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A94415 To his Excellency the Lord General Cromwell and the Covncel of state the humble remonstrance of divers well-affected inhabitants of the town of Colchester in Essex. Farley, John, fl. 1653. 1653 (1653) Wing T1355; Thomason 669.f.17[11]; ESTC R211389 2,190 1

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To his Excellency the Lord General CROMWEL AND THE COVNCEL of STATE The humble Remonstrance of divers well-affected Inhabitants of the Town of COLCHESTER in ESSEX SHEWETH THat we have been a long time much supported under our heavy pressures with the expectation of the performances o● the many Vows and Engagements made by your Excellency the late Parliament and the Army that when the Nation through the blessing of God upon the Forces under your Command and the expence of our bloud and treasure wa● free from the Common enemy that we should have been established upon principles of Righteousness and Justice and been fa● from oppression But in stead thereof how hath Judgement been turned into Wormwood and Righteousness rejected as a thing o● no value How have our Enemies been made the Chief How hath the Tabernacles of Robbers prospered and the oppressions o● the Nation been increased For which things sake hath the Lord been as a swift witness to visit our former Governours whose actions declared that they thought never to be removed But now seeing the set time is come that God hath put a period to his actings in and by and through the late Parliament and hath given us occasion yeelding all due respect to the precious amongst them to take up the Proverb How hath the Oppresso● ceased and where is the fury of the Oppressor And hath highly honoured you and made you the Chief amongst the People ou● hopes and prayers are I. That you may be faithfull to God to your own souls and to the People of this Commonwealth whose eyes are upon you whose desires are towards you and whose prayers are for you that the God of all might would strengthen you in the inward and outward man that a spirit of Judgement and Justice may rest upon you that you may do worthily in Ephratah and famously in Bethlehem that by your means Judgement may run down our streets as Water freely fluently and impartially and Righteousnesse a mighty Stream And the rather that you would strengthen your hands in this work from the consideration of the quietnesse o● the Nation during this alteration of Government which we cannot but look upon as a signal pledge and testimony of Gods presence with you who stils the raging of the Sea and the tumults of the People II. That as you have cut Rahab and wounded the Harlot so you would search into her intrals and call the Money-mongers of the Nation to accompt and make them disgorge themselves of those many millions of Money that they have unrighteously heaped up to themselves as the Dust of the Streets III. That all unrighteousnesse and Arbitrary powers in all Courts of Judicature and Committees and what ever hath the facē of oppression may be taken away that the Laws may be regulated Trading incouraged Tithes annihillated and another way no● compulsary to maintain Ministers setled evill men punished good men rewarded and the publick debts of the Nation satisfied according to your ingagements at Tripplo and New-Market heaths the promises are registred with God and Freedome is our inheritance IIII. That in all places you would appoint men to act under you that may be men of courage fearing God and hating covetousnesse that so we may in some measure arrive at the happy days promised and prophecied of that our Officers shall be peace and our Exactors righteousness and consider what a plague an evill man is in Magistracy V. That you may avoid those dangerous rocks of self-seeking and self-advancing interests which former powers have suffered shipwrack upon that your ears may be readily open to hear the cries of the poor and needy in the land that faces may not be known in judgement that the poor may not be subject to the oppression of the rich nor the rich open to the disorder of the poor then shal not destruction be your heritage nor you be brought low for oppression as other powers before you VI. That some faithfull men may be appointed to take the Petitions of the people to whom the miseries and the grievances of the Nation may be truly presented that as the Lord heareth and avengeth his elect that cry day and night unto him though he tarry long so the sighs and groans of this languishing Commonwealth may at last be heard that we be no longer sold as slaves but that our priviledges may be given us at our desires and our liberties at our requests then shall you decree a thing and it shall be established unto you and the light shall shine upon your ways VII That your spirits may not in processe of time cool but that you would execute judgement in the morning of your proceedings and deliver the land that is nigh spoiled and in the evening of your days let not your hand rest that our reformation may not be nominal but real that you would improve this opportunity that God hath given you to the height for the glory of God and good of his people so shall the upright love you and men shall call you Trees of the Lord Plants of righteousnesse God shall be glorified in you and the whole Nation shall have cause to blesse God for you and stand by you as our selves with their Lives and Fortunes VIII Consider that the Judgements of the Lord are abroad in the world Supream powers must be emptied from vessel to vessel until they do appear girt about the paps with a golden girdle and then they will not mind their own interests no nor their lives in respect of the good of those whom they serve injustice shall be punished as in the late King for no strong Hold or Sword can be built or sharpned against Heaven so shall you be as Joshua not onely to deliver but to settle the people in Canaan IX Remember what is spoken of the oppressing City though Babylon should mount up to Heaven and though she should fortifie the heighth of her strength yet from me shall spoilers come unto her saith the Lord Ieremiah 51. 53. Mr. Iohn Furley Mr. Thomas Peak Mr. Richard Allen Mr. Iohn Vickers Mr. Robert Beal Thomas Curling Mr. Thomas Radham Thomas Gibson Mr. Iohn Aston Mr. Thomas Hastewood Mr. Iohn Drywood Mr. Nathaniel Strickson With divers hundreds more in a Rowl ready to be produced