44 NORTHERN MEMOIRS. 



raelT' And I remember what the prophet replied 

 to the King, " No, but thou and thy father' s house 

 are, in that ye have forsaken the commandments 

 of the Lord, aud followed after Salaam." Here 

 we see the king charges the prophet, and the 

 prophet he charges the king ; but the prophet 

 proves the charge upon him. 



Am. This was the case in forty one ; the king 

 demands some of the members of the house, and 

 they return'd the king for answer, It was a 

 breach of privilege of the house ; but if his ma- 

 jesty pleased to order a charge against them, 

 they would proceed to speedy justice. 



Theoph. Was it in forty, or forty one, when 

 the king with an army invaded the Scots, and 

 spent his money to little purpose ? 



Arn. Yes truly, it was about that time ; for 

 then was the massacre calculated for Ireland, 

 and Archbishop Laud's publication of his Book 

 of Sports for the profanation of the Sabbath in 

 England : here you see prelacy and policy went 

 hand in hand together to murder religion and 

 property, which brought them under the seve- 

 rities of justice. 



Theoph. Ay, but how came the king to be 

 made a publick example ? 



Arn. Not because he had married with a Po- 

 pish princess, that gave great encouragement to 

 the Papists in England : Not for sending a con- 



