Votivæ Angliæ, Englands complaint to their king:, or, The humble desires of all the zealous and true-hearted Protestants in this kingdome, for a speedy and happy reformation of abuses in church government, being the onely meanes to remove these distractions, and to avert the judgement of God from us. : As they were expressed in sundry petitions, remonstrances and letters, lately presented from them to the king, upon sundry occasions. / Collected by a wel-wisher to reformation.
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- Votivæ Angliæ, Englands complaint to their king:, or, The humble desires of all the zealous and true-hearted Protestants in this kingdome, for a speedy and happy reformation of abuses in church government, being the onely meanes to remove these distractions, and to avert the judgement of God from us. : As they were expressed in sundry petitions, remonstrances and letters, lately presented from them to the king, upon sundry occasions. / Collected by a wel-wisher to reformation.
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- Spencer, John, 1601-1671.
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- London :: Printed by H. Dudley.,
- 1643.
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- Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649.
- Reformation -- England -- Sources.
- Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
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"Votivæ Angliæ, Englands complaint to their king:, or, The humble desires of all the zealous and true-hearted Protestants in this kingdome, for a speedy and happy reformation of abuses in church government, being the onely meanes to remove these distractions, and to avert the judgement of God from us. : As they were expressed in sundry petitions, remonstrances and letters, lately presented from them to the king, upon sundry occasions. / Collected by a wel-wisher to reformation." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a93669.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.
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TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY MONARCH CHARLES by Divine provi∣dence King of Great Brit∣taine, France and Ireland, &c.
YOur Highnesse may iustly condemne this as a high presumption, to present the most eminent King in the Christian World with a discourse of Petitions and Coppies of Letters: but I have found favour in your sight when I presented them unto your highnesse upon more dangerous tearmes, and therefore I trust that blessed Lord will move your heart still to accept of the hearty desires of your poore subject, though they be not clothed with the glori∣ous ornaments of Wisdome and Eloquence, as was fit to dedicate to the view of so lear∣ned and judicious a Prince, but my comfort
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is, I speake to a mercifull King, that knowes how to passe by infirmities, and to pardon great offences: and so beseeching the Lord God of heaven and earth to blesse your Highnesse with many happy dayes, long to raigne over us to heare the Petitions of your faithfull Subjects, and to redresse their wronges, craving pardon for my boldnesse, I humbly take my leave.
Devoted to your Highnesse Service, IOHN SPENCER.