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6. But your deceit in the word [That War] hath a transparent covering. Which War is it that you mean? Do you think all that is done in one land, or one age, or by one Army, is one War? Where there are several causes, (especially if also several parties,) sure they are several Wars. The first War was made under the Earl of Essex, when the Commissions run [for the King and Parliament]. The second War begun under Fairfax and Cromwell, when [for the King] was left out of the Commissions. Another War was by Cromwell against the Londoners and Parliament, when he garbled them (though it came not to blows). Another War was against the Scots Army and the English that rose for the Kings Deliverance. Another was in Ireland: Another in Scotland: Another between Cromwell and the Levellers. And many others there were afterwards under several Usurping Powers; And do you call all these one? or which of them do you mean?

6. But your deceit in the word [That War] hath a transparent covering. Which War is it that you mean? Do you think all that is done in one land, or one age, or by one Army, is one War? Where there are several causes, (especially if also several parties,) sure they are several Wars. The first War was made under the Earl of Essex, when the Commissions run [for the King and Parliament]. The second War begun under Fairfax and Cromwell, when [for the King] was left out of the Commissions. Another War was by Cromwell against the Londoners and Parliament, when he garbelled them (though it came not to blows). Another War was against the Scots Army and the English that rose for the Kings Deliverance. Another was in Ireland: Another in Scotland: Another between Cromwel and the Levellers. And many others there were afterwards under several Usurping Powers; And do you call all these one? or which of them do you mean?

7. I suppose you grossly call the mere ⟨p. 14⟩consequents, the effects. Sure that which was the Effect of a later War, might be but the Consequent of a former. Or else you must say that the Parliament raised War against themselves, to pull down themselves, and set up a Protector? This was the Consequent of their first War; but whether the effect I leave to Logicians to determine. But by this you may see that you again preach false doctrine. The King may give rise and encouragement to a War, and yet may lawfully blame such Consequents as you call effects: What if the Kings own Army should plunder and murder, and blaspheme and depopulate; yea, or depose or hurt, or any way injure the King himself? Shall a man that separateth from the Liturgy as false worship come and tell us, that the King ought not to blame any of this because he gave rise and encouragement to the War: Extremities and Passion do thus unhappily use to blind men.