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Title:  Flagellum, or, The life and death, birth and burial of Oliver Cromwel faithfully described in an exact account of his policies and successes, not heretofore published or discovered / by S.T., Gent.
Author: Heath, James, 1629-1664.
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should be by the Parliament devolved upon known persons, men fearing God and of approved Integri∣ty, and the government of the Commonwealth com∣mitted unto them for a time, as the most hopeful way to encourage and countenance all Gods People, re∣form the Law, and administer Justice impartially; hoping thereby the people might forget Monarchy, and understanding their true interest in the Election of successive Parliaments, may have the Govern∣ment setled upon a true Basis, without hazard to this glorious Cause, or necessitating to keep up Armies for the defence of the same.And being still resolved to use all means possible to avoid extraordinary courses, we prevailed with about twenty Members of Parliament, to give us a Conference, with whom we freely and plainly de∣bated the necessity and justness of our Proposals on that behalf; and did evidence that those, and not the Act under their consideration, would most pro∣bably bring forth something answerable to that Work, the foundation whereof God himself hath laid, and is now carrying on in the World.The which notwithstanding found no acceptance, but in stead thereof, it was offered, that the way was to continue still this present Parliament, as be∣ing that from which we might reasonably expect all good things. And this being vehemently in∣sisted upon, did much confirm us in our apprehen∣sions; That not any love to a Representative, but the making use thereof, to recruit, and so to per∣petuate themselves, was their aim.0