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Englands repentance Englands only remedy ... in a letter written by a minister in London, in answer to one sent from a worthy member of the late Long Parliament.
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Minister in London.
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potuit quin se etiam subâ—jceret Legitimoimperio oui astrictus erat they could no way seek the Lord in truth but by becoming Subject to their lawful Soveraign Englands Repentance must be according to this they must seek the Lord through Christ by subjection to their lawful Government and Governors from which they have revolted the formality of Repentance from Rebellion is a return to Loyalty Sir Restitution is an essential act of Repentance the only restitution made for repented of rebellion is a re-establishment of authority and a return to Loyalty becoming subject for conscience sake Israel repenting the rebellion into which they run after self-advancing Absalon they sell to strife among themselves about fetching home their King 2 Sam. 19. Nay Shimeâ—'s Character oâ— repentance is this Thy servant doth know that I have sinned therefore behold I am come down the first of all the House of Joseph to meet my Lord the King if God will do England good he will give them hearts to give God the things that are Gods and Caesar the things that are Caesars which have been too long held back with violence I wish Sir that none may pretend an inconsistency between this act of repentance and the good Old Cause of God and his People for whoever shall so do must sell themselves unto positive blasphemy and perpetual profaneness pretending that to be the Cause of God which is expresly repugnant to his revealed will and resolving rebellion is the honour of Religion and only work of Saints and wilfully shut their eyes that they may cozen their consciences For Sir is not the Kings preservation honour and happiness the Priviledges of Parliament the Liberty of the Subject and defence of the Government by King Lords and Commons written in such Legible Characters in the Parliaments Câ—ties and Armies Declarations Remonstrances and Protestation in all our Vowes Oaths and Covenants as the good Old Cause for which so much blood and treasure was expended that none but the wilful impenitent can chuse but run and read it I shall for more full conviction refer you to Mr. Prynns Good Old Cause truly stated which I know you have seen Neither Sir would I have the hazard of any mans life or estate threatned by this repentance be any bar unto it for Sir this hazard is self-created and sinfully procured which should it be inflicted were but the proper effect of justice better to be undergone here then hereafter unto eternity happy may be the stroak of justice which may save a Soul from Hell the sinful escapes of humane justice will one day be found exceeding sad running away rom the rod of correction is an heightning rebellion and note of a reprobate and whether will such flye from Gods all-seeing eye or will it boot any to contend with God or impunity Oh no it will not But Sir such men may be worse feared then hurt repentance is the spunge of Guilt in the sight oâ— men as well as in the sight of God God who hath the hearts of Kings in his hand and turns them as the rivers of water relents toward a repenting Ephraim and maketh David relent towards a rebellious Absalon Royal Clemency never shines brighter then in returns from violent exile Shall any be put to death this day in Israel for do I not know that I am this day King in Israel is Davids answer to the son of Zerviah provoking against Shimei who had full well deserved it any indifferent Politician can give assurance of indempnity for general delinquency especially when true repentance is the spring that doth enforce it Lastly Sir let none stand up against this act of Repentance and cry It is dangerous to Religion a Free Parliament will call home the King and he is rude and prophane and converseth among Papists and will bring Popery into the Land with him To such I say in short How came they into Gods Chair to become solicitous of Event Is uncertain fear of an issue any ground of bar to duty Where is our Faith should carry us on in duty against all dread Needs God our Sin to preserve the Sanctity of his holy Name Will not this prove a sad support unto Religon But is not this fear groundless Is not the King a Protestant born and brought up bound in the same Solemn League and Covenant with our selves Hath not our sin subjected him to the saddest temptation to turn Papist that ever poor Prince underwent Doth not Mr. Prynn tell us plainly and upon good demonstration That his exile is the great propagation of the Catholick Cause and high courtesie to Rome Sir these obstructions are all frivolous and so will appear if ever God pour on the Nation a Spirit of Repentance Worthy Sir I have with the plainness of a Minister and freedom of a Friend given my thoughts on your Enquiry and that not Rashly but as having consulted the Oracles of God And I cannot but beg that you persist no longer in your way of sin Oh that God would give you and your fellow Members hearts to give him Glory and after your success to take to your selves shame for your sinful subversion of an Established Government and that with pretence of Law calling your selves a Parliament when your own Consciences tell you you are no such thing Sir England is inclining to repent if your House prove not a Sheba to sound again the Trumpet of Rebellion However my advice is Let the Ministers of God cry out Repent England Repent Repent and let all the people of God pray That England may return and seek unto the Lord and to David their King Then shall we be established enjoying our Princes as at the first and our Rulers as at the beginning I have no more save with the Prophet Ezekiel They whether they will hear or whether they will forbear for they are a Rebellions House yet shall know there hath been a Prophet among them Ezek. 2.5 FINIS