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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88086	Contemplations upon these times, or The Parliament explained to Wales. Digested into three parts. I. Containing, a brief, faithfull, and pithy history of the Parliament, ... II. Cleer resolutions of such doubts, as his countrymen of Wales are not so well satisfied in, as could be wished: which are reduced to these 3 points, touching the [brace] King. Covenant. Common-Prayer-Book. III. A closer application unto the state of Wales, ... / Written by a gentleman, a cordiall well-wisher of his countries happinesse.	Lewis, John, Esquire.	1646 (1646)	Wing L1839; Thomason E349_19; ESTC R201035	20,378	40

Contemplations upon these Times Or THE PARLIAMENT Explained to WALES Digested into three Parts I. Containing A brief faithfull and pithy History of the PARLIAMENT wherein as in a Mirrour is represented the marvellous mercies of GOD in its preservation Whence it is evinced That doubtlesse it is designed for some notable purposes of His in these later times And by some materiall Probabilities even to set up the Kingdom of His SONN● in all the World II. Cleer Resolutions of such Doubts as his Countrymen of Wales are not so well satisfied in as could be wished which are reduced to these 3 Points touching the KING COVENANT COMMON-PRAYER-Book III. A closer Application unto the state of Wales interwoven with sundry remarkable and profitable Observations Written by a Gentleman a cordiall Well-wisher of his Countries happinesse LONDON Printed by R. VV. for Nath. VVebb and W. Grantham at the Gray-hound in Pauls Church-yard 1646. TO The Religious and most VVorthy Sir ROBERT HARLEY Knight of the Bath Sir THOMAS MIDDLETON KNIGHT Master IOHN GLYNNE Recorder of the famous City of London Eminent Members of the Honourable House of COMMONS And all other his worthy Friends and Country-men that either are or shall be Members of the Parliament of ENGLAND IF ever it was true it is now That Scribimus indocti doctique So that it may grow almost a question whether now the Sword or Pen is most busie or more effusion of Ink or Blood What here offers it self to your view comes from a modest and peaceable hand and heart and meerly relative to the good of those Countries whose happiness I am confident you prefer before any particular interest Conceptions of this kinde I have not yet seen any and though praised be God our hands are pretty well restrained yet that our hearts be wholly purged of the old poyson there is some slender endeavour to inform our Country-men with the right understanding of the Parliament and its principles and clear demonstrations of Gods speciall providence and goodnesse in its preservation so that to harbour a thought against it we must take heed we be not found To fight against God I confesse them but a rude heap of thoughts I have laboured to be Seneca his Scholar and in writing to observe his rule not so much the Quemadmodum as the Quid being assured None can be more eloquent then he that hath well conceived a Truth It is with things of this kinde as with burthens of the womb that are teemed with perturbations and dangers they prove lesse thriving and what is here might have appeared more comely had they not been conceived at such times and places when and where indeed I durst not scarce owne them as Thoughts Worthy Sirs whatever they are they implore your favourable acceptance they court neither for praise nor preferment If the poore Author may not still be under the insultation of our old enemies Mutato nomine and enjoy but Common Iustice it is the Apex of his desires I would not be behinde for my poore Mite to further the great work which blessed be God I hope I may say is a finishing wherein I not unlike that Bird that is fabled when the Kings of Asia contributed great treasures to the building of a Temple it having no other wealth went thither to present her Feathers Truth was never without adversaries but never more mortall ones then now You may see I have drawn in its quarrel You are Gods champions and its I humbly beg I may not suffer but let your countenance and protection be at hand and I shall humbly pray that as He hath singled you to be Instruments of His glory here you may so act and honour Him that hath so honoured you that you be partakers of His glory and blisse for evermore The Prayer of him who ever hath been and will be ever really devoted to You in this great service of GOD and his Country JOHN LEWIS PART I. Containing a brief faithfull and pithy History of the PARLIAMENT c. To my Country-men of WALES SOme have been curious in observing the resemblance between the state of Israel and this of our land Truly Gods great mercies and deliverances towards us have no small affinity with theirs and our sins and ingratitude towards Him doth but too unhappily maintain the comparison betwixt us But me thinks there cannot be a passage in all Histories prophane or sacred that more suits to the present fate of our Kingdom then what befell Israel by that unhappy King Rehoboam 1 King c. 12 2 Chron. c. 18. Although Comparisons-run not quatuor pedibus yet in this the Paralel holds strange The cause of that great rent in the state of Israel is rendred that Rehoboam refusing the councel of the old men and following the councel of the young men I wish this were not too apparent in our present case His Majesty it will be objected ever expressed himself willing to ease our yokes c. His willingnesse could not otherwise better appeare then to hearken to his Old men his Councel his Parliament And what semblances soever were cast in our eyes had the Lord permitted us to have had the desert of our sins and to have let the Parliament have been mastered and destroyed notwithstanding all fair words and promises we should ere this in stead of whips have felt scorpions KINGS act not by their proper Minds and Persons but by their Instruments and Councels and wofull experience hath taught us the truth of this whereof we would be incredulous when the Parliament gave us timely notice of it I have often mused what magick and enchantment is in the name KING I confesse we should behold them as a kinde of visible Deity but not make them a Deity And do we lesse when in the point of this War we pretend Conscience toward the King and nothing at all toward God What was there more common in blasphemous mouths to warrant them in their barbarous murthers then those words of holy Scripture Honour the KING Touch not GOD'S Anointed How conscientious would they be forsooth of these words and make no bones of any other words of holy Scripture whatsoever I wish they would have taken the words in their order and put Feare God before Honour the King And adde to Touch not mine Anointed Do my Prophets no harm Never was there more cause to cry out O tempora O mores I am not sorry that men are so prone to render their duties to the King but am sorry they make so little of rendering any thing to God Horresco referens What more common then Blasphemies against GOD and his Truth It is but our sport to question his Essence and to deride the simplicity of his holy Word yea prefer some humane peeces before it making our Tables even merry with such discourses And let there be but reproof for such monstrous tenets Oh then all is for triall of wit and arguments sake Whereas such pleas