I Did think to Petition you: but what? to be valiant, honeſt, wiſe? that were to ſuppoſe you not ſo. Not ſo. God's given the Vote on your ſide.
It ſhall be a Remonſtrance of the moſt horrid Monſters that ever eyes beheld. They ſay they are from God. Do you ſtartle?
Will you fight them? Dare you fight them?
You have fought with men and overcome; but dare you fight with Monſters? ſuch Monſters, do: for believe it, if you do not, if others ſhall, it will be ſung of you, as of Saul, his thouſand, and David his ten thouſand.
I'le tell you their Names, and if you'l embrace the Adventure, I'le diſcover their Denns.
The firſt the Law of England, (Treaſon! oh Treaſon!)
The Law of England claims its Original from the Law of God: ſo that whatſoever is not ſo, is void ipſo facto, by the Principles of Parliament, though nothing more contrary. If this fail, it claims its extract from Reaſon, yet nothing more unreaſonable; I'le prove it with my life, but then the Honour is mine, not yours.
Jenkins the Judge, who is of the Countrey of Heralds, and (by Law) proves them Traytors that preſerve him, ingeniouſly confeſſeth their Pedigree from Cuſtome or Preſident: then which, what more uncertain? what more wicked? what more unconſtant? what more Deviliſh?
The other is Tythe Piggs, a Monſter too, far more dangerous then the wild Bore of the Forreſt.
Will you fight them? ſay, I'le leave you this Momento; When the Parliament were ſo modeſt as to Petition the King 7 or 8 years leave to be juſt, they were at laſt compel'd to be ſo whether they would or no. If you ask leave to be valiant, to be honeſt, who will grant it you, but they that cannot hinder it? Be valiant, be wiſe, go on and proſper, you have the Prayers of the Worthies of the Nation.
LONDON, Printed by J.C. for the Authour, 1659.
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