A second admonition to the parliament

so then / to overpass the examples of the church since / as they are reported in the Ecclesiastical histories (because we have and may have ever best light by the scriptures) this is it I would say / that in these our days / the preachers find not less favour / nay they are not more slandered and persecuted / by any / then not only by the learned of the popish profession / but also by such as would seem pillars of the true religion. And surely a strange thing it is / and a marvellous case / and much to the dismay of many that it should be so / saving that in perusing the scriptures / it is found to have been commonly used. There were two little Treatises lately set forth / both tending to one end / namely to admonish the parliament / what it had to do touching religion / and tending to one end / they bear one name / that is / an Admonition to the parliament. The matters therein contained / how true so ever they be / have found small favour. The persons that are thought to have made them / are laid in no worse prison then Newgate. The men that set upon them / are no worse men the Bishops. ⟨image 6⟩The name that goeth of them / is no better then rebels / and great words there are / that their danger will yet prove greater: well / whatsoever is said / or done against them / or whosoever speak or work against them / that is not the matter: but the equity of their cause is the matter. And yet this I will say / that the state showeth not it self upright / if it suffer them so to be molested / for that which was spoken only in the way of admonition to the parliament / which / was to consider of any such admonition / and to receive it or reject it / without further matter to the Authors: except it contained some wilful maintenance of manifest rebellion / or treason / which it cannot be proved to do. Again appealing as they do to that highest Court of Parliament / from the lower of the Bishops / and Commissioners / because they find not equity at their hands / nor cannot / the Bishops / who are in their Admonition most touched / being chiefest in Commission / allege the Parliament what it will (as some say it was not in form of law / and Imprinted / and yet I trow there may be found presidents of the like / as that of Roderick Mors / the way to Common wealth / the Complaint of the beggars / and such like.)

so then / to ouerpasse the examples of the church since / as they are reported in the Ecclesiasticall histories (bicause we haue and may haue euer best lighte by the scriptures) this is it I wold say / that in these our dayes / the preachers finde not lesse fauoure / nay they are not more slaundered and persecuted / by any / then not onely by the learned of the popishe professyon / but also by suche as woulde seeme pillers of the true religion. And surely a straunge thing it is / and a maruellous case / and muche to the dismay of many that it should be so / sauing that in perusing the scriptures / it is found to haue beene commonly vsed. There were two little Treatises lately sette forthe / both tending to one ende / namely to admonishe the parliament / what it had to doe touching religion / and tending to one ende / they beare one name / that is / an Admonition to the parliament. The matters therin contained / howe true so euer they be / haue founde small fauoure. The persones that are thoughte to haue made them / are laide in no worsse prison then Newgate. The men that sette vpon them / are no worsse men the Bishops.