THese labours of your loyall reall Subject, as they were at first undertaken, so have they been prosecuted, chiefly for your Majesties and Kingdomes good; by which your Majesty especially (and many others) are premonished and summoned in entire affection, (if you will at last) to work out your owne, and your Subjects (commit­ted to your charge) good, by yet honourable, discreet, cor­diall returne and residence with your faithfull, fairely, first elected, and often acknowledged Parliament: It was the wis­dome and understanding, nay, the righteousnesse of the peo­ple of Israel, to observe and doe the Statutes and judgements the Lord commanded them by the hand of Moses, for their good: In the opinion of your Subjects generally (dread So­veraigne) it is your best, wisest course in the sight of all Na­tions, which shall heare thereof, thus to returne. Doe it per­sonally dread Soveraigne; advise to, and act it (God enable you) Nobles and Gentlemen: The learned say acts agimus; God that made us without our selves, will not save us with­out our selves: There is no peace nor good to be expected in England, &c. till every man doe his duty, discharge his place: As the Parliament (I take it) have continually performed [Page] their parts, so (dread Soveraigne, excuse my humble subju­gall boldnesse) it concernes your candid Majesty to discharge yours. O God enable all: If thre be a willing mind, what can hinder? Abraham would not contend with Lot his inferi­our, but gave him the preheminence: The Parliament are againe preparing Propositions; if there be not a reall gene­rall compliance, doubtlesse the just God will (whensoever) take vengeance: Tremble, stand in awe, whosoever it con­cernes (especially those that shall but goe about to stop this work from the Kings Majesty, his eare, his eye, or both; or from any other it necessarily or hopefully concernes for the publike good) sinne not against Englands, &c. present peace, and your own future good; the great King that is placed up­on the holy hill of Sion, will certainly break the thus abso­lute, conscience telling, still repugners to peace (he hath had them in derision all this while) with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a Potters vessell; Be wise now therefore O ye Kings, be instructed ye Nobles, &c. Gods wrath is not a little kindled, his plagues and vengeance will absolutely fall heavy somewhere (where is the fault) if there be no remedy.

This the following labours are (no Epithesis, but) in every part full of love and reall perswasion to a blessed, by all much to be desired and endeavoured, Peace; nay, so full of (truly columbine) reduplication and repetitory ingemination; that truly you may esteem them nonsense, loquacity: But yet take heed, in this vast, civill breach, be not so uncivill to judge so; the schoole of Heaven may, will admit of Totologies, espe­cially in such a case, such a time as this is.

If thou canst (I wish thee for thy good, doe it) find oppor­tunity hereby (by these poor equanimall inculcations) to be­nefit thy selfe, thy Country, honour thy God; doe it, thou shalt well satisfie thy loyall hearty Suppliant; please thy gra­cious, if you consent, just, righteous dealing, if you refuse, God: We ought to do (especially in such a businesse as this) that which is wel-pleasing and acceptable to God. The whole current of the Scriptures denounce and publish many bles­sings to the obedient, curses of all sorts to the disobedient, Deut. 28. Levit 26. chapters especially.

[Page] Deut. 4. 25, 26.
When thou shalt beget children, and childrens children, and shalt have remained long in the Land, and shall corrupt your selves, and make a graven Image, or the likenesse of any thing, and shall doe evill in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger; I call Heaven and earth to witnesse against you this day, that you shall soon utterly perish from off the Land whereunto you goe over Jordan to possesse it; you shall not prolong your dayes upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

Deut. 1. 43, 44.
I spake unto you, and you would not heare; but rebelled against the Commandement of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill.

And the Amorites which dwelt in that Mountaine, came out against you, and chased you as Bees doe, and destroyed you in Seir even unto Hormah.

Josh. 11. 20.
It was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come a­gainst Israel in battell, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour; but that he might destroy them as the Lord commanded Moses.

2 Chron. 25. 15, 16.
Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a Prophet, which said unto him, why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their owne people out of thine hand.

And it came to passe as he talked with him, that the King said unto him, art thou made of the Kings Counsell? forbeare, why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the Prophet forbare and said, I know that God hath determined (for it came of God, ver. 20.) to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkned unto my Counsell.

Zeph. 3. 5.
Every morning the Lord bringeth his judgements to light, he faileth not; but the wicked will not (the ingenuous, pious will) learne to be ashamed; the unjust knoweth no shame.

Psal. 9. 20.
Put them in feare, O Lord, that they may know themselves to be but men, Selah.

Deut. 12. 28.
Observe all these words which I command thee, that it may goe well [Page] with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou dost that which is just and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.

Luke 16. 31.
If they heare not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be perswa­ded though one rose from the dead.

Tit. 2. 7, 8.
In all things shewing thy selfe a patterne of good works, in doctrine, shewing uncorruptnesse, gravity, sincerity.

Sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evill thing to say of you.

2 Tim. 2. 7.
Consider what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

ver. 15.
Study to shew thy selfe approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, &c.