THE SPEECH WHICH THE SPEAKER OF THE House of Commons Made unto the KING IN THE Banqueting-House at Whitehall; November 9 1660.  
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THE SPEECH Which the SPEAKER of the House of Commons Made unto the KING in the Banqueting-House at Whitehall: Novemb. 9 1660.  
Most gracious and Royal sovereign,  
IF I had the command of as many Tongues, as Your Majesty hath of Hearts, I could not express the great Joy and Thankfulness of Your Commons now Assembled in Parliament, for Your continual and indefatigable labour and Pains in repairing and making up our sad Breaches, and composing our unhappy Differences; and in particular, for Your late most gracious Declaration concerning Ecclesiastical Affairs, wherein Your Majesty hath provided wholesome Food for all clean Stomachs, strong Meat for such as are able to bear it, allowing them the use of our Church Liturgy, together with comely Vestments, Ornaments, and Ceremonies in the Service and Worship of God; as likewise Milk for tender Babes, dispencing with their Conformity in such Matters and Things, as are not so much of the Substance and Essence of Faith and Religion, as of Decency and Becomingness; which giveth abundant satisfaction to all peaceable, sober minded Men, and such as are truly Religious: For those that are really and truly so, will find themselves bound ever in Conscience to the observation and practice of that excellent Lesson taught us by the Apostle, which is, Sapere ad temperantiam & Spartam ornare, with a Vade tu & fac simile. As for those that have foul Stomachs, or rather foul Hearts, and will be pleased with nothing, unless they may have a Licentious Liberty, Libertatem perditionis, a Liberty Legem ponere oculis, minime cogitantes quod sunt pedes. Men of turbulent Spirits, and disturbers of the Peace, and Civil Government of Your Nation, Your Declaration takes no care of them, for they will indeed better deserve Your majesty's penance and punishment, than Your pity and indulgence.  
Royal Sir, The end of this humble Address at this time is to assure Your Majesty, That Your gracious Declaration doth give general satisfaction; and I am commanded by your Commons now Assembled in Parliament, to present Your Majesty with as general Thanks; in which they were all unanimous, Nemine contradicente: And in pursuance of Your majesty's Directions therein, they have Ordered a Bill to be drawn for that purpose; which after it hath passed the Scrutiny of both Your Houses of Parliament, they will then humbly beg Your favour and Leave, to tender it unto Your Majesty for Your Royal Assent.  
Sir, That gracious and Pious Disposition which God hath put into Your Royal Heart of doing Your People good, is the greatest Temporal Blessing we are capable of here in this World. We must confess Your Majesty hath not only Jacob's voice, but You have likewise Jacob's hands: You have spoken kindly unto Your People, and You have handled them gently; and therefore we must for ever make it our humble Requests in our daily Prayers unto his Throne of Grace, to bestow upon Your Majesty Jacob's Blessing, De rore coeli variaque pinguedine terrae; That You may have for Your Portion of the Dew of Heaven, and of the Fatness of the Earth; Serviant tibi populi, & incurvent se tibi Nationes, Honorem exhibentes. Let Your People serve You, and let the Nations of the Earth bow down before You: Those that curse You, let them be cursed; and they that bless You, let them for ever be blessed.  
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