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A88229	The out-cryes of oppressed commons. Directed to all the rationall and understanding men in the kingdome of England, and dominion of Wales, (that have not resolved with themselves to be vassells and slaves, unto the lusts and wills of tyrants.) Fron Lieut. Col. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, and Richard Overton, prerogative prisoner, in the infamous gaole of Newgate. Febr. 1647.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; Overton, Richard, fl. 1646.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2150; Thomason E378_13; ESTC R201382	26,058	20

woe to them for saith the spirit of God Eccle. 5.4.5 When thou vowest a vow unto God defer not to pay it for he hath no pl●●sure in fooles pay that which thou hast vowed For better it is that thou shouldest not vow then that thou shouldest vow and not pay see Deut. 23.21.23 That which is gone out of thy lyps saith God thou shalt keep and performe Num. 30.2 Psal 76.11 Iob 22.27 We find in their Declaration of the 5. May 1642. booke decl 1. part pag. 172. these words The Lords and Commons therefore intrusted with the safely of the Kingdome and peace of the people which they call God to witnesse is their only aime finding themselves denyed these their so necessary and iust demands about the Malitia and that they can never be discharged before God or man if they should suffer the safety of the Kingdome and peace of the people to be exposed to the malice of the Malignant party c. And in their Remonstrance of the 19. of May 1642. book decl 1 part pag. 195. they say That the providing for the publique peace and the prosperity of all his Maiesties Realmes within the presence of the all seeing diety we protest to have been and still to be the only end of all our counsells and indeavours wherein we have resolved to continue freed and inlarged from all private aimes personall respects or passions whatsoever But we wish withall our soules they had intended what they here declared when they declared it which is too much evident to every rationall mans eyes that sees and knowes their practises that they did not or that if they did that they have broken and falcified their words and promises and in the same Remonstrance pag 214 speaking of those many difficulties they meet with in the discharge of their places and duty see 1 part Col. decl pag. 156. 278. 496. 629 they say Yet we doubt not but we shall overcome all this at last 1. the people suffer not themselves to be deluded with false and specious shewes and so drawn t● betray us to their owne undoing who have ever been willing to hazard the undoing ●f our selves that they might not be betra'd by our neglect of the trust reposed 〈◊〉 b●t if it were possible they should prevaile herein yet we would not faile through God grace still to persist in our duties and to looke beyond our owne lives estates 〈◊〉 advantages as those who thinke nothing worth the enjoying without the liberty pe●ce and safety of the Kingdome nor any thing too good to be hazarded in discharge of our consciences for the obtaining of it and shall alwayes repose our selves upon the protection of Almighty God which we are confident shall never be wanting to us while wee seeke his glory as we have found it hitherto wonderfully going along with us in all our proceedings O golden words unto the makers of which we desire to rehearse the 23. Mat 27. Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees Hypocrites for yee are like unto whited Sepuchers which indeed appeare butifull outward but are within full of dead mens bones and of all uncleannesse And in their Remonstrance May 26 1642. pag. 281. They declare that their indevours for the preservation of the Lawes and liberties of England have been most hearty and sincere in which indeavour say they by the grace of God we will still persist though we should perish in the worke which if it should be it is much to be feared that Religion Lawes liberties and Parliaments will not be long lived after us but saith Christ Mat. 23.23.28 Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for yee make cleane the outside of the cup and of the platter but within they are full of extortion and excesse Yee also appeare outwardly righteous unto men but within yee a●● full of hypocrisie and iniquity And in their Declaration of July 1642. concerning the destractions of the Kingdome c pag. 463 464 speaking of the businesse of Hull they say the war being thus by his Majestie begun the Lords and Commons in Parliament hold themselves bound in conscience to raise forces for the preservation of themselves the peace of the Kingdome and protection of the Subjects in their persons and estates according to Law the defence and security of Parliament and of all those who have been imployed by them in any publique service for these ends and through Gods blessing to disappoint the designes and expectations of those who have drawne his Majestie to these courses and Counsells in favour of the Papists at home the Rebbels in Ireland the forraign enemies of our Religion and peace In the opposing of all which they desire the concurrence of the well disposed Subjects of this Kingdome and shall manifest by their courses and indeavours that they are carried by no respects but of the publique good which they will alwayes preferre be-their owne lives and fortunes O that we might not too justly say they are already falne from their words And in their most notable Declaration of August 1642. pag. 498. being in great distresse they cry out in these words and we doe here require all those that have any sence of piety honour or compassion to helpe a distressed state especially such as have taken the Protestation and are bound in the same duty with us unto their God their King and country to come in to our aid and assistance this being the true cause for which we have raised an Army under the command of the Earle of Essex with whom in this quarrell we will live and dye And in their answer to his Majesties message of the 12. of No. 1642. p 750 they have the●e words God who sees our innocency and that we have no aims but at his glory and the publique good c. O golden language but without reall performance are but an execrable abomination in the sight of God and all rationall men But when these Declarations and Promises were solemnly made the Authors of them tooke it extream ill at the Hands of the King when he told them they dissembled and meerly sough● themselves and their own honour and greatnesse which he doth to the purpose in severall of his Declarations but especially in his Declaration of the 12. August 1642. pag. 520. where speaking of the earnest desire he had to ease and satisfie his Subjects he saith that whilst we were busie in providing for the publique they were contriving particular advantages of offices and places for themselves and made use under hand of the former grievances of the Subiect in things concerning Religion and Law c. and in the next pag. speaking of their zeale against the B●shops c. He declares their designe was but of their goodly revenue to erect Stipends to their owne Clergy and to raise estates to repare their owne broken fortunes And in the same Remonstrance pag. 539. he declares that after feares and jealousies were begun they would suffer no meanes to

not to yeeld to what is required but also to make further provision for the preservation of our selves and of those who have sent us hither and intrusted us with all they have Estates Liberty and life and that which is the life of their lives their * * That we absolutely deny and therefore if the blind lead the blind they must needs both fall into the ditch Religion and even for the safety of the Kings person now invironed by those who carrie him upon his owne ruine and the destruction of all his people At least to give them warning that all this is in danger That if the King may force this Parliament they may bid fare well to all Parliaments from ever receiving good by them and if Parliaments be lost they are lost their Lawes are lost as well as those lately made as in former times all which will be cut in sunder with the same sword now drawne for the distruction of this Parliament Then if they will not come to helpe the Parliament and save themselves though both they and we must perish yet have we discharged our Consciences and delivered our soules and will looke for a reward in Heaven should we be so ill requited upon Earth by those of whom we have so well deserved which we cannot feare having found upon all occasions such reall demonstrations of their love and affection and of their right understanding and apprehension of our and their common danger And in their large Declaration of the 2. Novem. 1642. pag 699. speaking of his Majesties charge in his Declaration where he compaires them to the Anabaptists mentioned in Mr. Hookers book they say if ever God shall discover the foule Authors of so false a calumny we doubt not but the Kingdome that is the universallity of the people will be very sensible of it and esteeme that they can never doe themselves right * * And if the people should doe themselves right What should become of the Earle of Manchester old Sir Henry Vaine Mr. Barw●s c. for visibly betraying their severall trusts See Englands Birth-Right c. but by bringing to condigne punishment such persons as could find in their hearts to lay so vile an aspertion upon the Parliament a name that alwayes hath and we hope alwayes shall bee of so great honour and reverence within this Kingdome And in the same Declaration pag. 728. answering his Majesties charge fixed upon them of designing the ruine not only of his Majesties person but of Monarchy it selfe And we appeale to all the world say they whether worse words then these can be given us And whether we may not justly expect the worst actions that the malice and power of the Malignant party about his Majesty can produce And whether it be not high time for us to stand upon our defence which nature teacheth * * A●ve all here expressed take notice of this speciall undenable and accued principall every man to provide for and this Kingdome unlesse it be very unnaturall and unmindfull of it selfe cannot but afford to them whom it hath intrusted and by whom it is represented Now from all the forementioned authorities and arguments of the Parliaments owne Declarations we draw these conclusions which naturally flow from them first that all Majesteriall Power in England whatever are but Offices of trust and bound up with this limitation to be executed for the good of the trusters Secondly that it is posible that all or any of the severall Majesteriall trustees may forfit their or its trust Thirdly that in case of ●orfiting the Majesterycall trust the trusters the people are disobleged from their obedience and subjection and may lawfully doe the best they can for their owne preservation but if what hath beene said be not fully cleare out of all doubt to prove the foresaid deducions We wil only ad two more proofs at present of there owne Authoryties which will put them all out of dispute the first is out a late sheet of paper newly Printed according to Order of Parliaments Intitled King Iames his Opinion and Iudgement concerning a Real King and a Tirant extracted out of his owne speech to the Lords and Commons in Parliament at White-Hall 1609. A King saith King Iames in a setled Kingdome binds himselfe to a double oath to the observation of the fundamentall Lawes of his Kingdome tacitly as by being a King and so bound to perfect as well the People as the Law of his Kingdome and expresly by his oath at his Coronation So as every just King in a setled Kingdom is bound to observe that Paction or Covenant made to his people by his lawes in framing his government agreeable thereunto according to that paction made with Noah after the deluge Gen. 9.11 therefore a King governing in a setled Kingdome leaves to be a King and degenerates into a Tyrant as soone as he leaves of to rule according to his lawes therefore all Kings that are not Tyrants or perjured will be glad to bound themselves within the Limits of their Laws and they that perswade them the contrary are Vipers Pests both against them the Common Wealth thus far King Iames out of which the Author of that sheet drawes nine inferences or conclusions the fift of which is in these words That a King governing in a setled Kingdome as the Kingdome of England is leaves to be a King so soone as he leaves of and failes to rule according to his Lawes And so leaving of to be a King the government on his part is infringed so as the people are no longer his subiects to obey him in his lawlesse government then be is their King governing them accord●ng to his Laws to the same effect is his sixt conclusion and in the last end of the seventh he hath these words That if Kings cease to be Kings setting up an absolute tyranny over the People to govern them no longer by the Lawes as free borne liege People but lawlesly as vassells and slaves then on the other side the people leaving to be subjects doe owe them no more obedience as being none of their Kings but as usurping tyrants For as a King turning Tyrant practising tyranny under the name of prerogative hath broken the bonds of the Kingdome so the subjects owe him no more duty of liege people except they will avow themselves his Slaves and so betrayers of their own and the publique liberties which ought to be more precious unto them then their ●l●ves and ●●●ds Again 8 a K●ng so degenerating into a Tyrant is by the verdict of K. Iames departed a perjured man c. perjured men as they are odious to God so they bring an execration upon a land Za. 53.4 and if so then say we wo woe woe unto poore England by reason of the perjuries of the dissembling Lords and Commons at Westminster that have laid aside the Law and troden under their feet the liberties of England And the