. The workes of the most high and mightie prince, Iames, by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. . Parliament,and a great number of good Subie&s of allforts and degrees j is ib famous alreadythrough the whole world by the infamiethereof, as it is needlefle to bee repeated orpublished any more ?, the horrourofthefinne it felfe doeth (b lowdly proclaimeit. For if thofe * crying finnes,(whereofmention is made in the Scripture) haue that epithet giuen themfor their pubhque infamie, and forprocuring as it were with a lowd cryfromheauen aiuit venge
. The workes of the most high and mightie prince, Iames, by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. . Parliament,and a great number of good Subie&s of allforts and degrees j is ib famous alreadythrough the whole world by the infamiethereof, as it is needlefle to bee repeated orpublished any more ?, the horrourofthefinne it felfe doeth (b lowdly proclaimeit. For if thofe * crying finnes,(whereofmention is made in the Scripture) haue that epithet giuen themfor their pubhque infamie, and forprocuring as it were with a lowd cryfromheauen aiuit vengeance and recompenfe, and yet thoie mines areboth old and too common, neither the world,nor any one Countrey be-ing euer at any time cleane voyd of them : if thofe fames (1 fay) are faid inthe Scripture to cry (b lowd; What then muft this f nine doe,plottcd with-out caufe, infinite in crueltic, and fingular from all examples ? What pro- icccded hereupon is likewife notorious to the whole world; ourlufliceoncly taking hold vpon the offenders, and that in as honourable andpub-lique a forme of Triall, as euer was vied in this Kingdome. z. For. «, 24-8 z. For although the oncly reafon they gaue for plotting fo heinous anattempt,was the zeale they caried to the Romifh Religion; yet were neuerany other of that profefsion the worfevfed for that caufe, as by our graci-ous Proclamation immediatly after the difcouery of the faid fact doethplainly appeare: onely at the next fitting downe againeof the Parliament,there were Lawes made, fetting downe ibme fuch orders as werethoughtfit for preuenting the like mifchiefe in time to come. Among!! which aforme of O a t h was framed to be taken by my Subiecf s, whereby theyfhould makeaclcare profefTionof their rcfolution, faithfully toperiiil intheir obedience vntomee, according to their naturall allegiance; To theend that I might hereby make a feparation, not onely betweene all mygood Subie&s m generall,andvnfaithfull Traitors, that intended to w
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