372 Mr. N E A L 's lid Vol. of f the Publick Spirits, as if none were fo Holy and Self. denying as they, and fo infinuated themfelves into the good Opinion of Men ; and being bold and forward, got into all Employments, and en- ' grofs'd the wholeManagement oftheWar to them- ' felves ; whilft others, who meant honeftly, were ' defirous of Peeing the Bufinefs foon at an end. This was the firft ítep of thole unworthy Mens. getting into Power, when other Gentlemen of the Houle of Commons unluckily left it upon thole Occafions; they then undertook the Bufinefs, put themfelves and Creatures into all Committees; Perlons moft of them beforeonly known by their Faces, and efteem'd for their Silence and Mode- ' Pty; but they foon grew bold and impudent, do- ' mineering not only over the reft of the Houfe, i but much over others abroad, and by their Pride and lnfolency, contracting Envy and Ha- ' tred to the Parliament. By this means they had power over all the Money in the Kingdom, ' pleafured and recompenced whom they would, 8 which were none, be lure, but their Creatures, or ' fuchas would be theirs ; and fo made many Pro- ' felytes withindoors and without, increafing their Party exceedingly ; which made them carry the e Bufinefs of their Houfe as they would themfelves, and made it eafy to them inall Debates, concern- ing flpplications for Peace, to drive us to extre- 6 mines ; demanding unreafonable things, laying upon the King the Conditions of Naafh, to 6 thruß out his right Eye for a Reproach, or as the 6 Devil did to our Saviour, to have him fall down S andworfhip them ; lay his Honour at their feet ; his Life at their mercy ; whilft they, upon all Oc- ' calions, revile and reproach him ; give counte- nance and encouragement to all the bitter, icurri- lous and unfeemly Expreffions againft him, im- peach the Queen, give her the Ufage (both in Words and ,Aions) one would not have done to ' tl.e
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