their Councils abridged: z5 7 ' later of the Sacraments, by unlawful Power he corrupted the Covenant which `was made between his Sons for the peace and unanimityof the Empire, and ' tranquility of the Church, by common Council, and content of all the faithful `People, and confirmed by the Sacrament : and in that he compelledhisfaithful `People in contrariety to the fetid firft Covenant and Oath,to(wear another Sa- `crament ( o ), and fo fell into the guilt of Perjury, by the violation of the ( o) Or 'former Oaths. And how much this dbleafed God,is plain, in that the People Oath. ' fubjeht to him had afterwardnopeace, but Were all led intoperturbation,bear- `ingthe punifhment of their fim, and by God'sjuFt, judgment. III. That againft Ghrfian Religion, againft his Vow, without any pub- ' lick profit or certain neceffity ( p ), deluded by evil counfel, he commanded a (p)Againft `general Expedition to be made in Lent, and in the extreme parts of bins Em- the Arms ' pire appointed ageneral Meeting (orCouncil) at the time of the Lord's Sup- o°tt n Sons. per, when the Patchal Sacraments were to be celebrated ofall Chriftians(q). (q)Rebels ' In whichExpedition, as much as in him lay, he drew the People intogreat muff not `murmur ng,ándagainft right put the Priefis of the Lordfrom their Offices,and berefifted `brou ht great oppreffion on the Poor. Lent eor ' IV . -hat he brought violence on fume of his faithful People, that for his Eofl.r. `and his Sdns fidelity and fafety, and the recovery of the (baking Kingdom, ' humbly went to him, andmade known to him the (noires prepared for him by ' his Enemies; And that againft all LawDivine and Humane, he deprived: ` them of their Eftates, and commanded them to be banifhed (r) , and made Won a `themwhen abfentjudged to Death, and doubtlefs induced-the yudges to falfe that Cloth -`judgment. And againft Divine and Canonical Authority, railedprejudice but differ ` againFt the Lord's Priefts, (or Bithops) and Monks, andcondemned them from the ` abfent. And in this incurring the guilt of Murder, he was a violater of the àeword, 'Laws of God and Man. mutt be `V. Of divers Sacraments (Oaths) contrary to each other, oft made un- banifhed. ` reafinably byhis Sons or People, he commanding andcompelling them ; where- by he brought no fmall blot offin on the People committed to him. He hereby ' incurred theguilt of Perjury, besaufe thefe are rightly charged on him as Au- ` thor, by whom theywere compelled. But in the purging of hfomen, in unjuft ` 5udgments, in falfeWoeneJsand Perjuries, which have been committed in his `pretence by his permifon, how much he bath offended God he himfelf know- ` eth. 'V I. Of divers Expeditions which he bath made in the Kingdom commit- ted to him, not onlyunprofitably, but alfo hurtfully without counfil and profit ; ' in which manyand innumerable heinous Crimeswere committed in the Chri- ` ftianPeople, in Murders and Perjuries, in Sacriledge and Adulteries, in Ra- pines, erf Burnings, either in the Churches of God,or divers otherplaces,in Plun- `derings and oppreng of the Poor, bymifirable silage , and almoft unheard of amongChriftians ; which all, as is aforefaid, reflehl on the Authòr.. 'V I. I. In the divifions of the Empire rattly made by hire, againft the -corn- ,' mon peace, and the fafety of the whole Empire, for- his .own will ; and the `Ogth which compelled all thepeople to 'Wear, that they would act againft his L 1 SoIV
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