A
Seasonable
Word
,
OR
A
Word
in
Season
:
Soberly
proposed
to
the
Consideration
of
all
such
whose
hearts
are
affected
with
those
Floods
of
Reproach
and
Blasphemy
,
which
the
Cause
of
God
in
these
Nations
labours
under
.
WHen
Israel
went
out
of
Egypt
,
Psalm
114.
the
House
of
Jacob
from
a
People
of
a
strange
language
:
Judah
was
his
Sanctuary
,
and
Israel
his
Dominion
.
The
Sea
saw
it
,
and
fled
;
Jordan
was
driven
back
.
The
Mountains
skipped
like
Rams
,
and
the
little
Hills
like
Lambs
.
When
the
Lord
turned
again
the
Captivity
of
Zion
,
Psalm
126.
they
were
like
men
that
dreamed
.
Then
was
their
mouths
filled
with
laughter
,
and
their
tongues
with
singing
:
among
the
Heathen
it
was
said
;
the
Lord
hath
done
great
things
for
them
.
These
things
(
among
others
)
happened
to
them
for
Ensamples
,
or
types
;
and
are
written
for
our
admonition
,
1
Cor
.
10.
upon
whom
the
ends
of
the
world
are
come
:
〈◇〉
.
15.
That
we
through
patience
and
comfort
of
the
Scriptures
,
might
have
hope
.
From
a
serious
observation
of
the
grand
Mutations
which
have
befallen
in
these
Islands
,
who
can
but
stand
amazed
,
and
wondering
say
,
What
hath
God
wrought
?
It
is
too
evident
and
apparent
,
unto
what
a
low-ebb
the
Cause
of
God
in
these
Nations
was
brought
,
as
it
stood
in
the
evidence
and
witness
against
Popery
,
and
Popish
Innovations
,
(
according
to
the
measure
of
the
Light
which
was
then
communicated
:
)
as
also
to
what
an
heigth
the
Adversaries
thereof
were
arived
,
endeavouring
by
all
possible
means
the
supplanting
and
extirpation
thereof
,
under
the
notion
of
Puritanism
;
Vide
Basilicon
Doron
.
branding
the
Assertors
thereof
with
terms
of
Phanaticks
,
Puritans
,
Brownists
,
with
other
such
like
;
Superstition
and
prophaness
countenanced
and
encouraged
;
and
whoever
in
all
this
whole
Nation
durst
depart
from
Iniquity
,
made
himself
a
prey
,
the
dark
Corners
of
our
Earth
,
being
full
of
the
habitations
of
Cruelty
;
the
Whippings
,
Pilloring
,
Stigmatizing
,
Gagging
,
Banishing
of
some
Persons
(
then
eminent
for
their
Testimony
)
are
fresh
in
memory
,
which
occasioned
great
and
strong
Cryes
to
be
poured
out
before
the
Lord
night
and
day
,
that
he
would
arise
and
visit
his
Remnant
,
and
plead
the
Cause
of
his
People
,
and
set
them
at
Liberty
whom
the
wicked
had
snared
;
that
he
would
break
the
jaws
of
the
wicked
,
and
pluck
the
spoil
out
of
his
teeth
.
And
though
the
Kingdomes
Liberties
were
greatly
infringed
,
yet
the
subject
matter
of
those
many
Supplications
which
were
put
up
to
God
,
were
for
and
on
behalf
of
his
Name
,
and
People
,
in
relation
to
their
Soul-sufferings
,
which
he
most
eminently
had
respect
unto
,
and
made
it
his
concern
to
rebuke
the
oppressors
,
and
set
the
Captives
free
;
taking
occasion
and
advantage
from
the
very
contrivances
of
the
Adversary
,
and
in
the
very
same
matter
wherein
they
intended
to
deal
proudly
and
subtilly
,
he
was
above
them
.
Vide
Mag
Hist
.
As
in
many
other
things
,
not
now
so
particularly
remembred
;
the
fatal
Coal
,
(
as
a
late
Writer
calls
it
)
which
afterwards
became
a
great
Fire
in
the
three
Kingdomes
,
(
as
then
called
)
began
to
be
kindled
in
the
Year
,
1637.
by
a
design
upon
the
Kirk
of
Scotland
,
about
the
Litturgy
,
which
was
then
sent
down
thither
under
pretence
to
make
a
conformity
of
Church
Worship
and
Ecclesiastical
Government
,
between
England
and
Scotland
;
Prelacy
being
now
Rampant
and
in
its
dignity
,
both
here
and
there
.
But
this
Book
of
Litturgy
,
or
Common-Prayer
,
or
English
Masse
Book
;
instead
of
effecting
an
Uniformity
as
was
intended
,
☜
The
Bishop
who
endeavoured
to
read
it
in
his
Pontificalibus
,
was
assaulted
with
Crickets
,
Stools
,
Sticks
and
Stones
,
from
Men
and
Women
,
to
the
hazzard
of
his
life
;
and
from
this
poor
contemptible
disorderly
Ryot
or
Mutiny
,
so
accidentally
happening
,
being
in
it self
but
a
Cloud
like
an
handbreadth
,
but
had
in
it
a
noyse
of
much
Rain
;
It
was
a
Coal
indeed
raked
up
in
embers
,
contemptible
enough
in
its
appearance
,
and
one
would
have
thought
might
have
been
easily
quenched
;
but
it
appearing
to
be
the
House
of
Jacob
,
wherein
this
Coal
was
kindled
,
and
the
House
of
Joseph
which
thus
became
a
flame
;
how
should
the
House
of
Esau
,
who
were
but
stubble
,
stand
before
devouring
fire
?
as
the
sequel
hath
manifested
.
Hence
it
came
to
pass
,
that
instead
of
quenching
this
fire
the
Nobility
&
Ministry
publickly
avowed
their
detestation
of
that
Book
;
and
when
it
was
re-inforced
by
a
Proclamation
at
Sterlin
,
and
the
punishment
of
Treason
denounced
against
the
Persisters
in
the
former
proceedings
;
this
also
availed
not
to
allay
this
heat
,
but
the
fire
burnt
hotter
and
hotter
,
as
indeed
well
it
might
,
for
the
Lord
was
in
this
fire
.
This
Proclamation
was
accosted
by
a
Protestation
of
the
Nobility
,
Ministry
,
and
others
of
that
Nation
,
which
grew
suddenly
into
a
solemn
Covenant
,
for
defence
of
their
Religion
and
Liberties
,
which
begat
no
small
rage
in
the
Author
of
that
Proclamation
,
but
it
availed
not
:
thus
this
fire
began
,
brake
forth
,
and
continued
.
Further
endeavours
were
used
for
the
dawbing
of
it
,
but
you
know
who
kindled
it
,
and
it
would
not
be
put
out
.
Hambleton
is
sent
down
to
Edenborough
,
to
deal
with
the
Covenanters
to
renounce
their
Covenant
,
but
avails
not
;
He
causes
Proclamation
to
be
made
,
to
forbear
to
press
the
reading
of
the
Service
Book
,
but
that
would
not
now
do
the
turn
,
the
fire
had
got
too
much
hold
,
the
differences
grew
greater
and
greater
.
A
War
is
designed
,
an
Army
raised
to
subdue
the
Scots
,
the
Earle
Arundel
made
General
;
but
this
threatned
War
proceeded
not
,
but
through
mediation
of
some
Lords
on
both
sides
,
June
18.
1639.
a
pacification
was
made
and
declared
,
June
18.
1639.
and
the
Armies
on
both
sides
retreated
home
peaceably
,
and
the
fire
seemed
to
be
put
out
,
but
it
was
but
raked
up
in
the
embers
,
for
it
was
impossible
,
&c.
The
King
returning
to
London
,
after
a
short
time
changed
his
mind
from
his
thoughts
of
peace
,
and
commanded
by
Proclamation
the
Paper
which
the
Scots
avowed
to
contain
the
Conditions
of
the
Pacification
,
to
be
burnt
by
the
hands
of
the
Hang-man
;
Now
the
fire
began
to
break
out
again
.
In
December
,
the
King
propounds
a
Parliament
,
to
begin
in
April
following
,
Parliament
began
,
April
13.
1640.
the
People
wonder
!
however
on
April
13.
1640.
the
Parliament
began
.
Money
is
required
,
viz.
twelve
Subsidies
,
to
go
on
with
a
designed
.
War
against
Scotland
;
divers
Speeches
were
made
against
the
grant
of
Subsidies
,
till
they
first
had
some
grievances
redrest
,
and
particularly
,
that
the
People
had
no
reason
to
pay
for
a
War
which
they
desired
not
:
however
they
took
the
Subsidies
into
consideration
;
Dissolved
May
5.
but
while
they
were
debating
,
on
the
fifth
of
May
they
were
dissolved
.
Nevertheless
the
Convocation
of
Divines
(
so
called
)
they
were
continued
,
and
made
Canons
,
and
imposed
upon
the
Clergy
the
Oath
Etcetera
,
so
notoriously
remarkable
at
that
time
and
since
.
Bellum
Episc
.
The
Clergy
contributed
great
Sums
of
Money
toward
this
War
,
so
did
the
Papists
;
besides
what
other
means
was
used
for
defraying
the
charge
of
this
War
;
The
Earle
of
Strafford
commanded
in
cheif
.
Private
Soldiers
made
Reformers
.
But
of
all
things
remarkable
,
this
may
not
be
forgotten
,
That
the
hearts
of
the
Soldiers
were
turned
against
many
of
their
Officers
,
and
Commanders
,
and
could
not
be
brought
to
engage
against
the
Scots
;
but
on
the
contrary
,
they
turned
Reformers
in
their
passage
to
York
,
pulled
down
Popish
Pictures
,
brake
down
Rails
,
turned
Altars
into
Communion
Tables
,
for
that
in
effect
this
proved
no
considerable
War
neither
,
but
by
mediation
of
some
English
Lords
,
this
War
was
composed
also
upon
Articles
:
and
upon
the
desire
of
the
same
Lords
,
the
King
resolved
to
call
a
Parliament
at
London
,
to
begin
the
3d
.
of
November
,
1640.
which
he
accordingly
did
:
Now
would
not
any
one
think
,
that
this
would
have
proved
the
perfect
cure
of
all
the
former
Malladies
,
&
that
the
fire
so
strangely
begun
in
Scotland
,
would
have
been
extinguisht
by
the
moderation
,
as
well
as
by
the
mediation
of
England
?
But
the
Lord
having
given
it
a
commission
it
must
burn
,
till
all
the
House
of
Edom
be
devoured
,
and
that
there
be
none
remaining
of
the
House
of
Esau
,
for
the
Lord
hath
spoken
it
,
Obad
.
17
,
18.
Upon
the
3d
.
of
November
,
1640.
Assembled
a
Parliament
,
which
continued
many
years
,
(
by
some
called
the
Long
Parliament
,
by
others
the
dateless
Parliament
)
being
by
Act
of
Parliament
continued
,
till
they
should
by
an
Act
of
Parliament
be
dissolved
.
In
their
beginning
and
progress
,
they
were
men
to
be
wondred
at
,
to
see
how
they
were
acted
.
Our
Souls
were
filled
with
amazement
at
the
things
which
we
saw
the
Lord
by
them
was
visibly
doing
for
this
poor
afflicted
Nation
,
rendring
it
as
a
spectacle
of
astonishment
to
all
our
Borderers
the
neighbour
Nations
round
about
us
,
such
was
then
our
case
,
as
that
when
we
knew
not
what
to
do
,
nor
what
to
desire
to
have
done
for
us
;
yet
having
our
eyes
up
to
him
,
who
leads
the
blind
in
wayes
which
they
know
not
,
we
saw
him
apparently
leading
our
Parliament
,
our
Steersmen
,
into
untroden
paths
and
wayes
,
putting
them
upon
actions
unforeseen
,
unprojected
,
yea
unthought
of
,
fulfilling
herein
that
good
Word
of
his
,
Isa
.
42.12
,
13
,
14
,
15
,
16.
In
the
Management
of
these
Affairs
,
we
were
given
to
understand
more
distinctly
and
particularly
(
in
observing
the
course
the
Lord
took
for
us
,
in
stating
our
Controversie
,
)
that
he
was
arisen
in
England
also
,
as
well
as
he
had
already
begun
in
Scotland
,
to
avenge
the
quarrel
of
his
Covenant
against
Antichrist
,
and
that
he
had
set
himself
by
way
of
eminency
against
the
two
main
Props
of
his
Kingdome
,
viz.
Heirarchy
,
Heirarchy
.
and
Monarchy
,
Monarchy
.
as
being
his
two
main
Posts
and
Pillars
in
England
,
Scotland
,
and
Ireland
,
and
such
as
by
which
he
exalts
himself
in
his
opposition
against
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
:
and
for
as
much
as
by
those
two
,
the
Religious
and
Civil
Liberties
of
his
People
,
both
as
Men
and
Christians
had
been
under
great
violation
,
the
Cry
of
the
Oppressed
as
under
both
considerations
had
found
access
unto
him
,
and
he
was
come
down
to
deliver
them
;
In
the
prosecution
whereof
,
he
furnished
his
People
with
some
lesser
measures
of
light
and
spirit
for
his
work
,
encouraging
their
hearts
,
and
strengthening
their
hands
;
as
well
Representors
,
as
Represented
,
taking
into
his
work
the
hearts
and
hands
,
lives
and
estates
of
men
as
men
,
causing
herein
that
word
to
be
fulfilled
,
(
viz.
The
earth
to
help
the
Woman
,
)
each
one
in
measure
prosecuting
his
intrest
,
and
concernment
,
(
as
the
History
of
our
Times
will
declare
)
Though
therein
also
the
counsel
of
the
Lord
lay
deeper
than
the
appearance
.
As
touching
the
former
of
these
,
viz.
Heirarchy
,
Heirarchy
.
how
wonderfully
did
the
Lord
set
himself
against
it
,
by
causing
to
be
detected
the
prophane
and
scandalous
,
corrupted
and
corrupting
Clergy
,
beginning
at
the
Toes
and
Feet
,
Claws
and
Feathers
of
this
fowl
Beast
,
Vide
Mr.
Whites
Century
of
Scandalous
Ministers
.
in
so
much
that
whole
Centuries
of
them
were
cast
out
as
abominable
Branches
;
Nor
did
he
cease
there
,
till
he
had
made
the
head
of
this
Hydra
,
or
many
headed
Beast
,
viz.
the
Prelates
,
who
although
they
had
built
their
nests
amongst
the
Stars
,
and
seemed
to
be
out
of
reach
of
human
power
;
yet
even
these
he
made
to
tumble
themselves
down
headlong
,
and
they
fell
as
lightening
from
Heaven
,
casting
themselves
out
from
their
Seats
as
untimely
fruit
,
by
their
aspiring
Vote
;
when
(
besides
those
who
were
Impeached
for
their
personal
Crimes
)
so
many
of
them
were
expung'd
the
House
of
Peers
,
even
by
occasion
of
that
very
Vote
,
whereby
they
purposed
to
have
establisht
themselves
in
their
Parliamentary
Capacity
,
as
some
time
before
they
endeavoured
to
have
done
in
their
Convocation
,
by
their
monstrous
Etcetera
Oath
:
but
in
both
Capacities
,
Civil
and
Ecclesiastical
,
wherein
they
thought
to
have
dealt
subtilly
and
proudly
,
the
Lord
was
above
them
.
Who
could
have
thought
that
ever
the
most
high
God
had
had
such
a
work
to
have
effected
in
our
dayes
,
until
we
saw
it
done
?
We
expected
that
it
should
have
proceeded
from
the
Smectymnians
,
but
the
Lord
found
out
another
way
,
Psalm
9.16
.
even
by
the
work
of
their
own
hands
,
Higgaion
,
Selah
.
Thus
God
brought
down
this
high
Tree
,
Root
and
Branch
,
so
far
as
it
stood
in
visible
opposition
to
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
;
not
only
by
detecting
the
Scandalous
and
Prophane
,
by
parcel
and
piece-meal
;
but
set
himself
against
the
whole
body
and
headship
of
the
Hierarchy
,
by
necessitating
the
Parliament
to
the
utter
abolishing
thereof
,
and
engaging
themseles
and
the
whole
People
of
the
Land
by
Covenant
against
it
:
And
added
to
this
,
he
caused
this
Scarlet
couloured
Harlot
to
be
whipt
and
stript
,
by
bringing
upon
the
Parliament
a
necessity
to
expose
the
Lands
formerly
appropriated
to
Bishops
,
Deans
and
Chapters
,
to
sale
,
and
to
be
distributed
among
the
People
:
Thus
making
bare
her
skirts
and
rendring
her
unlovely
,
fulfilling
in
some
measure
that
word
of
Prophesie
,
Rev.
17.16
.
These
shall
hate
the
Whore
,
and
make
her
desolate
and
naked
.
Nor
was
this
all
,
but
Monarchy
Monarchy
it self
,
that
grand
capital
Corner
Stone
of
the
Kingdome
of
Antichrist
(
upon
which
the
former
did
depend
)
against
this
also
did
the
Eternal
and
most
high
God
set
himself
,
and
gave
his
People
light
and
faith
in
this
work
(
causing
it
to
spring
up
out
of
obscurity
:
)
And
through
many
difficulties
led
them
on
from
step
to
step
,
and
made
them
follow
him
in
paths
wherein
he
had
himself
first
trod
,
thereby
to
bring
about
his
work
,
his
strange
work
,
far
above
the
expectations
of
his
People
,
whom
he
imployed
in
effecting
thereof
;
For
as
much
as
the
Parliament
,
being
(
at
the
utmost
)
but
affected
with
the
common
grievances
of
the
Nations
,
as
men
spirited
for
that
work
,
endeavoured
the
obtaining
remedy
therein
,
as
their
ultimate
end
;
and
certainly
they
would
have
acquiesced
,
if
once
they
could
have
arrived
at
it
,
applying
themselves
accordingly
for
removing
thereof
;
In
all
their
Addresses
to
the
Monarch
,
distinguishing
between
him
&
his
evil
Council
,
endeavouring
to
render
him
free
from
any
culp
or
blame
:
yet
the
most
High
(
having
other
ends
above
the
sight
and
reach
of
men
)
mingled
a
perverse
spirit
in
him
and
his
Counsellours
,
hardening
his
and
their
hearts
(
in
order
to
his
further
work
)
insomuch
that
he
was
not
suffered
to
hearken
to
the
just
complaints
presented
by
the
Parliament
on
behalf
of
the
People
,
but
became
obstinate
to
his
and
their
ruin
,
who
adhered
unto
him
;
suffering
him
to
withdraw
himself
from
the
Parliament
,
and
to
raise
Force
against
them
,
endeavouring
thereby
to
repel
their
just
demands
.
The
Controversie
came
to
be
stated
,
and
the
Peoples
rights
asserted
under
these
three
general
Heads
,
among
others
,
Viz
.
-
The
Power
of
Levying
Money
.
-
The
Power
of
the
Militia
.
-
The
Negative
Voyce
.
The
issue
whereof
was
the
total
Defeat
of
his
Forces
,
after
several
signal
Battels
,
together
with
that
wonderful
Act
of
justice
done
upon
himself
,
thereby
bringing
down
this
high
Tree
also
,
not
only
in
his
own
Person
,
as
a
Monarch
accountable
for
his
personal
transactions
,
but
also
Monarchy
it self
;
whence
proceeded
those
Acts
of
Parliament
,
Jan.
30.
March
17.
and
19.
1648.
and
May
19.
1649.
By
all
which
the
Power
became
the
Peoples
,
and
a
foundation
was
laid
for
a
Free-State
or
Common-wealth
,
without
a
King
,
single
Person
,
or
House
of
Peers
;
and
the
People
engaged
in
pursuance
of
their
late
Conquest
,
to
pursue
and
maintain
the
same
accordingly
:
Adding
further
the
exposing
to
sale
,
the
Revenue
formerly
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
King-ship
,
having
first
rendred
the
same
Office
Unnecessary
,
Chargeable
,
and
Dangerous
.
Object
.
But
if
any
should
Object
,
That
these
Actions
were
but
the
issue
of
force
and
fraud
,
and
are
not
to
be
justified
as
Parliamentary
,
and
therefore
that
it
is
not
safe
to
entitle
God
thereunto
.
Answ
.
It
may
be
Answered
,
That
had
it
been
only
the
effect
of
the
Parliaments
Consultation
and
Resolution
,
there
might
have
remained
some
doubt
upon
the
hearts
of
some
,
(
though
others
were
more
clear
therein
.
)
But
to
make
it
evident
to
all
persons
,
that
it
was
not
the
divice
of
man
,
nor
the
effect
of
his
contrivance
,
but
the
arm
and
power
of
God
:
It
will
be
necessary
to
consider
besides
what
hath
been
already
expressed
,
(
touching
the
rise
and
progress
of
those
wonderful
mutations
)
how
marvelously
the
same
hath
been
confirmed
by
remarkeable
and
signal
testimonies
,
such
as
may
not
,
ye
cannot
be
denyed
by
any
man
;
our
enemies
themselves
being
judges
;
not
to
mention
all
those
memorable
Series
of
transactions
both
by
Land
and
Sea
,
as
well
in
Ireland
as
in
England
,
from
and
after
the
Year
,
1648.
nor
the
sharp
conflict
with
Hollander
,
nor
the
issues
thereof
,
wherein
the
Lord
so
manifestly
appeared
to
the
silencing
of
the
adversary
,
that
he
extorted
acknowledgments
from
themselves
,
while
he
made
them
say
in
these
or
the
like
words
;
What
God
is
like
the
God
of
England
?
What
God
like
the
God
of
the
Round-heads
?
according
to
that
saying
,
Psal
.
126.2
.
Then
said
they
among
the
heathen
,
the
Lord
hath
done
great
things
for
them
:
But
,
To
reduce
much
into
a
little
,
let
be
remembred
those
two
notable
eminent
and
remarkeable
contests
,
the
Parliaments
Forces
had
with
the
Scots
at
Dunbar
and
at
Worcester
,
that
by
the
mouth
of
these
two
witnesses
instead
of
many
more
,
this
assertion
may
be
establisht
.
When
the
Scots
(
in
order
to
the
re-investing
the
Son
of
the
late
King
,
and
in
him
to
have
re-established
Monarchy
)
attempted
the
effecting
thereof
by
force
of
arms
,
it
is
well
known
that
after
solemn
appeals
to
God
for
decision
of
the
controversie
between
the
two
nations
,
wherein
not
singly
the
person
of
the
Son
of
the
late
King
,
nor
the
family
of
the
Stewarts
was
the
ground
of
the
quarrel
,
but
Monarchy
it self
,
as
appears
by
the
Declaration
of
the
Army
at
their
marching
into
Scotland
in
the
year
1650.
wherein
among
other
things
they
affirme
,
That
they
fought
against
Monarchy
,
as
being
perswaded
in
their
consciences
that
it
was
one
of
the
ten
horns
of
the
Beast
.
And
say
further
in
the
same
declaration
unto
the
Scots
,
viz.
That
if
they
shall
proceed
to
bring
in
such
a
Government
as
one
Man
or
King
upon
us
,
they
will
blot
out
the
memory
of
their
former
merrits
.
Upon
this
state
of
the
difference
,
they
on
both
sides
made
their
appeals
to
God
;
who
was
pleased
to
decide
the
controversy
,
and
gave
issue
,
for
and
on
behalfe
of
the
weak
,
the
faint
,
Sept.
3.
1650
and
the
feeble
;
against
the
mighty
,
the
strong
,
and
the
valiant
,
in
that
notable
conflict
at
Dunbar
,
Sept
,
3.
1650.
Add
further
,
That
when
the
same
cause
was
prosecuted
by
the
Scots
a
second
time
upon
their
march
into
England
,
by
the
contrivance
&
assistance
of
such
as
were
confederate
with
them
in
that
undertakeing
;
how
did
the
Almighty
appear
for
,
Sept.
3.
2651
and
on
behalfe
of
his
cause
and
people
at
Worcester
;
and
added
a
further
rebuke
and
discomfiture
to
Monarchy
it
felf
,
(
which
at
that
time
also
was
about
to
be
re-inforced
)
making
an
irrepairable
breach
upon
the
adversary
,
as
the
history
of
that
period
of
time
,
more
at
large
will
explicate
.
Not
only
in
those
two
eminent
cases
,
wherein
he
who
runs
may
read
the
finger
of
God
as
clearly
against
Monarchy
,
as
before
against
Hierarchy
;
but
ever
since
those
times
notwithstanding
there
hath
been
a
starting
aside
and
a
departure
from
those
blessed
footsteps
of
God
,
in
not
following
fully
to
know
&
do
his
further
will
:
but
strong
inclinations
,
yea
and
as
strong
attempts
and
endeavours
also
to
go
back
into
Egypt
,
hanckering
after
the
onyons
and
garlick
thereof
;
hastning
to
lay
the
foundation
and
to
rear
the
superstructure
of
the
ruined
wals
of
Jericho
,
which
God
had
so
signally
blasted
with
a
curse
to
him
and
his
seed
,
who
should
attempt
the
rebuilding
thereof
,
in
the
person
and
family
of
the
once
famous
and
renowned
General
of
the
English
Armyes
;
laying
I
say
the
foundation
for
Monarchy
and
Hierarchy
,
under
the
disguise
of
a
Protector
,
and
an
high
Commission
Court
of
Tryers
,
&c.
which
must
have
proved
in
short
time
a
King
and
Prelates
;
to
which
were
added
that
which
followeth
,
viz.
an
House
of
Peeres
,
with
much
more
of
like
—
Yet
these
all
received
a
seasonable
rebuke
from
the
Lord
who
in
due
time
caused
them
to
melt
away
as
a
snail
;
or
as
the
untimely
birth
of
a
woman
that
might
not
see
the
Sun
,
before
the
pots
could
feel
the
thorns
,
he
took
them
away
by
a
whirlewind
,
seasonably
in
due
time
;
and
as
it
pleased
him
in
the
midst
of
their
blasphemous
Hosannaes
:
Upon
the
whole
matter
considering
what
disappointments
have
attended
all
projects
,
both
of
force
and
fraud
which
have
been
exercised
towards
the
re-erecting
the
Throne
of
the
Beast
in
England
;
in
those
two
notable
branches
above
recited
,
so
eminently
declared
against
by
God
,
as
being
the
great
posts
and
pillars
of
Antichrist
.
As
it
is
a
confirmation
of
the
truth
asserted
,
so
it
is
a
ground
of
future
expectation
,
that
God
will
cause
his
own
work
to
revive
in
the
midst
of
the
day
of
this
great
rebuke
and
blasphemy
,
which
his
name
,
people
,
and
cause
,
are
exposed
unto
.
The
long
or
dateless
Parliament
(
so
called
)
(
which
begun
in
November
1640.
and
by
which
so
many
memorable
things
had
been
transacted
,
)
having
been
inturrupted
,
and
discontinued
six
years
and
upwards
,
viz.
from
April
20.
1653.
to
May
the
7.
1659
:
by
the
General
and
Army
,
were
now
after
many
debates
,
and
much
agitation
in
order
to
a
future
settlement
,
Invited
by
the
same
Army
to
return
to
the
exercise
of
their
trust
;
who
accordingly
did
so
upon
the
7th
.
of
May
as
above
,
to
the
great
comfort
and
satisfaction
of
many
,
whose
eyes
and
hearts
were
upon
them
for
good
,
expecting
some
wonderful
and
notable
thing
to
be
the
issue
of
this
strange
and
unexpected
revolution
;
that
having
been
as
men
free
among
the
dead
,
they
were
certainly
now
anointed
for
some
signal
service
,
and
that
the
work
of
the
Lord
which
had
as
the
Sun
upon
the
dyal
of
Ahaz
gon
back
so
many
degrees
;
would
now
be
revived
,
and
that
Justice
and
righteousness
would
henceforth
dwell
in
our
land
:
This
hopeful
expectation
was
strengthned
,
not
only
by
theit
brief
yet
pyous
declaration
,
but
a
Resolve
which
was
made
on
the
ninth
of
May
;
which
cheared
the
hearts
of
many
,
hoping
that
the
time
was
now
come
wherein
all
that
truly
feared
God
without
partiality
should
be
countenanced
and
encouraged
,
and
called
out
of
their
holes
,
into
which
they
were
either
forcibly
driven
,
or
had
voluntarily
retired
themselves
,
during
the
interval
of
the
Parliaments
interruption
:
But
alass
these
hopes
soon
vanished
,
for
a
few
dayes
discovered
,
that
neither
the
Army
had
right
ends
in
inviting
the
Parliament
to
return
;
nor
that
the
Parliament
was
so
resolved
upon
a
speedy
settlement
of
the
Nations
,
as
their
necessity
required
,
nor
were
so
faithful
to
their
own
declaration
and
resolve
,
as
was
expected
.
Hereupon
the
Lord
to
awaken
both
Parliament
and
Army
,
stirred
up
the
spirit
of
the
Nation
against
them
by
that
general
insurrection
intended
from
all
quarters
,
but
distinguished
by
the
name
of
Sir
George
Booths
insurrection
,
which
was
the
only
party
that
appeared
,
but
was
as
soon
disperst
,
and
supprest
by
a
parry
of
the
Army
,
with
very
small
and
inconsiderable
losse
of
men
on
either
side
;
insomuch
that
it
was
reputed
a
bloodless
victory
:
God
hereby
shewing
what
he
could
do
in
enlarging
or
restrayning
the
spirit
of
the
Nation
as
he
pleased
:
The
effect
of
this
dispensation
was
so
far
from
improving
either
Parliament
or
Army
in
the
furthering
of
the
settelment
expected
,
that
it
produced
a
quite
contrary
effect
;
for
upon
the
return
of
the
Brigarde
from
the
pursute
of
Sr.
George
Booth
,
they
propose
the
setling
of
the
conduct
of
the
Army
in
the
hands
of
General
Officers
:
The
Parliament
on
the
contrary
resolve
to
be
General
themselves
,
and
to
give
Commissions
with
limitations
;
this
begets
dissatisfaction
,
and
jealousie
.
The
Parliament
declares
the
Lord
Lamberts
Commission
void
,
with
eight
other
Field
Officers
,
and
settles
Commissioners
for
the
government
of
the
Army
,
from
October
11
to
Feb.
12.
1659.
Hereupon
the
Parliament
becomes
again
to
be
interupted
by
the
Army
,
and
so
remained
from
the
12th
.
of
October
to
the
26th
of
December
following
,
during
which
intervail
,
many
agitations
were
used
for
their
restoration
,
by
vertue
of
the
powers
vested
in
the
new
Commissioners
for
the
Army
,
some
of
them
going
to
Portsmouth
,
and
from
thence
influencing
some
part
of
the
Army
;
the
Fleet
declaring
for
their
restoration
,
and
the
Forces
in
Scotland
doing
the
like
,
they
returned
with
a
very
high
hand
upon
the
26th
.
of
December
,
1659.
Being
thus
returned
they
soon
fell
upon
changing
the
conduct
of
the
Army
,
not
only
confirming
their
resolution
,
touching
the
nine
Officers
as
before
,
but
made
a
very
great
progress
towards
all
such
as
had
any
way
abetted
,
and
assisted
in
their
interruptions
,
putting
from
them
with
great
severity
all
or
most
of
their
true
interested
and
engaged
friends
against
the
common
adversaries
.
Thus
strangely
and
wonderfully
hath
God
wrought
in
rebuking
the
pride
and
Apostacy
of
the
Army
,
who
having
been
unsteadfast
in
their
declared
and
avowed
resolutions
,
so
solemnly
made
,
and
so
often
repeated
:
the
just
and
holy
God
hath
in
his
due
time
called
it
to
remembrance
,
and
caused
it
to
be
returned
upon
them
;
even
by
those
very
persons
over
whom
they
thought
they
had
power
.
Nor
was
the
condition
of
the
Parliament
at
all
better
by
this
transaction
,
for
that
very
Spirit
wich
they
raised
to
suppress
this
of
the
Army
,
was
too
great
for
them
to
allay
:
but
as
apparently
over-grew
them
,
as
theirs
did
that
of
the
Army
,
and
that
also
for
want
of
those
whom
they
had
unnecessarily
put
from
them
.
For
the
interest
of
the
(
so
long
)
Secluded
Members
,
began
now
effectually
to
revive
,
and
they
by
the
assistance
of
the
Army
which
came
out
of
Scotland
,
were
brought
into
the
House
,
who
for
want
of
an
English
Army
,
could
no
longer
be
kept
out
.
And
by
the
access
of
these
later
Members
,
their
period
was
hastened
,
and
the
Parliament
dissolved
by
an
Act.
Thus
hath
it
happened
through
the
overruling
power
of
God
,
that
fire
is
gone
out
from
Abimalech
,
and
hath
devoured
the
men
of
Shechem
,
as
fire
came
forth
from
the
men
of
Shechem
,
and
devoured
the
houshold
of
Abimalech
;
so
true
is
that
word
,
Psal
.
9.16
.
The
Lord
is
known
by
the
Judgment
which
he
executeth
,
the
wicked
is
snared
in
the
work
of
his
own
hands
,
Higgaion
Selah
.
Object
.
But
by
this
means
the
cause
of
God
,
and
of
his
people
in
these
Nations
is
wholly
lost
,
and
an
opportunity
is
given
to
the
enemy
to
blaspheme
his
name
,
and
to
say
,
where
is
now
your
God
?
Answ
.
It
is
true
,
that
this
day
is
a
day
of
great
rebuke
and
blasphemy
,
and
it
's
as
true
that
the
people
upon
whom
Gods
name
hath
been
named
,
have
very
much
contributed
thereunto
,
whether
we
respect
the
Parliament
or
Army
,
or
the
persons
who
have
been
influenced
by
both
,
Conjunctim
aut
Divisim
:
Who
ever
shall
take
a
view
of
the
transactions
of
affairs
from
,
and
after
that
signal
battel
fought
in
the
Year
,
1651.
the
issue
whereof
was
by
the
then
general
stiled
,
The
marvailous
Salvation
wrought
at
Worcester
;
at
which
time
,
it
might
have
been
expected
that
the
fruit
thereof
,
could
not
have
proved
other
than
holiness
unto
the
Lord
,
and
justice
and
righteousness
to
the
Nation
;
't
is
true
indeed
,
the
blame
was
laid
upon
the
Parliament
,
that
they
improved
not
the
mercies
and
deliverances
God
had
given
to
the
Nation
by
their
means
,
and
they
were
worthy
of
blame
before
the
Lord
,
who
to
rebuke
their
remisness
let
loose
that
Spirit
upon
them
which
gave
them
their
first
interruption
,
in
the
Year
,
1653.
though
under
a
more
plausible
pretence
than
the
effect
manifested
,
for
as
much
as
that
Parliament
being
then
removed
from
being
a
let
as
was
pretended
,
who
could
have
thought
but
that
now
righteousness
would
have
ascended
the
Throne
,
and
whatsoever
had
been
amiss
in
the
former
,
would
have
been
corrected
and
amended
in
this
latter
Edition
;
but
it
was
too
evident
that
the
change
was
not
for
the
better
but
for
the
worse
,
as
the
next
succeeding
(
almost
six
years
time
will
evidence
,
)
how
were
all
the
former
mercies
and
deliverances
which
God
had
wrought
for
this
Nation
,
and
his
people
therein
wholly
perverted
by
the
power
and
influence
of
the
Army
;
who
set
up
their
General
as
single
Person
,
and
chief
Magistrate
contrary
to
their
own
Declarations
and
solemn
engagements
therein
,
and
thereby
departing
from
their
faith
,
breaking
their
own
Bonds
,
and
casting
their
Coards
behind
them
,
wherewith
they
had
voluntarily
bound
and
oblidged
themselves
.
And
this
not
as
a
transcient
Act
forcibly
or
fraudulently
extorted
from
them
,
but
by
a
Series
of
transactions
renewed
and
repeated
from
the
Father
to
the
Son
,
to
whom
they
became
more
solemnly
devoted
if
possible
,
than
they
had
been
to
the
Father
,
this
being
a
creature
of
their
own
forming
;
which
evidently
declares
they
did
not
account
themselves
surprized
in
their
first
compliance
,
for
if
so
,
they
would
never
have
made
their
bonds
stronger
by
renewing
their
Oaths
and
Obligations
undesired
and
unsought
for
.
But
as
well
it
prospered
,
and
as
long
it
lasted
,
and
as
true
were
they
to
their
last
as
to
their
former
Oaths
,
they
take
occasion
to
destroy
the
creature
of
their
own
creating
,
notwithstanding
they
had
engaged
to
live
and
die
with
him
:
All
which
actings
of
their
God
hath
brought
upon
their
own
heads
,
as
well
Army
as
Parliament
,
and
the
friends
and
allies
of
both
,
rejecting
all
our
confidences
which
were
placed
in
either
of
them
.
And
although
shame
and
confusion
of
face
belongs
to
us
,
and
unto
those
on
whom
we
have
leaned
,
who
have
proved
to
us
,
(
especially
of
latter
times
)
but
Egyptian
reeds
on
whom
while
we
have
leaned
,
they
have
pierced
into
our
hand
,
and
now
we
are
ashamed
of
our
confidences
,
and
of
those
on
whom
we
have
(
too
much
)
depended
:
and
must
say
,
the
Lord
our
God
hath
put
us
to
silence
,
and
given
us
the
water
of
gall
to
drink
,
because
we
have
sinned
against
him
;
and
this
is
it
while
we
hear
the
enemy
blaspheming
daily
,
saying
,
where
is
now
their
God
?
Nevertheless
we
know
the
foundation
of
the
Lord
stands
sure
,
and
with
him
is
no
variableness
nor
shadow
of
change
;
And
though
we
must
bear
this
present
rebuke
from
the
Lord
,
because
we
have
sinned
against
him
,
yet
he
will
arise
and
plead
our
cause
;
and
cause
his
work
to
revive
in
the
midst
of
the
day
of
this
rebuke
and
blasphemy
;
yea
though
for
our
unworthiness
,
and
the
unworthiness
of
our
Rulers
,
Civil
and
Military
,
and
for
their
and
our
non-improvement
of
our
mercies
and
deliverances
,
he
may
justly
turn
us
down
to
the
place
of
Dragons
,
&
suffer
our
carcasses
to
fall
in
the
wilderness
wherein
we
are
wandring
,
and
make
us
know
what
we
have
done
in
not
following
on
to
know
him
,
whose
goings
forth
are
prepared
as
the
morning
:
yet
seeing
he
hath
not
left
himself
without
witness
,
in
that
he
hath
frustrated
all
the
attempts
both
secret
and
open
,
and
not
permitted
any
project
or
divice
which
hath
been
set
on
foot
toward
the
bringing
back
his
work
,
to
prosper
,
though
there
have
been
many
(
and
they
also
)
craftily
contrived
,
and
vigorously
prosecuted
,
yet
their
drivings
have
been
like
the
drivings
of
Pharaohs
Chariot
,
very
heavily
,
and
with
seasonable
disappointments
:
what
remains
then
,
but
that
we
humble
our selves
under
the
mighty
hand
of
God
,
that
he
may
exalt
us
in
due
time
,
as
knowing
that
although
we
have
been
yea
,
and
nay
,
yet
our
God
is
yea
;
who
when
we
have
born
and
accepted
of
the
punishment
of
our
Iniquity
,
he
will
not
cast
away
nor
abhor
his
remnant
to
destroy
them
utterly
,
but
in
measure
he
will
debate
with
them
;
for
the
Lord
will
judge
his
People
,
and
repent
himself
for
his
Servants
,
when
he
seeth
their
(
hand
)
or
power
is
gone
,
and
there
is
none
shut
up
or
left
:
Therefore
what
he
said
in
another
case
,
Judg
.
11.24
.
to
the
King
of
the
Children
of
Ammon
,
That
which
thy
God
Chemosh
gives
thee
,
wilt
thou
not
possess
?
So
whomsoever
the
Lord
our
God
shall
drive
out
from
before
us
,
them
will
we
possess
:
So
must
we
say
in
like
case
,
we
dare
not
be
so
untrue
unto
our
God
,
the
true
and
living
God
,
as
not
to
assert
with
all
humble
boldness
,
(
yet
with
Christian
Courage
and
Confidence
)
the
intrest
and
right
we
have
in
what
our
God
hath
given
us
,
both
as
Men
and
Christians
,
as
the
fruit
of
much
Blood
and
Treasure
,
which
he
suffered
not
to
be
spilt
and
spent
for
nought
,
or
as
a
thing
in
vain
;
when
so
many
dear
and
precious
to
him
,
and
as
Instruments
in
his
hand
for
the
purchasing
and
obtaining
thereof
,
have
sacrificed
their
lives
in
the
high
places
of
the
Field
.
Wherefore
seeing
God
hath
honoured
us
with
giving
and
confirming
to
us
,
a
glimpse
of
,
and
an
entrance
into
our
Civil
and
Religious
Liberties
,
both
as
Men
and
as
Christians
,
in
freeing
us
from
Monarchy
and
Hierarchy
,
above
and
beyond
our
thoughts
,
and
contrivance
or
projection
,
and
kept
them
down
from
their
seats
thus
long
,
notwithstanding
their
strong
endeavours
to
be
peeping
and
creeping
up
under
hidden
forms
and
guises
;
yea
seeing
he
hath
laid
the
Axe
to
the
root
of
both
these
Oaks
of
Bashan
,
and
hewen
them
down
,
making
useless
and
ineffectual
all
the
endeavours
which
have
been
hitherto
for
the
re-establishing
the
Old
,
or
suffering
the
New
dignised
Plants
to
take
root
and
grow
,
but
followed
them
with
successive
disappointments
.
Let
us
in
all
humble
Reverence
fall
down
before
him
,
bewailing
our
iniquity
,
and
the
iniquity
of
our
Leaders
,
and
Rulers
,
praying
that
our
and
their
sins
may
be
pardoned
and
purged
;
and
then
say
with
an
holy
and
humble
confidence
,
Awake
,
Awake
,
put
on
strength
O
Arm
of
the
Lord
,
Awake
as
in
the
dayes
of
old
;
Art
thou
not
it
that
hath
cut
Rahab
,
and
wounded
the
Dragon
?
We
will
remember
thee
from
the
Land
of
Jordan
,
and
of
the
Hermonites
,
and
from
the
Hill
Missar
:
And
though
we
are
apt
to
say
,
Oh
Lord
,
by
whom
shall
Jacob
arise
,
for
he
is
small
?
Yet
dare
we
not
say
a
confederacy
with
them
who
say
a
confederacy
;
nor
may
we
fear
their
fear
,
nor
be
afraid
;
The
Lord
of
Hosts
is
with
us
,
the
God
of
Jacob
is
our
refuge
;
who
though
he
hath
smitten
us
,
will
revive
us
,
and
we
shall
live
in
his
sight
,
Maugre
all
the
malice
and
rage
of
the
enemy
:
The
works
of
the
Lord
are
great
,
sought
out
of
all
those
who
take
pleasure
therein
.
What
therefore
he
hath
,
so
signally
owned
,
we
must
own
,
and
cannot
do
other
,
till
he
himself
cut
off
the
entail
of
our
hopes
and
confidences
,
which
we
understand
is
not
otherwise
to
be
done
,
than
by
giving
testimony
against
the
same
Cause
in
the
Contest
,
if
ever
it
come
to
be
cast
upon
him
for
decision
by
an
Appeal
;
which
it
is
humbly
prayed
he
would
in
mercy
prevent
,
if
he
so
please
;
and
let
all
his
People
say
,
Amen
.
Psalm
107.43
.
Whoso
is
wise
,
and
will
observe
these
things
,
even
they
shall
understand
the
loving
kindness
of
the
Lord
.
The
End.