IT is not alone the many Declarations and Votes of Parliament , that reveale unto us how strong an influence the Papists have over the King , and his Dominions : Nor all the Remonstrances concerning Ireland so clearly evincing by what means that barbarous and horrid Rebellion was first fomented , and hath been since continued : Nor the Kings own Letters to the Queene so wholly depending upon her Counsells , conveyed from Rome and Jesuits : ( All which have been publisht to forewarne us of our dangers . ) But it is more then manifest also , By the Popes Letter to the King , and the Kings to the Pope , long since made known to the world in French , and now translated , acted , and almost fulfilled in English . By all the passages and proceedings of both the Matches when a Protestant Lady was propounded and neglected : By the Jesuits arguing for the Spanish Match : By the increase , domineerings , threatnings , and preferments for many yeares of Papists , By Intelligence from all the parts of Christendome : By Sir Tobie Mathews ; The three Nuncioes ; The Queene Mothers , with all her Jesuits gracious entertainment : By an whole Colledge of Capuchins : By the exceeding great decay of our auncient Protestant Nobilitie ; and the discouraging , neglecting , and affronting such as remained : By forcing Idolatry and Popish Ceremonies upon the Conscience : By long pleading for six Priests and Jesuits , contrary to Law and promise after two others pardoned , which ended in the accusation of as many Members of Parliament : By making havocke of Protestants , to set up Protestant Religion : By arming of Papists , to beate downe Popery ; And by thousands of Arguments and Observations more , That we are absolutely sold to Rome and her Adherents : The Achme of whose Antichristian Devotion is , not onely to assault the liberties and rob the treasures , but confound , destroy , massacre , and roote out all People and Nations that make not haste with them to the same degree of damnation : To prevent which over-spreading mischiefe , we ( as all true Protestants of the Kingdome have done ) have taken up defensive Arms against these bloudy enemies of nature , goodnesse , and Religion , wherein since there have been already wasted much precious and true-hearted bloud of many thousands of our deare kindred , friends , and allies , and many millions of our free and liberall loanes and Contributions expended towards the same ; There is now no likely way left to save us from being no more a Nation nor a People ( much lesse to have our Religion ) by all the attempts so aymed at , but for the whole Nation , ( at least so many as have any sense of pietie , honour , or compassion towards their brethren , and do truly weigh and understand their Oaths of Allegeance , Supremacy , Protestation , and late Covenant ) to unite as one man : And according to the Orders and Declarations of Parliament ; especially of the 26th of Ianuary last , to come to ayde that high Assembly , and in them our selves , whose eternall Trophie it will be , ( though their lives and States suffer by it , ) to dye in reforming England , and in the strength of Christ , to oppose the Gates of Hell , and powers of Darknesse , with their sworne factors the Priests and Jesuits . For these are they that have at once attempted , and in great measure acted the Massacres of England , Scotland , and Ireland , as they have formerly done in the Low Countries , France , and Germany .

These are they who though discovered , dare yet continue to plot mischiefe , and perswade the King to proclaim and justifie himselfe the authour of those plots against his own naturall subjects .

These are they who yet in despite of the Acts and Orders of Parliament , dare walke our streets , and confront authority .

These are they whose Iesuiticall incantations first wrought jealousies , and afterwards by the bare names of Brownists , Anabaptists Separatists , and Round-heads ; conjured up most strong divisions into the members of the same Body , and by them through the whole Kingdome . For it is their Character to seduce ( if it were possible ) the very elect , and as the taile of the Dragon in these last times , to sweep down the starres of heaven .

These are the Locusts of that Apollion Abaddon , That destroy both reason and conscience , soule and body , liberty , and estate , That destroy the King , That destroy the Parliament , That destroy the Kingdome , That destroy all holinesse . This is Antichrist , The Antichrist , even Babylon the great . So that the contemplation , of this is enough to inflame the frozen spirits of the dead , and raise them up to battell . Here is a Cause , here , here is an Alarm to call forth Michael and his Angels , and the glorious Hoast of Heaven to warre . Wherefore forsaking all by respects and nick-names invented to divide us , and looking up to the Almighty power which is to be seen in the Mount , beleeving these extremities ordered by his all-wise providence to necessitate us to the performance of his will , against that mother of Harlots and abhominations of the Earth .

We doe in the voyce of the Angell earnestly intreat all Protestant Christians to come out of Babylon , and forsake those Antichristian Papists , and not to plead for them , nor joyn with them , lest they be partakers of their punishment . And we doe for our parts all solemnly protest in obedience to the said declaration of Parliament , of Ian. 26. last , that since there is no other means left ( as we conceive ) of assisting that honourable Assembly , or of enjoying peace , or the Gospell of peace , nor so much as our owne Lives , where these Antichristian Locusts have any footing , Wee will endevour the banishment or utter extirpation of all Papists out of this Kingdome , as the authors and incendiaries of these unnaturall and bloody warres ; and bring to condigne punishment , all such as contrary to their oathes of Supremacie , Allegeance , Protestation and Covenant , shall oppose themselves to hinder the just and necessary performance of this our resolution .