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A33102 The national convenant of the Kirk of Scotland and the Solemn League and Covenant of the three kingdoms Church of Scotland. 1660 (1660) Wing C4231C; ESTC R22584 8,495 22

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King and Countrey without any worldly respect or inducement so far as humane infirmity will suffer wishing a further measure of the grace of God for this effect We promise and swear by the great Name of the Lord our GOD to continue in the Profession and obedience of the foresaid Religion That we shall defend the same and resist all these contrary errours and corruptions according to our vocation and to the uttermost of that power that God hath put in our hands all the dayes of our life And in like manner with the same heart we declare before God and Men that we have no intention nor desire to attempt any thing that may turn to the dishonour of God or to the diminution of the Kings greatnesse and authority but on the contrary we promise and swear that we shall to the uttermost of our power with our means and lives stand to the defence of our dread Soveraign the Kings Majesty his Person and Authority in the defence and preservation of the foresaid true Religion Liberties and Lawes of the Kingdom As also to the mutual defence and assistance every one of us of another in the same cause of maintaining the true Religion and his Majesties Authority with our best counsel our bodies means and whole power against all sorts of persons whatsoever So that whatsoever shal be done to the least of us for that cause shall be taken as done to us all in general and to every one of us in particular And that we shall neither directly nor indirectly suffer our selves to be divided or withdrawn by whatsoever suggestion or allurement or terrour from this blessed and loyall Conjunction nor shall cast in any let or impediment that may stay or hinder any such resolution as by common consent shall be found to conduce for so good ends But on the contrary shall by all lawfull means labour to further and promove the same And if any such dangerous and divisive motion should be made to us by word or writ we and every one of us shall either suppresse it or if need be shall incontinent make the same known that it may be timously obviated Neither do we fear the foul aspersions of rebellion combinations or what else our adversaries from their craft and malice would put upon us seeing what we do is so well warranted and ariseth from an unfained desire to maintain the true worship of God the Majesty of our King and peace of the Kingdom for the common happinesse of our selves and posterity And because we cannot look for a blessing from God upon our proceedings except with our profession and subscription we joyn such a life and conversation as beseemeth Christians who have renewed their Covenant with God We therefore faithfully promise for our selves our followers and all others under us both in publick in our particular Familes and personal carriage to endeavour to keep our selves within the bounds of Christian liberty and to be good examples of all godlinesse sobernesse and righteousnesse and of every duty we owe to God and Man And that this our Union and Conjunction may be observed without violation We call the living GOD the Searcher of our hearts to witnesse who knoweth this to be our sincere Desire and unfained Resolution as we shal answer to JESUS CHRIST in the great Day and under the pain of Gods everlasting wrath and of infamy and losse of all honour and respect in this World most humbly beseeching the Lord to strengthen us by His holy Spirit for this end and to blesse our desires and proceedings with a happy successe that Religion and Righteousnesse may flourish in the Land to the glory of God the honour of our King and peace and comfort of us all In witnesse whereof we have subscribed with our hands all the premisses The article of this Covenant which was at the first subscription referred to the determination of the General Assembly being determined And thereby the Five Articles of Perth The government of the Kirk by Bishops The civil places and power of Kirkmen upon the reasons and grounds contained in the Acts of the General Assembly declared to be unlawfull within this Kirk We subscribe according to the determination foresaid FINIS