I Nprimis, Because the glory of God, and the Reformed Protestant Re­ligion, will be by the said Wars, reproached and evill spoken of.

II. Because we, to God and the World, bear forth one Religion.

III. Because we both as a principall cause of our Warres, have been for one Religion and liberty of Conscience.

IIII. Because we are Brethren and Neigh­bours, and so ought to be friends; therefore ought not to Warre with each other.

V. Because we both almost at one time, became [Page 4] free States, and that granted by our greatest Ene­mies.

VI. Old friends and kindnesses past, ought to be kept in everlasting memory.

VII. Against the common Enemy, we ought to consider times past, present, and to come.

VIII. We ought to offer up Christian pray­ers both publick and private, in Church and Com­mon-wealth, for the prosperity and welfare of each other, which cannot be, in case we have Warres with each other.

IX. Two is better then one, and a three­fold cord is not easily broken.

X. This war will be destructive to both; as betwixt Abimeleck, and the men of Sichem, and Sichem against Abimelech; as Israel against Benjamin, and Benja­min against Israel; as Abner against Joab, and Joab against Abner; as Rehoboam against Jeroboam, and Jeroboam against Rehoboam; as Judah against Israel, and Israel against Judah: as appears in the Warres of Turkie, Spaine, Italy, France, Germany, and in England: the red Rose against the white; and in the Low-Countries, ten Provinces against seven, and se­ven against ten, weakening each other, and ruinous to both.

XI. We shall by this Warre bring upon us the curse of posterity, and our Children may say, Had our fore-fathers no other cause to Warre against their friends and neighbours, as to bring us to a bloud-bath each with other? It will occasion laugh­ter and derision, seeing nothing but pride and am­bition, hath brought us to this condition.

[Page 5]XII. There will be many in this cause troubled in conscience, and will be constrained to leave the Countreys of their Nativities, for not to give or al­low any thing for the maintenance of the bloud­shed, and overthrow of each other, in such unwar­rantable and unnaturall Warres.

XIII. Before these times we took up Arms for the maintenance of the true Protestant Religion. If we should now Warre against the same, how can God blesse such endeavours; No, rather for our sins he will make us a just judgement, and a rod of his wrath to chastise each other.

XIIII. Many, worthy and learned, have given forth the fall and destruction of Antichrist to be about this time, but so doing, if he were fallen, might easily rise again.

XV. Never any Warres so sad and bitter, as these, if they should fall betwixt us: for it will be most at Sea, where in former times there used to be no Warres; therefore amongst Christians there ought to be a free Trade, and Merchants and Mer­chandise unmolested, ought to peruse the Seas with­out molestation.

XVI. God oftentimes visits mankinde at Sea, with tempests, and stormes, and other dangers, [Page 6] therefore we ought not to tempt God with need­lesse Warres.

XVII. The dangers at Sea will be sinking and burning, and a destroying of Ships, and Master and man will sink together, without respect to their qualities.

XVIII. How sad and comfortlesse will it be for the brethren of one and the self-same ship; Church and profession in England, and in Holland, and the Newes of unhappy and uncertaine Wars and Victories, to the destruction and ruine of each other, or shall we both sing Te Deum Laudamus?

XIX. Satan was the first inventer of wars, betwixt Cain and Abel, and in these Warres there is no better Commander.

XX. The profit which shall proceed out of this unnaturall wars, shall be buried in the bottomlesse Sea; where Malignants may quench their hellish and warlike designe; there shall no bells be rung, nor any need of raising the Countreymen for bury­ing of the dead.

XXI. The damage will be the loosing of your best men, Ships and Arms; likewise the welfare of the Countreyes strength, fishing and trading, and open the Countrey for a forreign enemies invasion.

XXII. What profiteth it England to bear the [Page 7] name of a free State and Common-wealth, and Hol­land a free fought Nation granted them, if by wars you enslave each other? and make your selves slaves to the Common-wealth of each other, and your e­nemies? where remains then the glory of God, and the defence of true Protestant Religion? What profiteth that noble freedome that hath bin bought and paid for at so dear a rate.

XXIII. Under pretence of wars betwixt you, will the Seas be filled with Sea-Rovers and Pirates, under shew hiding themselves not only to have you in Warres, but also to keep you in the same, to the utter undoing of trading and traffique.

XXIIII. By reason of your strife about free Trading, other Sea-ports and Havens will have their eyes opened, and think, is there so much be­nefit to be had? we will likewise be doing, and have a Trade of our selves, which without this question and strife betwixt you, would not be thought of.

XXV. Let us be content, the world is great e­nough for us two Republicks to trade to our con­tent, so we be not like Esops Dog, hoping at the sha­dow, lost both shadow and subhance. But we ought to understand each other by one Law, for both Na­tions, and one rule at Sea, seeing all a like are inter­ressed therewith; and thereby to regulate Trading, that all question and dispute may be destroyed, by wholsom and good Laws, not [...]o wrong each other.

XXVI. When then by this war, which God keep us from, your best souldiers are lost, & your wealth perisheth at Sea, and your own hand wrought your own ruine, consider then whether it bad not [Page 8] been better never to have began this sport, then too late you may very very well cry, Shall the sword de­vour for ever? Know yee not that it will be worser in the latter end?

XXVII. If then there be no other remedy, but we must consume by these unchristian Warres, then inlarge your Almes houses and hospitals, for doubt­lesse you will increase in widows and fatherles chil­dren, which wil bid their husbands & parents adieu, or farewell, but not welcom their returne.

XXVIII. Therefore sad not the heart of the distressed Natives and Inhabitants, with this dange­rous and unnecessary war, who with signs do call and cry for peace, yea peace in Gods name, but cannot attain to it. Heavy will the account be of those that are the first occasion of this ruine. Let Mars rather be transported to those that know not God, that speak you fair, and inwardly hate your welfare.

XXIX. But being assured, and well knowing the great wisdome, diligence, and discretion, therefore hope that God will not turn the wisdom of the wise to foolish­nes, but blesse the Peace-makers, and unite their hearts and affections each to other; not only to agree as Brethren, but also to make an everlasting peace to us and our posterity, and a good enlargement to traffique and trading, and so by Gods Order to understand each other, and so to keep all Pirates out of Sea.

XXX. And to escape this damage, not only Ships and Loadings, but also life and posterity, and to avoid this dark cloud and tempest, then ought we to offer up strong prayer to God, heartily forsaking our sins, and forthwith to pro­claim dayes of fasting and praying, and not to give sleep to our eyes, nor slumber to our eye-lids, till we have received mercy and pardon from his most high majesty.

Vale.