2 0 The L LFE of the Part III. . on, and fome of themnot fo much andwere much for 'few and free Philofdphy,and efpecially for Cartes ; and not atall for any thingCeremonious: But beingnotfo ftriet in their Theologyor wayof pietyas fome others, they thought that Confarmity' was too final! a matter to keep themout of the Miniftry. Butafterwards many of them grewinto fuch a difafte of the Weaknefs of many ferious Chriftians, who would have fome harsh phrafes in Prayer, Preachingand difcourfe, that thence they fee ed to be out of Love with their very Dofìrines, and their manner of worihip. ing . God : Ofwhich more anon. § 44. In dune i 667. the Dutch came up the River of Thames, and Sir Edward Sprag, a Papift, that was Governour of our Fort at Sbeernefs had not fortifyed it and deferred it ; Andfo theycame up to Chatham, and burnt fome of our greateft Ships, and took away fome, while we partly lookt on, and partly refined to ho great purpofe. And hadthey but comeup toLondon, they might have done much more Thiseaft usinto a great confternution. § 45. At this time the Kingcamein perfonamong the Citizens, to perfwade then[ not todefert him, and made a Speech to them at Tower-Hill (not here to be recited): And he had now great Experience of the Loyalty of the Citizens, who after fuch fufferings, andunder fach prefl'ures inmatters of Confcience; and of worldly Intereft, even in fuch extremity, were neither proved to do or fay any thing thatwas contrarg to theirfidelityto the King. § 46. The firing of London(which was moft commonly fuppos`d to be done by the Papifts, and the Wars with the French, did raife greater Jeáloufiesof the Papifts than had appeared before ; fo that weeklyNewscame toLondonfrommany Counties, that the Papifts were gathering Horfe and Arms, and that fome of themhad got Troops; under pretenceof the I,'tlitia or Volunteers to be ready for our defence. The Parlia- ment hereupon declared themfelves more against them than was expelled ; which greatly troubledthe Paptfts. Tile Royalists in many Countries were almoft ready to difarm them ; efpecially the E. of Deity in Lancafhire, was wholly true tothe Prote- Statt Interelt. Whereupon the Papifts thought it policy to-live more privately, and to celife their oftentatidn, and to' obfcure their Armsand Strength, and to do their work, in a morefecret way. And tome of themPrinted an Addrefs to theRoyalilts, toplead kindnefs and affinityof difpofitions with them, telling themthat they hoped that they, that had fought,and fuffered in one calife for theKing, against the Puritdn Shouldhave continued in the fameUnion and Kindnefs, and that theywould not have been fqmuch againft them : This was anfwered folidly by Dr. Loid. And doubtlefs thePapifts had neverfo great a dejeftion and difappointment lince the King came in. Forthey feemed tothink thatthe Parliament and Royalilts hadbeen fo diftratted-with malice and revenge, againft the Puritans, as that they would have been content that London wasburnt, and would have doneany thing that they would have them even againft themfelves, their Countrey their Religionand Pofterity, fo it hadbut favour- ed of that revenge. But it provedotherwife. $ 47. Whileft that all thefe Calamities, efpecially our lofs and difgrace by the Dutch, mullbe laid on fome or other, the Parliament at lafl laid all upon the Lord Chancellor Hide ; And the King was content 'it Should be fo. Whereupon many Speeches were made againft him, and an Impeachment or Charge brought in against him, andvehemently urged ; and among other things, that he counfelled the King to Rule byan Army (which manythought, as bad as he was, he wasthechief means of hindering.) And, to be Short, when they had first fought his Life, at last itwas concluded that his banilhment Should fatisfy for all : And fo he was banishedbyan All, during his Life. The fale of Dunkirk to theFi euch, and a great comely Horfe which he had new built, increafed the difpleafüre that was against him But there weregreater Caufes which I mutt not Name. § 48. And itwas a notable , -ovidence of God, that this Man that had been the grandInstrument of State, and done almoft all, and had dealt fo cruelly with the Nonconformifts fhould thusby his own friends be cal*out and banilbed, while thofe that he had perfecuted were the molt moderatein hisCaufe,and manyfor him. And¡ it was a great cafe that befell good people throughout the Land by his de- jeflion. For his' way was to decoy men into Confpiracies, or to pretend plots, and when upon the rumour of a plot the innocent people of mat ny Countries were laid inprifon, fo thatnoman knew when he was fafe. Whereas line then, tiro Laws have been made more and more revere, yet a Man knoweth a little betterwhat to expell,when it is by a Law, that he is to he tryed. And it is nota-
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