PVBLIQVE FAITHS MOVRNERS: OR, THE Sad breathings forth of many poor CREDITORS( in and about London) to their Debtors the Members of PARLIAMENT; bewailing the sad regard hitherto had of these ensuing[ and many other] Acts and Ordinances, that hath been Published to the World.  NVM. 30.2, and 3. 
This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, whosoever voweth a Vow, or sweareth an Oath to b●nd himself by a bind, he shall not break his Promise, but shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.  
Printed, ANNO DOM. 1652.   

Shall wee say without offence, RIGHT HONOURABLE.  
THat hitherto you have dealt with your Petitioners by many of your Votes and Orders, as by Children that have had Rattels given them to quiet them, who not finding what they expect renew their Cry; So your Petitioners, not having their public Faith Money, which they have so long Petitioned you for, many Hundreds of them being in a perishing condition do renew their suit, resolving till they have it not to keep silence; yet ere they print a Narrative to the whole World, will once more prove, whether the Word of the Lord or Your own sayings, will prevail more with You, then their wants or Cries have done. In September, 1642. You promise the People, That the charge and damage wherewithal the Common-wealth hath been burdened,( chiefly the well-affected their Cessers taking notice of their former forwardness &c.) should bee born by the Del●nquents, Malignants and dis-affected persons; And for the encouragement of Lenders, the 29. th of the same, you say That the Lenders on the public Faith should be repaid their Money with Interest of 8. l. per Cent. and should be taken into Consideration for a farther recompense for their so forward and pious act. January the 7th You declare the senciblenesse of the Peoples forwardness, and are resolved to bee as careful of their safety, welfare, and reimbursment with Interest, as of your own, &c.( why not as timely provision made for the Poorer sort as was for yourselves, and other Rich men.) The 30 30.th of Jan. 43. You declare, that besides those who have the public Faith engaged to them for their security, and have dealt faithfully in this Cause &c. and shall continue constant, &c. should be taken into public notice and considered, their Losses repaired, and themselves honourably rewarded and not neglected or slighted.( Oh who more) but one way or other should be thankfully remembered to his own honour and good of his Posterity,( excellent Insitements) and those that came not in by the time limited, their Estates real and personal, &c. should be forfeited and employed for payment of public Debts, relieving of the Common burdens( but how little hath gone that way) and repairing particular Losses. The 27 27th. of Octob. 1643. That those who lent without being compelled should bee first payed, &c.( but the Poorer sort have found no such thing)  
That wee are thus plain with You, is from your own acknowledgements of your Rise or Constitution; for the 22 22.th of March, 1648. You say, you were Elected by the People whom you represent, and by them trusted for the Common good( then not for hurt) against tyranny, to procure the well-being of those whom you serve, and to remove Oppression, Arbitrary power, and all opposition to the peace and freedom of the Nation &c. And in Common-wealths you say it's found that Justice is duly administered and great ones not able to oppress the poor, and the poor sufficiently provided for, and freedom of Estates enjoyed by all sorts of men, &c.( but is not the contrary found) Is Justice duly administered do not Greatones oppress the poor and therein 
a 14 Prov. 31  reproach their Maker; may th●y with freedom speak to You( which when you had need of their counsel and Purses they might do with seeming acceptation) for their own without brow-betting; though Salomon saith, 
b 22 Prov. 7  The borrower is servant to the lender; and moreover it were to bee wished it could not be said, you are so far from providing sufficiently for the poor, that by your unparalell delays( of paying them that they lent you in your great need) you have made hundreds of poor Families more then there would have been; You promise to take away Corruption and abusive delays, vexations, unnecessary travels and expenses, and what shall be found really burdensome to the People, &c. How is it then that many hundreds have been ruined in their Estates by their long attendance on ▪ You for honourable and just things; Nay, how many's blood have you had on that account, and their business not dispatched; not to speak any thing of the delays in those Places, commonly called your Courts of Justice, they being too apparent. You promise to endeavour vigorously the punishing of cruel Murtherers in Jceland, and the restoring of the honest Protestants and this Common-wealth to their Rights there, and the full satisfaction of all engagements for that work, &c.( yet how retarded) and to punish the evil and reward the Good,( but see wee not those that work 
c Malac. 3, 15  wickedness set up, and those that tempt GOD delivered.) And to order the Revenue in such a way, that the public charge might be defrayed the soldier pay Justly and duly settled and the Debts of the Common-wealth justly satisfied, and to remove, all Grievances and Oppressions of the People,( why then our monthly assessments continued) And to establish Peace and righteousness in the land, and this You say you declare not in Word only, but really and speedily you intend to effect( yet above three yeares and a half since and not done) and this you affirm to bee your only ●nd and accordingly you expect GODS blessing on your proceedings, &c.  
Now then let us see our Nehemiah's, that are so far from oppressing by way of exacting Money, &c. from their Brethren, that with him according to their ability redeem their Brethren 
c 5. Nehem. ● , and not suffer them to bee starved to death for wan● of their own, which you for many yeares have detained from them, though you speedily promised them repayment( not conditionally, if they would hereafter Double what they lent.) Where are our Davids, that delay not or prolong the time but makes 
d 119 Psal. 60  hast to keep Gods righteous Judgments; now that of the Apostle is none of the least, 
e 11 Rom. 8  to Owe nothing to any man but Love, and saith the Lord, with-hold not good 
f 3 Prov. 27  from them to whom it is due, &c. For if you bee willing and obedient, you sh●ll eat the good of the Land, but if you refuse and rebel 
g 1 Isa ●●, 20  you sh●ll bee devoured by the Sword, for the Mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. And Salomon gives you this advice, That what your hand finds out that you effect with all your 
h 5 Eccles. 10  might; Surely if those of the long rob understood the sense of the Holy Ghost in those words, they would not bee such Remoraes in our way; for David makes it the Character of a 
i 37 Psal. 21  wicked man, to Borrow and not to pay. Oh how many of you can stand forth with good 
k 1. Sam. 12, 13  samuel and say, whose ox or ass have I taken, or whom have I defrauded or Oppressed, or of whom have I received any Bribe to blind my eyes, and I will restore it, &c. But wee fear the God of this world hath blinded many of your Eyes, that you have not regarded our Cries, nor our wan and pale cheeks all this while; Oh! have you no regard to your Trust but bring so great a shane on yourselves and them that have entrusted you, to let their chiefest gem the PUBLIQVE FAITH to lie so long till it bee out-paun'd; or if future need should be, have you a better pledge to engage, if not, redeem it timely, and let not others take your crown; for GOD is overturning, overturning, overturning, he is casting down one and setting up another; witness the late King upon the loss of the Peoples affections.  
Now their affections being Your chiefest Strength, retain it, for God will not always keep silence; For if you afflict the Widow 
l 22 Exod. 22  and fatherless in any wise, and they Cry at all unto him he will surely hear their cry, and his wrath wax hot against you, &c. Wee could give You sad Instances, but wee fear we have been too tedious already. 〈…〉 that Command, of Feeding and Clothing your 
m 12 Rom. 20  Enemies, that detain from your most cordial Friends, that which should administer Food and raiment to them, and put them off to be last satisfied out of the Refuse of all; that in Conscience and according to your own Promises should have been first; do you show yourselves merciful as our heavenly 
n 6 Luke 36  Father is merciful, that thus shut up your bowels of Compassion from your needy Brethren; Or resemble you our Saviour, that became poor to make many 
o 2 Cor. 8, 9  Rich, when you make many poor to make yourselves Rich; for is there not with you the wages of the Hireling, 
3 Isa. 13.  and the spoil of the poor in your houses. viz. The Estates of them that undid themselves and Families to preserve you.  
Now if the Lord will call every Rich man to an account how he hath employed that substance he hath,( though honestly gotten) for the good of the poor, then surely those of You that have spoyled the poor and plucked their skin from off them 
q 3 Micha 3.  and eaten their Flesh shall not escape his Judgement; for pharaoh and his Task-masters oppressing the poor Israelites, brought Judgements not only upon themselves ▪ but upon all egypt; 
r Exod. 12  so except you repent you shall likewise perish Temporally, if not Eternally; for saith the Wise man, he that oppresseth the poor 
s 22 Prov. 16  to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the Rich shall surely come to want; and CHRIST makes it a great quaerie, 
16 Math 22  What will it profit you to gain the whole World and lose your own soul, or what will you give in exchange for your souls, that hazard a spiritual estate for a temporal; for be sure, if you walk thus contrary unto the Lord, 
26 Lev. 27, 28  he will walk ( u) contrary unto you and plague you Seaven-fold worse for your sins, as he did Isra●ll of old, and raise you up yet many more Adversaries, till he hath consumed you; for till a mans ways please the Lord, his Enemies will never bee at peace with him, or how will he retain his Friends.  
Now that wee are thus plain with You, is out of Conscience of our duty, and in obedience to a Command, that saith, Thou shalt not hate thy Brother in thy heart but rebuk him 
w 19 Levit. 17  sharply, and not suffer sin to rest upon him; now that of Oppression is none of the least, so that in Gods acceptation, wee manifest our hatred to you, if wee do not admonish you; for public Offences must have public reproofs, them that sin rebuk before all, and the reason is given that others may fear; and for being our Brethren wee hope you will not deny. 
1 Tim. 5, 20.  But if after all this, you will show yourselves to bee Scripture proof●, Promise proof, and heart-proofe, and not have any bowels of Pitty yearning towards us for speedy relief, what remaines but Prayers and tears to him that shall come, will come, and will not tarry. &c.  
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