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             To the right honourable, the Lord Fairfax, and his councell of warre the humble addresse of Henry Hammond.
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           To
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           ,
           THE
           LORD
           
             FAIRFAX
             ,
             AND
          
           His
           COUNCELL
           OF
           VVARRE
           :
           
             THE
          
           HVMBLE
           ADDRESSE
           
             OF
          
           HENRY
           HAMMOND
           .
        
         
           printer's or publisher's device
        
         
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           Printed
           for
           
             Richard
             Royston
          
           in
           Ivie-lane
           .
           1649.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           
             My
             Lord
             ,
             and
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           HAving
           by
           the
           Weekly
           occurrences
           of
           your
           proceedings
           ,
           not
           onely
           taken
           notice
           of
           the
           weighty
           matters
           which
           you
           have
           of
           late
           chosen
           to
           be
           the
           subject
           of
           your
           Debates
           ,
           such
           as
           never
           any
           Councell
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           are
           known
           to
           have
           taken
           into
           their
           cognizance
           ,
           or
           consideration
           ;
           but
           withall
           ,
           discern'd
           the
           cheerfull
           and
           hospitable
           reception
           of
           one
           meane
           Persons
           advice
           ,
           which
           pretended
           to
           have
           received
           some
           counsell
           from
           God
           to
           communicate
           to
           you
           :
           And
           having
           also
           as
           sincere
           a
           desire
           and
           zeale
           to
           your
           good
           ,
           (
           testified
           by
           my
           daily
           prayers
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           incline
           your
           hearts
           to
           thoughts
           of
           true
           Christian
           meeknesse
           and
           charity
           )
           and
           consequently
           ,
           as
           deep
           an
           interest
           in
           the
           due
           management
           of
           your
           Affaires
           ,
           as
           any
           others
           ;
           and
           as
           great
           an
           assurance
           ,
           that
           what
           I
           shall
           say
           to
           you
           ,
           proceeds
           from
           a
           peaceable
           ,
           and
           an
           humble
           spirit
           ;
           and
           which
           tends
           more
           immediately
           to
           your
           welfare
           ,
           and
           honour
           ,
           both
           before
           God
           and
           man
           ,
           than
           any
           thing
           which
           is
           knowne
           of
           late
           to
           have
           been
           represented
           to
           you
           :
           And
           lastly
           ,
           having
           among
           you
           some
           of
           the
           neerest
           of
           my
           bloud
           ,
           whose
           eternall
           weale
           must
           needs
           be
           very
           deare
           and
           pretious
           to
           me
           ;
           I
           am
           in
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           prosecution
           and
           discharge
           of
           my
           duty
           and
           conscience
           ,
           desirous
           to
           make
           this
           short
           addresse
           to
           you
           ,
           to
           desire
           you
           ,
           in
           the
           name
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           bowels
           of
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           and
           by
           all
           the
           obligations
           of
           Christian
           duty
           and
           Charity
           ,
           to
           review
           some
           of
           the
           principles
           by
           which
           you
           seem
           to
           be
           acted
           ,
           and
           whereon
           to
           ground
           the
           high
           enterprises
           which
           you
           have
           now
           in
           hand
           .
        
         
         
           And
           1.
           whereas
           you
           seem
           to
           believe
           ,
           that
           God
           by
           his
           Spirit
           hath
           put
           it
           into
           your
           hearts
           to
           do
           what
           hitherto
           you
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           what
           now
           you
           professe
           to
           deliberate
           to
           doe
           further
           against
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           ,
           who
           are
           now
           fallen
           into
           your
           hands
           ;
           I
           beseech
           you
           to
           consider
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           that
           God
           ,
           to
           whose
           directions
           and
           Spirit
           you
           pretend
           ,
           what
           safe
           ground
           you
           have
           for
           so
           doing
           .
           For
           ,
           I
           shall
           suppose
           that
           the
           plaine
           words
           of
           Scripture
           are
           not
           that
           voice
           of
           the
           Spirit
           which
           is
           your
           onely
           guide
           in
           this
           matter
           :
           or
           if
           it
           be
           ,
           I
           desire
           that
           Charity
           from
           you
           for
           my selfe
           and
           others
           ,
           that
           you
           will
           point
           us
           out
           those
           Scriptures
           :
           and
           I
           must
           professe
           to
           believe
           you
           bound
           in
           duty
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           man
           ,
           and
           to
           your selves
           ,
           to
           satisfie
           this
           desire
           ,
           to
           produce
           that
           voice
           of
           the
           Spirit
           in
           the
           received
           Scriptures
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           may
           say
           that
           to
           other
           Christians
           also
           which
           it
           appeares
           to
           doe
           to
           you
           .
           But
           if
           Gods
           Spirit
           be
           by
           you
           conceived
           to
           have
           spoken
           to
           you
           any
           other
           way
           than
           in
           ,
           or
           by
           some
           part
           of
           the
           written
           Word
           ;
           then
           my
           second
           request
           is
           ,
           that
           you
           will
           declare
           to
           others
           the
           ground
           of
           this
           your
           perswasion
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           received
           any
           such
           Revelation
           from
           God
           ;
           that
           so
           that
           pretended
           
             Spirit
          
           may
           according
           to
           the
           rules
           prescribed
           by
           God
           in
           his
           acknowledged
           Word
           be
           tried
           and
           examined
           regularly
           ,
           
             whether
             it
             be
             of
             God
             ,
             or
             no
             ?
          
           before
           the
           subject-matter
           of
           such
           Revelation
           be
           believed
           infallible
           ,
           or
           accordingly
           built
           upon
           by
           you
           as
           your
           warrant
           or
           principle
           of
           acting
           any
           thing
           .
           For
           ,
           there
           are
           
             evill
             Spirits
          
           that
           come
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           which
           many
           times
           are
           by
           God
           permitted
           to
           seduce
           men
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           may
           doe
           so
           the
           better
           ,
           they
           constantly
           pretend
           to
           come
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           assume
           divine
           Authority
           to
           recommend
           and
           authorize
           their
           delusions
           ;
           (
           a
           thing
           so
           ordinary
           in
           all
           Ages
           ,
           that
           the
           Poet
           that
           would
           expresse
           the
           Imbroyling
           of
           a
           Kingdome
           ,
           thinks
           he
           cannot
           doe
           it
           better
           then
           by
           bringing
           in
           
             Alecto
             ,
          
           a
           
             Fury
             ,
          
           with
           a
           Message
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           to
           avenge
           such
           or
           such
           an
           injury
           .
           )
           And
           of
           these
           our
           Saviour
           forewarns
           us
           ,
           and
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           
             we
             shall
             know
             them
             by
             their
             fruits
             ;
          
           and
           so
           directs
           us
           to
           judge
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           their
           pretensions
           by
           the
           goodnesse
           and
           commendablenesse
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           justifiablenesse
           of
           their
           
             actions
             ,
          
           and
           not
           to
           judge
           of
           their
           
             actions
          
           by
           their
           
             pretences
             .
          
           And
           besides
           these
           
             evill
             spirits
          
           from
           without
           ,
           there
           is
           also
           an
           
             evill
             spirit
          
           within
           ,
           a
           great
           deale
           of
           disguised
           wickednesse
           in
           the
           heart
           of
           man
           ,
           which
           when
           
           it
           remaines
           unmortified
           in
           those
           who
           believe
           themselves
           to
           be
           
             Gods
             chosen
             Saints
             ,
             and
             taught
             by
             him
             ,
          
           is
           very
           apt
           to
           be
           mistaken
           for
           an
           inclination
           of
           
             Gods
             Spirit
             ,
          
           and
           
             a
             flame
             of
             zeale
             ,
          
           when
           it
           is
           really
           the
           most
           contrary
           to
           it
           :
           and
           because
           there
           is
           so
           much
           danger
           ,
           that
           what
           is
           not
           fetcht
           from
           the
           acknowledged
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           may
           thus
           flow
           from
           one
           of
           these
           contrary
           principles
           :
           my
           next
           request
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           considered
           ,
           whether
           when
           
             an
             Angel
             from
             Heaven
             ,
          
           in
           case
           he
           should
           
             teach
             any
             other
             Doctrine
             ,
             than
             what
             had
             been
             by
             Saint
          
           Paul
           
             preached
          
           to
           his
           
             Galathians
             ,
          
           were-to
           be
           
             anathematized
             ,
          
           and
           when
           the
           judgments
           are
           so
           fearfull
           ,
           which
           are
           pronounced
           against
           them
           which
           
             shall
             adde
             to
             the
             Words
             of
             that
             Prophesie
             ,
          
           which
           we
           now
           reteine
           under
           the
           title
           of
           the
           
             Apocalyps
          
           or
           
             Revelation
          
           (
           which
           being
           the
           last
           Writing
           which
           is
           knowne
           to
           be
           dictated
           by
           the
           
             Spirit
             ,
          
           may
           very
           probably
           conteine
           a
           severe
           denuntiation
           against
           all
           those
           ,
           who
           pretend
           to
           any
           
             Revelation
          
           or
           
             Prophesie
          
           after
           that
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Christian
           Church
           )
           whether
           I
           say
           it
           be
           not
           a
           matter
           of
           fear
           and
           just
           apprehension
           ,
           to
           all
           those
           ,
           who
           shall
           affix
           or
           impose
           upon
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           (
           or
           pretend
           to
           be
           revealed
           to
           them
           from
           that
           )
           any
           matter
           of
           Doctrine
           or
           Practice
           ,
           which
           acknowledges
           not
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           speaking
           in
           the
           Scripture
           for
           its
           onely
           warrant
           or
           foundation
           .
           Or
           lastly
           ,
           if
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           you
           conceive
           it
           may
           be
           proved
           ,
           that
           any
           part
           of
           the
           
             Vnction
          
           mentioned
           there
           so
           farre
           belongs
           to
           you
           ,
           that
           it
           shall
           surely
           
             lead
             you
             into
             all
             truth
             :
          
           then
           first
           ,
           I
           beseech
           you
           to
           consider
           ,
           whether
           you
           doe
           not
           oblige
           your selves
           by
           the
           same
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           Scripture
           to
           prove
           to
           others
           (
           and
           not
           onely
           your selves
           to
           be
           perswaded
           )
           that
           you
           are
           those
           speciall
           Saints
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           whom
           that
           priviledge
           peculiarly
           belongs
           ,
           and
           as
           clearly
           to
           demonstrate
           that
           all
           others
           who
           conceive
           that
           that
           Unction
           teaches
           them
           directly
           the
           contrary
           to
           that
           which
           you
           professe
           to
           be
           taught
           by
           it
           ,
           are
           impious
           Persons
           possest
           with
           that
           deluding
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           I
           now
           desire
           you
           to
           beware
           of
           .
           And
           secondly
           ,
           to
           examine
           whether
           this
           differencing
           of
           your selves
           from
           others
           ,
           this
           bearing
           witnesse
           to
           your selves
           ,
           and
           judging
           others
           (
           beside
           that
           it
           will
           looke
           like
           an
           act
           of
           most
           
             Pharisaicall
          
           presumption
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           thing
           ,
           which
           from
           
             Simon
             Magus
          
           downward
           ,
           hath
           been
           observed
           in
           all
           Hereticks
           ,
           calling
           themselves
           
             the
             Spirituall
             ,
          
           and
           all
           others
           
             Animal
             ,
             carnall
             Men
             )
          
           will
           not
           be
           also
           a
           great
           injustice
           at
           
           this
           time
           toward
           them
           who
           pretend
           not
           to
           learne
           any
           thing
           from
           this
           Unction
           ,
           but
           what
           they
           receive
           from
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           in
           those
           Books
           ,
           which
           have
           in
           effect
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           last
           result
           ,
           the
           testimony
           of
           God
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           his
           true
           infallible
           Word
           ,
           and
           dictate
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ;
           and
           which
           desire
           to
           make
           no
           other
           use
           of
           this
           to
           their
           owne
           advantage
           ,
           but
           onely
           topreserve
           them
           in
           a
           quiet
           possession
           of
           what
           by
           Law
           belongs
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           a
           capacity
           of
           making
           good
           their
           Allegiance
           to
           Him
           ,
           to
           whom
           they
           have
           often
           by
           Law
           been
           required
           to
           sweare
           it
           .
        
         
           A
           second
           principle
           which
           I
           must
           desire
           you
           to
           review
           ,
           is
           that
           ,
           upon
           which
           you
           conclude
           that
           God
           hath
           borne
           testimony
           to
           your
           Cause
           by
           the
           many
           Victories
           which
           he
           hath
           given
           you
           :
           this
           concluding
           of
           yours
           ,
           first
           ,
           proceeds
           upon
           a
           premise
           directly
           false
           in
           matter
           of
           fact
           .
           For
           ,
           you
           say
           that
           the
           King
           by
           taking
           up
           Armes
           made
           His
           
             appeale
             to
             Heaven
             ,
          
           which
           't
           is
           most
           certain
           that
           He
           never
           did
           ,
           (
           but
           onely
           used
           a
           strength
           which
           God
           put
           in
           his
           hands
           to
           repell
           them
           ,
           whom
           He
           look'd
           on
           as
           His
           Subjects
           declining
           their
           duty
           to
           Him
           ,
           and
           invading
           the
           setled
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           never
           referred
           the
           right
           of
           the
           Cause
           to
           be
           judged
           by
           the
           successe
           of
           His
           Armes
           )
           nor
           indeed
           could
           rationally
           have
           occasion
           to
           doe
           so
           ,
           any
           more
           than
           any
           one
           of
           you
           would
           make
           such
           appeale
           ,
           when
           a
           violent
           Person
           should
           invade
           ,
           what
           you
           conceive
           to
           be
           your
           undoubted
           right
           ;
           nor
           could
           He
           religiously
           ,
           or
           Christianly
           have
           done
           this
           ,
           when
           those
           Lawes
           that
           allow'd
           of
           such
           appeales
           by
           
             Ordeale
             ,
          
           or
           
             Duell
             ,
          
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           have
           been
           justly
           censured
           as
           unchristian
           and
           barbarous
           .
           Nay
           secondly
           ,
           this
           concluding
           of
           yours
           will
           by
           the
           same
           reason
           infer
           that
           Christianity
           is
           not
           ,
           and
           that
           Mahumetisme
           is
           the
           true
           Religion
           ,
           because
           when
           the
           Turkes
           asserted
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           Greek
           Church
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           that
           difference
           begat
           a
           Warre
           betwixt
           them
           ,
           't
           is
           cleare
           that
           the
           Turkes
           were
           successfull
           ,
           and
           the
           Greeke
           Church
           was
           most
           sadly
           wasted
           and
           subdued
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           remaineth
           to
           this
           houre
           in
           that
           unreturn'd
           Captivity
           .
           Which
           will
           therefore
           be
           a
           fit
           opportunity
           to
           make
           you
           revert
           to
           the
           trying
           of
           that
           Spirit
           (
           which
           inclines
           you
           thus
           to
           argue
           )
           by
           this
           touchstone
           .
           1.
           
           By
           considering
           and
           examining
           whether
           in
           the
           written
           Word
           any
           thing
           be
           more
           frequent
           and
           visible
           than
           the
           
             sufferings
             of
             Gods
             people
             ,
          
           the
           
             shedding
             the
             bloud
             of
             the
             Saints
             ,
          
           the
           fastning
           all
           kind
           of
           cont
           〈…〉
           ties
           on
           such
           ,
           particularly
           that
           reproach
           of
           
             [
             you
             
             bloudy
             man
             ]
          
           upon
           
             David
             ,
          
           who
           was
           a
           
             King
             after
             Gods
             heart
             ,
          
           the
           
             sending
          
           or
           permitting
           
             an
             Host
             against
             the
             daily
             sacrifice
             to
             cast
             down
             the
             truth
             to
             the
             ground
             ,
             and
             to
             practice
             and
             prosper
             .
          
           2.
           
           Whether
           it
           were
           not
           
             Rabshekeh's
          
           Argument
           against
           the
           Peoples
           adhering
           to
           their
           lawfull
           
             King
             Hezekiah
             ,
          
           that
           his
           Masters
           Armes
           had
           been
           invincible
           .
           3.
           
           Whether
           that
           saddest
           fate
           of
           
             Nebuchadnezzar
             ,
          
           who
           for
           conquering
           of
           Gods
           people
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           was
           by
           God
           stiled
           
             his
             Hammer
             ,
          
           and
           
             Battleaxe
             of
             the
             whole
             earth
             ,
          
           may
           not
           be
           expected
           the
           finall
           lot
           of
           others
           also
           ;
           first
           ,
           to
           destroy
           men
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           be
           cast
           out
           into
           the
           field
           ,
           to
           inhabit
           among
           Beasts
           .
           4.
           
           Whether
           it
           were
           not
           a
           crime
           complained
           of
           by
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           those
           ,
           which
           ,
           when
           God
           was
           a
           
             little
             displeased
             ,
          
           did
           as
           Adversaries
           ,
           
             help
             forward
             their
             affliction
             .
          
           And
           5.
           whether
           the
           Psalmist
           lay
           not
           the
           like
           ill
           character
           on
           all
           ,
           who
           
             persecute
             those
             whom
             God
             hath
             smitten
             ,
          
           and
           
             talke
             how
             they
             may
             vex
             them
             whom
             God
             hath
             wounded
             ?
          
           By
           all
           which
           it
           is
           most
           evident
           ,
           (
           without
           any
           necessity
           of
           defining
           or
           demonstrating
           any
           thing
           of
           the
           justice
           of
           the
           Cause
           )
           that
           most
           commonly
           the
           prosperity
           of
           Armes
           hath
           not
           been
           
             the
             lot
             of
             the
          
           most
           
             righteous
             ,
          
           but
           that
           either
           the
           
             chastisement
          
           of
           the
           Sword
           is
           thought
           fit
           to
           be
           their
           
             discipline
             ,
          
           or
           the
           comforts
           of
           peace
           (
           and
           not
           the
           triumphs
           of
           warre
           )
           their
           
             blessing
          
           in
           this
           life
           .
        
         
           The
           third
           principle
           is
           ,
           your
           perswasion
           that
           the
           
             community
             of
             the
             People
             is
             the
             Supreme
             power
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             KING
             is
             inferiour
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             them
             accountable
             for
             His
             breach
             of
             Trust
             ,
             of
             which
             you
             now
             affirme
             Him
             guilty
             .
          
           In
           this
           procedure
           of
           yours
           ,
           there
           be
           many
           things
           worthy
           of
           your
           serious
           pondering
           :
           As
           whether
           1.
           by
           Scripture
           :
           or
           2.
           by
           Reason
           :
           or
           3.
           by
           Story
           of
           times
           it
           can
           be
           concluded
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Supreme
             Power
          
           was
           ever
           by
           God
           put
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           community
           of
           the
           People
           .
           For
           the
           first
           way
           of
           concluding
           it
           ,
           (
           the
           testimony
           of
           Scripture
           )
           I
           cannot
           but
           take
           notice
           of
           one
           place
           ,
           which
           hath
           been
           produced
           to
           that
           purpose
           ,
           1
           
             Pet.
          
           2.
           13.
           
           Be
           
             subject
             to
             every
             humane
             Ordinance
             ,
          
           or
           
             Creature
             ,
          
           or
           
             Creation
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           This
           place
           I
           have
           some
           reason
           to
           believe
           to
           carry
           some
           weight
           with
           you
           ,
           because
           it
           was
           6
           years
           since
           for
           the
           justifying
           the
           Cause
           against
           the
           
             King's
             party
             ,
          
           produced
           by
           a
           Person
           of
           great
           dexterity
           ,
           That
           very
           Person
           ,
           who
           hath
           now
           undertaken
           to
           justifie
           your
           late
           proceedings
           so
           farre
           as
           not
           onely
           to
           clear
           them
           
           from
           all
           blame
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           pretend
           to
           
             demonstrate
             the
             honour
             and
             worth
             of
             them
             ,
          
           and
           to
           lift
           them
           up
           to
           an
           high
           pitch
           ,
           not
           onely
           ,
           1.
           of
           a
           
             blessed
             victory
          
           (
           the
           highest
           that
           Christians
           are
           appointed
           to
           aspire
           to
           )
           
             of
             overcomming
             evill
             by
             doing
             good
             :
          
           but
           2.
           of
           
             calling
             to
          
           mens
           
             minds
             the
             unparellable
             example
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             who
             went
             downe
             into
             the
             Chambers
             of
             death
             ,
             from
             thence
             to
             bring
             up
             with
             him
             a
             lost
             world
             :
          
           and
           3.
           of
           being
           a
           
             lineament
             of
             the
             face
             of
             Divine
             goodnesse
             ,
             in
             the
             doing
             good
             to
             so
             many
             ,
             as
             well
             Enemies
             ,
             as
             Friends
             :
          
           and
           4.
           
             deserving
             that
             place
             at
             the
             table
             of
             honour
             ,
             which
             the
             Roman
             Orator
             saith
             ,
             all
             Nations
             bestowed
             on
             the
             Assertors
             of
             their
             Countries
             liberties
             ,
          
           even
           
             next
             to
             the
             immortall
             Gods
             themselves
             :
          
           and
           5.
           of
           
             imitating
             the
             method
             of
             the
             warfare
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             seeking
             to
             reconcile
             a
             Nation
             to
             themselves
             by
             not
             imputing
             their
             unthankefulnesse
             .
          
           The
           largnesse
           and
           exorbitancy
           of
           these
           expressions
           I
           was
           my selfe
           so
           amaz'd
           at
           ,
           that
           I
           cannot
           but
           mention
           them
           to
           you
           (
           by
           the
           way
           )
           as
           matters
           of
           horrour
           ,
           which
           like
           the
           Peoples
           acclamation
           to
           
             Herod
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             Lycaonians
          
           to
           
             Paul
             and
             Barnabas
             ,
          
           if
           they
           beget
           not
           in
           you
           a
           just
           indignation
           with
           the
           latter
           ,
           may
           very
           probably
           bring
           the
           just
           fate
           of
           the
           former
           upon
           you
           ,
           
             to
             be
             eaten
             up
             with
             Wormes
             ,
          
           (
           after
           you
           have
           been
           thus
           
             deified
             )
          
           now
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           no
           other
           visible
           Enemy
           but
           your selves
           ,
           and
           such
           Flatterers
           ,
           (
           that
           I
           say
           no
           worse
           )
           to
           appeare
           against
           you
           ,
           having
           craved
           your
           pardon
           for
           this
           not
           unseasonable
           excursion
           ,
           I
           return
           now
           to
           the
           view
           of
           that
           Scripture
           ,
           produced
           from
           Saint
           
             Peter
             ,
          
           to
           prove
           
             Kings
          
           to
           be
           a
           
             creation
          
           or
           creature
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           so
           their
           power
           to
           be
           derived
           from
           the
           People
           .
           To
           which
           I
           Answer
           ,
           1.
           that
           there
           is
           a
           signall
           character
           in
           that
           very
           Text
           ,
           that
           keeps
           it
           from
           concluding
           the
           
             supreme
             power
          
           to
           be
           
             originally
          
           in
           the
           
             People
             ,
          
           not
           only
           by
           calling
           the
           
             King
          
           in
           the
           end
           of
           that
           Verse
           ,
           
             Supreme
             ;
          
           such
           as
           in
           Saint
           
             Pauls
          
           divinity
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           13.
           are
           affirmed
           to
           be
           
             ordained
             of
             God
             ,
          
           and
           so
           no
           
             humane
             Ordinance
             ,
          
           but
           also
           by
           distinguishing
           the
           
             Governours
             ,
          
           v.
           14.
           from
           the
           
             King
          
           or
           
             Supreme
             ,
          
           v.
           13.
           by
           this
           that
           the
           
             Governours
          
           are
           
             sent
             by
             (
             i.
             e.
          
           have
           Commission
           from
           )
           the
           
             King
             ,
          
           which
           might
           in
           like
           manner
           be
           also
           affirmed
           of
           the
           
             King
             ,
          
           that
           He
           were
           sent
           by
           the
           
             People
             ,
          
           if
           He
           were
           the
           Creature
           ,
           or
           creation
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           is
           not
           so
           much
           as
           intimated
           by
           that
           Apostle
           ;
           but
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           
             supremacy
          
           affixt
           to
           Him
           ,
           and
           
             subjection
          
           commanded
           to
           be
           paid
           Him
           (
           not
           for
           the
           
             Peoples
             ,
          
           but
           for
           the
           
             Lords
             sake
             )
          
           as
           subordination
           
           to
           ,
           and
           
             mission
          
           from
           the
           
             King
             ,
          
           is
           affirm'd
           of
           all
           other
           
             Magistrates
             .
          
           But
           then
           2.
           to
           take
           away
           all
           colour
           of
           plea
           for
           
             populacy
          
           from
           this
           Text
           ,
           it
           is
           to
           be
           observed
           what
           is
           the
           meaning
           of
           the
           Greek
           word
           in
           the
           New
           Testament
           ,
           which
           is
           there
           rendred
           
             *
          
           
             ordinance
             ,
          
           or
           
             creature
             ,
          
           or
           
             creation
             .
          
           That
           word
           when
           it
           is
           set
           in
           its
           largnesse
           without
           any
           restraint
           ,
           signifies
           generally
           
             all
             mankind
             ,
          
           Gentiles
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Jewes
           .
           Thus
           
             [
             the
             creation
             ]
          
           and
           
             [
             the
             world
             ]
          
           are
           all
           one
           ,
           and
           
             [
             all
             the
             creation
             ]
          
           (
           or
           
             every
             creature
             )
             Mar.
          
           16.
           15.
           the
           same
           with
           
             [
             the
             whole
             world
             ]
          
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           that
           Verse
           ,
           and
           
             [
             all
             Nations
             ]
          
           in
           the
           parallel
           places
           of
           Saint
           
             Matthew
          
           and
           Saint
           
             Luke
             .
          
           And
           thus
           
             Rom.
             8.
             19.
             
             [
             the
             expectation
             of
             the
             creature
             ,
          
           or
           
             creation
             ]
          
           is
           the
           hope
           which
           the
           
             heathen
             world
          
           had
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           
             revelation
          
           of
           the
           gracious
           priviledges
           of
           the
           
             Messias
             ,
          
           they
           
             (
             i.
             e.
          
           the
           
             Gentiles
             )
          
           also
           should
           be
           
             freed
             from
             the
             slavery
             of
             corruption
          
           (
           their
           villainous
           heathen
           sinnes
           )
           
             unto
             the
             liberty
             ,
          
           &c.
           that
           true
           liberty
           not
           from
           obedience
           to
           Superiours
           ,
           but
           from
           slavery
           to
           lusts
           and
           passions
           ,
           which
           Christ
           came
           to
           bestow
           upon
           us
           ;
           And
           so
           when
           
             v.
          
           22.
           't
           is
           added
           ,
           that
           the
           
             whole
             creation
             groanes
             ,
          
           &c.
           the
           cleare
           meaning
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Gentiles
          
           as
           well
           as
           
             Jewes
          
           did
           thus
           ,
           as
           might
           be
           evidenced
           at
           large
           .
           Agreeable
           to
           this
           notion
           of
           the
           
             whole
             creation
             ,
          
           or
           
             every
             creature
             ,
          
           is
           this
           same
           phrase
           (
           with
           the
           addition
           of
           
             humane
             ,
          
           to
           take
           off
           all
           restraint
           ,
           and
           to
           extend
           it
           as
           far
           as
           all
           mankind
           )
           to
           be
           understood
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           meaning
           of
           the
           precept
           of
           Saint
           
             Peter
          
           to
           his
           
             Jew
             Christians
          
           is
           clearly
           this
           and
           no
           more
           ,
           that
           they
           must
           be
           
             obedient
          
           not
           onely
           to
           
             Christian
          
           Magistrates
           ,
           but
           to
           
             Gentiles
             ,
             Heathen
          
           also
           ,
           (
           such
           as
           they
           should
           fall
           under
           in
           all
           their
           
             dispersions
             )
             i.
             e.
          
           to
           all
           whatsoever
           they
           were
           ,
           and
           that
           
             for
             the
             Lords
             sake
          
           who
           constituted
           those
           Heathens
           also
           ,
           as
           Saint
           
             Paul
          
           saith
           .
           If
           to
           this
           it
           shall
           be
           objected
           ,
           that
           by
           this
           way
           of
           interpreting
           ,
           the
           precept
           will
           be
           extended
           so
           ,
           as
           to
           subject
           us
           to
           
             all
             Heathens
             ,
          
           and
           not
           onely
           to
           
             Magistrates
             :
          
           I
           answer
           ,
           that
           this
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           onely
           objection
           against
           this
           interpretation
           ,
           is
           of
           little
           force
           ,
           and
           is
           answered
           ,
           1.
           by
           observing
           the
           word
           
             [
             be
             subject
             ]
          
           which
           relating
           to
           
             Magistrates
          
           will
           require
           our
           obedience
           to
           none
           ,
           but
           those
           ,
           as
           
             v.
          
           17.
           when
           he
           commands
           to
           
             honour
             all
             ,
          
           it
           must
           be
           understood
           ,
           all
           to
           whom
           
             honour
             belongs
             ;
          
           Superiours
           ,
           not
           Inferiours
           :
           or
           as
           ,
           when
           
             ch.
          
           5.
           5.
           he
           commands
           them
           to
           be
           
             subject
             to
             one
             another
             ,
          
           it
           must
           not
           be
           understood
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Superiour
          
           must
           be
           subject
           to
           the
           
           
             Inferiour
             ,
          
           as
           the
           
             Inferiour
          
           to
           the
           
             Superiour
             ,
          
           but
           as
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           duty
           inforces
           to
           interpret
           ,
           the
           
             Inferiour
          
           to
           be
           subject
           to
           the
           
             Superiour
          
           onely
           :
           and
           2.
           by
           the'
           Apostles
           expresse
           enumeration
           of
           those
           to
           whom
           this
           obedience
           must
           be
           paid
           in
           the
           end
           of
           the
           Verse
           ,
           
             to
             the
             King
             as
             Supreme
             ;
          
           and
           then
           ,
           
             v.
          
           14.
           to
           
             Governours
             ,
          
           as
           inferiour
           Magistrates
           
             sent
             by
             Him
             .
          
           That
           this
           is
           the
           full
           importance
           of
           that
           place
           ,
           may
           (
           if
           there
           be
           any
           need
           )
           farther
           appeare
           by
           the
           occasion
           of
           the
           Apostles
           discourse
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           confuting
           of
           the
           vile
           sect
           of
           Christians
           then
           calling
           themselves
           
             Gnosticks
             ,
          
           (
           as
           a
           title
           of
           great
           perfection
           of
           
             knowledge
          
           in
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           Heaven
           )
           who
           taught
           the
           doctrine
           of
           
             liberty
          
           and
           manumission
           to
           
             Christian
             Subjects
          
           or
           
             Servants
             ,
          
           from
           heathen
           (
           yea
           and
           
             Christian
             )
             Masters
             ,
          
           and
           
             Kings
             ;
          
           To
           which
           false
           doctrine
           of
           theirs
           this
           Exhortation
           thus
           interpreted
           is
           directly
           contrary
           (
           and
           cannot
           otherwise
           be
           pertinent
           to
           it
           )
           and
           very
           coherent
           to
           that
           Admonition
           in
           the
           12
           
             ver.
          
           immediately
           preceding
           ,
           of
           
             having
             their
             conversation
             good
             among
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             not
             speake
             ill
             of
             them
             as
             evill
             Doers
             ;
          
           which
           they
           would
           be
           justly
           apt
           to
           doe
           ,
           in
           case
           they
           should
           withdraw
           their
           obedience
           to
           their
           lawfull
           Princes
           ,
           as
           soone
           as
           they
           were
           become
           Christians
           ;
           which
           ,
           by
           the
           way
           ,
           laies
           a
           very
           ill
           character
           upon
           those
           ,
           who
           by
           pretence
           of
           
             Christianity
             ,
          
           or
           
             piety
             ,
          
           seeke
           ,
           or
           claime
           to
           themselves
           any
           other
           
             liberty
             ,
          
           than
           what
           by
           the
           
             Lawes
          
           under
           which
           they
           are
           borne
           ,
           doth
           confestly
           belong
           unto
           them
           .
        
         
           Having
           thus
           farre
           enlarged
           to
           cleare
           that
           testimony
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           not
           knowing
           of
           any
           other
           which
           is
           thought
           favourable
           to
           your
           pretension
           ,
           I
           shall
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           retorting
           the
           multitude
           of
           plaine
           places
           directly
           opposite
           ,
           which
           will
           abundantly
           take
           away
           all
           force
           from
           this
           :
           proceed
           next
           to
           the
           second
           plea
           ,
           that
           of
           
             Reason
             .
          
           And
           there
           I
           shall
           desire
           you
           to
           confider
           ,
           1.
           
           Whether
           if
           
             Adam
          
           had
           never
           fallen
           ,
           and
           his
           posterity
           remained
           in
           the
           same
           
             innocence
             ,
          
           they
           would
           not
           yet
           have
           been
           capable
           of
           
             positive
             precepts
          
           in
           order
           to
           civill
           life
           ;
           and
           consequently
           ,
           whether
           in
           reason
           some
           one
           or
           more
           men
           should
           not
           have
           had
           superiority
           over
           all
           others
           ,
           Parents
           over
           Children
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           and
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           whether
           the
           divers
           Orders
           ,
           and
           subordination
           of
           the
           Angels
           ,
           that
           never
           fell
           ,
           be
           not
           an
           evidence
           that
           even
           in
           state
           of
           innocence
           ,
           God
           designed
           superiority
           ,
           not
           equality
           .
           But
           then
           2.
           
           The
           passions
           of
           
           men
           being
           through
           sin
           grown
           irregular
           ,
           and
           so
           needing
           Rules
           and
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           Rulers
           and
           Law-makers
           ,
           it
           was
           both
           reasonable
           ,
           that
           God
           should
           ,
           and
           is
           most
           certaine
           that
           he
           did
           designe
           and
           appoint
           Government
           (
           as
           appears
           by
           what
           is
           said
           by
           God
           to
           the
           first
           Woman
           ,
           and
           second
           Man
           ,
           to
           
             Eve
             ,
             Gen.
          
           3.
           16.
           and
           to
           
             Cain
             ,
             Gen.
          
           4.
           7.
           
           )
           and
           so
           gave
           not
           all
           men
           that
           freedome
           which
           is
           the
           supposed
           foundation
           of
           that
           doctrine
           ,
           which
           places
           
             supreme
             power
             in
             the
             People
             .
          
           And
           of
           any
           rationall
           person
           that
           yet
           thinks
           he
           did
           give
           this
           freedome
           to
           all
           mankind
           ;
           I
           should
           but
           aske
           this
           one
           question
           ,
           Whether
           ever
           any
           man
           were
           by
           God
           or
           nature
           invested
           with
           power
           of
           his
           owne
           life
           ;
           I
           meane
           ,
           with
           power
           to
           take
           away
           his
           owne
           life
           ,
           or
           to
           kill
           himselfe
           ?
           In
           every
           thing
           else
           man
           may
           be
           believed
           to
           have
           a
           
             power
          
           over
           himselfe
           ,
           over
           his
           
             body
             ,
          
           to
           cut
           or
           lance
           it
           ,
           when
           that
           is
           for
           his
           turne
           ,
           and
           particularly
           over
           that
           
             freedome
          
           which
           naturally
           belongs
           to
           him
           ;
           whatever
           the
           degree
           of
           that
           be
           ,
           a
           man
           may
           by
           act
           of
           his
           owne
           will
           ,
           part
           with
           it
           irreversibly
           .
           Thus
           might
           the
           
             Jew
          
           under
           Gods
           owne
           government
           ,
           give
           himself
           up
           wholly
           into
           the
           power
           of
           his
           
             Master
             ,
          
           and
           by
           having
           his
           
             eare
             bored
          
           thorough
           ,
           become
           from
           a
           
             Free-man
             ,
          
           a
           
             Slave
             for
             ever
             ,
          
           and
           generally
           thorow
           the
           whole
           world
           the
           course
           hath
           been
           the
           same
           ,
           that
           he
           which
           is
           most
           free
           hath
           power
           over
           his
           owne
           liberty
           so
           to
           divest
           himself
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           that
           it
           shall
           never
           revert
           to
           him
           againe
           ;
           and
           our
           
             Saviour
          
           that
           is
           thought
           to
           have
           brought
           
             liberty
          
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           doth
           yet
           ,
           by
           the
           quality
           of
           most
           of
           his
           
             precepts
             ,
          
           given
           to
           Christians
           by
           himselfe
           and
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           marke
           out
           this
           condition
           of
           
             subjection
          
           to
           them
           ,
           as
           that
           under
           which
           they
           were
           generally
           to
           live
           ,
           and
           from
           which
           the
           
             Christian
             profession
          
           should
           be
           so
           farre
           from
           freeing
           them
           ,
           that
           the
           strict
           practice
           of
           
             obedience
          
           to
           heathen
           Rulers
           or
           Masters
           ,
           is
           oft
           prescribed
           as
           a
           speciall
           meanes
           to
           advance
           Christs
           maine
           end
           ,
           to
           magnifie
           and
           promote
           the
           Gospel
           .
           But
           for
           power
           over
           a
           mans
           owne
           
             life
          
           no
           man
           can
           be
           believed
           to
           be
           borne
           with
           it
           ,
           for
           if
           he
           were
           ,
           he
           might
           then
           as
           lawfully
           
             kill
             himselfe
          
           (
           and
           if
           he
           might
           doe
           it
           
             lawfully
             ,
          
           there
           are
           many
           cases
           which
           might
           make
           it
           
             prudent
          
           for
           him
           to
           do
           it
           at
           some
           times
           )
           as
           pul
           out
           an
           aking
           tooth
           ,
           or
           dispose
           of
           his
           
             liberty
          
           or
           estate
           out
           of
           his
           owne
           possession
           ;
           a
           thing
           which
           no
           Christian
           hath
           ever
           thought
           lawfull
           ,
           but
           made
           this
           
             felonia
             de
             se
             ,
          
           this
           self-murther
           ,
           or
           felony
           against
           ones
           selfe
           ,
           a
           crime
           ,
           as
           contrary
           
           to
           the
           sixt
           Commandement
           ,
           as
           the
           
             killing
             of
             any
             other
             man
             .
          
           Having
           proceeded
           thus
           farre
           ,
           I
           shall
           now
           take
           that
           for
           granted
           ,
           which
           ,
           that
           I
           know
           of
           ,
           is
           denied
           by
           none
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           denied
           in
           the
           publisht
           scheme
           of
           the
           designed
           
             Representative
             ,
             viz.
          
           that
           the
           
             supreme
             power
          
           includes
           the
           
             power
             of
             life
             ,
          
           (
           I
           meane
           not
           such
           an
           
             arbitrary
          
           power
           of
           killing
           whom
           they
           please
           without
           sinne
           ,
           but
           a
           power
           of
           putting
           capitall
           Malefactors
           to
           death
           ,
           and
           so
           a
           
             power
          
           over
           every
           (
           call
           it
           Subjects
           or
           Free-mans
           )
           
             life
          
           in
           case
           of
           capitall
           crime
           )
           And
           the
           granting
           of
           this
           (
           as
           't
           is
           too
           visible
           that
           it
           is
           by
           you
           a
           granted
           truth
           )
           being
           added
           to
           the
           former
           ,
           doth
           to
           me
           irrefragably
           conclude
           ,
           that
           the
           
             supreme
             power
          
           neither
           is
           ,
           nor
           can
           be
           in
           the
           
             community
             of
             the
             People
             ,
          
           or
           in
           their
           
             Representative
             ,
          
           by
           force
           meerly
           of
           their
           
             originall
          
           or
           
             naturall
             liberty
             ;
          
           The
           inference
           is
           cleare
           ,
           because
           the
           
             power
             of
             life
          
           which
           is
           part
           of
           the
           
             Supremacy
             ,
          
           is
           not
           part
           of
           that
           
             naturall
             liberty
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           is
           neither
           inherent
           naturally
           in
           that
           
             community
             of
             men
             ,
          
           (
           which
           is
           but
           ,
           in
           other
           words
           ,
           so
           many
           particular
           men
           together
           ,
           indow'd
           with
           that
           
             power
          
           (
           and
           no
           more
           )
           which
           every
           man
           hath
           
             singly
          
           over
           himself
           )
           nor
           consequently
           by
           them
           communicable
           to
           any
           
             Representative
             .
          
           And
           by
           this
           also
           it
           appeares
           ,
           that
           
             supreme
             Magistracy
             ,
          
           wheresoever
           't
           is
           truly
           placed
           ,
           is
           the
           
             ordinance
             ,
          
           and
           
             creation
             of
             God
             ,
          
           (
           who
           alone
           hath
           
             power
          
           of
           all
           mens
           
             lives
             )
          
           and
           not
           of
           
             man
             ,
          
           who
           hath
           no
           
             power
          
           of
           his
           
             owne
             ,
          
           much
           lesse
           of
           any
           others
           life
           ,
           any
           farther
           then
           he
           is
           a
           
             Representative
             ,
          
           or
           
             Proxy
             ,
          
           or
           
             Deputy
             of
             God
             ,
          
           who
           hath
           that
           
             Power
             ,
          
           not
           of
           the
           
             People
             ,
          
           who
           have
           it
           
             not
             .
          
           For
           it
           is
           possible
           I
           may
           put
           you
           in
           mind
           of
           an
           evident
           truth
           ,
           which
           perhaps
           you
           have
           not
           taken
           notice
           of
           ;
           That
           ,
           as
           the
           
             originall
          
           of
           
             Government
          
           in
           any
           particular
           place
           cannot
           be
           imagined
           to
           be
           by
           any
           more
           than
           two
           waies
           ,
           Either
           
             Gods
             designment
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             Peoples
             act
             ;
          
           so
           in
           either
           of
           those
           two
           cases
           't
           is
           
             God
          
           onely
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           
             People
             ,
          
           that
           gives
           the
           
             power
             of
             the
             Sword
             ,
          
           or
           
             power
             of
             Life
          
           to
           the
           
             Governour
             ;
          
           when
           
             God
             himselfe
          
           sets
           a
           
             King
          
           over
           men
           ,
           't
           is
           so
           cleare
           that
           
             be
          
           thus
           impowers
           
             that
             King
             ,
          
           that
           that
           need
           not
           be
           proved
           ;
           and
           when
           the
           
             community
             of
             a
             People
          
           (
           suppose
           in
           the
           
             Originall
             ,
          
           ten
           men
           in
           the
           
             freedome
             of
             nature
             )
             chuse
          
           one
           of
           themselves
           ,
           or
           more
           to
           rule
           over
           them
           ;
           't
           is
           cleare
           ,
           they
           doe
           not
           invest
           him
           with
           more
           
             power
          
           than
           themselves
           had
           ;
           &
           that
           he
           that
           was
           thus
           chosen
           by
           them
           ,
           hath
           the
           
             power
             of
             life
          
           over
           any
           of
           them
           (
           which
           they
           single
           ,
           or
           all
           together
           in
           the
           
           
             community
          
           had
           not
           )
           must
           needs
           come
           from
           some
           other
           ,
           and
           not
           from
           them
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           will
           know
           from
           whom
           it
           comes
           ,
           I
           answer
           ,
           that
           it
           comes
           from
           
             Gods
             appointment
          
           (
           for
           the
           oeconomy
           of
           the
           world
           )
           that
           the
           supreme
           Magistrate
           shall
           as
           his
           Deputy
           have
           this
           
             power
          
           from
           
             God
          
           communicated
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           an
           endowment
           necessary
           to
           that
           
             power
          
           which
           is
           design'd
           to
           protect
           ,
           and
           governe
           others
           .
           And
           in
           case
           it
           were
           the
           act
           of
           the
           
             People
             ,
          
           and
           not
           of
           
             God
          
           immediately
           ,
           that
           designes
           or
           
             nominates
          
           the
           
             Person
          
           to
           that
           Office
           ,
           yet
           doth
           not
           this
           
             nomination
          
           bestow
           this
           
             power
             ,
          
           but
           
             God
          
           who
           alone
           
             hath
          
           that
           power
           ,
           bestowes
           it
           on
           him
           who
           is
           thus
           
             nominated
             .
          
           In
           this
           case
           all
           that
           the
           
             People
          
           bestow
           ,
           or
           part
           with
           by
           their
           act
           is
           their
           
             owne
             liberty
             ,
          
           or
           that
           part
           of
           it
           of
           which
           they
           voluntarily
           divest
           themselves
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           by
           
             obedience
          
           empower
           him
           ,
           whom
           they
           have
           set
           over
           them
           ;
           &
           that
           they
           may
           reasonably
           part
           with
           for
           that
           greater
           benefit
           of
           
             protection
          
           from
           him
           ,
           which
           ,
           while
           he
           is
           obeyed
           by
           all
           ,
           he
           may
           by
           their
           united
           
             obedience
          
           to
           his
           commands
           be
           able
           to
           afford
           them
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           probably
           without
           it
           ;
           now
           this
           giving
           up
           their
           
             liberties
          
           to
           one
           ,
           or
           more
           ,
           makes
           that
           man
           ,
           or
           men
           a
           
             Ruler
          
           over
           them
           ;
           and
           being
           a
           
             Ruler
             ,
          
           to
           him
           belongs
           (
           derived
           from
           
             God
             ,
          
           not
           from
           
             them
             )
          
           that
           
             power
             of
             life
             ,
             and
             death
             ,
          
           which
           Gods
           forementioned
           decree
           hath
           enstated
           on
           the
           
             supreme
             power
             ,
          
           or
           
             Ruler
             ;
          
           who
           is
           therefore
           in
           that
           relation
           (
           of
           
             Avenger
             for
             wrath
             ,
          
           or
           punishment
           )
           stiled
           by
           the
           
             Apostle
             ,
             the
             Minister
             of
             God
             ,
             Rom.
          
           13.
           and
           not
           of
           the
           
             People
             .
          
           By
           this
           it
           appeares
           that
           (
           for
           the
           originall
           of
           power
           )
           the
           utmost
           that
           comes
           from
           the
           
             People
             ,
          
           is
           that
           of
           which
           they
           have
           the
           
             power
             ,
          
           till
           by
           some
           act
           of
           Gods
           ,
           or
           their
           owne
           ,
           they
           have
           parted
           with
           it
           ,
           the
           liberty
           or
           power
           of
           their
           
             Persons
          
           (
           or
           in
           some
           sort
           and
           degree
           ,
           as
           they
           shall
           part
           with
           it
           ,
           of
           their
           
             bodies
             ,
          
           or
           
             possessions
          
           in
           like
           manner
           )
           but
           not
           of
           their
           
             lives
             ;
          
           For
           that
           other
           is
           of
           an
           higher
           origination
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ,
           supposing
           the
           
             power
          
           they
           had
           parted
           with
           ,
           should
           ,
           upon
           any
           emergent
           ,
           revert
           to
           them
           againe
           ,
           yet
           the
           
             power
             of
             life
             and
             death
             ,
          
           or
           of
           the
           
             Sword
          
           can
           never
           revert
           ,
           because
           it
           never
           proceeded
           from
           them
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           
             soule
          
           that
           came
           from
           
             God
          
           doth
           at
           the
           falling
           of
           the
           
             body
          
           back
           to
           its
           elements
           ,
           or
           earth
           ,
           from
           which
           it
           was
           first
           taken
           ,
           
             returne
             to
             the
             hands
             of
             God
             that
             gave
             it
             ,
          
           so
           the
           
             power
             of
             life
             ,
          
           the
           
             prerogative
          
           first
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           
             gift
          
           or
           investitute
           of
           
             God
             ,
          
           must
           at
           the
           dlssolution
           of
           any
           Government
           ,
           and
           the
           supposed
           
           posed
           
             reverting
          
           to
           its
           principles
           againe
           ,
           returne
           to
           its
           proper
           fountaine
           ,
           to
           
             God
             ,
          
           and
           none
           but
           him
           .
           And
           to
           imagine
           it
           to
           divolve
           to
           the
           community
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           is
           the
           same
           unreasonable
           ,
           as
           to
           conceive
           the
           
             immortall
             soule
             ,
          
           that
           one
           beame
           of
           
             divinity
          
           (
           as
           this
           
             power
             of
             life
             and
             death
          
           is
           another
           )
           to
           accompany
           the
           carcasse
           to
           the
           grave
           also
           .
           I
           have
           insisted
           the
           longer
           on
           this
           to
           make
           the
           mistake
           the
           more
           palpable
           ,
           and
           the
           more
           impossible
           not
           to
           be
           discerned
           by
           you
           ;
           and
           if
           I
           could
           foresee
           any
           colour
           of
           reason
           ,
           that
           could
           possibly
           pretend
           against
           this
           evidence
           ,
           I
           should
           yet
           enlarge
           yours
           ,
           and
           my
           owne
           trouble
           ,
           to
           discover
           it
           ;
           but
           being
           ,
           I
           professe
           ,
           unable
           to
           mention
           any
           thing
           ,
           which
           the
           grounds
           ,
           which
           are
           already
           laid
           ,
           have
           not
           prevented
           :
           I
           shall
           now
           proceed
           to
           the
           third
           and
           last
           way
           of
           examining
           this
           truth
           .
        
         
           By
           the
           history
           of
           times
           ,
           and
           there
           I
           shall
           be
           forced
           to
           retract
           ,
           at
           least
           to
           suspend
           the
           acknowledging
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           ,
           that
           I
           might
           examine
           it
           by
           reason
           ,
           I
           was
           willing
           to
           
             suppose
             ,
          
           but
           not
           
             grant
             ,
          
           and
           shall
           now
           demand
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           Whether
           by
           any
           authentick
           
             story
          
           it
           appeares
           ,
           that
           there
           ever
           were
           any
           Nation
           or
           People
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           who
           can
           be
           presumed
           or
           proved
           to
           have
           had
           this
           
             supreme
             power
          
           vested
           in
           the
           whole
           
             community
             originally
             ,
          
           or
           from
           their
           first
           comming
           together
           ?
           or
           if
           so
           ,
           whether
           
             Gods
          
           judgment
           so
           visibly
           interposed
           ,
           and
           the
           example
           of
           his
           instituting
           of
           
             Judges
             ,
          
           and
           of
           
             Kings
             ,
          
           (
           neither
           of
           them
           accountable
           to
           the
           People
           )
           be
           not
           to
           be
           preferred
           before
           all
           such
           presidents
           ?
        
         
           2.
           
           If
           't
           were
           granted
           ,
           that
           in
           some
           
             one
             ,
          
           or
           more
           places
           the
           
             power
          
           hath
           been
           
             originally
          
           in
           the
           People
           ,
           yet
           it
           will
           never
           appeare
           by
           the
           originalls
           of
           
             all
             ,
          
           or
           of
           
             this
          
           Kingdome
           ,
           that
           in
           
             all
          
           or
           in
           
             this
          
           it
           was
           so
           ;
           or
           if
           men
           will
           still
           
             opiniate
             ,
          
           and
           affirme
           against
           the
           evidence
           of
           the
           
             Lawes
             ,
          
           and
           
             constitution
          
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           against
           those
           
             Oaths
          
           which
           have
           for
           so
           many
           yeares
           acknowledged
           the
           seat
           of
           the
           
             Supremacy
             in
             the
             King
             ,
          
           and
           not
           in
           the
           
             People
             ;
          
           yet
           that
           ,
           which
           is
           so
           false
           in
           matter
           of
           fact
           ,
           being
           taken
           for
           truth
           also
           ,
           there
           will
           againe
           be
           matter
           of
           inquiry
           ,
           in
           point
           of
           
             reason
             ,
          
           which
           will
           deserve
           your
           farthermost
           serious
           pondering
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           Whether
           ,
           after
           that
           the
           
             People
          
           have
           upon
           deliberation
           ,
           and
           from
           
             choice
          
           intrusted
           some
           
             one
          
           or
           
             more
          
           Persons
           (
           in
           any
           certaine
           course
           of
           
             succession
          
           by
           
             Law
          
           designed
           )
           to
           
             rule
          
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           after
           
           the
           
             Law
          
           hath
           declared
           the
           
             person
          
           of
           that
           
             Supream
             Magistrate
          
           not
           to
           be
           
             accountable
             ,
          
           but
           his
           
             Ministers
          
           only
           ,
           (
           which
           may
           be
           a
           
             prudence
          
           of
           State
           ,
           more
           advantagious
           to
           a
           peoples
           peace
           ,
           then
           possibly
           is
           well
           understood
           )
           whether
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           in
           this
           case
           any
           number
           of
           men
           whatsoever
           ,
           can
           ,
           upon
           any
           pretence
           ,
           
             re-call
          
           that
           
             Trust
             ,
          
           and
           
             void
          
           that
           
             Law
             ,
          
           by
           which
           that
           KING
           ,
           and
           His
           Heires
           for
           ever
           ,
           were
           constituted
           the
           
             Ruler
          
           of
           them
           ?
           or
           if
           they
           might
           ,
           whether
           this
           were
           not
           most
           contrary
           to
           the
           
             end
          
           of
           all
           Government
           ,
           
             quiet
             ,
          
           and
           
             peace
             ,
          
           and
           probably
           the
           parent
           of
           all
           
             confusion
          
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           which
           is
           much
           worse
           than
           the
           
             hardest
             subjection
             ?
          
        
         
           Nay
           2.
           if
           it
           should
           be
           ganted
           still
           ,
           that
           the
           
             community
             of
             people
          
           have
           power
           to
           
             recall
             ,
          
           or
           
             void
             that
             trust
             ,
          
           yet
           't
           will
           be
           matter
           of
           more
           than
           doubt
           againe
           ,
           whether
           at
           
             this
          
           time
           in
           
             this
          
           Kingdome
           there
           be
           any
           way
           for
           the
           
             whole
             community
          
           to
           act
           ,
           or
           whether
           it
           can
           by
           any
           man
           be
           reasonably
           believed
           ,
           that
           what
           is
           
             now
          
           done
           ,
           is
           
             acted
          
           by
           the
           
             community
             of
             the
             People
             ?
          
        
         
           For
           if
           (
           to
           that
           purpose
           )
           it
           be
           conceived
           ,
           that
           the
           
             House
             of
             Commons
          
           is
           (
           or
           that
           the
           two
           Houses
           together
           are
           )
           the
           
             Representative
          
           of
           
             all
          
           the
           
             People
             ;
          
           Then
           first
           ,
           it
           is
           to
           be
           considered
           that
           there
           is
           a
           great
           number
           of
           men
           in
           this
           
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           that
           are
           
             not
          
           represented
           by
           
             these
             ,
          
           and
           who
           never
           put
           (
           nor
           can
           by
           any
           interpretation
           be
           thought
           to
           have
           put
           )
           into
           their
           hands
           that
           
             Power
             ,
          
           which
           is
           supposed
           to
           be
           in
           every
           free
           
             Commoner
          
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           .
           2.
           
           That
           you
           your selves
           have
           exprest
           your
           opinion
           ,
           that
           this
           ,
           which
           now
           is
           ,
           is
           an
           
             unequall
             Representative
             ,
          
           and
           have
           on
           that
           consideration
           thought
           your selves
           obliged
           to
           
             propound
          
           another
           Forme
           .
           3.
           
           'T
           is
           sure
           ,
           that
           (
           whatever
           
             possibly
             might
          
           have
           been
           )
           yet
           they
           ,
           that
           have
           ever
           till
           this
           time
           chosen
           
             Knights
          
           or
           
             Burgesses
          
           to
           the
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           did
           never
           actually
           put
           into
           their
           hands
           ,
           as
           into
           their
           
             Representatives
             ,
             all
          
           that
           
             power
             ,
          
           which
           (
           in
           this
           case
           of
           the
           
             Peoples
          
           being
           the
           
             Supreme
             Power
             )
          
           is
           naturally
           supposed
           to
           be
           vested
           in
           them
           ,
           but
           only
           a
           
             power
          
           of
           doing
           those
           things
           ,
           for
           which
           the
           Writ
           (
           sent
           out
           under
           the
           
             Broad
             Seal
             )
          
           did
           command
           them
           to
           be
           returned
           ,
           
             i.
             e.
             to
             consult
             with
             the
             King
             of
             the
             difficult
             affaires
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           not
           to
           
             settle
             any
             part
             of
             it
             without
             ,
             or
             against
             Him
             .
          
           And
           4.
           
           'T
           is
           clear
           ,
           that
           in
           such
           an
           acknowledged
           conjuncture
           of
           time
           as
           this
           is
           ,
           a
           
             small
          
           (
           farre
           lesse
           )
           
             part
          
           of
           those
           that
           were
           
             returned
          
           by
           the
           Countries
           ,
           cannot
           be
           said
           to
           be
           that
           
             entire
          
           company
           ,
           
           or
           body
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           
             whole
             community
          
           is
           represented
           ;
           Or
           if
           it
           be
           said
           ,
           that
           the
           
             godly
             People
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
          
           who
           by
           
             Petitions
          
           to
           the
           
             Generall
             ,
          
           the
           
             Lord
             Fairfax
          
           have
           exprest
           their
           desires
           ,
           that
           
             Justice
          
           be
           executed
           upon
           those
           ,
           whom
           they
           call
           
             Delinquents
             ,
          
           are
           to
           be
           reputed
           as
           the
           
             community
             of
             the
             People
             :
          
           then
           first
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           clear
           ,
           that
           those
           that
           have
           so
           
             Petitioned
          
           (
           beside
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           most
           of
           the
           body
           of
           the
           
             Army
             )
          
           are
           not
           the
           thousandth
           part
           of
           the
           people
           of
           this
           
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           cannot
           by
           any
           rule
           of
           Judgement
           or
           Estimation
           be
           reputed
           as
           the
           whole
           
             Community
             ;
          
           and
           if
           this
           
             president
          
           might
           be
           admitted
           ,
           that
           a
           
             few
          
           persons
           ,
           under
           the
           title
           of
           the
           
             Godly
             ,
          
           may
           pretend
           to
           the
           right
           of
           the
           
             whole
             ,
          
           t
           is
           very
           well
           worth
           foreseeing
           ,
           how
           
             dangerous
          
           such
           
             examples
          
           may
           prove
           to
           the
           
             peace
          
           of
           Posterity
           .
           2.
           
           All
           the
           evidence
           of
           their
           
             godlinesse
          
           that
           we
           can
           perceive
           ,
           is
           only
           their
           desiring
           
             liberty
          
           for
           themselves
           and
           others
           ,
           and
           therefore
           
             Justice
          
           on
           those
           who
           stand
           in
           their
           way
           to
           that
           
             liberty
             ;
          
           and
           I
           conceive
           it
           demonstrable
           that
           a
           quiet
           
             submission
          
           and
           
             obedience
             ,
          
           and
           a
           desire
           not
           to
           cast
           off
           their
           
             duty
             ,
          
           but
           still
           to
           continue
           under
           it
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           be
           their
           own
           
             carvers
             ,
          
           or
           contrivers
           of
           
             liberty
             ,
          
           is
           a
           farre
           surer
           signe
           of
           
             true
             godlinesse
             .
          
           And
           thirdly
           ,
           there
           hath
           yet
           been
           no
           fair
           indifferent
           meanes
           used
           to
           know
           whether
           there
           be
           not
           farre
           greater
           numbers
           of
           such
           
             godly
          
           meek
           men
           ,
           who
           would
           rather
           desire
           that
           the
           KING
           should
           be
           restored
           to
           His
           Government
           ,
           then
           that
           any
           course
           should
           be
           taken
           by
           any
           ,
           
             without
             ,
          
           or
           
             against
             the
          
           KING
           .
           And
           the
           plain
           truth
           is
           ,
           that
           if
           you
           will
           go
           on
           in
           the
           course
           you
           are
           in
           ,
           and
           yet
           desire
           freely
           to
           appear
           ,
           and
           be
           accounted
           the
           
             Conservers
             ,
          
           and
           not
           
             Conquerours
          
           of
           the
           
             liberty
          
           of
           your
           Country-men
           ,
           if
           you
           will
           not
           impose
           upon
           the
           people
           ,
           as
           you
           say
           
             Kings
          
           have
           done
           ;
           Nothing
           can
           be
           more
           sutable
           to
           those
           
             pretences
             ,
          
           then
           to
           
             declare
             most
             publickly
             ,
          
           that
           it
           shall
           be
           free
           for
           every
           man
           to
           
             subscribe
             ,
          
           whether
           he
           doth
           desire
           this
           totall
           
             change
          
           by
           you
           tendred
           in
           the
           draught
           of
           your
           
             Representative
             ,
          
           or
           the
           continuance
           of
           the
           present
           established
           Government
           ,
           (
           with
           an
           assurance
           of
           your
           submission
           thereunto
           .
           )
           4.
           
           'T
           is
           (
           upon
           supposition
           that
           all
           
             power
          
           is
           
             originally
          
           in
           the
           
             People
             )
          
           most
           undeniable
           and
           clear
           ,
           that
           nothing
           but
           the
           
             consent
          
           of
           each
           person
           (
           at
           least
           of
           a
           
             major
             part
          
           of
           the
           whole
           being
           convoked
           together
           )
           can
           divest
           any
           one
           ,
           or
           more
           men
           of
           that
           their
           supposed
           
             Originall
             right
             ;
          
           and
           consequently
           ,
           that
           other
           mens
           
           saying
           that
           they
           are
           not
           
             Godly
             ,
          
           and
           that
           themselves
           are
           so
           ,
           can
           never
           exclude
           them
           from
           their
           
             Birthright
             ;
          
           By
           which
           it
           will
           infallibly
           be
           concluded
           ,
           that
           all
           those
           that
           have
           adhered
           to
           the
           KING
           all
           this
           time
           ,
           or
           that
           favour'd
           the
           
             Votes
             of
             the
             two
             Houses
             ,
          
           which
           resolved
           the
           KING's
           late
           Concessions
           at
           
             Newport
          
           to
           be
           a
           fit
           ground
           of
           peace
           (
           whatsoever
           censure
           or
           brand
           is
           by
           you
           set
           upon
           them
           )
           are
           as
           much
           to
           be
           considered
           to
           the
           making
           up
           the
           
             community
          
           of
           the
           
             People
             ,
          
           as
           any
           others
           .
           And
           if
           so
           ,
           Let
           it
           then
           be
           considered
           by
           all
           equall
           minded
           men
           ,
           what
           a
           
             violation
          
           it
           is
           of
           those
           
             Rights
             ,
          
           which
           you
           pretend
           to
           vindicate
           ,
           what
           an
           invasion
           of
           the
           
             naturall
             freedome
          
           of
           your
           Brethren
           (
           by
           you
           acknowledged
           ,
           the
           
             inheritance
          
           of
           
             each
          
           man
           )
           to
           force
           them
           against
           their
           
             wills
             ,
          
           with
           their
           very
           great
           incommodation
           and
           detriment
           ,
           to
           
             revert
          
           to
           that
           
             liberty
             ,
          
           which
           is
           by
           you
           supposed
           to
           belong
           to
           all
           
             naturally
             ,
          
           but
           without
           which
           we
           of
           this
           Nation
           have
           happily
           lived
           ,
           under
           the
           farre
           greater
           advantages
           of
           
             Regall
             government
             .
          
           And
           yet
           so
           contrary
           to
           this
           
             principle
          
           have
           you
           now
           proceeded
           ,
           that
           when
           you
           have
           thus
           throwne
           us
           back
           into
           our
           first
           
             chaos
          
           againe
           ,
           onely
           that
           you
           may
           reduce
           our
           
             liberty
             ,
          
           you
           then
           immediately
           by
           your
           
             Representative
          
           so
           bind
           us
           up
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           not
           permitted
           ,
           upon
           whatsoever
           emergency
           ,
           to
           cast
           our selves
           into
           any
           
             new
             forme
             ,
          
           although
           the
           exchange
           should
           appeare
           never
           so
           advantageous
           ,
           and
           gainfull
           to
           us
           ;
           which
           besides
           that
           ,
           it
           is
           an
           evidence
           of
           your
           inward
           
             feare
             ,
          
           that
           the
           change
           now
           designed
           will
           be
           soone
           repented
           of
           againe
           ,
           is
           certainly
           so
           farre
           from
           being
           an
           
             enlarging
             ,
          
           that
           it
           is
           the
           
             retrenching
          
           of
           our
           
             liberty
             ,
          
           and
           denying
           us
           that
           
             freedome
             ,
          
           of
           which
           the
           most
           
             barbarous
          
           and
           the
           most
           
             civilized
          
           People
           have
           been
           equally
           partakers
           ,
           when
           subjection
           seemed
           better
           for
           their
           turnes
           .
           As
           beside
           the
           examples
           of
           the
           
             Servants
          
           in
           
             Exodus
             ,
          
           which
           are
           there
           supposed
           sometimes
           to
           preferre
           their
           servitude
           to
           their
           Masters
           before
           the
           priviledge
           of
           the
           
             Sabbaticke
             yeare
             ,
          
           we
           find
           practised
           by
           the
           
             Campanians
             ,
          
           who
           voluntarily
           cast
           themselves
           at
           the
           feet
           ,
           and
           surrendred
           themselves
           into
           the
           
             power
          
           of
           the
           
             Romans
             ,
          
           to
           purchase
           thereby
           that
           right
           of
           being
           
             protected
          
           by
           them
           ;
           &
           by
           many
           
             Barbarians
          
           in
           
             Appia
             ,
             ,
          
           who
           sent
           
             Embassadours
          
           to
           
             Rome
          
           on
           purpose
           to
           petition
           the
           favor
           of
           being
           receivd
           into
           the
           number
           of
           their
           
             subjects
             .
          
        
         
           I
           have
           insisted
           the
           longer
           upon
           this
           ,
           in
           obedience
           to
           your
           owne
           
             invitation
             ;
          
           which
           was
           also
           a
           great
           
             motive
          
           and
           
             encouragement
          
           to
           
           make
           this
           whole
           
             addresse
          
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           gives
           me
           assurance
           of
           your
           kind
           
             reception
          
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           last
           principle
           to
           be
           review'd
           is
           this
           ,
           That
           there
           having
           been
           much
           
             bloud
          
           spilt
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           in
           the
           late
           Warres
           ,
           there
           must
           now
           be
           some
           
             sacrifice
          
           offer'd
           to
           
             God
             (
             i.
             e.
          
           some
           more
           
             bloud
          
           shed
           )
           for
           the
           
             expiation
          
           of
           that
           sinne
           of
           
             bloudguiltinesse
             ,
          
           before
           
             God
          
           can
           be
           
             pacified
             ,
          
           or
           
             reconciled
          
           to
           the
           
             Land
             .
          
           On
           which
           particular
           ,
           it
           will
           first
           be
           worth
           your
           serious
           enquiry
           ,
           how
           it
           should
           appeare
           that
           that
           great
           issue
           of
           
             bloud
             ,
          
           let
           out
           in
           the
           late
           Warres
           (
           which
           hath
           with
           great
           reason
           been
           lookt
           on
           ,
           as
           the
           sharpest
           of
           
             Gods
             plagues
             ,
          
           and
           the
           saddest
           part
           of
           
             punishment
          
           of
           the
           former
           sinnes
           of
           this
           Nation
           )
           is
           now
           the
           maine
           ,
           and
           onely
           
             sinne
          
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           with
           which
           God
           is
           not
           
             reconciled
             :
          
           Or
           2.
           if
           it
           were
           supposed
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           yet
           how
           it
           can
           be
           thought
           that
           a
           
             generall
             Reformation
          
           of
           that
           sinne
           ,
           an
           
             humiliation
          
           before
           God
           for
           it
           ,
           through
           the
           whole
           Land
           ,
           and
           a
           
             resolution
          
           never
           to
           
             spill
             one
             drop
          
           more
           ,
           were
           not
           a
           more
           
             Christian
          
           probable
           meanes
           to
           
             pacifie
             God
             ,
          
           than
           the
           proceeding
           in
           cold
           bloud
           to
           the
           
             effusion
          
           of
           
             more
             :
          
           The
           
             bloud
          
           of
           
             men
          
           being
           never
           thought
           a
           fit
           sacrifice
           for
           any
           ,
           but
           the
           evill
           Spirit
           ;
           and
           
             peaceable-mindednesse
             ,
          
           and
           
             charity
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             contrite
             heart
          
           being
           the
           speciall
           ,
           if
           not
           onely
           
             sacrifices
             ,
          
           which
           we
           find
           mention'd
           in
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Or
           3.
           how
           it
           can
           appeare
           that
           if
           
             God
          
           require
           any
           such
           
             sacrifice
             ,
          
           you
           ,
           or
           any
           but
           those
           whom
           the
           knowne
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Land
           have
           placed
           in
           a
           Tribunall
           (
           and
           that
           legally
           erected
           for
           
             such
             cognizances
             )
          
           have
           any
           right
           to
           put
           your selves
           into
           the
           office
           of
           
             Gentile
             Priests
             ,
          
           as
           the
           onely
           Persons
           appointed
           to
           
             slay
             that
             sacrifice
             .
          
           Nay
           4.
           it
           will
           be
           worth
           your
           observing
           ,
           that
           
             Christ
          
           disclaimed
           the
           
             office
          
           of
           a
           
             Judge
             ,
          
           and
           thereby
           rendred
           very
           unfit
           for
           any
           of
           you
           to
           put
           your selves
           unto
           that
           
             office
          
           by
           vertue
           of
           no
           other
           title
           ,
           but
           that
           of
           being
           his
           
             Disciples
             .
          
           And
           lastly
           ,
           it
           is
           worth
           your
           saddest
           thought
           ,
           Whether
           by
           your
           present
           
             Councell
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             necessity
          
           by
           you
           supposed
           of
           
             changing
          
           the
           
             former
             Government
             ,
          
           it
           doe
           not
           now
           appeare
           ,
           that
           the
           
             defence
          
           of
           the
           
             established
             Lawes
          
           was
           on
           the
           KING's
           part
           the
           occasion
           of
           His
           taking
           
             Armes
             ,
          
           and
           on
           
             Your
          
           parts
           ,
           the
           designe
           of
           
             altering
          
           those
           
             Lawes
             ,
          
           and
           introducing
           
             others
          
           more
           sutable
           to
           your
           inclinations
           .
           And
           if
           now
           by
           a
           
             civill
          
           or
           
             martiall
          
           course
           ,
           in
           an
           
             arbitrary
          
           way
           of
           triall
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           
             Lawes
          
           established
           ,
           it
           should
           be
           by
           you
           thought
           fit
           to
           proceed
           
           to
           
             bloud
          
           against
           those
           whom
           engagements
           have
           been
           for
           the
           
             defence
          
           of
           those
           
             establisht
             Lawes
             :
          
           Let
           it
           be
           consider'd
           ,
           how
           
             impolitick
          
           this
           may
           be
           ,
           and
           what
           matter
           of
           
             discouragement
          
           to
           all
           that
           shall
           be
           intrusted
           with
           the
           managery
           ,
           or
           
             defence
          
           of
           future
           
             Government
             :
          
           Which
           single
           consideration
           will
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           abate
           much
           of
           your
           designed
           
             severity
             .
          
           But
           if
           
             God
          
           should
           permit
           you
           to
           go
           on
           undisturb'd
           to
           the
           
             shedding
          
           of
           
             more
             bloud
             ,
          
           as
           the
           
             Jewes
          
           did
           from
           other
           lower
           acts
           to
           the
           
             crucifying
             their
             King
             :
          
           How
           possible
           were
           it
           ,
           not
           onely
           that
           this
           should
           prove
           the
           provoking
           of
           
             God
          
           to
           
             deliver
             you
             up
             for
             ever
             to
             your
             owne
             hearts
          
           lusts
           ,
           but
           be
           to
           the
           whole
           
             Nation
          
           a
           
             filling
             up
             the
             measure
             of
             our
             iniquities
             ,
          
           and
           the
           forerunner
           of
           all
           the
           
             calamities
             ,
          
           that
           can
           befall
           a
           People
           .
        
         
           Having
           mention'd
           the
           
             weaknesse
             ,
          
           and
           
             falliblenesse
          
           of
           these
           few
           
             principles
             ,
          
           I
           shall
           leave
           you
           to
           the
           farther
           consideration
           of
           the
           
             frailnesse
             ,
          
           and
           
             danger
          
           of
           those
           
             superstructures
             ,
          
           which
           shall
           be
           erected
           on
           any
           ,
           or
           all
           of
           these
           .
           And
           if
           there
           were
           never
           a
           
             God
          
           in
           the
           world
           to
           avenge
           them
           ,
           yet
           the
           experience
           now
           before
           your
           eyes
           ,
           how
           easie
           it
           is
           for
           
             principles
          
           taken
           up
           for
           mens
           present
           
             advantages
          
           to
           prove
           within
           a
           while
           most
           
             disadvantageous
             ,
          
           and
           pernicious
           to
           them
           (
           as
           the
           
             weapons
          
           of
           a
           
             disarmed
             man
          
           turn'd
           into
           his
           
             owne
             breast
             )
          
           may
           infuse
           into
           you
           that
           
             feare
          
           and
           
             temper
             ,
          
           that
           
             caution
             ,
          
           and
           
             moderation
             ,
          
           and
           timely
           
             wisdome
             ,
          
           which
           the
           Authour
           of
           this
           Addresse
           may
           be
           otherwise
           too
           unskilful
           to
           
             impresse
          
           on
           you
           :
           Who
           yet
           ,
           if
           he
           might
           any
           way
           be
           usefull
           to
           you
           ,
           doth
           professe
           to
           be
           ready
           to
           contribute
           his
           utmost
           endeavour
           to
           your
           service
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           but
           thereby
           to
           demonstrate
           to
           you
           ,
           how
           
             just
          
           it
           is
           for
           him
           (
           and
           what
           a
           
             duty
             ,
          
           and
           
             obligation
          
           of
           
             charity
          
           toward
           you
           )
           to
           intercede
           daily
           at
           the
           
             throne
             of
             grace
             ,
          
           that
           
             God
          
           would
           
             mollifie
          
           your
           hearts
           toward
           the
           KING
           ,
           and
           all
           His
           
             conscientious
             faithfull
          
           Subjects
           ,
           or
           else
           interpose
           his
           
             hand
             ,
          
           to
           rescue
           His
           
             Royall
             Person
          
           out
           of
           your
           
             power
             ;
          
           believing
           confidently
           ,
           that
           ,
           if
           God
           have
           any
           remainders
           of
           
             mercy
          
           for
           this
           
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           or
           the
           true
           
             Protestant
             profession
          
           in
           it
           ,
           he
           will
           in
           his
           good
           time
           heare
           and
           answer
           this
           prayer
           of
           all
           true
           
             Englishmen
             ,
          
           and
           among
           them
           of
        
         
           
             
               Jan.
               15.
               1648.
               
            
          
           
             Your
             Lordships
             humble
             Servant
             ,
             H.
             HAMMOND
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
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