Catholic communion defended against both extremes, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…Catholick communion defended against both extreams, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…

all Parliament Men thence put out, and Cromwell put in Power, Second in Name, and First in Deed: He placed his Interest (as Constantine did, in owning the persecuted Christians, who had no other outward help but him) in declaring himself to be for Liberty in Religion, and the Protector of all godly Men that suffered for Conscience-sake, or feared it, whereby the Dissenters that feared lest the Presbyterians would Master them, came in to him, and he got enough to Head his Army (and great numbers also of Common Soldiers) who were for Separation; and being Men of other Parts and Interest, than those t•at Fight only for Pay, would not run away, but Conquered almost where ever they came. I lived in Coventry quietly, and with godly understanding Men, who thought all the Accusations against Fairfax's (or rather Cromwell's) Army▪ as turbulent, overturning Men, had been Slanders. After Nas•by Fight, being near them, I went for Novelty to see them. There some sober Men among ⟨p. 27⟩them told me, how they had discouraged all the Orthodox Ministers, save one or two, and were deserted by them, and turned Preachers themselves; they that had most Self Conceit, being the Speakers; and in a word, foretold me what Changes they would attempt, against King, Parliament, and Ministry, I went home, and told what I saw and heard, and being Invited by some of the soberest to the Army, I told an Assembly of Ministers my willingness to venture Life and Labour among them, to undeceive as many as I could. The Ministers consented to my going (Dr. Grew, and Mr. Simon King, yet living, were two of them); There Cromwell having notice of all before I came, gave me no opportunity to come near himself or the Chief in Power: But where I came, I did my best: For I found the Separatists half Arminians, and the other half contrary, Antinomians; agreeing to use their Power for the Changes that were after made. The Scots and Presbyterians they designedly and bitterly reproached. The Book called, Mar•in Mar-Priest, and other such, tell you their Dialect: Their usual Titles were, The Priest-biters, the Drivines, the Sinners of Westminster, the Dissembly men, and such like. The godly able Ministers, were more scorned by them, than formerly I had heard among the Drunkards. What they did after this, England and Scotland felt. They cut off the King, they cast out Eleven Members from the Parliament: