HIS Excellence the Earle of Essex, still endeavouring for the good & welfare of his King, and a peace and fraternity to and amongst his Subjects, having had severall parties, and more debates concerning our now conditionall e­state, yet finding no love from thence but meere opposition, and still thir­sting more and more for the effusion of blood, of the Malignants of this now distressed Kingdom of England, and still craving from our soveraigne Lord the King a faire reconciliation, [Page] (without more effusion) betweene himselfe and his Parliament, and ha­ving informarion that the Kings most excellent Ma ^tie. intends with all ex­pedition to seize into his custody, as many and so many of the strongest holds and forts of this Kingdome, as possibly he may, leaving therein a sufficient Garison of men and Arms to oppose the happie and hoped pro­ceedings of this Parliament, our lives, liberties, estates and priviledges are more and more endangered. His Ex­cellence out of his especiall love, and abundant care of the good of his King, parliament, & Kingdome, cau­sed sufficient aid of men and Arms, to be dispatcht and conveyed to all such Cities, Ports, Forts, and strong holds as mght prejudice the good effects of this Parliament, and therein sufficient [Page] Garrison, to oppose the Malignants of this agrieved Kingdome, to the comfort and good of all countries, e­specially the well affected partie of this Common-wealth.

And therefore in especiall wise did admonish and impart these ensuing particulars, for the better satisfaction of every particular conscience:

1. That the sufferances we have un­dergone are reduced into two heads: The first concerning God, the next the Com­mon-wealth.

2. And as it is the first cause con­cerning God, so it deserves to be the first fruits of our labour, being the first and immediate honour due to God, and of great weight and validitie, and more inestimate then this vast Ʋniverse. Therefore we ought to serve in Gods [Page] cause to draw a blessing on our King and Kingdomes cause.

3. The Common-wealth hath for a A Tyranni­cal Govern­ment, if per­fected. long time groaned under a most heavy burden; and the poore distressed Subject sadly laments, stil hoping to be relieved, he being scarce able to distinguish be­tween Law and Power: the one of great consequence, and a branch of tranquility, Law and Government, yet abused; the other a Power which over-ruled that Law and Government cum privilegio.

4. That God having weighed his cause, finding it stuft and ramm'd with manifold works of Satan, and more and more endeavouring still to creep in, he in especiall wise took upon him his owne just and irreproveable cause, and raised us as instruments for so good a worke. And that being performed, our King is not onely blest by a rich possession, in en­joying [Page] the blessed and plenteous flowing of the Gospel, but also an eternity here­after.

Therefore as you are Members of God, and Subjects to our Soveraign Lord the King, first in Gods name put to your helping hands for Gods cause, your King and Kingdomes cause, and for a confir­mation of that hoped blissefull comfort (the Gospel) which shall bring us and our posterity in the future to eternitie, and for a blessed and comfortable raigne to our deare Soveraigne, and his Royall Progenie, the good and comfort of our present condition, the liberty, priviledg, and freedome of a Christian Subject, and for a happy and blessed union betweene King and people: and therein we are e­ver honoured, and our selves worthy to be called Gods children.

[Page] Here in is manifested and made known the faith and love of so good a Subject, both in Gods cause, his King and Kingdoms cause, and it is hoped that no honest indifferent Subject, that aimes at the well and peacefull raign of our Soveraign, and the peace & wel-fare of this Common-wealth, can any way repine or be offended, but rather adde to their love and loy­altie, from hence a better portion.

God save the King and Parliament.