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B05946
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To the right honourable my Lords, of his Majesty's Commission Ecclesiastical
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Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.
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1688
(1688)
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Wing S5064; ESTC R24613
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE My LORDS of His Majesty's Commission ECCLESIASTICAL I Most humbly Intreat your Lordships Favourable Interpretation of what I now Write That since your Lordships are resolved to Proceed against those who have not complyed with the Kings Command in Reading His Declaration It is absolutely impossible for me to Serve His Majesty any longer in this Commission I beg leave to tell your Lordships that tho I my Self did submit in that particular yet I will never be any way Instrumental in Punishing those my Brethren that did not For as I call God to Witness that what I did was meerly in a Principal of Conscience So I am fully satisfied that their forbearance was upon the same Principle I have no Reason to think otherwise of the whole Body of our Clergy who upon all Occasions have signaliz'd their Loyalty to the Crown and their Zealous Affections to His Present Majesty's Pâ—rson in the worst of Times Now my Lords the safety of the whole Church of England seeming to be exceedingly concerned in this Prosecution I must declare I cannot with a safe Conscience Sit or Judge in this Cause upon so many Pious and Excellent Men with whom if it be God's Will it rather becomes me to Suffer then to be in the least Ocâ—â—â—â—on to their Sufferings I therefore earnestly request your Lordships 〈◊〉 â—â—terceed with His Majesty that I may be Graciously dismissed from any 〈…〉 her Attendance at your Board And to assure him that I am still reaâ—â— to Sacrifice what ever I have to His Service but my Conscience and â—â—ligion My Lords I am Your Lordships Most Faithful and Obedient Servant Rochester