Considerations touching the late treaty for a peace held at Uxbridge with some reflections upon the principall occasions and causes of the frustration thereof : extracted out of the late printed full relation of the passages concerning it.
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             Considerations touching the late treaty for a peace held at Uxbridge with some reflections upon the principall occasions and causes of the frustration thereof : extracted out of the late printed full relation of the passages concerning it.
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           CONSIDERATIONS
           Touching
           the
           Late
           TREATY
           FOR
           A
           PEACE
           held
           at
           VXBRIDGE
           .
           With
           some
           Reflections
           upon
           the
           Principall
           Occasions
           and
           Causes
           of
           the
           FRVSTRATION
           THEREOF
           .
           Extracted
           out
           of
           the
           late
           Printed
           full
           Relation
           of
           the
           Passages
           concerning
           it
           .
        
         
           PRINTED
           AT
           OXFORD
           ,
           BY
           
             Leonard
             Lichfield
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           
             Vniversity
             .
          
           1645.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           CONSIDERATIONS
           TOUCHING
           THE
           FRVSTRATION
           Of
           the
           Late
           TREATY
           .
        
         
           
             CONON
          
           describing
           the
           practises
           and
           plots
           used
           by
           
             Gelon
             ,
          
           how
           to
           make
           himselfe
           sole
           Tyrant
           over
           
             Sicily
             ,
          
           sets
           this
           downe
           for
           a
           ruled
           observation
           upon
           his
           Case
           ;
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           that
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           a
           kind
           of
           
             Pleasure
             ,
          
           in
           the
           practice
           and
           exercise
           of
           any
           
             Power
          
           which
           is
           
             given
             ;
          
           so
           ,
           that
           pleasure
           ,
           is
           improoved
           to
           a
           kind
           of
           
             Lust
          
           or
           
             Venery
             ,
          
           no
           way
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           ,
           when
           that
           
             Power
          
           is
           exercised
           and
           administred
           ,
           either
           against
           the
           Fortune
           ,
           or
           against
           the
           Person
           ,
           of
           that
           man
           ,
           which
           
             gives
          
           it
           :
           The
           beames
           of
           
             Soveraignety
             ,
          
           by
           like
           ,
           being
           as
           the
           beames
           of
           the
           
             Sunne
             ,
          
           not
           so
           hot
           ,
           in
           direct
           and
           strait
           
             lines
             ,
          
           as
           in
           
             reflections
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           ,
           as
           
             Pliny
          
           speakes
           of
           
             Callimachus
          
           (
           an
           excellent
           Painter
           ,
           but
           one
           that
           was
           so
           curious
           ,
           that
           the
           grace
           of
           his
           work
           was
           much
           abated
           by
           the
           diligence
           ;
           for
           ,
           he
           could
           never
           tell
           ,
           when
           he
           had
           done
           well
           )
           that
           ,
           he
           was
           
             maximus
             sus
             calumniator
             ,
          
           his
           own
           worst
           
             detractor
             :
          
           So
           does
           
             Aristides
          
           observe
           of
           an
           excellent
           Prince
           ,
           administring
           that
           Empire
           with
           Remissenesse
           and
           Favour
           ,
           
           which
           is
           best
           sway'd
           by
           Iustice
           ,
           and
           by
           Power
           ;
           that
           he
           is
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           his
           own
           greatest
           
             Rebel
             ;
          
           For
           ,
           letting
           down
           the
           string
           of
           
             Monarchy
          
           never
           so
           little
           ,
           and
           sinking
           his
           own
           naturall
           
             Right
          
           and
           
             Interest
          
           in
           all
           
             High
             Actions
             ,
          
           to
           an
           
             inferior
             communication
             ,
          
           and
           adoption
           of
           
             other
             Councells
             ,
          
           It
           often
           hapneth
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           it
           does
           ,
           to
           many
           other
           kind
           Masters
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           That
           ,
           whatsoever
           he
           shall
           ,
           heretofore
           ,
           have
           granted
           ,
           shall
           be
           no
           longer
           thought
           on
           ,
           as
           a
           piece
           of
           
             Grace
          
           and
           
             Mercy
             ;
          
           but
           ,
           whatsoever
           He
           shall
           ,
           henceforth
           ,
           deny
           ,
           shall
           be
           now
           lookt
           on
           ,
           as
           an
           Act
           of
           great
           
             Injustice
          
           and
           
             Tyranny
             .
          
           The
           sadde
           testimony
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Miseries
          
           of
           our
           present
           
             Warre
          
           afford
           unto
           this
           Truth
           ,
           will
           save
           the
           labour
           of
           examining
           other
           witnesses
           ;
           and
           the
           sadder
           testimony
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Mistakes
          
           of
           our
           late
           
             pretended
             Peace
             ,
          
           afford
           ,
           will
           save
           the
           examination
           of
           them
           .
           Never
           did
           
             condescention
             ,
          
           (
           I
           had
           almost
           said
           ,
           
             submission
          
           )
           in
           any
           
             Prince
             ,
          
           meet
           with
           so
           much
           
             scorne
          
           and
           
             contempt
             ,
          
           from
           any
           
             People
             ;
          
           whil'st
           all
           His
           former
           Acts
           of
           
             Grace
          
           and
           
             Favour
             ,
          
           that
           should
           have
           Instructed
           their
           
             obedience
             ,
          
           doe
           but
           Arme
           their
           
             Pride
             :
          
           By
           
             receiving
             ,
          
           they
           only
           learne
           to
           
             Aske
             ;
          
           and
           ,
           having
           gotten
           a
           
             Power
          
           into
           their
           hands
           ,
           they
           are
           now
           so
           farre
           enamoured
           of
           
             Majesty
             ,
          
           that
           ,
           if
           they
           cannot
           get
           her
           
             Scepter
             ,
          
           (
           as
           they
           hope
           ,
           they
           shall
           )
           They
           are
           resolv'd
           ,
           not
           to
           let
           goe
           her
           
             Sword
             ;
          
           not
           unlike
           ,
           to
           some
           young
           passionate
           lovers
           of
           Beauty
           ,
           who
           ,
           when
           they
           cannot
           obtaine
           the
           Eldest
           daughter
           to
           Wife
           ,
           whom
           they
           most
           desire
           ,
           will
           match
           her
           Sister
           .
           They
           think
           it
           not
           enough
           to
           cousen
           us
           of
           our
           Monies
           ;
           now
           ,
           they
           cousen
           us
           of
           our
           very
           Sences
           ;
           and
           whilest
           they
           call
           upon
           the
           World
           ,
           to
           behold
           and
           see
           a
           
             Treaty
             ,
          
           They
           cheat
           them
           ,
           with
           a
           very
           
             Trick
             .
          
           They
           have
           dealt
           with
           this
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           now
           ,
           as
           they
           dealt
           with
           the
           Lord
           
             Mack-Quire
             ,
          
           not
           long
           since
           ;
           They
           have
           ,
           in
           a
           manner
           ,
           
             executed
          
           a
           Common-wealth
           ,
           these
           three
           or
           foure
           years
           ,
           by
           Rapines
           ,
           by
           Rebellions
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           the
           sad
           appertenances
           of
           Warre
           ;
           and
           now
           ,
           They
           
             cut
             it
             downe
             ,
          
           as
           it
           were
           in
           a
           pretended
           Treaty
           ,
           for
           a
           well
           setled
           Peace
           ;
           but
           ,
           to
           what
           end
           ?
           not
           ,
           as
           purposing
           or
           intending
           any
           such
           blessing
           ,
           as
           Peace
           ,
           unto
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           that
           should
           animate
           it
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           with
           a
           new
           life
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           happy
           ;
           but
           ,
           only
           ,
           to
           recover
           a
           little
           ,
           so
           much
           of
           her
           
           exanimated
           Spirits
           ,
           as
           shall
           make
           her
           sensible
           ,
           and
           more
           apprehensive
           of
           fresh
           and
           new
           Miseries
           .
           For
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           late
           
             Treaty
             ,
          
           they
           never
           did
           intend
           a
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           I
           think
           ,
           will
           be
           easily
           made
           appeare
           to
           any
           common
           judgement
           and
           understanding
           ,
           that
           shall
           observe
           and
           weigh
           no
           more
           ,
           then
           these
           foure
           particulars
           .
           First
           their
           
             Indisposition
          
           and
           
             Aversion
          
           from
           
             Treating
             :
          
           Secondly
           ,
           their
           
             Impotent
          
           and
           
             Imperfect
             Qualification
          
           of
           their
           Commissioners
           to
           
             Treat
             :
          
           Thirdly
           ,
           their
           
             Insolent
             Expostulations
          
           and
           
             Demands
          
           in
           the
           
             Treaty
             :
          
           and
           Lastly
           ,
           Their
           
             Inexorable
             Obduration
          
           and
           
             Deafnesse
             ,
          
           against
           all
           
             Enlargement
             ,
             Prorogation
             ,
          
           or
           
             Reviving
          
           of
           the
           
             Treaty
             .
          
        
         
           I.
           Concerning
           the
           first
           of
           these
           ,
           their
           naturall
           
             indisposition
          
           and
           
             aversion
          
           from
           
             Treating
             .
          
           It
           is
           worth
           observing
           ,
           That
           from
           the
           4th
           of
           
             Iuly
          
           last
           ,
           when
           His
           Majesty
           recommended
           this
           
             Treaty
          
           first
           unto
           them
           ,
           unto
           the
           23d
           of
           
             November
          
           last
           ,
           when
           their
           
             Propositions
          
           were
           brought
           downe
           to
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           upon
           which
           the
           
             Treaty
          
           was
           founded
           ,
           there
           passed
           almost
           five
           whole
           Monthes
           betweene
           .
           A
           Small
           Time
           ,
           for
           the
           grave
           
             Advices
          
           of
           a
           Parliament
           to
           worke
           in
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           poynt
           full
           of
           perplexities
           ,
           as
           this
           ,
           
             Whether
             it
             be
             better
             for
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             to
             have
             Peace
             ,
             or
             Warre
             ?
          
           If
           the
           question
           had
           been
           onely
           put
           ,
           whither
           
             Presbytery
          
           were
           not
           better
           then
           
             Episcopacy
             ,
          
           whereon
           dependeth
           but
           the
           Ruine
           of
           the
           
             Church
             ?
          
           or
           whether
           
             Democracy
             ,
          
           were
           not
           better
           then
           
             Monarchy
             ,
          
           whereon
           dependeth
           ,
           but
           the
           Ruine
           of
           the
           
             State
             ?
          
           or
           lastly
           ,
           whither
           the
           
             Militia
          
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           were
           not
           safer
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           then
           in
           the
           Kings
           ;
           whereon
           dependeth
           ,
           but
           the
           Ruine
           of
           them
           
             both
             ?
          
           For
           the
           ventilation
           and
           agitation
           of
           such
           easie
           poynts
           ,
           as
           these
           ,
           a
           matter
           of
           
             Three
             Dayes
          
           a
           piece
           ,
           is
           time
           enough
           ;
           (
           for
           no
           more
           would
           be
           allowed
           us
           ,
           at
           
             Vxbridge
             )
          
           as
           if
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           amongst
           the
           other
           new
           markes
           of
           
             Primitive
             Institution
             ,
          
           were
           in
           this
           also
           ,
           to
           be
           reckoned
           the
           more
           like
           ▪
           to
           
             Christ
             ;
          
           for
           
             dying
          
           and
           
             rising
          
           again
           ;
           for
           laying
           down
           her
           old
           
             Ceremonious
          
           and
           
             Carnall
          
           Body
           ,
           and
           taking
           up
           a
           new
           ,
           
             glorious
          
           and
           
             Spirituall
          
           Body
           ,
           and
           all
           in
           
             Three
             Dayes
             ?
          
           But
           when
           a
           poynt
           of
           so
           great
           concernement
           ,
           as
           this
           ,
           comes
           in
           debate
           ,
           
             whither
             it
             be
             better
             to
             have
             Peace
             ,
             or
             Warre
             ?
          
           A
           poynt
           ,
           which
           ,
           if
           it
           miscarry
           never
           so
           little
           in
           the
           stating
           ,
           may
           chance
           endanger
           That
           Lords
           
           
             Pension
             ,
          
           and
           this
           Lords
           
             Place
             ;
          
           may
           chance
           endanger
           the
           
             Tryall
          
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Members
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Trade
          
           of
           more
           ;
           may
           chance
           returne
           them
           ,
           to
           their
           Originall
           
             three-penny
             Seates
             ,
          
           that
           have
           sat
           ,
           all
           this
           while
           in
           great
           State
           ,
           upon
           the
           
             Stage
             ?
          
           It
           will
           aske
           time
           ,
           to
           traverse
           and
           discusse
           it
           ;
           and
           foure
           or
           five
           monthes
           Allowance
           ,
           is
           truely
           ,
           with
           the
           shortest
           .
           All
           this
           while
           ,
           indeed
           ,
           had
           they
           a
           very
           hard
           game
           to
           play
           .
           They
           held
           the
           
             Wolfe
          
           by
           the
           
             Eare
             ,
          
           as
           they
           say
           ;
           They
           durst
           not
           
             hold
          
           a
           
             Treaty
             ,
          
           when
           the
           King
           offered
           it
           ,
           for
           then
           ,
           They
           knew
           they
           should
           loose
           
             Themselves
             ;
          
           and
           They
           durst
           not
           
             let
             it
             goe
             ,
          
           when
           it
           was
           offered
           ;
           for
           ,
           then
           they
           knew
           they
           should
           loose
           the
           
             People
             .
          
           Was
           it
           not
           high
           time
           ,
           for
           to
           bestirre
           them
           now
           ,
           and
           like
           true
           
             State-Iugglers
             ,
          
           expresse
           a
           little
           skill
           ?
           First
           therefore
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           People
           a
           little
           sport
           in
           the
           street
           ,
           the
           better
           to
           perswade
           them
           faster
           in
           ;
           They
           doe
           give
           it
           out
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           
             King
          
           would
           acknowledge
           them
           His
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Great
             Councell
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           then
           They
           would
           
             Treat
             ;
          
           as
           if
           this
           were
           a
           World
           for
           men
           ,
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           to
           admire
           
             Names
          
           for
           
             Things
             :
          
           as
           if
           
             Theodora
          
           in
           
             Procopius
             ,
          
           having
           been
           a
           common
           Whore
           ,
           and
           now
           comming
           to
           the
           Court
           to
           be
           
             Iustinians
          
           wife
           ,
           were
           ever
           a
           whit
           the
           honester
           Woman
           ,
           for
           
             Euphemia's
          
           name
           ;
           as
           if
           they
           knew
           not
           ▪
           how
           to
           imitate
           their
           dear
           
             Brethren
          
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           as
           
             Aesops
             Asse
          
           did
           the
           
             Dogge
             ,
          
           who
           ,
           seeing
           the
           
             Dogge
          
           leap
           upon
           his
           Master
           ,
           and
           his
           Master
           stroke
           him
           ,
           and
           call
           him
           by
           his
           Name
           ,
           thought
           that
           He
           might
           doe
           so
           too
           ,
           and
           be
           as
           welcome
           .
           When
           this
           did
           not
           take
           ,
           as
           was
           expected
           ,
           (
           for
           I
           dare
           say
           ,
           They
           stood
           upon
           this
           Denomination
           ,
           They
           desired
           the
           grant
           of
           this
           
             Liberty
             ,
          
           but
           as
           Saint
           
             Augustine
          
           in
           his
           youth
           is
           reported
           to
           have
           desired
           the
           gift
           of
           
             Chastity
             ,
          
           which
           He
           had
           rather
           God
           would
           have
           denied
           him
           )
           when
           there
           was
           no
           Remedy
           ,
           but
           that
           
             Treat
          
           they
           must
           ;
           By
           meere
           slight
           of
           hand
           ,
           they
           draw
           some
           
             Propositions
             ,
          
           which
           they
           will
           have
           called
           ,
           
             Propositions
             for
             a
             safe
             and
             a
             well
             grounded
             Peace
             ,
          
           like
           so
           many
           Ribbands
           out
           of
           their
           mouth
           ,
           the
           various
           
             Colours
          
           whereof
           doe
           so
           please
           the
           Peoples
           Eyes
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           see
           the
           
             Cordes
             ;
          
           Propositions
           ,
           which
           the
           very
           Anabaptists
           have
           already
           
             Christned
          
           in
           their
           
             Child-hood
             ,
          
           and
           call'd
           them
           
             Propositions
             of
             Peace
             ;
          
           
           which
           I
           am
           confident
           ,
           They
           dare
           not
           hope
           to
           see
           ,
           at
           their
           full
           yeares
           of
           Action
           and
           Accomplishment
           ,
           even
           by
           a
           successefull
           
             Warre
             .
          
           And
           thus
           ,
           having
           made
           the
           
             Quarrell
          
           become
           the
           
             Decision
             ;
          
           having
           by
           cleanly
           conveyance
           ,
           jugled
           the
           true
           ground
           of
           the
           
             Warre
          
           on
           the
           Kings
           part
           ,
           into
           the
           Foundation
           of
           the
           
             Peace
          
           on
           their
           part
           :
           They
           hope
           ,
           they
           have
           satisfied
           the
           World
           ,
           now
           ,
           that
           They
           are
           for
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           but
           that
           the
           King
           is
           not
           ;
           And
           they
           doubt
           not
           ,
           I
           warrant
           you
           ,
           to
           raise
           good
           Summes
           out
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           for
           the
           continuance
           of
           
             Warre
             ,
          
           upon
           the
           credit
           of
           these
           pretended
           Intentions
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           of
           
             Peace
             :
          
           as
           your
           ordinary
           
             Iuglers
          
           of
           
             Small
             ▪
             Wares
          
           use
           to
           doe
           ;
           who
           will
           put
           a
           padlock
           into
           the
           poore
           Country-fellowes
           mouth
           ,
           that
           shall
           thereby
           
             suffer
          
           some
           of
           his
           Tricks
           ,
           and
           then
           make
           him
           pay
           his
           penny
           ,
           besides
           ,
           for
           
             seeing
          
           them
           .
        
         
           II.
           In
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           observe
           their
           
             Impotent
          
           and
           
             Imperfect
             .
             Qualification
          
           of
           their
           Commissioners
           to
           
             Treat
             :
          
           For
           first
           ,
           whereas
           ,
           the
           King
           invested
           his
           Commissioners
           ,
           or
           any
           ten
           of
           them
           ,
           with
           a
           
             full
          
           and
           
             whole
          
           Power
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           
             Meet
          
           and
           
             Treat
             ,
          
           but
           also
           ,
           to
           
             Compose
          
           and
           
             Conclude
          
           a
           Peace
           ,
           obliging
           Himselfe
           under
           his
           own
           Royall
           Hand
           to
           ratifie
           whatsoever
           they
           should
           doe
           :
           The
           Men
           of
           
             Westminster
          
           endow
           their
           Commissioners
           ,
           but
           with
           
             halfe
          
           a
           
             Power
             ;
          
           A
           
             Power
          
           to
           
             Treat
             ;
          
           but
           reserve
           to
           themselves
           the
           better
           
             halfe
             ,
          
           a
           
             power
          
           to
           
             Conclude
             ;
          
           tying
           up
           their
           Commissioners
           onely
           to
           such
           
             Instructions
             ,
          
           as
           ,
           either
           were
           already
           
             given
          
           them
           ,
           or
           else
           ,
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           
             should
             be
             .
          
           Now
           ,
           let
           all
           the
           World
           Iudge
           ,
           whether
           these
           men
           had
           any
           
             Love
          
           to
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           (
           nay
           ,
           whether
           they
           ,
           rather
           ,
           did
           not
           
             Feare
          
           it
           )
           who
           ,
           durst
           not
           trust
           their
           owne
           Members
           ,
           creatures
           of
           their
           owne
           election
           and
           free
           choyce
           ,
           with
           the
           managery
           and
           regulating
           of
           it
           .
           The
           
             Kings
             Majesty
          
           trusted
           his
           Commissioners
           with
           a
           
             power
             ,
          
           which
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           abus'd
           ,
           they
           had
           ,
           indeed
           ,
           
             abus'd
             the
             King
             ,
          
           by
           giving
           and
           betraying
           up
           his
           
             Rights
             ;
          
           but
           ,
           They
           had
           not
           
             abus'd
             themselves
             ;
          
           nay
           ,
           they
           might
           have
           done
           it
           ,
           no
           doubt
           ,
           to
           their
           owne
           
             great
             advantage
             :
          
           But
           ,
           if
           
             They
          
           had
           trusted
           their
           Commissioners
           with
           such
           a
           
             power
             ,
          
           those
           Commissioners
           could
           not
           have
           
             abus'd
             the
             Parliament
             ,
          
           by
           giving
           up
           ,
           and
           betraying
           of
           their
           
             Rights
             ,
          
           but
           withall
           ,
           They
           must
           
             abuse
             Themselves
             ,
          
           and
           doe
           it
           ,
           to
           their
           
           owne
           
             speciall
             disadvantage
             :
          
           And
           yet
           ,
           so
           
             zealous
          
           is
           the
           King
           for
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           that
           it
           might
           be
           setled
           ,
           that
           ,
           Those
           men
           ,
           who
           might
           abuse
           his
           Power
           to
           his
           prejudice
           ,
           
             are
          
           trusted
           ;
           and
           so
           
             jealous
          
           are
           the
           Rebels
           of
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           least
           it
           should
           be
           setled
           ,
           that
           Those
           men
           ,
           who
           could
           not
           abuse
           the
           Parliament-power
           ,
           but
           to
           their
           owne
           prejudice
           ,
           
             are
             not
             .
          
           Now
           :
           what
           could
           the
           World
           expect
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           a
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           from
           such
           
             Eunuch-Commissioners
          
           ?
           from
           such
           persons
           ,
           who
           were
           rather
           Parliament-Conduits
           
             ,
          
           to
           conveigh
           such
           Answers
           ,
           and
           the
           Reflection
           of
           such
           
             Thoughts
             ,
          
           as
           were
           hourely
           put
           into
           them
           ;
           then
           ,
           Parliament
           .
           
             Commissioners
             ,
          
           to
           speak
           upon
           occasion
           ,
           and
           to
           utter
           ,
           what
           They
           themselves
           
             Thought
             ?
          
           What
           could
           the
           World
           look
           for
           ,
           from
           men
           ,
           who
           were
           not
           so
           much
           ,
           
           as
           their
           
             Humble
             Oratours
             ,
          
           to
           use
           (
           if
           not
           ,
           any
           
             Reason
             ,
          
           as
           being
           
             against
             the
             usage
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           yet
           )
           a
           little
           
             Rhetorique
          
           to
           colour
           ,
           and
           set
           off
           the
           businesse
           ;
           but
           ,
           were
           onely
           their
           
             dumbo
             Oracles
             ,
          
           which
           opened
           not
           their
           mouth
           ,
           or
           ever
           spake
           word
           ,
           but
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Devill
          
           of
           
             Westminster
          
           (
           who
           ,
           was
           brought
           every
           day
           from
           
             London
          
           to
           
             Vxbridge
          
           in
           a
           Cloak-bagg
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
          
           they
           say
           ,
           was
           once
           brought
           from
           
             Rome
          
           to
           
             Trent
          
           )
           did
           usually
           possesse
           them
           ,
           and
           inspire
           them
           .
           I
           believe
           ,
           they
           durst
           confide
           in
           their
           
             Committee
             ;
          
           but
           ,
           they
           durst
           not
           confide
           in
           their
           
             Commissioners
             .
          
           The
           
             Grand
             Committee
             ,
          
           they
           knew
           ,
           was
           ,
           as
           the
           
             first-running
          
           of
           this
           Rebellion
           ;
           all
           the
           
             Strength
          
           and
           
             Spirit
          
           of
           Sedition
           was
           in
           it
           ;
           which
           would
           keep
           life
           in
           their
           Designes
           and
           Purposes
           ,
           though
           at
           the
           very
           last
           gaspe
           ;
           But
           these
           
             Commissioners
             ,
          
           are
           but
           like
           the
           
             second-tapp
             ,
          
           which
           runnes
           
             smaller
          
           and
           
             smaller
             ;
          
           there
           might
           possibly
           they
           thought
           ,
           be
           some
           rellish
           and
           tincture
           of
           
             Allegiance
          
           in
           some
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ,
           they
           durst
           not
           adventure
           any
           rich
           Commodities
           ,
           in
           a
           
             bottome
             ,
          
           that
           had
           ,
           or
           might
           have
           ,
           more
           
             pieces
             ,
          
           then
           they
           could
           imagine
           .
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           ,
           God
           help
           the
           poore
           common
           people
           of
           this
           Land
           ,
           that
           have
           
             trusted
          
           these
           men
           with
           their
           Fortunes
           ,
           Freedomes
           and
           Lives
           ,
           in
           managing
           of
           a
           
             Warre
             ,
          
           for
           the
           space
           of
           
             three
             yeares
             ,
          
           and
           over
           ;
           who
           ,
           now
           dare
           not
           
             Trust
          
           one
           another
           ,
           with
           either
           ,
           in
           setling
           of
           a
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           for
           the
           space
           of
           
             three
             whole
             Dayes
          
           together
           .
        
         
           III.
           Thirdly
           ,
           consider
           their
           
             Insolent
             Expostulations
             and
             Demands
          
           
           in
           the
           
             Treaty
             .
          
           Whereas
           
             Warre
          
           is
           ever
           full
           of
           
             Tumors
             ,
             Risings
          
           and
           
             Swellings
             ;
          
           all
           
             Treaties
          
           have
           in
           them
           ,
           still
           ,
           a
           kind
           of
           
             lankenesse
             ,
             leanenesse
             ,
          
           or
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           a
           
             falling
             away
          
           of
           Desires
           ;
           (
           for
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           not
           a
           mutuall
           
             condescension
          
           on
           both
           Sides
           ;
           if
           one
           part
           onely
           
             take
             ,
          
           and
           the
           other
           onely
           
             give
             :
          
           The
           Common-wealth
           may
           have
           a
           
             clove
          
           put
           in
           her
           
             Mouth
             ,
          
           but
           she
           hath
           not
           cur'd
           her
           
             Lunges
             ,
          
           and
           as
           one
           
             disadvantage
          
           does
           
             beget
          
           a
           Treaty
           ,
           so
           another
           
             advantage
          
           will
           
             break
          
           it
           )
           And
           then
           ,
           to
           what
           
             one
          
           abatement
           ,
           in
           what
           
             one
          
           part
           ,
           of
           what
           
             one
          
           Proposition
           ,
           did
           their
           Commissioners
           ever
           
             condescend
             ?
          
           In
           what
           
             one
          
           thing
           ,
           did
           they
           goe
           lesse
           at
           
             Vxbridge
             ,
          
           then
           before
           they
           did
           at
           
             Oxford
             :
          
           unlesse
           perchance
           you
           will
           account
           it
           a
           greater
           insolence
           ,
           to
           
             defie
          
           the
           King
           at
           
             fifty
             miles
          
           distance
           from
           their
           owne
           dung-hill
           ,
           then
           to
           doe
           it
           at
           
             fifteene
             ?
          
           Men
           ,
           that
           will
           pretend
           to
           
             Treat
             ,
          
           and
           yet
           will
           proceed
           in
           no
           
             complying
             ,
          
           but
           all
           in
           a
           
             commanding
          
           and
           
             Imperious
          
           way
           ,
           as
           these
           men
           did
           ,
           can
           no
           more
           properly
           be
           said
           to
           
             Treat
             ,
          
           then
           the
           Slave
           and
           his
           Master
           in
           
             Terence
             ,
          
           could
           be
           said
           to
           
             Fight
             ;
          
           when
           the
           one
           with
           
             beating
             ,
          
           and
           the
           other
           with
           
             being
             beat
             ,
          
           at
           last
           ,
           They
           were
           
             both
          
           sore
           and
           weary
           .
           
             Induciae
             sunt
             Belli
             Feriae
             ,
          
           saith
           
             Varro
             :
             Truces
          
           and
           
             Treaties
             ,
          
           are
           Warre
           's
           
             Holy-dayes
             :
          
           and
           as
           
             Religion
          
           useth
           to
           have
           her
           free
           practice
           and
           exercise
           in
           the
           
             one
             ,
          
           so
           should
           
             Reason
          
           in
           the
           other
           ;
           and
           for
           men
           to
           urge
           onely
           
             Demands
          
           in
           a
           
             Treaty
             ,
          
           which
           lyes
           open
           on
           purpose
           ,
           for
           admitting
           of
           
             Debates
             ,
          
           is
           all
           one
           ,
           as
           for
           a
           man
           to
           think
           to
           make
           a
           
             Syllogisme
             ,
          
           of
           nothing
           but
           
             Conclusions
             ,
          
           because
           he
           would
           have
           no
           Proposition
           
             denyed
             .
          
           Besides
           ,
           if
           nothing
           lesse
           then
           the
           granting
           of
           
             all
          
           these
           Demands
           can
           obtaine
           a
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           (
           as
           it
           should
           seeme
           it
           cannot
           )
           I
           would
           faine
           know
           ,
           
             what
          
           these
           men
           propose
           unto
           themselves
           if
           they
           should
           obtaine
           by
           
             Warre
             ?
          
           What
           can
           They
           have
           more
           to
           
             Aske
             ,
          
           or
           the
           King
           to
           
             Give
             ,
          
           unlesse
           it
           were
           his
           
             Life
             ?
          
           (
           and
           if
           any
           thing
           secure
           that
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           their
           
             Scorne
             ,
          
           as
           preferring
           that
           of
           any
           
             Constables
          
           before
           it
           .
           )
           Suppose
           (
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           the
           
             King
          
           of
           
             Kings
          
           will
           ever
           keep
           them
           at
           the
           distance
           of
           a
           Supposition
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           suppose
           )
           that
           all
           Successe
           ,
           which
           ever
           yet
           crown'd
           impious
           Attempt
           ,
           should
           wait
           on
           thi●
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           
             Lucky
          
           Villaines
           :
           (
           for
           I
           find
           ,
           〈◊〉
           even
           the
           Rebell
           
             Iewes
             ,
          
           a
           Nation
           condemn'd
           to
           Slavery
           〈◊〉
           
           the
           sacking
           of
           
             Hierusalem
             ,
          
           were
           prosperous
           and
           for
           tunate
           
             once
             ,
          
           for
           
             seaven
             yeares
          
           together
           ,
           in
           an
           Insurrection
           under
           the
           
             Persian
             ,
          
           which
           is
           more
           then
           ever
           they
           could
           boast
           off
           ,
           either
           before
           or
           since
           )
           Yet
           I
           dare
           say
           ,
           that
           in
           these
           Propositions
           ,
           They
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           lay
           some
           particular
           Obligations
           upon
           the
           King
           ,
           in
           the
           way
           to
           
             Peace
          
           (
           as
           for
           example
           ,
           that
           Imperious
           Obstruction
           of
           the
           Two
           Princes
           
             Right
          
           in
           their
           
             Electorall
             Dignity
             ,
          
           which
           is
           the
           provision
           of
           the
           22th
           Proposition
           )
           which
           They
           themselves
           will
           never
           be
           able
           to
           make
           good
           unto
           their
           Malice
           ,
           if
           they
           should
           succeed
           and
           prosper
           in
           this
           unnaturall
           
             Warre
             :
          
           And
           are
           these
           fit
           
             Ingredients
          
           for
           a
           
             Peace
             ?
          
           If
           they
           can
           gaine
           that
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           a
           
             Peace
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           a
           
             Curbe
          
           and
           
             Bridle
          
           on
           the
           
             Imperiall
             Law
          
           )
           which
           they
           cannot
           loose
           by
           
             Warre
             ,
          
           (
           because
           they
           never
           had
           it
           )
           I
           should
           commend
           the
           playing
           of
           their
           Cardes
           ;
           and
           think
           they
           doe
           just
           ,
           as
           some
           cunning
           Merchants
           of
           their
           owne
           Miseries
           use
           to
           doe
           ;
           that
           will
           ordinarily
           get
           more
           by
           the
           
             Breif
             ,
          
           then
           they
           could
           loose
           ,
           by
           the
           
             Fire
             .
          
        
         
           But
           you
           will
           say
           ,
           They
           demanded
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           our
           Peace
           ,
           in
           a
           manner
           ,
           but
           two
           things
           ;
           An
           abolition
           of
           
             Episcopall
             Government
             ,
          
           for
           the
           setling
           of
           the
           
             Church
             ;
          
           and
           a
           disposall
           of
           the
           
             Militia
          
           to
           Commissioners
           of
           their
           owne
           Nomination
           ,
           for
           the
           securing
           of
           the
           
             State
             .
          
           And
           to
           say
           truth
           ,
           They
           did
           not
           :
           but
           then
           ,
           if
           you
           mark
           it
           ,
           These
           
             two
          
           particulars
           doe
           stand
           out
           ,
           and
           shew
           themselves
           as
           the
           most
           
             prominent
             pieces
          
           of
           all
           their
           Propositions
           ,
           as
           those
           
             Two
          
           teeth
           did
           in
           the
           Worme
           ,
           which
           
             C●esias
          
           writes
           of
           in
           his
           
             Indian
          
           Stories
           :
           which
           indeed
           ,
           were
           all
           the
           teeth
           that
           Worme
           had
           :
           and
           yet
           with
           those
           
             two
          
           Teeth
           ,
           was
           that
           Worme
           able
           to
           pull
           downe
           any
           
             Camel
          
           or
           
             Oxe
             ,
          
           that
           happened
           to
           come
           neare
           him
           .
           The
           bare
           concession
           of
           these
           ,
           involves
           a
           totall
           
             Alteration
          
           in
           the
           Government
           ,
           both
           of
           the
           
             Spirituall
          
           and
           
             Civill
          
           State
           ;
           and
           all
           other
           things
           contained
           in
           their
           Propositions
           ,
           
             non
             sunt
             plura
             ,
             sed
             minora
             ,
          
           as
           
             Quintilian
          
           speakes
           ,
           They
           are
           not
           more
           
             parts
          
           of
           Insolence
           ,
           but
           lesser
           
             pieces
             .
          
        
         
           Concerning
           the
           abolishing
           of
           
             Episcopacy
             ,
          
           there
           passed
           Arguments
           with
           the
           Divines
           :
           one
           side
           pressing
           
             for
             it
             ,
          
           and
           the
           〈◊〉
           
             against
             it
             .
          
           Those
           Arguments
           on
           our
           part
           ,
           that
           concluded
           
             against
          
           the
           abolishing
           thereof
           ,
           were
           drawne
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           learnt
           ,
           
           from
           these
           three
           severall
           Heads
           :
           First
           ,
           from
           the
           poynt
           of
           
             Perjury
             ,
          
           the
           King
           having
           taken
           a
           Solemne
           
             Oath
          
           to
           maintaine
           the
           
             Rights
          
           &
           
             Liberties
          
           of
           Holy
           Church
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           from
           the
           poynt
           of
           
             Sacriledge
             ;
          
           The
           alienation
           of
           Things
           offer'd
           
             unto
             God
             ,
          
           being
           accompanied
           still
           with
           visible
           ,
           and
           more
           then
           ordinary
           Iudgements
           
             from
             God
             ,
          
           either
           upon
           the
           
             Persons
          
           or
           
             Fortunes
             ,
          
           or
           
             Families
             ,
          
           of
           those
           men
           that
           are
           the
           chiefe
           Instruments
           and
           Actors
           therein
           :
           and
           Thirdly
           ,
           from
           the
           poynt
           of
           
             Divine
             Right
             ;
          
           Episcopacy
           having
           been
           accounted
           and
           accepted
           ,
           as
           an
           
             Ordinance
          
           and
           
             Institution
          
           of
           Christ
           himselfe
           ,
           by
           the
           most
           Learned
           men
           that
           have
           lived
           in
           all
           Ages
           of
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
           Against
           those
           Arguments
           deduced
           from
           the
           two
           first
           heads
           ,
           there
           was
           scarse
           any
           thing
           offered
           in
           the
           shape
           of
           a
           
             Reply
             ,
          
           which
           indeed
           was
           not
           
             Ridiculous
             ,
          
           even
           in
           the
           Iudgement
           of
           their
           owne
           Commissioners
           :
           for
           it
           appear'd
           ,
           in
           those
           Two
           questions
           of
           
             Sacriledge
          
           and
           
             Perjury
             ,
          
           Their
           understanding
           of
           the
           
             State
          
           thereof
           ,
           was
           like
           their
           Conscience
           of
           the
           
             Sinne
             ,
          
           little
           or
           just
           none
           at
           all
           .
           Indeed
           
             little
          
           could
           be
           said
           ,
           by
           
             greater
          
           Clerkes
           then
           they
           :
           for
           as
           the
           Oratour
           observes
           of
           some
           Creatures
           ,
           that
           are
           pretty
           nimble
           at
           shifting
           for
           themselves
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           they
           are
           in
           
             Cranies
          
           and
           in
           
             Holes
             ▪
          
           who
           notwithstanding
           are
           soone
           overtaken
           and
           caught
           when
           they
           are
           brought
           out
           into
           an
           
             open
             Field
             ,
          
           where
           every
           man
           may
           see
           them
           ;
           So
           there
           are
           some
           pieces
           of
           Truth
           ,
           which
           will
           admit
           of
           
             disquisition
             ,
          
           whither
           they
           be
           so
           ,
           or
           no
           ,
           so
           long
           ,
           as
           they
           doe
           but
           peep
           now
           and
           then
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           
             Pitt
             ;
          
           which
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           once
           laid
           open
           to
           the
           understanding
           ,
           will
           beare
           no
           Argument
           ;
           because
           they
           carry
           their
           owne
           
             light
          
           with
           them
           ,
           that
           does
           betray
           them
           .
           But
           as
           touching
           the
           third
           Head
           ,
           those
           Arguments
           that
           were
           instituted
           in
           defence
           of
           the
           
             Divine
             Right
          
           thereof
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           to
           those
           ,
           They
           made
           a
           shift
           to
           say
           
             something
             ;
          
           and
           although
           that
           
             something
          
           were
           no
           more
           like
           an
           
             Answer
             ,
          
           then
           an
           
             Ape
          
           is
           like
           a
           
             Man
             :
          
           yet
           their
           owne
           Commissioners
           ,
           who
           saw
           them
           beaten
           from
           their
           two
           other
           
             Workes
             ,
          
           and
           yet
           were
           resolved
           never
           to
           give
           up
           the
           
             Fort
             ;
          
           abett
           those
           Answers
           ,
           and
           seeme
           to
           wonder
           ,
           that
           we
           were
           not
           satisfied
           therewith
           .
           Alas
           !
           I
           cannot
           blame
           young
           
             Gamesters
          
           at
           disputing
           ,
           if
           they
           
             catch
          
           up
           their
           
             last
             Stake
             .
          
           
           It
           was
           all
           they
           had
           to
           live
           on
           .
           The
           two
           former
           Heads
           ,
           that
           of
           
             Sacriledge
             ,
          
           and
           the
           other
           of
           
             Perjury
             ,
          
           they
           frighted
           them
           so
           ,
           that
           they
           durst
           not
           look
           them
           in
           the
           Faces
           :
           They
           were
           indeed
           so
           
             open
             ,
          
           and
           so
           
             demonstrable
             :
          
           But
           this
           Third
           Head
           of
           
             Divine
             Right
             ;
          
           because
           they
           thought
           it
           a
           
             Head
             in
             a
             Bagge
             :
          
           because
           They
           knew
           it
           was
           more
           
             Problematicall
             ,
          
           and
           would
           admit
           colours
           on
           
             either
          
           side
           :
           therefore
           they
           stick
           close
           to
           that
           ,
           and
           thinke
           they
           can
           avoyd
           all
           Arguments
           from
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           brought
           to
           
             prove
          
           it
           ;
           nay
           ,
           They
           thinke
           they
           can
           raise
           as
           good
           Arguments
           out
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           shall
           conclude
           
             against
          
           it
           .
           And
           truely
           ,
           I
           would
           not
           have
           any
           man
           thinke
           it
           strange
           ,
           for
           men
           of
           contrary
           Perswasions
           to
           have
           contrary
           Conceptions
           upon
           some
           
             Texts
          
           of
           
             Scripture
             ,
          
           which
           
             Scripture
          
           they
           did
           neither
           
             make
          
           nor
           
             write
             ,
          
           and
           ,
           which
           
             Scripture
             ,
          
           is
           brought
           to
           prove
           and
           evidence
           a
           Truth
           ,
           perchance
           ,
           which
           ,
           either
           it
           did
           not
           intend
           
             at
             all
             ,
          
           or
           but
           upon
           occasion
           ,
           and
           
             by
          
           the
           
             by
             ;
          
           (
           as
           it
           may
           well
           happen
           in
           the
           case
           of
           
             Episcopacy
             ,
          
           and
           in
           most
           other
           poynts
           of
           
             Christian
             Practice
             .
          
           )
           Why
           should
           any
           man
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           wonder
           at
           this
           ,
           that
           shall
           observe
           the
           very
           same
           Men
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           
             different
             ,
          
           and
           
             divided
             interests
             ,
          
           to
           have
           as
           
             divided
          
           and
           
             different
             understandings
             ,
          
           upon
           some
           
             Texts
          
           of
           
             Law
             ,
          
           which
           
             Law
             ,
          
           notwithstanding
           ,
           they
           themselves
           
             fram'd
          
           and
           
             made
             ,
          
           and
           which
           
             Law
          
           was
           brought
           to
           prove
           and
           evidence
           a
           Truth
           ,
           which
           was
           one
           of
           the
           very
           
             Reasons
             ,
          
           why
           that
           
             Law
          
           was
           made
           :
           (
           as
           it
           happened
           afterwards
           in
           the
           Case
           of
           the
           Kings
           
             Power
          
           in
           making
           a
           
             Cessation
          
           with
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           
           whither
           it
           
             were
          
           limited
           ,
           or
           whither
           it
           were
           
             not
          
           limited
           by
           the
           
             Statute
             made
             this
             Parliament
             ;
          
           and
           as
           it
           will
           happen
           in
           most
           other
           poynts
           of
           
             Civill-Right
             .
          
           )
           Not
           that
           I
           can
           think
           these
           Arguments
           brought
           on
           either
           side
           ,
           to
           be
           of
           
             equall
          
           worth
           and
           strength
           (
           for
           as
           it
           appeares
           by
           
             all
          
           their
           Commissioners
           
             Answers
          
           which
           I
           have
           read
           ,
           so
           does
           it
           appeare
           by
           
             some
          
           of
           their
           Commissioners
           
             Arguments
             ,
          
           which
           I
           have
           heard
           ,
           that
           They
           had
           
             no
             Power
             to
             Conclude
          
           )
           but
           that
           I
           thinke
           
             Ignorant
             Men
             ,
          
           in
           pursuing
           of
           any
           
             Truth
             ,
          
           to
           be
           like
           
             ignorant
             Hunters
          
           in
           pursuance
           of
           their
           
             Game
             ;
          
           who
           whatsoever
           they
           can
           light
           on
           ,
           by
           the
           by
           ,
           lay
           hold
           on
           strait
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           come
           to
           sell
           it
           ,
           will
           be
           sure
           to
           aske
           much
           more
           then
           it
           is
           worth
           ,
           or
           then
           any
           other
           man
           who
           knowes
           
           what
           the
           Thing
           is
           will
           give
           ,
           
             Imbecillitate
             suâ
             pretium
             rei
             metientes
             ,
          
           as
           he
           saies
           ;
           having
           no
           better
           measure
           of
           the
           things
           
             worth
             ,
          
           then
           their
           owne
           
             weakenesse
             ;
          
           Or
           ,
           that
           I
           thinke
           ,
           with
           Saint
           
             Hilary
             ,
             quot
             voluntates
             ,
             tot
             fides
             ;
          
           there
           are
           as
           many
           severall
           
             Faiths
             ,
          
           as
           there
           are
           ,
           
             Willes
             ;
          
           and
           ,
           when
           men
           of
           severall
           engagements
           ,
           fall
           into
           heats
           and
           disputes
           ,
           in
           poynts
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           mathematically
           
             demonstrable
             ;
          
           their
           severall
           
             affections
          
           ordinarily
           will
           improve
           into
           severall
           
             opinions
             ,
          
           and
           they
           will
           judge
           of
           things
           ,
           not
           according
           to
           
             other
          
           mens
           
             proofes
             ,
          
           but
           their
           own
           
             praepossessions
             :
          
           And
           therefore
           ,
           for
           my
           part
           ,
           I
           have
           ever
           thought
           most
           of
           our
           
             Divinity
             Disputation
             ,
          
           but
           a
           kind
           of
           
             Church-Duell
             ;
          
           which
           does
           oftner
           declare
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           
             Stronger
          
           side
           ,
           then
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Truer
             ;
          
           &
           so
           much
           the
           more
           often
           ,
           by
           how
           much
           ,
           it
           may
           fall
           out
           easily
           ,
           that
           the
           truth
           may
           be
           on
           
             neither
             .
          
           But
           if
           men
           will
           proceed
           to
           Disputes
           and
           Arguments
           ,
           (
           which
           ,
           seldome
           ,
           or
           ,
           never
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           any
           purpose
           ;
           for
           ,
           either
           ,
           those
           persons
           ,
           at
           whose
           request
           ,
           or
           for
           whose
           satisfaction
           that
           Disputation
           is
           instituted
           ,
           are
           able
           to
           judge
           of
           the
           solidity
           and
           strength
           thereof
           ,
           or
           they
           are
           not
           :
           If
           they
           are
           not
           able
           to
           judge
           of
           it
           ,
           they
           receive
           no
           good
           by
           it
           ;
           and
           ,
           If
           they
           are
           able
           to
           judge
           ,
           they
           do
           not
           need
           it
           )
           it
           is
           a
           requisite
           
             expedient
          
           for
           hopefull
           proceedings
           in
           that
           kind
           ,
           That
           ,
           men
           proportion
           their
           Proofes
           according
           to
           the
           nature
           and
           condition
           of
           those
           
             Propositions
             ,
          
           which
           they
           are
           to
           
             prove
             :
          
           If
           the
           matter
           ,
           be
           a
           
             Matter
          
           of
           
             Beliefe
             ,
          
           the
           
             Scripture
          
           is
           the
           best
           
             proofe
          
           thereof
           ;
           b●cause
           the
           Scripture
           exactly
           conteynes
           all
           
             matters
          
           of
           
             Faith
             ;
          
           but
           if
           it
           be
           ,
           a
           
             Matter
          
           of
           
             Practise
             ,
          
           the
           
             Scripture
          
           is
           not
           the
           best
           
             Proofe
          
           thereof
           ;
           because
           ,
           as
           it
           containes
           not
           exactly
           ,
           all
           
             Matters
          
           of
           
             Forme
             ,
          
           so
           ,
           neither
           is
           there
           any
           reason
           ,
           why
           it
           should
           containe
           them
           ;
           it
           being
           the
           principall
           ,
           if
           not
           the
           sole
           end
           of
           
             Scripture
             ,
          
           to
           transmit
           those
           
             Lawes
          
           of
           
             Faith
          
           unto
           the
           world
           ,
           by
           which
           ,
           it
           should
           be
           
             governed
             :
          
           and
           not
           ,
           to
           transcribe
           the
           
             Formes
             ,
             Institutions
             ,
          
           and
           
             Difference
          
           in
           
             degrees
             ,
          
           of
           those
           Officers
           ,
           who
           ,
           then
           did
           ,
           and
           ever
           were
           ,
           to
           
             governe
          
           it
           .
           Nor
           does
           it
           a
           whit
           impeach
           the
           
             Divine
             right
          
           and
           Institu●ion
           of
           
             Episcopacy
          
           in
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           founded
           in
           the
           first
           Apostles
           ,
           if
           there
           should
           chance
           to
           be
           found
           ,
           no
           
             particular
             Text
          
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           which
           ,
           in
           
             expresse
             tearmes
             ,
          
           does
           settle
           
           and
           establish
           that
           
             Foundation
             :
          
           no
           more
           ,
           then
           it
           does
           impeach
           the
           
             Right
          
           of
           
             Monarchy
             ,
          
           in
           a
           
             State
             ,
          
           founded
           in
           the
           
             Roman
          
           Empire
           ,
           or
           ,
           in
           any
           other
           
             Kingdom
          
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           a
           thousand
           yeares
           agoe
           ,
           because
           in
           the
           
             Code
             ,
          
           or
           
             Digest
          
           of
           those
           Fundamentall
           
             Lawes
             ,
          
           by
           which
           those
           Kingdoms
           have
           been
           so
           long
           
             govern'd
             ,
          
           there
           is
           no
           
             particular
             Act
          
           or
           
             Lawe
             ,
          
           made
           ,
           in
           
             direct
             wordes
             ,
          
           which
           does
           establish
           and
           ordaine
           ,
           that
           
             Imperiall
          
           and
           
             Monarchicall
          
           Forme
           of
           
             Government
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           more
           reason
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           when
           a
           man
           sees
           ,
           or
           may
           see
           ,
           that
           the
           whole
           Church
           of
           
             Christ
          
           in
           all
           ages
           ,
           hath
           ever
           acknowledged
           ,
           and
           observed
           a
           difference
           of
           Order
           between
           a
           
             Bishop
          
           and
           a
           
             Priest
             ,
          
           why
           ,
           he
           should
           inferre
           ,
           that
           at
           first
           ,
           a
           
             Bishop
          
           and
           a
           
             Priest
          
           were
           
             all
             one
             ,
          
           no
           doubt
           ,
           because
           the
           word
           
             Presbyter
             ,
          
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           is
           sometime
           given
           to
           
             both
             :
          
           Then
           there
           is
           ,
           when
           he
           reads
           ,
           or
           may
           read
           ,
           that
           the
           Church
           of
           the
           
             Iewes
          
           in
           all
           ages
           ,
           never
           had
           but
           
             One
          
           High-priest
           ;
           Why
           ,
           he
           should
           inferre
           ,
           that
           at
           last
           ,
           there
           were
           
             Two
          
           High
           Priests
           in
           that
           
             Church
             ,
          
           no
           doubt
           ,
           because
           
             Annas
          
           and
           
             Caiphas
             ,
          
           are
           
             both
          
           called
           
             High
             Priests
          
           together
           ,
           in
           Scripture
           .
        
         
           I
           speake
           none
           of
           this
           ,
           as
           if
           I
           thought
           the
           
             Divine
             Right
          
           of
           
             Episcopacy
          
           could
           not
           be
           prov'd
           by
           Scripture
           (
           for
           I
           rest
           most
           assured
           ,
           it
           is
           as
           cleerly
           
             prov'd
          
           from
           thence
           as
           the
           
             Observation
          
           of
           the
           
             Lords
             Day
             :
          
           which
           particular
           ,
           I
           rather
           doe
           insist
           upon
           ,
           because
           ,
           in
           these
           Propositions
           for
           a
           well
           setled
           Peace
           ,
           There
           is
           
             One
          
           Act
           desired
           to
           be
           passed
           ,
           for
           the
           
             Abolishing
          
           of
           the
           
             One
             ,
          
           and
           
             Another
          
           Act
           desired
           to
           be
           passed
           ,
           for
           the
           
             Observation
          
           of
           the
           
             other
             ;
          
           when
           all
           knowing
           men
           must
           confesse
           ,
           their
           
             Interest
          
           and
           
             Tenure
          
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           to
           be
           
             equall
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             same
             .
          
           )
           But
           because
           I
           think
           ,
           that
           
             Scripture
          
           is
           not
           the
           right
           
             Topick
             ,
          
           out
           of
           which
           men
           ought
           to
           deduce
           and
           draw
           those
           
             proofes
             ;
          
           If
           it
           finde
           but
           any
           
             footing
          
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           the
           Churches
           universall
           
             Practice
          
           of
           such
           a
           
             Proofe
             ,
          
           is
           the
           best
           
             Proof
          
           that
           can
           be
           made
           ,
           of
           such
           a
           
             Practice
             ;
          
           In
           regard
           ,
           that
           
             Matters
          
           of
           
             Faith
          
           and
           Good
           Life
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           
             Essentiall
          
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           so
           ,
           they
           are
           
             Vnivocall
             ;
          
           and
           ,
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           as
           it
           delivers
           them
           ,
           
             once
             ,
          
           so
           it
           delivers
           them
           ,
           
             ever
             :
          
           but
           ,
           
             Matters
          
           of
           
             Forme
             ,
          
           and
           Government
           ,
           if
           they
           should
           be
           confest
           
             Essentiall
          
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           in
           their
           
             Institutions
             ;
          
           yet
           ,
           are
           they
           not
           alwaies
           
             Vnivocall
             ,
          
           in
           their
           
             operations
             ;
          
           but
           of
           
           necessity
           must
           
             rise
          
           and
           
             fall
             ,
          
           and
           ,
           either
           
             admit
          
           of
           grouth
           ,
           or
           
             seem
          
           to
           doe
           so
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           
             conditions
          
           and
           
             changes
          
           of
           time
           ,
           that
           will
           
             suite
          
           best
           unto
           them
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           condition
           of
           the
           
             Mysticall
          
           Body
           ,
           the
           body
           of
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           as
           considered
           in
           her
           
             Infancy
             ,
          
           to
           my
           thinking
           is
           not
           much
           unlike
           to
           the
           condition
           of
           the
           
             Naturall
             body
             ,
          
           the
           body
           of
           Man
           ,
           as
           considered
           in
           
             His
             ;
          
           and
           the
           severall
           operation
           of
           
             orders
          
           in
           the
           
             one
             ,
          
           is
           not
           much
           unlike
           to
           the
           severall
           operation
           of
           
             soules
          
           in
           the
           
             other
             ;
          
           now
           we
           know
           that
           the
           
             reasonable
             soule
             ,
          
           albeit
           a
           soule
           of
           
             another
          
           order
           ,
           then
           the
           
             sensitive
          
           (
           being
           derived
           from
           a
           nobler
           extraction
           ,
           and
           origine
           )
           and
           infused
           from
           the
           beginning
           into
           the
           Body
           ,
           no
           lesse
           
             then
             it
             ,
          
           yet
           ,
           it
           exercises
           little
           or
           no
           
             distinct
          
           operations
           in
           that
           body
           
             from
             it
             ;
          
           till
           such
           time
           as
           that
           body
           come
           to
           yeares
           of
           understanding
           ,
           where
           
             Reason
          
           may
           have
           room
           and
           scope
           to
           work
           in
           ,
           at
           her
           pleasure
           :
           In
           like
           manner
           that
           
             Order
          
           of
           
             Episcopacy
          
           might
           be
           planted
           from
           the
           beginning
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           be
           superinduc't
           upon
           this
           
             order
          
           of
           
             Preisthood
             ,
          
           as
           a
           
             distinct
          
           and
           
             nobler
          
           Order
           from
           it
           ;
           and
           yet
           ,
           in
           the
           
             nonage
          
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           little
           or
           no
           
             distinction
          
           found
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           of
           Administration
           of
           those
           
             Orders
             ;
          
           which
           then
           began
           most
           eminently
           to
           appear
           ,
           when
           that
           
             Body
          
           of
           the
           Church
           was
           a
           little
           more
           grown
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           
             years
             ,
          
           and
           had
           
             Instruments
          
           fitted
           ,
           and
           
             Organs
          
           well
           prepared
           for
           the
           
             execution
          
           thereof
           .
           Furthermore
           it
           would
           be
           considered
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           something
           almost
           in
           every
           
             practicall
          
           Text
           of
           
             Scripture
             ,
          
           like
           to
           that
           which
           the
           Painters
           call
           the
           
             Aire
          
           in
           every
           
             Face
             ;
          
           if
           
             all
          
           the
           
             parts
          
           of
           a
           Face
           ,
           be
           taken
           in
           their
           right
           feature
           and
           proportions
           ,
           and
           that
           
             Aire
          
           be
           not
           taken
           (
           which
           Aire
           is
           a
           kind
           of
           
             center
             ,
          
           wherein
           all
           
             consents
          
           of
           
             similitude
          
           and
           
             likenesse
          
           meet
           )
           one
           man
           will
           confidently
           pronounce
           the
           Face
           
             is
          
           like
           ,
           and
           another
           will
           as
           confidently
           pronounce
           as
           he
           ,
           that
           it
           
             is
             not
             ;
          
           and
           both
           believe
           themselves
           to
           be
           very
           right
           in
           
             judgement
             ;
          
           If
           the
           
             sense
          
           of
           the
           words
           of
           any
           Text
           be
           taken
           and
           understood
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           
             partiall
          
           and
           
             particular
          
           acceptation
           of
           those
           words
           in
           other
           places
           ;
           and
           then
           the
           
             Generall
          
           Aire
           ,
           the
           
             Scope
          
           and
           
             Harmony
          
           of
           the
           
             whole
          
           Text
           ,
           with
           that
           which
           went
           
             before
             ,
          
           and
           that
           which
           
             followes
             ;
          
           The
           Relation
           and
           Interest
           which
           it
           hath
           to
           
             persons
          
           and
           
             places
             ,
          
           or
           that
           
             cast
             of
             the
             lo●ke
             ,
          
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           which
           it
           hath
           upon
           
           some
           
             Times
             ,
             Vsages
             ,
          
           and
           
             Customes
             ;
          
           if
           all
           this
           be
           not
           taken
           ,
           and
           understood
           ,
           as
           well
           :
           One
           man
           ,
           may
           deduce
           
             one
          
           conclusion
           from
           that
           text
           ,
           and
           another
           man
           ,
           
             another
          
           crosse
           to
           that
           ,
           and
           both
           think
           themselves
           to
           have
           inferred
           
             justly
             .
          
           No
           mervaile
           then
           ,
           if
           these
           men
           ,
           should
           produce
           
             some
             Texts
          
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           colour
           for
           
             Presbytery
          
           to
           those
           mens
           Apprehensions
           ,
           that
           are
           resolv'd
           before
           ,
           
             to
             set
             it
             up
             :
          
           and
           no
           mervaile
           ,
           if
           they
           produce
           
             other
             Texts
             ,
          
           that
           look
           a
           squint
           upon
           
             Episcopacy
             ,
          
           to
           those
           mens
           understanding
           ,
           that
           are
           resolv'd
           before
           ,
           
             to
             pull
             it
             downe
             ;
          
           For
           ,
           when
           the
           
             Aire
          
           of
           the
           Face
           ,
           is
           mist
           ,
           it
           is
           no
           longer
           ,
           a
           
             Picture
             ,
          
           but
           a
           
             Phancy
             ;
          
           and
           ,
           whom
           ,
           every
           man
           is
           pleas'd
           to
           think
           it
           like
           ,
           like
           to
           them
           ,
           it
           is
           ,
           and
           ,
           when
           the
           
             Aire
          
           of
           a
           T●xt
           is
           mist
           (
           as
           they
           ,
           generally
           ,
           either
           ,
           never
           goe
           about
           to
           take
           it
           ,
           or
           ,
           ever
           misse
           it
           )
           That
           text
           ,
           is
           like
           the
           Children
           of
           
             Israells
             Manna
             ,
          
           which
           will
           tast
           ,
           to
           every
           man
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           particular
           affection
           and
           inclination
           of
           his
           own
           palate
           ;
           or
           ,
           like
           
             Pauso's
          
           Horse
           ,
           which
           was
           ,
           ever
           ready
           made
           ,
           whither
           you
           would
           have
           the
           
             Head
          
           or
           
             Heeles
          
           stand
           uppermost
           ,
           all
           was
           one
           .
           And
           ,
           therefore
           our
           Commissioners
           chalkt
           them
           out
           the
           readiest
           way
           ,
           to
           detect
           the
           
             unlawfulnesse
          
           of
           
             Episcopall
             Government
             ,
          
           
           if
           there
           were
           any
           ;
           when
           ,
           
             They
             desired
             to
             be
             informed
             by
             them
             ,
             when
             ,
             and
             where
             any
             Nationall
             Church
             since
             the
             Apostles
             time
             ,
             was
             ever
             governed
             without
             it
             .
          
           For
           ,
           if
           they
           pretend
           
             that
          
           Government
           to
           be
           unlawfull
           ,
           and
           yet
           ,
           can
           shew
           
             no
             other
             ;
          
           it
           is
           a
           shrewd
           argument
           ,
           that
           they
           doe
           but
           
             pretend
          
           it
           ;
           For
           ,
           it
           can
           hardly
           be
           imagined
           ,
           that
           Christ
           should
           ordaine
           but
           
             one
          
           only
           
             lawfull
          
           forme
           of
           Government
           in
           his
           
             Church
             ,
          
           that
           was
           to
           abide
           ,
           
             even
             unto
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World
             :
          
           and
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           
             Forme
          
           should
           so
           soon
           decay
           and
           perish
           ,
           as
           that
           there
           should
           not
           remaine
           the
           least
           foot-step
           or
           impression
           of
           it
           in
           his
           
             Church
             ,
          
           for
           the
           whole
           space
           of
           Fifteen
           hundred
           years
           together
           .
           But
           their
           Commissioners
           will
           not
           heare
           of
           this
           ;
           They
           tell
           us
           ,
           that
           ,
           what
           our
           Lords
           
             did
             mention
             concerning
             a
             Nationall
             Church
             ,
          
           
           
             is
             a
             new
             Question
             ,
             which
             hath
             not
             ,
             as
             yet
             ,
             been
             any
             part
             of
             the
             subject
             of
             their
             Debate
             .
          
           Good
           Lord
           I
           how
           well
           acquainted
           are
           these
           men
           with
           
             Congregationall
             ,
          
           and
           
             Classicall
             ,
          
           and
           
             Synodicall
             ,
          
           and
           
             Nationall
          
           Assemblies
           ,
           which
           are
           for
           them
           :
           and
           ,
           what
           a
           strange
           matter
           they
           
           make
           ,
           of
           a
           
             Nationall
             Church
             ,
          
           because
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           them
           ?
           This
           is
           but
           just
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           known
           some
           beggars
           ,
           who
           will
           make
           you
           believe
           they
           do
           not
           understand
           scarce
           a
           word
           of
           
             good
             English
             ,
          
           because
           they
           find
           ,
           they
           can
           get
           more
           with
           
             Canting
             .
          
           Well
           :
           They
           are
           willing
           for
           all
           this
           ,
           to
           believe
           
             Episcopall
          
           Government
           
             unlawfull
             :
          
           and
           I
           make
           no
           question
           (
           at
           least
           no
           
             new
             Question
             ,
          
           for
           I
           believe
           ,
           it
           is
           already
           stated
           )
           but
           that
           ,
           They
           look
           to
           be
           well
           
             paid
          
           for
           their
           opinion
           .
           But
           this
           I
           must
           tell
           them
           ;
           I
           would
           not
           have
           them
           
             found
          
           that
           
             unlawfulnesse
          
           on
           Scripture
           ;
           or
           I
           would
           have
           them
           
             finde
          
           it
           ;
           For
           ,
           as
           concerning
           all
           their
           arguments
           out
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           which
           have
           hitherto
           been
           brought
           against
           it
           ,
           I
           will
           say
           no
           more
           but
           this
           ;
           That
           they
           have
           concluded
           no
           more
           against
           
             Episcopacy
             ,
          
           even
           to
           those
           very
           persons
           that
           have
           such
           unequall
           thoughts
           ,
           and
           so
           prejudicate
           affections
           to
           that
           sacred
           
             Order
             ;
          
           Then
           they
           may
           conclude
           ,
           when
           they
           please
           against
           the
           keeping
           of
           the
           
             Lords
             Day
             ,
          
           against
           the
           
             Baptizing
             of
             Infants
             ,
          
           against
           
             Originall
             sinne
             ,
          
           or
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           against
           any
           one
           Article
           ,
           either
           of
           Christian
           
             Practice
          
           or
           
             Beliefe
             ,
          
           established
           in
           the
           Church
           ;
           when
           the
           
             disbeliefe
          
           of
           any
           one
           of
           these
           Articles
           is
           like
           to
           prove
           as
           
             advantagious
          
           and
           
             beneficiall
          
           to
           them
           ,
           as
           the
           
             disbelieving
          
           of
           this
           
             Episcopacy
          
           hath
           done
           .
        
         
           Concerning
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           their
           demands
           were
           
             Two
             ;
          
           First
           ,
           They
           demand
           the
           
             sole
             Nomination
             of
             all
             the
             Persons
             to
             be
             entrusted
             therewith
          
           wholly
           to
           themselves
           ,
           not
           allowing
           the
           King
           ,
           not
           only
           
             the
             Power
             of
             nomination
             of
             one
             man
          
           in
           Twenty
           ,
           but
           not
           so
           much
           as
           
             the
             Power
             of
             exception
             against
             one
             man
          
           in
           Twenty
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           they
           demand
           the
           
             Continuance
             of
             this
             Power
             during
             pleasure
             ,
          
           and
           
             without
             any
             limitation
          
           or
           
             restriction
          
           of
           Time
           .
           And
           truely
           ,
           when
           I
           met
           with
           this
           ,
           I
           began
           to
           think
           ,
           that
           in
           short
           time
           ,
           the
           Rebels
           would
           invest
           the
           King
           with
           such
           a
           
             Prerogative
             ,
          
           as
           
             Agatharcides
          
           reports
           of
           the
           
             Sabaeans
             ,
          
           that
           they
           allowed
           their
           King
           ▪
           So
           long
           as
           he
           kept
           
             close
             ,
          
           and
           within
           his
           
             Court
             ,
          
           it
           was
           lawfull
           for
           him
           to
           doe
           
             any
             thing
             ,
          
           what
           he
           would
           ;
           but
           if
           once
           he
           stirr'd
           a
           foot
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           his
           
             Palace
             ,
          
           it
           was
           then
           lawfull
           for
           them
           to
           
             stone
          
           him
           .
           
             His
             Majesties
             most
             Loyall
             and
             most
             Humble
             Subjects
             ,
          
           will
           be
           content
           to
           spare
           him
           a
           little
           
             Honour
             ;
          
           but
           they
           will
           be
           sure
           to
           clip
           ,
           and
           pare
           him
           to
           the
           
           quick
           ,
           of
           all
           His
           
             Power
             .
          
           So
           that
           upon
           the
           whole
           matter
           ;
           the
           Case
           is
           this
           .
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Nokes
          
           and
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Stiles
          
           fell
           out
           ,
           and
           fought
           ;
           and
           having
           drawne
           some
           bloud
           one
           from
           another
           ,
           at
           last
           ,
           they
           were
           contented
           to
           put
           up
           their
           Swords
           ,
           and
           be
           made
           Friends
           ;
           Provided
           ,
           that
           both
           their
           Swords
           might
           be
           put
           into
           such
           hands
           ,
           as
           might
           prevent
           all
           further
           quarrelling
           betweene
           them
           .
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Stiles
             ,
          
           he
           proposes
           that
           both
           their
           Swordes
           may
           be
           put
           into
           
             Two
             friends
          
           hands
           ;
           that
           the
           
             ones
          
           Friend
           may
           keep
           the
           
             one
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             others
          
           Friend
           the
           
             other
             .
          
           But
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Nokes
             ,
          
           (
           though
           causelessely
           he
           drew
           first
           on
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Stiles
             ,
          
           which
           meant
           him
           no
           harme
           yet
           now
           )
           afraid
           least
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Stiles
          
           should
           doe
           him
           mischiefe
           ,
           will
           have
           both
           the
           Swords
           put
           into
           
             his
             owne
          
           hands
           ,
           or
           He
           will
           not
           be
           Friends
           .
           Now
           certainly
           ,
           though
           upon
           severe
           examination
           of
           this
           offer'd
           Composition
           ,
           there
           be
           no
           
             reall
          
           security
           ,
           founded
           upon
           that
           motion
           ,
           even
           of
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Stiles
          
           (
           for
           if
           the
           
             Two
          
           Swords
           should
           be
           put
           into
           
             two
          
           Friends
           hands
           as
           he
           desires
           ;
           The
           
             Danger
          
           might
           be
           
             more
             ,
          
           because
           
             They
          
           might
           fall
           out
           also
           ,
           as
           the
           
             other
          
           did
           before
           them
           :
           But
           the
           
             Security
          
           is
           
             not
             ,
          
           because
           
             two
             Persons
          
           are
           no
           more
           
             secure
          
           against
           
             two
             ,
          
           then
           
             one
          
           against
           
             one
             )
          
           yet
           there
           is
           more
           
             Imaginable
          
           security
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           Men
           will
           be
           more
           apt
           to
           
             conceive
          
           and
           
             imagine
             ,
          
           that
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Stiles
          
           intended
           and
           meant
           honestly
           ,
           as
           equally
           ,
           and
           as
           indifferently
           to
           provide
           for
           both
           their
           securities
           ,
           as
           possibly
           upon
           the
           suddaine
           he
           could
           ,
           in
           
             this
             His
             way
             ;
          
           then
           They
           can
           
             imagine
          
           or
           
             conceive
             ,
          
           that
           
             Iohn
          
           a
           
             Nokes
             ,
          
           could
           intend
           or
           meane
           in
           
             that
          
           way
           of
           
             His
             .
          
           And
           yet
           this
           is
           the
           way
           the
           Parliament
           will
           take
           ,
           or
           none
           ;
           Vnlesse
           they
           may
           have
           the
           
             whole
          
           Power
           of
           the
           
             Militia
          
           put
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           such
           Persons
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           whom
           they
           shall
           nominate
           ,
           They
           will
           not
           heare
           of
           
             Peace
             .
          
           Now
           if
           the
           Nomination
           of
           Commissioners
           for
           the
           
             Militia
          
           be
           deviced
           ,
           as
           the
           fittest
           Instrument
           in
           order
           to
           
             security
          
           of
           Sides
           ,
           as
           no
           doubt
           it
           is
           ;
           reason
           will
           ,
           that
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Feares
          
           are
           equall
           and
           reciprocall
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           so
           should
           the
           
             securities
          
           be
           also
           ;
           And
           then
           what
           reason
           is
           there
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           should
           not
           as
           well
           desire
           the
           
             sole
             Nomination
          
           of
           all
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           in
           order
           to
           
             His
          
           better
           
             Security
          
           from
           
             Them
             ;
          
           as
           that
           They
           should
           desire
           the
           
             sole
             Nomination
          
           of
           those
           Commissioners
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           
             their
          
           better
           
             security
          
           
           from
           
             Him
             ?
          
           Oh!
           there
           is
           great
           Reason
           ,
           they
           will
           tell
           us
           ;
           and
           such
           a
           Reason
           that
           we
           little
           thought
           on
           ;
           
           For
           
             This
             Power
             of
             the
             Commissioners
             ,
          
           whom
           they
           desire
           to
           Nominate
           ,
           without
           the
           King
           ,
           
             is
             not
             to
             be
             exercised
             by
             them
             untill
             a
             Peace
             be
             concluded
             upon
             the
             Treaty
             ,
             and
             then
             His
             Majesty
             will
             be
             fully
             secured
             by
             the
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             duties
             and
             affections
             of
             His
             People
             .
          
           If
           I
           understand
           ought
           ,
           the
           Result
           of
           that
           which
           is
           here
           said
           ,
           is
           this
           :
           There
           are
           
             two
          
           wayes
           of
           
             securing
          
           both
           the
           King
           and
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           when
           the
           
             Peace
          
           is
           once
           setled
           ,
           from
           those
           mutuall
           
             Feares
          
           and
           
             Iealoufies
             ,
          
           which
           the
           one
           hath
           of
           the
           other
           ;
           and
           they
           are
           these
           :
           First
           the
           
             sole
             and
             whole
             Nomination
             of
             such
             a
             number
             of
             Commissioners
             ,
          
           that
           shall
           have
           
             power
             over
             all
             the
             Forces
             of
             this
             Kingdome
             both
             by
             Sea
             and
             Land
             :
          
           that
           is
           one
           way
           ;
           and
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           
             benefit
          
           and
           
             use
             of
             the
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
          
           together
           with
           the
           
             Duties
             and
             Affections
             of
             the
             People
          
           to
           guard
           ones
           Person
           ;
           that
           is
           another
           way
           .
           Now
           the
           justest
           and
           most
           equall
           way
           ,
           to
           divide
           this
           
             double
          
           Security
           between
           
             both
          
           Parties
           ,
           against
           their
           
             double
          
           Feares
           ,
           is
           this
           :
           For
           
             Them
          
           to
           take
           the
           
             Sole
             Nomination
             of
             all
             Commissioners
             that
             shall
             have
             Power
             over
             all
             the
             Forces
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             both
             by
             Sea
             and
             Land
             ;
          
           and
           so
           secure
           the
           Kingdome
           
             this
          
           way
           :
           and
           for
           
             Him
          
           to
           betake
           himselfe
           to
           the
           
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Duties
             and
             Affections
             of
             His
             People
             ;
          
           and
           so
           secure
           Himselfe
           
             that
          
           way
           .
           But
           what
           if
           this
           way
           be
           neither
           just
           nor
           equall
           ?
           I
           have
           a
           just
           suspition
           upon
           it
           ,
           which
           I
           wish
           they
           would
           remove
           ;
           For
           I
           demand
           :
           This
           Security
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Lawes
          
           of
           the
           
             Land
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Duties
          
           and
           
             Affections
          
           of
           the
           
             People
          
           can
           give
           ,
           either
           it
           is
           
             greater
          
           then
           that
           other
           Security
           ,
           which
           consists
           in
           the
           
             Sole
             Nomination
             of
             Commissioners
             ,
          
           or
           it
           is
           
             lesse
             ,
          
           or
           it
           is
           
             even
             ,
          
           and
           as
           
             commensurate
          
           in
           all
           parts
           and
           proportions
           ,
           as
           any
           two
           things
           can
           be
           .
           That
           both
           these
           Securities
           are
           
             equall
          
           on
           all
           parts
           ,
           I
           believe
           ,
           they
           will
           not
           say
           ;
           because
           I
           know
           ,
           they
           never
           measur'd
           them
           ;
           for
           albeit
           ,
           they
           may
           reckon
           and
           number
           the
           strength
           of
           their
           
             Horses
             ,
          
           and
           their
           
             Armes
             ,
          
           yet
           they
           may
           not
           reckon
           and
           number
           the
           
             Aff●ctions
          
           and
           
             Hearts
          
           of
           the
           
             People
             :
          
           or
           if
           they
           have
           numbred
           them
           ,
           and
           find
           them
           
             equall
          
           on
           all
           partes
           ;
           I
           hope
           I
           may
           say
           it
           〈◊〉
           not
           
             Incivility
             ,
          
           and
           I
           know
           They
           must
           〈◊〉
           It
           is
           not
           
             Injustice
             ,
          
           〈◊〉
           
           two
           
             Equall
             Securities
             ,
          
           for
           the
           King
           to
           Choose
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           matter
           is
           ended
           .
           But
           if
           they
           say
           ,
           it
           is
           either
           
             greater
          
           or
           
             lesse
             ,
          
           then
           are
           the
           
             King
          
           and
           the
           
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           still
           in
           the
           very
           same
           
             Insecurities
             ,
             Feares
             ,
          
           and
           
             Iealousies
          
           which
           they
           were
           before
           ;
           and
           so
           these
           wayes
           which
           they
           have
           found
           out
           for
           
             mutuall
             securities
             ,
          
           do
           not
           reach
           their
           
             Ends
             ;
          
           and
           by
           consequence
           are
           not
           in
           reason
           to
           be
           insisted
           on
           .
           For
           if
           the
           
             Laws
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Duties
          
           and
           
             Affections
             of
             the
             People
          
           be
           a
           
             lesser
          
           security
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           then
           the
           
             sole
             nomination
             of
             Commissioners
          
           is
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ;
           then
           is
           not
           
             He
          
           so
           secure
           from
           
             Feares
          
           and
           
             Iealousies
          
           from
           
             Them
             ,
          
           as
           
             They
          
           are
           from
           
             Him
             ;
          
           And
           if
           they
           be
           a
           
             greater
          
           security
           ,
           then
           are
           not
           
             they
          
           so
           secure
           from
           
             Feares
          
           and
           
             Iealousies
          
           from
           
             Him
             ,
          
           as
           
             He
          
           is
           from
           
             Them
          
           So
           that
           ,
           take
           these
           wayes
           how
           you
           please
           ,
           and
           they
           must
           needs
           prove
           either
           
             impossible
          
           or
           
             uselesse
             ;
             uselesse
             ,
          
           if
           one
           of
           the
           securities
           be
           
             greater
          
           or
           
             lesse
          
           then
           the
           other
           ,
           for
           then
           they
           doe
           not
           equally
           proportion
           the
           
             Securities
          
           unto
           the
           
             Feares
             :
             Impossible
             ,
          
           if
           once
           they
           goe
           about
           to
           number
           the
           
             Hearts
          
           and
           
             Affections
          
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           reckon
           upon
           them
           :
           which
           commonly
           the
           greater
           sort
           of
           People
           themselves
           doe
           not
           truely
           know
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           it
           is
           against
           
             Reason
             ,
          
           this
           Demand
           of
           Theirs
           ,
           so
           is
           it
           against
           
             Law
             ;
          
           The
           Power
           of
           
             Warre
          
           and
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Managery
           of
           the
           
             Civill
          
           Sword
           ,
           being
           so
           rivetted
           and
           incorporated
           into
           the
           
             Crowne
             ,
          
           by
           the
           
             Fundamentall
             Lawes
          
           of
           this
           Land
           ,
           that
           without
           manifest
           
             Alteration
          
           in
           the
           very
           
             Foundation
          
           of
           this
           Government
           ,
           it
           cannot
           be
           distinguished
           and
           divided
           from
           it
           .
           When
           They
           are
           told
           of
           this
           ,
           They
           tell
           us
           againe
           ;
           that
           this
           Demand
           of
           Theirs
           ,
           
             conteines
             no
             such
             Alteration
             ,
          
           as
           we
           speake
           off
           ,
           
           but
           
             Desires
             that
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             Wisedome
             of
             the
             Parliaments
             of
             both
             Kingdomes
             is
             judged
             necessary
             at
             this
             time
             ,
          
           for
           
             the
             security
             of
             His
             Majesties
             Kingdomes
             ,
             and
             preservation
             of
             the
             Peace
             now
             to
             be
             setled
             .
          
           But
           if
           these
           words
           admit
           of
           any
           ,
           they
           must
           admit
           of
           one
           of
           these
           foure
           sences
           ;
           and
           let
           us
           see
           ,
           whither
           any
           one
           of
           them
           make
           a
           
             true
             Answer
          
           to
           that
           which
           hath
           been
           said
           .
           For
           first
           ,
           either
           they
           must
           meane
           ,
           that
           to
           
             have
             had
          
           a
           Power
           ,
           and
           now
           to
           
             have
             it
             not
             ,
          
           is
           no
           
             Alteration
             ,
          
           (
           and
           surely
           that
           is
           false
           ;
           for
           if
           a
           ●otion
           from
           
             being
             such
             ,
          
           to
           a
           
             not
             being
             such
             ;
          
           be
           a
           proper
           
             Alte●ation
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Philosopher
           telleth
           us
           ,
           it
           is
           ;
           Certainly
           ,
           to
           
             have
          
           the
           
           Sole
           Power
           of
           the
           Sword
           
             in
             ones
             handes
             ,
          
           is
           a
           
             being
             such
             ;
          
           and
           to
           
             have
             no
          
           Sword
           in
           
             ones
             Power
             ,
          
           is
           a
           
             not
             being
             such
             ;
          
           and
           so
           by
           consequence
           an
           
             Alteration
             .
             )
          
           Or
           Secondly
           ,
           they
           must
           meane
           ,
           that
           such
           an
           
             Alteration
          
           in
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           which
           
             both
             the
             Parliaments
          
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           
             desire
             ,
          
           is
           not
           to
           be
           tearm'd
           an
           
             Alteration
             ;
          
           (
           and
           truely
           that
           is
           true
           ;
           so
           long
           ,
           as
           
             both
             the
             Parliaments
          
           onely
           
             desire
             it
             :
          
           but
           when
           They
           
             obtaine
          
           that
           desire
           ,
           then
           it
           is
           as
           perfect
           an
           
             Alteration
             ,
          
           as
           if
           it
           were
           made
           by
           
             Force
          
           and
           
             Violence
             :
          
           as
           a
           man
           does
           as
           truely
           loose
           his
           money
           when
           he
           is
           
             cheated
             ,
          
           as
           he
           does
           when
           he
           is
           
             rob'd
             :
          
           and
           then
           't
           is
           false
           again
           .
           )
           Or
           in
           the
           third
           place
           ,
           Their
           meaning
           must
           be
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           
             Alteration
          
           which
           is
           
             for
             the
             better
             ,
          
           namely
           ,
           the
           
             preserving
             of
             the
             Peace
             ,
          
           and
           
             securing
             of
             the
             Kingdomes
             ,
             and
             is
             judged
             necessary
          
           to
           that
           end
           ,
           
             by
             the
             wisedome
             of
             both
             the
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           that
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           be
           call'd
           an
           
             Alteration
             ;
          
           (
           and
           if
           the
           other
           sense
           be
           
             false
             ,
          
           this
           cannot
           be
           
             true
             :
          
           for
           it
           is
           all
           one
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           
             Truth
          
           and
           
             Nature
          
           of
           an
           Alteration
           in
           the
           
             Civill
             Body
             ,
          
           whither
           it
           be
           done
           in
           
             Passion
             ,
          
           and
           for
           
             the
             worse
             ,
          
           or
           in
           
             Iudgement
             ,
          
           and
           for
           
             the
             better
             :
          
           as
           it
           is
           all
           one
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           
             Truth
          
           and
           
             Nature
          
           of
           an
           Alteration
           in
           the
           
             Naturall
             Body
             ,
          
           when
           he
           that
           was
           well
           the
           last
           minute
           ,
           and
           is
           ill
           the
           next
           ,
           whither
           he
           be
           made
           so
           sick
           ,
           either
           by
           his
           
             Surset
          
           or
           his
           
             Physicke
             .
             )
          
           Or
           last
           of
           all
           ,
           They
           must
           meane
           ,
           that
           They
           doe
           not
           know
           what
           an
           
             Alteration
          
           is
           :
           (
           and
           that
           may
           be
           
             True
             ;
          
           but
           supposing
           the
           
             Wisedome
             of
             the
             Parliament
             ,
          
           it
           were
           better
           for
           their
           credit
           to
           be
           
             False
             :
             )
          
           And
           then
           ,
           take
           these
           words
           of
           theirs
           ,
           in
           any
           one
           of
           these
           foure
           sences
           ,
           which
           you
           please
           ,
           and
           they
           signifie
           just
           
             nothing
          
           in
           the
           way
           of
           a
           
             true
             Answer
          
           to
           that
           objection
           concerning
           
             Alteration
             ,
          
           which
           our
           Commissioners
           urg'd
           them
           with
           before
           ;
           For
           the
           words
           taken
           in
           either
           of
           the
           three
           first
           sences
           ,
           doe
           indeed
           containe
           an
           
             Answer
             ,
          
           but
           that
           Answer
           is
           not
           
             Truth
             :
          
           and
           taken
           in
           the
           last
           sence
           ,
           They
           may
           indeed
           containe
           a
           
             Truth
             ,
          
           but
           that
           Truth
           is
           no
           
             Answer
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Demand
           notwithstanding
           so
           sencelesse
           and
           unreasonable
           in
           the
           very
           
             substance
          
           of
           the
           
             thing
             ,
          
           receives
           a
           new
           accession
           of
           Insolence
           ,
           from
           the
           
             circumstance
          
           of
           
             time
             :
          
           For
           (
           as
           if
           their
           Soveraignty
           could
           have
           no
           
             soule
             ,
          
           unlesse
           that
           soule
           were
           
             Immortall
             .
          
           )
           First
           ,
           they
           desire
           this
           nomination
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           
           
             without
             any
             limitation
             or
             restriction
             of
             Time
             ;
          
           and
           Secondly
           they
           desire
           it
           for
           
             seaven
             yeares
          
           at
           least
           ,
           
           and
           after
           
             the
             expiration
             of
             that
             tearme
             ,
             to
             be
             setled
             and
             exercised
             in
             such
             manner
             ,
             as
             shall
             be
             agreed
             on
             by
             His
             Majestie
             ,
             and
             the
             Two
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             by
             His
             Majestie
             ,
             and
             the
             Estates
             of
             the
             Parliament
             in
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             not
             otherwise
             .
          
           So
           that
           for
           these
           
             seaven
             yeares
          
           it
           seems
           they
           will
           proceed
           with
           the
           King
           ,
           as
           
             God
          
           did
           with
           
             Nebuchad-nezzar
          
           for
           his
           
             seaven
             times
             ;
          
           He
           shall
           
             converse
             with
             Beasts
             ,
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           He
           shall
           be
           no
           better
           then
           any
           one
           of
           the
           
             Beasts
             of
             the
             People
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Prophet
           speaks
           ,
           )
           His
           
             Royalty
             ,
          
           and
           His
           Imperiall
           
             Rights
          
           all
           this
           while
           being
           taken
           from
           Him
           ;
           which
           after
           those
           
             seaven
             yeares
             ,
          
           like
           
             Nebuchad-nezzars
          
           understanding
           ,
           shall
           revert
           and
           return
           safe
           again
           unto
           Him
           .
           And
           is
           not
           this
           a
           gracious
           condescension
           ?
           Is
           not
           this
           a
           kind
           relaxation
           of
           the
           former
           Rigour
           ?
           are
           not
           these
           men
           willing
           to
           comply
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           any
           thing
           for
           Peace
           ?
           I
           will
           not
           say
           that
           either
           this
           
             is
          
           a
           condescension
           ,
           and
           a
           complying
           on
           their
           parts
           ,
           or
           that
           
             nothing
             is
             ;
          
           but
           I
           will
           say
           that
           either
           this
           
             was
          
           a
           condescension
           and
           complying
           on
           their
           parts
           ,
           or
           that
           
             nothing
             was
             ;
          
           for
           in
           all
           those
           
             Twenty
             dayes
          
           of
           the
           
             Treaty
             ,
          
           which
           should
           have
           bin
           intended
           by
           both
           sides
           ,
           for
           reciprocall
           abatements
           of
           the
           rigour
           of
           their
           first
           Desires
           ,
           They
           never
           receded
           from
           any
           
             one
          
           part
           of
           any
           
             one
          
           of
           their
           Propositions
           ,
           but
           only
           in
           the
           particular
           of
           this
           
             Limitation
             ;
          
           and
           
             eighteen
          
           of
           the
           
             twenty
             dayes
          
           were
           full
           elapsed
           and
           expired
           ,
           before
           ever
           they
           expressed
           
             that
             .
          
           But
           what
           if
           these
           
             Oraculous
          
           words
           of
           theirs
           should
           have
           a
           
             double
          
           sense
           ?
           what
           if
           that
           which
           we
           are
           willing
           to
           take
           ,
           as
           a
           
             little
             Grant
             ▪
          
           should
           prove
           a
           
             greater
             Grievance
             ?
          
           I
           think
           if
           these
           words
           
             [
             And
             after
             the
             expiration
             of
             the
             said
             tearme
             ,
             the
          
           Militia
           
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             to
             be
             seiled
             ,
             and
             exercised
             in
             such
             manner
             ,
             as
             shall
             be
             agreed
             on
             by
             His
             Majestie
             and
             the
             two
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             &c.
             ]
          
           be
           well
           weigh'd
           and
           examined
           ,
           although
           they
           may
           seem
           to
           return
           the
           King
           ,
           after
           His
           
             seaven
             yeares
          
           Apprenticeship
           ,
           unto
           his
           
             Liberty
          
           againe
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           make
           Him
           
             Free
             ,
          
           yet
           they
           will
           signifie
           no
           more
           in
           order
           ,
           to
           any
           such
           true
           
             Freedom
             ,
          
           then
           in
           that
           old
           expression
           of
           [
           
             For
             ever
             and
             a
             day
          
           ]
           that
           
             Day
             ,
          
           there
           signifies
           in
           order
           unto
           any
           true
           
             time
             ;
          
           For
           if
           the
           King
           shall
           not
           exercise
           His
           own
           Legall
           Power
           of
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           when
           those
           
             seaven
             
             yeares
          
           are
           expired
           ,
           
             Otherwise
             ,
          
           then
           by
           both
           
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             shall
             be
             agreed
             on
          
           (
           as
           their
           words
           expresly
           say
           ,
           he
           shall
           not
           )
           what
           is
           the
           difference
           between
           His
           condition
           ,
           during
           these
           
             seaven
             yeares
             ,
          
           and
           His
           condition
           when
           those
           
             seaven
             yeares
          
           shall
           be
           expired
           ,
           but
           only
           in
           this
           ,
           that
           for
           
             seaven
             yeares
          
           He
           shall
           have
           no
           Power
           
             with
             them
             ;
          
           and
           after
           those
           
             seaven
             yeares
          
           He
           shall
           have
           no
           Power
           
             without
             them
             ;
          
           so
           that
           either
           way
           He
           is
           bereaved
           of
           His
           
             Right
             ;
          
           and
           for
           ought
           I
           can
           see
           yet
           ,
           more
           this
           
             last
             way
             ,
          
           which
           is
           proposed
           in
           the
           way
           of
           
             Concession
             ,
          
           and
           
             Favour
             ;
          
           then
           he
           is
           ,
           the
           
             first
             way
             ,
          
           which
           is
           imposed
           by
           way
           of
           
             Oppression
          
           and
           
             Rigour
             .
          
           For
           the
           King
           ,
           having
           no
           Power
           
             with
             them
             ,
          
           but
           being
           excluded
           for
           
             seaven
             yeares
             ,
          
           from
           the
           nomination
           of
           Commissioners
           ,
           hath
           thus
           much
           of
           Liberty
           left
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           not
           oblig'd
           ,
           either
           to
           
             God
             ,
          
           or
           
             Man
             ,
          
           to
           answer
           for
           those
           miscarriages
           of
           State
           ,
           that
           shall
           happen
           in
           the
           mean
           while
           ,
           by
           Persons
           that
           may
           abuse
           their
           Trust
           ;
           and
           although
           he
           
             suffer
          
           something
           ,
           yet
           all
           this
           while
           ,
           he
           is
           sure
           ,
           that
           He
           shall
           
             Doe
          
           nothing
           ,
           
             against
             his
             owne
             will
             ;
          
           But
           the
           King
           having
           no
           power
           
             without
             them
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           having
           his
           Power
           ordered
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           like
           to
           be
           ,
           when
           his
           
             Seaven
             yeares
          
           are
           out
           ,
           by
           
             both
             His
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
          
           [
           OTHERWISE
           ]
           
             not
             to
             be
             exercised
             ;
          
           may
           be
           reduced
           to
           this
           straite
           and
           necessity
           ,
           that
           if
           
             both
             His
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
          
           shall
           agree
           upon
           some
           
             Person
          
           notoriously
           disaffected
           to
           His
           Majesties
           
             Rights
          
           or
           
             Governement
             ,
          
           who
           thereby
           ,
           perchance
           ,
           shall
           have
           merited
           some
           marke
           of
           His
           
             Displeasure
             ;
          
           The
           King
           notwithstanding
           ,
           shall
           be
           compelled
           and
           enforced
           ,
           to
           
             Doe
          
           something
           
             against
             his
             owne
             will
             ;
          
           and
           to
           set
           upon
           such
           a
           man
           a
           speciall
           stampe
           of
           
             Confidence
          
           and
           
             Favour
             ;
          
           Which
           indeed
           ,
           rather
           is
           a
           piece
           of
           
             infelicity
          
           then
           a
           part
           of
           any
           
             Power
             ;
          
           as
           we
           call
           it
           
             Power
          
           in
           God
           ,
           whereby
           he
           is
           able
           to
           doe
           
             any
          
           Thing
           ;
           and
           yet
           ,
           doe
           not
           call
           it
           
             Power
          
           but
           
             Weaknesse
             ,
          
           even
           in
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           if
           he
           should
           be
           able
           to
           
             sinne
             .
          
        
         
           And
           having
           thus
           extracted
           all
           the
           
             Pure
             Metall
          
           of
           the
           Crowne
           ,
           by
           their
           demands
           ;
           having
           thus
           extenuated
           and
           annihilated
           all
           the
           Kings
           Power
           of
           
             making
             Warre
             ;
          
           they
           begin
           to
           bethink
           themselves
           ,
           of
           disposing
           the
           
             Allay
          
           too
           ,
           for
           their
           best
           advantage
           ;
           They
           will
           not
           leave
           Him
           ,
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           a
           Power
           
           neither
           ,
           of
           
             Making
             Peace
             .
          
           For
           they
           demand
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Cessation
             of
             Ireland
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             all
             Treaties
             with
             the
             Rebells
             ,
             without
             consent
             of
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             be
             pronounced
             voyde
             ;
          
           And
           
             that
             the
             Prosecution
             of
             the
             Warre
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             be
             setled
             in
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             to
             be
             managed
             by
             the
             joynt
             advice
             of
             both
             the
             Kingdomes
             :
          
           Good
           God!
           That
           these
           ill
           men
           should
           not
           be
           content
           to
           rob
           their
           King
           of
           all
           His
           
             Power
          
           and
           
             Royalty
             ;
          
           that
           they
           should
           not
           be
           content
           to
           render
           Him
           no
           
             True
             King
             ;
          
           But
           their
           petulant
           insolence
           must
           attempt
           His
           very
           
             Faith
          
           and
           
             Honesty
             ;
          
           But
           they
           must
           attempt
           to
           render
           Him
           no
           
             True
             Man
             ?
          
           As
           if
           they
           had
           a
           purpose
           to
           constraine
           Him
           ,
           to
           a
           needlesse
           
             breach
          
           of
           
             Promise
          
           now
           ;
           that
           with
           more
           colour
           ,
           and
           better
           credit
           ,
           hereafter
           ,
           they
           might
           
             distrust
          
           Him
           ;
           as
           they
           report
           of
           the
           daughter
           of
           
             Sejanus
             ,
          
           who
           was
           first
           purposely
           
             ravisht
             ,
          
           that
           after
           wards
           ,
           she
           might
           be
           put
           to
           
             death
             ;
          
           because
           being
           a
           
             Virgin
             ,
          
           by
           the
           Law
           she
           could
           not
           
             suffer
             ?
          
           For
           this
           particular
           demand
           of
           
             making
             the
             Cessation
             voide
             ,
          
           was
           made
           in
           the
           moneth
           of
           
             February
          
           last
           ;
           and
           that
           very
           
             Cessation
             voyded
          
           of
           it selfe
           ,
           expired
           in
           the
           Moneth
           of
           
             March
             ;
          
           Now
           if
           the
           Kings
           Commissioners
           had
           agreed
           to
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           this
           Demand
           ,
           
             the
             setling
             of
             the
             prosecution
             of
             the
             Warre
             in
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           ;
           what
           could
           the
           voyding
           of
           this
           
             Cessation
          
           contribute
           to
           the
           current
           of
           their
           
             designe
          
           (
           but
           onely
           by
           way
           of
           scandalous
           
             Reflexion
          
           upon
           His
           Majesties
           
             breach
          
           of
           
             Faith
          
           and
           
             Promise
          
           )
           when
           that
           
             Cessation
          
           would
           voyd
           it selfe
           ,
           would
           exhale
           and
           expire
           of
           it selfe
           ,
           before
           ever
           those
           
             Designes
          
           of
           theirs
           could
           be
           ripe
           for
           any
           prosecution
           ?
        
         
           I
           confesse
           ,
           when
           I
           look
           well
           upon
           it
           ,
           me
           thinkes
           the
           true
           state
           of
           this
           question
           ,
           concerning
           the
           
             Irish
             Cessation
             ,
          
           is
           the
           same
           with
           the
           state
           of
           that
           question
           in
           
             Plutarke
             ,
          
           concerning
           
             Demonides
          
           his
           
             shooes
             .
             Demonides
          
           was
           a
           lame
           impotent
           man
           ,
           and
           therefore
           had
           his
           
             shooes
          
           made
           very
           
             wide
          
           and
           
             easy
          
           for
           his
           feet
           ;
           Those
           
             shooes
             ,
          
           when
           a
           cunning
           youth
           had
           stolne
           one
           day
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           his
           neighbours
           comming
           in
           ,
           and
           willing
           to
           extenuate
           and
           alleviate
           his
           Losse
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           be
           the
           lesse
           affected
           with
           it
           ,
           had
           told
           him
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           but
           a
           
             scurvy
          
           paire
           of
           
             clouterly
          
           shooes
           ,
           and
           very
           
             naughtily
          
           made
           ;
           
             Demonides
          
           
           replyed
           ,
           that
           the
           
             shooes
          
           indeed
           ,
           were
           no
           very
           
             good
             shooes
             ;
          
           but
           they
           were
           
             very
             good
             shooes
          
           for
           
             Demonides
             ,
          
           because
           a
           better
           paire
           would
           not
           have
           fitted
           his
           sore
           feet
           halfe
           so
           well
           .
           In
           like
           manner
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           said
           of
           this
           
             Cessation
             ;
          
           That
           indeed
           ,
           it
           was
           no
           
             very
             good
          
           Cessation
           ;
           because
           peradventure
           other
           
             Cessations
          
           heretofore
           ,
           have
           been
           made
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           more
           punctuall
           Rules
           of
           
             Honour
          
           and
           
             Advantage
             :
          
           But
           it
           was
           a
           
             very
             good
             Cessation
          
           for
           
             Ireland
             ;
          
           because
           the
           condition
           of
           her
           infirmity
           was
           such
           ,
           that
           she
           could
           admit
           no
           
             better
             .
          
           For
           when
           the
           Chiefe
           
             Iustices
          
           and
           
             Officers
          
           of
           
             State
             ,
          
           when
           the
           chiefe
           
             Commanders
          
           and
           
             Officers
          
           of
           the
           
             Campe
             ,
          
           when
           both
           of
           them
           shall
           complaine
           unto
           the
           King
           ,
           of
           the
           miserable
           condition
           and
           posture
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           for
           very
           
             want
          
           of
           
             Food
             ;
          
           and
           advertise
           Him
           ,
           by
           their
           Letters
           ,
           of
           her
           present
           inabilities
           to
           maintaine
           the
           prosecution
           of
           a
           
             Warre
             ;
          
           what
           could
           the
           King
           doe
           more
           ,
           in
           discharge
           of
           His
           duty
           both
           to
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           then
           to
           admit
           of
           a
           
             Cessation
             ,
          
           in
           order
           to
           a
           present
           
             Peace
             ?
          
           The
           
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
          
           it
           seems
           would
           not
           help
           them
           
             at
             all
             ;
          
           (
           for
           after
           
             Six
             months
          
           expectation
           ,
           they
           send
           them
           provision
           of
           Victualls
           ,
           for
           some
           
             Seaven
             daies
             ,
          
           as
           if
           they
           purposed
           a
           
             scorne
          
           to
           the
           Miseries
           of
           their
           poore
           Brethren
           ,
           rather
           then
           a
           
             succour
             .
          
           )
           And
           the
           King
           could
           not
           help
           them
           
             better
             ,
          
           then
           by
           giving
           his
           
             Approbation
          
           to
           a
           
             Cessation
             ,
          
           which
           the
           Publique
           
             Ministers
          
           of
           the
           State
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           had
           ordered
           and
           assented
           to
           ,
           there
           ,
           as
           fittest
           for
           the
           present
           condition
           of
           that
           Kingdome
           ;
           and
           so
           shew
           Himselfe
           ,
           at
           least
           
             willing
          
           to
           
             Respite
          
           that
           Cause
           as
           well
           as
           He
           could
           ,
           which
           He
           well
           knew
           himselfe
           
             unable
             ,
          
           to
           
             Revenge
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           
             in
             Inducijs
             Bellum
             manet
             ,
             quamvis
             Pugna
             cesset
             ,
          
           say
           our
           Books
           ;
           So
           long
           as
           the
           Parties
           ingaged
           in
           a
           Warre
           ,
           proceed
           no
           further
           then
           
             Cessations
             ,
          
           and
           
             Truces
          
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           There
           is
           only
           a
           
             suspension
          
           of
           the
           
             Fight
             ,
          
           there
           is
           no
           
             suffocation
          
           of
           the
           
             Quarrell
             ;
          
           which
           may
           better
           be
           resum'd
           again
           ,
           when
           they
           that
           manage
           it
           ,
           shall
           have
           out-grown
           those
           necessities
           and
           encombrances
           ,
           which
           compell'd
           them
           first
           unto
           it
           :
           so
           that
           if
           this
           
             Cessation
          
           were
           Destructive
           to
           either
           of
           the
           Parties
           ,
           it
           is
           most
           like
           to
           be
           so
           to
           the
           
             Rebels
             ;
          
           who
           were
           not
           in
           that
           visible
           Distresse
           ,
           and
           want
           of
           all
           sort
           of
           Provision
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Protestant
          
           party
           was
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           condition
           
           of
           the
           
             protestants
          
           were
           the
           
             worse
          
           condition
           when
           the
           
             Cessation
             began
             ,
          
           because
           the
           actuall
           necessities
           of
           both
           sides
           were
           
             unequall
             ,
          
           and
           
             We
          
           wanted
           more
           then
           
             They
             ;
          
           certainly
           the
           condition
           of
           the
           
             Rebels
          
           cannot
           be
           the
           
             better
          
           condition
           ,
           when
           the
           Cessation
           shall
           
             end
             ;
          
           because
           the
           possible
           supplies
           of
           both
           sides
           must
           be
           confessed
           
             equall
             ,
          
           and
           
             They
          
           can
           be
           no
           more
           releiv'd
           ,
           then
           
             We
             .
          
           Notwithstanding
           all
           this
           ,
           this
           
             Cessation
             of
             Ireland
          
           is
           exploded
           ,
           and
           exclaim'd
           against
           by
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           
             destructive
             to
             His
             Maiesties
             good
             Subiects
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             to
             the
             Protestant
             Religion
             ,
             and
             only
             for
             the
             advantage
             of
             the
             Popish
             Rebels
             .
          
           Indeed
           I
           do
           read
           ,
           that
           there
           may
           be
           
             Destruction
          
           in
           a
           
             Cessation
             ;
          
           for
           the
           Prophet
           
             David
          
           calling
           all
           men
           to
           behold
           the
           works
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           what
           
             destruction
             he
             hath
             wrought
             upon
             the
             earth
             ;
          
           in
           the
           46
           
             Psalme
             ;
          
           makes
           his
           first
           instance
           in
           the
           poynt
           of
           a
           
             Cessation
             ,
          
           in
           the
           next
           words
           that
           follow
           ,
           
             He
             maketh
             Warrs
             to
             cease
             .
             vers.
          
           9.
           
           But
           the
           Prophet
           had
           a
           
             Mysticall
          
           meaning
           in
           his
           words
           ;
           and
           so
           no
           doubt
           have
           They
           ;
           For
           surely
           they
           mean
           that
           a
           
             Cessation
          
           is
           
             destructive
          
           to
           the
           good
           Subjects
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           just
           in
           the
           very
           same
           sense
           ,
           that
           the
           
             want
          
           of
           
             Victuals
          
           is
           a
           
             Preservative
          
           for
           them
           ;
           and
           ,
           if
           that
           be
           not
           a
           
             mysticall
          
           sence
           ,
           I
           know
           not
           what
           is
           .
           But
           if
           these
           men
           would
           speak
           plaine
           ,
           they
           would
           say
           ,
           That
           this
           
             Cessation
          
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           is
           
             Destructive
             to
             His
             Majesties
             ill
             Subjects
          
           here
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           who
           cannot
           have
           that
           convenient
           colour
           now
           ,
           to
           raise
           
             Forces
          
           and
           levy
           
             Monies
             ,
          
           for
           the
           suppression
           of
           a
           Rebellion
           
             there
             ;
          
           which
           
             Monies
          
           and
           
             Forces
             ,
          
           they
           may
           convert
           ,
           (
           as
           heretofore
           too
           often
           they
           have
           done
           )
           to
           the
           feeding
           and
           fomenting
           of
           their
           own
           Rebellion
           
             here
             .
          
           And
           this
           is
           evidently
           the
           Reason
           ,
           why
           they
           so
           desire
           a
           
             prosecution
             of
             the
             Warre
             in
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           demand
           the
           settlement
           of
           that
           
             Prosecution
          
           in
           their
           own
           hands
           ;
           that
           having
           once
           a
           Power
           ,
           of
           impropriating
           all
           the
           Succours
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           to
           their
           own
           Rebellious
           ends
           and
           purposes
           ,
           they
           may
           with
           better
           advantage
           ,
           mannage
           the
           Warre
           here
           in
           England
           ,
           against
           the
           King
           ;
           when
           they
           shall
           have
           
             Two
          
           swords
           for
           His
           
             One
             ;
          
           and
           may
           fight
           against
           Him
           ,
           not
           only
           with
           His
           
             Enemies
             ,
          
           but
           with
           His
           
             Friends
             .
          
        
         
           For
           if
           
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           intended
           only
           the
           prosecution
           of
           Iustice
           upon
           those
           accursed
           Rebells
           ,
           and
           not
           some
           vicious
           
           ends
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           no
           lesse
           accursed
           then
           they
           ,
           (
           for
           the
           grounds
           of
           all
           Rebellions
           are
           alike
           ;
           and
           if
           there
           be
           
             any
          
           just
           ground
           for
           
             one
             ,
             no
          
           ground
           is
           unjust
           ,
           that
           is
           laid
           for
           any
           
             other
          
           )
           Certainly
           the
           King
           would
           be
           thought
           on
           ,
           as
           a
           fitter
           instrument
           of
           execution
           ,
           (
           whither
           He
           be
           considered
           as
           
             King
             ,
          
           or
           as
           
             one
             single
          
           Person
           ,
           who
           can
           have
           but
           
             one
             will
             ,
          
           and
           so
           cannot
           differ
           from
           himselfe
           )
           then
           a
           
             collected
          
           body
           ,
           made
           out
           of
           
             many
             Persons
          
           of
           two
           Kingdoms
           ,
           (
           those
           of
           each
           Kingdom
           having
           a
           
             negative
             voyce
          
           )
           who
           thereby
           may
           have
           
             Two
          
           willes
           ,
           and
           so
           differ
           amongst
           themselves
           ;
           whereby
           the
           main
           businesse
           must
           needs
           receive
           obstruction
           .
           Neither
           does
           that
           avoid
           this
           inconvenience
           ,
           which
           these
           men
           say
           ;
           namely
           ,
           
           That
           
             in
             case
             of
             any
             disagreement
             in
             the
             Committee
             ,
             the
             two
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             are
             to
             prosecute
             that
             Warre
             ;
          
           unlesse
           they
           can
           imagine
           any
           man
           so
           simple
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           think
           it
           as
           possible
           for
           the
           two
           
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
          
           to
           disagree
           ,
           as
           for
           
             one
          
           Committee
           ;
           Besides
           ,
           when
           the
           Parliament
           had
           a
           mind
           to
           settle
           the
           
             Militia
          
           of
           
             England
          
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           some
           Commissioners
           of
           their
           own
           naming
           ,
           and
           would
           exclude
           the
           King
           ,
           from
           so
           much
           as
           the
           nomination
           of
           any
           one
           amongst
           them
           ;
           They
           give
           this
           ,
           as
           a
           reason
           of
           their
           desire
           ;
           
           
             That
             is
             the
             Commissioners
             should
             be
             severally
             named
             ,
             as
             the
             King
             would
             have
             had
             them
             ;
             probably
             they
             would
             have
             acted
             according
             to
             their
             severall
             interests
             ,
             and
             the
             warre
             thereby
             would
             be
             more
             easily
             revived
             ;
          
           And
           is
           it
           not
           as
           probable
           now
           ,
           if
           the
           prosecution
           of
           the
           Warre
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           should
           be
           setled
           in
           a
           Committee
           of
           two
           severall
           Kingdoms
           ,
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           that
           the
           Persons
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           should
           have
           
             severall
             interests
             ,
          
           and
           ends
           in
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           that
           Warre
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           severall
           
             Necessities
          
           or
           
             Ambitions
             ,
          
           and
           so
           what
           
             one
          
           aymes
           at
           ,
           as
           a
           
             Conversion
             ,
          
           the
           
             other
          
           may
           intend
           ,
           as
           
             Conquest
             ?
          
           by
           which
           meanes
           ,
           the
           Warre
           either
           will
           be
           
             retarded
             ,
          
           or
           ,
           which
           is
           worse
           ,
           
             exchanged
             ?
          
           I
           doe
           not
           asperse
           either
           of
           the
           two
           Nations
           with
           the
           unworthinesse
           of
           these
           Designes
           ;
           But
           I
           must
           needs
           say
           this
           :
           When
           a
           great
           mans
           House
           is
           on
           Fire
           ,
           which
           he
           is
           able
           to
           quench
           ,
           with
           the
           servants
           help
           of
           his
           own
           Family
           ,
           and
           yet
           strangers
           will
           be
           pressing
           in
           whether
           he
           will
           or
           no
           ;
           It
           is
           an
           even
           wager
           ,
           if
           
             Two
          
           men
           come
           in
           together
           
           to
           
             Helpe
             ;
          
           but
           
             One
          
           of
           them
           comes
           to
           
             Steale
             .
          
        
         
           If
           this
           
             Committee
             of
             both
             Kingdoms
          
           should
           have
           but
           
             one
          
           and
           the
           
             same
             end
             ,
          
           and
           that
           end
           ,
           a
           good
           one
           .
           The
           quenching
           of
           the
           Fire
           of
           that
           Rebellion
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           the
           reducing
           of
           that
           unhappy
           Kingdome
           to
           His
           Majesties
           Obedience
           :
           yet
           certainly
           ,
           reason
           would
           not
           ,
           that
           the
           
             prosecution
          
           of
           such
           a
           good
           end
           ,
           should
           be
           put
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           such
           
             State-Empericks
             ,
          
           who
           will
           goe
           about
           to
           cure
           a
           burnt
           Finger
           ,
           by
           putting
           it
           into
           another
           Fire
           :
           who
           thinke
           to
           quench
           the
           flames
           of
           that
           Rebellion
           
             there
             ,
          
           by
           blowing
           up
           a
           greater
           Rebellion
           
             here
             .
          
           And
           let
           no
           man
           wonder
           ,
           that
           I
           call
           this
           Rebellion
           a
           
             greater
             :
          
           For
           as
           the
           
             Casuists
          
           use
           to
           say
           ,
           That
           ,
           when
           a
           man
           Sweares
           ,
           
             the
             greater
          
           the
           subject-matter
           of
           his
           Oath
           is
           ,
           the
           
             lesse
          
           is
           the
           sinne
           :
           So
           doe
           I
           say
           ,
           That
           ,
           when
           a
           man
           Rebels
           ,
           the
           
             better
          
           his
           Ground
           is
           ,
           whither
           it
           be
           
             Religion
          
           or
           
             Gods
             Glory
             ,
          
           the
           
             worse
          
           is
           his
           Rebellion
           :
           because
           he
           goes
           about
           to
           lay
           that
           for
           a
           
             Foundation
             ,
          
           which
           will
           never
           incorporate
           with
           any
           part
           of
           the
           
             Superstructure
          
           or
           
             Building
             .
          
           Nay
           ,
           further
           then
           all
           this
           :
           If
           it
           should
           please
           God
           to
           give
           these
           men
           the
           grace
           of
           true
           Repentance
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           should
           detest
           this
           unnaturall
           Rebellion
           
             here
             ;
          
           and
           with
           unfeigned
           hearts
           should
           set
           themselves
           to
           the
           extirpation
           and
           rooting
           out
           of
           that
           Rebellion
           
             there
             ;
          
           yet
           ,
           in
           reason
           ,
           were
           not
           the
           
             prosecution
             of
             that
             Warre
             ,
          
           to
           be
           put
           into
           their
           handes
           ,
           even
           then
           ;
           because
           ,
           in
           the
           
             Traverses
          
           of
           an
           uncertaine
           
             Warre
             ,
          
           In
           those
           ordinary
           
             reciprocations
          
           and
           
             returnes
          
           of
           
             Fortune
             ;
          
           In
           those
           
             ebbings
          
           and
           
             flowings
          
           of
           Successe
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           the
           
             lesse
             naturall
          
           to
           great
           Enterprizes
           ,
           because
           ,
           
             lesse
             certain
             :
          
           There
           will
           fall
           out
           many
           particular
           emergent
           occasions
           ,
           both
           for
           
             Action
          
           and
           
             Councell
             ,
             quae
             ,
             non
             dum
             fiunt
             laudentur
             ,
             sed
             cum
             facta
             sunt
             ,
          
           as
           the
           
             Oratour
          
           speaks
           :
           The
           
             Successe
          
           whereof
           ,
           will
           much
           depend
           upon
           the
           
             Secrecy
             :
          
           and
           the
           greatest
           commendation
           that
           can
           be
           given
           the
           
             doing
          
           of
           them
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           already
           
             done
             .
          
           Which
           Councells
           can
           never
           runne
           so
           cleare
           through
           a
           
             Sive
             ,
          
           as
           through
           a
           
             Pipe
             :
          
           where
           ,
           
             many
          
           Heads
           have
           the
           conveighing
           thereof
           ,
           as
           where
           ,
           but
           
             one
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           it
           was
           not
           a
           piece
           of
           
             Pride
          
           but
           
             Policy
             ,
          
           in
           that
           great
           States-man
           ,
           who
           would
           usually
           debate
           all
           his
           Designes
           of
           Warre
           amongst
           his
           Councell
           ;
           but
           then
           ,
           would
           be
           sure
           never
           to
           follow
           that
           Advice
           ,
           which
           
           generally
           was
           accounted
           for
           the
           
             best
             :
          
           because
           by
           long
           experience
           he
           had
           observ'd
           ,
           that
           a
           
             lesse
             Expedient
             ,
          
           accompanied
           with
           
             secrecy
          
           and
           
             silence
             ,
          
           operated
           more
           in
           the
           wayes
           of
           
             Advantage
             ;
          
           then
           a
           
             greater
             Expedient
             ,
          
           expos'd
           to
           common
           
             observation
          
           and
           
             knowledge
             .
          
           And
           then
           let
           all
           the
           World
           Iudge
           ,
           whither
           it
           stand
           with
           ordinary
           
             Prudence
          
           and
           
             Reason
             ,
          
           to
           commit
           the
           
             prosecution
             of
             a
             Warre
          
           to
           their
           Hands
           ,
           who
           doe
           now
           manage
           an
           Actuall
           Warre
           against
           their
           owne
           Prince
           ,
           and
           are
           in
           open
           Rebellion
           against
           Him
           ;
           which
           ordinary
           
             Wisedome
          
           and
           
             Discretion
          
           would
           not
           entrust
           them
           with
           (
           as
           being
           a
           
             Multitude
          
           )
           if
           They
           should
           returne
           to
           their
           Subjection
           and
           Obedience
           .
        
         
           IV.
           In
           the
           last
           place
           ,
           observe
           their
           
             inexorable
             obduration
          
           and
           
             deafnesse
          
           against
           all
           
             enlargement
             ,
             prorogation
             ,
          
           or
           
             reviging
          
           of
           the
           
             Treaty
             .
          
           For
           being
           importun'd
           by
           the
           King
           Commissioners
           for
           an
           
             Addition
          
           of
           
             Time
          
           (
           that
           so
           ,
           as
           they
           might
           
             give
          
           Fuller
           Answers
           to
           those
           Propositions
           of
           the
           Parliament
           if
           there
           were
           occasion
           ;
           so
           they
           might
           hope
           to
           
             receive
          
           some
           kind
           of
           Answer
           to
           those
           Propositions
           of
           the
           King
           :
           of
           which
           some
           ,
           received
           
             no
             direct
          
           Answer
           ,
           and
           some
           ,
           
             no
             Answer
             at
             all
             .
          
           )
           They
           kept
           them
           still
           in
           suspence
           ,
           till
           the
           very
           
             Twentieth
             Day
             ,
          
           that
           Day
           ,
           when
           the
           Treaty
           was
           to
           break
           up
           ,
           before
           ever
           They
           would
           give
           them
           Answer
           :
           And
           then
           they
           tell
           them
           ,
           
           
             That
             their
             Lordships
             having
             not
             given
             full
             and
             satisfactory
             answers
             concerning
          
           Religion
           ,
           
             the
          
           Militia
           ,
           
             and
          
           Ireland
           ,
           
             They
             cannot
             for
             those
             reasons
             expect
             an
             Addition
             of
             Time
             :
          
           (
           A
           man
           would
           thinke
           ,
           they
           should
           rather
           have
           given
           more
           time
           in
           hope
           of
           
             Fuller
             Answers
             :
          
           specially
           having
           nothing
           else
           to
           doe
           ,
           but
           to
           receive
           the
           Homage
           of
           our
           Commissioners
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           come
           rather
           to
           
             keep
          
           a
           
             Court
             ,
          
           then
           to
           
             speed
          
           a
           
             Commission
             .
          
           )
           Neither
           
             have
             they
             received
             any
             Instructions
             to
             continue
             this
             Treaty
             any
             longer
             then
             the
             Twenty
             Dayes
             ,
             of
             which
             this
             is
             the
             last
             .
          
           Oh!
           the
           torment
           of
           having
           an
           ill
           
             Conscience
             ,
          
           and
           hearing
           
             Reason
             !
          
           I
           dare
           say
           ,
           never
           was
           any
           Cheater
           in
           the
           Pillory
           ,
           gladder
           to
           see
           the
           
             Iudges
          
           come
           from
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           then
           these
           ill
           men
           were
           to
           s●e
           the
           
             Twentieth
             Day
             ,
          
           that
           was
           to
           redeem
           them
           from
           the
           cruelties
           of
           a
           convinced
           understanding
           !
           And
           yet
           ,
           as
           your
           ordinary
           Players
           ,
           when
           they
           cannot
           play
           that
           Comedy
           which
           was
           intended
           ,
           because
           some
           
           of
           their
           principall
           men
           of
           partes
           are
           drunke
           :
           will
           lay
           the
           fault
           on
           the
           Spectators
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           the
           
             House
          
           or
           
             Galleries
          
           are
           not
           full
           :
           So
           these
           
             Actors
          
           of
           a
           
             Peace
             ;
          
           when
           they
           durst
           not
           continue
           the
           
             Treaty
          
           any
           longer
           ,
           because
           of
           those
           Overtures
           that
           were
           made
           by
           our
           Commissioners
           concerning
           a
           
             Cessation
             ,
          
           concerning
           the
           
             Kings
             Returne
             to
             Westminster
             ,
          
           and
           concerning
           a
           present
           
             disbanding
             of
             both
             Armies
             ,
          
           the
           very
           steame
           and
           ayre
           whereof
           ,
           was
           able
           to
           turne
           the
           braines
           of
           this
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           it
           stagger
           ;
           They
           tell
           our
           Commissioners
           ,
           that
           it
           seemes
           
             We
             had
             resolved
             that
             the
             Treaty
             should
             end
             with
             the
             Twenty
             Dayes
             ;
          
           
           the
           
             meanes
             to
             continue
             it
             ,
             being
             so
             well
             knowne
             to
             be
             ,
             a
             good
             Progresse
             in
             the
             Propositions
             for
          
           Religion
           ,
           
             the
          
           Militia
           ,
           
             and
          
           Ireland
           ;
           
             wherein
             they
             cannot
             find
             any
             satisfaction
             that
             was
             intended
             by
             Vs
             to
             be
             agreed
             unto
             .
          
           But
           when
           (
           as
           any
           man
           would
           imagine
           )
           did
           they
           tell
           them
           this
           ?
           Truely
           just
           ,
           when
           the
           last
           instant
           of
           the
           
             Twenty
             Dayes
          
           was
           now
           expired
           ;
           After
           Twelve
           a
           clock
           at
           night
           ;
           when
           They
           were
           sure
           no
           
             Answer
          
           could
           be
           given
           ,
           
             as
             part
             of
             the
             Treaty
             ,
          
           without
           their
           Consent
           ;
           As
           if
           the
           Rules
           of
           
             Treating
          
           were
           like
           those
           of
           
             Scolding
             ,
          
           and
           the
           simple
           World
           must
           needs
           imagine
           ,
           that
           because
           They
           had
           the
           
             last
             Word
             ,
          
           They
           had
           the
           
             best
             Cause
             .
          
           I
           must
           professe
           ingenuously
           ,
           when
           I
           met
           with
           this
           particular
           ,
           and
           compar'd
           it
           with
           the
           
             drolleryes
          
           of
           many
           of
           their
           other
           
             Papers
             ,
          
           where
           meere
           
             Fumes
          
           are
           maintain'd
           like
           
             Fortifications
             ,
          
           and
           so
           much
           
             Reason
             ,
          
           as
           will
           hardly
           make
           a
           cracker
           ,
           is
           mounted
           like
           some
           whole
           piece
           of
           
             Canon
             ,
          
           that
           must
           sweep
           and
           carry
           all
           before
           it
           ;
           I
           could
           not
           ,
           on
           the
           suddain
           ,
           satisfie
           my selfe
           ,
           whither
           I
           were
           reading
           
             Solids
          
           or
           
             Phancies
             ;
          
           whither
           I
           had
           met
           with
           a
           
             Relation
          
           or
           a
           
             Romance
             .
          
           I
           could
           never
           heare
           any
           thing
           of
           the
           
             Presbytery
             ,
          
           but
           me thoughts
           ,
           it
           sounded
           like
           the
           report
           of
           some
           
             Enchanted
             Castle
             ,
          
           which
           every
           
             Knight
          
           is
           bound
           by
           his
           Adventure
           to
           
             seeke
             ,
          
           but
           knowes
           not
           where
           to
           
             find
             :
          
           For
           their
           Commissioners
           urge
           and
           presse
           Our
           Commissioners
           ,
           ever
           and
           anon
           
             unto
             it
             :
          
           and
           yet
           never
           so
           much
           as
           offer
           them
           any
           particular
           
             Idea
             ,
          
           visible
           
             Forme
             ,
          
           or
           
             Representation
          
           thereof
           ,
           whereby
           they
           might
           be
           enabled
           to
           passe
           their
           Iudgement
           and
           Opinion
           
             of
             it
             .
          
           I
           never
           could
           read
           their
           Papers
           concerning
           
             Episcopacy
             ,
          
           but
           me thoughts
           ,
           it
           lookt
           ,
           like
           to
           some
           strange
           
             Blacke-Knight
             ,
          
           
           that
           was
           much
           afflicted
           and
           oppressed
           ,
           but
           
             no body
             could
             know
             the
             Cause
             :
          
           for
           I
           saw
           plainly
           ,
           They
           were
           resolv'd
           to
           ruine
           it
           ,
           
             though
             they
             had
             no
             Reason
             .
          
           And
           then
           ,
           let
           the
           ground
           be
           never
           so
           disadvantagious
           ,
           the
           Weapons
           never
           so
           unequall
           ,
           the
           Quarrell
           never
           so
           unjust
           ,
           or
           the
           Designe
           never
           so
           impossible
           :
           I
           found
           that
           the
           
             Knight
          
           did
           ever
           
             kill
          
           the
           
             Giant
             ,
          
           as
           in
           all
           
             Romances
             ,
          
           He
           is
           wont
           to
           doe
           :
           For
           let
           the
           Proposition
           be
           against
           
             Law
             ,
          
           let
           it
           be
           against
           
             Reason
             ,
          
           nay
           ,
           let
           it
           be
           against
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           all
           is
           one
           for
           that
           :
           and
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           is
           sure
           to
           have
           the
           better
           of
           the
           
             King
             .
          
        
         
           But
           did
           Our
           Commissioners
           make
           no
           
             good
             Progresse
          
           in
           their
           three
           Propositions
           as
           these
           men
           pretend
           ?
           First
           ,
           it
           is
           evident
           ,
           
             We
          
           proceeded
           farther
           in
           
             Their
          
           Propositions
           ,
           then
           
             They
          
           did
           in
           
             Ours
             ;
          
           for
           ,
           apprehending
           the
           businesse
           of
           that
           Meeting
           in
           its
           true
           and
           proper
           notion
           ,
           as
           being
           intended
           rather
           for
           a
           
             triall
             of
             Iudgements
             ,
          
           then
           a
           
             tickling
             of
             Humours
             ,
          
           Our
           Commissioners
           never
           returned
           Answer
           to
           their
           Papers
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           was
           elemented
           and
           made
           up
           of
           
             Reason
          
           and
           
             Conscience
             ,
             Iustice
          
           and
           
             Prudence
             ,
          
           which
           of
           necessity
           must
           satisfie
           ,
           either
           wife
           men
           or
           good
           ;
           whereas
           They
           rather
           gave
           
             Excuses
          
           then
           
             Answers
             ,
          
           when
           They
           did
           give
           any
           ;
           and
           sometimes
           They
           would
           not
           give
           so
           much
           as
           that
           :
           which
           I
           think
           was
           so
           farre
           from
           being
           
             Satisfactory
             ,
          
           that
           it
           was
           not
           
             Civill
             .
          
           And
           doe
           these
           men
           accuse
           us
           of
           breaking
           up
           the
           Treaty
           by
           our
           
             ill
             Progresse
          
           in
           their
           Propositions
           ;
           when
           We
           had
           Propositions
           ,
           (
           which
           They
           were
           to
           
             Treat
          
           on
           as
           well
           according
           to
           the
           Tenour
           of
           their
           own
           
             Commission
             ,
          
           )
           wherein
           notwithstanding
           They
           made
           not
           so
           much
           as
           
             any
             kind
             of
             progresse
          
           at
           all
           ?
           Secondly
           ,
           We
           conceive
           ,
           (
           and
           so
           We
           doubt
           not
           but
           the
           wiser
           world
           will
           ,
           )
           that
           the
           Commissioners
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           were
           to
           be
           reckoned
           on
           as
           
             Parties
             ,
          
           who
           were
           mutually
           to
           make
           up
           this
           
             good
             progresse
          
           between
           them
           ,
           by
           their
           complying
           and
           co-operating
           Hands
           ;
           and
           not
           as
           
             Iudges
          
           for
           the
           
             one
          
           side
           to
           determine
           ,
           whether
           that
           
             were
             good
          
           or
           no
           ,
           which
           the
           
             other
          
           side
           had
           made
           ;
           and
           therefore
           we
           think
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           more
           reason
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           why
           our
           Progresse
           on
           Their
           Propositions
           should
           be
           reckoned
           and
           accounted
           
             no
             good
             Progresse
             ,
          
           because
           
             They
          
           say
           
             it
             is
             not
             ;
          
           Then
           there
           is
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           why
           it
           should
           not
           be
           reckoned
           and
           accounted
           a
           
             good
             Progresse
             ,
          
           because
           
             We
          
           say
           
             it
             is
             .
          
        
         
         
           They
           find
           themselves
           a
           little
           pinch't
           with
           this
           ;
           and
           therefore
           They
           produce
           a
           Reason
           against
           our
           
             good
             Progresse
             ,
          
           which
           they
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           will
           satisfie
           the
           World
           ,
           (
           Then
           ,
           truly
           must
           they
           serve
           the
           World
           ,
           as
           they
           serv'd
           Vs
           at
           
             Vxbridge
             :
          
           suffer
           it
           onely
           to
           receive
           a
           
             Paper
             ,
          
           and
           then
           ▪
           not
           suffer
           it
           to
           Returne
           an
           
             Answer
             ;
          
           for
           otherwise
           ,
           there
           is
           roome
           enough
           for
           a
           
             Reply
             .
          
           )
           And
           that
           reason
           ,
           is
           this
           :
           that
           ,
           
             For
             Religion
             We
             granted
             them
             very
             litle
             or
             nothing
             but
             what
             already
             They
             were
             in
             possession
             of
             by
             the
             Lawes
             of
             this
             Kingdome
             .
          
           Should
           this
           which
           they
           alleadge
           be
           true
           ,
           certainly
           this
           were
           a
           strange
           Argument
           against
           us
           ,
           to
           prove
           ,
           that
           we
           made
           no
           
             good
             Progresse
          
           in
           their
           Propositions
           ,
           because
           we
           
             granted
             little
             or
             nothing
             ,
             but
             what
             they
             were
             already
             in
             possession
             of
             by
             Law
             ;
          
           For
           ,
           if
           the
           defence
           of
           their
           
             Lawes
             ,
          
           was
           one
           of
           the
           chiefe
           ingredients
           that
           made
           the
           
             Warre
             ,
          
           (
           as
           out
           of
           doubt
           it
           was
           ;
           and
           foure
           yeares
           agoe
           ,
           what
           other
           language
           did
           they
           speake
           ?
           wherefore
           did
           they
           take
           up
           Armes
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           
             maintenance
          
           of
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           their
           
             Liberties
             ,
          
           and
           their
           
             Lawes
             ?
          
           )
           Assuredly
           ,
           the
           bare
           Concession
           of
           the
           free
           use
           and
           benefit
           of
           those
           
             Lawes
             ,
          
           is
           a
           signe
           of
           faire
           progression
           in
           the
           way
           to
           
             Peace
             .
          
           He
           that
           should
           have
           told
           the
           Souldier
           when
           he
           first
           took
           up
           Armes
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           to
           fight
           for
           the
           making
           of
           
             New
          
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           not
           for
           the
           maintaining
           of
           the
           
             Old
             ,
          
           would
           ,
           I
           believe
           ,
           have
           found
           but
           very
           cold
           
             Musters
             ;
          
           But
           in
           few
           yeares
           ,
           see
           ,
           to
           what
           a
           
             Contradiction
             of
             sinne
          
           these
           Men
           are
           growne
           ;
           At
           first
           ,
           They
           took
           up
           their
           Armes
           to
           compell
           and
           force
           the
           King
           
             to
             keep
             the
             Lawes
             ;
          
           and
           now
           ,
           They
           are
           resolv'd
           by
           like
           ,
           never
           to
           lay
           them
           downe
           againe
           ,
           if
           He
           will
           not
           
             Break
             them
             .
          
           It
           is
           one
           of
           the
           Kings
           
             Propositions
          
           offered
           to
           them
           ,
           
           That
           
             whatsoever
             hath
             been
             done
             contrary
             to
             the
             knowne
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             should
             be
             renounced
             and
             recalled
             :
          
           and
           I
           dare
           presume
           ,
           His
           Majesty
           would
           allow
           that
           for
           a
           
             good
             Progresse
          
           upon
           His
           Propositions
           ,
           if
           the
           Parliament
           would
           but
           grant
           Him
           
             that
             ;
          
           nay
           ,
           He
           would
           aske
           no
           more
           ;
           He
           would
           repose
           Himselfe
           in
           
             that
             ,
          
           as
           the
           sole
           
             Complement
          
           of
           His
           Desires
           ;
           and
           yet
           ,
           that
           very
           thing
           which
           the
           King
           would
           be
           contented
           to
           rely
           and
           rest
           on
           ,
           as
           upon
           
             His
             End
             ;
          
           namely
           ,
           That
           
             nothing
             should
             be
             done
             contrary
             to
             the
             knowne
             establisht
             Law
             of
             this
             Land
             ;
          
           That
           ,
           will
           not
           the
           Parliament
           accept
           
           of
           in
           the
           condition
           of
           a
           
             good
             Progresse
             ,
          
           onely
           bending
           and
           leading
           thereunto
           .
           Truely
           ,
           this
           
             Allegation
          
           of
           theirs
           ,
           is
           so
           full
           of
           advantage
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           almost
           wish
           it
           True
           :
           that
           is
           ,
           I
           could
           wish
           our
           Commissioners
           had
           
             not
             granted
             them
             ,
          
           so
           much
           as
           
             very
             little
             ,
          
           but
           had
           granted
           them
           entirely
           
             nothing
             at
             all
             ,
          
           but
           what
           they
           are
           in
           
             possession
             of
             already
             by
             Law
             ;
          
           because
           I
           cannot
           well
           see
           ,
           how
           they
           could
           grant
           it
           .
           But
           ,
           what
           if
           all
           this
           which
           they
           alleadge
           be
           false
           ?
           What
           if
           our
           Commissioners
           were
           so
           farre
           from
           granting
           them
           
             very
             little
             ,
          
           but
           
             what
             they
             were
             in
             possession
             of
             already
             by
             Law
             ,
          
           that
           they
           granted
           them
           
             very
             much
             ?
          
           What
           if
           those
           particular
           Concessions
           ,
           which
           
             were
             never
             yet
          
           established
           by
           Law
           ,
           were
           
             more
          
           then
           those
           which
           
             were
             ?
          
           Nay
           ,
           what
           if
           it
           evidently
           be
           made
           appeare
           ,
           that
           they
           never
           were
           by
           
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
          
           in
           possession
           of
           any
           the
           least
           of
           those
           
             Concessions
             ,
          
           which
           our
           Commissioners
           offered
           unto
           them
           ?
           I
           am
           so
           charitable
           in
           conceiving
           these
           men
           may
           have
           some
           Flesh
           in
           their
           Foreheads
           ,
           that
           I
           hope
           the
           
             Scotsh
          
           Commissioners
           (
           who
           must
           be
           a
           little
           
             excus'd
          
           for
           
             not
          
           being
           
             Acquainted
          
           with
           our
           Lawes
           ,
           unlesse
           they
           had
           rather
           be
           
             accus'd
          
           for
           their
           
             Acquaintance
          
           )
           had
           the
           penning
           of
           this
           Paper
           ,
           that
           was
           the
           
             Stopple
          
           of
           the
           Treaty
           ;
           because
           ,
           although
           the
           words
           be
           
             English
             ,
          
           yet
           the
           sence
           ,
           is
           
             Scotsh
             ;
          
           But
           out
           of
           all
           doubt
           ,
           there
           is
           not
           greater
           evidence
           of
           Light
           ,
           then
           of
           this
           Truth
           ;
           That
           of
           all
           those
           nine
           or
           ten
           
             Concessions
          
           which
           our
           Commissioners
           offered
           ,
           upon
           the
           point
           of
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Reconciliation
           ,
           and
           Advancement
           of
           a
           blessed
           Peace
           ;
           There
           were
           none
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           were
           the
           
             Spawnes
          
           of
           so
           many
           
             New
             Lawes
             :
          
           There
           was
           not
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           which
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           Church-men
           were
           heretofore
           oblig'd
           ,
           by
           any
           known
           established
           Law
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           whatsoever
           .
           And
           now
           let
           all
           men
           Iudge
           of
           their
           
             Faith
          
           in
           
             other
          
           Testimonies
           ,
           which
           cannot
           easily
           be
           reduc't
           to
           a
           convenient
           Teste
           :
           who
           dare
           thus
           abuse
           the
           World
           with
           
             Falshhood
          
           in
           
             This
             ,
          
           which
           lyes
           so
           open
           and
           obnoxious
           to
           a
           plaine
           and
           ordinary
           Tryall
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           For
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           they
           say
           ,
           
           We
           made
           no
           
             good
             Progresse
          
           therein
           ,
           and
           therefore
           
             were
             resolv'd
             ,
          
           it
           seemes
           ,
           the
           
             Treaty
             should
             break
             up
             ;
          
           Because
           We
           
             thought
             it
             not
             fit
             to
             consent
             to
             any
             one
             of
             their
             Demandes
             ,
             but
             made
             some
             new
             Propositions
             
             of
             our
             owne
             ,
             which
             were
             not
             in
             any
             degree
             sufficient
             for
             the
             setling
             and
             securing
             of
             the
             Peace
             of
             both
             the
             Kingdomes
             .
          
           I
           did
           ever
           thinke
           ,
           till
           now
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           one
           thing
           to
           make
           a
           
             Progresse
             ,
          
           and
           another
           thing
           ,
           to
           make
           an
           
             End
             :
          
           Doe
           they
           say
           ,
           We
           made
           no
           
             good
             Progresse
          
           in
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           because
           We
           consented
           not
           unto
           their
           
             whole
             Demands
             ?
          
           They
           might
           altogether
           as
           properly
           say
           ,
           that
           a
           Country-man
           travailing
           towards
           
             London
             ,
          
           hath
           made
           no
           
             good
             Progresse
          
           in
           his
           Iourney
           ;
           because
           ,
           He
           is
           not
           come
           as
           yet
           ,
           to
           
             Charing-Crosse
             .
          
           Questionlesse
           a
           Progresse
           is
           made
           on
           their
           Demandes
           ,
           when
           We
           Consent
           ,
           but
           unto
           any
           
             part
          
           thereof
           ;
           and
           the
           
             better
          
           that
           
             part
          
           is
           ,
           that
           is
           consented
           to
           ,
           the
           
             better
          
           is
           the
           
             Progresse
             .
          
           Now
           ,
           if
           
             halfe
          
           of
           any
           Thing
           be
           a
           good
           
             part
             ,
          
           then
           is
           our
           Progresse
           upon
           their
           Demands
           ,
           a
           
             good
             Progresse
             ;
          
           for
           We
           consented
           to
           the
           one
           
             halfe
          
           of
           every
           thing
           that
           was
           required
           .
           They
           demanded
           the
           Nomination
           of
           
             all
          
           the
           Commissioners
           :
           and
           We
           granted
           them
           the
           Nomination
           of
           
             halfe
             ;
          
           They
           demanded
           the
           
             Militia
          
           for
           
             Seaven
             yeares
             :
          
           and
           We
           would
           have
           given
           them
           it
           ,
           for
           
             Three
             .
          
           But
           I
           perceive
           ,
           He
           grants
           them
           
             nothing
             ,
          
           that
           does
           not
           grant
           them
           
             all
             ;
          
           and
           it
           fares
           with
           the
           Parliaments
           
             Demands
             ,
          
           as
           some
           report
           it
           does
           ,
           in
           the
           fortunate
           Ilands
           of
           
             Arabia
             ,
          
           with
           the
           People
           
             Dayes
             ;
          
           They
           know
           not
           what
           belongs
           to
           
             dawning
             :
          
           They
           never
           see
           Day
           ,
           till
           the
           
             whole
          
           Sunne
           appears
           unto
           them
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           if
           Our
           Commissioners
           had
           made
           no
           better
           
             Progresse
             ,
          
           then
           They
           pretend
           :
           if
           We
           had
           exhausted
           all
           those
           
             Twenty
             Dayes
          
           assigned
           for
           the
           Treating
           upon
           Their
           Propositions
           ,
           in
           meere
           
             Tergiversation
          
           and
           
             Cavill
             :
          
           if
           We
           had
           
             denyed
          
           Our
           
             Assent
          
           to
           all
           their
           Demands
           ,
           and
           then
           had
           been
           never
           able
           to
           make
           good
           any
           colourable
           Reason
           for
           that
           Our
           
             Denyall
             ;
          
           yet
           certainly
           ,
           Their
           Originall
           
             Commission
          
           having
           a
           kind
           of
           
             Counter
             part
             ,
          
           and
           they
           being
           authorized
           to
           Treat
           upon
           those
           
             Three
             Propositions
          
           offered
           by
           
             Vs
          
           to
           
             Them
             :
          
           as
           well
           ,
           as
           upon
           these
           other
           
             Three
             ,
          
           offered
           by
           
             Them
          
           to
           
             Vs
             :
          
           Reason
           and
           equity
           would
           ,
           that
           an
           
             equall
          
           number
           of
           
             Propositions
             ,
          
           should
           have
           been
           allow'd
           an
           
             equall
          
           number
           of
           
             Dayes
             :
          
           and
           then
           ,
           if
           the
           Successes
           and
           Issues
           of
           both
           ,
           had
           happily
           falne
           out
           equally
           unprofitable
           ,
           yet
           ,
           no
           one
           side
           could
           have
           had
           just
           cause
           for
           to
           complaine
           ,
           
           of
           the
           partiall
           and
           uneven
           proceedings
           of
           the
           other
           .
           And
           although
           We
           doe
           not
           urge
           it
           ,
           as
           an
           Argument
           of
           
             Insolence
          
           and
           
             Pride
             ,
          
           that
           Their
           Propositions
           must
           be
           Treated
           on
           ,
           
             in
             the
             first
             place
             ,
          
           before
           the
           Kings
           ;
           yet
           ,
           when
           the
           pretence
           of
           Our
           
             ill
             Progresse
          
           upon
           
             Theirs
             ,
          
           is
           made
           a
           Reason
           of
           their
           
             no
             Progresse
          
           at
           all
           on
           
             Ours
             :
          
           We
           cannot
           but
           look
           upon
           this
           
             Order
          
           and
           
             Disposall
          
           of
           the
           
             partes
             ,
          
           as
           an
           Argument
           of
           great
           
             Inconvenience
             ,
          
           against
           a
           
             Peace
             :
          
           and
           which
           hath
           somewhat
           of
           the
           visage
           of
           an
           Affected
           and
           Studyed
           
             Obstruction
             ,
          
           cast
           in
           the
           wayes
           thereof
           .
           For
           those
           
             Three
             Propositions
          
           of
           
             Theirs
             ,
          
           if
           They
           had
           been
           denyed
           at
           
             Vxbridge
             ;
          
           yet
           ,
           they
           might
           have
           been
           granted
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           in
           a
           Full
           and
           Free
           Convention
           of
           Parliament
           ;
           out
           of
           which
           I
           know
           not
           well
           ,
           indeed
           ,
           how
           They
           could
           be
           granted
           .
           But
           
             these
             Three
             Propositions
          
           of
           
             Ours
             ,
          
           They
           ,
           cannot
           be
           granted
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           if
           They
           be
           denyed
           at
           
             Vxbridge
             :
          
           unlesse
           you
           thinke
           it
           fit
           to
           perswade
           
             one
          
           man
           to
           lay
           downe
           the
           Bucklers
           ,
           whilest
           
             another
          
           beats
           him
           .
           The
           Kings
           Proposition
           for
           a
           present
           
             Cessation
          
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           could
           not
           be
           setled
           ,
           but
           
             in
          
           a
           
             Treatie
             ;
          
           The
           Parliaments
           Proposition
           against
           the
           
             Cessation
          
           which
           was
           already
           past
           ,
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           might
           be
           setled
           ,
           
             out
          
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           yet
           ,
           so
           inraged
           &
           incensed
           are
           these
           men
           against
           that
           Cessation
           
             there
             ;
          
           that
           they
           will
           not
           endure
           the
           mention
           of
           any
           thing
           that
           sounds
           like
           it
           ,
           
             here
             ;
          
           as
           that
           impetuous
           
             Emperour
             ,
          
           who
           ,
           by
           witchcraft
           having
           learnt
           
             three
             letters
          
           of
           His
           name
           ,
           that
           was
           afterwards
           to
           Succeed
           him
           ;
           put
           every
           man
           to
           death
           whom
           he
           could
           lay
           hands
           on
           ,
           that
           had
           those
           
             three
             letters
             ,
          
           for
           the
           beginning
           of
           his
           Name
           .
           His
           Majesties
           
             Returne
             to
             Westminster
          
           (
           which
           Our
           Commissioners
           desired
           in
           the
           second
           place
           )
           could
           not
           be
           
             Safe
             ,
          
           but
           as
           both
           Sides
           agree
           ,
           
             before
             He
             commes
             :
          
           But
           
             Episcopacy
          
           (
           which
           their
           Commissioners
           desired
           to
           have
           abolisht
           )
           could
           not
           be
           ,
           but
           
             unsafe
             ,
          
           even
           
             after
             his
             comming
             :
          
           for
           if
           there
           be
           just
           Reason
           to
           take
           it
           away
           ,
           
             now
             ;
          
           there
           will
           be
           reason
           ,
           
             then
             .
          
           And
           yet
           ,
           so
           transported
           are
           they
           ,
           with
           a
           passionate
           and
           eager
           pursuit
           of
           a
           thing
           ,
           in
           the
           perswasion
           whereof
           
             both
             Parties
          
           professe
           they
           
             differ
             :
          
           that
           they
           will
           not
           admit
           Discourse
           ,
           or
           
             Treat
          
           of
           another
           thing
           ,
           wherein
           
             both
             Sides
          
           professe
           before
           hand
           ,
           that
           They
           doe
           
             agree
             .
          
           Both
           
             Armies
          
           cannot
           
           be
           
             Disbanded
          
           (
           according
           to
           that
           Demand
           of
           Ours
           )
           but
           
             before
          
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           doe
           
             meet
             :
          
           but
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           may
           be
           setled
           (
           according
           to
           that
           Demand
           of
           Theirs
           )
           
             after
          
           that
           
             Meeting
             ;
          
           and
           indeed
           ,
           there
           is
           but
           little
           reason
           ,
           that
           this
           Power
           of
           the
           
             Militia
          
           should
           now
           come
           in
           
             projection
          
           in
           these
           
             Times
             of
             Warre
             :
          
           which
           must
           lye
           
             Dormant
             ,
          
           as
           Themselves
           confesse
           ,
           and
           not
           be
           put
           in
           
             Execution
             ,
          
           till
           the
           
             Time
             of
             Peace
             .
          
           And
           yet
           ,
           so
           violent
           are
           these
           Men
           in
           setling
           of
           a
           
             Power
             ,
          
           which
           
             must
             not
             be
             exercis'd
             ,
          
           but
           in
           the
           Time
           of
           
             Peace
             ;
          
           That
           they
           will
           heare
           of
           no
           course
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           taken
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           ,
           for
           
             dissolving
          
           of
           the
           
             Warre
             :
          
           like
           ordinary
           People
           in
           a
           Croude
           ;
           that
           will
           make
           such
           hast
           ,
           
             every
             man
          
           to
           get
           
             first
          
           out
           of
           dores
           ,
           that
           
             no
             man
          
           stirres
           .
           So
           that
           ,
           upon
           viewing
           of
           the
           whole
           matter
           ,
           We
           can
           cast
           all
           these
           obstacles
           and
           Impediments
           in
           the
           wayes
           of
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           that
           arose
           out
           of
           this
           perverse
           Method
           of
           handling
           the
           Propositions
           ,
           into
           no
           other
           Mould
           ,
           but
           this
           ;
           That
           They
           ,
           
             never
             intending
             to
             conclude
             a
             Peace
             ,
          
           resolved
           in
           the
           first
           place
           to
           Treat
           of
           
             Their
          
           Propositions
           ,
           which
           they
           knew
           ,
           no
           man
           with
           
             Honesty
          
           or
           
             Conscience
          
           could
           
             Grant
             ;
          
           That
           ,
           in
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           they
           might
           with
           better
           colour
           avoyd
           the
           Treating
           upon
           
             Our
          
           Propositions
           ,
           which
           they
           knew
           ,
           no
           man
           with
           
             Conscience
          
           or
           
             Honesty
             ,
          
           could
           offer
           to
           
             Deny
             .
          
        
         
           And
           ,
           if
           all
           this
           which
           hath
           bin
           said
           ,
           be
           not
           enough
           to
           perswade
           with
           men
           of
           common
           understanding
           ,
           that
           these
           
             Rebels
          
           never
           did
           
             intend
             a
             Peace
             ,
          
           but
           that
           they
           purpose
           to
           make
           this
           Warre
           ,
           which
           at
           first
           was
           their
           
             Necessity
             ,
          
           now
           ,
           become
           their
           
             Trade
          
           (
           for
           too
           many
           of
           them
           know
           not
           how
           to
           live
           without
           it
           )
           yet
           this
           
             One
             Consideration
          
           is
           sufficient
           to
           enforce
           them
           to
           beleife
           ,
           if
           they
           will
           but
           weigh
           it
           well
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           this
           :
           That
           ,
           They
           never
           would
           allow
           the
           
             Tender
          
           and
           
             Offer
          
           of
           all
           those
           things
           ,
           for
           Overtures
           of
           
             Peace
             ;
          
           the
           
             Stoppe
          
           and
           
             Obstruction
          
           whereof
           ,
           they
           themselves
           ,
           ever
           professed
           ,
           till
           now
           ,
           was
           the
           greatest
           
             Incentive
          
           and
           
             Occasion
          
           of
           the
           
             Warre
             .
          
        
         
           They
           took
           up
           Armes
           ,
           for
           the
           
             Liberty
             of
             the
             Subject
             ;
          
           to
           vindicate
           and
           to
           recover
           
             that
             ;
          
           and
           yet
           ,
           in
           all
           this
           Treaty
           ,
           they
           never
           let
           fall
           so
           much
           as
           any
           one
           
             word
          
           or
           
             sillable
             ,
          
           tending
           or
           bending
           
             thereunto
             .
          
           They
           did
           well
           to
           set
           those
           words
           ,
           [
           
             The
             
             Liberty
             of
             the
             Subject
          
           ]
           in
           their
           
             Banners
             ,
          
           so
           as
           they
           did
           ;
           For
           all
           the
           World
           cannot
           but
           see
           ,
           that
           they
           meant
           it
           for
           a
           
             Flourish
             ;
          
           For
           ,
           when
           the
           Kings
           Commissioners
           urged
           and
           pressed
           this
           point
           ,
           of
           the
           
             Liberty
             of
             the
             Subject
          
           in
           many
           severall
           particulars
           ,
           and
           desired
           ,
           
           that
           
             all
             illegall
             Power
             used
             over
             the
             Subject
             ,
             as
             imprisoning
             ,
             or
             putting
             him
             to
             death
             without
             Lawe
             ;
             stopping
             of
             his
          
           Habeas
           Corpus
           ,
           
             and
             imposing
             upon
             his
             Estate
             ,
             without
             Act
             of
             Parliament
          
           (
           the
           very
           grievance
           ,
           which
           these
           men
           heretofore
           possest
           the
           World
           they
           labour'd
           under
           ;
           and
           therefore
           urg'd
           them
           to
           take
           up
           Armes
           ,
           that
           so
           they
           might
           redresse
           them
           )
           
             should
             from
             henceforth
             be
             utterly
             disclaimed
             ;
          
           They
           would
           never
           so
           much
           as
           admit
           of
           any
           Treaty
           thereof
           ,
           or
           returne
           any
           colourable
           Answer
           concerning
           it
           .
        
         
           They
           took
           up
           Armes
           for
           
             Defence
          
           of
           their
           
             Religion
             ;
          
           And
           yet
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           
             Twenty
             daies
          
           of
           this
           whole
           
             Treaty
             ,
          
           were
           never
           able
           to
           produce
           any
           
             one
          
           Article
           of
           
             Doctrine
             ,
          
           avowed
           and
           establisht
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           wherein
           that
           Church
           had
           receded
           either
           from
           the
           
             Truth
             ,
          
           or
           from
           
             Her selfe
             :
          
           And
           for
           points
           of
           
             Discipline
             ;
          
           when
           the
           King
           offer'd
           in
           His
           Propositions
           ,
           all
           
             ease
          
           to
           
             tender
             Consciences
             ,
             in
             such
             particulars
             as
             should
             be
             agreed
             on
             by
             a
             Nationall
             Synod
             legall
             called
             ;
          
           They
           would
           never
           heare
           thereof
           ;
           but
           ,
           put
           off
           the
           
             Treating
          
           of
           that
           Proposition
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           the
           rest
           ,
           with
           this
           uncivill
           Answer
           ;
           
           That
           ,
           
             when
             the
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             shall
             be
             satisfied
             in
             the
             good
             progresse
             of
             the
             Treaty
             upon
             their
             Propositions
             ,
             concerning
          
           Religion
           ,
           
             the
          
           Militia
           ,
           
             and
          
           Ireland
           ,
           
             they
             will
             give
             time
             for
             the
             Treaty
             upon
             these
             Propositions
             sent
             by
             His
             Majesty
             ;
          
           In
           the
           point
           of
           which
           
             Satisfaction
             ,
          
           they
           were
           resolved
           before
           hand
           ,
           both
           to
           be
           
             Parties
          
           and
           
             Iudges
             ,
          
           as
           already
           hath
           appeared
           .
        
         
           They
           have
           raised
           severall
           Armies
           ,
           upon
           this
           very
           reason
           and
           ground
           ,
           
             To
             bring
             the
             King
          
           (
           whom
           they
           pretended
           to
           be
           
             seduced
             by
             Evill
             Councell
          
           )
           
             up
             unto
             the
             Parliament
          
           (
           His
           
             great
             ,
          
           and
           His
           
             good
          
           Councell
           ,
           as
           the
           World
           must
           needs
           imagine
           )
           By
           meanes
           whereof
           ,
           too
           much
           of
           Christian
           Bloud
           hath
           been
           already
           shed
           ,
           and
           ,
           as
           yet
           ,
           shed
           in
           vaine
           ;
           (
           for
           by
           
             Force
             ,
          
           They
           never
           yet
           were
           able
           to
           
             obtaine
          
           it
           )
           And
           They
           doe
           now
           Refuse
           His
           Majesties
           
             willing
             Offer
             of
             Returne
             ;
          
           or
           to
           
             Treat
          
           of
           any
           
           Faire
           meanes
           of
           
             Accommodation
             ,
          
           in
           pursuit
           thereof
           ,
           the
           onely
           
             visible
             way
          
           left
           under
           Heaven
           ,
           by
           which
           They
           may
           
             effect
          
           it
           .
           And
           if
           They
           shall
           goe
           about
           ,
           after
           all
           this
           ,
           to
           Farce
           and
           fill
           the
           World
           with
           
             Noyse
          
           and
           
             Clamour
             ,
          
           that
           
             They
          
           would
           have
           had
           a
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           but
           the
           
             King
          
           would
           
             not
             .
          
           (
           as
           it
           is
           like
           they
           will
           )
           For
           my
           part
           ,
           I
           sh●ll
           leave
           off
           further
           
             Perswasion
             ,
          
           and
           fall
           to
           
             Prayer
             ;
          
           humbly
           beseeching
           
             God
             ,
          
           who
           is
           the
           
             Searcher
             of
             Hearts
             ,
          
           and
           knowes
           
             the
             Spirits
          
           of
           all
           Men
           ;
           To
           prosper
           on
           both
           Sides
           ,
           those
           
             Issues
          
           and
           
             Successes
             ,
          
           which
           They
           hope
           now
           to
           
             have
             ,
          
           by
           
             Warre
             ;
          
           according
           unto
           those
           upright
           
             Intentions
             ,
          
           and
           unfeigned
           
             Purposes
             ,
          
           which
           They
           then
           
             had
             ,
          
           of
           
             Peace
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A34353e-90
           
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             Narration
             .
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             50.
             
             No.
             LX
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             .
             No.
             CXLIV
             .
             CXLV
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             p.
             56.
             no
             LXIX
             .
          
           
             Their
             Reply
             21.
             
             Feb.
             p.
             57.
             no
             LXX
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             Pag.
             92.
             
             No.
             CXXXVI
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             62.
             no
             .
             LXXV
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             88.
             no
             ,
             CXXXI
             .
             21.
             
             
               Feb.
               
            
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             95.
             no
             .
             CXXXVI
             .
             7.
             
             
               Feb.
               
            
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             99.
             no
             .
             CXLV
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             120.
             no
             .
             CLXXIV
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             92
             no
             .
             CXXXVI
             .
             22
             ▪
             Feb.
             
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             148.
             no
             .
             CXCV.
             
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             154.
             no
             .
             CXCVII
             .
             22.
             
             
               Feb.
               
            
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             18.
             no
             .
             VIII
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             155.
             no
             .
             CXCVII
             .
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             18.
             no
             .
             VIII
             .
             Prop.
             3.
             
          
           
             Full
             Narration
             ,
             p.
             141.
             no
             .
             CLXXXIV
             .