A Discourse of the Warr in Lancashire

whome and their redidition : all as exactly related as possible, by him that never had thought of writeing any thing concerning it till a yeare or twoo at the least after the Warrs were ended. Behould how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwel togither in vnity. Psal. 133. 1. Be affraid of the sworde : for wrath bringeth the punishment of the sword : that ye may know there is a Judgment. Job 19. 29. chapter{Section 4TO THE FFRENDLY AND IMPARTIALL'R£ADER. READER, thou. (unless very yong) saw the beginning and ending of the Warr, and might see (if thou observoi" . how through the strength of corrupt and vnmortified lust'; boyling in the hearts of men the raynes of civill Gouernment being in part broken through the prevailing of Divisions and parts taking: so that many men shewed outwardly to the very sight of the world what then they were, and its doubtfull yet are (though now they be bridled and kept in thorough ffeare) Ravenous unruly without pitty, and such as were unwilling y' those they then had malice against should have liffe or any thing to subsist upon; if the power they acted vnder had lasted and continued. Were not some fierce bitter and cruell as possible against their frendly dore neighbors, of whom before they had received many neighbourly curtesies, and yet in that heat of malice would have eatten them vp, if they durst, as if they had beene their deadly enimiea and without either fear of God or s...