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lord_n	assemble_v	king_n	parliament_n	11,796	5	6.7701	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54142	Good advice to the Church of England, Roman Catholick and Protestant dissenter, in which it is endeavoured to be made appear that it is their duty, principle & interest to abolish the penal laws and tests	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1687 (1687)	Wing P1296; ESTC R203148	42,315	65

be is scarce ever established by the Sword and the Gospel the blessed Peace cannot be published by the Sound of the Cannon neither the Sacred Word be conveyed unto us by the impious hands of Souldiers neither Tranquility be brought to the Persons and Consciences of Men by that which bringeth Ruin unto Nations ibid. pag. 30. He has said much in a little the Talent and Honour of Men truly great I give this still to the Church of Englands Principles which yet makes it harder for her to justifie her Practice in her use of Power But let us hear a King speak and one the Church of England is bound to hear by many Obligations King Charles the First out of his tender and princely sence of the sad and bleeding Condition of the Kingdom and his unwearied Desires to apply such Remedies as by the blessing of Almighty God might settle it in Peace by the Advice of his Lords and Commons of Parliament Assembled at Oxford propounded and desired that all the Members of both Houses might securely meet in a full and free Convention of Parliament there to treat consult and agree upon such things as may conduce to the maintenance and defence of the Reformed Protestant Religion with due consideration to all just and reasonable ease to tender Consciences The Kings Message of a Treaty March 3. 1643. from Oxford Superscribed to the Lords and Commons of Parliament assembled at Westminster In the Kings Twentieth Message for Peace January 29. 1645. he has these Words That by the Liberty offered in his Message of the 5 th present for the ease of their Consciences who will not Communicate in the Service already established by Act of Parliament in this Kingdom He intends that all other Protestants behaving themselves peaceable in and towards the civil Government shall have the free Exercise of their Religion according to their own way In the Thirty third Message for Peace November 17. 1647. there are these Words His Majesty considering the great present Distempers concerning Church Discipline and that the Presbyterian Government is now in practice his Majesty to eschew Confusion as much as may be and for the satisfaction of his two Houses is content that the said Government be legally permitted to stand in the same Condition it now is for three Years provided that his Majesty and those of his Judgment or any other who cannot in Conscience submit thereunto be not obliged to comply with the Presbyterian Government but have free Practice of their own Profession without receiving any Prejudice thereby From the Isle of Wight In his Declaration to all his People January 18. 1645. from Carisbrook Castle after the Votes of no Address He says I have sacrificed to my two Houses of Parliament for the Peace of the Kingdom all but what is much more dear to me then my Life my Conscience and my Honour In his Letter to the Lords Gentlemen and Committee of the Scotch Parliament together with the Officers of the Army July 3. 1648. from Carisbrook Castle As the best foundation of Loyalty is Christianity so true Christianity is perfect Loyalty VI. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Upon his Majesties retirement from Westminster Sure it ceases to be Counsel when not Reason is used as to Men to Perswade but Force and Terror as to Beasts to drive and compel men to whatever tumultary Patrons shall project He deserves to be a Slave without Pity or Redemption that is content to have his Rational Soveraignty of his Soul and Liberty of his Will and Words so captivated Again ibid. Sure that Man cannot be blameable to God or Man who seriously indeavours to see the best reason of things and faithfully follows what he takes for reason the uprightness of his Intentions will excuse the possible failings of his Understanding Again ibid. I know no Resolutions more worthy a Christian King then to prefer his Conscience before his Kingdoms XII Upon the Rebellion and Troubles in Ireland Some kind of Zeal counts all merciful Moderation Lukewarmness and had rather be Cruel than accounted Cold and is not seldom more greedy to kill the Bear for her Skin than for any harm he hath done ibid O my God thou seest how much Cruelty among Christians is acted under the colour of Religion as if we could not be Christians unless we Crucifie one another XIII Upon the calling the Scots and their coming Sure in matters of Religion those Truth 's gain most on mens Judgments and Consciences which are least urged with Secular Violence which weakens Truth with Prejudices and is unreasonable to be used till such means of rational Conviction hath been appli'd as leaving no excuse for Ignorance condemns mens Obstinacy to deserv'd Penalties Violent Motions are neither Manly Christian nor Loyal The proper Engine of Faction is Force the Arbitrator of Beasts not of reasonable Men much less of humble Christians and loyal Subjects in matters of Religion XIV Upon the Covenant Religion requires Charity and Candor to others of different Opinions Nothing Violent and Injurious can be Religions XV. Upon the many Jealousies raised and Scandals cast upon the King to stir up the People against him In point of true Conscientious Tenderness attended with Humility and Meekness not with proud or arrogant Activity which seeks to hatch every egge of indifferent Opinion to Faction or Schism I have oft declared how little I desire my Laws and Scepter should intrench over Gods Soveraignty which is the only king of mens Consciences XXVII To the Prince of Wales Take heed of abetting to any Factions your partial adhereing to any one Side gains you not so great Advantages in some Mens Hearts who are prone to be of their Kings Religion as it looseth you in others who think themselves and their Profession first despised then persecuted by you My Counsel and Charge to you is That you seriously consider the former real or objected Miscarriages which might occasion my Troubles that you may avoid them A Charitable Connivance and Christian Toleration often dissipates their Strength whom rougher Opposition fortifies Always keep up Sollid Piety and those Fundamental Truths which mend both Hearts and Lives of Men with impartial Favour and Justice Your Prerogative is best shewed and exercised in remitting rather then exacting the rigour of the Law there being nothing worse than legal Tyranny And as this was the Sence and Judgment of a King that Time and the greatest Troubles had inform'd with a superiour Judgment and which to be sure highly justifies the measures that are now taken So Dr. Hudson his Plain-dealing Chaplain must not be forgotten by us on this occasion who took the freedom to tell his Royal Master That he lookt upon the Calamities he laboured under to be the hand of God upon him for not having given God his due over Conscience One can easily imagin this to be Reformation Language and then it is not hard to think how low that Church must be fallen that from