England's beauty in seeing King Charles the Second restored to majesty . nvinced,if not converted,&to0en cefuch clamorous ftridulent lln-ners I thinke that there is no betterway then to shew them,that thoughtheir fpirits be untraceable, yet theiractions are unlawful; if fin were oncekilled in the conlcience, it wouldfbon dye in the prac~tife. That theremight never then Rebels be feenmoreinyourKingdomel have en-~deavoured in this Treatife to shew,that the violent refining of Princesby force of armes is not only dangerrous but damnable, fo that if menhave not a minde to go to hell, letthem never
England's beauty in seeing King Charles the Second restored to majesty . nvinced,if not converted,&to0en cefuch clamorous ftridulent lln-ners I thinke that there is no betterway then to shew them,that thoughtheir fpirits be untraceable, yet theiractions are unlawful; if fin were oncekilled in the conlcience, it wouldfbon dye in the prac~tife. That theremight never then Rebels be feenmoreinyourKingdomel have en-~deavoured in this Treatife to shew,that the violent refining of Princesby force of armes is not only dangerrous but damnable, fo that if menhave not a minde to go to hell, letthem never take another march to<Kebels-heath. What I have written up-on this tubjecl, I have done my bcftto exprefleic both perfpicuoufly,andmodeftly. God give a bleffing to the en- enterprife, that it may be true pre-venting phyfick. Thus leaving allto your Majefties judicious perufalland favourable conftruc~tion, uponmy bended knees begging yourlong life and happy raign , fubmi£lively I take leave, and reft Your Majefties fincere, andfacrificing Subject T h o: Reeve,. TO Duke of FomerfetyGcotgQ Duke #f Albemarle* Thomas Earleof South-ampton, lames Earle of Northampton,Lionel Earle of Midelfex}GcovgcEarle of Norwich, and the reftof the Nobilitie of the Kingdomsof Englandiunftained honour*and undoubted honourable, Ou have had your (hare In the fufferings of the Times,and have found and felt, what a capital Enemy aRebel is to your honorable families and perfons. TheNoblemen of Sion comparable to fne Gold, hove havethey been efleemed as the earthen pitchers , and they which havebeen brought up In fcarlet how have they been made to embracethe dunghill ? The Tumultuoufnefs of The times fequeflred moflof your efiates, layd many of you in Prlfon, cut offfome Noblmensheads, braved upon your perfons, and pulled down your houfe ofVeers. O brave frollckj, or lymphatlcf^prankjs ofarmed Wild-heads ! what therefore will ye be Marfhalsof the Campeto fuchmale-contents ? or leaders
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