Long Parliament-vvork, (if they wil please to do't) for the good of the Common-Wealth: or, The humble desires of the well-affected, revived.: Tender'd to the most serious consideration of the Parliament, Army, and others, in XX. proposals, concerning I. Liberty of conscience. ... XX. About hospitalls and alms-houses.

III.

That according to the ninth and tenth Proposals of the Army, which hath been taken into some consideration by the Parliament, Such persons may be intrusted with the management and exercise of the Government, who are of sutable spirits to the Good Cause and Interests of these Na∣tions, and to make way for the same. That all Aiders, As∣sisters of, and Adherers to the late King Charles Stuart, his Son, or any other person or persons whatsoever, of that party, against the Parliament or Common-Wealth of Eng∣land; and all other persons whatsoever that have made use of any Authority or Power under pretence of Law or other∣wise, to deprive or abridge any of the good people of the••e Nations of their Christian Liberty; or have, or shall express themselves in any way mockers, scoffers, or revilers of god∣liness, or of the professors thereof; or are otherwise scanda∣lous or loose in their conversations, or have not given good satisfaction of their affection and faithfulness to this Cause, may be speedily removed out of all Places of Power or Trust in the Magistracy, or other management of the pub∣like Affairs of these Nations; and that no such persons may be admitted into any such places of Power or Trust for the future. And in order hereto,

That all Charters of Cities, and Towns Corporate with∣in this Common-Wealth, which were granted by any of the K••ngs, or by the late Lord Protectors, unto the said Cities and Towns-Corporate, may be speedily brought into the Parliament, to the end that they (or such of them as shall be thought necessary to be continued) may be granted and se••led in ••he Name, and by Authority of the Parliament (as the Government is now constituted) and that in the doing th••reof, the Government of such great Bodies (or Societies) of People (as are in such places) may be committed into

the hands of persons who are fitly qualified for it; that is to say, Such as are the most eminent for godli∣ness, faithfulness, and constancy to the good Cause and In∣terests of these Nations, (as aforesaid) and not be left to the Management of so many (most of which fully discovers themselves to be none of the best in several places of this Common-Wealth) and how can it be expected that Vice should be punished by such as are vicious themselves? or Vertue countenanced by those that are destitute of, and E∣nemies to it?