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First, for God to do all this for England, and to do it in a legal way, in a Parliamentary way. This is the first Circumstance. It was that which our enemies did much threaten that we should never see Parliament more, but blessed be God, we do see it to our great joy and comfort. It was the happiness of England that in her first reformation she was acted by authority: Our reformation began from the head, and not from the feet: And it is now no little blessing, That this second reformation begins from the heads of our Tribes in the old and good way of a Parliament, and not by a popular tumult.

First, for God to doe all this for England, and to doe it in a legall way, in a Parliamentary way. This is the first Circumstance. It was that which our enemies did much threaten that wee should never see Parliament more, but blessed be God, we doe see it to our great joy and comfort. It was the happines of England that in her first reformation she was acted by authority: Our reformation began from the head, and not from the feet: And it is now no little blessing, That this second reformation beginnes from the heads of our Tribes in the old and good way of a Parliament, and not by a popular tumult.

Secondly, to do it in a peaceable way: It is with us as it was in the building of Solomons Temple; Here is no noise of hammers, or axes, but all in a quiet way: Whereas other Nations have travailed through blood to a reformation, All things are managed among us without blood-shed, blessed be God.

Secondly, to doe it in a peaceable way: It is with us as it was in the building of Solomons Temple; Here is no noise of hammers, or axes, but all in a quiet way: Whereas other Nations have travailed through blood to a reformation, All things are managed among us without blood-shed, blessed be God.