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Humble Proposals of Mr. Owen Goodwin Nye and Others

by John Owen

A landmark 1652 petition to the English Parliament, jointly drafted by leading Congregationalist divines — Owen, Goodwin, Nye, and Sympson — calling for Gospel propagation and church reform across the Commonwealth. The proposals address three urgent concerns: supplying every parish with godly, orthodox ministers; establishing rightly constituted churches with approved pastors; and preventing the spread of dangerous errors in public assemblies. A rare window into Puritan statecraft, balancing liberty of conscience with doctrinal accountability in a fractured nation.
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Table of contents

  1. 01 Propositions for Propagating the Gospel 523 words
  2. 02 The Humble Proposals of Owen, Goodwin, Nye, Simpson, and Others 950 words
Front matter (1 section)

Title Page

The Humble PROPOSALS OF Mr. Owen, Mr. Tho. Goodwin, Mr. Nye, Mr. Sympson, and other Ministers, who presented the Petition to the Parliament, and other Persons, Febr. 11. under debate by a Committee this 31. of March, 1652. for the furtherance and Propagation of the Gospel in this Nation. Wherein they having had equal respects to all Persons fearing God, though of differing judgements, do hope also that they will tend to union and peace. WITH Additional Propositions humbly tendered to the Committee for propagating the Gospel, as easy and speedy means for supply of all Parishes in England with able, godly, and Orthodox Ministers. FOR, Settling of right constituted Churches, and for preventing persons of corrupt judgements, from publishing dangerous Errors, and Blasphemies in Assemblies and Meetings, by other godly Persons, Ministers, and others.

Printed at London for Robert Ibbitson. 1652.

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