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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94991	The true character of such as are malignants in the kingdome of Scotland. By way of information and direction to the ministery of that kingdome. Also the indiction of a publike fast the third Sunday of Febuary next, and the Thursday following. By the commissioners of the generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Wherein is shewed their zeale to the glory of God, and the fellow-feeling they have of their brethren, the members of Christs body. Lastly, lamenting the present distraction of the Church, and Kingdome of England.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1643 (1643)	Wing T2602; Thomason E246_7; ESTC R5026	4,439	8

The true CHARACTER Of such as are MALIGNANTS in the Kingdome of SCOTLAND By way of Information and Direction to the Ministery of that Kingdome ALSO The Indiction of a publike FAST the third Sunday of February next and the Thursday following By the Commissioners of the generall Assembly of the Church of SCOTLAND Wherein is shewed their zeale to the glory of God and the fellow-feeling they have of their Brethren the Members of Christs Body LASTLY Lamenting the present Distraction of the Church and Kingdome of ENGLAND LONDON Printed for HENRY OVERTON and are to be sold at his Shop in Popes-head-Alley 1643. Directions to Ministers anent Malignants By the Commissioners of the generall Assembly of the Kirke of SCOTLAND COncerning a sort of Enemies the Malignants whether they be such as from the begining oppose the worke of Reformation of Religion in this Land or such as shew themselves upon whatsoever pretence backward and disaffected to the Reformation of Religion of England so much indeavoured by this Kirke from our zeale to the glory of Christ our desire of the happinesse of our Neighbour Kingdomes our feares of apparant danger to the Religion here if they be not made one with us in unity of Religion and uniformity of Church government And our hopes by the blessing of God to have a patterne from the Word set up in this Island for the example of other Kirkes abroad Because Enemies of this kinde may prove most dangerous if they be not discovered and avoyded it is at this time our duty 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 of their Brethren But in doing this duty we have great need of wisdome 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 therfore they must not be taken for enemies who hope the best of the Kings Majesty and profes that they love his honour which is the calumnie of the Malignant against the seekers of Reformation nor such as in the begining through want of perswasion were not so forward for Reformation nor such as in debate of matters do possibly differ in their judgements from others about some Circumstances and midses which may leade to the desired end of unity in Religion provided their conversation be such as beseemeth the Gospell of Christ and for the substance and reallity of their Speeches and actions in private and publique 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 Kirke and Kingdom which are held for conserving of peace betwixt the Kingdomes and for endeavouring by all good meanes the unity of Religion as if they tended to the diminition of the King his greatnesse and Authority in England 2. By their dispising or misregarding of the publique resolutions agreed upon for so good ends 3. By their notable injuring the Kings Majesty in his honour in attributeing to his Majesty whatsoever is plotted by bad Counsellors or acted by the Popish and Praelaticall party as if there were not a difference betwixt the King and them or betwixt the King and his Authority and the pretence and abuse thereof 4. By slandering and traducing all such as labours to promote the reformation in England not spareing 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 honor and were serving their own privat ends without respect to the publique 5. By their going about endeavoring to make the hearts hands of others to faint in the worke of reformation and if it were possible to make them as Malignant disaffected as themselves 6. By laboring to bring the Parliament of England in suspition as if they intended to … st the yoke of royall Authority or intended not the reformation of religion and unitie with this Kirke 7. By their insol●ncy an● boasting when they heare of the successe of the Popish and Pra●●aticall party and their readinesse to assist them according to their power whereby they bewray their feare of reformation of religion and their hope to see the day when they shall be avenged upon such as they maligne at home When they are knowne by these and the like practises we sought to warne the people to beware of their Company Counsells and seducements and because such Malignants shrow● under the false pretence of Loyalty to the Kings Majesty without respect to religion or the good of religion we ought in all our Speeches and Praiers to testifie our faithfullnesse and high respects to the Kings Majesty and also to presse and pray for the unity of religion and for the prospering all the good waies that may conduce for so blessed a worke as serving for the honour of God and for the King his greatnesse and the true peace of his Kingdoms declaring all such as oppose the unity of Religion to be enemies to God to the King and to the peace and prosperity of the Kingdoms Now since it is incumbent to us by our calling and committed to us by the generall Assembly according to our calling to use all lawfull and Ecclesiastick waies for furtherance of reformation and unity of Religion for continuance of our own peace at home and of the common peace betwixt the Kingdoms 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 Jreland 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 their Herisie Idolatry and Tyrannie in a more compendious way then could have bin don by the late Service-booke and Booke of Cannons in which course if they shall by their power prevaile it shall be impossible for the Kings Majesty to suppresse Popery and maintaine the true religion conforme to the many promises conteined in his Majesties Declarations They will soone cast off their professed Allegiance and subjection and it will be no easie matter for this Church and Kingdome whence they conceive all their troubles and disappointments to have issued to resist that violence especially considering what a disaffected and discontented party we have at home in our own bosom Secondly since unity in the truth hath bin our strength since the begining we ought by all good meanes in publick and private to prevent and remove all divisive motions which by malicious and crafty sichophants are endeavoured by spreading of Calumnies and