TO THE MOST EXCELLENT MAIESTIE OF THE KING , And to the most Honorable the Lords and Peeres of this Realme . AS ALSO , To the Honorable the Lords and others , Knights Citizens , Barons and Burgesses in the Commons House of Parliament , now assembled The most humble Petition of the Churches of God in England , and of every Lively member of the same , whereof the Lord Christ Iesus is the Head . SHEWETH ,

THat J am , is the God of vnity and Order , But his enemy ( Sathan ) is the author of division and disorder ; as appeares by the first Adams fall , and the second Adams reparation when to prevent the malice of Abaddon , God united his Diety to humanity in the person of his deare Sonne , and him sent to seeke and save , all poore lost sinners beleevers : That in the hipostaticall Vnion , there are three distinct Offices , Prophet Priest , and King , of all which ( in his humanity ) the Lord Iesus had possession , yet alleged that his kingdome ( as then , ) was not of this world , remaining now and ever since at the right hand of his most holy Father in Glory untill his enemies shall be made his footstoole . That in 1642. years from the Incarnation , the Almighty hath already vindicated the Prophetique and Priests Offices to his Son , against all Turks , Iewes , Papists , infidels : The Regall Office onely remaines undetermined : And the axe is now laid to the roote , hee that will not take the Lord Jesus Christ for his King must be brought out and slaine .

That your Most Excellent Maiestie ( the fountaine of piety and Iustice , and the life of the Law unto us your most humble Petitioners and obedient Subiects ) have set to your seal and in acknowledgement of Gods truth , have subscribed , Christo auspice Regno . Posui Deum adiutorem meum , and the like .

That your Lordships and Honours have likewise come in to the same Government , contending against those Lawes and Customes , opposite to the Law establish't by the Lord Iesus , and which Elutherius prescribed to Lucius first Christian King of this Nation , and to both the Doctrine and Discipline setled by the Apostles , when at Antioch the Disciples were first called Christians .

That the recovery of that name Christian will expell the By names , Papists , Protestants , Lutherans , Brownists , Sectaries , Roundheads , Prickeare , and what not disgracefully put upon the Chrtstian Subiects of this Kingdome . Quiet the present distractions and distempers , cleare all feares and Iealousies , settle the true Religion , & fundamentall Lawes of England , Your Maiesties Prerogative , the Parliaments privilidge , and the Subiects Propriety and peace , will so be all at one , to your generall contentment , and the saving of All in All .

May it therefore please Your most Excellent Maiestie , and Your Parliament to agree speedily upon that one thing Necessary , and prevent the malicious intendments of the Common adversary .

For which your Petitioners are daily suppliants at the Almighties throne , and your Laborious servants .