premises confidered answer of themselves to which even the knowledge of the meanest judgement if he know any thing cannot but assent as reall truth Whether ever in this Kingdom any new Law was enjoyned or new Oath imposed upon the people in opposition to the Law established Presupposed the King not the King in his minority although it is as true then for there is his tacite supream power implied his Protectour J Jenk Remonstr Febr. 21. 1647. Vide Recordi by the two houses conjunctim or by either of them seperatim without nay against the King's consent and if none as none can be produced by what power have they contrived Ordinances and imposed them with a Vow and Covenant solemn League and Covenant contrary to established Law and his Majesties Proclamation Whether or no turbulent violent and irregular transaction in former Parliaments wherein Kings have been deposed or necessitated to unlawfull condescentions through force or fear have not been by succeeding Parliaments made null and those Parliaments themselves esteemed but as traiterous Assemblies and so as cannot be denied Res pares cnm paribus comparemus And let us all pray that England may enjoy the happinesse of a free lawfully acting Christian like peaceable unbyased no private self ends respecting but the truly publike and generall good cordially affecting and really effecting Parliament To which let all true English men with my self say Amen Amen Whether ever formerly the Lords and Commons cenjunctim or either of them divisim had the disposing of the Militia of the Kingdom did create Magistrates had power over life and death to whom highest and last appeal were made did make a great Seal acting by vertue thereof by any Law of the Land established without nay against the King's consent And if there be no Law extant interesting them in such a power but on the contrary it must necessarily be confessed that all these things by the letter of the Law and the continuall practice thereof which is optimus leges interpres do belong to the King's Majesty his Heirs and Successors their own Propositions of the second of June 1642. confessing no lesse First Book Col. Ordnan 307. for then they petitioned him for a resignation of all these insignia regalia for the removing of fears and jealousies between him and his people which must necessarily imply a tacite confession that his Majesty is solely interested in the disposing of them for to what end should they petition for those things which without his consent they may claim as their own and if so let every mans judgement speak Quis reus Whether or no there be any Law remaining established or any clause reserved in the Law by vertue whereof the Lords and Commons or either of them are authorized in any case whatsoever reall much lesse upon a pretence of any case to remove Counsellours from his Majesty by force to imprison his sacred Person to use the regall Power to alter the Lawes established to impose new Lawes without his consent upon his Subjects and the like by force All which and more then these have been put in practice since these unhappy times began and if they cannot produce any Law or the least resemblance of a Law nay of Christian reason to warrant such like actions they must give us leave to ask the question Who are guilty of Treason seeing all these particulars thus usurped are by the Law declared no lesse Judge Jenkins Lex tâ—râ—ae Remonstr Frb. 1647. And here by the way let me put them in mind of the different judgement of former Ages in Bishop Cranmer a glorious Martyr for our Religion from such kind of positions or practices He would not admit of the Popes authority in England because he was pre-engaged to the King by Oath Book Martyrs according to the Law of the Land affirming that the Popes authority was against the Crown Custome and Lawes of the Kingdom Now unlesse there be a Law authorizing the People under what notion soever to do that which was unlawfull in the Pope to do the offence being one and the same committed only by differing persons I know not what to write more but that Pope and People begin both with one letter praying God to deliver us from the Pope and Papistical false Doctrines As for that old stalking-horse the fundamental Law which hath so often and so long been pretended as an undeniable warrant authorizing their beginnings and proceedings in opposition to his Majesty Truly loyall English hearts and rationall men will no sooner credit that there is such a Law because of their meer declarative affirmation then that there is such an one as Atlas really supporting the Heavens with his shoulders because Poets have delivered so much to succeeding Ages in their feigned writings There indeed not any such Law warranting these kind of actions for none hitherto hath appeared in view it being a maxime that quod non apparet jure non est therefore shall be bold to put them in mind of part of Master Pym's speech at the beginning of this Parliament leaving the application to their consideration The Law is that which putteth a difference between good and evill between just and unjust if you take away the Law all things will fall into a confusion every man will become a Law to himself which in the depraved condition of humane nature must needs produce many great enormities Lust will become a Law Envy will become a Law Ambition will become a Law and what dictates and decisions such Lawes will produce may easily be discerned Thus far Master Pym. Now that these things may not come to passe in its height however and perfection in these our dayes Let us pray that the Lord would grant us all grace to tread constant steps in the path of his Law giving us loyall hearts to the King and causing us to expresse a reall not verball obedience to the Law of the Land Further because humanum est errare and omnis perfectio nostra est imperfectio all of us being full of originall sin by reason of which the suggestion of Satan and the enticing pleasures and profits of this life we are alas quamvis Christiani though stiled Christians yet ready to commit sin with greedinesse against the God of heaven as also too too apt to prefer our own private advantage and interest before the publike good and benefit not minding the peoples happinesse in practising piety and enjoying Peace the mother of plenty but oftentimes spurred on by avaritious and ambitiously aspiring thoughts we neglect rendring to God his and all other degrees of men from the Prince to the meanest of the people their respective dues which often occasioneth that confusion like a fierce torrent overfloweth and ruine like a boisterous storme suddenly shipwracks a well governed Kingdom Therefore are Oathes tanquam Clavi religiost framed to keepe this building of Government more firme and close together To this end the Oathes
Book of Martyrs 3. vol. Hom. Church Engl. Artie the practice and precept of Christ himself the examples of the Prophets and Apostles the pattern of all the Martyrs the generally concurring Doctrine of the Catholike Church now in profession continued in the Church of England That active obedience is to be yeelded to the King as supream in omnibus licitis in things lawfull but if God for the punish ment of a Nation should set over us a tyrannicall King secundam voluntaiem pravam non rationem rectam regentem governing by his depraved will against reason and commanding things contrary to the Word of God we must not by force of arms rebel against him but rather then so if not prevailing by Petition unto him or escaping by flight from him patiently submit to the losse of our lives estates agreeing with the ancient Christians that preces lachrymae sunt arma ecclesiae that the pen rather then the sword patience prayers and tears then actively shedding blood best becommeth Christians Herein committing my soul into the hands of my faithfull Creator and mercifull Redeemer Revel 2.10 Mat. 5.10 11 12. 1 Per. 3.14 17. 1 Tim. 2.9 who have pronounced them blessed that suffer for righteousnesse sake and the testimony of a good conscience But I know the Jesuite and others too neer him in opinion though remote from him in name will contract their browes into a frown at this though Christian like asseveration and resolution Homily Chur. Engl. Sacred royall Prerogative of christian Kings printed Anne 1644. interposing many ayery suppositions distinctions and I know not what frivolous questions all which I shall at present forbear to insert much more to answer because they have sufficiently been in the religious and rationall works of many learned Writers both â—ncient and modern refuted and matle to appear but groundlesse quickly vanishing into ayre Beside his royall Majesty since the beginning of this unnaturall War having dommanded nor demanded any thing as in the sequell will appear contrary to established Law nor performed any action which any other Prince as supream might not lawfully have done se sobolem leges Regnaque defendendo It would be a needlesse and a labour in vain in me although in my conscience I approve the same to spend paper in vindication of a Christians passive obedience it being a question not arifing from the past or present practice of our Soveraign Lord the King therefore without all question at present standeth not in need either of mine or any other his Majesties Subjects defence For he hath been and is so far from commanding any unjust things contrary to the Law of God and the Land that he hath patiently suffered reproaches against his royall person deprivation of his noble Consort dispersion of his Princely Son hazard oâ— his own life losse of his Revenues with many thousands of his loyall Subjects nay almost all the comforts which felicitates a mans life vpon earth being at last after all these a restrained prisoner O happy thrice blessed wals conteyning such a King pattern of true Piety president of religious constancy example of an unparalelled Patience O unnaturall men Rebels to the King Reason Religion and Law whose trayterous commands thus turns Princes Pallaces into a royall Prison And all this he undergoeth because he would govern onely by Law and preserve a power in himself whereby he may be enabled to preserve the Law But I proceed passing by the generall power of a King in Divinity and in that respect what he may do and confider him onely as he is King of England in a well setled Government and therefore to this purpose shall lay down some more fundamentall positions and unquestionable truths That our Soveraign Lord CHARLES Vide all Acts of Ravliament confessing the 1. Jac. cap. 1.9 Edw. 4 fol 8 by the grace of God is lawfull King of England and of all other his Majesties Dominions and Countries that he is supream Governour over all persons and in all causes whether Ecolesiastical or Civil That is There is by the Law of the Land established in which he is vertually present no commanding power above him without him much lesse against him nor can ought or must any conjunctim or divisim exercise any governing power within his Majesties Dominions nor must any willingly expresse subjection or obedience to such an unjust and usurped power standing in opposition to his lawfull power That there are regales columnae to support this Monarchicall Fabrick from sinking or suffering any injury from any persons whomsoever as summoning and dismissing of generall Counsels whether Ecclesiastical or Civil making or anulling of Laws that is his affirmative or negative voyce in Parliament without which the Building were rather a painted then substantiall Edifice Secondly making of War or Peace that is disposing of the Militia of arming his Subjects to prevent forraign Invasions or suppresse domestick rebellious Insurrections without which it would also soon fall by seditious and ambitious underminers nor could the King without this power be able to defend himself from wrong or his Subjects from oppression Thirdly creating and disposing of Magistrates power over life and death highest and last appeal without which his title of Supremacy would be a title of supream mockery the stile of * School boys know that Rex is but a derivative of Rego which signifies to Govern King a meer contradiction nay if he had not these additionals whereby he is onely abled Regis agere partem he were rather Rex titularis quà m realis and if so rather regulatus and therefore in the best sense but a supream Subject then Rex regens by vertue of his supream power governing his Subjects were he deprived of these necessary adjuncts to a regall power he then may as his Majesty hath well observed himself be waited upon bare-headed have his hand kissed His Answer to the nineteen Proposition Anno 1â—â—â— his Authority declared by his Subjects have Swords and Maces carried before him and please himself with the sight of a Crown and Scepter but as to true and reall power he should remain but the out side picture and sign of a King Now that all these with many more attributes of power requisite for a King to have do appertain by the established Law of this Land to our Soveraign Lord King CHARLES his Heirs and Successors I will not trouble the margin with quotations from the Fountain Lex terrae A. 1647. a principio ad siuem Remonst Feb. 21. 1647. alibique scriptis to make good but refer the Reader to those pure streams flowing from thence those brief Collections of that Reverend Lawyer Judge Jenkins who therein Atlas like hath supported the true fundamentall Lawes of England and like a faithfull Expositor given the most religious rationall and lawfull practiced sense of them But for the cleering hereof I shall propound some queries to all rationall men which will the
of Alleagiance and Supremacy are by the Law of the Land injoyned to be taken by all Persons capable thereof especially men imployed in any publicke Office but more particularly the House of Commons in Parliament sine quo non est talis 5. Eliz. esp 1. In which they sweare without Equivocation or mentall reservation to beare Faith and true alleagiance to his Majestie his Heires and Successours to defend him and them against all Conspiracies and attempts whatsoever against their Persons Crown and Dignitie Now let all reasonable Men confider and within their owne judgements resolve these questions themselves Coll. Ordn. first book 93. Is it maintenance of his Majesties crown and dignity and defence against all attempts c. To force the Militia inseperably belonging to the Crown from him under pretence of groundlesse feares and jealousies Is it maintenance of his Crowne and Dignitie First book Coll. Par. Ordn. pag. 309 310. June 1642. I meane his regall Crowne of Government to demand as they did in their nineteen Propositions all governing Kingly power from him plainly then speaking that their intent was not to maintaine not withstanding their glorious pretences the Law nor resolution ad errores reformandum but regimen Angliae mutandum For had they really intended as they verbally often pretended in their Ordinances and Declarations Coll. Ordn. 130. alibique Fo. 15. Coll. Ordn. Decemb. 1641. Preservation of the Law of the Land his Majesties royall person honour and Estate just Prerogative and Soveraignty they should have provided having also declared in that grand Remonstrance to the Kingdome that their intent was to restore the ancient honour greatnesse and security of the Crowne More wals of Brasse if it were possible to invent which I must confesse passeth my beleefe more and a more excellent one for preventing any more shaking of the Law established by intrenching upon the Kings just Prerogative and the Subjects Liberty then the Trienniall Parliament which they confesse themselves to be a perpetuall Spring of remedies for the future And not on the first Onset Magis Postulare quam Petere totally require rather then desire the Kings royall Power Nineteen Propos for that end breaking all hedges of publicke and generall liberty to preserve or advantage some few private peeces of inclosed grounds Is it faith and alleagiance Oath of Alleagiance and Supremacy and a Declaration in your Consciences that none hath power to discharge Subjects from their Alleagiance and Obedience to his Majesty To frame Oathes wherein you ingage your fellow Subjects Coll. Ordn. 93 138. even in a manner to protest against their alleagiance and obedience to his Majestie by Covenanting to assist the Forces raised and continued by both Houses who are but Subjects else why doe they Petition to his Majesty in those submissive stiles Of his Majesties most humble and loyall Subjects against the Forces raised by the King and that they shall nor directly nor indirectly assist the Forces raised by the King without the consent of both Houses witnesse their Vow and Covenant Ordered die Sabbathi 1643. and and their latter composed Negative Oath much to the same effect Is it a Declaration in your Conscience Oath of Supremacy that the Kings highnesse is the onely supreame Governour of this Realme and all other his Majesties Dominions To deprive him of his Negative voyce in Parliament to create Magistrates to exercise a power over the life and death of his Subjects nay to doe any thing but what Subjects ought to doe and Oaths oblige unto Is it a desence of all Jurisdictions and Priviledges Preheminences and Authorities belonging to the Kings highnesse his heirs and Successours and annexed to the imperiall crown of this Realm To declare that the King is not in a condition to govern Answer to the Scots Declaration Novemb. 28.1647 to imprison him to affirm that they will make no more addresses unto him that they will settle the government of the Kingdom without and against him These considered I appeal to all hear O heaven judge O earth with yee Inhabitants of England Scotland and Ireland who are guilty of perjury I am sure none but will confesse that the Oaths of Alleagiance and Supremacy are lawfull in themselves commanded by a compleatly lawfull authority remaining enjoyned confirmed by act of Parliament therefore ought to be taken by all according to the literall sense thereof and endeavours used to perform the same according to each mans uttermost ability As for that exception savouring more of a Turkish or Jesuiticall then of a Christian Protestant's affirmative judgement nay it is contrary to common reason and altogether vain For any one to apprehend that singular persons one by one are obliged to the observation of these Oaths but a body representative is one as if one man alone could be perjured and yet that the multiplication of that unite equally engaged both in the keeping and the breach thereof to four hundred gave a dispensation from the guiltinesse of the sin as if an offender were an offender because quatenus home unicus per se peccans sinning as one man alone and not because the offence committed was a deviation from the Law of God Reason or the Law when as it is far more correspondent to reason to affirm that the more the Offenders are the more guilty because more spreading and the greater the Offenders are as representitave bodies or Magistrates abusing a conferred power are more dangerous because exemplary for citius ducti per exempla quà m praecepta we are too apt to follow sin in a multitude especially if they be great persons of repute pretending assertours and reformers though they prove desertours and deformers of Religion Lawes and Liberties Besides God in the Scriptures commandeth us not to follow a multitude to do evil which implieth that a multitude may do evil and what is a representitative body but a multitude in a grammaticall sense and therefore if they do evil they must not be followed Nay the whole current of Gods Word runs with variety of judgements threatned against all that are in authority if they recede from his Commandements The Prophet Micah with others are full in this respect You may see many more among the rest of the Prophets Micah 3.1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Amos 6.11 12 13 14. Hosea 5.9 10 11 12 13 14 15. O come therefore for the prevention of such like judgements and the removing from us what we already lye under let us by a timely repentance return unto the God of heaven humbly entreating him that he would forgive us all our sins more particularly that he would not lay this hainous sin of Perjury to Englands charge but give us grace to mourn and weep for that and all others which have occasioned our Land to mourn in misery and weep in blood Now to contract the premised severals into a narrower compasse thereby to make this rooting design
regnare Their Writings Actions past present although spiced over with never so many plausible pretences affirme no lesse O Angliginae Angliginae quae vos dementia cepit O English-men let me expostulate with you Did all of you nay did any of you six years past by your first assistance intend what you now see brought to passe The frame of your Government altered Your King your Soveraigne a Prisoner I am consident that few or none of you you I meane to whom I write contributers of your assistance not knowing wilfull contrivers had then no such intentions Why then by silence will you suffer the guilt of these bloody designers to be originally pinn'd upon your back Take notice that sin-guilty men are of a nature much like the Plague they love to have company in infection avoid the one therefore as you would flie from the other follow the common Proverbe Set the saddle upon the right horse Weigh in your thoughts past and present actions have they not sufficiently abused you you deceived mislead Londoners I meane Could you ever some years past July 1647. have supposed that an Army formerly stiling themselves your protecting friends should by an opposing march come against you slaying even at your City wals some ingaged for your and its defence that the Cannons mouth should by them be turned against your dwellings that your defensive meanes of preservation within your wals your Chaines I meane by the prevalency of that faction should be knock'd off Could you then expect or fear to be thus domineered over by such bucklers and the Lording swords I am certaine such thoughts could not then possesse you Now all this being true why will you by your too too passivenesse be continuers of your owne Miseries Consider further do you all expect Clavum regni tenere doe you all hope to be Kings to governe none obey you cannot entertaine such vaine conceipts Do you expect that liberty should be granted in Civill affaires Vitam sine lege vivere to live without a Law No no deceive not your selves your cunning Masters that have hitherto blind folded you and led you by the nose will when they have gained the full command of the reines make you passive in any thing that their ambition malice and covetousnesse shall though falsely suggest as necessary and convenient Therefore be perswaded to a desertion of them and their designes What though you have got a scratch or two in your reputation by your former erroneous actions would you rather have it fester through neglect and so indanger the losse of a member then apply this salve of a penitentiall returne which will heale you in a moment Non est perniciosum in praelio vulnerari sed post vulnus acceptum vulneri medicamentum non applicare It is more madnesse to refuse a cure then dishonour to receive a wound Is it not a far better happier Government and freer from oppression to live under our Soveraigne Lord the King Ruling His Subjects by a written Law and resigning the Ministers of that Law if they neglect executing Justice and Judgement according to the direction thereof to the strictly searching examination of a Parliament one of their proper workes and according to their merit by them to receive Punishment then under a company of Tyrannicall persons quibus voluntates solummodo leges governing according to their owne wils and from whom there is no appeale Once more therefore let me earnestly desire all my abused and deceived Country-men to returne to the God of heaven by a true and unfeigned repentance to their Soveraigne in Loyall affections and obedienciall actions to their Country in a true hearted fidelity And here although I have not the least cause knowing the principles of Religion on which they stand to doubt their contrary practice yet for the further advancement of His Majesties Honour their owne reputations as English Protestants Vindication of the Kings so just a Cause and stopping the mouthes of envious men who watch for reviling opportunities let me adde this request to all those who by the assisting and directing power of the Almighty God have ever since these dismall dayes of bloody disloyalty been kept in the straight path of obedience to His Majesty That they would invite all former wanderers out of that way unto a returne by perswasive arguments of reason sound principles of Religion alluring expressions of affection laying aside all bitternesse of spirit revenge and hatred the bane of Peace and reconciliation forgetting all former deviations putting a difference between the efficient and instrumentall cause I meane the contrivers of this Rooting designe and the Instruments who were abused into unlawfull actions by specious pretences and know not the end to which these beginnings did tend considering that though Nature hath equally bestowed eyes upon all birds yet she hath not given to all eyes alike qualified with the Eagles therefore let us all rather endeavour to cleare their sight then muffle them with the vailes of scornefull and reproachfull words Nay let us even to the most wilfull persisters and invenomed spirits imitate the example of blessed S. Steven whose heart hands eyes and tongue then begg'd mercy and forgivenesse of the God of heaven for his hard hearted adversaries when they were knocking him downe to the earth with stones And when in after times the wheel shall turne placing their expectations in the chaire of power with a nunc fruimur votis forget not to use the reines of command with Moderation still remembring that the irregular deeds of State affaires and Princes imployed instruments reflect alwayes upon their Royall Master the Kings honour being then wounded when they do but slip into the practice of unwarrantable unjust oppressing actions remembring also that many thousands in England have almost for seaven years time been bred up like wilde Colts by their Riders unto stubbornesse and disobedience and therefore in probability may sooner be stroked then whipp'd into a condescending compliance for oftentimes we know that the sence of an immoderately beating hand forceth a penitentiall though formerly prodigall child to a backsliding and re-excursions unto more desperate undertakings Although England hath been long troubled almost with a general phrenzie yet the Iron rod Bread and Water are not properly to be given them as food whom Time the mother of Truth and Instruction the Judgements Informer hath like Physick recovered from that distemper Remember that England hath been long sick of a Consumption even to a fear'd dissolution of the whole body like a Patient by the losse of much blood brought into an extreame weakenesse and all know that knowing Physitians although probably there may still remaine some bad humour administer not strong Purges but comforting Cordials then when there is as it were an interregnum inter mortem vitamque not knowing which will be the Conquerour life or death still having in your thoughts that it is the onely glorious property of mercy for a man
then to pardon and forgive injuries when it is in his power to be revenged Thus let us win all unto us and being won lock their affections and judgements by such Christian-like examples and like true followers of Christ pray for all men first for our Soveraigne Lord King Charls to this purpose O Thou Lord of Hosts pitch thou thy tent hourely round about Him be a shield to defend Him from all violent attempts against His Royall Person from cunning insinuations against His Honour Crowne and Dignity be thou good God His comforter in this His day of Tribulation permit not the waters of affliction to overwhelme His soul with sadnesse but continually supply Him with patience proportionable to His sufferings hasten hasten good Father His deliverance Restore Him unto His Regall Power and just Rights settle Him settle Him fast in His Throne place the Crown upon His head and suffer it not by the hands of Treason or Rebellion to be shaked or removed from Him or any of His Royall off-spring untill Shiloh come Blesse His Majesties Royall Consort our most gracious Queen Mary cause Her with Mary in the Gospel to choose that better part which never can be taken from Her Blesse protect and defend our Noble Prince Charls with the rest of His Majesties Princely Progeny Blesse these Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland and all degrees of men therein from the highest to the lowest Forgive the iniquity of the people turne us O Lord from our sins and we shall be turned take away the heavy judgement of the sword from us Restore our Peace renew and continue our Plenty comfort us according to the dayes wherein thou hast afflicted us according to the years that we have seen evil Take away all bitternesse of spirit revenge hatred and give us unity brotherly love and concord Blesse the famuos City of London grant the Inhabitants a serious consideration of their former wayes repentance and pardon for all their offences turne them turne them O Lord into thy paths Let thy word be a Light unto their feet and thy testimonies a guide unto their step Restore unto them their ancient Government and to that end give them Governours Magistrates and all other Officers according to thy own will Religious not Rebellious faithfull not factious carefull to discharge that trust which God and His Scared Majesty shal intrust them with propounding thy Law for their imitation the knowne Laws of the Land for their direction studying onely the glory of thee our God the Honour of our Royall Soveraigne and His Posterity The peace and plenty wealth and weale prosperity and happinesse of all their fellow Citizens from the greatest to the least and meanest Preserve them and the whole City from the boundlesse rage of devouring fire from Plague pestilentiall diseases fâ—mine defend it from the ravenous violence of maliciously ambitious men from being tyrannized over oppressed by the insulting sword let not O let not the wealth and glory thereof nor any of the Inhabitants be exposed a prey to the unsatiable fury of avaricious revengefull blood-thirsty men purge it from all heresie schisme profanenesse and whatsoever is contrary to thy word and Commandments and to this purpose bestow upon them faithful dispensers of thy Word feeing their flocks with wholsome food not leading them unto Rockie Mountaines to famish nor leaving them amongst Wolves killing heresies to be destroyed not giving the children of thy family either for fear or hope stones instead of bread Serpents in place of Fishes not Preaching themselves but the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in truth and sincerity O Let not my Lord be angry and I will speak but this once Be thou O Almighty Omnipotent God a strong tower of defence to all the particular Citizens Members of that Honourable Corporation with all the rest of the people within His Majesties Realms and Dominions high and low rich and poor young and old even from our Soveraigne Lord the King to the tender infant newly stept into the world out of the darke prison of the wombe and together with them all others belonging to His Royall * Eng. Scot. Irel. Family and household wheresoever dispersed Take thou every one of them into thy all-securing protection give them blessings proportionable to their severall degrees conditions and necessities showre downe thy blessings upon all men from one end of the earth to the other Let the sun-shine of thy Gospel breake forth in all dark corners of the world dispelling the black clouds of Judaisme Turcisme Paganisme and all other Errours whatsoever Accomplish the number of thy Elect and then come Lord Jesus come quickly Grant these Petitions O thou Father of all mercies and God of all consolations for the sake of thy Son our Saviour to whom with thee and thy holy Spirit be ascribed all Honour and Glory now and for evermore Amen Amen Amen Soli Deo gloria Si quid novisti rectius istis Imperti si non his utere mecuâ—â— FINIS