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A
MOST
HVMBLE
LOYALL
SVBIECTS
,
READY
TO
Prov. 21.13 .
He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore , he shall also crie , and not be heard .
Thomas
Prince
(
Let
supplications
,
prayers
,
intercessions
,
and
giving
of
thankes
bee
made
for
Kings
,
and
for
all
that
are
in
authority
,
that
wee
may
leade
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
,
in
all
godliness
and
honestie
)
It
is
a
good
sure
rule
in
Theologie
,
that
in
the
matters
of
the
worship
of
God
,
Quod
dubitas
,
ne
feceris
:
Let
every
man
be
fully
perswaded
in
his
minde
.
All
must
beleeve
as
the
Church
beleeves
,
For
what
can
a
man
give
for
the
ransome
of
his
soule
?
Iob
:
ch
I
delivered
the
poore
that
cryed
,
and
the
fatherlesse
,
and
him
that
had
none
to
help
him
:
the
blessing
of
him
that
was
readie
to
perish
came
upon
me
,
and
I
caused
the
widowes
heart
to
rejoyce
.
I
was
a
father
to
the
poore
;
and
,
When
I
knew
not
the
cause
,
I
sought
it
out
diligently
,
I
brake
also
the
jawes
of
the
unrighteous
man
,
and
pluckt
the
prey
out
of
his
teeth
.
Let
the
wheat
and
tares
grow
together
in
the
world
,
untill
the
Harvest
:
Mat.
inspired
of
God
,
and
are
able
to
make
us
wise
unto
salvation
,
and
perfect
to
every
good
worke
,
we
might
have
certainety
of
the
things
whereof
we
are
instructed
,
Luke
That
our
joy
might
be
full
,
and
that
we
might
beleeve
,
and
in
beleeving
might
have
life
,
Ioh.
Not
to
presume
above
that
which
is
written
searching
the
Scriptures
,
Act.
search
them
,
Ioh.
The
eare
discerneth
words
,
and
the
mouth
tasteth
meate
for
it selfe
:
inspired
of
God
able
to
make
us
wise
to
salvation
,
and
perfect
to
every
good
worke
.
Law
and
Testimonie
speake
not
according
to
this
word
,
it
is
because
there
is
no
light
in
them
,
Esa.
to
hold
them
accursed
,
Gal.
whosoever
shall
adde
unto
these
things
,
God
shall
adde
the
plagues
written
herein
:
and
who
so
shall
take
away
from
those
things
,
God
shall
take
his
name
out
of
the
booke
of
Life
,
and
out
of
the
holy
Citie
,
and
from
those
things
that
are
written
,
Revel.
Whites
Way
to
the
Church
That
it
is
the
doctrine
of
the
Church
of
England
that
the
Scriptures
,
comprehended
in
the
old
and
new
Testament
,
is
the
Rule
of
Faith
,
so
far
,
that
whatsoever
is
not
read
therein
,
nor
cannot
be
proved
thereby
,
is
not
to
be
accepted
as
any
point
of
faith
,
or
needfull
to
be
followed
:
but
by
it
all
doctrines
taught
,
and
the
Churches
practice
,
must
be
examined
,
and
that
rejected
,
which
is
contrary
to
it
,
under
what
title
,
or
pretence
soever
,
it
come
unto
us
.
That
the
Pope
,
or
any
mortall
man
,
should
be
the
rule
,
that
must
resolve
in
questions
and
controversies
of
faith
,
is
an
unreasonable
Position
,
voide
of
all
indifferency
:
when
common
sence
teacheth
,
that
he
that
is
a
Party
,
cannot
be
a
Iudge
.
Which
is
the
Church
is
controversall
,
which
is
the
Scriptures
,
is
not
;
therefore
let
that
be
the
Rule
which
is
out
of
doubt
.
The
Scriptures
containeth
the
Principles
of
our
faith
,
and
shall
we
not
beleeve
them
?
Or
cannot
we
know
them
of
themselves
infallibly
,
without
we
let
in
the
authority
of
the
Church
?
That
no
Church
,
nor
man
whatsoeuer
,
may
be
a
Rule
,
or
Iudge
,
in
matters
of
Faith
,
but
onely
the
holy
Scriptures
:
The
Collier
being
at
the
point
of
death
,
&
tempted
of
the
devill
what
his
faith
was
?
answered
:
J
beleeve
,
and
die
in
the
faith
of
Christs
Church
:
being
againe
demanded
,
what
the
faith
of
Christs
Church
was
?
that
faith
,
saith
he
,
that
J
beleeve
in
;
Thus
the
devill
getting
no
other
answer
,
was
overcome
,
and
put
to
flight
:
by
this
faith
of
the
Collier
,
every
unlearned
man
,
may
trie
the
spirits
of
men
whether
they
be
of
God
or
no
:
by
this
faith
he
may
resist
the
devill
,
and
judge
the
true
interpretation
from
the
false
;
and
dis
erne
the
Catholique
from
the
Hereticall
Minister
,
the
true
doctrine
from
the
forged
.
I
beleeve
and
die
in
the
faith
of
the
Church
,
or
of
the
Prince
,
or
of
the
learned
:
The
faith
that
I
beleeve
in
,
&c.
darke
and
obscure
For
all
the
words
of
the
Lord
are
plaine
,
to
them
that
will
understand
,
and
straight
to
them
that
would
finde
knowledge
,
Prov.
knowledge
is
easie
to
him
that
will
understand
,
Prov.
It
is
the
Spirit
that
beareth
witnesse
,
for
the
Spirit
is
truth
,
But
the
Comforter
,
which
is
the
Holy
Ghost
,
whom
the
Father
will
send
in
my
Name
,
hee
shall
teach
you
all
things
,
and
bring
all
things
to
your
remembrance
which
I
have
told
you
:
Howbeit
when
hee
is
come
,
which
is
the
Spirit
of
Truth
,
hee
will
leade
you
into
all
truth
,
for
hee
shall
not
speake
of
himselfe
,
but
whatsoever
hee
shall
heare
,
hee
shall
speake
,
and
he
will
teach
you
of
the
things
to
come
.
For
the
Spirit
searcheth
all
things
,
even
the
deepe
things
of
God
:
For
the
things
of
God
knoweth
no
man
,
but
the
Spirit
of
God
.
But
the
annointing
that
ye
have
received
of
him
,
dwelleth
in
you
,
and
yee
need
not
that
any
man
teach
you
,
but
as
the
same
annointing
teacheth
you
of
all
things
,
and
it
is
true
,
and
is
not
lying
,
and
as
it
taught
you
,
you
shall
abide
in
him
.
Hereby
we
know
that
hee
abideth
in
us
,
even
by
the
Spirit
that
hee
hath
given
us
.
For
to
one
is
given
by
the
Spirit
,
the
word
of
wisedome
;
and
to
another
the
word
of
knowledge
,
by
the
same
Spirit
.
and
vers.
14.
And
Psal.
107.43
Dan.
12.10
Amos
3.7
Prov.
28.7
.
&
Luk.
21.15
.
(
my
Disciples
,
that
obey
me
and
suffer
for
my
sake
)
And
Luk.
12.12
Mat.
10.20
And
Mark
.
4.11
(
my
followers
And
Ioh.
14.15
And
Ioh.
7.17
And
Act.
5.32
And
Psal.
119.99
.
&c.
David
had
more
understanding
then
all
his
Teachers
,
and
then
all
the
Ancients
,
because
he
kept
Gods
precepts
.
Hence
is
plaine
to
whom
the
Spirit
of
God
is
given
:
Even
to
everie
particular
Saint
of
God
,
and
it
is
no
Private
spirit
,
but
even
the
Publique
Spirit
of
God
which
is
in
him
,
which
enableth
him
to
understanding
,
and
so
to
declare
the
things
given
him
of
God
:
For
that
is
a
private
spirit
,
that
is
not
of
God
,
though
it
be
in
multitudes
:
but
the
Spirit
of
God
,
though
but
in
one
Saint
,
is
not
Private
:
Gods
Spirit
is
not
private
,
for
it
is
not
comprehended
onely
within
one
place
,
person
,
or
time
,
but
is
universall
and
eternall
,
so
is
not
mans
Spirit
:
Therefore
mens
is
private
,
though
in
many
persons
:
Gods
is
publique
though
but
in
one
person
.
The
poore
receive
the
Gospell
J
thank
thee
Father
,
Lord
of
heaven
&
earth
,
because
thou
hast
opened
these
things
to
Babes
:
It
is
so
Father
,
because
thy
good
pleasure
was
such
.
Hearken
my
beloved
brethren
,
Hath
not
God
chosen
the
poore
of
this
world
,
that
they
should
be
rich
in
faith
,
and
Heyres
of
the
Kingdome
,
&c.
Brethren
,
you
see
your
Calling
,
that
God
hath
chosen
the
foolish
of
this
world
,
the
weake
of
this
world
,
the
vile
of
this
world
,
and
despised
,
and
which
are
not
.
to
give
unto
the
simple
sharpnesse
of
wit
,
and
to
the
child
knowledge
and
discretion
,
Prov.
The
Spirit
bloweth
where
it
listeth
,
Ioh.
Ahabs
Prophets
Ieremy
,
Ier.
Prophets
of
Israel
in
a
cratch
A
Carpenter
Doth
any
of
the
Rulers
,
or
of
the
Pharisees
beleeve
in
him
?
vers
.
but
this
people
that
know
not
the
Law
are
cursed
.
if
any
want
wisedome
let
him
come
unto
God
,
and
hee
will
give
him
,
Iam.
Whits
way
,
pag.
And
that
this
rule
is
of
that
nature
,
that
it
is
able
to
direct
any
man
,
be
he
never
so
simple
,
yea
the
most
unlearned
alive
,
may
conceive
,
and
understand
it
sufficiently
for
his
salvation
,
pag.
Clemence
Alexandrinus
:
The
word
is
not
hid
from
any
;
it
is
a
common
light
which
shineth
to
all
men
,
and
there
is
no
obscuritie
in
it
,
Augustine
:
God
hath
bowed
down
the
Scriptures
to
the
capacitie
of
babes
and
sucklings
,
that
when
proud
men
will
not
speak
to
their
capacitie
,
yet
himselfe
might
.
Chrisostome
:
The
Scriptures
are
easie
to
understand
,
and
exposed
to
the
capacitie
of
every
servant
,
and
Plowman
,
and
widow
,
and
boy
,
and
him
that
is
most
unwise
;
therefore
God
penned
the
Scriptures
by
the
hands
of
Publicanes
,
Fishermen
,
Tent-makers
,
Shepherds
,
Neatherds
,
and
unlearned
men
,
that
none
of
the
simple
people
might
have
any
excuse
to
keep
them
from
reading
:
and
that
so
they
might
be
easie
to
be
understood
of
all
men
,
the
Artificer
,
the
Housholder
,
and
Widow
woman
,
and
him
that
is
most
unlearned
:
Yea
,
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
,
as
Schoole-masters
to
all
the
world
,
made
their
writings
plaine
and
evident
to
all
men
,
so
that
every
man
of
himselfe
,
onely
by
reading
them
,
might
learne
the
things
spoken
therein
.
Iustine
Martyr
Heare
the
words
of
the
Scripture
,
which
be
so
easie
that
it
needs
no
exposition
,
but
onely
to
be
rehearsed
.
You
shall
every
where
see
these
points
of
our
faith
to
be
knowne
and
understood
,
not
onely
by
such
as
are
Teachers
in
the
Church
,
but
even
of
Coblers
and
Smiths
,
and
Websters
,
and
all
kinde
of
Artificers
:
yea
,
all
our
women
;
not
they
onely
which
are
booke-learned
,
but
they
also
that
get
their
living
with
their
needle
:
yea
,
mayd-servants
and
wayting-women
:
and
not
Citizens
onely
,
but
Husbandmen
of
the
Country
,
are
very
skilfull
in
these
things
;
yea
,
you
may
heare
among
us
,
Ditchers
,
and
Neatherds
,
and
Wood-setters
,
discoursing
of
the
Trinitie
,
and
the
creation
,
&c.
His
doctrine
that
was
President
in
the
Trent
Councell
,
That
a
Distaffe
was
fitter
for
a
woman
then
a
Bible
,
was
not
yet
hatched
&c.
Must
every
base
fellow
,
Cobler
,
Taylor
,
Weaver
,
&c.
meddle
with
the
exposition
or
discoursing
of
the
Scriptures
,
which
apperteyneth
to
none
but
to
the
learned
?
No
,
person
whatsoever
,
not
examined
and
approved
by
the
Bishop
of
the
Dioces
,
or
not
licenced
,
as
is
aforesayd
,
for
a
sufficient
and
convenient
Preacher
,
shall
take
upon
him
to
expound
in
his
owne
Cure
,
or
elsewhere
,
any
Scripture
,
or
matter
,
or
doctrine
:
but
shall
onely
studie
to
read
plainly
,
and
aptly
(
without
glosing
or
adding
)
the
Homilies
alreadie
set
forth
,
or
hereafter
to
be
published
by
lawfull
Authoritie
&c.
That
seeing
the
Lord
reveileth
his
secrets
to
the
humble
,
though
wanting
humane
learning
Hideth
his
secrets
from
the
learned
,
and
suffreth
them
to
erre
,
and
resist
the
Truth
Thou
art
wearied
in
the
multitude
of
thy
Counsels
,
&c.
I
destroy
the
tokens
of
the
Southsayers
,
and
make
them
that
conjecture
fooles
,
and
turne
the
wise
men
backward
,
and
make
their
knowledge
foolishnesse
.
saith
the
Lord
,
Mal.
They
are
gone
out
of
the
way
,
they
have
caused
many
to
fall
by
the
Law
,
Stay
your selves
,
and
wonder
;
they
are
blind
,
and
make
you
blind
:
they
are
drunken
,
but
not
with
wine
,
they
stagger
,
but
not
by
strong
drinke
,
for
the
Lord
hath
covered
you
with
a
spirit
of
slumber
,
and
hath
shut
up
your
eyes
,
the
Prophets
,
and
your
chiefe
Seers
,
&c.
Because
this
people
come
neere
unto
me
with
their
mouth
,
and
honour
me
with
their
lips
,
but
have
removed
their
hearts
far
from
me
,
&
their
feare
towards
me
,
was
taught
by
the
precepts
of
men
:
Therfore
behold
I
will
againe
,
doe
a
marveilous
worke
in
this
people
,
even
a
marvellous
worke
,
and
a
wonder
;
for
the
wisedome
of
their
wise
men
shall
perish
,
and
the
understanding
of
the
prudent
shall
be
hid
Their
watchmen
are
all
blind
,
they
have
no
knowledge
and
these
shepheards
cannot
understand
,
for
they
all
looke
to
their
owne
way
,
every
one
for
his
owne
advantage
,
and
for
his
owne
purpose
.
The
wisemen
are
ashamed
,
they
are
afraid
and
taken
,
for
loe
they
have
rejected
the
word
of
the
Lord
,
and
what
wis●dome
is
in
them
,
My
people
have
beene
as
lost
sheep
,
their
sheepherds
have
caused
them
to
goe
astray
,
and
have
turned
them
away
to
the
Mountaines
Night
shall
be
unto
them
for
a
vision
,
and
darkenesse
for
a
divination
,
and
he
Sunne
shall
goe
down
over
the
Prophets
,
and
the
day
shall
be
darke
over
them
For
they
have
no
answer
of
God
.
They
build
up
Sion
with
bloud
,
and
Ierusalem
with
iniquitie
Her
Prophets
are
light
and
wicked
persons
,
her
Priests
have
polluted
the
Sanctuarie
,
they
have
●…rested
the
Law
.
the
words
of
●he
Prophets
which
they
heard
read
every
Sabbath
day
,
but
fulfilled
them
in
condemning
him
.
thanke
thee
O
Father
,
because
thou
hast
hid
these
things
from
the
wise
,
and
men
of
understanding
,
Mat.
of
the
Pharisees
or
Rulers
beleeved
on
him
,
Ioh.
Where
is
the
wise
?
where
is
the
Scribe
?
where
is
the
disputer
of
this
world
?
Hath
not
God
made
the
wisedome
of
this
world
foolishnesse
?
Not
many
wise
men
after
the
flesh
,
not
many
mighty
,
not
many
noble
are
called
:
That
all
Heretiques
,
and
so
many
as
in
any
point
resist
the
Catholique
Faith
,
should
be
condemned
And
that
the
Secular
powers
,
of
what
degree
soever
they
bee
shall
be
compelled
openly
to
sweare
for
the
defence
of
the
faith
,
that
to
the
uttermost
of
their
power
,
to
roote
out
and
destroy
in
all
their
Kingdomes
,
all
such
persons
as
the
Catholique
Church
had
condemned
for
Heretiques
,
and
if
they
doe
not
,
they
shall
be
excommunicate
:
and
if
they
doe
not
reforme
within
one
whole
yere
,
then
the
Pope
may
denounce
all
his
subjects
absolved
,
and
utterly
delivered
from
shewing
or
owing
any
fidelitie
or
obedience
towards
him
.
That
the
Pope
may
give
that
land
to
be
occupied
and
enjoyed
of
the
Catholiques
to
possesse
it
(
all
Heretiques
being
rooted
out
)
quietly
without
contradiction
:
Tho.
Beacon
Cum
privil
.
An.
He
never
saw
any
Councell
have
a
good
end
,
White
pag.
to
beware
of
false
Prophets
,
for
many
are
gone
out
into
the
world
,
May
it
please
you
to
observe
that
That
the
Scriptures
are
not
the
onely
rule
of
faith
,
but
that
men
ought
to
be
constrained
to
beleev
as
the
Church
beleeves
:
That
who
so
resisteth
any
point
shal
be
judged
as
an
Heretique
,
and
suffer
fire
and
fagot
:
they
winked
with
their
eyes
,
lest
they
should
see
:
Sion
with
bloud
,
and
Ierusalem
with
iniquitie
,
they
receiving
not
the
love
of
the
Truth
,
God
hath
given
them
up
to
strange
,
and
strong
delusions
:
That
they
might
make
themselves
Iudges
in
their
own
cause
:
that
the
greatest
points
of
their
Religion
have
no
foundation
on
the
Scriptures
:
But
their
winking
with
their
eyes
,
lest
they
should
see
Bribes
blinde
the
eyes
of
the
wise
,
Deut.
How
can
yee
beleeve
when
yee
seeke
honour
one
of
another
,
and
seeketh
not
the
honour
that
is
of
God
?
White
pag.
This
doctrine
was
never
misliked
,
till
a
Church
arose
up
,
whose
silver
being
drosse
,
and
whose
milke
poyson
,
could
not
endure
the
tryall
:
Let
the
Tares
and
wheate
grow
together
in
the
world
,
untill
the
end
of
this
world
.
Yee
know
not
of
what
spirit
yee
are
,
the
Sonne
of
man
is
not
to
destroy
mens
lives
,
but
to
save
them
,
Luke
be
gentle
towards
all
men
,
suffering
the
evill
,
instructing
them
with
meeknesse
that
are
contrary
minded
,
proving
if
God
at
any
time
will
give
them
repentance
,
that
they
may
acknowledge
the
truth
,
and
come
to
amendment
out
of
the
snare
of
the
devill
Kingdome
is
not
of
this
world
,
Ioh.
a
certaine
note
of
a
false
Church
to
be
persecution
It
is
a
sure
rule
in
Divinity
,
that
God
never
loves
to
plant
his
Church
by
violence
and
bloudshed
.
I
gave
a
good
proofe
,
that
I
intended
,
no
persecution
against
them
,
for
conscience
cause
:
but
onely
desired
to
be
secured
of
them
for
civill
obedience
,
which
for
conscience
cause
they
were
bound
to
performe
.
It
was
never
my
intention
to
lay
any
thing
to
the
said
Arch-priests
charge
,
as
I
have
never
done
to
any
for
cause
of
conscience
,
Meditation
upon
the
Lords
Prayer
in
the
matters
of
Gods
worship
,
we
should
not
doe
that
we
doubt
.
Notwithstanding
the
successe
of
these
latter
times
,
wherein
sundry
opinions
have
beene
hatched
about
the
subject
of
Religion
,
may
make
one
clearely
discerne
with
his
eye
,
and
as
it
were
touch
with
his
finger
,
that
according
to
the
veritie
of
holy
Scripture
,
and
a
Maxime
heretofore
held
and
maintained
by
the
ancient
Doctors
of
the
Church
,
That
mens
consciences
ought
in
no
sort
to
be
violated
,
urged
,
or
constrained
;
and
whensoever
men
have
attempted
any
thing
by
this
violent
course
,
whether
openly
,
or
by
secret
meanes
,
the
issue
hath
beene
pernitious
,
and
the
cause
of
great
and
wonderfull
innovations
in
the
principallest
and
mightiest
Kingdomes
and
Countries
of
all
Christendome
,
&c.
For
which
cause
,
So
that
once
more
wee
doe
protest
before
God
,
and
the
whole
world
,
that
from
this
time
forward
we
are
firmly
resolved
not
to
persecute
,
or
molest
,
or
suffer
to
be
persecuted
or
molested
,
any
person
whatsoever
,
for
matter
of
Religion
,
no
not
they
which
professe
themselves
to
be
of
the
Romane
Church
,
neither
to
trouble
nor
disturbe
them
in
the
exercise
of
their
Religion
,
so
they
live
conformably
to
the
Lawes
of
the
State
HIllar.
contra
,
Auxen
Hill.
con
.
Arian
Ambrose
in
his
booke
of
Widowes
:
Damasc.
3.
sent.
cap.
33.
Ierom.
in
proaem
.
lib.
4.
in
Ieremiam
.
Tertul.
ad
Scapul
upon
1.
Cor.
3.
(
or
give
in
his
booke
upon
the
Civill
Magistrate
.
upon
1.
King
.
6.
Againe
,
upon
Luke
22.
And
upon
Psal.
17.
Againe
,
in
Postil
.
Dom.
1.
post
.
Epiph.
Againe
,
upon
1.
Pet.
3.
Many
moe
might
be
produced
:
onely
we
will
adde
the
judgement
of
some
that
are
subject
to
troubles
for
their
Religion
,
as
we
:
the
Puritanes
,
so
called
,
in
their
This
is
a
part
of
their
Petition
:
That
Papists
,
nor
other
,
neither
constrainedly
,
nor
customably
,
communicate
in
the
mysteries
of
salvation
:
as
also
their
printed
1609.
in
21.
&c.
And
lastly
the
Papists
,
who
of
all
other
have
least
cause
to
speake
against
persecution
,
in
that
the
enact●ng
it
a
law
,
proceeded
from
them
,
and
is
so
usually
practised
by
them
where
they
have
power
:
yet
thus
●hey
write
,
in
a
booke
full
of
wickednesse
,
lately
set
forth
,
yet
allowed
by
their
Superiours
.
&c.
These
are
their
words
:
whereby
we
holding
our
peace
,
our
Adversaries
speake
for
us
.
That
Tolleration
will
be
hurtfull
,
and
dangerous
to
the
State
:
For
God
is
a
Spirit
,
and
they
that
worship
him
,
must
worship
him
in
Spirit
and
Truth
,
Ioh.
Mose
Law
Christ
is
the
Churches
Monarch
,
and
the
Holy
Ghost
his
Deputie
.
for
faith
is
the
gift
of
God
,
God
will
never
require
it
at
their
hands
:
The
bloud
of
the
faithlesse
and
misbeleeving
shall
be
upon
their
own
heads
;
for
he
that
will
not
beleeve
shall
be
damned
.