LONDON'S New Colours displayed: OR, The SNAKE in the City's grasse-green Petition discovered. For preventing the horrid mischiefs thereby intended, against the Army, and all the well-affected people in City and Country.  
Viridi latet Anguis in herba.  
NOthing is more evident, then that London hath been long in dispute, what Colours to hold forth, that should demonstrate, who they were for, and who they were against; and lo, now they are resolved to bear the very same with the Malignants in Kent, the Common-council having so determined it, the Petition of the one and the other, being both of one and the same Colour and frameing.  
But good, honest, understanding London, (I pray thee) will't thou now suffer thyself to be thus cheated, surprised, and abused, by a confederacy of Malignants crept into thy Common-council? Hast thou so many years been a maintainer of the Liberties of the people, and that with the strength of thy youth, thy blood and treasure, against all arbitrary power in whomsoever; and wilt thou now be made more instrumental in the thraledome and misery of the people, than any other part of the Nation? Wast thou first in opposition to oppression; the first example and leader towards freedom? Didst thou burn as a clear light unto others, to go out thus like a stinking snuff thyself? Oh, fare be it from thee! shame not thy judgement and conscience thus to all Posterities. Let it not be said, that London was so foolish, so mad, as wilfully to betray itself and the whole Nation into bondage; and through ignorance and sottishness to run headlong into those traps and snares, which no terror or danger could ever drive them into: nay, to beg, petition and give thanks for being put into the most ready way to be made irrecoverable slaves. Open your eyes and see, if it be not so: and if you find it so, consider what those men deserve, who have thus abused and deluded you.  
In the first place, ye are made to fawn and prostitute your thankfulness to the Parliament, for their many favours, in granting sever all of your Petitions; but sure you are not so fare blinded, as not to see this palpable juggling. Do you not know, that divers in the Parliament and Common-council are confederates to deceive you, and all that have opposed the King throughout the Land? Do you not see they are resolved to do that for him by craft and fraud, that he was never able to do for himself by force? What Petitions did they ever grant you, that were not first contrived and plotted by themselves, and then cunningly laid to be acted in Common-Councells, and so to come in State and formal Equipage presented by your Aldermen and common-councel-men, and then be printed with an Answer suitable, to beget repute and credit abroad, and consequently, the like Petitions, from all parts?  
Just thus it was with that great Remonstrance of your City, which bred the first scab between you and that worthy Army, which under God preserved you, your wives, children and estates, from that misery and ruin lately threatened against you by the King, (though these deceivers would make you forgetful of it) and which bred you so great mischief, that it's wonderful the same deluders should presume, you could be so so one again liable to the same deceit.  
Is it possible you can forget the late dismal time you were in, when, by the insolence and treachery of these violent and treacherous men, the Army was enforced to march to London. You cannot but remember the many scandalous reproaches they then cast upon them, under what bloody and ravenous shapes they presented them to you, on purpose to engage you into a war against them: And when their orderly and harmless march through your wealthy City, had proved them all to be false, how suddenly did they turn this their goodness into poison, perverting, what they did (merely to let you know the Army intended not your spoil or ruin,) into an Argument of their Pride & Haughtiness, as if they had done it in way of triumphing over you, manifesting that nothing can be in itself so innocent & harmless, but malice can turn, into the most hellish Construction.  
Then the decay of trade, dearness of food, continuance of the Excize and all the burdens of the Land, must still be laid to the charge of this Army, not that they deserved such a charge; but because this Army must be made odious, before the People would be induced to rise, or a clear way be made for the King. And this work is plied all the winter long, girding at, and provoking the Army beyond all patience. Which, (as one evil ever begets another) brings a part of the Army to White-Hall and the Mews: And oh, with what art this was descanted upon and heightened! This was such an affront, as was not to be borne. Then after a while comes the tumult, no way to be appeased but by the Army, none other regarding it. And the very appeasing of it, is with all possible skill made a crime equal to, nay, surmounting the tumult itself.  
Well, in this time motions are made for a reconciliation, the Militia is to be changed, the Mayor and Aldermen in the Tower to be released, the 11. Members and others to be restored, and the like. And all this and more is done and the Army opposes not, nor repines, as being willing to pass by as much as is possible. But no sooner is this done, but to the old work again. And this City, that in most dangerous times, could send a full relief to Gloucester, affords no assistance for subduing either the Kentish or the Colchester malignants, nay, suffers Goring, that arch Malignant and old Projector, to nose them at Bow for many days, without any check or control from this City. Which yet in these men's conceit and resolution, must eat up and devour the whole Army. But all parties are not yet agreed, neither ever will be, to so base, so ungrateful an end.  
And now in this nick of time, whiles the Army is employed part into Wales, part into Kent, part into Essex, & another part in the North; whiles the Scots and other foreigners are expected, and danger every where threatneth; now, now only is the time (as these men would make you believe,) for you to petition for a personal treaty, as the only means to put an end to all these differences and disputes. And certainly so it would; but how? Not as you expect, but as these deceivers intent: for you and they are not one in this business, how fair soever they pretend. For you have (even multitudes of you) voluntarily and faithfully expended of your estates and ventured your persons in the late wars against the King. Many of you have spoken largely, and some of you have been instrumental in bringing his instruments and agents to condign punishment. Many of you have served in Committees as assessors Sequestrators or Collectors; With most of these you will find it otherwise. When plots to destroy you have been deeply laid and lists found; they have been far enough out of danger. The sad condition of Major R●lph (being a health, ye must all look to pledge, when it comes to your turns,) they have (ye see) fine contriving wits, and want not swearers on theirside, O Wretches? Moni●s 'tis confessed, they have disbursed, but how much to the King more than to the Parliament (in the time of its integrity) they fear will one day be discovered, except by a personal treaty, they and their friends get above you all.  
Now, that you may not (if possible) suspect their pernicious meaning, (knowing that neither Alderman's and Commons-Councelmens gowns will cover their gross hypocrisy) they put on that Cloak of Religion that seldom hath failed them in hideing their deceits; making very sour faces (in this second page) for the growth of superstition, Heresies, Shismes, and Profaneness, occasioned (forsooth as they say) by the long unsettlement of the Churches. O the growth of Hypocrisy and Presumption, thus to gloss their treacherous and bloody intentions with pretences of Religion!  
But what mean they by the growth of Superstition, except the reviveing of the Service-Booke, which in their Hearts none love more than most of these? As for Heresies and Schisms, though most of them understand not truly what those words mean; yet, 'tis easy to discover they intent thereby, to make odious all that have cordially opposed the King, or show any respects to this Army. And as for profaneness, certainly they mean neither lying, nor overreaching nor deceiving in traffic, neither pride, nor covetousness, nor abusing the name of God and Religion to villainous purposes; and you will easily believe a personal treaty will occasion neithe●lesse swearing nor less drinking, nor any fewer of these vices, insomuch as if they are taken, as they seem to mean by contraries, they will then appear rather to intent the growth of all these, then of the contrary virtues.  
As for the unsettlement of the Church, they use this phrase of speech, as the rest, even merely to deceive. For assure yourselves, you intent one thing and they another, except you mean the restoring of Episcopacis or Prelacy, and of all their sequestered delinquent Ministers, whom you know they dote upon and idolise above measure.  
And for the late Commotions in several Counties, which have been faithful & serviceable to the King and Parliament (I, there's the Snake in this grass green,) King and Parliament. O that was wisely remembered! The Parliament to the heart's grief of these his trusty-servants, have too long forborn this Oracle-like expression, by which so many thousands were in snared: wherefore these men longing to see them at it again, do help them to one personal treaty, that it may be so for ever, King and Parliament, which by the way is an Hysteron Proteron, the Cart before the Horse, not thought on.  
Are there Commotions in several Counties? no marvel, when both Parliament-men and such grand Citizens as these, foment them. No doubt, the Counties had continued faithful still, but for these faithless ones; and the blood that is spilt in them, will at the end be seen at these men's doors; though now lapwing like they by their crying and condoleing would put it fare from them And it's hoped those Counties already see their error, and will be wiser for the time to come, and listen to more honest and wholesome Counsels.  
And who will believe, but the revolt of the ships is a whelp of the same litter. For who have hitherto been more faithful to the interest of the People and freedom of the Nation, than the Mariners in general have been? And who more rejoice in their revolt then these men, who are chief stirrers in this Petition, and hoping thereby a necessity of compliance in Parliament to their desires? But how abominably base is it to plot these things, & then to cry out, that this threatneth the eminent destruction of trade? O friends! could these rich and wealthy. Aldermen and common-councel-men, as ill brook these stops and decays of trade, as most of you can, they would not be so brisk upon these disasters, nor so forward in these wicked practices. But by this they evidence, that they regard not the good of Mariners nor Cittyzens, but would by all possible means, though by impoverishing and beggering all sorts of inferior people, necessitate them to promote their wills, by crying out with violence for any thing, as impatient of delay; and rather than fail, to rise in tumults and uproars, to force these wicked men's ends. But it is hoped both seamen and Land-men, Cittyzens and Country men, will be warned out of hand, and return to their first love, even the freedom of the Common wealth.  
But this grieves them not so much, as that it also tends to the utter ruin of King, Parliament and Kingdom. Here are two Carts before the Horse. For in true Heraldry, the Kingdom or People should have been first, as the original of power, and next the Parliament as representing them, and last the King, as being at most, but the chief officer of the Common wealth, and only singulis major; But it seems this will not digest with Aldermen.  
O, but all this while, the King is in danger of utter ruin! I pray you friends, inquire how. In whose hands is he? What hath the man done, that any one should think him worthy of ruin? Alas, the King can do no wrong, nor hath done any in these men's Divinity and Morality too. (Say you) What hath the Man done? O blasphemy! Here's profaneness indeed! The King a man? He must surely be more than a man, that can do no wrong. But so it is, or no credit is to be given to these his dear friends. All the deferings, dissolvings, and abolishing of Parliaments, with all arbitrary Patents, Ship-money, and all sorts of other Projects were no crimes in him. All this long and bloody war carried on by him is nothing. All the Plots against this City and Parliament, nothing. All these late Commotions and Insurrections, nothing? All the blood of Rochel, Ireland, England and Scotland, spilt by his means and procurement, nothing? yea, and in a word, all the Parliaments heavy accusations, of all the heinous, odious, and bloody crimes against him nothing. and so we must all swear, they are, if not less than nothing, if now after all, nothing can preserve us nor settle the peace of the Nation, but a Personal Treaty with him.  
Oh, thou just and righteous God, that seest and knowest these things, and who in this their Petition art made use of frequently to serve the wicked ends of these men, do thou blast them with the breath of thy mouth, and turn all their Machiavilian stratagems upon their own heads. And we beseech thee (in such measure) to open the eyes and enlighten the understandings of those whom thou hast authorized with power, that they may not only see and consider, that thou judgest righteous judgement without respect of persons, and bindest Kings in chains, and Nobles in fetters of iron, but that they may learn also to judge rightly without respect of persons, and reward every man according to his works.  
You all hear, (friends) how things go in Scotland, that they have had a Malignant Parliament, endeavouring might and main to raise forces and bring an Army into England. To do what? why to establish Religion, and for defence of the King's honour and greatness according to the Covenant, just in the very language of these Petitioners; and especially for a personal Treaty with his Majesty. 'Tis marvel the word Sacred is not added by them or our Aldermen. But it seems thats forborn, till his Majesty have left swearing at every other word, or till after the personal Treaty, and then the King shall have all his greatness, honour and prerogative again.  
But sure the Parliament of Scotland is not malignant. They are abused and injured. It's not possible, after all their strive and opposition to the King, that those people should be so foolish as to choose a malignant Parliament. Yet, so it is, the weakness of well-meaning people hath been such, that for fear of choosing such as favour Sectaries (by whom they as well as we have been preserved) they have chosen absolute Cavaliers and Malignants, sworn vassals to the lusts of the King, such as hope to be sharers in the spoil of his future Tyranny, and to be petty-Tyrants under him themselves, which is the great interest of all the degenerate Gallants, that formerly have or do at present war against the Commonwealth on his behalf: This the honest party have perceived too late, to their grief.  
For already, they begin to imprison the best-affected and most zealous Ministers and others; and it is reported, they have executed some of the Ministers. But sure they are not as yet so impudently base, though it be much to be feared, they will do it, if timely help appear not here; which must be, even by your disclaiming and renouncing these wicked men, and this their accursed Malignant Petition, which is a thousand times worse than that which was called the Plush Petition, and would have been so taken, but that some of you who (otherwise are godly minded) are seduced to appear therein. Nay, if both Lords and Commons were now, as in the time of that Petition they were affected, in stead of thanks, they would have showed them their error, and how contrary such a Petition is to the freedom of the Nation.  
But it is evident, they are now Confederates with these men, and intent under the cunning plot of a personal Treaty, fairly and handsomely to seal and deliver up to the King, not only the just Freedoms and Liberties of the people, with Excize, and all their oppressions to boot unreckoned for, and unpunished: but also the lives and estates of you, and all that have cordially opposed him.  
And for this end it is, these false Common Councellmen, and Aldermen (who to distinguish them from you, shall henceforth be called Common-Hall men, for that you know is their right title) for this end (I say) did these Common-Hall men so earnestly petition for a personal Treaty, and continuance of the brotherly union between the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland. Their meaning is, between the Malignants Parliaments in both, According to the Covenant, O● that was well remembered, that covers and colours all Malignancy. O this Covenant of ours, serves for many good purposes. For we can neither preserve our Enemies in our own bosoms, divide amongst ourselves, nor find quarrel enough to destroy our friends, without the help of this Covenant. Which though many of us have taken in the sincerity of our hearts, yet we see it is now made use of, to all sorts of ungodly, close and treacherous designs.  
And what is there now wanting, but that by the happy union (of the Malignants in both Nations) between the King: Majesty, and the Honourable Houses of Parliament, all whom they call Roundheads in England and Scotland, shall very speedily be destroyed, even with as good a riddance as the Protestants in Ireland were, by His Majesty's good catholic Subjects there, who may hereafter be invited to complete this happy union? Yes, this is yet wanting: the Committee appointed, must first agree at what place and time this personal Treaty must be. Then the King must be demanded out of the hands of the Army. This they suppose, will be some what disputed, as tending to the ruin of the Army, of all the honest party in England, and of the cause for which so great floods of blood hath been spilt, and oceans of treasure spent, and being no less in effect, then to give up their Swords into the hands of their perfidious vanquished enemies. But here is the plot; if the King be denied, then presently flies out Declaration upon Declaration, against all the Officers and Soldiers of this rebellious and disobedient Army, declaring them once more traitors and Rebels in the highest degree; denouncing death and sequestration, to all that shall any ways assist them with Men, Horse, Money, or Plate, in these their treacherous and rebellious practices, tending to the dissolution of all Government, and the u●ter ruin and decay of Trade; (for it must be in the King's old terms.) And then up goes another Army under Major General Brown, the Presbyterian Courtier, whom 'tis thought you that are honest will so fare favour, as to assist in raising of those new forces, which if you do, than they are past doubt of carrying on their work against the Sectaries, (according to the Covenant) not seeming to be against you, but rather for you, till they have got you all within their clutches, and caught you it this Trapp. For if you that are godly countenance not their work, all is lost; the Trained bands and Auxiliaries will not then go out, not withstanding all endeavours and Devices to engage their Commanders, the Countries will not be deluded not come in to any purpose.  
But be you sure, to keep Scotland's proceed in your eye, and look no other way. Think upon their imprisoning of godly men already, and adhere no longer to these wicked dissembling Common-Hall men, but separate yourselves from amongst them; do not you assist these workers of iniquity, & you shall see them confounded. But if you give them the least countenance, you will find such a confluence of mad and rude people instantly flock to them; that, though they are never sikely to prevail against the Army and their friends, yet so great may be the disturbance, that your City will be much endangered, your wives and Families affrighred, and what will then become of Trading? Certainly this is not the way to a speedy end, (except by your destructions) but to the lengthening of your distractions. For it cannot be imagined, that the Army and honest party throughout the Land, will be so easily vanquished, as these hot-spirited men conjecture. It will cost hot water, before that be done. They have not yet showed themselves either Fools or Cowherd's, neither hath the providence of God been wanting, to further their just and honest undertake. And if these new stirrers had either Wisdom, Grace, or Thankfulness in them, they would consider their lenity and unbloody disposition when they prevailed, and not provoke them into a worse and more violent temper.  
But what mean the Petitioners, by grounding their hopes upon several expressions of his Majesty and both Houses of Parliament, in their several and respective Declarations? A Declaration there was indeed lately of the Parliaments, setting forth divers high crimes and offences of the King, and resolving to make no further addresses to him, but to settle the Kingdom without him. There was also some time since another Declaration that told him, it was not safe for him to come to the City or Parliament, until he had given satisfaction for all the innocent blood that had been spilt.  
Had our Common-Hall men (think you) these Declarations of both Houses in mind, when they framed this Petition? The King also hath set forth so many Declarations of his love to this City, that its hard to judge which they mean. As when this City was in most straits, and he in greatest hopes and power, he declares it death for any to hold Trade with the City, or to bring any kind of provision to it. And he gives them another secret token of his Kingdnes at the same time, in the Plot of Tomkins and chaloner, and declares the Parliament to be no true, but a counterfeit Parliament, and sets up another at Oxford, by Declaration too. And now of late came out a Declaration of his, of the old stamp in high prerogative terms, as high as Kent or these Common-Hall men could wish or desire. Be like Osburn was then at work, and this language of the Kings was coined for the head of an Army, what Declarations they mean, they have not expressed, and till they do, it will be good for every wise and Religious man to be mindful of these, and to consider whether the Leopard be yet without his spots, or the Black-more have changed his skinn, and by wisdom to prevent the great mischief intended; And be not now, after so many years' experience, like young birds, to be caught with so palpable chaff as this.  
But this, may you & Scotland see, comes of warming Snakes in your bosoms; no sooner get they heat, but they swell with venom, and threaten your destruction. Who would have thought the late exiled Members, and the late imprisoned Major and Aldermen would so so one have returned to their old Vomit, and so greedily, lick up the filth of their former Remonstrance? O shame! O ignorance! O ingratitude and sottishness! why, what do they imagine? can they think, that all the well-affected in England will not gather themselves together from all places and corners of the Land, and unite with the Army, rather than to be over run & over reached thus? What? to be petitioned out of their lives, liberties, Estates; to be covenanted into bondage! No, may he be beared through the ears, nay through the nose, and burned in the forehead for a vagabond, that will not come forth to help the Lord against the mighty. Yea, curse them bitterly that comes not forth now to help the Lord against these, who are so mighty in their deceit, and bloody in their intentions.  
See, but where these men would have this personal Treaty; in the City of London. That's their desire, though the words following show they are ashamed to speak it absolutely, and therefore add, or in some other convenient place; convenient for raising of Tumults, else what ails the Isle of Wight? No, but where it may be most for the honour and safety of his Majesty's Royal Person. What could Goring have said more like a flattering Courtier?  
And unto this personal Treaty, they humbly desire, that the it brethren of Scotland (that is the Malignants, especially Duke Hamilton) may be invited, that so according, to the duty of their Aliegiance, Protestation, solemn League and Covenant, his Majesty's Royal Person, Honour, Greatness and Estate may be preserved, even to the use and benefit of the Malignants, that so they may be enabled to revenge themselves upon the Lives, Liberties, and Estates of the Roundheads and Sectaries, and all peaceable people under these titles; and at best, bring them to sequestrations and compositions; to hang up the Ministers (after their brethren of Scotland's Method) and so restore the Bishops; for that is it, they really intent, though their words be smooth and fair as the greenest grass, and garnished with His Majesties own flowers, of preserving the power and privilege of Parliament, the just rights and liberties of the Subjects being restored, the establishment of Religion and Church-Government in purity, and the continuation of tho union of the two Kingdoms: (O admirable Hypocrites) according to the Covenant. (But here peeps the Snake) All Armies disbanded, and all your Soldiers just Accounts satisfied, the Kingdoms burdens cased. What a turning and winding this Snake keeps to hid himself King ● Viper! so full of goodness, so many seeming good desires heaped together Appear boldly as at first. Men are but adam's, and Women Eves; thou needest not despair to deceive. But as that old Serpent thy Father, make account to deceive thyself most. Thy Head, thy Head proud Hydra-Monster, by this thine own malicious policy, shall receive the forest bruise. And then (as at first) from the same seed of the wom●n, God, to thy torment (thou shalt see) will raise up a seed, even a Generation of men, that shall discover where thy Skalie Helm is penetrable and smite thee there, so that thou shalt stumble and fall, and never rise again; but upon thy belly shalt thou creep, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: and that because thou hast lied and desembled in this Petition and the like, in the name of the Lord, and hast again lifted up thy hand against his dearest and most precious Servants.  
O ye Men of the Common-Hall, flatter not yourselves in these your mischievous practices, but speedily repent, for so sure as God is in Heaven, he cannot suffer you to prosper in it. All the people will see, that most ungreatefully ye seek revenge and power, that you may have your wills without any regard at all to the Commonwealth, which but for you, would be quiet enough. This way which you take is a way that no considerate man can once imagine, will tend to peace; but that it is a mere trick and device to raise a new War against the Army, and all those ye call Roundheads; it being impossible to do it by any other means, and which being done, what then will become of Trade? what then will become of Peace? why, then the Scots must be called in, and the Irish with other Foreigners. For what? To make Peace. Excellent Peacemakers to this poor Nation, they have proved indeed. No, rather, call in Rupert and Maurice and they will do it, as soon and as effectually.  
It is incredible that Affliction, & Imprisonment, and fear of death and imminent War, should not make those grave ancient Gentlemen more apprehensive of the danger they are already again hastily casting them-selves, and the whole Kingdom into, that Men of Estates, Honour and judgements, should attempt things so hazardous, when as (no doubt) reason is to be had in ways more safe. Doubtless, if they would sit down, and with greatest deliberation, study a way to ruin the King and his Posterity, to re-embroile this Nation in blood, to destroy themselves and their parttakers, certainly not course would be found like unto this. For what will not those men do, who have cordiallie opposed the King in the late War, rather than suffer the conquered Malignants to be their Masters, as by a personal treaty is really intended.  
No matters could be in a fairer way towards an accommodation than our differences lately were: They could not but have been composed by this time, if men would have contented themselves to live as friends one by another, and to have ceased to strive for Mastery, good men there were and are, both in Parliament and Common-council, who made it their study, to have proposed a safe and good condition to King Parliament City and all sorts of People. But this new hurry and maddness of a general rising, under the colour of a Personal Treaty, hath put of their endeavours, till this heat be over, and men's experience of the misery of their own evil ways, should make them more apt to hear things reasonable, and such as really tend to the preservation and just satisfaction of all parties.  
Cease therefore, as you love yourselves, wives, Children, and Estates, as you love the Peace and settlement of your Native Country (too long turmoiled with an unnatural war) cease (I say,) and give over this underhand raising of new forces, under colour of settling the Militia in all Counties and Cities, ye, as well as others will find it bitterness in the end. It will but increase your own trouble, lengthen out the miseries of the People, consume their wasted Estates, destroy their trades, which they will soon see, and Curse and hate you for it. The Cry of the poor pierces the Heavens, the torments of a guilty Conscience are insupportable. Lay to Heart, I beseech you, how drcadfull your condition will be, when you shall be so surrounded with Miseries at once, a never dying Worm, gnawing your hearts within, and from without, the Vengeance both of God and Man, for your Hypocrisy, Treachery, and perfidiousness ready to over-whelm you.  
Cease for shame, to depend any longer upon lies and falsehoods wherein ye abound; God (ye see) hath already manifested his displeasure against your bloody purposes, giving up your greatest hopes of success in Wales, in Kent, in the North, and now lately in Surrey, into the hands of those, whom through pride and malice ye despise; your Dukes and Earls and great ones, (striving against him) being no more than the meanest persons.  
And this great hest of the Lords in running so swiftly before the Commons, and voting a personal Treaty, shows but whose Lords they are, and whose work they do, and the mischief intended thereby, will surely fall upon their own heads.  
They also but abuse you and themselves, in plotting to disband this Army by tricks and Court Arts; and 'tis strange ye should not think, that more belongs to it, than now after all Victories, to give up their Swords for a personal Treaty, yet ye are so transported with vane hope, as to believe ye have them upon a free lock: for say you a personal Treaty is voted, and the King must come, and being once out of that power of the Army, is resolved not to treat, until all forces in all parts be disbanded.  
If the Army then refuse, O then say you, the whole Kingdom will instantly engage against: but stay a little, surely ye will be mistaken, the whole Kingdom doubtless will be wiser and honester, then to expect such folly and madness in the Army, and will be more careful of their own quietness, then to engage themselves into a new War, upon such unreasonable and unconscionable terms.  
If then ye will be happy, study things more equal and forsake the Counsels of wicked and treacherous men: for however ye may flatter and deceive yourselves, yet God is not a God that will be mocked, he that fitteth in Heaven laughs you to scorn, the Lord will have you in derision, and will dash you in pieces, like a Potter's Vessel.  
Cease therefore, to do evil, learn to do well, seek Peace and follow after it, lest if ye persist in your ungodly courses, he tear you in pieces, and there be none to help you.  
FINIS.