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 eng England and Wales. -- Parliament. Protestants -- England. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2008-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-03 Sampled and proofread 2009-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
SOBER AND Seaſonable Queries Humbly offered to all GOOD PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND, In Order to a Choice of the New Parliament.

I. WHether the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, are not deſigned for Deſtruction by the Helliſh Conſpiracy of the bloody Papiſts, as hath been declared by two Parliaments, and ſufficiently proved by the King's Witneſſes before the Judges of this Kingdom.

II. What poſture of Defence extraordinary is the City of London and Nation in at the Diſcovery of ſo Helliſh a Plot, to defend themſelves from the Inſurrection of Papiſts at home, and Invaſion from Papiſts abroad ſuitable to the deſires of a Loyal Parliament.

III. Whether Prorogation and Diſſolution of Parliaments at ſuch a time as this doth not fill the hearts of Proteſtant Subjects with evident fears of Deſtruction, and gives the curſed Plotters too to much ground to believe that their day is coming.

IV. Whether have we not great reaſon to fear that the Papiſts will not hereby take encouragement to proceed in their Helliſh Deſign to Murder the King, who they know is ſworn at his Coronation to maintain and defend the Proteſtants Religion (and ſo is ſolemnly engaged againſt them) whereby they may ſubvert the Government, by bringing in a Popiſh Succeſſor, in whom is all their help and hope.

V. Whether any Speeches to, or in Parliament, in favour of a Popiſh Succeſſor, is not of direct tendency to prepare the Nation to make Tryal of it again, as if the dreadful Effects of Queen Mary's Raign were, or ever can be forgotten, whoſe great promiſes was ſealed with Fire and Faggot.

VI. If ſo, what are we to think of them that have or ſhall diſcountenance, or endeavour to corrupt the King's Witneſſes: or that do indulge arraigned Traytors impudently to aſperſe the Juſtice of the Land.

VII. Whether it is not the indiſpenſible Duty of all Proteſtant Magiſtrates whatſoever, with the People of England, to conſider with themſelves, and conſult the Learned in the Laws what Power God and the King, and the Laws have put into their hands for the prevention of Popery and Slavery, both from themſelves and poſterity, leſt their Ignorance and Security bring Deſtruction without Recovery.

VIII. Whether it will not be for the perpetual Honour of the Magiſtrates of London, to be firſt in this work, foraſmuch as that famous City hath woful experience in their many dreadful Burnings, that the tender mercies of the Papiſts towards them is Popiſh Cruelty.

IX. Whether that Coſtly Monument erected near London Bridge, is not to be a perpetual Land mark for all Engliſh and Forein Proteſtants, forever to remember 1666. Septsmber 2. when thoſe curſed Plotters began to ſet Fire at a Baker's-Houſe in Pudding-Lane, which by theſe Emiſaries was conducted on, for four daies together, till it laid in Aſhes thirteen thouſand two hundred Proufes, laying waſte three hundred ſeventy three Acres of Land within the Walls, and above ſixty three Acres without the Walls, with eighty nine Pariſh-Churches.

X. Whether the Spaniſh Invaſions, 1588. and the Gunpowder-Treaſon, 1605. together with the cruel Murders and Maſſacres on ſome Hundred thouſand Proteſtants, Men, Women and Children, in the Netherlands, Ireland, Piedmont, and the Albigenſes, be not a ſufficient Warning to England. That they beſeech their God and their King, and their Parliament, That no Papiſt, of ſuch deſtructive Principles, may dwell in our Land?

XI. Whether ſuch a Day as this, doth not loudly Call for Repentance, that Proteſtants have been perſecuting each other, and for Unity in Affection among all Proteſtant Subjects, whether Conforming or Diſſenting in ſome leſſer Points; And that as Brethren they unite in ſuch a Combination or Conjunction as was in Queen Elizabeth's time, with good Succeſs to defend the Crown, Religion and Kingdom, againſt the common Enemy of Mankind; Forasmuch as the Epiſcopal Proteſtants, as well as others, muſt lye down in the ſame Bed of Flames together, if the Pope and his Party get the upper-hand.

XII. Whether it be not the Duty of all Good Proteſtants, to pray for the Long Life of the King, That He may Live ſo, as becometh the ſame Religion, it being an Enemy to all Vice, and the Maintenance of all Virtue; Foraſmuch alſo, That the Removing of the King, (as the Papiſts call it) is the moſt likely way to let in Popery, and a Thouſand other Miſeries upon this poor Kingdom?

XIII. Whether it be not high time for all the Proteſtants in England, to Reſolve, as one Man, That they will ſtand by and maintain the Power and Priviledges of Parliament; Together with the Power and juſt Rights of the King, according to the Laws of the Kingdom, ſo as the one may not Intrench upon the other?

XIV. Whether it be not the Duty of all Good Proteſtants, to be heartily Thankful to God, for the timely Diſcoveries of this Helliſh Plot; And alſo to pray, That God would preſerve the King and Kingdoms Witneſſes, that they may finiſh their Teſtimony, to the well becoming ſo ſignal a Work, and humble Behaviour before Almighty God, the King and Kingdom; That they may obtain Mercy at the Hand of God, and not be Caſt-aways to themſelves, while they are of ſuch publick Uſe and Benefit to theſe bleeding Nations?

XV. Whether all the Counties, Cities and Corporations in England, are not at this time more highly Concerned than ever, to make Choice of ſuch for Parliament Men, as may not Sell, but Save them, to the Happy Settlement of our preſent Proteſtant King and Government?

XVI. Whether therefore it be not the Duty of the People, to chooſe ſuch as are well known to be Men of good Conſcience and Courage, thorougly Principled in the Proteſtant Religion, and of high Reſolution to maintain it with their Lives and Fortunes?

XVII. Whether all true Engliſh Men ought not ſeriouſly to conſider what they truſt the Parliament with, viz. their Eſtates, Liberties, Religion and Lives, And ſhould they be undone in any of theſe, when it is too late, they may Lament themſelves, That they are undone by making ſuch a Choice as have undone them by Law?

XVIII. Whether it ſhould not be the great Care of all Counties, Cities and Boroughs, to conſider who have been formerly Penſioners or Farmers of Popery; And whether they are fit again to be Intruſted with their Religion, Lives and Liberties?

XIX. Whether you are not bound to conſider thoſe worthy Members of the late Parliament, who have already Faithfully ſerved you, and the whole Kingdom, with their Perſons and Eſtates; And now ſhew your Eſteems of them, and Acceptance of their former Services, by an Unanimous Chooſing of them again, Foraſmuch as they are beſt acquainted with the Deplorable ſtate of theſe Kingdoms?

XX. Whether it be not your indiſpenſible Duties, to endeavor to make their Elections eaſie, by bearing your own Charges, and the Charges of the meaner ſort of Freeholders, leſt ſuch as would Heartily ſerve you, be in time Diſcouraged, to undertake that great Work of preſerving you and your Poſterities, in your lawful and undoubted Rights?

XXI. Whether may we not, without breach of Charity, conclude, That if known Pentioners do now Buy Seats in Parliament, they do not intend again to make Merchandize of all that is dear to us? And whether will not all Freeholders and Electors, be deſervedly accounted Infamous, and the Betrayers of their Countrey, who ſhall Reſolvedly, after ſuch Diſcoveries of our Dangers, and ſuch Opportunities of being, by God's Bleſſing, delivered from them by honeſt Engliſh Parliaments, Sell themſelves, their Wives, Children and Eſtates, for one of Eſau's Morſels?

XXII. Whether it be not the hearty Prayer of all good Proteſtants, That the King would be pleaſed to hearken unto, and relie upon the Advice of His Parliament; and avoid all ſuch, who ſeek to make themſelves Rich, by making the King and Kingdom Poor: Foraſmuch as the Parliament are the Great Council of the King and Kingdom; and by them the King is ſupplied, out of the Purſe of the Kingdom; and they Command and Encourage the People to venture the ſhedding of their deareſt Blood in any Juſt and Righteous Cauſe, to maintain the King and Kingdoms Power and Greatneſs?

XXIII. Whether if you will believe the Jeſuits and Prieſts at St. Omers. That there was never any ſuch Man as Sir Edmund-berry Godfrey born; And if you will believe what his Murderers ſaid at their Death, that they did not Murder him, then you muſt not believe there was any ſuch Man as Sir Edmund-berry Godfrey in England?

XXIV. Laſtly, Whether if Popiſh Treaſons and Murders, render the Papiſts' at their Death, as Innocent as the Child unborn, who would not be a Murderer, and Popiſh Traytor?

FINIS.