Two papers of proposals concerning the discipline and ceremonies of the Church of England…

The Second PAPER.

May it please your Majesty,

SO great was the Comfort created in our minds by your Majesties oft expressed Resolution, to become the Effectual Moderator in our Differences, and your self to bring us together, by procuring such mutual condescensions as are necessary thereto; and also by your gracious Acceptance of our Proposals, which your Majesty heard and received, not only without blame, but with acknowledgement of their moderation ; and as such as would infer a Reconciliation between the differing Parties; That we must needs say, that the least abatement of our hopes is much the more unwelcome and grievous to us, in finding so much of the proposed necessary means for our Agreement (especially in the point of Government) here passed by in your Majesties Declaration, as if it were denied us.

SO great was the Comfort created in our mindes by your Majesties oft expressed Resolution, to become the Effectual Moderator in our Differences, and your self to bring us together, by procuring such mutual condescentions as are necessarie thereto; and also by your gracious Acceptance of our Proposals, which your Majesty heard and received, not onely without blame, but with acknowledgement of their moderatio• ; and as such as would infer a Reconciliation between the differing Parties; That we must needs say, that the least abatement of our hopes is much the more unwelcome and grievous to us, in finding so much of the proposed necessarie means for our Agreement (especially in the point of Government) here passed by in your Majesties Declaration, as if it were denied us.