DEare friends that are enemies to that monster of the Pres­byterian Government, I must now confesse, that it is such a devouting monster, that I hope the people of England will not set it up; For by it the Priests that labour with might and maine to set it up, who ever be looser by it, they will be sure to be gainers, and will eate even as a Cancer in your estates: but the rust of them so eaten by the Preists, shall be a witnesse against them, as you may see, in the 5 of James and the 3 ver. and now my freinds that do now oppose the monster of Presbyter, I must confesse that you did nothing but truth in resisting that Scottish Monster, although when I was with you, you did tell me for my good, that it was a Land-devourer, which now I find that your words are ve­ry true; Therefore now my deare friends, take the view of the Pres­byterian Priests and compare their practises to the word, and see how oppressive they are, looke upon the 18 of Deuterinomy and the 3 ver. That when a Sacrifice was to be offered up, the Priests were to have the shoulder, the two Cheeks and the maw, and yet they will say that it is Iewish; but shal I tell you why it is [...]ewish? it is be­cause their portion is too little, if it were the half, or the 3 part of [...]t, then it were somwhat like; looke likewise, in the 1 of Sam. the 2 and 13. 14 ver. For the Priests custome towards the people was this, When a man offered sacrifice, the the Preists boy came while the flesh was seething with the flesh hooke i [...] his hand with 3 teeth in it, and thrust it into the Kettle, Pan, Caldron, or Pot, and all that the flesh-hooke brought up was for the Priest; but what now [Page 2] if he took up all, must the people have nothing but the Broth? Nay, truly they might be glad if they could get that, for covetuousnes is a thing that runs generally to all; looke in the 6. of Ieremiah, the 13. verse, from the least of them, even to the greatest of them, every one is given to covetuousnesse from the Prophet to the Priest, they all deale falsly. Looke like wise, in the 22. of Ezek. the 25. verse They devoure soules, and in the 28. verse. They have daubed with un­tempered Morter, seeing vanities and divining lyes unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord, when the Lord had not spoken. Now in the same kind, do the Priests of England, they say that their borrowed Scottish monster of bitternesse it selfe is from God, and that God hath re­vealed it to them, when indeed the Lord hath not spoken to them; they would fayne make the people beleeve what they please, and if they said it is truth, the people must beleeve it. Consider that 3. of Micah and 11. verse. The heads thereof judge for a reward, the Priests thereof teach for hyer, the Prophets thereof prophecy for m [...]ny; Yet, will they leaue upon the Lord, and say is not the Lord amongst us? no evill can come upon us. I pray God that text be not true of the Judges, Priests and Prophets of England, and so be like them of the house of Israel, and so the old Proverbe be made upon them, never a Barrell better herring. And truly my friends, shall I tell you why my Antichristian brethren do hate the godly people of this City and Kingdom, I wil tell you it is because they are not of this world, even as Christ was not of this world; For could the Saints of God hold with them in their wicked designe that they prosecute, then they should be one of them, and be very much respected by them; But see­ing that these oppose their Scotch Government they shall be oppo­sed. I have heard many say when I was with you, that when it did raine slowly, we would say that it was but a Scottish mist, but it would wet an Englishman to the skin: so now I must confesse, and say of their Government, that it is but a Scottish one, but if it be erected in England, it will rend and tare, and divide the Kingdom, it will turne it upside downe: and therefore now my loving friends that was to me, I meane the Synod, did you but know what now I suffer by pressing mens Consciences, to that Scotch faction, you would desist & prosecute that ill begotten Monster of Presbyter no further; Therefore let my torment though unseene and unfelt by you, be such an example to you, that you may for ever blesse God that Sir [Page 3] Iohn Presbyter deceased and that his Ghost should communicate such evills as is wrapt up in that Government; for truly I must confesse, that it is hereticall and obnoxious, and will undo King and State, you all know that I did as much labour to bring it a­bout to erect it, as ever you can do; but now finding that it is so abusive, both to God and Saints that were, I now amongst you a­gayne instead of setting of it out in pompe and glory, I would dis­cover the ill consequences that are in it; for truly when I was as one of you, what did we labour but onely to get wealth into our owne keepings, although it was to the woe and griefe of the In­habitants of England, nay our holy Convocasion that was in King Henry the 7. Chappill, what did we treate on there, but onely to tye mens Consciences to what we beleeved, and if we beleeved that the Church of Rome is a true Church, the people must beleeve it or else they shall be bannished; we thought then that our designes were gallantly carried on, if we could get Mr. Henry Wilkinson to treate with Stapleton, Manchester, and Hollis, to carry on our wicked designes; we could make them be­lieve that white was black, and black was white, and they being intoxicated by the Priest, could intoxicate the truth of their unjust; never the like heard of practices in the braynes of other, and they must beleeve it, because it came from the Priest, and so of necessity it must be truth; and so the poore people must believe that the Minister cannot err, even as the Priest believes that the Pope cannot err; but to another of the same faction! O Mr. Love, truly it is to be feared, nay I am confident, that you love your selfe more then the glory of God? why do you still persist and incense the people against the Army, in telling them that it doth not belong to Officers and Souldiers, men of Warre, to looke af­ter Justice, and Judgement; whereas if you were a true Minister of Jesus Christ, you should incourage the people, and give glory to God, and looke upon them with admiration, that God should stir up men of Warre to see that Justice and Judgement might run downe as a mighty streame.

I would not have you to make a Trade and Traffick of the Gospel; do not tell the people any more that it is the Ordinance of God that the Gospel that you preach to, should maintaine you, though you have sufficient meanes of your own, or else what man [Page 4] of parts and quallity will be a Minister, truly Mr. Love. I was once of your minde; but now were I out of torments, I would do the worke for the workes sake, and I would with Paul in the 3. of Philippians and the 8. verse, account all things but drosse and dung in comparison of the excellent knowledge of Iesus Christ; and therefore let this my torment be a meanes to hinder you from prosecuting that will-worship; for were it not paynefull to the Priests, they would never labour so to set it up; therefore all ye Priests and people that are for that Monster of Presbytery, do no longer keepe Christ out of his Throne by labouring to set up an Antichristian Government, I am confident if you do, it will c [...]st England deare the modulising of it; but if it should be erected, you Priest of the new found Monster out of your exorbitant great paynes, that you will get by it, you cannot in conscience but re­quite the Clergy of Scotland for helping you to so much payne by such a Monster that was begot in Hell, nursed up in Scotland, and what now England will you be such fooles to bring it up to is full groath, and maturity, truly if you do, you will bring up a bird to pick out your own eyes.

And now a word more to another of my newer able brats! O Mr. Edward? what still Rebeckah like, no amendment, such, a Father, such a Child, indeede you are in a very high esteeme with the Divel; for he saith you are one of the best Chaplins that ever he had, because you do in no wayes degenerate from him; but if now the question be asked, why the Divel hath his Chapling so farr re­mote from him, I will tell you the reason of it, is because he doth him a great deal better service in England then he can do him in H [...]ll; for he can tell the people lyes, and then shew them reasons: Fathers and politick wrighters for it; the Divel he is an accuser of the Brethren, and you accuse that faithfull and never to be for­gotten Army, under the Command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax; what accusations and aspersions do you cast upon them, in saying that Sir Thomas and his Army Christianed a Horse; well thou Gangreen, he that set you a worke will pay you your wages, that you above all shall not neede to Petition the House of Lords for Tithes for your part, the Divel will give you more then you will be willing to have; well Children Presbyterians, for your sake, I am much troubled and tossed to and fro, and all because I [Page 5] would not have you to tread the same path that I have trod, least you be as bad perplexed as now I am, I was a great Episcopall man once, then the wind turned, then I became a desembler, like the rest that met at the holy Convocation house, then we must dance a Scotch Gigg, and the title of it must be a Scotch Covenant for Englands Inhabitants, but truly now the case is altered with me; now I say, must Scottish factions be Englands rule and example, and then we must sweare to suppresse all Popish and popish inno­vations, and for the exterpating of Bishops and their adherents, what now friend cut downe the Bishops and rayse up their Go­vernment under another notion! O brave Priest, gallant desem­bler, truly if I could tell where to get a bottle, I would send it to the Pope, for a bottel full of holy water, to wash your desembling faces; I pray in the meane time, take your handkerchers and wipe your noses, for you stink in the nostrills of every honest man, where was all your histories, and Scollership, and Fathers, and pollitick writers, what all the Bishops Liberaries pawned for Muskedine, and rolles that you could not contrive a Church-Go­vernment without the Scots, but seeing that you have got it by hooke and by crooke, and up it shall go if possible you can, seeing you will so persist in it; Winter is a coming, and you cannot sit without fire; therefore let Docter G [...]ug be your Wood-monger, to provide wood and Coles for that holy Convocation, because he hath very good skill in Coles, but this I must tell you, you must looke very warily to him, or else he will connive, and play under­hand with you; but Countreymen, I much wonder that we in the other world should heare as much now as you do in this, let me tell you that the Divel hath his host amongst you every day, and a thing is no sooner▪ in agitation with you, but we have it with us, we can heare of your new confessions of Faith that you made, and of the queries propounded from the Parliament to you, and of the 50. questions propounded to you, but as yet we can hear no answer to any of them, and I am confident never shall; Truly the course that now you steare is wrong, it will never bring you to happinesse; for it tends to nothing but oppression and cruelty, or else why do you labour for power to be given you into your hand, for the bannishing of all godly men out of the Kingdome; therefore take this word of exhortation to you, desist from la­bouring [Page 6] to set up the divellish Monster, and do no longer [...] against the streame to keepe Christ out of his Throne, for Jesus Christ will raigne; truly my feare, nay my confidence is that [...] ­ny of you draw neere to God with your mouth when your heart [...] are farre remote from him, you can make gallant flatterings and desemblings how that you seeke for nothing but the glory of God, when intruth it is nothing soe, your faire pretences are but like [...] body without a head, a shaddow without a substance, you would fayne shew your selves to the people to be milk white Saynts, when indeede you are as yet black Divels; for you do the drudgery of Hell; but God that sits in Heaven laughes you and your doing to scorne, and this my time limited being expired, I bid you adieu till the next opportunity.