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A48473 Plaine truth without feare or flattery, or, A true discovery of the unlawfulnesse of the Presbyterian government it being inconsistent with monarchy, and the peoples liberties, and contrary both to the protestation and covenant : the end of establishing the militia of London in such hands as it is now put into by the new ordinance, the betraying votes and destructive practices of a traiterous party in the House of Commons concerning certain petions for liberty and justice : also, a vindication of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, concerning certaine scurrulous words uttered by some of the said faction : with the meanes and wayes that must be used to obtaine reliefe against the said cyrannous usurpers, and for reducing the parliament to its due rights, power and priviledges, in the preservation of the kingdomes laws and liberties / written by I.L. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1647 (1647) Wing L2156; ESTC R12537 30,822 22

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left altogether remedilesse but to proceed the aforesaid Petition being referred to a Commmittee and the Citizens put off with faire words till this grand Ordinance for the Militia was passed and then presently they thundred as if the Petition had tended to the prejudice of ●●urch and State 4. If they want money or a new Army to secure themselves that old Asse the Citie must raise men or sund out their Trained Bands for them 〈…〉 of London must pay and beare or else be plundered and what remedy 〈◊〉 wh●●●●ever the Parliament will exact and the Military men execute the Commons of London must obey and submit to though never so unjust a tax or imposition But you will say the Trained Bands will not be all of a mind but this Partie having prevailed to New-Modelling of the Commissioners you shal see them New-Model the Train Bands also here is the first piece of the frame of Englands slavery must serve if they can carry it for a leading case unto the whole Kingdom The effects yee Commons of London which yee may expect hence are the utter abolition of your free Elections of your Maior Aldermen Sheriffs Common-Councell-men and other publicke Officers of your body and Corporation so that now you may bid all your priviledges adue and the free borne Apprentices after seaven years hard servitude * Marke yee Apprentices expect a Perpetuall vassalage by this means the hopes yee had of the recovery of antient Rights and immunitie are frustrate and yee after all your costs and adventures for your liberties become the first absolute slaves in England if God doe not otherwise prevent or raise up some Othniel Ehud Shamger Barak or Gideon to deliver you And in such hands as these this desperate domineering faction by symptomes and signes purpose to settle the Militia in all the Counties and Corporations of the Kingdom and have already in Durham Cumberland and other places Northward put it principally into their hands who are declared Traytors and Enemies to the State Malignant and Delinquents some of which have been actually in war against the Parliament and their Country as Sir George Vane old Sir Henries Son who was in armes with the King and is now made one of the Deputie Lieutenants of the Militia for Durham a Justice of Peace and a Committee-man and yet scarce good commoditie for the Hang-man S. Wilfrid Lawson of Cumberland such another yet by the prevalency of this partie intrusted with the posse-Commitatus whereby he may raise the Countie and cut all honest mens throats if he imagine cause To tell you of the commands power wherewith Lieutenant Col. Offcere Cap. Musgrave Story Stoddert and divers others are invested and intrusted in those parts who have beene in armes against the Parliament and their Country to the great trouble hazard and affliction of all the faithfull wel-affected there besides many others in other places of the Land would be too tedious let these for present sufflice for example and all rather then to trust the honest and approved in the Land because they are contrary to their treasonable designes and practices and will not suffer themselves not the Country to become their vassalls and pack-horses I wish those Northern Countries had no just cause of complaint against that deceitfull double-dealing Lord Wharton I will for speciall cause not that I fear or regard him or any man farther then he is sincere and vertuously honourable space spare him but it it is good for him and others to repent and doe their first workes lest a worse thing befall them there is nothing hid but it may be made manifest to runne away from a fight for feare is tolle●able and is contingent to the greatest * Witnes Generall Leshley Generall but for a professed Souldier of Jesus Christ to turne his backe and flce from the ●ruth is to be abhorred Hath not Christ said He wll be ashamed of such when he shall come in his Fathers glory with the holy Angells Mark 8.38 And did Jehisaphat prosper that tooke part with Ahab Or ever any escape by iniquitie And if Meroz was cursed yea bitterly cursed because they would not helpe what are they that doe hurt And are not they also cursed though they be doing that doe Gods worke negligently Consider these things seriously all yee that are sunke setled upon the lees all the Neuters and indifferent ones that plead moderation non-season and prudence for your basenesse of spirit negligence and cowardice in the great Chuse of God and this distressed Kingdom and yee Timedi yee searfull ones who are more afraid of the face and displeasure of man whose breath is in his nostrels and whose councels perish then of the power and wrath of God Who is a consuming fire and whose councels abide for ever That feare more the losing of your places and profits then the losing of Gods favour and countenance and the peace of a good conscience Read that 21. Rev. and tremble remember your selves rouse up your spirits and shew your selves couragious for truth and justice and zealous for the glory of the Lord of Hosts if yee will not know that deliverance will come to Gods People some other way and yee shall not escape As for M. Hollis and others whose councells and practices tend principally to treason and tyranny injustice and violence I know what I say and doubt not yet but in time to see it proved so who live without Law and act contrary to Law like Traytors and Rebels Let such men know that God will render unto them according to their workes and I am confident that they shall never be able to acomplish their wicked enterprize and that the pit they have digged for others they shall fall into themselves God will take them by their own counsels as he did in old time A●hitophell and Haman and as hee did Strafford and Canterbury in these dayes yea in those two presidents they have prepared a halter for their owne necks and their owne words shall be their Judges Strafford and Canterbury were condemned for reasoanble councells and speeches endeavours and intentions of subverting the fundamentall lawes and frame of government and of setting up an arbitrary power and rule of government And whether Hollis and others his presumptuous complices have not been not only the intenders and indeavourers but the reall authors and actours of these things I doe appeale to all intelligent men who have taken any cognizance of their councels and actions So that if the King as it is a question did want just matter of occasion in his charge of treason against M. Hollis and others in 1641. both he and the whole Kingdome may without much search find enough doubt esse at this time yes have not M. Hollis and others his complices and confederates not onely verified many or most of those * Read consider them and compare them with their actions B. Decla page 34. articles of