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A82110 A Declaration of several of the Churches of Christ, and godly people in and about the citie of London; concerning the kingly interest of Christ, and the present suffrings of his cause and saints in England. 1654 (1654) Wing D618; Thomason E809_15; ESTC R207568 12,283 28

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A DECLARATION Of several of the Churches of Christ AND GODLY PEOPLE In and about the Citie of LONDON Concerning The Kingly Interest OF CHRIST AND The present Suffrings OF His Cause and Saints in England LONDON Printed for Livewel Chapman at the Crown in Popes-head-Alley 1654. A DECLARATION Of several of the Churches of Christ And Godly people Being a few of the despised Remnant in and about the City of London that yet cleave close to the Cause and Interest of our Lord Jesus so much disowned and rejected in these times of Apostacie and in this hour of our great Tribulation and Temptation IN the Name of Jehovah-Nissi Exod. 17.15 our Lord Christ Protector of his People King of Saints and Nations To all that are sanctified in Jesus Christ whether in Churches or out that partake of the same Faith with us of our Lord Jesus especially the sealed number now upon their watch that have not defiled their garments whose robes are washed with the blood of the Lamb that are redeemed from among men and fellow the Lamb whither soever he goeth in these three Nations or elsewhere We their unworthy Brethren one with them in the present Sufferings of our Lord Jesus and his Saints in the behalf of our selves and many others Do from the bottom of our hearts wish like Faith Grace Zeal Light Joy and Peace which we enjoy from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen FOrasmuch as we believe many godly people in these three Nations and elsewhere are deceived and therefore unsatisfied concerning us in the matters of our faith relating to the most precious Cause Interest and Monarchy of the Lord Christ which we cleave unto through misrepresentations and false reports made of us and our Principles by persons and Letters posted about the Nations for that purpose full of errors mistakes unchristian censures uncharitable reproaches and invectives wherein the Adversaries have all the advantage against us that worldly power can possess them with but now that we may no longer by a forced silence be a dissatisfaction to our Friends grievance to the Truth offence to the Saints a trouble to our own Consciences and advantage to the Adversaries or be so much the subject as we have been of our Enemies malice to forge their lyes jealousies or evil reports upon nor yet be suspicious to many and for signes and wonders to most in the Common-wealth as if we were monsters and not men infidels and not believers enemies to Government and not orators for it day and night as God hath appointed it We shall therefore in the behalf of thousands more we hope one with us herein in all faithfulness meekness and clearness declare unto you and to all the world how far we are engaged in this most glorious though crucified cause of Christ maugre all opposition of Men or Devils in as little room as this short Narrative will allow us being awakened thereunto every day Yet it cannot be expected that in this Paper we should relate all our Grievances lay down all our Grounds or answer all Objections which we hope to do hereafter but onely so far as may make obvious to any unbyassed eye or understanding the just rise of our Discontents Troubles and Dissatisfactions and as may exonerate our souls in the sight of Heaven and Earth O our bowels our bowels our hearts even ake and are pained within us to hear the doleful and daily groans of Gods people crying out O where are our Deliverers and Saviours The Reeds that we leaned upon have pierced our hands and we bleed And after our eyes fail with looking for Freedom Peace and Light behold Darkness Oppression and Distraction and what hope is left us And all this through the declension of the Armies first Principles and former Declarations extant to the view of the world witness p. 14 15 of the Remonstr Albans p. 66. They urge it upon the grounds of Common Right Freedom and Safety that Parliaments be by a certain succession Annually or Biennially And in their Declar. June 14. 1647. p. 8 9. they declare this so essential and fundamental to Freedom as that it cannot nor ought it to be denied or withholden from us and that arbitrary or absolute power in any person or persons during life doth not render that State any better then Tyranny nor the People subjected thereto any better then Vassals And therefore they say p. 9. We are so far from designing or complying to have an absolute or arbitrary power signed or setled for continuance in any persons whatsoever as that if we might be sure to obtain it we cannot wish to have it so in the persons of any whom we could most confide in or who should appear most of our own opinions or principles or whom we might have most personal assurance of or interest in but that the Authority of this Kingdom in Parliament may ever stand and have its course Yet for all this were not the last Parliament dissolved for that they would rule as Saints or part of the fifth Monarchy for Christ and for doing that the former Parliament neglected therefore were dissolved and for doing that which the Army and good people had many yeers declared to be their duty to do viz. Remonstr p. 20. And have not some by Printing opprobriously and injuriously abused those precious members that stood for the Magistracie and Ministery of the Gospel or Unction as if they would have had no Government no Ministers nor Propriety at all and after all their integrity cast an Odium upon them and upon the name of Saints yea and upon the Interest of Christ against which they have opened the mouthes of many thousands to blaspheme O these are the swords which pierce our hearts Besides doth not this Personal Interest now up look too much alike that which God hath confounded and stamped upon before our eyes in the same predicament of Pride Profaness Persecution of Saints and Oppression with them that went before Oh! are not the Wicked exalted on every side and such taken up again Malignants and others as not long since they most declaim'd against and are not the Saints and them onely or mostly afflicted cast out of their Assemblies from praying and preaching and some of the faithfullest of them in all these Wars now closely imprisoned for their Consciences and this Cause of Christ from the common air yea cast among Malefactors condemned threatned reproached and trampled on Oh! can we have hearts so hard as to mention these and many more such like effects without yerning and mourning Besides are not the new Court of Tryers at Whitehall for Ministers of like make with the Bishops High-Commission-Court The Graven image of the worldly power creating a worldly Clergie for worldly ends highly scandalous and against the Rule of the Gospel and Faith of Christ and as much to be exploded as the Pope and Prelate notwithstanding they assume the title of Orthodox and soundness of