Reliquiæ Baxterianæ, or, Mr. Richard Baxters narrative of the most memorable passages of his…

To the King's most Excellent Majesty: The due Account and humble Petition of us Ministers of the Gospel lately Commissioned for the Review and Alteration of the Liturgy. May it please your Majesty; When this distempered Nation, wearied with its own Contentions and Divisions, did groan for Unity and Peace, the wonderful Providence of the most Righteous God appearing for the removal of Impediments, their Eyes were upon your Majesty, as the Person born to be, under God, the Centre of their Concord, and taught by Affliction to break the Bonds of the Afflicted, and by Experience of the lad Effects of Mens Uncharitableness and Passions, to restrain all from Violence and Extremities, and keeping Moderation and Mediocrity, the Oil of Charity and Peace. And when these your Subjects Desires were accomplished in your Majesty's peaceable possession of your Throne, it was the Joy and Encouragement of the Sober and Religions, that you began the Exercise of your Government with a Proclamation full of Christian Zeal against Debauchery and Profaneness, declaring also your dislike of [those who under pretence of affection to your Majesty and your Service, assume to themselves the liberty of Reviling, Threatening, and Reproaching others, to prevent that Reconciliation and Union of Hearts and Affections, which can only with God's Blessing make us rejoice in each other]. Our Comforts also were carried on by your Majesty's early and ready Entertainment of Motions for Accommodation in these Points of Discipline and Worship in which we were disagreed, and your professed Resolutions to draw us together by Mutual Approaches, and publishing your Healing Declaration, which was received with the Thanks of your House of Commons, and the Applause of the People, and the special Joy of those that longed for Concord and Tranquility in the Church: In which your Majesty declareth so much Satisfaction in the Foundations of Agreement already laid, as that you [should think your self very unfortunate, and suspect that you are defective in the Administration of Government, if any Superstructures should shake these Foundations, and contract or lessen the blessed Gift of Charity, which is a Vital part of Christian Religion.]

To the King's most Excellent Majesty: The due Account and humble Petition of us Ministers of the Gospel lately Commissioned for the Review and Alteration of the Liturgy. May it please your Majesty; WHen this distempered Nation, wearied with its own Contentions and Divisions, did groan for Unity and Peace, the wonderful Providence of the most Righteous God appearing for the removal of Impediments, their Eyes were upon your Majesty, as the Person born to be, under God, the Center of their Concord, and taught by Affliction to break the Bonds of the Afflicted, and by Experience of the lad Effects of Mens Uncharitableness and Passions, to restrain all from Violence and Extremities, and keeping Moderation and Mediocrity, the Oyl of Charity and Peace. And when these your Subjects Desires were accomplished in your Majesty's peaceable possession of your Throne, it was the Joy and Encouragement of the Sober and Religions, that you began the Exercise of your Government with a Proclaimation full of Christian Zeal against Debauchery and Prophaneness, declaring also your dislike of [those who under pretence of affection to your Majesty and your Service, assume to themselves the liberty of Reviling, Threatning, and Reproaching others, to prevent that Reconciliation and Union of Hearts and Affections, which can only with God's Blessing make us rejoyce in each other]. Our Comforts also were carried on by your Majesty's early and ready Entertainment of Motions for Accommodation in these Points of Discipline and Worship in which we were disagreed, and your professed Resolutions to draw us together by Mutual Approaches, and publishing your Healing Declaration, which was received with the Thanks of your House of Commons, and the Applause of the People, and the special Joy of those that longed for Concord and Tranquility in the Church: In which your Majesty declareth so much Satisfaction in the Foundations of Agreement already laid, as that you [should think your self very unfortunate, and suspect that you are defective in the Administration of Government, if any Superstructures should shake these Foundations, and contract or lessen the blessed Gift of Charity, which is a Vital part of Christian Religion.]