AN ORDER From the High Court of PARLIAMENT, Which was read on Sunday last, in every Church, being the 19 Day of December, 1641. Subscribed by Alderman Soames, and Captain Venus, Burgesses for the honourable City of London. ALSO THE TRUE COPY OF A Seditious Paper, delivered in the Pulpit to the Minister of Christ church upon Sunday, being the 19 of December, And afterwards presented to the Lord Major by Mr. Mamsbridge, Reader of , and Petti-canon of Saint Paul's, London. Likewise the Sermon which was preached in the church of St. Sepulchers by a Brownnist on Sunday last, which caused a great disturbance, and how the Author was committed. His text was taken out of the 1. of Revelations, and the 14. verse. His head and his ears were white, as white wool, and as show, and his eyes were as a flame of fire. With the Relation of the Congregation of Brownists the same day at the sign of the Lock in fleetstreet. London, Printed for William Bowden, 1641. HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms The true COPY Of a seditious PAPER Delivered In the Pulpit to the Minister of Christ-Church upon Sunday, being the 19 of December, 1641. and afterwards presented to the Lord Major, by Mr. Mamsbridge, Reader of . COmfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith the Lord: but where is that comfort to be had; for there be traitors in the house of Israel, and judah is possessed with a region of Devils, Truth is banished, and Piety is not to be found, Error is made an Emperors, and distraction his beloved Minion. There is daily halting between opinions, Divisions are dispersed throughout the whole Land, the spouse oh Christ is in her mourning habit, her weeds be dissolution and anguish of heart: why? because the Sonr of men forsake her, and run a whoring after their own inventions, and are covered with deceit, & yet have t●ey a pretence of goodness, Religion is made their stalking horse, which every Ploughman in those days doth ride, should I say almost to the death I should not lie. If they perceive any way of settling and bringing of it to a uniformity, out of zeal they sinned a hole in religions coat, which every Tradesman forsooth, must have a hand in mending, or else it cannot be well concerning what sort of people my meaning is may easily be understood, I know you will say they be Brownists, who took their name from one Brown of Corpus Christi College in Cambridg, this sort of people were once but a handful, and then they creeped in corners, for fear they should be discovered, but now they are like to the Egyptian lest they overthrew the whole Land. They are now grown to that height of impudency, that it is a common thing for them to command the preacher what he shall lay, and no more. A company upon the Sabbath day seeing the Minister have a surplice on, they most profane miscreants plucked it off from him, and in the Church raised war against the King of heaven, and every one triumphed, as if they had got a greater victory than ever Alexand●● the Great could attain unto, nay an old woman which could scarce see, like a young Amazonian boasted, saying, that with this hand did I pluck the babylonish garment from off his back. More villainy hath been by them lately acted, consisting of such matter, as is sufficient to make a good Christians hair to stand upright. Upon sunday being the 19 day of Decemb. the Minister at , London, going to pray for the sick, and to desire the Congregation to join with him: he had a Note delivered unto him, instead of the name and place of some visited body, to this effect. Sir be pleased to direct your prayers to God, and move the Congregation of Saints here met, to join with you, that he would be pleased to assist the Apprentices and others with strength and power & to bless their undertake, which, are speedily to root out superstition out of this and all other Churches, and to extirpate all Innovations of the Bishops, and Clergy. This paper after Sermon was finished, and was carried by Mr. Mamsbridge, Reader of Christ-Church, and Petty canon of the Church of St. Paul's, unto the Lord Major. Concerning St. Sepulchers Church, Decemb. 19 Disturbance also upon the same day was in the Church of St. Sepulchers, London; for Sermon being finished in the Afternoon, there stood up a fellow in the Master's gallery, who spoke after this manner. Men and Brethren give attension unto me; for you shall find it thus written, in the 2. of the Revelations, and the 14 verse, But I have a few things against you all, etc. Add after he had read the words of his text, he went about to go on, but the people being religiously bend, stopped his mouth with a ne plus ultra, carrying him out of the Church, who afterwards was committed, and he made no Sermon at all. A great tumult in Fleetstreet. Upon the same day also, there was a Congregation of sedition sowers gathered together at the sign of the Lock in Fleetstreet, who being discovered, the Constable was fetched, who was accompanied with some watchmen, went up to the place whereas their Teacher was prating, his Pulpit was made of a half tub, having a black velvet cloth hanging down: the Constable spoke some certain words to their Parrot, who as wisely as he could, made answer again, the Constable bid him proceed, and for a space left them, But about evening a great company was gathered together, as in an uproar, before the house where the Brownists were, some of whom ran into one room, some into another: but the Constable coming, all those which he took he committed. I pray that all of the same faction may be served so, that they may daily have whipping cheer at Christmas. A story of a cheating Puritanical, or rather hypocritical Cutpurse. At the Church in Milk-street was a very great Assembly: it is the usual church where Mr. Case useth to preach: whither came a seeming religious man, with a bible under his arm, but seeing the person which sometimes preacheth, there he made bold to borrow 9▪ pounds' ten shillings, and a watch out of his pocket▪ but was taken doing the deed, and he gave the money and watch to a boy, his confederate, who carried it away: but for his part, he was committed to the Poultry Counter, it being about dinner time, where I will leave him. An Order from the High Court of Parliament. THere was also an order read in every church the same day from the Parliament house, for a Fast to be kept next Wednesday, Subscribed by Alderman Soames, and Captain Venus, Burgesses for the Honourable City of London, Imprimatur per me johannem Cuffe. Cap.: Do: Epi: Vtop.