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england_n	king_n	prince_n	scot_n	3,428	5	9.3912	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90271	The humble proposals of Mr. Owen, Mr. Tho. Goodwin, Mr. Nye, Mr. Sympson, and other ministers, who presented the petition to the Parliament, and other persons, Febr. 11. under debate by a committee this 31. of March, 1652. for the furtherance and propagation of the Gospel in this nation. Wherein they having had equall respects to all persons fearing God, though of differing judgements, doe hope also that they will tend to union and peace. With additionall propositions humbly tendred to the Committee for propagating the Gospel, as easie and speedy means for supply of all parishes in England with able, godly, and orthodox ministers. For, setling of right constituted churches, and for preventing persons of corrupt judgements, from publishing dangerous errours, and blasphemies in assemblies and meetings, by other godly persons, ministers, and others.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1652 (1652)	Wing O761; Thomason E658_12	9,547	16

Commissioned as aforesaid shall have power while they reside in each County to examine judge and approve of such persons as having a Call to preach the Gospell in such Counties shall upon such Testimoniall as aforesaid offer themselves to such Examination 8 That it be proposed that the Parliament be pleased to take some speedy and effectuall course either by impowering the persons in the severall Counties to be appointed for Triall and Approbation of such persons as shall be called to preach the Gospel there or in such other way as they shall think fit for the uniting and dividing of Parishes in the severall Counties and Cities within this Common-wealth in reference to the Preaching of the Gospel there saving the Civill rights and priviledges of each Parish 9 That all Ministers so sent forth and established be enjoyned and required to attend the solemne Worship of God in Prayer Reading and Preaching t the Word Catechizing and Expounding the Scriptures as occasion shall require visiting the sicke and instructing from house to house residing amongst the people to whom they are sent and using all care and diligence by all wayes and meanes to win soules unto Christ 10. That it is desired that no persous be required to receive the Sacrament further then their Light shall lead them unto Nor no person sent forth to preach and already placed or which shall be placed in any Parish within this Nation be compelled to administer the Sacrament to any but such as he shall approve of as fit for the same 11. That a Law may be provided that all persons whatsoever within this Nation be required to attend the publike Preaching of the Gospel every Lords day in places commonly allowed and usually called Churches except such persons as through scruple of Conscience do abstain from those Assemblies 12. That whereas divers persons are unsatisfied to come to the publike places of hearing the Word upon this Account that those places were Dedicated and Consecrated That the Parliament will be pleased to declare that such places are made use of and continued only for the better conveniency of persons meeting for the publike Worship of God and upon no other consideration 13. That all persons dissenting from the Doctrine and Way of Worship owned by the State or consenting thereunto and yet not having advantage or opportunity of some of the publike meeting-places commonly called Churches be required to meet if they have any constant meetings in places publikely known and to give notice to some Magistrate of such their place of ordinary meetings 14. That this Honourable Committee be desired to propose to the Parliament That such who do not receive but oppose those Principles of Christian Religion without acknowledgement whereof the Scriptures do clearly and plainly affirm that Salvation is not to be obtained as those formerly complained of by the Ministers may not be suffered to preach or promulgate any thing in opposition unto such Principles 15. And further That the Parliament be humbly desired to take some speedy and effectuall course for the utter suppressing of that abominable Cheat of Judiciall Astrology whereby the minds of multitudes are corrupted and turned aside from depending upon the Providence of God to put their trust in the lyes of Men and delusions of Sathan FINIS Numb. 2 THE DUTCH SPY Faithfully communicating The most remarkable and choice Intelligence from the States-General of the United Provinces with their Design now on foot both by Sea and Land and the proceedings of their great Navie commanded by the Lord High-Admiral Vantrump As also the Warlike preparations of forein Princes in relation to the Parliament Army and Common-wealth of England Containing these ensuing Occurrences viz. A great Victory obtained by Prince Rupert at Sea against the Spaniards the taking of his golden Fleet his advance to the Southern Islands the rich Present sent to the King of Scots being a ship Iuden with Gold and silver and his design to joyn with the Hollanders The Declaration of the said States to maintain their power by the sword Their Proclamation to forreign Countries and divers great Armies raising in Denmark and other places The breaking off the Treaty in Scotland And joyful Newes from Ireland From Wednesday March 24 to Wednesday March 31 1652. BY an extrordinary Messenger from the English Agent at Amsterdam it is certified That his Excellency the Lord High Admiral Van Tromp hath brought down his Fleet into the Texel where they seem to be a great Wood planted upon the Seas Their Running-Gallies lye at Anchor about a league from the Navy Their Fire-ships one league and a half distance And their Frigats half a league The rest of the Fleet lie in the figure of a Half-Moon The whole Navy consists of about 130 Sayl besides 50 gallant ships are in readinesse at Amsterdam and a Fleet of Danes are expected suddenly to come in And although they seem to agitate for peace yet the preperations for war go on in most of the United Provinces so inraged are the Bores against the English that they do nothing but grin and shew their Tusks in the open streets and indeed as dangerous it is for the English to be amongst them ●s it was when our Ambassadors were with them about this time twelve moneth The States have set forth a Proclamation for all the Dutch ships to return to Holland yet we hear that it is to be abortive after the 5 of May For confirmation whereof be pleased to peruse the ensuing Letter SIR THe States of Holland have declared that their late Imbargo shall continue no longer then the 5 of May their Admiral Tromp hath received Instructions to randezvouz the whole Fleet before Scheveling from whence they are to be brought into Texel In Zealand Flushing Middleburgh and other places the people are extreamly mad against England insomuch that it is dangerous for an English-man to pass the streets We hear that Prince Rupert is once more designed for Portugal but he hath not above 4 ships to attend him He hath richly laden a Flemin with prize goods and Col. Carteret is dispatched to the Scotch King for a Judgment to make sale thereof There are divers ships set forth against the English who carry the Dutchess of Savoys Flag and we hear that they have taken divers English ships amongst the rest they have seized on the Welcome of London bound from Lisbone to Genoa laden with sugars and another ship with cloth bound for Barbary Having seized on these two prizes and made sure of them a while after they met with another English-man and having given her several broad sides made up to her and immediatly came to grapling but the English seemed at the first to be irresistable and gave them 22 broad sides one after another playing their Granadaes and casting over balls of wild-fire yet notwithstanding by reason of their being over-powred by the Touloners at last they were overpowred and soon after boarded but to the honour of