ART. 5.
Whereas the happiness of a blessed Peace between the Kingdoms, denied in former times to our Progenitors, is by the good Providence of God granted to us, and hath lately been concluded and settled by both Parliaments; we shall
The modern pleas for comprehension, toleration, and the taking away the obligation to the renouncing of the covenant considered and discussed.
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- The modern pleas for comprehension, toleration, and the taking away the obligation to the renouncing of the covenant considered and discussed.
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- Tomkins, Thomas, 1637?-1675.
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- London :: Printed for R. Royston ...,
- 1675.
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- Dissenters, Religious -- England -- Early works to 1800.
- Toleration -- Early works to 1800.
- Comprehension -- Early works to 1800.
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each one of us, according to our Place and Interest, endeavour that they may be conjoyned in a firm Peace and Vni∣on to All Posterity, and that Iustice may be done upon all wilful opposers thereof, in manner expressed in the pre∣cedent Article: According to the preceding Article, i. e. as shall be judg∣ed convenient.
The Modesty of these men is very admirable, in that they would out∣face the World, that England and Scotland were never at peace in for∣mer times, or, rather their Language is something mysterious, that the Two Nations were never at Peace till they had involved them in a War. But as in the former Article they were, as I have shewed, tender of the Liberty of the Subject; so in this they have been very careful of the Authority of his Majesty, in that they have taken upon them to make peace with another Kingdom without him; and withal when that very Peace was nothing else, besides their joyning Forces against him.