May we say, honoured Sir, that what Solomon said to the young man may be spoke to you ... 1652 Approx. 5 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). A50376 Wing M1419C ESTC R213833 99826103 99826103 30495

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 eng Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 -- Early works to 1800. Debts, Public -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. 2007-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
May we ſay, Honoured Sir,

THat what Salemon ſaid to the young man may be ſpoke to you, that though you abound with this worlds good and have your hearts deſire, through the expence of our Blood, and the Treaſure we lent you on the Publique Faith, which ſo long you have detained from us (to the breach of many a promiſe extant to the World) that above five years time, fruitleſs to many of your Petitioners, they have ſpent in ſeeking thereafter, while ſome of your Creditors have been ſtarved to death, and many more like to be; yet you ſay, Go your ways home, and tarry a while, Prov. 3. 27. 28. when it is in the power of your hands to help them; as the giving of great gifts to perſons of ability, and dividing large portions of the Commonwealths Treaſure among your ſelves will witneſs; ſurely this anſwers not the Truſt repoſed in you, or your many vowes to God in your low condition; therefore how may the love of God be ſaid to dwell in you 1Joh. 3. 17 that thus ſhut up your bowells of compaſſion from your needy Brethren? Did God exalt you to ſeek great things for your Selves, or to do Juſtice and Judgment? For when the Judgments of the Lord are abroad in the earth Iſa. 26. 9. ſhall not the Inhabitants of the world learn Righteouſneſs? Yet what ſpeaks your actions leſs then who is the Lord Exo. 5. 2. that we ſhould obey him? Hath he not looked for Judgment, but behold Oppreſſion, Iſa. 5. 7, 8, 9. for Righteouſneſs, but behold a Crying, &c? Therefore ſhall many houſes be deſolate, even great and faire, without inhabitants. O read the five firſt verſes of the fifth of James and tremble; ſurely for theſe things among others you muſt come to Judgment.

Parted we from our Money and our Relations, to indure heats and colds, &c. that you and our bloody minded Enemies; and thoſe many Newters among us might be Free-men and advanced; and our ſelves (for requitall) live in Slavery; You and they live in Honor and Plenty, we in Reproach and Penury; you and they to feed deliciouſly, us and ours die with hunger? So that it is time to ceaſe from Man, whoſe breath is in his noſtrils; Iſa. 2. 12. 22. for wherin is he to be accompted of, who hath loſt ſo many opportunities of relieving the oppreſſed, that they fear God will never honor you with ſo great a work of Juſtice, but will do by you as by them of Sodem, for not ſtrengthening of the hand of the poor and needy Ezek. 16. 49. 50. but carried themſelves haughty, &c. the Lord took them away as he ſaw good, for before deſtruction Prov. 18. 12. the heart of Man is haughty. Now to conclude, if by your tedious delayes you break your Petitioners hearts, and they in ſorrow go down to the Grave, know, God will require their Blood at your hands. Oh conſider what the unrighteous Judge did Luk. 18. 4, 5. upon importunity, for we come not as Beggers to ſeek Yours, that we ſhould be thus put off, but as Creditors to you that are Stewards, that ſhould pay us our due, and take away that reproach which lyeth on the Publique Faith. If after all this you will not hear, but ſtop your ears at the cry of the poor Prov. 21. 13. you alſo ſhall cry and not be heard, and the Lord will ſpoyle your Souls Prov. 22. 23. that ſpoyle the poor. Now if the Lord ſhall lay you aſide as uſeleſs veſſells, we are aſſured he is able to raiſe us up helpers ſome other way.

This was delivered to the Members of Parliament the 25. of Auguſt, 1652. by Mr. Collins.

The man who firſt lighted this Candle, (his name beginning with C.) hath put it under a buſhell, though the hath formerly been very faithfull and beneficiall in laying himſelf out in the ſervice of the Commonwealth; we therefore are neceſſitated to find it a new Candleſtick, that it may give forth its light to the Nation.