THE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSITIONS PRESENTED TO HIS MAJESTY BY THE Parliaments of both kingdoms, FOR A Safe and Well-grounded PEACE.  Jam. 4.1, 2, 3. 
From whence come Warres, and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts, that war in your members?  
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts.  
now: 12 1647 Printed in the year, 1647.   

A Re-view of the PROPOSITIONS PRESENTED To His majesty, &c.  
FOr Introduction, know, 
T●●●●ction.  That a Factious party in the Parliament of England brought in two Bills to tak● away Bishops, and to take the Militia from the King, which being rejected in a full and free Convention of Parliament, were afterward revived, and promoted by Tumultuous people, in, and about London, who driven away the dissenting Members of Parliament, and so the Bills passed both Houses, to which, they desire the royal Assent; and, His majesty refusing, they took up Arms, to force him, as before they had the Houses: and, when they were likely to be overcome, they call in the Scots to their assistance, and join in League and Covenant with them: and, when they had vanquished the King, and His party, the Parliaments of both kingdoms presented these to His majesty: whereof,  
1. Some Propositions are Antecedent to the war, 
The Pr〈…〉tions of 〈…〉 sorts.  and contain the first cause and grounds of it, and set forth the design of the Proposers agitated before, and prosecuted by the war. As the( 3) for taking away Bishops in England and Ireland; 
See the 〈…〉 position June 2. 〈…〉  the( 13) for se●ling the Militia of England and Ireland in the two Houses of Parliament: That part of the( 17) That the Houses shall nominate the great Officers in the kingdoms of England and Ireland. And the( 14) That no Peers made since the Lord Littleton carried away the great Scale( which was May 20, 1642.) or to be made hereafter, shall sit, and vote in Parliament without the consent of both Houses of Parliament.  
The( 7, 8, 9, and 10.) concerning Papists, and the( 12) for suppressing Innovations, &c. I insist not on, because His majesty assented to them before arms taken up, and so they can be no cause of the war.  
2. Some Propositions are concurrent with, and emergent upon the war, and set forth the means used by the Proposers to promote their design and war: As the( 4) for confirming the Ordinances for calling the Assembly of Divines: The( 2) for taking the Covenant. The( 5, 6, and part of the 17.) for Reformation, and Un●formitie in Religion in the kingdoms of England and Ireland, according to the Covenant. The( 15) for confirming the Treaties between the two kingdoms. The( 17) That the power and government of the Militia, and Tower of London, shall be settled in the Lord Ma●or, &c.  
3. Some Propositions are subsequent to the war, and serve to secure the Proposers( both now, and hereafter) and their party, and their design, not onely by Act of Parliament, but by Military force and power also: As the( 1) That the King declare Null all His Declarations and Proclamations, and all Judiciary proceedings against them, had, and made, or to be had, and made. And the( 19) for confirming all that hath passed under their Great seal, and for Nulling whatsoever hath passed under the other seal since May 20, 1642. and under the Great seal of Ireland, since September 15, 1643. And the( 16) concerning their proceedings with Delinquents( as they call them.) And that part of the( 12. and 13.) for the two Houses of Parliament to raise moneys as they please in future, for the payment of Souldiers, and of the public debts, and damages of the kingdoms. And to all, and every of these Propositions, the Parliaments of both Kingdoms desire His Majesties Assent: And that they 
e this, ts press posi●●on the d the ●f 〈◇〉 ●●eland.  and all such Bills as shall be tendered to Him in pursuance of them, or any of them, may be established by Act of Parliament.  
And so what the Parliament of England( as they will be called) could not do fingly, the Parliaments of both kingdoms undertake jointly, viz. To overthrow the Ancient Constitution of the Kingdom, both in respect of the Church and of the State: And to take away the power and Government from the King, & to settle it in the two Houses of Parliament, and to establish it by Act of Parliament: Also they desire several other Acts to pass for making good their former proceedings in the prosecution of that establishment, and to make good the establishment itself, in case of opposition, or disturbance hereafter. And this is the safe and well-grounded Peace they speak of, and have fought for.  
additional 1. Or rather( howsoever they phrase it) this is the safe and well-grounded domination that they affect, and contend for.  
But how can they expect, 
Why 〈◇〉 cannot a to the Prpositions.  that the King should give His Assent to these their Propositions, and that he should pass and Enact them? That He should give up His Power, and Protection, and Government of the People, wherewith God hath entrusted Him? That he should destroy Bishops, being bound by his Coronation Oath to defend them? That he should renounce His righteous Cause in rescuing His Kingly Power, and vindicating the freedom of Parliament, and Subject, and upholding the Constitution and Government of the kingdom? That He should ruin that loyal party of the nobility and Gentry, and those faithful Patriots that adhered to Him in the late war, on behalf of the crown, the Parliament the Subject, and the Kingdom? That he should justify, and make a president of their most unwarrantable arms and proceedings against Him? That He should debase His royal Government and Succession, and enslave His good Subjects irrecoverably to all posterity?  
again, 
Why the people will admit of Proposit●●●  how can they expect that the people should approve of these their Propositions, tending onely to the advancing of the power of two Houses of Parliament, without any regard to the Subject, or the laws, or the Liberties of the kingdom? I say, how can they expect, that the people should approve or admit of them, and foregoe our ancient, known, regal Government by laws and Justice, and to submit to a Parliamentary, Military, Arbitrary government, by will and power? And withall, to expose themselves to the violent insults of parties and factions, and to the pride and insolence of particular persons? For such hath been the Government, and such our condition for th se four or five yeares last past, and likely to be( for ou●ht I see) for many Generations to come. And should His majesty pass the Propositions, as is desired, Tyranny would be incorporated into our very Constitution and Government, and our slavery would be both grievous( lying under the power of a Legion of Tyrants) and remediless, being tied to it by Act of Parliament.  
Addit. 2. And so upon due consideration are their principal Propositions prejudicial to the King and people equal.  
For, first, They will not onely take away the Function, but the Lands also of the Bishops, and the Lands of the deans and Chapters also: Thereby at once robbing the King of that Revenue which accrued to the crown by their first fruits, and Tenths, but defrauding the people also of these Preferments for their children, and childrens children to be Educated in the study of Divinity.  
Secondly, They do not onely demand the Militia, but resolve to keep standing Forces in the kingdom: Thereby not onely invading the Rights of the crown, and the mature liberty of the Subject, but prejudicing also the security of both: For by our fundamental constitution there ought to be no other constant Forces in the kingdom but the Militia, or the Trained Bands onely; And herein consists our liberty and security, that ourselves onely are to be Armed, for defence of ourselves and the kingdom: But if they Constitute and continue other standing Forces, how can we free or be secure in our persons or estates?  
Luk. 21.22. When a strong man armed keepeth his Palace, his Goods are in peace: But when a stronger then he will come upon him, and overcometh him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.  
Thirdly, Whereas they desire the Nomination of the Judges, and of the great Officers of State; Thereby they injure both the King and the People, rendering them uncapable of relief in case of Injustice or oppression by those their Judges and Officers, seeing that by the same means and relation they will get themselves protected, by which at first they procured themselves to be Nominated by the two Houses of Parliament.  
Fourthly, Whereas they desire, That the King should Null all his and confirm their Declarations and Proceedings; This would be a most pernicious president both to the King and the People; And hence at any time would a Factious party in the Parliament and kingdom be encouraged, and warranted, to Propose and demand whatsoever they list, and to take up arms and embroil us in war, for prosecution of their desires and demands.  
Fifthly, And lastly, Whereas they desire, that not onely these Precise Propositions, but all Bills in pursuance of them, or any of them may be established by Act of parliament. Under this Notion and Relation they may enact against the King, and impose upon the Subject what we cannot apprehended, and they dare not express. But I believe they offer these unreasonable Propositions to His majesty not to pass them, but to deny them, that so they may have some colour of further quarrel with him, and attempt( if they dare) their last and worst against him.  
And now let the world judge who they are that hinder the peace of this miserable distracted kingdom, 
Who 〈…〉 that h 〈…〉 Peace 〈…〉 Kingd●● ( which cannot be settled but by a peaceable agreement between the King, the Parliament, and the people) whether his Majesty who refuseth these Propositions,( so destructive to his own and the peoples interests) or they who in prosecution of their English Scottish designs—  
Addit. 3. Will not lay down arms unless his Majesty submit and sub-ingate himself and the people, to the domination, no Peace, or rather a peaceable settlement of their domination, being the sum of their Propositions, and scope of their war.  
And the truth is, the Parliament-men generally having made such advantages upon the King and upon the people by their late Government, are not willing to foregoe it, but ●esolve almost unanimously to continue it, either by Law, ( if his majesty pass those) or by force, 
se Pro ns they t style ●●●●●●lves his ies, s. ( if he refuse them) and Subjects again they would not be, least they become liable to questioning, accounting, &c.  
And should majesty condescend to their desires, and put all into their hands, would they not quarrel about the sharing of it? As they have hitherto contended with his majesty for the Power and Government, so from henceforth would not the Factious contend amongst themselves for the Administration of that Power, and thereby also disturb the peace of the kingdom as at this day.  

〈…〉 the on es of 〈…〉 ●sa. 32.  The onely means of Peace indeed, is Justice, to give to every one his own; to the King his own, to the Parliament their own, to the people their own: And I shall believe they intend the Peace of the kingdom indeed, when they go the way of Peace, and offer or accept just and righteous proposals.  
Addit. 4. But the King must not be restored to his Rights, nor return to his Parliament, before the people have satisfaction and security for all the Blood and Treasure expended in this war.  
Undoubtedly they are satisfied, that this expense hath been to make good your Propositions.( 1.) To overthrow the Ancient Government of the Church and State, and to set up your domination in both. And the security they desire and thirst for, is an Act of Oblivion, and a general Pardon upon his Majesties return to the Parliament, which you will not permit, but keep them still under their guilt, that they may adhere to you for protection and not close with his majesty,( as itis probable they would) upon his Gracious Pardon.  
But they cannot be safe, unless these their desires be granted.  
Addit. 5. Yes, they may, if they will be content with safety without dominion: An Act of Oblivion and a general Pardon would save them for what is past; and the Apostles admonition observed for the time to come, Wilt thou not be afraid of the Powers? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same, Rom. 13.3.  By a Lover of his Country, and a well-willer to the Peace of the kingdom.  
FINIS.