An animadversion upon the late Lord Protectors declaration, for the distressed churches of Lesna, &c. Together with a seasonable caution against the petition of the Kentish anabaptists, for too large a toleration in religion, and throwing down all established maintenance for the ministry. 1659 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2013-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A75360 Wing A3187 Thomason E988_5 ESTC R208057 99867061 99867061 119351

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AN ANIMADVERSION Upon the Late Lord Protectors DECLARATION, For the diſtreſſed Churches of LESNA, &c.

TOGETHER With a ſeaſonable Caution againſt the PETITION of the Kentiſh Anabaptiſts, for too large a Toleration in Religion, and throwing down all Eſtabliſhed maintenance for the MINITSRY.

LONDON, Printed Anno Dom. 1659.

Vaticinium in Decretum OLIVERI Protectoris de Eccleſiis Polonicis Sublevandis. QƲi Leſnaea refers, miſeris ſuccurrere promptus, Eſto domi, Lupui iſte tuos, hên! dovorat Agues, Bt tu ſalvus eris, tulit haeo cum vulnera Chriſtus? Sic gemibundus queritur tremebundus de periculo Protectoris. Anglicus Vates.
Prophetical Verſes, upon occaſion of the Lord Protector's Declaration, for a Collection for diſtreſſed Churches of Poland. 1658. AH thou that pittieſt Leſna's ſufferings, Thine own Oppreſſors ſhelter with thy wings: The ſame Wolfe which abroad ſo ravenous is, Worries thy Lambs, whilſt they Protection miſs:, And canſt thou think thy felf ſecure, when he Lies wounded that was Crucified for thee Thus he complains with tears, who full of fears My Lord Protectors danger on his heart bears.
An Animadverſion upon the late Lord Protector's Declaration, for the diſtreſſed Churches of Leſna.

A Good Admonition to Governours, whilſt they have power in their hands, to take ſpecial care for the oppreſſed; for God is the avenger of the oppreſſed: Therefore King James gave his Son, Prince Henry, excellent advice in theſe words, Although (ſaid he) that the crime of Oppreſſion, be not in the rank of crimes that you ſhould hold unpardonable, yet the over common uſe of it in this Nation, as if it were a vertue, eſpecially by the greateſt rank of. Subjects in the Land, requireth the King to be a ſharp cenſurer thereof. Be diligent therefore to try, and awful to beat down the horns of proud oppreſſors; embrace the quarrel of the poor and diſtreſſed, as your own particular, thinking it your greateſt honour to repreſs the Oppreſſors; care for the pleaſure of none, neither ſpare you any pains in your own Perſon, to ſee their wrongs redreſſed; and remember the honourable ſtile given to my Grand-father of Worthy Memory, in being called, The poor mans King.

If King Charls had carefully kept to this wiſe advice, or Oliver the Protector, they had both been more happy in themſelves and their Families; but when complaints of groſs Oppreſſions could not be heard, when horrid deſignes were laid for innocents lives and Eſtates, when abominable oppreſſions were confirmed by Law in the Courts of Juſtice, when God, his Truth, his Ordinances, his Miniſters, and all that was dear to him, Pſal. 67.9.10.12. was abuſed and oppreſſed, then God aroſe to Judgment to ſave all the meek of the earth. Surely the wrath of man ſhall praiſe thee, the remainder of wrath ſhalt thou reſtrain; he ſhall cut off the ſpirit of Princes, he is terrible to the Kings of the Earth.

God give the Parliament wiſe, careful, and ready hearts, in their day, to break every yoak of oppreſſion, and prevent the ſubtile practiſes of the ſpirit of Antichriſt, working amongſt us under a diſguiſe, which ſubtily ſeeks to oppreſs many hundred families, whilſt it cries againſt great oppreſſion, witneſs the late Petition of the Kentiſh Anabaptiſts, who ſo faſt degenerate into Popery, or what is worſe, firſt grudging at Tythes, and now profeſſing againſt all eſtabliſhed maintainance for the Miniſtry.

Forced Maintainance they call it, and they think its branded ſufficiently with this notion, becauſe its forced: but what fault is there in that it is forced, ſo long as 'tis juſt? If the Parliament force them to be juſt, and honeſt, and ſober, and peaceable, are theſe things evil becauſe they are forced to it? If a thief would ſteal, has he cauſe to complain of the Magiſtrate becauſe he will not let him? If a drunkard would be drunk but dare not, will we allow of his complaint, that he muſt be ſober whether he will or no? If mutinous tumultuous ſpirits are diſarmed and watched, ſhall the Magiſtrate be called a Tyrant becauſe he will not ſuffer them to rebel? What iniquity is there in forcing their conſciences to be good, juſt, honeſt, and not to ſpoil Gods Miniſters of what is their right?

But it is not their Right:

Nay, let it fall to the Ground then; But why not their Right? Hath not the Lawes of the Land made the Tythes the right of the Miniſtry? Have not the holy Vowes of their fore-fathers conſecrated the Tythes to God for the ſervice of the Miniſtry? its Gods Right, and the Miniſters right by ſacred Vowes and juſt Laws; and have they no right to them?

Have not their Land-lords right to their Rent? Have not the Magiſtrates right to their Tribute and Taxes? have not they themſelves right to the Inheritance that their Fathers left them? Why then have not the Miniſters right to the Tythes which are theirs by the ſame Law, and with like Approbation of Gods Word?

But it is a grievous burthen to pay Tythes.

Nay, but they miſtake in this alſo, its no burthen at all; its no burthen to a man to pay another that which is juſtly his; nay it were a burthen upon his conſcience not to pay it?

Is it a burthen to an Executor to pay the Legacies of the Will of the Deceaſed, that which he never purchaſed, never could call his? the Tythes are your Fathers Legacies to the Miniſtry, they are Gods Legacies; that God that gives you the nine parts, and the Miniſter the Tenth; and is it a burthen to pay Gods Legacies, and your fathers Legacies.

If you take away the Tenth, may not God juſtly take away the other nine? what then have you got by your Covetouſneſs? Look to it ye ſubtile Robbers of God and his poor Church, that think your gain Godlineſſe, look to it before hand; when you have done your worſt, and ſpoiled the Miniſters of the Goſpel, then will God ſurely ſpoil you; and where is your gain?

Ye fools and blind, have you forgotten Korahs conſpiracy, that invaded the Prieſt-hood and holy things of God, take heed it be not verified upon you; They ſhall periſh in the gain-ſaying of Korah. Oppreſſion cryes, and will be heard in heaven againſt you for this.

Were this the way for the Parliament to do worthily, as ye ſay, to take away the ancient Rights of God and his Miniſters, and leave nothing in the room, becauſe it muſt not be forced; nay were not this the unworthieſt act that ever they committed? you come with the old ſophiſtry of the Serpent; Ye ſhall be as Gods, ſaith the Devil to our firſt Parents; Subtle Tempers uſher in their ſinne with a fair mask, and Wine that intoxicateth; you ſhall do worthily, and ſurmcunt all before you, the Lord rebuke that lying foul ſpirit: Here's Ehuds preſent before his Dagger, Zibahs flattering before his plunder, an abhorring of Idols before the committing of ſacriledge.

Alas, I ſee what ſtrong Temptation, Governours are aſſaulted with, but the Lord heartens them to be couragious and faithful, that they may not ſtain their famous Works with that which is moſt ignominious in the latter end, but give ſuch a ſevere check as David did his kinsmen; What have I to do with you ye Sonnes of Zerviah? And as our Lord Chriſt did his own dear Diſciples, when his Counſel was not good, Get thee behinde me Sathan, for thou art an offence unto me.

The other part of their deſire, for a tolleration of thoſe that diſſent in matters of faith, is well ſpoke to by the Reverend Dr. Reynolds, in a late Sermon before the Parliament, upon Phil. 3.15, 16. therefore I refer theſe men, if they will be informed, to that work.

FINIS.