TO THE MOST EXCELLENT majesty OF THE KING, And to the most honourable the Lords and peers of this realm. AS ALSO, To the honourable the Lords and others, Knights Citizens, Barons and Burgesses in the Commons House of Parliament, now assembled The most humble Petition of the Churches of God in England, and of every Lively member of the same, whereof the Lord Christ Jesus is the Head.  
Showeth,  
THat i am, is the God of unity and Order, But his enemy (Satan) is the author of division and disorder; as appears by the first Adam's fall, and the second Adam's reparation when to prevent the malice of Abaddon, God united his deity to humanity in the person of his dear son, and him sent to seek and save, all poor lost sinners believers: That in the hipostaticall union, there are three distinct Offices, Prophet Priest, and King, of all which (in his humanity) the Lord Jesus had possession, yet alleged that his kingdom (as then,) was not of this world, remaining now and ever since at the right hand of his most holy Father in Glory until his enemies shall be made his footstool. That in 1642. years from the Incarnation, the Almighty hath already vindicated the prophetic and Priests Offices to his Son, against all Turks, Jews, Papists, infidels: The regal Office only remains undetermined: And the axe is now laid to the root, he that will not take the Lord Jesus Christ for his King must be brought out and slain.  
That your Most Excellent majesty (the fountain of piety and justice, and the life of the Law unto us your most humble Petitioners and obedient subjects) have set to your seal and in acknowledgement of God's truth, have subscribed, Christo auspice Regno. Posui Deum adiutorem meum, and the like.  
That your Lordships and Honours have likewise come in to the same Government, contending against those laws and customs, opposite to the Law established by the Lord Jesus, and which Elutherius prescribed to Lucius first Christian King of this Nation, and to both the Doctrine and Discipline settled by the Apostles, when at Antioch the Disciples were first called Christians.  
That the recovery of that name Christian will expel the By names, Papists, Protestants, Lutherans, Brownists, Sectaries, Roundheads, Prickeare, and what not disgracefully put upon the Chrtstian subjects of this kingdom. Quiet the present distractions and distempers, clear all fears and jealousies, settle the true Religion, & fundamental laws of England, Your majesty's Prerogative, the Parliaments privilege, and the subject's Propriety and peace, will so be all at one, to your general contentment, and the saving of All in All.  
May it therefore please Your most Excellent majesty, and Your Parliament to agree speedily upon that one thing Necessary, and prevent the malicious intendments of the Common adversary.  
For which your Petitioners are daily suppliants at the almighty's throne, and your Laborious servants.