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A67097 VVorse & vvorse, or, A description of their desperate condition who shall presume to take the nevv oath or covenant 1643 (1643) Wing W3611; ESTC R39188 9,169 17

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is so uncouth an Innovation as that it was condemned by the Vniversall Primitive Church of Christ for above 350. yeares not only by their doctrine but also their suffering for the defence of the Faith and so testified by their publike Apologies and glorious Martyrdomes And that indeed this is a Popish doctrine is herein most evident because that the now Schismaticall Preachers for defence of this Warre use and urge the very same objections against the Army on the one side and answers for confirmation of the others by the same distorted expositions of Texts and Examples in holy Scriptures which the Romish Sophisters have done from poynt to point notwithstanding they could not be ignorant of the learned and irrefragable Confutations made by Protestant Doctors and published to the World A third Exception Thirdly the exposition of the Protestation professing by that Oath to oppose only the Popish Doctrines and Innovations and the continued practice of not only connivence but even indulgence also to the Brownisticall and Anabaptisticall Faction which threaten nothing more then the destruction of the now professed Protestant Reformed Religion doe seeme to prejudice the intention of this Oath and give occasion to suspect that it may fall out against the doctrine as hath done to our Service-booke which hath been by Sectaries torne in peeces as it was at Durham by Papists in their insurrection in the North. And what difference can there be whether this our Vineyard of Christ the Church of England be rooted out by the Romish Boare or by other wild beasts of new and naughty Factions From this part of defence for Religion the Oath returneth as againe to the part Politique The Oath and the Exceptions against it I A. B. In my Conscience beleeve that the Forces raised by the two Houses of Parliament are raised for their just defence and Liberty of the Subiect against the Forces raised by the King In this three circumstances are considerable Who Against whom and What ingendring as many doubts and obstructions unto the Consciences of them that are required to take this Oath The first Exception When we would know who it is that taketh up Forces for Warre they tell us the Parliament and that by their owne Ordinance whereas Subjects of every Kingdome are taught by the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles that this Authority is proper to Him who is Supreme According to the profession also of the Old Testament and examples of their Iudges and Kings excepting only where God himselfe did expressely interpose The second Exception The second Exception is Against whom The Oath nameth not the King but the Kings Army as though that were not against the King which is to speak Sibbeleth instead of Scibboleth And what Conscience will not be jealous when severe execution is that the King being in Campe it is both against the Power and Person of the King as Edge-Hill can witnesse and the Oath of Protestation saying I A. B. Protest according to my Alleagiance to His Majesty His Royall Person Honour Crown and Dignity c. when as our learned Schismaticks think to dawbe up mens consciences with their untempered mortar by distinguishing between the Naturall and Politique Person of the King The most of England can now laugh at their fond subtilty knowing that he who killed Saul the then King of Israel did thereby kill the same King named Saul And the Apostle sheweth that they who resist the powers sent by the King as Supreame doe thereby resist the power of the King himselfe Therefore these contradictory Oathes cannot well lodge in any sincere Conscience The third Exception The matter For what the Forces are raised expressed to be for Liberty of Subjects against Arbitrary Power contrary to Law c. Notwithstanding the power of Parliament in raising these Forces is done meerely by an Arbitrary power and against all prescription of Law and to the highest oppression of the Subjects that hath been even unto the losse of both livelihood and lives Alas our misery A fourth Exception When as the whole pretence for defence of Religion Liberty of Subjects and Priviledges of Parliament are no other then the King himselfe doth I not say subscribe but rather superscribe unto avouching still that his taking up Armes is for the defence of the true reformed Protestant Religion the Priviledges of Parliament and against all tyrannicall Arbitrary government must I then sweare that they are just Forces raised for that which is so freely offered and yeelded unto them The Oath and the Exception against it I will likewise assist the Persons who shall take this Oath in what they shall doe in the pursuance thereof These words What they shall doe have a great latitude and may leave the Actors unto a liberty or rather licence to urge men to take it by what means soever be it fas or nefas A Coroslary to the former It may not be omitted to advertise how the Ministers and Trumpeters sounding Alarums for Warre and for the Authorizing of this Oath doe symbolize and jumpe with the Irish Papists in the selfe same three reasons which make for the justifying their Rebellion 1. It is in the power of our People say they as to create a King so to dissolve the Royall Government upon occasions seeming good to themselves The second is Salus Populi the Peoples generall and necessary good as they pretend Thirdly the establishing of their own profession of Religion These so many exceptions may prove so many Corrosives to the heart of the Swearer whether he take it with a conscience wilfull or doubtfull Three QuaeREES or Cases of Conscience touching the late OATH 1. Q. How it consists with the three-fold Conditions of an Oath in generall 1. of Truth 2. Iudgement 3. Righteousnesse Ier. 4.2 2. Q. How with the three-fold Oath taken in particular 1. Allegiance 2. Supramacy and the 3. Protestation 3. Q. How with it 's own 1. Introduction 2. Limitations and 3. Expressions in speciall and a three-fold Cord is not easily broken Eccles 4.12 For the first Quaeree and first Condition of Truth 1. Which Excludes Falshood Doublings Fictions mentall Evasions Equivocations Reservations c. requires simplicity and sincere correspondence to the sense and purpose of the Imposter i. e. liquidò jurare For the Second of Judgement 2. Which requires it should be done soberly advisedly discreetly reverendly and in the feare of Cod. And not unadvisedly lightly or wantonly to satisfie mens lusts and appetites like brute beasts that have no understanding For the third of Righteousnesse 3. That it be not to the hurt and prejudice of my neighbour for any unjust and unlawfull designe So He that taketh it in his own private sense or reservations and not agreeable to the plaine sense and purpose of the Imposer of the Oath offends against the first Condition He that takes it rashly or timorously for fear or favour of men offends against the Second He that takes it out of misguided-Zeal