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death_n	die_v	good_a	great_a	5,821	5	2.7419	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75520	An appeale to the world in these times of extreame danger.		1642 (1642)	Wing A3569; Thomason E107_26; ESTC R17522	9,568	10

Protestant Religion c. How can that possibly be believed of any wise man seeing there is no other meanes so effectuall as to advise with His Parliament for if the Parliament would side with the King in whatsoever he vvould have them to do then there would be no greater argument to aggravate the sin of disobedience in any person then to disobey the Laws and Ordinances of the Parliament which now he so contemnes and villifies as is obvious to the sight of the world in Print But in stead of punishing offendors against his Parliament he causelesly departs from them and forbids any to obey them Now let the world judge whether his Majesties expressions which hee had often professed in his Papers and his practises or Actions are not different hee professeth to maintaine that Religion which is established by the Law of the Land and ye● hee is pleased to countenance and protect those against whom the Law is principall intended Lastly it appeares that the enemies to the peace of the Kingdome are the cause of hi●dering the proceedings of Parliament by provoking and instigating his Majestie to senseverall Papers in forme of declarations and messages and in them expressing bitter invective speeches against the Parliament to perplex them and ingage them in the expenc● of time to answer those Declarations and Messages now let the World judge whether i● be not better to say lesse and doe more by a speedy proceeding according to Law against the offenders who or Whatsoever they are The world now is wearied out with reading of Declarations Remonstrances and Petetions from both Houses to the King and vvith Declarations and Messages from the King to them againe together with their replies to the King from time to time The Spirits of men begin now to languish considering the malignant partie daily increases and according to their strength such are their designes first cunningly to insinuate and infuse into the people by false colours and glosses an evill opinion and dislike to the Parliament and then Jehu-like in a hostile manner to rise against the Parliament and in it all other Parliaments to the ruining of them their wives and children Now let the World judge every mans conscience being appealed unto as the case now stands his Majesty being seduced by the wicked counsell of such desperat persons whose care study and industry is not onely to provoke his Majestie to be the head of their Rebellion but also to bring the King and Kingdome either to utter desolation or to an Arbitrary and Tirannicall Monarchy vvhether in these extreame distractions and distempers your lives and all you have being in continuall feare to be lost it be better to obey a Seduced King then the wise representative body of the vvhole Kingdome so constituted by the Lawes of the land to mannage the affaires of the Kingdome Judge yee vvhether it be not better and more sutable to a good conscience to stand or fall live or die vvith the Parliament according to your protestation and so with your hands upon your Swords bee ready at their command to performe your vowes to God and your oathes of fidelitie to his Majestie in rescuing him from his enemies by taking up armes to desend your selves against those false flattering Traytors who abuse his Majesties Royall favour intending under the glorious title of his name and Standard to fight against the peace and Honour of their Soveraigne against Religion and the Lawes and so make a prey and spoyle of three flourishing kingdomes at once Therefore quit your selves like men and strengthen your selves in the Lord your God rouze up your drooping spirits and strengthen your feeble knees and resolve to spend and be spent in the defence of the lives and liberties one of another a harmonious union in the cause of Jesus Christ is an astonishment to the enemy and halfe the victory is then obtained delaies prove dangerous and faint heartednesse gives strength and advantage to the adversary therefore now if ever stand fast and shew your selves friend for your King and Parliament Let it appear before God and all the Nations of the vvorld round about you that tru● generous blood runs in all your veins consider the honour and cause of God the good and happy successe of this present Parliament your lives your laws and liberties your Temporall and Spirituall vvelfare lies all bleeding at your feet earnestly supplicating your bes● assistance give your consciences leave a vvhile to expostulate with you vvill you live and the Parli●ment die can it possibly go vvell vvith you whilest it goeth ill with them O no rather purchase their life by your death so shall you be a good example to all generations yet to come being considently assured there was never a greater prize in your hands than at this time is in the Kingdome of England viz. The Gospell of Jesus Christ and the Peace of the Kingdome each of which in value and estimation in respect of injoyment far exceeds all the vvealth the vvhole vvorld can afford What comfort and contentment can you take in your health wealth houses lands wife children and friends vvhen in the enjoyment of these you are bereaved of peace and quietnesse with them vvhen on a sudden it may be before you expect it the enemy rusheth in upon you and presently makes your habitation desolate ravishing your wives and ripping them up before your faces using all violence and mischiefe upon you as they have done to our neighbour Nations Germany and Ireland and have attempted the like upon Scotland Therefore be intreated once more and that without delay letting no opportunity slip joyn your heads hearts and spirits together with one consent to present to his Majesty one Petition more not in the name of some particular County but in the name of the vvhole Kingdome of England that he vvould be pleased to vouchsafe the influence of his Royall presence to his great Counsell the high Court of Parliament that so the bleeding wounds of this distracted England may be prevented Let the Kingdom of Scotland and Irelands practise induce you to it but more especially you London Shew not your selves so backward in this main vvork you have shewed your selves most couragious and free in all other businesse slack not therefore in this great work seeing you O London are the chiefest object upon whom the eyes of all the Countries are sixed Now O England help the Lord against the mighty stand in your ow●● defence but strike not the first stroke in case it comes to such an exigency lest you kindle such a fire in England that vvill never be quenched but rather manifest vvith humble boldnesse your extream unwillingnesse unto such a streight that so the peace of God and the God of peace may dvvell amongst us FINIS