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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29956	An explanation of some truths, of the carriage of things about this great work	Buchanan, David, 1595?-1652?	1645 (1645)	Wing B5272; ESTC R19658	36,798	68

as wherein Justice is denied there Answer to the seventh Proposition That for the complaints that are or may be made of the Scottish Army to the Parliament the Committee do conceive it just That the complaints should be communicated to the Scots Commissioners as is desired And for the preventing of such complaints to the Parliament for the future That the Committee of both Kingdoms residing with the Scots Army endeavour the redresse of them if possible upon the place After all this upon complaints made on purpose The Scots must be sent back in all haste without any more ado without regard to what they have done what they are doing and what they may do for the publike Cause now in hand and without respect to the Treaty made betwixt the two Nations and to their mutuall ingagements And this went on so far by the artifice of the Independents that it was moved in publike by a great stickler of that Faction and a Venter of their Plots Thereafter The Independents have another thought which is to have the Garrisons taken in by the Scots from the Enemy in their possession namely Carlile and New-castle as places fit for their plantations from the one they do think to spread their seed into Scotland and send it over to Ireland with facility and from the other to have easie commerce with London Amsterdam c. and this is because the Scots hinder their Plots But let the World judge whether or no it is reasonable that the Scots return presently back into their Countrey and give over those Garrisons before the Work be ended that is Religion and Peace setled for which they have done and suffered so much abroad and at home in their zeal to the Cause and kindnesse to their Friends and leave all to the adversaries of the Covenant and whether or no they should have any place of retreat in case of need so long as they are about the Service And Is it to be thought that the Scots should return home re infecta they came hither for when they are constantly willing and in capacity to go usefully on with the Service to say nothing of the just thanks due unto them for what they have suffered and done in their love to the Cause and affection to their Friends What Must the Scots abandon the Garisons to the adversaries of the Reformation who have already some sticklers in New-castle who begin to broile and to trouble the People with their errours and phantasticall dreams leading to Faction and division Last The factious Independents in what truth we shall see it presently give out That it is by their wisdom purses and valour that things are brought to so good a passe and unto the happy condition we see them in for the ending of these troubles To this I answer Let no man sacrifice unto his own worth merit or action for it is a great sacriledge to take away from God his due who is all in all since in him we are and move not having either being or motion but by him originally and by his continued upholdig and assistance of us Then It is Idolatry to put any thing whatsoever in the lieu of God But let this passe for this time As for the wisdom purses and valour of the Independents Where were they before the Scots coming in Yea Where were they before the raising of the Siege of Oxford And to begin at their wisdom By a great deal of cunning they have stopped the setling of the Church to this day and consequently the setling of the Common-wealth The Church being as it were the soul and the State as the body of the Common-wealth except the Church that is the soul be in a good posture the Common-wealth cannot be well And for the State or politike part of the Common-wealth They are the cause of all the jarres jealousies and mistakes betwixt men of both Nations and betwixt divers in this one Nation yea betwixt City and Parliament Next By craft from the very beginning of this War the Independents have scrued themselves in imployment and got in to have a main hand in all businesses But by their wisdom they had brought things to such a passe that not onely they did lose their credit but they durst hardly appear in the streets for a time so odious were they become unto the People The incoming of the Scots did put life in them again for the People seeing that they were so earnest for the Scots whose successe and dexterity was known to all with their fidelity and honesty could not but give occasion to think better of the Independents then they had done formerly by reason of the miscarriage of things But these sweet Birds ingrate to their restaurators and unthankful to the People fall to their old tricks again to raise up their Faction against Church and State As the Scots by their assistance gave the Independents life when they were dead as it were and raised them from the dust unto consideration by their seasonable help so the late miscarriage of busine; sses by some then in power did furnish unto the Independents some means to thrust in businesses favour among the People All this while the Independents are getting themselves in all Committees and Counsells namely where money is a handling So by degrees they get benefit and power into their hands and then pleasure some whom they do affect and put nack others whom they do dislike By this means divers of all ranks to get their desires either of benefit or employment do side with them or to have their turn served for the present do cog in with them for a time As the Independents do dispose all things almost according to their mind in the Southern Forces by putting out those they do dislike and taking in those whom they think fit for their ends or at least who do not oppose them nor do take any notice of their tricks and devises So They do study in the North to keep the Scots idle being not fitted with accommodations for the Service yet earnest they are to call them Southward yea to make the weight of the main Service to lie upon them and then cry out against them That they do not go on as they were desired and that to irritate both Parliament and People Then As the new moulded Army was a setling many good occasions of doing businesses are let passe by the faults of the Independents whereunto advice was given namely by the Scots Commissioners and by other judicious men upon good intelligence for the easie compassing of things At last There must be a Siege at Oxford at such a time and in such a way How that Siege was undertaken according to the rules of wisdom the judicious understanding and indifferent men both at home and abroad can tell All this time the Independents in their wisdom are not onely busie to stop the setling of the Church in a true and through Reformation as by the Covenant