THE Reformation Reformed: OR A SHORT HISTORY OF New-fashioned Christians; OCCASIONED BY Frank Smith's Yesterday Paper of Votes, September, 2. 1681.  
LONDON: Printed for Joanna Brome, at the Gun in St. Paul's Churchyard. MDCLXXXI.   

THE PREFACE.  
THE Author of Frank Smith's Paper, Entitled [Votes of the Honourable the Commons of England, Assembled in the late Parliament at Westminster, in favour of Protestant Dissenters] is very little seen (I perceive) in the History of the Commons of Westminster, and the said Protestant Dissenters: He would never have stopped at a Broadside else; and almost the one half of that too, spent in Remark and Descant on the other.  
Now with Honour to the Commons of 1680. and 1681. and with all Due Respect to whatever they did; and to whatever they would have done; I shall take the freedom to inform the People, that the Commons of 1640. and 1641. did a great deal more for the Protestant Dissenters than ever these other Gentlemen, either did, or intended to do. You'll say perhaps, That the Protestant Dissenters of the Forty-One-Edition did what they did, for themselves, and only out of a kindness to the Children of their own Mothers. As to That Point, let the matter even go as the Courteous Reader pleases. We are not here upon the HOW'S and the WHY'S; but in one word, upon the FACT; and you shall have it as plain, as the best Authorities of those Times can tell the Story: That is to say, Husbands his Two Volumes of Collections, and Scobel's Acts and Ordinances: unto which I shall refer ye, and you shall there see the Blessed Fruits of an Union of Dissenters, and a Thorough-Reformation: Monarchy Reduced within the Bounds of Law: The King made a Glorious Prince in his Person; and his Dignity provided for; His People settled in Peace, and his Royal Revenue in Plenty. You shall there understand the meaning of Moderating the Exorbitant Power of the Bishops: Clearing the Service of God, of Antichristian Ceremonies, and Human Inventions, and setting up that which they call a Painful, Conscientious, and Gospel-Ministry in the Land. You shall there learn what it is for the Subjects to be Secured in their Lives, Liberties, Consciences and Estates; For you'll find, in the Holy Idiom, That when a man is Imprisoned, Transplanted, put to Death, Sequestered, Plundered; His Person, Life, and Estate, is said (for so much) to be Secured. And so is his Conscience, when he comes to be put a Shipboard, or Immured betwixt Four Walls, for not taking the Covenant. You will see there, what is Intended by Securing the Person of the King, and his Revenue, Church-Lands, Delinquents Estates, etc. And according to the Dissenters Lexicon, The True Sense of EASING the People. Were they not Eased of their Liberties, their Fortunes, their Lives, their Governors, and their Teachers? What a Blessing it was to have a Wanton, and a Plethorique Nation, Eased of a matter of Sixty Millions of Money besides Byblows? And in short, What can be a Greater Ease to any man, than to have nothing left him either to Lose, or to Care for? And then to have a Blessed Assembly of Divines at last for his Confessors to Absolve▪ him, for the Contempt of God and his Commandments? And who but the Protestant-Dissenters still; for the Heirs and Executors, upon this wonderful Revolution to all Changes of Government. [It is far from our Purpose or Desire say the Remonstrators, (Exact Collections, Pag. 19) to let loose the Golden Reins of Discipline and Government in the Church, etc. [Our Intention is only to Reduce within Bounds, that Exorbitant Power which the Prelates have assumed unto themselves, so contrary both to the Word of God, and to the Laws of the Land; to which End we passed the Bill for the Removing them from their Temporal Power and Employments, that so the better they might with Meckness apply themselves to the Discharge of their Functions. Exact Col. Pag. 19 Well! And what was the Business all this while? only [The Preserving the Peace and Safety of the Kingdom from the Malicious Designs of the Popish Party. Ex. Col. P. 2.] And what were the Remonstrants' next? Only [His Majesty's most Humble and Faithful Subjects, the Commons in the present Parliament then Assembled. Ex. Col. Pag. 1.] What might be the Drift of such a Rabble of Calumnies, Crowded up into that Remonstrance? The Government wanted mending (it seems) and if his Majesty would but have minded his own Private Business, and left them to manage Matters of State, [We doubt not (say they) but God will Crown this Parliament with such Success, as shall be the beginning and Foundation of more Honour and Happiness to His Majesty than ever yet was enjoyed by any of his Royal Predecessors, Ex. Col. Pag. 21.] I shall not need to tell ye the kindness these People had for Protestant Dissenters; when only Papists, and the Canonical Sons of the Church of England, (under the Notion of Church-Papists) were excepted from Time to Time out of all their Dispensations: And not only the Episcopal Clergy, but the Service-Book itself; and all the Friends, both of the Order and Discipline cast out of all Terms of Christian Accommodation. The Pretext was Popery too: But so soon as ever they had gotten the Prey in the Foot, they presently laid down their Religion, and took up the Booty; and their Ostentation of Loyalty concluded in the Subversion o● the Monarchy; as under the Colour of a Reforming Zeal they Overturned the Church. And let not any pretend to Qualify the Crime by Acquitting themselves of an Actual hand in the Horrid Regicide, or in giving Advice upon that single Point: The Majesty of the King was Murdered in that very Remonstrance; and the Doctrine and Design of it laid open the Way in a Direct Line from the Pen to the Scaffold  
But they themselves, in the Third of their own Actions, are the Best Expositors of their Thoughts and Designs; so that without any further Comment, I shall only Recommend ye to the Tract of their Proceedings, as it stands upon Record in their own Writings: Wherein I have been so far from forcing any thing beyond the Clear Import and meaning of it, That I have been Partial rather on the other hand, in Representing it less than I have found it. When you shall plainly see, and thoroughly consider the miserable Prospect of Wickedness and Slavery That I have here set before ye, If Mr. baxter's Saints themselves should Rise out of their Graves again, and tell ye what they suffer in another World, for what they did in this, Neither would you believe them, though coming from the Dead; if after all this, you remain Insensible of so Fair a Warning.   

THE Reformation. etc.  
AN Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament for the Ordering of the Militia of the Kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales. February 1641. Exact Collections, Pag. 88  
Resolved, That this Answer of his Majesty is a Denial to both Houses of Parliament concerning the Militia, and that those that Advised his Majesty to give This Answer, are Enemies to the State, and Mischievous Projectors against the Defence of the Kingdom. March 2. 1641. Exact Collections, Pag. 95.  
Resolved, That the Kingdom be forthwith put into a Posture of Defence, by Authority of both Houses, in such a way as is already agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament, March 2. Ex. Col. Pag. 96.  
Resolved, That the Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament for the Safety and Defence of the Kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, is not any way against the Oath of Allegiance. March 15. Exact Collections, Pag. 102.  
Resolved, That the several Commissions Granted under the Great Seal to the Lieutenants of the several Counties, are Illegal and Void. Ibid.  
Resolved, That whosoever shall Execute any Power over the Militia of this Kingdom, and Dominion of Wales, by Colour of any Commission of Lieutenancy, without Consent of both Houses of Parliament, shall be accounted a Disturber of the Peace of the Kingdom. Ibid.  
Resolved, etc. That in this Case of Extreme Danger, and of his Majesty's Refusal, the Ordinance agreed on by both Houses, for the Militia, doth oblige the People, and aught to be obeyed by the Fundamental Laws of this Kingdom. Ibid.  
Resolved, That when the Lords and Commons in Parliament (which is the Supreme Court of Judicature in the Kingdom) shall Declare what the Law of the Land is; To have this not only Questioned, and Controverted and Contradicted, and a Command that it should not be Obeyed, is a High Breach of the Privilege of Parliament. March 1641. Pag. 114.  
Resolved, That the Declaring of Sir John Hotham Traitor, being a Member of the House of Commons▪ is a High Breach of the Privilege of Parliament. April. 18. 1642. Pag. 162.  
Resolved, That the Command of his Majesty to call Capt. Philip Skippon, Sergeant Major General of the Forces of London, to Attend his Majesty's Person at York, is against the Law of the Land, and the Liberty of the Subject. March 17. 1642. Pag. 194.  
Resolved, That it appears that the King (seduced by Wicked Counsel) intends to make War against the Parliament who (in all their Consultations and Actions) have proposed no other End unto themselves, but the Care of his Kingdoms, and the Performance of all Duty and Loyalty to his Person. May 20. 1642. Pag. 259.  
Resolved, That whensoever the King maketh War upon the Parliament, it is a Breach of the Trust reposed in him by his People, contrary to his Oath, and tending to the Dissolution of this Government.  
Resolved, That whosoever shall Serve or Assist him in such Wars, are Traitors by the Fundamental Laws of this Kingdom, and have been so Adjudged by Two Acts of Parliament, and aught to suffer as Traitors. 11 Rich. II. 1 Hen. IV. Ibid.  
Resolved, That those that are Actors in the putting of the Commission of Array in Execution, shall be esteemed as disturbers of the Peace of the Kingdom; and Betrayers of the Liberty of the Subject. June 20. 1642. P. 348.  
Resolved, That an Army shall be forthwith raised for the Safety of the King's Person, Defence of both Houses of Parliament, and of those who have obeyed their Orders and Commands; and Preserving of the True Religion, the Laws, Liberty, and Peace of the Kingdom. July, 12. 1642. Pag. 457.  
Resolved, That shall be Commissioners for raising of Monies, Horse and Plate upon the Propositions, and shall have Power to Appoint Commissaries to Value the Horse, and Treasurers to receive the Money and Plate. Oc. 4. 1642. P. 629.  
Resolved, That shall have Power to Seize and Apprehend all Delinquents, That are so Voted by the Parliament; and all such others as Delinquents, as have, or do show themselves Opposite and Disobedient to the Orders and Proceedings of Parliament. Ib. P. 630.  
To Pass over Those ensuing Votes that were only Leading to the Execrable Accomplishments of their Work in the Murder of the King and Change of Government; We shall give ye now their Votes of no more Addresses.  
Resolved, That they (the Lords and Commons) will make no further Addresses or Applications to the King.  
Resolved, That no Application or Address be made to the King by any Person whatsoever, without the leave of both Houses.  
Resolved, That the Person or Persons that shall make Breach of this Order, shall incur the Penalty of High-Treason.  
Resolved, That the Lords and Commons do Declare, That they will receive no more any Message from the King; and do Enjoin, That no Person whatsoever do Presume to Receive or Bring any Message from the King to both, or either of the Houses of Parliament, or any other Person. Baker's Chron. P. 577.  
Resolved (further) That no Message be received from the King upon Pain of Treason, and that the General take Care of his Person, and a Council of War draw up a Charge of Treason against him. Baker, P. 585.  
January, 6. 1648. The Ordinance of the King's Trial turned into an Act of the Commons alone; and a Faction in the City Suborned to PETITION for Justice against the King. Thus was his Sacred Majesty Voted from one Calamity to another, till they Consummated their Enterprise in the Diabolical Murder of their Sovereign, and the Change of the Government.  

Notes and Resolutions, Ut Supra, in further Favour of PROTESTANT DISSENTERS.  
AN Order of the Commons for Tonnage and Poundage. Mar. 24. 1641. Ex. Col. P. 121.  
An Order of Commons concerning Four Subsidies, and other Money unpaid. Mar. 25. 1642. Ex. Col. P. 122.  
Subscriptions towards the Propositions for Ireland. Ex. Col. P. 136.  
A special Order of the Commons concerning the Free Order of the County of Buckingham. Ex. Col. pag. 137.  
An Order of both Houses concerning Poll-Mony. May, 6. 1642. Exact Col. pag. 178.  
Propositions by the Lords and Commons for bringing in of Money, Plate, Horse, Horsemen and Arms. June 10. 1642. Ex. Col. 339.  
A Declaration of the Lords and Commons, That the Estates of Delinquents and Malignants shall be toward the Public Charge of the Kingdom. Septemb. 8. 1642. Exact Collections. pag. 609.  
An Order of a Committee concerning Horses to be brought in. Sept. 17. 1642. Ex. Col. pag. 613.  
An Order for Raising Dragoons, and 16000 l. Sept. 29. Ex. Col. pag. 624.  
An Order for Raising One Thousand Dragoons upon the Public Faith. Oc. 4. pag. 627.  
A Declaration for more Money upon the Public Faith. No. 14. Ex. Col. 752.  
An Order of the Lord Mayor for Borrowing 30000. l. No. 26. Ex. Col. pag. 769.  
An Ordinance for the Twentieth Part of all such as have not Contributed toward the Propositions for Money, Plate, etc. Ex. Col. pag. 764.  
An Ordinance for the speedy Execution of the said Ordinance. Ex. Col. pag. 775.  
An Order to Break open Locks and Doors. Exact Collection. pag. 777.  
An Order for Advance of Money, Dec. 1. Ex. Collections. pag. 781.  
An Order concerning Purveyance. Ex. Col. pag. 788.  
An Ordinance concerning Tonnage and Poundage. pag. 792.  
Several Orders for the promoting Subscriptions. Jan. 14. pag. 849.  
An Ordinance for Assessing Eight Counties that had not Contributed. pag. 890.  
An Ordinance for Assessing Malignants. pag. 900.  
An Ordinance for New Contributions. pag. 964.  
An Ordinance for Rating Newcastle Coal. February, 21. pag. 922.  
An Ordinance for a Weekly Assessment. Mar. 4. p. 932.  
Additions to an Ordinance for Assessing All the Kingdom. pag. 932.  
An Ordinance for Raising Moneys for the Defence of Exon. Husband's Collections, PART 2. pag. 8. Mar. 24. 1642.  
An Order against paying Rents to Delinquents. Fol. 11.  
An Ordinance for Raising Money upon Hereford. Fol. 21.  
An Ordinance for Sequestering Delinquents. Ap. 1. 1643. Fol. 13.  
An Order for borrowing Ordnance of the East-India Company. Fol. 25.  
An Order for taking up 2600 l. Fol. 29.  
An Ordinance for raising Money for the Isle of Wight▪ Fol. 30.  
An Ordinance for Sequestering Delinquents. Fol. 33.  
An Ordinance of 200 l. weekly out of Bucks. Fol. 36.  
An Order for Sequestering Committee-men that neglect their Duties. Fol. 36.  
An Order for Contribution for Maimed Soldiers. Fol. 42.  
An Additional Ordinance for Seizing Horses and Goods of Malignants. Fol. 44.  
An Ordinance for borrowing Horsemen and Money on the Public Faith. Fol. 45.  
An Order for Contribution for Redemption of Captives Fol. 46.  
An Order for Raising Moneys to Pay the Forces in the Eastern Association. Fol. 48.  
An Ordinance for Seizing Horses, Goods and Chattels of Malignants in the Eastern Association. May. 2. Fol. 155.  
An Ordinance for maintaining Portsmouth, etc. Fol. 158.  
An Additional Ordinance for Sequestering Delinquents Estates in Lancashire. Fol. 163.  
An Ordinance for Raising Moneys in Southwark, etc. Fol. 164.  
An Ordinance for taking Horses for the Parliaments Service. Fol. 164.  
An Order for the speedy Raising Moneys. 165.  
An Ordinance for the Fifth and Twentieth part. 169.  
An Ordinance for raising Moneys for Ireland. 178.  
An Additional Order for the Committee of Sequestrations in Lancashire. 179.  
An Ordinance for raising Moneys out of the Eastern Association. 181.  
An Ordinance for Coll. Long to take up Moneys in several Hundreds in Essex. 182.  
An Ordinance for raising Horses for the Parliament. 184.  
An Order for Haberdashers-Hall to Assess within 20 Miles of London. Fol. 185.  
An Order for Assessing 100 l. a Week on the Borough of Southwark. June 5. 1643. Fol. 196.  
An Order for a Rate to be set on Coals. Fol. 206.  
An Order for Sequestering the Archbishop of Canterbury. Fol. 207.  
An Ordinance to Advance Money for Salop. 225.  
An Ordinance for New Subscriptions for Ireland. July 14. 1643. Fol. 233.  
A Declaration for Moneys on the Public Faith. 237.  
An Ordinance for moneys for Northampton. 239.  
An Ordinance for a New Impost. 267.  
An Ordinance for raising Horse for the Earl of Manchester. 278.  
An Ordinance for Impressing of Men. Aug. 10. 1643. Fol. 282.  
An Order for Raising 1000 Foot and Dragoons. 286.  
An Order for Raising Money and Horse in Essex. 286.  
An Ordinance for Impressing 20000 Soldiers for the Eastern Association. 288.  
An Ordinance for taking an Oath within the Lines of Communication. Fol. 289.  
An Order for Impressing 2000 men in London and Westminster. 291.  
An Ordinance for speedy Raising of money in London and the Liberties. 294.  
An Ordinance for Sequestering such Member's Estates as Neglect their Service. 296.  
An Order for Raising Money for Relief of Ireland. Fol. 306.  
An Ordinance for a Weekly Tax on the Eastern Association. Sept. 6. 312.  
An Ordinance for Raising Moneys by way of Excise. Fol. 313.  
An Order for Publishing the Ordinance of Sequestration of the King, Queen, and Prince's Revenue. 333.  
An Order for Raising Money for Advance of the Scots Army. Oct. 7. fol. 354.  
An Ordinance for the Excise upon Wines. 355.  
An Ordinance for Raising Moneys for Northampton. Fol. 356.  
An Ordinance for Assessing the Estates of absent Members. 357.  
A Penalty upon Beer and Ale-Brewers for not paying of Excise. 365.  
An Ordinance for Raising 66666 l. etc. for our Brethren in Scotland. 371.  
An Ordinance for Raising Moneys for Magazines, etc. No. 9 1643. Fol. 384.  
An Ordinance Concerning Customs for Plymouth, Fol. 386.  
An Order for Returning the Names of such as take not the Covenant. Fol. 390.  
An Order to raise 500 l. for Guernsey and Jersey, Dec. 7. 1643. Fol. 395.  
An Order for divers Persons to take the Covenant at Margaret's Westminster. 399.  
An Ordinance disabling any man within the City of London from any Place of Trust that shall not take the Covenant, Fol. 404.  
An Ordinance of Excise upon Flesh, Victual and Salt. Jan. 9 1643. Fol. 410.  
An Ordinance for Regulating the University of Cambridge, and removing scandalous Ministers. 415.  
An Ordinance for taking the Covenant through England and Scotland. Feb. 2. 420.  
An Ordinance for a New Assessment in Middlesex. Fol. 429.  
An Ordinance for a Weekly Meal. Mar. 26. 1644. Fol. 467.  
An Ordinance for Continuing the Excise, Ap. 8: Fol. 481.  
An Ordinance for felling of Timber in Waltham Forrest, and out of Delinquents Woods for the use of the Navy. Fol. 482.  
An Ordinance for maintaining of Forces in the seven Associated Counties; May. 15. Fol. 492.  
An Ordinance for Raising money for Forces in Salop. June 13. 1644. Fol. 504.  
An Ordinance for continuing four Months Assessments upon Southampton, Surrey, etc. 507.  
An Ordinance for a New Excise upon Alum, Coperas, etc. July 8. 1644. 519.  
An Ordinance for a New Excise upon Herring, Aug. 24. 1644. 542.  
An Order for Raising Money for Ireland. 544.  
An Ordinance for Four Months Weekly Assessment on the Seven Eastern Counties. Sept. 26. 1644. 551.  
An Ordinance for Continuing the Ordinance for Excise, Twelve Months longer. 554.  
An Ordinance ●or a Weekly Assessment on the County and City of Gloucester. Oct. 2. 1644. fol. 557.  
An Ordinance for Raising 22000. l. fol. 560.  
An Ordinance for a Weekly Assessment in the County of Northampton. fol. 562.  
A Weekly Assessment throughout the Kingdom. f. 563.  
An Ordinance for Raising 66666 l. etc. by way of Loan for▪ our Brethren of Scotland. December, 2. 1644. fol. 588.  
The Excise on Flesh Victual and Salt continued. 952.  
An Assessment for the Isle of Wight continued. 593.  
An Ordinance for Raising Moneys to Redeem Captives. Jan. 28. 1644. fol. 596.  
An Ordinance for continuing several Ordinances of Excise. fol. 597.  
An Order for a Monthly Tax of 21000 l. February, 20. 1644. fol. 607.  
An Ordinance for Continuing the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage. fol. 618.  
An Ordinance Enabling my Lord. Admiral to Impress Mariners. fol. 620.  
An Ordinance for a Tax of Three Hundred Pound a Month upon Essex. March 3. 1644. fol. 625.  
An Ordinance for Draught-Horses, and for Payment of Coat and Conduct-money. fol. 627.  
An Ordinance for Continuing a Weekly Assessment upon Gloucester. fol. 628.  
Ad Ordinance for the Militia o● London and Sub●Committees to Press men. March 29. 1645. fol. 632.  
A Tax of 2800 l. upon Lincoln. Ap. 3. 1645. fol. 633.  
An Ordinante for Raising of Money out of Delinquents Estates for the Garrison of Gloucester. May 6. 1645. fol. 647.  
An Ordinance for a Collection for Taunton. Fol. 651.  
An Ordinance for raising Monies in the County of Derby. Fol. 652.  
An Ordinance for a Council of War in Kent. June 10. 1645. fol. 957.  
An Ordinance for the General to Press men in all places of his March. Fol. 656.  
An Ordinance for Raising 21000 l. a Month for the Scots. 658.  
An Ordinance for Raising 31000 l. for the Scots. Fol. 665.  
An Ordinance for Raising Monies for the County of Rutland. 673.  
An Ordinance for Raising 20000 l. to Reduce Oxford. July 1. 1645. Fol. 68●.  
An Ordinance for Raising 500 Horse. 687.  
An Ordinance for Raising Ten Thousand Pound, etc. 688.  
An Ordinance for the Continuing of Assessments in the County of Northampton. Aug. 1. 1645. Fol. 693.  
A Monthly Assessment upon Lincoln. Fol. 707.  
A Tax on several Counties for Reducing Newark. 709.  
Assessment for Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army Continued Six Months longer. pag. 711.  
Assessments for the Scots Army Continued Four Months longer. 711.  
Assessment for Ireland Continued Six Months longer. 712.  
An Order That no Prisoner go abroad without leave of the Committee for Prisoners. 718.  
An Ordinance for Maintenance of Garrisons. Sept. 3. 1645. Fol. 721.  
An Ord. for Raising 500 Horse, and 500 Dragoons▪ 724.  
An Ord. for taking of the Fifth Part from Delinquents Wives. 726.  
An Ord. for Supply of the British Army in Ireland. 739.  
An Order for advance of 40000 l. Oct. 13. fol. 746.  
An Order for Contribution for Leicester. 749.  
An Order for a Collection for the Protestants in Ireland. N●. 1. 1645. 751.  
An Order for an Additional Excise. 760.  
An Order for Raising Moneys in the Eastern Association. Decemb. 1. 1645. fol. 764.  
An Order for Raising 31000 l. for the Scots. 767.  
An Order for a Collection for the Town of Manchester. 768.  
Several Orders for Payment of the Army. 770.771.  
An Order for Pay of Waggoners. 772.  
An Order for Raising Horse for Defence of the City of London. Jan. 17. 1645. 780.  
An Order for taking away the Court of Wards. Feb. 24. 1645. fol: 810.  
An Order of the Committee of the West for a Weekly Contribution. Mar. 30. 1646. 870.  
An Order for all such as have born Arms against the Parliament, to depart the City before the Sixth of April next. March 31. 1646. 873.  
An Ordinance for a Court Martial in London and Westminster. Apr. 3. 1646. fol. 874.  
Assessments for the Army continued Four Months longer. 876.  
The Commons Declaration for the Ancient Fundamental Government of the Kingdom. 877.  
An Order for Continuing the Excise. Apr. 25. 1646. fol. 880.  
An Order for Cavaliers to depart 20 miles from the City of London, by May 12. May 6. 1646. fol. 883.  
An Ordinance to raise Moneys for Ireland. 885.  
An Order for taking the Negative Oath, and National Covenant. June 2. 1646. 889.  
An Order for Execution of Legal Process against any in Custody for Delinquency. 890.  
An Order forbidding any that come out of the King's Quarters to go Armed while they remain in or near London. July 2. 899.  
An Order for abolishing Archbishops and Bishops, and settling their Lands upon Truststees, for the Use of the Commonwealth. Oct. 9 1646. 922.  
An Order for the Advance of 200000 l. fol. 925.  
An Order against Letting Sequestered Estates to the Owners. No. 10. 1646. 931.  
An Order concerning the Lands and Estates of Excepted Persons. 931.  
A Declaration for payment of our Brethren of Scotland 200000 l. and they to depart this Kingdom. 931.  
An Order for Sale of Bishop's Lands. 932.   

Scobels Collection.  
THE Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage Continued. March 13. 1646. fol. 116.  
An Ord. for raising 42000. June 3. 1647. fol. 124.  
For Raising Money for the Army, etc. fol. 128.  
For Re-Establishing the Duty of Excise, etc. Aug. 28. 1647. fol. 132.  
An Order to disable Delinquents to Bear any Office or Place of Trust, or have any Voice or Vote in Elections. Oct. 4. 1647. fol. 135.  
The Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage further Continued. Dec. 16. 1647. fol. 136.  
For raising 50000 l. for Ireland. Jan. 13. 1647. 137.  
For the Settling of the Presbytery. fol. 139.  
For raising 20000 l. a Month for Six Months. Feb. 16. 1647. fol. 144.  
The Form of Church Government agreed upon. Aug. 29. 1648. fol. 165.  
The Assessment of Sixty Thousand Pound a Month, Continued for Six Months longer. Oct. 6. 1648. Fol. 180.  
The Style of the Law Altered. Jan. 27. 1648. Part 2. Fol. 3.  
An Act Prohibiting the Proclaiming any Person to be King of England and Ireland. Ibid.  
The Kingly Office in England and Ireland Abolished. Mar. 17. 1648. Part, 2. Fol. 7.  
The House of Peers Abolished. Fol. 8.  
An Act for Raising 90000 l. a Month, etc. Ap. 7. 1649. Fol. 8.  
Deans and Chapters, etc. Abolished. Ap. 30. fol. 16.  
A Penny per Gallon Excise upon all Foreign Salt. June 12 fol. 44.  
An Act for borrowing 150000 l. June 29. sol. 45.  
An Act for Sale of the Goods and Personal Estate of the late King, Queen, and Prince. July 4. 1649. fol. 46.  
An Act for Sale of their Honours, Manors, and Lands, etc. July 16. fol. 51.  
For Continuing the Assessment of 90000 l. per Month. Aug. 1, 1649. fol. 71.  
For the Speedy Raising and Levying of money by way of New Impost, or Excise. Au. 14. fol. 72.  
For Removing all Papists, Officers, and Soldiers of Fortune, and divers other Delinquents, from London and Westminster, and Confining them within five miles of their Dwellings. Feb. 26. 1649. fol. 104.  
An Act for a High Court of Justice. Mar. 26. 1650. fol. 111.  
An Assessment for six months of 90000 l. the first three months, and sixty thousand the other three. May 21. 1650. fol, 122.  
Further Power given to the High Court of Justice. Aug: 27. 1650. fol. 1330.  
For Sale of Manors, of Rectories and Glebe-Lands, late belonging to Archbishops, etc. Oct. 16. 1650. fol. 134.  
For Raising 120000 l. a Month for four Months, etc. No. 26. fol. 149.  
For Establishing a High Court of Justice in Norfolk, Suffolk, etc. Dec. 10. fol. 149.  
For a Seal of the Commonwealth of England, Jun. 22. 1650. fol. 151.  
An Act for the Sale of the Fee-Farm-Rents, etc. Feb. 6. fol. 151.  
For Continuance of the Customs. March, 11. pag. 152.  
An Imposition upon Coal. Mar. 28. 1651. fol. 153.  
For Continuing the Assessment of 120000 a Month. Ap. 15. Fol. 154.  
An Act for Continuing the High Court of Justice. Jun. 20. Ibid.  
For the Sale of several Estates Forfeited, etc. July 16. fol. 156.  
An Act for Sale of Goods belonging to the Late King, Queen and Prince, July 17. 1651. fol. 173.  
Correspondence Prohibited with Charles Stuart or his Party. Aug. 12. 1651. fol. 175.  
The Assessment of 120000 l. a month Continued. Sept. 1. 1651. fol. 175.  
The Commissioners of the Militia Enabled to Raise Money for the present Service. September, 2. 1651. fol. 175.  
The High Court of Justice Continued. Sept. 25. fol. 176.  
A Tax of 90000 l. a month for six months. Dec. 19 1651. fol. 177.  
An Act making Void all Honours or Dignities given by the Late King since January 4. 1641. Feb. 4. 1651. fol. 178.  

☞  An Act for disabling Delinquents to Bear Office or to have any Voice or Vote in Election of any Public Officer. Oct. 8. 1652. fol. 209.  
An Assessment of 120000 l. a month for six months. Dec. 10. 1652. fol. 226.  
For Exposing to Sale divers Castles, Houses, etc. belonging to the late King, Queen and Prince. Dec. 31. 1652. fol. 227.  
An Act for Continuance of the Customs, Mar. 22. 232. And for Continuing an Imposition upon Coal. Ibid.  
For Continuing the Receipts of the Excise. Septemb. 6. 1653. fol. 238.  
The Tax of 120000 l. a Month Continued. No. 24. 1653. fol. 272.  
An Order for Continuing the Excise. Decemb. 24. 1653. fol. 275.  
The Tax of 120000 l, a Month Continued. June 8. 1654. fol. 305.  
A High Court of Justice Established. June 13. fol. 311.  
An Act for appointing the Excise of Alum and Coperas. Aug. 29. 1654. fol. 347.  

☞  An Act for Renouncing and Disannulling the Pretended Title of Charles Stewart. fol. 371. 1656.  
For taking away the Court of Wards. fol. 375.  
The Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage Continued. fol. 384.  
A Tax of 60000 l. a Month. fol. 400.  
For Raising 15000 l. Sterling in Scotland. fol. 425.  
An Assessment of 35000 l, a month on England. 6000 on Scotland, and 9000 on Ireland, for Three Years. fol. 491.   

By the Protector.  
A Proclamation prohibiting Delinquents to bear Office, or to have any Voice or Vote in the Election of any Public Officer.  
HIS Highness the Lord Protector hath by and with the Advice and Consent of his Council thought fit to Publish and Declare▪ and doth hereby signify his Will and Pleasure to be, that no Person or Persons of what Quality or Condition soever, whose Estates have at any time heretofore been duly Sequestered, or their Persons Imprisoned for their Delinquency, or who did Subscribe or Abet the said Treasonable Engagement (1647) or have been in any wise aiding, assisting or abetting the late King or his Family, or Allies, or any other the Enemies of this State and Commonwealth, shall be Elected, or give his or their Uoice or Uote in the Election of any Person or Persons to any Office or Offices, Place or Places of Trust, Power, or Government, within this Commonwealth; or shall Hold, Exercise, or Execute by him, or themselves, or his or their Deputies or Assigns, any such Office or Offices, Place or Places within the same, until his Highness Command be further known, on pain of his Highness' displeasure, and such penalties and punishments as may and shall be severely Inflicted on them as Disturbers of the Public Peace, and Contemners of his Highness Just Commands herein, etc.  
Sept. 21. 1655.   
Here follows an Extract of some Clauses and Passages out of the Humble Petition and Advice of the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses Assembled in the Parliament of the Commonwealth, which was Presented to his Highness, May 25, 1657. And his Highness Answer thereunto, was Read by the Clerk of the Parliament, in these words.  

The Lord Protector doth Consent.  
we'll give you first a Taste of the Style; and then show you by what Measures they proceeded for the Securing of their Government, which for the policy and Prudence of them may serve for a Rule and Precedent for other Princes and S●ares to walk by.  
We the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses in this present Parliament Assembled, taking into our most serious Consideration, the present State of these Three Nations, Joined and United under your Highness' Protection, cannot but in the first place, With all Thankfulness, Acknowledge the Wonderful Mercy of Almighty God in Delivering us from that Tyranny and Bondage both in our Spiritual and Civil Concernments, which the Late King and his Party designed to Bring us under, and Pursued the Effecting thereof by a Long and Bloody War, etc. Scobels Acts. Fol. 378. Part 2.  

Persons disabled to be Elected or to Elect Members of Parliament.  That All and every Person and Persons who have Aided, Abetted, Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament, since the First day of Jan. 1641. (unless he or they have since born Arms for the Parliament, or your Highness; or otherwise given signal Testimony of his or their good Affection to the Commonwealth, and Continued Faithful to the same) and all such as have been actually Engaged in any Plot, Conspiracy or Design against the Person of your Highness, or in any Insurrection or Rebellion in England or Wales since the Sixteenth day of December 1653. shall be for ever Disabled and made Uncapable to be Elected, or give any Uote in the Election of any Member to sit or serve in Parliament. That for Scotland none be Capable to Elect or be Elected to sit or serve in Parliament, who have been in Arms against the Parliament of England, or against the Parliament in Scotland, before the First day of April 1648. (Except such as have since born Arms in the Service of the Parliament of England, or your Highness, or given other signal Testimony of their good Affection) nor any that since the said First day of April, 1648. have been in Arms, or otherwise Aided, Abetted, Advised, or Assisted in any War against the Parliament of England, or your Highness, except such as since the First day of March, 1651. (old style) have lived Peaceably, and thereby given Testimony of their good Affection to the Parliament and your Highness. Scobel. Fol. 379. Part 2.  
That all Uotes and Elections, 
Forfeiture for Electing contrary, or not according to the Qualifications.  given or made contrary, or not according to the Qualifications aforesaid, shall be Void, and of none Effect; and that if any person or persons so uncapable as a foresaid, shall give his or their Uote for Election of Members to serve in Parliament; all and every such person and persons so Electing, shall lose and forfeit one years' value of his and their Respective, 
☜  Real Estates, and one full third part of his and their Respective personal Estates. Ibid.  

A Confession of Faith shall be agreed wi●h in 〈…〉 Pr●●●cy.  A Confession of Faith to be Agreed by your Highness and the Parliament▪ according to the Rule and Warrant of the Scriptures to be asserted, h●ld for●h and recommended to the People of th●s● Nations, so that this Liberty be not Extended to 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉. etc.  

Pers●●s disabled to ●old Offices of Trust.  ●hat all and every person and persons, who have Aided Ab●tted Advised▪ or Assisted in any War against the Parliament, since the First day of January, 1●4●. (unless he or they have since born-Arms for the Parliament, or your Highness, or otherwise given signal Testimony of his or their Good Affection to the Common Wealth, and continued Faithful to the same) and all such as have been Actually Engaged in any Plot, Conspiracy, or Design, against the Pers●n of your Highness, or in any Insurrection or Rebellion in England, or Wales, s●nce the Sixteenth day of December, 1653. And for Scotland▪ That all and every Person and Persons who have been in Arms against the Parliament of England, or against the Parliament in Scotland, before the First day of April, 1648. (except such as have since born Arms in the Service of the Parliament of England, or your Highness, or given other signal Testimony of their good Affection) and every person or persons that s●nce the said Firs● day of April, 1648. have been in Arms, or otherwise Aided, Abetted▪ Advised, or Assisted in any War against the Parliament of England, or your Highness, except such persons who having been in Arms or otherwise abetted advised or assisted in any War against the Parliament of England, or your Highness since the Fir●● day of April, 1648. and were not in Arms against the Parliament of England, or against the Parliament of Scotland, before the First day of April, 1648. and have since the Firs● day of March, 1651. (Old Style) lived peaceably, and thereby given Testimony of their good Affection to the Parliament, 
☜  and your Highness be made uncapable for ever, of holding or Enjoying of any Office or Place of Public Trust, in these Three Nations, or any of them. Scobel. Part 2. Fol. 382. May. 25. 1657.   
We shall give you a Touch here of Oliver's Politics though of a former Date.  
We have (says he) in our own Judgement such Clear and Convincing Grounds to justify our Proceedings with those men, (the Cavaliers) which could scarcely be Expected in Cases of secret Treasons and Conspiracies; a bare Correspondency wherein hath been always accounted Capital; And if the Supreme Magistrate were in these Cases tied up to the Ordinary Rules, and had not a Liberty to proceed, upon Illustrations of Reason, against those who are Continually suspected, there would be wanting in such a State, the means of Common Safety: Conspiracies could never be Prevented, nor would the Precipitations of our Enemies from one Mischievous Design to another, ever hurt them. [A Declaration of his Highness by the Advice of his Council. Oct. 31. 1655. pag. 36.] And again:  
That Character of Difference between them and the Rest of the People, which is now put upon them, is Occasioned by Themselves, not by Us; There is nothing they have more Industriously Laboured in than this, To keep themselves separated, and distinguished from the Well-Affected of this Nation: To which End, they have kept their Conversation apart, as if they would avoid the very beginnings of Union; have Bred and Educated their Children by the Sequestered, and Ejected Clergy, etc. Ibid. pag. 38.] And therefore we leave to all mankind to Judge, Whether we ought not to be Timely Jealous of that Separation, and to proceed so against them, as they may be at the Charge of those Remedies which are required against the dangers they have bred. Ibid. pag. 39  
we'll show ye now the Kindness of our Double-Refin'd-Protestant-Dissenting-Reformers to the Orthodox Clergy, as well as Laity, and ye shall even take it at length as it comes to me.  

A Declaration of his Highness, with the Advice of the Council in Order to the Securing the Peace of this Commonwealth.  
HIS Highness the Lord Protector, upon Advice with his Council, finding it necessary for the Reasons, and upon the Grounds Expressed in his Late Declaration, to use all▪ Good Means to Secure the Peace of the Nation, and prevent future Troubles within the same, hath thought fit to Publish and Declare, and by and with the Consent and Advice of his Council doth Publish, Order and Declare, That no Person or Persons whatsoever in England or Wales, whose Estates have been Sequestered for Delinquency: or who were actually in Arms for the Late King against the then Parliament, or for Charles Stuart his Son, or have Adhered to, Abetted, or Assisted the Forces Raised against the said Parliament, do from and after the First day of December, 1655. buy, use or keep in his or their House or Houses, or elsewhere, any Arms Offensive or Defensive, upon pain that every person and persons so Offending shall forfeit and lose such Arms, and be otherwise proceeded against according to the Orders of his Highness and the Council, for Securing the Peace of the Commonwealth. And his Highness by the Advice of his Council doth also Publish, Declare and Order, That no person or persons aforesaid, do, from and after the First day of Jan. 1655. keep in their Houses or Families as Chaplains or Schoolmasters, for the Education of their Children, 
☜  any Sequestered or Ejected Minister, Fellow of a College, or Schoolmaster, nor permit any of their Children to be Taught by such, upon pain of being proceeded against in such sort as the said Orders do direct in such Cases. And that no person who hath been Sequestered, or Ejected out of any Benefice, College or School, for Delinquency or Scandal, shall, from and after the said First day of January, keep any School either public or private, nor any person who after that time shall be Ejected for the Causes aforesaid.  
And that no person, who for Delinquency or Scandal hath been Sequestered or Ejected, shall from and after the First day of January aforesaid Preach in any Public Place, or at any Private Meeting of any other persons than those of his own Family, nor shall Administer Baptism or the Lord's Supper, or Mary any Persons, or use the Book of Common-Prayer or the Forms of Prayer therein Contained, upon pain that every person so offending in any the Premises, shall be proceeded against as by the said Order is Provided and Directed.  
November, 24. 1655,   
You'll find in Mercurius Rusticus' General Bill of the Mortality of the Clergy of London; what work the Protestant-Dissenters made among the London Ministers, from 1641. to 1647.  
In the 97 Parishes within the Walls (besides St. Paul's) Outed 85. pag. 257.  
In the 16 Parishes without the Walls, Outed 14. pag. 258.  
In the 10 Out-Parishes, Outed 9 pag. 259.  
In the Adjacent Towns besides the Abbey and Islington. Outed 7. Ibid.  
Querela Cantabrigiensis will tell ye what Havoc they made in the University of Cambridge, where they ejected near Two Hundred, besides Nine Masters, and Three more dead. To say nothing of their Breach of Faith, Sacrilege, Plunders, Imprisonments, and Personal Outrages over and above.  
Neither did Oxford, when it came to their turn to suffer, scape any better than Cambridge had done before. For no sooner had his Majesties Defeat ended the late Rebellion in the Field, but a new War was raised in the House of Commons, about dividing the Spoil; in which Contest the Independent Faction out-witting the Presbyterian, there was no Triumph left for the Presbyterian but to insult upon them they called the Common Enemy; and being hopeless of any other Empire, contented themselves now to sit down with the Honour of being Executioners, of destroying and doing mischief. To this End when the Independents found it their Interest to gain upon the Nation by pretences to Moderation and Liberty of Conscience, the other Party pursued the Covenant-Principle of Root and Branch, as vigorously as ever: And accordingly, the Presbyterian Divines, by Importunity and unwearied Solicitations at the House of Commons door, and in the Pulpit pressed hard, and at last procured an Ordinance for the Visitation of the University of Oxford, (see Mr. Hen. Wilk. Sermon) wherein Ten were named (who were formerly Members of the University, but all of them either Expelled or Censured for their Demerits) to be Visitors: And to Countenance their proceedings, about Fourteen more, Country-Gentlemen and Lawyers: but the whole Transaction was carried on by those good men who were to Visit themselves into the Preferments of this place. Any Five having full power to hear and determine in all Cases by the Ordinance, which bore Date May 1. 1647. Accordingly, on the Fourth of June, they Summon the University to appear before them, between the Hours of Nine and Eleven, and that their Usurpation might have all necessary formalities, A Sermon was to precede, where Mr. Harris, (the man who was famous for Sanctifying the holding six Livings at a time and rendering it no plurality) held forth so long, till the time prefixed was elapst, this being observed by the Vicechancellor, who Commanded all the University-Men then in Expectation of their doom in the Convocation-House, to depart home. The Visitors being in some disorder by this little disappointment, and the Contest between the two Juntas growing still higher, the University-Men so contrived delays, by putting in little stops with the Committee in London, that these Reformers were forced for a time to desist. But in October following, having procured an Order (dated the Eighth, 1647.) for sending the Vicechancellor, Dr. Fell, Prisoner to London, They began a closer Siege, and April 6. 1648. returned in Earnest to revenge themselves not only of the Malignity but the Resistance of this place.  
And having with them a Noble Person, they make him first their Chancellor, and he in Gratitude, Creates them Doctors, forcibly breaking open and rifling the Lodgings of the Heads of Colleges, and rifling the Treasuries: particularly at Christ-Church: The Dean Prisoner in London, (where he contracted the Sickness, whereof soon after he died,) the Chancellor, attended by a File of Musqueteers, and his Clergy-Bailiffs, brake opens his Lodging; and having for about a Fortnight quartered Soldiers upon his Wi●e, who with her Family was there, she and her Children were violently haled out by the rude Soldiers into the Quadrangle. Dr. Sheldon, and Dr. Hammond, were made Prisoners in the Town. And the Heads of Houses, Expelled at this time, were as follows.  

Dr. Fell,  
Dr. Sheldon.  
Dr. Bayly.  
Dr. Oliver,  
Dr. Hammond,  
Dr. Gardiner,  
Dr. Pain,  
Dr. Sanderson,  
Dr. Morley.  
Dr. Newlin,  
Dr. Harvey,  
Dr. Ratcliff,  
Dr. Potter,  
Dr. Pitt.  
Dr. Stringar,  
Dr, Mansel,  
Dr. Walker,  
Dr. Prior.  
Mr. Whitwick.   
There were Expelled the University, on June, 29. and July 7. 1648. One Hundred Thirty Seven Persons; who were Commanded also by the Governors' Order to depart the Town, upon pain of being used as Spies, their Expulsion being grounded upon the Order under-written.  
WHereas by several Orders of the Right Honourable Committee of Lords, Resolved, That all and every person and persons whose Names are under-written, be Deprived and Removed from their respective Places in their several Colleges, and Expelled the University for their high Contempt of the Authority of Parliament. And the Execution of the Order aforesaid hath been referred to us the Visitors of this University.  
We therefore do Require all and every of the Persons, whose Names are here under-written, forthwith to remove accordingly. And in case any person▪ or persons refuse to obey and remove, the Soldiers of this Garrison are by Order of the Lords and Commons aforesaid, desired to cause the said Orders to be put in Execution. By Order of the Visitors.  
Ra. Austen. Mr. Richard whither. Mr. Walter Dayrel, etc.  
After this they went on, but by lesser numbers, and upon several pretences, to make a Through Reformation; Ejecting some for refusing the Engagement, others for absence, and some few for Submitting too late. It may be Observed that of the University-Men who were Visitors all but two were obnoxious to the Old Established University. Cheinel had been denied his Degree. Wilkinson had been questioned for a Sermon before the War, which he had Preached at St. Mary's. Mills had been from his Infancy a Rebel to his Governors in Christ-Church, and was Expelled by the King's Express Command. Corbet had been questioned by the local Visitor. Sir N. B. Mr. Wilkinson and Rogers were for their Engaging against his Majesty, by his Order removed from their Headships: So that only Mr. Reinolds remains, and Mr. Harris, who were not visibly preingaged, upon spite as well as Interest. So soon as they were come; Mr. Reinolds becomes Dean of Christ-Church; Harris, Precedent of Trinity; Cheinel, of St. John's; Old Dr. Wilkinson, of magdalen's; Henry Wilkinson, Fellow of magdalen's, and Canon of Christ-Church; Mr. Rogers, Canon of Christ-Church; Dr. Mills, Student and Canon of Christ-Church, both together. As soon as Entered, they fell to dividing the Spoil. In magdalen's they share the Stock of Money left from the Founder Time, as Sacred. There and elsewhere they make havoc of Woods, nay Sell the Timber of the very College from off the Walls: (So they did at Christ-Church,) Rack the Tenants; insomuch that in Christ-Church, the Dean and Canons there, (in that short time they were Possessed of it) Purchased more Lands, than all their Predecessors had done from the Time of the Foundation to their coming.  
As to their Reformation of Manners, they made most Colleges Publick-Tipling-Houses: Strong Beer and Ale being Sold in the College-Butteries, and sent for into the Town as frequently as from Common Alehouses.  
The Advance of Learning, was the laying aside all Scholastic Exercises, and running after Extemporary Sermons, and then repeating them.  
The Reformation of Religion, was the laying aside all the Devotions of the Church, and particular Founders: Nay of the Lords Prayer, insomuch That there were not left four Persons in the whole University, who durst repeat it before their Sermon. The perfect abolition of the Communion; it being not so much as once administered during the whole time of their reign. In Christ-Church, the same Person, who before his Expulsion Administered the Sacrament; at his Return after Twelve Years, delivered the next Sacrament there in that Cathedral, and great College for Divines.  
It is Remarkable that after the great Clamour against Vice in this University; No Man during the whole fury of this Visitation, was Ejected for any thing but his Loyalty, and for not daring to violate his Oaths of Allegiance to his Prince, his Oaths to the University, and to his Local Statutes: nay every one of these Gentlemen which punished this their consideration of their Duty, were likewise obliged by the same Oaths.  

POSTSCRIPT.  
YOU have here a Naked and Historical Deduction of a Sublimated Reformation, under the Reign of our late Protestant Dissenters of Execrable and Infamous Memory; and as Time is the Mother of Truth, so Past-Ages are the Best Glass of Those to come; for mutations in Governments as well as in Natural Bodies, proceed by a Leading Connexion of Causes and Effects. Here's neither any Need, or Possibility of Rendering things worse than they were by Partiality and Descant; for as it is one of the Foulest Pieces of Story that ever yet came to light; and of the most Audacious Affronts to the Laws of God and Man, the Duties of Common Faith, Humanity, Order, and Religion, that ever yet perhaps was offered in the Face of the Sun: so I have in this Summary of those Oppressions, very Honestly left the Actors themselves to be their own Historians; and without any Malevolent Construction, Exposed them to be Tried and Judged by their own Records; And for the Truth of what is here set down, I remit myself to the Credit of their own Journals. And so far have I been from Enflaming the Reckoning, either with the Number of Particulars, or the Weight of Aggravations, that I have left out several Notorious Instances of Tyranny and Wickedness, and barely made a Report of the Heads and Titles of many Arbitrary Votes and Ordinances, without Reciting several Clauses in the Frame and Body of them; sufficient to have struck the Reader with Indignation and Horror. It is not yet that in the publishing of these Papers I would be understood to pass a Compliment upon the Party, in speaking Better of them than they Deserve, or Less-Ill rather, than they have done of Themselves: But I have consulted Brevity and Christianity in the Case; that I may keep myself within Charity and Compass.  
But What's the End of this Pamphlet than You'll say? It is to lay before the Reader the Scheme of a Popular Reformation; and to bid them beware of The Leaven of the Pharisees. In short, I would not have People Poisoned over again, by mistaking Hemlock for Parsley.  
Now Pray what were the Pretences of One and Forty? Fears of Popery, Absolute Power, Evil Councillors, Corrupt Magistrates and Ministers, Prelatical Rigour; Popish Ceremonies; Ecclesiastical Discipline, etc. And are not These the very Complaints of this Day? And are not Frank Smith's Dissenting Protestant's the very Picture of that Godly Party? These Grievances must be removed they Cried; and we say the same thing now too. But by what means? By a Parliament; and so say we too. Well, And the Late King Called several Parliaments, and by his Royal Prerogative Dissolved them too, when he saw Occasion: and so has his Gracious Majesty now in Being. But at length betwixt the Credulity of his own Goodness, and the Importunity of some of his Treacherous Subjects, he made one False step that Ruined him past Recovery: And that was the Passing of a Bill, for the Continuance of that Fatal Parliament, till it should be Dissolved by the Consent of both Houses. This King, God be Praised, hath held his hand as to that Point. But the thing nevertheless has been fairly offered at, in several Papers of News, and Expostulatory Libels; insisting upon it as the Right and Claim of the People; And all to be Backed with an Association too after the Model of the Covenant. Now who were the Sticklers I pray for That Reformation? Were they not Brownists, Anabaptists, Separatists, Independents, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Fifth-Monarchy-Men, Ranters? And in One Word, the whole Mass of Men, of the most Sanguinary, and Heretical Principles, gathered together under the Cloak of People of Tender-Consciences, and the Godly Party. And have not we our Dissenters now to Match their Godly Party; and of as many sorts almost as there went Beasts into the Ark; and of as Inconciliable Aversions? These are the People, that make it their Business to find faults in the Government; and for want of matter of Fact to work upon, they Invent and Create it. These are the Men that set up for Reformers of the Church and of the State: And yet at the same time, many of these Sects deny Magistracy and Ministry to be the Ordinance of God; and make it their Profession to Labour the destroying of the Kingdoms of this World in Order for the Clearing of their way to the Reign of King Jesus. And these Sects (in good time) must be United for the Security of our Religion and Government, that Declare themselves the Enemies of All Government, and Implacable Adversary's Each to the Other.  
This will be called the Stif●ing of the Popish Plot; a Blowing of the Coal betwixt King and People; and a Design to stir up Heart-Burnings among his Majesty's Subjects. This was the very Method of the Scandal and Calumny too of the Late Times, that was cast upon every man that Crossed the Humour of the Faction. How many Rotten Lords, Popish Bishops, Straffordians, Malignants, and Jesuited Papists, were People called; for Acting according to their Consciences, and opposing the Torrent of that Hypocritical Sedition? And thus far, the Parallel runs True; a Yorkist, a Pensioner, a Sham-Plotter, a Masquerader, a Tory, or the like; But the Scene of things to Come is yet in the Dark; and we have no better way than from what's Past to take a Caution against the Future. And to that End it is, That I have now Committed these Sheets to the Public. The Establish'd-Religion was to be Reformed; and they ran it so far, till not only Christianity, but even the Moral Duties of Religion itself were almost Extinguished. Did they not style themselves the King's best Subjects too; till ye see what came on't upon the upshot? The Liberty of the Subject was a Great Point with 'em too; and what was the End on't; but the subjecting of the Nobility, Gentry, and all the Honest and Industrious People of the Nation to a Rapacious Committee of Blasphemous Heretics: a Major General, and a Red-Coat; and our Estates, Liberties, and Lives, laid at the Mercy of those Vermin to Seize, Sequester, Imprison, Hang and Draw at pleasure? The King wanted but a matter of Thirty Thousand Pound for his Expedition against the Scots: And the City (alas!) were so poor, they were not able to furnish it; and yet how many Millions did they voluntarily Bleed afterwards toward the Raising and Supporting of a Rebellion? But this was a thing not to be done, till they had first delivered up the Government of the City into the hands of a Faction. Our Modern whigs are just of the same Temper in the Cas● of the French, as the Godly Party were then in the Case o● the Scots. Not a Cross to be gotten, unless his Majesty will Pawn his Crown for't. That is to say, If the Clamorous party without Doors may have their Wills.  
I have here presented ye a Draught of the Effects of One Reformation: and as ye like That, ye may Consider of the Fellow of it.   
THE END.