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A97023 The grand convention for Englands summum bonum As it was held by the loyal cavaliers, and the phanatick hereticks. Wherein is proved that there can be no peace nor settlement till the restoration of Charles the Second to his crown and dignities. By Samuel Wall, clerk. Wall, Samuel, clerk. 1660 (1660) Wing W473A; ESTC R225392 6,515 8

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The Grand CONVENTION FOR ENGLANDS Summum Bounm As it was held by the Loyal Cavaliers and the Phanatick Hereticks WHEREIN Is proved that there can be no Peace nor Settlement till the restoration of CHARLES the Second to his Crown and Dignities By Samuel Wall Clerk 2 Chron. 23. 11. Then they brought out the Kings Son and put upon him the Crown and gave him the Testimony that is They put upon him his Royall Apparrell and made him KING and said GOD save the KING LONDON Printed in the Year 1660. The Grand Convention c. BEing met at the place appointed Mr. Speaker avery indifferent and unbyassed man arose from his Seat and delivered himself as followeth Gentlemen Fo●asmuch as now we are met together to heal up the breaches and to Cure the bleeding wounds of our faint-sick Church State let us not now prove Empyricks but good and wholsome Physicians let us therefore first pray for a benediction to attend our lawful endeavours and then with Courage may we pour the Balm of Gilead into every sick soul then may we bind up the broken and shattered joints of our pre-distracted Body-politique Gentleman whatsoever men may produce as Arguments either in the maintenance or defence of this or tho ' ther in plain terms the Nation is in as sad a plight as ever was any in the world the Church is run into Hetesies the State into Factious parties the Military and Civil have scarcely patience to hold their finger each off the other Trading is quite decayed the poor Nation subjected to a servile yoke great oppressions imposed upon her shoulders Taxes Tallage unreasonable Customes Excise high and heavy Imposts and other great Grievances which to speak indifferently is a providentiall Miracle how the poore Nation is able to doe such things Therfore as here we represent the face of the Publique it behooves us like Servants to improve the Talents they have entrusted us withall to the best advantage of our mouldering Nation then if we doe good and healing Acts shall after Ages have cause to bless and remember us in the midst of all their mirth and jollity Above all things let us pray for the concurrence divine assistance of our heavenly King that we may doe such things as may redound to his Glory and both our terrestrial and eternall Comforts therefore first of all I am commanded to put this to the Vote Whether the altering of our Government from Monarchy to a Commonwealth hath not caused all the miseries that we have suffered under to fad upon us and whether there is or may be any hopes of Peace Settlement or the bealing of our national breaches till we fear God and the King And therefore call home our lawfull King from banishment Phanaticks Mr. Speaker your Proposition is so illegall conttary to our great and glorious cause that we judge it altogether undeserving a Vote for that we have passed it with the Negative already therefore pray let us proceed to matters of greater importance viz. to the preventing the common Enemy and his Adherents the continuing Liberty of Conscience to the godly and wel-gifted Christians the pulling down the Temples of Idols the raising of Assesments to encourage our faithfull Army who have been nigh unto us upon all imergencies for if once they forsake us we are all undone for ever Loyal Cavaliers Nay but Gentlemen hold a little you drive too furiously we are not here Assembled to comply with your idle and wicked humours but to build up the walls of our Jerusalem you say Mr. Speakers Proposition hath past with a Negative but under favour not with our negative for we do here jointly and severally affirm That the Murther of our KING contrary to the command God hath given us by his Scriptures Job 34. 18. both by the National Laws Statutes and Common Laws of our Kingdom as the damnablest Treason ever Subjects committed and that his innocent blood hath mounted up and cryed loudly for vengeance on this Nation from that fatall night hath sprung all our miseries and therefore hath God made us a confused Babell If right reason will be heard by you wee 'l convince you that way You have had Eleven years to settle your Commonwealth as you pretend a very fair time one would think to have settled a Nation in and I pray have not you done it upon a firm Basis O how Plenty and Peace flourisheth how bravely have you reformed all things No Gentlemen if your meaning was lawful reasonable conscionable or honest you would not have any of this Bug-bear army to terrifie and oppress poor England as it hath done and must of necessity doe till Nations be no more if so long you can fool the people with your Utopian Fangle We do affirm Mr. Speakers Proposition the Fundamental of this Convention and the Querie Whether to be certo ergo no Peace in our Kingdom till our now Noble King and lawfull Soveraign Lord as Suprem Monarch swaies the Scepter and that this Change in our Government be utterly abolished Phan. Gentlemen 't is in vain for us to put any thing tending to either the preservation or detriment of our Interest to the Vote for to be sure you Cavaliers will out Vote us although you work by no other reason then the Major controuls the Minor Caval You are much mistaken in us we desire to be ruled by Reason Conscience both to God and Man the good of our own souls and others that we may doe such things as may be to the glory and honour of God and the Advancement of the Gospel of Christ otherwise King should be no more to us then the poorest of beggars What we Vote we shall not fear to refer to the Arbitration of honest and non-self-interessed men and shall abide their Determination without grumbling Phan. Gentlemen tell not us of Conscience the Honour and Glory of God and these trifles we will have a Commonwealth and if you will not Vote with us by fair means but thus turn ours back again with the Negative we will over-vote you by foul means and immediately send for our Army either to cudgel you into better manners or else to garble you as the putrefactory entrails of the Famous Parliament of the Commonwealth of Antipodes What Gentlemen do you think that it can stand with our liking to let him in amongst us whose Father we have disenthronized and him dis-inherited by the breach of so many Oaths Protestations Vows Engagements Declarations Solemn League and Covenant Remonstrance Allegiance that have paved and cemented our way to Honour and Preferment with so much blood and perjury pray excuse us Gentlemen You may well allow us to take a little comfort of our Labours for assure your selves they will cost us full dear before we have paid for them 'T is time enough to rechange your Government when we shall have left the Stern summoned by the stigian Charon to Embark for Gehenna Caval Then to maintain your