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A70630 A Motion humbly presented to the consideration of the honourable, the committee of the high court of Parliament consisting of 18 queres concerning the Booke of common-prayer : October 8, 1641 : as also an honourable speech made by Mr. Pymme. Pym, John, 1584-1643. 1641 (1641) Wing M2939; ESTC R13528 3,734 10

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to be confirmed of him Mac. 3. 11. Mar. 1. 4. Ioh. 1. 33. 1 Cor. 1. 14 15 16. Many other quaerees concerning Matrimony and concerning visitation of the sick and the Buriall of the dead and the Churching of women might be made But to fould up all in that one saying presenting them together in the last place with that expression at the beginning of Commination The words are these Brethren in the primitive Church there was a Godly Discipline c. And by and by after is said againe In the stead whereof untill the said Discipline may bee restored againe which thing is much to be wished it is thought good that at this time in your presence shall be read the geuerall Sentences c. Mr. Pym his worthy Speech in Parliament THE distempers of this Kingdome are well knowne they need not Repetition for though we have good Lawes yet they want their Executioner if they be executed it is in a wrong sense I shall indeavour to apply a remedy co the breaches that are made And to that end I shall discover first the quality of the Disease 1. There is a Design to alter Law and Religion the Parties that effect this are Papists who are obliged by a maxime in their Doctrine that they are not able to maintain their Religion but to extirpate all others 2. The s●cond is our Hierarchy which cannot mount to the hight they ayme at without the breach of Law To which Religion necessarily joyne that if the one the other falls 3. Agents and Pensioners to forraine States who see we cannot comply with them if we maintain the Religion established with us contrary to Theirs here we intend the Spanish white Gold worke which are of most effect for Earthly favorites as for petty promotion not Conscience And such are our Judges Spirituall and Temporall Such are also our Coun●ellors of State all these setled in their contrivements that ayme at one end and to this purpose they walk on foure feet discountenancing of Preachers and men vertuous for Religion persecuted under the Law of Purity Th● second is the discountenancing of Preachers of contrary dispositions 3. The negotiating with the faction of Rome by frequent Preaching and instruction to p●each of the absolute Monarchy of Kings Here follow severall IIeads THe politicall interpretation of the law to serve the times and this to impose taxes with the colour of law A Judg said it when a habeas Corpus was paid for by keeping the King in continuall want that he may seeke to their Counsells for reliefe To this purpose they keepe the Parliament in distaste that their Counsell might be taken The King Himselfe is brought to this like a woman that useth her selfe to poyson when she might eate good meat Search the Chronicles and we shall see no King ever used Parliaments that was brought to this want Arbitrary proceedings in Courts of Justice we have Law left to the Conscience of a single man all Courts are now of Conscience Plotters to insorce a warre between France and Us that when we had well wearied one another we might be brought to what scorn they pleased The petition wall is only Unity the suddain dissolving of Parliaments and punishing of Parliament men to affright us from speaking what we think one was committed for not delivering up the Patitions of the House a Declaration which slandereth our procedings as full of lyes as letters who would have the first ground to be our Example and Papists under appearance to the King his best Subjects for they contribute money to the warre which the Protestants will not doe The other is the Military by getting places of importance into the Papists hands as who were Commanders in the late Army but they who were strong in Arms but they to whom their Armor is delivered contrary to the Statute Their indeavours are to bring in strangers to be billitted upon us We have had no accompt of the Spanish Navy and our feare is from Ireland the next is papisticall that proceeds of Agents here in London by whose desires many Monasteries and Nunneries are erected FINIS