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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE

That the Mouthes of all Schismaticall and Seditious persons may be stopped, (who endeavour to bring their Soveraigne into hatred with his People, by scandalizing his Sacred Majestie, with a purpose to alter our Religion, and introduce Poperie) here is published to the view of all the World his Majesties solemne Protestation (which he made in the presence of God and the Congregation, before he received the Blessed Sacrament) at Christs-Church in Oxford, 1643. which neither adversitie nor prosperitie can ever make him violate.

His Maiesties late PROTESTATION, Before his Receiving of the Sacrament.

His MAJESTIE being to receive the Sacrament from the hands of the Arch-bishop of Armagh, used these publique expressions immediately before; He rose up from His knees, and beckning to the Arch-bishop for a short forbearance, made this Protestation.

MY Lord, I espie here many resolved Protestants, who may declare to the World the Resolution I doe now make. I have to the utmost of my power prepared my Soule to become a Worthy Receiver: And may I so receive comfort by this Holy Communion, as I doe intend the esta­blishment of the true Reformed Protestant Religion, as it stood in its beautie, in the happie dayes of Queene Elizabeth. I blesse God, in the midst of the publique Distractions, I have still Libertie to Communicate; And may this Sacrament be my Damnation, if my Heart doe not joyne with my Lips in this Protestation.

A Prayer for the King, to be frequently and fervently said of all Loyall Subjects.

O Most gracious and most glorious Lord God, we humbly pray thee, for the merits of our Lord Iesus Christ, to look downe (with much pitie and compassion) upon the sad and suffering Condition of thy Servant; and our Soveraigne, the King, O, let his Life be right deare and precious in thy sight: Lord remember him and all his Trouble, how he sware unto the Lord, and vowed a Vow unto the Almightie God of Jacob: O, save and deliver him, according to thy mercy, that all the world may know that this is thy hand, and that thou, Lord, hast done it: though his enemies curse, yet blesse thou; and let them be confounded that rise up against him, but let thy Servant rejoyce: O, be with him in Trouble, deliver him, and bring him to Honor; satisfie him with long life, and shew hun thy salvation. Remember, Lord, the Reproach that thy Servant hath, and vow he doth beare in his Bosome the Rebukes of many people, wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed thee, and slandred the foot-steps of thine Anointed: Wherefore we beseech thee to comfort him againe now, after the time that thou hast afflicted him, and for the yeares wherein he hath suffered adversitie; shew thy Servant thy Worke, and his Royall Children thy Glory: and the glorious Majestie of the Lord our God be upon all those that endeavour his re-inthroning: prosper thou the work of their hands upon them, O prosper thou their handy-worke. O, satisfie us with this mercy and that soone, so shall we be glad, and rejoyce all the dayes of our life, and joyne with our gracious King, in giving prayse to thee, who livest and reignest world without end. AMEN.

⟨June 14th⟩

Printed in the Yeare 1648.

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