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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90963	Clerico-classicum, or, The clergi-allarum to a third war. Being an answer to a pamphlet, intituled, A serious and faithfull representation of the judgements of ministers of the Gospel within the province of London, contained in a letter from them to the Generall and his Councell of Warre. Delivered to his Excellency by some of the subscribers, Jan. 18. 1648. Which may likewise serve for a brief answer to their late vindication, relating to their former actings, touching the capitall punishment of the person of the King. / By John Price, citizen of London.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1649 (1649)	Wing P3340; Thomason E544_1; ESTC R204338	47,303	74

of inchantment to dispossess● the sonnes of Sceva a Jew were overcome even by that spirit whom they would conjure to come out of them these Protestation Vow and League which you so presse not regarding all that hath been said again and again by way of answer as supposing that when argument Scripture and reason cannot help you yet the Protestation Vow and Covenant will doe it these like the Aegyptian reeds run into your sides and do no service at all for you but discover your nakednesse for First For the Protestation that passage concerning the late King the main thing you drive at by quoting the same can meane only a lawfull defence according to the duty of Allegiance of his royall Person honour and estate First We protested to defend his Person according to the duty of Allegiance whereby wee were tyed to his just authority and not abstractively to his Person if acting contrary and destructive to his just authority as you know he did 2. Again our Allegiance 〈◊〉 no further lawfull then relative to the kingdome whereunto even he himselfe was tyed in Allegiance 3. Again Allegiance if relative binds no further then according to the lawes of relation and relations are 〈◊〉 and the roote of all obli●ations which whether 〈◊〉 all or otherwise yet when on● party shall seeke the destru●tion of the other the other may justly claime a recesse so far 〈◊〉 absolute preservation require● 4. Again The Protestation is not only for the defence of 〈◊〉 Majesties Person but the sentence is complex and takes 〈◊〉 his honour and estate the impairing of the one and the s●●estring or s●l●ing of the other hath been without scandal 〈◊〉 it spoken to you the use application of your own former ●octrine● no party in the Kingdome having more stained 〈◊〉 honour if declaring his wickednesse can do it by Presse and ●ulpit-worke then your selve● and if his estate had beene 〈◊〉 for the defence and preservation of his Person in your present apostate sence all the benefit that I know of that you should have thereby would be the receiving of your torment before your time for your new friends Malignan● are in your debt and was it not for your Enemies the Armie they would quickly pay you 5. Wee did likewise protest for the defence of the power and priviledges of Parliament the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subjects as well as the Person of the King If the Person of the King be engaged against the priviledges of Parliament and liberties of the Subject or the Parliament themselves 〈◊〉 priviledges against the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subj●cts the Protestation cannot be obligatorie unto 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 rights and liberties of the Subjects being the great end of 〈…〉 Parliament must prostrate both King and Parliament the King and Parliament as such having no● so much as their being much lesse priviledges against the lawfull right● and liberties of the Subjects so that by the Protestation the greater being of duty to be profes'd before the less●r if the Person of the King or priviledges of Parliament stand in the way like a Lyon and a Beare to devour the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subjects we are bound to know neither King nor Parliament but the people the root of them both better the King and Parliament should perish then the people 6. We are bound by this Protestation to maintain and defend the King Parliament and People in a lawfull manner so farre as lawfully we may which refers unto th● 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 defence while the King was in Person against the Parliament we were by this Protestation to defend the Parliament People though with the hazard of the King otherwise you have preached false Doctrine to us if the King and Parliament should engage against the people we are by the 〈…〉 tyed to preserve the people though with the hazard of both when the Parliament engaged against the King in a milita●y way we were not tyed by this Protestation to 〈◊〉 to def●●d his person If the Parliament engage against the King in a lawfull judiciary way was were neither obliged by this Protestation to rescue the Kings Person against such proceedings 7. We protested by all good meanes and wayes to b●ing to ●●●digne punishment all such as shall either by farce proctise c●●cels plots conspiracies doe any thing to the contrary of any thing contained in the Protestation If then the King himselfe or the Parliament in the severall Members thereof shall either by force practise councels plots conspiracies or otherwise doe things contrary to the great end the very spirit and life of this Protestation viz. the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subjects the Subjects are bound by this Protestation by all good wayes and meanes and God doth not leave a people without any grounds of selfe-preservation to bring to condign● punishment both King and Parliament none being here excepted 8. And lastly we protest that we will neither for hope feare nor other respect relinquish this Promise Vow and Protestation Now let the World judge who it is that doth violate this Protestation so as you doe doe you not cry up the Person of the King without any reference to the safety peace and liberties of the people doe not you rail out in the Pulpits as the Prelaticall party did in the beginning of this Warre Traitors Rebels summoning up all those Scriptures which they likewise did as if they were added but as yesterday to the Text My sonne feare thou God and the King meddle not with them that are given to change and he is the Lords Anoynted and wilt thou say to the King what dost thou Did you plead for the Kings Person before as you doe now Why then did you stir up m●n to fight against him Did you plead for his honour and estate before as now why then did you so represent him to the people in your Pulpits from day to day Doe you maintaine and defend the rights and liberties of the Subjects why then doe you brand them with the name of Rebels and Traitors that did not lay down the sword at the feete of the late King and Parliament at their bare command before any security at all given for the preservation thereof Doe you ende●vour to bring Delinquents to condign punishment why then doe you charge those that have brought him whom your selves and the Church of Scotland have charged for the greatest Delinquent guilty of the blood of hundreds of thousands of Protestants the bloudiest man under Heaven for Murtherers Traitors Rebbels as Mr. Jenkins Mr. Case Mr. Love Master Cauton have done calling the offering up of the most acceptable and fattest sacrifice unto Justice that ever was offered in this Kingdome the staining of the Land with the blood of our Soveraign the imbruing our hands with our Soveraigns blood yea murthering our King striving thereby if possible to stir up the people to cut the throates of the Parliament Armie and