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A38114 Returne from the Parliament of England, to the Commissioners of the Generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland England and Wales. Parliament.; Church of Scotland. General Assembly. 1642 (1642) Wing E2280; ESTC R16511 4,700 16

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to this Government and contrary to those principles which were the first Grounds of Reformation We likewise finde it most pernicious to the Civill State and Common-wealth In that the Bishops have ever been forward to infuse into our Kings such Tenents and Positions as are contrary to the fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdome and to introduce Tyranny and an Arbitrary Power over the Lives Liberties and Properties of the Subject and that they have been forward to incite the King against His People and by force of Armes to constraine them to submit to such an Arbitrary Government and by unlawfull contribution of Money to assist His Majestie in making Warre upon His Subjects whereof there are many Evidences both in those preparations which not long since were made to invade Scotland And in the Warre now raised against the Parliament and Kingdome of England And yet they have shewed themselves so ambitious of Soveraignty that they forbeare not to maintaine in Sermons and printed Books that the Kings Scepter ought to submit to Aarons Rod and the Mitre to be above the Sword which argueth in them an Antichristian Spirit to exalt themselves above all that is called God And a designe when they have brought the Kingdome to be disposed at his pleasure to subject His Majestie to their owne Arbitrary censures that so themselves may triumph in the bondage and slavery both of King and people Upon all which and many other Reasons wee doe declare that this Government by Arch-Bishops Bishops their Chancellors and Commissaries Deanes Deanes and Chapters Arch-Deacons and other Ecclesiasticall Officers depending upon the Hierarchie is evill and justly offensive and burdensome to the Kingdome a great impediment to the Reformation and growth of Religion very prejudiciall to the Civill State and Government of this Kingdome And that we are resolved that the same shall be taken away And according to our former Declaration of the seventh of February Our purpose is to consult with godly and learned Divines that so wee may not onely remove this but likewise settle such a Government as may be most agreeable to Gods holy Word most apt to procure and conserve the Peace of the Church at home and a happy Union with the Church of Scotland and other reformed Churches abroade and to establish the same by a Law which we intend to frame for that purpose to be presented to His Majesty for His Royall Assent And in the mean time humbly to beseech His Majestie that a Bill for the Assembly may be passed in time convenient for the fifth of November next the miserable estate of the Church and Kingdome not being able to endure any longer delay This being the resolution of both Houses of Parliament we doe desire our Brethren of Scotland to concurre with us in petitioning His Majesty that His Royall Authority may be applied to the better Conservation of a firme Unity between the two Kingdomes And that they likewise will think good to send to the same Assembly some godly and learned Divines of that Church whereby an Uniformity in forme of Church-government may be obtained And thereby a more easie passage made to the settling of one Confession of Faith one Lyturgie or Directory of Publick Worship and one Catechisme in all the three Kingdomes which we hope through Gods blessing will have such an effect in all His Majesties Dominions as will much advance the Honour and Service of God enlarge the Greatnesse Power and Glory of the King confirme the peace security and prosperity of all his good Subjects make way to the relief and deliverance of the poore afflicted Churches abroad and to the totall abolishing of the Usurpation and Tyranny of Rome being the prime Cause and Fountaine of all the Miseries and Calamities the bloudy Massacres out-ragious Cruelties and bitter Persecutions of Gods People in all the Christian World for many Ages Iohn Browne Cler. Parliament RETURNE FROM THE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND To the Lords of Privie Councell of the Kingdome of SCOTLAND EDINBURGH Printed by EVAN TYLER Printer to the Kings most excellent Majestie Anne Dom. 1642. Returne from the Parliament of ENGLAND To the Lords of Privie Councell of the Kingdome of SCOTLAND THe Lords and Commons in Parliament have with approbation and thanks received from the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland a cleare manifestation of the respect which the Lords of His Majesties Secret Councell for that Realme doe beare to the Welfare and Peace of this Kingdome in the expression of their Affections wherewith they were pleased to second the desires of the Generall Assembly of that Church for Unitie in Religion and Uniformitie in Church-government in His Majesties three Kingdomes And having often had that matter in debate and our most serious consideration the Christian Advice of that reverend Assembly and the grave Counsell of that Honourable Table concurring with our owne Judgement and Experience of the manifold mischiefs and distractions which the Government of the Prelacie of this Kingdome hath in all Times and Ages produced in this Church and State Have moved us to bring our Resolution to a more speedy maturity and conclusion wherein as wee have satisfied our owne Reason so wee hope wee shall satisfie the loving and Christian desires of our Brethren of Scotland Although wee know that hereby wee shall exceedingly irritate that opposite and malignant Party who will bend all their Invention and Force to interrupt this Worke and to ruine and destroy us in the under-taking of it And wee desire their Lordships to consider That the Party which hath now incensed and armed His Majesty against us and his other faithfull Subjects in this Kingdome is the same which not long since upon the very same designe of rooting out the Reformed Religion did endeavour to begin that Tragedie in Scotland which whensoever it shall be perfected in either Nation will easily be accomplished in the other Religion being the Band and Foundation of the Safety and Happinesse of both And as wee resolve according to the Nationall Covenant betwixt the two Kingdomes to be carefull of the Peace of Scotland as of our owne So wee doubt not but their Lordships and the Nation of Scotland will be carefull to expresse their brotherly kindnesse to us and prudent care of themselves by restraining the evill affected amongst them that they may not foment our Troubles and by all other wayes according to the Articles ratified in the Parliaments of both Kingdomes to maintaine the Peace and Amity betwixt the two Nations and to restraine the mischievous Attempts and Practices of those who are Enemies to both That so through Gods blessing wee may mutually rejoyce in one anothers Happinesse and yeeld His Majesty such a faithfull subjection as may be honourable to Himself comfortable to His People advantageous to the Professors of the Reformed Religion in other parts beyond the Seas Iohn Browne Cler. Parliament FINIS