CERTAINE
ARGVMENTS
TO
PROVOKE
THIS
PRESENT
HIGH
COVRT
of
Parliament
to
zeale
,
for
the
Ministers
now
silenced
.
For
the
ground
of
all
that
followeth
(
to
omitt
without
long
discourse
that
principall
poynt
that
the
Gospell
is
the
power
of
God
vnto
salvation
(
as
that
which
I
hope
is
doubted
of
none
)
It
is
to
be
considered
that
the
Ministers
in
perticular
aboue
mentioned
,
are
the
Ministers
of
Christ
,
sent
by
God
,
and
in
grace
and
favor
with
God
.
This
is
euident
.
1.
by
the
hatred
of
all
sortes
of
the
wicked
and
vngodly
men
,
Papists
Athists
&
Carnall
Gospellers
in
speciall
manner
against
them
.
If
ye
were
of
the
world
(
saith
our
savyour
)
the
world
would
loue
his
owne
,
but
because
ye
are
not
of
the
world
but
I
haue
chosen
you
out
of
the
world
,
therefore
the
world
hateth
you
.
Ioh
.
15.19.2
.
By
their
vnblameable
life
in
all
other
things
,
the
matter
only
of
Conformity
excepted
.
This
hath
bin
&
dayly
is
acknowledged
by
those
that
are
Iudges
against
them
for
the
said
Conformity
.
And
albeit
contempt
,
singularity
,
and
ambition
be
obiected
vnto
them
,
yet
how
vniustly
this
is
obiected
,
doth
evidently
appeare
by
the
manifould
reproches
,
the
great
molestations
,
losse
of
liuing
,
to
the
vndoing
of
them selues
their
wiues
and
Children
,
and
many
other
wronges
,
iniuryes
,
&
indignities
which
they
haue
suffred
and
dayly
doe
suffer
3.
As
by
their
guifts
wherwith
they
are
furnished
for
their
callinges
,
and
by
their
paines
and
dilligence
accordingly
in
their
callinges
,
so
especially
by
the
blessing
of
God
vpon
their
said
paines
and
dilligence
in
the
knowledg
&
obedience
of
the
people
in
such
places
where
they
liue
,
and
in
the
mutuall
loue
and
peace
of
such
people
among
them selues
:
wheras
in
other
places
men
for
the
most
parte
are
ignorant
of
all
duty
to
God
and
man
,
and
therefore
prophane
,
irreligious
,
contentious
,
and
apt
to
sedition
&
rebellion
as
all
experience
teacheth
vs.
This
argument
iustificth
their
calling
.
For
how
could
they
so
preach
to
such
effectes
of
knowledge
,
godlines
,
loyalty
,
peace
and
loue
except
they
were
sent
Rom.
10.15
.
That
which
the
Apostle
saith
to
the
Corinthians
in
the
like
behalfe
touching
his
Apostlship
,
may
also
be
said
in
this
touching
the
ministery
and
calling
of
these
men
vnto
those
people
where
they
are
and
among
whom
the
Lord
hath
so
blessed
their
ministeriall
labors
,
Are
ye
not
my
worke
in
the
Lord
?
If
I
be
not
an
Apostle
to
other
,
yet
doubtle
I
am
vnto
you
:
for
yea
are
the
seale
of
my
Apostleship
in
the
Lord
1.
Co
9.1.2
.
And
againe
,
ye
are
our
Epistle
written
in
our
hartes
,
which
is
vnderstood
and
read
of
all
men
in
that
ye
are
manifested
to
be
the
epistle
of
Christ
,
ministred
by
us
&
written
not
with
ink
but
with
the
spirit
of
the
liuing
God
,
not
in
tables
of
stone
but
in
fleshy
tables
of
the
hart
2.
Cor
.
3.2.3
.
Sith
it
is
so
,
not
to
speake
&
put
forth
your selues
in
behalf
of
thes
men
is
to
spare
speach
&
paynes
for
God
him selfe
&
for
Christ
Iesus
.
Exod
.
16
2.
1.
Sam
.
8.7
.
Luk
.
10.16
.
If
they
are
said
to
deny
bodily
food
aparrell
&
lodging
vnto
Christ
himselfe
,
that
deny
these
thinges
to
the
least
of
his
elect
,
Math
.
25.40
.
May
not
they
much
more
be
said
to
spare
speech
and
paines
for
Christ
,
that
spare
their
speech
&
paines
for
the
everlasting
salvation
of
many
thousand
soules
.
yea
this
cannot
be
denied
,
sith
all
the
Godly
haue
put
on
the
Lord
Iesus
Gal.
3.25
.
And
are
flesh
of
his
flesh
and
bone
of
his
bone
Ephe
.
5.30
.
Finally
let
this
argument
the
more
prevaile
with
all
men
in
regard
of
all
that
Christ
Iesus
(
whose
cause
this
is
shewed
to
be
)
hath
suffered
and
done
for
vs.
2
It
is
also
to
be
considered
that
the
ministery
of
the
Ghospell
,
is
not
only
for
earthly
men
,
but
also
for
heauen
ly
Angels
.
Therefore
as
the
Cherubins
were
commaunded
to
be
sett
with
their
faces
towards
the
Mercy
seate
.
Exod
.
25.20
.
as
looking
and
listening
after
the
Oracles
of
God
that
should
be
geiven
from
the
mercy
seate
to
the
Church
,
so
it
is
not
onely
somewhat
obscurely
said
concerning
those
thinges
that
are
shewed
by
them
that
preach
the
Gospell
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
that
the
Angells
doe
desier
to
behold
the
saide
thinges
,
1.
Pet
.
1.12
.
But
least
any
man
should
thinke
that
to
be
vnderstood
onely
of
the
accomplishing
of
the
matters
preached
in
the
finall
,
and
perfect
salvation
of
the
elect
&
whole
Church
;
it
is
also
plainely
and
most
perspecuously
written
,
that
one
cheife
end
,
purpose
,
and
intent
of
preaching
the
said
Gospell
,
and
the
vnsearchable
riches
of
Christ
in
the
Gospell
contained
,
and
of
making
cleere
vnto
all
men
the
fellowship
of
the
mystery
of
the
Gospell
,
was
this
,
that
now
vnto
principalities
and
powers
in
heavenly
places
,
(
that
is
unto
Angels
)
might
be
knowe
by
the
Church
(
not
the
great
salvation
of
the
Lord
)
but
the
manifold
wisdome
of
God
.
Ephes
.
3.10
.
To
speake
therfore
for
the
Gospell
&
for
the
sincere
ministery
&
Ministers
therof
,
is
to
speake
not
only
for
God
,
but
also
for
the
Angels
.
To
spare
speaking
&
other
paines
taking
for
the
Gospell
and
sincere
ministery
thereof
,
is
to
spare
speaking
and
taking
paynes
for
God
himselfe
&
for
his
blessed
Angels
:
and
so
consequently
,
to
provoke
both
the
Lord
himselfe
of
heaven
&
earth
,
and
also
the
whole
host
and
army
of
heaven
against
vs.
For
,
what
else
may
be
hoped
for
where
there
will
not
so
much
as
earnst
words
be
spoken
for
God
,
or
for
his
Angels
?
3
As
Ioseph
having
interpreted
the
Dreame
of
Pharaoh
his
cheife
Butler
touching
his
reconciliation
againe
to
the
grace
of
Pharao
,
and
the
recovery
of
his
former
pace
of
honorable
service
before
Pharao
,
desiered
him
to
haue
him
in
remembrance
when
he
shohold
be
so
reconciled
&
restored
,
Gen.
40
14.
So
it
is
recorded
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
&
acknowledged
by
the
said
Butler
,
as
a
great
fault
,
that
he
had
not
remebred
Ioseph
but
forgottō
him
Gen.
40.23
.
&
41.9
.
If
it
wereso
great
a
fault
in
Pharao
his
Butler
,
not
to
remember
&
speake
for
one
Ioseph
,
that
had
interpreted
one
dreame
touching
his
reconcilement
to
a
mortall
Prince
:
and
the
recovery
of
an
earthly
preferment
,
(
nether
of
which
notwithstading
he
knew
not
how
long
he
should
enioye
,
at
the
most
he
could
not
enioye
them
any
longer
then
during
onely
naturall
life
)
how
great
then
is
the
fault
of
all
those
,
that
neg
lect
to
speake
for
many
ministers
of
the
Gospel
,
that
haue
not
once
but
often
,
&
dayly
interpreted
many
mysteries
of
God
,
toucing
their
reconciliation
with
God
himselfe
&
their
everlasting
advancment
in
heavenly
places
Ephe
.
2.6
.
To
walke
in
white
with
Christ
Iesus
,
yea
,
to
sit
also
with
him
in
his
throne
,
as
he
himselfe
sitteth
in
the
throne
of
his
Father
?
Apoc
.
3.5
.
&
21.
Yea
verely
,
as
the
fault
of
the
Butler
was
the
lesse
,
because
being
enlarged
he
had
none
to
remember
him
of
that
duty
,
so
the
fault
of
thos
shal
be
the
greater
,
that
haue
many
dayly
to
put
them
in
minde
therof
,
and
to
provoke
them
thereunto
,
and
yet
for
all
that
doe
hold
their
peace
.
4
The
whole
Army
of
Israell
spake
with
great
courage
in
behalfe
of
Ionathan
thus
,
Shall
Ionathan
dye
who
hath
mightely
delivered
Israelle
?
God
forbid
.
As
the
Lord
liveth
,
there
shall
not
one
hayre
of
his
head
fall
to
the
ground
,
for
he
hath
wrought
with
God
this
day
.
1.
Sam
.
14.45
.
Were
this
common
people
that
lived
under
the
Law
,
&
which
had
not
had
so
plentifull
&
cleere
instruction
as
is
now
revealed
by
the
gospel
,
were
this
common
people
(
I
say
)
so
zealous
for
Ionathan
in
regard
onely
of
a
bodily
deliverance
,
from
bodily
enimyes
,
whereof
he
had
not
been
the
author
,
but
onely
an
instrument
of
God
;
and
shall
not
this
high
Court
of
Parliament
now
assembled
,
being
the
cheife
flower
of
this
whole
Realme
of
England
,
and
representing
the
whole
Realme
,
be
zealous
and
earnest
for
many
whom
God
hath
used
as
his
instruments
,
&
who
haue
wrought
with
God
and
dayly
would
so
worke
with
God
(
if
they
may
haue
liberty
)
for
the
spirituall
deliverance
of
many
thousandes
from
spirituall
enimyes
,
even
to
turne
them
from
darknes
to
light
,
and
from
the
power
of
Sathan
to
God
,
that
they
may
haue
forgiunes
of
sinnes
,
and
inheritance
among
them
that
are
sainctified
by
faith
in
Christ
.
Actes
26.18
?
5
It
is
not
to
be
frogotten
,
with
what
courage
&
good
successe
Nchemiah
spake
for
the
materiall
Ierusalem
to
Artashasht
an
heathen
and
prophane
King
Neh
.
2.2
.
&c.
as
also
how
most
vertuous
&
noble
Q.
Esther
,
being
indeed
provoked
by
poore
Mordecai
,
adventured
her selfe
to
speake
to
the
like
conditioned
King
Ahashuerosh
,
in
behalfe
of
the
old
people
of
God
the
Iewes
,
for
preventing
of
their
bodily
bloudsheed
,
notwithstanding
she
had
not
been
called
vnto
the
King
in
30
dayes
before
,
and
notwithstanding
there
were
a
law
of
the
King
,
that
whosoever
man
or
woman
should
come
vnto
the
King
in
the
inward
Court
not
called
,
should
dye
,
except
such
as
to
whom
the
King
should
haue
held
forth
his
golden
rod
.
It
is
not
(
I
say
)
to
be
forgotten
,
but
religiously
to
be
remembred
,
how
notwithstanding
the
foresaide
danger
and
her
former
feare
and
weaknes
in
that
respect
,
yet
at
the
last
shee
promised
Mordecai
to
adventure
her selfe
saying
,
If
I
perish
,
I
perish
:
and
how
also
after
prayer
and
fasting
of
her selfe
and
her
Ladyes
,
and
of
the
rest
of
the
Iewes
in
Shushan
for
her
,
she
entred
to
the
King
&
spake
for
her
people
:
and
what
gratious
successe
she
had
,
notwithstanding
the
power
and
might
of
their
cheife
adversary
,
and
his
great
grace
and
favour
with
the
King
.
Did
these
persons
so
adventure
themselues
to
speake
before
such
Kings
,
and
did
the
God
of
heaven
giue
such
gracious
successe
in
their
attemptes
?
And
shall
Christian
Noble
men
&
gentlemen
now
assembled
in
high
Court
of
Parliament
,
where
they
may
speake
,
and
other
in
other
places
of
authoritie
and
grace
and
favour
with
christian
Princes
,
feare
to
speake
for
the
people
of
God
,
to
a
christian
King
,
whose
education
from
the
Cradle
in
all
pyety
,
former
raigne
and
goverment
,
and
religious
profession
hitherto
,
doe
giue
better
encouragement
:
God
forbid
?
And
farr
be
all
such
feare
and
cowardlines
from
all
that
professe
and
know
the
Gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Yea
,
if
there
by
any
so
fearefull
and
cowardly
,
let
them
seriously
consider
the
second
wordes
and
message
of
Mordecai
to
Ester
.
Thinke
not
that
thou
shalt
escape
in
the
Kings
house
more
then
all
the
Iewes
:
For
is
thou
houldest
thy
peace
at
this
tyme
,
comfort
and
deliverance
shall
appeare
to
the
Iewes
out
of
another
place
,
but
thou
and
thy
Fathers
house
shall
perish
.
Who
knoweth
whether
thou
art
come
to
the
Kingdome
for
such
a
time
.
Ester
,
4.13
.
Let
them
(
I
say
)
wisely
and
in
the
feare
of
God
consider
this
message
,
to
provoke
themselues
to
the
more
zeale
and
christian
bouldnes
,
with
all
humilitie
and
modestie
.
Let
them
not
thinke
that
they
by
their
greatnes
shall
procure
a
better
ministery
of
the
Gospell
to
themselues
and
their
houses
then
other
haue
.
If
it
be
restrained
from
other
,
as
of
late
it
hath
been
,
they
shall
not
long
enioye
more
liberty
thereof
then
other
.
Yea
,
if
they
at
this
tyme
and
in
that
place
where
there
is
such
fredome
of
speech
hold
their
peace
,
and
doe
not
with
all
their
guifts
and
graces
of
knowledg
,
wisedome
,
zeale
,
compassion
,
modesty
,
and
humility
that
may
be
,
put
forth
themselues
in
furtherance
of
the
sincere
ministery
of
the
Gospell
,
and
removing
the
lets
and
impediments
thereof
:
suerly
helpe
may
come
in
these
thinges
vnto
the
Church
by
some
other
meanes
,
but
let
thē
take
heed
that
the
Lord
of
hostes
call
them
not
to
an
accompt
&
other
reckoning
for
this
their
fearefulnes
.
Further
to
ad
one
other
example
breifly
,
If
fearefull
Ioseph
of
Arimathea
went
boldly
to
Pilate
&
asked
the
body
of
Iesus
,
And
if
Nicodemus
(
before
as
fearefull
as
the
said
Ioseph
)
joyned
with
him
in
the
honorable
buriall
therof
when
Christ
was
dead
,
and
the
whole
state
being
enimyes
vnto
him
,
had
now
prevailed
and
gotten
that
which
long
they
had
laboured
for
against
him
,
yea
,
when
all
the
Disciples
had
forsaken
him
,
and
some
of
the
cheifest
Champions
had
denyed
him
,
Oh
how
dishonorable
with
men
,
and
inexscusable
and
vnanswerable
before
God
shall
it
be
,
that
so
many
having
learned
more
of
Christ
then
either
Ioseph
and
Nicodemus
,
or
all
the
Disciples
themselues
had
then
learned
,
and
having
also
before
boldly
professed
and
promised
much
for
him
,
and
living
in
a
kingdome
professing
Christ
and
maintainying
his
Gospell
,
and
under
a
most
gratious
&
religious
King
,
and
being
in
place
of
freedome
of
speech
and
now
also
assembled
cheifely
and
principally
for
that
end
(
for
what
are
all
statuts
for
the
Common
wealth
without
regard
of
the
Church
)
how
dishonrable
(
I
say
)
with
men
,
and
how
inexscusable
and
vnanswerable
before
God
&
his
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
when
he
shall
come
to
judgment
shall
it
be
,
that
such
persons
in
such
a
kingdome
,
vnder
such
a
Kinge
in
such
a
place
,
at
such
a
time
,
shall
not
dare
to
speake
for
whole
Christ
Iesus
,
risen
againe
from
the
dead
,
ascended
into
the
heavens
,
there
sitting
in
all
power
,
glory
and
majestie
?
Yea
finally
being
readie
to
come
to
judge
both
the
quicke
and
the
dead
,
both
men
an
Angels
?
Oh
therefore
yee
that
loue
this
Lord
Iesus
,
Christ
,
take
heed
of
such
fearefulnes
,
yea
,
feare
so
to
be
a
fraide
of
speaking
for
him
,
for
his
Gospell
and
for
his
servantes
.
6
Let
the
great
heavines
of
many
Congregations
,
Men
,
Weomen
,
Children
,
Masters
&
servants
,
of
all
ages
and
conditions
,
be
pittifully
considered
.
God
regarded
the
weeping
of
bond
Hagar
,
and
reprobate
Ishmaell
in
the
want
of
the
water
of
this
life
.
Gen.
21.16
.
He
graciously
respected
the
poore
women
that
complayning
of
the
cruelty
of
their
Husbands
in
forsaking
them
,
and
vexing
them
by
takinge
other
wyues
,
had
covered
his
Aulter
with
their
teares
.
Malac
.
2.13.14
.
The
Lord
Iesus
also
pytied
the
people
,
yea
,
his
bowel
;
yerned
within
him
,
to
see
them
scattered
as
sheepe
without
shepheard
:
Math
.
9.36
.
Mar.
6.34
.
yea
he
did
graciously
respect
the
petitions
of
many
touching
the
bodily
miseryes
of
their
children
,
frends
,
and
servants
,
yea
the
suits
of
some
for
bodily
comfort
of
their
children
though
themselues
were
not
of
the
children
of
Israell
but
Heathen
and
Cananits
,
and
litle
better
in
that
respect
then
Doggs
.
Math
.
15.22
.
How
then
should
the
spirituall
miseryes
of
many
thowsands
,
partly
already
deprived
,
and
partly
like
to
be
deprived
of
their
faithfull
Pastors
,
who
haue
broken
the
bread
:
and
powered
out
the
water
of
eternall
life
vnto
them
,
and
performed
the
dueties
as
it
were
of
loving
bands
,
and
who
by
such
Pastors
and
Preachers
,
haue
been
turned
from
darknes
to
light
,
and
delivered
from
the
power
of
Sathan
vnto
God
,
and
who
now
therefore
in
the
want
of
them
,
doe
cover
the
Lords
Aulter
with
teares
,
and
make
lamentable
mone
(
as
the
Turtle
Doue
,
that
hath
lost
her
mate
)
for
help
to
themselues
and
theirs
,
against
the
present
and
future
spirituall
calamities
,
how
I
say
ought
all
these
things
to
wring
and
wrest
,
pity
and
compassion
fro
all
in
authority
to
wards
them
?
O
therefore
let
not
their
mone
and
lamentation
be
neglected
.
7
To
regard
these
Ministers
hitherto
spoken
of
,
is
to
regard
the
whole
land
.
For
it
is
not
to
be
doubted
,
but
that
it
may
be
spoken
of
them
:
as
well
as
of
some
other
,
that
,
they
are
the
Chariots
and
Horsemen
of
England
,
as
the
like
is
acknowledged
for
Israell
,
not
onely
of
Elia
by
Elisha
,
2.
king
2.12
but
also
of
Elisha
by
Ioash
a
wicked
King
of
Israel
,
2.
King
.
13.14
.
If
God
be
with
vs
who
can
be
against
us
;
Rom.
8
31.
And
if
the
Almightie
be
our
defence
(
as
Eliphas
speaketh
to
Iob
,
Iob
22.25
.
)
We
cannot
but
be
in
peace
and
safity
.
Now
God
hath
not
promised
to
be
with
any
for
their
defence
,
but
such
as
receiue
his
Gospell
.
In
the
Ministery
also
of
the
Gospell
,
consisteth
the
wealth
and
honor
of
every
people
,
Pro
.
3.16
.
Psa
.
46.12
.
And
the
glory
of
every
kingdome
,
as
the
glory
of
Israell
did
in
the
Arke
.
1.
Sam
.
4.21.22
.
And
the
peace
of
Nations
.
For
therefore
as
well
as
for
other
respects
,
the
Gospell
is
called
the
Gospell
of
peace
Ephe
.
6.15
.
compared
with
Isai
.
2.4
.
and
11.6
.
and
65.25
.
Finally
,
the
whole
outward
prosperity
of
all
Kings
&
kingdomes
consisteth
principally
in
the
pure
worship
of
God
,
and
the
menaes
that
commends
the
same
2.
Chro
14.14.17.10.27.6.24.26
.
2.
King
.
18.7
.
Therefore
they
cannot
be
faithfull
to
Kings
&
kingdomes
,
neither
to
themselues
that
neglect
the
true
worship
of
God
&
the
meanes
therof
.
Therefore
also
as
Ester
said
of
those
that
provoked
Ahashuerosh
against
the
Iewes
,
so
may
it
be
said
of
all
those
that
perswade
the
suppression
of
the
Gospell
and
of
the
ministers
thereof
,
Such
adversaries
cannot
recompence
the
Kings
losse
Ester
7.4
.
If
therefore
ye
will
not
respect
the
state
of
Ministers
,
their
wiues
and
children
,
yet
respect
your selues
,
your
wiues
and
children
,
yea
,
our
King
and
whole
kingdome
,
even
touching
the
outward
estate
of
your selues
&
yours
,
of
King
and
kingdome
.
And
if
yee
loue
the
safitie
,
peace
,
wealth
,
and
glorie
of
King
,
and
Kingdome
,
and
of
your selues
and
youres
,
then
speake
&
doe
,
what
you
all
,
and
every
one
of
you
may
,
for
the
Gospell
&
ministery
therof
.
8
It
is
the
duety
of
all
Princes
&
Magistrates
,
and
also
of
their
Courtes
,
to
execute
iustice
and
iudgment
in
the
mornning
,
and
to
deliuer
the
oppressed
&c.
Ier
.
21.12.22.2
.
especially
to
do
iustice
towards
the
soules
of
men
.
Therefore
this
especially
doth
belong
to
this
high
Court
of
Parliament
as
being
the
highest
Court
we
haue
for
iustice
and
iudgment
vpon
earth
.
As
Abraham
therefore
said
vnto
God
,
Shall
not
the
Iudge
of
all
the
world
doertght
Gen.
18.25
.
so
say
I
to
this
present
court
,
shall
not
the
highest
Court
of
all
this
,
Kingdome
doe
right
?
Yea
this
is
the
more
at
this
present
to
be
considered
,
because
this
iustice
that
now
I
speake
of
,
is
not
only
the
Iustice
of
God
,
but
also
of
this
Land
.
For
it
is
abundantly
of
late
proued
,
that
all
the
late
proceedinges
,
against
the
ministers
,
in
repreesing
of
their
ministery
,
and
in
depriving
them
of
their
free
houldes
,
is
contrary
to
the
lawes
of
this
kingdome
,
both
to
Charta
Magna
,
and
also
to
many
statutes
.
The
same
is
to
be
vnderstood
of
the
oath
ex
officio
of
many
of
the
late
Canons
,
and
of
diuers
other
thines
.
It
is
also
against
reason
,
that
the
besest
Cobler
and
Tinker
cannot
be
eiected
from
his
free
hould
of
but
ten
shillings
by
the
yeare
,
but
by
a
Iury
of
12
men
,
and
before
some
of
his
Maiesties
Iudges
in
sollemnte
forme
of
lawe
,
and
that
the
ministers
and
Ambassadors
of
Christ
Iesus
,
in
the
mat
ters
of
eternall
life
,
should
be
case
out
of
their
free
hould
,
of
what
worth
foeuer
,
by
one
man
only
,
and
not
only
without
any
Iury
,
but
also
without
any
complaint
or
accusation
against
them
.
If
it
be
obiected
that
this
that
I
haue
said
to
be
the
iustice
of
this
kingdome
,
is
but
the
opinion
of
some
priuat
persons
,
let
the
ministers
finde
fauor
with
this
high
Court
of
iustice
,
to
haue
the
former
canses
in
the
said
Court
debated
,
as
many
the
like
haue
bin
hearetofore
&
daily
are
.
Shall
priuat
causes
be
resepected
by
you
,
yea
shall
matters
of
purveyors
and
such
like
of
small
moment
for
the
common
wealth
,
come
before
you
,
and
be
so
largely
discussed
and
handeled
by
you
,
and
shall
not
so
many
publique
causes
of
so
many
,
of
such
quality
,
and
for
the
Church
be
regarded
?
yea
not
the
cause
of
God
him selfe
?
shall
God
and
his
sonne
Christ
Iesus
,
in
the
cause
of
his
Gospell
and
ministers
thereof
,
stand
as
it
wear
at
your
parliament
house
dore
knocking
,
and
craving
to
be
let
in
,
&
to
haue
their
causē
heard
,
&
shall
not
your
dore
be
opened
?
Beware
of
this
,
least
ye
knock
also
at
heaven
dore
,
&
there
be
none
found
to
open
,
or
to
answere
vnto
you
.
9
May
if
further
please
them
to
whom
this
present
writing
is
directed
,
to
call
to
minde
the
promises
made
to
them
,
that
shew
any
kindnes
to
any
of
the
Children
of
God
&
disciples
of
Christ
,
especially
to
any
Prophet
in
in
the
name
of
a
Prophet
Mat
.
10.41
.
As
also
to
consider
that
God
is
not
vnrighteous
,
that
he
should
forget
such
worke
&
labor
of
loue
.
Heb
.
6.10
.
but
that
he
is
faithfull
that
hath
promised
.
Heb
.
10.23
.
and
that
God
is
not
as
man
,
that
he
should
ly
neither
as
the
sonne
of
man
,
that
he
should
repent
:
hath
he
said
it
&
shall
not
he
do
it
?
and
hath
he
spoken
,
and
shall
not
he
accomplish
it
?
Numb
.
23.19
.
He
that
made
Saule
,
(
though
vnnaturall
to
his
owne
children
,
1
Sam
.
14.49
.
and
a
cruell
murderer
of
the
preists
of
the
Lord
.
1.
Sam
.
22
18.
)
to
shew
mercy
to
the
Kenits
,
(
as
were
the
rocke
to
yeeld
water
)
1.
Sam
.
15.6
.
For
the
kindnes
of
Iethro
,
(
otherwise
called
Keni
,
Iudg
.
1.16
)
towards
the
Israelits
,
in
giueing
onely
good
counsell
to
Moses
,
for
the
better
outward
goverment
of
the
Israelits
,
400.
yeares
before
Exod
.
18.17
.
Shall
he
forget
,
the
kindnes
,
that
shall
be
shewed
to
the
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
and
to
the
people
committed
vnto
them
,
and
depending
upon
them
,
for
the
food
and
salvation
of
their
soules
?
Was
the
kindnes
of
the
Shunamite
,
towards
one
prophet
Elisha
,
plentifully
recompenced
;
1.
by
the
guift
of
a
Sonne
after
long
barrennes
;
2
by
restoryng
her
said
sonne
to
life
being
dead
,
2.
Kings
4-16
.
3
by
forewarning
her
of
a
famine
to
come
,
and
admonishing
her
,
to
provide
for
her selfe
Chap.
8.1
.
4
by
directing
her
,
by
God
his
gratious
providence
,
to
come
with
petition
to
the
King
,
for
restitution
of
her
lands
(
that
had
been
seised
in
her
absence
to
the
Kings
use
)
at
that
very
instante
,
when
Gehazi
was
telling
the
King
the
great
acts
of
his
M.
Elisha
,
and
particular
ly
how
he
had
raised
this
womans
sonne
from
death
to
life
:
(
by
which
her
commyng
in
such
a
season
she
present
ly
obtayned
,
not
onely
her
lands
,
but
also
all
the
meane
profites
that
in
time
of
her
peregrination
,
had
been
taken
by
the
Kings
receiver
:
)
was
(
I
say
)
such
little
kindnes
of
this
woman
,
to
one
prophet
,
so
plentifully
recompensed
;
and
shall
not
the
favour
that
is
shewed
to
many
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
(
the
least
wherof
,
for
office
is
greater
then
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
who
notwithstanding
was
greater
then
any
prophet
,
and
then
whom
there
was
not
a
greater
,
among
the
sonnes
begotten
of
weomen
,
Math
.
11.9
.
)
shall
not
(
I
say
)
such
kindnes
towards
such
Ministers
as
are
in
so
great
reckening
with
God
,
be
remembred
&
rewarded
?
10
On
the
contrary
consider
,
who
hath
said
,
Touch
not
myne
annoynted
,
and
doe
my
prophets
no
harme
:
psal
.
105.15
;
As
also
what
is
threatened
,
to
them
that
doe
the
least
harme
,
to
the
least
children
of
God
,
even
in
their
outward
states
,
Yea
,
what
God
commaunded
to
be
written
against
the
Amalikits
,
and
sware
to
performe
,
onely
for
resisting
his
people
,
in
their
iorney
towards
the
earthly
Canaan
,
which
was
but
a
type
of
the
heavenly
.
Exod
.
17.14.15
.
And
what
also
afterward
(
even
400.
yeares
after
the
premises
)
he
caused
to
be
executed
by
Saule
against
them
,
without
any
pity
or
compassion
,
towards
any
man
,
woman
,
infante
,
or
suckling
Oxe
,
Sheepe
,
cattell
,
or
Asse
1
Sam
.
15.3
.
Was
it
so
heinous
before
the
Lord
,
to
hinder
his
people
in
their
iourney
towards
the
earthly
Canaan
,
&
shall
it
be
a
light
thing
with
men
now
,
not
to
further
the
elect
in
their
meanes
of
,
and
iourney
vnto
,
the
heavenly
Canaan
,
tipically
prefigured
,
by
that
earthly
?
If
the
Lord
did
also
sware
,
by
the
excellencie
of
Iacob
,
that
suerly
he
would
never
forget
the
crueltie
,
that
was
excercised
by
the
rich
men
of
Iudea
,
against
the
poore
of
the
land
,
in
their
outward
state
,
yea
,
that
the
very
land
should
tremble
,
and
that
every
one
should
mourne
that
dwelled
therin
&c.
For
the
the
said
sinne
.
Amos
8.7
.
Will
the
same
Lord
then
,
which
is
alwayes
the
same
in
Iustice
,
as
well
as
in
mercy
,
lightly
passe
by
any
cruelty
towardes
the
soules
of
his
people
?
Let
not
the
states
assembled
in
this
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
or
in
any
place
of
authority
,
grace
,
and
favor
,
where
their
word
spoken
in
his
place
,
May
be
like
vnto
Apples
of
gould
with
pictures
of
silver
,
Pro
.
25.11
.
Let
them
not
(
I
say
)
wash
their
handes
of
this
argument
,
because
they
haue
no
hand
in
any
proceeding
against
the
Ministers
,
or
in
restrainying
of
their
ministery
:
fith
it
is
all
one
so
to
proceed
&c.
And
not
to
heelp
them
that
are
so
proceeded
against
by
other
especially
when
power
is
in
their
hands
to
helpe
.
For
it
must
never
be
forgotten
,
which
is
written
for
an
everlasting
truth
,
and
a
perpetuall
instruction
,
(
Curse
ye
Meroz
:
(
sayd
the
Angell
of
the
Lord
)
curse
the
inbabitant
thereof
,
because
they
came
not
to
heelp
the
Lord
,
to
heelp
the
Lord
against
the
mightie
.
Iudges
5.23
.
In
which
place
this
is
likewise
worthy
the
observation
of
all
men
,
that
they
are
esteemed
not
to
help
the
Lord
,
that
came
not
out
to
help
his
people
.
If
there
were
so
fearefull
a
curse
pronounced
by
the
Angell
of
the
Lord
gainst
them
that
did
not
helpe
his
people
,
against
the
mightie
enimyes
of
their
outward
state
,
may
they
think
themselues
secure
&
with
out
daunger
,
that
heelp
not
the
Lord
and
his
people
,
against
the
mighty
that
oppugne
the
everlastying
salvation
of
their
soules
?
11
Pharao
in
the
tyme
of
dearth
,
provided
at
his
owne
cost
for
the
Idolatrous
Preists
of
Egypt
,
that
they
might
not
fell
their
land
:
Gen.
47.22
.
Shall
then
so
christian
a
king
dome
,
as
this
long
tyme
hath
been
,
in
the
time
of
plentie
proceed
so
hardly
against
the
painfull
ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
that
they
,
their
wiues
and
children
shall
weepe
agd
mourne
for
want
?
And
will
no
man
open
his
month
in
their
behalfe
?
Were
the
Mouncks
and
Friers
at
the
dissolution
of
their
Idolatrous
houses
,
(
in
the
twilight
of
the
Gospell
,
)
provided
for
duringe
their
liues
,
though
they
never
had
done
any
good
?
And
shall
the
ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
that
haue
converted
many
to
God
,
and
spent
themselues
,
and
wasted
their
patrimony
,
first
,
in
fitting
themselues
for
the
worke
of
the
ministery
,
and
after
by
their
sufferings
and
troubles
,
so
that
they
haue
nothing
left
for
their
comfort
in
their
age
,
be
neglected
?
Though
this
hath
not
been
regarded
,
by
those
that
deprived
thē
,
yet
farr
be
it
,
from
this
most
Honorable
Court
,
that
any
heart
would
be
found
therein
so
hard
and
stony
,
as
not
with
commiseration
to
pity
them
.
12
Much
also
may
the
prayers
of
such
ministers
for
this
Court
of
Parliament
,
and
for
every
state
and
degree
ther
of
,
and
for
other
,
be
regarded
:
for
the
prayer
of
the
righteous
availeth
much
if
it
be
fervent
,
Iames
5.16
.
And
the
prayers
of
the
Saints
are
compared
To
Harpes
&
golden
vialls
u
of
odours
&c.
Apoc
.
5.8
.
God
would
haue
Abimelech
King
of
Gerar
,
to
make
such
accompt
of
this
argument
,
that
for
the
same
he
would
haue
him
to
uso
Abraham
the
better
,
Gen
20.7
.
Nether
did
the
Apostle
Paule
onely
;
for
this
cause
,
most
earnestly
craue
the
prayers
of
the
meanest
christians
,
in
those
Churches
to
which
he
wrote
:
but
also
wicked
Pharao
did
eanestly
desire
the
prayers
of
Moses
and
Aaron
,
Exod
.
8.8
.
Darius
also
,
though
an
heathen
King
,
did
therefore
commaund
all
things
necessary
,
for
the
building
of
Ierusalem
,
to
be
a
boundantly
ministred
to
the
Iewes
,
that
they
might
pray
for
the
Kings
life
,
and
for
his
sonnes
,
Ezra
6
10.
How
much
more
then
ought
such
christian
assemblies
as
this
present
High
Court
of
Parliament
is
:
to
labonr
the
more
,
for
the
comfort
of
God
his
children
,
especially
his
faithfull
ministers
,
that
thereby
they
may
be
incouraged
to
prayer
the
more
earnestly
,
for
them
and
theirs
.
13
Suerly
(
saith
our
Saviour
)
The
harvest
is
great
,
and
the
laborers
are
fewe
,
praye
ye
therefore
the
Lord
of
the
haruest
,
that
he
would
thrust
forth
laborers
into
his
harvest
.
Math
.
9.37.38
.
Will
our
Saviour
,
haue
all
to
pray
the
Lord
of
the
harvest
,
that
he
would
thrust
forth
laborers
into
his
harvest
,
and
may
any
men
then
,
by
head
&
shoulders
thrust
laborers
out
of
his
harvest
?
It
would
be
accompted
madnes
,
for
a
man
to
thrust
laborers
out
of
his
owne
harvest
,
when
his
harvest
is
raddy
for
the
sickle
,
and
he
hath
not
laborers
enough
;
But
it
is
impietie
to
thrust
laborers
out
of
the
Lord
his
harvest
,
especially
such
,
as
whom
himselfe
had
before
thrust
forth
into
his
harvest
,
furnishyng
them
with
sickle
and
all
other
thinges
necessary
?
And
lastly
,
such
as
had
done
good
service
in
his
harvest
?
Againe
,
will
our
Saviour
,
haue
men
onely
to
praye
the
Lord
of
the
harvest
,
for
thrusting
forth
of
laborers
into
his
harvest
,
and
will
he
may
they
thinke
,
that
they
are
onely
to
praye
for
their
dayly
bread
,
and
that
they
need
to
doe
nothing
else
for
the
getting
thereof
.
14
Whosoeuer
(
saith
our
Saviour
)
shall
be
ashamed
of
me
and
of
my
wordes
,
of
them
shall
the
sonne
of
man
be
a
shamed
,
when
he
shall
come
in
his
glory
,
and
in
the
glory
of
the
father
,
&
of
the
holy
Angels
:
Lue
.
9.26
.
Is
this
to
be
understood
onely
of
the
tyme
of
persecution
,
and
not
also
and
much
more
,
of
the
dayes
of
peace
?
Or
are
not
they
a shamed
of
Christ
and
of
his
wordes
,
that
will
not
speake
for
him
and
his
word
?
Nay
let
the
contrary
branch
of
the
opposition
touching
the
promise
,
made
by
our
Saviour
for
the
confessing
of
them
before
his
Father
which
is
in
heaven
,
that
shall
confesse
him
before
men
,
suppresse
this
vaine
imagination
:
Lastly
touching
this
poynt
will
they
not
be
a
shamed
of
Christ
,
but
confesse
him
and
his
words
before
Tyrants
,
in
the
time
of
fiery
triall
,
that
will
not
shew
themselues
zealous
for
Christ
and
his
wovds
,
before
a
State
favourig
and
professing
Christ
&
his
words
,
in
the
dayes
of
peace
?
Truely
God
by
his
almightie
power
,
and
rich
grace
may
mightely
strengthen
such
men
in
the
dayes
of
trouble
,
(
notwithstanding
their
present
feare
and
weaknes
)
but
certainly
in
reason
this
is
litle
to
be
hoped
for
.
Let
no
man
therfore
flatter
or
deceaue
himselfe
with
any
such
poore
,
simple
,
and
shiftfull
conceite
.
15
Your
zeale
touching
the
Papists
for
more
securitie
against
them
heerafter
,
that
therby
they
may
be
the
more
easily
converted
from
their
damnable
heresies
;
is
worthy
everlastyng
renowne
.
But
may
it
also
please
you
to
consider
,
to
what
end
there
shall
be
more
severe
lawes
made
,
for
the
bringing
of
them
to
Church
,
if
there
shall
not
likwise
be
provision
,
that
when
they
come
there
they
may
haue
such
ministers
as
shal
be
able
substantially
,
and
soundly
to
confute
their
heresies
,
and
to
instruct
them
in
the
truth
:
and
not
such
,
as
against
whom
in
respect
of
their
in
sufficiency
and
weakenes
,
they
shal
be
able
to
take
exception
:
yea
whom
also
they
shall
deride
:
yea
,
and
finally
,
by
whom
they
shall
be
more
confirmed
in
their
heresies
:
or
at
the
least
the
more
,
hardened
against
the
truth
.
Will
any
man
say
ther
may
be
suffieient
ministers
enough
,
though
all
those
that
are
called
refractary
,
and
vnconformable
be
expelled
?
I
hope
the
wisedome
of
the
meanest
of
your
Honorable
assembly
is
such
,
that
he
will
heare
this
an
hundred
times
,
before
he
will
beleiue
it
once
:
For
sith
all
that
now
are
,
and
were
before
any
proceeding
against
those
before
mentioned
,
were
not
enough
,
sufficiently
to
furnish
every
Congregation
,
what
will
the
paucity
be
.
when
from
those
,
so
many
hundreds
as
able
as
any
other
shal
be
detracted
.
16
Tovching
the
matters
of
trouble
,
and
molestation
to
the
ministers
hitherto
mentioned
,
viz.
Subscription
,
Ceremonyes
,
the
strict
observation
of
the
booke
,
and
other
Conformity
,
all
men
know
,
what
division
&
contention
ther
hath
been
betwixt
the
ministers
of
the
word
in
this
kingdome
,
and
their
brethren
,
as
in
other
Churches
reformed
,
so
especially
in
the
former
part
of
his
Majesties
Dominion
Scotland
;
and
what
hath
been
written
by
one
parte
(
especially
by
the
conformable
part
)
in
disgrace
and
reproch
of
the
other
.
But
especially
,
great
hath
been
the
contention
and
controversie
heere
at
home
:
much
more
indeed
for
&
about
thes
things
,
then
for
or
about
any
poynt
of
Doctrine
.
This
is
evident
,
not
onely
by
most
bitter
invectiue
sermons
,
private
raylings
,
and
publicke
disgracefull
bookes
against
them
:
(
the
most
Conformitans
thinking
that
they
never
preach
,
speake
,
or
write
any
thing
well
,
except
in
their
preaching
,
talke
&
writing
,
they
scourge
those
whom
they
call
Puritan
,
prescise
,
scismaticall
,
and
refractary
ministers
)
but
also
by
the
actuall
severitie
against
them
.
For
it
may
be
trulie
said
,
that
in
one
yeare
,
and
in
one
Diocesse
,
more
haue
been
for
these
causes
suspended
and
deprived
,
then
in
full
46
yeares
throughout
the
whole
Realme
of
England
,
either
for
vnsufficiencie
,
or
for
any
matter
of
scandall
:
albe
it
it
cannot
be
denyed
,
that
in
some
one
Diocesse
,
their
are
more
ignorant
&
scandolous
ministers
worthy
of
deprivation
,
then
there
are
conformable
ministers
in
all
Diocesses
.
By
this
controversie
and
contention
among
the
ministers
,
ther
hath
been
no
lesse
dissention
and
alination
of
mindes
and
hartes
,
betwixt
other
of
his
Majestiessubjects
for
the
same
things
:
yea
,
much
seperation
of
many
from
their
ministers
,
as
likwise
betwixt
themselues
.
Now
how
dangerous
this
is
for
his
Majestie
and
the
whole
land
,
as
it
doth
appeare
by
the
encrease
and
courage
of
the
common
adversaryes
the
Papists
,
according
as
the
ministers
and
people
for
those
causes
haue
been
molested
and
disgraced
,
so
it
is
further
evident
by
reason
.
Because
as
the
concord
,
peace
,
and
good
agreement
is
a
principall
part
of
the
strenght
of
a
King
and
kingdome
,
so
their
discord
and
contention
,
cannot
but
be
daungerous
for
King
and
kingdome
.
For
our
Saviour
himselfe
(
speaking
according
to
the
common
speech
of
other
)
saith
,
That
a
kingdome
devided
against
it selfe
,
cannot
stand
.
Marc.
3.24
.
What
is
therefore
to
be
done
in
this
case
?
How
may
these
controversies
and
contentions
be
well
pacified
,
and
best
compounded
?
Verily
by
inmitating
therin
God
himselfe
,
the
God
of
peace
.
For
as
he
is
and
must
be
acknowledged
best
of
all
,
so
heerin
also
,
he
hath
given
vs
the
best
president
,
the
best
patterne
.
What
is
that
?
When
he
faw
the
great
division
and
hatred
betwixt
the
Iewes
&
the
Gentiles
,
he
tooke
away
the
partition
wall
betwixt
them
,
which
was
also
called
by
the
name
of
hatred
,
because
for
it
the
Iewes
had
hated
the
Gentiles
,
and
the
Gentile
likewise
the
Iewes
.
What
was
the
partition
wall
?
The
law
of
commaundements
standing
in
ordinaunces
,
that
is
in
Ceremonyes
,
which
he
himselfe
had
given
to
the
Iewes
.
Ephe
.
2.14.15
For
thereby
,
cannot
be
understood
the
morall
law
,
which
from
the
beginning
had
as
well
concerned
the
Gentiles
,
as
the
Iewes
;
But
the
Ceremoniall
law
being
that
,
in
respect
wherof
,
the
Iewes
in
pride
had
contemned
the
Gen
tils
,
and
for
which
the
Gentils
likewise
,
in
no
lesse
mallice
had
envied
the
Iewes
,
as
having
such
a
law
by
themselues
as
for
the
which
,
they
neither
would
not
might
communicate
with
the
Gentils
in
their
heathenish
worship
:
the
Lord
therefore
did
altogether
remoue
the
same
,
that
so
not
onely
they
which
were
once
farr
from
God
,
might
be
made
neere
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
(
whereby
the
partition
wall
was
broken
downe
)
but
that
they
also
that
had
ben
before
twaine
,
might
be
made
one
(
as
it
were
two
houses
made
one
,
by
breaking
downe
of
one
wall
,
or
two
feildes
layd
into
one
by
taking
away
of
one
hedg
)
that
so
there
might
be
peace
.
The
Lord
might
haue
communicated
the
Ceremonies
of
the
Iewes
vnto
the
Gentils
,
or
geiven
new
vnto
both
.
But
sith
he
made
this
peace
onely
by
removing
those
Ceremonyes
together
,
that
himselfe
had
once
instituted
,
and
did
not
ordayne
any
in
their
place
,
then
consider
I
(
beseech
you
)
in
your
godly
wisedomes
,
how
much
more
it
behoueth
all
those
Ceremonyes
and
ordinances
,
which
were
onely
invented
by
man
,
to
be
vtterly
removed
,
having
especially
no
necessary
use
,
but
being
rather
bones
of
contention
betwixt
brethren
,
and
children
of
the
same
Father
and
Moother
,
and
coheyres
of
the
same
inheritance
:
as
also
people
of
the
same
Nation
,
and
subjects
of
the
same
King
and
Soveraigne
.
Yea
consider
(
I
beseech
you
againe
)
the
more
seriously
,
how
necessary
it
will
be
,
thus
to
make
peace
,
not
onely
because
this
.
peace
will
be
exceedingly
beneficiall
(
as
hath
been
shewed
)
to
King
&
kingdome
,
(
especially
the
common
adversaryes
so
now
combining
themselues
against
vs
)
but
also
because
it
wil
be
a
worke
most
acceptable
to
God
.
For
Blessed
are
the
peace
makers
for
they
shall
be
called
the
children
of
God
.
Math
.
5.9
17
In
the
next
place
(
that
I
may
heape
vp
many
thinges
to
geather
,
and
contriue
many
arguments
into
one
)
I
doe
offer
to
your
wise
and
godly
considerations
,
the
works
of
God
a
mongst
vs
:
his
works
of
Iustice
,
and
his
works
of
mercy
:
togeather
with
the
ends
for
the
which
he
hath
wrought
them
before
vs
,
and
the
vses
,
which
he
would
haue
vs
to
make
of
them
.
First
therefore
be
yee
pleased
to
call
to
minde
,
the
late
mightie
and
fearefull
pestilence
,
wherby
in
all
places
(
almost
)
of
the
land
,
but
cheifely
here
in
London
,
the
Lord
made
heapes
upon
heapes
.
Doth
the
Lord
chastise
particular
persons
,
that
he
may
teach
them
in
his
law
,
Psal
.
94
,
12.
Drawe
them
neerer
vnto
him
,
and
make
them
more
plentifully
partaker
of
his
holines
?
Heb
.
12.10
.
Yea
,
and
that
they
may
be
more
zealous
&
amend
.
Revel
.
3.19
And
are
not
these
as
well
the
ends
,
why
he
chastiseth
whole
States
,
Churches
and
kingdomes
,
as
the
sinnes
of
whole
States
,
Churches
and
Kingdomes
,
are
the
causes
that
first
moue
him
so
to
chastise
them
?
Yea
,
is
not
this
the
more
to
be
considered
,
because
this
rod
of
God
doth
still
remaine
and
linger
,
as
here
in
London
,
so
also
in
divers
other
places
of
the
land
?
For
doth
not
the
Lord
heereby
intimate
vnto
vs
,
that
yet
that
is
not
performed
by
vs
which
he
looked
for
from
vs
?
Againe
,
is
it
altogether
to
be
neglected
,
that
he
hath
so
mittigated
this
his
severity
towards
vs
as
he
hath
?
And
that
he
hath
in
parte
commaunded
his
Angell
to
put
vp
his
sword
,
and
not
to
sinite
so
many
as
before
he
had
dōe
.
And
doth
not
the
Lord
by
smyting
vs
in
such
sorte
,
therafter
that
if
for
all
this
we
shew
no
better
fruits
of
amendment
,
he
will
plague
us
yet
scaven
tymes
worse
?
Levit
.
26.18
.
By
healing
vs
also
in
part
,
doth
he
not
admonish
vs
,
that
if
we
do
not
yet
repent
,
but
conrinewe
still
to
sinne
against
him
,
a
worse
thing
shall
come
vnto
us
?
Iohn
5.14
.
O
ye
that
doe
now
represent
the
body
of
this
land
,
consider
of
this
matter
.
What
shall
I
heere
speake
of
our
late
great
danger
,
by
the
late
most
bloudie
,
horrible
,
vnnaturall
and
monstrous
conspiracy
of
the
Papists
;
as
against
all
in
generall
,
so
specially
against
you
that
are
now
assembled
,
in
this
high
Court
of
Parliament
?
Would
the
Lord
haue
every
person
to
provoke
his
owne
soule
,
to
prayse
the
Lord
,
for
redeeming
his
soule
from
the
graue
Psa
.
103.4
.
And
would
he
not
haue
the
whole
land
,
and
specially
you
that
are
now
assembled
in
high
court
of
Parliament
representing
the
whole
land
,
and
in
speciall
manner
delivered
,
to
enter
into
serious
consultation
&
deliberation
with
your selues
,
what
to
render
vnto
the
Lord
,
for
all
his
benifits
towards
you
?
psa
.
116.12
Though
Hezekiah
having
recovered
health
,
went
first
into
the
house
of
God
,
and
made
there
a
psalme
of
thanks
givinge
for
his
recovery
,
which
yet
remaineth
in
holy
writ
,
as
an
everlasting
moniment
of
his
thankfulnes
;
yet
because
in
other
things
,
he
was
not
generally
so
circumspect
and
carefull
,
of
all
obedience
to
God
as
he
should
haue
been
,
but
his
heart
was
lift
vp
with
in
him
,
it
is
sayd
that
he
rendred
not
vnto
the
Lord
,
according
unto
the
reward
bestowed
vppon
him
;
and
that
therefore
wrath
came
from
the
Lord
against
him
,
aganst
Ierusalem
,
and
against
Iuda
.
2
Chro
.
32.25
So
let
this
be
considred
,
that
yee
may
provoke
yourselues
to
the
more
publike
testimony
of
thankfulnes
,
for
our
late
publike
deliverance
.
And
because
mercy
(
even
towards
the
bodyes
of
men
)
is
more
desired
then
sacrifice
,
and
that
therefore
mercy
towards
their
soules
,
is
much
more
acceptable
vnto
God
,
(
for
which
cause
it
is
there
said
,
that
the
Lord
doth
also
more
desier
the
knowledg
of
God
,
then
burnt
offrings
.
Hos
.
6.6
.
)
Therefore
also
as
God
his
goodnes
towards
the
whole
land
is
knowne
to
all
the
world
,
so
let
all
the
world
knowe
,
and
let
all
ages
to
come
be
witnesses
,
of
our
thankfulnes
for
the
same
,
by
your
present
mercy
towards
the
Church
.
He
that
biddeth
vs
to
call
vpon
him
in
the
day
of
our
trouble
,
and
promiseth
to
deliver
us
,
requireth
also
that
we
should
glorifie
him
.
psal
.
50.15
.
How
much
more
then
ought
we
to
glorifie
him
,
being
in
the
day
of
our
trouble
delivered
,
before
we
called
vpon
him
?
Verely
(
most
Honorable
assembly
)
in
this
respect
our
deliverance
is
the
greater
,
then
the
deliverance
either
of
the
Iewes
from
the
bloudy
intent
of
Haman
,
or
of
our selues
in
the
yeare
1588.
For
the
Lord
did
not
worke
thos
deliverances
with
out
the
meanes
of
prayer
and
fasting
:
but
this
,
his
owne
right
hand
hath
brought
to
passe
,
before
that
ever
we
did
open
our
lipps
vnto
him
in
that
behalfe
.
Yea
,
herein
is
our
deliverance
also
the
greater
,
because
though
the
mischeife
plotted
against
vs
was
but
bodily
,
yet
the
mischeife
plotted
against
our
and
all
posterity
was
spirituall
,
even
to
haue
reduced
them
,
to
the
former
bondage
of
popish
blindnes
,
superstition
,
and
Idolatry
,
so
to
haue
perished
everlastingly
:
and
therfore
we
that
should
haue
been
consumed
touching
our
bodyes
,
and
outward
states
in
this
intended
massacre
(
if
it
had
proceeded
)
should
haue
ben
much
better
,
then
they
that
should
haue
lived
.
As
it
be-longeth
therefore
to
all
at
all
tymes
to
glorifie
God
for
this
great
deliverance
,
so
specially
it
be-longeth
to
you
that
are
now
assembled
in
this
high-Court
of
Parliament
.
The
Lord
careth
not
for
any
observation
of
a
day
only
in
remembrance
of
his
mercyes
,
nor
for
bate
words
in
commendation
and
celebration
of
his
goodnes
,
except
that
otherwise
we
doe
dispose
our
way
a
right
:
For
this
is
the
best
prayse
whereby
he
is
glorified
.
psa
.
50.25
.
Yea
even
now
,
and
at
this
Session
,
doth
the
Lord
require
this
of
you
.
For
hath
not
his
hand
of
sicknes
in
many
places
continued
,
&
doth
it
not
still
hoover
over
vs
,
from
before
the
first
summoning
of
this
Parliament
,
to
this
present
Session
?
And
did
not
God
reveale
his
mercy
revealing
the
late
treason
,
and
delivering
vs
from
it
,
immediatly
before
the
last
Session
,
that
your
meeting
might
be
proroged
,
whereby
in
the
time
of
Interim
,
ye
might
haue
the
more
leasure
,
the
better
to
deliberat
and
consult
,
what
at
this
your
assembly
might
most
make
for
the
glory
of
his
name
,
and
the
good
of
his
Church
?
And
will
ye
now
dissolue
your
met
ting
without
doeing
of
further
matter
in
that
behalfe
,
then
yet
ye
haue
done
.
Againe
,
are
not
many
of
you
auncient
,
and
in
that
respect
never
againe
to
be
of
any
other
Parliament
?
which
also
of
the
youngest
and
lustiest
of
you
knoweth
,
either
that
he
shall
liue
to
an
other
Parliament
,
or
to
another
Session
of
this
Parliament
?
Or
if
he
shall
liue
to
another
Parliament
,
that
he
shall
be
chosen
to
be
againe
thereof
:
Or
livyng
to
another
Session
of
this
Parliament
,
that
he
shall
haue
health
and
strenght
to
be
present
thereat
.
Are
not
some
worthy
men
,
that
were
at
the
former
Sessions
of
this
Parliament
,
now
at
rest
with
the
Lord
?
Yea
are
not
some
other
that
were
livyng
&
in
health
at
the
time
of
the
last
Session
,
now
also
(
before
the
beginyng
of
this
Session
)
gathered
to
their
Fathers
.
Yea
further
,
because
divers
of
the
minsters
deprived
and
silenced
(
being
partly
very
aged
)
&
partly
consumed
with
godly
greife
,
(
not
so
much
for
the
owne
troubles
,
(
as
for
the
desolation
of
the
Churches
,
both
presently
seene
,
and
for
future
tymes
by
the
present
to
be
prognosticated
,
in
as
much
as
many
most
vnworthy
persons
are
thrust
into
their
places
,
(
in
which
consideration
,
as
Elisha
wept
,
by
me
spirit
of
prophecie
,
to
fore
see
the
miserable
havocke
that
Hazeel
should
make
of
the
people
of
Israel
,
touching
their
bodies
,
2
Kings
8.11.12
.
So
what
christian
heart
can
refraine
weepyng
and
bleeding
,
to
fore
thinke
of
the
spirituall
spoyle
,
that
will
be
made
in
the
Church
by
blind
guides
,
corrupt
teachers
,
and
careles
:
yea
wicked
and
vngodly
Pastors
)
because
(
I
say
)
many
faithfull
ministers
deprived
and
silenced
,
partly
by
age
,
and
partly
by
godly
greife
,
are
so
neere
the
finishing
of
their
rase
,
that
the
ground
for
their
graue
is
in
a
manner
all
ready
measured
,
therefore
ye
that
are
the
Lords
worthies
now
assembled
in
this
High
and
Honorable
Court
,
doe
that
,
that
is
to
be
done
by
you
,
for
the
glory
of
God
,
and
comfort
of
his
Churches
and
Ministers
,
with
the
more
speed
and
expedition
,
that
such
servants
of
God
as
are
so
neere
their
end
,
may
yet
be
somewhat
revived
and
comforted
before
their
end
,
and
blesse
you
and
yours
before
they
dye
,
and
so
take
their
leaues
also
of
you
and
yours
,
with
the
more
peace
and
ioye
to
their
owne
soules
.
As
your
house
of
parliament
at
the
last
Session
thereof
,
should
passiuely
haue
been
the
house
of
blood
,
yea
the
fountaine
(
in
some
sorte
)
of
blood
,
that
even
from
thence
should
haue
flowed
streames
and
rivers
of
blood
through
out
the
whole
land
,
so
let
it
at
this
Session
be
actiuely
the
house
of
comfort
,
yea
a
fountaine
of
comfort
,
that
from
thence
may
flowe
a
river
(
as
it
were
the
river
of
God
)
and
a
floude
of
spirituall
comfort
,
ioye
and
gladnes
to
all
the
land
.
To
all
the
land
?
Yea
to
all
Nations
that
know
the
Lord
and
call
upon
his
name
:
yea
to
all
posterity
.
As
the
26
first
day
of
the
last
Session
should
haue
been
,
a
day
of
darknes
and
of
blacknes
,
a
day
of
cloudes
and
of
obscuritie
(
as
Ioel
speaketh
chap.
2.2
.
〈◇〉
let
the
last
day
of
this
Session
be
a
bright
and
cleare
suneshine
day
,
a
day
of
light
,
a
day
of
comfort
and
refr●●ing
from
the
Lord
.
As
the
Lords
enimyes
,
the
blood
and
mercyles
papists
(
merciles
to
them selues
in
mur●●ing
themselues
heertofore
&
of
late
,
and
therefore
〈◇〉
more
mercyles
vnto
other
)
as
these
men
would
ha●●
made
themselues
,
as
a
fire
to
devoure
all
before
thē
●●●d
as
a
flame
to
burne
vp
all
be
hind
them
.
Ioel
2.3
.
So
be
you
at
are
the
children
of
God
,
&
should
therefore
be
mercif●●●s
your
Father
also
is
mercifull
Luc
.
6.36
.
Be
ye
(
I
say
)
as
there
the
rayne
;
even
as
the
first
and
the
latter
rayne
,
Ioel
2.4
.
As
their
wrath
should
haue
been
like
the
roaring
of
a-Lyon
,
(
as
Salomon
speaketh
of
the
wrath
of
a
King
)
so
let
your
favour
be
(
as
Salomon
speaketh
of
the
favor
of
a
King
)
like
the
dewe
upon
the
grasse
.
Pro
.
19.12
.
By
this
mercy
that
hetherto
I
haue
(
as
it
were
at
the
barre
of
your
Iustice
)
pleaded
for
,
and
provoked
you
vnto
,
ye
shall
not
only
treasure
up
comfort
to
your selues
against
the
day
of
your
death
,
when
ye
shall
most
stand
in
neede
of
comfort
,
but
ye
shall
also
make
your
old
age
the
more
honorable
;
yea
after
your
dayes
heare
ended
,
your
name
and
memory
will
be
honorable
with
all
posteritie
.
Wherfore
did
Deborah
say
that
Iael
the
wife
of
Heber
should
be
blessed
aboue
other
women
,
yea
blessed
aboue
other
women
dwel
ling
in
tents
?
Iudg
.
5.24
.
Because
with
an
hammer
shee
had
driven
a
nayle
so
deepe
into
the
head
of
Sisera
sleeping
in
her
tent
,
that
he
did
never
a
wake
.
If
such
a
sentence
of
blessednes
were
prophecied
of
Iael
,
for
makeing
away
only
an
outward
enimy
of
the
out
word
state
of
the
Church
,
how
much
more
shall
ye
be
blessed
,
yea
blessed
aboue
many
former
Parliament
men
,
if
as
some
haue
made
a
beginning
of
the
desolation
of
the
whore
of
Rome
in
these
landes
,
so
ye
shall
make
perfect
that
beginning
,
and
vtterly
take
away
whatsoever
of
her
ornaments
yet
remayning
,
wherwith
she
and
her
priests
were
wont
to
be
decked
,
and
are
yet
decked
,
&
wherwith
also
her
Idols
were
wont
to
be
worshipped
,
and
are
yet
worshipped
?
And
if
as
other
haue
already
(
in
some
sort
)
begunne
to
driue
the
nayle
into
the
head
of
the
Archenimy
(
next
vnder
Sathan
himselfe
)
of
the
spirituall
state
of
the
Church
,
so
ye
shall
also
driue
the
same
further
?
Yea
if
likewise
as
the
Papists
comforted
themselues
touching
their
contrived
and
hoped
for
destruction
of
our
persons
,
and
of
our
religion
,
saying
(
in
dreaming
sort
)
among
themselues
,
as
Moses
said
to
the
Israclits
,
these
men
&
this
religion
which
ye
haue
hitherto
seene
,
ye
shall
never
see
againe
,
so
likwise
ye
by
the
sword
of
the
word
of
the
Lord
,
and
of
your
authority
,
(
as
it
were
by
the
sword
of
the
Lord
and
of
Gidcon
,
Iudg
.
7.20
.
)
if
(
I
say
)
ye
shall
so
cut
of
the
tayle
of
the
said
whore
of
Rome
,
and
(
as
it
were
)
her
branch
and
rush
,
that
there
shal
be
no
more
hope
left
to
her
lovers
heere
amongst
vs
,
of
ever
committing
the
like
spirituall
fornication
with
her
heerafter
,
that
heretofore
they
haue
done
:
that
so
we
may
comfortably
apply
the
former
words
of
Moses
to
our selues
and
to
our
children
,
touching
the
Romish
religion
and
all
the
appurtinances
therof
,
which
we
haue
seene
,
that
we
shall
never
see
them
againe
Exod
14
23
Yea
let
the
late
conspiracie
of
the
papists
before
mentioned
,
provoke
you
so
much
the
more
carefully
,
&
firmly
to
abolish
their
whole
religion
,
to
the
least
hem
,
of
every
garment
and
Ceremony
thereof
,
as
also
the
more
suerly
to
establish
the
Gospell
with
all
thinges
appertainning
therevnto
,
and
every
holy
meanes
for
the
best
supporting
thereof
,
by
how
much
more
,
the
cursed
fruites
thereof
,
h●u●
proclaimed
it
and
dayly
doe
proclaime
it
,
to
be
odiou
and
abominable
in
the
sight
of
God
.
Lastly
,
though
the
were
then
disapoynted
,
yet
your
wisdome
is
such
,
that
●●ope
ye
neede
not
be
admonished
,
either
not
to
thinke
that
they
will
heereafter
be
idle
,
and
giue
over
their
occupation
,
of
wicked
and
treasonable
imaginations
,
or
not
to
neglect
by
all
good
meanes
possible
,
to
prevent
whatsoever
nature
treacherie
&
conspiracie
,
yet
they
shall
in
their
darknes
,
further
practise
against
vs.
18
To
conclude
therefore
,
whilst
ye
haue
time
,
and
whilst
it
is
called
to
day
,
feare
that
ye
shall
never
hereafter
haue
the
like
time
and
oportunitie
that
now
ye
haue
;
and
therefore
as
Bathsheba
said
to
her
most
princely
sonne
Lemuell
,
Open
thy
mouth
for
the
dumme
,
and
in
the
cause
of
all
the
〈◇〉
of
destruction
,
open
thy
mouth
,
iudge
righteously
,
and
〈◇〉
,
afflicted
and
the
poore
,
Pro
.
31.8.9
.
So
say
I
,
to
all
them
that
by
their
place
may
any
way
doe
good
to
the
Church
of
God
,
and
to
any
afflicted
&
poore
members
thereof
.
Yea
as
the
said
Queine
Bathsheba
saith
before
,
giue
yee
strong
drinke
,
to
him
that
is
ready
to
perish
,
and
wine
vnto
them
that
haue
greife
of
heart
,
that
he
may
drinke
,
and
forget
his
povertie
,
and
remember
his
miserie
no
more
,
Pro
.
31.6.7
.
So
〈◇〉
w●n
all
them
that
are
of
any
authoritie
,
or
in
any
〈◇〉
of
grace
and
favour
,
especially
this
present
high
Court
of
Parliament
,
to
giue
a
plentifull
boll
of
the
strong
d●●ke
of
theire
comfortable
favour
,
yea
an
whole
flagon
full
of
the
wine
of
their
grace
,
that
they
that
are
now
poore
,
and
haue
been
long
heavie
hearted
for
the
corruptions
&
ruins
of
Syon
,
and
that
in
the
greif
of
their
hearts
are
readie
to
perish
,
may
drinke
so
deeplie
therof
,
that
they
may
forget
their
povertie
,
and
remember
their
misery
no
more
.
Iob
said
,
that
he
had
not
contemned
the
iudgment
of
his
servant
,
neither
of
his
mayd
,
when
they
contended
with
him
.
Iob
.
31.13
.
How
much
lesse
then
is
the
iudgment
of
the
ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
yea
,
of
the
mother
of
vs
all
(
the
Church
of
God
)
yea
,
of
God
himselfe
,
of
Christ
Iesus
,
of
the
holy
Angels
,
of
our selues
and
our
posteritie
,
and
final
lie
of
King
and
kingdome
(
as
hath
been
sheewed
)
to
be
neglected
?
As
Haman
said
of
the
Iewes
to
Ahashuerosh
,
that
they
were
a
people
scattered
and
dispersed
amonge
the
people
in
all
provinces
of
his
kingdome
,
having
lawes
divers
from
all
people
,
and
not
observing
the
Kings
lawes
,
and
that
therefore
it
was
not
for
the
Kings
profite
to
suffer
them
.
Ester
.
3.8
.
So
I
am
not
Ignorant
that
these
ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
of
whom
I
haue
now
in
these
Arguments
made
so
often
mention
,
are
charged
as
enimyes
to
the
state
,
perturbers
of
the
Church
,
seditious
,
schismaticall
etc.
But
if
it
were
lawfull
and
free
for
these
men
to
expostulate
with
the
state
touching
the
former
matters
,
as
David
did
with
the
Lords
annoyntrd
Saule
,
they
might
not
only
say
with
David
,
wherefore
doe
ye
giue
eare
to
mens
words
,
that
say
,
behould
David
seeketh
evill
against
you
?
1
Sam
.
24.10
But
they
might
also
plead
their
innocency
,
as
Dauid
doth
his
verse
12
,
Vnderstand
and
see
that
ther
is
neither
evill
,
nor
wickednes
in
us
,
neither
haue
we
sinned
against
you
.
But
in
the
meane
time
,
this
they
may
boldly
say
,
that
as
the
former
hath
been
an
old
accusation
in
all
ages
,
even
against
the
best
frends
of
the
Church
and
state
,
so
it
is
answered
by
the
D.
King
in
his
42.
lecture
upon
Ionas
pag
171.
out
of
Augustine
,
that
such
accusations
are
rather
by
consiction
the
by
conviction
.
And
therefore
as
our
most
gratious
Queene
of
most
happie
memory
Queene
Elizabeth
,
before
she
was
Queene
,
in
her
distress
,
in
the
dayes
of
Queene
Mary
,
wrot
with
her
Diamond
in
a
glasse
windowe
at
woodstoocke
,
Much
suspected
by
me
,
Nothing
proved
can
be
.
Even
so
may
these
men
both
speake
and
write
,
the
same
of
themselues
.
As
for
such
accusers
as
are
alwayes
provoking
all
men
,
especially
Princes
,
and
Nobles
against
them
,
I
wish
them
to
take
heed
of
that
fearefull
cursse
,
wherwith
David
,
cursed
those
children
of
men
before
the
Lord
,
that
had
sturred
vp
Saule
against
him
,
and
that
by
that
meanes
had
cast
him
out
from
abiding
in
the
inheritance
of
the
Lord
,
saying
goe
serue
other
Gods
,
1
Sam
.
26.19
.
For
my
part
I
pray
,
that
God
may
giue
them
a
better
minde
,
that
so
they
may
rather
be
the
blessed
of
the
Lord
.
Touching
other
also
that
haue
been
or
are
forward
,
in
silencing
,
depriving
,
or
otherwise
molesting
of
ministers
,
for
omission
of
Ceremonies
,
not
observing
the
booke
of
Common
prayer
in
that
strict
manner
that
they
doe
vrge
the
same
,
and
for
other
conformitie
,
(
though
in
other
things
they
doe
and
cannot
but
iustifie
them
)
I
am
so
farr
from
wishyng
the
least
evill
unto
them
,
that
I
doe
hartely
praye
the
Lord
(
who
hath
the
hearts
of
all
in
his
handes
)
to
worke
such
a
gratious
change
in
them
,
that
they
may
by
all
meanes
as
much
further
the
worke
of
God
,
as
by
their
former
dealing
they
haue
hindred
the
same
.
That
so
they
may
haue
all
true
honor
in
this
life
,
and
be
eternal
ly
blessed
in
the
life
to
come
.
Finally
concernyng
our
most
gracious
Soveraigne
,
I
haue
prayed
,
I
doe
praye
,
and
whilest
I
liue
I
will
praye
for
him
,
as
Salomon
prayed
for
himselfe
,
1
Kings
2.45
.
Let
King
Iames
be
blessed
,
and
let
his
throne
be
stablished
before
the
Lord
forever
:
yea
,
so
I
pray
the
Lord
to
blesse
him
,
with
our
Noble
Queene
and
all
their
Royall
issue
,
that
their
earthly
kingdome
being
ended
,
they
may
haue
the
heavenly
,
and
there
raigne
with
Christ
Iesus
,
the
King
of
Kings
for
ever
,
and
ever
.
To
this
prayer
,
let
all
the
people
say
Amen
.