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A41417 The Good news of Englands approving the covenant sent from Scotland and some reasons for assisting the Parliament of England against the papists and prelaticall army. 1643 (1643) Wing G1073; ESTC R32438 5,259 12

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THE GOOD NEVVS OF ENGLANDS APPROVING THE COVENANT SENT FROM SCOTLAND And some Reasons for assisting the Parliament of ENGLAND against the Papists and Prelaticall Army LONDON Printed for John Bellamy and Ralph Smith 1643. 4. September THe Covenant which was sent up from the Generall Assembly and Convention of Estates was approven unanimouslie by the Assembly of Divines on Friday the first by the House of Commons on Saturday the second and by the House of Peers on Monday the fourth of September nemine contradicente as both the printed Diurnalls and written Letters report with a great and happy change of the countenance of people and face of affairs thereupon Blessed be the name of God therefore Reasons for assisting the Parliament of ENGLAND against the Papists and Prelatical Army FIRST THe Controversie now in England being betwixt the Lord Jesus and Antichrist with his followers if we would not come under the curse of Meroz we should come out upon so clear a call from the representative body of England to the representative body of Scotland and help the Lord against the mighty being assured that the help that we give to his Kirk in such an exigent is given to himself and shall not want a blessed reward Secondly There was an Act past by the Convention of Estates Anno 1585. conforme to the desire of the Generall Assembly 1583. for a common band and union betwixt the two Kingdomes wherein the Estates found it necessary for their own safety and the safety of Religion not onely to joyne all their Forces at home but also to enter in a league and Christian confederation with all Protestant Princes and Estates against the bloudy league at Trent and do think that this defence of the Gospell is the most lawfull cause that Christians can maintain and defend especially this union betwixt the two Kingdomes against all attempts contrary to either of them to be a necessary security for both their Estates and they conceive the same league to be offensive and defensive in matters of Religion and do solemnly swear to confirme the whole Articles thereof in the next Parliament and neither to spare their lives nor goods in the quarrell and maintenance thereof both against Forraigne Invasion and intestine Insurrection of Papists within this Island Conformed to which there followed first a league betwixt the two Crowns subscribed at Berwick 1586. to the same effect and upon the fear and apprehension of the Spanish Armado 1587. and 1588. the Confession of Faith was subscribed by all the Subjects of this Kingdome together with the Generall Band therein by the order of the King Counsell and Convention of States wherein the Subjects did swear to joyne and concurre with the whole Forces of their Friends and Favourers against whatsoever Forraigne or Intestine Powers of Papists and their partners shall arrive or rise within this Land or any part thereof ready to defend or pursue them and therefore the cause being the same the parties being the same and the danger being the same now we are bound to performe now what we promised then Thirdly we stand obliged to England for old kindnesse to us being in the same posture then that they are in now for in the year 1556. and 1557. the Estates of this Land finding the Reformation of Religion opposed by their own Princes with Arms and violence and themselves oppressed by the Popish Army sought and obtained the assistance of an Army from England upon the conditions recorded in the History whereby they expelled the French Army made the pacification at Leith held the Parliamant 1560. established the Religion Thereafter they got new assistance from England to suppresse the generall Popish Faction whereby they took in the Castle of Edinburgh from the Laird of Grange and in that publick printed Prayer prefixt to the Psalme Book we solemnly promised never to forget their kindnesse against the French which we call to minde in the manifestation of the lawfulnesse of the expedition into England we stand obliged to them also for their late kindnesse for they not onely refused to levy Arms against us in the last troubles but also did meditate for a Treaty did welcome and kindly entertaine our Army for a year did freely bestow upon us their brotherly assistance of three hundreth thousand pound whereupon we acknowledged our thankfulnesse not to consist in affection and words at that time but in the mutuall kindnesse and reall Declaration to be expected from the whole Kingdome of Scotland in all time to come besides solemne promises and vows repeated in our late Declaration and Information published to the world wherein we assure them of our help in their need as in the Remonstrance of the States of Scotland 1639. page 28. Remonstrance to the Parliament of England 1640. page 15 16. Intentions of the Army of Scotland near the end Fourthly the common danger imminent to both Kirks and Kingdomes do invite us to help them for as we have exprest in many Declarations we and they sail in one bottome dwell in one house are members of one body that according to our own Principles if either of the two Nations or Kirks be ruinated the other cannot long subsist if the Parliament of England be destroyed and Popery be set up there it is a leading case to this Kingdome and Kirke for we have the same friends and foes the same cause and must run the same hazard and many years experience hath taught us what influence Popery and Prelacy in England may have upon Scotland for from thence came the Prelates the Ceremonies the Book of Common Prayers and Canons and upon our refusall the bloudy sword came from thence therefore we are to take Englands conditions to heart as a common cause to put forth our helping hand if we tender Religion Laws and Liberties Fifthly the common advantage redounding to both Kirks and Kingdomes do perswade help for hereby we have a fair opportunity to advance uniformitie in Discipline and Worship which will prove the surest bond of Union and bulwark to both And it is most desired by the godly and most opposed by Papists They have already laid the foundation of a good building by casting out the Prelacie that great Idoll and they are now calling for our help to reare the building and put on the Cap-stone in Gods own time and also that Union will prove the greatest terrour abroad of both Kingdomes and the greatest comfort and encouragement to the bleeding down-born Kirks abroad And may give the greatest blow to the Kingdome of Antichrist Sixthly If we forsake England we forsake our dearest friends who can best help us incase we be reduced to the like straits hereafter by the common adversary for the distance and distressed estates of other Protestant Kirks make them unable to help us in this kinde and if we denude our selves of the support of England by suffering them to sink we do not onely betray their safety but our own let us do