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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84668	For the Right Honourable Captaine General Cromwel, Major General Harrison, and the rest of that noble race of the souldiery, who are and have been instrumental in seeking the relief of captives, the free-born subjects of this nation. A few humble proposals of several wel-affected and faithful friends.		1653 (1653)	Wing F1437; Thomason E687_8; ESTC R206883	2,085	8

For the Right Honourable Captaine General CROMWEL Major General HARRISON and the rest of that Noble Race of the Souldiery who are and have been instrumental in seeking the relief of Captives the Free-born subjects of this Nation A few humble Proposals of several wel-affected and faithful friends 1. WHether God doth own and countenance the use of Authority or the abuse thereof and which of these two the people in conscience ought to yield obedience unto judge ye 2. Whether all those Laws which were made by the Norman Tyrant ought to stand in force now in the time of pretended freedome judge ye 3. Whether the Parliaments Acts for Tythes with treble Dammages and Imprisonment without Baile or Main-prize be not more oppression tenfold then all the Bishops Canons judge ye 4. Whether it be not most sutable to a Commonwealths freedome every yeer to Ordain Judges and Justices as Constables judge ye 5. Whether the Civil sword in things of a Divine Nature doth not make hypocrites threefold the servants of Satan and cursed of God for their lame and blinde service judge ye 6. VVhether men do not make their lusts to be their wills and their wills to be a law judge ye 7. VVether all the oppressions upon the poor and truly-conscientious people of this Land will be taken off without fire and vengeance from above judge ye 8. VVhether all the Remonstrances and hundreds of Petitions presented to the Supream Authority in this Nation by the oppressed be not now buried in Oblivion as an old Almanack out of date judge ye 9. Whether all the Priests both of the old and new stamp in this Land be not the same as when they were under the Papistical and Prelatical government judge ye 10. Whether all receivers of Tythes ought not now to offer burnt-sacrifices of Sheep and Oxen seeing it is the way God hath appointed for such Ministers and no other Officers judge ye 11. Whether those Priests be not more for the gaine of the fleece then the comfort of the people or flock judge ye 12. Whether the Mass with all the Mattins and all other Popish Reliques ought not to be in use in this Land since the Tythes of our Nation were given for the wages of such a Service to them that ministred therein judge ye 13. Whether it be not a Case of justice and equity that all people ought to be left free in themselves how much or how little a portion they give to their Minister forasmuch as the said Minister is left free to himself how much or how little a portion of the word of God he preacheth to the people judge ye 14. Whether the hand of God or the arme of flesh must put an end to the differences betwixt Holland and England since that God is no respecter of persons for of what vice Holland is guilty is not England much more and for what vertue England may be praised may not Holland much more witness their care for all sorts of poor and charity in relieving Englands Exiles judge ye 15. Whether the noisome swarmes of Lawyers with their dependencies be not a sufficient store for France Spaine Holland Poland Swedland Denmark Scotland and Ireland except the people are made of envy hypocrisie and deceit as in England judge ye 16. Whether there is not to be had as much justice and equity in the court of Pluto as the truly-honest have had and daily have in the Courts of Law in England judge ye 17 Whether the tenth of the rich mans land or the labour of the poor man his Servants Cattel and Seed be Tythed judge ye 18 Whether the old Law ever required any to pay Tithes of that which yielded not more then was sown or of any thing that gave no increase much less according to that Law was it ever required of any that reap not what they sowe judge ye 19 Whether the progative power of any King or Act of Parliament can make that lawful which in it self is unlawful both by the Law of God and nature judge ye 20 Whether any thing may be said to be in its power whenas that which first gave the same its being is taken away judge ye 21 Whether were we furthest from Reformation during the time the Bishops sent their Spannel-like Pursevants to hunt for Tithes or now the Parliament hath taken that power off transmitting it unto a Committee termed a Committee of Plundred Ministers who with their bloodhound-like Messengers hunt not only for Tithes but for the very lives of some men in taking away their livelihood by their covetous idolatrous oppressive practice enforcing them to pay treble dammages which whether it be not sore oppression and Extortion judge ye 22 Whether the Law or Magistrate ever acted for Jesus Christ though professing of him but to the contrary persecuted him in his servants as witness the shedding the blood of Barrow Greenway Penry and imprisoning Turner Grafton Brewer Fenner Stepwel Tindar Burdet Smith Harvey How Lockier and hundreds more for witnessing a good conscience and as at this present day Marden and Pierce judge ye 23 Whether the Ministers of Jesus Christ or poor of that Church ever supplicated or sued unto the Nations Authority for maintenance as the Antichristian Ministers daily do judge ye 24 Whether Tithes be not as much oppressive unto the truely-conscientious being in the hand of the Impropriator as in the hand of the Priest judge ye 25 Whether it is not cruelty in the higest to increase the rich man by oppressing the poor judge ye We now cordially intreat you that as we have humbly presented these few Queries or Memorandums unto you you would as faithfully judge of the same and as cordially endeavour and that with speed the amendment of all that appeareth to be contrary to the good word and will of the Lord and whatsoever likewise shall be grievous or burthensome to the subject in the effectual doing whereof you shall honor the Great God of Heaven and Earth who will never forget much more to honour you FINIS