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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38635	An essay toward settlement upon a sure foundation being an humble testimony for God in this perillous time, by a few, who have been bewailing their own, and other abominations, and would not be comforted, until their Redeemer, who is holy, be exalted in righteousnesse, and his name which hath been so much blasphemed, be sanctified in the sight of the nations.		1659 (1659)	Wing E3295A; ESTC R215497	2,545	1

An ESSAY toward settlement upon a sure foundation being an humble Testimony for God in this perillous time by a few who have been bewailing their own and others Abominations and would not be comforted until their Redeemer who is holy be exalted in Righteousnesse and his Name which hath been so much blasphemed be sanctified in the sight of the Nations THough we cannot but see cause bitterly to bewayle our own great iniquities and failings under the profession of Christ both as King of Saints and Nations and the abominations also of an haughty and abusive spirit found in the late single Person in a professed pursuite of Reformation not distinguishing the precious from the vile in the force he exercised upon the long Parliament after the Lord had so long honoured them in his work and preserved in the very fire a faithful Seed among them which with the like insulting and contempt that afterward triumphed over a faithful people in the little Assembly that followed hath returned in just reproach shame upon their heads who so insulted and could not therfore in that spirit make any blessed use of the best of men who cleaved to them the most hopeful means bringing little forth but meere confusion yet we cannot but acknowledge to the glory of God on high that such rebuke was justly poured out upon the prevailing party of the said Parliament and none but the upright and truly penitent amongst them in sense both of neglect of duty and great Corruptions ought of right or acceptably in our esteeme to be sharers in the trust of Rule over the so hardly ransomed People of this Nation First Then we do in humility and feare witnesse against the setting up or introducing any Person whatsoever as King or chiefe Magistrate or a House of Lords or any other thing of like import under what name or title soever or any power arising from the Nation as a Nation upon the old corrupt and almost ruinated constitution apprehending that the great work of taking the Kingdome from Man and giving it to Christ hath had its beginning in the revolutions wee have been under Secondly Wee do humbly witnesse against the foundation of future Violence of bringing into or continuing in Authority any who joyned with the late single Person otherwise then by first manifesting fruit meete for repentance for such misdemeanors by which our Rights both as Christians and as men have bin so much betrayed and the name of our heavenly Father after all his works of wonder with us so much thereby prophaned to our greatest griefe even throughout and beyond the bounds of these three Nations Thirdly Wee do hereby humbly witnesse against the imploying in the Armies or Navy any Commanders who have been active in the Resignation of the Government to the deceased single Person or in the abusing any Christians mett to mourne over their back-slidings and abominations or that informed against or supplanted their dissenting Brethren or were principall in contriving or presenting any of the blasphemous or flattering addresses or were Jaolers or Keepers of their Bretheren in Holds or Prisons or that received extraordinary rewards or titles of honour from the late single Person or his Successor or any deriving power from them or that acted by either of their Arbitrary Commands to the banishment of any without legall Tryall out of the Nation or that contrived or acted in the unrighteous and shamefull proceeding against such of the late Enemy as lived peaceably and had no hand in the insurrection by decimating of them contrary to Articles and publique faith of the Nation unlesse some good proofe of repentance in truth be manifested for these or such of these abominations as they shall be found guilty of And positively we do now desire witnesse for and humbly assert that the right of making and giving Lawes unto men is originally in God who hath given this power as well as the execution thereof unto Christ as hee is the Sonn of man and therein made universall Lord and Soveraigne over the whole World and under Christ as his Ministers a certaine number of men qualified and limitted according to his Word ought to be sett apart to the Office of chiefe Rule and Government over these Nations as part of Christs universall Kingdome And we do claim that only men of courage fearing God and hating Covetousnesse might be imployed in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and in all places of publique Judicature you if it be possible in every place of publique Trust in these three Nations And that all the Lawes respecting the right of men might be so truly ordered by the Scriptures to the exaltation of Christ our Lord King and Law-giver as that in point of right no difference might be made betwixt good and bad nor this or that profession in Religion but by own right Rule the offendor may be punished and the injured effectually relieved with expedition the said Lawes being first so plainely declared as the poorest in the Land may understand their Case and that it be dispensed so nigh their dwellings as that Judgment might not be turned into Wormwood as hitherto it hath been through partiality intricacy vexatious delayes and distances That as an intollerable burthen and oppression inconsistent with the Rights aforesaid or true liberty of Conscience unto all the Rulers over men forbeare for ever to impose any nationall parochiall Ministry so as to inforce any forme of Worship suited to their interest or compell men of one perswasion to maintaine any man of another in the Ministry That thus doing Justice loving Mercy and walking humbly with our God which is the good he hath shewed to us as onely tending to true Settlement the whole Nation may be blest and all iniquity may stopp her mouth is the Publique good Old Cause we desire may be so revived in truth as that all the upright in heart throughout the Land may follow it against every private factious or Carnall though nationall spirit and opposition whatsoever which under the shadowe of the Lord our God Almighty we sett forth as our Testimony and Subscribe John Owen Hen. Jessey Vab Powell J. Vernon H. Courtney Will. Allen Phil. Pinchon John Poortmans Clement Ireton Rob. Rumsey P. Goodricke R. Price James Hitt Jo. Wigan H. Danvers Rich. Goodgroome Hen. Parsons Ro. Overton Rich. Sal●onstall Wentw. Day THe preceding Testimony was prepared and ready to be publi●hed at the breaking forth of the late insurrection which occasioned a forbearance least it might seeme at that season to gratify the Adv●rsary concerning which insurrection some of us have bin eye witnesses of such abominable treachery malignity and enmity in many in eminent power and in Armes under them and in the publique Ministry as more exposed the good Old Cause and people ingaged therein then those who openly without such power rose up against them which in due time if not prevented by effectuall reformation herein wee intend ●o witness against with full evidence to the conviction of such upright ones as might not see themselves so immediatly exposed as their brethren were by the new raised Militia in many places of the Nation Judges 19.30 Consider of it take advice and speake your minds See New-Havens L●wes in New-England sold by L. Chapman p. 12. 17.