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A26103	A collection of svndry petitions presented to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie as also to the two most honourable houses, now assembled in Parliament, and others, already signed, by most of the gentry, ministers, and free-holders of severall counties, in behalfe of episcopacie, liturgie, and supportation of church-revenues, and suppression of schismaticks / collected by a faithful lover of the church, for the comfort of the dejected clergy, and all moderately affected Protestants.	Aston, Thomas, Sir, 1600-1645.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing A4073; ESTC R208748	30,703	48

A COLLECTION OF SVNDRY PETITIONS Presented to the KINGS Most excellent Majestie AS ALSO To the two most Honourable Houses now assembled in PARLIAMENT AND OTHERS Already signed by most of the Gentry Ministers and Free-holders of severall Counties in behalfe of Episcopacie Liturgie and supportation of Church-Revenues and suppression of Schismaticks Collected by a faithfull Lover of the Church for the comfort of the dejected Clergy and all moderatly affected Protestants Published by his Majesties speciall Command Ezek. 34.18 20 21 22 23 24. Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture but you must tread downe with your feet the residue also Therefore thus saith the Lord God Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder and pusht all the diseased with your hornes till you have scattered them abroad therefore will I save my flock and they shall be no more a prey and I will judge betweene Cattell and Cattell And I will set up one Shepheard ouer them and he shall feede them even my servant David he shall feed them and he shall be their Shepheard J the Lord will be their God and my servant David a Prince among them J the Lord have spoken it Printed for William Sheares 1642. The Collector to the Reader READER LET mee put thee in mind as these times doe mee of a speciall Law in that singular Patterne of a well composed State Sparta So sensible were they of the ill effects of Innovations in Government that who ever proposed a new Law presented himselfe with a Halter about his neck his Head paid the trespasse of a new invented Prejudice But oh Quantum mutantur Tempora quantum nos So rare a gift have the illuminated fancies of this all-knowing age That old women without Spectacles can discover Popish plots young men and prentizes assume to regulate the Rebellion in Jreland Sea-men and Marriners Reforme the House of Peers Poore men Porters and Labourers spy out a malignant party and discipline them The countrey clouted-shoe renew the decayed trade of the Citie The Cobler patch up a Religion all these petition for a translation both of Church and State with so little feare of the Halter that they would thinke themselves neglected if they had not thanks for their care of the Re-publicke only he that desires the ratification of an old Law or of a long setled Ecclesiastick Government lookes as if the Halter were his share And though there be thirty thousand hands subscribed to it 'T is ods not one of all those dares preferre a Petition to that purpose Oh! Quis pudor quod non praestet fides quod praestitit infidelitas Oh! what a shame is it that an ignorant Seperatist shall covertly draw Subscribers out of blind zeale to loose papers and those to be annext to some Embryon yet unhatcht and delivered in the name of a County with confidence when a Knight of a shire shall perhaps smother the true child and dares not owne it That a few Innovators shall be able to summon to Black-heath South-warke and Saint-george his fields thousands of credulous people with implicite faiths to goe along with Petitions shall be shewed them when they come there for the alteration of Lawes and Government and the Resolutions of an assizes or Sessions of Iustices published in all Parishes signed by all the Free-holders of a County for the supportation of Lawes and Government shall not produce one Patriot to present the unanimous desires of a County yet it fals out often so when single hearted men are encounter'd by a faction each man thinkes he stands alone unassured of a second when ten of the other confederated make more noyse then 10000. silent men Episcopacy and Lyturgie are both legally planted at this time both violently assaulted The question is whether the battery or the defence be the stronger the one side charges furiously the other suffers silently patiently and a reserved strength oft masters a violent But each orthodox sonne of the Church thinkes himselfe in Eliahs case that hee alone is left of all the Prophets and alas what can hee doe And perhaps thou my Reader art one of those Courage man the same God that taught him to know he had reserved seven thousand that had never bowed their knees to Baall when he opens thy eyes can shew thee not seven but seventy times seven thousand true Protestants that will lend their hands and hearts to uphold that Apostolicke order this blessed forme of divine service The busines is 't is a hard time every man's afraid to breake his shins by being foremost But the Ice is broke already This Collection of these many sleeping Petitions wil shew every County that the way is open And since noise and number are taken into consideration the forwardnesse of the Assaylants will I beleeve put shame upon the Defendants to be so farre behind The Iudges being honourable and impartially receiving the arguments on both sides I presume none will discover a distrust of a faire acceptance or betray a Trust out of a personall respect by detayning such Petitions as the Counties have committed into their hands If all such as are already signed see the light I am sure this volume will be a large one and the Number and quality of the Defendants as much over-sway the Opponents as their arguments drawne from the Lawes of God and man will out-weigh the Motives of those who only will because they will As if it were cause enough to overthrow established Lawes that they have desired it though they shew no reason for it But if all other Counties all true Protestants with like liberty expresse their affections the distractions of the Church will be quickly setled To that good worke I have lent my hand by lending thee and the world this light Farewell A PETITION DELIVERED In to the Lords SPIRITUALL and TEMPORALL By Sir THOMAS ASTON Baronet from the County Palatine of Chester concerning EPISCOPACY To the High and Honourable Court of PARLIAMENT The Nobility Knights Gentry Ministers Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County Palatine of Chester whose Names are subscribed in the severall Schedules hereunto annexed Humbly shew THat whereas divers Petitions have lately beene carried about this County against the present forme of Church-governement and the hands of many persons of ordinary quality solicited to the same with pretence to bee presented to this Honourable Assembly which wee conceiving not so much to aime at Reformation as absolute Innovation of Government and such as must give a great advantage to the Adversaries of our Religion wee held it our duty to disavow them all And humbly pray that wee incurre no miscensure if any such clamours have without our privity assum'd the name of the County Wee as others are sensible of the common grievances of the Kingdome and have just cause to rejoyce at and acknowledge with thankefulnesse the pious care which is already taken for the suppressing of the growth of Popery the