           way
           ,
           for
           he
           is
           the
           God
           of
           salvations
           ,
           against
           whom
           in
           this
           conjunction
           ,
           we
           have
           lifted
           up
           the
           head
           and
           stretched
           out
           the
           hand
           ;
           but
           we
           ,
           our
           interest
           ,
           and
           whatsoever
           is
           deare
           and
           desirable
           to
           men
           ,
           shall
           be
           destroyed
           and
           perish
           :
           But
           my
           brethren
           ,
           as
           I
           hope
           for
           better
           things
           of
           you
           ,
           yea
           for
           all
           things
           ,
           vvhich
           may
           prove
           you
           to
           be
           lovers
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           in
           sincerity
           ,
           of
           the
           Churches
           abroad
           and
           of
           our
           Nation
           's
           interest
           ,
           honour
           and
           liberty
           ,
           though
           I
           thus
           speak
           ;
           so
           ,
           I
           desire
           to
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           not
           onely
           that
           poor
           people
           against
           whom
           our
           Court
           ,
           with
           the
           French
           are
           engaged
           (
           the
           second
           part
           of
           Herod
           and
           Pilat's
           History
           )
           shall
           be
           preserved
           ,
           though
           they
           may
           be
           brought
           lovv
           ;
           but
           that
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           poor
           remnant
           amongst
           our selves
           ,
           vvhich
           (
           that
           the
           actors
           may
           at
           once
           take
           away
           Religion
           and
           liberty
           together
           with
           our
           lives
           )
           is
           intended
           ,
           shall
           be
           prevented
           ;
           for
           strong
           is
           the
           Lord
           God
           who
           judgeth
           the
           enemies
           of
           his
           people
           and
           pleadeth
           the
           causes
           of
           their
           soul
           :
           Let
           us
           therefore
           wait
           on
           him
           ,
           and
           continue
           with
           him
           in
           these
           tentations
           ,
           carrying
           in
           the
           duties
           of
           the
           present
           day
           ,
           and
           amidst
           all
           the
           dangers
           which
           accompany
           ,
           a
           faithful
           acquiting
           
           of
           our selves
           in
           our
           Masters
           service
           ,
           as
           knowing
           ,
           that
           the
           adversaries
           of
           the
           Lord
           shall
           be
           broken
           in
           pieces
           ,
           out
           of
           heaven
           shall
           he
           thunder
           upon
           them
           :
           The
           Lord
           shall
           judge
           the
           ends
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           he
           shall
           give
           strength
           unto
           his
           King
           (
           the
           coming
           of
           whose
           Kingdome
           ,
           is
           now
           so
           much
           opposed
           by
           these
           Kings
           ,
           and
           destruction
           of
           whose
           subjects
           and
           people
           ,
           is
           so
           manifestly
           designed
           and
           furiously
           driven
           by
           them
           )
           and
           exalt
           the
           horne
           of
           his
           anointed
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           provided
           carpenters
           ,
           to
           fray
           the
           horns
           of
           these
           ,
           who
           rejoyce
           in
           a
           thing
           of
           nought
           ,
           and
           have
           taken
           unto
           them
           horns
           ,
           by
           their
           own
           strength
           ,
           to
           push
           the
           inheritance
           of
           the
           Lord
           :
           
             Faxit
             Deus
             et
             festinet
          
           ,
           and
           then
           we
           have
           the
           desire
           of
           our
           hearts
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           REader
           ,
           though
           thou
           mayest
           sometime
           finde
           in
           perusing
           this
           paper
           ,
           a
           Letter
           redundant
           ,
           as
           ane
           for
           an
           ,
           or
           it
           may
           be
           the
           same
           Letter
           twice
           ,
           or
           a
           letter
           wanting
           ,
           as
           of
           for
           off
           ,
           lest
           ,
           for
           least
           ,
           or
           one
           letter
           sometime
           for
           another
           ,
           as
           these
           for
           those
           ,
           which
           will
           not
           make
           thee
           misse
           the
           sense
           ,
           yet
           these
           few
           small
           following
           lapses
           thou
           mayest
           thus
           correct
           .
           P.
           13.
           l.
           16.
           ingenuousnesse
           .
           r.
           ingeniousnesse
           .
           P.
           16.
           l.
           19.
           sea
           .
           r.
           See
           P.
           34.
           l.
           7.
           do
           insist
           .
           r.
           
             do
             I
             insist
          
           .
           P.
           67.
           l.
           14.
           sujects
           .
           r.
           subjects
           .
           P.
           69.
           l.
           9.
           phohibit
           .
           r.
           prohibit
           .
           P.
           70.
           l.
           ult
           .
           bebate
           .
           r.
           debate
           .
           P.
           77.
           l.
           33.
           del
           .
           of
           .
           ibid.
           l
           :
           34.
           
           Alter
           .
           r.
           Altar
           .
           P.
           84.
           l.
           21.
           priciples
           .
           r.
           principles
           .
           P.
           96.
           l.
           ult
           .
           furbishing
           .
           r.
           fourbishing
           .
           P.
           102.
           l.
           2.
           remembring
           .
           r.
           remembering
           .
           P.
           108.
           l.
           1.
           conjunction
           this
           .
           r.
           conjunction
           in
           this
        
      
    
  

