Chap. V. The HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANs. whereby it was ordained that he fbould fuffer death as in cafes of K. Charles I. high treafon. To ftop the confequence of this attainder, the arch- ~ bilhop produced the king's pardon under the great flal, fi gned Whit!. April 19. 1 zth. Car. but it was over-ruled by both houfes. I. Be Mem. caufe it was granted before conviCtion. And 2 . If it had been fu bfc- d. l1 7· quent, yet in the prefent cafe of treafon they argued that the king could not pardon a judgment of parliament, efpecially as the nation was in a il:ate of war; for if the king's pardon was a proteCtion, not a deferter nor a fpy nor an incendiary of any kind againft the parliament, would have fuffered in his life or liberty. All the favour therefore the archbilhop could obtain, was upon his petition, to have his fen tence altered from bangi ng, to being beheaded on 'Iower-Hi/1, which was appointed to be on Friday Jan. 10. when the archbifhop bei ng conduCted to the fc affold, attended by his chapl ~in Dr. Stern, and by Mr. Marjhal and .Palmer, fent by the parliamen t, read His laj!! his lafl: fpeech to the people, which was a fort of fermon from H eb. xi i. z. Jimch. L et us run with patience the race that is fit before us, looking unto JejitS, the author and finijher q;i our faith, who, for the jGJ that was j et before him, endured the crqfs, defpijing the jhame, and is fat do1v12 at the right hand of the throne if God. In which he acknowledges himfelf to have been agreat fi nner ; but having ranfacked every corner of his heart, he thanks God, that he has not found any of his fins deferving death by any of the known laws of the kingdom, though he does not charge his judges, becaufe they are to proceed according to evidence -He thanks God that he is as quiet within as ever he was in his life, and hopes that his caufe in heave11 will look of another colour than it does here . It is cla– moured againft me (fays be) that I deiigned to bring in popery, but I· pray God that the pope does not come in, by means of thefe feCl:aries which clamour fo much againfl: me. As for the king, he aifured the world, that he was as found a protefl:ant as any man in the kingdom, and woulcl ventnre as freely for-it. He complains of the citiz-ens for gathering hands to petitions, and pa-rticularly againfl: himfelf, whereby they were bringing the guilt of innocent blood upon themfel ves and thei-r city. He laments the ruin of the hierarchy, and concludes with decla ring him felf a true protefl:ant, according to· the church of E ngland eil:ablilhed by law, . and takes it upon his dea th, that he nev er endeavoured the Jubverjion if the laws of the realm, nor any change qf the protejlant religion into popijh j itperjlition ; nor was he an enemy to parliaments. _ In his Jail: prayer he deiires that God would give him patience to die for Aiul prayer-;. his honou r, fo r the king's happinefS, and the church of England.. He t_hen prays fo r.the P.referva tio:l of the king in his juft rights-; for the parhame nt 1n their anci ent and JOfl: power; for the church, that it may be fc ttled in tru th and peace, and in its patrimony; and for the Eeople, that - they,
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