CONSIDERATIONS DIVINE, RATIONAL and POLITICAL, calculated for the present state of Affairs in ENGLAND, and offered to the Consideration of every truehearted ENGLISHMAN.  
COnsider, That the ancient Government of this Nation by KING, Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, is in itself the most equal and well tempered Government of any in Christendom.  
2. Consider, The Renown and Felicity of this Nation, which continued many hundred years under that Government.  
3. The many Violences acted upon the Parliament, especially the Force which was upon the House of Commons when the pretended law was made for the alteration of that Government, being contrary to the express Oaths, Declarations and Resolutions thereof whilst free.  
4. That the Design of the Chief Actor of those Villainies, and Contriver of that Law was for advancing himself to the regal Dignity, which it hath pleased God to confound to the perpetual reproach of him, his Relations and Posterity.  
5. Consider, The general contempt and poverty which God hath brought upon the Nation, since the change by subjecting us to the Insolences of the Basest of the people, who have Exalted themselves by the Ruin of their Superiors, whereby we are become a shame to ourselves and a scorn and derision to all our Neighbours.  
6. That it is destructive to the Liberties of the people that the Legislative Power should reside in a Multitude of Commoners without any Checque upon them, Probatum est, there having been more horrid oppressions by High Courts of Justice and other Exorbitant arbitrary Laws Acted in the Inter-regnum, then ever was done by colour of Authority in the Reigns of all the KINGS of England.  
7. That Atheism. Ignorance, Sacrilege, Factions, and Heresies the Fruits and Nurslings of this alteration, have crowded out Piety, Learning, Charity, Uniformity and sound Doctrine, wherein the Glory of this Nation did formerly excel most in Christendom.  
8. That it is the undoubted Birthright of Charles Stuart to be KING of England.  
9 That the People of the three Nations besides the Obligation of their Natural duty are bound by their Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, Protestation and Covenant to endeavour his Restitution.  
10. That it is the earnest desire of all the Nobility, Gentry and sober Comonalty, except only such whose peculiar Advantages or dreadful consciences cause them to oppose it.  
11. That during his Exile the three Nations have been under perpetual Enmities, tremble and Changes without any Foundations of Peace or Government.  
12. That it is impossible without his concurrence to establish any Government that shall be binding to the People.  
13. That the Pretenders to the present Power (persons so worthless that it is a shame for the Nation to submit unto them) have by mere Force without colour of right excluded their Fellow Members, much greater in Number and Quality than themselves; and therefore the Laws made by them during that Force (admit otherwise they had good Authority) cannot in justice Challenge obedience from the people.  
14. Consider, The vast Impositions wherewith the Pretenders do Oppress the Nations for supporting of Soldiers, whose whole ●mployment is only to suppress those that Endeavour the KING'S Restitution; and the evident Necessity of continuing them for that End.  
15. That the Soldiers are in truth the Supreme Governors, and have only delegated their Power to the Pretenders whom they have advanced and supported, ejected and restored as they pleased: it being no less truly then wittily said, That they are the Parliaments Army and those are the Army's Parliament.  
16. That this Power is now devolved upon and executed by the Common Soldiers, who knowing their own strength, have gotten the hand of their Officers, and cashier and re-admit them with the same facility and pleasure that the Officers have done their Governors.  
17. Consider, The total decay of Trade throughout the three Nations occasioned by the Disturbances and Oppressions at home, and Fears from abroad, impoverishing the meaner sort, and reducing them to that Necessity which will soon force them to Violences; and the small hopes of its return till our rightful PRINCE be Restored.  
18. Consider, The great effusion of Blood and Ruins of Estates which must necessarily happen if he be restored by Force, either at Home or from abroad, against either of which we can never be secured, and now more especially the latter, considering the league between the two potent Princes his Allies, by whom the opportunity of employing their super-numerary Forces on such an occasion will doubtless be embraced.  
19 That it is the undoubted Design of the Jesuits who have tried his steadfastness in Religion, to prevent his restitution by his subjects, that he may be Necessitated to fly unto Foreign power for effecting it, (the most probable means of introducing Popery) for which purpose they are come over in Swarms, and in private Congregations, more especially amongst the Soldiers (with whom they have mingled themselves under the Disguises of more plausible Factions) do sow the Seeds of perpetual Enmities as well against him as among ourselves, and some of them have boldly affirmed that he shall never be restored but by their means.  
20. Consider, This restitution by treaty in a Free Parliament, the Secluded Members being readmitted, places Vacant supplied by Free Elections, and both Secluded and new Elected Members to be admitted without any Oath previous to their Session is the most hopeful means of reconciling different parties, providing for tender consciences, easing us of the burden of Soldiers (their Arrears being paid before disbanding, and they admitted to the use of any trade) securing purchasers under the State's title by an Act for confirmation of Sales, appeasing Fears and Jealousies, by a Free and General pardon, uniting the three Nations and settling peace with our Neihghours, advancing Trade, preserving of Liberties, and restoring the Honour of the Nation; and if this be not affected, certainly it is the visible judgement of God upon us, who for our sins infatuates our Counsels, that we cannot discern, or dejects our spirits that we dare not attempt, or disappoints our enterprises that we cannot attain the means of our deliverance.  

2. Objections, There are against his restitution. 

1. That there is no public Revenue for him.  
2. That there can be no security that he will observe the Articles of the Treaty.    
Answer to the first, 

1. The fifth part of the extraordinary Annual charge that the Nation must undergo by Excise and Taxes for maintaining Soldiers to keep him out, will be a far greater Revenue than ever any King of England enjoyed besides the Customs:  
2. The hearts of the Nobility and Gentry would be enlarged upon his return freely to contribute for the purchasing of him a Revenue.    
To the second, 

This World affords no absolute security, but certain it is, there is greater reason to expect performance from him than that the Nation should enjoy Peace without him.  
2. The Parliament may dispose the places of strength and trust in the hands of such worthy persons as they shall conceive may best secure performance of Articles, and we may have more security against him if he be restored by treaty, than we can have that he shall not be restored by Force; however it is our duty to do that which is just, and deliver the Nation from sin; The success we must leave to God, whose hand hath been eminent in consounding all our devices of n●w foundations, and continuing a spirit of Division among us that we may not Unite without HIM.