To the Honorable the Knights, citizens and burgesses in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the gentry, clergie, and others [sic] inhabitants, subscribed of the counties of Flint, Denbigh, Montgomery, Carnarvan, Anglesey, Merioneth, being the sixe shires of Northwales. As it was presented this present March the 5th. 1641. Accompanied with thirty thousand hands. 1642 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) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A94492 Wing T1461 Thomason 669.f.4[72] ESTC R210297 99869107 99869107 160694

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To The Honorable the Knights, Citizens and Burgeſſes in Parliament Aſſembled. The humble petition of the Gentry, Clergy, and others Inhabitants, ſubſcribed of the Counties of Flint, Denbigh, Mountgomery, Carnarvan, Angleſey, Merioneth, being the ſix Shires of Northwales. As it was preſented this preſent March the 5th. 1641. Accompanied with thirty thouſand hands.

WHereas the preſent condition of the Church of England (in the publique liturgy thereof in the ancient liberties and forme of government as they doe now ſtand eſtabliſhed by law) hath been lately brought in queſtion, and manifold petitions from the ſeverall quarters of this Kingdome and other ſuch like addreſſes concerning the ſame have been preſented to this Honourable houſe.

Wee his Majeſties faithfull Subjects in the Principalities and Counties of North-Wales whom it equally concerneth, and as ſtrongly tied in duty and conſcience, doe likewiſe preſume to make our humble Remonſtrance, and we doe it after a long ſilence and expectation joyned with ſome feares.

And firſt, for thoſe things which concerne the publique ſervice of God as they be of neareſt importance, and we nothing doubt but you will take unto your tendreſt thoughts, ſo we doe earneſtly propound and proſtrate before you that dangerous conſequence of Innovation in matters of ſo high concernment: as we conceave and leave it to your owne great wiſedomes to Iudge, what ſcruples and jealouſies are like to ariſe, if we be taught a new and different way of ſerving God after a full perſwaſion of the lawfullneſſe of that which is preſcribed according to the word of God, not without the deliberate and concurrent approbation and Induſtry of the moſt learned of the Proteſtant Church of this and other Nations, and the poſſeſſion of ſo many yeares in the practiſe thereof, and al ſince the bleſſed time of Reformation.

The meere report hereof hath already produced no good effect, breeding in the minds of ill diſpoſed perſons Inſolence and contempt, in others perplexity and griefe, not knowing how to ſettle themſelves, or forme their obedience in ſuch diſtractions and ſometimes repugnancy of commands.

Then for the outward policy and forme of government, under the Iurisdiction of Biſhops, bounded by law and kept within their owne limits.

It is as we believe, that forme which came into this Iſland with the firſt plantation of Religion here, and God ſo bleſt this Iſland, that Religion came early in with the firſt dawning of the day very neare or in the time of the Apoſtles themſelves, And in the ſucceſſion of all after ages the ſame hath been conſtantly maintained among us, and that without any eminent interruption or gaineſaying even till theſe our dayes.

And now from the comfortable experience which we feele and which our Fathers have told us of the conveniency and moderation of this government together with the antiquity of the ſame (a ſtrong argument of Gods ſpeciall protection) we doe in all humility repreſent and pray that the ſame may be ſtill preſerved entire in all the parts thereof, profeſſing yet withall that we heartily diſclaime all ſcandalous Innovation and Popiſh corruption whatſoever.

And we are the more incouraged in this ſuit, becauſe we finde it to be the unanimous and undivided requeſt and vote of this whole Country, who cannot without ſome trembling entertaine a thought of change. In all which we do not preſume to give any rules, but as it becomes us, humbly declare and open our owne breaſts, & labour to deliver our owne ſoules in teſtimony of our Loyalties and diſcharge of our conſciences, who ſhall ever take comfort to finde the ſame way of honoring God, continued in his owne Houſe of prayer, the Lawes of the Land put to actuall execution, the peace and government of the Church preſerved, the rumord alterations declined, and the diſtractions already too viſible ariſing thereupon avoyded.

And as we doubt not but your great wiſdomes will take care that our Doctrine, and Diſcipline eſtabliſhed ſhall be ſtill in force, and obſerved, untill by ſome abſolute Law, and the opinions of learned Convocations, or Synod (according to the Cuſtome of our prudent fore-Fathers in beſt times) it be otherwiſe ordained.

So ſhall we never ceaſe to pray for a permanent bleſſing upon your Counſells, and reſolutions, to the generall happineſſe of Church, and Kingdome.

London printed for. F. Couls and R. Phillips. 1641.