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<p>THE ARRAIGNMENT, Conviction and Condemnation of the <hi>Westminsterian</hi>-Juncto's ENGAGEMENT.</p>
<p>WITH A Cautionarie Exhortation to all Honest En<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>glish Spirits, to avoid the danger of Perjurie by taking of it.</p>
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<bibl>PROVERBS. 24.21.22.</bibl>
<p>My Sonne, feare thou the Lord, and the King: and meddle not with them that are given to change.</p>
<p>For their calamity shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?</p>
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<p>PRINTED in the yeere 1649.</p>
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<head>Summary Reasons against the New <hi>Oath</hi> and <hi>Engagement.</hi>
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<p>YOV shall Sweare, <hi>[or]</hi> I Declare and Promise, That I will bee True and Faithfull to the Common-wealth of <hi>England,</hi> as the same is now Established <hi>WITHOUT KING OR HOUSE OF LORDS.</hi>
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<p>FIRST, This <hi>Oath</hi> and <hi>Engagement</hi> is imposed by those who, by the Lawes of God and the Realme, had never any Power (admit them a full and free House of Commons, under no Force, as they are not) to Ad<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>minister, much lesse to Make or Impose any <hi>Oath</hi> in any Case. <hi>Cookes</hi> 3. <hi>Institut. p.</hi> 165. and lesse Authority then the Bishops and Clergy in Convocation, who made the &c Oath, not so bad as this; adjudged high-Treason in <hi>Canterburies</hi> Case, for which hee lost his head: <hi>Canterburies Doome p.</hi> 26.40. though not so bad as this.</p>
<p>Secondly, It is contrary to all the antient Oathes of our Judg<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>es, Justices of Peace, Mayors, Sheriffs, Recorders, Clearkes of Chancery and other courts of Justice: To the Oathes of Fealty and Homage, made by all the Kings Tenants: The antient and late Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance; the Vow and Prote<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>station; the solemne League and Covenant, and Engagement of the whole Kingdome to the <hi>King, his Heires Successours, and Posteritie for ever, to defend their undoubted Right to the Crowne with the last drop of their Blood<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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Religion, Nation, <note place="margin">
<hi>Levit.</hi> 19.12. <hi>Deut.</hi> 5.11. <hi>Ier.</hi> 5.2. <hi>c</hi> 7.9. <hi>Ezech.</hi> 17.12. to 20. <hi>Zech.</hi> 5.3.4. <hi>Mal.</hi> 3.5. <hi>Math.</hi> 5.34. <hi>Rom.</hi> 1.31.32. 2. <hi>Tim.</hi> 3.3.4.</note>
<hi>Dishonour and high Displeasure of God,</hi> and <hi>just-damnation</hi> of their Soules.</p>
<p>Thirdly, It is a new <hi>Gunpowder-Treason,</hi> blowing up the King and his Posteritie, Monarchy, the House of Lords, the Constitution and Priviledges of our English Parliaments, our ancient fundamentall Government, Lawes, Liberties, and our three Kingdomes at one crack; the very same and farre worse then that of the <hi>Iesuites</hi> and <hi>Papists,</hi> condemned by the Statutes of 3. <hi>Iacobi cap.</hi> 1.2.4. executing farre more then what they in<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tended, and quite deleting the Infamy and memory of that, and all future celebration <hi>of that joyfull day of November</hi> 5. <hi>never to bee forgotten.</hi>
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<p>Fourthly, It disseiseth, disinheriteth, fore-judgeth the King of his <note n="[b]" place="margin">1. <hi>Iac c</hi> 1.2 4.3. <hi>Iacobi.</hi> 1.2.</note>
<hi>Rightfull Crowne and Revenues,</hi> the House of Lords of their Peerage, Priviledges, and <note n="[c]" place="margin">A Plea for the Lords.</note> the undoubted Rights our English Parliament and Kingdom of their very Liberties and be<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ings; un-Kinging, un-Lording, un-Parliamenting, un-King<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>doming them all at once, without once summoning and <hi>bringing them to Answer by any legall Processe, to heare what they can say for themselves,</hi> and without any <hi>lawfull Iudgement of their Peers according to the Lawe of the Land,</hi> contrary to the expresse Let<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ter of <hi>Magna Charta</hi> 5. <hi>E.</hi> 3. <hi>c.</hi> 9.25. <hi>E,</hi> 3. <hi>c.</hi> 4.28. <hi>E.</hi> 3. <hi>c.</hi> 3.37, <hi>E.</hi> 3. <hi>c.</hi> 18.42. <hi>E.</hi> 3. <hi>c.</hi> 3. and <hi>the Petition of Right</hi>; yea <note n="[d]" place="margin">Votes of <hi>Octob.</hi> 11.22. 1649.</note>
<hi>debarres those Ministers, Officers, Lawyers, Students, from their Augmentations, Callings, Offices, Preferments and Degrees, who Refuse or Neglect to Subscribe it</hi>; contrary to all these Statutes and the Lawe of the Land, without any hearing or Tryall; the extremitie of Tyranny and Injustice; transcending that of King, Prelates, Starre-Chamber or High-Commis<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>sion.</p>
<p>Fiftly, It inevitably involves the Makers, Takers and Subscri<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>bers thereof in <hi>manifold</hi> High-<hi>Treasons against King, Kingdome, Parliament,</hi> for some of which only in a farre lower Degree, <hi>Strafford, Canterbury</hi> and many <hi>others have lost their Heads,</hi> as you may read in Master <hi>St. Iohn</hi>'s <hi>Argument</hi> against <hi>Strafford,</hi> and Sir <hi>Edward Cookes</hi> 3. <hi>Institutes cap.</hi> 1.2. to the forfeiture of their Lives, Estates, Soules; yea, Infamy and Ruine of their <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<pb n="3" facs="tcp:60334:3"/>Sixtly, It enjoynes us to bee <hi>True aud Faithfull to the new Common-wealth of England</hi> (the Generall Councell of Officers of the Army; the new created Councell of State, and their <hi>West<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>minster</hi> Conclave of Journey-men) <hi>as it is now Established</hi> WITHOUT KING OR LORDS (without consent of Kingdome, Peop<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>e or Parliament) by force of Armes, Treachery, Perjury, that is, to assist and <hi>defend them with our Lives, Councells, Estates, and to submit to all their</hi> (illegall) <hi>Acts and Taxes</hi> (to the <hi>losse of Lives, Liberties, Properties against the Kings or Lords just Titles</hi>; and our owne Lawes, Liberties, Byrth-Rights; which to doe, is not only contrary to Lawe <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>o other Subject,</hi> but to the <hi>King alone, and with a saving of that Faith which hee owes to our Soveraigne Lord the King,</hi> and that only where <hi>there is a legall Tenure betweene them,</hi> as Sir <hi>Edward Cooke</hi> Resolves, 1. <hi>Institutes f.</hi> 64.65.67.68.) but no lesse then <hi>High-Treason</hi> within the Statute of 25. <hi>E.</hi> 3. <hi>c.</hi> 2. as he Resolves in his 3. <hi>Institut. c.</hi> 1, and therefore unreasonable and Treasona<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ble for such as are True and Faithfull neither to King, Lords, Parliament, Kingdome or People, to exact or expect from any others.</p>
<p>Seventhly, It most ingratefully and unworthily obliterates the memoriall of all the good Lawes, Liberties, Franchises, Prote<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ction, Benefits, Deliverances wee have received, and the Peace, Prosperity, Freedome and Happiness<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>, Wee and our Ancestors have enjoyed under the Reignes of most Generous, Valorous, Bountifull, Pious, Religious Kings and Queenes (especially our late renowned King, <hi>Edward</hi> the sixt, Queene <hi>Elizabeth,</hi> King <hi>Iames,</hi> and a great part of King <hi>Charles</hi> his Reigne, which the Parliaments in their Reigns in <note n="[e]" place="margin">25 <hi>H.</hi> 8 <hi>c.</hi> 22. & all Act<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>aity or Clergy in their reignes</note> sundry <hi>Acts,</hi> our own & forreigne Historians and Writers have so highly <hi>magnified</hi> and blessed God for; and our very last Parliament remembred and thankfully acknowledged in some of their <note n="[f]" place="margin">Exact. Collections <hi>p.</hi> 14.15.16 696.</note>
<hi>Remonstrances,</hi> of which we need no other testimony but our <note n="[g]" place="margin">Exact Col<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>lection. <hi>p</hi> 712.713.714.</note>
<hi>Kings</hi> & <hi>Co<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ronation</hi> Oath; in extirpating Kings and Monarchy for ever after, for some confessed extravagancies and Errors of the beheaded King, not halfe so grievous, oppressive, unjust or impious, as those themselves are guilty of, especially in Repealing as much as
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<p>Eightly, The maine end of this <hi>Oath</hi> is to extinguish, irradi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>c<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<hi>best, happiest, saf<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ne Elizabeth</hi> and <hi>King Iames,</hi> specified in our Annals, and <note n="[o]" place="margin">1 <hi>Iac c.</hi> 1.2 3. <hi>Iacobi c.</hi> 1.2.4.</note> some <hi>Acts of Parliament,</hi> as might daunt all <hi>Traytors</hi> from attempting its subversion; and all to introduce a Lowe-Country Government, under as many Kings and Tyrants, as there are <hi>new Lords, Officers, Souldiers,</hi> supported by a nume<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>rous standing Army, and constant Garrisons in all Counties; which must bee maintained at the Kingdomes and Peoples charge by a <hi>Perpetuall Excise so</hi>
<note n="[p]" place="margin">Exact Col<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>lection. <hi>p.</hi> 6.</note>
<hi>much declamed against in the King,</hi> who did only once secretly <hi>attempt,</hi> (but not impose it) great <hi>arbitrary Monthly Contributions,</hi> renued and augmented at our new <hi>Governours</hi> meere pleasures (who both impose, receive
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and dispose thereof as they please) and levy it by meere force of Armes (reputed <hi>Treason</hi> in <note n="[q]" place="margin">Mr. <hi>St. Ioans</hi> Argu<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ment at Law.</note>
<hi>Strafford's</hi> Case, and a le<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>vying Warre against the <hi>King and Kingdome</hi>) and that accom<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>panied with the undoing pest of <note n="[r]" place="margin">Condem<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>n<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<hi>Free Quarter,</hi> upon e<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>very March, or pretence of Arreares, or Pay: And what happy free <hi>new State and Government</hi> this will prove (the very best all rationall men must expect, being supportable only by a per<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>petuall Army, Garrisons, Excise, Contributions, &c. as the Low-Countries are) to justle out our ancientest Monarchy in the World, under which wee were freed from all <hi>Armies, Garrisons, Excise, Contributions, Free-Quarter,</hi> and feares of Forraigne Invasions, which now affright us, granting only a <hi>Subsidy or two</hi> in devers yeares, only by <hi>Acts of Parliament,</hi> to which all consented (wherein the Commons never presumed to Tax the Lords and Clergy at their pleasure, as they now unjustly doe, without their own free consents) amounting not to one Moneths Excise and Contribution in many yeares; let all men judge be<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>before they take or subscribe this new <hi>Oath and Engagement</hi> to abolish the one which was so easy, and erect the other, which must of necessity prove so grievous.</p>
<p>Ninthly, It will really verifiy and make good all the late <hi>King's</hi>
<note n="*" place="margin">Exact Col<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>lection <hi>p</hi> 262.282 284 <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 word">
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</gap> 289.297.298.500 514 517.521 522.526.528.530 531.534 550 551.554 558 561.562. A Col<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>lection, &c. <hi>p.</hi> 177 worthy o<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="2 letters">
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</gap> serious con<g ref="char:EOLunhyphen"/>sideration.</note>
<hi>Declarations</hi> and <hi>Remonstrances</hi> against the proceedings of the late <hi>Houses</hi> of <hi>Parliament</hi>; wherein Hee prophetically and frequently charged them (or rather <hi>a few Factious and am<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>bitious discontented spirits, that over-swayed and seduced them, under the specious pretences</hi> OF RELIGION <hi>and</hi> LIBER<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>TY) <hi>with a Trayterous</hi> RESOLUTION <hi>and</hi> DESIGNE <hi>to alter, destroy, dissolve, shake, and rent in pieces the whole frame and constitution of this Kingdome, so admirably framed and con<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tinued by the blessing of God and the wisedome of our Ancestors to the wonder and envy of all the Neigbouring Kingdomes. To turne the well founded Monarchy into a Democarcy: To ruine Mo<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>narchy it selfe and Regall Power, never before strucken at. To De<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>pose, Murther, and Desto<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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Rights and Freedome of our Parliaments: To subject both King and People, Lawes and Liberties, together with His and his good Subjects Lives and Fortunes, and bring them into perpe<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tuall slavery and bondage to their Vast, Vnlimited, Lawlesse, Ar<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>bitrary, Seditious, Iu<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>isdiction, Tyranny, Power Government,</hi> (<hi>which would revive that Tragedy Mr.</hi> Hooker <hi>relates of the An<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>abaptists in</hi> Germany) <hi>and to destroy both Religion and Liberty, King and People; over which they designed to make themselves perpetuall Dictators</hi>: And, that <hi>their Armies were raised pur<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>posely to effect all these Designes</hi>: (all which wee now finde effe<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cted, and fully accomplished by the treachery of the Army and those now acting) <hi>The timely prevention whereof, the King and his Party professed, was the only end and Designe of taking up Armes against them, for the preservation of Religion, Lawes, Liberties, Monarchy, and prevention of this fore-seene Anarchy, Tyranny, and Confusion, now brought upon us by our new pretended Gover<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>nours (through perjury, treachery, and violence) against the Votes and Remonstrances of both houses, who particularly</hi>
<note n="*" place="margin">Exact Col<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>lection. <hi>p</hi> 695.696 657 658 A Collection &c. <hi>p.</hi> 420. to 428 698 699.700.877.878.</note>
<hi>Renounced and Protested against them</hi>; And whereof the <hi>Westminster</hi> Con<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>clave in the 16. and 17. pages of their <hi>late Declaration of Septem<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ber</hi> last (ordered to bee read in Churches) doe sufficiently acquit both Houses, and those who adhered to them only out of honest and publique Intention, <hi>as Designes of their owne,</hi> not <hi>revealed till of late,</hi> the <hi>timely discovery whereof would have deterred all from attempting or adhering to the chiefe Contrivers of them.</hi> Now our subscription to this <hi>new Oath</hi> and <hi>Engagement,</hi> will <hi>post fa<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ctum,</hi> make both our selves, the late Houses, and all their adhe<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>rents apparently guilty of all these <hi>trayterous horrid Designes</hi> (to which they were no waies privie nor assenting, but ever abjured in their <hi>Protestation, Vow, Solemne League and Covenant,</hi> and abhominated from their soules) and thereby not only verifie but justifie the <hi>Declarations</hi> and <hi>Proceedings</hi> of the King in e<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>very particular, as most Just, Necessary and Honourable for the publique Liberty and Safety; but likewise canonize (as it were) him with all his slaine and suffering Party, as <hi>Martyrs for the Kingdomes and Peoples Safety,</hi> and the <hi>Publique Liberty</hi>; (for which they lost their lives and estates; as all <hi>Prescribers</hi> and <hi>Subscribers</hi> of this <hi>Oath and Engagement</hi> must now necessarily
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acknowledge, and all the World will conclude against them) and brand our selves, our Bretheren of <hi>Scotland</hi> and all those who have lost their lives, limbs and estates in opposition or warres against them, with both the late <hi>Houses,</hi> for <hi>notorious Rebells, Traytors, Conspirators, Murtherers,</hi> on whose <hi>Heads</hi> and <hi>Soules</hi> the guilt of all the <hi>precious blood</hi> shed in our late and present Warres, both in <hi>England, Ireland</hi> and <hi>Scotland,</hi> must now bee translated from the King and his Party (on whom wee have formerly charged it) and justly rest for the future, to their eternall infamy, condemnation, <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>uine. Which unavoyda<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ble consequence of our submission and subscription to this <hi>Oa<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>h</hi> and <hi>Engagement,</hi> with the horrors of Conscience, and divine Judgements that must necess<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="2 letters">
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</gap>ily seize upon us, when under the guilt of so much <hi>Treachery</hi> and <hi>Blood shed,</hi> is sufficient of it selfe alone to deterre us from the least assent thereto, and to engage our utmost power against them, without any other arguments; <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap> compared with the Loyall and He<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>roicall resolutions and engagements of our Ancestors in the Par<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>liament at <hi>Lincolne. An.</hi> 28. <hi>E.</hi> 1. (Recorded in <hi>Walsingham Hist. Anglia. p.</hi> 49. to 56. <hi>Cookes</hi> 2. <hi>Instit. p.</hi> 97.98) 20. <hi>H.</hi> 3. <hi>ch.</hi> 9.40. <hi>E.</hi> 3. <hi>rot. Parl. n.</hi> 8. <hi>Cookes</hi> 4. <hi>Instit. p.</hi> 13.14. The notable Statute of 16. <hi>R.</hi> 3. <hi>c.</hi> 5. of <hi>Pramunire.</hi> 11. <hi>H.</hi> 7. <hi>c.</hi> 18.19. <hi>H.</hi> 7. <hi>c.</hi> 1.25. <hi>H.</hi> 8. <hi>c.</hi> 22.35. <hi>H.</hi> 8. <hi>c.</hi> 1.1. <hi>Mariae. Parl.</hi> 2. <hi>ch.</hi> 1.1. <hi>Eliz. c.</hi> 1.3.5. <hi>Eliz c.</hi> 1.23. <hi>Eliz. c.</hi> 1.2 1. <hi>Iacobi ch.</hi> 1.2.3. <hi>Iac. ch.</hi> 1.2.4.5. <hi>&</hi> 7. <hi>Iac. ch.</hi> 6. which all <hi>perjured Iudges, Sergeants and Lawyers</hi> (who have disho<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>noured their pro<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="2 letters">
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</gap>ssions by their late subscriptions, and exceeded <hi>Iudge Thorpe, Tresilian</hi> and his companions, and the <hi>Ship-Money</hi> Judges, in their <hi>Perjuries</hi> and <hi>Treasons</hi> against <hi>King, Kingdome, Lords, People, Lawes, Liberties,</hi> which they have basely and wickedly betrayed, against their Science and Con<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>science) may doe well to chew the cudde upon and on Mr. <hi>St. Iohns Speech</hi> at the <hi>Impeachment of the Iudges</hi> concerning <hi>Ship-Money,</hi> and Argument at Law at <hi>Straffords Attainder</hi> (enough to hang and damne them all twenty times over, with all other Imposers and Subscribers of this <hi>Treasonable Engagement</hi>) doe well to head other <hi>Str<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ffords</hi> whose crimes were not halfe so treasonable and abhominable a<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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of this <hi>Oath</hi> and <hi>Engagement,</hi> by the meere pretended Autho<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>rity of those, who never had the least legall power to admini<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ster any old lawfull Oath, in any case, when a full free and lawfull Commons House; much less<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap> to make and impose a n<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>w treasonable and illegall Oath of Allegiance to themselves (who are oblieged by no such r<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ciprocall Oath to preserve our L<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>w<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="2 letters">
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</gap>, Liberties and free Customes, as o<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>r Kings alwaies were) upon all th<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap> Nation, against the L<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>wes and Statutes of th<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap> Realme, and above thirty legall Oathes yet in force, which sundry Offic<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>rs are oblieged to take before they may or ought to execu<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>e <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>heir respective <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ffic<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>s.</p>
<p>Tent<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ly, The Scripture is expresse, that <hi>Monarchicall Govern<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ment is Gods owne speciall Ordinance, Deut.</hi> 17.14 15. and <hi>Prov.</hi> 8.15.16. <hi>Rom.</hi> 13 1.2. T<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>at the enjoymen<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>
<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 word">
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</gap>
<hi>Kings and Kingly Government is a great honour, happinesse an<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap> benefit to a Nation and a specia<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="2 letters">
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</gap> blessing promised and g<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ven to them by God hi<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>selfe, Gen.</hi> 17.6.16. <hi>
<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>er.</hi> 17.25 <hi>c.</hi> 22.4. 2. <hi>Chron.</hi> 9.8. <hi>Ezach.</hi> 16.13. A<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>d can it then bee a miserie and Judgment to us? that is a <hi>most s<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>vere Iudgement</hi> of God, and the cause of many miseries, oppressions, disorders and destruction to a Na<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tion or Kingdome, to bee without a K<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ng, by the Scriptures and Gods owne Resolution. <hi>Iudg.</hi> 17 6 <hi>c.</hi> 18.1. <hi>c.</hi> 19.1. <hi>c.</hi> 21.25. <hi>Hosea</hi> 1.4 <hi>c.</hi> 3.4.5. <hi>c.</hi> 10.3. <hi>Ier</hi> 22.3. <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
<desc>•</desc>
</gap> 13 <hi>Hosea</hi> 13.11.12. <hi>Miob.</hi> 4.9.10. <hi>Amos</hi> 1.13.14.15. <hi>Zech.</hi> 9.5. And can it bee then any happiness<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap> and no judgement unto us to bee without <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap> King? That Kings have beene the <hi>greatest Reformers and Promoters of Gods Worship and Religion and s<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
<desc>•</desc>
</gap>ppressors of Idolatry under the Law</hi> (<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 word">
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</gap> the Bookes of <hi>Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, E<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ter, Neh<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
<desc>•</desc>
</gap>miah, Daniel,</hi> the <hi>Psalmes<g ref="char:punc">▪</g> Prover<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>s</hi>
<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="2 letters">
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</gap>stify) and are specially <hi>proph<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>cied and promised to bee the chiefe Patri<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ots, Fathers, Promot<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
<desc>•</desc>
</gap>rs, Propagators and Reformers of Religion, Gods Church and Worship under the Gospell,</hi> in sundry texts, as <hi>Psal.</hi> 62.29. <hi>Ps.</hi> 72.10.11. <hi>Ps.</hi> 112.15. <hi>Ps.</hi> 138.4.5. <hi>Ps.</hi> 148.11. <hi>Isay</hi> 41.2. <hi>c.</hi> 45.1.2.5. <hi>c.</hi> 49.7.23. <hi>c</hi> 52.15. <hi>c.</hi> 60.3.10.11. <hi>c.</hi> 62 2. <hi>Rev.</hi> 11.15. <hi>c.</hi> 21.24. which H<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>stories witnesse to bee expe<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>rimentally verified, and more especialy in our <hi>Island</hi> (according to that Prophecie <hi>Psal.</hi> 72.10. relating unto <hi>Islands</hi>) which had the fist <hi>Christian King</hi>
<note n="[s]" place="margin">
<hi>Math. West. An</hi> 185.307. <hi>Speed, God<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>win, Spelman, Usher, De Ec<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cles. <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>rit. Pri<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>mordijs.</hi>
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<hi>Lucius,</hi> and first most renouned
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<hi>Christian Emperor, Constantine the Great,</hi> borne and Crowned in it; and many pious, devout and <hi>religious Princes</hi> since, of an<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cient and later times, by whose <hi>bounty, care, zeale; religion</hi>
<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>e, encouragement, and punishment of Atheisme, Heresy, Blasphemy and Prophanenesse, and defra<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ding Ministers both of their Tythes and promised augmentations, eating them out with tax<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>, & turning them out of their Livings and livelihood, by arbitrary Committees against Law and Ju<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>stice, upon the bare suggestions of every malicious Sectary, or Tythe-declaiming prosecutor. Upon wh<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ch grou<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>ds Christians under the Gospell are in the <hi>first place enjoyned to make prayers, intercessions and thanks-givings for Kings that under them th<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>y may live a peaceable life in all Godlinesse and Honesty:</hi> FOR THIS IS GOOD AND ACCEPTABL IN THE SIGHT OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR (therefore <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="3 letters">
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</gap>ight, and contr<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="2 letters">
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</gap> to his reavealed will) 1. <hi>Tim.</hi> 2.1.2. To <hi>submit to Kings as unto the Supreme, and honour them for the Lords sake; for so it is the will of God.</hi> 1. <hi>Pet.</hi> 13.14 15.17. To <hi>bee subject to Principalities and Powers. Tit.</hi> 3.1. <hi>Rom.</hi> 13.1. which Scriptures must bee raised out of the Bible as Apocr<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>phall, if wee will extirpate Kings and Mo<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>narchy out of the Realme and Christian World, <gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>s some now endeavour: the attempting whereof must needes bee an high affront to <hi>Christ</hi> himselfe, which robs him of one of his most glorious Gospell Titles, <hi>King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.</hi> 1. <hi>Tim.</hi> 6 15. <hi>Rev.</hi> 17.14. <hi>c.</hi> 19 16. Ad to this, that the Scripture relates it a great <hi>honour and prosperity to a Nation to become a Kingdom. Ezech.</hi> 16.13. and a great <hi>judgement, misery, and dishonour to bee un-Kingdomed, or made a base, or no Kingdome. Ier.</hi> 16.7 9. <hi>c.</hi> 22.4 5 6. <hi>&c. Ezech.</hi> 29.14 15. <hi>Dan.</hi> 11 9. <hi>Hosea</hi> 1 4. <hi>Dan.</hi> 2.44. That the Church of <hi>Christ,</hi> the <hi>Gospell,</hi> and <hi>Heaven</hi> it selfe are alwaies and <note n="[t]" place="margin">
<hi>Psal.</hi> 145.11.13. <hi>Isay</hi> 9 7 <hi>Dan.</hi> 4.35. <hi>c.</hi> 6.27. <hi>Math.</hi> 3.2. <hi>c.</hi> 5 7.19 <hi>c.</hi> 12.28. <hi>c</hi> 21.43. <hi>c.</hi> 25.34. <hi>c.</hi> 26.25. <hi>Lu.</hi> 3.33. <hi>c.</hi> 10.11. 1. <hi>Cor.</hi> 6.9. <hi>Col.</hi> 1.13. 1. <hi>Tim.</hi> 4 1.18 <hi>Jam.</hi> 2.5. 2. <hi>Pe.</hi> 1.11. <hi>Rav<g ref="char:punc">▪</g>
</hi> 12.10.</note> very <hi>frequently</hi> stiled a <hi>Kingdom,</hi> never a State or Republique (in contradiction to a Kingdome) throughout the <hi>Old</hi> and <hi>New Testament.</hi> That the highest honour <hi>Christ</hi> hath purchased for us with his most precious blood is to <hi>make us Kings to God his Father:</hi> to admit us into his <hi>Kingdome of
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Grace here, and of Glory hereafter, where we shall reigne as Kings for ever. Rev.</hi> 1.5.6. <hi>c.</hi> 5.10. <hi>Lu.</hi> 1.13. 1. <hi>Thess.</hi> 2.12. 2. <hi>Tim.</hi> 4.18. And that the <hi>Kingdomes</hi> only (not States and Republ<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<p>Elev<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<item>1. It will involve us in perpetuall Warres and troubles so long as there are any of the blood Royall who have title to the Crowne, or any of the Nobility endowed with any sparkes of honour left alive; who will never desist from attempting the recovery of their lost Rights and Priviledges.</item>
<item>2. It will sever the united Kingdoms of <hi>Scotland</hi> and <hi>Ireland</hi> from, and engage them and all the Kings forraigne friends and Allyes against us; and necessitate us to mainta<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<item>3. It will nece<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<item>4. It will dissolve all our ancient L<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<item>5. It will lose our Interest, honour and reputation in and withall other Kingdomes or States, who will refuse to owne or treat with us a State, thus forcibly and treasonably erected; o<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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which are ancient<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="2 letters">
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<hi>Cassanae<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>us Catalogus gloriae Mundi Hist. of the Cou<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<hi>Law of Nations and resolution of all Heraulds</hi>; which the generosity of the English Nation (the ancientst and first Christian Kingdome in the Christian World <note n="[x]" place="margin">
<hi>Seld<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<item>6. It will null<g ref="char:punc">▪</g> dissolve and extinguish all the Corporations, Tenures, ancient Customes, Rents, Services, Courts of Justice, ancient Seal<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<item>7. If wee shall once give way that our Kings, Kingdome, P<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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Excises, Acts for new Treasons, and this very <hi>Oath</hi> and <hi>Engagement</hi> give us undeniable experiments.</item>
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<p>Upon which, and sundry other weighty considerations, we are peremptorily resolved, by the grace and assistance of our O<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>mnipotent God, rather to endure ten thousand Sequestrations, Imprisonments, Deaths; then to betray our King, Kingdomes, Parliaments, Lawes, Liberties, Religion, all our earthly com<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>forts, wound our Consciences, damn our immortall Souls by our submission or subscription to this irreligious, flagitious, pernici<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ous, scandalous, illegall, irrationall, unconscionable, treasona<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ble New <hi>Oath</hi> and <hi>Engagement</hi>; and adhere to the death con<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>stantly and sincerely to our former <hi>Oathes, Covenants</hi> and <hi>En<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>gagements,</hi> which they diametrically oppose, maugre any hu<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>mane powers or forces whatsoever.</p>
<p>To close up all wee heartily wish all perjured Prescribers of this New <hi>Oath</hi> and <hi>Engagement</hi> (especially apostate Assembly<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>men, D<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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</gap>h.</hi> 5 12.13. <hi>Ier.</hi> 34.8. <hi>to</hi> 20. <hi>Ezech.</hi> 17.11. <hi>to</hi> 22. <hi>Zech.</hi> 5.1. <hi>to.</hi> 5. <hi>Mal.</hi> 3 5. <hi>Rom.</hi> 1.28.31.32. 2 <hi>Tim.</hi> 3.1. <hi>to</hi> 6. Dr. <hi>Beards</hi> Theatre of God Judgements <hi>L.</hi> 1. <hi>c.</hi> 27<g ref="char:punc">▪</g>28. of Per<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>jurers divine punishments (especially the example of <hi>Rodulph. p.</hi> 174. with another of that nature <hi>p.</hi> 176. and the example of that perjured Usurper of the Crowne, against his <hi>Oath,</hi> King <hi>Herauld Math. West. An.</hi> 1066. <hi>p.</hi> 430.438. with the sad St<gap reason="illegible" resp="#PDCC" extent="1 letter">
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<head>A Quaere touching an <hi>English Monarchy,</hi> and a <hi>Low-Country Free-State</hi>; which of them is the Freest, and most to bee desired.</head>
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<head>An English Monarchie,</head>
<p>Is a most Honorable free Government by an hereditary King ac<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cording to the Lawes of the Kingdome, supplyed only (without any standing Army, Garrisons, Free-Quarter, Excise, or Monethly Contributions, by a bare Ordinance of a few Commons) with a Subsidy or two, in divers yeares, freely granted by the Laity and Clergy in full Parliament by distinct Acts of Parliament.</p>
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<head>A Low-Country Free-State,</head>
<p>Is an Ignoble Servitude under the Militarie Command of many selfe-Created new States, erected and supported by the meere Power of a standing Army, constant Garrisons, Citadels, accompanied with perpetuall Monethly Contributions, Taxes, Excises, and Free-Quarter imposed on the Clergy & Laity by these new States alone, without common consent or Act of Parliament, and aug<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>mented and disposed of at their owne Will and Pleasures.</p>
<trailer>Utrum horum mavis, accipe.</trailer>
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<trailer>FINIS.</trailer>
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