A RELIGIOUS AND WORTHY SPEECH SPOKEN BY Mr. Rowse IN PARLIAMENT.  
CONCERNING THE GOODS, LIBERTJES, And Lives, of his majesty's Subjects.  
Laying open, the Paintings that are used by the Whore of Rome, and Arminianism amongst Us, to draw the people thereby to Idolatry.  
By which means, they seek both to take away our wealth and Religion, and the dangerous Consequence thereof.  
With the near correspondency, and alliance, that is apparently evident to be between our Bishops, and the Bishop of ROME.  
And the Remedy propounded, to redress all such grievances.  
London, Printed for W. H. 1641.   

A Religious and worthy Speech Spoken in the High Court of Parliament by Mr. Rowse.  
Mr Speaker.  
We have of late entered into the consideration of the Petition of Right, and the violation of it, and upon good reason; for it concerns our Goods, Liberties, and Lives.  
But there is a Grant of higher Nature, that preserves for us far greater things; eternal life, our soul, yea God himself. A writ of Religion derived to us from the King of Kings, confirmed to us by the King of this kingdom, enacted by Law in this place, streaming down to us in the blood of the Martyrs, witnessed from heaven by miracles, and miraculous wonders, and deliverances. And this right, in the name of this Nation, I this day claim, and desire, that there be a serious consideration had of the violation of it: my desire is, that it may be considered, what new paintings are laid upon the face of the whore of Rabylon, to make her seem more lovely, and to draw so many the more suitors to her. I desire it may be consisidered, how the See of Rome, doth eat into our Religion, and fret into the banks and walls of it.  
The laws and Statutes of this realm, especially since those laws have been made in manner by themselves, even by their own treasons, and bloody designs.  
And since that Popery is a confused mist of error, casting down Kings before Popes, the precepts of God, before the traditions of men, living and reasonable men before dead, & senseless stocks and stones: I desire, that we consider the increase of Arminianism, and error, that maketh the grace of God, look after the will of men: that maketh the sheep to keep the shepherd, and make a mortal seed an immortal God. I desire, that we may look into the belly, and bowels of this Trojan Horse, to see if there be no man in it, ready to open the gate of Romish tyranny, and Spanish Monarchy; for Arminianism is the span of a papist, and if there come the warmth of favour, you shall see him turn into one of those frogs, that ariseth out of the bottomless pit.  
And if you mark it well, you shall see an Arminian, reaching one hand to a papist, a papist to a Jesuit, a Jesuit one hand to the Pope, and the other to the King of Spain: and these men having kindled fire in our neighbour-countries, now they have brought some of it over hither, to set on flame this kingdom also.  
Yea let us consider, and search, whether these be not the men, that break in upon the goods, and liberties of this commonwealth; for by this means, they may make way, for the taking away of our Religion. It was an old trick of the devil, when he went to take away Jobs religion, he began at his goods. Lay thy hand on all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.  
Either they think hereby, to set distaste betwixt Prince & people, or to find some other way of supply to avoid, and break Parliaments, that so they may break in upon our religion, and bring in their own errors.  
But let us do, as Job did, he held fast his religion, & then his goods were restored with advantage. And if we hold fast God and our religion, these things will be added unto us. Let us consider the times past, how we flourished in honour, when religion flourished amongst us: but as religion decayed, so the honour and state of this Nation decayed.  
When the soul of a commonwealth is dead, the body cannot long over-live it. If a man meet a dog alone, the dog is fearful, though never so fierce by nature: but if that dog have his Master by him, he will set upon that man, from whom he fled before.  
This showeth, that low natures being backed by higher, increase in strength and courage: and certainly, a man backed with omnipotence, is a kind of omnipotent thing; all things are possible to him that believeth, and, all things being possible, there is a kind of omnipotence in them.  
Wherefore, now let it be the unanimous consent, as our resolution formerly was, to make a vow, and Covenant, from henceforth to hold fast our God, and Religion, and then shall we from henceforth, certainly expect Prosperity, in this our kingdom, and Nation, and to this, let every one say,  
Amen.   

A Correspondency of the Pope with our Bishops.  
THe Pope writeth himself Father, so do they write themselves reverend Fathers. The Pope sells sin for money, so do they, as the whole kingdom, and their Officers can well tell; and doth nothing without money so do they. The Pope forbiddeth marriage and meats, &, which Paul calleth the Doctrine of devils, so do they in the same manner, whatsoever they pretend. The Pope commandeth superstitions Idoll-dayes to be kept & observed, contrary to the commandments of God, and punisheth the neglect of his commandments more severely, than the breach of the weightiest laws of God: so do the Prelates, as their Courts can witness; yea and command men, and compel them as the Pope himself, to break the commandments of God to observe vain & impious traditions. The pope selleth Licences for meat & marriage, the Prelates do the same: the pope selleth nonresidences, pluralities, trialities, totquots, the Prelates do the same, to the starving & ruining of the souls of men. the pope ruleth and governeth the Church, by the cursed Canon-law, and popish Excommunications, the scalding of the Conscience, the prelates do the very same, and the breach of their stinkingest Canons is more deeply punished in their Courts, than the violation of the laws of God and the King: the pope preferreth his Ceremonies and traditions before the Word of God, the prelates do the same, as daily experience teacheth us: the pope persecuteth all godly preachers and people, that preach the gospel in the purity of it, and desire in sincerity to serve the Lord, and would bring their brethren to the knowledge of the same, and to the purity and truth of the apostolical Churches, the prelates do the like, as the whole kingdom knoweth well, and the gaols and prisons daily witness, and the silencing of so many learned and painful Ministers: the Pope appoints his priests to stand at the Altar with the Deacon, apparelled with his foppish and player-like accutriments, those Babylonish garments, and to cry out Dominus vibiscum, the Deacon and Sub-deacon, with all the rest of Baal's Priests, answering him as loud as they can▪ the Bishops do the same, saving only that it is in English: the Pope commandeth adoration at the Sacrament, crossing of children in baptism, demanding of the newborn Babes, if they will forsake the devil, and all his works, &c. & esteemeth the Font more holy than other places; enjoyeth likewise purifying of women, and a thousand such like costly and chargeable vanities, which were too tedious to relate: and all these and more than these do the Prelates in like manner: in all which, their Antichristian Authority with their Popish practices, are sufficiently manifest: so that there is little or no difference between pope and prelates. And all Authority of doing this, they arrogate unto themselves Iure divine. limbs therefore they are of Antichrist, from whom Dr. Pocklington glories, that they are lineally descended, in his impious pamphlet, entitled Sunday no Sabbath.  
FINIS.