Eugenia's tears for Great Britons distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…Evgenia's teares for Great Brittaynes distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…

how come so many leaves to become Libels, venting the invective spleen of their brainless fancies, proceeding from filed tongues but defiled hearts▪ such black-mouthed Machiavells (who will stumble at a Straw & for their own advantage leap over a Block) should know, that Princes whilst they live are Gods, and especially anointed from above, whom they ought not to touch neither to ^*curse or revile, no, nor so much as think an ill ^*thought; how far then such are from being subject to the higher powers, and from submitting themselves to every ordinance for the Lords sake let the world judge. It being I believe no part of their study or profession to fear God, and honour the King; which makes that great Council so assiduous for the discovery of these incendiaries, without whose freedom or connivance questionless they assume this liberty, they well understanding, that the true Christian Religion which hath all the marks both of extreme justice and profit hath none more apparent then the exact commendation due to authority, and that all their late fractions & grief of heart (through so great a distance between them and the breath of their Nostrils) hath proceeded through the raising and encouragement of turbulent and seditious spirits, dissuading tender consciences ⟨p. 39⟩from yielding a due obedience to their superiors, with sinister and affected distinctions, which being once harboured, the peace of this Kingdom will speedily be dissolved; and what is it else after so prosperous and hopeful a beginning, which hath been the Remora to hinder the weighty employments now in agitation, and every minute groaning for a speedy event, but the woeful interruptions of Malignant dispositions? The time was, and not long since, when the Sun shined most clearly in our troubled Horizon, yielding as sweet an influence of Royal love as ever appeared in so drooping a Hemisphere, until the black-clouds of faction and disobedience obscured so glorious a Majesty; O that there had never been occasion offered for so great a distance and that those troublesome spirits might at last (through a condigne punishment) be truly sensible of so great a fraction; but it is not the least part of their policy (by disguising their intents under the gloss of a few smooth speeches) to avoid the notice of those grave Censors now assembled;