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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05243	The declaration of the Convention of Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland concerning the present expedition into England, according to the commission and order given from their meeting at Edenburgh, August 1643.	Scotland. Convention of Estates.	1643 (1643)	Wing S1216A; ESTC R187402	6,472	18

betwixt the two Nations more beneficiall and effectuall for the common security of Religion and Liberty Upon the manifestation of this concurse of the strong inclinations and desires of the Estates of both Kingdomes with which the Generall Assembly did most unanimously and heartily joyne their desires counsels and prayers a Committee of the Convention of Estates and a Committee of the Generall Assembly were appointed to meet with the Commissioners of the Houses of Parliament for considering the best and readiest waies by which these common desires and conceptions might be ripened and brought forward toward perfection and if it were possible to birth and action for the comfort of both Kingdomes in Religion and peace These three Committees after some meetings for debate and deliberation did resolve in end that according to the commendable practice of the two Kingdomes in former times of distresse and danger the example of the people of God in other Nations in the like case and the late example of the Kirke and Kingdome of Scotland the best and most effectuall meanes for preserving Religion and both kingdomes from utter ruine and destruction and for procuring peace and all other blessings were That both kingdomes enter into a solemne League and Covenant to be sworne and subscribed by His Majesties Subjects of all degrees in both kingdomes who love the true Protestant reformed Religion His Majesties honour and safety and their owne happinesse And therefore they did with common consent agree upon the first lineaments and principall parts of a Covenant to be offered to the view and to be considered by the wisedome of the full Assembly of the kirke and Convention of Estates which how soone it was presented unto them and read once and againe in their audience did so affect their hearts that the fire which had made them to melt in teares at the solemnizing of the Nationall Covenant of this kingdome did begin to burn againe and bring forth the sparkles of the like affection and withall did fill them with confidence and hope that the Lord inclining the hearts of the Houses of Parliament and of the gracious and wel-affected people of England to joyn in this Covenant they wil thereby find an answer from Haaven to all the prayers which they have offered up with strong crying and teares a deliverance from all their sufferings and feares and the beginning of a new World of joy and peace which the Lord will create for their comfort But we know on the other part upon the swearing and subscribing of this Covenant by true Christians and Patriots the opposite and malignant party of Papists Prelates and others the sonnes of defection and contention their adherents will rage and tumultuate more then ever before And therefore unlesse we will either betray our Religion Liberties and Lawes and all that we and ours doe possesse into their hands and suffer our selves to be cut off and massacred by such bloody and barbarous cruelty as they have executed this time past in Ireland and England there is a necessity of taking of Armes for mutuall defence in the cause of Religion of the Kings honour of the liberty and peace of the kingdomes and of every one of us in our own private estate and condition In this case it is most necessary that every one against all doubting be perswaded in his minde of the lawfulnesse of his undertaking and of the goodnesse of the Cause maintained by him which is no other then the good of Religion in England and the deliverance of our Brethren out of the depths of affliction the preservation of our owne Religion and of our selves from the extremity of misery and the safety of our native King and his kingdomes from destruction and desolation Any one of which by all Law divine and humane is too just cause of taking of armes how much more when all of them are joyned in one Whosoever withdraweth and hideth himself in such a debate and controversie let him consider whether he be not a hater of his Brethren against Christian and common charity an hater of himselfe and his posterity against the law and light of nature A hater of the King and his kingdomes against loyalty and common duty And a hater of God againstall Religion and Peace Concerning the first The question is not nor need we dispute whether we may propagate our Religion by Armes but whether according to our power wee ought to assist our Brethren in England who are calling for our help and are shedding their blood in defence of that power without which Religion can neither be defended nor reformed nor unity of Religion with us and other reformed Kirks be attained who have in the cause of Religion and the like exigence assisted us and other reformed Kirks to whom of old and of late we have made promises of the reall Declarations of all Christian duty and thankfulnesse And who upon our desires and their indeavours for unity in Religion have often warned us that the malignant party would bend all their invention and forces to interrupt the work and to ruine destroy them in the undertaking of it which we see this day come to passe The question is no sooner rightly stated but it is as soone resolved the Lord save us from the curse of Meroz who came not to help the Lord to help the Lord against the mighty when we look upon the Cause which they maintaine the prayers teares and blood which they have powred forth and the insolencies and blasphemies of the enemies we cannot doubt but inlargement and deliverance shall arise unto England but we have reason to feare if we upon so faire a calling sit still and hold our peace this kirke and kingdome shall perish by the hand of the same enemy and there shall be none to deliver us And who knowes whether the Lord hath granted us mercy furnished us with men of war put weapons in our hands and called this great Councel of the Estates for warrant direction for such a time as this God forbid and be it far from us to sit downe at ease if wee may promise to our selves ease on this side of Jordan till our Brethren be possessed in the liberties of the kingdome of Christ Neither concerning the second is the question as our enemies would make it whether wee shall enter into England and lift armes against our owne King who hath promised and done as much as may secure us in our Religion and Liberties but whether against the Popish Prelaticall and malignant party their adherents prevailing in England and Ireland wee be not bound to provide for our owne preservation Although it had not beene often told us from England and the reformed kirks in other places wee might of our selves have knowne from our continuall experience ever since the time of our first reformation especially after the two kingdomes have been united under one Head and Monarch from the Principles of our own Declarations in the time