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A75326
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A meanes to reconcile the present distempers of these times, as things now are. Set out by a member of the present Parliament.
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Anderson, Henry, b. 1581 or 2.
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1648
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Wing A3094; Thomason E458_18; ESTC R205069
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a_o mean_n to_o reconcile_v the_o present_a distemper_n of_o these_o time_n as_o thing_n now_o be_v set_a out_o by_o a_o member_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n tempora_fw-la mutantur_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la mutamur_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la scinditur_fw-la incertum_fw-la studia_fw-la in_o contraria_fw-la vulgus_fw-la vivitur_fw-la ex_fw-la rapto_fw-la non_fw-la hospes_fw-la ab_fw-la hospite_fw-la tutus_fw-la nec_fw-la socer_fw-la à _fw-la genero_fw-la fratrum_fw-la quoque_fw-la gratia_fw-la rara_fw-la est_fw-la nulla_fw-la fides_fw-la pietasque_fw-la viris_fw-la qui_fw-la castra_n sequuntur_fw-la venalésque_fw-la manus_fw-la ibi_fw-la fas_fw-la ubi_fw-la maxima_fw-la merces_fw-la nulla_fw-la salus_fw-la bello_fw-la pacem_fw-la nunc_fw-la poscimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1648._o the_o preface_n there_o be_v late_o set_v out_o in_o print_n a_o paper_n entitle_v the_o wonder_n or_o proposition_n for_o a_o safe_a and_o wellgrounded_n peace_n i_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o preface_n and_o the_o proposition_n come_v from_o i_o though_o not_o the_o title_n the_o meanness_n thereof_o i_o desire_v may_v not_o be_v look_v upon_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o matter_n but_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o author_n to_o the_o quiet_a and_o peace_n of_o his_o native_a country_n for_o the_o bloodshed_n rapine_n and_o destruction_n which_o now_o rage_v among_o we_o must_v daily_o by_o the_o continuance_n thereof_o not_o only_o make_v the_o cure_n more_o desperate_a but_o likewise_o declare_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n to_o be_v more_o heavy_a upon_o we_o for_o if_o tully_n a_o heathen_a orator_n plead_v a_o cause_n for_o his_o client_n can_v say_v jugulare_fw-la civem_fw-la ne_fw-la jure_fw-la bone_fw-la quisquam_fw-la vult_fw-la mavult_fw-la enim_fw-la commemorare_fw-la secum_fw-la possit_fw-la perdere_fw-la pepercisci_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la parcere_fw-la potuisset_fw-la perdidisse_fw-la much_o more_o cause_n have_v we_o that_o be_v christian_n to_o avoid_v this_o needless_a shed_n of_o so_o much_o of_o our_o own_o native_a blood_n as_o be_v daily_o in_o every_o corner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shed_v among_o we_o to_o the_o unspeakable_a grief_n of_o all_o good_a man_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v as_o saint_n paul_n once_o say_v to_o the_o corinthian_n i_o hear_v there_o be_v contention_n among_o you_o be_v there_o not_o a_o wise_a man_n among_o you_o but_o that_o you_o must_v go_v to_o strife_n one_o with_o another_o the_o speedy_a end_n of_o these_o distraction_n which_o i_o conceive_v may_v be_v easy_o and_o soon_o end_v if_o every_o man_n will_v lay_v aside_o his_o own_o particular_a and_o only_o look_v to_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o ship_n wherein_o we_o be_v all_o embark_v and_o in_o the_o preservation_n whereof_o all_o our_o life_n and_o fortune_n do_v consist_v this_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o some_o friend_n have_v induce_v i_o to_o publish_v such_o reason_n for_o the_o more_o clear_a manifestation_n &_o inducement_n of_o the_o former_a proposition_n myself_o know_v my_o own_o integrity_n make_v i_o no_o way_n ashamed_a to_o own_v they_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o impute_v blame_n to_o any_o party_n but_o rather_o that_o thing_n past_a may_v be_v pass_v over_o with_o the_o most_o candour_n and_o least_o bitterness_n though_o my_o own_o suffering_n have_v be_v as_o much_o and_o as_o causeless_o as_o most_o man_n have_v be_v only_o thus_o much_o i_o may_v just_o say_v for_o myself_o as_o the_o magpie_n do_v in_o the_o poet_n when_o she_o be_v strip_v of_o all_o her_o feather_n be_v ask_v the_o question_n how_o she_o come_v to_o be_v so_o naked_a make_v answer_v quid_fw-la fuerim_fw-la quid_fw-la sumque_fw-la vide_fw-la meritumque_fw-la requiri_fw-la inuenies_fw-la nocuisse_fw-la fidem_fw-la this_o be_v all_o my_o end_n only_o desire_v god_n to_o give_v such_o success_n to_o this_o endeavour_n by_o so_o weak_a a_o mean_n as_o may_v tend_v most_o to_o his_o glory_n the_o good_a &_o peace_n of_o this_o our_o native_a country_n myself_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o serve_v the_o commonwealth_n with_o the_o uttermost_a of_o my_o endeavour_n in_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n hen_n anderson_n the_o preface_n have_v since_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o this_o parliament_n observe_v the_o difference_n therein_o both_o in_o their_o breed_n &_o continuance_n the_o people_n hold_v themselves_o grieve_v with_o illegal_a pressure_n put_v upon_o they_o both_o in_o the_o freedom_n of_o their_o person_n the_o propriety_n of_o their_o good_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o conscience_n and_o these_o wrought_v by_o particular_a man_n for_o sinister_a end_n by_o their_o interest_n in_o court_n to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o quiet_a and_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o it_o stand_v establish_v by_o law_n these_o occasion_v a_o desire_n by_o most_o man_n not_o only_o to_o prevent_v the_o like_a for_o the_o future_a but_o also_o the_o punish_v of_o such_o as_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v author_n procurer_n or_o supporter_n thereof_o thereby_o to_o deter_v other_o from_o do_v the_o like_a hereafter_o and_o this_o trenched_a upon_o both_o courtier_n lawyer_n and_o divine_n the_o mean_n to_o reconcile_v and_o prevent_v which_o as_o the_o time_n now_o be_v have_v incite_v i_o be_v a_o member_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n and_o conceive_v myself_o in_o duty_n bind_v to_o tender_v my_o best_a advice_n for_o the_o speedy_a end_n of_o this_o most_o barbarous_a and_o unnatural_a war_n that_o be_v now_o rage_v among_o we_o which_o can_v produce_v no_o better_a effect_n if_o not_o timely_o end_v than_o a_o general_a destruction_n of_o the_o nation_n who_o be_v now_o become_v a_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n to_o all_o neighbour_n who_o be_v before_o look_v upon_o with_o great_a honour_n and_o respect_n yea_o not_o without_o envy_n beside_o the_o high_a wrath_n of_o almighty_a god_n by_o the_o course_n hold_v and_o observe_v in_o the_o prosecution_n thereof_o i_o profess_v by_o this_o advice_n not_o to_o look_v upon_o myself_o but_o mere_o the_o good_a of_o my_o native_a country_n and_o that_o which_o i_o conceive_v myself_o bind_v to_o both_o by_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n supremacy_n and_o the_o protestation_n which_o i_o take_v this_o parliament_n and_o this_o without_o respect_n of_o any_o party_n further_o than_o my_o judgement_n shall_v lead_v i_o to_o and_o i_o shall_v likewise_o give_v this_o testimony_n of_o my_o own_o sincerity_n herein_o that_o i_o be_v a_o commoner_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o know_v not_o where_o else_o to_o live_v but_o in_o england_n &_o here_o under_o a_o peaceable_a and_o free_a government_n in_o all_o just_a thing_n shall_v adhere_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a yet_o no_o way_n hereby_o to_o detract_v from_o the_o king_n what_o may_v just_o be_v due_a to_o the_o regal_a power_n and_o which_o it_o can_v no_o way_n be_v abridge_v of_o without_o too_o 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success_n therein_o as_o i_o in_o the_o integrity_n of_o my_o heart_n do_v desire_n a_o ready_a way_n as_o be_v conceive_v to_o compose_v the_o present_a difference_n as_o the_o time_n now_o be_v with_o the_o reason_n induce_v thereunto_o by_o a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o this_o present_a parliament_n 1._o that_o the_o king_n be_v immediate_o send_v for_o to_o come_v to_o hampton-court_n without_o any_o condition_n or_o guard_n whatsoever_o but_o according_a to_o his_o majesty_n own_o pleasure_n that_o the_o king_n be_v under_o restraint_n and_o not_o at_o his_o free_a liberty_n can_v do_v no_o act_n which_o can_v bind_v he_o either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o civil_a law_n both_o which_o law_n do_v make_v void_a all_o act_n whatsoever_o which_o shall_v be_v do_v either_o per_fw-la minas_fw-la or_o dure_v of_o imprisonment_n so_o that_o necessary_o he_o must_v be_v at_o his_o free_a liberty_n without_o any_o restraint_n or_o tie_n but_o his_o own_o 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speedy_o and_o easy_o effect_v 6._o that_o the_o church-government_n may_v stand_v as_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o law_n have_v respect_n to_o tender_a conscience_n until_o such_o time_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v alter_v by_o due_a course_n of_o law_n 7._o that_o his_o majesty_n will_v be_v please_v to_o promise_v the_o speedy_a convening_n of_o a_o national_a synod_n of_o forty_o divine_n of_o his_o majesty_n own_o subject_n and_o that_o the_o reform_a protestant_a church_n may_v be_v entreat_v to_o send_v some_o of_o their_o divine_n such_o as_o themselves_o shall_v make_v choice_n of_o to_o assist_v therein_o for_o establish_v and_o rectify_v such_o a_o unity_n and_o conformity_n with_o all_o other_o protestant_a church_n as_o shall_v be_v by_o consent_n agree_v upon_o whereby_o to_o preserve_v unity_n with_o they_o both_o in_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n which_o agreement_n his_o majesty_n will_v consent_v to_o have_v confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o no_o unity_n can_v 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league_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o reform_a protestant_a church_n may_v be_v invite_v to_o send_v their_o divine_n to_o this_o synod_n that_o agreement_n may_v be_v have_v with_o they_o in_o every_o point_n concern_v either_o doctrine_n or_o manner_n in_o the_o outward_a discipline_n and_o such_o agreement_n to_o be_v establish_v here_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o all_o man_n shall_v conform_v upon_o a_o penalty_n this_o may_v be_v a_o just_a reason_n to_o prohibit_v all_o private_a conventicle_n and_o meeting_n wherein_o private_a opinion_n be_v broach_v among_o the_o people_n who_o thereby_o be_v draw_v into_o public_a faction_n and_o do_v raise_v sedition_n and_o tumult_n for_o religion_n to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 8._o that_o his_o majesty_n will_v be_v please_v to_o promise_v to_o give_v the_o royal_a assent_n to_o such_o bill_n to_o be_v make_v law_n as_o shall_v be_v present_v unto_o he_o by_o both_o house_n in_o a_o 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peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o now_o thing_n be_v at_o his_o first_o come_v to_o liberty_n 10._o and_o if_o these_o shall_v be_v refuse_v to_o be_v do_v either_o by_o king_n or_o parliament_n the_o blame_n may_v just_o be_v impute_v to_o lie_v there_o and_o be_v very_o necessary_a to_o prece_v a_o personal_a treaty_n wherein_o all_o interest_n may_v be_v take_v into_o consideration_n si_fw-mi quid_fw-la novisti_fw-la rectius_fw-la istis_fw-la candidus_n imperti_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la his_fw-la vtere_fw-la mêcum_fw-la hen_n anderson_n finis_fw-la