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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52743	A necessary warning to the ministerie of the Kirk of Scotland from the meeting of the Commissioners of the Generall Assembly at Edinburgh, 4 Jan., 1643.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1643 (1643)	Wing N369; ESTC R8930	7,695	15

professour That as we have been and have reason still to be zealous against all the seeds of Popish superstition and heresie so must we often give warning to all the Godly to beware of the smallest beginnings and least degrees of separation and of countenancing of such as under the colour whether of singular zeal and holinesse or of the gifts of Illumination or of Prayer or presence of the Spirit go about as idle and busie-bodies speaking evil of that which they know not and against all Christian Pietie and Charitie seeking to disgrace the Work of Reformation and the Teachers and Professours of the true Religion remembring that Sathan can transforme himselfe into an Angel of light As also to take heed to such as bewray their inclination that way by absenting themselves from the Communion by bringing home or spreading of Books and Pamphlets which presse separation and such other meanes And for this effect recommends to Presbyteries the observation of the Acts of Generall Assemblies thereanent Concerning the third sort of Enemies the malignants whether they be such as from the beginning did oppose the work of Reformation of Religion in this Land or such as shew themselves upon what soever pretence backward and disaffected to the Reformation of Religion in England so much endeavoured by this Kirk from our zeal to the glory of Christ our desire of the happinesse of the neighbouring kingdoms our fears of apparent danger to the Religion here if they be not made one with us in unitie of Religion and uniformitie of Kirk-Government and our hopes by the blessing of God to have a paterne from the word set up in this Iland for the exsample of other Kirks abroad Because Enemies of this kind may prove most dangerous if they be not discovered and avoided it is at this time a chief part of our dutie to make such malignants known to the people that they be not deceived and drawn away from their own stedfastnesse and from the love of Christ and their brethren But in doing this dutie we have great need of wisedome and the spirit of discerning that we neither take our Friends to be our Enemies and by that mistake discourage the well affected and multiply Enemies against our selves nor such as are indeed Enemies to be our Friends and thereby wrong the cause of God and weaken our selves in seeking after Reformation And therefore they must not be taken for Enemies who hope the best of the Kings Majestie and professe that they love His Honour which is the calumnie of the malignant against the seekers of Reformation nor such as in the beginning through want of perswasion were not so forward for Reformation nor such as in debate of matters doe possibly differ in their judgement from others about some circumstances and midses which may lead to the desired end of unitie in Religion providing their conversation be such as beseemeth the gospel of Christ and for the substance and reality of their Speeches and Actions in private and publick they be known to contribute their best endeavours for Reformation Upon the other part such as be Enemies indeed may be known First by their malicious censuring and calumniating of the Civill and Ecclesiasticall meetings of this Kirk and Kingdome which are held for conserving of peace betwixt the Kingdomes and for endeavouring by all good means the unity of Religion as if they tended to the diminution of the King His Greatnesse and Authority in England Secondly by their despising or mis-regarding of the publick resolutions agreed upon for so good ends Thirdly by their notable injuring the Kings Majestie in His Honour in attributing to His Majestie whatsoever is plotted by bad Counsellours or acted by the Popish and Prelaticall partie as if there were not a difference betwixt the King and them or betwixt the King His Authority and the pretence and abuse thereof Fourthly by slandering and traducing all such as labour to promove the Reformation in England not sparing them who are in places of government and whom God hath honoured to be worthy instruments in our own Reformation as if they were Enemies to the Kings Honour and were serving their own private ends without respect to the publick Fifthly by their going about endeavouring to make the hearts and hands of others to faint in the work of Reformation and if it were possible to make them as malignant and disaffected as themselves Sixthly by labouring to bring the Parliament of England in suspition as if they intended to cast off the yoke of Royall Authoritie or intended not the Reformation of Religion and Unitie with this Kirk Seventhly by their insolencie and boasting when they hear of the successe of the Popish and Prelaticall partie and their readinesse to assist them according to their power whereby they bewray their feare of the Reformation of Religion and their hopes to see the day when they shall be avenged upon such as they maligne at home When they are known by these and the like practices we ought to warne the People to beware of their company counsells and seducements And because such malignants shroud themselves under the false pretence of loyaltie to the Kings Majestie without respect to Religion or the good of the publick we ought in all our speeches and prayers to testifie our faithfulnesse and high respects to the Kings Majestie and also to presse and pray for the unitie of Religion and for prospering all the good wayes that may conduce for so blessed a work as serving for the honour of GOD and for the King His greatnesse and the true peace of His Kingdomes declaring all such as oppose the unitie of Religion to be enemies to God to the King and to the peace and prosperity of the Kingdomes Next since it is incumbent to us by our calling and committed to us by the Generall Assembly according to our callings to use all Lawfull and Ecclesiasticall wayes for furtherance of Reformation and Unity of Religion for continuance of our own peace at home of the common peace betwixt the Kingdomes A necessity is laid upon us First to give warning to the people of the danger of the Protestant Religion through the Popish Armies in England and Ireland pretending that they are better and more dutifull Subjects then the Protestants but intending no lesse then the ruine of the reformed Religion and the planting of that Heresie Idolatry and Tyrannie in a more compendious way then could have been done by the late Service-Book and Book of Canons In which course if they shall by their power prevail it will be impossible for the Kings Majestie to suppresse Poperie and maintaine the true Religion conforme to the many promises contained in His Majesties Declarations they will soone cast off their professed allegeance and subjection and it will be no easie matter for this Kirk and Kingdome whence they conceive all their troubles and disappointments have issued to resist their violence especially considering what a disaffected and