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fub1"crib’d untoaﬁcra ‘Clandcftine, de1iver'd after

a tumultuous manner, and falﬂy going undcrchc
name oﬁawhole County or Towne , proved to be

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. 2‘?-<  Oryour fateisfaétioin  Why I

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e haveyfeverall times refufed to
 fubferibe your Petition ,i You

   
  
      
       

 %“‘’'.‘i may pleafe to undetﬁand, that
forthe. good of the Commonsvveal, Coun-

.ty,iotParifh whereinI1iv‘et,i  {hall be 211-‘
ways ready and ‘avilling to give not only my
hand; but my heart and purfe1ikewife*: For
tiiepubiiketwelfare‘ whereof I haveebeente
both aétive and gaﬁive for fevetall yeares to-y
gethcfej  i   » y   iy ._ y 

3 But for meeiwhoeam‘ »buteayep:ivate Sub-3
tje&,="AProteﬂant gland no Law-miaker. , ti)
give my hahd-in a. Faétious way, and with-
~outeoemeiiia,tid from ﬂtithoxityyitio-Will, that

(2)
there fhallbe no Bifhops, and that they {hall

' have no voice in the Houfe of Peeresi, is ac

gainﬂ ‘my Confcience —’ and that light of
Real‘on‘and Vnderﬂanding which I. have re:
ceived-' And Idare not comply with the
Diﬁempersof the people , and follovvthe

ﬂream of a Multitude to doe evilll onctheli:

grounds following.

Firli, Beeaufe ‘I have by the Example and
Recommendation of the Parliament", fo-
lemnly taken the Protellation: W/herebyl
have feriouﬂiy Proteﬂed , to Maintains and
Defend as Far as lawfully I may the true Re-

formed Proteﬂant Religion, expreiled in the

Doétrine of the Churqhof Englazza’, againﬂ i

all Popery,and Popifh innovations , contra.
ry to the Faid Doéhine. Now in the thirtie

rﬁxth Article of the {aid expreﬂed Doé’cr-ine.-,

the Oﬂice of Bilhops is incluﬁvely conﬁra
med. '

Secondly} am engaged thereby alfo, to  I

mayntain and defend the Powers, and Pri-
‘vilegesof Parliaments, which is chiefly to

be underflood of the ef’cabliﬂied’Lavvs con-
* _C.¢h§,,I1iDgethe lame. lﬁlovvfeverall Atfts ofPar..
liamtnr  

 

    (3)
liament doe not only confirme, as aforefaidj-
the Oﬂice of aBi{hop, but by the powers

.   and pfrivileges of theft: A613 of Parliament,
I they are alfotoﬁt as Members of the Lords

I.-Ioule.

i Thirdly,Iam bound by the {aid Prote-
Pration, to mayntain and defend the lawfull
rights & liberties of the Subjeét (And if this
extends to every fubjeét in particular, much
more to Parliament Men) Now they be-
ing fubjeéts, and their Rights and Liberties

being lavvfull',l am bound to mayntaine. _

them as farre as lawfully I may 1 in tholde

lawfull Rights and Liberties. Againe , the
making and repealing of Lavvsfor the good

of the Common-Wealth ,,is a fpeciall and

peculiar power, privilege, and right, proper
only to Parliaments, therefore not to be for-

ced or coaéted by mee being no Parliaments a

man. For thatmay be lawfull and War.

rantable in myGovernours to do by reafon;

which is altogether unlawfull & unwarran-

table in me to require by‘Will.This is rather ’
to be a tyrannicall ludge , i then a legall Wit-e

ncﬂe , to brealte Lawesrathger then preferve

tl1CI-11)),

(4)

N A them; eeandinﬂead oFReformationtotbring

in Confuﬁon. M A A f
’Pourthly,[ am likrewiﬂe obliged to mayn§

7 rain and defend the Kings RoyallPer{on,"

Honour,and Eltate, and to preferve tzhe~V;
nion and Peace betivveeneb his three King.
domes ( much more amongﬁ our felves.)

Now there is no better Way thereunto, then‘ i

to keep his laws: For both the honotrrand,
fafety ofthc King , the liberty and peace of
the Kingdome , anidvvelfare ofthern both,
are involved in them. i       
L Fiftly ,"I am engaged alfo to oppofe T,‘ as
Far as lawfully! may, and by allgood ways
and rneanes to bring to condigtie punifbh-.
ment, all ﬁrch as [hall eitherby force, prao
étice , Counfels, plots ,orrCon1‘p-iracies,‘ do

any thing to the contrary of an thing in that ‘

relent Proteﬁation containe . I-Iovv then

“dare I be F o Farre from bringing to condigne T

puniihmentthe ofFend%ers»,tihatiI~ﬂ1eall vvilﬁ1l4-

ly content to the breach orig and procure oé

thers thereunto, by praétice, plots, confpirag

cies orthelike? V e - ~
Sixthly , I am neither for hope, feare, brfaa
‘   “  jvour,

 

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iikonr; or other refpe€t— whatlﬂoeverg to 1'elir1;
quiﬂa this promifc, vow ,-and Protellation,
much leffc tobreak it For the Czuné ends, and
to ='II’_l3r_kC others to doe the like -This betray,

J

ing others thereunto , and rnaking them   A

guilty of the breach of lo folem ne 2. Vow,
is an offence of an high nature both to God
and our Governonrs. e i

5 Finally, I am not bound in any Article

“thereof, farther then Innay lawfully’ perform
‘it , The Law being the harmonious fcope,

bounds, and limits of my ProtePtation,And
therefore I.rl'l13-Y not - unlavvfnllyl doe’ any

iethingythat rnayitencl to the breach or contra;

cliétion of any Article thereof.

Moreover, the manner of the proceeds /

-ling doth not Ilatisﬂe mc.

\ T Firft, Becaufc it is not done in that right
«Way it ought to be. For that which is to go

under the tname of :1 County or Tovvne,
oughtto be ﬁrﬁ allented unto by the She-
riffe, Iultice of peace‘, or other Magillrates
refpeét~ively,and then the matter may be pulm-

liltcly propountletl, and condiﬁeiided unto

Of contradiéted, that men nmy be €t}COl11'3;=-

gedt

 

(6)_  '
ged or dilTWaded, by good reafons [are and ‘ ‘

con. 

» And this is that lawfull and ufuall wa.
for Eleétion of Knights and Butgcﬂest for
the Parliament, and of other Ofﬁcers and I
Matters concerning the publike 5 Wherefore
C'laendelli’ne and furreptitiotls aétions ,going
about from houfe to houle by night, and
without the confent and commiﬂion of an.-

thority , to engage people to the breach of

their protcPtation,and to make it as an 21:51: of

i a County or a Towne, and in a manner to

forcemen thereunto , are but unlawfull
works ofdatltncllic, and will not endure the

i light.

% Setcondlyﬁtis juflly toibe feareclthat theft;
ways are ﬁnilter in the Vndettalters , being

i  very probable that forne of them doe it out

of ill will, hatred and maliegasi wcllto the i
Government as the Governours , orifor fa;
vour and affeétion to fame whom they Yup.
pole it plea-el‘etla , or for gaine and profit , or —
feare of dilinlealiure of Land-lords and Cu:  

  from ers,or for vain glory,thatit may be faiol,

This is the 34581 which they have wrought

wit s

 

'( .7)

with their eixrn hands. And fome fewof
itghefe, {hall engage and prejudice others (and

not without caufe as it is to be feared) by

falfe informations andereafons to make men

fubfcribe. .   V

~ «Thirdly, The like ﬁniﬁerproceedings are

to befuppofed in the fubfcriber.

Thele kinds of Wayes by Tumults and
Multitudes without legalliallegations and

Probations to compaflie that by will which i

you cannot obtaine by reafon , is ofa very
dangerous confequenee 5, and -threatens the
fubverfion of all Law , Government , and

‘Governours, for which of them, bee they

neverfogood, .fvhallhefecure , if the Multi-
tude of diﬂempered people pleafe to Will
the contrary? ’   g

i Thele caufe much diPtta'é’tions, Hinder

J the proceeding of the State, and the reliefe.

of the opprefled , b1'e2.l< our blelled Vnitie,
and bring the aétors Within the compaife

\0Fa.ep;L1niﬂ1me11tﬁ*om the law of God and
A Man, fo1',r1.otWall<.ing according to the ex;

pteﬂied Statutes contained therein. . _ A
Iitlgthetmore, this doth uotagrce with
A * \    etlw:

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(8)?

that light of Realion, and Vndcrﬂanding;

which God hath given me to walk by , nor

°tha.t Chrillian experience which I have gai.

ned under the Crolle.

Firll, That forthe vice or ahufc of any i

thing, the right and lawfulal ufe thereof , or

 W execution of the oFﬁce,{hould be abolifhed

and taken away, or that for the prefent para-
ticular offences of Tome, the innocent polle-
rity fhallﬁllfer 5 For lam not convinced in

1 'mytconl‘cienee of the unlawfulnelle of the

Oflice of a Bifhop , and am perfwaded that

" there have been: many of them godly and

‘zealous Martyrs for the Truth, and many of

i them remayne Pcill godly and religious pro.-ay

tellants.

Secondly , Though time ofproliaerity  

‘liathmade fome of them guilty of foule oF=
fences , and it maybe with the children of
Mael they have not vvorlhipped the true

‘God as they ought, and have inclined to la
  dolatry, and thereby jullly provoked the t

Almighty to vvrathand indignation againft-

i them : Yet I am perl‘Waded,thati for the very  
execution of their Ofﬁce ,  the Eccleﬁa- t

“ ﬁieselle

{ .

  (9)
Prieall laws, For the unitie and peace of the
Church ,they fuﬂer inﬁrumentally by divers
ill afl‘eéted'itoeGove1‘nmecnt, or by fuch as
have been punifhedjby them for doing con:
trary thereunto.And if thei.lil<€ proceedings
may be fuﬂered againﬁ all t Iudges and other
Executioners of the laws ofthe Kingdome,
there {hall bee no fecure execution of the

  law againli offenders , and F o Wee {hall live

lawleifie , and let in all manner of Diforder,
and Vice , Mufrther, Rapine, and the like.
Thole‘ Biﬂmps rather (under correction)’
that have done contrary to the law, are to be

A ‘puniﬂied by the law, ‘Ion doe & true proofs,

 

and not according to your wils. .

' ﬁThirdly,Becaufe that which is or feemsto  

be a prejudicenow, may in Gods good time
prove a great benefit, We many times earne»
Prlypray for thole things which afterwards

Weheartilygive God thanks for not granting’

our reqtielis, And this hath many times been
for the removall oi‘ our prelent aﬁiiﬁions. I

am conﬁdent if there were good care taken {
i (as there may be.) that good‘ men may be

made Biﬂiops , " wee {hall never repent of

B 2 it i t‘neir

-evrjmg   

 

4 (Lo)
theirlavvfull oﬂice or place‘ , for greéitneffer
with goodnefie will much advance the
caufe and Welfare of the Church and Com.

“ L mon-Wea1th,an'd farther] knovvit is poﬂi

ble for fome inferiours to execute the Law

and the Gofpell likewife, in a farre more im-r

perious and Tyrannicall Way then fome Sun
periours have done. i .

Fourthly , That though there be Ohﬁa.-J
cles andivlountains in the way,andthe Yup-
pofed enemies of Gods Church and Chil-
dren, yet as fam 21 Chriﬂian I dare not judge
them, or curfe them as many doe, or uﬂe any
unfawfull means to remove them ,(or under
the pretence of pulling down one @4621! to
fetup another :) What David did by way of
predirétion , as hee was a Kingand Prophet,
againﬁ the inveterate and incurable enemies?
of the Church of God , I as an ordinary
Chriﬁian ought not to doe5I may live perad-
venture to fee my enemies deiert uponfthem,‘
‘Which Imay not deﬁre to fee. A

I am to judge charitahly of the aé’tions
and intentions of my Governours, what I

think peradyenture is for my hurt , may be

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a (II)

intcndedpr at leaftwile turned to my good,

I mull walke by the Rule of Gods Word,
and follow the examples and precepts of
my Saviour , To pmyfor them t/mt hate me, i
and to Joe gqod to them tlmt‘ per/ecute me, And,

a not forget to pray for all? that are in au-
thority , that I may liveagodly life under
tlaempin all peace and quietnelle. ‘Why may I
not fufpeél that this long enjoyment of the
Gofpelin peace and plenty , hath produced
evillclleéts in mee afvvell as in my Govt:-3
nours? But be my Governours what they i
will I have learned’to obey all their lawful!
commands , and thank God that I may live
under fohappya command; If they com=
mand me to do no othetvvife the what is jull:
and right,ImuPt and will willingly doe it.
Neither dare I neglyeét. my duty to them,
though theyforget theirs to me ; For their
offences and neglects to nice {hall not exzcul e
race to God not them , for my oﬂences

* andnot performancesof mine to either of
them. i ,

Fifthly,I dare not hutlok at the hand of ‘
God , &not at the inlltumetit only ofmy af.
ii i ii     ﬂiﬁions,

 

A (rs)

ﬂiiétions  I know nothing can "coimeiitoii

paﬂe but by his permiilion. lam affnrcd
that ﬁnne is the prime caufe of all my Puffe-
ringgandl feare that ingratiude in not be:

ing’ thank full, and walking Worthy of thof e . i

great mercies received ,hath been a p-rincipall
caulewliy God hath {hut up the hearts of
fome of our Governours at this Prefenc, as is
much feared.   .    

Sixthly , I know God will correéthis

children for their fins , and in the execution

of his judgments iorithe World he vvillbes

. gin at his ovvne hioufei , either to Worke out

ﬁn; or to Worke in grace ,' or to makethat

Grace more manifell: which is i alread

\avroti0ht;~ ll<[n0W that the end of Gods
cor1‘eé%on is Reformation, till then ,ilTmal-

is T leer afﬂiftions will notiprevailegreater {hall ,

-i i7 not one kind then an other,

4

if the {word

iiofour enemies doe not , the {Words perad—

the Famine, or fome other fhall. Sundry or

venture of our own amongll our {elves lhal,

if not they , peradventure the Peililence, or 4

C

which fometimes come together , to let the

  AW/orld know, thatour afﬂié’cions,come not ‘

inmze-a

(I3)

imnizeelidte from any one fecondary 8: inﬂgmi A
mentall caufe,buttl1at it is from the wil and l _
pleafure of the Almighty fo to order and to ‘
edilipofe it , Whovvill not take off his judge-- a

ments as the eFfe<9cs , till our ﬁns as the ciaxiles
be removed.

Seventhly, Idarenot Life any unlavvfull \

means to eale my afﬂi€tion,I know no bet-

  ter way then by Humiliation and Prayerto

God foraﬁght of tholle ﬁnnes whereby I

have proi/oked him to wrath, and for grace, K

and true‘ repentance for the fame , and Re-

miflion by the merits of my Saviour Ieﬁis

ChriPc,+ And then to apply my felfe with all

diligence to all lawfull meanes to remove
thern,yetI am not to put toomuch conﬁa   i

dencerinthem. I could never yet ﬁnde any
beneﬁt by impatience under the hand of the
Almighty , I have found more aﬂii€’cion:—s

rocuredthereby, and lam afluredilthat the

\ Church and Children of God never lofibyl

atient fuﬂerino.

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3.: .
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.

Eighthly, Ad? I kno/Wthat Gods Decree in
his determination of judgments lhallbe ful~ ‘

ﬁlled, lo I am conﬁdently a{lured,that W

hen n

th e}

(I4)

the time of his deliverance is come, all the

power and fuhtilty of the Devil! and his
infiruments, as they fhallgo no furtherthen
he hath limited them, To they {hall not hin~
der him from taking off his Rod When hee
pleafeth. Forhe is able¥to bring his will to
pafle by means,without means, and contra-

, ryto means. Ratherthen his children {hall

not havetheir due reliefe, The Sea fhall
part, the Earth {hall open and fvvallow up
their adverfaries , or ﬁre {hall come dovvne

from Heaven and deliroy them. And this  

may comfort Chriﬂians, that God reignes

andrules as Kingin Heaven, the caule of his «. a

Church and Children is his, and he beholds
and governes the inhabitants of the earth,
he hath the hearts of all in hishand, hee can
turn them or overturn them when hee plea-
feth For the good of his , When our ways
pleafe him ls-lee can make our enemies be at

a  peace with us,and the lame hand to heale us,

that hath W-ounded us, his he only that can
make men to be of one heart , and one

minde, and to make all things to Work to-V .
  gethacrf0r£1}¢l?¢‘7¢9f ‘l}‘?F??Fh§Fl°Y‘*him'    

    To

 

e my endeV0urs_ Fo1:Tmth and Peace , .
uﬁaaﬂ jeeres) fc05EE~:,ande cetumres Of 1‘e§:>s

 M V (I5) .

Tofeoncluhde  _ I hope by this t'ime$7o11
have received full facisfaéiion , why Ihavc
xefuﬁd-hhto ﬁ1bf2.:1"zl::»e ;.,eye1:/let mee aﬂhreyou
thatif theePar§iae‘nem fixzzllthﬁmkﬁe to alter
th9.tGoverx'1mem: , I.c13.:e mat, in eonleience,
2;I].d.dl:1Cy‘;U0‘f.hC Preotefﬁatiezu, rjefuf e to begg.

‘verned:by it.;

Be conﬁdent, that not only my13°rayers,

A hucmy true endevouxs have been, and by
  GodsG1:acefha.1i concinxzefor Reformacp

on} leknow God hath ﬁafiered many of his
deaxe Saints and Children to Fall into great

L J and hainous ﬁnnes and oﬁehces , yet when

he hathduly chaf’ci1‘edthem pfter true repen -
_t2.nce hee hath made them greater 'm{’:ru.
ments bf his Glory , and the good cf his
Church , then in former times they were.,
I hmuf-E expe€t Fora:11is,2i7Ne1§as%ehe ref’: 0‘:
*0
‘ba
tion and the hke, butmy comfort is,th;;t
God knovveth who are hisjand who are the
true Friends and Enemies of the Ch..u1'ch
 k M ‘C 4 and

8:6)‘
and State, and that I have‘fyﬁcercly difeharl
ged my confcience, according to that Weak:  
talent I have received, in obedience to the
  Proteﬂadon, for the good of both. A

I therefore you {hall remayne Pcill my ad:
verfaries for To doing, peradventure I may
fora While longer fufFer,yetit {hall comfort

me, thatit is for wel-doing, Whereas when

‘ you {hall Puffer as evilldoers. , you may

(vyitlaout timely‘ \repentantce=) everlallingly
pétilh in the gain-{ayings of Core. For
though handjoyne hand in hand, God will
not fufler the Wicked to got: unpnnifhed;

If you ﬁnd any Materiallerrour herein in?

forme and convince mee thereof , andl
doeaflure you on the Faith of a true Prote.
Pcant, I will endevour Reformation, the like
I commend unto you hereby,and expect the
fame from you as a triall golf your pro-Feflion,

which I {hall plainly dilcover if wilfully

  you continue and perﬁlt in a known erroury

and fo Ibid you Farewell,

Rem*ay.n,ing aconl’tan»t Friend to Truth

 

 

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and Peace, the only ﬁjppbft under God of
the Weifare of the\Church and State,  

And Yours I. W,

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