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A82177 A declaration of the Lord Generall and his Councel of Officers; shewing the grounds and reasons for the dissolution of the late Parliament. England and Wales. Army. Council.; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1653 (1653) Wing D701; Thomason E692_6; ESTC R4424 3,952 11

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for mutual satisfaction it being consented unto by the Members present that endeavours should be uses that nothing in the mean time should be done in Parliament that might exclude or frustrate the Proposals before mentioned Notwithstanding this the next morning the Parliament did make more haste then usual in carrying on their said Act being helped on therein by some of the persons engaged to us the night before none of them which were then present endeavouring to oppose the same And being ready to put the main Question for consummating the said Act whereby our aforesaid Proposals would have been rendred void and the way of bringing them into a fair and full debate in Parliament obstructed for preventing whereof and all the sad and evil consequences which must upon the grounds aforesaid have ensued and whereby at one blow the Interest of all honest men and of this glorious Cause had been in danger to be laid in the dust and these Nations embroiled in new Troubles at a time when our Enemies abroad are watching all advantages against us and some of them actually engaged in War with us We have been necessitated though with much reluctancy to put an end to this Parliament which yet we have done we hope out of an honest heart preferring this Cause above our Names Lives Families or Interests how dear soever with clear intentions and real purposes of heart to call to the Government Persons of approved fidelity and honesty believing that as none wise will expect to gather Grapes of Thorns so good men will hope that if persons so qualified be chosen the Fruits of a Just and a Righteous Reformation so long prayed and wished for will by the blessing of God be in due time obtained to the refreshing of all those good Hearts who have been panting after those things Much more might have been said if it had been our desire to justifie our selves by aspersing others and raking into the mis-government of Affairs but we shall conclude with this That as we have been lead by necessity and Providence to act as we have done even beyond and above our own thoughts and desires so we shall and do in that of this great Work which is behinde put our selves wholly upon the Lord for a blessing professing we look not to stand one day without his support much less to bring to pass any of the things mentioned and desired without his assistance and therefore do solemnly desire and expect that all men as they would not provoke the Lord to their own destruction should wait for such issue as he shall bring forth and to follow their business with peaceable spirits wherein we promise them Protection by his assistance And for those who profess their fear and Love to the Name of God that seeing in a great measure for their sakes and for righteousness sake we have taken our Lives in our hands to do these things they would be instant with the Lord day and night on our behalfs that we may obtain grace from him and seeing we have made so often mention of his Name that we may not do the least dishonour thereunto which indeed would be our confusion and a stain to the whole profession of Godliness We beseech them also to live in all humility meekness righteousness and love one towards another and towards all men that so they may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish who falsly accuse them and to know that the late great and glorious dispensations wherein the Lord hath so wonderfully appeared in bringing forth these things by the travel and blood of his Children ought to oblige them so to walk in the wisdom and love of Christ as may cause others to honour their holy profession because they see Christ to be in them of a truth We do further purpose before it be long more particularly to shew the grounds of our Proceedings and the Reasons of this late great Action and Change which in this we have but hinted at And we do lastly declare That all Judges Sheriffs Justices of the Peace Mayors Bayliffs Committees and Commissioners and all other Civil Officers and Publick Ministers whatsoever within this Common-wealth or any parts thereof do proceed in their respective Places and Offices and all Persons whatsoever are to give obedience to them as fully as when the Parliament was sitting Signed in the name and by the appointment of his Excellency the Lord General and his Councel of Officers VVILL MALYN Secret White-hall Apr. 22. 1653. FINIS