A declaration of the peaceable Royallists Concerning the King, we are not so mad, nor so foolish as to endeavour to enslave our selves, and the whole nation under a tyrant. We know that King James had his faults, and King Charles had his faults, and the present King of Scots hath his failings, as all men are sinners too too [sic] bad God knows. ... 1659 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A37388 Wing D736 ESTC R219482 99830950 99830950 35412

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A DECLARATION OF THE Peaceable Royalliſts.

1. Concerning the King, We are not ſo mad, nor ſo fooliſh as to endeavour to enſlave our ſelves, and the whole Nation under a Tyrant. We know that King James had his faults, and King Charles had his faults, and the preſent King of Scots hath his failings, as all men are ſinners too too bad God knows. Indeed, although we thought wee did well in aſſiſting the King againſt the Parliament, becauſe the word of God commanded obedience to Kings, yet had we but known of that moſt dreadful curſe of King James (who curſed himſelf and his Poſterity for ever, if he ſpared any that was ſound guilty of Sir Thomas Overbury's death, and after the Lord Carr was found guilty and condemned for that Fact, he did ſpare him, and would never ſuffer him to be executed. We ſay, had we known this) we ſhould have let God alone, and not have been ſo forward in aſſiſting him in our late unhappy wars; for whoſoever ſhall read a Book entituled The Court of King James, and compare it with the laſt engagement made by the Parliament Saturday 3d Decemb. 1659 (the ſaid Engagement running thus, I A. B. do hereby declare, that I do renounce the pretended title of Charles Stewart, and the whole Line of the late King James &c.) will find that Gods judgments are juſt; Nevertheleſſe we are exceeding ſorry for that Family, out of the love we bore to Charles out late King, becauſe he granted many good things ſo willingly, before any Arms was taken up on either ſide, namely, 1. The damning all Patentees and Monopolies. 2. The taking off Ship-money. 3. That no Papiſts ſhould ſit in Parliament. 4. That Biſhops ſhould not be Lords. 5. That there ſhould be a Parliament every three years. 6. That this Parliament ſhould continue until it diſſolved it ſelf. And then after all this, for the Parliament to demand his Power from him, and becauſe he would not give it them to fight with him for it, we thought it was too hard meaſure, and that we were bound in Conſcience and duty to help him, not knowing of the aforeſaid imprecation of King James, or that the finger of God was in it. But now the Militia being by Conqueſt the Parliaments right, we pray God it may be rightly imployed, and for Peace ſake, and for preventing the coming in of Foreign Nations, and for poor-old Charles his ſake, our deſires are, 1

That Charles Stewart may be but only Speaker of the Parliament, and have no more Power then VVilliam Lenthal had in Parliament, and that an hoſtage may be ſent into France for him, to come hither to that purpoſe, and that there may be ſucceſſive Parliaments, and he but the Speaker; And we will all be quiet and ſubmit to the Parliament, and their Army, in all things neceſſary to Peace and ſecurity of the Nation, and for Peace and good Trading with Forreign Nations.

2. Concerning Church matters, we do not deſire a rigid Epiſcopacy no more then a rigid Presbytery, (which is deteſtable to us) we are now indeed become Independants, and are fain to Congregate where we can to worſhip God in the Old way; and our Miniſters have no Tithes, but are content with the Alms of our Congregations, and we deſire only but our liberty of whoſe Office ſhould be only to overſee all private Congregations, that every one ſhould worſhip the true God according to the Scriptures, So that no Atheiſm, nor idolatry, nor any wicked worſhip ſhould be introduced; and for Anabaptiſts, ſo long as they Baptize in the ſame Faith, we are not againſt them. And for the Quakers ſo long as they confeſs Chriſt to be a light in their Conſcience, and walk honeſtly by that light, and do not introduce any Doctrine againſt Chriſts Doctrine, we are not againſt them neither.

3. We confeſſe Gods juſt Judgments upon thoſe of our profeſſion, that have been notorious lewd perſons, we are ſorry for the former pride of our Lords and Gentry, Our Biſhops and Miniſters alſo have indeed been too idle, too proud and too covetous in times paſt; and the prophanneſs and wickedneſs of many, will be laid to their charge. We conſider, that among all Sects and Opinions in Religion, there are ſome good, and ſome wicked among all; and for the good people amongſt them all, we deſire to live in peace with, but for the wicked of all parties, we deſire they may all be puniſhed by the Magiſtrates, according to the Lawes. And from henceforth we diſclaim and diſown all Swearers, Drunkards, Whoremongers, Blaſphemers, prophane perſons, Thieves, Cheaters, Lyars, Hypocrites, Idolaters, Murderers and Extortioners, &c. from cowing into our Congregations, or joyning in communion with us, according to our Liturgie or Book of Common-Prayer, if we know them to be ſuch wicked people.

Alſo we deſire all Breakers of Oaths, Vows, and Proteſtations, and Engagements (who ever they are) to repent, that God may forgive them as well as the King. And that King James may be their warning. And when Peace is ſettled, we hope all poor penitent Royalliſts ſhall have ſome relief for former loſſes and Sequeſtrations.

BEATI PACIFICI.

LONDON, Printed for Richard Freeman, 1659.