To the King and his both Houses of Parliament this is the word of the Lord. Bishop, George, d. 1668. 1662 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A28243 Wing B3009 ESTC R24657 08401493 ocm 08401493 41270 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Church and state. 2008-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion TO THE KING AND HIS Both Houses of Parliament ; This is the WORD of the LORD . FRIENDS , YE stand in a slippery place , whilest ye take upon ye to meddle with His Dominion who lives for ever ; For the Conscience he hath placed in Man as his Particular Witness , and his Seat throughout all Generations , who hath given the Earth unto the Children of Men. So see what you do in this particular ; for , if you set free that which onely can be bound by Him , and not make men to suffer for their freedom of Conscience ; you are upon a foot which wil preserve you for ever , a●● perpetuate your Station to all Generations ; for herein the Lord will be with you , and preserve your station whilest you stand with him ; ●nd he being with you , who can be against you ? For , his Presence makes the Earth to tremble , and the Isles to be afraid , the Mountains to leap , and the little Hills to skip , and the Sea to be driven back , whilest he makes a way for his ransomed to pass over . Therefore fear and tremble before the Lord God of Hosts , Who divideth the Sea and it is driven back , who maketh the Waters to stand as upon heaps , who declareth to man his thought ; The Lord of Hosts is his Name : and let his dread be upon you , so you will be kept , and his particular Rule will be in your Conscience , and his Dominion set up , who is Lord of all , and so ye will be preserved from entrenching upon his Soveraignty , when he as Soveraign rules in you ; and encroaching on his Prerogative , when it is your Prerogative to Rule with the Lord ; and from being at a stand what is his Will , when in you his Will rules ; and the Blessing of God will be upon you whilest you Rule with God , and your Rule is his Will. For , here hath been the undoing of men in all Generations , and that which hath ruined Kingdomes and Nations : Another thing than the Will of God hath been their Rule , which God being against , and that thing against God , a War hath been , and God being the stronger they have come to nought . For , Who would set the Bryars and Thorns against me in Battail ? ( saith the Lord ) I would go thorow them , I would burn them together . So then , the Interest of Kings and Nations , of Governments and Rulers , of Kingdoms and People , and their Peace and Prosperity is the WILL of GOD , and to do that which is well-pleasing to Him ; that so it may be well with them , and their posterity after them , and the Earth may give forth its encrease , and God even our God may bless us , and give us every good thing . And so your Prosperity I wish , who am moved of the Lord thus to write unto you , and whose Word it is . George Bishope . Bristol , 14th . 12th . Month , 1662.