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To his grace His Majesties high commissioner, and the high court of Parliament, the humble address of the Synod of Aberdeen
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To his Grace his MAJESTIE' 's high Commissioner and the High Court of PARLIAMENT The humble Address of the Synod of Aberdeen THE various Dispensations wherewith the righteous and wise Lord of Heaven and Earth hath been exercising us these many years bygone cries loud to all the Subjects in Scotland who have not laid aside all sense of sinne duty to reflect seriously upon the publick Transactions of this Church Nation especially upon the deportment thereof to the KING and the Royal Authority And while the Lord is pleased to fix such Thoughts upon our Spirits we cannot unless we would blindfold our own Consciences stop the mouth thereof hide our sinne in our bosome with Adam keep fast Deceit under our Tongue but give glory to God in an ane humble and ingenuous Confession as of the National guiltiness of Scotland so of our own iniquity in so farre as we have been any way accessory to these sinfull and rebellous affronts and wrongs which have been put upon Royal Authority whether during the Reign of our late most Gracious Soveraign that blessed Martyr CHARLES the I or since his horrid Murder to our Gracious King who now in the Lords most wonderful and gracious Providence reigns over us and particularly we acknowledge these sad grievous sinnes to be lying on the Land and upon us according to the several Degrees and Measures of our accession whether driven thereto by force and violence of a prevailing party through humane weakness in that hour of Temptation or by sinfull silence and want of Courage to have plead it against such Courses viz. the rising in Armes against the King the preaching up the lawfulness of defensive Armes by Subjects against the Supreme Magistrate which is contrary to Scripture to all sound Antiquity to the constant practice of the ancient primitive Church to the Judgement of all sound Orthodox Divines contrary to our National Confession of Faith and to the Oath of Alleageance popular Reformation without much more against the Kings special Consent and Authority The assisting the Kings Enemies by joyning our Forces with them while as they were in Rebellion against their Soveraign lord and Master the preaching down the Kings Cause Interest and preaching up the Interest of his Enemies the giving out a Paper called A seasonable warning for delivering up the King at Newcastle and that without any Assurances either by Writ or Pledges for his Majesties Security safety honour and freedome although there was no sufficient Hostage in that Land to have been given for his sacred Person The preaching against the intend it Relief of his Majesty of precious Memory when he was a suffering Prisoner in the Isle of Wight anno 1648 where he was detained till at last these Usurpers brought him to that fatal Block The putting unjust Limitations and Restrictions upon out gracious King who now reigns over us by Gods blessing in despight of all open and vailled Enemies who of late have put on the Robe of Loyalty before he was admitted to the Exercise of his Royal power The indignities which were put upon his sacred Majesty by a factious and treacherous party in that infamous and treasonable Remonstrance The opposing of the publick Resolutions both of King Church and State by that party for the just necessary defence of King Religion Honour Country all which was dear to Men or Christians the Land being invaded one half thereof being possess'd by an Army of Sectaries who by force fraud had inslaved their own native Countrey that ancient and famous Kingdom of England And although these sinnes of the Remonstrance opposing of and protesting against the publict Resolutions be not a National guiltiness both the one and the other being testifyed against and Condemned by the generality of the State Church and Country yet these being the guiltiness of a party in the Nation we could not omit them as matters of just provocation against God Almighty The excluding of the Kings interest out of the state of the quarrel betwix his Majesties own Army and that Usurper and Tyrant Oliver Cromwell by that infamous Act of the west-Kirk The forcing of the Kings Majesty being then in their power rather as a noble prisoner than a free King sore against his Royal will to subscribe Declarations against himself and his Royal Family The little sympathy with his Majesty in his sufferings abroad The sinfull neglect of Duty for fear of men in not praying for him in publict sinfull silence in nor preaching absolutly against the Usurpers too much at least passive complyance with them sitting down like Issachar under the burden and being like Ephraim a silly dove without a heart For those and sinnes of the like Nature done against the Royal authority God in his Justice and Wisdome brought and keeped us long under a sad Captivity and bondage And have not all the Land and we according unto the measure of our accession more nor reason to confess guiltiness before God Men and Angels and to intreat earnestly for mercy therefore at the throne of Grace And now since is hath pleased the Eternal God by whom Kings Reign to bring back our native King and to settle him upon his Royal Ancestors throne for which we shall desire to bless the Lord while we live We conceive that upon this signal Mercie God calls us to engage likeas hereby we do in the strength of God engage our selves never to be accessory to any disloyal principle or practise but declare our utter abhorrence thereof and of every thing that may have any tendency that way oblieging not only our selves to subjection obedience and submission to the Royal Authority and Commands but also to preach Loyalty subjection obedience and submission and to press the samen from the word of God and according thereto upon all his Majesties subjects under our Ministry And that it is sinfull and ungodly for subjects to resist the Kings Authority but in case of dissatisfaction in any thing commanded by his Majesty it is their duty to suffer And because it hath pleased the Kings Majesty and his high Court of Parliament for the over reaching of several ministers in Scotland their outstreatching of Presbyterial Government by making it run in an excentick line in medling with civil concernments and â—…oâ—…ng â—…iâ—h the supreme Authority and upon other grave Considerations known to themselves which becomes us not to search unto to take away and rescind the Laws and Acts of Parliament whereby the Government of this Church had any Civil Authority That it would please the Kings Commissioner's Grace and the High Court of Parliament to Join with us in this our earnest Petition and to transmit the samen to his sacred Majesty That he will allow us to be still under his Majesties protection and that he may be pleased in his Wisdom and Goodness to settle the Government of this rent Church according to the Word of God the practise of the ancient primitive Church in such way as may be most consistent with Royal Authority may conduce most for godliness for unity peace and order for a learned godly peaceable loyal Ministerie and most apt to preserve the peace of the three Nations For doing whereof we shall be earnest to supplieat God in his Majesties behalf for Wisdome Counsel and Direction We have conceived this Emission to be a duty lying upon us in reference to God to the King to this Church and Land and for the exoneration of our own Consciences before the World And although this has been our principal motives yet it hath been no small encouragement to this Synode that we have been put in remembrance by that Noble and worthy Lord the Earl of Marshell in his Letter to the Assembly to this effect And for which the Synod renders his Lordship hearty thanks considering that he having so great influence in this Corner of the Land may be very instrumental for advancing Religion Justice and Loyalty here And this Paper we have ordained to be registred in our Synod Books ad futuram rei memoriam And in testimony of our unanimitie therein We have all subscribed it with our Hands At the Kings Colledge at Aberdeen the 18. of April 1661. years Mr. Alex Ross Minister of Monimusk and Moderator Mr. Jo. Patersone Minister at Aberdeen Mr. John Menzies Professor of Divinity and Minister at Aberdeen Mr. Geo Meldrum Minist at Aberdeen Mr Wil Douglas Professor of Divinity in the Kings Colledge of old Aberdeen Mr. Andr. Straughan Minister at Kintore Mr Will. Cheyne Minister at Byce Mr. Geo. Melvil Min. at Upper-Macher Mr Will Chalmer Min. at Skeene Mr. Dav. Lyell Min at Banchorie-Devnie Mr Dav Lindsay Min at Drum-maag Mr. Alex Garioch Min. at Peter-Coulter Mr. Jo. Seaton Minister at Foverane Mr Jo. Paterson Minister at Eiloun Mr Gilb Anderson Minister at Crudan Mr Wil Mushatt Minister at Slaines Mr Wil Seatone Min. at Logiebuthan Mr Rob Ogilvie Minister at Methluck Mr. Wil Keith Minister at Udny Mr. Jo Ross Minister at Birss Mr Geo. Burnett Min at Kineardin Mr Wil. Seatone Min. at Lumphanan Mr. Tho. Ross Minister at Aboyne Mr Lod Dunlâ—… Minist at Tarlan Mr Arth. Râ—ss Min. at Kinarnie Mr. Anâ— Skeene Min at Clunnie Mr Jo Fergussone Min at Glenmuick Mr Rob Forbes minist at Coldstone Mr. Wil Douglas minist at Middmâ—rr Mr Adam Barclay minister at Towie Mr Wil. Duncan minister at Kildrimmie Mr Ja Gordon minister at Touch Mr Wil. Glass minister at Cushnie Me Geo. Garden minister at Clatt Mr Tho. Thores minister at Daviot Mr Wil. Forbes minist at Moeturie Mr Jo. Gellie minister at Kinkell Mr Alex Middletone min at Raine Mr Ja. Willocks minister at Kemnay Mr Geo Milne minister at Premnay and Clerk to the Assembly Mr Arth Ore minist at Colsalmond Mr Wil Burnett minister at Inâ—…h Mr Jo. Strang minister at Oyne Mr Wil Chalmer minister at Boynlie Mr James Chalmer minister at Culian Mr Wil. Stevintone minister at Fordyre Mr Jo Watsone minister at Ordefall Mr Andr Hendersone min at Deskford Mr. Wil Jaffray min at King Edward Mr Alex Garden minister at Forgue Mr Wil Gray minister at Aucterlesse Mr Ja Moore minister at Rathen Mr. Jo Robertson min. at Langfergus