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A30914 A petition presented by Praise-god Barebone &c. to the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England Barbon, Praisegod, 1596?-1679. 1660 (1660) Wing B754; ESTC R24727 1,843 1

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A Petition presented by Praise-God Barebone c. To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England The Representation and Addresse of the Well-affected Persons Inhabitants of the Cities of London and Westminster and places adjacent being faithfull and Constant Adherers to this Parliament who are resolved by the assistance of Almighty God to stand by assert and maintain their Authority against all opposers notwithstanding the present confidence and bold attempts of the Promoters of Regall Interest by the declared Enemies of their Cause and Authority VVHereas the good Old Cause was for Civ●l and Christian Liberty against oppression and persecution The Oppressours an● Persecutours were chiefly the King his Lords and Clergy and their Adherents who to eff●ct their designs raised War against the Parliament Whereupon the Parliament in defence of Civil and Christian Liberty call the oppressed and persecuted to their aid by whose assistance the Oppressours and Persecutours have been subdued Kingship and Peerage abolished and persecution checkt by which the number of conscientious friends to the Parliament have been so exceedingly increased that they are now by Gods assistance in a far more able capacity of keeping down their enemies then they were in those times when they subdued them Neverthelesse so watchfull hath the restlesse enemy been to make advantage that what time after time he hath lost in the Field he hath endeavoured to regain even in the Parliaments Council where because they had not the Face openly to bring in the King with the former oppressions and persecutions they shrowded and vailed themselves one while under a Personal Treaty another while under a Cloak of zeal against blasphemy and Heresie their endeavours being to bring in the King upon any termes to cherish the persecuting party and to brow-beat their most conscientious Opposers Upon which pretences neverthelesse they have through tract of time and the unsetlednesse of Government prevailed so far as under the notion of a moderate party to get the subtilest of their Friends into many places of Trust and Command both Civil and Military through whose countenance and encouragement albeit the Parliament upon good grounds Voted the Government by Kings and Lords uselesse burthensome and dangerous and declare very largely for liberty of conscience yet of late a general boldnesse hath been taken to plead a necessity of returning to the Government of King and Lords a taking in of the Kings Son or which is all one for a return of the justly secluded Members or a free Parliament without due Qualifications whereby the Good Old Cause of Liberty and Freedom so long contended for against Regall Interest with the expence of much Bloud and Treasure and the Assertors thereof will be prostituted to satisfie the lusts of the Enemies of the Commonwealth wherein they have prevailed so far that unlesse all conscientious persons in Parliament Army Navy and Commonwealth do speedily unite and watchfully look about them as the Sword will certainly though secretly and silently be stollen out of their hands so also will they find all Civil Authority fall suddenly into the hands of their inraged enemies and a return of all those violences oppressions and persecutions which have cost so much Blood and Treasure to extirpate The Serious apprehensions whereof hath stirred up your cordiall friends to desire you to use all possible endeavours to prevent the Commonwealths adversaries in this their most dangerous Stratagem And as the most effectual means thereunto We pray 1. That you will admit no person or persons to sit or Vote in this or any f●ture Parliament or Council of State or to be in any Office or Iudicatory or any publick Trust in the Commonwealth or Command in the Army Navy or Garrisons or to be a publick Preacher to the people at Sea or Land or any instructer of youth except such only as shall abjure or by Solemn Engagement renounce the pretended Title or Titles of Charles Stewart and the whole Line of the late King James and of every other person as a single person pretending or which shall pretend to the Crown or Government of these Nations of England Scotland and Ireland or any of them and the Dominions and Territories belonging to them or any of them or any other single person Kingship Peerage or any power co-ordinate with the peoples Representatives in Parliament And all coercive power in matter of Religion according to a Vote of a Grand Committee of this Parliament of the 11 of Sept. 1659. 2. We further pray That it may be enacted that whosoever shall move offer or propound in Parliament Council or any other Court or publick meeting any matter or thing in order to the introducing of Charles Stewart or any of that Family as aforesaid or any other single Person House of Lords Coercive power in matters of Religion or any power co-ordinate with the peoples Representatives in Parliament may be deemed adjudged guilty of High Treason may suffer the pains and penalties thereof And that whosoever shall in Parliament Council or any other pablick Court or meeting move for or propose the revocation of this Law when by you Enacted may be deemed and judged guilty of High Treason and suffer the pains and penalties thereof In the prosecution whereof we shall stand by you with our Estates and Lives to assert and maintain your Authority against all oppositions whatsoever Notwithstanding the present Confidence and bold Attempts of Yours and our Enemies Signed by c.