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A94460 To the honourable Houses of Parliament The humble petition of the inhabitants of the cityes of London and VVestminster, and the borough of Southwarke, in the behalfe of themselves, and of millions in this kingdome distressed in point of conscience. 1643 (1643) Wing T1419; Thomason 669.f.6[112]; ESTC R212608 1,427 1

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TO The honourable Houses of PARLIAMENT THE HVMBLE PETITION OF THE Inhabitants of the Cityes of London and VVestminster And the Borough of Southwarke in the behalfe of themselves and of Millions in this Kingdome distressed in point of Conscience WHereas your Petitioners having formerly contributed freely and liberally to the King and Parliament in conjunction doe now refuse further to contribute or pay conceiving them in opposition as by reason His Majesties person was invaded in battell at Keinton contrary to the many Declarations of taking up Armes for the safety of His Majesties person so in regard there is no expresse care of His person and honour in your late Ordinance for the assessing the Twentieth part in London nor in your Declaration for leavying of money in the Countyes And whereas this their refusall is meerely out of Conscience according to that information they have Concerning the Divine Constitution of particular Kings in their severall Kingdomes and of Subjection to them both Active and Passive and of the Damnablenesse of Resisting from First The word of God Dan. 4. 17. 25. 32. where thrice in one Chapter it is said That the Kingdomes be Gods and he gives them to whom he will 1 Sam. 26. 9. Who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords Anoynted and be Guiltlesse And the same blessed spirit which calls David the Lords Anoynted Psalm 89. 20. doth call Cyrus a Heathen Prince the Lords Anoynted also Esa. 45. 1. Rom. 13. Let every soule be subject to the higher Powers for there is no Power but of God The Powers that be are ordained of God whosoever therefore resisteth the Power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation yea wee acknowledge in our Booke of Common Prayer that King CHARLES is Gods Minister and that he hath Gods Authority and so fighting against him wee fight against God himselfe Secondly Mr Calvin and other Protestants their exposition on Rom. 13. and 1 Pet. 2. Thirdly The Harmony of Reformed Churches concerning Magistracy Fourthly The Doctrine of the Church of England in the bookes of Homilyes delivered concerning civill obedience Fifthly From the Lawes of the Land which declare it to be Treason to Leavy Warre against the King in this Kingdome and to encounter in fight and kill such as are assisting to the King or come to helpe him or to aid in those cases And the Action of the Earle of Essex was adjudged Treason though he pretended nothing but removing evill Counsellors from the Queene Now that which is evill in its owne nature cannot be the subject of any Command nor induce any obligation upon any man by any Authority whatsoever Remonstrance May 19. And wee may not doe evill that good may come of it Rom. 3. 8. Sixthly Also in regard of the late Protestation relating to the said Doctrines and to His Majesty respectively which Protestation you have bound your selves to maintaine and all those that doe any thing in pursuance of it You would at least be pleased in your present undertakings for Religion and for the Law of the Land and the Liberty and Property of the Subjects to proceed in the way of Religion without violence to the Conscience in a case that concerns no lesse then Salvation or Damnation As you professe your tendernesse of the Conscience even in matters of Indifferency And that first your Authenticall Divines Dr Burgesse Mr Marshall c. may publish something for the resolving of Conscience in this way cleerly out of the word of God and home to the Action at Keinton taking notice also That His Majesty tooke up Armes for the maintenance of the Lawes concerning the publicke worship of God and for the priviledges of and freedome of Parliament notoriously invaded by Brownists and Separatists and that now He continues them also for the necessary defence of His Person manifestly in danger since the battell at Keinton To which satisfying the Premises your Petitioners farre from contemptuousnesse and obstinacy against the cleere word of God and Lawfull Authority shall ingenuously condescend and readily make payment of these severall Rates accordingly And pray for c. FINIS LONDON Printed in the Yeare of our Lord 1643.