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cause_n	great_a	king_n	parliament_n	4,582	5	6.6805	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96992	The modest vindication of Henry VValker. In answer to certaine scandalous pamphlets, forged and vented abroad in his name (withou[t]: his privity.) Against which, as also the authours thereof, together with the popular aspersions of many other turbulent spirits, he doth protest; and before almighty God, clear himselfe to all the world.	Walker, Henry, Ironmonger.	1643 (1643)	Wing W377; Thomason E85_39; ESTC R5839	4,833	9

ignorant of any such act and so farre cleare that I am absolutely free from all such intention in my self or privity in others I tooke none of them from the Presse because I then apprehended danger in what was printed and had the Printer put out what I forbad to print yet never writ that which was chiefly questioned had not beene printed But for my part because I was not charged with it neither heare it reported by any credible person of their owne knowledge I doubt the truth of it yet thus much I say that if any man did presume to doe it it must needs be censured an high attempt and worthy of condigne punishment But that which strikes me into the greatest admiration is to think upon what grounds the imagination of any mans judgement should apprehend mine to be tainted with Brownisme or faction yet have some malitious turbulent spirits branded me for a Separatist and scandalized me with preaching in Conventicles when as God knowes I am so cleare from any such action that I was never yet a member of any separated congregation I pray God so to heare my prayers as I have been a faithfull member of the Church of England established by the Lawes of the Land and free from conventicling with Papists Brownists Anabaptists or any factious Assemblies whatsoever I have still laboured to practise that grave advice of Augustine which teacheth me not onely to assemble in divine worship with the Congregation my self but also to bring those into Gods House which remained under my roofe I deny not but I have and still doe desire and hartily pray to God that there may be a Reformation of such things in the Church as by Authority shall be found fit to be reformed according to that direction which God himselfe prescribeth in his holy word yet with this caution that it is not for private persons but belongs to authority to regulate the differences and dissentions both in Church and State to the guidance whereof every subject is bound to submit because they are the powers ordained of God Rom. 13. Therefore I say no more of that onely thus much I cannot but take notice what great cause we have to give thanks to Almighty God that we have so Religious a King whose splendour shines brighter amongst the glorious starres of His prudent Senatours in the two Honourable Houses of Parliament then all the Princes in the world When can we expect a through Reformation if not now Should Gods poore saints expectations in England now be thwarted how would their glory then be vailed but God be blessed their hopes though deferred are not lost for the glory is not departed from Israel Others question my calling which was never yet questioned by Authority stumbling at my former life because mechanick to so holy a function Give me leave to speak plainly because truly it is well known where I was born that I was bred a Scholar though taken from the Schoole to the shop I returned again to that in which I most delighted namely learning and remained a student in Queens Colledge in Cambridge till not onely by a Certificate from the said Colledge but also by a Testimonie under the hands of severall able Divines I was held fit to be received into Orders after which being examined by the Arch-Bishops Chaplain of these Diocesses I gave him such satisfaction of my fitnesse that he subscribed examinavi approbavi whereupon the Arch-Bishop gave me a f●●t under his own hand which produced Letters dimissary out of the Court Then repairing to the Arch-Bishop of York then B●shop of Lincoln I was presented to him by a Minister who supplied the Arch-Deacons place and from the said Bishop received the charge of a Deacon and he laid his hands upon me at which time almost twenty more Students of the two famous Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were also received into Orders And moreover I am resolved to appeal to Authority so soon as opportunity wil permit by whom if I be not held fit to whom if I give not good satisfaction I will freely submit to their censure calling upon God to direct both thē me Me thinks I heare those words of S. Augustine as it were sounding in mine eares O homo in praeceptione cognosce quid debeas habere in correptione tua te vitio non habere in oratione quid vis habere In English thus O man acknowledge in everie precept what strength thou shouldest have in every reproofe what strength by thine owne fault thou wantest and in everie prayer whence thou mayest have what thou wantest Lord grant that I may so pray so know and so practise that I may glorifie thy name honour my King doe my duty practise love know my self and discharge my conscience before Almighty God and all the world which that I may do God of his infinite mercy assist me with his holy Spirit Amen FINIS God The King People The Cinick Philosopher Xenophon As Theophr●stus saith As Lisander Admirall of●● of the Laced●moians be●●●i reviled with many bitter speeches said to him who offered him that inj●●●ry ●hil iniquius ●●am ut ode●●t homines ●●●os ignorant ●●omsi res me●●ur odium ●●ertull ●●aenam mo●●stabit pax ●●minum co●● Deo si to apud ho●●nes non po●●tua esse sua ●●ria 〈◊〉 Epist 〈…〉 1. 12 ●●●gust on 〈◊〉 8 5. pleased 〈◊〉 Majesty to 〈◊〉 a speciall 〈◊〉 to the ●ges not to ●●●ddle with life or any 〈◊〉 or mem●●● of my body Humilisspir sedulus cor●● facilis assat●●● c Forcis i● praelio mans●●erus in imper●● c. merito 〈◊〉 go expetirus estab univer●● populo ut omnes ad eum venirent d●●centes ecce nos ossa sua c. Ambros. lib. ● Offic. cap. 7. ●●dduce eos 〈◊〉 domum ●ei tecum qui 〈◊〉 in domo 〈◊〉 recum ●ugust epist ●0 Rom. 13.