SOBER AND Seasonable Queries Humbly offered to all GOOD PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND, In Order to a Choice of the New Parliament.  
I. WHether the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, are not designed for Destruction by the Hellish Conspiracy of the bloody Papists, as hath been declared by two Parliaments, and sufficiently proved by the King's Witnesses before the Judges of this Kingdom.  
II. What posture of Defence extraordinary is the City of London and Nation in at the Discovery of so Hellish a Plot, to defend themselves from the Insurrection of Papists at home, and Invasion from Papists abroad suitable to the desires of a Loyal Parliament.  
III. Whether Prorogation and Dissolution of Parliaments at such a time as this doth not fill the hearts of Protestant Subjects with evident fears of Destruction, and gives the cursed Plotters too to much ground to believe that their day is coming.  
iv Whether have we not great reason to fear that the Papists will not hereby take encouragement to proceed in their Hellish Design to Murder the King, who they know is sworn at his Coronation to maintain and defend the Protestants Religion (and so is solemnly engaged against them) whereby they may subvert the Government, by bringing in a Popish Successor, in whom is all their help and hope.  
V Whether any Speeches to, or in Parliament, in favour of a Popish Successor, is not of direct tendency to prepare the Nation to make Trial of it again, as if the dreadful Effects of Queen Mary's Reign were, or ever can be forgotten, whose great promises was sealed with Fire and Faggot.  
VI If so, what are we to think of them that have or shall discountenance, or endeavour to corrupt the King's Witnesses: or that do indulge arraigned Traitors impudently to asperse the Justice of the Land.  
VII. Whether it is not the indispensible Duty of all Protestant Magistrates whatsoever, with the People of England, to consider with themselves, and consult the Learned in the Laws what Power God and the King, and the Laws have put into their hands for the prevention of Popery and Slavery, both from themselves and posterity, lest their Ignorance and Security bring Destruction without Recovery.  
VIII. Whether it will not be for the perpetual Honour of the Magistrates of London, to be first in this work, forasmuch as that famous City hath woeful experience in their many dreadful Burn, that the tender mercies of the Papists towards them is Popish Cruelty.  
IX. Whether that Costly Monument erected near London Bridge, is not to be a perpetual Land mark for all English and Foreign Protestants, forever to remember 1666. Septsmber 2. when those cursed Plotters began to set Fire at a Baker's-House in Pudding-Lane, which by these Emisaries was conducted on, for four days together, till it laid in Ashes thirteen thousand two hundred Proofs, laying waste three hundred seventy three Acres of Land within the Walls, and above sixty three Acres without the Walls, with eighty nine Parish-Churches.  
X. Whether the Spanish Invasions, 1588. and the Gunpowder-Treason, 1605. together with the cruel Murders and Massacres on some Hundred thousand Protestants, Men, Women and Children, in the Netherlands, Ireland, Piedmont, and the Albigenses, be not a sufficient Warning to England. That they beseech their God and their King, and their Parliament, That no Papist, of such destructive Principles, may dwell in our Land?  
XI. Whether such a Day as this, doth not loudly Call for Repentance, that Protestants have been persecuting each other, and for Unity in Affection among all Protestant Subjects, whether Conforming or Dissenting in some lesser Points; And that as Brethren they unite in such a Combination or Conjunction as was in Queen Elizabeth's time, with good Success to defend the Crown, Religion and Kingdom, against the common Enemy of Mankind; Forasmuch as the Episcopal Protestants, as well as others, must lie down in the same Bed of Flames together, if the Pope and his Party get the upperhand.  
XII. Whether it be not the Duty of all Good Protestants, to pray for the Long Life of the King, That He may Live so, as becometh the same Religion, it being an Enemy to all Vice, and the Maintenance of all Virtue; Forasmuch also, That the Removing of the King, (as the Papists call it) is the most likely way to let in Popery, and a Thousand other Miseries upon this poor Kingdom?  
XIII. Whether it be not high time for all the Protestants in England, to Resolve, as one Man, That they will stand by and maintain the Power and Privileges of Parliament; Together with the Power and just Rights of the King, according to the Laws of the Kingdom, so as the one may not Entrench upon the other?  
XIV. Whether it be not the Duty of all Good Protestants, to be hearty Thankful to God, for the timely Discoveries of this Hellish Plot; And also to pray, That God would preserve the King and Kingdoms Witnesses, that they may finish their Testimony, to the well becoming so signal a Work, and humble Behaviour before Almighty God, the King and Kingdom; That they may obtain Mercy at the Hand of God, and not be Castaways to themselves, while they are of such public Use and Benefit to these bleeding Nations?  
XV. Whether all the Counties, Cities and Corporations in England, are not at this time more highly Concerned than ever, to make Choice of such for Parliament Men, as may not Sell, but Save them, to the Happy Settlement of our present Protestant King and Government?  
XVI. Whether therefore it be not the Duty of the People, to choose such as are well known to be Men of good Conscience and Courage, thoroughly Principled in the Protestant Religion, and of high Resolution to maintain it with their Lives and Fortunes?  
XVII. Whether all true English Men ought not seriously to consider what they trust the Parliament with, viz. their Estates, Liberties, Religion and Lives, And should they be undone in any of these, when it is too late, they may Lament themselves, That they are undone by making such a Choice as have undone them by Law?  
XVIII. Whether it should not be the great Care of all Counties, Cities and Boroughs, to consider who have been formerly Pensioners or Farmers of Popery; And whether they are fit again to be Entrusted with their Religion, Lives and Liberties?  
XIX. Whether you are not bound to consider those worthy Members of the late Parliament, who have already Faithfully served you, and the whole Kingdom, with their Persons and Estates; And now show your Esteems of them, and Acceptance of their former Services, by an Unanimous Choosing of them again, Forasmuch as they are best acquainted with the Deplorable state of these Kingdoms?  
XX. Whether it be not your indispensible Duties, to endeavour to make their Elections easy, by bearing your own Charges, and the Charges of the meaner sort of Freeholders, lest such as would Hearty serve you, be in time Discouraged, to undertake that great Work of preserving you and your Posterities, in your lawful and undoubted Rights?  
XXI. Whether may we not, without breach of Charity, conclude, That if known Pensioners do now Buy Seats in Parliament, they do not intent again to make Merchandise of all that is dear to us? And whether will not all Freeholders and Electors, be deservedly accounted Infamous, and the Betrayers of their Country, who shall Resolvedly, after such Discoveries of our Dangers, and such Opportunities of being, by God's Blessing, delivered from them by honest English Parliaments, Sell themselves, their Wives, Children and Estates, for one of Esau's Morsels?  
XXII. Whether it be not the hearty Prayer of all good Protestants, That the King would be pleased to hearken unto, and rely upon the Advice of His Parliament; and avoid all such, who seek to make themselves Rich, by making the King and Kingdom Poor: Forasmuch as the Parliament are the Great Council of the King and Kingdom; and by them the King is supplied, out of the Purse of the Kingdom; and they Command and Encourage the People to venture the shedding of their dearest Blood in any Just and Righteous Cause, to maintain the King and Kingdom's Power and Greatness?  
XXIII. Whether if you will believe the Jesuits and Priests at St. Omers. That there was never any such Man as Sir Edmundberry Godfrey born; And if you will believe what his Murderers said at their Death, that they did not Murder him, than you must not believe there was any such Man as Sir Edmundberry Godfrey in England?  
XXIV. Lastly, Whether if Popish Treasons and Murders, render the Papists ' at their Death, as Innocent as the Child unborn, who would not be a Murderer, and Popish Traitor?  
FINIS.