The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29

either in spiritual or civil liberty. AS for
spiritual, who can be at rest, who can enjoy
anything in this world with contentment,
who hath not liberty to serve God and to
save his own soul according to the best
light which God hath planted IN him to
that purpose by the reading OF his revealed
will and the guidance of his Holy Splrltr
That this is best pleasing to God, and that
the whole Protestant church allows no
supreme Judge or rule in matters OF rell-
gion but the Scriptures, and these
to be interpreted by the Scriptures
themselves, which necess arily 1nfers
liberty of conscience, | have heretofore
proved at large in another treatise, and
might yet further, by the public declara-
tons, confessions and admonltlons OF
whole churches and States, obvious IN all
histories since the Reformation.
This liberty of conscience, which above
all other things ought to be to all men
dearest and most precious, no Govern
ment more inclinable not TO favor only,
but to protect, than free commonwealth,
as being most magnanimous, most fear
less, and confident of its own fair proceed
ings. Whereas kingship, though looking
big, yet indeed most pusillanimous, full OF
fears, full of jealousies. started at every
umbrage, as 1t hath been observed
most and mistrusted them who
were in most esteem for virtue and
generosity of mind, so it is now known to
have most in doubt and suspicion them
who are most reputed to be religious:
Queen Elizabeth, though herself accounted
so confident of her subjects love,
would never give way SO much as to
Presbyterian reformation in this land,
though once and again besought, as Cam
den relates; but imprisoned and prosecuted
the very proposers thereof, alleging 1t as
her mind and maxim unalterable that such
reformation would diminish regal au-
thority."
Other recent leaflets are letters of Hooper
to Bullinger 1546), Pyne's speech against
STAFFORD (164D, Cromwelps second speech
1854, Ship-money papers Q634, Sir
Henry Vane's defense u662), Si4 John
ElioJ's ''Apologie for Socrates" 1882. In
that famous second speech to the first Par
lament of the Protectorate, Cromwell said
earnestly and somewhat quantity to our
ears:
"You have great works upon your hands.
You have Ireland to look unto. There is
not much done to the Planting thereof,
though some things leading and preparing
for it are. 1t is great business to
settle the Government of that nation
upon fit terms, such as will bear that
work through-You have had laid
! before you some considerations, intimating
your peace with several foreign States. But
| yet you have not made peace with all.
And if they should see we do not manage
our affairs with that wisdom which be-
comes us, truly we may sink under disad-
vantages, for all that's done. And our
enemies will have their eyes open, and be
revived, if they see animosities among US.
which indeed will be their great advantage.
do, therefore, persuade you to a sweet,
gracious and holy understanding of one
| another, and of your business. Concern
ing which you had so good counsel this day;
which as it rejoiced my heart to hear, SO
1 hope the Lord will imprint it upon your
spirits : wherein you shall have my
prayers"