The humble proposals of sundry learned and pious divines within this kingdom concerning the…The humble proposals of sundry learned and pious divines within this kingdome concerning the…

Secondly, An active concurrence, and as it were a ratifying consent of the people thereunto, it having been declared, that the original of all just power is in the People.

Secondly, An active concurrence, and as it were a ratifying consent of the people thereunto, it having been declared, that the originall of all just power is in the People.

Thirdly, An obligation, to act an all times, in all places and capacities; to the promoting and strengthening of it, & not only of it (but by a parity of Reason) of any other, which by the possible advantage of power, may at any time hereafter, even to the prejudice and ruin of this, set up it self, and then require of us the like subscription.

Thirdly, An obligation, to act an all times, in all places and capacities; to the promoting and strengthening of it, & not only of it (but by a parity of Reason) of any other, which by the possible advantage of power, may at any time hereafter, even to the prejudice and ruine of this, set up it selfe, and then require of us the like subscription.

3. Being by this Engagement bound up to these particulars, as the words seem to import, we further conceive, That we shall by this subscription, violate those former Engagements, in Oaths, Protestations, and in the Solemn League and Covenant, wherein we were by the former Commands of Parl. obliged, in which last particular, if the time we entered into it be considered, viz. In the day of our extremity, or the Religious solemnity, with hands lifted up to the most high God; or the matter of it, which is comprehensive of things Sacred and Civill, and particularly of the Rights and Privileges of Parliament, and the Liberties of the Kingdom: or the sense wherein we then took it; or the asseveration, that we would never be drawn from it, by any Terror or Combination whatsoever; or the durable obligation which we brought upon our selves by it, even all the days of our lives; or the Considerations which we had before our eyes in the taking of it, namely the Glory of God, the advancement of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Happiness of the King and his Posterity. These things being duly considered, do leave such an awful impression on our Consciences, that anlesse the consistency thereof with this Engagement be made unquestionably clear unto us, it cannot but render our Consciences trembling & doubtful, & so the act of Engaging, by the Apostles rule, to us unlawful, as by a parity of Reason