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A54675 An appendix to the Agreement for the people published for the satisfaction of tender consciences by A.P. A. P. 1648 (1648) Wing P2; ESTC R9371 4,318 7

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AN Appendix TO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PEOPLE Published for the satisfaction of Tender Consciences By A. P. January 24. 1648. Imprimatur JOHN DOWNAME LONDON Printed for G. Calvert and are sold at the East end of Pauls 1648. An APPENDIX To the AGREEMENT for the PEOPLE BEfore I come to speak to the other Paper I shall answer for my owne Whereas some may be apt to object against it as needlesse thus 1. Master Ashurst a Parliament man of knowne integrity and of eminent repute for Piety in his Reasons against agreement with a Paper intituled The Agreement of the Peopl hath sufficiently done this work 2. It is likely that many of those who have stuck to the Parliament will be forward of themselves to reject the new Module when they see it comming from those heads and hands by which so many Members of Parliament have been violently detained from the exercise of that trust wherein they have been eminently active for the Peoples freedome 3. It is not imaginable that the businesse will proceed to subscription seeing it is inconsistent with the Declaration of the Honourable House of Commons set up by their Command in the Parish meeting-places To the first Objection I answer That though Master Ashurst hath handled the subject both as a Christian and as a States-man with invincible Reasons Yet seeing that Price is not so common as it deserves to be it may be the Lot of this paper to come to such hands as misse of that and so this may do some good though not so much as the other To the second I answer that the new Module comming from men who have done much good service in another kind and being penned with so much artifice it is probable some men of honest affections may be surprized into a subscription if they be not forewarned of the danger for their sakes therefore have I undertaken this To the third I answer the provocations of this back-sliding Kingdome are so great that we know not how farre Providence may in Gods just judgement permit things to be swayed contrary to our apprehensions as we have seen by late and unexpected experience it will therefore be wisedome to feare the worst and provide a timely remedy which I desire to do in few words not medling with those circumstances which make the new Module practicable nor many things which are materiall in it my purpose not being to give an ample answer but to put in a sufficient caution against it by shewing that the main things in it and those that seem to be most intended by it are such as so farre as I can see having compared them with the Law and the Testimony cannot be subscribed unto by most of the Parliaments Partakers without Perjury nor by any subject of this Kingdome without sinne The things most considerable in that agreement are two 1. The alteration of the Civill Government from King Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled to new Representees in stead of a Parliament 2. The vast Toleration of heresie schism idolatry and other sins immediately against the God of glory Upon these two branches I shall proceed That the new Module cannot be subscribed by most of the Parliaments friends without Perjury I argue thus For any men to subscribe to things contrary to their owne Oaths is perjury but most of all the Parliaments friends have taken the solemne League and Covenant wherein they have sworne constantly to indeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdomes to the nearest uniformity in Religion and Forme of Church-Governement and to indeavour the extirpation of superstition heresie schisme and to preserve the Rights and Priviledges of the Parliament and the Kings Majesties Authority that the world may beare witnesse with their consciences of their loyalty and that they have no thoughts or intentions to diminish his Majesties just Power and that they shall with all faithfulnesse endeavour the discovery of all such as shall be evill instruments by hindering the Reformation of Religion dividing the King from his people or one Kingdome from another that they may be brought to condigne punishment therefore it is perjury for most of the Parliaments friends to subscribe to the new Agreement which gives Toleration to superstition heresie and schisme and which takes away Rights and Priviledges of the Parliament and the Kings Authority and divides the King from his people and obstructs uniformity in Religion and Forme of Church-Government and is likely to divide this Kingdome from one or both of the other The Oath of Allegiance and the Protestation which many of them also have taken obliges them expressely to some of the forementioned particulars which are contrary to the new Agreement Let me therefore beseech all those which have taken either the Oath of Allegiance or the Protestation or the Covenant in the feare of God to consider these texts of Scripture Psal 15.1 4. Lord who shall dwell in thy holy hill he that sweareth to his owne hurt and changeth not Eccles 8.2 I counsell thee to keep the Kings Commandement and that in regard of the Oath of God Ezek. 17.19 Thus saith the Lord God as I live surely mine Oath that he hath despised and the Covenant that he hath broken even it will I recompence upon his owne head This I hope will be sufficient to make every one that fears an Oath to take heed how he give it under his hand that he is resolved to breake his Covenant Now in the next place I shall hold forth unto you that the new Agreement cannot be subscribed by any Subject of this Kingdome without finne in regard of the two chief branches above mentioned viz. The alteration of the Civill Governement and the Toleration about matters of Religion Concerning the Civil part of the Agreement I argue thus It is sinfull in any subject to subscribe to that which is contrary to the duty of a subject but to alter the supreme Government of a State is contrary to the duty of a Subject therefore it is finfull in any Subiect to subscribe to alter the Supreme Government That it is contrary to the duty of a Subiect to go about to alter the Supreme Government of a Kingdome wherein he is a Subject is evident in many Scriptures whereof I shall here produce a few Prov. 24.21 22. Feare thou the Lord and the King and meddle not with them that are given to change for their calamity shall rise suddenly and who knoweth the ruine of them both Rom. 13.1 2. Let every soule be subiect unto the higher-Higher-powers for there is no power but of God the Powers that be are of God whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they thas resist receive to themselves damnation 1 Pet. 2.13 Submit your selves unto every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as supreme or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him Concerning the other branch in the Agreement