To the honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament the humble petition of the ministers of the county of Hertford, concerning church-government.
      
       
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             To the honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament the humble petition of the ministers of the county of Hertford, concerning church-government.
             England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             for I.W. in the old Baylie,
             Printed at London :
             3. Sept. 1644.
          
           
             Order to print dated: 31 August 1644.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Church of England -- Government -- Early works to 1800.
           Church and state -- Great Britain -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
           Hertford (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           TO
           THE
           HONOURABLE
           HOVSE
           OF
           COMMONS
           Assembled
           in
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           The
           Humble
           Petition
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             HERTFORD
             ,
          
           Concerning
           CHURCH-GOVERNMENT
           .
        
         
           
             Humbly
             Sheweth
             ,
          
        
         
           THat
           Your
           Petitioners
           having
           already
           received
           many
           happy
           fruits
           of
           your
           unwearied
           endeavours
           ,
           for
           the
           reformation
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           which
           with
           all
           due
           thankfulnesse
           they
           acknowledge
           ;
           doe
           notwithstanding
           finde
           that
           those
           fruits
           have
           not
           growne
           up
           to
           that
           maturity
           which
           they
           expected
           ,
           for
           want
           (
           as
           they
           humbly
           conceive
           )
           of
           a
           setled
           government
           in
           the
           Church
           ;
           but
           rather
           to
           the
           retarding
           of
           their
           hopes
           ,
           there
           be
           such
           universall
           distractions
           raised
           in
           the
           mindes
           of
           men
           ,
           increasing
           ,
           and
           multiplying
           dayly
           ,
           and
           posting
           to
           such
           confusion
           ,
           as
           we
           had
           rather
           leave
           to
           your
           wisdoms
           to
           judge
           what
           the
           issues
           may
           be
           ,
           then
           to
           represent
           them
           according
           to
           our
           feares
           ,
        
         
           
             Wherefore
             Your
             Petitioners
             doe
             most
             humbly
             supplicate
             this
             Honourable
             House
             ,
             to
             apply
             Your
             Wisdome
             and
             Providence
             to
             the
             preventing
             and
             cureing
             of
             these
             mischievous
             evils
             ,
             by
             the
             speedy
             establishing
             of
             Church-Government
             amongst
             us
             .
          
        
         
           And
           Your
           Petitioners
           shall
           ever
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
           
             This
             Petition
             was
             
               the
               31
               of
               
                 August
                 ,
              
            
             read
             in
             the
             Honourable
             House
             of
             Commons
             with
             very
             good
             approbation
             ,
             and
             an
             Order
             made
             thereupon
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Printed
           at
           
             London
          
           for
           
             I.
             W.
          
           in
           the
           old
           Baylie
           ,
           3.
           
             Sept.
          
           1644.