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A81928 John Dury his petition to the Honourable House of Commons in England, now assembled in Parliament.; Petition to the Honourable House of Commons in England now assembled in Parliament. Dury, John, 1596-1680. 1641 (1641) Wing D2878; Thomason E156_12; ESTC R19852 838 3

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JOHN DURY HIS PETITION TO THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF THE COMMONS IN ENGLAND NOW ASSEMBLED IN PARLIAMENT LONDON Printed in the yeere M.DC.XLI To the Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses met in Parliament the humble Petition of JOHN DURY Minister of the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST Humbly sheweth THat whereas for the space of more then ten yeers by-past not without knowledge and permission of his Majesty with the good liking approbation and furtherance of forraign Protestant Princes and States and with advice incouragement and instigation of the chief Divines in all the Churches whom it doth concerne the purpose of Ecclesiasticall reconcilement amongst Protestants hath been prosecuted and the means thereof so farre advanced as in a private Theologicall way they can be prepared which by this adjoyned briefe relation will appear and may be made more fully evident by other circumstances of the Worke. Therfore my humble suit is unto your Honourable Assembly to be pleased to take this matter which so much concerneth the glory of God and the welfare of his Church into your pious consideration to countenance and assist religiously the same And to this effect if your wisdome think it expedient some Act or Declaration might be made First That the blessed and long sought for union of Protestant Churches may bee recommended unto the publick prayers of the Church And secondly That either an Evangelicall correspondency for mutuall edification for healing of breaches for taking away of scandals and for the advancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ amongst Protestants should henceforth bee entertained with forraigne Churches by those to whom the care of so blessed a worke may be with authority referred Or that his Majesty with your Honours advice and grave counsell might bee moved to call together a generall Synod of Protestants in due time for the better setling of weighty matters in the Church which now trouble not onely the consciences of most men but disturb the tranquillity of publick States and divide the Churches one from another to the great hinderance of Christianity and the dishonour of Religion All which evils by this means may bee taken out of the way and from hence a great blessing of God and much honour amongst men will redound to this Church and Nation And I your humble Petitioner as in duty bound will daily pray for his Majesties long and happy reigne over us and for the prosperous successe of this high and Honourable Court of Parliament