A
SVRVEY
Of
the
Houshold
of
God
on
Earth
,
&c.
THe
Lord
God
for
his
own
glory
,
and
the
accomplishment
of
his
determinate
Councels
,
made
the
world
,
and
every
living
thing
,
whether
Angels
,
or
men
,
in
heaven
or
in
earth
;
which
perfected
,
The
Almighty
wisdome
,
though
it
could
have
otherwaies
gloryfied
it self
,
thought
fit
among
all
the
Creatures
which
his
hands
had
made
,
to
raise
man
to
that
pitch
of
honor
,
as
to
make
him
not
only
the
object
of
his
love
,
but
in
some
sort
the
Author
of
his
honor
,
(
who
is
the
fountain
it self
or
original
spring
of
honor
and
all
other
vertues
and
excellencies
)
and
this
he
himself
acknowledges
,
by
several
expressions
of
his
own
,
and
Prophets
,
when
men
have
yielded
obedience
to
his
Commandments
,
saying
they
honored
him
,
or
gave
glory
to
him
.
Yea
indeed
it
will
be
acknowledged
of
all
sorts
of
men
,
that
the
end
of
mans
Creation
was
(
as
is
the
work
of
every
Artificer
)
the
glory
and
honor
of
the
Creator
,
and
maker
;
Therefore
the
same
wisdom
that
Created
man
,
even
while
man
was
yet
simple
and
pure
,
in
the
absolute
height
of
his
first
created
perfection
,
put
him
under
the
obedience
of
a
Law
and
Rule
in
word
,
to
the
keeping
of
which
those
first
principles
which
we
call
the
Laws
of
sense
,
and
reason
,
were
but
subservient
.
But
man
kept
not
long
that
station
;
but
disobeyed
the
law
of
his
most
high
Creator
,
by
which
error
or
fall
it
s
concluded
and
agreed
,
by
all
Christians
,
that
the
whole
nature
of
man
was
corrupted
and
tainted
,
and
from
being
the
sons
of
God
in
pure
creation
,
all
mankind
became
the
sons
of
Adam
by
natural
propagation
;
bearing
in
our
bodies
the
sting
and
marks
of
our
first
sin
,
in
our
daily
and
continued
transgressions
,
thrust
out
from
the
presence
of
our
God
,
and
could
dwell
no
longer
in
paradise
.
And
now
the
Laws
of
sense
and
reason
were
mans
rule
,
God
not
holding
that
lively
communion
with
man
,
which
he
did
before
,
to
prescribe
him
particular
and
positive
Commands
,
or
Laws
;
(
at
least
that
we
read
of
.
)
Yet
the
goodness
of
our
Creator
,
transcendently
appeared
,
in
that
while
he
breathes
forth
threatnings
to
his
disobedient
servant
,
nay
actually
punishes
him
,
in
ejecting
him
the
earthly
Paradise
,
the
Type
of
the
heavenly
Rest
,
he
opens
a
door
of
comfort
,
in
so
sweet
promises
as
he
there
annexed
,
of
the
hopes
of
a
Saviour
;
under
which
Covenant
he
pleased
in
all
ages
to
take
a
special
regard
to
some
men
,
in
and
by
whom
the
family
and
houshold
of
God
was
continued
;
and
to
these
he
several
times
,
and
by
several
manners
revealed
himself
(
whether
by
Dreams
,
Visions
,
Angels
,
or
otherwise
,
is
not
so
materiall
to
be
here
discust
)
and
taught
them
the
Laws
and
Ordinances
of
his
house
,
which
Laws
we
see
were
not
so
contrary
to
the
Law
of
pure
Reason
or
the
inherent
law
of
nature
,
that
they
wrought
division
,
or
separation
either
amongst
themselves
,
or
with
others
,
or
so
perspicuous
to
the
eye
of
mans
reason
,
that
each
wanderer
saw
the
wisdom
of
the
Father
,
and
immediately
followed
that
rule
and
dictate
of
the
divine
Spirit
;
of
which
families
or
housholds
it
is
conceived
the
Lord
had
several
in
divers
Countries
at
the
same
time
;
but
as
being
least
questionable
,
most
proper
to
a
Christian
,
and
so
most
subservient
to
our
end
,
we
shall
only
look
at
the
direct
line
of
scriptural
genealogy
,
from
Adam
to
Noah
,
and
so
to
Abraham
,
of
whose
posterity
in
the
twelve
Patriarcks
,
was
found
the
people
of
God
,
the
holy
seed
,
among
whom
were
(
in
his
due
time
)
shewn
the
Oracles
of
God
,
the
depth
of
wisdom
,
both
for
the
government
of
Gods
people
as
men
,
or
Saints
,
by
the
Lords
annointed
,
and
every
inferior
power
under
the
civill
Scepter
:
or
by
the
royall
Preisthood
or
inferior
Levite
under
the
Divine
declaration
.
How
far
Adams
power
extended
,
or
how
absolute
it
was
,
I
shall
not
controvert
,
nor
yet
Noahs
;
but
this
we
may
see
,
that
it
was
so
paternal
,
that
we
read
not
of
any
censure
that
he
gave
to
Cain
upon
his
brothers
murther
;
though
we
see
God
did
;
but
how
it
was
effected
,
whether
only
by
the
voice
of
conscience
,
or
otherwaies
,
is
so
difficult
that
we
will
not
guess
,
but
conclude
,
had
the
knowledge
of
it
been
material
,
either
for
Gods
honor
or
our
good
,
the
holy
and
wise
God
would
not
have
so
obscured
it
;
nor
yet
gives
God
a
precept
against
murder
,
but
gives
it
Noah
after
the
Flood
.
That
it
was
want
of
absolute
power
afterwards
,
that
brought
such
loosness
,
and
disorders
upon
the
world
whereby
sin
in
the
successions
of
generations
,
from
Adam
to
Noah
,
was
so
multiplyed
,
the
contrary
seems
evident
,
and
that
from
the
Tenor
of
Gods
truth
:
For
there
were
mighty
men
,
who
abused
their
power
to
wrong
and
injustice
,
therefore
were
they
plagued
;
we
may
say
plainly
,
they
sought
and
got
power
over
each
other
,
and
destroyed
the
pure
law
of
nature
:
For
(
though
I
am
not
against
,
nay
I
am
for
Government
,
as
will
well
appear
hereafter
,
yet
)
this
I
say
,
that
the
law
of
pure
naturals
sets
not
one
above
another
,
which
law
observed
,
there
would
be
no
need
of
Governors
,
for
each
one
would
be
a
law
unto
himself
:
But
to
return
,
the
power
thus
obtained
,
they
abused
it
to
unjust
ends
,
Spoile
,
Robbery
,
Rapine
,
Lust
,
and
such
like
;
for
this
came
the
wrath
of
God
upon
these
children
of
disobedience
and
violence
;
and
the
Flood
washed
away
them
and
their
sins
together
.
Yet
the
Lord
remembred
Noah
,
for
was
he
just
,
from
whose
posterity
descended
all
the
present
Inhabitants
of
the
earth
;
and
although
the
fathers
were
,
as
Shem
and
Japhet
,
righteous
in
their
generations
;
yet
the
sons
and
progenie
of
these
,
forgat
the
laws
of
their
fathers
house
,
and
fell
into
the
delusions
of
Sathan
,
by
the
lusts
of
their
own
hearts
;
And
forgetting
the
Judgements
of
God
upon
the
old
world
,
they
as
well
as
the
seed
of
Cham
,
fell
into
the
sins
of
the
old
world
,
and
promoted
themselves
over
their
brethren
,
not
according
to
priority
of
birth
,
as
most
congruous
to
reason
,
but
by
might
and
power
,
abusing
those
excellent
qualifications
of
divine
infusion
,
against
the
law
of
the
most
High
,
and
then
according
to
their
factions
,
they
by
strength
got
dominion
,
which
loth
to
lose
,
they
combined
together
against
God
himself
;
nay
as
sure
as
the
Lord
liveth
,
the
Poet
truly
expresseth
the
heart
of
man
,
These
Giants
or
Principes
would
if
they
could
,
have
plucked
God
out
of
heaven
;
they
first
brake
his
Laws
,
and
then
fought
against
him
;
but
the
Almighty
now
only
scatters
them
to
his
glory
;
and
they
who
before
were
bounded
in
a
narrow
compass
,
are
now
dispersed
through
all
regions
,
and
it
is
concluded
that
the
chief
of
them
of
one
language
,
upon
the
confusion
of
tongues
was
their
Prince
,
but
whether
that
were
the
most
Ancient
,
Strong
,
or
Wise
,
we
shall
not
need
here
dispute
;
it
is
agreed
there
was
a
cheif
,
and
that
the
most
ancient
,
by
the
general
Law
of
reason
,
owned
that
place
.
However
it
is
most
probable
that
their
dominion
extended
not
over
many
,
or
that
their
power
was
unlimited
:
But
it
seemeth
among
the
sons
of
Noah
,
that
Chams
posterity
first
deviated
from
the
rule
of
nature
,
in
Nimrod
,
who
notwithstanding
he
had
elder
brothers
,
yet
took
the
power
of
government
upon
him
;
yet
it
s
conceived
he
went
no
further
then
the
government
of
his
own
family
,
the
heads
of
families
appearing
in
the
same
age
with
him
in
the
offspring
both
of
Shem
and
Japhet
;
and
t
is
not
probable
that
in
those
times
the
government
was
mostly
such
;
for
they
might
have
enough
in
one
family
for
one
man
well
to
govern
,
considering
the
many
hundreds
of
years
those
ancients
lived
,
and
the
mind
of
man
might
well
then
be
contented
with
it
;
the
profit
was
care
,
and
the
honor
duty
,
and
the
end
only
safety
against
brutish
invasion
,
which
course
is
as
most
natural
,
so
most
conjectural
,
untill
the
contrary
be
proved
.
And
most
assuredly
as
their
families
increased
,
even
after
the
dispersion
,
so
divided
they
the
land
as
well
as
in
the
dayes
of
Peleg
;
and
though
it
may
be
conceived
that
in
this
dispersion
and
confusion
of
languages
,
the
seed
or
occasion
of
future
Discords
,
Wars
,
Jars
,
and
such
like
was
sown
,
yet
it
is
probable
that
the
earth
in
the
fulness
thereof
being
before
them
,
and
the
remembrance
of
kindred
being
fresh
,
they
did
not
immediately
break
out
into
blood
,
by
forcing
a
disseising
,
or
putting
them
out
of
possessions
who
were
in
;
but
those
unprovided
sought
out
habitations
,
and
their
numbers
in
their
respective
progresses
increasing
,
they
sent
out
what
we
call
Colonies
:
The
chief
leader
or
Colonel
of
which
,
was
,
as
is
most
likely
,
the
most
Ancient
,
who
also
gave
forth
to
them
the
general
law
of
their
fathers
,
whether
traditional
or
otherwaies
;
and
the
next
in
degree
of
age
,
as
the
fathers
of
many
children
were
accounted
as
chiefs
,
next
that
cheif
,
or
King
,
and
these
by
Scripture
according
to
that
phrase
in
the
time
of
Moses
writing
(
when
now
the
world
was
grown
to
some
setlement
in
disordered
order
)
were
called
Princes
;
But
these
soon
wax
out
the
remembrance
of
their
neerness
of
blood
(
for
surely
where
God
was
not
regarded
,
man
was
neglected
)
forgetting
God
and
his
Law
,
and
private
interest
increasing
,
the
issue
was
divisions
,
Wars
and
Jars
.
The
just
might
separate
and
divide
,
as
did
holy
Abraham
,
and
just
Lot
;
but
the
wicked
fought
for
it
,
and
by
power
obtained
their
will
,
and
that
law
or
liberty
of
blood-letting
once
admitted
,
there
was
no
stint
of
strife
,
they
renewed
the
Wars
as
the
season
of
the
year
gave
opportunity
,
and
with
this
strife
out
of
all
question
came
in
(
against
the
law
of
nature
)
the
servitude
of
man
to
man
,
and
therewith
also
a
confusion
of
families
,
as
to
pure
discent
.
But
let
us
pass
on
and
hast
,
the
Lord
makes
now
his
family
in
the
houshold
of
Abraham
,
by
especiall
Covenant
of
promise
with
him
and
his
seed
,
rejecting
all
other
Nations
;
Yet
how
that
rejection
wrought
,
is
difficult
:
for
Melchizedech
,
Abrahams
contemporary
was
a
holy
man
,
and
assuredly
kept
purely
the
law
of
his
fathers
,
supposed
of
Shem
,
though
living
amongst
the
accursed
Cananites
;
so
Pharoah
King
of
Aegypt
,
to
whom
the
Lord
communicated
his
error
in
taking
Abrahams
wife
,
and
more
especially
Abymelech
King
of
Gerar
,
who
apprehensive
of
Gods
indignation
,
for
the
same
thing
,
prayeth
as
one
,
and
that
not
only
of
himself
,
but
as
of
a
Nation
that
knew
and
kept
the
Covenant
of
the
Lord
,
Wilt
thou
also
destroy
a
righteous
Nation
,
said
he
not
she
is
my
sister
?
But
to
proceed
;
This
Abraham
is
called
a
mighty
Prince
,
yet
Arms
but
three
hundred
and
eighteen
,
this
confirms
what
was
before
asserted
,
shewing
what
Kings
and
Princes
then
were
,
for
these
were
to
fight
four
Kings
,
and
manifestly
proves
the
generality
to
be
but
heads
of
families
(
though
the
Assyrian
had
now
conquered
many
families
)
mark
also
Abrahams
complaint
for
lack
of
an
heir
,
urging
his
power
and
estate
to
difcend
to
Eleazar
his
chief
servant
;
These
things
are
inserted
only
to
lead
the
weak
reader
in
a
plain
path
way
of
historicall
narration
,
therefore
this
one
example
might
suffice
,
but
this
must
be
more
then
seconded
,
both
in
Isaac
the
child
of
promise
,
and
Jacob
and
his
progeny
;
Isaac
was
Abrahams
heir
both
of
goods
and
graces
,
yet
falls
into
the
offence
of
Abraham
his
father
,
and
for
safeguard
of
his
life
denieth
his
wife
;
And
as
a
King
governing
his
family
;
hath
issue
Esau
and
Jacob
Twins
,
and
although
the
birth
right
of
divine
blessing
is
by
Isaac
given
to
Jacob
,
yet
the
temporall
inheritance
was
to
Esau
,
which
primogeniture
is
several
waies
;
and
in
the
right
of
it
acknowledged
to
Esau
,
by
Jacob
,
whose
substance
was
the
gift
of
his
God
in
,
and
for
his
faithfull
service
he
performed
to
Laban
.
But
le
ts
hast
to
see
Jacob
in
his
full
grown
family
,
discended
into
Aegypt
,
and
there
continued
the
time
appointed
by
Gods
promise
,
during
whose
servitude
,
while
the
yoak
of
Pharoah
gauled
the
necks
of
his
off-spring
,
(
the
way
which
God
used
to
perform
and
fulfill
his
promise
of
freedom
,
t
is
strange
to
flesh
and
blood
)
you
can
look
for
no
other
government
upon
their
shoulders
then
the
whips
of
the
Taskmasters
,
untill
the
time
of
deliverance
from
the
Lord
comes
,
who
raiseth
up
Moses
to
be
their
saviour
and
leader
;
but
the
judgements
of
his
mouth
during
the
whole
course
of
his
government
,
were
for
the
greatest
part
extraordinary
,
even
from
the
mouth
,
or
Spirit
of
the
most
high
God
,
which
although
it
shews
how
nigh
a
relation
holiness
and
obedience
can
work
betwixt
man
and
God
,
yet
so
far
it
sheweth
not
ought
as
exemplary
to
us
in
our
present
Magistracy
,
either
the
superior
or
subordinate
,
in
ordinary
jurisdiction
;
neither
the
Acts
or
judgements
of
any
of
those
Judges
afterwards
,
in
such
special
causes
of
evident
supream
,
either
direction
,
or
assistance
:
neither
during
their
forty
years
peregrination
in
the
wilderness
,
nor
in
their
daies
of
rest
,
untill
they
called
for
a
King
,
nor
indeed
at
any
time
:
That
is
,
we
are
not
to
take
what
ever
one
judges
supream
or
subordinate
,
in
ordinary
jurisdiction
or
legall
government
say
,
as
a
binding
word
issuing
from
an
infallible
spirit
,
or
accompanied
with
such
divine
directions
;
But
according
to
the
respective
laws
,
and
customs
of
the
place
and
Nation
wherein
we
live
,
ordered
according
to
the
reason
,
and
necessity
of
intervening
accidents
,
wherein
those
general
rules
,
which
nature
teacheth
,
of
self
preservation
,
and
of
preferring
generals
before
particulars
,
and
general
and
common
good
before
particular
,
(
alwaies
presumed
nought
be
done
contrary
or
destructive
to
any
part
of
Divine
rule
)
must
by
all
men
,
as
was
by
them
,
be
observed
.
But
seeing
all
that
Moses
did
was
not
extraordinary
,
let
us
a
little
view
his
behaviour
,
in
the
course
of
this
narration
,
even
of
that
man
with
whom
so
extraordinary
a
spirit
rested
;
for
his
first
actions
I
leave
the
reader
wholly
to
Scripture
(
only
this
,
he
was
under
persecution
from
his
infancy
,
being
then
exposed
to
the
mercy
of
the
waters
only
)
for
what
I
shall
specially
aim
at
,
shall
be
,
and
are
his
acts
judicial
,
and
those
either
in
referenre
either
to
Church
or
Common-wealth
;
The
first
law
of
Moses
mouth
was
not
only
binding
to
the
Jew
,
but
from
the
equity
of
it
,
was
,
and
is
,
the
pure
principle
of
obedience
to
the
supream
powers
,
Obey
God
;
for
where
that
is
not
,
or
ceases
,
the
other
is
little
observed
;
so
that
some
,
which
it
was
thought
believed
no
God
,
yet
professed
many
,
by
that
superstition
to
inforce
a
reverence
,
and
from
thence
obedience
.
Moses
now
not
only
gives
,
but
administers
law
also
unto
the
people
;
in
the
next
place
looks
to
setling
of
civill
judicatures
,
in
the
stablishment
of
Judges
,
and
giving
rules
for
the
choice
of
Judges
and
administration
of
justice
;
wherein
it
is
worth
observation
,
that
the
advice
Moses
receiveth
herein
,
though
not
from
the
mouth
of
Almighty
God
,
but
of
Jethro
his
Father
in
law
,
yet
being
agreeable
to
good
reason
,
(
I
say
no
more
)
he
yields
,
enquires
not
of
God
,
nor
did
God
alter
it
after
,
because
not
coming
immediatly
from
himself
,
nor
made
any
declaration
by
himself
or
Moses
,
that
it
came
from
him
,
either
to
get
the
glory
to
himself
,
or
to
enforce
with
greater
authority
the
acceptation
of
the
same
:
Nor
yet
disallows
of
it
after
,
but
approves
it
,
and
it
was
an
establisht
Law
for
the
great
judicatory
of
that
Nation
for
ever
accordingly
.
The
next
thing
was
the
Act
of
Almighty
God
in
giving
the
laws
whereby
the
people
should
be
judged
,
which
were
summarily
comprehended
and
written
in
two
Tables
of
Stone
,
(
it
may
be
to
signifie
their
long
or
everlasting
duration
)
which
were
delivered
by
Gods
own
hand
(
according
to
our
natural
expression
)
unto
Moses
,
and
by
him
,
unto
the
children
of
Israel
,
Gods
people
;
which
Laws
were
of
two
sorts
,
the
first
concerning
God
,
written
in
one
Table
;
the
other
concerning
man
,
written
in
the
other
;
now
these
being
as
we
say
general
laws
,
and
difficultly
could
all
sins
and
offences
by
the
common
people
be
reduced
to
their
proper
Commandment
,
so
that
they
would
have
pleaded
ignorance
,
in
excuse
of
their
sin
;
Therefore
God
gives
particular
Laws
,
and
Rules
,
for
all
emergent
sins
,
and
sets
forth
particularly
the
whole
frame
and
order
of
the
worship
,
and
service
he
expected
from
his
people
,
yea
every
circumstance
requirable
therein
,
upon
which
the
whole
Law
of
God
,
or
which
God
gave
to
the
Jew
,
was
or
is
thus
distinguished
,
into
morall
and
ceremoniall
,
relating
from
man
to
God
in
his
worship
and
service
of
him
:
And
into
morall
and
judicial
,
relating
from
man
to
man
;
which
later
must
be
thus
opened
;
The
Laws
of
the
two
Tables
were
and
still
are
by
many
supposed
to
be
absolutely
morall
or
perpetual
,
and
that
as
well
to
the
Christian
now
,
as
to
the
Jew
then
;
but
the
judicial
not
so
;
but
of
this
more
in
convenient
place
and
time
.
Now
these
judicial
laws
,
commonly
called
Moses
judicials
,
did
respect
both
body
and
goods
,
all
which
stand
upon
such
order
,
as
is
most
agreeable
to
natural
equity
,
to
the
well
being
of
a
Common
wealth
,
and
that
,
both
in
peace
and
war
;
To
a
mans
self
,
and
also
towards
his
neighbour
,
superior
,
and
inferior
;
yea
in
all
things
tending
thereto
;
which
laws
as
the
Jew
received
them
from
the
hand
of
Moses
,
as
their
cheif
and
governor
;
so
did
they
live
accordingly
,
giving
obedience
to
them
all
the
daies
of
Moses
;
after
whom
,
not
Moses
son
or
sons
ruled
Israel
;
neither
by
his
,
their
,
or
the
peoples
seeking
was
any
such
thing
once
mentioned
,
but
the
government
(
most
especial
gifts
and
graces
,
testifying
his
divine
vocation
,
shewing
forth
themselves
in
him
)
was
given
unto
Joshua
;
but
no
new
law
divulged
,
but
the
division
of
inheritances
to
the
several
Tribes
in
their
respective
conquests
,
was
as
the
Lord
had
commanded
Moses
,
and
he
gave
forth
as
a
law
to
the
people
.
And
having
through
Gods
goodness
given
possessions
,
and
in
peace
,
to
Israel
,
before
his
death
,
he
calls
for
all
Israel
,
or
their
elders
,
heads
,
judges
,
and
officers
,
and
from
Gods
former
and
present
mercies
,
promise
and
threatnings
,
perswades
them
to
obedience
to
these
laws
,
which
for
some
time
they
observed
under
their
particular
heads
of
Tribes
,
without
any
particular
Prince
,
and
won
great
victories
against
their
enemies
,
(
which
although
I
find
in
history
to
be
ascribed
to
be
done
under
the
command
of
Phineas
the
Preist
,
yet
I
wave
it
,
and
only
prosecute
the
order
of
Scripture
.
)
The
next
successor
in
government
there
given
to
them
is
Othniel
,
then
Ehud
,
Shamgar
,
Deborah
and
Barak
,
then
Gideon
;
these
were
by
a
special
spirit
of
God
raised
up
for
the
deliverance
and
saving
Israel
,
from
the
hand
of
those
enemies
,
into
whose
hand
for
sin
their
God
had
delivered
them
;
But
they
still
departing
from
him
,
that
is
,
from
his
Laws
,
not
giving
either
any
,
or
not
due
obedience
,
God
as
it
seems
intending
to
chastise
them
yet
more
(
as
the
stroaks
or
contentions
of
friends
are
most
bitter
)
suffers
Abimelech
the
son
of
Gideon
by
unjust
and
unused
waies
to
seek
not
only
the
government
,
but
a
kingdom
,
yet
after
his
death
(
whose
ambition
was
also
punished
together
with
the
peoples
sin
(
for
the
people
were
Gods
avengers
on
him
as
he
was
of
the
people
)
now
arises
a
new
succession
of
Judges
of
several
Tribes
,
and
as
it
seems
also
by
the
special
hand
of
their
God
upon
them
,
as
Tola
,
Jari
,
Jeptha
,
Sampson
,
after
whose
time
there
was
as
it
were
an
interregnum
,
no
King
,
no
Judge
in
Israel
,
and
the
manifestation
of
the
will
of
God
by
a
special
spirit
to
any
chief
of
Israel
ceased
,
and
so
for
defect
of
worthy
noble
vertuous
spirits
,
the
government
was
conferred
upon
Eli
the
Preist
,
in
whose
time
there
was
no
manifest
vision
;
And
though
Samuel
the
last
had
it
,
yet
it
continued
not
after
him
,
if
it
ceased
not
to
work
at
sometimes
in
him
,
who
as
it
seems
rather
out
of
fatherly
indulgence
(
although
he
had
seen
the
judgements
of
God
upon
Eli
his
Master
,
and
his
family
(
for
such
weaknesses
are
evident
often
in
Gods
dearest
children
)
then
by
divine
appointment
,
makes
his
sons
Judges
:
but
they
turning
aside
after
lucre
,
and
taking
bribes
,
perverted
judgement
.
Whereupon
all
the
Elders
of
Israel
gathered
themselves
together
,
and
came
to
Samuel
to
Ramah
,
and
said
unto
him
;
Behold
thou
art
old
,
and
thy
sons
walk
not
in
thy
waies
,
(
that
is
righteously
)
now
therefore
make
us
a
King
to
judge
us
like
all
Nations
.
Where
we
may
see
,
error
in
government
and
governors
causeth
desires
of
change
of
government
,
&c.
But
the
Lord
commands
Samuel
to
listen
to
the
peoples
voyce
,
but
declaring
to
Samuel
,
who
it
seems
was
also
a
little
sensible
of
the
peoples
neglect
towards
him
,
though
most
for
God
,
that
this
choice
of
man
was
their
rejection
of
God
.
Whence
mark
,
in
the
purity
or
purest
of
times
,
Gods
Church
was
governed
as
a
Common-wealth
,
in
the
declining
daies
it
grew
to
a
kingdom
.
The
next
thing
to
be
considered
of
,
is
,
to
see
the
King
settled
in
his
Throne
,
wherein
I
shall
first
seek
out
,
how
they
came
to
have
a
King
,
that
is
,
whether
of
divine
appointment
,
or
of
their
own
election
;
t
is
truth
that
it
seems
both
concurred
,
1
Sam.
8.
5.
compared
with
1
Sam.
9.
15.
but
then
the
question
is
moved
justly
,
who
was
the
first
and
principal
Agent
,
the
Lord
in
appointing
,
or
the
people
in
requiring
a
King
,
which
being
plain
on
the
peoples
part
,
it
is
objected
that
the
Lord
in
his
first
laws
to
his
people
,
Deut.
17.
14.
&c.
gave
them
a
Rule
concerning
the
choice
of
their
King
,
namely
one
of
their
brethren
,
&c.
and
that
Jacob
prophesied
of
the
same
,
and
that
God
laid
down
the
duties
of
the
King
,
&c.
To
which
it
is
answered
,
that
neither
the
prophesie
of
Jacob
,
nor
Gods
laying
down
the
Kings
choice
,
duty
,
and
such
like
,
no
nor
Samuels
annointing
Saul
,
by
Gods
appointment
,
proves
any
divine
institution
,
no
more
then
the
prophesies
,
&c.
of
great
sins
and
defections
from
God
.
&c.
warrants
them
:
No
,
no
,
the
utmost
it
holds
forth
is
rather
a
Divine
concession
,
then
an
original
institution
;
for
the
Lord
in
that
eighth
of
Samuel
,
tells
Samuel
,
the
people
had
rejected
him
for
being
their
King
;
and
laying
before
the
people
by
Samuel
the
usage
of
Kings
,
ruling
at
list
,
or
according
to
their
own
will
and
power
,
as
it
were
to
deterre
the
people
from
it
,
the
peoples
stubbornness
ver.
7.
8.
and
19.
and
20.
shews
plainly
that
in
wrath
,
as
the
spirit
elswhere
expresses
it
,
he
gave
them
a
King
,
that
is
,
yielded
to
their
desire
of
a
King
;
and
Saul
,
annointed
by
Samuel
,
was
chosen
by
Lot
,
and
being
hidden
,
was
sought
,
and
by
Gods
direction
found
out
of
the
people
,
and
saluted
King
,
with
a
God
save
the
King
;
whence
if
it
be
thought
fit
to
be
objected
,
he
was
chosen
by
Lot
,
and
so
the
disposition
of
that
being
from
the
Lord
,
the
Lord
appointed
the
King
,
it
s
agreed
;
but
thence
to
infer
that
Kings
are
of
divine
institution
,
it
followeth
not
:
This
only
is
properly
raised
thence
,
that
God
appointed
that
person
Saul
to
be
King
of
his
own
people
:
after
Saul
David
comes
to
the
Throne
,
and
though
by
Gods
appointment
,
and
special
designation
,
the
house
of
Saul
contends
with
him
;
Absolom
he
Rebels
,
and
carries
the
multitudes
of
Israel
after
him
;
and
Solomon
the
wisest
of
the
sons
of
men
succeeding
,
though
by
Davids
appointment
,
yea
by
divine
approbation
many
waies
manifested
;
if
not
fore-prophesied
,
he
so
sins
,
that
the
Lord
rejects
him
,
dividing
the
Kingdom
,
and
now
in
the
settlement
of
hereditary
succession
,
that
special
spirit
which
accompanied
the
cheifs
or
Kings
of
Gods
people
ceases
,
as
to
the
most
,
if
not
all
of
them
,
and
rested
upon
special
Prophets
,
whom
the
Lord
raised
up
in
the
Raignes
of
several
Kings
,
for
the
manifestation
of
his
glory
,
and
love
to
his
people
,
not
only
declaring
his
notice
of
their
especial
sins
,
but
also
denouncing
judgements
in
case
of
impenitency
,
which
accordingly
fell
out
in
the
several
raigns
of
several
of
the
Kings
of
Israel
;
&
Judah
,
which
subsequent
Kings
were
either
faithful
wholly
,
or
in
the
main
depending
upon
God
,
&
walking
in
the
waies
of
David
their
father
;
or
else
a
kinde
of
formal
servers
of
God
,
not
faithfully
,
but
hypocritically
,
or
openly
prophane
,
and
Idolatrous
,
one
or
two
especially
,
Jeroboam
who
made
Israel
to
sin
,
yet
of
Gods
appointment
,
renting
the
kingdom
from
Solomons
heire
to
give
it
him
,
and
Ahab
that
sold
himself
to
work
wickedness
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord
,
for
whose
outward
humiliation
only
God
spared
the
Nation
during
his
daies
.
Now
this
is
to
be
noted
,
that
even
then
,
such
as
was
the
King
,
such
was
the
pople
generally
,
and
for
the
greatest
part
,
at
least
in
outward
profession
;
An
idolatrous
King
,
an
idolatrous
people
;
a
luke-warm
King
,
a
careless
people
;
a
zealous
faithful
King
,
a
reforming
praying
people
;
So
far
ever
was
outward
splendor
and
power
a
leader
of
outward
profession
,
and
civil
conversation
;
and
under
the
law
,
accordingly
,
as
the
Lord
was
served
faithfully
,
negligently
,
or
prophanely
,
such
was
his
cariage
towards
this
his
people
,
under
faithfull
and
holy
Kings
,
great
blessings
,
both
of
War
and
peace
;
under
the
indifferent
,
luke-warm
,
neuter
,
self-seeking
Kings
;
Secureness
in
peace
,
and
cutting
short
in
War
;
But
under
the
idolatrous
and
openly
wicked
,
actual
devastations
,
besiegings
,
overthrows
,
and
at
last
general
captivities
;
of
which
,
the
kingdom
of
Israel
so
called
,
being
of
the
ten
Tribes
under
the
head
Tribe
Ephraim
,
felt
sorely
,
and
still
feel
,
where
ever
they
were
carried
by
the
Assyrian
Monarch
;
who
was
punished
as
for
her
own
sins
,
so
for
the
example
of
her
sister
Judah
,
whose
race
was
yet
continued
in
their
own
land
,
under
their
own
governors
,
but
for
sin
cut
short
,
and
the
royal
race
wasted
,
or
over-awed
,
the
kingdom
at
last
became
Mercinary
,
and
set
forth
by
the
Asian
Kings
,
the
successors
of
part
of
the
great
Alexanders
Monarchy
,
to
a
publique
sale
,
yet
sold
to
the
Preists
,
and
of
the
royal
blood
,
untill
at
last
in
the
fulness
of
time
,
the
Romane
conquering
,
or
Commanding
both
the
Asian
and
Aegyptian
Princes
,
it
was
sold
or
given
to
Herod
an
Edomite
,
so
that
now
the
Law-giver
and
Scepter
departed
from
Judah
;
The
temporal
kingdom
of
the
Jew
in
power
royal
,
ceased
from
all
the
Tribes
of
Judah
,
and
Israel
;
And
now
the
Jews
themselves
expected
the
comming
of
their
Messiah
,
and
the
fulfilling
of
the
Ancient
prophesies
,
according
to
their
received
vulgar
interpretation
,
of
a
most
glorious
mighty
powerful
Prince
then
to
be
raised
up
of
God
,
who
should
subdue
all
their
enemies
under
them
,
free
them
from
the
Romane
yoke
,
now
so
much
feared
,
and
should
lead
them
in
the
strength
of
Moses
,
and
Elias
,
and
by
his
power
should
consummate
all
their
joyes
,
in
reducing
their
dispertions
to
an
head
,
and
seating
them
freely
,
and
absolutely
the
Commanders
of
the
Universs
:
Thus
private
interest
still
led
on
the
people
,
though
pretending
to
God
,
so
powerful
is
nature
ever
with
the
flesh
.
Having
here
drawn
into
a
short
sum
the
Misterious
history
of
Gods
dealing
with
that
people
,
which
he
did
more
immediately
hold
as
his
own
inheritance
,
and
made
a
special
covenant
with
them
,
before
we
pass
to
new
matter
,
let
us
a
little
look
back
and
reveiw
,
generally
and
briefly
what
this
people
was
,
the
form
of
the
Covenant
,
the
nature
of
the
Laws
and
Statutes
given
them
by
God
,
and
their
execution
,
and
such
other
particulars
as
shall
offer
themselves
.
In
the
first
age
the
persons
magnified
in
holy
writ
,
is
,
Abel
,
Enoch
,
and
the
rest
,
what
were
they
but
plain
men
,
living
innocently
;
Abel
,
though
loving
God
and
loved
of
God
,
God
rescues
him
not
from
the
violence
of
his
brother
Cain
,
but
he
falls
and
perishes
under
his
hands
;
and
Enoch
among
the
Ancients
lived
no
more
then
three
hundred
sixty
five
years
,
and
was
translated
,
(
as
t
is
translated
)
that
is
,
to
Saints
,
taken
into
the
mistery
of
God
,
but
to
men
ceased
to
live
longer
on
earth
;
both
were
blessed
,
yet
one
dies
violently
or
untimely
,
the
other
timely
;
he
lived
not
half
the
daies
of
wicked
men
before
translated
;
both
judgements
in
mens
accounts
:
In
the
succeeding
generations
after
the
flood
,
what
was
Noah
,
the
preacher
of
righteousness
,
or
of
the
truth
,
which
were
traditionally
,
or
otherwise
received
,
as
the
word
of
the
righteous
God
?
He
was
neither
believed
,
or
regarded
of
the
wicked
world
,
and
though
he
saw
Gods
great
judgement
upon
the
world
,
and
his
special
mercy
to
him
,
in
their
destruction
,
and
his
own
wonderful
preservation
,
immediately
sins
grievously
,
and
is
derided
of
his
own
accursed
son
,
yet
this
is
the
man
whom
the
Lord
chose
,
and
with
him
enters
an
express
Covenant
.
When
he
chose
a
Judge
and
Ruler
,
whom
did
he
choose
but
Moses
?
And
his
present
qualifications
,
were
,
an
Alien
,
exposed
,
in
a
strange
land
,
and
fled
then
for
fear
of
what
the
eye
and
Judgement
of
man
called
murder
,
(
I
speak
not
this
to
justifie
suddain
murders
)
and
where
he
was
at
first
a
hired
servant
,
at
best
a
sheppard
,
a
stammerer
,
and
tediously
impertinent
,
even
with
God
himself
,
and
loth
to
the
work
,
though
God
had
also
fitted
him
in
a
humane
way
,
for
government
,
yea
the
extraordinary
duty
which
was
upon
him
,
to
lead
a
rebellious
and
stiffnecked
people
,
as
he
found
them
,
to
which
end
surely
by
divine
providence
(
he
was
not
only
of
a
meek
spirit
to
bear
injuries
,
but
wise
to
make
use
of
them
)
brought
up
not
only
in
Pharoahs
house
,
but
learned
(
in
more
then
the
ordinary
politiques
or
usual
recreations
,
of
hawking
and
hunting
,
swearing
,
drinking
,
gaming
,
&c
)
in
all
the
learning
of
the
Aegyptians
,
which
was
the
admirablest
of
that
age
,
as
stories
witness
:
the
very
Greeks
themselves
,
borrowing
their
knowledge
from
them
:
And
this
was
according
to
the
rule
of
God
;
for
the
choice
of
a
Magistrate
,
men
of
knowledge
,
not
men
that
had
the
age
for
knowledge
,
or
education
,
or
such
like
helps
,
if
they
wanted
the
thing
,
but
that
knowledge
indeed
.
I
omit
to
speak
of
Abraham
,
Isaac
,
and
Jacob
,
as
exercising
but
only
a
paternal
power
,
which
though
it
were
the
foundation
or
rise
of
other
governments
,
yet
must
now
be
enlarged
,
as
necessity
evidences
,
as
well
as
enforces
;
and
when
the
other
Judges
,
or
Heads
,
or
Elders
were
chosen
,
they
were
chosen
according
to
the
rule
,
and
so
long
they
prospered
;
yea
go
to
the
Kings
,
Saul
seeking
Asses
,
David
from
the
Sheep-fold
,
and
how
were
these
despised
(
that
I
may
speak
it
once
for
all
,
the
generality
of
men
,
saw
not
Gods
choice
;
else
why
did
the
people
so
murmur
against
Moses
and
Aaron
,
Miriam
against
Moses
,
as
also
Corah
,
Dathan
,
and
Abiram
,
and
the
next
day
all
the
people
,
notwithstanding
that
exemplary
punishment
upon
them
,
saying
of
them
swallowed
up
,
you
have
slain
the
people
of
the
Lord
:
so
of
Saul
,
shall
he
?
(
he
in
derision
,
what
a
Benjamite
,
a
yonger
son
,
&c.
shall
he
deliver
us
?
how
?
)
Deliver
,
as
if
they
had
said
,
he
cannot
;
and
if
you
aske
me
the
reason
both
of
this
and
all
other
disobediences
to
prophesies
,
commands
,
and
declarations
of
the
will
of
God
,
I
must
deal
plainly
with
you
;
the
same
reason
moved
them
,
moves
us
;
and
so
on
the
contrary
,
we
believe
,
or
believe
not
the
word
;
As
our
harts
are
affected
,
so
move
our
hands
,
so
are
our
actions
enlivened
;
see
this
when
Saul
chops
the
Oxen
in
pieces
,
and
sends
them
through
all
the
coasts
of
Israel
,
with
that
Proclamation
,
So
shall
it
be
done
to
him
that
will
not
follow
Saul
and
Samuel
.
The
fear
of
the
Lord
fell
upon
them
,
says
the
Text
;
what
is
that
,
but
the
Lord
put
,
or
raised
up
their
spirits
to
the
work
,
and
so
it
was
effected
?
and
where
God
gave
a
spirit
of
sloath
,
deadness
of
heart
,
&c.
there
they
set
still
,
and
were
afterward
punished
,
as
well
as
cursed
,
who
did
not
help
the
Lord
against
the
mighty
:
Yea
the
Prophets
were
not
esteemed
in
their
daies
;
which
of
them
came
to
his
end
,
either
without
sufferings
,
or
but
by
sufferings
?
and
who
were
the
Enemies
?
The
Kings
,
&c.
and
which
of
them
,
but
the
evill
ones
,
see
Isaiah
,
Jeremiah
and
the
rest
;
and
yet
their
great
renown
was
spread
abroad
amongst
strangers
,
though
there
may
be
a
reason
for
it
,
as
Jeremiahs
providing
for
by
Nebuzaradan
,
giving
him
in
charge
to
Gedeliah
,
and
that
was
he
prophesied
against
Zedekiah
,
and
for
Nebuchadnezar
;
but
our
Saviour
hints
another
,
God
did
not
raise
up
his
Prophets
in
vain
,
but
they
were
his
messengers
,
and
against
the
Kings
,
and
Princes
,
and
therefore
being
hated
,
or
at
best
neglected
by
them
,
so
were
they
by
the
inferiors
,
following
their
example
:
and
so
called
mad
fellows
,
and
by
the
base
Priests
of
Idols
forbid
to
prophesie
in
the
Kings
Court
;
and
all
along
such
were
they
whom
God
chose
,
owned
,
imployed
,
and
Covenanted
with
;
and
now
not
to
speak
here
more
of
the
persons
,
I
come
to
the
nature
of
the
Covenant
,
which
both
with
Noah
,
Abraham
and
his
offspring
,
Moses
and
all
Israel
,
were
in
the
letter
but
outward
blessings
;
and
though
by
the
word
everlasting
there
is
more
to
be
gathered
,
yet
at
first
veiw
,
what
is
it
?
Seed
time
and
Harvest
,
the
dominion
over
,
and
use
of
the
Creature
,
but
with
restraint
,
not
with
the
blood
,
cold
and
heat
,
Summer
and
Winter
;
and
now
God
gives
a
law
,
and
not
before
,
otherwise
then
as
the
voice
of
nature
sounded
it
forth
against
murder
,
professing
he
will
not
only
require
the
blood
of
man
at
the
hand
of
man
,
and
that
without
any
exception
,
but
even
of
the
beast
;
and
this
law
was
before
the
so
called
partition
wall
of
divine
love
to
the
Jew
was
declared
,
while
all
men
were
simply
considered
as
the
sons
of
Adam
.
Upon
this
declaration
declaration
there
is
a
new
covenant
;
but
what
is
that
?
All
this
land
will
I
give
to
thee
and
thy
seed
,
and
blessings
where
ever
they
go
,
assured
by
the
note
of
Gods
Alsufficiency
,
which
though
typing
higher
matters
,
both
in
respect
of
the
place
Canaan
,
and
his
seed
;
the
Lord
Christ
Jesus
typed
in
Isaac
;
yet
Abrahams
faith
fails
him
;
for
his
life
and
wife
he
lies
;
and
Jacob
pilleth
rods
,
and
decieves
,
as
some
say
Laban
,
to
enrich
himself
,
and
was
irregular
in
his
affection
to
Rachel
,
and
other
frailties
;
Such
also
was
the
Covenant
with
Moses
and
all
Israel
,
In
blessing
I
will
bless
,
with
riches
,
honor
,
long-life
,
victories
over
enemies
;
and
this
was
in
case
of
obedience
to
Gods
laws
;
and
then
for
disobedience
,
Cursing
I
will
curse
,
the
earth
should
be
Iron
,
and
the
heavens
brass
;
and
as
before
,
one
should
chase
100.
and
100.
put
10000.
to
flight
,
&c.
so
now
they
should
flye
when
none
pursue
;
the
same
Covenant
with
Solomon
;
all
which
shews
,
that
what
the
Lord
held
forth
to
the
Jew
,
was
outward
and
legal
obedience
,
so
called
righteousness
:
and
now
that
the
Covenant
might
have
effect
,
God
gives
his
law
,
with
promises
and
threats
;
and
this
according
to
the
nature
and
quality
of
it
,
either
toward
himself
,
or
of
one
man
toward
another
;
for
the
Laws
towards
God
,
they
were
either
the
moral
,
the
sum
whereof
was
the
ten
Commandments
,
of
which
the
first
four
are
here
first
to
be
discussed
,
and
are
indeed
the
prerogative
or
royall
law
;
which
were
briefly
,
To
have
but
one
God
:
Secondly
to
make
no
likeness
of
him
:
Thirdly
not
use
his
name
irreverently
:
Fourthly
to
sanctifie
a
seventh
day
,
if
not
the
seventh
day
to
him
;
all
which
laws
are
still
binding
as
accompted
morall
,
though
neither
wholly
accepted
nor
neglected
;
the
mystery
of
the
Trinity
being
by
some
impugned
,
the
likeness
or
similitude
of
God
made
now
in
the
shape
of
man
,
the
most
dangerous
Idolatry
,
his
name
blasphemed
,
and
no
day
kept
as
it
ought
,
though
a
day
professed
for
his
service
:
(
but
of
this
anon
)
The
other
laws
were
relating
from
man
to
man
,
first
setling
the
rule
of
obedience
to
the
then
generally
supream
power
,
being
especially
paternal
;
whose
Complaint
the
whole
congregation
were
Judges
of
,
as
executioners
;
then
he
comes
to
the
special
and
highest
crimes
,
of
Murder
,
Adultery
,
Theft
,
to
secure
life
,
chastity
,
property
,
and
for
a
further
assurance
gives
a
law
against
false
witness
,
and
as
the
ground
of
all
,
and
root
whence
these
vices
flow
,
forbids
covetousness
.
Now
these
laws
were
given
in
terror
,
as
Moses
saith
,
to
prove
them
,
that
his
fear
might
be
upon
them
,
that
they
sinned
not
,
(
yet
all
was
too
little
to
hold
in
so
stiffe-necked
a
people
)
and
after
these
general
laws
,
as
the
heads
of
common
Justice
in
the
root
,
and
branch
,
he
gives
other
laws
for
all
occasions
,
both
in
respect
of
Magistrate
and
People
,
Master
and
Servant
,
Parent
and
Child
,
Husband
and
Wife
,
Enemy
and
Friend
,
or
Confederate
;
and
that
both
for
War
and
Peace
,
and
that
with
respective
security
both
to
day
and
night
,
and
that
for
life
,
Maime
,
chastity
,
goods
,
good
name
;
and
that
as
a
beast
might
offend
,
with
respect
to
him
,
as
the
Oxgoring
,
yea
to
beast
as
a
sufferer
,
as
wandring
,
yea
and
to
the
wholesomness
and
means
of
healthfulness
of
men
,
not
only
in
their
wandrings
,
but
in
their
settled
habitations
,
remaining
still
the
host
or
congregation
of
God
,
not
to
have
any
defilement
open
to
veiw
,
for
all
which
I
refer
you
to
Scripture
,
with
the
rest
of
the
heads
specified
from
the
twentieth
of
Exodus
,
and
so
onward
;
and
having
thus
settled
an
outward
law
of
peace
,
and
rest
,
or
War
and
Captivity
,
or
other
Judgements
,
bound
and
assured
by
threats
and
promises
,
the
Lord
now
proceeds
to
the
establishment
of
the
manner
of
his
worship
,
which
was
and
is
generally
holden
wholly
typical
,
and
ceased
in
our
blessed
and
eternal
Saviour
the
Lord
Christ
Jesus
;
and
this
I
wholly
at
present
omit
to
enlarge
,
and
now
come
to
the
third
thing
considerable
,
which
is
the
manner
of
execution
of
these
laws
,
which
was
very
severe
,
as
you
may
see
in
the
punishment
of
Corahs
sin
,
and
so
in
Achans
.
The
men
,
wives
,
children
,
and
all
were
punished
,
not
only
by
God
as
in
Corah
,
but
after
by
Joshua
in
Achan
;
a
terrible
God
,
a
terrible
law
,
and
terrible
execution
;
yea
the
law
was
extream
rigid
,
if
we
regard
the
proness
of
mans
nature
to
offend
;
what
,
a
poor
man
to
gather
a
few
sticks
for
his
necessity
upon
the
Lords
day
,
and
dye
for
it
?
what
,
the
Princes
and
holy
men
that
knew
as
much
by
themselves
as
by
Aaron
,
all
devoured
by
an
earthquake
,
for
their
zeal
in
offering
sacrifice
to
God
?
the
people
were
so
sensible
of
it
(
but
in
presumption
)
that
next
day
they
blame
,
if
not
threat
Moses
and
Aaron
for
slaying
the
people
of
the
Lord
.
Now
these
laws
were
the
then
rule
of
the
people
of
God
,
and
by
these
did
the
people
of
God
under
the
whole
regiment
of
the
law
,
eithr
justifie
or
condemn
themselves
:
So
Joseph
,
How
shall
I
do
this
,
and
sin
against
God
?
So
David
,
thy
law
is
my
delight
,
my
continuall
meditation
,
that
I
may
not
transgress
thy
will
;
so
Job
;
Thy
waies
have
I
kept
and
have
not
declined
from
them
;
and
so
the
yong
man
in
the
Gospel
,
All
these
have
I
kept
from
my
youth
up
;
and
Paul
,
after
he
was
enlightned
justifying
himself
in
his
integrity
against
the
Jews
his
now
persecutors
,
sayes
of
himself
,
As
to
law
blameless
,
that
is
,
he
knew
not
,
nor
could
any
one
tell
how
to
accuse
him
of
the
breach
of
the
letter
of
the
law
in
any
title
;
now
if
you
ask
whether
these
laws
were
the
best
or
not
,
I
must
tell
you
that
most
undoubtedly
the
laws
in
general
were
such
laws
as
no
Nation
in
the
world
nor
altogether
had
(
from
themselves
)
so
exact
a
plat-form
of
government
;
but
surely
some
of
these
were
but
particular
to
that
Nation
,
and
that
as
our
Saviour
saith
in
the
case
of
divorce
,
yielded
unto
,
rather
then
given
,
for
the
natural
inclination
of
the
peoples
sake
,
or
by
reason
of
the
frowardness
of
their
disposition
,
which
our
Saviour
calls
the
hardness
of
their
hearts
,
specified
in
divorce
,
and
also
as
that
of
the
law
of
jealousie
;
That
law
for
unclean
and
clean
food
,
I
accompt
rather
typical
then
judicial
.
Now
to
all
these
laws
were
Promises
annexed
in
case
of
obedience
;
Threats
in
case
of
disobedience
,
which
were
often
reiterated
by
those
special
Prophets
,
whom
the
Lord
raised
up
,
in
the
several
generations
,
under
the
Judges
,
Kings
and
Kingly
Priests
,
untill
the
Lord
sent
his
own
Son
to
declare
his
will
unto
his
people
,
in
the
fulness
of
time
;
and
though
Moses
were
faithful
,
yet
that
was
but
as
a
servant
,
as
saith
the
Author
to
the
Hebrews
;
but
the
Lord
Christ
Jesus
,
who
is
the
Apostle
and
high
Priest
of
our
profession
,
is
sent
from
the
bosome
of
the
Father
,
to
whom
the
whole
will
of
the
Father
was
known
,
and
in
these
last
times
God
speaks
to
his
people
by
him
,
even
his
own
Son
,
whom
he
made
heir
of
all
things
,
who
being
the
brightness
of
the
glory
,
and
the
engraved
form
of
his
Fathers
person
,
and
sustaining
all
things
by
his
word
,
hath
by
himself
purged
our
sins
,
and
sits
at
the
right
hand
of
his
Father
;
wherefore
we
ought
with
all
diligence
to
attend
to
that
heavenly
doctrine
which
this
our
Lord
declares
;
for
if
just
punishment
were
retributed
by
the
Lord
to
them
who
disobeyed
the
word
spoken
by
Angels
:
how
shall
they
escape
who
neglect
the
Gospel
given
by
the
Lord
of
Angels
,
the
Son
of
the
Father
,
to
whom
the
Angels
are
but
ministring
Spirits
?
him
,
of
whom
all
the
Prophets
fore-prophesied
,
even
the
Shilo
,
the
Messiah
,
the
Saviour
,
who
should
save
his
people
Israel
,
and
lead
them
through
the
wilderness
like
a
flock
of
Sheep
,
under
whom
they
should
lye
down
in
the
pleasant
places
of
rest
,
and
none
should
make
them
affraid
;
He
that
was
now
expected
by
the
Jew
;
and
so
much
the
rather
,
as
fearing
bondage
from
the
imperious
and
flourishing
Romans
,
and
hoping
of
salvation
and
deliverance
,
temporal
Grandeur
,
power
,
and
dominion
,
by
his
puissance
,
who
was
to
break
all
Nations
as
a
Potters
vessel
,
and
thresh
them
with
an
Iron
Mace
;
to
whom
all
people
must
bow
down
,
the
mighty
Councellor
,
the
Prince
of
peace
,
and
his
yoak
must
be
upon
their
neck
,
and
his
government
upon
their
shoulders
,
till
time
should
be
no
more
.
Now
lets
a
little
consider
how
the
state
of
Israel
or
the
Kingdom
of
Judah
stood
at
the
time
of
Christs
coming
;
That
they
expected
the
Messiah
is
evident
,
they
seeing
those
things
fulfilled
which
were
fore-prophesied
,
of
which
sure
they
were
diligent
heeders
,
especially
being
driven
thereto
by
so
many
daily
fears
,
as
the
power
of
the
Roman
,
and
the
Tyrany
of
their
strange
King
put
upon
them
;
and
the
Scripture
notes
of
divers
to
whom
God
had
imparted
a
true
understanding
of
the
light
of
prophesy
,
who
kept
continually
in
the
Temple
,
and
served
God
day
and
night
with
fasting
and
prayers
,
looking
for
,
or
expecting
his
coming
;
and
no
doubt
they
had
disciples
abroad
,
who
being
instructed
by
them
,
had
their
hearts
prepared
to
believe
him
,
though
no
outward
form
,
beauty
,
or
comliness
(
as
others
thought
)
appeared
in
him
;
So
that
their
expectation
was
general
;
but
each
one
after
the
rate
of
light
and
knowledge
,
true
or
false
,
which
was
impared
to
him
,
or
he
had
received
under
his
Rabby
,
who
read
the
Law
to
him
,
who
were
of
several
opinions
,
(
not
altogether
dead
yet
)
as
Pharises
,
Sadduces
,
Essenes
,
and
these
again
subdivided
according
to
the
merit
or
acceptation
of
the
Rabbies
or
Doctors
of
the
Law
.
The
Temple
was
in
respect
of
the
legal
strictness
polluted
,
the
whole
law
by
these
interpretations
,
instead
of
Gods
rule
,
become
mans
Fancy
,
or
at
best
his
precept
;
for
all
was
now
grown
into
the
vast
Ocean
of
subtilty
of
conceit
,
and
that
Rabby
was
most
venerable
who
could
flye
the
highest
pitch
in
sublime
conceits
,
so
that
the
pure
Law
was
made
a
puddled
fountain
,
and
the
spiritual
heavenly
meaning
was
lost
in
carnal
voluptuousness
and
self-endedness
;
there
was
great
learning
,
never
more
,
but
never
to
less
purpose
,
much
praying
and
fasting
,
Ashes
and
Sack-cloth
,
yea
and
besmearing
their
faces
,
to
suborn
humility
,
but
all
to
hypocrisie
;
and
yet
sure
if
in
Esays
time
they
Justified
themselves
against
God
as
impotent
,
that
he
could
not
see
their
fasting
nor
humiliation
,
and
soul
affliction
,
nor
hear
their
prayers
,
nor
answer
them
by
deliverance
,
as
in
the
fifty
eighth
of
Isaiah
,
then
much
more
now
,
when
greater
mercies
were
expected
,
and
longer
time
had
revealed
more
light
;
but
they
did
all
for
pretence
;
this
,
and
almes
,
and
all
,
to
be
seen
of
men
;
to
devour
widdows
houses
,
and
enrich
themselves
;
though
the
whole
State
were
beggered
,
eager
and
strongly
contending
for
priviledges
,
but
still
to
better
themselves
,
though
greater
losses
to
the
publike
accrued
;
condemning
their
fathers
,
and
surely
the
ten
Tribes
their
brethren
,
who
were
before
carried
captives
by
the
Assyrian
,
and
placed
beyond
the
great
River
;
and
justifying
themselves
as
holy
,
in
that
they
built
the
Sepulchers
of
those
Prophets
whom
their
fathers
had
slain
;
And
by
this
expecting
the
Messiah
,
and
by
him
deliverance
,
and
this
was
the
state
of
the
Jew
at
the
birth
of
our
blessed
Saviour
,
born
of
Mary
,
at
Bethlem
,
of
the
Tribe
of
Judah
,
of
the
stock
of
David
,
yet
as
not
owning
inheritance
in
the
world
,
brought
forth
in
an
Inn
,
his
Cradle
a
Cribb
,
his
consorts
the
Ox
and
the
Ass
,
the
room
being
no
better
then
the
stable
;
yet
where
God
stirred
up
the
hearts
,
there
was
he
worshipped
by
Kings
,
if
not
by
wise
or
learned
men
,
of
great
esteem
;
sought
to
be
slain
,
flyes
into
a
strange
land
,
and
then
is
brought
by
his
father
to
a
mean
village
,
where
he
submitted
himself
to
all
the
laws
which
his
servant
Moses
had
delivered
,
not
only
in
the
circumcision
of
his
flesh
,
but
in
fulfilling
the
whole
law
,
and
that
not
only
private
and
domestick
in
his
obedience
to
his
reputed
father
,
and
his
mother
Mary
;
So
that
he
was
called
not
only
the
son
of
the
Carpenter
,
but
the
Carpenter
(
untill
such
time
as
he
was
called
out
to
his
Fathers
work
,
which
was
first
at
twelve
years
of
age
,
to
the
astonishment
,
as
confusion
of
the
Doctors
,
which
was
Gods
Act
of
preparation
to
those
Rabbies
,
had
they
not
had
eyes
that
they
might
not
see
,
and
ears
that
they
might
not
hear
,
because
the
Lord
would
condemn
them
)
but
also
in
the
publique
administration
of
the
Jewish
law
,
appearing
by
his
going
up
there
to
the
Passover
,
and
that
not
only
to
his
God
(
as
man
)
but
to
his
Prince
,
yea
though
a
heathen
,
a
stranger
,
giving
his
tribute
to
Caesar
;
he
had
also
a
fore-runner
,
John
the
Baptist
,
in
whom
I
must
observe
,
that
he
preached
a
new
doctrine
,
viz.
Baptism
,
yet
even
the
rulers
went
out
to
him
,
and
though
he
in
his
preachings
shewed
the
error
of
the
then
sort
of
teachers
,
he
was
not
meddled
withall
,
nor
opposed
,
much
less
imprisoned
;
But
now
when
Christs
time
was
come
to
preach
,
I
pray
let
us
mark
his
behaviour
,
first
he
goes
to
John
,
and
is
of
him
baptised
,
and
then
recieving
a
testimony
from
heaven
,
to
prepare
the
people
to
recieve
his
doctrine
,
he
then
is
carried
into
the
wilderness
to
be
prepared
himself
by
temptation
,
whereto
his
manhood
in
it self
was
subject
,
but
by
the
Godhead
sustained
,
and
this
finished
whereby
he
was
approved
,
he
now
sets
upon
his
work
for
which
he
came
,
and
as
a
Doctor
of
the
law
he
preaches
,
or
declares
the
minde
of
his
Father
;
John
he
begins
in
(
a
strange
place
)
the
wilderness
,
and
he
cries
,
Prepare
the
waies
of
the
Lord
,
make
his
paths
straight
;
the
Lord
Jesus
he
follows
,
and
in
the
land
of
Zabulon
in
the
City
Capernaum
(
the
obdurate
people
had
need
of
redouble
blows
)
he
preaches
,
and
sayes
,
Amend
your
lives
,
for
the
kingdom
of
God
is
at
hand
;
and
then
he
chooses
or
calls
to
help
him
in
this
great
work
of
reforming
sinners
(
and
that
of
the
greatest
sort
)
poor
fishermen
,
surely
as
rude
and
ignorant
as
the
rest
,
in
ordinary
,
and
these
he
makes
his
partners
in
the
work
,
and
now
instead
of
expounding
Moses
law
,
according
to
the
order
of
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
in
the
Synagogues
of
the
Jews
(
places
of
publike
meetings
for
that
end
,
but
alwaies
intended
for
the
service
of
the
most
high
and
true
God
by
the
Jew
)
he
preaches
the
Gospel
of
the
Messiah
,
and
withall
healed
their
bodies
,
no
doubt
to
intimate
that
what
he
preached
of
the
blindness
of
their
mindes
,
was
not
only
true
,
but
that
he
would
and
could
heal
these
also
,
he
being
for
that
end
come
into
the
world
;
and
now
his
fame
of
miracles
and
salvation
to
the
body
being
spread
abroad
,
he
hath
great
renown
and
glory
;
for
such
benefits
are
quickly
resented
,
and
now
this
preparation
made
(
mistake
me
not
that
I
think
Christ
or
his
doctrine
had
need
of
any
outward
help
,
in
respect
of
his
power
,
who
could
of
stones
raise
up
children
unto
Abraham
,
but
in
regard
of
his
will
,
it
being
so
by
the
Almighty
wisdom
pre-decreed
that
all
things
in
ordinary
course
should
be
so
carried
,
that
no
man
should
without
his
Spirit
,
see
,
that
good
or
evill
was
to
man
,
but
by
means
,
though
the
wise
man
saw
the
contrary
)
he
divulges
his
Gospel
full
of
inward
rayes
of
divine
wisdome
and
magnificence
,
but
averse
to
the
then
recieved
doctrine
,
the
interest
of
the
then
prevalent
(
party
)
or
factions
,
the
Pharises
and
Sadduces
;
who
had
the
trick
of
this
age
to
count
all
gain
sweet
,
and
were
(
not
by
words
to
aggrandize
that
sin
which
was
high
enough
in
it self
)
no
better
then
hypocrites
,
even
the
best
and
strictest
of
them
;
for
so
our
saviour
bears
record
,
If
your
righteousness
exceeds
not
that
of
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
,
you
can
in
no
wise
enter
into
the
kingdom
of
God
;
and
if
I
be
not
decieved
,
his
whole
doctrine
tends
to
this
,
namely
to
prove
,
salvation
was
not
through
the
righteousness
of
works
,
but
by
faith
in
him
,
and
yer
evidences
this
faith
by
the
works
of
the
law
,
but
not
according
to
the
vulgar
interpretation
of
the
doctors
of
the
law
,
but
according
to
a
more
divine
and
exact
rule
,
which
I
shall
thus
diversify
;
the
Doctors
gave
a
liberty
from
or
beyond
the
letter
,
for
their
lucre
and
mans
lust
;
Christs
rule
is
restraining
the
liberty
of
the
letter
,
if
any
liberty
were
,
against
all
lucre
,
selfe
end
,
or
advantage
what
ever
,
as
is
most
evident
in
the
exposition
of
our
saviour
upon
the
sixth
and
seventh
Commandments
,
manifesting
it
was
not
only
the
act
of
Adultery
,
but
an
unclean
thought
that
God
abhorred
;
and
it
was
not
only
the
life
of
thy
brother
which
God
forbad
thee
to
seek
after
,
but
even
of
thine
Enemy
;
and
as
a
private
person
,
you
were
not
only
not
to
punish
the
offender
,
against
thine
own
self
and
life
,
but
to
do
good
against
his
evill
;
and
for
thy
brother
,
take
him
in
natural
,
national
,
or
spiritual
relation
,
(
all
which
I
presume
ought
to
be
there
intended
)
thou
oughtest
not
by
evill
words
,
either
to
provoke
or
revile
him
;
this
was
the
Doctrine
of
him
who
was
the
Prince
of
peace
,
and
gave
laws
all
of
love
;
it
was
his
legacy
,
his
will
,
his
precept
or
Command
;
so
that
I
see
not
by
this
doctrine
in
any
thing
the
law
moral
nullified
,
but
explained
;
and
this
I
take
to
be
out
of
doubt
(
except
to
the
fourth
Commandment
)
on
all
hands
,
which
yet
he
takes
not
away
,
although
he
doth
give
a
liberty
which
the
Rabbies
granted
not
,
(
at
least
in
him
)
namely
to
do
good
that
day
;
and
surely
though
he
makes
man
lord
of
the
sabboth
,
it
was
not
to
take
away
Gods
omnipotency
in
the
power
he
had
over
man
,
and
all
his
daies
;
for
the
reasons
of
the
sabboth
,
or
a
holy
rest
,
are
still
the
same
,
both
in
respect
of
man
in
his
freedome
from
labour
,
and
thereby
made
more
fit
for
spiritual
services
,
and
also
in
regard
of
the
ends
,
mans
increase
of
outward
knowledge
in
the
written
law
,
or
revealed
will
of
God
,
and
the
glory
of
the
Creator
(
if
he
can
reap
any
from
the
weak
imperfect
duty
and
endeavour
of
the
Creature
.
)
But
the
Lord
himself
I
say
did
in
no
kind
abrogate
the
day
,
which
God
instituted
in
paradise
,
though
he
cleared
the
Jews
mistake
in
their
manner
of
observing
that
day
.
In
the
next
place
for
the
judicial
law
,
our
blessed
Saviour
he
meddles
not
with
it
,
any
way
to
annull
or
disapprove
it
;
himself
and
his
disciples
observed
it
,
and
he
saies
of
that
,
and
all
the
whole
law
,
he
came
not
to
destroy
the
law
but
to
fulfill
it
;
and
was
so
far
obedient
,
as
that
he
would
not
meddle
as
a
Judge
,
whom
God
had
made
but
a
minister
,
and
celebrates
the
passover
according
to
the
custome
;
till
he
came
to
preach
he
wrought
the
work
of
his
earthly
father
;
after
that
he
professed
the
labourer
was
worthy
of
his
hire
;
and
doing
his
heavenly
fathers
work
,
going
about
and
doing
good
,
healing
all
diseases
both
bodily
and
spiritual
,
and
that
to
all
persons
without
respect
of
Nation
or
quality
,
sinner
as
Saint
,
Centurion
as
ruler
of
the
Synagogue
,
the
woman
of
Canaan
and
Samaria
as
well
as
of
Jairus
daughter
,
or
Mary
,
or
any
,
and
giving
the
same
rule
to
his
Apostles
,
he
sends
them
abroad
without
either
Scrip
or
Staffe
or
money
in
purse
,
yet
assures
them
that
as
himself
was
rejected
of
his
own
,
when
he
came
to
them
,
and
they
knew
him
not
;
so
must
they
,
his
disciples
,
expect
the
world
would
use
them
;
they
must
be
brought
before
rulers
,
Kings
&
Emperors
for
his
name
sake
,
(
Majesty
is
alwaies
jealous
of
Competition
.
)
See
who
should
be
his
Enemies
;
But
not
only
so
,
they
should
be
hated
of
all
men
for
his
truth
sake
,
that
is
the
reason
why
hated
,
for
his
truth
or
names
sake
;
and
that
they
might
not
be
discouraged
,
he
foretels
his
passion
;
but
how
wrought
it
at
the
time
of
Trial
?
all
fled
but
Peter
,
and
he
denyes
him
;
which
of
the
rulers
,
say
the
Rabbies
,
seest
thou
believe
on
him
?
for
Nicodemus
the
ruler
came
only
by
night
,
none
knew
it
;
mark
it
,
the
wise
men
rest
in
their
wisdome
,
and
the
rich
though
convinced
,
yet
are
wary
;
shame
,
or
fear
,
or
both
(
of
men
)
keep
many
a
man
from
God
;
yet
they
knew
him
;
his
miracles
they
attribute
to
the
Devils
power
,
he
evinces
the
contrary
,
they
yet
believe
not
;
they
admire
,
but
believe
not
;
thus
he
spends
his
time
,
and
having
attained
seventy
Disciples
,
and
some
few
women
,
and
here
and
there
a
Sinner
,
with
whom
he
most
conversed
;
for
he
came
not
to
call
the
righteous
,
but
sinners
to
repentance
,
through
the
meekness
of
his
carriage
,
and
goodness
to
all
,
having
taken
off
the
eagerness
of
the
multitude
,
and
made
them
followers
of
him
,
if
but
for
his
wonders
sake
;
he
is
in
the
appointed
time
betrayed
to
them
(
who
now
were
jealous
least
the
multitude
should
believe
in
him
,
and
Caesar
come
and
take
away
their
Nation
)
by
his
own
Disciple
,
when
he
had
now
declared
and
sanctiated
his
Testament
,
at
which
whether
Judas
was
present
I
will
not
stand
here
to
controvert
,
but
only
say
if
he
were
,
it
is
for
terror
,
not
comfort
or
warrant
for
sinners
to
approach
these
sacred
mysteries
without
due
examination
;
he
eate
and
drank
his
own
damnation
;
but
being
hidden
,
I
shall
not
search
further
,
or
difficult
I
will
not
here
determine
further
;
and
being
now
apprehended
,
it
s
consulted
whether
he
should
be
put
to
death
;
the
High
Priest
(
prophetically
saith
the
Scripture
)
politiquely
saith
the
rationalist
,
least
the
people
making
him
King
,
as
was
like
they
might
,
induced
by
his
powerful
workings
,
and
thereby
hoping
in
and
through
him
to
be
delivered
from
the
Romane
yoke
,
which
the
great
men
feared
would
bring
an
assured
and
speedy
bondage
upon
them
,
concludes
,
better
one
die
then
all
;
and
then
by
that
people
(
oh
vanity
)
who
before
they
feared
would
make
him
a
King
,
they
now
condemn
him
as
an
enemy
to
Caesar
;
but
that
not
holding
,
by
their
choice
of
a
Murderer
,
the
Heathen
judge
acquitting
him
,
they
condemn
him
;
and
now
his
Apostles
and
Disciples
preach
the
same
Doctrine
after
his
resurrection
,
by
which
they
were
established
,
being
before
shaken
grievously
;
we
thought
this
had
been
he
,
saieth
one
,
and
all
were
affrighted
at
his
first
sight
,
not
understanding
the
Scriptures
,
yet
saieth
he
,
they
plainly
testified
of
me
(
and
I
pray
take
notice
,
to
Sathan
in
his
Temptations
,
to
the
Lawyers
and
Pharises
and
other
the
off-spring
of
the
old
Tempter
,
and
also
to
his
Apostles
,
he
useth
the
word
or
letter
of
Scriptures
,
which
was
in
self
convincing
,
but
to
the
First
the
word
only
,
to
the
Second
oft
,
not
only
the
word
,
but
a
further
and
more
spiritual
meaning
)
and
I
pray
see
the
same
foundation
Christ
was
,
and
laid
,
The
same
the
Disciples
,
Apostles
,
and
others
use
and
build
with
and
upon
,
and
in
the
same
way
,
according
as
they
received
light
(
which
was
not
all
at
once
(
I
pray
observe
that
)
they
had
the
spirit
all
,
but
all
nor
any
of
them
had
all
the
Spirit
;
they
had
their
portion
,
the
grace
as
Paul
saith
,
which
was
given
some
in
one
kinde
,
some
in
another
;
therefore
they
first
apply
themselves
to
the
Jew
;
our
saviours
rule
while
he
lived
,
was
,
Into
the
Cities
of
the
Gentiles
enter
you
not
,
but
go
you
first
to
the
lost-sheep
of
the
house
of
Israel
;
but
after
a
time
God
manifests
by
the
vision
of
Peter
(
so
God
taught
him
first
)
after
by
pouring
the
holy
Ghost
upon
the
faithful
house
of
a
Gentile
that
they
might
be
baptized
;
and
now
after
a
disputation
and
satisfaction
from
Peter
of
these
things
(
they
that
were
infallible
in
particulars
which
the
spirit
gave
them
,
were
not
knowing
and
sometime
erred
in
what
God
yet
revealed
but
to
Peter
(
I
pray
note
this
but
now
)
freely
they
preach
to
the
Gentiles
,
and
zealous
Paul
of
a
persecutor
(
I
say
no
more
)
made
a
preacher
,
he
goes
especially
to
the
Gentiles
,
and
with
much
labor
and
travile
,
and
with
many
dangers
preachers
Christ
;
but
the
Divel
is
as
busy
as
may
be
;
he
feared
not
these
men
who
had
received
the
holy
Ghost
,
and
had
abundance
of
the
spirit
,
he
throws
his
stone
,
and
hath
Agents
enough
to
roll
it
;
now
the
Gentiles
are
admitted
without
dispute
;
the
question
is
if
they
be
not
bound
to
Moses
law
.
I
finde
no
question
of
the
moral
;
the
scruples
are
concerning
the
judicial
and
ceremonial
;
the
first
question
was
concerning
some
that
taught
the
brethren
circumcision
was
needful
to
salvation
;
this
controversie
which
hath
filled
the
world
so
called
Christian
so
full
of
controversie
from
that
time
to
this
present
day
,
as
namely
whether
we
be
saved
only
through
the
righteousness
of
Christ
apprehended
by
faith
,
or
have
need
also
as
to
salvation
to
observe
the
Law
,
that
by
the
Jew
was
meant
of
the
visible
law
ceremonial
,
by
the
Christian
moral
&c.
The
wits
of
the
world
saw
not
then
the
evidence
of
the
spirit
,
nor
would
acquiesce
in
the
resolutions
of
the
very
Apostles
themselves
;
so
that
the
congregation
at
Antioch
being
hereby
in
great
disturbance
were
enforced
to
send
Paul
and
Barnabas
to
congregate
the
rest
of
the
Apostles
at
Jerusalem
;
this
upon
a
full
meeting
,
was
to
receive
its
end
and
determination
;
where
being
recieved
of
the
church
,
Apostles
,
Elders
,
and
brethren
,
who
were
called
together
,
and
the
matter
publiquely
debated
before
them
,
the
result
of
which
Peter
declares
to
the
Church
or
multitude
of
believers
,
evidencing
by
the
letter
of
scripture
,
and
that
of
the
old
Testament
,
which
surely
is
one
of
Gods
witnesses
,
That
,
the
Lord
in
calling
the
Gentiles
,
who
were
uncircumcised
which
before
was
the
visible
condition
of
salvation
,
declared
and
testified
,
That
salvation
was
in
Faith
without
any
Oblation
to
the
Law
.
But
mistake
not
;
I
intend
not
here
,
as
if
the
Question
were
of
abrogating
Moses
Judiciall
,
but
that
Salvation
was
not
tied
to
the
obedience
to
that
,
or
the
whole
Law
;
but
only
through
the
grace
of
the
Lord
Jesus
:
which
being
allowed
by
James
,
he
gives
his
sentence
,
that
the
believers
of
the
Gentiles
be
not
yet
till
further
instruction
,
tied
up
too
close
to
the
severity
(
as
their
vain
liberty
will
account
it
)
of
the
Jewish
rigor
,
but
in
those
things
which
will
cast
too
great
an
odium
upon
us
with
the
Jew
,
as
participating
in
Idoll
Sacrifices
,
whoredome
,
the
great
and
ordinary
delight
of
the
Gentile
,
and
in
eating
any
thing
strangled
,
or
bloud
,
as
being
a
precept
highly
esteemed
with
them
,
le
ts
in
these
,
write
to
them
that
they
abstain
;
to
which
all
agreeing
,
it
seemed
good
to
the
Apostles
and
Elders
with
the
whole
Church
,
to
send
this
their
resolution
in
letters
by
certain
of
the
Church
at
Jerusalem
,
together
with
Paul
and
Barnabas
:
the
stile
,
phrase
,
and
order
of
which
holding
sorth
still
the
pattern
of
Christ
their
Master
and
Teacher's
meekness
,
gentleness
,
and
lowness
,
the
Lamb
dumb
before
the
shearer
,
and
testifying
their
unity
in
Christ
their
head
,
take
notice
of
in
the
parts
;
the
Inscription
whereof
was
,
The
Apostles
,
Elders
and
Brethren
,
unto
the
Brethren
(
not
the
Elders
,
nor
Officers
,
but
Brethren
)
which
are
of
the
Gentiles
in
Antiochia
,
Syria
,
Cilicia
,
send
greeting
,
in
the
body
;
Forasmuch
as
we
have
heard
that
certain
of
the
Church
of
Jerusalem
(
or
Jews
)
have
troubled
and
cumbred
your
minds
,
saying
you
must
be
circumcised
and
keep
the
Law
;
to
whom
we
gave
no
such
commandment
;
to
testifie
which
,
we
send
eminent
men
in
the
faith
to
you
;
for
it
seemed
good
to
the
holy
Ghost
and
to
us
to
lay
no
more
burthen
upon
you
then
these
necessary
things
,
that
(
to
the
end
no
offence
be
given
to
the
Jew
;
)
you
abstain
from
things
offered
to
Idols
,
bloud
,
things
strangled
,
and
from
fornication
,
from
which
if
you
keep
your selves
,
you
shall
do
well
;
fare
you
wel
.
Here
was
no
charging
,
willing
,
and
commanding
from
the
sacred
Synod
;
no
Authorrity
of
the
Church
urged
,
more
then
the
note
of
intimation
,
that
what
was
done
,
was
by
them
who
had
received
the
holy
Ghost
:
The
issue
is
also
considerable
;
for
these
Commissioners
of
the
Churches
,
both
of
Antioch
and
Jerusalem
,
comming
now
to
Antioch
,
I
pray
consider
their
carriage
,
they
assemble
;
whom
?
the
Elders
or
Preachers
?
no
,
they
would
not
tie
the
people
to
believe
implicitely
;
therefore
they
assemble
the
multitude
,
all
the
believers
,
and
there
they
deliver
the
Epistle
,
which
is
read
with
joy
for
the
consolation
.
This
done
,
Satan
is
at
work
again
,
raising
strife
and
contention
betwixt
Paul
and
Barnabas
,
so
that
they
parted
company
:
wherein
I
pray
note
,
the
children
of
God
,
nay
,
the
chosen
vessels
,
yea
,
consecrated
by
the
actual
operation
of
the
Spirit
,
are
subject
more
or
less
to
humane
frailties
;
consider
further
,
Paul
after
this
decision
of
that
great
controversie
at
Jerusalem
,
yet
by
and
by
he
circumcises
Timothy
,
to
give
content
to
the
blindness
of
the
Jew
,
and
was
never
called
to
account
for
it
either
at
Jerusalem
or
Antiochia
;
and
though
himself
at
the
same
time
delivered
the
decision
of
the
Apostles
and
Elders
at
Jerusalem
to
those
converted
to
the
faith
of
Christ
in
the
Cities
about
as
they
travelled
,
to
establish
their
minds
,
in
case
either
the
controversie
concerning
the
Laws
necessity
were
there
raised
already
,
or
might
right
rise
afterwards
;
by
this
humane
Wisdom
,
labouring
to
prevent
a
further
increase
of
that
controversie
.
And
if
it
be
queried
why
they
did
not
miraculously
do
it
,
as
well
as
heal
diseases
,
and
such
like
;
Know
O
man
,
that
it
was
contrary
to
Gods
Ordinance
;
he
appointed
preaching
to
convert
the
world
,
and
miracles
were
Trumpets
to
call
the
people
together
,
and
prepared
them
to
receive
the
Word
,
and
with
the
Word
God
gave
grace
as
he
pleased
;
and
that
this
must
be
so
,
is
plain
;
for
all
that
saw
the
miracles
,
attended
not
to
the
Word
,
and
all
that
did
both
,
were
not
converted
:
Thus
you
see
the
devils
beginning
;
he
presently
raises
up
controversies
in
the
Church
,
and
also
persecution
;
without
the
Apostles
are
imprisoned
but
for
magnifying
Christ
;
one
condemned
to
death
as
a
traytor
,
an
enemy
to
Caesar
.
See
,
it
was
the
doctrine
of
Righteousness
was
opposed
,
but
Treason
is
charged
;
how
many
Christians
have
played
fast
and
loose
for
this
cause
with
Christ
?
for
,
could
they
have
suffered
as
Martyrs
,
and
had
the
point
of
Controversie
been
the
main
of
their
charge
,
they
would
have
stood
it
out
to
the
last
;
but
that
being
but
by
the
by
,
and
Treason
or
Disobedience
to
Powers
the
chief
,
they
faltered
;
but
the
Apostles
and
Disciples
,
through
good
report
and
evil
report
,
went
on
in
the
Work
,
and
great
wonders
were
every
day
done
,
confirming
the
believer
,
and
astonishing
the
opposer
;
so
that
now
in
the
greatest
Cities
of
Asia
;
Greece
,
and
Italy
,
the
Gospel
is
preached
,
wherein
the
believers
of
all
sorts
have
the
same
rules
laid
down
,
which
Christ
delivered
to
his
Apostles
,
clearing
still
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
,
but
not
placing
Salvation
in
obedience
to
it
,
as
is
manifest
in
all
the
writings
of
the
Apostles
;
and
by
them
,
as
by
our
Saviour
,
urged
by
the
Letter
of
the
old
Testament
,
declared
by
the
Prophets
against
unnatural
lust
,
idolatry
,
coveteousness
,
maliciousness
,
envy
,
murder
,
debate
,
deceit
,
frowardness
,
extortion
,
pride
,
boasting
,
idleness
,
haters
of
any
good
,
doers
of
any
wrong
,
inventors
of
any
evil
,
disobedience
to
any
power
,
ignorance
,
breakers
of
Covenant
,
without
naturall
affection
,
unappeaseable
,
merciless
;
and
that
these
are
worthy
of
death
,
he
appeals
to
the
Laws
,
which
if
he
meant
of
nature
to
the
unconverted
Gentile
,
whose
morall
strictness
was
most
admirable
;
then
surely
to
the
converted
he
much
more
intended
the
Law
of
God
given
by
Moses
unto
his
people
,
according
to
an
everlasting
Covenant
,
being
of
generall
necessity
and
convenience
under
the
Gospel
as
during
the
Law
;
and
by
those
Laws
he
saith
,
the
offender
deserved
death
;
and
surely
that
particular
cruelty
,
was
universal
mercy
;
and
in
and
through
all
the
writings
of
Scripture
there
is
urged
,
not
onely
a
necessity
of
having
,
(
but
of
obedience
to
)
the
Law
,
but
for
civil
benefit
,
not
as
saving
,
but
as
found
general
in
those
whom
God
had
elected
,
as
St.
Paul
argues
strongly
,
in
shewing
the
nature
of
the
Covenant
with
Abraham
to
be
universal
to
all
believers
;
so
that
it
was
a
Covenant
of
Faith
;
and
if
I
be
not
mistaken
it
is
plain
,
the
Covenant
is
,
though
called
double
,
yet
not
liable
to
that
distinction
of
Works
and
Faith
,
but
that
which
was
through
the
veil
which
was
then
upon
the
profession
of
the
Law
,
placed
in
the
obedience
onely
to
the
Law
,
and
so
called
of
Works
,
was
now
unveiled
,
and
declared
to
be
onely
by
Faith
;
but
withall
evidenced
that
,
that
faith
which
was
not
still
working
,
was
dead
,
and
the
testimony
of
our
faith
to
the
Church
was
our
works
;
and
I
see
not
but
that
the
outward
promises
,
or
promises
of
outward
blessings
are
still
the
rewards
of
legal
obedience
;
and
for
the
reward
of
faith
,
I
see
no
promises
but
of
eternal
bliss
;
and
though
the
faithful
keep
the
Law
,
yet
they
rest
not
now
upon
the
promises
of
the
Law
;
but
the
glad
tidings
of
the
Gospel
sound
in
their
ears
,
and
they
are
fixed
upon
the
Allelujahs
of
eternity
:
Out
of
all
which
we
may
gather
,
That
the
Law
not
only
Moral
but
Judicial
,
being
not
absolutely
and
necessarliy
proper
to
the
Jew
onely
,
as
being
either
Ccermonial
,
or
alluding
some
way
thereto
,
was
the
obligation
of
common
or
civil
,
and
also
of
Christian
equity
to
the
whole
Church
believing
in
Christ
,
whether
Jew
or
Gentile
,
which
is
plainly
manifested
through
both
the
Testaments
;
but
now
all
the
Ceremonial
Law
being
Typical
of
Christ
,
that
was
abolished
,
so
that
as
the
shadow
vanishes
when
the
substance
appeareth
,
the
proper
Priestly
function
,
service
,
sacrifice
,
rites
and
all
are
buried
;
and
will
God
now
leave
no
Rule
of
Faith
,
no
worship
,
no
day
,
no
order
,
no
government
,
no
maintenance
?
Let
us
see
the
way
for
this
:
First
,
Christ
taught
,
then
his
Disciples
,
then
each
Christian
instructed
one
the
other
;
and
upon
this
ariseth
Sects
and
Divisions
,
even
in
the
Apostles
times
,
some
were
of
Paul
,
some
of
Apollos
,
some
of
Cephas
;
so
that
now
what
was
the
Church
,
of
or
in
a
Province
,
was
,
or
might
be
divided
into
several
Congregations
;
and
that
either
differing
in
a
Circumstance
,
yet
holding
all
the
head
in
one
Communitie
of
worship
upon
occasion
,
and
so
onely
a
Sect
,
or
differing
in
opinion
in
things
not
plain
but
doubtful
,
or
else
in
matters
which
were
counted
of
such
value
,
or
so
nighly
concerning
the
principal
points
of
faith
,
that
they
did
,
as
it
were
,
rent
from
the
Head
,
and
would
not
admit
admixtion
,
which
were
the
producers
of
Schism
;
and
this
was
,
or
ought
to
be
as
was
at
first
supposed
,
onely
in
heresie
,
things
or
opinions
inconsistent
with
the
rules
of
Christianity
,
which
either
did
appear
,
or
it
was
declared
would
appear
in
Pauls
time
:
Now
how
doth
Paul
deal
with
these
.
Truly
what
power
he
had
concealed
,
that
he
either
used
not
,
or
pretended
not
unto
,
is
not
possible
to
judge
of
;
but
what
he
used
was
according
to
the
nature
of
the
Covenant
explained
,
which
was
of
faith
,
for
the
works
of
the
Law
,
in
literal
obedience
;
man
may
enforce
obedience
,
but
Grace
is
the
onely
gift
of
God
;
and
therefore
he
onely
useth
the
sword
of
the
Spirit
,
which
was
the
Word
,
powerful
indeed
in
a
right
and
skilful
hand
,
and
no
other
;
he
informs
,
and
labors
to
enlighten
them
,
that
Christ
was
the
head
;
and
if
a
member
were
divided
from
the
Head
it
was
no
longer
a
member
;
and
tells
them
plainly
,
that
Christ
was
the
foundation
;
and
who
ever
laid
other
,
however
wise
in
the
sight
of
the
world
,
whether
of
worshipping
of
Angels
,
mediation
by
Saints
,
abstaining
from
meats
,
forbidding
to
marry
,
observing
of
daies
,
and
all
such
like
,
though
they
had
a
shew
of
wisdome
,
in
voluntary
humility
,
and
beating
down
the
flesh
,
yet
they
were
will
worship
,
the
gate
for
Sathan
to
enter
by
,
and
by
carnal
seeming
wisdom
,
to
build
with
hay
and
stubble
,
and
daube
with
untempered
morter
,
yea
to
change
the
truth
of
God
into
a
lye
through
the
decieveableness
of
the
flesh
;
for
these
precepts
of
men
,
being
admitted
,
first
as
explaining
the
will
of
God
,
were
then
accompted
helps
,
then
necessary
,
then
matter
of
faith
;
and
this
prophesie
,
who
is
so
blind
that
hath
not
seen
fullfilled
?
therefore
he
advises
,
to
beware
of
vain
humane
wisdome
,
or
philosophy
,
which
was
bewitching
,
and
tells
that
this
mystery
of
iniquity
began
to
work
,
and
would
work
,
and
that
there
would
spring
Heresies
,
yea
that
it
was
necessary
,
but
from
the
Gospel
no
one
must
depart
,
no
not
though
preached
by
an
Angel
from
heaven
;
and
least
the
people
of
God
should
be
discomforted
by
the
afflictions
and
persecutions
of
the
Apostles
,
and
other
disciples
and
professors
,
it
is
often
plainly
declared
,
they
must
look
to
tread
the
trace
which
their
blessed
Saviour
had
done
,
who
was
the
high
Priest
of
our
salvation
,
who
was
perfected
through
suffering
;
but
withal
declares
,
and
it
is
plainly
laid
down
,
a
most
triumphant
time
should
follow
,
whether
here
,
may
be
doubtful
to
many
,
but
hereafter
is
believed
by
all
.
So
that
that
weight
of
glory
shall
far
out-ballance
the
sufferings
which
any
one
under
went
for
the
Gosples
sake
.
And
truly
the
persecution
even
after
the
death
of
Christ
was
immediately
great
by
the
Jew
,
and
though
God
left
himself
not
without
witness
,
even
among
the
wisest
of
them
,
as
in
Gamaliel
,
Nicodemus
,
Joseph
of
Arimathea
,
Paul
most
notable
,
and
others
:
yet
there
was
little
cessation
,
through
the
great
division
and
factions
,
which
God
suffered
them
after
the
death
of
Christ
to
fall
into
,
(
Hierusalem
being
a
type
of
spiritual
Sodom
)
gave
warning
to
the
believers
in
Christ
,
to
flye
out
of
that
Babylon
,
that
so
it
might
be
prepared
for
that
first
coming
of
Christ
to
Judgement
,
which
he
did
by
the
Romans
,
the
Eagles
flying
and
hovering
over
that
carcass
untill
the
appointed
time
,
when
by
them
it
was
devoured
;
and
now
begins
the
curse
upon
the
remainder
of
Israel
,
of
the
ten
Tribes
,
Judah
and
the
residue
,
for
their
sins
,
being
not
forewarned
by
the
great
judgement
,
which
fell
upon
Samaria
and
her
children
,
aggravated
by
that
most
fearfull
imprecation
,
His
blood
be
upon
us
and
upon
our
children
,
which
City
thus
taken
out
of
the
way
,
the
persecution
ceased
not
,
but
is
renewed
more
bitterly
,
under
the
heathen
Emperors
and
their
substitutes
,
in
the
several
provinces
of
the
Empire
,
and
let
us
mark
the
Divels
cunning
,
all
evils
were
laid
to
the
charge
of
the
Christians
,
not
only
sedition
,
and
tumults
against
the
State
,
but
the
causers
of
those
direfull
evils
,
of
War
,
Famine
,
Plague
,
Inundations
which
over
spread
the
face
of
the
earth
;
but
these
could
not
be
so
well
proved
;
Though
undoubtedly
,
the
interpreters
of
the
heathens
Oracles
gave
good
satisfaction
to
them
were
willing
to
believe
it
,
but
they
had
more
evident
Testimonies
,
if
publike
fame
had
not
been
ever
subject
to
lying
,
they
were
breakers
of
all
the
laws
of
nature
and
nations
;
and
this
had
some
foundation
in
sence
and
reason
;
for
they
that
taught
that
the
love
of
the
Gods
was
not
obtained
for
,
nor
yielded
to
good
life
,
right
dealing
,
earnest
serving
of
them
,
nay
though
accompanied
with
never
so
much
inward
zeal
,
or
outward
fervor
;
The
Philosophers
could
easily
summ
the
positions
of
the
Christians
into
this
General
Doctrine
,
and
then
let
them
alone
,
to
conclude
,
that
surely
there
could
be
no
expectation
that
these
men
should
do
any
thing
according
to
the
law
,
but
for
lust
,
or
pleasure
,
or
profits
sake
,
and
therefore
counted
them
enemies
to
all
civill
,
moral
laws
,
and
living
,
and
what
could
they
then
lay
to
their
charge
,
which
would
not
easily
be
believed
of
them
,
not
only
Adultery
,
but
incest
;
not
anger
,
but
murder
;
not
swearing
or
lying
,
but
perjuries
;
and
all
abominations
;
and
though
these
things
were
not
done
by
day
,
their
outward
lives
were
civill
and
just
,
it
was
in
the
night
,
and
though
common
Justice
appeared
in
them
to
their
neighbours
,
it
was
Hypocritical
,
their
vitiousness
was
acted
amongst
themselves
,
or
such
seeds
sown
,
as
would
infect
a
future
generation
;
And
no
doubt
Paul
having
blamed
them
for
going
to
law
with
one
another
,
but
especially
before
heathen
Judges
,
which
opinion
they
could
not
but
hold
in
some
part
,
while
their
Saviour
taught
them
so
oft
to
forgive
their
brother
,
and
to
him
who
would
take
thy
cloak
,
to
give
thy
coat
also
;
these
circumstances
were
aggravated
,
as
people
looking
at
no
Government
,
no
order
,
no
discipline
;
Pauls
reproving
,
exhorting
,
convincing
,
perswading
,
holding
no
communion
,
delivering
to
Sathan
,
were
to
them
fancies
of
the
speculative
understanding
,
and
all
his
weapons
,
not
carnall
to
the
destroying
of
the
outward
man
,
but
mighty
through
the
power
of
God
,
piercing
even
to
the
heart
and
reines
,
and
dividing
the
joynts
and
Marrow
,
which
their
carnal
religion
could
not
comprehend
;
caused
them
to
think
,
they
did
God
good
service
to
persecute
and
destroy
them
:
yet
God
left
himself
not
without
witness
even
amongst
these
heathen
,
who
not
guided
by
the
votes
of
the
multitude
,
nor
swayed
with
words
,
but
substance
,
did
in
all
Ages
testifie
the
truth
,
not
only
evincing
these
charges
to
be
lyes
,
but
the
purity
,
holiness
,
profound
sanctimony
,
and
exemplary
chastity
of
the
Christians
was
unparalleld
,
and
their
trials
manifested
their
patience
invincible
,
so
that
they
overcame
also
as
Christ
their
chieftain
through
sufferings
;
and
these
were
not
only
of
the
vulgar
people
,
but
learned
Philosophers
,
and
noble
Senators
,
and
ever
or
most
generally
;
of
the
chiefest
in
esteem
for
natural
excellencies
;
and
this
was
notorious
,
that
he
,
or
she
,
that
were
the
worst
heathens
,
proved
generally
the
precifest
Christians
;
by
which
vertues
at
last
,
their
enemies
were
even
overcome
,
so
that
the
very
executioners
turned
Martyrs
;
And
though
God
oft
afflicted
his
people
,
and
suffered
them
to
be
afflicted
(
for
it
is
evident
that
under
persecution
they
grew
most
,
not
only
in
holiness
,
but
in
Number
;
So
that
the
blood
of
the
Martyrs
was
found
to
be
the
seed
of
the
Church
)
it
alwaies
turned
to
their
greater
good
,
and
in
his
release
from
afflictions
(
for
God
gave
them
ever
and
anon
a
breathing
time
)
they
lost
by
Divisions
,
Controversies
,
Pride
,
Ambition
,
and
such
like
,
of
the
glory
of
their
sufferings
:
which
who
ever
reades
the
Histories
hereof
,
cannot
but
observe
,
in
persecution
still
praying
,
meetings
full
and
frequent
,
Amities
strong
,
and
lasting
,
obligations
mutual
,
Engagements
reciprocal
;
And
while
they
could
hope
to
own
nothing
but
themselves
,
they
quarrelled
not
for
what
they
knew
not
they
should
hold
;
and
in
the
assuredness
of
propriety
,
had
a
holy
community
of
all
things
amongst
themselves
;
worldly
cares
were
vain
things
,
Honors
despicable
;
Riches
fatal
;
husbands
deceitful
;
wives
treacherous
;
Children
troubles
;
all
burthens
but
only
Christ
,
the
Lord
Christ
was
their
Spouse
,
their
honor
,
their
riches
,
their
Treasure
,
their
safety
,
their
all
in
all
;
release
them
from
afflictions
,
the
world
prevailed
again
,
the
flesh
domineered
;
yet
even
then
,
how
many
were
most
holy
,
beyond
present
belief
?
yet
even
then
,
how
many
that
left
houses
,
and
lands
,
and
all
in
affliction
for
Christs
sake
in
the
storm
,
would
never
return
from
the
Churches
habitation
in
the
wilderness
in
the
sun
shine
;
but
wasted
themselves
in
continual
prayers
,
fastings
,
meditations
,
holy
vows
,
and
all
exercises
of
the
height
of
zeal
;
counting
all
too
litle
they
could
do
for
Christ
?
how
many
flourishing
virgins
,
thus
espoused
themselves
in
the
Wilderness
to
Christ
,
as
well
as
to
the
fire
,
to
the
beasts
,
to
variety
of
deaths
,
and
tortures
for
him
in
the
Cities
,
and
Towns
?
how
lowly
,
plain
,
and
painful
were
the
then
Pastors
of
Congregations
?
Paul
taught
,
the
labourer
was
worthy
of
his
hire
;
but
lookt
at
a
reward
far
above
earthly
treasure
,
they
were
the
first
in
holiness
,
every
one
chosen
who
had
most
ability
;
the
set
stipends
were
not
their
provokers
,
but
zeal
for
Gods
glory
;
what
was
given
was
not
received
,
then
sure
what
was
witholden
,
was
not
sued
for
;
And
now
it
was
plain
,
persecution
was
not
the
way
to
eradicate
Christianity
;
and
the
very
heathen
Emperor
Julian
the
Apostate
,
whose
heart
knew
horror
for
it
,
as
Christs
politiquest
and
greatest
enemy
,
sheathes
the
sword
,
and
works
by
poyson
,
but
not
to
the
body
;
he
hinders
meetings
under
pretext
of
Treasons
against
the
State
,
and
for
publique
safety
sets
up
Schools
of
Idolatry
,
and
forces
the
Christian
children
to
be
there
trained
,
or
els
their
parents
dye
as
Traytors
;
Now
,
no
longer
Martyrs
,
this
quailes
many
a
courage
,
and
was
a
great
trouble
and
affliction
to
the
Church
;
but
they
overcome
God
by
prayer
;
here
was
the
first
tryal
,
and
therefore
need
of
the
greater
strength
;
They
stood
in
the
first
rankes
of
the
bataile
of
the
Lord
Christ
,
and
they
were
by
him
fitted
accordingly
for
the
combat
they
under
went
;
fear
of
death
,
which
to
us
is
most
terrible
,
was
to
them
(
unconverted
)
frequent
,
and
therefore
contemned
;
thus
was
courage
by
example
given
to
them
should
follow
;
there
is
alwaies
a
mystery
in
providence
,
secretly
fitting
all
things
to
that
end
the
Lord
determines
,
and
works
still
for
the
good
of
his
people
;
and
this
preparation
I
take
to
be
against
the
cruelty
of
the
second
beast
,
which
was
to
afflict
the
Church
after
the
first
beast
(
the
Roman
Emperors
)
was
taken
away
;
the
Apostles
led
the
dance
,
and
the
holy
Disciples
and
Martyrs
of
all
sorts
followed
after
,
and
that
with
the
same
faith
and
constancy
,
though
through
variety
of
Torments
;
and
the
persecutions
were
so
violent
,
that
one
of
the
learned
amongst
the
Ancient
Pastors
of
Gods
Church
Records
,
there
was
but
one
day
in
all
the
daies
of
the
year
,
which
had
not
been
defiled
with
the
death
of
at
least
five
thousand
Witnesses
to
the
truth
of
Christs
Gospel
,
under
the
ten
persecutions
of
the
heathen
Emperors
;
and
this
is
notorious
,
that
the
worst
Emperors
were
Christians
greatest
enemies
,
seldome
so
much
the
zeal
for
the
Gods
,
as
envy
at
godliness
,
and
coveteousness
of
riches
,
the
Christians
goods
filling
anew
the
empty
treasury
,
exhausted
by
intemperancy
of
the
Emperors
,
or
covetize
of
the
Courtiers
,
who
were
,
as
they
ever
will
be
,
like
graves
never
satisfied
;
and
is
it
not
strange
,
that
a
crucified
God
witnessed
by
the
meanest
of
men
,
fishermen
,
should
be
thus
followed
,
and
should
break
forth
so
gloriously
amid
flames
and
furies
of
all
sorts
,
yea
every
thing
that
was
projected
to
over-throw
it
?
the
demolishing
of
the
outward
Temples
,
the
burnings
of
Scriptures
,
made
but
more
pure
,
though
more
secret
meetings
otherwhere
,
and
made
them
get
the
word
into
their
hearts
and
memories
(
for
it
is
wonderful
what
labor
the
ancient
and
primitive
Christians
took
in
getting
the
Apostles
writings
by
heart
)
where
it
could
never
be
extinguished
,
but
they
should
reap
a
greater
light
by
it
;
and
thus
God
tried
his
Church
,
purged
and
purified
it
,
by
sufferings
for
three
hundred
years
;
and
not
a
Bishop
so
called
of
Rome
or
Pastor
of
the
Church
there
in
all
that
space
,
but
either
suffered
persecution
,
or
died
Martyrs
;
yet
even
amongst
those
Emperors
persecutors
,
God
left
himself
not
without
witness
;
and
which
is
most
notable
,
in
the
worst
man
,
and
cruellest
to
Christians
,
Maximinus
,
who
at
last
glorified
the
God
of
the
Christians
,
and
by
new
laws
gave
them
immunities
and
privilidges
above
other
men
,
who
before
were
thought
worse
then
brute
beasts
.
Trajan
,
Antoninus
,
and
others
by
providence
in
his
mercy
,
moderated
and
slacked
of
their
fury
to
believers
,
but
never
acknowledged
him
as
this
man
did
,
though
he
might
back-slide
;
but
this
is
notorious
,
that
the
Pagans
alwaies
believed
God
hated
,
or
the
Gods
hated
the
Christians
because
they
saw
them
afflicted
,
judgeing
eternal
love
still
by
temporal
favour
;
and
now
to
shew
and
evidence
his
power
in
that
also
,
and
to
convince
the
Enemies
of
this
truth
,
he
not
only
gives
a
respite
,
a
cessation
of
miseries
and
afflictions
;
but
to
shew
his
power
all
one
the
suddain
by
unexpected
waies
,
raises
up
contemned
Christians
to
Thrones
and
Scepters
,
and
all
the
grand
ones
of
the
world
are
but
the
rewards
of
religious
purity
to
the
true
God
;
and
now
the
poor
banished
soul
,
ship-wrackt
and
lost
as
it
were
,
is
brought
to
a
haven
of
rest
;
now
Churches
built
;
now
who
so
glorious
as
the
greatest
sufferers
?
and
in
these
daies
of
tranquillity
,
the
sence
of
present
joy
did
more
then
counterpoise
the
sufferings
past
;
the
poor
Bishops
are
now
the
Emperors
fathers
,
endowed
with
livings
;
and
if
fame
lye
not
,
The
Romane
Bishop
stole
what
Constantine
never
gave
,
but
the
Decree
was
not
unsealed
till
a
long
time
after
,
and
this
is
Constantines
pretended
donation
;
but
sure
it
is
,
Constantine
did
highly
honor
all
the
worthy
ministers
of
all
the
Churches
,
in
whom
the
Vertue
,
Piety
,
and
Doctrine
of
Jesus
our
Saviour
was
exemplar
;
and
now
there
is
a
new
face
of
the
world
,
and
surely
the
Christians
now
think
themselves
very
happy
,
their
Emperor
a
Christian
;
the
power
,
glory
,
riches
and
honor
of
the
world
theirs
;
now
peace
,
now
plenty
ensue
,
and
what
can
their
hearts
desire
that
they
enjoy
not
?
The
Dragon
the
persecutor
is
now
gone
,
and
what
doth
reason
suggest
?
Now
they
will
serve
God
gloriously
;
before
the
service
was
mean
and
contemptible
,
scorned
by
heathens
,
in
private
and
secret
,
in
a
private
house
,
nay
Barn
,
Stable
,
Cave
,
or
Grot
;
any
where
so
they
might
but
serve
him
at
all
,
to
live
and
praise
him
was
all
they
looked
for
;
they
were
in
Aegypt
,
in
bondage
before
,
the
whips
of
the
Task-masters
were
upon
their
shoulders
,
or
at
best
but
in
the
wilderness
,
but
now
they
enjoyed
Canaan
,
the
land
of
rest
,
now
build
the
Temple
,
hew
the
stones
,
lay
the
foundations
,
and
erect
not
only
chambers
or
lodgings
for
the
Priests
and
Levites
,
but
the
Singers
,
the
Porters
,
and
all
the
train
of
due
and
orderly
service
,
and
hearts
were
willing
to
the
work
,
and
then
purse
and
hand
was
ready
,
and
now
all
on
a
suddain
the
whole
world
is
turned
Christian
,
and
all
the
provinces
of
the
Romane
Empire
crouch
under
the
Standard
of
the
Cross
;
and
the
highest
Purple
adores
the
woaven
Coat
of
our
Saviour
,
and
now
the
Pagan
,
according
to
his
principles
worships
the
rising
Sun
;
Thrive
Christian
,
and
I
am
a
Christian
,
but
otherwise
adue
Christ
,
and
God
,
and
all
.
But
they
might
go
far
who
had
such
excellent
leaders
,
when
their
Emperor
and
Princes
shewed
in
their
exemplary
life
the
power
of
Godliness
,
so
that
the
difference
was
evident
betwixt
the
sincerity
of
Christianity
,
and
the
vanity
of
Idolatry
;
for
it
s
reported
of
the
Emperor
Constantine
,
that
he
was
not
so
much
a
Conqueror
of
his
enemies
,
through
the
power
of
faith
,
as
of
himself
;
all
passions
subjugated
to
the
rule
of
his
Saviour
;
he
eat
to
live
,
and
lived
to
magnifie
his
Saviour
;
and
knowing
he
could
never
attain
the
height
of
that
perfection
which
his
Saviour
had
,
and
he
aspired
not
unto
;
yet
as
he
had
commanded
,
so
he
imitated
and
made
him
his
rule
and
his
pattern
;
his
recreations
were
divine
Contemplations
;
and
his
private
discourses
betwixt
God
and
his
soul
,
were
as
Paradise
to
his
soul
;
yea
,
such
was
his
diligent
and
awful
constancie
,
that
his
Pavilion
was
his
Oratory
for
divine
Service
,
he
would
not
neglect
his
hours
of
prayer
,
amid
the
greatest
dangers
and
troubles
of
warfare
;
yea
such
was
his
zeal
,
that
you
could
not
distinguish
whether
he
were
the
better
souldier
,
or
most
excellent
Preacher
;
and
who
would
not
haste
to
be
a
Convert
in
this
season
of
blessings
?
and
as
his
care
was
so
wonderful
for
the
soul
;
he
neglected
not
to
put
in
execution
good
Laws
,
and
where
need
was
,
to
make
new
;
his
care
was
for
the
weal
of
his
people
;
he
sought
his
peoples
good
more
then
their
Goods
,
and
approved
himself
the
common
father
of
his
Country
by
his
sea
of
bounty
,
which
all
pertook
of
freely
;
the
Orphans
not
onely
educated
but
maintained
;
to
which
he
not
onely
employed
the
publike
money
,
but
out
of
his
private
Treasury
he
afforded
largely
;
he
would
relieve
the
necessitous
begger
,
but
caused
to
be
sought
out
the
modest
needy
wretch
;
and
comparing
qualitie
and
necessity
,
he
fitted
and
proportionated
his
bounty
accordingly
;
so
that
to
eminent
vertue
,
he
hath
given
entire
possessions
;
yea
,
himself
sought
out
the
desolate
,
and
afflicted
;
and
all
his
Laws
now
tasted
of
the
radiences
which
Conversion
had
generated
in
his
soul
,
and
were
not
onely
moral
,
as
agreable
to
Nature
,
but
also
Christian
,
as
savouring
of
that
enlightment
which
our
Saviour
in
his
Preaching
had
given
to
the
Law
:
and
surely
here
was
a
glorious
Court
,
where
the
Prince
himself
gave
such
examples
;
how
did
the
Nobles
,
the
great
,
rich
and
powerful
follow
,
especially
when
the
wise
Emperor
had
fained
a
little
inclination
to
Apostacie
,
and
disgraced
the
fawning
parasitical
and
hypocritical
Courtier
,
and
exalted
and
entrusted
the
faithful
to
Christ
,
though
not
obeying
the
Emperor
;
and
it
was
indeed
admirable
,
all
was
wonderful
;
the
Fathers
of
the
Church
were
the
Emperors
Councel
,
not
out
of
their
ambition
,
or
his
necessity
,
but
to
shew
,
his
actions
feared
no
Monitors
,
and
his
Councels
should
be
questioned
by
the
strictest
Christians
;
and
what
might
now
be
feared
,
was
then
reverenced
:
Thus
did
the
Church
flourish
;
but
see
here
the
devil
was
not
conquered
,
though
his
Agents
were
;
he
now
must
go
another
way
to
work
;
a
wily
Serpent
he
is
,
&
can
turn
himself
into
many
folds
,
and
therefore
he
now
attemps
new
ways
of
tortures
&
afflictions
;
and
when
the
forraign
enemies
of
the
Church
are
beaten
down
and
conquered
,
now
he
makes
them
enemies
one
to
another
;
hitherto
the
common
calamities
had
hindered
the
growth
of
divisions
;
the
Sword
was
the
Lords
avenger
,
he
now
suffers
another
;
nay
,
Prosperity
ushers
in
Pride
,
Pride
Ambition
,
and
that
Envy
as
well
as
Covetize
;
and
out
of
all
these
springs
up
Arianism
,
the
first
great
and
spreading
error
to
usher
in
that
fatall
Apostacy
so
long
before
prophesied
;
and
if
we
look
into
the
ground-work
of
it
,
or
the
foundation
,
it
was
Philosophy
,
or
searching
into
the
secrets
of
the
divine
Decrees
,
and
the
reasons
of
them
,
the
Arcana
of
the
Trinity
,
the
extravagant
curiosities
of
able
,
idle
,
and
yet
active
wits
,
set
on
by
the
itch
of
vanity
,
and
singularity
,
from
the
ignorance
which
they
see
in
others
;
and
the
applause
of
novelty
from
such
as
count
all
things
wondrous
that
is
above
the
sphear
of
their
own
capacity
;
and
this
was
the
first
comet
of
the
kingdom
of
darkness
,
which
in
its
growth
threw
darts
of
plagues
and
poisons
insensibly
into
the
hearts
and
veins
of
the
professor
of
Christ
in
its
glorious
condition
;
which
to
remedy
,
there
is
by
the
Emperor
a
general
Councel
called
;
(
note
,
that
was
the
then
unquestioned
remedy
)
wherein
though
condemned
by
the
power
of
mans
Vote
,
yet
nevertheless
continued
his
strength
,
and
was
not
vanquished
;
for
the
Emperors
,
and
all
at
last
submitted
unto
this
rage
of
the
flood
of
error
,
untill
God
in
his
time
,
who
orders
the
rise
,
and
fall
,
as
lasting
of
all
things
,
turned
the
stream
into
another
channel
:
after
by
the
Synod
of
Jerusalem
that
heresie
was
tollerated
,
by
absolution
of
the
Patron
,
which
the
Councel
of
Nice
had
condemned
;
and
by
this
tract
of
time
,
sin
growing
speedily
,
the
Papacy
began
now
to
lay
another
step
to
the
grand
defection
;
for
the
pride
of
the
Pastors
was
now
grown
so
great
,
and
the
revenue
so
eminent
,
that
the
Fathers
of
the
Church
fight
for
the
Papacy
;
and
if
the
man-childe
born
,
the
Church
,
went
into
the
Wilderness
,
that
is
,
no
sooner
did
the
Lord
cease
afflicting
his
Church
,
and
gave
riches
,
and
glory
,
and
honor
,
but
the
purity
and
integrity
of
Ordinances
ceased
;
and
if
you
would
finde
Christ
anywhere
,
it
was
among
them
that
were
either
in
the
Wilderness
,
those
holy
ones
that
were
through
acerbities
past
,
so
taught
the
vanity
of
the
world
,
that
nothing
could
bring
them
to
the
trial
of
the
world
again
;
or
those
,
that
though
they
were
in
the
City
,
were
yet
as
in
the
Wilderness
,
such
as
over
whom
the
glories
of
the
world
had
no
power
:
Then
surely
now
the
Church
was
not
to
be
found
,
except
the
two
witnesses
of
the
Lord
,
I
mean
the
two
Testaments
were
his
Records
;
for
if
the
Pastors
were
thus
changed
,
how
might
the
people
err
?
And
surely
from
this
time
I
count
the
Prophesie
of
Antichrist
began
to
be
manifested
,
and
the
Apostacy
and
great
defection
to
appear
;
for
immediately
under
the
reign
of
Theodosius
the
younger
,
when
Alarick
the
Goth
subdues
Italy
,
and
takes
Rome
,
Sosimus
then
Bishop
of
Rome
affects
the
title
of
Oecumenical
,
and
claims
as
proper
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
That
nothing
in
Ecclesiastick
affairs
should
be
ordered
without
his
consent
;
the
first
linke
of
the
chain
of
perdition
.
A
non
after
rises
the
Nestorian
heresie
,
then
the
Eutichian
:
and
thus
the
Lord
punishes
his
Church
now
;
before
,
the
evil
was
the
Sword
;
now
Error
,
the
greater
plague
of
the
two
;
then
purity
increased
,
now
prophaneness
;
yet
I
cannot
say
so
much
prophaneness
,
for
even
the
lives
of
the
then
Heriticks
are
a
shame
and
condemnation
to
our
present
Christians
;
yea
,
even
in
the
defection
of
the
Saints
,
how
many
humane
excellencies
appeared
!
what
austerity
,
what
voluntary
poverty
,
singular
chastity
,
admirable
constancie
,
unparallel'd
charity
!
And
thus
grew
the
glory
of
Christianity
,
so
that
the
Barbarous
Nations
,
who
were
the
scourges
of
Christians
sins
,
were
the
admirers
,
and
in
some
kinde
the
imitators
of
their
piety
;
and
it
pleased
God
there
was
yet
some
wheat
amidst
the
field
of
the
Church
,
excellent
in
all
the
qualities
and
ornaments
needful
in
a
disciple
of
our
Saviour
;
by
whose
industry
and
faithfulness
great
part
of
true
Christian
purity
was
not
onely
continued
,
but
also
propagated
,
as
well
as
errors
and
heresies
in
great
part
vanquished
;
so
that
the
splendor
of
the
Church
of
Christ
was
great
and
powerful
;
and
so
much
the
more
,
as
for
that
the
Church-men
had
now
made
some
Quaeries
concerning
the
power
of
the
Emperors
over
them
,
as
being
the
servants
of
Jesus
Christ
.
And
also
of
their
power
over
Emperors
,
the
Emperor
being
but
a
believer
,
they
officers
;
he
set
apart
,
yet
but
for
civil
ends
and
Government
;
they
for
sacred
and
divine
:
they
begin
the
question
with
the
power
of
Calling
,
confirming
,
presiding
in
,
and
adnulling
Councels
,
and
ended
in
dethroning
Emperors
;
They
who
undertook
the
contest
were
wise
and
able
;
and
though
they
opposed
a
powerful
,
yet
it
was
a
devout
Emperor
,
and
shaken
with
homebred
and
intestine
afflictions
,
frequent
in
the
decaying
estate
of
the
Empire
;
this
was
heightened
by
what
was
then
called
zeal
for
Gods
Altar
;
after
that
branded
for
spiritual
pride
,
and
accounted
the
highest
step
to
Antichristian
error
,
opening
the
way
to
what
ever
followed
with
ease
,
placing
an
especial
sanctity
in
ordination
,
from
the
Deacon
to
the
Patriarch
,
and
so
to
the
Pope
gradually
;
and
in
him
,
not
onely
to
primacy
,
but
supremacy
;
so
that
what
was
before
evidenced
by
faith
,
and
holy
conversation
,
was
now
solely
attributed
to
imposition
of
hands
;
this
was
a
holy
unction
,
an
indelible
Character
,
marking
who
were
Christs
;
God
left
not
himself
without
witnesses
against
these
growing
errors
,
in
the
several
Ages
,
wherein
they
were
propounded
to
the
world
,
which
gave
some
stop
;
but
one
error
ushering
in
another
,
strengthened
themselves
;
so
that
at
the
last
they
shut
truth
out
of
doors
.
But
to
speak
of
the
particular
errors
upon
the
Quaeries
arising
among
Christians
;
First
,
concerning
the
written
Word
of
God
,
and
word
in
general
;
of
the
written
Word
how
we
are
to
finde
out
the
sense
,
and
know
which
is
the
true
letter
,
whither
it
may
be
translated
,
and
whether
a
fit
Judge
of
controversie
:
Secondly
,
if
not
,
who
;
concerning
traditions
,
and
the
way
of
knowing
them
,
which
are
Apostolical
:
Thirdly
,
the
properties
,
office
and
marks
of
the
true
Church
:
And
so
Fourthly
,
of
the
ground
of
faith
;
upon
all
which
,
with
many
more
necessary
and
useful
matters
,
the
whole
frame
of
unnecessary
superstitions
,
vain
,
sinful
,
nay
damnable
doctrines
arising
in
future
time
was
founded
:
I
cannot
(
at
present
at
least
)
intend
any
discussion
,
nor
may
it
take
so
well
with
the
generality
of
men
,
to
have
one
whose
study
and
profession
was
the
Law
,
though
a
Christian
,
which
general
profession
I
esteem
a
full
liberty
to
Quaery
any
so
called
Ecclesiastick
,
or
Church
controversie
;
but
that
indeed
being
not
the
main
of
my
intention
,
I
shall
apply
my self
to
what
is
the
scope
of
my
undertaking
in
that
way
:
The
God
of
heaven
,
whose
aid
I
implore
,
shall
direct
my
spirit
.
The
Bishops
of
Rome
now
labour
an
addition
of
believers
in
all
Countries
,
and
not
onely
France
and
Almaine
,
but
even
the
remotest
Ilands
of
Britain
receive
the
truth
;
the
Church
was
to
be
universal
,
there
was
a
word
of
truth
for
it
;
But
as
the
Emperors
and
Princes
of
the
world
had
by
several
experiences
found
out
the
best
and
quaintest
waies
of
stretching
their
subjects
purse-strings
without
cracking
,
to
be
the
gains
and
in-comes
of
sutes
and
controversies
,
which
being
the
vents
either
of
malice
in
prosecution
or
victory
in
the
issue
,
and
the
party
overthrown
,
though
miserably
complaining
,
were
alwaies
remediless
,
generally
unpittied
,
for
it
was
done
by
Law
,
the
rule
of
Justice
;
The
Bishops
of
Rome
now
begin
generally
to
challenge
to
themselves
,
not
only
for
the
honor
,
but
for
the
necessity
of
order
,
special
government
by
way
of
judicatories
,
at
first
only
of
matters
arising
within
the
precincts
of
his
government
as
Bishop
of
Rome
,
but
after
it
extended
by
way
of
supremacy
(
the
great
injustice
of
all
Princes
giving
colour
thereto
)
to
pluck
away
causes
from
the
remotest
parts
of
the
world
after
the
Bishops
had
settled
their
powers
,
and
by
them
courts
in
any
kingdom
,
realm
or
nation
;
And
from
particular
controversie
between
person
and
person
,
Bishop
and
Bishop
,
he
at
last
became
the
umpire
of
the
controversies
of
Kings
,
and
by
vertue
of
the
necessity
of
a
final
appeal
,
he
gave
away
kingdomes
as
he
pleased
,
as
the
annals
not
only
of
Germany
,
but
of
France
and
England
do
specially
commemorate
;
and
now
the
name
of
universal
Bishop
would
not
suffice
,
nor
these
large
temporalities
bestowed
upon
them
by
Princes
,
but
they
seise
the
Cities
of
Romandiola
,
Ferrara
and
Bononia
,
and
much
more
in
the
vacancy
of
the
Empire
;
nay
the
little
Horn
would
not
rest
so
contented
;
but
the
Emperors
oppose
;
the
Popes
now
produce
the
grounds
of
their
actings
,
partly
from
reason
,
partly
from
Scripture
,
yet
both
agreeing
in
the
substance
,
the
necessity
of
an
umpire
in
the
Christian
Churches
,
that
this
absolution
must
rest
in
the
Church
,
whereof
Christ
was
the
head
,
Peter
his
Vicar
,
and
the
Pope
his
,
that
all
the
kingdomes
of
the
world
were
now
the
Lords
and
his
Christs
,
that
he
gave
them
to
whom
he
would
,
that
this
his
Vicar
was
the
most
fit
person
,
yea
the
only
fit
,
if
not
designed
,
for
he
was
the
common
father
of
souls
,
had
the
care
of
the
Churches
good
upon
him
,
that
not
only
all
were
alike
to
him
,
but
he
bound
alike
to
all
the
obligation
too
,
the
Church
only
excepted
.
This
wrought
conscientiously
in
many
,
but
actively
in
most
,
though
suspected
of
self-seeking
in
some
,
covetize
and
avarice
being
the
common
error
of
great
enjoyers
,
especially
in
high
and
ambitious
spirits
;
whereby
the
Pope
was
not
without
his
Champions
against
all
opposers
;
and
as
most
pretenders
do
,
they
did
some
justice
extraordinary
at
first
;
but
when
the
notion
of
infallibility
was
accepted
,
who
could
oppose
?
now
the
Church
was
in
its
ruff
,
and
now
the
whole
world
turned
religious
,
and
all
Nations
,
especially
in
Europe
,
were
become
so
great
admirers
of
Christian
profession
,
that
they
erected
Monasteries
,
Frieries
,
Nunneries
,
and
men
and
women
were
engaged
on
all
sides
,
all
worldly
obligements
neglected
for
the
service
of
their
Saviour
,
husbands
forsaking
wives
,
and
wives
husbands
;
Children
and
Servants
leave
Parents
and
Masters
;
nothing
so
secret
which
confession
could
not
unlock
;
there
was
ease
and
plenty
;
so
that
the
Popes
chair
having
so
many
feet
,
it
was
in
no
great
fear
of
falling
;
but
least
the
people
should
discern
this
,
the
foundation
of
all
is
laid
upon
the
indubitable
word
,
so
called
of
God
,
of
which
they
are
the
sole
Expositors
,
and
this
by
way
of
anology
or
similitude
betwixt
the
old
and
new
law
;
Therefore
they
hold
forth
,
that
as
among
the
Priests
one
was
cheif
under
the
law
,
so
also
under
the
Gospel
;
and
as
the
Priests
,
so
their
lips
must
preserve
knowledge
;
as
there
was
a
bloody
,
so
here
was
an
unbloody
sacrifice
;
and
as
there
was
a
Temple
,
so
here
another
Church
,
inferior
Churches
,
as
the
Synagogues
;
the
times
of
sacrifice
are
called
Canonical
hours
,
and
all
the
officers
and
offices
of
the
Jewish
frame
,
are
now
brought
into
the
Church
,
and
though
acknowledged
ceremonial
in
themselves
,
and
so
passed
away
,
yet
the
mystery
of
them
opened
,
and
the
end
relating
to
the
service
of
God
and
his
Christ
now
,
as
before
to
God
under
his
name
Jehovah
,
was
allowed
as
necessary
for
his
better
service
;
and
as
the
glory
of
the
second
Temple
was
to
exceed
the
glory
of
the
first
,
so
the
maintenance
of
the
ministers
of
Christ
,
and
the
outward
lustre
of
service
,
was
to
exceed
it
;
but
that
they
might
fulfill
the
measure
of
iniquity
,
they
bring
in
the
use
of
Images
first
into
the
Church
only
,
then
for
private
devotion
;
this
was
contrary
to
the
Jews
order
;
but
they
answered
first
the
Jews
made
pictures
of
false
Gods
,
they
of
the
true
;
the
Jews
in
the
shape
of
beasts
and
other
Creatures
,
these
of
man
,
and
that
after
God
appeared
in
the
likeness
of
man
;
the
Jews
of
God
whom
they
had
not
seen
,
they
of
the
Lord
Christ
;
the
Jews
worshiped
the
stock
,
the
representation
;
they
had
it
only
for
a
remembrance
;
but
these
admitted
;
now
follow
miracles
,
which
they
call
the
sign
of
the
true
Church
;
but
that
they
might
the
better
uphold
their
Monarchy
,
they
look
not
only
to
get
some
particular
,
as
the
most
ordinary
and
useful
causes
,
falling
among
men
into
their
Jurisdiction
,
as
probate
of
Wills
,
allowance
of
Marriages
,
tryals
of
Adultery
and
Fornication
;
but
they
labour
to
frame
the
Civil
State
according
to
the
mode
of
their
Ecclesiastick
Hierarchy
,
whereby
the
one
should
stand
as
a
Bulwark
to
the
other
in
the
day
of
opposition
:
The
word
yields
the
foundation
to
reason
,
and
reason
of
experience
(
joyned
with
the
interest
of
practicers
)
confirms
the
the
word
;
and
even
from
this
time
there
was
the
foundation
of
an
intire
and
universal
Monarchy
among
Christians
laid
;
for
it
was
supposed
as
truth
,
that
the
Church
of
the
Jew
was
the
pattern
and
Type
of
all
the
Christian
Churches
,
that
they
were
all
to
live
as
Brethren
,
both
under
the
Ecclesiastick
and
civil
Regiment
;
yea
,
that
not
onely
between
beleevers
of
the
same
Nation
,
but
of
the
remotest
parts
of
the
world
,
there
was
such
a
tye
even
by
the
right
of
profession
,
that
for
their
relief
we
ought
not
to
plead
too
strict
a
property
in
our
goods
,
but
freely
to
communicate
to
their
necessities
,
whether
the
same
were
by
reason
of
persecution
,
or
famine
,
or
such
like
,
or
other
accidents
of
providence
,
and
founded
indeed
the
whole
fabrick
of
their
Government
upon
the
rule
,
according
to
the
Jewish
Model
,
and
by
degrees
exterminating
those
Laws
which
were
spied
to
be
disadvantagious
to
their
interest
,
and
for
the
absolute
power
of
Princes
,
as
they
saw
occasion
,
from
the
troubles
of
the
Empire
,
the
weakness
or
religiousness
of
the
Emperours
;
indeed
every
thing
according
to
the
order
of
times
made
way
for
the
accomplishment
of
the
intended
vision
:
But
this
was
no
great
piece
of
difficulty
,
for
the
nature
of
the
matter
led
them
easily
to
it
,
as
it
seemed
;
for
the
Laws
even
of
the
Romanes
,
from
whom
all
Nations
almost
had
received
their
general
rule
of
Government
,
however
at
first
mishapen
,
and
rude
,
yet
after
polished
by
modelizing
according
to
the
rule
of
the
Jewish
Tables
;
and
not
only
so
,
but
of
many
or
most
of
their
judicials
;
for
indeed
,
where
can
we
have
Laws
more
agreeable
to
natural
equity
,
then
the
Almighty
wisdome
there
proposed
;
so
that
the
Arabians
,
Aegyptians
,
Asians
,
yea
,
and
the
only
not
barbarous
Greeks
,
founded
or
framed
their
generals
upon
,
or
according
to
that
incomparable
order
,
and
in
their
ministrations
did
not
much
differ
from
the
Hebrew
originals
;
but
this
premised
,
that
the
whole
body
of
Christians
was
but
one
Commonwealth
,
and
that
under
the
head
of
all
immediatly
,
the
Lord
Christ
Jesus
;
it
seemed
to
follow
by
this
,
that
he
must
have
his
substitutes
on
earth
according
to
the
nature
of
men
,
one
as
Priest
,
chief
for
the
service
of
him
,
to
govern
these
men
as
Saints
;
another
as
King
,
who
was
to
rule
and
govern
them
as
men
,
according
to
the
Law
of
God
in
righteousness
and
holiness
;
but
all
to
be
bound
and
loosed
,
as
I
said
before
,
by
his
mouth
only
who
had
the
key
of
Knowledge
,
by
a
now
received
infallibility
,
which
was
without
much
difficulty
effected
.
The
Bishops
and
Clergy-mens
lives
being
yet
not
generally
obnoxious
to
scandall
,
many
yet
retaining
a
great
deal
of
exemplary
piety
and
purity
,
yea
even
in
the
bosome
of
the
Church
of
Rome
;
for
although
it
be
easie
for
particular
and
private
persons
to
rush
suddenly
and
immediatly
into
great
errour
,
yet
for
Commonwealths
,
or
the
publick
Governors
,
or
common
Societies
,
't
is
not
so
;
for
what
they
look
at
,
is
Supremacy
and
uncontrolable
Government
;
if
so
,
the
jealousie
which
people
ever
have
had
of
their
liberties
,
will
cause
them
rather
to
introduce
things
by
degrees
,
then
at
once
,
and
that
so
by
little
and
little
they
may
with
ease
obtain
what
by
seeking
at
once
they
had
utterly
lost
.
Thus
did
temporall
Princes
(
for
so
we
must
distinguish
while
Bishops
are
become
Princes
)
by
their
Subjects
,
and
thus
did
the
Popes
by
them
;
but
it
is
now
fit
to
leave
the
general
discourse
,
and
to
reduce
matters
as
intended
,
to
a
more
narrow
compass
then
the
consideration
of
the
whole
body
of
Christians
,
and
look
at
specially
this
Nation
of
England
,
which
now
having
received
the
Faith
of
the
Lord
Christ
,
whether
under
King
Lucius
primarily
,
or
under
any
former
,
whether
first
preached
here
by
Joseph
of
Aramathea
,
or
any
other
,
whether
Apostle
or
Disciple
of
the
Lord
,
but
after
more
generally
allowed
,
spread
,
or
promoted
upon
the
coming
of
Augustine
the
Monk
from
Rome
,
I
shall
not
controvert
,
but
allowing
every
man
his
opinion
by
whom
first
introduced
,
where
first
preached
,
and
such
like
;
I
shall
take
that
only
up
which
none
will
deny
,
which
is
,
that
about
the
time
of
Lucius
,
it
was
by
publick
and
Magisterial
Authority
first
allowed
,
and
hath
more
or
less
ever
since
been
continued
,
embraced
,
and
followed
by
some
in
this
Nation
at
all
times
,
but
generally
by
the
whole
Nation
,
though
at
first
the
over-running
of
strange
Nations
might
suspend
the
splendor
of
it
;
onely
thus
much
I
must
say
,
that
'
its
evident
by
history
,
that
the
Christian
Religion
was
here
entertained
and
setled
long
before
Augustine
,
and
that
there
were
Monks
particularly
of
Bangor
,
who
professed
Christ
,
and
lived
according
to
the
Discipline
of
our
Saviours
Doctrine
,
which
grew
now
inconsistent
with
the
dignity
of
the
Romane
Bishop
,
and
others
with
him
,
and
all
of
the
Clergy
in
their
degrees
;
for
now
for
the
honour
of
Christ
,
as
was
pretended
,
there
was
to
be
more
order
,
as
it
was
called
,
to
be
observed
among
Christians
,
which
was
meant
of
outward
duty
and
obedience
to
the
Popes
Substitutes
,
in
every
place
by
the
rule
of
gradation
;
for
as
the
Pope
represented
Christ
,
having
his
power
from
him
;
so
all
Bishops
and
inferiour
Clergy
ought
to
have
and
give
their
due
respects
from
the
people
,
and
each
from
other
,
according
to
the
places
and
trusts
by
his
Supream
Holiness
(
whom
they
more
or
less
immediately
represented
)
reposed
and
imposed
in
and
upon
them
.
This
observance
Augustine
the
Monk
expected
;
but
the
English
,
or
rather
British
Monks
found
not
this
in
the
Doctrine
of
the
Apostles
,
nor
presidents
of
the
Primitive
Church
;
truth
,
they
found
examples
of
paying
more
observance
to
holy
men
,
then
Augustine
required
or
expected
,
but
no
way
allowed
,
much
less
sought
by
them
to
whom
it
was
done
,
the
Lord
Christ
never
had
nor
required
it
,
but
himself
washed
his
Apostles
feet
;
and
his
Doctrine
upon
the
decision
of
this
case
in
controversie
was
far
otherwise
,
He
that
will
rule
,
let
him
be
servant
,
be
not
like
the
Princes
of
the
world
;
but
yet
this
as
most
cohering
with
naturall
reason
and
the
custome
of
Princes
(
and
that
the
decree
might
be
fulfilled
)
was
accepted
by
the
Princes
of
the
earth
;
and
now
the
Crozier
and
the
Crown
went
together
in
England
;
for
the
Princes
were
generally
zealous
of
the
Law
,
after
once
admitted
(
it
may
be
politickly
,
but
I
judge
not
)
although
that
from
the
power
of
the
Romanes
here
,
so
long
ruling
,
there
was
a
foundation
laid
of
good
and
just
Laws
,
and
holding
much
consonancy
with
the
Judicials
of
Moses
;
yet
the
many
barbarous
and
irrational
customes
and
usages
,
especially
those
that
were
unchristian
,
were
by
the
Kings
,
with
the
consent
of
their
people
,
abolished
and
extinguished
;
and
there
was
one
generall
Law
received
,
which
was
,
That
nothing
was
to
be
done
,
taken
,
or
holden
for
Law
,
which
was
contrary
to
the
Law
of
Almighty
God
,
meaning
the
Law
of
Moses
,
which
they
took
to
be
the
speciall
Rule
of
Morall
Wisdom
,
and
if
once
sanctiated
by
the
Bishop
,
undenyable
,
if
not
infallible
;
and
though
it
is
like
as
in
all
other
Ages
,
and
places
,
the
alterations
of
old
and
long
received
Laws
,
and
introduction
of
new
,
was
difficult
and
dangerous
:
yet
this
Age
being
a
warring
Age
,
and
Souldiers
little
book
learned
,
and
yet
the
Princes
of
the
earth
,
the
vulgar
people
were
far
less
,
so
that
the
many
followed
the
mighty
,
and
obedience
was
more
pure
then
,
then
now
,
though
more
easie
to
be
corrupted
;
so
that
the
Kings
beleeved
the
Bishops
,
the
Lords
the
King
,
and
the
people
the
Lords
;
and
thus
it
was
that
whole
Nations
even
on
a
sudden
became
professors
of
Christ
,
I
say
not
Christians
;
and
though
the
Monks
of
Bangor
would
not
,
seeing
the
pride
of
Augustine
,
submit
to
him
:
yet
the
King
converted
,
power
effected
what
prayer
would
not
;
but
this
bred
a
worse
stir
after
;
for
these
Monks
still
living
in
their
simplicity
,
and
preaching
faithfully
,
requiring
nothing
,
but
being
contented
with
what
the
people
gave
,
were
more
pleasing
to
the
people
then
they
who
were
not
only
imperious
and
proud
,
but
covetous
also
,
so
called
,
in
requiring
and
enforcing
Tythes
,
according
to
the
Mosaical
Law
;
and
this
was
tryal
enough
,
for
generally
men
love
to
be
of
that
Religion
that
costs
them
least
:
Parishes
were
not
yet
known
(
they
had
not
in
these
dayes
,
nor
many
hundred
years
after
,
such
clear
light
in
Christs
Discipline
,
as
to
finde
that
civil
prudential
thing
in
the
book
of
Religion
;
)
but
men
gave
(
who
would
give
)
their
Tythes
to
the
Ministry
;
these
in
each
County
,
or
Diocess
,
or
Precinct
(
notwithstanding
all
learned
oppositions
of
the
so
called
Clergy
)
were
treasured
in
common
:
the
Bishop
,
if
any
were
,
as
the
High
Priest
,
or
Priest
,
had
his
portion
or
Tythes
out
of
the
whole
,
and
the
Pope
was
to
have
his
Tyth
afterward
,
called
Annate
,
or
yearly
Offering
from
him
,
besides
first
fruits
paid
originally
by
every
Minister
or
Monk
(
for
they
then
generally
were
the
Ministers
,
though
not
only
)
to
the
Bishop
upon
his
introduction
,
and
the
Bishop
to
the
Pope
,
all
pretending
s●…ill
after
the
pattern
of
the
Jewish
Church
.
So
also
was
it
in
their
Courts
by
way
of
gradation
,
admitting
appeals
,
and
that
at
last
to
the
Pope
himself
,
which
though
upon
the
first
ground
each
Prince
ought
to
have
allowed
,
yet
some
Princes
finding
the
evils
in
time
by
alienating
the
hearts
of
their
Subjects
from
them
,
subjugating
purse
and
person
to
a
stranger
;
for
so
high
these
Popes
at
last
went
;
other
Princes
spying
the
rents
in
other
mens
Dominions
,
avoided
it
in
their
own
;
so
that
they
either
never
allowed
,
or
sought
to
avoid
,
if
before
admitted
,
such
appeals
;
upon
this
nevertheless
at
length
sprung
up
controversies
,
not
only
between
the
Pope
and
other
Princes
,
but
also
between
the
Princes
of
the
Earth
,
in
the
respective
Nations
of
the
world
,
and
the
Bishops
:
both
also
using
the
same
arguments
of
duty
and
allegiance
;
the
Pope
by
reason
of
being
the
Vicar
of
Christ
,
the
King
the
same
;
the
difference
was
,
the
one
was
in
Spirituals
,
the
other
in
Temporals
;
this
hath
made
the
Bishops
not
only
combine
against
their
Soveraign
for
the
Popes
Cause
,
but
even
the
people
;
for
some
pretending
conscience
,
have
served
the
Popes
and
Bishops
lusts
against
their
Soveraign
,
and
many
times
either
for
necessity
,
or
necessitated
by
superstition
,
against
their
own
as
well
as
the
Kings
Interest
:
And
thus
by
degrees
what
the
Spirituality
,
as
they
termed
themselves
,
had
obtained
in
other
places
,
is
granted
in
England
;
and
the
marvaile
was
not
so
much
at
what
was
granted
,
but
that
no
more
was
,
when
even
the
Crown
it self
was
holden
in
homage
at
last
of
the
Popes
Holiness
so
called
:
And
now
were
the
people
all
fitted
to
receive
even
what
should
be
imposed
upon
them
.
I
cannot
but
observe
again
,
that
these
Ages
were
very
ignorant
,
so
that
the
Church-men
for
want
of
others
,
were
without
scruple
,
commonly
,
if
not
generally
,
admitted
the
Seats
of
Judicature
,
in
the
ordinary
Law
Courts
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
were
the
prime
men
of
the
Kings
Councel
,
so
that
there
was
nought
to
hinder
,
but
only
the
pride
and
power
of
some
warlike
Noblemen
,
who
in
emulation
still
opposed
the
Bishops
;
and
as
the
Age
grew
more
knowing
,
began
to
stickle
against
them
.
But
now
the
pride
of
Rome
,
come
as
it
were
to
the
highest
pitch
,
even
as
all
other
things
have
their
rises
,
stops
,
and
declinings
,
even
so
had
this
;
but
that
it
might
not
fall
alone
,
nor
want
strong
supporters
against
the
pride
of
Princes
,
which
Rome
thought
would
be
ready
to
push
at
her
,
she
drives
on
a
fury
in
spurring
the
people
to
depose
their
Princes
,
upon
her
Excommunications
;
the
dire
effect
of
which
,
all
Christian
Nations
so
called
,
felt
more
or
less
,
though
more
especially
Germany
;
so
this
our
England
;
and
truly
,
the
people
might
well
be
apt
enough
to
it
,
for
that
most
Princes
had
,
as
their
Rights
of
Prerogative
,
taken
from
all
but
their
Souldiers
,
whose
swords
upheld
them
in
their
Majesties
,
and
so
they
upheld
them
in
their
acquests
,
be
they
good
or
bad
,
and
from
the
Priesthood
,
then
generally
so
called
,
whose
superstitions
should
work
an
awe
upon
their
spirits
,
all
that
could
be
called
an
immunity
,
much
more
the
Rights
of
a
free
people
,
and
that
people
should
be
slaves
to
their
Prince
,
is
not
found
in
Reasons
Lesson
,
and
that
any
prime
Nation
in
Europe
was
the
Conquest
of
any
of
their
Kings
I
read
not
;
true
it
is
,
Castile
conquer'd
all
the
rest
in
Spain
:
so
the
French
were
reduced
into
one
;
so
others
,
and
so
our
England
;
the
conquer'd
yet
in
length
of
time
enjoying
almost
like
grace
with
their
fellow
Subjects
;
but
with
us
in
Wales
we
were
made
one
:
This
caused
oft
and
dangerous
tumults
,
wherein
still
a
Priest
bare
his
part
;
but
things
of
long
date
being
incertain
,
we
shall
now
come
to
look
at
the
last
great
mutation
in
this
our
England
,
and
carry
along
the
business
of
the
Commonwealth
from
the
time
of
William
the
first
,
sirnamed
the
Conqueror
,
as
principally
eying
that
,
but
with
a
reflex
upon
the
matters
of
the
Church
,
as
being
not
to
be
neglected
in
respect
of
their
own
nature
,
and
also
for
their
necessity
to
the
explaining
the
matters
treated
of
;
and
I
the
rather
chuse
to
pitch
upon
that
time
,
because
the
histories
are
more
clear
,
and
from
that
settlement
do
all
the
grand
Quaeries
flow
which
are
now
discussed
by
so
many
wits
,
and
so
many
pens
,
wherein
yet
I
shall
be
brief
,
as
formerly
,
though
laying
the
plot
to
the
generality
of
the
succeeding
matter
.
William
the
first
,
commonly
called
the
Conquerour
,
being
the
Bastard
son
of
the
Duke
of
Normandy
,
having
indeed
no
title
at
all
to
the
Crown
of
England
,
(
I
cannot
say
usurps
,
he
fought
against
an
usurper
)
yet
layes
claim
to
it
only
under
a
pretended
and
invalid
promise
of
Edward
late
King
of
England
,
and
with
his
Comrades
,
to
whom
he
had
promised
shares
in
his
purchase
,
He
from
Normandy
,
and
with
Normans
,
that
is
,
Frenchmen
of
the
Country
,
Province
,
or
County
of
Normandy
,
lands
in
England
,
fights
the
then
King
,
and
slayes
him
in
the
Field
;
and
the
English
distasted
at
former
Kings
,
and
it
seems
doubtfull
to
whom
the
Crown
belonged
,
and
no
one
publikely
laying
claim
,
whereby
it
is
probable
the
race
was
wom
out
,
or
utterly
disheartned
:
William
soon
settles
himself
,
and
by
agreement
with
the
English
,
to
keep
the
Laws
,
or
rule
them
according
to
their
Laws
,
he
is
accepted
as
King
;
but
as
to
avoid
war
,
the
strengths
of
the
English
being
yet
in
no
considerable
manner
broken
by
the
one
battel
with
the
slain
King
,
he
pretends
his
Title
of
Donation
,
Adoption
,
or
what
you
will
call
such
a
pretence
;
yet
he
,
as
he
found
occasion
and
opportunity
,
not
only
strengthned
himself
,
but
weakned
the
English
,
and
that
insensibly
,
deposing
all
Bishops
of
whose
fidelity
he
was
not
assured
;
and
for
setling
a
new
form
of
Government
upon
,
yet
exceeding
prudent
grounds
,
which
was
the
so
called
Tenure
in
Capite
,
or
of
the
Crown
,
he
by
cutting
off
the
Males
of
the
chief
Nobles
as
Traitors
,
disposed
the
Females
where
they
were
,
in
marriage
to
his
Normans
,
and
the
other
upon
seisures
,
he
granted
,
to
hold
of
him
,
as
of
his
Crown
;
thus
he
wrought
his
own
ends
every
way
;
for
now
he
hereby
takes
the
power
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
the
adherences
of
the
ancient
Nobility
into
the
Norman
Race
;
his
Normans
now
,
as
by
agreement
,
and
according
to
the
rule
of
their
Nation
,
take
all
from
him
,
who
is
Lord
paramount
.
Thus
all
the
land
in
England
is
holden
of
the
King
,
and
by
the
equity
of
the
judicial
,
he
holding
all
of
God
onely
,
and
so
the
land
was
absolutely
enslaved
,
and
the
title
of
warlike
conquest
is
atchieved
by
a
quiet
bargain
;
for
this
marriage
of
the
inheritrix
,
all
other
objects
taken
away
,
cast
the
tenants
eyes
solely
upon
the
enjoyer
of
their
Lady
;
now
this
way
was
prepared
to
before
,
the
kingdom
being
formerly
divided
,
not
onely
into
Counties
,
under
an
Earl
,
Consul
,
or
their
Sheriff
,
but
each
County
into
their
Hundreds
,
and
those
subdivided
into
half
Hundreds
,
and
those
again
into
Tythings
;
the
most
admirable
Law
that
ever
was
in
point
of
prudence
directed
even
by
the
infinite
Wisdom
to
the
Jew
,
and
approved
by
these
men
,
as
obligatory
to
Christians
,
or
so
pretending
;
these
in
their
gradations
all
had
their
law
from
their
Lord
,
and
held
of
him
,
most
under
an
oath
,
and
that
according
to
the
nature
of
the
Tenures
,
whether
by
homage
or
fealty
,
onely
with
a
saving
of
right
to
the
King
and
other
Lords
,
and
that
Lord
he
held
of
the
King
:
nay
,
the
wise
Bastard
had
a
further
reach
;
for
these
Land-tenants
were
his
Militia
,
and
none
else
were
now
suffered
to
have
Arms
,
so
that
his
Normans
being
conveniently
disposed
into
all
parts
of
the
Nation
,
and
the
Nation
thus
engaged
by
these
courses
aforesaid
,
being
more
warlike
then
wise
,
few
then
knowing
more
then
the
Priest
told
them
,
the
work
was
readily
effected
;
and
so
much
the
rather
,
because
the
Nobles
had
Knights
held
of
them
by
the
like
service
of
attendance
in
the
wars
;
some
holding
Honors
,
and
some
Mannors
in
subordination
;
and
these
again
had
Freeholders
for
the
provision
of
their
houses
,
which
was
called
the
service
of
the
plough
;
And
thus
all
being
distinguished
into
their
orders
and
ranks
,
there
was
nourished
by
these
mutual
dependances
,
love
and
duty
,
service
and
sustenance
;
the
Noble
man
being
at
Court
,
the
Lord
or
chief
Knight
in
the
County
,
the
Patrons
of
the
Yeomonry
,
and
all
yet
held
in
chief
of
the
King
:
This
prudent
settlement
holding
a
correspondence
with
the
ancient
Jewish
,
and
no
difference
from
the
later
Romane
Government
,
both
here
by
severall
Governors
and
Governments
made
native
,
was
very
facile
to
be
effected
;
and
the
rather
,
because
that
our
rocks
of
offence
now
,
were
no
stumbling
stones
of
offence
then
,
but
the
foundation-stone
of
the
ladder
of
the
highest
preferments
;
for
the
Kingdom
being
settled
upon
a
Military
frame
,
yet
wisely
observing
the
rules
of
humane
Arts
,
Wardship
and
Marriage
,
the
now
or
late
Bugbears
were
thus
laid
and
reserved
by
that
discreet
Prince
,
following
so
justly
and
evenly
one
upon
the
neck
of
another
,
by
them
accounted
demonstrative
reason
;
that
truly
his
enemies
approved
at
last
what
his
friends
denied
;
that
is
,
the
English
admitted
what
the
Normans
spurned
at
;
for
as
I
find
the
Kingdom
being
put
into
this
Sword
posture
,
it
was
thought
meet
that
the
Tenants
of
the
King
,
who
were
not
fit
to
do
him
service
,
should
be
under
his
tuition
;
and
who
would
and
could
so
carefully
provide
,
both
for
their
training
in
warlike
exercises
,
or
dispose
them
in
marriage
for
his
safety
,
and
their
well-being
as
the
Prince
,
whose
strength
and
securiry
they
were
to
be
both
in
war
and
peace
?
so
that
Lords
to
their
Knights
,
and
they
to
their
Esquires
,
and
all
to
their
Soccagers
;
so
that
Soccagers
,
or
Freeholders
sought
a
Tenancy
in
Knights
Service
;
and
they
by
Knights
Service
sought
to
hold
of
the
King
,
not
in
Capite
only
,
but
by
the
greater
services
of
Petite
and
grand
Serjeantie
,
being
so
much
the
more
or
less
honorable
,
as
they
were
directed
more
or
less
immediatly
to
the
person
of
the
King
:
And
I
do
not
finde
that
King
William
did
create
more
Lords
then
there
were
Counties
;
for
he
observed
his
plot
of
Government
,
as
I
may
say
once
for
all
,
intermingling
the
old
and
his
new
with
such
a
fit
contexture
,
as
the
first
glance
or
present
witnesses
did
not
easily
discern
it
:
Now
as
he
laid
his
Military
part
wisely
,
so
did
he
not
indiscretely
settle
the
Civil
part
,
for
that
he
also
ordered
,
that
as
the
Commonwealth
was
but
all
one
great
family
,
and
though
in
regard
of
the
multitude
of
subjects
,
or
children
,
it
was
necessary
to
see
and
hear
by
others
eyes
and
ears
,
and
so
to
answer
and
determine
differences
:
yet
it
was
of
necessity
that
all
should
yield
obedience
to
him
,
and
render
him
a
final
account
;
and
therefore
he
disposed
not
from
himself
the
ultimate
and
last
determination
of
all
,
or
any
cause
,
but
that
they
might
appeal
to
him
,
and
that
not
onely
in
high
and
criminal
matters
,
concerning
his
Crown
and
Dignity
,
the
life
and
honor
of
his
subjects
,
the
original
due
object
of
the
power
of
the
Court
now
called
the
Common-Bench
;
or
of
his
Treasure
,
the
object
of
the
Court
now
called
the
Exchequer
,
or
the
Court
concerning
matters
of
the
Income
,
Profit
,
Revenew
,
or
Treasure
of
the
King
:
But
also
of
the
differences
betwixt
party
and
party
,
the
object
or
subject
matter
,
call
it
what
you
will
,
of
the
power
of
the
Court
now
called
the
Common-Pleas
;
which
for
ought
I
can
finde
authentique
to
convince
me
,
had
all
one
officers
,
which
were
not
many
;
all
one
Process
,
which
was
a
special
Writ
for
appearance
,
and
a
trial
before
the
King
,
or
such
as
he
appointed
in
his
Court
;
for
the
King
was
to
be
always
present
;
and
there
was
also
help
in
case
of
Equity
by
the
Kings
Chancellor
,
in
matters
of
the
Summum
jus
of
Law
,
according
to
the
common
Lawyers
phrase
,
or
severest
opinion
,
according
to
the
rule
of
pure
conscience
;
that
is
,
do
as
you
would
be
done
unto
,
or
like
a
good
Christian
,
according
to
the
Episcopal
and
Church-mens
equity
in
the
times
of
their
Regiments
;
now
this
foundation
laid
,
which
offered
benefit
as
well
as
Law
to
the
people
,
who
had
hereby
remedy
against
the
greatest
oppressions
of
great
men
,
or
Judges
,
in
the
Courts
of
the
Sheriffs
,
or
Lords
Courts
,
or
Hundred
Courts
;
which
all
at
first
submitted
by
way
of
gradation
to
each
other
,
all
to
the
Kings
;
and
so
the
Courts
in
Cities
and
Boroughs
,
and
other
places
incorporate
,
as
also
Franchises
and
Liberties
,
which
were
the
evident
marks
of
conquest
,
and
granted
larger
,
or
stricter
as
the
King
pleased
.
Now
the
King
plots
his
own
setlement
;
first
,
as
being
a
Norman
,
that
is
,
French
;
he
wills
all
our
pleadings
to
be
in
French
;
for
he
being
as
chief
Father
of
the
Commonwealth
,
to
see
to
all
,
ought
to
understand
it
;
Next
,
he
ought
especially
for
offences
criminal
,
or
trespasses
of
force
voluntary
,
to
have
the
punishment
of
the
offender
,
as
a
disturber
of
the
peace
of
the
Commonwealth
,
as
well
as
the
particular
party
to
have
reparations
;
and
therefore
he
brings
in
,
together
with
Appeals
,
the
ancient
usage
of
England
,
which
was
the
challenging
of
a
man
to
have
committed
an
offence
,
as
of
treason
,
murder
,
rape
,
felony
,
and
the
like
;
a
kinde
of
suit
in
the
name
of
the
King
,
called
an
Indictment
;
and
truly
all
the
reason
of
the
introduction
that
I
can
see
,
was
to
advance
the
end
of
the
Kings
gain
;
for
here
the
King
hath
all
the
gain
;
all
the
goods
of
the
party
(
at
first
)
from
the
day
of
the
offence
done
;
truth
,
now
he
hath
it
in
appeal
;
but
it
was
not
so
;
for
this
,
the
old
true
tale
of
Kents
freedom
will
be
known
Evidence
;
for
they
opposed
this
part
of
prerogative
;
and
then
the
father
to
the
bough
,
that
is
,
to
be
hanged
upon
the
arm
of
a
tree
,
the
usual
and
ready
way
then
of
dispatch
,
and
the
son
to
the
plough
,
that
is
,
to
the
improving
the
inheritance
left
:
Concerning
the
common
Law
,
Prerogatives
of
a
Prince
,
or
what
the
Laws
of
England
anciently
,
as
by
the
right
and
light
of
natural
knowledge
,
granted
to
their
Kings
,
a
certainty
of
land
of
the
Crown
,
Mines
of
gold
and
silver
,
Royal
fishes
,
lands
deserted
of
the
sea
,
and
of
them
who
died
without
heir
,
as
the
prime
person
in
whom
the
honor
and
glory
of
the
people
rested
,
I
omit
to
speak
at
present
:
Truly
that
this
William
used
Parliaments
,
I
finde
not
,
though
others
do
;
for
it
is
evident
to
the
world
,
and
he
that
is
not
blinde
may
see
;
he
to
quiet
the
people
,
pretended
Title
;
but
his
intention
was
to
make
it
his
absolute
conquest
;
he
therefore
calls
Councels
,
where
his
Lords
were
present
;
they
do
what
his
Will
is
,
and
there
is
an
end
;
So
that
grant
it
a
Parliament
,
or
National
Assembly
of
the
Estates
,
yet
it
was
but
to
grant
or
enact
what
the
King
desired
;
his
Normands
had
liberty
to
speak
their
will
,
what
English
man
durst
oppose
?
but
the
acts
of
his
successor
fully
demonstrate
this
;
who
destroys
thirty
towns
and
Churches
to
make
a
Forrest
:
the
Monks
of
the
time
durst
speak
,
but
who
else
?
So
that
now
it
was
evident
what
Title
he
claimed
by
,
pretend
he
what
he
will
;
for
the
King
had
still
his
pretences
;
truly
the
English
were
now
in
great
streights
,
they
saw
their
Laws
utterly
abolished
,
and
their
lives
and
estates
to
lye
at
the
Kings
mercy
;
there
was
no
remedy
to
complain
,
who
durst
?
The
Bishops
yet
notwithstanding
something
interpose
,
but
their
mouthes
are
stopped
by
a
command
from
his
Holiness
;
for
people
must
not
rise
against
their
Prince
,
but
at
his
will
;
and
fill
his
coffer
,
and
you
have
his
Crosier
at
command
;
for
Rome
was
now
at
the
full
height
of
wickedness
;
but
God
taking
away
this
sacrilegious
Prince
,
he
soon
opens
a
way
of
comfort
,
to
the
almost
cowed
English
,
giving
them
some
means
of
revenge
by
a
royall
contest
or
a
quarrel
for
the
Crown
:
this
,
and
matters
of
like
nature
setled
,
there
now
ariseth
a
greater
quarrel
,
which
hath
continued
even
to
these
times
,
though
with
divers
parties
,
and
upon
several
grounds
;
and
that
was
betwixt
the
Lords
and
the
King
;
it
seems
God
would
have
the
English
free
,
and
though
he
chastised
them
,
he
would
not
forsake
them
;
for
he
makes
their
enemies
the
chief
assertors
of
their
ancient
Liberties
;
for
these
Lords
finde
now
that
they
had
not
the
same
free
priviledges
their
Ancestors
had
and
claimed
;
their
births
had
now
made
them
English
;
&
of
sharers
in
principallity
,
they
were
made
meer
,
though
greater
Subjects
;
The
King
Lawyers
belike
had
found
some
flawes
in
their
patents
,
it
may
be
they
had
done
some
wrong
to
their
Tenants
;
and
were
complayned
of
;
and
the
King
to
anger
them
,
that
they
might
forfeit
their
too
large
liberties
,
did
the
poor
men
right
,
the
greatest
vexation
and
Soul
or
heart-grief
a
proud
great
man
can
have
;
but
be
the
ground
what
it
will
,
many
of
which
are
evident
,
and
arising
as
before
is
said
;
The
contest
grew
high
;
there
were
things
called
Parliaments
assembled
,
to
the
end
to
determine
these
differences
,
and
in
them
divers
good
Laws
tending
to
reconciliation
were
enacted
;
but
what
was
the
effect
of
force
,
ceased
in
execution
,
when
the
cause
was
removed
;
and
the
Lords
armed
against
their
Princes
;
and
truly
their
Tenants
took
part
as
the
rest
did
,
they
feared
the
saving
of
their
faith
to
their
King
would
prove
the
forfeiture
of
their
lands
to
their
Lords
;
and
now
what
was
intended
for
the
Kings
safeguard
,
was
his
ruine
;
the
most
immediate
Lord
carrying
all
the
power
,
the
superior
Lords
all
along
were
strangers
;
So
vain
a
thing
is
the
most
prudent
settlement
of
men
,
if
Divine
providence
affords
not
success
:
But
this
still
remains
a
sure
foundation
,
good
Laws
are
ever
the
same
,
though
the
badness
of
men
may
enervate
and
weaken
them
,
yea
oft
times
invert
them
;
but
still
as
differences
grew
higher
and
higher
,
Parliaments
were
the
means
of
quieting
of
all
,
which
doth
clearly
evince
that
those
national
meetings
were
,
and
are
,
not
only
the
most
natural
and
prudent
means
of
composure
of
civil
differences
,
but
also
proper
to
this
Nation
,
the
due
rights
of
which
were
alwaies
contended
for
;
This
contest
wrung
away
from
the
King
those
two
great
Charters
of
priviledge
called
Magna
charta
&
charta
de
foresta
,
being
the
express
limit
and
boundary
of
the
Prince
,
that
he
might
not
upon
occasion
fly
out
after
upon
his
title
of
conquest
;
the
subject
matter
of
them
are
evident
to
each
mans
veiw
,
they
are
generally
consonant
(
none
contrary
)
to
right
reason
,
they
are
restraints
of
the
Princes
absolute
will
,
or
of
Governing
according
to
his
own
lust
,
and
declarative
to
the
subject
what
he
might
trust
to
,
establishing
indeed
the
right
of
property
,
meum
and
tuum
,
against
that
high
point
of
levelling
(
which
the
Princes
of
this
Land
,
as
of
all
other
Nations
sought
after
)
not
only
the
great
men
,
Mountains
,
Lords
,
but
even
the
Mole-hills
,
the
meanest
Subjects
,
to
the
nod
,
beck
,
word
of
this
man
God
the
King
;
The
Lords
,
and
others
saw
this
;
wherefore
they
bound
the
King
by
oath
,
but
what
coard
is
able
to
hold
a
covetous
,
much
less
an
Ambitious
spirit
?
first
therefore
they
plead
duress
,
or
constraint
;
and
I
must
ingenuously
acknowledge
there
was
force
against
force
,
another
King
confirming
it
in
his
minority
,
or
under
the
Age
of
twenty
one
years
;
he
thinks
this
a
loose
to
his
oath
,
as
if
he
were
old
enough
to
vow
,
but
not
to
perform
;
and
to
these
refuges
of
the
Princes
the
Lawyer
could
give
excellent
colours
;
and
now
the
master-piece
was
to
set
the
work
afoot
in
a
legal
way
,
and
the
Judges
of
the
land
were
to
determine
this
part
;
they
were
sworn
to
the
King
,
and
therefore
they
must
give
their
advice
and
afford
their
best
assistance
to
him
;
the
histories
publike
say
it
was
an
enforced
opinion
,
whereby
they
annihilated
all
the
principal
priviledges
in
the
grand
Charter
,
putting
at
once
the
sword
and
purse
of
the
kingdom
into
the
Kings
hand
,
upon
necessity
,
making
him
to
be
judge
of
the
necessity
,
for
the
great
trust
reposed
in
him
as
King
,
for
the
benefit
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
of
this
faithfulness
there
must
be
no
doubt
;
this
was
in
the
time
of
a
weak
wilful
yong
Prince
;
so
that
the
Lords
in
Parliament
(
for
who
else
durst
budge
or
stir
?
)
question
the
Judges
as
betraiers
of
their
trusts
,
and
the
liberties
of
the
people
;
and
make
them
examples
by
hanging
them
at
the
common
Gallows
.
There
were
then
men
whose
judgements
and
opinions
were
as
absolute
for
this
King
and
his
actions
,
these
men
and
their
determinations
,
as
might
be
;
who
cried
out
upon
the
Lords
and
the
Parliament
,
as
Rebels
,
Subverters
of
the
Law
,
the
setled
Law
,
and
that
by
the
opinion
of
sworn
men
,
the
Judges
,
magnifying
the
King
as
one
that
did
but
intend
to
take
away
the
Root
,
Spawn
and
seed-plot
of
Rebellion
;
for
while
a
power
of
contest
or
visible
cause
thereof
remained
(
which
these
Charters
had
often
manifested
themselves
to
be
)
there
would
be
no
visible
security
for
a
setled
peace
;
if
the
Lords
might
judge
of
one
right
or
privilidge
of
one
part
of
the
Kings
prerogative
,
why
not
of
all
?
if
so
,
as
good
be
no
King
;
this
was
the
Court
dialect
,
and
of
their
dependants
;
and
this
controversie
ceased
not
till
at
last
the
King
had
ruined
all
the
power
of
the
Lords
,
and
now
all
was
safe
;
the
Kings
therefore
to
divert
the
stream
of
affection
in
the
people
,
from
seeing
into
the
invasion
of
their
liberties
,
propound
Wars
in
France
,
wherein
being
successful
,
they
please
the
people
with
smal
things
,
and
take
away
great
,
but
especially
curtail
the
Lords
of
that
absolute
dependance
which
was
upon
them
by
their
under-Tenants
,
granting
the
use
of
Magna
Charta
and
the
other
Charter
as
Law
,
but
breaking
it
upon
all
occasions
in
times
of
War
,
and
then
complying
in
times
of
peace
;
and
truly
this
was
the
State
of
England
for
the
space
of
about
three
hundred
years
after
the
Conquest
.
But
you
will
say
,
why
did
the
Pope
suffer
this
?
why
did
not
he
as
the
common
and
spiritual
father
of
the
whole
Christian
flock
,
use
his
power
both
over
the
great
Ram
the
King
,
and
the
lesser
cattel
and
younglings
of
the
flock
?
what
,
such
devastations
,
murderings
,
perjuries
,
and
other
evils
,
as
must
of
necessity
follow
so
many
Warlike
conflicts
?
under
Christs
kingdom
the
Lion
and
the
Lamb
were
to
feed
together
,
and
the
Wolf
and
the
Kid
to
lie
or
couch
together
.
Truly
the
Pope
had
ever
an
Oare
in
the
Boat
of
the
Common-wealth
.
But
know
,
Rome
was
now
the
Princess
and
Queen
of
Power
,
she
raised
up
the
people
,
to
scourge
Princes
disobedient
to
her
,
not
those
obedient
;
they
should
whip
the
people
to
the
bare
bones
;
and
this
juggling
appeared
,
and
there
were
open
complaints
even
to
Princes
against
the
Vicar
of
Christ
;
But
as
the
Princes
to
appease
their
Subjects
,
propound
War
against
a
neighbour
Prince
,
yea
though
Christian
;
for
now
great
men
and
Princes
being
become
Christians
,
it
was
hard
to
know
whether
Christians
were
Christians
yea
or
not
,
their
actions
were
so
far
different
from
their
professions
;
So
the
Popes
to
take
the
Christian
Princes
off
of
their
intentions
to
look
into
his
Court
and
customes
,
propound
War
against
Turks
and
Infidels
,
a
holy
and
specious
pretence
,
to
redeem
Hierusalem
from
the
hands
of
heathens
,
still
the
Jewish
pattern
;
by
this
he
hath
a
double
advantage
,
for
his
,
chief
Enemies
gone
,
that
is
the
most
active
and
most
zealous
Princes
for
reformation
,
he
propounds
the
same
to
others
,
but
discharges
them
of
their
oath
,
(
for
they
that
went
did
so
)
for
many
others
he
employed
against
his
private
Enemies
,
that
is
;
Enemies
of
his
leudness
,
wickedness
,
and
apostacy
from
the
faith
of
God
,
(
the
Kings
of
the
earth
making
a
league
with
the
whore
,
and
drinking
of
the
cup
of
her
fornications
(
and
shall
no
doubt
of
her
destruction
also
)
so
that
they
who
should
and
ought
,
being
taken
off
from
punishing
her
)
God
raised
up
poor
despicable
Creatures
,
yea
taught
Babes
and
Sucklings
to
vindicate
his
truth
,
as
the
so
called
Waldenses
,
Albingenses
,
poor
men
of
Lyons
in
France
,
and
boundaries
of
Italy
;
Wickliff
with
us
,
John
Huz
and
Jerom
of
Prague
with
the
Germans
,
and
others
with
others
,
thousands
of
which
the
Pope
in
the
teritories
of
France
caused
to
be
murdered
by
souldiers
sworn
for
Hierusalem
.
Now
as
the
Popedome
was
corrupted
,
so
was
the
generality
of
all
the
Bishops
,
Doctors
,
and
Priests
in
all
places
;
they
had
an
abundance
of
riches
,
fat
paunches
,
and
lean
pates
,
they
had
now
found
out
an
easie
method
of
serving
Christ
;
they
were
in
the
years
of
the
Churches
prosperity
,
that
themselves
agree
,
and
we
believe
;
that
was
the
great
reason
they
took
so
little
pains
;
The
Kings
had
reserved
donations
of
Bishopricks
to
themselves
,
and
riches
and
honor
(
the
nourses
of
ease
)
were
what
all
strove
for
;
these
dependances
held
the
generality
close
to
the
Kings
;
if
any
opposed
,
it
was
pride
stirred
up
anger
,
that
they
were
omitted
,
and
others
either
preferred
before
,
or
above
them
;
yet
even
in
this
time
the
name
of
religion
was
venerable
;
and
truly
the
faith
of
many
,
or
rather
the
credulity
or
superstition
of
most
,
with
abundant
charity
was
everywhere
perspicuous
;
love
of
God
drew
some
;
but
Pride
,
Lust
,
Covetize
,
Ambition
,
Ease
and
such
like
drew
a
multitude
;
to
speak
of
the
multitude
of
vain
and
superstitious
attractives
,
I
count
needless
,
as
fitting
rather
itching
ears
then
solid
heads
;
yet
this
gangrene
over
spred
the
whole
body
of
the
Christian
Common-wealth
,
and
it
was
no
miracle
,
for
miracles
were
become
common
,
and
now
the
Church
slept
in
greater
security
then
before
;
for
who
durst
oppose
the
word
of
the
Pope
,
and
the
sword
of
Princes
?
for
seeing
fire
and
faggot
,
the
ax
and
halter
were
now
in
the
hands
of
the
chief
Christians
,
what
cause
of
fear
to
the
servants
of
Christ
,
and
what
need
the
Kings
fear
if
they
had
the
Pope
to
their
friend
?
yet
divers
of
them
repined
,
seeing
so
much
of
the
temporall
estate
each
day
slipt
away
under
Ecclesiasticall
jurisdiction
,
so
called
,
as
that
in
the
time
of
Henry
the
fourth
of
England
,
when
it
was
complained
of
in
Parliament
,
that
the
third
part
of
the
Land
and
revenue
of
the
whole
kingdome
,
was
in
the
Church-mens
hands
,
and
it
was
petitioned
to
take
some
away
,
the
first
publick
act
of
the
people
of
England
against
the
jurisdiction
and
estate
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
although
in
the
case
of
Johns
grant
of
the
kingdome
to
the
Pope
,
to
hold
in
fee
of
him
:
The
Lords
dis-owned
the
power
of
the
king
to
grant
,
as
having
no
more
but
a
trust
in
the
kingdome
;
but
they
did
not
hint
that
his
Holiness
could
not
take
,
and
it
was
vain
when
they
saw
he
gaped
for
more
then
he
took
,
and
took
more
then
was
his
due
.
The
succeeding
Kings
were
either
so
given
to
forreign
wars
,
or
troubled
with
the
intestine
divisions
of
the
houses
of
York
and
Lancaster
,
that
now
they
were
forced
to
own
Parliaments
,
yea
to
take
the
chief
strength
of
their
Title
from
their
determinations
:
There
had
been
a
Law
made
formerly
,
to
have
Parliaments
once
a
year
;
for
as
the
Kings
of
England
sought
to
avoid
those
publick
conventions
of
the
most
potent
Lords
and
popular
Commons
,
for
divers
most
evident
reasons
as
they
conceived
,
(
and
upon
their
unjust
grounds
truly
)
destructive
to
their
Royalty
;
for
there
their
actions
were
continually
questioned
;
the
actors
by
personal
command
of
the
Kings
against
Law
,
or
labouring
the
abolishing
the
Laws
,
either
fined
,
or
hanged
,
or
otherwise
punished
;
and
though
some
Parliaments
went
cross
to
others
,
some
even
justifying
the
acts
of
kings
against
Law
,
and
their
abettors
;
this
invalidates
not
the
power
of
the
Parliament
,
but
confirms
it
;
for
by
these
Acts
the
kings
after
made
Title
;
so
that
here
the
Parliament
got
into
their
hands
,
and
that
upon
motion
of
the
kings
,
even
the
power
of
appointing
the
king
;
and
this
arose
from
that
bloody
contention
between
those
two
houses
:
But
you
will
ask
,
was
not
the
Title
clear
?
yes
,
without
doubt
;
but
the
Estates
,
that
is
the
Parliament
,
upon
the
great
dislike
of
the
present
Government
,
their
hearts
being
alienated
from
a
dissolute
and
riotous
Prince
,
sought
out
the
man
among
them
of
the
Race
,
with
whom
the
potent
men
could
drive
the
best
bargains
,
for
Riches
,
Honor
,
and
promotion
;
and
ever
or
mostly
,
though
the
love
and
zeal
of
the
Laws
,
Liberties
,
but
especially
of
Religion
,
gave
the
first
blow
to
the
quarrel
,
and
suited
it
;
yet
interest
espoused
,
wedded
,
owned
and
enjoyed
it
;
so
easie
are
the
best
natures
to
be
corrupted
and
depraved
by
outward
excellencies
,
or
esteemed
excellent
things
.
But
it
may
be
Quaeried
,
what
all
the
succession
of
Princes
all
this
while
did
for
the
Church
?
truly
all
they
could
both
by
themselves
and
Subjects
,
multitudes
of
Churches
,
Monasteries
,
Fryeries
,
Nunneries
,
Abbies
,
Chappels
,
all
planted
in
the
most
pleasant
delicious
places
of
the
Nation
,
admirable
and
costly
structures
richly
furnished
,
largely
endowed
,
both
with
lands
and
yearly
profits
of
Tythes
,
onely
to
send
a
brother
to
preach
;
and
now
the
common
maintenance
of
the
Church
or
Church-men
ceased
,
and
was
made
proper
,
and
after
was
drawn
into
that
civil
order
,
which
we
now
call
a
Parish
,
being
a
limitation
of
the
bounds
of
the
Church
,
for
care
of
souls
and
maintenance
;
and
though
indeed
there
was
so
great
a
sufficiency
,
yet
even
then
many
of
the
Clergy
were
in
want
;
it
may
be
the
Pope
thought
it
fit
some
of
Christs
Servants
should
be
like
their
Master
;
I
mean
of
that
so
called
,
and
justly
at
first
,
the
Fryers
of
Saint
Francis
Order
,
according
to
their
stile
,
commonly
called
the
Begging
Fryers
;
for
so
they
did
upon
conscience
of
the
Rule
of
our
Saviour
,
Go
forth
into
all
the
world
,
take
no
care
for
any
thing
,
one
coat
,
no
money
,
not
a
staffe
,
no
nor
sandalls
;
these
went
bare-foot
,
preached
diligently
,
expecting
onely
what
God
moved
peoples
hearts
to
bestow
upon
them
;
for
they
beleeved
,
that
God
that
said
,
The
labourer
is
worthy
of
his
hire
,
would
not
suffer
them
while
they
laboured
to
want
.
That
Rome
testified
against
Rome
,
admitting
truth
for
truth
,
though
living
in
Errour
;
yea
,
many
of
these
preached
against
the
Errours
,
I
say
not
of
the
Church
,
but
of
the
Court
of
Rome
,
wisely
as
it
was
beleeved
,
covering
their
mothers
nakedness
with
the
Fig-leaves
of
their
temporal
acquests
;
but
all
were
not
so
politick
,
some
spake
plainly
against
the
Bishop
of
Rome
in
all
Ages
,
and
preached
Rome
Babylon
,
and
the
Pope
Antichrist
;
and
it
might
well
be
;
for
Rome
come
to
the
height
of
outward
greatness
(
so
that
the
Mahumetans
,
who
look
for
an
earthly
Paradise
excelling
and
abounding
in
all
carnall
delicacies
could
not
have
desired
more
)
it
fell
into
the
sink
of
enormity
,
all
debauchery
,
riotousness
and
prophaneness
,
and
exalted
it self
not
onely
against
God
,
kicking
with
the
heel
now
she
was
fat
,
but
above
God
,
under
the
power
of
the
Keyes
;
for
she
dispensed
with
the
very
Commandments
of
the
Almighty
,
giving
licence
,
not
onely
to
unlawful
,
but
even
to
incestuous
marriages
,
which
hath
filled
Christendom
,
so
called
,
with
all
those
horrible
and
direful
effects
of
wrath
,
upon
all
Nations
,
which
now
of
late
years
have
fallen
out
,
especially
upon
the
Kings
,
Princes
,
and
great
men
,
the
great
Merchants
,
whose
lusts
would
admit
no
denyal
,
and
so
traded
with
this
spirituall
harlot
,
for
some
of
her
trash
and
paint
,
to
give
a
colour
to
all
their
incests
,
murders
,
perjuries
,
lyes
,
adulteries
,
rapines
,
thefts
,
extortions
,
and
such
like
;
and
let
all
the
families
of
Europe
look
to
themselves
,
they
boast
to
be
descended
of
Kings
,
ally'd
to
all
the
great
Princes
of
Europe
;
but
have
they
not
therewith
an
allyance
to
the
judgement
,
which
will
,
it
is
probable
,
follow
these
sins
,
till
the
blot
be
utterly
worn
out
?
and
let
them
look
to
it
,
they
hold
not
but
by
this
beast
,
and
will
be
destroyed
with
her
:
mistake
not
,
I
say
not
all
Kings
,
or
kingly
power
,
or
Rule
,
or
Government
,
but
the
issue
of
Incest
,
and
the
spawn
of
unlawfull
Lusts
.
I
must
now
return
to
the
civill
State
,
where
the
Kings
as
I
tell
you
,
still
laboured
to
maintain
their
Prerogative
,
so
called
,
by
which
they
intended
the
absolute
rule
of
their
will
,
holding
all
that
was
yielded
by
the
Law
,
not
as
datum
,
or
given
,
but
debitum
;
therefore
they
refused
it
not
,
but
laboured
to
encroach
,
and
therefore
there
was
no
immunity
granted
to
the
Subject
,
but
they
paid
for
it
;
no
right
cleared
,
but
bought
at
the
hardest
market
;
yet
upon
these
chaffers
the
Kings
settle
the
Courts
of
Judicature
,
both
of
the
Common
Pleas
,
Kings-Bench
,
Exchequer
,
and
appoint
Judges
and
salaries
at
Westminster
,
a
certain
place
,
and
at
certain
and
appointed
times
,
whereby
the
great
and
arduous
causes
,
the
difficulties
of
which
could
not
be
determined
by
the
ordinary
Judges
of
the
County
,
might
by
these
eminent
and
most
learned
,
or
so
esteemed
,
receive
a
period
with
less
charge
to
the
Subject
,
and
to
these
were
appointed
Officers
and
Fees
:
After
this
the
Chancery
was
setled
,
and
the
chief
Judges
of
all
these
Courts
,
I
have
read
,
the
Parliament
were
to
appoint
,
and
they
might
if
Annuall
;
but
if
but
every
seven
years
,
as
by
after
agreement
was
established
,
it
was
requisite
to
admit
the
king
the
choyce
once
,
and
then
to
be
sure
he
was
like
to
keep
it
for
ever
,
(
there
was
a
president
)
out
of
these
Courts
the
kings
raised
large
supports
;
for
all
the
Officers
which
were
now
multiplyed
,
went
all
along
with
the
Crown
;
and
yet
these
Courts
the
kings
liked
not
,
but
laboured
to
introduce
other
Courts
,
the
settlement
of
all
these
Judicatories
by
way
of
gradation
,
admitting
a
finall
appeal
to
Parliament
in
course
;
therefore
the
Court
of
Wards
is
erected
,
and
that
upon
a
good
colour
,
but
a
bad
cause
;
for
the
latter
kings
having
seen
the
issues
of
things
before
,
as
is
related
,
now
neglected
the
warlike
education
,
and
the
preferment
of
their
Wards
,
as
at
first
institution
;
indeed
the
cause
which
was
then
,
that
was
the
putting
by
degrees
the
whole
power
of
the
Land
by
Marriages
,
was
now
ceased
;
and
now
none
bare
less
affection
to
the
king
,
then
the
race
of
Normans
,
the
issue
being
like
in
condition
with
the
English
,
ill
brooking
the
service
and
vassalage
which
themselves
laboured
to
lay
upon
the
English
.
After
this
Court
came
up
the
Court
,
so
called
,
of
Star-Chamber
,
intended
still
as
a
bridle
to
curb
the
head-strong
humours
of
the
Lords
and
great
men
.
There
were
erected
Courts
of
Admiralty
,
and
all
these
Courts
were
bounded
,
had
their
Rules
in
all
circumstances
;
the
defects
of
which
were
still
,
as
I
said
,
lyable
to
appeal
,
that
is
,
to
be
questioned
in
Parliament
;
the
Law
Courts
,
and
Statutes
,
Courts
of
course
,
the
other
agreeable
to
their
own
nature
by
supremacy
of
power
;
neither
were
the
Spiritual
Courts
so
called
,
that
is
,
the
Courts
of
,
or
under
,
or
by
,
or
from
the
jurisdiction
,
power
,
authority
of
the
so
called
Clergy
,
from
the
highest
Bishop
to
the
meanest
Surrogate
of
other
settlement
;
yet
in
these
the
Kings
were
chary
;
for
they
appealing
to
the
Pope
,
a
curse
might
follow
;
and
who
that
hath
a
due
consideration
of
conscience
,
can
blame
the
Princes
,
Judges
,
Magistrates
and
Officers
of
those
times
,
seeing
they
pretended
to
beleeve
the
Popes
Supremacy
of
power
,
and
all
other
things
conducing
thereto
?
But
now
we
shall
see
a
stronger
opposition
to
the
Pope
then
ever
;
for
he
sending
out
many
prophane
Indulgences
,
as
for
pardoning
of
the
greatest
offences
,
and
tolerating
the
highest
wickednesses
,
Luther
a
Popeling
opposes
,
and
that
openly
before
the
Emperour
,
at
the
great
meeting
or
Parliament
of
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
many
of
which
took
part
with
him
;
he
thus
upheld
,
and
the
Pope
scorning
the
check
by
a
paultry
Fryer
,
he
curses
and
excommunicates
him
;
Luther
writes
against
that
,
and
seeking
and
searching
the
Scriptures
to
find
out
how
to
assure
the
truths
he
had
declared
,
God
manifests
many
more
.
Now
here
I
must
observe
,
that
Luther
broached
no
new
matters
,
it
was
the
old
Scriptures
,
and
the
old
truths
of
the
Scripture
;
but
the
men
that
then
lived
,
thought
it
then
strange
,
and
novelty
,
as
being
contrary
to
what
they
had
been
trained
up
in
.
Of
all
the
forreign
Princes
to
Germany
,
who
stickled
in
this
business
,
none
so
hot
as
the
king
of
our
England
,
then
called
Henry
the
Eight
,
a
Prince
not
esteemed
so
Religious
as
Warlike
,
nor
approved
so
Warlike
as
fierce
,
every
violent
spirit
not
being
for
the
management
of
Military
Atchievments
;
and
to
speak
the
truth
,
the
ease
and
delicacy
of
Court
breeding
,
imbecillitates
the
mind
,
and
enervates
the
body
for
the
pains
,
care
,
and
danger
of
War
:
This
king
nevertheless
,
had
sure
some
design
in
his
head
,
to
gain
his
Holy
Fathers
good
will
in
,
as
other
Princes
;
he
therefore
writes
,
or
causes
to
be
written
,
which
he
fathered
,
a
Book
against
Luther
,
in
maintaining
the
Popes
power
,
yea
even
in
the
unjustest
matters
;
that
is
,
That
Luther
,
a
Vassal
of
the
Sea
of
Rome
,
a
Child
of
the
Church
,
ought
not
to
judge
the
Fathers
acts
,
nor
censure
,
much
less
controul
matters
allowed
by
him
,
much
less
authorized
,
nay
commanded
;
for
the
bearer
of
the
Indulgences
had
his
Letters
missory
,
or
Bull
,
so
called
.
Luther
bears
this
shock
,
and
all
and
alone
stands
the
dint
of
the
whole
,
so
called
,
Christian
world
,
a
few
men
,
and
one
or
two
inferiour
Princes
,
with
an
university
,
excepted
;
but
this
notwithstanding
,
Luther
teaching
and
holding
forth
the
Doctrine
of
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
fears
not
,
and
multitudes
are
converted
(
I
may
say
to
the
Faith
)
from
the
Pope
to
him
,
he
appealing
to
a
general
Councel
;
but
the
Princes
oppose
with
the
Emperour
,
as
well
as
our
Henry
;
and
good
reason
,
as
I
before
declared
,
set
the
Councel
to
order
the
Popes
matters
,
and
a
Parliament
or
Dyet
will
by
Analogical
Rule
argue
,
at
least
(
rationate
at
first
,
and
at
last
determine
)
of
the
rule
of
Princes
;
let
a
Fryer
question
the
Pope
,
and
any
Subject
may
as
well
altercate
with
his
Prince
,
and
at
last
appeal
to
a
Parliament
,
as
Luther
to
a
Councel
;
truly
all
the
irregular
Interests
of
Popes
,
Cardinals
,
Bishops
,
Priests
,
and
the
rest
of
that
rabble
,
and
of
kings
,
and
Princes
,
Judges
,
Advocates
,
as
Lawyers
and
the
rest
hang
upon
one
thread
;
and
I
presume
that
one
sword
at
one
blow
cuts
at
last
both
asunder
;
assuredly
as
they
have
stood
,
so
they
will
fall
together
;
but
mark
Gods
way
;
our
Henry
was
a
dissolute
young
Prince
,
and
he
married
young
,
and
to
a
widdow
,
nauseous
to
such
a
spirit
,
vain
,
though
Heroick
,
or
magnanimous
,
to
give
it
the
best
among
such
epithites
;
he
was
desirous
of
a
divorce
,
which
he
at
first
at
least
sought
,
not
so
much
(
as
is
most
probable
)
for
conscience
,
as
humour
sake
;
for
this
change
he
seeks
the
Popes
dispensation
;
she
was
a
daughter
of
Spain
,
the
elder
son
of
the
Church
,
that
is
,
the
most
ambitious
among
the
so
called
,
Christian
Princes
,
which
now
stood
ready
at
all
assayes
to
act
the
Popes
pleasure
.
He
was
nigh
and
potent
,
and
must
not
be
displeased
;
the
Pope
dallies
,
puts
the
English
king
,
desirous
and
hoping
of
a
divorce
,
upon
an
injury
to
his
Crown
,
as
it
is
at
last
resented
,
by
making
him
in
a
private
manner
,
as
a
subject
to
the
Pope
,
appear
before
his
Legat
to
answer
his
fact
.
Truth
is
,
the
very
Court
of
England
was
now
tainted
with
Luthers
Doctrine
,
notwithstanding
the
kings
Book
,
and
these
men
taking
opportunitie
of
the
kings
wrath
,
blow
it
up
to
ingratiate
themselves
and
advance
their
interests
,
by
subverting
their
enemies
,
they
instill
into
the
kings
eare
,
a
Rhetorick
pleasing
enough
to
a
high
and
angry
spirit
;
namely
,
that
he
had
no
dependance
on
the
Pope
,
his
Royalme
was
free
:
True
,
his
predecessors
either
of
weak
Title
at
first
,
or
controvertible
at
last
,
of
weak
parts
,
or
in
a
turbulent
State
,
either
durst
not
,
or
did
not
openly
oppose
,
yet
truly
did
what
they
could
to
extinguish
that
power
that
they
beleeved
usurped
:
The
king
upon
this
,
resolves
to
proceed
without
the
Pope
,
and
at
last
having
experienced
many
wayes
,
receives
satisfaction
,
and
withall
,
to
despight
the
Pope
,
renounces
his
Supremacie
,
and
gains
it
Enacted
by
Parliament
.
But
to
shew
his
zeal
to
the
Romish
Religion
;
he
continues
the
Act
,
so
called
,
of
the
six
Article
,
a
most
bloody
and
Popish
device
,
and
executes
it
,
by
which
two
conttary
Acts
,
a
Papist
is
burnt
for
denying
the
Kings
Supremacy
,
and
a
Protestant
for
affirming
the
Pope
Antichrist
,
and
such
other
matter
,
both
at
one
and
the
same
Stake
;
so
that
it
was
evident
,
this
Prince
sought
not
the
honour
of
Christ
,
but
his
own
interest
;
but
this
foundation
laid
,
he
proceeds
a
step
further
,
which
enlightens
this
somewhat
more
;
for
the
Pope
,
who
thought
he
had
as
good
hold
in
all
his
Christendome
,
so
called
,
as
Henry
had
in
England
,
he
first
cites
,
then
excommunicates
him
;
but
this
Prince
all
fire
by
his
Colleague
in
Arms
Bourbon
assaults
;
and
,
had
not
Woolsey
been
truer
to
Rome
then
to
England
,
had
had
the
Pope
his
Captive
;
but
money
not
coming
timely
enough
hinders
that
;
but
he
that
regards
not
the
father
neglects
the
son
;
Henry
therefore
throughly
angred
,
finds
some
default
in
the
great
Church-men
,
most
obvious
to
Law
,
and
least
favoured
of
the
people
,
and
not
at
all
owned
in
the
word
of
God
,
as
were
Bishops
,
Pastors
,
Priests
,
and
Ministers
.
He
therefore
feiseth
the
rich
Abbies
,
Monasteries
,
Nunneries
and
Frieries
;
and
as
before
the
Knights
Templers
once
faln
had
many
sins
laid
to
their
charge
,
which
it
was
believed
they
never
did
;
so
these
had
many
sins
found
,
which
it
was
proved
they
might
well
be
charged
withall
,
which
but
few
ever
believed
of
them
,
as
Sodomy
,
Beastiality
,
Murder
,
and
the
like
;
for
Adulteries
and
whoredoms
they
were
known
,
and
he
justified
his
actions
by
the
actions
of
the
late
named
Cardinal
Woolsey
,
who
had
,
as
he
said
,
destroyed
little
Monasteries
to
build
a
great
Colledge
;
and
he
destroyed
great
ones
to
support
a
noble
Kingdom
;
intimating
,
that
he
found
that
these
would
be
his
enemies
in
his
contest
against
the
Pope
,
to
whom
they
were
more
surely
tied
then
to
him
;
so
that
in
case
contention
came
,
this
was
so
provided
for
,
as
a
dangerous
fire
hid
within
his
own
bowels
;
the
lands
he
exchanged
with
his
Lords
,
Nobles
,
and
Servants
at
easie
rates
,
whereby
he
was
little
advantaged
,
and
they
highly
obliged
,
whereby
he
got
fast
friends
against
the
Papal
power
;
and
they
that
would
not
exchange
,
were
noted
as
favorers
of
the
Pope
;
and
from
this
change
first
arose
our
Lay-preachers
,
or
Impropriators
so
called
:
See
how
God
works
his
ends
against
his
enemies
,
not
a
title
of
,
or
for
God
intended
,
and
yet
his
work
done
;
and
Henry
hath
the
glory
of
the
first
Reformer
,
yea
,
and
his
Declarations
pronounced
no
less
then
zeal
for
Gods
Glory
;
but
what
he
truly
had
,
others
as
truly
deserved
in
his
Court
,
whose
faithfulness
to
their
Prince
,
and
zeal
for
Gods
House
,
yet
at
last
by
the
malignity
,
even
of
the
contrary
faction
,
was
,
when
his
service
was
ended
,
and
the
Kings
coffers
full
,
rewarded
with
an
Axe
,
such
fickle
things
are
Princes
,
the
sons
of
men
;
and
this
is
the
promise
of
the
faithful
in
this
world
of
affliction
,
in
the
life
to
come
eternal
felicity
:
this
was
the
first
turn
of
the
wheel
of
wrath
against
these
Apostates
from
the
purity
of
the
Gospel
,
and
the
practise
of
the
Gospel
;
having
left
the
Service
of
Christ
to
serve
themselves
in
the
honors
,
riches
,
glories
,
pomps
and
vanities
of
the
world
,
lusts
of
the
flesh
,
and
pride
of
life
;
and
now
as
wave
succeeds
wave
,
so
doth
sorrow
,
sorrows
to
these
children
of
bitterness
;
for
the
son
makes
clean
work
,
and
hardly
leaves
a
handful
of
Popelins
in
England
;
and
this
was
presumed
to
favor
more
of
conscience
,
because
they
saw
not
the
hire
of
the
work
,
there
was
little
pay
for
their
pains
;
but
he
of
short
continuance
.
Mary
,
though
born
in
unlawful
wedlock
,
was
,
notwithstanding
the
Will
of
the
last
King
,
or
the
Acts
of
Parliament
for
disinabling
of
her
,
through
the
potency
of
the
Popish
party
,
yet
by
Parliament
,
advanced
to
the
Throne
.
But
surely
England
had
now
well
thriven
in
knowledge
,
especially
from
the
after
Lights
to
Luther
;
who
following
his
steps
went
further
in
the
knowledge
of
the
Gospel
;
truth
is
,
Luther
opposed
them
,
and
had
his
followers
;
but
the
other
and
more
,
and
the
opinions
increased
and
spread
further
.
And
to
declare
the
truth
,
and
honor
it
with
respect
enough
to
Luther
,
who
deserved
much
of
Gods
people
,
as
an
instrument
he
had
raised
up
for
their
benefit
;
his
bitterness
against
his
brethren
,
desertors
from
the
errors
of
Rome
,
as
from
what
they
accounted
his
mistake
,
gave
the
Papists
much
advantage
to
upbraid
the
dissentions
of
the
Schismaticks
,
so
called
,
urging
that
there
was
never
like
to
be
peace
where
this
gap
was
opened
,
that
the
divisions
of
the
Church
were
subject
to
the
questions
or
judgements
of
particular
Christians
;
for
from
hence
each
man
as
his
understanding
or
ability
was
,
less
or
more
,
should
believe
as
he
listed
,
and
trouble
the
peace
of
the
Church
as
these
Schismaticks
had
done
;
to
prevent
which
in
England
,
it
having
had
some
footing
as
was
conceived
here
,
through
the
interest
of
Henry
,
and
the
youth
of
Edward
,
who
though
begot
by
a
Popish
Father
,
was
educated
by
a
Schismatick
Tutor
:
The
Bishops
ply
it
hard
by
fire
and
faggot
,
to
root
out
all
that
followed
the
way
as
it
was
called
;
they
had
many
nick-names
in
all
Ages
;
but
here
they
who
were
the
Lords
Wheat
,
had
the
name
from
the
envious
man
,
of
the
devils
Tares
cast
upon
them
,
Lollards
;
and
they
had
as
in
the
Primitive
times
,
all
evils
,
errors
,
and
sins
charged
upon
them
;
they
were
generally
poor
,
and
happily
the
rich
thought
any
way
a
good
riddance
,
especially
being
so
,
at
least
accounted
,
of
proud
minds
,
though
in
beggars
rags
,
and
had
all
those
phrases
of
Scripture
applied
to
them
as
to
those
who
subverted
souls
.
So
that
here
was
a
great
persecution
,
many
hundreds
were
put
to
death
,
in
opposition
to
the
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
Rome
;
but
the
State
in
policy
medled
not
with
the
taking
away
of
the
Abby-Lands
,
because
of
the
strong
party
that
might
have
engaged
against
them
;
and
they
who
hoped
to
have
time
to
make
all
sure
,
would
not
seek
that
with
too
much
haste
and
danger
,
which
by
former
experience
they
saw
a
small
time
would
of
it self
restore
;
for
it
was
taken
before
,
and
would
shortly
be
again
;
and
hinting
nevertheless
that
a
mite
of
Gods
stock
,
or
of
the
Churches
and
Church-mens
dues
,
as
they
called
them
,
in
a
Lay-mans
hands
,
would
bring
a
moth
and
curse
upon
all
his
estate
;
so
that
what
Covetize
had
robbed
,
Conscience
would
restore
,
if
not
double
;
and
as
the
Church-mens
policy
was
great
,
so
they
forgot
not
to
foresee
a
storm
,
in
case
Mary
should
depart
without
issue
,
and
the
Crown
come
to
Elizabeth
,
who
was
,
as
the
Germans
called
them
,
a
Protestant
,
as
the
French
,
a
Huguenot
,
or
of
the
Religion
,
as
the
English
,
a
Lollard
,
a
Bibler
,
a
Gospeller
;
wherefore
there
were
many
plots
to
take
her
away
;
before
she
came
to
the
Crown
it
was
less
danger
;
but
the
Lord
prevented
,
and
she
trusted
in
God
;
having
no
forces
,
no
armor
,
no
money
,
all
the
Realm
Papists
in
profession
,
but
a
day
or
two
before
,
Mary
dead
,
is
with
an
universal
joy
,
almost
,
received
to
the
Throne
;
and
although
the
Pope
being
now
strengthened
by
the
decrees
of
that
famously
infamous
Councel
of
Trent
,
had
raised
up
all
the
Princes
,
so
called
Christian
,
as
much
as
in
him
laid
,
against
her
;
and
having
excommunicated
her
as
an
Heretick
,
gave
away
the
Kingdom
to
the
King
of
Spain
;
who
with
a
so
called
invincible
Armado
,
came
to
conquer
it
,
upon
pretence
of
his
holy
Father
the
Popes
donation
;
and
had
by
Jesuits
,
Priests
,
and
others
laboured
many
ways
to
take
away
her
life
,
yet
she
out-lived
all
;
and
all
undertakers
against
her
,
both
in
Ireland
and
England
brought
to
themselves
ruine
,
death
,
loss
,
or
shame
;
This
in
care
for
the
Queen
,
produced
Acts
of
Parliament
of
several
natures
,
against
Papists
,
Priests
,
Seminaries
and
Jesuits
,
distinguishing
between
a
Papist
in
opinion
,
and
a
Papist
in
faction
;
and
so
Priests
,
as
being
the
inciters
to
things
absolutely
evil
in
themselves
,
upon
Tenents
or
grounds
,
not
onely
unwarrantable
in
the
word
,
nay
absolutely
contrary
,
but
destructive
to
the
principles
of
Nature
,
humane
contracts
,
as
no
faith
to
be
kept
with
Hereticks
,
no
treason
to
kill
a
Prince
,
declared
heretical
by
the
Pope
,
and
excommunicated
:
And
although
the
Priest
and
Papists
did
retort
upon
the
English
Professers
,
their
former
pleas
for
liberty
of
conscience
in
matters
of
Religion
,
and
upon
that
account
would
have
saved
many
Traytors
to
the
State
of
England
;
yet
England
wisely
distinguished
between
those
who
had
sucked
the
poyson
,
but
poysoned
not
others
;
executing
these
,
and
banishing
them
;
yea
,
though
venting
their
false
opinions
,
if
not
guilty
in
,
or
of
promoting
of
Acts
of
Treason
.
The
Pope
stomacks
this
;
and
Elizabeth
having
now
framed
a
new
Church
Liturgy
,
or
Book
of
Common
prayers
,
or
rather
corrected
the
old
Popish
Mass-Book
,
wherein
was
nothing
contained
which
the
then
compilers
supposed
to
smell
,
or
have
a
touch
or
savor
of
Popery
,
and
casting
out
all
Q.
Maries
Priests
,
had
placed
(
Protestants
so
called
)
Bishops
and
Ministers
in
the
several
Diocesses
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
respective
Parishes
;
and
commanded
no
other
Liturgie
to
be
used
under
several
penalties
;
the
Pope
,
I
say
,
he
thereupon
inhibits
all
Papists
to
joyn
in
the
Church
duties
,
offices
,
or
services
,
with
the
(
now
so
called
)
Church
of
England
;
whereupon
many
refuse
to
go
to
Church
,
who
thereupon
were
called
Recusants
;
and
although
there
were
great
penalties
at
last
laid
upon
them
,
as
of
twenty
pound
a
moneth
;
yet
the
Recusants
in
all
Counties
were
many
,
especially
of
the
Nobility
and
Gentry
;
the
vulgar
generally
,
as
being
bred
up
under
that
notion
,
that
ignorance
was
the
mother
of
Devotion
,
turned
with
the
Tide
,
and
the
change
was
even
to
reason
visible
;
for
the
Service
being
now
in
English
was
understood
,
or
might
be
;
yet
all
the
Protestants
were
not
contented
;
but
some
apprehended
a
clearer
and
more
uninterested
light
to
Reformation
for
they
pretended
neither
to
Bishopricks
nor
Deanaries
,
nor
any
other
spiritual
promotion
,
so
called
;
no
places
,
either
of
honor
,
or
profit
,
but
meerly
to
do
the
work
of
the
Lord
for
conscience
sake
;
these
taught
that
the
reformation
of
Queen
Elizabeth
was
but
rather
gilding
the
rotten
pillars
of
the
Temple
,
and
Church
of
Christ
,
then
doing
indeed
what
ought
to
be
,
build
wholy
a
new
.
For
they
declare
that
the
Romane
apostacy
was
Babylonish
,
and
that
there
was
no
more
commixture
to
be
had
with
her
then
with
Idols
;
that
all
the
ministry
of
England
,
having
no
other
calling
then
the
outward
,
from
Romish
Preists
,
by
the
imposition
of
hands
,
was
Antichristian
;
that
all
the
Courts
so
called
Eclesiastical
,
were
unlawful
,
and
any
Liturgy
or
set
form
of
prayer
commanded
in
the
Church
,
was
superstitious
;
that
indeed
Christs
Kingdom
,
which
was
of
the
Gospel
,
would
not
admit
of
those
prophane
mixtures
,
which
the
parishes
in
England
abounded
withal
;
and
that
truly
none
was
fit
to
be
a
Christian
Magistrate
,
who
was
not
fit
to
be
a
Church
Member
;
but
with
all
outward
acknowledgments
of
Loyalty
to
their
Prince
,
as
aiming
at
no
turbulency
in
the
State
,
but
modestly
to
offer
their
opinions
to
the
Parliament
;
and
it
seems
some
of
these
opinionists
,
were
gotten
into
the
Parliament
,
if
not
one
into
the
chaire
,
whose
zeal
would
not
admit
him
to
take
in
consideration
,
the
Message
of
the
Queen
,
or
affaires
of
State
,
till
prayers
had
been
made
publikely
by
the
Members
for
a
blessing
from
God
,
and
agreed
(
as
per
one
Author
)
a
day
to
seek
God
by
fasting
and
humiliation
,
with
prayer
,
upon
the
whole
work
;
But
all
these
were
nipt
in
the
bud
by
the
Queens
authority
,
who
inlarged
prerogative
much
,
through
the
ardent
affection
wherewith
her
vertues
had
enchained
the
hearts
of
her
Subjects
to
her
;
for
she
,
being
enformed
by
some
,
how
highly
these
things
might
in
future
times
be
stretched
,
to
the
enhansing
the
power
of
the
commonalty
in
Parliament
,
it
being
necessary
to
keep
them
in
due
bounds
;
though
the
Queen
might
not
mislike
the
Acts
,
she
did
the
manner
,
being
done
of
their
own
heads
,
without
acquainting
her
;
and
although
upon
the
Remonstrance
of
divers
of
these
non-conformists
,
the
Commons
again
began
to
stir
:
yet
she
not
only
as
we
may
say
wisely
moderated
them
,
but
trusting
to
the
popular
affection
she
had
gained
,
and
I
hope
having
no
end
of
raising
prerogative
to
a
fatall
eminency
,
she
politiquely
overswayed
,
imprisoning
by
her
own
authority
,
a
Member
of
Parliament
for
a
motion
in
the
house
,
and
did
,
unless
my
Author
be
deceived
,
tye
the
house
to
agitate
no
business
,
but
what
they
received
in
charge
from
her
;
and
the
Ministers
who
pleaded
for
such
a
rough
thorough
reformation
,
were
not
only
silenced
by
dislikes
,
but
by
a
new
impoured
high
commission
,
pretended
against
Recusants
,
were
over-awed
,
so
that
they
were
forced
to
leave
the
Land
;
some
who
staid
(
as
the
event
gave
evidence
)
too
indiscreetly
taxed
the
Queen
and
her
counsel
of
State
of
Apostacy
,
lukewarmness
,
nay
absolute
Tyranny
;
it
is
evident
truth
,
that
the
Queen
went
no
further
in
reformation
then
needs
she
must
;
and
truly
the
Spirits
of
most
men
would
have
sunk
under
the
burthen
of
her
undertaking
,
and
had
not
God
wonderfully
preserved
her
,
she
had
perished
an
hundred
waies
;
she
thought
not
fit
therefore
to
stir
all
at
once
,
she
was
troubled
with
some
risings
every
moment
;
and
to
have
attempted
such
a
work
as
these
men
preached
up
,
it
was
not
only
attended
with
difficulty
and
danger
,
but
was
accounted
tending
to
Anarchy
and
sedition
,
which
was
so
earnestly
laid
to
their
charge
,
that
some
of
these
suffered
as
Traytors
,
and
the
Laws
were
as
,
if
not
more
,
spitefully
used
against
these
,
so
called
Brownnists
,
or
Sectaries
,
then
against
the
Papists
;
they
were
few
in
Number
,
but
generally
the
cheif
for
zeal
and
knowledge
among
the
common
people
,
who
instigated
the
final
and
total
casheering
of
the
Pope
;
It
is
observable
many
Papists
were
found
Traitors
and
abettors
of
Treasons
against
the
Queen
,
but
not
one
of
these
,
nay
they
died
in
her
quarrel
;
they
taught
,
as
it
was
objected
,
Treason
,
but
practized
nought
but
prayers
and
patience
,
yet
even
these
suffered
as
the
rest
,
and
therefore
being
over-burthened
in
spirit
,
they
retired
out
of
the
kingdom
into
Holland
that
is
the
united
Provinces
,
whence
they
dispersed
the
books
of
their
opinions
all
over
the
kingdom
,
whereby
many
were
(
as
it
was
called
)
poysoned
and
corrupted
,
and
now
they
handled
freely
all
the
controversies
wherein
they
dissented
,
being
under
no
lash
,
and
shewed
the
Bishops
of
England
in
their
Lordly
power
,
the
Clergy
in
their
lazy
set
services
,
and
the
people
in
their
prophane
mixtures
to
be
no
better
then
a
mockshew
of
Christianity
;
that
all
their
pretences
of
Christianity
was
but
formal
,
their
learning
in
the
Scriptures
was
but
natural
,
Sermons
rather
rethorical
flourishes
then
Soul-saving
doctrine
;
and
indeed
the
lives
of
these
professors
were
worse
generally
then
heathens
,
the
influence
of
the
Popish
apostacy
having
so
corrupted
all
the
parts
and
Members
of
this
body
that
no
sound
part
remained
:
neither
Prince
,
Magistrate
,
Minister
or
people
,
or
the
Laws
themselves
holding
forth
ought
of
the
government
of
Christians
,
or
whereby
they
professing
Christianity
ought
to
govern
themselves
,
and
the
Magistrates
neglecting
their
office
,
sin
nourished
,
and
vertue
disdained
,
nought
〈◊〉
but
pride
and
vanity
,
luxuriousness
and
villany
,
the
seats
of
Law
being
become
the
places
of
oppression
,
and
the
Schools
of
learning
the
shops
of
wickednes
;
hereupon
they
were
cried
out
upon
as
Enemies
to
Government
,
and
haters
of
all
learning
,
yea
despisers
of
God
and
all
goodness
;
for
they
were
sacrilegious
,
robbers
of
Churches
;
and
this
because
they
not
only
held
unlawful
the
honors
of
Bishops
and
all
that
temporal
greatness
which
attended
now
the
so
called
clergy
,
but
also
all
set
stipends
and
parish
maintenance
,
whether
by
way
of
tythes
or
otherwise
,
many
other
things
concerning
politike
and
ecclesiastick
government
they
held
forth
,
which
the
world
could
not
recieve
,
at
least
did
not
,
no
not
their
brethren
in
enmity
to
the
Pope
and
Church
of
Rome
;
and
it
is
truth
that
though
the
Queen
had
separated
from
Rome
as
her
predecessors
had
done
,
and
that
not
for
the
respects
they
did
(
which
nevertheless
were
political
enough
,
for
that
hereby
all
the
Subjects
both
of
the
Clergy
and
Laiety
held
none
paramount
the
King
,
which
before
they
did
in
the
Pope
as
before
said
,
and
thereupon
had
arisen
many
rebellions
)
but
for
conscience
,
as
taking
him
to
be
an
Enemy
instead
of
the
Vicar
of
Christ
Jesus
;
yet
she
left
all
Ecclesiastick
honors
and
promotions
,
Courts
,
Jurisdictions
,
and
Dependances
in
the
same
condition
as
before
,
yea
took
the
first
fruites
of
Bishopricks
and
dues
to
Rome
as
due
to
her
successors
by
a
supposed
right
of
the
Crown
,
together
with
the
right
of
investitures
,
and
many
absolute
Popish
superstitions
were
admitted
still
,
as
Churching
of
women
,
Mattens
and
Evensong
,
all
continued
in
the
so
called
Cathedrals
,
or
Churches
that
were
Bishops
seats
,
Vigils
of
Saints
and
many
holydaies
,
rhe
solemnity
of
Christtyde
after
the
Popish
accompt
from
the
First
of
November
to
the
Second
of
February
:
Times
for
prohibition
of
Marriage
without
a
license
or
Popish
dispensation
;
and
in
the
politique
Law
the
wicked
prophane
Jeroboam
like
so
called
justitution
of
saving
Thieves
and
Manslayers
from
the
Gallows
,
to
serve
at
Gods
Altar
so
called
,
with
many
other
things
which
we
shall
have
occasion
to
remember
after
:
So
prone
and
ready
are
even
the
zealous
of
men
and
women
to
be
content
to
set
down
quiet
;
and
the
dilatoriness
and
chargeableness
thereof
was
not
at
all
eased
;
and
though
many
good
Laws
were
,
yet
all
the
edge
was
taken
off
except
against
Papists
and
the
now
so
called
Puritans
,
sectaries
or
factionists
;
for
the
good
old
Laws
against
excess
were
much
laxed
;
and
what
was
never
known
before
,
two
whole
subsidies
were
in
one
Parliament
granted
to
the
Queen
.
God
blessed
her
infinitely
and
her
people
;
riches
with
trading
increased
greatly
,
and
the
hate
of
Spaine
had
made
her
potent
at
Sea
;
she
was
great
relief
to
the
distressed
Hollander
,
and
a
sanctuary
of
safety
to
the
Poor
Protestant
through
Popish
cruelty
no
longer
able
to
live
in
France
;
and
truly
if
reports
be
true
,
her
Court
was
that
of
the
best
nurture
among
all
the
Princes
(
so
called
)
Christian
;
and
though
her
successor
James
were
a
wise
Prince
,
and
well
seen
in
all
the
controversies
of
religion
for
a
King
,
yet
he
made
little
alteration
,
he
loved
not
Puritans
,
but
he
durst
not
hate
them
:
he
would
not
promote
them
,
nor
exasperate
them
;
and
in
his
latter
daies
he
grew
too
flexible
towards
Papists
,
and
offered
indulgent
Articles
upon
the
treaty
of
a
marriage
with
Spain
,
which
he
much
hoped
and
labored
for
as
was
thought
,
being
tired
with
their
continual
practises
against
him
;
others
believed
thereby
to
strengthen
himself
against
the
Puritan
party
,
which
notwithstanding
all
Court
policies
and
Law
devices
did
increase
in
all
Counties
:
and
some
did
dare
from
forraign
parts
to
tell
their
mindes
to
him
plainly
,
while
others
at
home
did
in
Parliament
with
a
little
boldness
stand
upon
the
priviledges
of
their
house
;
So
that
King
James
thought
it
not
safe
to
call
them
too
often
;
But
under
pretence
of
remedying
what
was
amiss
,
or
defective
in
the
Law
,
he
lifted
high
the
Courts
of
Star-Chamber
,
Wards
and
Requests
,
but
especially
the
Councel
Table
;
And
that
he
might
not
stand
in
need
of
money
if
possible
,
aliened
many
of
the
Crown
lands
,
and
loosing
the
good
Laws
concerning
apparel
altogether
,
opened
the
door
to
excessive
vanity
in
apparel
,
which
yet
inhansed
customes
,
so
that
I
have
heard
what
was
thirty
thousand
pounds
at
highest
in
the
daies
of
Elizabeth
,
was
at
the
lowest
two
hundred
thousand
pounds
in
the
daies
of
James
;
He
was
a
wise
Prince
and
of
great
learning
,
but
as
unhappy
in
the
improvement
of
it
to
the
end
he
aimed
at
as
Hannibal
was
said
to
be
of
his
victory
at
Canna
;
But
his
procedures
were
with
great
judgement
;
for
he
exalted
those
called
common
Lawyers
the
then
supposed
keepers
of
the
English
liberties
to
an
imminent
height
;
but
those
that
he
found
not
absolutely
buxome
,
that
is
without
any
scruple
to
yeild
compliance
to
his
absolute
will
,
he
by
his
power
removed
and
displaced
;
to
this
end
after
one
contest
with
one
,
he
changed
the
stile
of
the
Pattent
;
this
raised
an
odium
,
and
at
least
he
must
bear
the
blame
for
,
by
whose
insinuations
or
abuses
so
ever
it
was
done
.
Yet
while
no
man
can
force
a
resolved
man
,
who
can
force
a
King
?
and
the
last
and
great
Act
being
his
,
the
whole
was
adjudged
to
him
(
yet
not
alone
.
)
An
other
Act
of
great
judgement
to
his
end
was
the
constant
use
of
proclamations
declarative
not
only
of
the
Law
,
but
his
pleasure
,
in
other
lands
called
Edicts
,
or
Acts
of
the
King
alone
,
or
his
saying
or
will
resolved
into
Law
;
these
were
at
first
put
out
upon
things
benificial
for
the
Subject
,
and
were
as
it
were
a
temporary
Law
of
exigency
or
provision
by
the
King
for
what
the
Law
was
either
being
antiquated
,
and
now
revived
,
or
els
that
for
which
there
was
no
Law
in
the
case
,
yet
necessary
to
be
provided
for
,
and
so
was
a
time
of
Tryal
or
an
Act
of
probation
against
the
next
Parliament
.
And
these
powers
were
never
denyed
Kings
formerly
,
or
but
seldome
,
being
but
seldome
used
and
generally
upon
good
grounds
,
so
that
no
disobedience
followed
;
but
at
last
his
proclamations
were
divers
of
them
though
carrying
a
colour
of
Law
slighted
;
But
he
being
of
a
very
quiet
spirit
could
not
enter
a
contest
,
but
sought
to
work
his
end
an
other
way
,
and
that
was
to
call
Parliaments
:
And
to
create
new
Honors
,
and
so
over-vote
and
consequently
over-power
the
Parliament
,
debasing
Spirits
by
dependance
;
and
this
having
a
strong
influence
upon
the
Gentry
,
dulled
now
with
long
peace
(
a
natural
politique
of
this
Prince
,
and
not
the
least
conducing
to
his
end
if
he
could
or
would
have
known
when
to
have
taken
up
the
sword
)
as
he
supposed
they
would
;
for
they
were
generally
so
besotted
of
these
Court
bables
of
honor
,
that
upon
his
or
a
great
mans
letter
,
who
their
Lordships
pleased
,
was
made
a
Parliament
man
;
and
the
House
of
Lords
and
Commons
the
Bar
or
Clyff
against
the
Torrent
of
Tyranny
,
was
become
an
inlet
to
that
Ocean
;
but
there
was
one
great
jealosie
still
which
was
a
bar
,
and
this
was
the
Kings
excessive
prodigality
to
his
own
Nation
,
who
were
as
greedy
to
aske
as
he
to
give
,
so
that
the
English
grew
a
little
,
I
may
say
a
great
deale
,
discontented
,
especially
the
understanding
sort
.
But
more
upon
the
judgement
so
called
,
given
concerning
the
naturalization
of
a
Scot
(
ipso
facto
)
by
the
Union
of
the
Crowns
in
one
person
,
as
if
all
the
rights
,
priviledges
and
immunities
of
the
free-born
people
of
England
were
become
hereditary
to
the
Scottish
Nation
by
one
born
in
Scotland
being
next
of
blood
,
and
so
inheriting
the
Crown
of
England
.
And
though
great
and
wise
men
had
their
hands
in
this
work
,
and
saw
no
evill
in
it
;
yet
they
that
were
as
wise
,
though
not
so
great
,
and
more
uninterested
,
and
so
less
questionable
,
were
otherways
minded
,
supposing
that
this
extraordinary
favour
to
that
Nation
&
the
seconding
and
approving
of
it
by
so
many
wise
men
,
and
supposed
affectionate
patriots
,
zealous
of
the
liberty
of
the
English
Nation
,
though
it
seemed
to
them
as
but
a
wise
and
civill
policy
and
Act
of
munificence
,
not
much
to
be
supected
of
danger
,
carried
hay
in
the
Horn
,
namely
by
this
and
such
like
plots
fitted
them
to
introduce
and
continue
quietly
(
what
they
all
thought
fit
of
necessity
to
be
done
)
the
order
of
episcopacy
in
that
Church
,
and
with
that
,
the
whole
liturgie
of
the
Church
of
England
with
all
those
rites
and
ceremonies
thought
requisite
as
in
the
Church
of
England
,
which
the
King
upon
petition
of
some
Ministers
at
his
first
coming
to
the
Crown
was
fully
resolved
in
;
I
mean
in
the
conference
at
Hampton
Court
and
the
consequence
of
it
.
By
which
he
was
resolved
not
to
alter
what
the
late
Queen
Elizabeth
had
established
.
But
these
men
believed
that
as
this
was
indeed
aimed
at
,
and
this
aime
publikely
allowed
,
so
that
there
was
an
other
intention
which
lay
hid
,
and
undiscovered
;
and
that
was
to
force
Scotland
in
case
of
opposition
by
English
Armes
,
and
to
provoke
each
other
to
these
several
works
by
a
short
kind
of
policy
;
the
Scot
was
engaged
so
as
he
must
yeild
what
was
his
chiefest
glory
;
And
if
he
yeilded
not
,
the
English
thus
disrellished
,
would
be
quick
to
the
quarrel
;
This
I
say
not
to
be
the
Kings
aime
.
No
,
I
believe
he
might
see
no
more
then
the
plain
surface
matter
,
and
never
be
able
to
discover
either
this
intended
by
some
,
or
that
other
politique
which
I
now
relate
intended
by
others
,
who
yet
drove
on
the
same
design
;
but
as
supposing
,
that
it
was
a
certain
way
to
involve
the
two
Nations
in
a
War
,
which
their
conditions
required
;
but
his
resolution
was
to
keep
all
quiet
;
and
truly
knowing
of
the
Scotch
temper
,
he
urged
,
but
inforced
not
;
commanded
,
but
compelled
not
;
and
though
he
better
approved
Englands
Hierarchical
order
,
he
would
not
utterly
reject
the
rigidity
of
the
Scotch
Presbytery
,
though
he
had
found
some
cross
dealings
at
their
hands
,
which
in
England
would
have
been
called
the
scandal
of
the
Crown
,
and
were
not
altogether
savouring
of
a
Christian
modesty
and
humility
;
were
it
but
for
the
Kirk
to
command
a
Fast
on
that
day
the
King
had
appointed
a
solemn
Feast
of
State
,
and
that
after
the
Feast
was
publikely
known
and
divulged
.
I
mention
but
a
peccadillo
,
and
that
under
a
supposition
,
because
I
would
not
apply
that
to
things
,
which
may
be
,
was
,
and
will
be
only
the
errour
of
persons
,
during
the
reign
of
these
two
princes
Elizabeth
and
James
,
notwithstanding
the
many
complaints
of
the
excess
and
defects
of
the
Laws
in
their
several
respects
;
yet
nothing
was
done
truly
worthy
the
supream
powers
by
them
claimed
;
there
were
some
particular
streams
or
rivulets
of
errour
amended
,
or
at
least
pretended
by
particular
Statutes
,
both
in
giving
Laws
where
none
were
,
and
amending
what
was
amiss
;
but
out
alas
,
the
Ocean
whence
all
these
had
their
rise
,
was
still
the
same
:
Three
special
Statutes
I
must
here
remember
of
James
;
one
to
punish
with
death
him
or
her
that
had
two
wives
,
or
two
husbands
,
but
not
made
death
to
commit
Adultery
;
yet
as
I
have
heard
canvassed
at
the
same
Parliament
,
this
Statute
severely
executed
:
The
second
as
rigidly
,
which
was
concerning
them
that
were
or
are
delivered
of
Bastards
,
pretended
dead
born
,
and
having
no
witness
present
,
to
be
taken
as
murderers
:
The
last
was
,
the
regulating
of
the
number
of
Attornies
for
good
cause
there
specified
,
which
never
was
so
much
as
in
the
least
observed
,
nor
a
Judge
ever
questioned
for
it
;
yet
this
as
to
the
world
,
and
in
carnall
respects
,
of
as
necessary
concernment
as
the
other
.
I
shall
not
progress
further
here
concerning
ought
,
being
now
come
to
the
portall
of
the
Theater
of
all
Quaeries
in
the
multitude
of
questions
stirred
up
in
the
Raign
of
King
Charles
,
who
succeeding
his
father
with
all
the
expectations
that
might
be
of
the
vulgar
,
his
entertainment
to
the
Crown
was
with
all
congratulations
of
a
high
joy
,
such
as
the
high
condition
of
his
estate
required
,
in
a
setled
Kingdome
,
having
enjoyed
a
continued
peace
for
almost
140.
years
,
whereby
riches
abounded
exceedingly
;
but
with
them
pride
increased
,
so
that
spirits
grown
high
,
they
were
ready
to
kick
at
the
prick
;
and
the
rather
,
in
respect
knowledge
abounded
,
and
they
were
not
ignorant
of
their
own
strength
:
And
what
the
Romanists
foresaw
,
was
now
held
high
time
to
provide
for
;
for
whether
it
were
the
advice
of
King
James
,
or
the
disposition
of
Charls
,
or
the
natural
jealousie
of
Kings
,
or
the
supream
over-ruling
decree
,
intending
by
degrees
to
fit
things
to
the
determinate
end
,
I
here
discuss
not
;
but
this
bright
day
was
soon
ore-cast
;
for
in
the
first
Parliament
,
which
I
suppose
,
was
called
in
or
about
the
third
year
of
this
King
,
after
some
order
taken
for
the
regulation
of
evils
against
the
civil
peace
,
and
some
kind
of
care
taken
for
punishing
the
great
prophaners
of
the
Lords
Day
;
the
King
not
well
liking
the
Petition
so
called
of
Right
,
being
indeed
a
strong
limit
to
dreaded
Prerogative
,
yet
grants
it
,
and
continues
the
Parliament
,
untill
he
had
obtained
seven
Subsidies
of
the
people
distinct
,
and
eight
from
the
so
called
Clergy
,
and
then
dissolves
it
:
But
there
was
another
special
reason
,
namely
,
the
people
were
grown
exceeding
high
and
fierce
against
not
only
the
special
Favourite
of
the
King
,
the
then
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
but
secretly
taxing
the
King
himself
,
as
at
least
an
Abettor
to
him
,
in
the
too
soon
speeding
his
Father
out
of
this
world
.
I
beleeve
it
is
evident
to
most
that
the
Duke
committed
a
crime
,
&
notorious
to
all
,
that
the
King
did
by
dissolving
this
Parliament
,
hinder
the
tryal
of
him
;
but
this
doth
not
evidence
his
guilt
,
though
it
gives
matter
of
surmize
;
but
this
may
be
handled
fitlier
otherwhere
,
if
need
requires
.
The
breach
of
this
Parliament
gave
a
great
disgust
to
the
people
;
the
rather
,
because
it
plainly
appeared
,
the
King
wholly
,
and
almost
only
sought
himself
;
for
although
he
had
acknowledged
by
Act
,
the
necessity
of
continuing
the
Parliament
,
to
settle
fit
remedies
for
many
notorious
grievances
,
yet
before
ought
expedited
but
his
own
business
,
(
as
it
was
justly
called
)
of
the
Subsidies
,
He
,
of
his
so
called
Royal
will
,
annihilates
all
by
nullifying
the
Parliament
,
as
he
was
said
to
do
;
and
indeed
,
it
amounted
not
to
much
less
;
for
he
did
at
least
,
by
his
instruments
which
he
owned
,
almost
with
the
same
breath
he
assented
to
the
so
called
Petition
of
Right
,
or
due
Rights
of
the
Subject
,
break
it
,
and
proceeded
so
far
to
aggrandize
the
power
of
the
Prince
,
that
he
made
the
Subject
a
slave
,
having
a
speaker
fit
for
his
ends
,
a
man
of
as
mercinary
a
spirit
as
could
be
;
for
upon
some
incivility
,
as
it
was
called
,
of
some
members
zealous
for
Reformation
,
who
loth
to
have
the
Parliament
so
fruitlesly
dissolved
,
held
the
Speaker
in
his
Chayre
,
to
Vote
a
Remonstrance
to
the
King
,
he
imprisons
them
,
seizes
their
Trunks
,
searches
their
,
not
only
chambers
,
but
pockets
,
most
of
which
dyed
in
restraint
,
being
accompted
the
Martyrs
of
the
peoples
Liberties
,
whom
the
King
thought
the
greatest
means
of
subverting
of
them
,
as
intending
still
to
drive
on
the
contest
betwixt
the
King
and
his
people
,
which
was
begun
in
William
so
called
the
Conqueror
;
and
surely
he
could
not
but
espy
,
that
notwithstanding
all
endeavors
to
the
contrary
,
the
people
had
still
gained
upon
the
Crown
;
and
surely
what
he
expressed
in
full
Parliament
,
and
which
is
printed
among
the
Statutes
at
large
,
more
then
cleared
his
jealousies
of
encroachments
upon
him
,
which
is
a
sufficient
cause
to
a
Prince
to
stretch
his
power
;
and
surely
was
,
as
before
is
said
in
part
,
with
those
other
reasons
annexed
,
not
only
the
cause
of
that
Sessions
prorogation
,
the
then
Parliaments
dissolution
,
or
rather
by
not
keeping
his
so
called
Kingly
word
,
annihilation
;
but
the
not
calling
of
Parliaments
till
necessity
enforced
,
as
if
he
had
seen
,
or
foreseen
the
fate
which
hath
since
ensued
.
I
cannot
beleeve
him
ignorant
of
all
those
,
not
onely
so
called
prophesies
,
but
of
those
conjecturall
observations
of
those
grand
Mathematicians
,
so
called
,
which
how
his
wisdom
might
prevail
over
,
I
know
not
;
but
assuredly
,
Princes
of
all
are
most
easie
and
subject
to
be
entrapped
,
at
least
the
inquisitive
part
of
them
;
neither
shall
I
here
treat
of
the
power
of
the
Stars
,
if
at
all
,
although
I
must
profess
,
little
have
hapned
in
the
notorious
part
of
his
Reign
,
which
such
Artists
did
not
more
or
less
foretell
:
But
because
out
of
his
Reign
,
is
,
as
it
were
,
raised
the
fountain
of
all
controversies
,
both
divine
and
humane
,
let
us
shortly
run
over
the
state
of
the
so
called
Church
and
Commonwealth
,
and
begin
with
the
Church
,
which
though
not
so
furnished
with
large
Territories
,
nor
multitudes
of
Religious
,
so
called
,
Professors
,
as
before
those
nests
of
Monasteries
,
Nunneries
,
Fryeries
,
Fraternities
,
Colledges
,
&c.
being
dissolved
and
confiscated
;
yet
to
the
remaining
Arch-Bishops
,
Bishops
,
Provosts
,
Deanes
,
Deanes
and
Chapters
,
Vicars
,
Vicars
Charols
,
Chaunteries
,
Cathedrals
,
sub-Deanes
,
Arch-Deacons
,
&c.
(
pardon
that
short
enumeration
of
many
glorious
beasts
of
Babels
forest
)
there
was
a
sufficient
maintenance
,
to
perform
the
duties
required
in
a
Bishop
by
Paul
,
without
any
by-encroachment
;
but
these
men
were
now
grown
civil
Lords
,
and
having
contracted
Marriage
with
the
world
,
they
lay
with
it
,
and
neglected
their
duty
to
their
Lord
and
husband
,
the
Lord
Christ
Jesus
.
They
had
large
Palaces
of
old
Babel
,
the
same
seats
in
their
several
Provinces
called
Diocess
,
the
same
structures
or
great
Churches
,
the
same
Attendants
,
(
for
their
Courts
Juridical
were
not
taken
away
)
these
all
required
maintenance
,
and
that
by
reason
of
worldly
pomp
in
great
measure
;
but
they
had
enough
for
this
,
had
not
the
itch
of
the
flesh
brought
them
as
other
men
to
avoid
fornication
,
to
betake
them
to
their
own
wives
;
and
the
same
carnal
prudence
which
before
prohibited
Marriage
,
lest
the
care
of
the
world
,
and
love
of
children
,
&c.
should
cause
imbeselling
the
Churches
,
so
called
,
Revenue
;
the
same
now
wrought
unjust
seekings
of
gain
by
any
means
,
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Church
.
Before
the
storm
in
Henry
the
Eights
time
,
many
long
Leases
were
made
,
before
Queen
Elizabeth
many
more
;
so
that
to
assure
maintenance
she
was
enforced
(
the
Father
of
the
Church
for
fleshly
children
sakes
,
robbing
and
wasting
their
spiritual
Mother
)
to
that
prudential
Law
,
that
they
,
&c.
could
make
no
new
Leases
,
or
renew
any
old
,
but
for
three
lives
,
or
21.
years
,
reserving
the
old
rent
;
but
as
children
increased
and
worldly
temptations
,
these
Church
men
could
so
far
dispense
,
as
either
to
coyn
old
,
or
else
new
Leases
,
with
this
blessing
from
the
rule
in
Law
,
Valet
quantum
valere
potest
,
and
these
were
to
their
children
,
servants
,
friends
,
or
the
best
friend
a
good
fine
;
they
had
also
alwayes
grants
of
Leases
to
such
,
and
new
concurrent
Leases
:
Thus
were
they
made
poor
,
who
were
rich
,
by
stealing
each
from
other
;
and
their
first
fruits
which
was
the
first
years
revenue
,
was
now
paid
to
their
Lord
the
King
,
as
before
to
the
Pope
;
their
dependance
by
the
Statute
of
Supremacy
,
suffering
that
alteration
;
this
made
them
look
to
all
profits
narrowly
;
And
what
could
be
caught
,
was
;
Ordination
bought
at
the
worst
hand
,
Marriage
at
a
set
rate
,
and
the
usual
publike
Declarations
,
so
called
,
bidding
the
bands
of
Matrimony
,
brought
to
a
scorn
;
all
that
could
purchase
it
had
a
Licence
;
and
the
Wills
and
Testaments
of
men
being
canvased
in
every
Arch-Deaconry
,
Diocess
,
and
Province
,
brought
a
setled
gain
.
Batchelors
of
the
Civil
Law
capable
of
two
Benefices
,
or
Spiritual
promotions
,
and
so
the
Chaplains
of
the
King
,
Noblemen
,
&c.
And
this
Apostate
order
was
universal
:
Again
,
the
Bishops
now
made
injunctions
,
some
one
,
some
another
at
their
own
wil
;
and
the
breach
of
all
,
or
any
of
these
,
was
cognizable
in
any
their
Courts
,
from
the
Chancellors
to
the
High
Commission
(
so
called
,
indeed
a
pretty
Spanish
Inquisition
)
yea
so
far
as
to
punish
the
not-wearing
of
a
Surplice
at
the
reading
the
Liturgie
,
or
so
called
Common
Prayers
,
or
set
and
publike
appointed
prayers
in
the
Church
,
with
imprisonment
during
pleasure
,
fine
of
1000.
l.
when
a
Blasphemer
,
for
speaking
these
dreadful
words
to
the
eares
of
any
but
an
Atheist
(
he
being
admonished
for
swearing
,
said
)
I
will
swear
God
out
of
Heaven
,
and
sit
there
as
God
my self
,
was
fined
but
100.
l.
and
mitigation
of
imprisonment
.
I
do
attest
this
my self
,
being
present
at
the
sentence
of
this
Blasphemer
,
and
at
the
Sentence
of
Doctor
Bastwick
,
for
writing
against
Episcopacy
;
and
Burdet
of
Yarmouth
(
for
non
conformity
)
the
same
time
,
who
had
in
that
word
two
offences
,
one
not
wearing
the
Surplice
,
the
other
the
Churching
(
so
called
,
that
is
,
declaring
)
a
woman
purified
according
to
the
Levitical
Law
,
after
child-bearing
,
without
a
Vayle
or
Rayle
which
was
the
injunction
of
the
Bishop
.
And
now
the
Queen
being
Catholique
,
that
is
,
Romane
,
the
Liberty
of
the
Mass
grew
from
the
Queens
private
houshold
,
to
a
most
frequent
houshold
duty
,
and
at
least
was
publique
,
yet
not
with
any
toleration
,
that
is
,
if
toleration
be
taken
for
a
legall
Act
authorizing
;
but
if
for
an
impunity
,
notwithstanding
many
and
oft
complaints
,
there
was
a
grand
toleration
;
and
the
Judges
had
by
special
order
from
his
Majesty
,
command
against
them
,
under
the
name
of
Recusants
;
but
with
this
hint
,
that
there
was
a
more
dangerous
Recusant
,
called
the
Puritan
or
Brownist
;
for
then
there
was
no
distinction
;
so
that
the
Bishops
armed
with
the
power
of
the
Civil
Magistrate
,
under
the
late
schismaticall
notion
,
so
termed
at
Rome
,
of
his
having
both
the
Keyes
,
that
is
,
being
the
supream
according
to
the
vulgar
acceptaion
,
both
in
Civil
and
Ecclesiastick
Jurisdiction
,
according
to
the
strict
notion
,
having
the
supream
intendency
,
not
only
over
,
but
in
the
Church
,
which
the
Puritan
urged
with
so
much
wariness
,
absolutely
holding
the
Lord
Christ
the
supream
,
and
yet
craving
the
Majesterial
power
,
to
ayde
and
assist
with
the
name
of
supremacy
,
so
far
as
ran
even
with
his
opinion
;
that
it
was
doubted
he
was
as
ill
a
willer
to
the
absolute
Jurisdiction
of
the
Prince
in
the
Church
,
as
the
Papist
was
;
so
that
he
was
exploded
the
Court
,
and
no
allowance
given
to
his
Doctrine
there
;
and
indeed
with
all
possible
vexations
of
the
Lawes
,
by
imprisoning
,
fining
,
attending
,
delaying
,
stigmatizing
,
&c.
all
that
were
so
called
were
handled
by
the
Bishops
,
and
the
so
called
Clergy
,
with
their
Officers
;
no
marvel
;
for
these
men
,
generally
Lay
men
,
preached
in
their
writings
more
and
more
edifying
Doctrine
,
then
the
Clergy
in
their
Pulpits
;
and
these
mens
lives
and
labours
were
as
exemplary
for
godliness
,
as
the
other
for
vanity
,
pride
,
laziness
,
and
debauchedness
;
yet
these
(
provided
they
were
conformable
,
that
is
,
obedient
to
the
Fathers
of
the
Church
,
the
Bishops
,
be
it
right
or
wrong
)
were
freely
almost
only
allowed
;
for
money
now
could
do
all
things
,
and
necessity
more
;
there
was
on
the
one
side
Symony
upon
Symony
,
yea
much
legall
Symony
,
for
the
great
rich
Livings
;
and
whether
the
Priest
could
preach
or
not
,
his
Curate
could
,
and
where
the
Impropriator
had
a
large
revenue
,
the
poor
Curate
not
above
10.
l.
per
annum
,
and
20.
l.
a
large
stipend
,
he
must
be
of
weak
parts
,
that
would
so
rest
contented
,
and
seek
no
other
preferment
;
this
brought
in
together
with
so
many
Parishes
as
bad
as
impropriate
,
being
in
the
gift
of
the
Cathedral
Churches
,
where
Bishops
or
Dean
and
Chapters
had
the
gifts
,
so
many
ignorant
,
lazy
,
debauched
fellows
into
the
Ministry
,
that
a
Christian
would
stand
amazed
:
And
when
some
pious
men
sought
a
way
to
purchase
out
these
impropriations
,
and
to
settle
an
able
religious
preaching
Ministry
,
they
were
allowed
to
expend
their
monies
,
which
I
beleeve
they
never
saw
penny
of
again
,
but
were
so
frowned
upon
and
discountenanced
,
that
the
beginners
being
wearied
,
the
work
even
dyed
in
the
first
Cradle
;
for
these
things
made
the
Bishops
plot
for
life
,
and
as
plain
as
words
could
manifest
the
intentions
of
men
,
it
was
resolved
,
No
Reformer
,
as
they
now
begin
to
call
them
,
should
stay
in
England
;
and
indeed
their
troubles
grew
so
fast
upon
them
,
that
they
were
forced
for
fear
of
being
taken
at
a
good
and
Christian
duty
and
punished
by
the
Law
of
Liveries
now
called
Conventicles
,
to
pack
away
,
some
to
Holland
,
some
to
America
,
(
or
new
England
so
called
,
)
being
a
gallant
plantation
,
some
to
other
places
.
The
Bishops
Chaplaines
become
sole
masters
of
the
press
,
and
their
licences
were
as
bad
as
an
Index
expurgatorius
;
Popish
books
are
now
severely
forbidden
,
especially
those
quant
Tracts
of
Caussinus
,
yet
almost
in
every
mans
hand
,
as
if
they
had
been
forbidden
only
to
quicken
sale
,
an
old
yet
notable
Trick
;
The
Arch-Bishops
book
being
a
Tract
written
against
Fisher
the
Jesuite
,
is
printed
;
but
at
the
same
time
all
the
great
wits
blow
up
the
Quodliberts
of
Popery
,
the
chief
heads
being
publiquely
and
professedly
maintained
at
both
the
so
called
Universities
;
And
a
Jesuite
(
so
called
)
Franciscus
de
sancta
Clara
,
brings
both
the
Papist
and
the
Protestant
to
so
neer
an
Union
,
that
a
good
judgement
might
be
decieved
(
t
is
probable
,
for
many
were
)
to
know
the
one
from
the
other
.
Many
so
called
Arminians
now
appear
;
these
are
highly
favoured
everywhere
;
and
now
the
Hierachy
so
lifts
up
it self
,
that
not
the
Gentry
only
,
but
even
the
Nobility
themselves
were
discountenanced
,
if
opposing
;
All
preferments
are
now
to
these
,
yet
few
of
them
knew
well
how
to
bear
them
,
but
a
litle
time
could
give
them
a
relish
,
and
the
smack
would
never
out
of
their
fancies
.
The
opinions
of
the
Romanists
now
on
all
sides
,
not
only
for
hallowing
places
,
or
sacring
them
,
but
even
that
one
place
of
or
among
these
so
called
sacred
,
was
more
holy
then
other
,
from
the
duty
there
performed
,
or
otherways
:
adorning
Churches
,
the
several
Manners
,
Places
,
Times
of
bowing
,
gesture
,
and
order
of
pronunciation
,
at
or
in
reading
,
all
not
only
discoursed
of
,
but
applauded
,
and
generally
practized
;
adoration
at
the
entery
of
the
Church
,
and
also
at
departure
,
and
that
to
the
East
,
all
for
uniformity
,
the
great
and
special
pretence
of
the
so
called
Church
,
that
is
the
Bishops
,
the
Fathers
of
the
Church
,
according
to
their
own
stile
:
Bowing
or
Genuflexion
or
Adorations
to
at
or
of
the
name
of
Jesus
,
Extream
unction
,
Confirmation
,
Pennance
,
all
practised
;
yea
a
Nuntio
of
the
Pope
,
but
not
so
owned
,
yet
well
known
,
and
which
troubled
the
people
most
of
all
,
a
raile
of
wood
or
other
partition
betwixt
the
so
called
Priest
and
people
at
the
receiving
the
Sacrament
so
called
of
the
Altar
,
and
this
of
necessity
:
and
the
words
of
administration
purely
Popish
(
as
yet
in
the
directory
.
)
But
all
persons
without
question
in
the
parish
admitted
to
the
Sacrament
as
by
Law
was
established
;
these
things
setled
,
they
haste
for
power
to
the
further
setlement
of
the
Church
in
power
and
purity
;
and
by
the
Kings
power
they
are
convened
,
and
called
the
sacred
Synod
,
where
they
Act
with
large
commission
,
and
fearing
counter-buffs
of
Providence
by
them
called
Fortune
,
they
denied
the
Pope
,
but
admitt
Popery
in
its
full
height
;
and
to
evidence
the
Antichristianisme
,
they
establish
their
Hierarchy
with
an
oath
,
with
that
famous
clause
of
&c.
labouring
as
the
brood
of
old
Rome
,
to
bring
all
Temporal
jurisdiction
under
ecclesiastick
censure
;
and
this
was
the
condition
of
the
Church
or
Churchmen
,
or
Clergy
men
so
called
.
I
shall
now
as
shortly
give
you
a
veiw
of
the
civill
State
,
as
the
necessity
of
perspicuity
will
well
permit
.
You
have
heard
upon
what
a
politique
Basis
William
so
called
the
Conqueror
,
founded
his
Empire
,
which
yet
from
evident
causes
declining
even
in
the
space
of
his
own
and
Sons
Raign
,
did
evidently
shew
the
frailty
of
all
humane
wisdome
,
and
therefore
might
well
in
the
space
of
six
hundred
years
be
brought
to
nothing
;
and
truly
once
for
all
to
say
it
,
I
am
in
my
conscience
perswaded
that
King
Charles
did
see
the
want
of
Law
in
this
land
to
govern
the
Nation
rightly
,
and
upon
that
foundation
sought
to
mould
the
kingdom
to
the
similitude
of
other
Nations
;
for
it
is
a
sure
and
certain
principle
that
States
grow
old
and
Laws
&c.
And
if
not
reduced
by
reformation
,
there
is
a
necessity
of
a
new
formation
.
Now
the
chief
thing
which
a
Prince
looketh
at
,
is
the
power
of
War
or
the
Sword
;
and
this
so
far
as
the
power
rested
in
the
King
,
which
was
his
Tenure
,
was
clean
lost
,
and
gone
;
for
the
many
transmutations
of
possessions
,
had
made
many
litigious
questions
,
partly
through
the
corruption
of
officers
,
not
duly
awarding
process
against
alienators
without
license
,
partly
other
defects
of
certain
boundaries
,
and
partly
the
evill
of
time
,
which
had
through
divers
discents
parcelled
great
estates
into
many
persons
;
So
that
there
were
many
Tenants
,
but
few
Knights
;
and
what
was
at
first
an
honor
,
to
hold
of
the
King
or
by
Knights
service
,
because
the
Tenants
Son
and
Heire
should
yet
come
to
the
education
of
a
Lord
paramount
or
higher
then
the
Father
,
and
so
should
be
bettered
both
for
Arts
and
Arms
;
the
Kings
of
late
years
had
made
them
absolutely
but
the
fees
of
their
Servants
,
and
the
Heirs
of
gallant
men
were
as
bad
as
slaves
to
the
will
of
the
Kings
Grantee
:
whereby
they
were
yoaked
unequally
in
marriage
,
or
their
estates
were
generally
squeised
of
sometime
a
third
,
sometimes
a
fourth
,
or
fifth
part
in
the
Court
of
Wards
;
so
that
they
that
should
have
been
the
Princes
guard
as
it
were
,
being
thus
prejudiced
in
their
minority
,
and
drinking
in
hastily
the
complaints
of
their
friends
,
bewailing
their
Wardships
as
an
insufferable
vassalage
,
could
not
heartily
seek
to
maintain
that
power
whose
subsistence
was
their
ruine
to
eternity
in
all
their
progeny
;
and
through
the
long
tract
of
time
it
was
grown
to
this
,
that
almost
any
great
or
rich
mens
Son
must
be
a
Ward
;
all
Titles
of
Lands
being
so
exceedingly
intricated
,
that
it
was
almost
impossible
to
clear
it
;
and
this
rigor
was
never
higher
then
in
the
daies
of
this
King
;
so
that
it
is
evident
,
for
a
setled
Militia
for
his
own
defence
he
had
none
,
but
had
left
himself
naked
to
the
strokes
of
any
timely
opposition
.
Next
,
as
he
had
robbed
himself
thus
of
power
,
so
had
the
example
of
all
the
Kings
in
part
,
and
the
power
from
jealousie
in
other
part
,
devested
the
Lords
of
all
power
military
,
by
dependencies
of
Knights
service
.
The
Oathes
of
homage
and
fealty
the
Kings
had
respited
them
to
enhanse
a
revenue
,
and
the
Lords
were
not
willing
to
urge
that
which
had
been
so
fatall
to
many
their
predecessors
,
through
their
dependencies
;
and
being
now
grown
generally
loose
,
lazy
or
worse
,
from
the
long
peace
we
had
enjoyed
,
they
had
no
contests
but
at
Tennis
,
Drinking
,
Dicing
,
or
worse
sports
,
and
sometimes
a
Law
suite
;
These
yet
sunk
many
of
their
estates
,
and
they
had
no
waies
of
raising
them
but
by
the
Kings
sole
favour
;
for
there
were
no
Lords
now
that
had
absolute
power
in
any
County
;
this
made
them
wholly
quiet
;
and
the
rather
because
to
be
of
an
active
warlike
spirit
,
gave
cause
of
jealousie
to
a
Prince
;
especially
of
any
who
were
not
meerly
his
creatures
(
namely
,
of
ancient
popular
Nobility
,
that
is
their
Ancestors
of
great
repute
with
the
people
,
)
Many
therefore
retired
themselves
,
lived
privately
and
quietly
,
in
respect
of
the
Court
,
but
few
of
them
with
great
love
in
the
Countries
where
they
were
resiant
,
carrying
too
severe
a
hand
towards
their
Tenants
,
by
racking
of
Farme-rents
,
and
otherwaies
,
as
Lords
of
Mannors
enhansing
fines
,
as
all
the
Gentry
also
at
their
own
wills
enclosing
of
Commons
for
private
profit
;
and
by
the
evill
example
both
of
themselves
,
Servants
and
Retainers
,
bringing
a
general
Lewdness
,
Looseness
,
and
debauchery
in
religion
and
civill
manners
into
all
the
quarters
of
the
Nation
.
For
the
Country
still
(
at
least
as
far
as
it
may
or
can
)
imitates
the
Court
;
and
so
downward
;
by
this
means
a
general
almost
universal
pravity
and
corruption
stole
upon
,
and
got
possession
of
the
English
Nation
;
not
that
I
think
(
to
speak
once
for
all
)
that
England
was
worse
in
any
respect
eirher
for
civill
or
Ecclesiastick
government
,
then
any
other
Christian
kingdom
;
no
,
but
that
it
had
departed
from
that
purity
of
Government
which
it self
held
forth
,
and
had
in
some
measure
exercised
,
yet
was
then
taxed
to
hold
forth
little
of
a
true
Christian
Government
at
all
;
for
first
,
though
the
Sabboth
was
held
moral
,
yet
it
was
prophaned
,
and
that
by
publique
authority
,
as
by
the
book
of
sports
,
which
also
gave
such
a
loose
to
the
power
of
the
master
of
the
family
,
that
he
could
not
govern
by
an
exact
rule
,
that
power
being
before
too
much
broken
,
and
this
opened
a
gap
to
all
inordinate
walking
towards
magistracy
in
other
both
superior
and
inferior
places
.
But
assuredly
the
foundation
of
this
mischief
was
principally
in
the
abused
practise
of
the
Courts
of
Justice
of
this
kingdom
;
which
holding
also
a
Jewish
dependency
as
before
was
hinted
,
there
was
no
stint
of
strife
;
for
the
Law
admitted
appeals
,
and
what
was
so
called
the
Subjects
due
,
ought
not
be
denied
them
;
so
that
if
you
had
either
a
knavish
or
a
powerfull
adversary
to
deal
withal
(
which
power
is
manifold
,
as
either
a
great
rich
man
,
or
greatly
friended
by
the
officers
,
or
els
powerful
in
a
joynt
stock
,
as
a
corporation
,
whose
united
purses
have
ruled
over
all
justice
and
righteousness
whatsoever
in
many
places
)
you
could
not
get
right
but
with
repentance
,
that
is
loosing
by
the
bargain
;
the
particulars
I
shall
demonstrate
after
;
this
ruined
many
,
discouraged
more
,
discontented
all
,
(
except
the
gainers
,
which
were
and
are
such
a
rabble
and
bed-roul
of
names
in
both
Laws
,
as
would
amaze
a
wise
man
,
much
more
a
Christian
;
)
for
whereas
a
Christian
saith
,
let
all
things
among
you
be
done
in
love
,
and
let
the
brethren
judge
your
differences
;
that
is
without
litigious
pleadings
after
the
manner
of
the
world
,
but
with
that
quietness
,
gentleness
,
meekness
,
and
botherlike
affection
,
as
the
Gospel
of
Christ
holds
forth
;
and
the
prudent
man
saith
,
let
it
be
before
wise
men
,
duly
appointed
,
in
a
time
convenient
,
and
with
certainty
;
and
what
one
Judge
cannot
determine
,
either
for
difficulty
,
or
doubting
,
let
aid
be
joyned
and
right
done
,
and
that
whither
according
to
the
exact
letter
,
or
the
rule
of
conscience
.
The
Laws
of
England
held
forth
all
things
in
practice
;
I
say
in
practice
(
for
the
general
rules
or
foundations
of
Englands
Laws
are
good
,
wholsome
and
sanative
)
absolutely
contrary
;
for
it
held
forth
in
the
letter
you
should
have
right
for
every
wrong
;
this
general
rule
was
good
,
but
discend
to
the
particular
;
The
Quaere
now
is
what
remedy
for
the
wrong
;
an
Action
you
must
prosecute
;
But
first
it
is
considerable
by
whom
this
Action
shall
be
brought
;
for
long
suites
and
expensive
have
bin
had
:
and
then
the
party
ought
either
to
have
one
or
more
joyned
with
them
;
or
where
the
Action
was
ioynt
,
it
ought
to
have
bin
sole
,
sometimes
in
the
respect
of
the
nature
of
the
Action
,
sometimes
in
respect
of
the
way
of
assessing
or
recovery
of
damages
;
next
it
is
considerable
in
what
Court
;
for
ofttimes
100.
li.
hath
been
spent
in
the
Court
,
and
then
the
Court
had
no
cognizance
of
the
business
,
yet
the
ablest
Lawyers
in
England
advised
within
the
case
or
so
accounted
as
most
favored
&c.
But
grant
you
hit
the
Court
;
then
the
Quaere
is
what
Action
;
for
one
hundred
Actions
have
been
prosecuted
in
the
right
Court
,
and
before
right
and
due
Judges
,
and
by
the
right
person
,
and
then
the
Action
mistaken
,
it
was
deceit
,
and
should
have
been
a
Trespass
;
or
a
Tespass
where
it
should
have
bin
deceit
;
so
almost
in
all
matters
of
higher
or
lower
nature
;
next
agreeing
what
Action
,
where
shall
you
begin
your
suite
?
out
of
what
Court
have
your
process
?
and
for
your
process
,
whither
from
above
,
that
is
the
Kings
bench
which
now
holds
cognizance
of
all
pleas
,
or
the
Common
pleas
the
proper
Court
of
all
Subjects
differences
betwixt
themselves
;
at
least
in
the
Common
Pleas
by
original
,
in
the
Common
bench
by
Latitat
,
or
els
in
the
Chequer
by
a
Surmise
that
you
are
a
Debtor
to
the
King
,
or
below
in
the
County
or
City
,
if
the
sum
be
not
above
their
Trial
;
and
for
the
Chancery
and
such
other
Courts
a
Subpaena
;
and
then
the
several
Writs
must
be
issued
in
due
course
,
or
all
is
nought
.
Next
for
the
execution
of
the
Writ
,
there
is
for
the
Chancery
&c.
either
the
party
plaintife
or
some
other
shows
the
writ
to
the
Defendant
,
or
leaves
a
part
,
or
the
body
of
it
so
called
as
the
case
requires
,
at
his
house
,
and
if
he
appears
not
,
process
issues
against
his
person
;
but
upon
the
other
,
he
must
be
arrested
by
a
Serjeant
(
of
the
Mace
so
called
,
the
officers
of
a
City
)
or
a
bayliffe
,
whether
common
,
special
,
or
of
a
liberty
,
there
is
not
much
difference
,
they
are
much
alike
.
Now
these
mens
livelyhood
is
under
the
Sheriffe
to
execute
writs
of
all
sorts
;
to
judgements
and
Executions
they
have
a
fee
proper
from
the
party
;
but
that
was
set
so
long
since
,
that
it
is
not
a
sufficient
maintenance
now
;
and
rather
then
take
paines
to
raise
that
,
well
foreseeing
the
trouble
it
would
bring
,
to
alter
all
Fees
in
the
Nation
,
they
let
them
gripe
the
poor
,
and
abuse
the
rich
,
and
wrong
all
;
Yea
assuredly
they
many
of
them
take
hire
of
the
Debitor
or
Trespasser
not
to
see
him
,
and
of
the
Plaintiffe
or
Creditor
to
see
him
;
as
the
searchers
or
under-writers
for
customes
formerly
,
or
now
for
excise
may
do
,
either
for
prohibited
or
custome
stoln
goods
;
So
that
ofttime
the
charge
of
arresting
,
is
as
much
as
the
Debt
,
and
it
is
generally
known
that
these
men
are
the
worst
sort
of
men
;
the
old
Law
was
,
none
to
be
arrested
but
to
find
sureties
that
his
cause
was
just
,
and
that
he
would
prosecute
with
effect
;
but
that
just
Law
being
too
hard
to
many
poor
men
,
to
surmise
the
best
,
was
not
remedied
,
but
by
practise
(
that
is
the
unwarantable
proceedings
of
Judges
)
Totally
abolished
;
and
now
a
bill
of
Middlesex
may
abuse
any
man
unknown
,
and
the
law
is
made
a
stale
to
the
both
foolery
and
knavery
of
Sycophants
or
worse
;
there
is
much
pleaded
for
this
arresting
by
Bayliffs
;
as
first
he
is
a
known
and
sworn
officer
;
I
say
only
if
he
be
so
,
let
his
Summons
without
a
Writ
or
attaching
the
person
be
enough
;
and
if
twice
summoned
,
let
him
be
proceeded
against
as
to
his
goods
,
who
will
not
appear
,
provided
he
be
at
or
in
Town
;
but
this
is
beyond
my
taske
intended
here
.
There
is
another
way
of
making
the
offender
appear
,
which
is
by
Utlagary
,
used
very
unjustly
,
and
so
confessed
but
as
good
as
the
rest
.
The
next
thing
is
where
I
must
lay
my
action
;
that
is
,
in
what
County
.
And
many
times
the
action
is
laid
in
London
for
a
matter
of
so
small
moment
,
that
a
journey
to
London
of
himself
,
and
witnesses
,
eats
out
all
the
gain
justice
gives
,
especially
when
small
matters
are
removed
outof
the
County
;
justly
,
as
I
will
say
in
this
case
,
they
being
indeed
above
the
now
proper
rate
of
County
or
City
Trialls
;
or
else
unjustly
,
as
when
a
man
is
arrested
in
a
liberty
for
five
pound
,
or
forty
shillings
only
,
which
is
there
triable
;
he
gets
himself
arrested
also
for
a
greater
summ
,
and
so
removes
both
to
London
:
now
for
these
proceedings
in
abuse
of
the
common
subject
of
the
Nation
in
Law-proceedings
,
believe
not
I
can
,
or
hope
to
open
all
the
sleights
,
tricks
,
quillets
,
fetches
,
deceits
,
knaveries
and
abuses
,
with
the
irrelegious
,
abominable
,
prophane
juggles
thereof
,
it
being
in
the
whole
practise
;
I
say
practise
of
it
,
nothing
else
but
vanity
and
wickedness
;
I
am
loth
to
say
robbery
,
extortion
,
and
such
like
epithites
,
which
some
mens
zeal
bestow
upon
it
,
cauterised
under
the
scourge
and
lash
of
a
long
,
pilling
,
polling
suit
,
hurried
from
Town
to
City
,
from
City
to
Country
,
from
Court
to
Court
,
Hearing
upon
Hearing
,
Order
upon
Order
,
Judgements
and
Verdicts
both
so
called
,
and
yet
in
a
labyrinth
,
not
onely
Term
after
Term
,
but
year
after
year
,
and
still
almost
as
far
off
as
ever
,
if
not
further
:
no
,
I
aim
but
to
give
a
clear
light
that
our
Laws
practised
,
are
not
the
Laws
of
the
Nation
,
that
is
,
a
set
rule
of
Justice
,
but
usurped
upon
us
by
evil
men
they
are
,
as
practised
neither
according
to
natural
reason
,
the
foundation
of
the
Laws
of
Nations
,
nor
Religion
the
Law
of
the
Almighty
Wisdom
;
pardon
my
zealous
digression
.
I
now
return
to
what
I
had
omitted
;
which
is
,
that
by
Law
,
that
is
the
custome
allowed
,
A
Sheriff
,
or
under-Sheriff
shall
make
Returns
of
Course
onely
for
the
benefit
of
Officers
;
as
for
example
,
that
the
party
was
not
found
within
his
Baylewick
;
or
that
he
hath
no
goods
,
&c.
when
both
are
contrary
;
yet
he
is
sworn
to
excute
all
Writs
truly
;
but
this
is
no
perjury
by
,
or
within
the
judgements
of
any
the
English
Judges
,
because
not
being
within
the
niceties
of
their
wise
sayings
or
resolutions
,
no
more
then
thousands
of
other
perjuries
,
which
though
they
may
excuse
themselves
for
,
because
the
Laws
of
the
Land
,
so
called
,
look
not
at
them
,
as
the
Judges
of
such
perjuries
;
yet
that
they
get
no
other
Law
established
,
seeing
the
great
want
for
redress
of
such
matters
they
finde
before
them
,
will
be
their
or
the
Lands
afflictions
at
last
,
but
to
go
on
in
a
course
of
Triall
.
These
difficulties
over
,
I
must
now
put
in
my
Declaration
,
that
is
,
the
narration
of
my
complaint
into
the
Court
in
writing
,
and
that
not
in
English
,
but
Latine
,
(
though
I
understand
never
a
word
)
and
that
in
the
form
the
Law
requires
,
(
though
I
can
tell
no
more
then
the
meer
matter
of
my
wrong
)
And
in
the
same
manner
must
my
adversary
,
so
called
also
,
though
little
wiser
then
my self
:
But
to
help
out
this
,
we
have
Attorneyes
,
so
called
,
allowed
Deputies
to
answer
for
us
,
skilled
in
the
way
of
practise
(
and
these
men
they
do
even
do
what
they
list
)
for
the
Client
,
so
called
,
is
seldom
knowing
of
practise
;
and
he
hath
so
much
first
for
his
Fee
;
then
drawing
the
Declaration
or
Plea
,
which
is
,
either
general
or
special
,
and
though
done
with
much
difficulty
and
charge
,
is
oft
mistaken
the
one
for
the
other
;
again
double
pleas
are
exploded
;
and
though
great
advice
taken
which
matter
to
plead
,
the
best
is
left
,
and
so
left
remediless
at
Law
,
unless
a
new
bout
in
another
Court
help
him
,
or
else
the
Chancery
;
either
of
which
remedies
is
generally
worse
then
the
disease
.
Now
the
reason
of
Attorneys
was
this
;
as
riches
multiplied
,
pride
and
outward
pomp
encreased
,
long
suits
came
into
fashion
,
and
to
maintain
Officers
,
it
was
laboured
for
to
avoid
further
suit
,
by
these
means
to
bring
all
Trials
to
the
upper
Bench
,
or
common
Pleas
,
&c.
And
pleadings
ordered
wholly
in
form
,
and
in
Latine
,
which
,
what
for
ease
,
and
what
for
(
the
so
pretended
being
so
made
)
necessity
,
namely
keeping
of
Records
as
presidents
they
were
admitted
,
and
to
get
an
Attorney
was
difficult
in
such
chargeable
prosecutions
,
which
to
remedy
,
they
were
allowed
privil●dges
,
as
Officers
in
some
Courts
;
yet
being
the
Clients
Deputies
,
they
were
the
Pl●…ders
or
Serjeants
,
(
I
say
no
more
)
servants
,
and
carried
their
baggs
,
as
divers
of
them
did
throw
in
their
teeth
upon
discontent
,
though
they
have
now
almost
shaked
the
yoak
off
their
shoulders
.
Give
me
now
leave
a
little
to
speak
of
Attorneys
and
their
practise
,
which
almost
over-ruled
the
whole
Law
:
First
,
the
Judges
,
though
the
Licenser
or
allower
of
Attorneys
,
yet
receiving
great
part
of
his
extraordinary
revenue
from
him
,
as
upon
Fines
,
&c.
Next
the
Serjeants
upon
all
special
pleas
;
and
the
Serjeants
and
C●…ellor
upon
all
legall
proceedings
,
the
●lient
being
generally
,
if
not
wholly
led
by
the
Atturney
,
they
were
the
principal
men
;
and
Lawyers
grown
numerous
,
many
would
covenant
to
have
half
Fees
with
the
Councel
.
I
profess
,
and
averr
,
that
a
late
Judge
did
,
being
a
Serjeant
,
declare
it
to
me
,
as
an
audacious
part
of
I.
B.
whom
I
then
found
going
from
him
,
with
these
words
Paultry
saucy
Knave
cast
after
him
by
the
Serjeant
.
But
assuredly
they
were
grown
very
knowing
in
the
practical
part
of
the
Law
;
and
some
of
them
have
(
among
multitudes
of
more
)
had
these
abusive
practises
laid
to
their
charge
against
the
Laws
,
as
taking
of
Capias's
from
the
Common-Pleas
,
yet
never
filing
an
Original
;
This
redounding
meerly
to
his
profit
,
abusing
the
Officers
of
the
Court
to
inrich
himself
,
and
not
advantage
his
Client
;
for
the
Cursitor
,
so
called
,
looseth
one
shilling
,
the
Philizer
one
shilling
two
pence
,
&c.
So
that
the
Writ
which
is
six
shillings
two
pence
,
cometh
onely
to
him
,
except
for
the
Seal
seven
pence
;
and
if
this
be
discovered
before
Iudgement
,
though
after
Verdict
,
I
believe
it
would
overthrow
the
whole
proceeding
.
So
in
suing
forth
the
Capias
utlag
.
For
whereas
upon
true
practise
,
a
Capias
being
awarded
to
the
Sheriff
,
who
(
by
wicked
custome
not
looking
after
him
)
returns
a
Non
est
inventus
,
that
is
,
upon
a
Writ
to
take
his
body
,
the
Sheriff
,
though
he
might
take
him
,
returns
him
not
found
;
whereupon
another
Capias
or
Writ
to
take
his
body
,
wherein
of
Custome
,
as
aforesaid
,
the
Sheriff
again
makes
such
a
(
perjured
in
Christian
acceptation
)
return
again
;
then
goes
forth
another
Writ
,
mentioning
what
ado
they
have
made
to
get
him
;
and
oft
times
he
is
out
of
the
County
indeed
,
it
being
done
of
purpose
in
another
County
,
that
he
might
not
know
it
;
and
then
for
his
contumacy
,
he
is
exactioned
,
proclaimed
,
and
out-lawed
,
and
this
oft
in
two
Terms
,
which
ought
to
be
done
in
five
by
the
Law
;
but
little
justice
in
any
part
of
it
,
though
spetious
in
pretence
;
yet
if
the
Capias
were
delivered
to
the
Sheriff
,
there
were
some
rule
observed
;
but
the
knowing
Atturneys
can
do
it
themselves
,
using
the
Sheriffs
name
,
who
never
sees
the
Writ
,
and
did
he
,
not
one
of
a
hundred
can
tell
what
to
do
,
but
by
his
under-Sheriff
,
a
late
constituted
Officer
upon
the
high
made
difficulties
of
Law
,
who
being
one
of
the
same
Tribe
,
calleth
discovering
of
error
defiling
the
neast
,
and
so
lets
all
pass
as
Custome
leads
:
Thus
is
a
man
put
out
by
the
Law
of
the
priviledge
of
a
Subject
,
and
this
only
to
maintain
Officers
;
for
let
all
the
course
be
examined
,
and
the
issue
will
be
nought
else
.
I
have
known
this
sued
against
a
man
,
for
that
the
Law
gave
no
action
,
the
party
yet
never
demanded
the
thing
;
and
of
a
man
not
worth
twenty
shillings
in
the
whole
world
,
and
the
matter
it self
not
worth
five
shillings
,
the
Charges
came
to
nigh
four
pound
;
and
if
he
hath
notice
,
no
way
but
to
sue
a
Supersedeas
,
which
is
,
I
take
it
,
forty
shillings
to
the
Judge
;
otherwise
to
the
Gaole
without
mercy
;
of
which
Gaoles
a
word
after
.
Next
,
this
is
an
ordinary
course
,
at
least
so
reported
,
in
petty
trespasses
they
declare
of
course
,
meerly
to
get
Fees
upon
agreement
,
though
they
assign
no
place
;
others
having
liberty
to
proceed
as
they
see
good
,
and
make
an
end
,
or
do
any
thing
,
which
is
generally
the
course
of
quiet
poor
people
;
there
is
favor
promised
to
either
party
;
he
draws
a
judgement
from
his
adversary
the
defendant
,
yet
sues
on
still
,
and
brings
it
down
to
Trial
Per
Nisi
prius
;
then
stops
proceedings
,
with
saying
he
will
confess
a
Judgement
,
and
enters
it
the
Term
after
;
others
enter
up
Judgement
without
Warrant
;
(
I
have
known
worse
abuses
yet
,
but
no
punishments
)
oft
for
want
of
entring
a
Rule
they
suffer
Judgement
Per
nihil
dicit
,
whereby
great
and
extraordinary
Charge
accrues
to
the
Client
,
and
but
small
gain
to
themselves
;
but
hereby
they
pleasure
the
Officers
;
oft
times
they
plead
or
confess
a
Non
sum
informatus
,
and
this
without
Warrant
,
and
then
comes
out
a
Judgement
unexpected
;
and
this
dealing
is
justly
suspected
of
false
dealing
.
It
was
ordinary
to
enter
false
Orders
,
false
Affidavits
,
imbezle
depositions
,
pack
Juries
,
draw
Witnesses
,
if
not
make
them
;
I
know
the
labour
and
pains
of
a
faithful
and
honest
Attorney
is
great
,
and
very
painful
and
laborious
,
in
running
from
Office
to
Office
,
from
Clerk
to
Clerk
,
Officer
to
Officer
,
Councel
to
Councel
,
Judge
to
Judge
,
Court
to
Court
;
neither
do
I
here
question
their
proceedings
,
who
make
either
Law
or
constant
practice
their
rule
;
But
these
rude
,
ignorant
,
young
heads
,
who
think
and
make
it
their
way
to
gain
practice
,
to
over-reach
,
&c.
(
though
I
in
my
opinion
am
as
Mountague
said
of
learned
Selden
,
an
Heretique
in
the
faculty
as
to
the
whole
managery
of
the
Law
)
who
although
the
Law
doth
sufficiently
provide
against
,
which
were
by
the
carelesness
or
faithlesness
of
the
Judges
in
their
trusts
,
through
dependance
as
aforesaid
,
grown
to
an
infinite
number
beyond
what
they
were
;
I
beleeve
in
the
time
when
by
Statute
of
33.
Hen.
the
6.
they
were
limited
in
Suffolk
,
Norfolk
and
Norwich
,
where
they
abounded
;
but
they
are
now
bound
apprentice
to
the
Trade
,
as
well
as
to
tapping
,
whether
of
wine
or
beer
;
why
not
as
well
to
Brothelling
?
and
it
is
thought
unjust
to
put
any
by
his
practice
,
though
they
ruine
the
Nation
by
it
,
at
least
bring
a
deluge
of
poverty
upon
the
people
.
Yet
these
put
the
Lawyers
also
upon
hard
shifts
;
for
now
the
Office
of
an
Attorney
is
to
practice
all
the
parts
of
a
Lawyer
;
he
drawes
all
pleas
,
or
generally
all
but
some
speciall
ones
upon
some
difficult
point
;
and
in
that
some
one
old
beaten
book-man
in
a
County
is
famous
;
but
for
making
of
Wills
,
and
drawing
all
sorts
of
conveyances
or
Covenants
,
with
strange
niceties
of
form
,
and
cautelous
qualifications
,
limitations
,
provisoes
,
and
such
like
,
none
like
them
;
they
not
so
much
looking
at
their
first
trading
into
reason
,
and
solid
causes
,
or
grounds
of
things
,
as
into
the
superficial
niceties
,
as
the
readiest
way
to
purchase
practice
with
cunning
knaves
,
and
most
affecting
wit
and
youth
,
and
so
are
drawn
into
a
way
of
evill
before
they
be
aware
,
and
after
it
is
hard
to
reclaim
them
;
and
for
keeping
of
those
pestilences
off
of
England
,
Lords
Courts
,
they
take
all
the
work
,
which
was
heretofore
the
way
of
educating
and
bringing
into
practice
the
young
Lawyer
.
And
in
these
last
times
there
sprung
up
first
under
the
wings
of
Noblemen
,
and
men
of
great
estate
,
for
the
help
of
the
Attorney
in
Judicial
Courts
,
but
as
Attorney
in
the
Prerogative
ones
,
a
creature
called
a
Sollicitor
;
these
men
rob
both
Lawyer
and
Attorney
,
and
all
the
Subjects
:
They
are
oft
declamed
against
by
the
Lawyers
,
but
no
course
taken
to
restrain
them
,
many
of
them
practizing
as
Attornies
,
under
the
wing
or
name
of
an
Attorney
;
what
fee
he
hath
thus
to
abuse
the
Laws
and
his
own
fellow
practitioners
,
I
know
not
,
but
many
faults
and
errours
are
hereby
committed
;
and
where
to
fix
it
,
is
not
easily
discerned
;
and
great
men
love
not
to
take
great
pains
in
such
discoveries
,
without
exceeding
great
profit
;
few
I
fear
do
justice
for
the
love
of
justice
;
so
that
having
shifted
from
Sollicitor
present
,
to
Attorney
absent
,
't
is
forgotten
;
if
remembred
,
the
fault
is
laid
upon
the
Clerk
;
the
Clerk
he
turns
you
back
again
to
them
instructed
him
,
which
happily
is
neither
Sollicitor
,
nor
Attorney
,
but
a
stranger
unknown
,
or
a
servant
gone
:
But
it
is
objected
,
you
have
your
remedy
at
Law
against
an
Attorney
in
any
cause
against
Law
:
So
say
I
;
but
he
hath
his
priviledge
that
spares
charges
,
he
hath
councel
for
nothing
,
and
cunning
(
so
called
knavery
)
to
boot
:
And
lastly
,
the
Judge
must
as
much
as
may
be
favour
a
servant
of
the
Court
,
that
is
,
he
shall
have
all
lawful
favour
,
and
the
other
all
lawful
disfavour
;
and
put
any
Lawyer
to
sue
an
Attorney
upon
these
terms
,
and
the
Attorney
will
undoe
him
.
To
pass
over
the
nicety
of
going
to
issue
,
pleading
specially
when
the
generall
issue
would
serve
the
turn
,
or
such
like
;
nor
to
shew
how
many
several
sorts
of
delayes
the
several
Courts
admit
,
I
shall
shortly
come
to
the
tryal
,
which
is
either
in
the
ordinary
set
places
,
as
the
Courts
at
Westminster
,
or
per
nisi
prius
,
where
there
is
such
hudling
,
shuffling
,
quircks
of
law
,
unequal
hearing
,
and
both
for
honour
,
as
the
Kings
or
Queens
Councel
order
as
Benchers
,
&c.
except
favour
step
in
,
and
then
the
son
of
a
Iudge
or
Kinsman
,
&c.
must
make
all
the
Councel
attend
till
he
speaks
(
nothing
to
the
purpose
too
too
often
)
so
that
I
have
heard
wise
and
learned
men
profess
,
they
were
ashamed
to
see
great
men
and
Favourites
manage
the
business
out
of
all
order
and
rule
of
law
,
while
they
knowing
in
practice
(
as
they
term
it
)
that
is
,
versed
in
the
Ministery
of
the
cause
,
could
not
be
heard
a
word
,
as
if
they
were
retained
only
to
hold
the
paper
and
cry
,
My
Lord
;
't
is
truth
,
there
is
another
reason
in
it
,
which
is
,
they
have
such
multitude
of
Councel
,
that
all
cannot
speak
,
and
the
great
men
must
speak
best
reason
;
for
have
not
the
Prince
the
choyce
?
Some
indeed
,
either
would
be
heard
through
boldness
,
or
must
be
heard
through
necessity
,
as
undertaking
Cases
which
others
either
durst
not
,
or
could
not
;
as
Holborn
with
that
noble
Judge
the
Lord
Chief
Iustice
St.
John
,
in
the
Case
of
Ship
Mony
;
and
this
was
a
step
to
advancement
,
if
they
shewed
ability
,
and
could
turn
with
the
tide
,
or
were
thought
fit
of
for
some
other
by-respect
,
as
to
have
their
mouthes
stopped
against
Prerogative
,
and
opened
as
far
as
the
Law
would
admit
for
the
Kings
advantage
:
Thus
were
learned
Calthorp
engaged
,
and
the
foresaid
now
Lord
St.
John
,
though
as
I
have
(
to
his
honour
be
it
spoken
)
heard
it
credibly
affirmed
,
he
denyed
to
be
the
Kings
Servant
upon
the
Lords
day
at
Councel
Table
(
pardon
this
necessary
digression
,
both
here
and
in
many
other
places
purposely
done
to
avoid
treating
of
these
things
by
themselves
)
so
that
unless
the
Iudge
were
very
wise
and
resolute
,
having
these
so
many
traps
,
he
might
ore-slip
something
,
how
just
soever
his
intentions
were
;
and
the
Lawyer
might
by
the
like
means
be
drawn
to
some
errour
in
point
of
Legal
advice
,
as
well
as
the
Attorney
in
practice
;
for
't
is
evident
,
or
will
be
hereafter
manifested
,
that
to
gain
a
certainty
of
Law
,
we
ran
into
all
incertainty
that
might
be
.
To
speak
of
the
errours
of
the
Judges
servants
and
their
Marshals
,
abusing
both
Law
,
Judge
,
and
Countrey
for
expedition
money
,
and
taking
what
fees
they
list
,
and
new
Fees
,
though
it
be
material
;
yet
carrying
with
it
the
assured
errour
of
his
master
,
who
ought
to
know
it
better
then
the
Countrey
can
tell
;
I
willingly
pass
it
over
;
but
must
insert
,
that
seldome
a
Jury
is
legally
pannelled
;
or
if
legally
,
having
outward
legal
qualifications
,
yet
not
knowing
men
able
to
discern
into
the
now
used
course
of
evidence
;
for
it
is
pitty
to
see
,
if
not
pre-ingaged
,
which
is
too
too
often
;
they
generally
either
follow
the
fore-man
,
or
hearken
to
such
a
Councellour
,
or
else
are
tyed
to
what
the
Iudge
seems
to
incline
to
,
when
he
repeats
the
evidence
,
which
to
avoid
such
leadings
,
might
be
spared
;
but
in
the
confusion
of
the
Councels
thwartings
,
if
not
false
speakings
,
and
mis-recitals
,
in
their
so
claimed
due
of
summing
up
the
evidence
,
cannot
be
wel
forborn
,
without
a
greater
mischief
then
the
other
possible
,
yet
seldome
seen
palpable
inconvenience
.
I
might
evidence
the
same
course
of
unrighteousness
in
all
subsequent
proceedings
till
execution
;
but
I
haste
.
These
with
hundreds
of
more
common
abuses
in
the
Law
,
which
did
indeed
render
both
Law
and
Lawyers
odious
;
for
this
was
grown
usuall
,
to
get
by
any
means
,
or
having
gotten
,
though
justly
,
to
keep
by
any
means
,
and
hold
play
with
the
others
estate
;
for
they
could
upon
a
Bond
,
for
example
,
drive
off
with
good
words
a
quiet
man
and
fore-handed
,
or
a
poor
man
,
or
Orphan
,
in
regard
of
their
relyance
upon
the
penalty
,
which
in
regard
of
the
possible
evils
,
was
now
grown
double
,
as
200.
l.
for
100.
l.
five
or
six
years
,
or
more
,
then
plead
non
est
factum
;
that
is
,
it
was
not
their
deed
,
the
Witnesses
happily
dead
,
and
no
other
or
difficult
circumstance
appearing
,
Verdict
is
either
lost
,
or
hardly
gained
,
if
it
be
a
small
sum
,
and
the
Verdict
against
the
Plaintiff
,
he
is
not
able
to
get
any
advantage
,
but
by
renuing
suit
in
Chancery
to
put
him
to
his
oath
,
where
the
charges
is
so
great
he
is
undone
:
If
the
Verdict
go
on
his
side
,
then
there
is
motion
for
stay
of
judgement
to
delay
;
if
that
over-ruled
,
then
a
Writ
of
Errour
;
if
that
over-ruled
,
then
the
Cause
is
not
sent
by
the
Iudges
or
Iustices
to
the
Chancery
,
upon
a
sight
of
the
equity
of
the
cause
,
as
the
ancient
Law
in
Edward
the
3.
was
,
or
seems
to
be
but
of
course
to
delay
,
except
the
Plaintiff
dye
in
the
time
,
and
then
all
is
lost
without
hope
of
recovery
;
and
the
Chancery
by
right
is
held
not
to
have
any
cognizance
of
any
case
under
20.
l.
as
if
no
conscience
or
equity
were
allowable
in
lesser
matters
,
where
the
falsity
of
formal
customary
surmizes
be
such
,
that
the
simplicity
,
that
is
,
sincerity
or
plain
righteous
dealing
of
the
first
Heathen
Law-givers
severely
punished
,
when
they
first
instituted
complaints
to
be
in
writing
,
punishing
him
that
complained
of
what
he
could
not
prove
.
O
the
excessive
unwarrantable
proceedings
in
false
suggestions
and
surmizes
!
yet
by
these
with
such
like
practize
in
proceeding
as
in
the
beginning
the
cause
may
grow
to
7
,
8
,
10
,
12
,
20.
years
continuance
,
although
the
late
Lord
Littleton
(
who
dyed
in
the
strife
betwixt
loyalty
so
called
to
his
King
,
and
to
the
Commonwealth
,
and
was
vanquished
by
personal
respects
)
did
openly
profess
,
at
his
call
to
that
high
and
honourable
imployment
,
in
his
speech
in
the
Court
at
his
taking
the
place
,
That
he
had
heard
causes
had
depended
there
12.
years
,
but
knew
no
cause
they
should
depend
13.
moneths
,
and
resolved
then
to
speed
an
end
of
all
lasting
causes
,
and
began
with
Peaeocks
;
But
when
the
Barr
began
to
grow
thin
,
I
say
not
he
changed
his
mind
,
but
his
course
;
pretence
of
other
business
drew
him
like
others
before
him
,
to
hasty
hearings
,
half
hearings
,
references
,
and
subitane
Orders
,
which
with
the
laziness
of
Iudges
and
Masters
of
the
Chancery
,
but
especially
the
wickedness
of
Clerks
and
Registers
is
the
squeeze
of
the
Subjects
purse
;
for
all
men
know
who
have
had
any
experience
in
the
world
,
that
the
Register
makes
the
Order
,
rather
then
the
Iudge
:
A
chief
means
of
continuing
which
evil
,
is
(
next
after
the
want
of
due
care
of
the
Iudges
,
to
read
the
Order
fair
written
before
he
rise
)
want
of
a
set
stipend
,
while
he
by
more
work
gets
more
gain
.
The
last
,
is
,
want
of
sharp
and
speedy
punishment
of
an
offender
;
this
makes
Orders
past
the
ordinary
length
,
and
infinitely
beyond
the
rule
of
Justice
in
Tale
,
above
40
Orders
in
a
case
(
Mr.
Noy
)
or
I
am
deceived
,
moved
before
the
Lord
Keeper
Coventry
,
when
he
durst
say
,
(
that
was
Kings
Attorney
)
my
Lord
I
move
upon
the
49
Order
(
to
my
best
remembrance
)
so
that
the
by-word
was
upon
a
suit
in
Chancery
,
you
have
gotten
into
a
sute
of
Buff
:
These
things
never
pierced
the
conscience
of
these
men
,
they
followed
the
example
of
their
predecessors
,
and
grew
by
degrees
worse
and
worse
;
and
thus
it
was
also
upon
all
other
proceedings
at
Law
in
all
Courts
,
whether
upon
criminal
causes
,
or
other
offences
against
the
publike
or
civil
Laws
so
called
,
or
between
person
and
person
;
another
evil
was
both
in
law
and
equity
,
the
priviledge
first
of
places
,
then
of
persons
.
That
of
places
partly
arising
from
Order
,
so
called
Divine
,
that
is
,
from
the
Relative
and
similitudinary
holiness
of
the
Temple
;
And
therefore
as
the
Churches
were
in
the
time
of
Popery
,
and
now
new
pleaded
for
Popery
,
as
the
Cities
of
refuge
of
old
;
and
the
so
called
Clergy
still
as
aforesaid
,
Idolatrously
continued
with
us
,
so
other
places
were
now
priviledged
,
and
made
the
Sanctuaries
for
offenders
,
which
were
the
shelter
for
all
insolencies
,
tumults
,
disorders
,
and
wickedness
,
which
places
were
first
of
separate
or
special
jurisdiction
,
as
Cathedrals
,
Minsters
,
and
such
other
liberties
arising
from
pretended
Ecclesiastick
Right
and
Title
under
the
Hierarchie
Papal
.
The
other
was
of
the
Kings
Court
,
Lords
Houses
,
Inns
of
Court
and
Chancery
,
the
Seminaries
as
they
ought
to
be
of
good
Government
and
singular
examples
of
order
;
the
persons
priviledged
were
the
King
,
whose
person
the
Laws
as
lately
expounded
had
generally
freed
from
all
censure
,
and
purged
all
taints
by
the
Crown
,
and
punishing
his
absolute
Ministers
was
laboured
much
against
;
now
the
reason
of
this
was
to
uphold
what
was
gained
,
and
to
gain
what
might
be
for
the
King
;
therefore
the
Lords
as
the
King
must
have
their
priviledge
;
and
as
the
King
must
not
be
sued
but
by
Petition
,
a
Royal
cheat
;
so
the
Lords
must
not
be
arrested
but
by
prayer
,
a
Noble
flattery
;
but
a
most
grand
abuse
arose
from
this
;
for
much
cost
did
many
bestow
to
get
the
King
,
Queen
,
and
Lords
into
their
debt
,
who
never
gained
more
then
undoing
(
the
recompence
of
foolery
)
by
their
knaveries
,
and
multitudes
of
debtors
and
trespassors
bearded
Law
and
Justice
both
.
Now
for
Judges
,
Counsellors
,
Attorneys
,
Lawyers
of
all
sorts
,
or
pretenders
thereto
,
the
other
persons
priviledged
,
they
stuck
together
like
brethren
,
so
that
hard
it
was
to
pinch
them
,
especially
two
,
the
Judge
for
his
power
,
and
the
Attorney
for
his
priviledges
;
but
of
this
before
sufficient
for
the
present
intention
.
Thus
were
all
matters
in
distast
,
as
to
the
great
and
principal
ruling
part
of
the
Commonwealth
;
and
head
,
and
heart
thus
sick
,
the
body
sure
was
in
a
distemper
:
for
all
the
Courts
indeed
,
from
the
County
Court
to
the
Court
of
Pypowder
,
which
I
think
is
(
one
at
least
of
)
the
lowest
,
followed
the
track
in
proportion
of
all
the
tricks
,
quiddities
,
niceties
of
unjust
,
dilatory
and
expensive
lawing
,
used
in
the
high
so
called
,
and
supream
Courts
of
judicature
.
I
shall
but
hint
the
abuse
in
Witnesses
,
there
being
now
grown
visibly
many
more
just
exceptions
against
men
then
the
old
Laws
allowed
.
But
the
great
evil
in
all
Courts
,
was
,
and
is
,
that
the
indeed
common
and
most
ordinary
questions
were
not
determined
and
setled
.
Matters
of
Accompt
,
matters
of
Covenant
,
which
hold
partly
an
equitable
,
partly
a
legal
right
,
determinations
of
litigious
questions
in
Wills
;
as
in
case
of
a
name
mistaken
,
in
case
of
a
gift
given
to
a
child
payable
under
age
,
who
shall
acquit
the
party
that
payes
it
;
nay
indeed
the
ancient
law
concerning
acquittances
real
and
personal
,
to
me
seems
lost
.
To
ravel
all
and
shew
the
utmost
of
absurdity
,
error
,
and
perversness
grown
upon
our
Courts
,
Lawes
and
Lawyers
,
is
not
by
one
pen
to
be
declared
;
all
is
out
of
order
;
I
will
cease
to
tell
what
all
know
and
complain
of
;
there
is
nothing
sought
but
riches
and
honour
,
by
what
means
soever
;
I
wish
the
Seats
of
Judgement
had
been
clear
of
receiving
moneys
,
so
called
,
Dammage
clear
,
which
shortly
is
thus
:
A
man
sues
and
recovers
;
now
by
the
Law
there
is
a
supposall
(
and
but
a
supposall
,
if
that
be
to
be
supposed
,
which
is
well
known
to
the
contrary
)
that
the
Recoverer
hath
his
debt
,
or
his
damage
and
costs
of
suit
;
now
the
first
Law
holding
forth
,
and
looking
at
a
kind
of
equity
,
if
the
suit
were
for
so
small
a
matter
that
it
exceed
not
3.
li.
6.
s.
8.
d.
recovered
,
then
it
took
nothing
;
but
if
it
were
more
,
then
it
took
two
shillings
upon
every
pound
.
Now
although
I
suppose
at
the
original
this
was
or
ought
to
have
been
a
sufficiency
to
have
tryed
the
Cause
,
and
to
be
added
to
the
Judgement
,
and
paid
by
the
Defendant
,
yet
now
it
comes
only
to
the
Master
of
the
Office
,
who
assigns
Costs
upon
the
Judgement
,
and
this
is
paid
before
Execution
,
which
the
party
happily
never
lives
to
see
performed
;
this
was
as
to
a
moity
allowed
in
the
Upper
Bench.
But
in
the
Term
,
called
Easter
Term
,
1649.
it
was
as
an
oppression
;
taken
off
by
the
Judges
;
a
small
beginning
to
a
great
work
,
but
fit
to
operate
the
clean
contrary
way
;
but
is
still
continued
in
the
so
called
Common
Pleas.
In
probate
of
Wills
,
and
suing
out
Administrations
to
whom
it
belongs
,
whether
accomptable
,
if
divers
children
,
or
the
wife
to
have
all
,
or
the
eldest
child
all
,
and
the
rest
nothing
,
with
a
thousand
other
things
,
are
so
difficult
in
Law
,
though
easie
in
Reason
,
as
cannot
but
be
the
wonder
of
any
one
that
sets
himselfe
to
consider
it
.
Now
to
speak
a
little
of
the
Titles
by
way
of
Feofment
,
or
bargain
and
sale
,
what
a
world
of
difficulty
in
them
!
I
dare
say
,
never
a
Lawyer
in
England
can
(
especially
in
the
most
excellent
tenure
of
the
land
)
assure
to
any
man
a
good
Title
,
neither
Knight
nor
Lord
;
and
all
arose
,
First
,
from
the
want
of
care
in
Judges
authorized
to
enact
Laws
,
who
heard
of
cheatings
,
and
yet
gave
no
stop
;
for
this
is
sure
,
he
that
is
able
and
sells
not
for
need
,
but
for
conveniency
to
better
himself
otherwhere
,
will
not
deceive
grosly
,
because
he
knows
it
brings
scandal
as
much
as
charge
and
trouble
,
though
his
conscience
be
but
loose
;
but
the
poor
needy
Prodigal
,
that
drinks
away
thrift
,
and
hardly
knows
,
and
little
cares
what
he
does
,
he
it
is
that
falls
upon
this
trick
,
and
he
first
entayles
,
then
mortgages
,
then
sells
:
The
entayle
is
setled
by
the
wives
friends
to
secure
the
estate
to
her
and
her
children
;
they
keep
this
secret
;
but
to
keep
their
credit
they
will
not
borrow
the
money
,
nor
commonly
witness
the
Mortgage
:
Thus
hath
he
all
his
deeds
,
and
the
discent
appears
fair
or
the
bequest
,
't
is
sold
to
redeem
the
Mortgage
,
the
deeds
and
state
;
all
parts
from
the
Mortgage
,
and
the
buyer
thinks
himself
secure
,
but
is
cheated
,
and
the
Statute
of
fraudulent
conveyances
shall
not
help
,
&c.
and
all
the
recompence
he
hath
,
is
the
Creditors
body
,
if
he
can
catch
it
;
Lands
so
setled
,
pay
no
debts
.
Another
way
of
cheat
,
is
the
Statute
of
Uses
,
setling
of
estates
in
trust
to
deceive
,
making
long
Leases
,
and
such
like
:
This
filled
the
world
with
infinite
jangles
;
and
although
an
easie
and
speedy
remedy
were
proposed
both
to
King
James
,
and
the
late
King
;
yet
the
interest
of
the
Lawyers
being
now
made
subservient
to
Prerogative
,
all
was
quashed
;
so
that
the
Land
was
filled
with
multitudes
of
oppressions
,
cruelties
,
cheatings
,
and
extortions
,
and
no
remedy
,
and
the
Lawyers
only
enriched
thereby
,
with
the
Officers
of
Courts
,
upon
long
,
tedious
and
intricated
controversies
;
they
were
also
vexed
with
old
sleeping
judgements
,
which
no
time
being
set
unto
,
it
was
the
fashion
to
keep
money
in
hand
upon
a
purchase
to
clear
incumbrances
,
and
that
kept
was
seldome
paid
;
for
to
say
there
was
no
encomber
amid
so
many
wayes
,
was
difficult
;
to
swear
it
to
no
end
;
but
to
prove
it
impossible
:
thus
if
an
honest
seller
met
with
a
knave
a
rich
and
contentious
,
or
contentious
buyer
only
,
he
gat
it
not
,
or
so
that
he
had
as
good
have
lost
it
:
So
for
Annuities
,
Rents
,
&c.
Again
,
for
conveying
,
there
was
livery
and
seisin
,
the
supposed
absolute
strength
,
a
fine
,
and
the
late
passage
by
enrolment
;
yet
none
of
these
absolutely
certain
;
for
the
fine
though
strongest
,
and
the
five
years
limited
passed
,
yet
if
the
seller
had
no
right
at
the
time
,
as
many
had
not
being
neither
heir
,
purchaser
,
nor
possessor
,
the
fine
wrought
not
;
yet
this
not
to
be
discovered
by
all
the
writings
produced
,
which
shewed
good
title
;
the
livery
voided
per
some
prior
lease
,
and
the
enrolment
not
done
in
due
time
:
Indeed
almost
all
good
Statutes
are
by
the
loosness
of
Judges
invalidated
;
for
so
soon
as
honest
men
provide
remedy
against
an
evil
present
,
and
emergent
by
act
,
it
is
the
knaves
work
to
converse
with
a
quick
brained
little
conscienced
Lawyer
,
and
crafty
Attorney
,
to
find
a
loose
from
the
Law
,
which
is
too
oft
allowed
,
and
the
Judge
excuses
himself
by
the
letter
of
the
Law
.
Therefore
I
shall
now
generally
declare
that
the
whole
frame
and
foundation
of
Englands
Government
was
loosed
,
rotten
,
and
vanished
,
which
I
thus
manifest
;
Look
at
the
Lands
,
and
its
evident
,
that
had
Noy
lived
,
or
but
the
Parliament
been
deferred
,
the
most
considerable
part
of
the
Kingdom
had
been
Forrest
;
upon
the
claiming
of
which
,
what
quick
work
was
made
in
some
places
,
few
but
know
;
that
which
had
not
been
Forrest
to
the
King
,
would
all
have
been
secured
to
him
by
Office
,
as
holding
in
Chief
,
or
forfeiture
otherwayes
,
either
upon
the
chief
Lords
,
or
some
inferiours
want
of
Service
:
And
as
the
King
had
dealt
with
his
great
men
,
so
would
they
with
their
Tenants
,
whether
Knights
or
Soccagers
;
but
especially
the
Copy-holders
should
have
suffered
without
remedy
;
for
it
was
grown
to
this
,
that
as
no
Jury
durst
find
against
the
King
,
if
a
strong
contest
were
,
that
is
,
if
it
were
a
matter
worth
the
striving
for
(
and
supposed
to
be
,
or
might
be
a
flowre
of
the
Crown
)
so
neither
durst
any
find
against
the
Lord
;
nor
indeed
well
could
they
tell
how
to
do
right
,
either
to
the
Lord
,
or
between
the
particular
Tenants
;
for
the
Copies
were
generally
brought
to
this
course
,
only
to
name
so
many
,
&c.
of
the
Tenants
,
R.
or
B.
&c.
the
Rent
they
denyed
to
set
down
,
so
that
the
Bailiff
cheated
the
Tenant
,
but
especially
the
honest
or
ignorant
one
at
his
pleasure
,
and
exercised
more
power
,
rather
Tyranny
,
then
a
Prince
;
for
the
Fines
,
they
generally
drew
them
to
the
meer
Will
of
the
Lord
,
and
in
that
were
absolutely
illegall
;
and
although
it
was
pretended
the
Chancery
was
the
moderator
,
that
was
but
to
help
the
Lord
;
for
not
one
man
of
a
thousand
would
contest
;
if
rich
,
seldom
but
he
was
a
Lord
,
for
every
Peasant
was
now
become
the
purchaser
of
a
Mannor
;
if
poor
,
the
controversie
ruined
him
;
Now
let
us
a
little
here
look
at
the
nature
of
Copyholds
.
Which
I
conceive
came
in
thus
at
the
Norman
Conquest
upon
the
setling
of
his
Commonwealth
,
as
he
had
laid
his
frame
,
that
is
,
that
all
held
of
the
Crown
mediatly
or
immediatly
;
that
is
they
by
greater
services
,
as
Dukes
,
Earls
,
&c.
and
the
inferiour
Lords
of
them
,
so
all
these
Lords
had
their
inferiors
under
them
;
that
as
they
served
the
King
in
his
Wars
to
preserve
the
publique
,
so
these
might
serve
the
necessities
of
the
ptivate
Families
,
as
Soccagers
to
plow
,
sow
,
and
cut
down
,
&c.
and
Villains
to
carry
muck
,
and
do
all
drudgery
or
meaner
work
,
and
were
both
but
a
kind
of
servants
;
the
one
yet
more
free
,
as
having
his
Land
,
only
paying
his
Rent
,
Corn
,
&c.
the
other
absolutely
bound
,
over
whom
he
had
at
first
power
of
life
,
and
goods
,
and
all
;
both
yet
of
which
,
as
the
Nation
grew
civilized
and
religious
,
got
more
liberty
and
priviledge
,
so
that
they
became
absolutely
free
;
and
their
present
conditions
are
so
diverse
from
past
,
though
the
names
remain
,
that
a
man
will
hardly
believe
such
things
were
.
Yet
from
these
,
divers
harsh
villanous
Customes
and
usages
are
still
continued
;
all
,
or
any
,
and
every
of
which
are
unreasonable
and
unwarrantable
;
for
the
villain
or
bondman
,
his
Land
was
his
Lords
,
as
was
himself
,
his
wife
and
children
.
After
it
was
given
him
under
a
Service
,
but
he
could
not
give
nor
grant
;
then
Services
were
turned
into
Rents
,
yet
he
had
no
power
to
dispose
,
all
was
in
the
Lord
;
after
the
policy
of
the
Kingdom
being
depraved
,
and
these
villains
being
grown
too
numerous
,
taking
advantage
of
civill
dissention
among
the
Masters
,
the
Servants
gained
the
priviledge
of
inheritance
,
but
not
to
pass
it
by
free
Deeds
,
or
grant
,
or
sell
,
but
to
descend
;
at
last
they
came
to
sell
,
and
usage
only
regulated
all
this
,
and
then
were
used
as
free
Lands
,
all
but
the
way
of
passing
it
,
which
matter
of
form
is
most
highly
penall
,
even
to
forfeiture
,
and
indeed
these
forfeitures
are
the
sole
end
of
most
Lords
.
Now
these
evils
of
forfeitures
and
the
like
,
though
for
small
causes
are
grown
exceeding
penall
,
mostly
from
the
difficulties
and
delays
of
Law
,
but
enough
from
the
rigorous
,
unjust
and
cruel
principles
of
the
so
called
Lords
of
Mannors
,
which
now
each
greedy
griping
rich
man
is
purchaser
of
,
and
the
value
according
to
usage
set
accordingly
.
Now
these
evils
arise
thus
,
First
all
the
Jury
,
who
enquire
of
the
forfeiture
,
are
the
Lords
Tenants
,
and
those
that
are
pannelled
are
not
able
or
rich
,
or
commonly
of
any
great
reach
;
and
the
Steward
most
commonly
an
Attorney
,
he
is
the
meer
pentioner
of
the
so
called
Lord
,
and
his
improvement
of
his
fortune
is
to
improve
his
Lords
Rents
or
estate
,
and
that
is
by
searching
out
old
antiquated
Evidences
for
original
Agreements
,
Compositions
,
or
the
first
or
primitive
Custome
,
and
then
pinch
a
poor
weak
Tenant
upon
that
Custome
,
and
he
submitting
,
another
,
and
so
on
,
till
all
or
the
most
be
buxome
,
and
who
is
able
to
withstand
?
If
it
be
quaeried
why
some
rich
man
opposes
not
;
it
is
answered
,
few
rich
men
,
but
are
either
Countrimen
,
and
then
either
are
,
,
or
expect
to
be
Lords
;
if
Citizens
,
their
gaines
are
great
,
and
are
not
desirous
to
spend
their
estates
to
inrich
Lawyers
;
and
thus
Lords
and
Clowns
got
into
things
called
still
Mannors
,
broken
,
divided
and
shattered
,
no
way
retaining
their
original
constitution
,
through
the
baseness
of
Kings
,
Judges
,
and
Officers
,
and
the
interest
of
Parliament
men
,
few
of
them
whose
cause
it
is
not
;
the
subject
,
especially
the
poor
,
is
kept
in
a
base
unworthy
vassalage
,
under
the
constitution
of
the
Norman
Conquest
,
and
free
men
engaged
by
the
tenure
of
lands
,
and
by
prevailing
and
unregarded
Custome
,
to
a
slavery
which
was
abhorred
in
the
King
,
yet
usurped
by
fellow
subjects
upon
each
other
,
and
that
with
Prerogatives
higher
then
in
any
the
Princes
Courts
;
for
the
common
priviledges
of
extraction
and
profession
,
are
no
way
pleadable
against
their
Fines
and
Amerciaments
;
so
that
I
have
known
a
professing
Esquire
take
of
a
Christian
,
a
Knight
and
Barronet
,
his
neighbour
,
fourty
shillings
for
Amerciaments
for
not
attending
at
his
Court
,
which
was
paid
by
him
onely
with
this
protest
by
his
Steward
,
that
that
fourty
shillings
should
get
his
Master
twenty
pound
per
annum
;
and
where
they
may
call
a
Court
as
oft
as
they
list
,
and
too
often
,
as
some
widdows
,
so
called
Ladys
of
Mannors
holding
it
but
for
Life
,
do
;
it
must
be
as
burdensome
as
unjust
.
Besides
,
there
is
nothing
certain
in
any
Court
,
either
for
the
Ground
,
or
the
Rent
,
or
the
Fine
,
or
the
Custome
,
but
the
legal
pated
Steward
can
,
to
wreack
his
spleen
,
finde
a
flaw
in
,
and
laying
his
land
onely
by
so
much
in
such
a
place
,
if
any
ground
be
wood
or
rich
,
that
is
the
Lords
at
last
;
and
though
,
as
the
Law
held
forth
a
plausible
remedy
to
all
mischiefs
,
so
to
this
in
the
Chancery
;
yet
it
hath
been
generally
found
the
remedy
was
so
far
off
,
and
so
dearly
purchased
,
that
it
was
as
evil
,
if
not
worse
then
the
disease
;
and
though
these
Courts
might
do
some
good
heretofore
,
yet
now
there
accrued
no
advantage
to
the
Commonwealth
by
them
,
except
the
multiplying
of
Atturnies
,
Alehouses
,
and
suits
were
a
preservative
for
a
languishing
State
.
To
speak
of
Arbitrary
Fines
,
how
intolerable
,
illegal
and
inconvenient
,
were
to
no
purpose
;
but
all
these
evils
grew
in
the
Reign
of
Charls
to
an
excessive
burthen
.
An
other
growing
evil
was
the
multitudes
of
poor
,
which
arose
as
naturally
from
a
long
peace
;
and
secondly
,
from
a
want
of
a
legal
approved
way
of
disburthening
the
Commonwealth
by
Plantations
,
other
then
voluntary
,
lest
priviledge
of
the
subject
should
be
touched
upon
,
so
fell
it
out
.
A
third
reason
was
the
multitude
of
Inns
and
Alehouses
;
the
Inns
grew
upon
an
old
Law
,
when
the
English
scorned
the
lazy
life
of
an
Host
,
aad
there
were
few
Inns
,
yea
too
few
for
to
lodge
Ttavellers
;
therefore
the
Law
debarred
none
from
taking
up
that
Trade
;
and
the
Lawyers
not
having
a
judgment
against
it
,
say
it
is
Law
still
,
though
the
Reason
ceased
long
since
:
The
other
is
of
Alehouses
multiplying
in
all
places
;
sure
for
by-respects
,
as
knowing
much
drinking
raises
Malt
,
and
that
Barley
;
and
so
the
Gentlemen
let
their
lands
,
and
rack
their
rents
more
;
so
it
fills
the
rich
mans
purse
,
and
empties
the
poors
:
Next
,
it
was
the
ordinary
advancement
of
a
Knights
,
Justices
,
&c.
over-worn
Cook-maide
,
or
his
Groom
,
or
happily
a
cast
Fallconers
fee
,
or
Huntsmans
,
as
the
pentions
which
are
now
out
of
the
casualties
originally
instituted
for
maimed
souldiers
.
Fourthly
,
and
most
imprudently
,
from
the
laxation
of
Laws
in
the
Justitiaries
of
the
Nation
;
for
whereas
King
James
found
the
Nation
so
governed
,
that
they
who
could
not
maintain
a
wife
,
might
not
marry
;
for
a
License
they
could
not
have
,
the
Bishops
taking
care
enough
with
their
Officers
that
the
poor
might
not
have
lawful
favor
of
a
Licence
,
lest
their
Hospitality
might
be
charged
,
or
impaired
by
their
maintenance
,
and
their
publike
denouncing
the
bands
of
Marriage
the
fist
time
;
the
Parish
for
the
like
cause
hindred
it
the
second
,
if
any
cause
were
;
&
usually
none
were
permitted
marriage
till
the
man
were
thirty
five
at
least
,
and
the
woman
thirty
,
whereas
since
they
coupled
at
fourteen
,
fifteen
,
sixteen
,
seventeen
,
eighteen
a
great
age
;
this
hath
bred
multitudes
of
poor
,
weak
and
tender
poor
;
and
so
for
want
of
due
provision
roguish
lazy
poor
;
for
many
Statues
are
,
but
all
to
small
purpose
;
some
men
being
so
chary
of
particular
priviledges
that
they
have
undone
the
publike
,
and
to
save
a
Rogue
or
Whore
from
whipping
,
have
starved
thousands
to
death
;
For
this
was
the
course
of
Englands
good
general
Government
,
they
were
all
one
body
,
and
that
as
men
,
so
as
Christians
;
and
therefore
what
the
Parish
so
called
could
not
perform
,
the
next
must
;
if
that
served
not
,
the
hundred
must
;
if
not
that
,
the
County
,
and
so
forth
,
and
this
both
for
a
stock
for
work
for
those
could
work
,
whereby
they
knew
the
laborious
poor
,
and
lazy
poor
,
and
could
afford
incouragement
or
discouragement
accordingly
.
Next
for
maintenance
for
those
could
not
work
,
or
not
to
maintain
their
charge
fully
;
This
now
was
in
times
of
Popery
reasonably
supplied
,
partly
by
the
Deacons
,
the
proper
Church
Officer
,
and
partly
by
the
civil
Officers
of
the
Town
,
Charity
being
then
the
high
step
to
heaven
,
applauded
by
men
,
as
declared
by
Paul
;
and
though
the
great
Charity
went
to
Monasteries
,
Frieries
,
Nunneries
;
yet
these
were
pipes
which
afforded
some
refreshment
to
the
hungry
,
thirsty
,
both
strangers
and
domestike
;
but
now
there
were
new
Laws
,
new
Provisions
,
new
Officers
,
and
all
to
make
supply
;
yet
the
work
grew
so
difficult
it
over-mastered
the
Actors
,
partly
from
the
reasons
aforesaid
,
but
more
from
the
niceness
grown
upon
the
Law
;
so
that
the
Justice
of
the
Peace
knew
not
what
to
do
;
whip
a
Rogue
,
or
loose
person
,
or
such
as
the
Law
held
forth
seemingly
liable
to
the
lash
,
he
was
sued
,
and
there
wanted
either
such
cause
as
Master
chief
Justice
thought
fit
;
a
Warrant
of
Commitment
,
or
a
legal
so
called
Warrant
,
either
it
expressed
no
cause
,
or
not
thought
sufficient
cause
,
yet
the
cause
in
it self
more
then
enough
;
either
it
was
to
Bridewel
where
it
should
be
to
the
Gaol
,
or
the
Gaol
where
it
should
have
been
to
Bridewel
;
this
for
Rogues
:
Then
for
idle
people
that
would
not
work
,
the
due
order
of
assessing
wages
was
left
;
so
that
what
Rule
to
keep
,
who
could
tell
?
multitude
of
young
people
living
at
their
own
hand
;
some
commonly
reputed
to
live
whorishly
,
others
knavishly
,
others
theevishly
,
for
they
neither
wrought
,
nor
had
of
their
own
,
yet
lived
highly
;
to
complain
was
unneighbourly
:
so
they
went
on
;
yet
if
complained
of
,
what
could
be
done
?
they
answered
they
would
have
Services
if
they
could
;
yet
if
in
Service
,
they
would
do
nothing
,
nor
tarry
but
their
own
pleasure
,
or
do
but
what
work
they
pleased
,
and
wages
they
would
have
as
they
list
,
and
compound
to
do
what
they
list
or
be
gone
;
and
the
Justices
were
so
terrified
by
the
Judges
,
and
the
Masters
by
the
length
of
suits
,
as
all
was
grown
to
loose
liberty
.
For
the
binding
out
of
Apprentises
,
a
good
and
wholsome
Law
,
that
the
poor
educated
in
better
mens
houses
might
be
trained
up
to
be
fit
for
imployment
,
as
Husbandmen
and
otherwayes
;
truly
through
the
pettish
wilfulness
or
niggardliness
of
some
men
in
Authority
,
it
was
assumed
to
be
against
the
liberty
of
the
Subject
,
to
impose
a
servant
upon
him
;
and
few
or
none
will
take
willingly
,
so
that
the
Law
requires
it
,
but
none
looks
at
execution
;
if
any
do
,
the
particular
Justices
must
upon
refusal
binde
them
over
to
the
Sessions
,
where
he
shall
be
plagued
,
and
as
he
saith
,
malitiously
vexed
with
attendance
,
and
pay
fees
,
and
then
nothing
is
done
:
'T
is
truth
,
the
Law
holds
forth
a
way
of
raising
stock
to
put
forth
Apprentises
;
but
this
is
as
litigious
;
for
there
is
much
ado
to
make
a
Rate
;
if
they
will
not
do
it
,
binde
them
over
to
the
Sessions
is
all
,
and
there
Lawyers
make
such
work
for
their
Clients
,
as
home
they
go
without
Fine
or
other
punishment
.
And
generally
the
great
persons
are
most
backward
;
many
think
scorn
to
be
rated
by
their
neighbours
,
and
if
they
rate
them
,
they
will
pay
nothing
,
or
not
above
their
estate
there
,
which
happily
is
two
or
three
hundred
pound
per
annum
,
and
may
come
to
six
pence
or
eight
pence
per
moneth
and
they
have
one
,
two
,
three
,
four
,
five
,
six
,
seven
,
eight
,
ten
,
twelve
,
twenty
thousand
it
may
be
;
and
how
do
they
spend
it
,
but
in
pride
,
riot
,
vain
excesses
?
for
generally
they
either
live
in
Cities
,
and
then
charge
them
otherways
then
they
like
,
or
list
,
they
are
gone
;
or
in
small
Towns
,
that
is
,
where
they
may
have
no
neighbours
,
and
there
they
have
Cottagers
servants
,
but
no
other
;
and
some
by
this
means
pay
not
one
penny
in
a
year
to
the
poor
but
their
offall
;
well
,
they
make
a
Rate
,
the
payment
is
refused
,
what
course
now
to
come
by
it
?
some
Rates
are
to
demand
,
and
within
six
days
a
distress
,
others
within
four
days
;
some
by
the
Constable
,
some
by
Warrant
from
the
Justice
of
Peace
that
signed
the
Rate
;
some
of
any
Justice
;
some
the
distress
is
taken
to
be
sold
presently
,
some
within
four
,
some
six
,
some
eight
,
some
ten
dayes
,
some
the
overplus
is
to
be
returned
;
some
deducting
charges
,
some
certain
charges
,
some
incertainly
;
and
so
for
Forfeitures
,
and
so
Warrants
;
some
things
to
be
done
by
one
,
some
by
two
Justices
,
whereof
one
to
be
of
the
Quorum
upon
penal
Statute
Laws
&c.
These
variety
of
Laws
were
the
Lawyers
gins
;
for
seldom
but
the
poor
Officer
smarted
,
for
that
the
Justice
to
avoid
quarrel
with
him
,
left
his
Warrant
with
this
general
clause
at
last
according
to
Law
;
which
the
poor
Constable
taking
simply
,
according
to
the
literal
Tenor
of
the
Warrant
,
he
seldom
went
according
to
Law
:
Thus
was
all
due
proceeding
,
and
the
substance
of
Government
lost
,
to
preserve
a
fair
husk
of
so
called
priviledge
of
the
Subject
;
but
the
husks
vertue
had
this
attractive
,
that
all
the
idle
money
,
and
good
money
of
the
Nation
was
dreyned
into
the
Lawyers
purses
,
and
the
difficulty
of
the
Law
was
invented
by
them
assuredly
on
s●…
purpose
onely
to
keep
up
the
Trade
,
and
not
discovered
by
the
Judges
,
nor
discountenanced
,
upon
the
principle
that
every
one
had
their
times
;
so
letting
of
servants
at
Petty-Sessions
,
and
their
not
departure
without
a
testimony
,
and
such
like
,
all
grown
to
disorder
;
and
the
rather
because
now
even
the
honors
of
the
Kingdom
were
as
aforesaid
made
mercenary
to
the
ends
of
Covetize
and
Tyranny
;
and
the
debauchery
of
the
Gentry
spoiled
the
whole
Nation
,
so
that
the
ancient
Gentry
,
whether
of
Brittish
or
Norman
Race
,
was
lost
wholly
in
the
puddle
of
foolery
and
fashion
;
so
that
put
a
childe
into
either
a
rich
man
,
or
Gentlemans
house
,
and
they
learned
nothing
but
the
foundation
of
beggary
,
they
there
growing
onely
nice
,
neate
,
lustfull
and
lazy
.
But
to
return
,
Thus
were
the
Justices
and
all
Officers
made
tender
in
execution
of
the
Law
;
and
thus
the
Law
extinguished
:
And
hence
it
grew
,
that
even
Felons
,
Murderers
,
and
all
criminous
persons
had
at
last
as
much
favor
,
as
baseness
,
negligence
and
security
could
afford
;
for
no
Hues
and
Cries
were
at
all
prosecuted
with
effect
;
for
no
punishment
where
they
ceased
,
and
the
burthens
of
Constables
in
their
services
were
such
,
and
the
office
now
put
on
the
meanest
persons
for
vexation
,
that
little
knowledge
he
had
of
his
work
;
he
ignorant
,
and
the
Law
thorny
,
both
for
understanding
and
execution
,
so
that
he
onely
put
off
the
work
;
but
to
act
vigorously
,
or
with
care
he
durst
not
,
lest
his
own
fire
should
burn
his
own
fingers
:
for
if
he
were
diligent
,
and
apprehended
a
Rogue
,
he
was
bound
over
sometimes
to
prosecute
the
Rogue
or
Felon
for
want
of
an
Attorney
for
the
King
,
or
his
not
executing
his
place
duly
;
yet
all
Processes
were
by
indictment
at
the
Kings
suit
,
but
however
as
a
witness
;
and
Indictings
,
and
Recognizance
Fees
made
them
soon
weary
,
besides
three
or
four
dayes
attendance
,
and
not
one
penny
for
all
their
charges
.
Thus
were
Rogues
incouraged
,
and
obstructors
,
and
disobedient
to
the
Law
,
Government
and
Reason
,
whether
for
Covetize
,
or
worse
ends
sake
is
evident
.
But
the
justly
feared
end
of
all
this
by
wise
men
,
was
,
that
by
the
iniquity
of
this
frame
now
wholly
and
visibly
naught
and
lost
,
the
Subject
might
be
enforced
to
submit
to
such
Rules
of
Arbitrary
Government
,
as
the
King
by
his
Edicts
,
whether
personal
,
or
from
his
private
Councel
,
should
send
forth
;
to
which
all
they
of
his
Councel
were
fitted
,
and
all
his
Lords
and
Gentry
to
them
by
the
means
aforesaid
.
Now
that
this
evil
is
faln
upon
us
,
is
evident
:
is
it
not
known
to
all
,
there
was
no
due
return
of
Warrants
by
the
Constables
for
execution
of
Justice
twixt
man
and
man
,
but
that
the
party
must
enforce
or
secure
the
Officer
,
or
nothing
done
?
yea
,
the
Sheriffs
of
Counties
from
the
nicities
of
Laws
would
not
execute
a
judgement
without
securitie
to
bear
harmless
,
rather
venturing
breach
of
oath
then
the
rigidity
of
a
suit
.
Now
one
Reason
will
manifest
this
was
not
unnecessary
on
their
part
;
for
their
at
least
practise
of
the
Law
did
bear
,
that
if
execution
were
upon
another
mans
goods
,
though
in
the
shop
of
the
party
,
and
of
the
same
condition
with
his
Trade
,
yet
upon
a
Trover
and
Conversion
(
a
figmentious
Action
)
the
Sheriff
must
be
overthrown
;
these
were
the
ways
to
prepare
the
Free
people
of
England
to
slavery
and
absolute
vassallage
,
they
doting
upon
their
so
called
Laws
:
The
Bishops
corrupted
the
Prince
,
the
Princes
corrupted
the
Judges
,
and
they
being
the
speaking
Law
,
the
dead
letter
did
little
good
;
so
that
it
was
time
for
English-men
to
look
to
themselves
;
here
were
Symptoms
enough
of
ruine
,
threatned
both
to
soul
and
body
and
estate
;
but
the
wayes
were
dark
;
for
the
contrivances
were
fitted
to
every
capacity
;
say
Popery
was
intended
,
nothing
less
,
the
Laws
sharp
,
and
execution
visible
;
as
to
the
first
part
,
calling
in
question
,
indicting
and
conviction
,
all
this
brought
gain
:
The
next
step
was
gain
also
,
that
is
,
discharge
upon
composition
.
Say
Tyranny
was
intended
to
be
introduced
;
no
,
you
have
your
Judges
,
both
sedentary
in
the
ordinary
Courts
at
Westminster
,
and
Itinerary
in
the
Counties
,
and
they
gave
the
Law
;
where
was
the
King
to
be
blamed
?
this
suggested
,
and
the
evil
continuing
,
the
King
walks
higher
,
and
by
Pattents
of
grace
so
called
,
that
is
,
the
meer
Will
of
the
King
,
he
inhibits
subjects
their
Trades
,
and
under
a
colour
of
mischief
brings
in
an
inconvenience
;
that
is
,
to
prevent
an
incertain
charge
or
loss
,
he
imposes
a
certain
charge
,
and
this
contrary
to
Statute-Law
;
these
were
called
Monopolies
;
London
gained
as
much
by
this
destructive
chaffer
as
any
place
;
truly
engrossing
all
Trade
to
her self
under
pretence
of
regulation
,
which
is
necessary
for
the
outward
formal
pretences
of
Companies
of
Merchants
,
for
well-making
,
ordering
,
selling
,
&c.
of
commodity
is
good
;
but
to
leave
them
that
are
Masters
of
the
company
,
to
the
sole
making
of
the
Laws
,
and
execution
also
,
is
destructive
;
they
are
like
Benchers
of
Inns
of
Court
(
no
Sir
,
le
ts
not
make
Laws
to
bind
our selves
)
as
if
the
place
had
given
all
power
to
them
,
they
make
Laws
only
subservient
to
their
own
ends
;
I
shall
exemplifie
but
in
one
,
petitioned
against
in
Parliament
;
these
Merchants
having
places
of
Mart
or
sale
,
the
Masters
agree
in
private
,
send
away
their
commodities
,
and
some
dayes
after
declare
where
the
Mart
shall
be
;
theirs
are
either
arrived
,
or
half
way
,
or
prepared
to
the
voyage
,
when
time
's
so
scanted
to
others
,
if
at
all
possible
,
that
the
Market
is
over
before
they
arrive
,
or
near
it
.
They
also
put
exceeding
charges
upon
admissions
,
&c.
and
no
accompt
but
to
themselves
,
which
in
the
consequences
may
be
destructive
,
not
only
to
the
private
person
,
but
body
politique
in
amassing
Treasure
.
The
lesser
Corporations
were
,
for
marking
,
measuring
,
sealing
sluffs
,
linnen
and
woollen
,
with
a
Crown
Seal
forsooth
;
and
these
were
his
Majesties
gratuities
to
the
Lord
of
,
&c.
Marquess
,
&c.
Q.
Mother
,
Lady
Nurse
,
Groom
of
the
stool
,
that
is
,
the
Close
stool
,
whether
King
or
Queen
(
high
and
advantageous
honours
)
and
this
discended
to
outlandish
,
as
in
Land
commodities
;
yea
,
to
pins
and
brooms
;
and
it
was
said
,
to
Rags
for
paper
,
and
Marrow-bones
for
Kitchin-stuff
,
or
grease
:
Next
,
he
found
one
so
base
,
as
being
a
Lawyer
,
to
take
a
pattent
to
have
the
first
motion
(
in
the
strictest
sence
)
or
to
be
heard
in
all
cases
before
any
other
,
which
the
Judges
wisely
quashed
in
the
shell
,
hearing
him
,
and
shewing
obedience
to
power
,
and
fulfilled
this
Patent
therein
;
and
then
declaring
by
an
intimation
of
a
rigid
dislike
,
that
the
Authority
pretended
could
not
(
that
is
with
safety
)
grant
it
;
for
the
Lawyers
would
be
stirred
who
had
the
key
of
Knowledge
,
and
they
once
disaffected
might
be
like
a
spark
in
powder
.
All
these
had
their
success
,
because
they
by
degrees
falling
upon
persons
or
trades
only
,
they
even
upon
advice
desisted
generally
from
more
then
expostulation
;
some
few
brought
Actions
,
and
were
killed
with
delayes
and
frowns
:
Then
the
King
intends
a
Master-piece
,
which
was
at
once
to
quash
all
controversies
by
a
sleight
and
sudden
judgment
,
having
a
colour
of
Law
,
but
no
substance
;
and
this
was
by
an
universal
charge
upon
the
whole
body
of
Subjects
,
so
called
Ship-Money
,
which
had
for
foundation
thus
much
:
The
Kingdom
was
an
Isle
,
the
defence
Shipping
,
the
Navy
was
decayed
,
the
King
must
replenish
;
so
he
rigs
his
Ships
,
and
sends
them
forth
(
to
take
the
ayre
as
the
idle
ones
said
,
but
indeed
to
inure
bodies
to
the
Sea
,
settle
them
under
pay
and
discipline
,
and
so
engage
dependance
)
they
return
;
and
whereas
heretofore
the
Maritine
Counties
sent
forth
Ships
,
and
the
Land
towns
paid
;
now
the
King
would
provide
all
Ships
,
and
they
all
should
pay
;
now
this
was
clearly
done
only
to
inhance
the
so
called
Crown
Revenue
;
for
the
Subject
saw
no
Enemy
,
and
so
no
necessity
,
the
original
cause
of
that
Tax
;
a
general
peace
was
held
to
the
out
side
with
all
Nations
after
theslaughter
of
the
gallant
English
at
the
Isle
of
Ree
,
and
the
dismanteling
of
Rochel
.
But
the
upshot
was
,
the
King
must
be
judge
,
nay
,
sole
Judge
of
this
necessity
;
and
this
is
quaeried
by
the
King
to
his
Judges
,
which
to
prove
the
assertion
before
they
were
all
King
trodden
,
that
is
,
had
engaged
all
their
abilities
to
his
meer
will
,
two
onely
of
twelve
in
this
so
important
a
business
,
as
indeed
the
whole
life
of
the
Subjects
Liberty
was
involved
in
it
,
as
to
his
estate
at
first
,
and
for
denyal
of
that
to
his
restraint
,
durst
assert
the
truth
;
which
two
only
I
shall
own
as
men
noble
and
honest
,
Crook
and
Hutton
;
and
though
both
or
one
were
by
the
plurality
of
Votes
ingaged
to
the
first
Quaere
Whether
the
King
were
sole
Judge
;
yet
upon
the
Tryal
brought
by
that
true
Patriot
Hambden
,
they
righted
themselves
and
the
Nation
to
the
utmost
;
and
honest
Crook
spake
true
plain
English
reason
,
and
good
Law
while
mercinaries
blundred
upon
the
work
;
and
had
they
taken
Barcley's
Argenis
,
and
read
the
discourse
betwixt
Polyarchus
and
Hyanisbe
,
touching
such
taxes
,
they
had
saved
their
credits
,
as
only
declaring
the
judgement
of
an
Alien
to
English
Liberty
,
and
reserved
themselves
.
But
now
'twixt
Truth
and
Loyalty
so
called
,
they
were
confounded
,
and
gave
no
satisfaction
,
no
not
to
the
well-affected
to
absolute
powers
;
and
by
this
notwithstanding
all
power
,
the
Subject
was
enboldned
to
deny
,
and
at
last
,
after
some
two
or
three
yeer
,
the
King
was
enforced
to
desist
;
and
surely
his
cogitations
were
for
Armies
;
how
providence
prevented
,
there
being
so
many
discourses
of
it
,
I
shall
omit
,
only
with
this
hint
,
That
these
fore-runners
manifestly
declare
,
that
the
Arms
in
Ireland
raised
by
his
Commission
,
and
continued
in
England
against
the
same
power
of
Parliament
(
Assertors
of
the
same
Common
Liberty
by
the
Nation
owned
and
petitioned
for
)
were
undoubtedly
the
effects
of
the
same
cause
;
namely
,
the
subversion
of
Englands
Law
and
Government
,
the
peoples
Liberties
and
all
Rights
,
making
the
King
by
his
meer
free
will
the
absolute
Arbiter
of
all
actions
civil
and
criminal
:
Thus
in
brief
,
I
have
set
down
some
of
the
visible
preparatives
to
Englands
Climaterical
Revolution
,
which
it
now
labours
under
.
In
the
discussion
of
the
State
of
affairs
civil
,
and
so
called
Ecclesiastick
before
,
but
especially
in
the
time
of
the
late
King
;
and
all
shews
,
that
plainly
there
was
left
no
more
then
an
outside
Christianity
,
or
formal
Religion
,
the
temper
of
the
clay
of
the
world
,
the
pravity
of
Reason
in
the
depraved
principles
of
policy
;
the
iron
of
reason
in
the
variety
of
species
of
Government
;
and
the
gold
of
Christian
simplicity
,
the
gold
owned
in
the
Scriptures
,
by
Authority
allowed
;
the
iron
in
the
rational
formal
profession
of
the
same
,
and
the
consequences
thereof
;
the
Clay
in
the
false
and
unconsequential
glosses
,
to
make
mans
rule
and
absolute
Government
the
higest
and
last
refuge
of
every
man
,
and
that
for
a
particular
persons
end
,
though
in
publke
trust
;
for
that
trust
was
said
not
so
much
to
be
for
the
peoples
benefit
,
as
his
own
.
These
things
premised
,
I
might
omit
the
passages
since
,
as
being
fresh
in
every
mans
memory
;
but
at
the
desire
of
some
,
I
shall
go
on
in
the
way
of
a
cursory
Historical
Narration
;
repinings
and
grudgings
by
and
from
the
actions
of
the
King
and
his
Ministers
growing
high
,
so
that
it
was
not
thought
fit
to
proceed
without
some
force
ready
,
for
fear
of
insurrections
,
which
were
indeed
desired
;
and
therefore
the
people
were
afflicted
,
that
they
might
rebell
and
bring
themselves
into
slavery
.
The
King
having
received
the
platform
of
alteration
of
his
State
from
Thomas
Earle
of
Strafford
,
he
is
made
his
Agent
to
keep
on
foot
a
strong
Army
in
Ireland
,
who
,
to
speak
truth
,
were
a
company
of
men
fit
for
as
high
an
attempt
as
they
were
intended
for
,
but
being
Jesuited
in
great
,
if
not
the
greatest
part
,
they
might
have
double
designs
,
that
is
,
rather
to
embroile
all
the
Kingdomes
,
and
fit
them
for
the
tooth
of
the
Spaniard
their
universal
Patron
,
then
for
the
Kings
absolute
settlement
in
England
,
whom
they
truly
knew
not
to
affect
the
Popes
interest
,
further
then
it
stood
with
his
own
,
which
is
truly
the
Maxime
of
all
Princes
,
however
they
carry
it
.
Upon
the
confidence
of
this
Army
,
he
is
fooled
into
a
quarrel
with
the
Scots
,
and
was
undoubtedly
made
beleeve
,
that
to
let
the
Spaniard
land
10000.
in
England
,
was
the
only
way
to
set
all
right
;
and
Wentworth
a
man
of
depth
of
policy
,
and
courage
,
might
over-confidently
accept
these
councels
;
the
truth
I
shall
not
prolixly
assert
,
God
having
providentially
cut
of
that
Quaere
by
the
Sword
of
the
Hollander
;
but
their
course
,
lading
,
provision
,
number
and
quantity
of
men
and
Commanders
,
quality
of
convoy
,
and
backs
of
carriage
,
besides
the
testimony
of
divers
,
all
tend
to
demonstrate
the
same
;
nor
for
the
same
reason
shall
I
argue
how
cross
and
incoherent
we
see
these
Councels
were
;
for
fools
see
errors
when
the
cast
is
plaid
,
which
the
wise
Gamester
studied
for
,
and
could
not
descry
:
This
,
as
it
hastened
preparations
on
the
Kings
part
for
war
,
so
it
enforced
him
while
yet
unprepared
,
to
hold
out
the
Ensigns
of
peace
;
and
what
no
advices
could
produce
before
,
is
now
for
interest
sake
granted
,
namely
,
a
Parliament
,
wherein
all
under-hand
proceedings
for
elections
not
being
able
(
such
a
general
dislike
being
in
all
men
to
the
King
,
and
his
proceedings
)
to
work
and
mould
it
serviceable
to
the
Kings
ends
,
he
as
soon
dissolves
as
calls
it
.
This
breeding
a
deeper
distast
,
and
he
not
yet
fitted
;
and
seeing
the
people
now
fell
upon
petitioning
rather
then
rebelling
,
relying
upon
the
Parliaments
united
power
,
rather
then
upon
their
single
personal
rights
,
and
would
sooner
venture
to
set
down
with
an
unjust
loss
of
part
from
the
Kings
power
,
then
loose
all
to
his
mercy
by
an
unwarrantable
course
,
He
calls
a
Parliament
again
,
and
to
this
Parliament
are
brought
so
many
complaints
,
that
I
fear
the
bulk
of
Petitions
and
Remonstrances
will
affright
our
Worthies
for
looking
into
them
,
and
let
much
necessary
work
lye
undone
,
not
giving
due
reparations
to
many
persons
against
publike
Theeves
and
Extortioners
;
Now
the
Parliament
made
no
great
haste
,
and
the
King
was
urgent
for
money
:
which
they
taking
advantage
of
,
and
of
his
former
,
not
only
declining
and
breaking
up
or
dissolving
Parliaments
,
but
his
neglecting
his
own
Laws
,
that
is
,
those
to
which
he
had
assented
;
they
upon
the
ground
laid
in
his
third
year
,
insist
to
have
an
Act
for
setling
this
Parliament
,
till
dissolved
or
prorogued
by
themselves
,
notwithstanding
an
act
for
calling
a
Parliament
every
three
years
,
thinking
no
knot
too
sure
to
hold
what
they
still
found
loose
;
which
effected
,
with
some
other
things
,
they
then
fall
to
work
with
the
Earle
of
Strafford
,
that
had
power
enough
to
have
done
all
he
intended
in
an
ordinary
course
of
providence
,
had
not
vain
confidence
that
he
could
do
it
when
he
would
(
as
the
Almighty
determined
)
befooled
him
;
he
surprized
who
was
the
Master-dear
,
the
herd
flye
;
and
though
accused
by
the
Kings
great
Councel
;
yet
his
Majesty
having
affections
personal
,
notwithstanding
the
supream
publick
trust
in
ordinary
,
gives
them
his
pass
,
and
by
the
means
of
his
Admiral
,
they
were
set
safe
a
forreign
shore
;
and
now
himself
labours
to
his
utmost
the
safety
and
preservation
of
that
man
,
who
had
ruled
in
Ireland
to
his
utmost
in
that
absolute
way
he
intended
his
Master
here
should
,
as
the
Cardinal
Richelieu
had
done
in
his
France
;
the
great
pleas
on
his
side
were
,
what
he
had
done
,
was
for
his
Master
the
King
,
by
his
special
command
,
for
which
he
had
his
warrant
,
and
for
all
Moneys
,
his
discharge
;
and
if
a
further
offence
were
,
it
was
against
no
existent
Law
;
if
Treason
,
&c.
not
within
the
Law
of
25.
of
Edward
the
third
,
which
was
made
with
much
advisement
,
to
preserve
the
Liberty
of
the
Subject
,
and
consequently
his
life
by
a
certain
knowledge
of
his
dutie
.
To
which
it
was
answered
,
that
his
trust
was
to
the
Commonwealth
;
to
the
King
in
his
Politique
,
not
in
his
natural
capacity
:
and
his
personal
receit
,
warrant
,
or
allowance
,
was
not
sufficient
,
but
they
had
power
,
yea
in
case
he
had
had
a
legal
allowance
or
discharge
in
ordinary
,
yet
for
the
Commonwealths
sake
which
includes
both
king
and
people
,
to
call
him
to
an
account
:
And
to
the
last
part
that
it
was
against
no
Law
existent
,
They
said
the
Parliament
was
by
the
Stat.
Judge
of
Treason
de
futuro
;
and
to
orethrow
the
Laws
and
government
,
was
more
then
to
destroy
a
person
:
to
ruine
a
kingdom
,
then
kill
a
king
;
and
therefore
(
I
must
agree
by
importunity
)
forced
the
King
to
assent
to
his
death
;
which
effected
,
and
not
dared
to
be
recalled
,
all
plots
and
policies
left
are
used
to
break
up
the
Parliament
,
by
the
King
;
yea
an
attempt
made
upon
some
Members
to
sacrifice
to
the
Ghost
of
Strafford
;
but
all
failing
,
and
yet
manifested
,
the
Parliament
think
fit
to
have
a
guard
;
the
King
practices
the
Army
;
the
Parliament
Vote
no
less
then
400000.
l.
And
with
that
disband
the
Army
;
the
King
thus
lost
every
way
,
and
the
Army
in
Ireland
utterly
lost
by
the
grand
Rebellion
there
,
taking
many
of
them
part
with
the
Irish
,
if
not
most
,
and
this
still
giving
harsher
resentments
to
the
people
,
whose
Liberty
was
now
grown
great
,
and
the
Parliament
loth
to
hinder
them
while
they
served
their
turns
,
many
not
only
sleights
,
but
affronts
were
put
on
the
Kings
servants
,
reflecting
upon
himself
.
The
Bishops
now
shew
their
sure
Rock
was
he
,
and
they
wholly
cleave
to
him
;
the
Lords
,
many
joyn
with
him
,
many
against
him
,
and
many
appear
not
;
the
Kings
Agents
,
whose
designs
had
been
nipt
here
,
being
now
in
Denmark
,
Holland
,
France
&c.
moved
for
assistance
against
the
Parliament
of
England
,
as
the
Irish
Rebels
do
there
,
they
seek
the
same
things
,
and
under
the
same
pretexts
;
so
that
the
King
is
said
,
and
not
without
some
ground
,
to
be
the
chief
Actor
in
all
;
so
loth
he
was
to
call
the
Irish
Rebels
.
This
causes
the
Parliament
to
talk
of
raising
Armes
,
not
only
to
defend
themselves
against
the
King
,
and
those
with
whom
he
came
to
the
Parliament
House
,
and
kept
still
about
him
,
being
generally
a
crew
of
Jovialists
,
debaucht
persons
;
But
to
offend
such
publike
forreign
Enemies
,
as
under
the
Kings
Name
should
be
brought
from
other
Nations
,
or
raised
here
;
to
which
there
was
such
an
unanimous
loan
of
all
sorts
,
especially
the
Religious
,
who
found
a
change
indeed
in
their
condition
,
That
they
from
that
took
the
hint
of
the
strong
affections
of
the
people
towards
them
;
and
upon
that
Vote
the
extirpation
of
Episcopacy
,
the
which
the
King
so
long
contending
for
,
and
so
eagerly
,
ruined
himself
with
them
.
How
far
this
is
to
be
read
out
of
the
Revelation
,
I
shall
not
quaere
;
but
say
,
it
was
long
foretold
out
of
that
prophesy
,
and
now
fell
out
;
they
gave
themselves
now
to
treat
of
Reformation
of
the
Church
;
but
this
rooting
up
Episcopacy
took
many
from
them
;
they
had
voted
and
acted
against
pluralities
,
as
to
settle
the
Church
,
and
gave
the
Judges
a
setled
and
sufficient
salary
,
pretending
to
take
away
all
other
Fees
from
them
,
but
proceeded
not
.
The
King
fled
from
London
;
the
Convocation
they
follow
his
shaddow
,
the
Parliament
call
themselves
a
certain
number
of
men
called
Ministers
from
all
parts
,
and
nominate
them
the
Assembly
;
these
sit
as
the
Clergy
of
England
;
the
King
,
after
many
Traverses
,
having
gotten
together
an
Army
,
comes
to
Oxford
,
whether
many
come
from
the
Parliament
to
him
,
as
well
as
went
with
him
;
there
he
erects
or
allowes
a
new
Parliament
.
And
by
their
advice
,
as
his
Parliament
at
Oxford
,
demands
Treaty
with
his
Parliament
at
Westminster
,
which
they
reject
;
and
at
last
the
Lord
Keeper
of
the
Great
Seal
.
London
indeed
stood
true
to
them
,
which
by
its
Vicinity
to
the
Parliament
,
and
infinite
populacy
,
awed
all
other
parts
;
they
had
a
sence
of
former
sufferings
under
the
power
of
Kings
;
they
had
a
deep
sence
of
the
extremities
the
godly
and
most
piously
affected
people
suffered
in
all
parts
of
the
Nation
;
and
how
far
the
vicinity
of
the
Court
,
and
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
had
violated
their
Christian
Liberty
,
prevailing
over
the
quiet
spirit
of
their
Bishop
,
was
though
little
,
not
forgotten
;
they
therefore
generally
followed
the
Parliament
,
especially
stirred
up
by
their
Ministers
,
as
having
in
hand
the
cause
of
God
:
The
King
he
brands
them
all
with
Declarations
of
Rebellion
,
and
taxing
them
with
seeking
his
life
,
and
the
rooting
out
of
his
Posterity
.
They
answer
,
that
they
were
so
far
from
seeking
his
life
,
as
that
they
should
labour
,
by
all
means
possible
,
to
defend
and
protect
the
same
,
their
just
Rights
and
Priviledges
preserved
;
and
for
his
satisfaction
cause
the
Nation
generally
to
enter
the
like
Protestation
;
this
not
satisfying
,
but
it
being
still
urged
by
the
King
,
that
the
Protestation
was
but
to
establish
their
own
power
,
not
secure
his
fears
;
While
their
Armies
were
in
the
field
against
the
King
;
they
answered
,
They
were
only
on
the
defensive
part
;
and
such
indeed
was
the
Generals
Commission
;
and
that
they
could
not
but
according
to
their
trusts
preserve
the
Laws
and
Rights
of
the
Nation
:
Hereupon
they
open
the
Law
,
that
the
King
was
indeed
but
the
chief
trusted
person
,
and
that
for
his
peoples
sake
;
that
of
this
not
he
only
,
but
they
also
,
and
more
especially
being
congregate
into
a
body
were
to
judge
,
that
his
failings
past
demonstrate
,
his
ends
contrary
to
publike
interest
,
and
resolve
that
even
the
Law
of
Nature
taught
self-preservation
,
and
that
it
was
too
too
visible
he
intended
an
usurpation
upon
their
just
Priviledges
.
That
they
desired
his
preservation
,
so
it
might
consist
with
the
Weal-publick
;
and
therefore
desired
him
to
leave
the
company
of
evill
men
(
so
called
his
Counsellors
)
who
mis-led
him
,
and
to
adhere
to
his
great
Councel
,
and
promised
to
make
him
on
these
terms
the
most
Glorious
King
that
ever
was
in
these
Nations
;
and
now
a
diverse
part
appearing
upon
several
grounds
and
opinions
amid
the
Members
of
the
House
,
the
prevailing
party
to
firm
the
union
betwixt
the
Scots
and
them
more
strongly
,
whose
assistance
they
had
had
all
this
while
in
the
work
,
they
frame
a
Covenant
,
which
held
forth
security
and
glory
to
the
King
and
his
posterity
,
in
endeavouring
to
settle
Church
and
State
upon
the
firm
foundations
of
Justice
and
righteousness
,
which
taken
in
Scotland
is
transmitted
hither
,
and
they
by
Parliament
made
brethren
;
and
this
is
tendred
to
the
King
to
sign
,
being
first
taken
solemnly
by
the
principal
of
the
Nation
,
with
this
condition
.
That
if
the
King
agreed
with
them
in
it
,
they
would
still
not
only
acknowledge
him
their
King
,
but
make
him
more
glorious
,
&c.
But
this
was
so
penned
in
such
general
terms
,
that
an
absolute
Royalist
might
well
take
it
;
for
it
was
intended
by
the
some
,
I
say
not
the
many
,
by
the
leaders
,
not
the
followers
,
but
as
a
measure
to
try
the
stretch
of
every
mans
judgement
,
opinion
,
or
interest
;
many
no
doubt
took
it
cordially
,
many
formally
,
some
strictly
,
some
loosely
;
but
though
this
were
not
only
taken
but
urged
;
yet
Armies
were
continued
against
the
King
(
as
he
said
)
in
the
field
,
against
his
evil
Councel
,
as
they
said
;
't
is
truth
,
their
evil
Councel
was
now
his
,
the
Lesson
of
absolute
power
,
and
to
be
like
his
Brethren
;
the
rest
of
the
Kings
who
had
joyned
interest
with
the
Whore
of
Rome
,
made
him
not
only
hold
correspondence
with
that
Beast
,
not
only
at
bed
and
board
,
but
Councel
also
,
as
far
as
served
his
interest
,
who
undoubtedly
aimed
to
rule
in
all
things
according
to
his
own
Will
,
which
Will
,
yet
,
should
have
had
Regulations
;
but
still
with
such
dependence
upon
his
Judgement
,
that
he
being
the
speaking
Law
,
would
have
had
no
Interpreter
that
should
be
able
to
cross
him
and
his
determination
:
and
so
the
Law
must
have
spoken
in
all
things
to
his
lust
,
or
he
would
have
made
it
;
and
this
he
thought
,
and
I
am
perswaded
believed
to
be
the
undoubted
right
of
all
Princes
;
though
their
people
as
his
in
case
of
contest
between
competitors
for
the
Soveraignty
might
wring
something
from
them
of
Grants
or
Charters
,
or
so
called
priviledges
or
immunities
,
which
yet
he
believed
they
could
no
more
grant
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Crown
,
that
is
,
of
the
heirs
and
successors
in
the
Kingdom
,
then
things
sacred
to
God
could
be
imployed
to
prophane
uses
.
This
doctrine
admitted
,
which
I
dare
avow
was
,
and
can
prove
sufficiently
by
Witnesses
yet
alive
,
That
our
late
King
Charls
said
these
words
openly
upon
a
Hearing
.
(
Mr.
Hern
,
I
have
heard
what
you
have
said
;
What
do
you
talk
to
me
of
Law
,
Justice
,
or
Conscience
?
(
according
to
all
which
Mr.
Herne
alledged
the
Patent
signed
by
his
Majesty
to
be
)
I
tell
you
,
said
the
King
,
there
is
nothing
in
England
shall
stand
that
is
not
for
my
profit
;
There
stands
one
(
pointing
to
Sir
John
Banks
,
then
Attorney
General
,
who
had
hundred
of
pounds
,
many
I
have
heard
for
the
work
,
and
drew
the
Patent
)
shall
bring
a
quo
warranto
against
the
Patent
,
and
see
then
what
you
will
do
.
Now
take
notice
this
Patent
was
of
the
new
invention
of
Salt
,
and
opposed
the
Monopoly
at
the
Sheilds
under
the
favor
of
deservedly
beheaded
Hambleton
,
and
the
Inventor
not
complying
with
the
Kings
Interest
against
the
priviledge
of
the
Subject
,
the
King
brake
not
onely
his
private
word
with
him
,
contrary
to
particular
engagements
under
his
Hand
,
carried
by
Sir
Charls
Herbert
,
but
also
his
publike
word
as
King
;
this
sentence
being
so
ruinous
to
the
man
,
made
the
Worme
speak
,
and
said
,
Sir
,
Dare
you
be
a
King
and
be
thus
unjust
!
I
never
read
of
Tyrant
said
so
,
what
ever
he
did
(
or
words
of
like
effect
;
)
whereupon
Lord
Dorcet
,
with
a
great
oath
(
by
his
Maker
,
as
I
express
it
)
said
,
loe
(
and
if
it
please
your
Majesty
)
these
are
your
prick-eared
Rogues
,
the
Tub-preachers
(
and
indeed
he
was
a
Zealot
)
these
are
they
will
pluck
you
out
of
your
Throne
,
unless
you
dethrone
them
.
I
pray
take
not
this
Lord
for
a
Prophet
,
unless
like
Caiaphas
.
This
word
I
could
not
but
insert
for
conscience
sake
,
as
a
firm
Index
and
testimony
of
his
reall
intentions
;
This
kept
him
off
from
closing
with
his
Parliament
,
and
the
rather
because
they
insisted
to
have
the
Sword
in
their
power
for
so
many
years
,
or
during
his
life
;
tenderness
of
him
caused
the
Parliament
to
venture
far
;
for
it
could
not
by
this
sole
defensive
way
,
but
protract
the
war
,
discourage
the
souldier
,
and
in
fine
ruine
them
,
giving
the
King
time
to
raise
new
forces
at
all
times
,
if
they
could
not
gain
his
person
;
and
this
experience
taught
them
so
,
that
after
many
cumbats
,
their
Armies
streighted
and
broken
in
great
part
,
their
full
purses
being
profusely
clean
emptied
;
for
who
being
an
English
man
did
they
think
would
have
opposed
the
power
of
the
Nation
for
a
sole
persons
sake
?
but
by
the
just
hand
of
God
,
and
to
bring
to
punishment
such
offenders
as
the
legal
sword
would
never
reach
,
he
inclines
mens
hearts
to
follow
the
King
,
most
of
them
yet
Papists
or
meer
formal
Protestants
and
debaucht
ones
;
the
generality
of
the
so
called
Nobility
,
Gentry
,
and
Clergy
especially
all
in
honor
,
or
that
bowed
to
that
Idol
;
among
them
were
also
many
men
of
very
tender
conscience
,
zealous
of
truth
,
and
performing
(
at
least
to
men
)
righteousness
.
On
the
other
side
were
at
first
all
the
vulgar
,
all
men
generally
eying
God
in
his
wayes
of
providence
,
poor
despicable
creatures
,
yet
full
of
faith
and
knowledge
;
these
were
of
several
opinions
concerning
God
,
his
Names
,
Attributes
,
Essence
,
our
Saviour
,
the
holy
Spirit
,
his
service
,
their
own
duty
,
publike
and
private
,
that
is
,
their
duty
to
God
,
and
one
to
another
.
But
two
especially
were
powerful
in
adherents
,
The
one
called
the
Presbyterian
,
the
other
the
Independent
;
the
main
differences
twixt
which
I
shall
,
as
far
as
I
can
here
,
succinctly
lay
down
,
not
upon
their
nice
critical
distinctions
as
Schollars
so
called
,
but
in
the
plain
way
of
rational
difference
.
Now
truly
I
see
no
difference
as
to
the
points
of
faith
;
they
acknowledge
both
the
Father
,
Son
and
holy
Ghost
,
the
end
of
the
Sons
mission
,
to
offer
salvation
to
all
,
but
effect
it
onely
to
those
believe
on
him
,
whom
he
hath
elected
before
the
world
began
,
in
due
time
calls
,
and
at
last
saves
,
not
for
their
works
sake
,
or
ought
in
them
,
but
as
he
elected
them
,
not
because
of
foresight
of
works
,
but
of
his
free
grace
,
so
he
saves
them
;
that
good
works
and
obedience
to
the
Law
,
are
the
outward
Testimonies
of
a
Christian
,
but
not
infallible
,
for
the
Law
condemns
,
no
ne
can
perform
it
;
That
Christ
onely
justifies
.
They
indeed
seem
to
differ
about
obedience
to
what
Law
;
the
Presbyterian
having
still
an
eye
to
the
at
least
equity
of
the
Judicials
;
but
I
presume
if
throughly
examined
,
easie
to
be
reconciled
:
Their
main
differences
then
one
would
think
might
be
easily
determined
,
but
they
are
thought
vast
and
irreconcileable
,
and
they
are
these
:
First
,
whether
an
outward
and
visible
succession
derivative
,
not
onely
from
the
Doctrine
of
the
Apostles
,
but
also
from
their
calling
,
so
supposed
,
is
of
necessity
to
the
true
Church
,
which
is
really
the
same
difference
betwixt
the
Presbyterian
and
Bishop
,
and
Bishop
and
Papist
;
the
Papist
urging
it
against
the
English
reforming
Bishop
,
and
so
the
Bishop
against
the
present
Reforming
Presbyterian
,
and
the
Presbyterian
against
the
Independent
so
called
;
now
the
plain
Question
hath
this
involved
difficultie
in
it
,
as
I
conceive
;
That
is
,
what
necessity
of
imposition
of
Hands
?
for
if
it
doth
confer
Grace
,
an
Apostolike
vertue
being
tyed
to
the
Successors
of
Bishops
,
Priests
,
Deacons
upon
that
promise
of
Christ
,
What
ever
ye
bind
on
earth
,
&c.
or
I
will
be
with
you
to
the
end
of
the
world
;
or
inclusively
from
the
effect
of
imposition
,
That
they
receive
the
holy
Ghost
;
then
it
is
of
necessity
;
but
if
it
be
but
declarative
of
the
designation
of
the
person
to
the
office
of
the
Ministery
,
then
it
is
not
of
necessity
,
unless
specially
commanded
,
which
wil
also
here
shortly
determine
the
business
of
Confimation
of
Infants
,
which
may
seem
to
have
warrant
thus
far
in
Christian
Congregations
,
That
men
and
women
baptized
Infants
,
and
after
they
come
to
age
,
walking
blamelesly
,
may
and
ought
openly
before
the
admission
to
the
Ordinance
of
the
Lords
Supper
,
be
examined
by
the
Pastor
,
the
Congregation
,
or
such
as
will
present
,
concerning
the
hope
of
their
salvation
,
which
allowed
to
pray
for
the
blessings
of
the
Lord
upon
them
,
and
to
confirm
and
strengthen
them
in
this
faith
,
I
believe
is
,
and
will
be
acknowledged
,
and
duly
practised
in
covenient
time
.
And
last
,
and
in
chief
the
Independent
hold
forth
the
particular
Rights
of
particular
Congregations
;
that
is
,
each
Congregation
is
subject
to
no
other
head
but
Christ
in
the
things
of
Christ
;
that
is
,
to
govern
it self
according
to
the
Scripture
,
without
any
superintendencie
of
one
or
more
persons
,
or
Churches
so
called
,
that
is
,
Congregations
of
Christians
.
The
Presbyterian
differs
upon
this
,
as
holding
forth
no
order
,
but
introductive
of
an
absolute
confusion
:
Now
the
reason
of
this
high
judgement
,
is
indeed
upon
very
high
consequences
,
which
rather
the
practises
then
the
principles
of
the
Independents
declare
:
for
let
the
Presbyterian
speak
out
,
and
he
saith
,
the
Independent
razes
the
foundation
of
Church
Government
several
ways
;
and
to
profess
the
truth
,
their
Tenents
tend
to
thus
much
and
no
more
,
nor
otherwise
destroying
Government
or
order
;
That
Rome
is
Mystical
Babylon
literally
;
That
all
the
Nations
,
Provinces
,
and
Kingdoms
who
partake
of
the
fornication
of
that
spiritual
Whore
,
that
is
,
walk
upon
her
ground-work
,
shall
partake
with
her
in
her
plagues
;
that
this
Cup
which
is
in
her
hand
,
all
Nations
,
at
least
called
Christian
,
have
drunk
deep
of
;
That
the
so
called
Ministry
of
England
,
holding
no
Call
but
the
outward
,
or
that
principally
,
and
this
derived
from
,
or
by
the
corrupted
Whore
of
Rome
,
is
no
true
Ministry
,
or
at
least
not
the
true
Ministry
;
That
neither
are
the
so
called
Lords
Bishops
,
nor
the
domineering
Classis
of
Elders
,
whether
Parochial
or
Provincial
,
the
officers
of
the
Church
,
warranted
in
Scripture
for
the
designation
of
Pastoral
duty
or
ability
,
That
resting
in
the
whole
Church
,
or
community
of
believers
gathered
into
Congregations
;
That
all
of
them
being
corrupted
,
nay
,
lost
both
in
Doctrine
and
Discipline
,
are
to
be
gathered
anew
;
all
that
are
in
the
Parishes
,
though
holding
forth
the
profession
of
Christ
,
yet
walking
clean
contrary
,
are
not
by
the
power
of
Baptism
,
or
that
Covenant
(
implicite
,
that
is
,
being
bound
not
by
their
own
words
,
but
the
confession
and
ingagements
of
others
)
absolutely
in
the
Church
,
and
so
to
have
right
to
the
Ordinances
of
the
last
Supper
;
but
that
before
they
be
received
they
ought
to
give
satisfaction
to
the
Church
(
that
is
,
that
company
of
believers
to
which
they
shall
joyn
themselves
)
of
their
faith
,
and
the
hope
they
have
of
their
salvation
,
and
walking
accordingly
;
and
these
are
hence
(
justly
)
called
those
of
the
Congregational
way
,
commonly
called
Independents
.
Indeed
the
Presbyterian
holds
the
same
with
the
Bishop
in
every
point
,
onely
the
person
of
the
Bishop
,
as
the
Head
or
Angel
of
the
Church
,
is
he
in
whom
,
saith
the
Bishop
,
the
power
of
the
Church
specially
rests
,
and
the
great
trusts
of
Ordination
,
and
Confirmation
,
and
so
Excommunication
.
The
Presbyterians
say
in
the
Eldership
.
The
Independent
in
the
whole
Congregation
.
It
is
truth
,
these
things
were
and
are
otherwise
received
by
the
vulgar
and
multitude
:
The
Independent
so
called
,
being
burthened
,
both
by
Bishop
and
Presbyterian
with
all
calumnies
;
as
the
Presbyterian
being
envied
much
by
the
Bishop
,
being
as
his
Opponent
,
and
by
all
their
followers
;
and
that
just
as
the
Papists
had
in
the
first
Reformation
branded
the
Church
so
called
of
England
,
governed
by
Bishops
,
but
denying
the
Supremacy
of
the
Pope
,
and
therefore
cursed
by
them
as
Hereticks
,
Schismaticks
,
Adulterers
,
yea
Heathens
;
for
by
their
rule
we
had
no
Ministry
,
no
Sacraments
,
and
so
consequently
no
Church
,
because
not
holding
of
their
head
the
Pope
.
And
in
the
word
of
a
Christian
,
so
doth
the
consequence
of
the
Episcopal
and
Presbyterian
Doctrine
brand
the
Congregational
way
;
for
they
say
,
no
Ministry
but
so
derived
as
by
Succession
from
the
Apostles
;
and
that
admitted
,
they
must
hold
none
have
power
to
administer
the
Sacraments
.
They
all
differ
also
about
Government
in
the
Church
;
the
Bishop
and
Presbyterian
much
what
alike
,
both
indeed
making
the
officers
of
the
Church
the
Church
,
as
Rome
doth
;
so
as
the
Church
taking
the
Government
solely
into
themselves
,
count
all
other
Christians
as
Lay-men
;
they
had
as
good
say
Heathens
;
if
throughly
scanned
,
and
they
onely
the
Clergy
,
the
Priests
of
the
living
God
,
&
so
indeed
claim
a
magisterial
power
by
the
same
Rules
,
Order
,
Arguments
,
and
Distinctions
and
Differences
,
as
Rome
doth
,
yea
,
over
the
Supream
Magistrate
,
making
him
their
rod
of
iron
to
thresh
the
Nations
,
that
is
,
all
opposers
of
their
Classical
Edicts
:
These
men
gave
the
Magistrate
no
more
power
then
the
Pope
;
for
as
he
,
so
they
were
the
Church
,
the
holy
ones
,
the
Saints
,
at
least
representative
.
To
these
,
men
at
first
gave
great
regard
;
but
many
wise
Heathen
Lay-men
feared
these
mens
unskilful
lording
it
over
the
Lords
Inheritance
;
for
they
presumed
these
rash
Novices
in
civil
Discipline
would
drive
higher
then
the
Bishops
,
who
had
gone
before
them
;
Surely
,
if
the
Bishops
,
men
trained
up
at
the
Courts
of
Princes
,
after
they
came
out
of
the
Halls
of
Lords
(
for
the
Chaplains
of
great
men
came
generally
to
Episcopal
Thrones
or
Chairs
)
and
so
had
still
had
a
reflection
upon
the
order
of
civil
Government
,
and
had
undoubtedly
improved
their
natural
,
as
well
as
so
called
spiritual
Talent
,
if
they
had
lost
themselves
,
and
ruined
Government
,
through
error
in
Judgement
,
&c.
or
dependance
:
what
would
these
who
came
but
from
the
Pedantical
Tyranny
of
the
Universities
,
and
foolish
idiotisms
of
puer-putes
?
I
intend
this
to
meer
Scholars
,
and
give
them
but
their
own
language
,
which
I
presume
they
cannot
but
apprehend
.
These
considerations
made
the
Parliament
at
Westminster
,
while
yet
unshattered
otherwise
then
by
defection
(
base
unworthy
defection
!
they
should
as
men
have
had
resolutions
worthy
their
trusts
;
but
their
cause
,
it
seems
,
gave
no
courage
at
first
)
to
declare
against
these
powers
of
Parishional
Presbyteries
to
this
effect
,
that
they
did
not
intend
to
raise
nine
thousand
odd
hundred
Seats
of
Judgement
,
or
Judicatories
;
that
is
,
so
many
as
there
were
Parishes
of
England
;
the
least
of
which
should
have
more
power
then
the
Parliament
of
England
.
And
I
think
few
men
knowing
but
will
agree
,
that
the
name
onely
of
Bishop
should
have
been
suspended
or
extinguished
,
but
the
same
power
,
yea
,
that
so
called
by
the
Presbyter
unjust
,
being
exercised
by
the
Bishop
,
the
preheminence
being
now
in
the
Presbytery
,
the
same
had
been
allowed
;
and
indeed
it
pleased
God
so
farto
give
way
,
that
these
men
were
throughly
tryed
;
for
the
Parliament
did
(
not
seeing
all
at
once
)
constitute
Elderships
to
be
chosen
,
and
improved
some
men
,
whether
intentionally
,
as
supposing
that
Discipline
best
,
or
so
called
,
politickly
to
discover
their
temper
,
I
determine
not
.
But
these
men
presently
fall
hot
upon
the
work
,
and
what
had
but
just
before
ruined
their
predecessors
the
Bishops
,
and
been
their
stumbling
stone
,
namely
the
Non-Conformity
of
the
now
called
Presbyter
,
becomes
the
Presbyters
rock
of
offence
against
the
so
now
called
Independents
:
And
to
assure
this
,
after
the
manner
of
the
Apostate
Church
,
they
call
for
the
secular
power
(
or
the
power
of
the
secular
Sword
)
and
an
Act
was
said
to
be
prepared
,
they
talked
much
of
it
.
That
Non-Conformists
should
have
a
liberty
to
bear
office
,
either
in
Church
or
Commonwealth
:
It
is
truth
,
the
rigidity
of
some
its
probable
,
seeking
not
onely
the
Supremacy
of
power
,
but
an
addition
of
wealth
,
for
by
them
also
were
sought
outward
honor
,
riches
,
Lay-power
so
called
,
and
what
else
was
of
the
old
Babels
trash
to
adorn
the
Church
,
and
by
them
called
the
Churches
Rights
,
bounding
it
to
the
so
called
Priesthood
,
was
by
these
as
much
eyed
as
by
the
veriest
Babylonian
in
the
world
,
and
the
Commonwealth
of
England
still
made
the
Stalking-horse
to
their
lucre
;
and
the
base
men
of
a
rout
of
people
,
so
called
also
Cleri
or
Clergy
men
,
in
whom
,
if
St.
Paul
left
the
Qualifications
right
set
down
,
were
rather
the
Priests
of
Bacchanals
if
not
of
Bacchus
,
then
Pastors
of
rightly
constituted
Congregations
;
and
these
altogether
take
advantage
of
an
Ordinance
made
for
Tythes
to
give
the
denied
treble
damages
;
they
also
upon
the
same
grounds
,
get
Acts
,
Orders
or
Ordinances
for
uniting
Parishes
,
and
could
inform
untruths
for
advantage
,
which
appearing
,
the
union
is
for
malice
,
not
conscience
of
the
complainer
dissolved
;
for
could
the
persecutor
have
had
his
Tythes
but
for
half
value
,
all
had
been
whist
,
but
the
Priest
saw
not
where
such
agreement
would
rest
;
he
might
undo
the
Church
,
that
is
,
his
Successor
by
that
means
.
Wills
Probation
fixed
as
they
were
under
an
incertain
irregular
way
and
illegal
,
till
established
;
they
continued
the
Marriage
of
persons
(
as
a
Sacrament
)
to
be
the
proper
work
of
the
Priests
;
Baptizing
Infants
the
eighth
day
,
held
,
if
not
by
the
wisest
,
yet
by
the
most
,
of
necessity
to
salvation
.
Yea
,
some
held
,
That
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
was
a
converting
Ordinance
,
and
so
to
be
administred
to
all
to
whom
the
Gospel
was
to
be
preached
,
namely
the
most
prophane
of
any
.
This
to
many
seemed
rather
an
allowance
Politick
,
then
Religious
,
to
gain
a
party
then
to
give
forth
a
principle
,
untill
some
leaders
were
found
publickly
to
avow
the
Tenent
;
but
this
licentiousness
lost
them
the
best
and
most
considerable
party
.
I
shall
not
further
wade
in
these
Controversies
,
nor
had
I
gone
thus
far
,
could
I
have
otherwayes
well
cleared
what
is
to
follow
;
Namely
,
that
the
Magistrate
eyed
these
Tenets
,
as
sorting
with
or
against
his
interest
,
and
accordingly
seemed
to
allow
or
disallow
;
The
Presbyter
struck
so
high
at
the
root
of
Magistracy
,
making
them
their
meer
Executioners
,
and
bringing
by
Text
of
old
Law
what
was
given
to
the
Priests
more
imperiously
into
the
Cleri
;
and
on
the
other
side
,
the
so
called
Erastian
,
giving
all
to
the
Magistrate
,
not
as
of
the
Church
,
or
in
the
Church
,
but
meerly
from
the
Civil
Jurisdiction
,
and
totall
subjection
of
the
whole
course
of
so
called
Priests
unto
the
meer
will
of
the
Magistrate
,
either
by
doing
or
suffering
,
not
allowing
an
equitable
dispute
,
as
both
were
thought
best
to
be
at
present
rejected
.
Now
the
so
called
Independent
,
or
rather
Congregational
party
,
walking
in
the
mean
,
what
ever
the
vulgar
esteemed
them
,
and
how
Idiot-like
and
simply
they
conceived
of
them
;
yet
the
moderate
and
inquisitive
found
in
their
Doctrine
,
more
of
the
purity
and
simplicity
of
the
Doctrine
of
Christ
,
then
either
of
the
other
held
forth
;
namely
,
Bishop
or
Presbyter
:
yea
,
no
such
infallibility
by
them
pretended
to
,
as
both
the
other
were
guilty
of
,
these
holding
that
though
there
was
all
the
revealed
Will
of
God
manifested
in
the
Scriptures
,
yet
that
all
was
not
discovered
to
the
world
,
much
less
received
by
it
all
at
once
;
but
that
the
Wisdom
of
God
unveiled
himself
,
and
gave
out
to
every
Age
their
portion
.
The
Examples
they
gave
were
clear
as
day
,
in
the
great
manifestations
God
had
given
the
world
in
these
latter
times
from
Luther
to
his
followers
,
from
them
to
Calvin
,
from
him
to
this
present
;
and
therefore
they
propounded
,
That
the
Rule
of
Gods
Word
held
forth
many
things
that
to
this
Age
seemed
clear
,
yet
a
future
might
descry
doubts
in
,
&
therefore
they
advised
moderation
to
be
used
towards
men
of
all
opinions
concerning
matters
of
Religion
of
all
sorts
,
and
so
held
forth
the
proposition
of
liberty
of
conscience
,
but
not
as
agreeing
that
each
man
might
do
what
him
lust
,
or
live
at
his
own
law
.
But
that
as
no
man
knew
the
Father
,
but
he
to
whom
the
Son
revealed
him
,
nor
the
Son
but
by
the
Father
,
that
is
,
the
communication
of
the
work
of
grace
was
solely
from
the
immediate
hand
of
the
Almighty
;
That
man
not
disobeying
the
Law
Civil
,
that
is
,
the
proper
Law
of
the
Magistrate
,
as
man
,
That
the
Civil
Sword
or
Sword
of
Civil
Justice
reached
not
the
life
of
any
man
,
no
not
his
estate
,
that
is
,
had
no
just
power
over
a
man
for
what
was
only
meer
matter
of
religion
,
that
is
of
pure
conscience
;
That
is
,
to
speak
to
the
most
mens
understanding
,
that
the
Magistrate
was
not
(
at
least
so
the
Keeper
of
both
Tables
,
as
)
to
enforce
an
outward
obedience
to
the
religion
he
held
forth
;
the
president
of
error
manifest
was
in
the
divers
sounds
of
the
Trumpets
of
Hen.
the
8.
Edward
the
6.
Queen
Mary
,
Queen
Elizabeth
,
James
and
Charls
,
all
various
,
some
contrary
;
this
summed
up
drew
from
contrary
affected
ones
,
whether
from
interest
,
evil
affection
,
or
ignorance
,
two
charges
.
One
of
confusion
so
called
,
by
affecting
toleration
for
all
opinions
,
yea
even
to
community
of
wives
and
estates
,
afterwards
called
Levelling
.
The
other
of
new
Lights
,
as
if
they
had
been
meerly
sceptical
,
that
is
,
ready
every
hour
,
at
every
change
of
interest
,
or
whimsey
of
the
crown
,
by
a
prophetick
phantasy
to
admit
a
change
of
at
least
religious
principles
.
I
have
been
in
company
with
them
,
who
after
bitter
invectives
against
Independents
(
yea
I
may
attest
some
of
the
black
cloath
)
have
upon
the
opening
of
the
Tenents
,
approved
their
enemies
,
and
disallowed
their
own
parties
,
professing
to
have
taken
up
the
controversie
but
on
trust
;
however
the
opinion
of
the
so
called
Independent
agreed
with
the
temper
of
the
civil
Magistrate
,
as
by
him
thought
most
sutable
;
yet
not
of
necessity
to
the
power
by
them
intended
,
which
was
regulated
Democracie
,
as
the
King
held
Episcopacy
best
,
as
most
sutable
to
Monarchy
;
and
the
Presbyterian
affected
the
(
Lords
)
(
however
degenerated
)
as
sorting
best
with
Aristocracie
now
corrupted
:
Now
these
parties
,
though
they
held
forth
principles
diverse
,
yea
some
seemingly
contrary
,
while
the
power
of
the
King
was
on
foot
,
yet
they
fell
not
right
out
;
many
Independents
looking
at
the
outward
letter
of
the
Covenant
took
it
;
some
fearing
,
denyed
it
;
but
this
bred
hot
disputes
,
and
though
it
were
intended
as
aforesaid
,
as
a
meer
civil
touchstone
for
the
Commonwealths
settlement
,
yet
from
the
different
Interest
of
parties
it
was
disobliged
;
but
especially
after
the
sence
was
explained
;
and
that
so
far
from
the
pure
natural
acception
of
the
letter
,
for
instance
,
that
clause
to
labour
uniformity
,
&c
,
according
to
the
Word
of
God
,
and
the
example
of
the
best
Reformed
Churches
,
which
was
interpreted
of
Scotland
generally
by
the
party
.
This
being
on
foot
,
and
the
Parliaments
party
brought
low
under
the
Earl
of
Essex
,
the
Defensive
General
;
The
Parliament
had
now
found
out
a
man
,
I
may
say
God
sent
them
one
,
though
of
Noble
extraction
in
the
worlds
phrase
,
that
is
,
born
of
rich
parents
,
yea
anciently
rich
,
who
would
take
an
Offensive
Commission
;
for
it
is
said
Essex
would
not
;
the
Commons
were
eager
,
but
the
Lords
opposed
this
,
by
this
time
resenting
,
their
Interest
also
hung
upon
the
same
chain
with
the
Kings
;
but
the
undertaking
was
proceeded
in
too
far
to
be
stopped
,
so
that
on
they
go
,
and
now
in
a
miserable
low
condition
,
they
resolve
to
new
mould
the
Army
,
a
work
so
improper
and
impertinent
,
both
in
regard
of
distasting
old
Commanders
,
and
getting
new
mutinies
of
old
Souldiers
,
not
willing
to
change
a
General
until
all
scores
be
cleared
,
as
well
as
getting
new
,
when
on
the
losing
,
nay
lost
side
,
and
that
obstructed
with
stain
of
Rebellion
.
But
all
these
bugs
past
aside
,
it
is
ordered
,
and
accordingly
done
;
but
there
is
a
rub
cast
in
the
way
by
the
brethren
of
Scotlands
friends
;
for
it
is
ordered
none
to
bear
office
in
the
Army
that
should
not
take
the
Covenant
;
yet
this
all
this
while
held
forth
as
a
religious
Oath
,
a
Covenant
to
God
,
and
from
thence
urged
to
the
end
of
civil
settlement
;
and
at
last
it
went
so
high
,
that
no
one
should
bear
Office
Ecclesiastick
so
called
,
Civil
,
or
Military
,
that
would
not
subject
his
conscience
to
this
Covenant
,
which
as
I
have
said
few
men
literally
opposed
,
but
obstructed
with
the
late
Scottish
mist
of
interpretation
or
explanation
but
as
occasion
offered
;
this
also
was
not
so
pressed
as
to
retard
the
work
which
now
pressed
hard
upon
them
;
so
that
it
was
reported
divers
of
the
Members
thought
the
Seats
at
Westminster
too
hot
;
for
Leicester
taken
,
and
the
King
with
his
Army
coming
on
full
and
strong
,
the
Parliament's
weak
and
thin
,
all
was
counted
lost
:
I
my self
the
day
the
field
of
Naseby
was
fought
,
dined
with
four
of
the
Honors
so
called
,
of
Knight-Baronets
,
and
two
Colonels
under
the
Earl
of
Manchester
,
who
avowed
there
were
but
two
Souldiers
in
the
Field
,
the
General
,
and
Major
General
;
Cromwel
was
known
absent
,
and
the
outlandish
Gamester
Vermuden
gone
,
when
tide
turned
,
he
had
lately
laid
down
;
which
made
them
say
,
had
they
one
thousand
pound
,
they
would
not
be
in
the
Battaile
for
nine
hundred
,
so
lost
was
the
Cause
given
;
yet
a
Noble
Knight
,
though
highly
affected
to
the
Interest
both
of
Essex
and
Manchester
resolved
,
he
had
rather
lose
his
1000.
l.
there
,
then
have
it
,
and
life
,
and
liberty
taken
away
.
To
this
despicable
Army
in
such
a
season
and
juncture
of
time
,
as
there
never
was
the
like
for
strength
of
all
sorts
on
the
other
side
,
(
as
in
all
Battails
before
)
after
a
loss
of
the
day
in
the
wisdom
and
power
of
mans
strength
)
did
the
Lord
give
such
a
signall
Victory
,
as
being
wisely
followed
and
improved
,
the
Kings
party
were
never
able
to
make
head
again
;
but
their
severall
parties
in
the
severall
Counties
,
were
,
partly
by
the
Scot
,
keeping
them
on
work
by
diversions
;
The
English
Generall
,
neither
Winter
nor
Summer
gave
any
stop
,
till
England
had
but
two
Armies
,
the
mercinary
so
called
of
Scots
,
and
the
other
of
English
.
And
the
King
,
Oxford
now
only
left
unto
him
,
was
enforced
to
try
his
then
last
shift
,
namely
to
betake
himself
to
the
Scot
,
having
a
strong
Army
before
Newark
,
thereby
to
engage
a
quarrel
,
as
is
more
then
evident
to
all
;
by
whom
he
is
presently
upon
the
surrender
of
the
place
,
carried
back
to
New-Castle
,
and
they
wisely
finding
the
difficulties
attending
them
,
in
case
they
should
carry
him
personally
into
Scotland
,
upon
a
Treaty
deliver
him
up
to
the
English
,
and
what
was
altogether
unexpected
,
return
into
their
own
Land
,
what
engagements
to
a
return
I
know
not
:
And
now
the
Presbyterian
party
so
called
,
fly
high
indeed
,
and
urge
execution
to
the
highest
of
the
settlement
of
their
own
Interest
,
&
having
no
other
publick
enemy
,
bandy
against
their
brethren
in
the
Lords
War
;
the
generality
of
the
English
was
for
them
;
the
so
called
Independents
,
being
esteemed
by
the
many
,
as
the
Christians
of
old
,
actors
of
all
impurities
,
and
their
fry
of
Confederates
the
Sectaries
,
but
as
so
many
legions
of
Divels
,
sent
into
the
world
to
give
a
stop
to
the
erection
of
the
glorious
Kingdom
of
the
Lord
Christ
Jesus
;
and
sure
some
in
their
zeal
would
have
thought
they
had
done
God
good
service
to
have
killed
them
.
I
can
in
my
private
thoughts
compare
their
condition
to
none
better
,
then
that
of
the
Israelites
,
when
they
had
the
Sea
before
them
,
and
an
Army
behind
them
,
and
were
in
the
wilderness
;
I
know
the
passion
of
many
a
soul
,
when
after
all
their
travails
for
Liberty
,
from
the
yoak
so
called
of
the
Bishops
Tyranny
,
they
found
themselves
ground
to
powder
under
the
Milstone
of
the
Presbyters
Rigidity
,
and
all
this
for
conscience
sake
;
for
the
Presbyter
began
according
to
the
old
Rule
with
Church
work
,
and
that
was
and
ever
will
be
long
work
;
especially
where
men
take
it
upon
them
without
the
Lord
,
the
builder
builds
in
vain
.
From
this
the
Commonwealth
being
still
as
over-burthened
as
before
,
the
distastes
were
great
against
the
present
Governors
;
still
as
before
the
galled
back
seeks
ease
,
let
the
plaister
,
cover
,
or
saddle
be
not
only
gilt
,
but
gold
;
This
opens
a
way
to
the
oppressed
for
the
righteous
and
just
ends
of
the
undertaking
of
this
war
being
held
forth
,
that
the
ends
of
the
Covenant
,
as
looking
at
Gods
glory
,
the
peoples
good
,
and
the
just
Rights
of
the
King
were
not
ever
intended
to
be
denyed
;
but
the
pretended
ends
,
namely
thereby
to
ensnare
the
consciences
of
men
by
self-ended
glosses
,
or
the
banishing
their
persons
,
and
confiscation
of
their
goods
,
not
for
neglect
of
civil
obedience
,
but
not
conforming
to
the
opinion
of
others
,
when
as
yet
it
was
professed
,
that
grace
was
the
free
gift
of
God
,
that
the
rules
of
prudence
or
earnall
policy
had
no
ground
in
Gods
Word
;
if
prudence
only
might
rule
,
why
not
the
Popes
and
Bishops
as
well
as
the
Presbyters
?
and
to
enforce
conscience
with
the
Sword
of
the
Scot
was
as
evil
as
the
Mace
of
a
German
.
These
and
the
like
matters
dispersed
abroad
,
and
especially
in
the
Army
,
some
Regiments
rowze
,
and
head
,
and
notwithstanding
all
possible
endeavors
of
the
Parliament
both
at
London
and
in
the
Counties
,
the
whole
Army
is
fixed
,
and
both
with
life
and
Armes
meet
at
the
Rendezvouz
,
and
engage
to
prosecute
the
just
ends
of
Liberty
,
or
to
obtain
the
just
Liberty
of
the
people
(
and
hereabout
the
name
of
Levellers
first
arose
)
part
of
the
Army
actually
seize
the
Kings
person
at
Holmby
,
and
now
the
active
Grandees
of
the
ruling
party
,
so
called
Presbyterian
,
are
accused
of
high
Treason
.
The
King
is
under
the
custody
of
the
Army
,
and
all
means
endeavoured
,
I
beleeve
,
to
make
him
instrumentall
to
the
ends
propounded
to
themselves
;
how
far
their
Treaty
proceeded
,
or
what
obligations
were
on
either
side
,
were
and
are
to
me
private
;
I
can
take
them
to
be
but
politick
Transactions
with
respects
to
their
mutuall
respective
or
particular
Interests
;
and
no
further
carried
on
,
but
that
either
party
had
their
safeguard
,
their
way
and
place
of
retreat
.
But
to
proceed
,
there
was
much
spoken
now
of
the
Scots
return
,
and
many
agitations
,
a
great
body
was
enforced
to
attend
the
King
:
And
he
of
a
politique
head
was
much
catching
and
drawing
;
and
it
is
likely
that
his
great
knowledge
,
where
he
met
with
true
conscience
,
not
equally
gifted
,
he
must
prevail
;
for
prevention
of
which
and
other
evils
,
he
I
beleeve
by
stratagem
and
over-reach
,
was
brought
to
carry
himself
into
the
Isle
of
Wight
,
where
five
hundred
could
do
more
then
ten
thousand
otherwhere
;
but
see
,
this
brings
greater
preplexities
;
for
many
now
wearied
with
war
,
and
its
effects
of
all
sorts
,
or
so
pretending
,
taking
advantage
of
the
Armies
opposing
of
disbanding
,
cry
out
,
there
can
be
no
peace
while
there
is
an
Army
;
and
though
it
is
truth
they
were
not
a
meer
mercinary
Army
,
but
raised
by
Parliament
,
under
the
notion
of
engagement
,
as
free
men
,
for
their
own
just
Rights
:
Yet
it
was
plain
their
Interest
was
now
grown
wholly
into
the
Army
,
and
that
experience
shewed
there
could
be
no
just
settlement
while
the
Sword
was
unsheathed
,
That
they
intended
nothing
but
to
take
away
property
,
and
introduce
confusion
,
and
were
Levellers
,
haters
of
all
Justice
;
so
that
now
the
Souldier
was
enforced
to
stand
upon
his
own
guard
;
London
was
opposite
,
her
Trade
was
decayed
,
her
Assessments
great
,
and
all
places
filled
with
complaints
;
The
weaker
party
in
Parliament
being
sedulous
and
crying
up
the
Common
good
,
got
not
only
many
hearts
,
but
had
enwoven
many
strong
dependants
into
principal
places
of
Trust
and
Office
,
both
at
Sea
and
Land
;
so
that
all
that
the
mighty
men
could
do
,
was
only
to
plot
,
but
they
could
not
bring
to
effect
:
The
Army
was
before
much
admired
for
complying
with
the
King
;
and
who
so
high
against
them
as
the
Presbyter
?
O
they
treated
,
indeed
it
was
the
success
(
however
carried
)
they
maligned
;
sure
I
am
,
they
opposed
not
the
thing
,
for
they
acted
higher
in
it
,
then
ever
did
the
other
;
but
to
prepare
for
the
work
about
the
eleventh
of
June
,
1647.
The
London
Apprentices
so
called
,
made
the
foulest
breach
unto
the
Liberty
of
England
that
ever
was
,
forcing
away
the
Speaker
,
and
all
partaking
with
the
Interest
of
the
Army
;
and
the
residue
of
the
Members
to
testifie
their
contrivance
of
the
fact
,
choose
a
new
Speaker
;
and
declare
them
at
Windsor
,
the
head-Quarters
of
the
Army
,
whither
the
Speaker
and
divers
Parliament
men
were
fled
,
or
retired
,
a
meer
Juncto
(
as
the
Parliament
of
Westminster
,
and
the
Assembly
at
Oxford
had
before
mutually
declared
against
each
other
)
But
by
the
power
of
the
Army
they
are
re-instated
again
at
Westminster
,
and
declare
Pelhams
Parliament
so
called
,
he
being
the
new
chosen
Speaker
,
no
Parliament
;
but
the
lenity
of
the
prevailing
part
went
no
further
then
imprisonment
of
some
heads
,
either
not
daring
in
such
a
difficult
season
,
or
prudently
forbearing
to
exasperate
;
but
this
lenity
shattered
much
their
work
;
for
although
in
the
re-instating
these
Members
,
the
Army
passing
through
the
heart
of
London
,
shewed
themselves
brethren
,
not
enemies
;
no
force
,
no
disdain
appearing
;
yet
London
was
full
of
hot
humours
;
and
no
sooner
was
the
body
of
the
Army
to
that
end
politickly
dispersed
,
by
the
Members
kept
in
,
by
every
Voting
,
but
they
break
forth
anew
.
Yea
,
so
was
the
plot
laid
,
that
each
County
in
England
should
have
their
embroilments
,
and
the
Scot
should
return
to
beat
down
the
Levelling
Army
,
and
re-inthrone
the
Presbyter
;
but
declared
to
make
way
for
a
free
Treaty
with
the
King
at
the
Isle
of
Wight
;
a
sure
plot
;
for
the
Army
every
where
distracted
,
what
could
they
do
?
But
the
plot
works
,
let
us
see
the
event
;
Wales
begins
,
the
remote
part
West
;
thither
is
Cromwel
sent
;
He
gone
,
all
on
the
sudden
the
world
is
full
,
but
happily
by
degrees
,
not
as
intended
,
but
occasionally
;
each
party
of
Rogues
,
who
began
the
work
,
thinking
themselves
able
to
re-instate
King
Charls
;
the
next
place
was
Norwich
,
where
the
Lord
shewed
himself
wonderfully
,
both
in
the
height
of
power
,
and
depth
of
providence
,
of
which
only
one
word
.
There
was
about
two
thousand
persons
in
six
hours
time
gathered
together
,
not
intended
untill
May
day
,
the
choyce
day
of
the
Major
by
promiscuous
popular
Election
(
I
need
say
no
more
to
shew
the
evil
in
case
of
a
future
settlement
)
but
the
Major
being
upon
miscarriage
sent
for
by
a
Messenger
of
Parliament
;
to
kill
the
Messenger
,
and
rescue
the
Major
,
this
multitude
pretended
to
rise
;
but
up
,
they
broke
open
one
of
the
Sheriffs
houses
,
and
rifled
the
same
,
and
the
Excise
Office
,
and
then
seized
the
Magazine
of
the
County
,
in
which
was
ninety
eight
barrels
of
powder
;
there
were
in
the
house
,
dwellers
to
the
number
of
twenty
and
odd
of
men
,
women
,
and
children
;
the
house
was
large
and
strong
,
yet
they
forced
it
open
,
there
being
Arms
also
for
two
thousand
persons
;
which
found
out
,
they
presently
arm
and
charge
;
but
the
scowrers
and
worms
being
in
,
and
they
in
haste
,
their
Guns
became
useless
against
the
Horse
,
who
came
in
to
the
assistance
of
the
Roundheads
,
as
they
were
called
,
of
whom
it
was
resolved
,
not
one
should
be
left
alive
by
the
next
day
after
.
And
now
both
Presbyter
and
Independent
being
in
the
same
danger
,
they
both
met
as
friends
,
and
accounted
the
ones
safety
the
others
preservation
;
and
as
God
preserved
the
Souldier
without
,
so
did
he
also
them
within
the
house
;
for
the
house
being
blown
up
,
as
is
most
likely
by
wilfulness
of
some
of
them
(
for
it
was
declared
the
day
before
,
it
would
be
blown
up
)
and
above
one
hundred
of
them
found
dead
,
not
one
of
the
Inhabitants
were
slain
,
though
under
the
same
ruines
;
yea
,
a
woman
great
with
childe
,
formerly
subject
to
miscarry
,
now
near
her
time
,
though
lying
long
under
a
great
wall
,
was
taken
out
safe
,
miscarried
not
,
but
liveth
still
to
praise
the
Lord
,
with
those
her
brethren
and
sisters
,
who
saw
themselves
in
the
grave
,
and
were
yet
raised
;
and
this
was
done
,
April
the
twenty
fourth
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
forty
eight
.
From
hence
were
the
Souldiers
,
while
the
City
was
yet
scarce
setled
,
called
to
Bury
in
Suffolk
,
thence
into
Kent
,
thence
to
Colchester
;
a
small
party
brought
Holland's
and
Buckingham's
partakers
to
their
shame
;
and
the
Scot
,
before
not
known
whether
Royal
or
Presbyterial
,
being
(
with
much
ado
)
disowned
by
the
Parliament
,
by
reason
,
as
was
declared
,
of
the
insufferable
cruelties
and
rapines
by
them
exercised
upon
the
English
;
but
the
visible
interest
of
them
was
wholly
Royal
,
commixing
Councels
and
Interest
with
the
renegate
English
,
so
called
;
and
although
all
the
breakings
forth
were
meerly
by
the
loose
multitude
,
and
no
appearance
but
for
the
Royal
party
;
yet
this
hint
was
taken
,
strongly
to
urge
a
close
with
his
Majesty
;
and
to
make
this
the
less
doubtfull
,
the
Navy
in
great
part
revolt
,
and
the
strong
supporters
of
the
Presbyterian
party
engage
in
it
.
Now
whether
the
Independents
were
not
true
to
the
King
in
their
Colloque
,
I
here
quaere
not
,
nor
can
more
then
before
;
This
I
am
sure
,
they
were
true
to
themselves
.
But
the
Presbyterian
party
so
called
,
were
not
true
to
themselves
;
for
the
King
out-went
them
as
far
as
the
other
did
him
;
not
that
I
beleeve
that
they
intended
it
,
but
that
their
Leaders
now
seeing
things
at
a
dead
lift
,
resolved
to
make
the
best
bargain
they
could
for
themselves
,
not
seeking
the
Kings
Interest
neither
,
but
as
it
stood
with
their
own
;
therefore
they
resolve
to
please
the
King
in
all
;
and
that
the
Treaty
might
be
free
,
send
him
down
new
Suits
&c.
and
free
him
from
the
close
imprisonment
or
restraint
wherein
he
had
suffered
;
and
this
proceeded
to
a
large
Treaty
,
wherein
the
King
and
his
Creatures
treated
all
matters
as
them
listed
;
and
that
which
was
never
heard
on
in
the
world
,
a
Prince
alone
to
maintain
Arguments
both
divine
and
civil
against
the
utmost
wits
of
Lawyers
and
Divines
,
and
as
they
were
printed
,
seemed
to
surmount
them
;
yet
to
get
himself
into
the
Throne
,
and
make
his
enemies
bowe
,
he
parted
with
what
he
had
argued
himself
into
;
so
they
had
what
they
had
,
not
of
right
,
but
grant
still
;
and
all
this
done
with
such
sobriety
,
such
opposition
,
granting
now
a
little
,
then
a
little
,
that
a
meer
honest
eye-witness
would
have
been
deceived
,
notwithstanding
he
knew
his
Majesty
had
declared
himself
a
prisoner
,
not
free
,
his
Son
the
Prince
now
acting
by
his
command
,
avowing
the
Treaty
forced
,
and
the
Armies
of
the
Scots
and
English
engaged
to
break
all
off
.
But
God
,
notwithstanding
all
this
,
that
breaks
all
the
bows
that
were
strained
against
him
,
scatters
all
these
clouds
;
only
Colchester
,
the
Scots
Army
,
and
the
Fleet
are
continued
●o
exercise
our
patience
;
during
the
siege
of
Colchester
,
it
is
wonderfull
that
the
poor
Souldier
should
endure
to
fight
the
same
men
so
many
times
,
still
sending
them
to
London
,
whence
they
escaped
,
and
yet
he
not
execute
them
,
but
send
them
again
;
so
that
I
have
heard
some
were
taken
above
seven
times
prisoners
;
the
Elements
seemed
to
fight
against
them
,
or
bewaile
the
obdurateness
of
some
hearts
,
by
a
continual
rain
during
all
that
summer
,
especially
at
that
siege
,
which
though
long
,
yet
at
last
was
effected
;
And
God
so
blessed
the
Lieut
,
General
in
the
North
,
that
though
he
had
been
made
specially
instrumentall
in
most
the
great
warlike
affairs
(
as
well
as
conciliary
)
yet
here
he
triumphed
indeed
;
the
General
taken
prisoner
,
and
the
whole
Army
utterly
dissipated
,
though
above
three
to
one
,
and
disputed
manlike
;
but
who
can
oppose
the
will
of
the
Almighty
.
Yet
some
endeavoured
therein
still
,
and
these
successes
against
him
whom
God
would
cast
down
,
engaged
them
the
more
speedily
to
effect
their
intentions
,
and
enact
a
disbanding
of
the
Army
,
lest
the
Army
should
disband
them
;
This
hastens
the
Armies
march
to
London
,
I
am
consident
altogether
unresolved
what
to
do
;
the
work
which
God
now
called
them
to
,
was
higher
then
ever
,
and
the
presages
were
the
ruine
either
of
London
,
the
Army
,
or
both
;
certainly
there
were
many
who
would
have
put
it
to
the
Tryal
;
but
the
Citizens
wisely
considering
,
that
the
multitude
of
discontented
persons
,
poor
and
necessitous
,
were
as
great
,
if
not
greater
dangers
within
,
then
the
Army
without
,
and
that
lose
they
what
they
could
by
compliance
,
they
must
lose
more
by
opposition
,
they
admit
the
General
.
The
Parliament
is
now
shattered
,
many
of
the
Members
being
taken
and
imprisoned
,
are
declared
as
guilty
of
the
bringing
in
the
Scots
,
and
might
as
well
,
if
not
better
,
of
the
several
mutinies
in
England
on
the
Land
,
and
defection
of
the
Ships
at
Sea
;
London
is
now
Garrisoned
,
the
Arrears
which
were
great
there
(
intending
by
want
of
pay
,
if
possible
,
to
dishearten
the
Souldier
)
are
strictly
ordered
,
(
and
the
Seat
of
the
beast
there
,
that
is
Pauls
Church
the
Cathedral
made
a
Court
of
Guard
)
and
such
Members
as
would
avow
the
proceedings
with
the
King
,
excluded
the
House
.
Ireland
all
this
while
was
to
the
Parliament
almost
,
as
it
hath
been
with
me
,
a
thing
not
regarded
;
but
now
there
are
thoughts
of
that
,
and
the
Army
setled
under
a
certain
number
,
with
a
settlement
of
pay
respectively
,
and
order
taken
for
the
settling
the
Navy
,
and
Generals
sent
forth
;
there
is
great
thoughts
of
the
necessity
of
doing
Justice
;
mens
minds
had
run
no
higher
generally
,
then
happily
to
bring
a
Lord
or
two
to
the
block
;
but
lo
,
God
raiseth
mens
spirits
to
that
height
,
and
brings
them
to
it
by
degrees
,
that
they
bring
even
the
King
himself
to
the
Barr
of
Justice
;
O
that
every
heart
may
tremble
at
the
work
of
the
Lord
!
he
hath
here
manifested
his
power
,
let
all
Princes
tremble
;
Charls
of
England
the
best
of
Kings
,
I
may
admit
,
but
the
worst
of
all
other
men
(
for
none
hath
such
obligations
)
is
the
example
.
No
Nation
had
the
like
mercies
with
England
,
the
hand
of
heaven
had
planted
and
watered
us
,
we
were
grown
rich
,
our
eyes
stared
with
fat
,
and
our
bodies
sweat
under
the
pride
of
apparel
;
but
our
Religion
was
formal
,
and
all
our
improvement
of
outward
mercies
were
to
licentiousness
;
the
poor
were
naked
,
idle
,
and
unprovided
for
;
the
Law
held
forth
righteousness
,
but
the
Judges
and
Ministers
made
it
crooked
,
or
broken
;
the
rich
men
only
were
imployed
,
the
honour
of
Magistracy
was
rich
clothes
and
a
full
Table
,
but
they
were
too
good
to
take
pains
.
Now
O
all
you
Magistrates
,
see
,
God
hath
plucked
him
out
,
who
was
prayed
for
as
the
light
of
your
life
,
and
the
breath
of
your
nosthrils
,
the
fountain
of
your
so
called
Honours
,
your
Idoll
;
and
hath
broken
off
,
not
only
the
palms
of
his
hands
and
his
feet
,
but
by
the
Sword
of
the
Lord
hath
cut
off
his
head
,
as
an
offender
against
the
Laws
,
which
he
was
entrusted
to
be
the
chief
Keeper
of
.
I
write
it
,
when
I
still
see
with
grief
,
men
great
in
riches
,
able
in
parts
,
think
scorn
to
be
left
out
of
Offices
and
places
of
trust
,
as
neglected
;
but
put
them
in
,
and
if
they
have
nothing
else
to
do
,
they
think
that
a
work
below
them
:
I
avow
it
just
,
if
God
should
turn
them
out
of
all
,
and
set
the
Plough-man
to
be
their
Lord
;
but
I
see
yet
no
Justice
for
man
to
do
it
;
yet
that
they
should
be
punished
,
is
most
just
;
but
of
this
more
seasonably
afterwards
;
men
that
will
may
see
God
in
this
,
and
admire
.
I
know
many
pious
Christians
,
enemies
to
this
Act
,
who
yet
adhered
to
the
Parliament
in
all
the
Wars
,
and
contributions
thereto
,
against
the
King
,
yea
in
the
offensive
one
;
but
their
stick
is
the
Covenant
;
I
would
have
such
rest
content
〈◊〉
their
own
innocency
in
the
fact
they
might
have
opposed
;
if
then
they
resisted
not
;
let
them
now
be
silent
,
seeing
the
Lord
is
high
in
judgement
.
That
party
of
Parliament
who
transacted
the
affairs
of
State
,
now
still
keeping
the
name
of
the
Parliament
(
though
assisted
with
,
or
guarded
by
the
Army
)
and
in
that
saving
to
us
our
due
Rights
and
Liberties
,
of
equal
Law
and
property
,
After
this
fatall
Sentence
proceeds
to
the
sentencing
of
others
,
both
of
high
and
low
estate
,
and
enact
the
alteration
of
the
State
of
the
Nation
from
a
Monarchy
,
the
Government
being
grown
wholly
confused
;
the
due
regulation
of
the
Prince
,
the
priviledges
of
Parliament
,
and
the
liberty
of
the
Subject
,
being
rather
not
to
be
distinguished
then
destinguished
;
rather
treated
on
in
the
Schools
then
by
themselves
;
and
our
Laws
(
though
the
ignorance
of
them
excused
no
man
)
by
the
Judges
or
Senate
,
then
by
the
many
concerned
,
whether
Executioners
as
Justices
of
the
Peace
,
inferior
Judges
,
Constables
,
&c.
or
the
poor
multitude
;
yea
,
all
our
Cities
and
Boroughs
lost
in
their
Franchises
,
and
Towns
lawless
in
all
kinds
,
so
that
there
was
a
kinde
of
legall
levelling
or
theevery
grown
common
:
Was
it
not
high
time
for
the
Parliament
of
England
to
step
up
?
God
raised
up
some
spirits
,
and
but
a
few
,
they
attempted
high
matters
,
feared
not
the
frown
of
a
King
,
nor
the
combinations
of
all
neighbour
Princes
,
which
was
threatned
,
but
resolved
to
establish
the
work
God
set
them
about
:
And
I
let
them
to
know
God
hath
plained
the
way
unto
them
,
there
is
no
opposition
but
Self
;
they
have
been
Gods
instruments
for
great
works
,
and
must
be
yet
for
greater
;
success
doth
not
always
demonstrate
the
truth
,
God
may
suffer
them
in
many
errors
for
one
good
sake
;
What
he
intends
I
determine
not
,
but
may
conjecture
,
that
themselves
saw
God
Almighty
intended
an
alteration
of
that
frame
of
Government
which
was
in
this
Nation
.
What
to
settle
is
their
work
,
and
how
;
to
oppose
this
settlement
was
now
the
endeavour
;
some
things
I
fear
in
the
many
Counterbuffs
which
God
had
given
,
were
taken
to
oppose
,
which
were
never
so
intended
,
though
they
might
be
tendered
inopportunely
,
and
under
the
time
of
the
grand
design
of
Petitioning
:
As
namely
some
Petitions
,
which
though
not
burned
by
the
hands
of
the
Hangman
,
as
that
was
presented
to
the
ungarbled
House
,
yet
it
was
for
some
things
,
(
it
may
be
justly
distasted
)
in
the
whole
disowned
,
and
called
,
or
rather
miscalled
as
seditious
by
some
interessed
persons
,
to
render
the
whole
odious
.
Rainsborough
is
slain
,
and
no
due
enquiry
into
his
death
,
or
Sir
H.
Cholmleys
supposed
compliance
with
the
Pomfreteers
:
This
in
an
unsetled
State
(
where
though
faith
was
highly
known
and
pretended
to
on
both
sides
,
little
was
acted
by
the
parties
controverting
,
but
as
men
)
adopted
enemies
to
new
attempts
,
and
that
from
grounds
given
forth
plausible
enough
;
for
the
Engagements
at
New-Market
,
and
Triploe-Heath
,
&c.
were
made
the
outside
of
the
design
:
The
matter
proposed
might
be
just
,
but
the
way
of
undertaking
disowned
,
and
they
soon
quelled
by
the
valour
and
policy
of
the
Lieut.
General
,
who
had
also
with
as
much
confidence
,
as
cunning
,
strangled
it
formerly
at
Ware
.
How
warrantable
all
proceedings
were
,
I
cannot
at
large
here
discuss
;
but
this
is
evident
,
as
souldiers
they
could
not
so
dispute
the
matter
,
but
their
way
was
unjust
;
what
ever
their
cause
was
as
Subjects
,
they
could
but
Petition
,
untill
a
lawful
power
or
just
necessity
headed
them
:
This
awhile
obstructed
the
relief
of
Ireland
,
together
with
some
scattered
scrupling
objections
;
as
that
the
Land
was
theirs
Originally
,
ours
by
Conquest
onely
,
&c.
Which
Arguments
admitted
,
would
reduce
us
all
to
the
mountain
of
Arrarat
,
and
make
all
Nations
fight
there
(
if
they
could
finde
them
)
till
they
had
the
possession
which
onely
they
could
prove
was
the
first
indubitable
rightful
possession
of
their
first
Ancestor
after
the
flood
;
not
that
I
think
it
lawful
for
one
Nation
to
dispossess
another
at
lust
;
but
possession
anciently
acquired
is
just
,
till
lawfully
evicted
;
and
if
the
contest
be
drawn
to
the
Swords
decision
,
it
is
at
least
lawful
on
the
Conquerors
part
.
But
really
what
ever
appeared
in
it
,
all
these
were
but
the
stratagems
of
the
defeated
party
of
the
King
,
to
foment
if
possible
new
quarrels
among
the
Parliament
party
,
to
give
some
new
hopes
to
their
dying
,
yea
,
dead-hearted
cause
,
who
meeting
with
discontented
,
hot
,
and
eager
spirits
,
were
easily
seduced
;
yea
,
so
as
to
declare
for
the
necessity
of
introducing
the
Son
,
when
themselves
agreed
to
dethrone
,
nay
,
execute
the
Father
;
and
so
far
may
men
be
seduced
by
false
interests
:
but
some
did
highlier
engage
,
declaring
the
Parliament
no
Parliament
;
and
charging
of
some
men
eminently
instrumental
(
to
their
own
design
)
as
absolute
Traytors
;
yea
,
higher
then
the
King
deceased
.
How
things
came
to
this
height
,
is
not
worthy
the
controverting
here
;
but
this
I
must
say
,
the
Author
was
a
man
of
a
high
spirit
,
and
good
natural
parts
,
a
great
sufferer
for
the
common
Cause
,
and
promoter
of
it
;
but
in
stead
of
reward
expected
,
sleighted
in
what
was
acknowledged
to
him
as
duly
merited
;
and
upon
mistakes
,
as
he
avowed
,
imprisoned
by
his
own
party
;
thus
highly
exasperated
,
he
engages
a
strong
party
with
him
,
who
urging
highly
the
failings
of
others
,
by
opening
errors
,
lay
the
seeds
of
new
divisions
,
as
is
objected
against
them
;
and
he
is
upon
this
miscalled
,
or
called
the
Prince
or
Ring-leader
of
the
so
called
Levellers
,
wherein
I
shall
to
clear
all
interests
on
foote
,
speak
a
few
words
concerning
Levelling
;
and
that
both
properly
and
improperly
,
that
is
,
both
as
it
holds
forth
a
just
Rule
,
and
is
scandalized
,
and
an
unjust
end
,
and
therefore
to
be
rejected
;
and
the
contest
is
but
the
same
of
Satans
old
way
of
malignity
.
There
are
just
things
held
out
under
the
name
of
Levelling
,
which
he
would
hide
,
and
his
instuments
;
therefore
I
beseech
all
holding
forth
a
profession
of
Christianity
,
to
walk
worthy
of
their
high
Calling
to
which
they
are
called
in
the
Lord
Jesus
;
not
to
expound
,
take
,
or
receive
things
,
matters
or
persons
into
obloquie
or
honor
for
mens
sake
,
or
because
of
Interest
sake
,
but
according
to
the
rule
of
our
holy
profession
.
Levelling
then
may
be
considered
,
first
,
improperly
,
and
so
injustly
,
that
is
,
for
a
forcible
taking
away
the
property
of
rich
men
,
or
men
that
have
any
property
be
it
more
or
less
:
Now
this
is
divers
,
as
first
,
under
colour
of
a
Title
,
I
take
away
the
estate
,
whether
reall
or
personal
,
of
my
neighbour
,
and
will
by
no
means
come
to
,
either
restore
,
or
arbitrate
the
business
;
but
knowing
the
Law
(
as
now
used
)
will
afford
a
debate
lasting
,
and
a
trick
may
overthrow
(
as
aforesaid
)
my
neighbours
just
right
;
and
if
he
be
but
poor
or
patient
,
he
will
be
quickly
disheartened
,
and
I
shall
gain
my
end
,
and
injoy
as
justly
,
even
by
colour
of
Law
,
what
was
with
detestable
injury
forced
from
another
(
this
was
the
great
beam
in
some
mens
eyes
)
and
called
legal
Levelling
,
the
most
unjust
of
all
,
if
truth
it
be
so
,
which
is
much
feared
,
being
in
all
mens
mouthes
.
The
next
unjust
Levelling
was
a
Tenet
,
that
the
poor
had
an
interest
in
the
Commonwealth
as
well
as
the
rich
;
and
that
every
man
ought
to
have
his
portion
;
and
that
the
great
rich
men
having
hoarded
up
the
Treasure
,
and
joyning
house
to
house
,
and
field
to
field
,
they
had
so
much
care
for
the
private
,
that
the
publike
was
neglected
;
yea
,
that
the
immoderate
heaping
of
estate
was
unlawful
,
and
that
there
ought
to
be
a
proportion
above
which
no
man
might
rise
;
and
to
remedy
these
evils
,
they
would
have
all
estates
cast
into
a
common
stock
,
and
the
land
(
at
least
)
divided
equally
;
and
surely
they
had
a
great
president
in
a
famous
Commonwealth
,
which
twice
(
in
a
short
space
for
such
a
Revolution
)
or
I
am
deceived
,
did
such
an
Act
;
but
the
Common-wealth
was
Heathen
,
and
I
know
no
Rule
for
us
to
walk
by
their
example
,
unless
the
Word
of
God
allow
it
.
The
next
unjust
Levelling
,
is
,
by
forcing
not
an
equality
of
division
,
but
a
perpetual
community
,
as
supposing
all
evils
to
grow
principally
from
the
infatiable
thirst
after
riches
;
therefore
these
propound
,
Not
now
to
apportion
estates
,
and
after
to
settle
propriety
,
and
admit
buying
&
selling
,
and
transmutations
of
possession
,
and
so
an
alteration
of
the
first
settlement
by
degrees
;
but
to
vest
the
whole
interest
in
the
body
of
the
people
,
and
to
settle
allowances
;
first
,
for
exceeding
vertue
,
as
Magistrates
,
and
all
for
eminent
excellencies
imployed
in
publike
trust
,
according
to
their
set
and
unalterably
appointed
degrees
;
and
next
for
the
multitude
,
according
to
a
like
set
and
unalterable
proportion
,
except
by
the
publike
Magistrate
appointed
,
respect
being
duly
had
unto
the
number
,
and
condition
,
of
Age
or
Youth
,
and
other
qualifications
,
according
to
the
plot
laid
down
in
that
exquisite
piece
of
Sir
Tho.
Moore
,
intending
,
as
I
conceive
the
perfect
Idea
of
a
Commonwealth
,
according
to
the
rule
of
Nature
,
perfected
by
Evangelical
Doctrine
;
and
sure
it
is
,
were
such
a
State
from
a
voluntary
and
unfeigned
desire
of
well
and
righteous
living
,
voluntarily
established
,
it
were
an
earthly
Paradise
;
and
that
it
is
not
impossible
,
the
pattern
of
the
Lacedemonian
State
overcomming
the
most
difficult
parts
of
it
,
plainly
declares
;
But
its
thought
fit
,
not
the
powers
onely
,
but
the
body
are
to
be
convinced
of
such
things
moderately
and
wisely
,
not
by
indiscreet
agitations
,
much
less
perturbations
of
a
State
,
they
are
to
be
left
to
their
judgements
,
God
will
effect
assuredly
such
things
as
he
hath
determined
in
his
appointed
season
.
Another
Levelling
here
called
unjust
,
that
is
,
from
error
continued
,
or
by
force
attempted
,
as
was
objected
,
(
some
so
pretending
,
being
instrumental
in
renewing
wars
,
and
to
cause
out
breakings
)
is
in
them
,
who
were
thought
happily
to
settle
or
attempt
the
settlement
of
their
own
private
frame
of
Commonwealth
,
by
such
means
;
but
truly
,
though
some
assist
,
and
others
more
wise
declare
themselves
not
willing
to
oppose
,
yet
I
hope
,
yea
,
and
am
verily
perswaded
of
some
of
them
,
they
did
both
respectively
,
out
of
a
tenderness
to
men
whom
they
had
known
valiantly
to
oppose
the
common
pretended
Enemy
,
out
of
conscience
of
the
interest
they
now
seemingly
opposed
,
or
at
least
cleaved
not
unto
,
though
they
avowed
they
adhered
to
the
interest
always
pretended
,
but
the
men
were
changed
,
and
acted
not
as
they
had
declared
.
Others
were
opinionated
,
that
community
was
the
Regiment
of
the
Lord
Jesus
;
and
that
all
Christians
ought
to
submit
to
it
;
and
they
may
say
true
,
but
that
time
may
not
be
yet
;
and
when
it
is
,
surely
it
will
not
be
a
confused
community
;
the
community
among
the
Apostles
(
stretched
only
to
voluntary
sales
,
and
that
)
was
,
somewhat
for
the
present
necessity
,
but
especially
and
for
ever
to
manifest
they
were
all
as
one
Family
,
under
their
Head
the
Lord
Jesus
;
and
that
no
man
called
a
Christian
,
could
call
ought
his
own
,
while
his
faithful
brother
stood
in
need
,
which
was
,
though
not
inforced
,
ever
held
by
all
Christians
,
how
ever
weakly
practised
,
and
in
the
declining
State
of
the
Church
,
grew
more
obnoxious
,
●o
evident
neglect
.
Now
such
a
community
,
that
the
poor
Christian
being
laborious
(
if
able
to
work
)
should
be
relieved
where
his
labour
failed
,
or
in
what
it
reached
not
unto
(
that
so
he
might
live
comfortably
,
and
rejoyce
in
the
Covenant
of
his
God
)
assuredly
ought
,
and
I
hope
will
be
reduced
to
its
original
purity
.
Now
there
was
another
unjust
Levelling
talked
of
;
which
was
an
unregulated
community
,
that
is
,
the
setitng
up
the
Law
of
Naturals
without
the
Divine
regulations
;
that
is
,
to
live
like
beasts
,
to
kill
and
eat
,
to
live
each
man
to
his
lusts
,
and
the
stronger
to
overcome
the
weaker
;
which
confusion
having
ushered
in
a
necessity
of
regulation
,
then
and
thereby
to
lay
the
foundations
from
that
necessity
,
of
a
holy
or
just
Community
among
the
people
;
supposing
men
,
while
enjoying
ought
assuredly
,
would
not
be
drawn
to
an
uninterested
Politie
,
wherein
,
though
the
end
be
approved
,
yet
no
just
man
will
allow
the
means
,
if
he
remember
we
must
not
do
evil
that
good
may
come
of
it
,
no
not
in
this
juncture
of
time
when
the
flood-gates
of
Liberty
were
broken
up
,
though
that
some
may
think
,
to
that
end
Providence
so
ordered
the
matter
;
and
to
men
so
settled
,
there
is
no
chain
strong
enough
.
O
Lord
,
I
pray
thee
open
such
eyes
,
especially
of
those
that
from
a
sincere
heart
desire
thy
glory
,
least
their
zeal
,
not
according
to
knowledge
,
make
thy
truth
and
zeal
for
thee
evil
spoken
of
;
and
most
like
it
is
,
of
such
spirits
were
they
,
who
were
seduced
,
if
seduced
,
or
that
they
drew
away
themselves
and
others
with
them
.
But
let
them
know
,
that
in
such
unruly
breakings
out
of
parties
into
contentions
of
divided
interests
,
it
is
more
lawful
for
their
opposites
,
being
in
present
power
,
to
subdue
and
punish
them
,
then
for
them
to
labour
and
indeavour
by
force
or
disobedience
to
subdue
or
cashiere
their
opposites
:
And
now
I
am
come
to
the
more
particular
discussion
of
just
Levelling
(
or
just
things
held
out
by
men
,
no
way
aiming
at
any
by
,
or
corrupt
end
,
or
interest
whatever
.
)
Just
Levelling
then
so
called
is
an
impropriety
in
regard
of
the
acceptance
of
the
word
,
a
propriety
in
regard
of
the
end
;
for
it
looks
at
just
things
justly
,
however
it
is
scandalized
;
and
is
in
a
word
,
but
the
rule
of
proportionate
Justice
:
I
say
,
not
onely
Justice
,
but
proportionate
,
that
is
,
that
there
be
not
onely
one
Law
,
but
that
Law
held
forth
with
due
respects
of
equity
and
righteousness
;
as
for
example
,
To
charge
a
Gentleman
that
hath
three
hundred
pound
a
year
,
a
horse
for
Service
,
and
to
charge
him
for
300.
li.
a
year
,
to
a
Rate
is
just
,
for
such
an
estate
there
is
;
and
to
charge
a
Gentleman
of
three
thousand
pound
a
year
,
a
horse
also
,
is
just
;
and
to
charge
him
for
three
thousand
pound
per
annum
is
just
;
but
this
is
not
levelled
,
that
is
,
brought
to
the
proportion
of
equal
distributive
Justice
;
for
if
you
will
do
so
,
then
the
proportion
must
,
and
ought
to
be
thus
fixed
;
(
first
,
admitting
that
qualifications
of
the
mind
,
though
honored
,
be
not
charged
;
for
that
of
the
Poll-money
was
in
that
exceedingly
unjust
;
divers
Knights
,
Esquires
,
Doctors
,
Attornyes
,
&c.
not
being
worth
the
money
they
were
assessed
at
by
the
Poll
)
but
I
say
that
excepted
,
they
must
fix
a
Rule
for
the
value
of
a
Gentleman
,
Esquire
,
Knight
,
&c.
To
which
end
,
Suppose
the
estate
of
a
Gentleman
be
300.
li.
per
annum
,
as
before
,
and
that
this
shal
be
charged
one
horse
:
then
a
Gentleman
of
600.
l.
must
be
three
;
for
if
that
three
hundred
maintain
a
Gentleman
and
one
horse
,
six
hundred
may
maintain
two
horses
more
;
and
so
in
proportion
in
all
charges
and
duties
in
the
Commonwealth
.
These
Levellers
prefer
the
integrity
of
a
Religious
conversation
in
all
things
answerable
to
the
strictness
of
their
holy
profession
,
above
all
policy
and
carnal
interests
;
therefore
they
honour
rich
men
,
but
they
especially
esteem
and
trust
vertuous
men
;
and
therefore
desire
,
that
in
publike
Administrations
the
basis
and
settlement
of
the
Commonwealth
may
be
so
tempered
,
that
the
vertuous
,
and
experienced
judicious
man
may
not
be
cashiered
a
fit
Regiment
for
want
of
Riches
,
being
well
knowing
that
the
purity
and
corruption
of
interest
are
the
props
and
decayes
of
a
Common-wealth
respectively
as
they
are
admitted
.
They
deny
not
that
the
foundations
of
England
settlement
were
just
,
nor
that
there
was
alwayes
a
politick
settlement
held
forth
;
but
they
say
it
was
never
practized
as
held
forth
,
and
yet
held
forth
far
short
of
what
the
perfection
of
our
profession
enlightens
unto
;
whereupon
they
urge
,
that
the
whole
frame
of
our
Government
,
Civil
as
well
as
Ecclesiastick
,
ought
to
be
brought
to
the
Standard
of
Justice
,
at
least
to
that
the
Declarations
of
Parliament
seem
to
●old
forth
,
which
own
as
much
in
Generals
,
as
they
desire
in
particulars
;
wherefore
they
say
,
that
they
are
confident
it
can
now
be
nothing
but
corrupt
and
partial
Interests
that
can
divide
;
and
therefore
they
desired
,
that
the
foundations
being
assured
,
the
superstructure
might
be
answerable
;
and
that
in
not
only
the
clearing
of
the
Rights
of
the
supreme
Magistrate
,
but
of
the
Subjects
in
all
Offices
,
Trusts
,
and
Degrees
,
in
such
a
plain
,
evident
Christian
manner
,
that
no
man
might
complain
justly
,
either
that
through
ignorance
he
knew
not
the
Law
,
or
difficulty
that
he
could
not
perform
it
,
or
delayes
that
he
were
oppressed
instead
of
relieved
by
it
;
and
to
that
end
desired
the
Laws
in
English
,
all
fained
actions
and
intricacy
of
pleadings
to
be
annulled
,
Courts
of
Law
and
equity
with
all
other
legall
proceedings
to
be
in
the
respective
Counties
;
Bargains
and
Sales
,
and
all
conveyances
to
be
enrolled
,
all
Lands
to
pay
debts
,
Creditors
to
be
paid
equally
out
of
the
whole
estate
of
the
Debtor
,
not
preferring
fraudulent
Judgements
before
honest
Bills
;
all
actions
under
such
a
value
to
be
determined
by
any
two
Justices
of
the
Limit
by
their
Warrants
without
Writ
,
especially
at
monthly
meetings
,
but
more
especially
if
they
were
both
poor
,
that
is
,
not
worth
one
hundred
pound
clear
,
or
if
but
one
of
them
,
the
poor
being
grown
lately
as
well
enemies
and
devourers
of
one
another
as
the
rich
.
That
there
might
be
but
one
waight
,
whether
Troy
or
Aver
du-poiz
,
in
the
Nation
,
and
so
one
measure
;
and
one
tenure
,
that
is
Freehold
of
the
State
,
not
grantable
to
any
person
or
persons
,
so
called
mean
Lords
,
as
tending
to
the
high
advancing
of
particular
interests
,
much
more
subject
to
destroy
then
support
the
Commonwealth
;
especially
that
basest
badge
of
slavery
,
and
the
most
prejudicial
to
the
interest
of
a
free
Commonwealth
,
the
so
called
Villeni
or
bond
service
,
urging
that
the
Rule
of
Littleton
,
That
Land
being
the
less
worthy
cannot
engage
the
person
of
a
free
man
which
is
more
worthy
,
and
so
that
Villenage
,
or
now
so
called
Copy-hold
,
is
incompatible
with
freedome
;
and
the
evil
effects
of
this
have
appeared
in
choyce
of
Representatives
,
as
dangerous
as
ever
did
any
Feife
service
of
the
Barons
to
their
Soveraigns
the
Kings
;
and
they
say
it
is
just
the
Comminalty
should
have
right
done
against
inferiour
Lords
,
now
the
Lords
have
right
against
the
King
or
State
,
that
so
while
we
be
freed
from
the
Tyranny
of
a
Prince
,
we
may
not
be
worse
slaves
each
to
other
;
for
they
can
instance
more
wicked
,
unchristian
,
merciless
,
and
cruel
acts
in
Copyhold
Lords
,
then
in
all
the
Princes
in
the
world
.
They
also
desired
,
if
the
State
took
Tonnage
,
and
Poundage
,
Customes
,
&c.
that
the
Seas
might
be
guarded
(
and
some
said
,
if
they
did
not
,
it
was
lawful
to
steal
Custome
,
but
I
put
that
opinion
in
a
Parenthesis
)
they
desired
that
no
person
or
condition
of
men
might
be
secured
from
Law
;
that
all
evils
as
appearing
,
might
be
at
appearing
,
rectified
;
and
to
that
end
,
that
an
easie
address
might
be
to
Courts
of
Justice
,
setled
in
power
in
the
respective
bounds
,
both
for
ending
and
determining
according
to
Law
setled
,
and
preparing
for
remedy
to
emergent
evils
by
certificate
of
the
matter
.
They
said
they
valued
their
priviledges
as
high
as
any
,
but
they
would
part
with
their
priviledges
of
men
,
to
enjoy
the
priviledge
of
just
and
wise
men
;
they
therefore
would
deny
themselves
things
lawful
,
if
found
inconvenient
;
thus
did
they
submit
to
the
Magistrate
,
and
thought
not
themselves
wiser
then
them
whom
God
set
over
them
;
but
this
also
admitted
,
that
Magistrates
were
men
and
might
err
;
that
the
rule
of
their
Government
being
but
perfect
reason
,
(
supposed
that
infallibility
was
not
tyed
to
the
Seat
of
Justice
,
if
not
to
the
Throne
of
the
Prince
,
and
Chair
of
the
Bishop
)
that
it
was
the
duty
of
the
Subject
,
with
fear
and
humility
to
advise
of
the
Law
;
and
that
no
man
might
oppose
the
Law
but
lawfully
;
not
to
be
the
Authors
of
disturbance
to
the
State
,
lest
each
man
might
contend
for
his
own
opinion
,
until
there
were
as
many
Laws
as
men
:
They
said
that
the
poor
were
a
parcel
of
the
body
politick
,
which
ought
to
be
provided
for
setledly
and
sufficiently
(
some
propounded
Commons
,
some
concealed
Lands
,
some
one
thing
,
some
another
;
but
these
were
mistaken
parties
,
generally
,
though
well
affected
they
might
be
;
for
Commons
were
the
Tenants
Rights
originally
,
not
the
poors
;
and
concealed
Lands
might
now
have
proved
as
fatall
a
Hawk
to
the
State
to
whom
they
now
belong
,
as
Forrest
Lands
did
before
to
the
King
;
for
,
as
I
have
said
before
,
all
Tenures
,
Titles
,
&c.
being
grown
so
difficult
,
what
might
not
have
been
adjudged
now
concealed
,
as
then
was
Forest
?
)
These
men
further
allowed
and
desired
,
that
persons
should
be
brought
into
due
degrees
,
the
due
power
of
all
persons
respectively
setled
,
the
primitive
order
for
security
of
the
Nation
by
the
enforcing
the
Laws
of
Tythings
for
idle
vagrant
persons
,
Hues
and
Cryes
for
Thefts
,
Robberies
,
and
such
like
,
that
due
orders
of
Cities
,
and
Walled
Towns
,
Bridges
,
and
great
Roads
for
Watches
,
&c.
Regulations
of
all
Trades
by
certain
and
just
Laws
might
be
renewed
,
Prisons
not
made
the
Schools
of
all
Villany
,
but
places
of
due
laborious
restraint
and
safe
keeping
,
and
that
specially
first
for
persons
criminous
,
next
dangerous
,
lusty
,
riotous
,
lazy
,
and
idle
.
Publike
Offices
to
be
born
at
the
publike
charge
,
and
no
just
Office
to
be
the
burthen
or
ruine
of
a
man
,
such
as
to
be
a
Reader
of
Inns
of
Court
,
High-Sheriff
,
Constable
,
Major
,
Sheriff
,
&c.
of
Counties
and
Cities
.
That
all
Customes
be
certain
,
all
Fees
of
Officers
,
with
a
thousand
things
more
which
experience
had
rendred
manifestly
holding
forth
Justice
,
or
the
foundations
thereof
.
Now
these
just
things
being
so
diametrically
opposite
to
the
Interest
of
multitudes
who
had
for
their
corrupt
interest
sake
,
or
to
make
a
fortune
in
their
own
Idolish
phrase
,
joyned
themselves
to
the
Parliament
party
,
were
heard
,
but
neglected
,
then
scandalized
to
commix
Interests
with
the
errors
afore-supposed
in
Levelling
in
the
grossest
acceptation
;
so
that
each
rule
almost
of
morall
honesty
,
was
now
miscalled
Levelling
.
The
reason
why
I
call
these
just
things
Levelling
,
is
to
unmask
these
Satans
,
and
to
manifest
to
all
men
the
strange
artifices
used
to
obstruct
the
truth
,
and
take
men
off
from
the
entertaning
true
apprehensions
of
it
,
suggesting
to
them
these
jealousies
;
that
though
the
Propositions
held
forth
nothing
but
seemingly
just
,
honest
,
and
Christian
,
yet
no
doubt
there
was
a
Snake
lay
in
the
grass
,
to
eat
in
pieces
the
root
of
Government
,
and
debase
the
Supremacy
of
Magistracy
,
destroy
order
,
annihilate
property
,
and
introduce
the
confusion
(
which
some
,
as
I
have
said
,
are
said
to
intend
)
and
we
may
justly
fear
,
if
some
timely
and
just
order
preventive
be
not
applyed
,
will
by
these
self-seekers
be
assuredly
perfected
.
But
all
these
just
Levellers
had
not
the
same
foundation
or
principle
for
their
designs
;
though
know
assuredly
,
all
honest
men
reall
and
of
publike
spirits
,
Papist
or
Kings
Protestant
(
that
is
,
he
that
would
walk
no
further
in
the
way
of
Christ
then
the
Laws
of
the
Land
taught
him
;
that
is
,
beleeving
as
was
by
Law
established
,
according
to
the
Canon
,
&c.
yet
zealously
making
conscience
of
being
wiser
then
his
Teachers
)
Presbyter
or
Independent
,
or
of
any
Sect
,
Opinion
,
or
Religion
soever
,
were
nick-named
Levellers
,
by
them
that
found
it
best
fishing
in
troubled
pudled
waters
.
But
as
I
say
,
they
had
several
principles
;
The
Presbyter
founding
his
Levelling
upon
the
Judicials
of
Moses
,
stuck
to
that
Rule
,
that
the
Judicials
were
Gods
own
Law
given
to
his
own
people
,
with
whom
he
had
entered
a
Covenant
,
not
only
upon
Mount
Sinai
,
but
in
the
loyns
of
Abraham
,
father
of
the
faithful
,
that
so
Abraham
is
our
father
,
and
we
by
faith
his
seed
,
and
so
bound
.
Again
,
that
the
people
chosen
of
God
,
were
Types
of
all
Gods
people
,
to
whom
that
Law
was
given
in
them
,
and
living
according
to
that
Law
,
should
thereby
manifest
themselves
each
to
other
to
be
the
people
of
God
,
that
Christ
had
not
destroyed
this
Law
,
he
came
to
fulfill
it
:
And
lastly
,
they
enforced
this
from
the
rule
of
reason
;
If
man
had
no
boundary
to
his
Reason
,
no
rule
to
make
his
Law
by
,
reason
would
be
infinite
,
which
error
had
been
the
foundation
of
so
many
dreadful
alterations
as
States
had
suffered
under
,
in
such
clymaterick
revolutions
as
now
this
Nation
laboured
under
;
and
therefore
they
desired
the
drawing
of
Englands
Laws
to
their
primitive
rule
,
namely
the
Judicials
.
This
was
objected
against
by
others
,
who
yet
desired
a
rule
of
righteousness
,
alledging
,
that
if
this
were
the
Rule
,
then
it
must
be
all
so
,
or
but
part
;
not
all
,
for
the
Ceremonial
Law
being
the
shadow
,
fled
away
at
the
coming
of
Christ
in
the
body
;
and
that
the
Church
of
Rome
had
done
evil
,
yea
,
that
it
was
the
foundation
and
root
of
their
so
dangerous
Apostacy
,
to
carry
the
shadow
along
with
the
body
;
for
,
from
thence
had
come
their
high
power
of
the
Pope
,
their
sacring
of
Churches
,
as
well
as
persons
,
their
Altars
,
Trinckets
,
&c.
their
Jubiles
,
Pardons
,
Indulgences
,
&c.
Canonical
hours
,
holy
Vestments
,
and
all
the
rest
of
their
trash
;
and
that
one
admitted
,
all
would
follow
;
and
as
the
entertaining
the
amusive
or
formal
part
of
worship
into
religious
services
,
had
under
the
supremacy
of
the
Ecclesiastick
power
defiled
Church
and
Commonwealth
,
taking
away
all
sence
of
inward
,
serious
,
conscionable
,
moral
duty
,
as
well
as
religious
,
and
resting
only
in
the
exterior
form
,
either
the
pomp
of
the
action
,
or
the
act
it self
:
So
now
,
in
the
reformation
of
the
Ecclesiastick
power
,
by
the
Magisterial
Civil
power
,
the
Commonwealth
would
at
last
lay
the
foundation
of
a
new
defilement
to
the
Church
;
and
that
this
might
be
,
was
too
too
evident
by
the
precedent
example
:
So
that
we
should
but
change
the
Tables
,
and
keep
the
false
Dice
still
,
which
would
never
better
our
game
;
and
therefore
they
said
,
that
unless
there
could
be
shewed
exactly
which
part
of
the
Judicials
,
by
an
infallible
word
,
and
that
as
given
by
Moses
,
(
that
is
,
not
as
confirmed
by
Christ
or
his
Apostles
)
was
the
rule
of
Christian
duty
,
they
would
take
none
at
all
(
as
so
given
)
for
if
man
were
Judge
of
a
part
of
that
Law
,
how
agreeable
to
the
Nation
,
whereof
he
or
they
were
rulers
,
then
of
all
;
and
if
so
,
then
as
good
take
pure
reason
,
not
contrary
to
the
Law
of
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
but
founded
rather
upon
his
Doctrine
,
in
the
general
rule
,
though
the
particular
application
might
vary
in
respect
of
circumstances
,
so
not
rejecting
the
judicials
,
but
not
taking
them
as
obligatory
,
as
given
to
the
Jew
,
the
people
of
God
,
or
typing
out
all
Christian
Nations
,
or
an
Ensign
of
the
faith
,
but
as
a
wise
Law
,
yea
the
wisest
,
as
being
the
dictates
of
the
prime
wisdom
,
the
same
God
that
the
Christians
worshipped
,
they
not
only
admitted
,
but
desired
such
as
were
consonant
to
Christian
reason
to
be
established
amongst
us
.
There
were
some
particular
contentions
,
as
first
for
Tythes
,
secondly
Appeals
,
next
the
Sabboth
,
then
Theft
not
to
be
death
,
then
Adultery
and
Blasphemy
to
be
death
;
and
these
were
things
of
principal
Interest
indeed
:
But
the
Interest
(
in
part
,
which
discredited
the
whole
)
was
so
visible
,
as
I
cannot
allow
it
,
though
I
may
them
who
sought
the
thing
as
afflicted
in
spirit
,
seeing
the
want
of
conscience
in
multitudes
,
thinking
ill
of
all
called
Ministers
,
for
some
evil
mens
sakes
,
open
prophanation
of
the
Sabboth
by
those
professed
a
Sabboth
(
and
by
the
last
Act
restrained
in
part
,
and
left
in
other
part
as
loose
as
before
)
petty
Theft
,
death
;
yet
in
the
same
State
common
and
manifest
Adultery
go
without
any
punishment
or
question
(
&
all
for
want
of
a
rule
,
for
we
hear
of
long
debates
about
it
)
and
Swearing
and
Blasphemy
almost
as
ordinary
as
speaking
;
yet
proof
made
difficult
,
and
punishment
easie
,
but
no
conscience
of
reforming
;
for
few
thought
it
a
sin
;
for
the
great
men
and
the
wise
men
were
most
guilty
and
gloried
in
it
;
so
that
it
was
evident
,
that
as
some
sought
the
re-establishment
of
the
old
frame
of
Government
,
and
that
both
in
Church
so
called
and
State
,
according
to
the
old
pattern
of
the
Erroneous
Church
,
or
Apostacy
of
Rome
,
founding
upon
the
equity
and
useful
allusion
(
so
called
)
of
the
Mosaical
Judicials
and
Ceremonials
;
some
nothing
but
confusion
:
so
others
desired
one
wholly
new
,
avoiding
all
the
errors
which
corrupt
interests
had
introduced
;
and
that
not
only
because
the
way
of
Error
was
before
tracked
,
and
therefore
easie
to
be
trodden
anew
,
but
as
being
builded
upon
a
false
foundation
,
as
well
as
by
time
and
error
corrupted
and
perverted
.
Some
of
these
,
though
holding
the
truth
,
were
by
a
part
of
themselvs
supposed
to
be
in
an
error
,
while
presuming
upon
the
wonderful
mercies
the
Lord
had
bestowed
upon
them
,
they
were
over-rash
in
their
desires
of
a
change
;
for
the
evident
symptomes
of
unavoidable
ruine
,
say
they
,
threaten
us
,
the
multitude
of
interests
are
so
divers
,
and
contrary
;
how
few
are
there
to
manage
such
a
work
?
not
one
to
ten
,
if
one
to
an
hundred
:
this
were
to
tempt
God
,
To
expect
miracles
in
a
day
when
miracles
cease
;
God
bade
the
Jew
not
destroy
all
their
enemies
at
once
,
lest
the
beasts
should
prevail
against
them
;
it
may
hold
forth
the
simplicity
of
the
Dove
,
but
not
the
subtilty
of
the
Serpent
,
which
is
requisite
in
this
case
;
for
you
see
,
say
they
,
what
a
contest
hath
been
with
the
single
interest
of
the
Clergy
,
and
the
scattered
fry
of
their
corrupt
Courts
;
but
if
you
engage
against
all
the
remainders
of
them
,
with
the
numerous
off-spring
of
all
Courts
,
as
of
Judges
,
Serjeants
,
Counsellors
,
Sollicitors
,
Attorneys
,
Protho-notaries
,
Secondaries
,
Clerks
of
the
Crown
,
Clerks
of
Assise
,
Clerks
of
the
Exigents
,
Clerks
of
the
Papers
,
Clerks
of
the
Warrants
,
Clerks
of
the
Essoyne
,
Clerks
of
the
Juries
,
Clearks
of
the
Pipe
,
Clerke
of
the
Kings
silver
,
Clerks
of
the
Seal
,
Clerk
of
the
Peace
,
Custos
brevium
,
Chyrographers
,
Fillizer
,
Marshals
,
Cryers
,
Waiters
,
Chancellors
,
Remembrancers
,
Six
Clerks
,
Registers
,
Comptrollers
of
the
Seal
,
Examiners
,
Clerk
of
the
Hamper
,
Clerk
of
the
petty
Bag
,
Cursiters
,
Serjeants
of
the
Mace
,
Ushers
of
the
Court
,
Clerks
in
nature
of
ordinary
Attorneys
,
with
many
more
,
and
all
these
having
their
adherents
;
for
which
of
these
but
come
in
under
some
corrupt
interest
or
other
?
But
generally
,
the
chief
in
Offices
,
at
least
of
profit
,
as
Judges
,
Serjeants
,
Councellors
,
Advocates
,
Doctors
,
Proctors
,
Attorneys
,
Six
Clerks
,
Clerks
of
Assize
,
&c.
are
all
the
younger
Brethren
,
or
sons
of
Lords
,
or
of
their
Families
,
however
of
the
greatest
Gent.
and
of
the
Parliament
men
themselves
,
and
setled
by
the
Bastard
so
called
the
Conquerour
upon
a
politick
Maxime
,
That
the
Land
in
England
being
appointed
for
the
safeguard
of
the
Kingdom
,
might
not
be
brackled
away
;
therefore
as
all
the
Land
went
to
the
eldest
,
these
were
the
wayes
of
educating
and
maintaining
the
younger
,
make
them
Lawyers
,
and
make
the
Laws
dubious
,
Offices
plentiful
,
and
there
would
be
(
as
experience
hath
proved
it
sufficiently
)
a
plentiful
portion
;
then
settle
Tythes
,
encrease
Gleabs
,
build
Monasteries
,
&c.
and
there
is
another
portion
,
Colledges
and
Halls
I
will
reckon
to
them
,
then
Physicians
and
Merchants
;
so
that
if
you
seek
due
Reformation
,
you
will
make
each
one
your
enemie
,
and
the
whole
world
will
be
against
you
;
and
nothing
but
confusion
can
be
ushered
in
by
the
pretended
Reformation
;
you
will
have
Parliament
,
City
,
Countrey
,
Lords
,
Gentry
,
Comminalty
,
and
all
against
you
;
nay
,
if
you
will
purge
throughly
,
you
must
alter
the
whole
course
of
all
commerce
.
For
there
is
no
Traffique
according
to
a
rule
of
Righteousness
.
Let
Errors
as
they
came
by
degrees
,
so
by
degrees
be
reduced
,
pull
out
a
crazie
stone
,
but
put
in
a
good
one
;
the
contrary
party
objected
,
that
this
was
to
dawb
with
untempered
Morter
,
not
to
serve
God
but
themselves
,
that
it
was
to
pretend
to
do
good
,
and
do
evil
;
that
this
was
the
Error
of
the
King
and
the
two
first
Parliaments
;
that
they
had
upheld
following
providence
,
to
mount
into
the
Carr
of
Government
;
that
they
had
dared
enough
then
against
all
interests
,
Kingly
,
Parliamentary
,
Countrey
and
City
;
by
their
executing
Charls
,
and
imprisoning
the
members
,
Garrisoning
the
City
,
&
Quartering
in
the
Counties
:
Thus
were
matters
bandied
,
and
some
parties
grew
so
fierce
(
as
anger
is
alwayes
a
short
madness
)
that
they
did
they
knew
not
what
;
which
yet
testified
that
their
anger
was
selfish
;
others
more
wisely
wrote
,
but
unwisely
in
that
they
remembred
not
they
stirred
a
Lyon
;
they
depended
so
much
upon
their
first
engagement
to
the
Parliament
,
that
they
thought
they
might
have
said
any
thing
.
Let
truth
bear
sway
,
she
alwayes
carrieth
a
Majesty
and
will
prevail
;
but
many
tell
truth
,
some
with
upbraidings
and
revilings
,
some
with
cursings
,
and
others
(
almost
all
)
with
bitterness
;
truth
is
ashamed
by
these
frailties
,
and
suffers
for
a
weak
servants
sake
.
But
these
men
concealed
their
names
;
and
though
some
wise
men
did
so
,
yet
their
writings
were
such
as
could
not
justly
be
traduced
for
scandall
or
sedition
;
and
these
men
neither
owned
their
names
when
their
books
were
most
acceptable
;
nor
in
times
most
dark
and
dangerous
;
but
some
of
these
others
owned
them
sometimes
,
otherwhile
they
denyed
them
,
whereby
they
were
suspected
of
no
great
integrity
;
others
did
openly
own
their
works
in
times
of
great
danger
under
the
King
,
and
also
under
the
Parliament
,
yea
even
when
they
opposed
them
in
their
highest
priviledges
,
some
debating
one
thing
,
some
another
,
yea
some
against
the
publike
transactions
of
the
State
,
and
some
for
a
general
liberty
of
all
opinions
,
and
printing
and
publishing
(
which
to
be
setled
with
safety
to
the
State
,
and
no
prejudice
to
the
light
of
truth
,
is
a
matter
difficult
,
but
of
importance
,
not
to
be
neglected
)
they
also
urged
to
the
men
in
power
the
hand
of
God
upon
the
Nation
,
how
introduced
,
that
the
same
or
worse
evils
were
now
upon
us
,
our
Courts
of
all
sorts
having
changed
rather
their
Judges
then
their
justice
,
that
Committees
were
worse
rather
then
ordinary
Courts
,
as
being
made
of
those
persons
who
were
the
supream
Judges
;
and
they
erring
,
all
the
inferiour
wheels
might
well
move
out
of
order
.
And
proceedings
in
Parliament
were
the
same
,
so
difficult
,
dilatory
,
and
so
expensive
,
that
men
were
even
tired
in
body
as
in
spirit
;
they
did
acknowledge
the
greatness
and
difficulty
of
the
work
,
they
considered
interests
,
and
yet
they
thought
there
was
not
that
expedition
or
integrity
requisite
to
so
high
trusts
in
such
a
season
of
judgement
.
And
this
was
evidenced
by
the
expedition
in
matters
of
interest
private
(
so
called
)
that
is
to
the
assurance
of
the
acquired
Supremacy
,
and
raising
the
due
assessments
,
but
not
in
the
general
settlement
as
was
propounded
;
this
draws
some
men
to
that
piece
so
called
the
Agreement
of
the
people
;
a
thing
,
which
were
the
people
capable
of
such
a
work
,
might
,
if
rightly
stated
,
be
of
great
availe
;
but
indeed
to
put
into
the
hands
of
so
vast
a
multitude
,
of
such
divers
interests
,
and
that
without
an
assured
and
competent
number
to
carry
on
the
work
,
which
in
probability
they
neither
had
,
nor
could
have
had
,
without
imploying
the
Sword-men
(
which
in
it self
had
totally
ruined
the
nature
of
an
Agreement
)
had
unravelled
all
the
work
,
and
set
us
as
far
back
as
at
the
beginning
;
but
that
the
propounders
of
it
were
turned
recreant
to
their
principles
(
some
particular
man
might
)
or
had
joyned
interest
with
the
Royall
party
,
I
cannot
beleeve
it
.
But
I
suppose
really
they
were
by
that
party
and
some
others
of
eager
spirits
it
may
be
,
really
longing
and
breathing
after
Righteousness
,
and
setling
the
Kingdom
of
Jesus
Christ
(
I
fear
yet
in
their
own
strength
)
encouraged
to
go
on
in
their
design
,
(
which
some
of
them
politickly
saw
tended
to
divide
,
and
that
was
to
let
them
raign
)
but
surely
these
Royal
instigators
were
men
of
lost
condition
:
for
what
could
the
issue
have
been
,
but
renewing
a
more
deadly
and
confused
warr
?
for
the
multitude
being
by
this
Act
publikely
appealed
to
,
and
that
by
the
sole
existent
power
Civill
,
they
must
have
assumed
the
absolute
supremacy
into
the
meer
vulgar
Ocean
;
and
sooner
can
you
set
bounds
to
the
Ocean
then
their
appetites
:
This
foreseen
,
this
piece
was
after
long
debate
,
with
much
wisdom
,
for
the
present
,
cast
into
the
number
of
Petitions
,
Remonstrances
,
&c.
of
Parliament
,
to
be
by
their
mature
advisements
qualified
,
fit
for
propagating
common
interest
in
due
time
;
but
this
obstruction
imbittered
the
more
,
and
made
some
spirits
,
under
concealed
,
or
not
owned
names
,
to
set
abroach
the
failings
,
errors
,
and
miscarriages
of
all
the
Members
in
Parliament
,
or
else
scandalize
them
;
and
pinching
still
the
ablest
and
activest
,
they
hoped
to
foyl
so
,
that
some
soyle
should
remain
,
though
most
would
not
gain
credit
.
Far
be
it
from
me
,
pretending
integrity
,
to
assert
what
I
know
not
,
but
I
must
hope
the
Charges
against
some
men
,
if
not
the
most
,
are
meerly
suggestions
of
envy
to
eminent
vertue
;
for
I
see
great
things
done
by
them
,
and
their
words
are
sweet
as
honey
:
Truth
is
,
I
am
not
so
blind
neither
,
but
I
can
see
and
hear
that
favour
and
friendship
is
the
Mistress
with
the
State
,
as
it
was
at
Court
;
and
oppression
and
covetize
is
not
banished
Englands
Commonweale
;
but
I
must
say
,
that
retorted
,
is
as
true
,
namely
,
that
it
is
incident
to
men
neglected
to
complain
,
and
so
to
men
oppressed
;
I
would
allow
an
equall
and
speedy
tryall
according
to
my
rule
,
even
to
my
deadliest
(
manly
)
enemy
;
the
want
of
this
hath
much
exasperated
many
,
and
gained
none
cordially
.
Now
in
all
this
enarration
,
you
say
,
what
coherence
is
there
'twixt
Christ
and
his
Doctrine
;
his
professors
,
and
their
conversation
?
had
we
not
better
have
sate
still
?
How
many
thousands
,
nay
ten
thousands
hath
this
Warr
cost
,
as
in
the
Kingdomes
account
is
evident
?
But
I
cannot
agree
the
Doctrine
,
it
was
necessary
to
purge
,
it
is
evident
there
was
need
and
great
need
of
Reformation
;
let
not
the
particular
errors
of
Reformers
cause
us
to
fall
out
with
duty
;
But
while
they
fail
,
let
us
as
we
should
,
seek
the
Lord
with
double
diligence
.
I
know
there
is
much
objected
,
but
the
matters
most
eyed
,
are
first
of
purse-concernment
,
as
the
Taxes
or
Assessments
for
the
Army
,
the
Excise
,
Customs
,
&c.
wherein
many
that
are
contented
to
pay
,
do
yet
much
repine
at
the
inequality
of
the
levy
.
But
as
to
them
I
must
say
,
I
know
they
in
Supream
trust
have
of
late
done
much
,
nay
,
almost
as
much
as
in
them
lies
;
its
perticular
interest
now
obstructs
;
the
real
truth
is
,
corrupt
principles
have
such
root
in
us
,
that
gain
is
above
all
godliness
;
men
eminent
could
be
willing
all
others
should
have
Justice
,
so
they
might
be
favored
.
Yet
this
one
thing
might
well
be
yet
provided
for
in
the
Act
,
that
persons
of
not
above
four
pounds
per
annum
,
and
not
able
to
work
;
or
having
a
charge
of
children
,
and
no
personal
estate
,
to
the
value
of
ten
pounds
,
and
not
being
Farmers
,
but
living
upon
that
,
should
not
be
charged
;
many
now
paying
twenty
shillings
per
annum
to
the
war
,
who
are
fitter
to
receive
collection
;
and
many
worth
four
or
five
thousands
,
nay
ten
thousand
pounds
personal
estate
,
not
taxed
at
all
;
or
if
at
all
,
not
above
one
shilling
or
one
shilling
six
pence
for
three
months
.
The
next
matter
chiefly
eyed
was
(
after
the
alteration
of
the
State
from
a
Monarchy
to
a
Free
State
or
Republike
)
to
consider
what
should
now
be
done
to
make
good
that
freedom
promised
;
and
the
first
,
or
one
of
the
first
matters
existent
as
a
Law
,
was
the
Act
for
Treasons
;
the
Objections
against
the
substance
of
the
Act
as
to
the
matters
what
is
Treason
,
I
for
the
present
omit
to
relate
,
but
pass
to
the
forfeiture
,
which
is
to
the
State
as
to
the
King
;
and
this
some
humbly
conceive
not
agreeable
to
the
rule
of
just
Freedom
;
hear
their
reasons
shortly
.
They
say
first
,
That
it
is
unjust
to
punish
the
childe
for
the
fathers
offence
;
that
it
is
evident
that
this
was
not
the
original
Law
of
England
,
Nature
,
or
Nations
,
but
the
usurpation
of
Princes
Heathen
,
imitated
by
Christians
for
profit
sake
;
that
it
is
a
folly
to
think
love
of
the
estate
,
or
of
wife
,
or
children
,
will
deter
,
where
the
life
is
not
considered
;
and
that
this
layes
the
same
foundation
for
the
State
to
seek
by
the
rigour
of
Laws
to
gain
estates
to
it self
,
as
in
the
King
;
so
that
now
our
condition
is
not
bettered
in
our
Liberties
;
for
as
our
Supreames
may
be
more
merciful
;
so
they
may
be
more
rigorous
;
the
settled
equal
Law
is
the
Subjects
best
priviledge
.
Again
,
In
the
Act
for
Treason
,
they
say
,
this
seeking
of
interest
is
evident
in
the
particular
of
Coynage
of
money
,
Clipping
,
&c.
which
being
a
work
private
,
much
evil
may
be
done
,
and
no
legal
discovery
made
,
as
late
frequent
practise
in
all
places
hath
evidenced
;
but
to
put
a
penalty
upon
the
offerer
of
it
,
would
soon
give
a
full
stop
to
it
;
and
that
is
the
best
Law
which
effects
its
ends
with
least
publike
or
private
detriment
;
now
to
forfeit
the
piece
so
clipped
,
filed
,
or
rounded
,
would
stop
the
currant
;
but
to
forfeit
that
,
and
so
much
more
,
would
dry
it
up
quickly
,
especially
if
it
had
an
easie
Trial
,
as
before
the
next
Justice
,
or
two
next
Constables
,
or
some
certain
number
of
the
neighbourhood
,
and
the
faulty
money
immediatly
to
be
cut
in
pieces
:
I
speak
not
of
Coyning
,
Stamping
,
Counterfeiting
,
and
Washing
;
let
due
penalties
be
(
by
Law
)
imposed
;
onely
trial
speedy
and
easie
.
The
next
Act
controverted
,
is
that
of
Printing
;
the
Objections
against
which
being
publikely
avowed
in
Print
,
though
some
may
say
more
wittily
then
with
found
Christian
consideration
,
I
shall
here
onely
say
thus
much
,
that
as
is
there
in
part
held
forth
,
it
is
likely
to
be
found
the
best
expedient
to
stop
the
current
of
calumnious
Printing
,
not
to
do
things
subjecting
to
scandal
;
and
assuredly
all
moderate
men
will
assert
the
Magistrate
against
the
Calumniator
,
if
to
this
end
the
Press
were
open
,
provided
that
each
man
would
own
his
work
;
and
like
the
old
Greekish
propounder
of
a
new
Law
,
write
under
the
peril
of
his
life
;
it
might
be
an
useful
expedient
to
take
off
Tryflers
,
though
it
might
endanger
many
,
whose
zeal
were
either
too
much
,
or
knowledge
too
little
.
I
am
now
come
shortly
to
the
great
rubb
at
present
,
which
is
the
Engagement
,
against
which
none
sure
but
preingaged
persons
can
(
as
matters
stand
)
object
justly
;
for
otherwise
to
resolve
Conscience
,
we
must
ravel
the
Successions
of
all
powers
;
for
if
the
actual
possession
of
the
Supream
power
,
doth
not
inable
to
require
all
Political
obedience
,
then
surely
acquests
without
just
Title
are
void
,
if
so
time
cannot
remedy
it
,
if
so
it
concerns
all
powers
to
justifie
to
each
Scrupler
,
not
onely
his
pedegree
,
but
the
justice
of
it
from
the
beginning
(
I
may
say
of
the
world
)
but
it
is
plain
the
Boglers
at
the
work
are
such
as
look
for
an
other
change
:
It
is
certain
,
Protection
requires
Obedience
;
and
it
is
as
certain
that
they
are
happy
in
Politicks
,
who
in
the
Changes
of
Government
are
so
disposed
by
the
Supream
Wisdom
(
for
mans
alone
will
not
avail
)
that
they
exercise
the
extream
or
height
of
Rigidity
or
Mercy
aright
(
for
one
is
ever
found
necessary
.
)
And
now
I
am
come
to
the
last
great
contest
,
the
peoples
Liberties
:
The
questions
are
first
concerning
an
extraordinary
Commission
to
try
sitting
the
odinary
Courts
at
Westminster
.
For
the
holding
up
the
hand
,
opening
of
doors
,
both
which
were
pressed
;
I
fear
rather
to
make
a
party
,
and
oppose
the
present
Power
,
then
out
of
Conscience
I
omit
them
here
.
The
next
was
,
Whether
in
Case
of
Life
a
man
may
have
Councel
?
A
third
,
Concerning
the
lawfulness
of
requiring
,
and
taking
the
general
plea
,
not
guilty
.
The
last
,
Whether
the
Iury
be
Iudges
meerly
of
fact
or
of
Law
also
;
and
to
these
well
may
be
added
two
things
more
,
namely
the
Queries
concerning
maintenance
in
prison
,
And
arresting
by
an
armed
power
in
the
time
of
peace
.
All
which
indeed
are
of
main
concernment
to
the
Nation
and
people
;
yea
,
even
as
much
as
Lives
and
Liberties
,
matters
of
the
most
pretious
respect
with
men
,
and
justly
to
be
inquired
into
,
wherein
I
shall
only
shortly
give
the
general
Opinions
and
Arguments
of
men
wise
and
desiring
just
things
,
but
withall
entreating
briefly
of
the
criminal
part
of
our
Laws
prosecution
which
hitherto
hath
been
purposely
waved
.
I
take
it
,
that
the
Law
of
England
,
according
to
the
rule
before
said
down
,
owns
a
twofold
way
of
bringing
persons
criminous
to
trial
;
which
is
,
that
of
appeal
,
of
which
I
shall
onely
hint
what
it
was
,
being
now
a
thing
,
as
before
I
said
,
wholly
disused
,
namely
,
it
is
a
prosecution
of
the
party
,
be
it
for
Maihem
or
Felony
of
any
sort
,
and
in
the
name
of
the
party
appealing
;
which
suit
he
might
by
the
Law
compound
for
,
and
release
,
yea
,
if
it
were
for
murder
(
at
least
it
was
so
used
)
which
liberty
being
much
abused
,
the
parties
,
who
upon
the
heat
of
the
blood
,
that
is
,
while
the
injury
was
fresh
complained
,
were
bound
over
by
Recognizance
to
prosecute
for
the
King
;
and
so
were
the
Witnesses
;
(
but
if
the
party
,
or
the
Witnesses
,
should
refuse
it
,
it
might
much
be
scrupled
,
what
by
our
Law
ought
to
be
done
to
inforce
them
justly
;
but
Custome
hath
prevailed
)
to
go
by
steps
:
The
places
of
Trial
of
Crimes
,
are
either
the
Ordinary
,
as
Kings-Bench
,
or
Statute-Sessions
,
or
the
Extraordinary
,
and
yet
Ordinary
,
viz.
the
Commissions
of
Oyer
and
Ter.
and
Gaol
Delivery
carried
down
alwayes
with
the
Iustices
of
Nisi
Prius
at
the
Assizes
,
or
the
legal
Extraordinary
,
which
were
an
assotiation
of
more
men
then
ordinary
,
according
to
the
novelty
and
exigency
of
the
cause
,
most
legally
and
usually
made
up
of
all
the
Iudges
of
all
the
Benches
,
and
no
other
,
and
heard
in
the
Checkquer
Chamber
.
Now
these
are
not
to
be
scrupled
in
themselves
;
the
other
,
and
which
are
extraordinary
and
scrupled
as
illegal
,
are
meer
Royal
Commissioners
consisting
of
Iudges
,
Lords
,
and
other
men
,
according
to
the
pleasure
of
the
prime
Magistrate
;
and
these
were
rare
,
and
but
in
case
of
great
offences
or
doubts
of
imminent
,
at
lest
so
pretended
concernment
.
And
there
were
two
Causes
,
the
one
professed
,
which
was
the
resolution
of
many
wise
men
sworn
to
do
right
,
according
to
Law
,
betwixt
the
King
or
State
,
and
the
Subject
,
who
by
concurrent
Votes
assured
the
interest
of
either
party
;
and
surely
,
were
the
Law
by
which
they
judged
as
plain
and
evident
,
as
the
reason
or
foundation
of
their
extraordinary
judgements
,
there
would
be
no
exception
;
but
the
fear
heretofore
on
the
peoples
part
which
is
the
ground
to
the
present
jealousies
,
was
in
respect
that
Commissions
pretended
of
that
nature
,
were
aiding
to
the
inchroaching
vertue
of
the
Supream
Power
,
to
the
advance
of
Prerogative
,
especially
after
King
James
had
made
the
Iudges
(
which
were
the
leaders
in
both
these
powers
)
his
meer
Creatures
by
absolute
dependance
in
altering
their
Patents
,
as
aforesaid
,
from
during
their
well
abearing
to
during
his
pleasure
:
How
the
Iudges
Patents
are
now
,
I
know
not
;
but
except
the
present
condition
of
affairs
make
that
now
lawful
,
which
in
it self
is
not
,
surely
such
Arbritrary
Patents
are
introductive
of
the
heights
of
vassalage
;
for
if
they
in
each
Punctilio
advance
not
the
intendments
and
interests
on
foot
of
the
Supream
Magistrate
,
be
it
good
or
evil
,
for
God
,
or
against
Liberty
or
Bondage
:
A
Writ
of
Ease
is
next
to
be
expected
,
and
that
engages
to
the
slander
of
every
malitious
enemy
,
and
he
now
lies
open
to
the
lash
of
every
accuser
;
especially
if
any
litigious
person
hath
been
overthrown
before
him
,
O
how
the
man
bustles
,
and
now
is
his
time
for
revenge
!
our
eys
have
seen
this
,
and
this
I
suppose
to
be
the
ground
of
fears
of
such
Commissions
.
I
willingly
avoid
Ravelling
Controversies
upon
presidents
,
which
in
our
Laws
are
so
many
,
and
so
diverse
each
from
other
,
and
multitudes
so
contrary
each
to
other
,
as
supream
or
most
excellent
reason
must
bear
sway
;
and
then
the
arbitrium
of
the
Commission
will
not
be
so
much
the
question
,
as
the
Law
by
which
judged
.
If
it
be
objected
against
the
adjoyning
in
Royal
Commissions
,
that
they
are
nor
Lawyers
nor
Iudges
in
Ordinary
,
but
Merchants
,
&c.
I
say
,
there
lies
an
Appeal
to
Parliament
,
from
any
Court
,
Ordinary
,
or
Extraordinary
,
which
receives
Commission
under
the
Parliaments
Authority
.
If
it
be
objected
,
they
are
meerly
the
States
Pentioners
,
then
the
Argument
is
against
the
Supream
Magistrate
mediately
,
against
their
Iudges
immediately
,
and
is
remedied
by
appeal
;
but
this
is
manifest
,
that
there
is
no
necessity
of
these
Commissions
;
they
were
continually
declaimed
against
,
and
denied
as
one
gap
to
invade
the
native
proper
liberty
of
the
Subject
,
and
if
now
inforced
,
can
but
foment
jealousie
against
the
State
.
Having
now
found
out
the
proper
Courts
of
Trial
of
criminal
persons
;
let
us
see
who
the
criminous
person
is
,
and
how
to
be
dealt
withal
;
the
criminous
person
is
vulgarly
taken
to
be
him
that
is
accused
,
Legally
him
that
is
convicted
,
not
differencing
where
upon
examination
before
the
Iustice
there
is
confession
of
the
party
,
full
evidence
upon
oath
,
violent
presumptions
,
or
barely
suspition
;
but
all
are
dealt
withal
alike
,
except
they
misdemean
themselves
;
and
in
case
the
matter
be
baylable
,
baylable
alike
,
few
Iustices
looking
at
good
bail
,
but
all
the
Clerks
at
their
Fees
;
in
which
case
much
error
is
where
the
Clerk
is
Iustice
of
the
Peace
,
or
&c.
and
the
Iustice
not
able
,
or
too
proud
to
draw
a
Warrant
himself
.
Now
by
the
Law
of
England
,
and
just
reason
,
mens
liberties
being
highly
prised
;
heretofore
men
were
to
be
tried
the
next
Gaol
delivery
;
I
mean
at
the
Sessions
for
the
County
;
but
now
by
a
Statute
made
in
the
time
of
Philip
and
Mary
,
or
at
least
under
pretence
of
it
,
all
matters
criminal
being
death
,
that
is
,
out
of
the
Rogues
City
of
Refuge
;
that
is
,
to
which
they
cannot
readily
plead
guilty
of
all
Felonies
within
Clergy
,
the
still
continued
shame
of
England
;
so
that
some
use
a
hateful
Proverb
,
(
All
Rogues
to
the
Clergy
,
and
all
Clergy
to
the
Gallows
)
they
must
be
tried
at
the
so
called
Assises
.
This
Statute
was
a
great
friend
to
the
Clerk
of
the
Assize
,
above
the
Clerk
of
the
Peace
;
and
those
Iustices
that
will
not
see
this
Statute
,
the
Inquisitive
Clerk
of
Assise
can
spy
his
time
to
fit
him
if
he
cometh
in
his
compass
,
which
may
be
every
Assises
;
and
though
present
,
put
him
down
absent
,
so
he
is
fined
forty
shillings
;
and
to
remedy
it
,
will
cost
twice
so
much
.
Now
in
the
Gaols
,
the
Schools
of
Iniquity
,
they
are
not
imployed
;
and
if
any
one
will
imploy
himself
,
he
must
purchase
his
liberty
to
use
his
Trade
at
the
Gaolers
discretion
;
for
there
is
no
Law
for
it
,
no
not
for
Debtors
;
so
that
having
nothing
to
do
,
the
Prisoners
confer
notes
;
and
the
older
Thief
,
Cutpurse
,
&c.
still
instructs
the
yonger
in
the
revealed
quidities
of
the
Law
.
Vain
people
think
highly
of
these
nice
evasions
of
Law
;
but
the
serious
sees
it
makes
the
Law
ridiculously
difficult
;
the
great
Rogues
scape
,
but
the
ignorant
and
unexperienced
dye
for
it
:
All
honest
men
love
mercy
,
and
are
as
loth
simple
Felony
should
be
death
as
any
;
but
they
would
not
men
should
by
Custom
abuse
just
things
,
or
endure
unlawful
ones
,
or
connive
at
wickedness
.
Yet
these
and
multitudes
more
well
known
,
have
long
,
and
do
still
pass
unremedied
,
or
are
provided
for
but
in
part
,
or
for
a
parcel
of
the
Commonwealth
;
So
that
it
is
certain
,
the
generalty
of
men
which
once
come
into
Englands
prisons
of
all
sorts
(
as
now
used
)
are
spoiled
for
ever
,
both
as
to
industry
and
honesty
;
yea
,
so
notorious
is
the
evil
,
that
I
have
known
many
Justices
avow
,
it
was
their
sorrow
to
be
in
place
,
to
be
instrumental
to
such
evils
,
by
sending
one
for
his
first
offence
to
Gaol
,
and
likely
to
be
amended
;
but
sent
to
Gaole
(
whither
he
must
go
)
he
was
irrecoverably
lost
.
Now
for
maintenance
in
prison
,
originally
in
such
cases
as
the
State
was
forfeited
,
as
in
Treasons
and
Felonies
which
were
tryed
very
speedily
,
the
State
was
seized
by
a
publick
Officer
by
way
of
securing
,
and
the
wife
and
children
if
any
were
,
continued
in
the
house
,
&c.
giving
security
the
goods
were
not
imbezeled
,
and
nought
removed
or
sold
,
unless
for
the
mainteance
of
the
prisoner
,
the
forfeiture
then
reaching
from
the
time
of
the
fact
committed
;
and
then
though
this
were
just
,
there
was
this
injustice
that
the
forfeiture
paid
no
debts
,
an
unjust
and
unchristian
thing
,
yea
if
opened
,
the
loose
or
inlet
to
abominable
,
cheating
cozenage
and
knavery
.
Now
the
Law
is
(
that
is
,
practice
constant
)
that
the
prisoner
maintain
himself
,
till
himself
,
wife
and
children
are
undone
,
by
selling
all
they
have
for
the
maintenance
of
the
prisoner
,
and
paying
Gaole
Fees
(
though
he
be
not
guilty
,
a
most
wicked
thing
)
and
this
happily
for
acts
or
words
no
way
Treasonable
,
Felonious
,
&c.
or
for
such
matter
,
which
none
but
a
malicious
Adversary
would
have
prosecuted
.
And
to
say
the
King
paid
his
prisoners
Fees
,
is
but
to
argue
from
matter
of
fact
;
for
take
a
prison
properly
,
it
is
but
as
a
pound
to
dammagious
beasts
,
and
in
the
proper
pound
the
owner
must
provide
for
them
,
and
they
that
offend
must
provide
for
themselves
,
or
rely
on
charity
;
It
is
truth
,
it
is
but
just
,
that
in
case
of
(
so
called
)
illegal
,
or
in
cases
dubious
,
whether
baylable
or
not
,
or
where
baylable
,
yet
for
good
cause
denyed
;
and
in
all
extraordinary
imprisonments
,
that
is
,
by
absolute
power
in
limited
Monarchy
,
being
causes
for
which
the
Law
provided
not
,
it
seems
reasonable
,
that
the
same
power
that
commits
should
sustain
,
untill
the
Law
adjudges
the
offence
;
for
in
that
case
the
restraint
of
a
Free-man
seems
punishment
enough
;
now
for
such
a
man
how
he
comes
into
prison
,
that
is
,
whether
by
the
ordinary
Officer
of
Justice
,
as
a
Constable
,
or
by
an
extraordinary
hand
,
as
by
armed
men
,
is
not
material
;
but
the
Quaere
must
be
rightly
stated
;
That
is
,
whether
in
a
time
of
full
peace
,
no
enemy
appearing
,
nor
to
be
feared
,
a
Subject
may
be
by
Law
arrested
by
an
Armed
power
;
as
to
this
it
is
said
,
that
considering
Law
to
be
the
issue
of
perfect
reason
,
it
is
a
matter
worth
mature
advisement
;
for
the
life
of
liberty
lies
in
it
,
that
is
,
the
refuge
of
the
Subject
against
the
powers
or
authority
,
call
them
what
you
wil
;
for
commonly
the
Souldiery
are
either
in
body
,
and
so
obey
no
common
Arrests
and
Processes
of
set
Courts
;
or
dibanded
;
and
seldome
an
active
man
in
his
own
County
,
and
well
known
,
will
appear
in
acts
of
high
dispriviledge
;
so
that
offenders
in
this
kind
are
seldome
worth
suing
upon
a
trespass
,
and
the
law
of
retaliation
rather
satiates
the
brutish
then
the
manly
passion
or
affection
,
and
bondage
for
satisfaction
hath
been
hitherto
exploded
.
Others
say
,
the
crime
is
to
be
looked
at
,
and
then
no
matter
who
executes
it
;
as
in
Felony
,
each
man
may
by
Law
arrest
;
and
then
if
every
man
will
,
it
is
neither
Riot
nor
Conspiracy
,
what
ever
it
may
be
called
:
Others
rejoyn
to
both
parts
,
and
say
that
they
are
sadly
distressed
to
see
the
various
interests
of
persons
,
leading
one
way
to
day
,
another
to
morrow
,
which
their
diversity
of
opinions
fully
demonstrate
.
They
desire
plain
truth
with
Iustice
,
and
to
that
end
they
say
that
both
are
lawfull
,
time
and
person
considered
;
and
that
this
consideration
is
and
must
be
left
to
the
Magistrate
,
who
must
not
stick
so
in
the
bare
letter
,
that
he
lose
the
evident
meaning
of
the
Law
,
and
ought
to
be
punished
as
a
defaulter
against
his
trust
,
should
he
not
in
some
causes
use
extraordinary
power
;
for
the
Commonwealth
must
not
be
without
sufficient
power
to
defend
it self
.
And
therefore
they
say
,
that
if
the
Law
doth
not
provide
for
such
emergencies
,
he
ought
to
be
defaulted
if
he
improves
not
his
power
to
the
discharge
of
his
trust
,
that
is
the
peace
and
safety
of
the
Commonwealth
,
though
he
incurrs
the
lurch
of
the
Law
according
to
the
old
Letter
.
The
example
was
under
the
late
King
James
at
his
comming
to
the
Crown
,
when
after
the
death
of
famous
Elizabeth
,
the
County
of
York
raised
men
and
armed
them
against
a
sort
of
out-laws
,
which
Act
was
by
the
letter
of
the
Law
Treason
,
&c.
but
upon
debate
,
wary
enough
,
it
was
resolved
their
duty
,
and
they
had
their
pardon
;
against
which
only
some
object
,
saying
,
that
if
in
reason
they
offended
not
,
why
should
they
be
pardoned
?
Now
this
is
answered
,
others
might
else
be
imboldened
without
due
cause
,
which
say
the
objector's
is
nugatory
;
there
is
nothing
of
weight
in
the
case
more
then
the
Officers
Fees
of
suing
out
the
pardon
;
and
to
stop
that
scandal
,
let
such
pardons
issue
of
course
by
a
day
at
the
Officers
penalty
;
so
that
the
party
shall
not
need
pay
for
expedition
;
but
as
to
the
case
in
hand
,
it
is
propounded
,
that
in
cases
of
doubting
it
were
better
to
assure
all
fears
,
to
let
the
Souldier
be
but
assistant
to
the
setled
officer
,
and
not
used
but
in
evident
necessity
;
but
the
thing
is
the
same
;
I
must
agree
the
prison
may
be
any
where
by
the
law
,
which
men
in
point
of
favour
easily
plead
;
but
touched
,
then
the
Court
of
guard
is
a
prison
,
then
White-Hall
,
the
head-quarters
,
every
thing
is
odious
;
but
were
this
same
man
put
there
under
what
he
counted
a
civility
,
it
should
be
acknowledged
;
it
may
be
therefore
of
great
policy
this
was
left
in
the
Judges
brest
,
to
endear
by
such
circumstantials
where
he
saw
cause
;
but
this
was
altered
upon
good
reason
in
part
,
and
prisons
made
publick
,
set
,
and
certain
,
&c.
The
next
thing
is
,
to
bring
the
prisoner
to
his
Tryal
,
wherein
the
Law
as
I
said
,
favouring
life
,
gives
priviledges
of
no
evident
reason
,
in
case
of
crimes
worthy
of
death
,
especially
the
certain
offendor
present
.
Truth
is
,
if
the
pretended
Law
of
England
did
,
as
many
of
the
Officers
of
it
do
,
think
one
thing
,
and
speak
another
,
tell
them
they
are
to
dye
,
while
the
prisoner
knows
Mr.
Ordinary
(
say
the
Judge
what
he
will
)
will
openly
,
prophanely
and
unchristian-like
of
course
lye
out
a
Legit
(
though
he
knows
never
a
letter
,
and
his
conscience
never
grumble
to
give
sentence
accordingly
)
it
were
not
worthy
question
,
but
evident
reason
being
its
guide
,
why
should
they
question
thirty
six
men
without
any
cause
,
or
with
a
wise
Sheriff
,
&c.
is
that
so
called
priviledge
ought
at
all
?
yet
this
in
some
cases
is
highly
advanced
;
this
past
,
and
that
he
is
to
plead
,
which
ought
to
be
openly
,
the
doors
not
shut
during
the
Tryal
,
(
the
Law
of
God
,
of
England
,
common
reason
,
and
constant
practice
of
Nations
agrees
it
)
First
,
he
may
make
all
by
the
Law
void
in
the
Letter
,
by
an
appeal
;
yea
I
take
it
also
without
shewing
any
cause
.
Next
,
by
pleading
to
the
Jurisdiction
:
Next
,
by
denying
himself
to
be
the
party
,
with
multitudes
more
,
how
evident
soever
.
Which
Laws
in
the
letter
,
being
taken
advantage
of
,
as
one
for
example
;
one
first
called
said
nothing
,
then
shewed
his
name
was
not
John
,
but
John-as
Jenkins
,
therefore
not
the
party
indicted
:
That
amended
,
the
Clerk
goes
on
,
John-as
Jenkins
of
,
&c.
he
answers
not
after
much
debate
;
there
is
two
Towns
,
one
Hoph
.
Pet.
the
other
Jo.
and
the
Indictment
is
general
,
he
knows
not
which
;
that
agreed
on
,
then
his
addition
is
mistaken
,
as
he
is
Baronet
,
indicted
Knight
,
or
Knight
and
Baronet
;
but
all
agreed
on
,
he
is
then
to
plead
,
and
to
this
he
pleads
,
First
,
strange
dilatory
pleas
,
as
that
the
fact
was
done
in
another
County
,
&c.
These
breeding
great
trouble
and
great
delay
,
were
both
in
Civil
and
Criminal
cases
in
great
part
rectified
;
but
so
jealous
was
the
Parliament
ever
of
the
thing
called
Priviledge
,
that
all
was
never
done
(
though
it
may
be
the
greater
evils
were
removed
)
so
that
there
are
causes
enough
still
to
dally
in
Law
,
to
general
disadvantage
of
honest
and
publike
good
,
and
no
liberty
but
of
general
capital
offenders
.
Now
the
reason
of
this
was
evident
,
because
the
Subjects
Liberty
was
by
Princes
sought
to
be
totally
enslaved
;
the
best
and
wisest
were
most
active
in
opposition
,
and
to
save
these
good
men
,
we
ensnarled
the
Law
,
and
till
now
had
never
opportunity
of
rectification
;
if
yet
we
have
this
seen
by
the
Crown
side
,
they
engage
three
wayes
,
by
Judges
absolutely
depending
,
A
Jury
of
Conformists
,
and
the
general
Plea
,
not
guilty
:
And
thus
Prerogative
and
Priviledge
fought
;
And
surely
the
Law
holds
forth
matter
so
clear
in
the
Year-Books
,
on
the
one
side
by
Presidents
,
Rights
of
Supremacy
,
dispatch
of
business
,
&c.
On
the
other
side
,
by
Presidents
,
reason
of
Priviledge
,
for
safety
of
Life
,
that
the
controversie
seems
endless
,
and
yet
Justice
is
plain
;
let
him
plead
not
guilty
,
but
withall
give
what
other
matter
he
can
in
evidence
,
which
the
Court
ought
to
accept
,
and
upon
the
whole
matter
,
to
give
judgement
,
hearing
himself
and
Councel
;
which
surely
if
in
any
other
Cause
,
Matter
,
or
Plaint
,
a
Subject
ought
to
have
,
then
much
more
in
case
of
life
,
especially
if
the
Law
favors
it
;
and
more
especially
where
the
Judges
are
the
meer
Dependants
of
the
Prince
or
State
;
which
jealousie
cannot
be
satisfied
without
,
if
withall
other
things
can
be
supposed
any
way
requirable
;
and
therefore
it
hath
been
accounted
for
Law
,
that
the
Jury
were
not
barely
Judges
of
the
fact
;
but
were
surely
intended
as
a
barr
to
Prerogative
in
some
sort
or
dependance
thereon
;
for
they
may
be
without
all
doubt
so
far
Judges
,
as
to
finde
the
matter
specially
,
will
the
Judge
or
nill
he
,
and
if
themselves
will
venture
an
attaint
,
may
be
Judges
of
the
Law
indeed
against
the
plainest
evidences
.
So
that
it
is
evident
these
questions
are
easie
to
be
controverted
,
and
hard
to
be
determined
,
yet
not
in
themselves
,
but
only
because
of
the
divers
interests
in
this
,
as
in
most
matters
in
our
Law
,
wherein
the
Crown
had
any
hook
,
according
to
the
prevailing
of
their
party
,
having
laid
foundations
for
their
own
benefits
,
and
advancing
their
particular
designs
,
which
is
the
first
rise
of
the
controversie
about
the
Militia
,
which
never
was
in
England
in
the
Kings
hand
,
otherwayes
then
that
of
Tenures
,
the
posse
Comitatus
being
alwayes
the
proper
defence
of
the
County
,
and
not
subjugated
to
the
Kings
will
or
Royal
Commission
.
Now
the
reason
was
,
War
and
Peace
was
nominally
in
the
King
,
really
in
the
Subject
,
because
of
Moneys
,
which
could
not
be
charged
without
consent
in
Parliament
;
some
upon
this
,
ground
a
Quaere
of
main
concernment
;
Namely
,
what
are
the
Laws
of
England
,
or
where
to
be
found
?
Some
as
I
have
said
,
answer
,
the
Law
of
God
;
others
say
,
excellent
reason
;
some
the
Law
of
Nations
peculiarized
by
use
;
others
say
with
the
Lawyers
,
That
the
Law
of
England
is
founded
upon
the
Law
of
God
,
the
Law
of
Reason
,
principles
called
Maximes
,
Customes
not
contrary
to
reason
,
received
time
out
of
mind
(
and
proper
quarto
modo
to
the
people
of
the
Nation
)
Statutes
,
and
the
resolutions
of
the
Judges
:
To
this
it
is
objected
,
that
these
generals
teach
or
edifie
not
what
the
Law
of
England
is
.
For
the
Quaere
is
,
If
the
word
of
God
,
whether
all
,
or
part
;
if
so
,
the
infallible
,
or
at
least
certain
Rule
(
pleadable
)
to
know
which
part
;
they
require
the
like
certainty
in
reason
,
and
the
Exposition
of
Principles
and
Customes
;
for
they
say
all
these
must
solely
depend
upon
the
Iudges
,
and
then
the
Law
in
their
opinion
is
wholly
Arbitrary
;
for
if
their
only
word
makes
it
reason
,
and
their
only
word
determines
the
end
and
meaning
of
the
principle
;
and
so
whether
custome
be
good
or
not
,
then
it
is
meerly
at
the
will
of
them
;
and
this
they
say
experience
manifested
in
the
great
Cause
of
Ship-Money
,
wherein
had
not
the
Sword
been
the
better
Arbiter
of
their
priviledge
,
the
sentence
had
been
irrevocable
to
enslave
them
all
to
the
King
;
Therefore
they
say
,
there
must
be
common
reason
,
or
some
head-Rule
,
which
must
judge
most
excellent
reason
,
not
that
they
intend
vulgar
decision
,
but
a
judgement
must
be
tryed
by
its
conducing
to
publike
good
.
The
Rule
is
;
Good
,
the
more
general
and
common
,
so
much
the
more
precious
;
and
from
this
they
conclude
all
these
heads
of
the
Law
of
Nature
or
Reason
,
Principles
,
or
Maxims
,
and
Customes
to
be
all
the
same
with
the
dicta
sap
.
or
resolutions
of
the
Judges
;
and
then
whose
creatures
they
are
,
and
from
whom
they
have
their
honour
,
pay
,
&c.
to
them
they
will
be
bound
,
which
they
cast
not
by
way
of
odium
upon
them
,
but
common
to
them
with
all
men
to
enforce
and
improve
all
their
abilities
by
the
first
principle
of
nature
,
to
the
preserving
self
;
and
this
they
do
,
and
better
self
,
in
advancing
the
Title
and
Interest
of
them
upon
whom
they
depend
.
But
they
say
,
this
is
as
fatal
a
hawk
to
liberty
to
have
such
an
absolute
dependance
upon
a
State
,
as
upon
a
Prince
,
tending
to
the
same
end
of
enslaving
the
people
,
Yea
,
reducing
a
State
from
a
Democracie
to
a
Tyranny
,
as
well
as
from
Royalty
to
Tyranny
;
for
they
say
they
have
heard
from
Lawyers
,
and
it
is
a
general
complaint
,
That
the
Laws
of
England
are
they
know
not
what
(
at
least
a
wise
,
or
so
called
Politick
Judge
,
may
make
them
so
,
and
that
this
is
easiliest
done
in
matters
of
highest
concernment
.
)
Take
them
to
be
the
Law
of
God
,
no
such
matter
;
where
is
ought
according
to
that
rule
?
(
They
exemplifie
in
Henry
the
Eights
Law
for
marriages
made
meerly
for
private
interests
,
and
now
for
the
same
neglected
)
for
Gods
Name
is
scandalized
,
prophaned
,
blasphemed
,
and
not
regarded
;
horrible
adulteries
,
and
some
say
,
incests
unpunished
.
Yea
,
all
the
rabble
of
Popish
,
Episcopal
,
and
now
so
called
Presbyterial
Professors
(
that
is
,
the
baptized
Christian
)
are
guilty
of
walking
clean
contrary
to
their
profession
,
yet
no
way
punished
;
Gods
Sabboth
contemned
;
god-Mammon
,
that
mental
Adultery
of
Idolatry
is
most
of
their
sin
,
common
to
them
with
their
other
brethren
in
the
flesh
,
by
what
names
soever
called
or
known
.
And
for
the
duty
towards
Neighbour
,
there
is
nothing
but
envying
and
malice
,
furfetting
,
gluttony
or
drunkenness
,
the
Nurses
to
Adultery
and
Lasciviousness
,
with
pride
in
apparel
,
and
abundance
of
idleness
,
which
increasing
,
poor
increases
,
and
by
them
necessity
,
and
that
brings
Theft
,
or
Covetize
or
both
,
and
sure
among
such
to
swear
in
truth
will
not
at
all
be
regarded
;
it
will
be
thought
cruelty
not
to
tell
an
(
Officious
so
called
)
lye
to
save
thy
brothers
life
,
which
now
makes
it
nothing
to
have
lyes
sworn
;
this
brings
scandals
upon
seats
of
Iustice
;
for
these
things
known
and
not
remedied
,
if
possible
,
will
asperse
.
But
some
say
,
some
Judges
make
no
conscience
of
such
acts
;
they
exemplifie
,
not
only
in
Ship-Money
,
but
in
ordinary
Tryals
,
while
they
deny
justice
by
delaying
,
and
admitting
the
continuance
of
delayes
in
justice
,
and
sometimes
go
against
their
own
knowledge
in
the
Law
;
as
in
the
case
of
admitting
such
to
read
as
they
know
cannot
,
and
more
evidently
such
as
are
not
capable
by
Law
,
as
those
branded
before
,
not
once
,
but
seven
times
,
whereby
the
Rogue
is
as
preserved
,
so
encouraged
;
and
this
because
due
notice
is
not
taken
of
persons
branded
in
the
Calender
,
nor
Records
penally
presented
in
Court
;
to
which
,
though
ignorant
persons
answer
,
they
will
not
come
there
again
,
but
act
their
Villainies
in
another
County
;
wise
men
will
not
,
who
know
the
Law
admits
no
going
out
(
for
it
will
prove
wandring
in
such
of
necessity
)
but
with
Certificate
;
but
the
true
reason
,
though
it
cannot
wholly
excuse
,
is
the
best
,
namely
,
they
think
the
Law
too
hard
,
and
would
rather
have
constant
work-houses
;
but
there
is
two
evils
in
this
so
just
,
so
righteous
a
proposal
,
to
change
this
Law
;
for
if
either
work-houses
or
due
course
of
certificates
were
setled
,
the
Commonweale
would
be
quickly
rid
of
such
vermin
.
But
then
the
first
evil
appears
,
namely
,
Clerks
Fees
would
cease
.
The
next
evil
is
the
matter
of
charge
in
building
,
repairing
,
and
maintaining
the
houses
,
and
Officers
,
&c.
for
a
work-house
in
this
age
,
where
building
,
back
and
belly
cat
up
all
,
will
hardly
be
maintained
,
much
less
raised
;
but
to
be
well
provided
with
stock
and
Overseers
,
rather
venture
all
.
There
is
complaint
against
our
now
Iudges
taking
Fees
(
if
so
they
do
)
having
yet
1000.
l.
per
annum
,
that
Fees
might
be
discharged
.
But
these
Complainers
have
one
word
more
to
the
Law
,
that
is
,
they
say
the
great
Charter
of
Normandy
they
own
rather
to
be
the
old
Norman
Laws
before
William
the
Bastard
,
then
the
Law
of
England
,
though
he
might
well
labour
to
introduce
the
whole
plot
;
Truth
,
it
will
serve
to
discover
the
Reasons
of
our
bondage
,
and
that
's
all
,
which
while
Copyholds
are
not
discarded
,
together
with
Crown
Tenure
,
we
are
not
freed
of
.
For
Fleta
and
Bracton
,
they
say
,
they
are
the
meer
heads
of
Justinians
Institutes
a
little
corrected
according
to
the
guise
of
Englands
Principles
of
liberty
above
the
Ancient
Roman
,
or
State
of
Greece
in
the
height
of
the
Empire
;
Yet
for
that
,
exploded
by
the
Kings
Iudges
.
For
Horn
,
Britton
,
Glanvil
,
they
are
reputed
more
English
,
but
may
be
as
well
Scottish
,
Sweadish
,
or
Danish
,
especially
Glanvil
,
who
if
compared
with
R.
Mai.
Scot
,
the
old
Tenures
,
Customes
,
Services
,
Writs
,
&c.
are
the
same
word
for
word
;
the
other
were
they
who
drew
the
Traditions
of
our
fathers
into
form
,
by
insensible
degrees
,
raising
debased
Engl.
to
a
glimmering
of
Native
liberty
in
the
use
of
a
body
of
law
;
for
it
is
plain
Englands
Law
unwritten
could
not
be
well
known
by
the
vulgar
.
Fortescue
taking
the
advantage
of
the
contest
betwixt
York
and
Lancaster
,
declares
more
freedome
(
happily
then
consists
with
reason
in
the
letter
)
Now
all
these
books
were
altogether
exploded
;
Fleta
and
Horn
not
permitted
to
be
printed
,
but
hung
up
by
the
licence
liberty
;
and
all
that
was
the
common
reading
of
the
Lawyer
,
was
the
resolutions
of
the
Iudges
in
the
so
called
Year-Books
,
which
have
no
date
beyond
Edward
the
Third
,
there
being
then
a
stipend
given
to
certain
men
constantly
sitting
in
Court
,
to
report
the
reasons
of
the
Iudges
,
so
that
let
them
answer
at
their
perill
;
for
now
their
reasons
were
permanent
,
and
brought
to
strict
judgement
.
Yet
they
still
had
their
evasions
in
cases
of
great
interest
,
either
for
one
Kings
Title
or
other
,
for
Prerogative
or
Priviledge
,
as
particular
respects
engaged
,
and
providence
favoured
,
as
was
evident
in
the
case
of
R.
2.
and
his
Iudges
which
lay
asleep
from
him
,
till
our
late
Charls
revived
it
,
and
suffered
publickly
for
it
,
as
Richard
did
privately
;
far
the
more
manly
and
exemplary
way
of
the
two
,
and
rational
it
is
;
for
if
it
be
lawful
for
man
to
give
Law
,
he
may
and
ought
to
enforce
;
and
no
way
can
be
more
consentaneous
to
order
,
then
that
of
the
body
Representative
,
which
is
not
in
this
case
denyed
either
by
the
Regular
Presbyterian
,
or
violent
so
called
Interdependent
;
only
they
deny
this
a
Parliament
,
as
before
is
said
.
These
Reporters
wrot
till
Henry
the
Seventh
;
there
are
some
fragments
of
Henry
the
eight
,
Edward
the
Sixth
,
and
Q.
Mary
,
and
Elizabeth
,
taken
by
Students
then
,
and
since
,
which
are
called
by
the
names
of
the
Authors
,
as
Kelway
,
Petty
,
Brook
,
Dyer
,
Plowden
,
&c.
with
some
particular
assertions
of
others
,
but
none
durst
write
freely
.
Lord
Cook
put
out
several
Books
of
Reports
,
all
which
being
principally
matters
of
Title
;
or
betwixt
party
and
party
,
swam
down
stream
:
Now
in
most
of
these
were
matters
altered
at
pleasure
;
for
out
of
these
books
it
is
easie
to
argue
black
white
,
and
white
black
;
Reason
was
cut
into
such
fine
shreads
of
wit
(
and
form
which
is
as
vain
)
that
judgement
was
puzled
to
find
something
where
there
was
so
much
of
nothing
;
and
if
any
thing
were
,
it
was
so
disjoynted
a
piece
in
1ᵒ.
Ed.
3.
debated
further
18ᵒ.
further
,
Process
in
23ᵒ.
and
finished
31ᵒ.
Jan.
24ᵒ.
ultimo
Regis
Caroli
Rex
ultimus
Brittannorum
.
A
subtile
Oracle
,
true
and
not
true
,
let
matters
pass
as
they
will
,
so
that
in
such
a
confused
study
who
could
learn
ought
,
though
helped
with
Fitz-Herberts
,
yea
and
Brooks
Abridgement
;
for
the
old
Books
and
the
late
Indexes
,
the
least
too
big
for
any
book
of
Law
for
a
Nation
,
where
each
is
to
be
supposed
knowing
of
it
,
and
no
man
excused
by
his
ignorance
.
Now
for
the
Crown
Law
,
of
which
we
had
no
compleat
Tract
but
Stamford
,
the
Lord
Cook
treating
of
that
particular
and
tacitly
in
his
both
Jurisdictions
of
Courts
,
and
Expositions
of
Statutes
,
holding
forth
not
only
the
bare
letter
,
but
a
rational
disquisition
of
the
Texts
,
they
also
were
estopped
;
and
well
is
it
,
say
some
,
if
they
have
not
met
with
a
concealed
Dominicane
Expurgator
,
or
Jesuitical
Emendator
,
there
being
such
hard
hold
on
all
sides
,
for
them
,
and
against
them
,
since
published
.
These
things
resented
as
grievances
in
the
Kings
times
,
and
promises
to
be
ruled
better
then
under
the
best
of
Kings
;
the
King
gone
,
the
enquiry
and
expectation
is
,
what
alteration
.
If
we
quaere
among
the
Professors
,
O
Lord
what
cause
is
given
to
the
Adversary
to
blaspheme
,
while
many
seeming
Saints
,
earnest
Professors
and
zealous
above
multitudes
,
count
God
a
mockery
,
his
Scriptures
politick
observations
of
prudentiall
men
!
The
Devil
,
every
man
that
is
opposite
to
their
worse
then
Heathenism
;
and
how
few
glorifie
the
Lord
in
these
things
,
and
magnifie
his
mercies
to
them
,
that
they
are
not
withdrawn
,
but
rather
make
use
of
it
,
through
the
subtilty
of
Satan
,
to
upbraid
the
Truth
with
Error
and
Heresie
,
Contradiction
and
Confusion
;
and
these
assure
themselves
,
that
the
godly
wise
Bishops
foresaw
this
evil
which
is
now
befallen
the
Churches
of
God
,
and
admire
their
way
,
when
they
and
their
way
are
perished
together
with
their
revenues
,
which
were
according
to
their
own
method
totally
abolished
;
only
the
seat
of
the
Beast
is
by
providence
reserved
,
to
what
end
I
will
not
prophesie
;
And
who
mourns
in
secret
for
these
things
?
In
the
Commonwealth
they
see
little
;
but
hope
,
though
the
unseasonable
oppositions
hinder
at
present
,
they
shall
see
it
in
due
time
effected
.
If
you
look
at
the
other
party
of
Professors
,
whether
Congregational
or
Presbyterial
,
their
jealousies
are
as
great
;
and
notwithstanding
the
Independent
(
so
called
)
had
the
right
hand
of
fellowship
in
the
present
power
,
and
was
not
so
rigid
towards
the
Presbyter
;
yet
the
root
of
opposition
sprouted
,
though
I
hope
the
light
of
grace
will
nip
it
the
bud
.
But
the
Presbyters
interest
is
the
root
of
the
image
,
the
stump
,
and
will
not
easily
yield
,
I
mean
humane
prudence
to
be
admitted
the
Church
.
But
look
to
the
ordinary
Parish
Priest
,
of
what
opinion
soever
,
they
are
as
disaffected
in
the
generality
to
God
and
goodness
as
before
;
for
as
in
branding
the
Clergie
Rogue
,
there
was
no
Register
,
so
that
the
Rogue
had
priviledge
six
or
seven
times
;
so
the
ejected
Clergy
for
want
of
registring
and
transmitting
to
every
Committee
the
ejection
,
the
scandalizing
ones
are
admitted
five
,
six
or
seven
times
over
;
and
let
a
stander
by
judge
;
he
cannot
find
this
to
be
done
upon
any
rational
ground
,
other
then
more
work
for
the
Committee
,
and
so
more
fees
for
the
Clerks
.
And
if
it
were
not
such
listening
or
trusting
to
Clerks
,
what
could
draw
from
such
wise
men
,
sober
,
grave
,
and
outwardly
pious
,
things
so
dissonant
from
reason
,
and
their
profession
,
and
the
intention
of
their
original
constitution
,
by
this
means
as
probable
or
the
like
?
the
work
is
great
,
much
done
,
and
never
the
neerer
an
end
;
for
turn
them
out
of
Norfolk
,
they
go
into
Suffolk
,
thence
to
Lincoln
,
&c.
And
just
and
good
men
are
ejected
upon
small
matters
rather
then
contend
.
And
the
pious
zealous
Christian
against
the
evil
one
is
tired
out
with
vexation
of
minde
,
labour
of
body
,
and
purse-paiment
under
renewed
evils
of
the
same
stamp
;
so
that
the
most
and
worst
still
remain
,
and
many
ill
ones
new
setled
,
they
are
discouraged
in
the
removal
;
and
the
great
root
of
this
is
Tythes
,
which
t
is
clear
for
the
Parsons
sake
few
regard
;
but
the
chief
man
favoured
is
the
rich
Impropriator
;
I
pray
,
is
not
Tythes
more
due
(
according
to
the
original
ground
of
Tythes
)
to
the
Priest
,
then
the
Patron
,
or
Lay-person
;
by
the
old
Levitical
analogie
,
then
Hen.
the
Eights
new
policie
?
is
the
old
inheritance
in
Parson
,
Patron
,
and
Ordinary
,
of
less
strength
,
or
less
inheritance
,
then
that
in
the
impropriator
,
who
hath
but
upon
grant
upon
a
politike
forfeiture
?
or
is
it
not
evident
to
Reason
by
the
rules
of
Scripture
,
Law
,
and
Reason
,
that
he
is
not
capable
of
them
?
He
is
not
the
labourer
,
not
the
Ox
,
not
his
lips
that
preserves
knowledge
,
not
Gods
Husbandman
,
and
himself
dares
not
own
either
Evangelical
,
Pastoral
,
or
Priestly
Office
;
and
it
were
well
he
practised
but
as
an
ordinary
Christian
:
but
it
is
said
,
the
reason
of
all
is
Interest
;
for
the
light
hath
manifested
Tythes
no
way
due
to
the
Gospel
,
nor
any
certainty
but
a
sufficiency
;
yet
this
sufficiency
resting
in
the
arbitriment
of
the
people
,
but
these
gathered
into
Churches
,
and
the
Church
is
then
a
Judge
:
Some
from
the
inspection
of
error
,
past
,
and
present
,
that
is
,
the
general
ungodliness
which
is
in
men
,
fear
that
Tythes
put
down
,
there
would
be
no
maintenance
allowed
,
and
the
same
confusion
would
follow
,
as
in
Germany
,
the
best
Minister
most
contemned
,
therefore
they
are
continued
;
this
argument
is
agreed
a
principal
motive
to
continue
them
.
But
it
is
answered
,
That
the
ground-work
is
too
weak
;
the
Disciple
is
not
better
then
his
Master
,
nor
Englands
Pastor
then
the
whole
worlds
Apostles
;
there
is
no
command
for
it
;
why
then
enforced
,
and
that
to
them
who
Preach
not
,
Preach
evilly
;
persons
not
qualified
according
as
the
Gospel
holds
out
,
either
in
the
first
of
Timothy
the
third
;
or
in
the
first
of
Tit.
9.
but
commonly
all
contrary
.
Neither
are
the
persons
qualified
in
the
promiscuousness
of
Parishes
as
the
brethren
ought
to
be
by
the
Word
of
God
,
yet
these
duties
enforced
;
therefore
say
they
,
so
long
as
these
corrupt
interests
are
,
there
can
be
no
propagation
of
the
Gospel
;
consult
not
onely
every
Friday
,
but
all
the
week
;
they
agree
the
common
liberty
(
which
is
the
interest
)
is
a
great
mercy
of
God
,
but
if
not
sorting
with
interest
,
if
matters
mend
not
,
they
fear
interest
may
take
away
,
as
well
as
give
liberty
;
they
hope
better
,
but
in
the
fluctuations
of
matters
they
fear
;
let
the
cause
of
complaint
be
taken
away
,
and
they
will
count
it
their
sin
to
complain
.
Thus
you
see
the
Church
so
called
generally
as
it
was
.
A
short
view
of
the
Commonwealth
,
and
we
will
leave
our
Historical
part
.
First
,
in
the
so
called
Parliament
(
as
men
commonly
term
it
)
a
few
onely
existent
,
the
onely
accused
kept
out
(
no
further
charge
,
no
legal
expulsion
,
nor
new
admission
,
nor
no
way
of
ejecting
members
by
their
Representors
in
case
of
failer
of
duty
,
as
Non-attendance
,
&c.
They
advise
to
remember
how
many
went
to
the
building
the
material
Temple
;
therefore
they
would
rather
then
eject
,
double
the
number
)
So
that
many
Counties
have
no
Representatives
admitted
,
others
not
appearing
;
and
there
being
false
principles
in
all
estates
,
degrees
,
persons
,
&c.
they
are
jealous
that
our
Senators
may
not
be
wholly
pure
,
especially
they
having
heard
of
the
great
strife
men
make
in
Parliament
for
the
advantage
of
the
places
for
which
they
are
chosen
;
and
he
is
highliest
accounted
of
,
who
benefits
more
his
particular
trust
,
then
the
general
good
of
the
Nation
:
men
may
,
as
they
have
been
,
be
carried
away
;
they
fear
much
,
and
therefore
desire
a
filling
of
the
house
by
an
equal
Representative
,
not
desirous
at
present
of
a
new
,
to
avoid
some
fatal
evils
that
are
foreseen
in
the
same
.
In
case
of
the
Counsel
of
State
,
which
they
oppose
not
,
they
onely
desire
it
may
be
so
limited
,
that
it
grow
not
from
an
Oligarchy
into
a
Tyranny
,
which
gives
just
cause
of
fear
,
while
of
Parliament
men
,
and
those
perpetual
,
and
no
power
visible
to
question
them
,
they
are
not
responsal
for
any
wrong
,
and
to
put
any
into
office
with
them
,
not
Parliament
men
,
and
so
responsal
,
except
their
brethren
in
power
beat
them
out
;
there
is
injustice
that
one
should
answer
,
another
not
for
the
same
fault
.
They
rather
desire
some
fit
way
of
choise
,
of
one
man
out
of
every
County
in
the
Nation
;
from
them
come
to
Committees
delays
;
the
complaint
now
foreruns
the
new
instituted
Committee
of
Accompts
;
all
Receivers
,
Treasurers
,
Collectors
,
&c.
will
have
fine
work
,
no
Rule
,
Order
,
&c.
but
bare
placet
of
&c.
But
the
Officers
of
Sequestrations
will
have
the
best
share
of
trouble
,
who
have
accounted
in
the
County
to
the
Sub-Committee
of
Sequestrations
among
themselves
to
the
Sub-committee
of
Accounts
there
;
Now
all
must
account
at
Goldsmiths
Hall
,
and
then
to
the
new
Catholike
Committee
of
Accounts
,
as
if
Officers
were
but
to
drive
a
Trade
of
maintenance
by
whole
sale
and
retaile
,
from
one
shilling
per
pound
to
nine
pence
,
then
to
six
pence
,
then
to
four
pence
,
three
pence
,
two
pence
,
one
penny
per
pound
;
and
that
drawn
out
again
in
two
,
three
,
four
,
five
,
six
,
seven
,
eight
,
nine
pence
,
&c.
per
sheet
,
to
Writers
,
Clerks
,
Accountants
,
all
after
the
form
of
the
corrupt
Commonwealth
past
.
There
are
honest
men
of
all
sides
say
,
That
they
fear
no
policy
will
prevail
against
truth
,
that
is
,
they
hope
,
though
it
be
so
feared
;
upon
which
they
offer
to
confideration
,
whether
it
were
ought
but
corrupt
interest
that
made
good
men
bad
Bishops
?
And
whether
it
will
not
upon
the
same
Rule
make
good
men
corrupt
Officers
of
all
sorts
;
therefore
they
hate
as
much
to
hear
of
one
shilling
per
pound
,
as
of
Patents
during
pleasure
;
or
to
some
for
three
years
,
while
all
are
not
so
;
and
then
not
capable
of
so
many
years
more
;
for
the
remote
contingent
dependance
is
evil
,
though
not
so
evil
as
the
more
immediate
and
absolute
:
Indeed
there
is
a
great
complaint
,
that
not
onely
things
complained
of
,
&c.
remain
still
the
same
,
but
grow
worse
;
Inns
,
Taverns
and
Alehouses
multiply
,
to
the
out
daring
Justice
;
irregularity
in
all
Trades
,
&c.
Neglect
of
all
inferior
Powers
in
ordinary
Jurisdiction
;
The
orders
issue
,
That
all
is
left
to
be
done
according
to
Law
;
but
that
so
dilatory
and
difficult
,
that
no
wise
and
honest
man
dare
meddle
with
it
,
so
that
many
faint
and
say
,
what
they
expected
to
be
be
the
Lords
deliverance
is
his
Bondage
;
many
while
in
the
Wilderness
,
wish
they
were
in
Egypt
again
:
there
are
that
call
for
Kingly
Government
(
as
you
well
perceive
.
)
Yet
were
they
the
instruments
to
his
overthrow
,
vain
and
impatient
spirits
;
some
rebell
against
you
to
make
themselves
high
,
indeed
like
Corah
and
his
company
,
for
they
say
,
What
are
you
,
that
you
shall
raign
over
us
?
Therefore
they
say
,
Let
the
old
Race
come
in
again
,
let
not
upstarts
,
&c.
now
these
are
the
Lords
Remembrancers
to
you
;
you
are
of
the
same
frame
and
temper
with
other
men
;
And
you
know
mans
condition
since
his
fall
,
he
hath
shaken
off
the
pure
Law
of
Righteousness
,
as
an
insupportable
Tyranny
,
and
we
are
wholly
led
away
of
our
own
lusts
,
and
Satan
snares
us
under
the
notion
of
Liberty
.
Thus
are
we
become
mighty
in
mischief
,
the
devils
policies
are
easily
learned
;
but
his
stratagems
difficulty
,
if
at
all
,
but
by
grace
discovered
;
this
makes
us
more
subtile
to
deceive
our selves
then
others
;
but
God
assuredly
will
not
,
cannot
be
mocked
;
this
makes
many
fear
mercies
are
given
for
a
snare
,
that
is
,
for
future
and
greater
Judgements
,
(
which
the
Lord
prepare
us
for
,
if
so
determined
;
but
if
it
be
his
gratious
Will
prevent
by
our
returnings
.
)
By
all
which
now
it
is
evident
,
that
the
Apostacy
and
defection
hath
over
spread
both
Churches
and
Nations
;
the
people
of
God
,
as
well
as
the
men
of
the
world
;
that
this
Apostacy
hath
been
,
yea
is
in
England
&c
still
working
as
vigorously
,
if
not
more
then
ever
:
Satan
now
rages
,
and
the
chaffer
of
the
Whore
is
not
yet
expulsed
the
Camp
of
the
Saints
.
The
stone
hewn
out
of
the
Mountain
without
hands
in
the
Regiment
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
hath
been
rejected
as
Chyliastical
,
a
notion
too
obstruse
in
learned
Scripture
sense
,
how
plain
so
ever
in
the
vulgar
letter
.
All
that
I
say
to
them
so
reject
it
,
yet
look
for
Christs
coming
,
is
,
let
them
take
heed
,
that
as
the
Jews
eyes
were
blinded
in
looking
for
a
Prince
,
and
lo
a
Servant
;
That
we
be
not
blinded
in
still
looking
at
a
Servant
Christ
when
he
will
be
exalted
,
lest
in
stead
of
one
we
raise
up
many
Antichrists
,
and
set
them
in
the
Seat
of
God
.
I
would
not
be
mistaken
,
I
plainly
mean
with
what
limitations
we
intend
the
Magistrate
to
be
the
keeper
of
the
Keys
,
which
I
fear
can
rest
in
no
mans
hand
but
the
Lord
Christ's
,
let
him
have
all
the
power
the
Pope
,
or
Bishop
,
or
Clergy
could
claim
.
But
I
say
,
the
fellowships
of
Saints
are
freed
from
the
enforcing
power
over
conscience
de
Jure
,
though
all
evils
(
as
well
as
sins
)
may
befall
them
with
others
for
disobedience
to
unjust
Laws
de
facto
;
You
whom
God
hath
called
out
to
the
work
,
have
a
great
task
,
be
not
found
idling
,
or
about
other
business
,
that
you
are
securing
your
great
estates
,
or
laying
out
your
hundred
thousand
pound
in
a
setled
way
of
lands
;
&c.
will
be
a
weak
answer
at
the
great
day
of
account
.
Give
not
occasion
to
evil
men
to
speak
evil
of
the
Lords
people
,
and
of
his
wayes
for
lucre
sake
.
England
offers
it self
as
a
white
Paper
to
receive
any
Print
;
you
need
not
at
present
out
of
fears
of
a
change
pretend
a
new
Representative
to
quiet
spirits
;
No
,
the
people
are
as
the
Israelites
at
Mount
Sinai
,
feared
enough
with
the
thundrings
,
lightnings
and
Trumpet
of
quarterings
,
Sequestrations
,
and
dilatory
attendances
,
that
they
are
resolved
,
speak
you
like
Moses
to
God
for
them
,
and
what
he
saith
they
will
hear
;
there
are
some
or
other
particulars
ready
to
fly
out
,
and
say
as
Corah
,
Am
not
I
as
good
as
you
,
as
wise
,
learned
,
vertuous
,
godly
?
&c.
in
impatience
of
spirit
.
But
blessed
be
God
,
all
the
Congregation
have
not
yet
said
as
they
,
You
have
slain
the
people
of
the
Lord
:
We
know
,
say
some
,
the
difficulty
of
the
Work
,
if
there
were
no
opposition
;
how
much
must
there
then
be
where
there
is
so
much
?
sit
not
still
,
find
time
to
settle
least
God
take
you
away
;
let
's
at
least
see
the
fruits
of
your
labours
;
and
if
you
think
it
not
yet
the
time
of
Christs
personal
,
yet
it
be
of
his
vertual
Raign
here
;
let
there
be
a
plain
,
sure
,
certain
,
easie
,
settlement
of
affairs
with
that
charitable
affection
,
that
sociable
,
suitable
behaviour
;
that
clearness
,
and
that
in
simplicity
which
by
the
Laws
of
Nature
is
due
to
our
fellow
creatures
.
Enforce
unjust
men
to
cast
away
the
masque
of
hypocrisie
in
simulations
of
Piety
and
vertue
,
to
gain
advantage
to
savage
gripings
and
extortions
.
If
you
cannot
allow
the
heights
of
the
Gospel-Liberty
,
allow
us
but
a
just
settlement
upon
the
evident
principles
of
natural
equity
,
or
ruled
by
(
to
avoid
contests
)
the
Mosaical
Judicials
as
the
boundary
,
or
prescribe
your
own
way
;
this
will
admit
satisfaction
to
many
interests
;
and
if
rightly
regulated
,
none
in
themselves
corrupted
,
else
we
deny
our
holy
Profession
;
For
the
grace
of
God
that
brings
salvation
unto
all
men
hath
appeared
,
And
it
teacheth
us
to
deny
ungodliness
and
worldly
lusts
,
and
that
we
should
live
righteously
,
soberly
and
godly
in
this
present
life
;
Looking
for
the
blessed
hope
and
appearing
of
the
glory
of
the
mighty
God
,
who
gave
himself
for
us
that
he
might
redeem
us
from
all
iniquity
,
and
purge
us
to
be
a
peculiar
people
to
himself
zealous
of
good
works
.
Now
these
good
works
are
shortly
laid
down
in
the
Gospel
thus
,
in
obedience
to
Principalities
and
powers
,
&c.
and
that
not
onely
Kings
,
but
inferior
Magistrates
,
yea
Husbands
,
Parents
,
Masters
;
yea
,
to
Teachers
,
Elders
,
&c.
or
any
sett
over
them
,
of
,
or
in
the
Lord
,
taking
care
for
all
sorts
of
persons
in
the
relations
political
,
both
Publike
and
Domestick
;
and
also
in
spiritual
:
Its
truth
,
the
qualifications
of
Magistrates
under
the
Gospel
are
not
directly
spoken
unto
in
the
Gospel
,
which
gives
a
ground
to
some
to
altercate
,
whether
Magistracy
may
be
under
the
Gospel
.
But
Generals
may
sometimes
be
gathered
from
particulars
;
the
principal
scope
t
is
true
of
the
Gospel
shews
the
worlds
enmity
with
the
Spirit
,
and
the
special
enmity
rests
in
the
Princes
;
Powers
,
&c.
These
are
the
men
with
their
carnal
interest
.
But
the
Powers
simply
considered
,
cannot
by
that
be
opposed
;
for
because
I
will
not
admit
an
evil
Magistrate
that
is
a
terror
to
the
good
,
shall
I
not
allow
him
that
is
a
terror
to
the
bad
?
because
it
was
a
shame
that
the
Corinthians
went
to
Law
before
Heathen
Judges
,
shall
each
one
do
what
is
right
in
his
own
eyes
?
No
;
St.
Pauls
Let
's
not
sin
that
grace
may
abound
,
includes
much
;
And
so
that
qualification
of
an
Elder
of
a
Church
;
those
mental
excellencies
,
soul-beautifyings
of
a
spiritual
Ruler
;
no
Mitre
,
Crown
,
Bells
,
Pomegranates
,
Breast-plate
,
Ephod
,
&c.
are
to
be
allowed
;
no
outward
blemish
;
Though
that
was
admitted
among
some
Bishops
of
the
Primitive
Church
,
is
now
just
exception
.
If
such
purity
in
Elders
for
the
Church
,
then
surely
also
for
the
State
:
by
this
all
the
Typed
Mosaical
qualifications
,
and
more
also
are
required
;
Indeed
,
the
words
are
mean
and
low
;
but
the
meaning
is
transcendent
;
I
shall
therefore
shortly
,
according
as
the
grace
of
God
gives
me
,
give
a
short
essay
to
the
principles
of
a
Christian
Government
,
and
resolve
most
of
these
Quaeries
which
here
seem
but
barely
controverted
without
determining
.
I
truely
faint
under
the
burden
,
knowing
my
own
weakness
,
and
the
mighty
wisdom
which
I
know
in
some
,
whom
I
cannot
believe
,
think
an
alteration
necessary
,
while
they
have
accepted
so
great
places
of
honor
and
profit
,
in
what
I
must
think
wholly
corrupt
,
and
the
world
calls
the
prophane
Commonwealth
,
or
Babel
in
the
Magistrate
;
that
is
,
they
are
feared
principally
to
adore
the
Amusive
part
of
Justice
in
the
formalities
of
Robes
,
as
Judges
Caps
,
Furrs
,
Blacks
,
Serjeants
Gowns
,
&c.
the
same
with
Rochets
,
Caps
,
Hoods
,
Gowns
,
Tippets
,
Surplices
,
&c.
So
for
Officers
of
Courts
,
so
for
Appeals
,
the
same
for
dependances
upon
the
Supream
Magistrate
in
degrees
by
way
of
variety
of
Courts
,
Officers
,
&c.
as
in
the
Bishops
course
,
from
the
Chancelors
and
Arch-Deacons
Courts
to
the
High
Commission
.
So
in
the
Presbyterian
way
,
according
to
the
course
of
the
Sanhedrim
,
from
the
Parishional
to
the
National
Assembly
;
All
which
hath
in
it
but
a
form
of
Justice
,
and
is
delusory
:
necessaries
I
admit
,
but
no
more
:
I
affect
not
the
Laconick
harshness
,
nor
the
Stoical
superstition
,
nor
the
Anabaptistical
confusion
,
nor
the
Persian
pomp
and
vanity
.
Yet
I
think
it
was
the
more
honor
for
the
Greeks
,
that
they
were
learned
,
valorous
,
and
free
,
though
with
little
pomp
or
ostentation
,
then
to
the
Barbarians
,
that
they
were
pompous
and
bondslaves
;
rich
,
but
had
nothing
their
own
,
cowardly
and
ignorant
,
obedient
even
to
shadows
;
an
Ape
or
Hound
of
the
Kings
in
the
formality
should
have
ruled
them
as
well
as
the
King
himself
,
for
they
were
ignorant
:
I
would
therefore
have
Order
to
prevent
confusion
;
Obedience
flow
from
Knowledge
in
civil
things
,
as
from
Faith
in
divine
,
yet
all
for
conscience
sake
;
otherwise
the
Law
will
never
go
further
then
half
way
,
and
that
will
rule
and
perswade
where
no
Promoter
or
Officer
of
State
can
.
Therefore
I
say
,
pretending
to
a
Christian
Commonwealth
,
I
there
explode
all
bare
Forms
,
they
are
above
them
;
necessary
Forms
are
admitted
,
for
they
must
be
,
but
Forms
of
bare
interest
cannot
,
will
not
.
Happily
you
will
say
,
This
will
put
the
Magistrate
to
a
demur
,
whether
then
he
should
have
two
Forms
to
govern
by
in
the
same
Nation
,
but
that
Quaere
will
be
useless
.
For
it
is
intended
the
Christian
Magistrate
should
wave
all
those
Amusions
,
and
onely
in
the
power
of
Righteousness
do
Iustice
,
keep
the
Law
of
God
with
his
whole
heart
,
make
it
his
study
;
and
due
execution
of
Law
,
and
propagating
the
knowledge
of
it
in
an
easie
civil
Chatechistical
way
will
soon
shew
,
that
Form
is
a
very
Idol
,
no
more
then
the
Goddess
Opinion
;
to
which
I
fear
not
to
say
,
they
sacrifice
who
so
much
exalt
Form
.
Now
know
Forms
are
also
in
delayes
;
as
not
to
give
Iudgement
in
a
plain
Case
of
Law
the
same
day
it
is
complained
of
;
it
is
Custome
not
Form
to
weep
lamentably
upon
the
Bench
at
the
giving
sentence
of
death
,
when
this
passion
arises
not
from
compunction
of
soul
,
but
weakness
of
Spirit
,
and
this
weakness
is
evidenced
by
no
care
for
soul
after
sentence
past
.
It
is
then
therefore
suspected
to
tend
specially
to
self
interest
.
Truly
our
sweet
Fountains
of
Iustice
are
imbittered
;
we
looked
with
the
Prophet
for
Iustice
,
but
it
s
turned
into
mourning
;
for
Righteousness
,
but
behold
a
Cry
;
the
excessive
Fees
of
all
sorts
,
the
Selfish
formal
hearings
,
the
dilatory
attendances
,
the
usual
squeesing
,
griping
Officers
,
as
Undersheriffe
,
Baillffs
,
Registers
,
Clerks
,
&c.
all
continued
,
whereby
the
poor
is
sold
for
nothing
,
and
Iustice
at
the
rate
of
Customs
,
and
Clerks
Fees
,
which
I
nor
no
man
can
call
a
bribe
.
O
you
that
sit
in
Seats
of
Iustice
,
beware
;
the
Lord
hath
a
controversie
with
the
mighty
,
and
to
pull
down
those
in
his
glory
,
he
doth
it
in
Iustice
,
and
his
Iudgements
are
true
;
good
intentions
so
called
,
will
not
excuse
before
him
that
searcheth
hearts
,
yea
to
the
dividing
of
soul
and
spirit
.
Know
this
you
great
men
,
if
you
seek
to
uphold
any
interest
against
the
Lord
,
it
will
down
;
yea
,
your
own
hands
shall
work
your
own
overthrow
,
you
may
have
seen
it
in
the
mighty
works
of
God
hitherto
;
and
if
you
will
not
perceive
it
by
whom
it
is
desired
,
the
merciful
hand
of
God
to
you
in
correcting
of
others
,
he
can
soon
lay
the
rod
upon
your
shoulders
also
;
and
think
not
that
because
God
gave
you
long
since
to
see
this
change
,
and
then
to
seek
him
and
his
glory
,
and
that
he
hath
(
if
he
hath
)
made
you
instrumental
to
him
in
this
his
work
,
or
thereby
,
or
hath
given
you
places
of
honour
or
great
profit
at
present
,
that
therefore
you
are
in
the
right
,
and
under
his
protection
.
No
,
then
you
must
break
every
yoak
,
and
pluck
down
every
Idol
,
and
labour
to
bow
all
interests
,
and
powers
,
to
be
subject
to
the
sole
Regiment
of
the
Lord
in
truth
and
righteousness
,
and
in
so
doing
,
the
grace
of
our
Lord
God
will
be
with
you
,
and
guide
you
by
his
grace
to
glory
.
O
Lord
,
let
the
prayers
of
thy
servants
for
this
be
heard
of
thee
,
and
make
all
men
through
thy
power
to
improve
every
place
,
talent
,
and
opportunity
to
the
advancement
of
thy
Truth
in
Righteousness
.
There
is
now
but
one
word
concerning
the
Court
of
Chancery
,
which
was
the
Court
of
equity
for
the
Subject
in
general
,
as
that
of
the
so
called
Requests
was
in
his
proper
nature
for
the
relief
of
the
Kings
Servants
upon
any
equitable
matter
arising
within
the
verge
of
the
Court
,
where
at
least
one
party
was
to
be
the
Kings
menial
Servant
,
however
the
pretended
necessity
of
some
,
and
reall
of
others
abused
it
.
But
that
of
the
Requests
gone
,
let
us
hear
the
opinions
of
men
concerning
that
of
the
Chancery
;
and
they
say
,
that
this
Court
of
Conscience
is
grown
as
unconscionable
as
any
;
and
the
interest
of
profit
to
the
particular
Officers
is
as
great
and
as
destructive
to
publike
good
as
of
any
Court
,
if
not
more
;
for
suits
in
Chancery
,
are
as
common
and
as
obnoxious
as
Writs
of
Error
.
They
say
,
the
use
of
the
Court
is
intentionally
just
,
that
is
,
that
where
accidents
which
could
not
be
foreseen
nor
avoided
,
casts
the
right
the
contrary
way
to
what
the
justice
of
the
Law
intended
,
that
it
should
be
there
remedied
.
But
they
say
,
this
ought
first
to
appear
at
the
Common
Law
,
and
then
the
whole
matter
transmitted
from
the
Judges
there
to
the
Chancery
,
to
be
there
decreed
shortly
.
Now
the
matters
proper
to
that
Court
,
can
generally
be
manifested
by
no
better
an
example
then
by
those
for
which
a
man
is
Essoinable
at
Common
Law
(
upon
duty
of
appearance
,
however
that
is
made
now
a
couse
of
practice
also
,
and
Essoyns
are
of
course
,
for
the
whole
Law
is
perverted
)
whereas
now
men
are
tossed
from
Common
Law
to
Chancery
,
and
then
to
Common
Law
again
,
and
no
end
of
Suit
,
and
the
charges
so
great
,
and
issue
so
uncertain
,
that
Free-Quarter
was
not
more
ruining
then
seeking
right
;
for
who
can
prefer
a
Bill
under
three
pounds
?
and
then
for
a
Copy
,
the
Defendant
he
must
pay
eight
pence
a
sheet
,
and
six
pence
thereof
goes
to
the
so
called
Six
Clerks
for
taking
out
the
Bill
,
which
are
places
valued
at
about
two
,
some
say
six
thousand
pounds
a
year
;
and
if
he
can
write
,
he
sets
his
name
to
it
;
examine
it
he
should
;
but
it
is
not
beleeved
any
one
of
them
looks
on
one
sheet
of
a
thousand
;
and
if
he
did
,
were
it
worth
ob
.
to
read
it
,
if
but
two
pence
to
write
it
?
Take
a
Copy
from
the
Plaintif
you
cannot
,
though
he
would
so
favour
you
;
you
cannot
put
in
your
Answer
till
that
due
be
paid
.
After
the
Answer
,
cometh
an
Injunction
that
must
be
moved
for
;
there
is
ten
,
if
not
twenty
,
thirty
,
fourty
shillings
oft
,
three
pounds
in
eminent
Cases
,
and
to
eminent
men
,
that
is
,
one
great
in
power
,
as
in
Offices
of
Honor
,
or
highly
favoured
:
This
Injunction
comes
to
eighteen
shillings
;
why
not
for
one
shilling
all
of
course
?
I
have
seen
Orders
made
by
those
honorable
men
now
sitting
tending
to
it
;
but
By-practizers
hear
they
are
detrimental
to
private
profit
,
and
so
the
Orders
are
abroad
to
catch
birds
to
the
lure
.
You
may
now
sue
at
a
better
rate
,
the
Court
hath
reformed
;
but
come
to
try
,
and
you
must
pay
as
before
.
These
Six
Clerks
are
wholly
needless
;
the
Register
alone
can
do
the
work
;
but
particular
Judges
,
Keepers
,
&c.
must
not
make
these
orders
in
any
Court
,
they
will
be
overballanced
,
or
may
be
;
for
generally
they
have
been
.
It
must
be
enacted
into
a
Law
,
That
the
Subject
may
require
it
as
his
due
,
or
complain
,
and
have
,
not
only
redress
,
but
satisfaction
;
References
to
the
pretended
Masters
are
worse
,
as
more
dilatory
,
but
ought
not
to
be
so
expensive
,
by
reason
the
Master
ought
to
take
but
half
a
Crown
.
Now
I
like
that
Master
best
that
will
clearly
say
,
I
have
viewed
all
,
and
see
the
right
,
and
will
report
it
,
you
see
my
great
trouble
and
pains
,
you
know
my
due
is
but
two
shillings
six
pence
,
I
will
do
you
right
;
for
my
recompence
I
leave
it
to
you
as
you
are
a
Gentleman
.
Too
little
wages
is
a
wrong
and
a
snare
to
any
servant
,
much
more
a
publick
one
,
and
most
to
a
judicial
one
,
or
instrumentall
thereto
;
all
ears
hear
complaints
;
but
I
who
cannot
accuse
,
will
not
charge
,
though
I
may
beleeve
there
is
some
fire
where
there
is
so
much
smoak
.
I
will
reckon
up
no
more
of
the
Six
Clerks
tricks
to
the
perplexity
of
the
practizing
Clerk
,
and
detriment
of
the
Clyent
;
this
alone
is
enough
.
Nor
will
I
alledge
ought
more
for
the
Court
,
then
that
old
Rule
of
the
Learned
,
which
none
but
the
Learned
can
understand
;
There
is
no
remedy
in
the
Chancery
for
what
there
is
no
remedy
at
Common
Law
.
But
now
,
for
poor
people
not
worth
ten
pounds
in
the
world
,
quiet
persons
,
to
be
sued
by
contentious
knaves
,
how
shall
they
bear
the
charge
?
for
though
that
the
Subject
Defendant
is
(
contrary
to
the
express
rule
of
Law
)
admitted
of
course
to
take
out
a
Dedimus
,
whereby
their
journey
to
London
is
saved
,
yet
when
they
come
but
to
take
out
the
Bill
at
eight
pence
per
sheet
,
before
they
can
take
a
Dedimus
,
and
next
pay
after
the
rate
of
eight
pence
a
sheet
again
for
writing
the
Bill
in
the
Dedimus
,
which
alone
is
the
evident
great
gain
of
the
practizing
Clerk
,
half
the
estate
of
the
party
is
gone
.
O
the
intolerable
oppression
that
is
amongst
Christians
!
I
fear
all
the
Turks
and
Heathens
in
the
world
will
not
own
so
much
;
I
admire
not
,
if
any
height
of
wickedness
be
objected
to
a
Turk
,
his
detestation
of
it
is
expressed
thus
(
Do
you
think
me
to
be
a
Christian
?
)
The
sharking
of
the
Subject
by
feigned
recoveries
,
and
by
the
great
ado
to
release
womens
estates
,
at
such
chargeable
rates
,
only
to
maintain
a
company
of
idle
bellies
,
and
nourish
corrupt
dependencies
,
is
of
a
like
strain
.
And
though
the
Verdict
by
twelve
men
be
accounted
the
chief
flower
,
or
one
of
the
chiefest
in
the
Garland
of
Englands
Liberties
;
yet
I
must
say
the
baseness
of
men
is
such
,
that
it
is
one
of
the
most
destructive
;
for
there
is
no
conscience
of
an
oath
with
the
most
;
and
though
it
be
visible
,
there
is
no
due
punishment
.
Gentlemen
,
you
that
are
at
the
Stern
,
whom
God
hath
lifted
up
in
the
height
of
his
power
,
and
placed
in
seats
of
Eminency
,
do
not
trifle
away
your
precious
time
,
let
speedy
care
be
taken
to
settle
this
poor
distracted
Nation
;
look
not
to
your
own
works
,
and
let
the
Lords
lie
still
;
there
appeared
in
you
a
strong
dependance
upon
God
;
give
not
wicked
men
cause
to
blaspheme
;
Rowze
up
your selves
,
and
consider
God
hath
a
controversie
with
the
Nation
,
and
will
not
be
appeased
with
all
Offerings
,
except
Justice
and
Righteousness
be
done
.
Let
the
Complaints
of
the
poor
,
afflicted
,
distressed
come
to
your
ears
,
who
have
great
wrongs
,
injuries
,
and
oppressions
,
and
none
to
relieve
them
.
Yea
,
let
the
cryes
of
quiet
peaceable
men
come
to
your
ears
,
who
are
oppressed
only
because
not
willing
to
return
evil
for
evil
,
rayling
for
rayling
,
stroak
for
stroak
,
action
for
action
:
To
sue
,
is
to
perplex
their
minds
,
ruine
their
estates
,
if
they
have
it
,
and
bring
them
at
least
to
a
wanting
condition
,
who
lived
well
;
not
to
sue
,
to
be
sued
and
forced
to
compound
at
the
legal
Theeves
Will
.
If
poor
,
the
Law
is
chargeable
,
equity
unreasonable
,
and
get
a
Lord
Chief
Justice
(
Warrant
so
called
)
Order
of
Reference
,
it
is
derided
,
not
obeyed
,
after
much
expectation
,
loss
of
time
,
and
some
expence
by
the
poor
Sutor
.
You
are
on
earth
in
Gods
place
,
and
must
to
him
give
an
account
;
let
not
your
eyes
sleep
till
these
works
of
Righteousness
be
setled
.
There
is
great
complaint
of
Inns
,
Alehouses
,
Taverns
,
&c.
encreasing
under
your
Regiment
;
for
the
Lords
sake
look
speedily
about
you
,
let
not
your
Officers
,
as
the
Kings
,
set
your
honor
to
sale
for
the
increase
of
their
Fees
;
you
are
yet
in
a
slippery
place
;
the
promises
and
engagements
upon
you
are
great
,
and
the
expectations
of
the
people
high
;
and
those
most
considerable
of
your
own
party
,
are
the
highest
;
their
spirits
breath
after
just
Liberty
,
they
see
how
you
toss
and
tumble
all
the
Rubbish
of
the
Government
of
the
world
,
to
find
fit
stones
for
your
building
;
Truly
,
they
dare
say
,
among
all
the
Christian
Princes
,
practised
Rules
,
Edicts
,
Orders
;
Statutes
,
Laws
,
&c.
you
cannot
find
materials
enough
to
lay
one
step
to
the
Throne
of
pure
Justice
,
in
the
supremacy
of
power
;
and
they
therefore
much
fear
lest
you
should
stumble
at
the
same
stone
of
offence
with
them
,
and
place
the
excellency
of
your
eminency
in
power
to
do
,
rather
then
doing
Justice
;
and
when
you
get
a
little
strength
,
to
stand
on
your selves
,
to
think
,
and
by
power
make
good
,
you
are
as
they
accountable
to
none
but
God
;
there
is
no
clearness
in
the
walkings
and
actings
of
men
,
because
yours
are
not
so
.
But
most
will
hope
as
they
pray
,
for
better
things
;
and
although
they
knowing
the
great
burthens
which
are
upon
your
shoulders
,
cannot
desire
so
much
as
some
do
,
neither
will
they
,
nor
dare
they
(
as
others
)
think
,
much
less
say
(
most
likely
to
render
your
actions
odious
)
that
you
seek
nothing
but
your selves
,
and
because
you
do
not
all
that
is
desired
,
therefore
cry
out
,
you
sit
to
do
nothing
.
No
,
all
may
see
you
have
done
great
things
;
but
it
is
desired
,
that
some
things
of
conceived
necessity
for
your
establishment
be
speedily
ordered
,
until
with
the
whole
they
may
be
in
due
time
established
or
setled
.
As
first
for
the
breeding
up
of
all
youth
,
that
all
Schools
be
supplyed
with
able
,
honest
,
and
religious
School-masters
,
all
according
to
one
form
and
rule
setled
by
the
Supream
Magistrate
.
And
so
the
Universities
,
where
the
youth
are
yet
rather
poysoned
then
profited
;
and
though
the
humerous
conceit
of
Caps
and
Capping
,
and
such
like
be
justly
waved
,
that
such
a
decency
be
ordered
in
the
habits
of
youths
,
as
may
not
adapt
the
mind
to
licentiousness
(
many
wise
men
placing
much
in
things
of
that
nature
)
and
to
that
end
that
all
youths
habits
(
of
both
sexes
)
at
least
may
be
ordered
throughout
the
whole
Nation
,
but
especially
apprentices
and
servants
of
all
sorts
.
So
as
at
least
to
distinguish
,
not
shame
;
that
of
shame
only
affronting
,
not
reclaiming
;
and
for
all
servants
to
be
admitted
their
services
by
Testimonial
under
a
penalty
to
the
Master
or
Dame
;
their
wages
to
be
set
by
the
Magistrate
;
or
some
appointed
universality
and
absolute
conformity
in
these
even
to
unity
may
be
pressed
without
just
scruple
of
conscience
.
For
to
speak
once
for
all
,
to
make
acts
of
common
reason
,
intendment
,
and
benefit
for
particular
places
by
them
in
supremacy
of
power
,
because
by
them
asked
,
and
not
by
others
,
is
exceeding
selfish
,
which
who
ever
hath
purchased
out
a
particular
act
can
easily
resent
.
Therefore
it
is
justly
desired
such
things
to
be
generally
the
same
;
For
prohibiting
of
new
Inns
,
Taverns
,
&c.
and
ousting
those
erected
within
seven
or
ten
years
,
unless
allowed
by
your
Commissioners
,
and
upon
due
and
set
cause
to
disable
the
remainder
,
and
allow
others
,
or
fine
to
some
purpose
,
as
receiving
any
to
tipple
on
the
Lords
Day
,
or
dayes
of
publike
either
prayer
or
humiliation
.
And
that
all
things
may
hold
a
proportion
,
that
all
Offices
Honorary
,
fiduciary
,
or
profitable
be
so
distributed
,
that
the
work
intended
may
be
done
,
or
the
neglecters
punished
;
and
that
such
as
are
faithful
,
may
know
certainly
to
whom
to
make
their
addresses
;
for
many
errors
are
seen
and
felt
,
and
the
State
is
sensible
of
them
in
part
,
as
by
the
careful
Orders
issued
out
from
the
Right
Honorable
the
Councel
of
State
appears
.
But
how
to
execute
them
,
and
not
be
caught
in
the
witty
springes
of
our
present
Cabalistical
Law
,
no
Justice
of
Peace
can
determine
;
and
generally
the
more
knowing
and
able
,
the
more
wary
,
at
least
in
opening
of
the
fruitless
,
or
rather
destructively
fruitful
niceties
past
,
whereby
the
many
are
cooled
to
action
.
For
if
they
apprehend
men
dangerous
,
That
live
high
,
and
yet
can
give
no
account
how
they
come
by
it
;
what
should
they
do
?
To
imprison
for
no
cause
visible
,
is
hard
to
some
;
not
to
do
it
,
destructive
with
others
;
to
prison
in
the
Gaole
,
chargeable
;
and
the
place
having
no
labor
to
busie
body
or
mind
,
fatall
;
in
Bridewell
,
shameful
;
and
generally
work
they
will
not
,
and
all
this
from
the
want
of
due
Law
.
Next
,
our
Lawyers
are
eminently
favourers
of
nicety
of
Law
,
and
open
it
to
the
ruine
of
publick
safety
;
for
from
an
opinion
that
Lead
is
parcel
of
the
free-hold
of
the
Church
,
to
rob
all
Churches
so
called
,
is
so
frequent
,
that
it
is
feared
they
will
soon
come
to
pull
down
houses
:
No
,
saith
the
Learned
,
sue
him
,
and
he
hath
nought
to
recompence
the
same
;
so
there
must
be
visible
actuall
force
with
Guns
,
&c.
to
evidence
a
forcible
detainer
,
or
the
indictment
lies
not
,
whereby
possessions
are
kept
oft
times
ten
years
together
,
many
seven
;
sue
they
dare
not
,
the
Law
is
so
nice
,
dubious
and
chargeable
;
this
is
destroying
property
in
honest
English
;
for
cutting
up
young
Timber
,
felling
young
stands
,
underwood
,
and
the
like
,
with
many
other
wrongs
,
no
law
,
no
remedy
evident
or
practised
.
Alter
but
the
Law
of
hanging
for
Felony
,
and
this
and
a
thousand
things
will
the
learned
make
Felony
streight
,
if
you
give
but
two-fold
restitution
or
servitude
for
a
set
time
to
be
by
you
appointed
.
But
especially
look
to
give
speedier
Law
in
the
proper
places
,
to
at
least
the
poor
,
or
small
matters
;
it
is
necessary
to
Commissionate
some
for
the
speciall
Counties
,
and
that
to
determine
all
suits
both
in
Law
and
equity
;
the
want
of
this
is
the
main
root
of
growing
poverty
;
and
that
upon
Petition
,
without
formalities
of
Bill
,
and
Answer
,
Declaration
and
Plea
;
give
a
stop
to
cursory
Writes
of
Error
,
and
regulate
executions
;
for
under
Sheriffs
and
their
Officers
have
need
of
it
,
if
any
.
I
love
the
Reason
of
our
Laws
,
and
am
as
much
against
Tyranny
,
or
pure
Arbitrary
Government
,
as
any
man
;
I
honor
the
learned
and
upright
Lawyer
,
and
would
have
vertue
,
learning
,
yea
and
service
in
all
due
Offices
should
be
regarded
and
rewarded
;
I
allow
the
necessary
dependances
of
inferiours
in
all
ranks
upon
the
supream
or
absolute
powers
respectively
;
it
is
but
the
unnecessary
,
fruitless
,
or
destructive
interests
that
are
opposed
,
which
every
just
man
will
stand
for
both
with
life
and
estate
.
And
by
you
,
Right
Honorable
,
in
your
prosecutions
thereof
,
let
no
private
respect
take
you
off
;
it
is
not
only
reason
,
but
necessity
calls
to
you
for
it
;
therefore
on
in
the
excellency
of
strength
;
fear
not
a
clash
with
any
corrupt
interests
whatsoever
;
onely
what
is
just
,
let
it
be
done
justly
;
it
is
the
eminencie
of
Vertue
alone
can
make
your
enemies
hearts
yours
,
though
power
may
conquer
their
persons
.
By
this
time
it
is
time
to
winde
up
my
Clue
of
History
,
wherein
I
profess
in
the
presence
of
God
,
I
have
to
the
utmost
of
my
skill
and
knowledge
,
waved
all
bitterness
,
and
what
ever
might
justly
give
occasion
of
offence
.
I
yet
know
some
will
be
taken
by
men
of
all
tempers
;
I
,
nor
no
man
that
will
speak
truths
in
such
a
season
of
interests
,
can
expect
to
please
all
,
if
it
be
hardly
possible
at
any
time
;
I
shall
as
God
shall
enable
me
,
go
on
(
the
assistance
of
whose
gracious
Spirit
I
humbly
crave
)
and
hold
forth
what
the
Law
of
pure
reason
,
agreeable
to
the
divine
word
hath
established
to
be
the
Rule
for
the
exercise
of
Justice
and
of
Righteousness
among
Christians
.
But
some
will
expect
,
that
I
should
speak
one
word
to
our
so
much
pleaded
boundaries
to
Preregative
and
Rule
of
Priviledge
,
Magna
Charta
,
so
called
,
and
the
Petition
of
Right
,
more
then
what
hath
been
said
.
I
suppose
needless
to
shew
that
they
respectively
in
their
seasons
were
but
the
beginnings
of
that
freedome
which
the
Subjects
of
those
times
breathed
after
;
they
are
to
us
,
or
were
before
these
divisions
brake
out
,
but
the
reducing
,
as
I
may
say
,
of
speculative
or
notional
Liberty
into
a
way
of
practicall
or
real
Freedome
;
for
what
was
before
only
in
the
breast
of
the
Judge
,
was
now
in
English
letters
made
obvious
to
each
mans
sense
,
so
that
they
after
pleaded
that
Letter
against
any
contrary
walkings
,
whether
in
the
King
or
his
Officers
.
So
that
Magna
Charta
is
not
pleaded
as
the
utmost
due
of
the
English
Subject
,
nor
the
Petition
of
Right
,
but
as
those
things
which
are
so
essentiall
in
the
generalty
to
any
Nation
,
that
even
the
Kings
must
afford
them
,
or
they
are
not
just
.
And
the
Rulers
must
act
accordingly
,
or
they
are
betrayers
of
Trust
.
And
if
it
be
impartially
discussed
,
it
will
appear
that
the
private
interest
of
Princes
,
or
the
power
intrusted
for
publick
benefit
abused
for
self-ends
,
hath
been
the
ground
of
the
principal
opposition
to
Prices
;
for
where
hath
the
excess
of
power
,
or
stretching
the
Law
for
publick
benefit
,
or
honor
of
the
Nation
,
or
against
publick
visible
offendors
been
impugned
?
no
,
the
lives
of
many
Citizens
,
and
the
confiscation
of
their
estates
,
not
to
speak
of
taxes
,
or
restraint
of
Liberty
,
have
been
by
the
generalty
praised
and
allowed
,
though
some
prudent
one
might
Stoically
out
of
the
fore-sight
of
mis-improving
these
presidents
by
evill
men
disallow
such
Liberty
.
If
a
free-spirited
understanding
Englishman
look
upon
the
first
Chapter
of
Magna
Charta
,
unless
enforced
through
necessity
to
make
use
of
any
shaft
to
wound
an
Adversary
,
yea
,
though
it
flyes
in
his
own
face
and
wounds
him
,
what
will
he
say
to
it
?
for
after
the
freedome
granted
to
the
so
called
Church
,
the
Preface
or
Assumption
on
the
Kings
part
,
is
,
That
he
having
God
before
his
eyes
,
for
the
salvation
of
his
own
soul
,
and
the
souls
of
his
Predecessors
and
Successors
,
of
his
own
free
will
did
give
and
grant
,
&c.
the
Liberties
following
to
be
holden
of
him
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
,
&c.
And
these
Liberties
are
there
called
Franchises
,
which
intimates
the
Kings
gave
them
the
freedoms
there
set
down
now
,
who
before
had
none
;
and
let
any
uninterested
man
look
upon
them
,
and
he
will
see
they
indeed
hold
a
reason
of
policy
,
but
still
subservient
to
the
first
settlement
of
the
Bastard
William
;
there
are
many
notable
just
things
in
it
;
and
surely
such
as
by
which
the
people
were
judged
before
the
Charter
granted
;
but
the
people
not
having
ought
assured
,
and
before
the
power
of
the
King
,
the
interest
of
Nobles
,
the
corruption
of
Iudges
,
other
matters
rendring
the
Law
then
wholly
incertain
,
they
sought
this
to
clear
up
and
assure
their
right
,
as
far
as
might
be
;
for
Iustice
ought
to
be
like
as
the
Elements
are
by
the
first
intention
,
wholly
free
.
Therefore
the
true
understanding
wise
man
saith
,
That
he
inforces
not
Magna
Charta
as
the
boundary
to
English
Laws
,
or
just
Freedom
,
or
Christian
Liberty
,
but
as
a
Catalogue
of
such
immunities
as
were
granted
by
the
Kings
to
the
Subjects
formerly
,
according
to
the
then
light
the
Nation
had
to
ask
,
and
power
to
inforce
;
for
so
they
were
pleaded
by
the
Grantor
,
many
of
which
are
now
wholly
ceased
by
time
,
others
have
been
altered
,
some
enlarged
by
subsequent
judgements
so
called
,
and
Statutes
;
and
it
is
evident
,
that
the
English
now
long
and
thirst
after
a
rational
setled
Law
in
all
the
parts
in
the
whole
body
,
taking
the
Law
of
God
for
the
Rule
,
as
the
Charter-Grantor
did
,
though
the
face
of
man
was
the
visible
Engine
to
draw
the
pleasant
streams
of
Liberty
out
of
the
Ocean
of
Royal
Power
;
and
although
that
succeeding
Princes
did
never
keep
the
Law
wholly
,
yet
it
was
alwayes
evident
,
that
a
noble
Prince
that
sought
not
himself
so
much
as
the
glory
of
the
Nation
,
the
Acts
of
such
a
one
were
seldom
,
if
at
all
questioned
:
So
that
to
give
satisfaction
according
to
the
deep
and
often
reiterated
Engagements
of
the
Nation
,
it
is
requisite
that
some
selected
,
impartial
,
honest
,
understanding
,
Religious
Patriots
be
set
apart
as
a
Committee
wholly
to
attend
the
collecting
of
a
body
of
Law
,
out
of
all
Laws
,
making
Gods
Word
at
least
generally
,
or
the
Moral
Judicial
,
that
is
,
that
which
in
point
of
Reason
is
equal
and
just
to
the
Samaritan
or
Egyptian
as
to
the
Jew
,
to
whom
yet
an
Hebrew
was
an
abomination
;
Now
it
is
worthy
serious
consideration
who
to
imploy
in
this
work
;
to
imploy
Lawyers
,
is
to
give
no
satisfaction
to
the
people
,
jealous
of
these
men
whose
interest
depends
so
specially
thereon
;
not
to
use
them
,
is
to
stir
up
the
prime
men
of
parts
,
and
of
vast
revenues
to
a
contest
of
great
importance
,
and
some
think
not
of
evident
necessity
;
for
there
are
many
wise
,
just
,
and
outwardly
religious
amongst
them
;
out
of
Englands
Law-Books
its
desired
it
should
come
,
the
head
Rule
of
Gods
Word
,
and
Truth
preserved
still
in
the
eminency
of
Power
,
and
then
let
the
Rule
of
just
and
good
be
by
such
of
them
as
you
shall
appoint
,
and
such
others
as
you
shall
chuse
to
commissionate
with
them
,
drawn
out
of
those
deep
fountains
of
Wisdom
(
then
which
none
are
more
excellent
generally
,
nor
more
divinely
rational
)
and
laid
open
to
the
view
of
each
one
to
judge
.
I
shal
give
you
but
one
example
;
we
all
agree
that
the
civil
Law
here
raigned
originally
,
and
by
it
the
next
of
kin
,
whether
of
fathers
side
or
mothers
to
whom
the
inheritance
did
by
Law
descend
,
was
Guardian
of
the
Infant
.
The
Law
of
England
now
is
,
the
next
of
kin
to
whom
the
inheritance
cannot
discend
,
is
Guardian
;
the
reason
of
the
Civil
Law
was
,
because
alliance
of
bloud
was
the
bond
of
Love
,
and
who
would
take
greater
care
?
but
this
Law
of
Nature
was
found
to
be
most
unnatural
;
many
(
by
accidental
passions
,
being
corrupted
for
pride
,
covetize
or
envy
sake
)
brake
the
bonds
of
Nature
;
and
,
for
the
inheritance
sake
became
the
murderers
,
or
instrumental
to
the
murder
,
death
or
captivity
of
such
infants
,
thereby
to
keep
the
estate
for
ever
,
or
gain
to
themselves
the
estate
and
inheritance
,
saying
,
this
is
the
heir
,
let
us
kill
him
,
and
the
Inheritance
shall
be
ours
;
so
that
it
is
evident
,
Supremacy
of
Reason
bare
sway
,
but
the
reason
is
founded
upon
the
divine
Rule
;
but
look
at
other
cases
,
which
are
divers
,
and
the
reason
divers
,
and
yet
all
hold
force
in
Law
,
and
that
for
good
reason
sake
.
As
first
,
The
Law
gives
in
some
,
and
most
places
,
all
the
Land
to
the
eldest
;
and
the
reason
is
,
because
he
is
thereby
enabled
to
give
greater
assistance
to
the
King
in
his
wars
with
horse
of
service
,
as
William
the
Bastard
plotted
.
In
Kent
,
there
the
land
is
divisible
equally
among
all
,
because
all
stand
in
equal
relation
to
the
father
:
and
where
the
Custome
is
,
its
Law
at
this
day
.
A
third
rule
is
Borough
English
;
there
the
younger
son
had
all
the
Land
,
as
least
able
to
maintain
himself
;
there
were
no
great
evils
found
in
these
,
&
therefore
these
all
stand
;
but
it
s
believed
by
most
,
that
were
a
double
portion
given
to
the
eldest
and
no
otherwise
,
it
might
be
the
ground
of
a
better
settlement
then
this
Nation
ever
had
,
who
it
is
agreed
did
never
yet
submit
to
that
Law
.
It
cannot
be
denied
,
but
that
it
will
take
off
much
from
the
vastness
of
estate
,
which
is
now
ofttimes
for
many
generations
continued
in
the
stock
of
noble
Ancestors
;
but
t
is
answered
,
That
it
will
keep
from
the
Gallows
,
and
other
places
as
infamous
and
more
miserable
,
many
noble
and
gallant
Sprouts
and
Syences
of
Royal
stocks
,
who
(
having
(
as
it
oft
falls
out
)
more
active
and
ingenious
spirits
then
the
Elder
brother
,
and
)
brought
up
by
the
indulgent
Parent
,
according
to
the
rank
and
quality
of
his
father
,
he
dead
,
and
either
none
,
or
a
small
portion
no
way
equal
to
his
breeding
,
but
infinitely
short
of
his
birth
,
as
he
calls
it
,
or
of
his
spirit
left
him
,
he
being
before
fired
with
ambition
,
is
now
madded
with
envy
,
and
in
a
kinde
of
desperation
,
puts
himself
upon
looseness
and
villanies
to
support
his
indigency
.
This
Law
hath
therefore
much
need
to
be
seriously
considered
,
as
also
that
concerning
Estate
in
Tayl
and
Feoffments
upon
condition
.
T
is
ageed
,
none
will
be
more
able
then
the
religious
Lawyer
in
this
part
;
but
as
to
the
setling
of
Courts
,
Fines
,
Officers
Fees
,
Times
of
Trial
,
Process
,
Execution
,
and
the
like
,
it
s
conceived
wholly
unfit
to
have
Judge
or
Lawyer
impowred
,
if
holding
places
of
profit
actually
,
or
pactising
in
any
Court
under
a
Fee
;
for
the
Nation
complains
not
so
much
of
the
Law
of
property
and
right
and
wrong
,
as
in
the
discipline
or
execution
of
the
Law
;
it
s
found
to
be
corrupt
interest
that
troubles
both
Church
so
called
and
Commonwealth
;
therefore
in
this
let
Lawyers
object
,
but
others
determine
,
and
that
according
to
a
Rule
of
righteousness
,
namely
for
Justice
sake
,
not
to
maintain
interest
,
as
hitherto
the
puny
Clerks
and
unfavored
Lawyer
,
and
young
Attorny
,
and
heretofore
some
puny
Iudges
would
be
content
with
Reformation
,
for
they
could
not
be
worsed
by
the
bargain
;
No
,
t
is
those
Officers
that
have
places
from
four
or
five
hundred
,
to
ten
or
twenty
thousand
per
annum
,
that
are
loth
to
be
drawn
to
the
Standard
of
Iustice
:
T
is
this
and
the
like
casts
odiums
upon
just
things
under
the
name
of
Levelling
,
destroyers
of
property
,
despisers
of
Governments
,
haters
of
Order
,
projectors
for
Anarchy
,
enemies
to
Caesar
,
that
is
,
the
Supream
Magistrate
;
we
have
seen
,
and
most
do
believe
,
that
many
no
way
affecting
Reformation
,
have
held
forth
just
things
only
to
deceive
and
delude
,
and
lull
the
State
asleep
,
untill
they
were
fit
for
their
design
.
But
these
also
admire
that
the
State
do
not
these
just
things
,
to
take
away
the
colour
of
such
mens
aspersions
,
and
mutinous
clamorous
,
and
hinder
others
from
being
drawn
into
such
Toyls
by
too
easie
credulity
,
while
they
after
renewed
complaints
finde
no
amendments
;
they
hear
and
listen
day
after
day
,
and
moneth
after
moneth
,
but
there
's
no
end
of
their
expectation
;
God
hath
changed
,
and
changed
,
and
changed
again
,
but
their
bondage
is
they
say
the
same
.
T
is
most
true
,
t
is
not
possible
to
please
every
pallat
,
especially
when
each
pallat
hath
most
visibly
a
disgust
;
we
are
faln
into
many
pieces
;
God
hath
taken
us
,
and
dashed
us
one
against
another
;
yea
now
the
Evil
is
come
to
that
pass
,
that
the
wound
of
carnality
is
most
evident
in
the
Envyings
of
Professors
:
O
what
bitter
enmity
among
those
call
themselves
the
people
of
God!
and
though
Discipline
be
pretended
,
its
evident
the
root
is
Government
,
the
high-gate
of
Preferment
,
eminency
of
Power
,
multitudes
of
followers
,
and
the
like
.
Brethren
,
is
this
of
Christ
?
Is
this
according
to
his
Rule
?
He
that
will
rule
,
let
him
be
servant
to
all
.
I
cannot
but
apply
to
such
heady
ones
,
that
of
Festus
to
Paul
without
cause
,
to
you
with
cause
;
The
knowledge
of
the
world
hath
beguiled
you
;
You
deceive
your selves
and
others
,
while
you
contemn
all
men
but
your selves
;
and
all
judgement
that
agrees
not
with
your
opinions
.
Where
is
the
Image
of
God
?
Look
upon
the
Magistrate
,
by
what
names
or
titles
so
ever
distinguished
,
they
execute
not
the
judgement
of
God
,
but
of
themselves
;
they
rule
to
satisfie
their
lust
;
they
glory
in
outward
power
,
riches
,
honor
,
and
the
like
;
the
great
men
,
both
those
that
are
mighty
through
wisdom
,
as
the
learned
Lawyer
,
Phisitian
,
Divine
;
mighty
in
strength
,
as
the
Commander
in
war
,
Military
Power
;
or
the
Magistrate
from
the
highest
Iudge
to
the
lowest
Constable
,
who
are
cloathed
with
civil
power
,
all
as
the
Supream
in
Trust
do
lead
,
follow
the
dance
of
eying
the
splendors
and
glories
of
the
world
;
and
can
we
think
that
the
multitude
will
not
follow
?
O
all
you
mighty
men
,
What
hath
made
you
thus
haste
to
destruction
?
What
was
it
that
by
degrees
made
possible
,
what
confidently
none
of
you
could
once
think
on
,
the
executing
of
a
King
in
the
chief
City
of
his
Realm
?
what
made
you
seek
a
change
?
and
what
prepared
the
way
to
the
Iudgement
which
God
had
appointed
?
was
it
not
Self-seeking
?
was
it
not
raigning
for
Self
?
was
it
not
Oppression
in
Iustice
?
was
it
not
altering
the
end
of
the
Law
,
more
then
the
Law
it self
,
though
that
was
laid
to
his
charge
,
as
fittest
to
draw
the
people
to
a
sensible
interest
?
Those
that
came
in
place
after
,
what
was
it
rendred
them
obnoxious
to
change
?
was
it
not
driving
on
the
same
trade
?
and
most
assuredly
it
will
in
Gods
Jnquisition
for
righteousness
and
Iudgement
,
ruine
all
that
shall
tread
the
same
path
;
you
cannot
wholly
ruine
the
native
Liberty
.
I
avow
to
have
after
a
total
expulsion
of
the
Kings
Power
,
and
setling
an
other
by
your
onely
visible
Power
,
submitted
to
the
Engamement
,
to
be
true
and
faithful
to
the
Commonwealth
of
England
,
&c.
I
by
this
acknowledge
my self
bound
in
my
Place
and
Station
to
be
actively
to
you
,
untill
as
fully
subdued
,
while
at
liberty
;
but
if
under
the
Sword
of
your
Adversary
,
I
must
submit
unto
the
force
,
and
not
act
against
them
,
not
you
;
this
the
Law
of
Nature
teaches
,
the
Law
of
best
and
Supream
Reason
;
further
you
cannot
expect
,
no
nor
your
enemy
,
unless
you
will
be
Tyrants
;
and
this
either
of
you
may
require
.
I
allow
not
of
seditious
words
,
writings
,
or
deeds
.
I
onely
say
,
Give
the
liberty
you
would
take
;
sure
none
but
evil
Magistrates
ever
would
disallow
a
liberty
to
complain
;
some
say
t
is
all
that
is
left
them
:
But
I
shall
desist
from
such
enlargements
,
and
speak
onely
upon
some
few
matters
arising
in
the
Verge
of
my
trust
,
I
am
bound
by
a
necessity
to
declare
the
evils
of
them
.
First
,
Concerning
the
Tax
for
the
Army
;
It
hath
,
as
to
its
great
and
unjust
inequality
been
long
complained
of
;
for
some
paid
but
two
pence
per
pound
;
that
is
the
rate
came
to
two
pence
per
pound
in
those
parts
,
and
they
gave
in
but
half
value
of
their
lands
,
as
twenty
:
True
value
was
rated
at
ten
;
and
no
more
,
if
so
much
;
and
the
Towns
adjacent
were
at
full
value
,
one
shilling
two
pence
per
pound
:
yea
,
some
in
other
places
one
shilling
ten
pence
;
so
that
in
the
highest
rates
to
the
E.
of
Manchester
,
British
Army
,
Newark
,
the
Garrisons
,
&c.
the
poor
owner
,
and
some
rich
ones
did
freely
offer
their
whole
Revenues
to
discharge
Taxes
.
This
burthen
was
long
laboured
against
;
after
this
comes
an
Act
for
an
equal
pound
rate
;
this
by
them
who
had
good
bargains
was
opposed
and
delayed
;
so
that
the
Armies
necessities
enforced
a
return
to
the
old
way
of
error
;
Some
just
men
renew
this
work
more
rigorously
,
and
an
Act
comes
down
for
six
months
,
beginning
at
25.
of
Decem.
last
;
the
Act
comes
so
late
that
it
s
not
possible
to
act
towards
the
first
three
moneths
;
and
that
there
might
not
be
such
delayes
and
evils
as
had
faln
out
upon
the
former
three
months
,
which
gave
no
power
to
the
Commissioners
to
act
otherwise
then
by
a
pound
rate
;
so
that
many
feared
Premunires
;
this
gave
such
a
power
in
case
of
not
being
able
to
compass
the
work
in
due
time
,
to
return
back
again
.
The
business
of
the
second
three
months
was
not
thought
fit
to
be
put
on
foot
till
the
first
three
moneths
were
ended
,
when
the
time
comes
,
the
old
Opposers
are
the
new
Opposers
,
and
plead
several
pleas
,
which
will
inlighten
much
to
the
truth
of
what
is
before
Historized
.
The
main
objections
were
three
or
four
;
first
,
It
was
Levelling
,
and
that
it
was
as
just
to
reduce
all
mens
estates
to
an
equality
,
as
the
rates
after
so
long
continuance
;
this
a
grave
and
wise
man
otherwise
,
strenuously
asserted
.
The
second
was
,
It
was
an
obstruction
to
the
service
of
the
State
;
for
alteration
of
Customary
Rates
would
be
long
in
settling
,
&
the
monies
would
not
come
in
,
and
then
the
Souldier
would
return
to
free
quarter
;
and
the
next
,
The
Garrison
of
Lin
were
earnest
not
to
alter
,
fearing
,
as
they
said
,
That
they
that
took
free-quarter
,
when
it
was
not
due
,
and
more
then
was
due
,
would
out-do
Reason
if
really
behind
.
The
last
was
,
when
we
had
done
what
we
could
,
we
could
not
make
a
truly
perfect
Rate
:
There
was
a
fourth
,
but
little
to
the
purpose
;
and
that
was
,
we
knew
not
what
nor
how
to
rate
,
and
so
we
might
over-rate
as
well
as
under-rate
,
and
for
that
we
had
no
power
.
To
the
first
it
was
answered
,
That
a
rule
of
Justice
was
desired
,
not
equalling
estates
,
but
equal
rating
of
them
,
the
best
way
to
quiet
spirits
from
thoughts
of
unjust
Levelling
.
To
the
second
,
That
it
obstructed
not
the
service
to
alter
the
rates
from
evil
to
good
;
the
souldier
should
have
his
money
,
and
would
but
each
one
lend
their
helping
hand
,
as
soon
as
in
the
old
way
,
and
to
avoid
raising
more
,
they
would
raise
less
,
and
then
rate
a
new
,
as
the
Act
ordered
;
but
if
obstructing
Service
would
bear
a
rate
absolutely
contrary
to
an
Act
before
,
that
reason
would
allow
a
little
over
rating
now
;
and
the
rather
because
it
should
truly
ease
the
next
Assessment
,
the
Accompter
would
appear
,
and
no
evil
done
.
To
the
third
,
it
was
said
,
That
the
evil
unjust
rate
had
continued
seven
years
,
and
no
remedy
,
as
unjust
as
at
first
,
and
must
be
so
for
ever
;
for
the
rule
was
to
rate
as
formerly
.
This
was
now
provided
for
,
and
what
was
now
pleaded
,
That
the
Parliament
did
not
intend
any
alteration
,
for
alteration
could
not
be
without
obstruction
:
Thus
Self
makes
use
of
all
weapons
for
her
advantage
;
and
were
it
possible
to
trust
men
in
chief
places
not
so
selfish
,
or
that
those
in
Supremacy
were
so
clear
that
right
might
be
expected
,
we
should
soon
see
an
alteration
.
The
next
thing
which
I
hold
my self
bound
to
give
notice
to
the
Nation
of
,
is
,
The
Assizes
for
Norfolk
were
according
to
evil
Custome
,
if
there
be
so
much
in
it
,
kept
at
Thetford
on
the
brink
of
the
River
parting
Norfolk
&
Suffolk
;
the
use
arising
from
the
High-Sheriffs
heretofore
serving
for
both
Counties
,
it
having
no
prison
fit
to
receive
the
multitude
of
prisoners
in
Norwich
Castle
,
being
as
per
Calender
144.
The
civil
part
was
there
only
determined
,
and
not
the
criminal
.
Now
I
shal
omit
to
speak
of
the
abundance
of
forfeitures
by
this
means
,
though
falling
much
upon
the
poor
,
it
helps
forward
the
necessity
of
Levellers
in
the
grossest
acceptation
,
by
reducing
them
to
absolute
beggery
;
I
shall
onely
speak
of
the
triall
of
the
Gaol
,
which
will
hint
matters
of
some
concernment
.
First
,
there
was
a
Commission
of
Oyer
and
Terminer
;
next
,
a
Commission
of
the
Peace
;
These
Commissions
are
not
setled
by
Act
of
Parliament
in
the
County
,
but
are
a
part
of
Prerogative
,
and
grantable
at
pleasure
of
the
Supream
Majestie
.
Now
there
were
many
Prisoners
which
were
bound
over
to
the
next
Goal-Delivery
;
these
the
learned
in
the
Law
upon
mature
deliberation
,
and
after
great
advisement
,
resolve
they
cannot
try
:
consider
the
reasons
which
I
must
own
Legally
,
of
great
weight
,
but
hear
them
;
by
the
Commission
of
Oyer
and
Ter.
they
could
not
be
heard
,
for
the
Recognizance
was
onely
at
Gaol-delivery
,
therefore
they
could
not
be
called
by
the
Commission
of
the
Peace
;
they
could
not
try
them
,
for
the
Sessions
of
the
Peace
had
before
referred
them
to
the
trial
of
a
Superior
Judge
(
of
course
)
for
difficulty
of
the
matter
:
but
if
was
agreed
that
had
a
Commission
of
Gaol-delivery
come
,
the
same
men
without
a
Superior
Judge
,
or
more
skill
or
knowledge
in
the
Law
then
they
had
before
,
would
have
tried
them
.
Is
not
Form
the
Idol
of
the
world
?
I
appeal
to
the
Supream
power
for
the
priviledg
of
the
Nation
,
and
beseech
them
that
the
due
rights
of
a
Free
Nation
may
be
established
in
setled
Judicatories
in
the
Nation
.
Here
also
fell
out
another
Quaere
at
this
great
Sessions
,
namely
,
what
to
do
in
case
of
an
Under-Sheriff
,
who
should
execute
his
Office
beyond
his
year
;
contrary
to
the
Statute
we
found
this
.
The
High-Sheriff
of
the
County
(
as
usually
before
,
to
the
great
prejudice
of
the
people
of
the
Nation
under
the
late
King
)
did
make
a
bargain
with
an
Attorney
,
to
be
,
or
find
one
to
be
for
him
,
such
a
one
as
he
would
undertake
for
his
Under-Sheriff
.
This
man
contracts
with
the
Kings
Sheriff
accordingly
,
and
himself
and
his
son
(
a
young
boy
,
as
the
Justices
upon
view
judged
him
of
about
eighteen
years
of
age
)
execute
the
Office
,
both
at
the
last
Assizes
and
this
Sessions
,
and
the
intervals
,
not
having
taken
any
Oath
;
it
was
demanded
of
the
boy
,
who
was
Under-Sheriff
?
he
answered
,
his
father
,
but
his
name
was
used
;
he
was
tried
by
the
Justices
to
read
a
precept
,
he
could
not
do
it
;
so
for
double
disability
,
he
was
disallowed
by
the
generalty
of
the
Justices
;
by
this
practise
if
the
Father
were
Under-Sheriff
,
he
lost
two
hundred
pound
by
the
Statute
for
this
year
,
and
two
hundred
pound
more
for
a
year
before
;
for
it
is
said
he
hath
served
now
three
years
,
and
I
beleeve
unsworn
all
the
time
,
if
due
inquiry
were
made
.
Next
,
the
son
forfeits
40.
pound
for
executing
without
Oath
,
yea
though
unfit
;
but
notwithstanding
all
this
,
two
Justices
of
the
Peace
present
at
the
debate
,
do
the
next
day
swear
this
Boy
,
thereby
sure
intending
to
intricate
the
business
,
and
give
the
Father
leave
to
plead
against
his
Forfeiture
of
200.
pound
,
or
question
for
executing
the
Office
unsworn
.
I
say
no
more
,
but
I
think
they
deserve
a
Fine
above
his
,
besides
forfeiture
of
their
Trusts
,
and
the
rather
because
the
mans
integrity
,
and
so
fitness
for
the
Office
,
is
as
much
questioned
as
any
mans
in
Norfolk
.
Gent.
To
sue
for
this
in
the
Travailes
,
Expenses
,
Delayes
,
Tortures
of
the
Law
,
who
will
?
You
are
the
Fathers
of
the
Family
,
if
you
please
to
take
this
notice
according
to
your
Trusts
who
are
in
the
places
of
Eminency
and
Supream
Power
in
the
Nation
,
from
a
son
,
a
brother
,
a
Citizen
of
the
Commonwealth
,
do
;
if
not
,
I
have
satisfied
my
Conscience
,
the
evil
lies
at
your
door
,
if
you
think
as
they
who
have
gone
before
you
have
done
,
to
salve
all
with
The
Law
is
open
,
'T
is
begging
the
question
:
We
say
,
the
door
was
never
so
fast
shut
as
now
,
either
in
the
setled
Law
Courts
in
Ordinary
,
or
new
ones
of
Committees
;
for
,
though
the
doors
be
open
,
that
is
,
there
is
easie
beginning
suits
,
that
is
,
it
is
easie
to
complain
;
yet
the
journey
is
great
from
the
remoteness
of
places
;
and
in
Committees
't
is
so
difficult
to
get
them
together
;
in
the
other
Courts
there
is
so
much
business
,
that
there
are
so
many
obstructions
to
right
,
especially
of
poor
men
,
or
quiet
spirits
;
and
especially
,
the
men
of
Law
are
so
favoured
,
that
there
is
a
dead
heart
in
all
men
to
seek
Reformation
.
Remedy
this
,
and
you
will
finde
complainers
enow
.
But
if
a
great
man
now
be
complained
of
for
just
things
,
as
have
been
offered
to
be
avowed
upon
Oath
,
yet
rather
then
stand
the
shock
of
a
suit
,
the
wise
mans
Councel
in
Ecclesiastes
is
the
poor
mans
comfort
,
Go
not
to
suit
with
him
that
is
too
mighty
for
thee
;
compound
with
him
is
the
way
,
though
he
requires
all
thy
substance
as
too
little
to
satisfie
his
wronged
honour
,
brought
into
question
,
such
a
one
as
he
scandalized
,
though
all
his
friends
know
the
truth
of
the
case
,
how
wisely
soever
carried
,
that
is
legally
,
avoiding
the
reach
of
the
practical
(
Law
so
called
.
)
I
know
no
truly
wise
and
prudent
man
desires
a
measure
exactly
just
,
that
is
,
such
as
against
which
no
objection
will
lie
;
no
surely
,
if
there
be
such
bad
Christians
,
there
will
be
evil
men
;
what
is
desired
,
is
not
only
possible
,
but
feasable
,
were
there
but
just
endeavours
after
it
;
were
not
the
diversions
so
visible
,
it
were
tolerable
;
but
when
it
s
well
known
,
that
all
eyes
are
upon
you
,
when
all
engagements
and
Artifices
which
the
Religion
held
forth
,
or
prudence
at
best
suggest
,
have
been
not
only
proffered
,
but
penally
enforced
,
what
but
a
seared
conscience
will
not
relent
,
or
a
nealed
face
blush
?
Former
services
do
not
acquit
latter
offences
;
the
instances
of
the
elder
of
the
Horatii
,
Manlius
and
other
among
the
Romans
,
and
multitudes
of
other
in
other
places
,
evidence
.
The
greatest
and
mightiest
Princes
are
subject
to
the
same
proportionable
changes
with
their
meanest
Subjects
;
and
the
Subject
hath
this
advantage
,
he
is
best
able
to
bear
it
.
Our
evil
hath
grown
from
lenity
;
our
remedy
must
be
at
least
necessary
severity
;
and
if
you
be
not
guilty
,
you
may
use
it
freely
;
'T
is
offendors
cry
out
so
sternly
for
mercy
;
you
are
now
by
true
interest
and
obligation
,
to
labour
a
well
grounded
peace
to
this
;
the
occasions
of
publique
disgust
must
be
first
taken
away
.
Remember
natural
and
rational
Priviledge
,
the
clearing
of
interested
Dependancies
;
take
them
away
,
they
are
visible
and
visibly
known
.
Next
,
settle
such
plain
and
evidently
rational
Laws
and
proceedings
;
as
may
assure
Justice
in
the
end
,
and
that
Common
and
Universal
Justice
,
that
as
England
is
one
,
our
Law
may
be
one
,
and
that
known
;
this
will
unite
spirits
and
affections
,
whereas
plurality
of
parties
or
interests
nourished
,
they
generate
and
consider
advantages
,
as
hath
been
evident
in
the
traverses
of
this
Nation
.
You
have
seen
the
standing
out
of
the
King
against
a
few
just
things
made
at
last
,
that
many
that
would
have
been
granted
,
would
not
serve
the
turn
:
I
profess
,
it
is
meer
zeal
to
Justice
▪
hath
produced
this
.
I
have
avoided
bitterness
to
the
utmost
;
My
only
hope
,
desire
and
prayer
is
for
the
welfare
of
the
Nation
,
and
the
establishing
of
it
upon
the
firm
basis
of
most
undenyable
verities
;
I
shrink
under
the
opposition
Truth
is
like
to
find
.
I
know
the
alterations
of
Nations
come
not
till
Nature
as
it
were
almost
stifled
,
labors
for
life
,
it
must
purge
or
perish
.
I
know
where
knowledge
is
greatest
,
Satan
is
busiest
;
here
must
be
great
,
if
not
the
greatest
opposition
;
what
God
hath
I
hope
dictated
to
my
spirit
,
I
have
held
forth
to
you
of
this
Nation
,
who
are
in
supream
Trust
.
You
know
how
dangerous
a
thing
it
is
to
alter
the
frame
of
Ancient
Government
;
you
yet
see
its
easier
far
to
pull
down
then
to
build
;
to
you
I
say
,
it
must
be
extraordinary
Justice
and
exemplary
vertue
must
stablish
you
.
The
temper
of
our
old
English
Government
in
the
mixtures
of
the
three
main
Regiments
was
in
Christian
Politicks
heretofore
held
the
soundest
of
all
,
most
just
,
and
so
most
durable
:
As
for
evil
Government
of
Kings
,
through
usurpation
of
power
,
the
purity
of
it
being
destroyed
,
they
did
admit
and
do
to
this
Establishment
without
King
or
Lords
;
yet
if
the
contrary
drawings
of
the
Democratique
estate
,
or
insatiate
interest
,
as
old
Writers
have
objurgated
of
many
equals
,
tend
to
the
continuance
of
pressures
,
either
of
purse
or
person
,
the
issue
will
be
dangerous
;
it
's
evident
the
looser
knots
have
been
untied
by
the
halter
,
I
mean
the
Robber
,
Burgler
,
&c.
but
the
treble
Cord
of
the
Religious
,
Necessitous
(
poor
which
are
a
multitude
,
joyning
with
the
pretending
Leveller
)
and
Hypocritical
Opposer
,
will
know
their
time
,
they
look
for
the
day
of
their
necessity
:
There
is
nothing
of
Justice
or
Civil
Righteousness
in
a
strict
survey
more
then
what
meer
form
produces
,
or
necessity
among
the
many
.
If
there
be
not
a
speedy
settlement
,
there
must
be
a
dis-settlement
;
the
people
are
prone
to
,
as
well
as
stirred
up
to
disobedience
;
did
you
command
never
so
well
,
if
Subjects
shake
off
the
yoak
,
or
loose
it
but
in
what
or
as
long
as
they
please
,
Empire
must
down
.
We
are
now
as
it
were
in
the
dregs
of
so
called
Populacy
;
the
Kings
attempted
alteration
,
and
alteration
was
just
,
but
just
things
must
be
done
justly
;
and
as
he
suffered
for
seeking
himself
,
so
will
others
in
their
day
(
if
the
expected
one
come
)
mete
out
to
you
.
You
are
compassed
about
with
difficulties
every
way
,
God
give
you
eyes
to
see
your
way
still
;
we
looking
at
your
transactions
afar
off
,
have
seen
God
going
along
with
you
;
Be
not
deceived
,
you
see
it
was
not
in
eminency
of
Justice
,
Righteousness
,
Mercy
and
Truth
acted
,
but
held
forth
;
no
,
we
saw
your
failings
,
but
hope
of
your
integrity
;
for
we
saw
God
evidently
changing
your
Errors
into
a
question
of
foresight
and
prudence
to
your
Enemies
,
so
that
they
beleeved
that
Stratagemicall
which
was
Casual
,
or
rather
of
providence
.
O
that
all
this
might
but
raise
a
heart
in
you
to
serve
and
trust
God
;
do
not
only
hear
Sermons
;
and
for
you
of
other
stations
,
labour
Righteousness
in
your
places
;
your
divisions
shew
your
carnality
.
Learn
the
nature
of
the
one
Covenant
made
with
Abraham
,
Isaac
and
Jacob
,
and
ratified
to
us
Christians
so
distinguished
from
time
,
as
of
Faith
and
Works
,
that
as
much
of
Works
is
now
requisite
under
the
Covenant
so
called
of
grace
,
as
was
before
of
Faith
under
the
Covenant
of
works
;
contend
not
so
much
,
whether
Magistrate
or
Congregations
be
the
Keeper
of
the
first
Table
,
as
both
to
give
due
glory
to
God
,
and
educate
the
people
faithfully
in
the
knowledge
and
practice
of
the
Doctrine
of
the
Gospel
;
and
you
chief
in
power
,
to
see
to
govern
them
according
to
a
Rule
of
Righteousness
,
upon
a
sure
foundation
in
all
places
and
callings
,
which
according
to
the
Talent
God
hath
given
me
,
I
shall
here
hold
forth
to
you
,
and
that
out
of
the
so
called
Law
of
England
,
or
usually
accepted
Law
Books
of
the
same
with
the
Word
of
God
,
and
the
approved
examples
of
our
most
free
Progenitors
,
wherein
that
I
name
not
the
Authors
,
I
have
before
laid
down
the
reason
;
I
shall
only
now
hint
,
That
its
the
duty
of
Magistrates
not
to
regard
the
person
of
the
man
from
whom
the
work
comes
;
grant
it
but
my
mite
,
if
it
be
pure
Gold
,
put
it
into
the
Treasury
;
I
will
give
much
light
to
some
,
and
though
others
know
much
more
,
let
them
also
improve
their
talent
;
make
use
of
this
till
then
.
Some
say
,
't
is
the
nature
of
Englishmen
better
to
follow
in
the
dark
,
then
go
before
in
the
light
;
give
no
more
occasion
to
that
proverb
;
I
am
no
enemy
to
Powers
or
Authorities
.
Here
is
nothing
difficult
elevated
above
ordinary
frame
,
so
austere
that
the
practice
is
impossible
for
a
time
,
or
dangerous
to
many
;
for
it
is
salutary
to
ten
times
so
many
more
;
It
is
the
reducing
Government
in
as
much
as
may
,
and
the
progresses
thereof
to
the
Rule
of
our
Saviour
,
My
yoak
is
easie
,
and
my
burthen
light
,
laying
forth
Justice
in
a
due
proportion
betwixt
the
Duty
and
the
Power
;
so
opening
the
reason
of
the
Magistrates
power
,
and
the
Subjects
obedience
,
that
the
ancient
Quarrels
of
Interests
on
either
side
,
must
be
little
,
if
any
at
all
,
stinting
the
many
mutterings
and
murmurings
against
the
State
from
the
default
of
Officers
and
Clerks
,
not
of
the
Judges
themselves
,
which
if
not
done
,
do
all
the
good
you
can
,
and
you
will
be
still
aspersed
and
scandalized
,
and
there
is
some
reason
;
for
they
and
their
Clerks
are
alike
;
for
their
care
is
neither
for
publike
good
,
nor
common
honesty
;
all
they
look
at
,
is
private
gain
,
the
great
dishonour
of
a
State
and
Nation
.
Now
the
God
of
Heaven
give
me
wisdom
to
hold
it
forth
in
such
order
that
it
may
carry
such
an
evidence
of
Truth
,
that
all
Interests
may
submit
to
this
one
Interest
of
the
Regiment
of
Christian
reason
in
a
Commonwealth
;
and
what
ever
is
defective
,
may
by
your
power
and
industry
with
the
advice
of
such
whom
you
shall
choose
,
be
speedily
setled
to
his
glory
,
and
the
comfort
of
this
afflicted
Nation
;
and
set
as
a
light
upon
a
hill
to
be
a
direction
and
president
to
all
the
Nations
of
the
Earth
;
That
you
as
faithful
workmen
may
do
great
things
to
give
free
liberty
to
the
word
of
salvation
,
and
build
up
the
Jerusalem
of
God
,
and
set
on
the
Gates
and
Barrs
,
Locks
and
Bolts
,
whereby
the
Congregations
of
the
faithful
may
be
kept
pure
within
themselves
by
the
power
of
the
Word
,
and
free
and
secure
from
the
violences
of
Enemies
carnal
and
spiritual
;
and
through
the
might
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
may
so
live
here
,
that
we
may
raign
with
him
in
Glory
for
evermore
.
Amen
,
Amen
.