To both Houses of Parliament Friends, many warnings have you had, time after time ... Greene, Thomas, 1634?-1699. 1662 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A42009 Wing G1844A ESTC R13148 12846731 ocm 12846731 94452 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A42009) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 94452) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 713:19) To both Houses of Parliament Friends, many warnings have you had, time after time ... Greene, Thomas, 1634?-1699. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1662] Broadside. Caption title. Text identical to G1845. Differs only in absence of "sitting at Westminster" in title of G1844A. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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FRiends , many Warnings have you had , time after time , from those that love the Lord , and the prosperity and good of all men , that you would not go about to limit the Consciences of People , but that in matters of Religion and Worship all might be left free , to worship the Lord as by Truth they are perswaded in their hearts , and not to use Violence to any on the account of Religion and Worship ; Therefore from the Lord I warn 〈◊〉 , not to meddle with the Hearts nor Consciences of People , let him have 〈◊〉 Supremacy there ; and by you let the Sword of Justice be laid upon the ●●●●●doers , and be ye a praise to them that do well , for that is your place : There●●●● , as you tender the Glory of God , the Good of the Nations , and your Souls ●●●●nal Peace , go not about to limit the Lord , nor his Spirit in his People , that 〈◊〉 should not be led thereby ; neither do you endeavour to make the King to ●●●ak his Word , which he hath often solemnly promised , and hath shewed his 〈…〉 d affection unto you to fulfil the same : for if you go about to make him ●●●●k his Word , herein you will not honour him , but rather dishonour him , ●●d bring Reproach upon your selves . Therefore this further know , that if 〈◊〉 go on , and will not let People alone in matters of Worship , the Hand of the 〈◊〉 will certainly turn against you , and in his Fury will he plead with you , ●he line of Confusion will he spread over you ; which if you let the Con 〈…〉 ces of People alone , then will you have a good Esteem in the hearts of all 〈…〉 est People , and by it the Peace of the Nation may be prolonged : for there nothing outwardly so much prized by People , as the Liberty of their Consciences 〈◊〉 ●atters of Religion ; having that , Tribute , Taxes and Customs are not so much 〈…〉 ed at : But if you will go on , endeavouring by Laws to contract People to 〈…〉 way of Worship , and leave not the Conscience free , you will be the cause of 〈…〉 dling the Lord's Wrath against you , and of bringing Desolation upon you ; 〈◊〉 you are set as in a slippery place , therefore take heed unto the Light in our Hearts and Consciences , which lets you see many times something in you that is contrary to God ; that so by that you may be led to make Laws according 〈◊〉 God's Witness in every man ; Then will you be strong , for the Lord will be as your side , and his Witness in the hearts of People will plead for you : but on the contrary , If you reject the Counsel of the Lord , which by his living Witness in your Consciences you may receive ; which if you turn from , and go 〈◊〉 in Cruelty , the Lord's Hand will turn against you , and you will cut you off this sore displeasure : Therefore mind to glorifie the Lord , and to honour the King in this matter , or else your Enemies will be many ; therefore let the Consciences of People alone . And thus in short have I cleared my Conscience in the sight of God , as concerning you , whether you hear or forbear . From one who desires the Prosperity of all men who love Truth , Righteousness and Peace . THOMAS GREEN . This 27th of the 12th month , 1662 .