gly Slavery again.

"Moreover, men in place and office, where greatness and honor is
coming in, may sooner be corrupted to bring in particular interest
than a whole Land can be, who must either suffer sorrow under a
burdensome Law, or rejoice under a Law of Freedom. And surely those
men who are not willing to enslave the people will be unwilling to
consent hereunto.

"THE WORK OF A PARLIAMENT--THIRDLY,

"Is to see all those burdens removed actually, which have hindered
or do hinder the oppressed People from the enjoyment of their
Birth-Rights.

"If their Common Lands be under the oppression of Lords of Manors,
they are to see the Land freed from that slavery.

"If the Commonwealth Land be sold by the hasty counsel of subtle,
covetous and ignorant Officers, who act for their own particular
interest, and so hath entangled the Commoners' Land again, under
colour of being bought and sold: then a Parliament is to examine
what authority any had to sell or buy the Commonwealth's Land
without a general consent of the People: FOR IT IS NOT ANY ONE'S,
BUT EVERY ONE'S BIRTH-RIGHT. And if some through covetousness and
self-interest gave consent privately, yet a Parliament, who is the
Father of the Land, ought not to give consent to buy and sell that
Land which is all the children's birth-right, and the price of
their labors, moneys and blood.

"They are to declare likewise that the Bargain is unrighteous; and
that the Buyers and Sellers are Enemies to the Peace and Freedom of
the Commonwealth. For indeed the necessity of the People chose a
Parliament to help them in their weakness. Hence when they see a
danger like to impoverish or enslave one part of the people to
another, they are to give warning and so prevent that danger. For
they are the Eyes of the Land: and surely those are blind eyes that
lead the People into Bogs to be entangled in Mud again, after they
are once pulled out. =And when the Land is once freed from the
Oppressor's Power and Laws, the Parliament is to keep it so, and
not suffer it by their consent to have it bought or sold, and so
entangled in Bondage upon a new account.=

"For their faithfulness herein to the People, the People are
engaged in love and faithfulness to cleave close to them in defence
and protection.