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A91638	A remonstrance presented to the high and mighty lords the States of Zealand by the deputies of the foure classes of Zealand. Concerning the vvelfare of the Church of England. Sent over by Walter Strickland Esquire, now in Holland, imployed for the affaires of the Parliament. Wherein the Christian affection of the ministers of Zealand, to the prosperity of their Protestan [sic] brethren in England, and their zeale to the maintenance of the true Protestant reformed religion. And the good hand of God in moving the hearts of the professors of the same religion in forraigne parts is manifested. / Published, even according to the intent of this order. Die Mercurii 24. Maii 1643. It is this day ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament, that the declaration of the states of Zealand, concerning the affaires of England, this day be presented to the House, be referred to the perusall and consideration of Mr. Rous Mr Reynolds and Mr. Pym, who have power to give order for the printing of it, if they shall hold it fitting. H. Elsynge. Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Apollonius, Willem, 1602 or 3-1657.; Lansbergen, Philips van, 1561-1632.; Rogiers, Johan.; Strickland, Walter, d. 1670.; England and Wales. Parliament. aut	1643 (1643)	Wing R1026; Thomason E104_14; ESTC R11337	7,391	10

A REMONSTRANCE PRESENTED To the High and Mighty Lords the States of ZEALAND By the Deputies of the foure Classes of ZEALAND Concerning the Welfare of the Church of ENGLAND Sent over by Walter Strickland Esquire now in Holland Imployed for the Affaires of the Parliament Wherein the Christian Affection of the Ministers of ZEALAND to the Prosperity of their Protestan Brethren in England and their zeale to the maintenance of the true Protestant reformed Religion And the good hand of God in moving the hearts of the Professors of the same Religion in Forraigne Parts is manifested Published even according to the intent of this Order Die Mercurii 24. Maii 1643. It is this day Ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament That the Declaration of the States of Zealand concerning the affaires of England this day presented to the House be referred to the perusall and consideration of Mr. Rous Mr Reynolds and Mr. Pym who have power to give Order for the Printing of it if they shal hold it fitting H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. May 29. London Printed by R. Oulton Anno Dem. 1643. A REMONSTRANCE presented to the mighty Lords the States of ZEALAND By the Deputies of the foure Classes of Zealand concerning the welfare of the Church of England Sent over by Walter Strickland Esquire now in Holland employed for the affaires of the Parliament wherein the Christian affection to their Protestant Brethren and zeale to the true reformed Religion is manifested THe Churches of Zealand having observed some while since with sorrow and great griefe of heart the great troubles perils and feares which are befallen the Churches of England Scotland and Ireland through the dangerous differences and mis-understandings between the King and his great Councell the Parliament which as all good men observe threaten the disturbance of the Reformed Religion and of that flourishing Church and the restoring againe of that cursed Papistrie in those Lands that so there might be brought in againe that abomination of desolation the Kingdome of Antichrist which in former time cost so much blood of holy Martyrs so much trouble and spoile of the inhabitants and so much labour charges and paines of the godly before it could be driven out againe And seeing that hitherto by the grace of God and the wise government of their Majesties the Queene Elizabeth and King Iames of happie memorie the same hath bin kept out and the true and pure worship and Religion which all the godly in those kingdomes esteeme more deare and precious then their owne lives and temporall prosperitie hath been hitherto continued notwithstanding all the fearfull attempts conspiracies and murders which those of the Popish faction have undertaken against the sacred persons of the aforesaid King and Queen and against the peace and prosperitie of the bodies and soules of their subjects And because the Churches of Zealand stand bound obliged together with the Churches of England in one Faith in one Baptisme and in one holy Communion being all of the houshold of Faith having one Father one Inheritance one common Worship and salvation As also the Churches of England have taken greatly to heart the welfare of our Churches in the first times of the first Reformation and also the establishing of the Church of God in these Lands in the time of heavie contentions against the Faction of the Remonstrants in the yeare 1618. And moreover there have been and yet are many exceeding godly Lights in England which by their godly Labours and Writings have greatly edified other Reformed Churches in Doctrine and especially in the practice of pietie or practique Theologie And in regard also of the bond of mutuall love in the holy Communion of the bodie of Christ so that when one member suffers the other member suffers also and we must mourne with them that mourne therefore the Churches of Zealand could not neglect to poure out their complaints and griefe there where they hope or see any helpe or meanes of helpe is to be found for that perplexed and troubled State of the Church of England This doing not onely out of conscience of the duty we owe to our Brethren but also that we may escape the curse which God hath pronounced against those which sit still and are not troubled at the afflictions of Ioseph and seek not the prosperity of the Israel of God in the time of need Curse ye Meroz saith the Angel of the Lord yea curse the inhabitants because they came not out to help the Lord against the mighty And that we may on the other side obtaine the blessing of God which commeth upon all those who seeke the welfare of Israel O pray for the peace of Ierusalem let them prosper that love her Psa 122.6 It is with such a respect and spirit that we your humble Subjects and yet Ministers of the Church of Christ and in the name of Christ pray and entreat First that your Lordships will be pleased to appoint in our Province of Zealand for an example to other States and Kingdomes to publish a publique day of fasting and prayer to be first and solemnly kept by speciall command and after to be kept and held weekly or monethly as shall be appointed untill that the heavie troubles in England be ceased and stilled and also that by your Lordships intercession in the Assembly of the States generall the same may be obtained in all other the united Provinces That so we may seeke to God by prayer and humiliation for the prosperity rest and peace of the troubled Churches in England and for the removing of Papistry out of the Churches of that Kingdome and out of all other Lands and Townes and that the pure and true worship of God which is according to Gods Word may be exercised To this end is it that we present to your Lordships these following moving considerations That we and our Churches in these Lands have enjoyed this help of other Reformed Churches in the time of our troubles The Churches of Scotland in the yeare 1618. held their publike Fasts and prayers in our behalfe and the godly in England also held their particular dayes of Fasting and Prayer in regard of our troubles and have celebrated the same together in private because they could not doe the same in publike by reason of the Tyranny of the Bishops unthankfull should we then be if we shewed not the same zeale grief and affection about their welfare which they have shewed to us It is a laudable use with your Lordships and by the whole government of our State approved and practised that dayes of prayer are published and kept when there is any Towne on our side by besieging to be won or lost for example behold in the time of the siege of Breda Bosch and Mastricht in which Townes there was as well the exercise of the Popish idolatry and superstitious worship as the exercise of the true Religion How much more laudable is the exercise of fasting and

prayer for a whole kingdome planted with the true worship of God and out of which all publike exercise of idolatrous worship was rooted out that so they might the freer keepe and exercise their Religion without trouble free from the publike exercise of Popish Religion which bringeth in and erects the Kingdome of Antichrist There is not one godly soule which hath sighed for the prosperity of the kingdome of Jesus Christ his Saviour and love to an holy peace which desires not that unity and peace between his Majesty of England and his Parliament who together as the body make the constitution of that high power of Government in England and their people might be attained and that by contentions between them Papistry may not be tolerated in that Kingdome What more soveraigne remedy can there be to procure the same then to set apart dayes of humiliation and with zealous prayer to seeke the favour and helpe of God who onely hath the heart of Kings in his hand and turneth them as the Rivers of waters who must also touch the hearts of the people that they may follow their Kings and Governours who likewise by the breath of his mouth shall destroy the Kingdome of Antichrist that so he may not exalt himselfe against the Kingdome of his Sonne How laudably and fruitfully hath our State used dayes of fasting and prayer in times of trouble and distractions in Religion and confusions of our Land in the yeare 1618. Every godly man rejoyced in that God heard them and gave such a good successe thereunto The distrastions of England are our Brethrens yea by consequence and reflection are our owne and all which our enemy the Kingdome of Antichrist wins therein by these contentions the same he wins from us We pray therefore that God will move the hearts of your Lordships to use the meanes which hath been found so profitable ond fruitfull in our State in such distractions for redresse of the same For this every good soul longs sighs and desires All the Ministers of the Churches under your Lordships command long that they may exercise this worke of devotion and humiliation in publike to the preventing of Gods wrath and the reconciliation of the Kingdome of England It is so that in cases of Gods worship vour Lordships have not used to oppresse your trusty and faithfull subjects the Churches of the Reformed religion or to hinder them but rather to approve and favour their zeale and satisfie their desires How richly shall the faithfull and godly in England reward us with their prayers and exercises of humiliation in time of our need when God shall be wrathfully displeased with us then will they also set themselves in the breach even as we doe now desire to doe for them And seeing we are pressed by our owne consciences which is onely knowne to God and constrained in secret to mourne and sigh and with our owne families and friends to keep dayes of fasting and prayer apart so rewarding our brethren in England the same they have done for us there in time of our troubles which in publike they could not doe because of the oppression of the Bishops knowing that we so doing discharge the duty of our consciences get praise and approbation before God and free our selves of all fault and blame which by our neglect in this case might otherwise redound unto us Therefore we beseech your Lordships that it may be granted unto us that we may by your Lordships authority doe it and that the people of your Lordships Province by your authority may be called together and so holy a service performed The second that wee in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ desire most humbly with Prayer and sighs is that your Lordships will bee pleased to use the Power Authority Honour and meanes which GOD hath put into your Lordships hands and approve to that end that the true and pure Reformed Religion and exercise of the same in the Kingdome of England may suffer no damage or detriment and the Popish Religion get no advantage in the exercise of it but that the same with remainders in doctrine Divine Worship and spirituall Government of the Church may bee destroyed and rooted out of that Church To move your Lordships hereunto we give you to consider The Kingdome of England hath in the Yeares 1617. and 1618. used great endeavour to maintaine the pure and upright truth of the Christian Reformed Religion amongst us It is not unknowne unto the Members of this Noble and mighty Assembly the writings and famous endeavours of King Iames in the Cause of Conradus I'orstius The Office and zealous labour of that Noble and no lesse excellent Learned Carleton Ambassadour of that Kingdom concerning the case of Religion against the Innovators of the same the manifold advises exhortations c. which by the King the Parliament Archbishops and Bishops c. were sent unto our States and Church and the great weight which the Divines of the Church of England in the Synod of Dort got to the main●aining of the true and pure Religion and suppressing of errors this burning love and zeale of the Church of England toward our State and Religion manifested in that time requires also the same of us towards them in these times The King in his Letter the 20 March 1617 to the Lords the States generall desired and conjured them in the name of GOD which you saith he hitherto so happily have maintained to suppresse errors and factions which the Devill by the subtilty of your enemies hath brought in among you and already so advanced among you that in regard thereof destruction of your State is at hand if you doe not with all expedition speedily prevent it and hold you wholly close and fast to your old and true doctrine whereof you have alwaies made profession and which is approved and received among you by the common consent of all the Reformed Churches and of which there is a generall confession as the first and chiefest foundation and also a strong and the onely fast cement which held and maintatined the straight friendship and intelligence that hath bin so long time maintained between our Crowne and your Provinces These endeavours his Majestie in the same Letters testifieth hee hath taken for the stopping of the ruine of our Religion and State being moved through the zeale he had to the Church of God and out of his especiall affection which his Majesty bore to the welfare of our State Oh that our State would now recompence that good which England by their King hath done to our Religion and pure worship in those times of our troubles This State hath more ground and Reason to do it seeing that their zeale and care should be not onely against the errors of the Remonstrants which simply concerne Religion and faith but also against Idolatry Superstition and seditious Papistry which concerneth the security of the Civill State and the life of the Soveraigne