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A93009 Several votes of tender conscience. 1646 (1646) Wing S2815; Thomason 669.f.10[68]; ESTC R210546 1,234 1

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SEVERALL VOTES OF TENDER CONSCIENCE Vpon sight and consideration of the Votes of Parliament Dated Die Veneris 20. Feb 1645. and upon the Ordinance Dated Die Sabbathi 14. Martij 1645. intituled an Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament For keeping of Scandalous persons from the Sacrament of the Lords supper the enab●ing of Congregations for the choice of Elders And supplying defects in former Ordinances and directions of Parliament concerning Church Gov●rnment Resolved by Tender Conscience with the consent of Gods holy Word and Spirit assembled together That the word of Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament without the Word of Lord of Heaven and Earth is no warrant for Tender Conscience to joyne with ungodly Parishes in the choice of Spirituall Elders or Officers to governe Gods Spirituall house Resolved c. That the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament have the Civil Government o●er the bodies and estates in Civil things But the Lord Jesus in Spirituall Resolved c. That the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales and the Parish Churches and Chappels therein have not been yet proved to Tender Conscience to be Churches of Christ Nor have the Directio●s that passed both Houses bearing Date 19. August 1645. Nor the supplying Ordinance since nor hath any thing of that nature been porved to be according to the Word of God And that Tender Conscience never read of Classes nor of Parochiall Congregations in the Bible Resolved c. That therefore such election of Parochiall and Congregationall Elders the warning thereof and the Sermon preparitory before is in the iudgement of Tender Conscience a taking Gods name in vaine Resolved c. That the Maior part of the Parishes beeing ungodly will choose ungodly Elders That all such as have taken the Nationall Covenant are not sit to choose Godly Elders That many persons under age and servants without Families are more Godly then their parents and Masters that keep families and in Christs Church not to be accepted against in the choice of Church Officers seeing all Saints both Jewes and Gentiles bond and free male and female are all one in Christ Jesus Gal. 3. 28. and that his Saints are not to have the faith of Iesus Christ the Lord of glory in respect of persons Iam. 2. 1. Resolved c. That the Lord Major and Cities presidents or any preseden●s which tend or have tended to the taking away or obstruction of the setlement or establishment of the ancient bounds of Liberty of Conscience cannot amount in the least to bee any binding presedent for Tender Conscience Finally it is Resolved c. That the Lord of Tender Conscience is LORD above al Lords and Lawes and never made any man lawlesse nor Ordained any to bring any thing into his Worship but that which first was his own by institution And that therefo●e all Acts Ordinances Votes Protestations Declarations c. made or which hereafter without the Word of God shall be made by any person or persons whatsoever shall be of no force against Tender Conscience in the worship of God And that though such humane Acts Ordinances c. take hold of all those men that beare the mark of the Beast yet Tender Conscience and the friends thereof shall be exempted therefrom May the first 1646. CHRISTIAN MEEKNES Ordered to be Printed Clark to Tender Conscience The more ye wound my dear pretious Heart The more y●… seered on 's shall feel most bitter smart All three to Injure me as mortall foe Encaseth yo● eternall woe woe woe C. 8 Reve v. 13 Tender Conscience Religiously affected Papa Antichristian Presbiter Prelat Latin Mass {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Liturgy