Many there are that speake of peace few that Rightly endeavoure to procure pe [...]ce the high Court of Parliament hath manifested by there sincere and earnest proceedings that nought is in there actions but peace it might with honour and safety both to King and people be obtained, but the contrary oppinions and desiers of many in this King­dome could or would not strive to perfect that worke begunn, some are willfally desirous of the destruction of the whol, so they and their estates may be preserv­ed, though others be ruinated, some are ignorant of that which may effect a perfect and inviolable peace and therefore stand as Newters▪ neither contributing to the Parliament or the perverse party And some with their persons and estates sustaine both parties which diversity hath this present division bin raised and cherished, for composing of both one thing is nessessary to be observed the sad and deplorable con­dition of other nations in present and former times procured onely through domistik Broiles and civill discentions, raised by severall factions in the same in­habitants, let us therefore look Back to former Ages [Page] and see the inferiors of other nations, and then upon but owne.

The Kingdome of Italy, whereof Rome is the the Metropolitan Se [...], and the Pope Supreame Gover­nour, who through the insolency of him selfe and clergie to the oppressing of the other Churches not onely in that Kingdome but in most nations Eurupe com­m [...]nly denominated Christendome, procured first ci­vill discen [...]ion and then called in [...]orraigne Assistance till at the last came in by su [...]s [...]ssion as Conqueor.

The Goths, E [...]st, and West, Gu [...]ls Bandalls H [...] ­pani [...]ns, or Sp [...]niard, and Germ [...]es, and several [...] ­stroyed Rome the Head of Cities and po [...]d Italy, the first dest [...]uction of which was Prelatcall Pride and A [...]o [...]ncy.

The Empire of Germany torne in peeces and brought [...]o confusion and desolation, by civill broiles and Insurrections, the bishops of Rome and Papist Locusts, the first me [...]ers and Pricipall Authors thereof.

The Kingdome of Spaine many times much sha­ken, but now brought to the b [...]inke or point of de­struction, many premises revo [...]ed from the Spanish Crowne and some bec [...]me inti [...]e Kingdome [...] as Por­tuegal &c. and the o [...]ely cause of this touching Pre­rogative and Religion.

The mis [...]r [...]es S [...]is [...]rs Swed [...] B [...]h [...]mi [...]ns and there Palatinate are [...]t and b [...]e [...]g, onely touching Reli­gion and Provines, titles.

The French N [...]tion is [...] and entred into civill bloodshe [...] [...] Religion, which h [...]th already caused the losse of much Chri [...]n Blood.

[Page] And now I come to our owne Kingdome England this nation is filled with presidents of bloody diffeen­ces between sevetall Princes thereof and Subjects, touching Prerogative and Religion, in the Reigne of King Iohn through civill broile betweene him and his peeres, stirred up by the Pope, this Kingdome was surrendred up to hold of the Sea of Rome; and the Subjects Lawes, and Immunities, tyed and bounded to the Popes desire and Tyranny, the King himselfe, for but attempting to redresse there grevances and pull his owne neck out of that yoake of Romish servi­tude by the consenting to the advi [...] of his Lords and Commons Assem [...]led in Parliament in the 17. th Yere of Raigne was Trayterously Poysoned by a­mounke.

In the Reigne of H. 3. the Barrons Warrs began and Continued many yeare during which many a thou­sand lost there▪ lives much discord was in this land, and all concerning prerogative and Subjects Liberty.

When these civill warrs was ended then began the Yorkeish and Lancastian warrs which continued to H. 7. which in expressable slaughters and bloody Massakers of the People of this land these warrs were onely touching title to the Crowne, first begunne by Henry the 4th.

In the Reigne of H. 8. Betweene Anno. 28 and 33. during the time of the Reformation of Relgion, what In [...]urrections an [...] Rebellionr in the most places of this Kingdome was raised by the Romanists of these times but those troubles through the wisdome of the Prince agreeing with hi [...] Parliament, were appeased without the sheding of much blood.

[Page] Yet was the change in Religion greater then now, for then was an utter rejection of the Romish Reli­gion firmely established in the Kingdom, but now the indeavour of the Parliament is only to purge, not change religion, from erronious doctrine crept in, and introduced by the Prelates and from Superstitious & Idolatrous worshipp in the excercise thereof; There­fore if King and Parliament would but agree, these sadd & bloody distempers would soone be ended, and the Papisticall and Malignant party soone suppressed and reduced to due subjection and obedience to their Soveraigne and the Lawes and Constitutions of the Kingdom, till which be obtained, there is little hope of Peace of Accommodation.

In the Raign of E. 6. many insurrections were rais­ed in this Kingdome to the great disturbance of the Peace thereof, about Religion and that phenix of his time in all the world, in the flower and prime of his youth cut of by private Treason, as it was strongly presumed and suggested; but the bloody persecutor raised in the raigne of P. and M. brought this Nati­on into as sadd a condition as now it is, then nothing but fire and faggot made destruction of Protestants-blood, for the time not parrelleld in any Nation of Christendome. The practices and Treasonable Plots agitated privately and publiquely against the life of second phaenix of the world, Q. Eliz. of happy me­mory, and that second Solomon of his time K. Iames▪ by Preists and Jesuires and Papists, may make the Protestants take perpetuall heede and diligent care of that faction, to suppresse them in time, before they get to strong a party in this Kingdom, for nought else [Page] is their ends of their endeavoures, but slaughter, blood, and destruction.

The bleeding condition the Realme and Kingdome of Ireland now stands in is knowne to all men, and can it be otherwise expected but the same will befall England if these divisions continue, and no reconcili­ation be made betweene King and People.

It is now time for every member of this greate bo­dy pollitique to set to his helping hand, use his best witts and pollicie to compose these distempers; do not these Malignants begin to use the same cruelty in those places of the Kingdom where they obtaine the Predommence, as the Popish Rebells do in Ireland, the late example of them at Cicester, may be a warn­ing peece to the other parts of the Kingdome, to stand upon their own defence, and not give the least way to their adversaries; it is better to die then to live in per­petuall slavery, till such time as an honourable and safe Peace may be treated and concluded. Let there­fore all men that have any care of Religion, or of the ther posterity endeavour with his Life and Estate to prevent the destruction of both, for if one, that is re­ligio [...]; be corrupted or destroyed, needs must the o­ther be ruinated: for where that is not respected, fraud and oppression must needs be the let and portion of the other: And I concieve that Peace cannot be ef­fected by divers oppinionate persons, severall Sects and factions can never make one entire and safe Go­vernment, there must be an uniformity in Religion, Ecclesiasticall Government and Discipline, and in civill Constitutions one entire Government is sufest: though many and divers Lawes and Ordnances may be [Page] admitted in the Government of a State and Common wealth, yet must they all hang and have both de [...]i [...]a­tion and dependence upon the Common, received and used Fundamentall Lawes of this Realme, And to, chang such a Government cānot be without destructi­on and confusion to the same, yet is the whole State not bound for perpetuity to observe the ancient laws without linutation or restriction, but as the eversity of times alter and change, the State in its intire body representative in Parliament may according to the wisdome and present pollicie of the same, change or alter Governmeet for the weale and publicke good thereof.

And thus much shall suffice for a short inducemēt to all w [...]ll [...]ffected Christians to study and endeavour a speedy Peace, and I shall, as in duty I am bound to God, my King and Country, pray; That the Lord Almighty who is the Father or Peace, and his only Sonne the Prince of Peace, and the holy Spirit the spirit of Peace▪ would be pleased to put an end to this unnaturall differences, and graut Peace in this Israell, that every one it Peace and quietnesse, may injoy the fruits of his labour to himselfe and Posterity.