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A92581 A letter sent from the Parliament of Scotland to the severall Presbyteries within the kingdome. Scotland. Parliament. 1648 (1648) Wing S1289; Thomason 669.f.12[23]; ESTC R210769 1,431 2

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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT A Letter sent from the PARLIAMENT of SCOTLAND to the severall PRESBYTERIES within the Kingdome Right Reverend THe many scandals that are thrown on our Actions by the favourers of Sectaries and haters of the Person of our KING and Monarchicall Government invite Us to this extraordinary addresse to you Conjuring you as you will answer to the great GOD whose Servants you are not to suffer your selves to be possest with unjust and undeserved prejudices against Us and Our proceedings who have since our late meeting in Parliament preferred no earthly thing to our Duties to Religion and the promoting of all the ends of our Covenant and have constantly used all reall endeavours to have carried on those Duties to the satisfaction of the most tender consciences and especially by Our great compliances with the many desires from the Commissioners of the generall Assembly We have proceeded to greater discoveries of Our Resolutions in the wayes and meanes of managing this present Service then possible in prudence We ought to have done having so neare and active Enemies to oppose Us Neither can it be with any Truth or Justice in any sort alleadged that We have in the least measure wronged or violated the true Priviledges and Liberties of the Church or any wayes taken upon Us the determination or decision of any matters of Faith or Church Discipline though We be unjustly charged with taking an Antecedent judgement in matters of Religion under pretence whereof great encroachments are made on our unquestioned Rights For what can be more Civill then to determine what Civill Duties We ought to pay to our King or what Civill Power he ought to be possessed of And if we meet with obstructions and opposition in carrying on those Duties are not We the only Judges thereunto Is there any other Authority in this Kingdome but that of King and Parliament and what flowes from them that can pretend any authoritative power in the choice of the Instruments and Managers of Our publick Resolutions It is a subject for the dispute of Church Judicatories whether his Majesty hath a negative voice in Parliament or not These certainly cannot be pretended to by any Kirk-man without a great usurpation over the Civill Magistrate whereof We are confident the Church of Scotland nor any Judicatory thereof will never be guilty nor fall into the Episcopall disease of medling with Civill affaires And if any have already in these particulars exceeded their bounds We expect the ensuing generall Assembly will censure it accordingly and prevent the vilifying and contemning the Authority of Parliament by any of the Ministery either in or out of their Pulpits or who shall offer to stir up the Subjects of this Kingdome to disobey or deny to give Civill obedience to their Lawes it being expresly prohibited by the 2. and 5. Acts of Ja. 6. his 8. Parliament in Anno 1584. That none of his Majesties Subjects under paine of Treason impugne the authority of Parliament And therefore seeing the cause is the same for which this Kingdom hath done and suffered so much and that We are resolved to proceed for the preservation and defence of Religion before all other worldly interests whatsoever and to carry on sincerely really and constantly the Covenant and all the ends of it as you will finde by our Declaration herewith sent to you We doe confidently expect that as the Ministers of this Kingdome have hitherto been most active and exemplary in furthering the former Expeditions so now you will continue in the same zeale to stir up the people by your Preaching and Prayers and all other wayes in your calling to a chearefull obedience to Our Orders and engaging in this businesse and that you will not give so great advantage to the Enemies of Presbyteriall Government and bring so great a scandall on this Church as to oppose the Authority of Parliament or obstruct their proeeedings in their necessary Duties for the good of Religion the Honour and happinesse of the King and his Royall Posterity and the true peace of his Dominions Signed by Order of Parliament Alex. Gibson Cler. Regist. Edinburgh 11 May 1648.