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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90735	Plain dealing with England in matter of conscience, between the King and Parliament. I. Concerning the Kings most excellent Majesty. II. Concerning the Parliament. III. Concerning the grand Reformers. IV. Concerning the Parliaments army. V. Concerning those called Malignants. VI. Concerning the Cavaliers.		1643 (1643)	Wing P2355; Thomason E91_6; ESTC R13872	5,309	10

Plain Dealing WITH ENGLAND IN Matter of Conscience BETWEEN The KING and PARLIAMENT I. Concerning the Kings most excellent Majesty II. Concerning the Parliament III. Concerning the grand Reformers IV. Concerning the Parliaments Army V. Concerning those called Malignants VI. Concerning the Cavaliers Chrysost Hom. 8. ad Pop. Antioch ●rah pater Abrahae fuit Idolorum cultor sed in hoc mundo DOMINUS ●impietatis poenas non dedit meritò nam si DEUS praeveniens ●radicem praescidisset unde tantus fidei fructus exortus fuisset LONDON Printed for Tho. Griffin 1643 Plain Dealing with England in matter of Conscience AS the actions of the English demonstrate the inclination of their hearts so were their hearts veiled only with a Chirstall each mans intention would be better known And the representative body of the State who are carefull to Cure the present malady would purge the distempered humours to save the much gangred body by cutting of som rotten and some putrified members which infect infest and in vade the republique Their profound sighs and earnest prayers might quicken my ingenie better then the sound of excellent instruments can revive the spirits to deal plainly with England in matter of conscience concerning the present wars this kingdom groans under submitting my self modestly to both the head and body thereof And if those streams of tears and sweet presumes make not my pen fruitfull and pleasent pardon my rudenesse and consider the state we are now in I. Concerning the Kings Majestie I FOr his Regall power he is by specall Prerogative the Lords annointed the head and sole governour of the Kingdome established by the law of God and we his subjects the body next under God are bound in obedience to him alone 2. For his parts and virtues they are rare surpassing other Princes of farre that their imitation of his Majesties splendor would not only veil their imperfections but preserve their lives make his judgment O God as cleare as the sun to reduce the generall capacity to an influence of justice peace Religion and liberity and make him a rich and potent king II. Concerning the Parliament II THe Parliament is as one body and the chief or head of this body is the King and with this agreed all our books Dyer Fol. 60. a. 2. saith the state of Parliament consists of three parts viz. of the King as the chief head and of the Lords the chief and principall members of the body and of the Commons Knights Citizens and Burgesses the inferior Member and these make the body of the Parliament So that it must needs follow that the King is the Head of this great Body not divided in law though he be in distance for if so it must needs be that the body would be destroyed be cause it cannot subsist without an Head Neither do they usurpe any power to themselves more then by the law is due to stile themselves the Parliament whose ordinances are pub●i●hed in the Kings name and under his protecton The Parliament is the representative Body of the kingdom and their judgement is our judgment and they that oppose the judgment of the Parliament oppose their own judgment for we have bound our ●…lves by our contents and election to stand to their Judgement and determination so that although the miserable condition and imminent danger be not manifest to the universal Body yet the Parliament being the most proper Judges seeing the wrinkles put on the brow of rui●…ed affaires ought to be the only Judges of it And indeed the law which is above a ●law ●s S. Ius Populi the safety of the people to their law all ought to subscribe and therefore the Parliament have done that which is agreeable both to law and reason in preferring of the publique safety III. concerning the grand reformers III THose who labour hard and take great paines to procure a Reformation have their warrant out of Gods word for whatsoever is dissonant from that however it may beare a pretence of reformation will rather deform then beautify the Church of God but a Reformation according to Gods word ought to be laboured for and much desired of all the people of God And as all rivers return to the ocean so may the labyrnith of this be by help of wise Ariadnes escaped and the golden Fleece continuance of the Gospell in purity justice peace and downy tranquillity procured and preserved with the help of those godly Medeas who would make the Church of England that hath so long connived at the papists and born with them till now they are risen against her to cut her childrens throats to be henceforward more wise and become a glorious Church not by being made naked like their peace offerings to the golden calfe as too many would betray us to the Romish whore aiming therin at the overthrow of the fundamental laws the change of Religion and by fire and sword to force us to Idolatry But by becomming a true reformed protestant church advansing the Kingdom of Iesus Christ that he may rule in the purity of his Ordinances above all the traditions of men IV. Concerning the Parliaments Army COncerning the Militia I conceive it is warrantable by Law 1. Because of the necessity of it Bracton fol. 227. a. 10. Rep. fol. 61. a. And secondly in respect of reason for it doth stand with reason Pl. Com. fol. 13. b. Thirdly it concerns the Common-wealth Dyer 29. H. 8. E. 4.23.13 H. 8.16 And fourthly in respect of the favourable construction it beareth 9. H. 3. c. 29. alib 5. Because of the Kings Charter Bracton fol. 34. where he saith De Chartis Regis faclis Regum non debent nec possunt Iustitiarii nec privatae prisonae disputar● that is of the Kings Charters and his deeds neither Justice nor private persons may or ought to dispute It is a rule in the Law that Judges ought alwayes to make such construction of the deeds of men and of their Grants ut nec res magis valeat quàm pereat that is that they should rather take effect then perish so I say it may well be taken for a rule that the Judges should not so construe the Law that the Law should destroy it selfe which will necessarily follow in the destruction of the Common-wealth if they should not so interpret it ut respublica magis valeat floreat quàm p●reat destruatur● that the Common-wealth should rather flourish then peri●h and be destroyed V. Concerning those called Malignants V THose who are called Malignants are of two sorts 1. Evill Councellors 2. Evill actors both burning in their fury against the happy peace and tranquillity of the Church and Kingdom seeking the blasting of the Reputation of the State O God! suffer not ill counsellors to be as a bad spleen to swell to such a biggnesse as shall make leane the Common wealth that our empty purses be not killed with blood though with teares These would take away the lives