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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45321	The Antipodes, or, Reformation with the heeles upward being a compendious narrative or discovery, of the great hypocrisie of our pretending reformers, the treacherous enslaving practices of a trayterous party in the House of Commons, contrary to their solemn protestations, frequent declarations, declared duties and the known laws of the land &c. : whereby both the commonality and souldiery may plainly discover that what was formerly by them adjudged tyrannie and oppression in others is now practiced and maintained to be justice and equity in themselves, and that notwithstanding they pretend liberty, they intend slavery, both to the King, his posterity and the people ...	J. H.; Harris, John, fl. 1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing H42; ESTC R17419	6,446	11

THE ANTIPODES OR REFORMATION WITH THE HEELES UPWARD BEING A compendious Narrative or Discovery of the great hypocrisie of of our pretending Reformers the treacherous enslaving practises of a trayterous Party in the House of Commons contrary to their solemn Protestations frequent Declarations declared Duties and the known Lawes of the Land c WHEREBY Both the Commonalty and Souldiery may plainly discover that what was formerly by them adiudged Tyrannie and Oppression in others is now practised and maintained to be Justice and Equity in themselves and that notwithstanding they pretended Liberty they intended Slavery both to the King His Posterity and People Isaiah 59.7 8. Their feet runne to evill and they make haste to shed innocent bloud their thought are thoughts of iniquity wasting and destruction is in their paths The way of peace they know not and there is no judgement in their goings They have made them crooked paths whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace OXFORD Printed and published for the information of the oppressed Commons of England 1647. THE ANTIPODES OR REFORMATION with the heeles upward IT cannot be forgoten that at the first comming together of this Parliament there were many burthens and multitudes of oppressions and iniustices done by persons in trust and authority to the great dishonour of the King and damage of the Kingdome all which were in the Parliaments Remonstrance largely explained and laid down in divers heads or branches viz. 1. That Proiects and Monopolies were granted and a generall burthen brought upon the Kingdome for the enriching of particular persons 2. That persons were protected from due processe at law by the power of great ones the guilty acquitted and innocent condemned 3. That the Law was not the security but the ruine of the People 4. That illegall and unnecessary taxes as Ship-money and others contrary to Law and the Subiects liberty were imposed 5. That severall free men were illegally dis-infranchised of their liberties and imprisoned without any indictment or testimony of fact committed 6. That many others were stigmatized fined and banished for endeavouring the maintenance of the Lawes and liberties of the Kingdome 7. That many were forced to sweare to answer to interrogatories against themselves c. These and many other great grievous oppressions lay upon the pore people of England untill such time as this Parliament in the infancy and innocency thereof did both declare against them and endeavour to bring the authors to condign punishment for the performance whereof they entered into a solemne Covenant wherein they engaged the whole Kingdome with them In pursuance of which engagement the Lords and Commons by severall Declarations and Ordinances improved their interest in the People often declaring unto them the urgent necessity of assisting them and often calling the great God of Heaven and Earth to witnes that what they then aimed at was only the removing the King from his evill Councellours and bringing Delinquents to tryall securing the peace and liberty of the Subiect and that if after all their reproaches from their enemies and slightfull discouragements from friends they could but obtain the desired end before mentioned they should reioyce in their sufferings and thinke that to be a sufficient reward of all their labours And further that they might the better worke upon the affection of the People they in a Declaration Jan. 30. 1643. declared as followeth VVe place not our confidence in our own strength but in God almighty the Lord of Hosis who will not leave nor forsake his People it is his own truth and cause we maintain the exaltation of the Kingdome of his Sonne and the preservation of his Church and of this whole Iland from utter ruine is our aime and the end we have before our eyes Upon these and the like grounds we resolve with courage and constancy unto the end to do our parts and the Lord who hath ●i●red up out spirits displayed his Banner and given the alarum do that which seemeth him good And this Declaration we make not from any presumption in the strength of our Armies but from the sence of that duty which is required and expected from the high places and relations wherein we stand c. Having after long and grave consultations resolved and decreed never to lay down Armes till truth and Peace by the blessing of God be settled in this Kingdome upon a firm foundation for the present and future Generations which shall be esteemed of us a sufficient yea abundant reward of all that wee can do or suffer in this cause Oh that too many members of the Houses of Parliament had not forgot themselves Or that they would remember that the al-seeing God who knew their hearts and hates hipocrisie will surely require the due performance of their solemne engagements at their hands and that they cannot now expect the continuance of his blessing upon them since they have neglected to pay their vowes unto God performe their declared duty to the Kingdome whereunto they engaged themselves and called him as a witnes as if their iniquity were not sufficient unlesse proclaimed in the face of Jehovah Heare oh Heavens and tremble oh Earth Oh England stand amazed many of your trustees have conceived wickedness they promised liberty but behold slavery they pretended Justice but behold oppression they pretended Reformation but behold deformation they pleaded law but have lost conscience they pretended purity but behold hypocrisy Justice is turned backward Treason is countenanced and truth discouraged your oppressours honoured your friends dispised your seeming safety is become your certaine sicknesse and what will you doe in the end thereof Beleeve it Country-men and fellow Souldiers our condition is much worse then at the beginning for then we knew our sicknesse and remedy but now such are our distempers that wee may more easily know them then cure them t is their priviledge is our bondage their power our pestilence their rights our poverty their wils our law their smiles our safety their frownes our ruine and though by the free Commons chosen servants yet by their usurpations become Masters ney Kings commanding both King and People without controule because they cannot make a Law they le keepe none Consider all your former sufferings being compared yee will find that these Aegyptian Task-masters doe much exceed in cruelty remember the vast expence of blood and treasure you have laid out for them to keepe them quiet see the improvement of it see what oppressions they have eased you off ney rather have not doubled 1. If all proiectors be proclaimed enemies what makes Sir Henry Vane senior in the House of Commons 2. If it be a crime destructive to the Law and liberty of the People for persons to be examined from the due course of law and Justice as the Parliament have often declared against the King how comes it to passe that Manchester Clotworthy VValler Hollis and Barwis and many other accused of Treason and other misdemeanours