and firebrands of Treason, and Rebellion, and as great if not greater
Enemies to King, and Loyalty, then any others.
And now at last looke uppon that morter-peece of Rebellion. John
Lylburne, and you shall see a Traytros reward (I hope) not wanting in
him and yet who hath been more malitious against Monarchy then he,
or Writ more against Prerogative, and the House of Lords, for which his
brethren recompence him now with restraint of liberty, the onely
thing which he expected to injoy.
Thus the divine providence, can bring about his ends by stirring
up a speris of contention and strife, within this good Leveller Lylbourne,
and giving him ability not onely to worke destruction upon himselfe,
but also on high and mighty Cromwell, and his aspiring Traytrous faction.
Gods judgements steale uppon Rebels unawares and neither Chaines
nor bolts will hold the executioners of Gods wrath. No, plaine testimonies
of that wee have in this stout Leveller Jack Lilburne, who
hath made two Chaines and yet they are not strong enough to hold
Nol Cromwell. Come Jack I tell thee thou art a Foole in this (although
a Knave and trayterous Rebell in every thing else) for if thou will bee
a second Hercules, thou must make thee an adamantine Chaine, and
then perhaps thou may draw the Parliament Cerberus (Cromwell) out
of Acheruse, and having once got the Ring in his nose may lead him to
Tyburne, the fittest place I know for you both and there I'le leave you,
recommending you to the mercy of Gregory who questionlesse will
execute his Office very cheerfully upon you.
But John is not thus satisfied, for finding his Vulcans trade fayl'd
him, hee hath taken up the Pensill and is become Picture-drawer, and
in large and ample manner hee hath pourtaited forth to the view, the
knavery, and perfidious perjur'd Actions of his brethren at Westminster,
and sent his handiworke abroad through the Kingdome, that all muzled
and blind folded People may see Rebellion unmaskt and Treason
layd n sked; for unlesse they were blind they might read Running the
intentions of Parliament [unr]pers, and might bee confident if the Tree
be bad, the fruit cannot be good; therefore the Corrupt house of Commons,
those putrified shrubs of Rebellion were never probable to yeeld
any good fruit to the Kingdome. For who's so mad to thinke that hee
can reape from thistles Fig, or from the thornes a Grape.
Tuesday Aprill 17. Mouth almighty or the Stare-Gudgeon (Pembroke)
was admitted a Member of the Westminster Sinagogue, instead