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A56151 Conscientious, serious theological and legal quæres, propounded to the twice-dissipated, self-created anti-Parliamentary Westminster juncto, and its members... by William Prynne ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1660 (1660) Wing P3931; ESTC R2988 41,322 57

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this life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a Souldier not disobey betray supplant or destroy him 3ly Of Pauls and Peters expresse commands to all Officers Souldiers whatsoever as well as others Rom. 13.1 2 c. Let every soul be subject to the higher powers for there is no power but of God the powers that be are ordained of God Whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation c. Wherefore ye must needs be subject not only for wrath but also for conscience sake Tit. 3.1 2. Put them in mind to be subject to Principalities and Powers to obey Magistrates to be ready to every good work To speak evil of no man to be gentle shewing all meekness unto all men Ephes. ● 5 6 7. Col. 4.22 23 24. Servants such are all Mercen●ry Officers Soldiers under pay to the old Parliament and Kingdom obey in all things your Masters according to the flesh in fear and trembling in singleness of heart as unto Christ Not with ey● service as men-pleasers but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart With good will doing service as to the Lord and not to men for ye serve the Lord Christ 1 Pet. 2.13 to 20. Submit your selves to every Ordinance of man for the Lord sake whether it be to the King as supreme or unto Governors as unto those who are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of them that do well for so is the will of God that with well-doing ye put to silence t●e ignorance of foolish men As free and not using your liberty as a cloak of maliciousn●sse but as the servants of God Honour all men in lawfull authority Fear God Honour the King Servants be subject to your Masters with all fear not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward For this is thank-worthy if a man for conscience toward God endure grief suffering wrongfully Whether by their former late rebellions against the King Parl. all their lawful Superiors and exalting themselves above all the●r former Lords and Masters they have not given Christ himself the lye and falsified his reiterated Asseveration Resolution Mat. 10.24 John 13.16 c. 15.10 Verily Verily I say unto you the Disciple is not above his Master nor the Servant above or groater than his Lord neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him If ye know these things happy are ye if ye do them Whether they will not prove bitternesse damnation ruin to them in the latter end and teach engage all Common souldiers under them to be treacherous rebellious disobedient unto them and thrust them out of all their commands now they have neither legal Commissions nor a●thority to rule them nor monies to pay or quarter them nor imployment under them for the peoples welfare but only for their own ambitious ends and self-preservation for which they were never raised since their own presidents and principles of treachery and disobedience to all their former Superiours animate them thereunto Whether the ●unc●o ●nd Army Council upon seriou● co●sideration of all the premis●s ●●d their form●r misca●●iages h●v● not all cause with penitent hea●ts a●d bleed●ing Spirits to cry out and make this old publik● confe●●io● in the Book of Common Prayer Almighty and m●st m●rcifull Father we have erred and stray●d from thy ●aye● li●● los● sheep We have followed too much the de●ices and desires of our own hearts we have offended against thy holy laws we have le●t ●ndone those things which we ●ught to h●ve done and we have done those things which we ought not to ha●e done and there is no health nor truth in ●s But thou O Lord have mercy upon us miserable Offen●●●● And grant that we may hereafter live a godly righteous sober life to the glory of thy holy name Amen Which if these Workers of iniquity shall still refuse to do as if the Lord did neither see nor regard it and therby provoke our 3. Nations to cry out with united prayers to God against thē * Help Lord for the godly man ceaseth for the faithfull fail from among the children of men With flattering lips and with a double heart do they ●pake every one to his neighbor O Lord God of revenges O Lord God to whom vengeance belongeth shew thy self lift up thy self thou Iudge of the Earth render a reward to the proud Lord how long shall the wicked how long shall the wicked triumph how long shall they utter hard things and all the workers of iniquity bo●st themselves They break in pieces thy people O Lord afflict thine heritage they slay the widow and murder the fatherless They gather themselves together against the soul of the right●ous and condemn the innocent bloud Whether they must not then expect that inevitable doom of God himself ensuing after such practises and Prayers Psa. 94.23 And the Lord shall bring upon them their own iniquity and shall cut them off in their own wickednesse yea the Lord our God shall cut them off * The transgr●ssors shall be destroyed together the end of the wicked shall be cut off But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord he is their strength in the time of troble And the Lord shall help them and deliver them he shall deliv●r them from the wicked and save them b●cause they trust in him Jer. 36.3 7. It may be they will now present their supplications bef●re the Lord and r●turn every one from his evil way that God may forgive their iniquity and their sin for great is the anger and the fury that the L●rd hath pronou●ced against this people An Exact Alphabe●ical Li●t of the Old and N●w secluded Memb●r● of the Comm●ns House in the long Parliament surviving May 7. 1659. when the dissolved Juncto began their new Session Baronets Knights and Viscoun●s LOrd Ancram Sir Ralph Ashton Sir John Barring●on Sir Thoma● Barn●rdiston Sir Robert Benloe●Sir George Booth Sir Humphry Bridges Sir Ambrose Brown Sir John Burgo●n Sir Roger Burgoin Sir Henry ●h●lmley Sir John Clotworthy Sir John Corbet Sir John Curson Sir Thomas D●cre● Sir Franci● Dr●ke Sir William Drake Sir Walter Earl Sir C●arles Egerton Sir John Evelin of Surry Sir John Evelin of Wilres Sir John Fenwick Sir Edmund Fowel Sir Gilb●rt Gerard Sir Ha●botle Grimston Sir Ri●hard H●nghton Sir John Holland Sir Anthony ●●by Sir Mar●in Knatchbull Sir John Leigh Sir William L●w●● Sir William Li●●●r Sir William Lit●on Sir Sam●el Luke Sir Nichol●● Martyn Sir Thomas Middl●ton Sir Robert Nappirr Sir Rober● Ne●h●m Sir Dudly North Sir John No●thcot Sir Richard Onslow Sir Hug● Owen Sir John P●lgrave Sir Philip Parker Si● Thoma● Parker Sir Edward Partridge Sir John Pellam Sir William Pl●ter● Sir Nevil Poole Sir J●●n Po●● Sir Robert Pye Sir F●an●is Russel Sir 〈◊〉 Sain●● John Sir John