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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75140	An account of a paper, presented to the General Assembly, October 1690 Containing the complaints of many Presbyterian people, living in several shyres of Scotland. And novv a second time vvith additions offered to their consideration.		1691 (1691)	Wing A189A; ESTC R223505	12,376	10

diligence therein of which they were to give an account to their Friends But the delivering of it in was thought requisite to be delayed a little until it was known what would be done with a Paper given in to the Assembly by Mr Thomas Lining Mr Alexander Sheilds and Mr William Boyd yet thô it be not expedient to relate either the isue of that business or how the same was managed nevertheless it is not unsuitable to the present purpose to mention this that instead of a satisfactory Answer it was very offensive to many that the Assembly by a Vote refused to read the foresaid Paper presented by the Ministers above named upon the Reasons given in by the Committee of Overtures why it should not be read which condemned the same before it was heard especially the persons entrusted with the subscribing and in-giving of our Paper and some others were so offended that they judged it duty to signifie their dissatisfaction therewith to the Assembly Whereupon a short Paper being drawn up was subscribed by the Men chosen to deliver the other Paper in their own Name Representing it as an additional Complaint that the Assembly had in the manner above specified refused to read the foresaid Paper To get opportunity for delivering in both these Papers to the Committee of Overtures by whom they might be transmitted to the whole Assembly the Men went to the place where the said Committee was sitting where meeting with two Ministers Members thereof and after some conference with them concerning the Papers One of the Ministers said he would inform the Committee of them Accordingly they having both gone in acquainted the Committee therewith who instead of giving the Men access a priviledge denied to none but them only nominate two Ministers and a Ruling Elder to speak with them These immediatly coming out had conference with the Men Before whom first the short Paper next the Larger were read After hearing both and desiring some things to be altered in the large Paper which could not be condescended unto they endeavoured to disswade the Men from pressing the reading of them in the Assembly which the Men insisted earnestly for and for an Answer to return to their Friends When these Ministers found them so pressing for this they promised to represent it to the Committee whereupon one of them went in spoke of it to them and delivered the Papers to the Clerk After this the Men at several occasions solicited the Ministers above mentioned and some others that the Papers might be read in the Assembly and to have somewhat to return to their Friends But the Answer they received was a Letter subscribed by three Ministers direct to them Which followeth Loving Friends THE Papers you gave in to the Assembly were first given in to the Committee of Overtures and we were by them appointed to confer with you And after some conference with you we moved in the Committee that the Assembly would order the Papers to be given in to these who were to draw up the Monitory Letter and causes of the Fast that they might make their own use thereof in drawing up the same Which at the first next Session of the Assembly on Saturnday last the first of November was accordingly done in open Assembly and we by the Assembly allowed to report the same to you which now accordingly we do And we hope this will satisfie you and others who did commissionate you and that the Lord will encline your Hearts to Peace and to guard against any further rent in the Church of GOD and in this hope we subscribe our selves Edinburgh November 3. 1690 Your Friends and Servants in the LORD FRom which Letter we shall only take notice of this that as we have never yet seen the Monitory Letter mentioned therein whereby we do not know what use is made in it of our Paper so albeit we have got a sight of the Causes of the Fast from which it was said several times that we should receive Satisfaction to our Scruples yet we are so far from getting of the same that we must Complain not only of the ambiguity of some Expresions in it but also of its Lameness several things being omitted which are steps of Defections and Causes of Wrath And that the abominable Test Declaration Prelatical Intrusions being once in were put out again We hope as well as Seriously desires that our design in Publishing what is above may not be mistaken but rightly Constructed seeing it is not to irritate or offend any Person But to make manifest what hath been our endeavours in order to get a Comfortable Vnion with these Ministers from whom we are yet standing at a distance As also to let them know how unexpected yea astonishing it was to us when we heard that our Paper of Complaints was so little regarded as not once to be read either in the Committee or open Assembly It contained what really was and is ground of offence and matter of Complaint to us And whatever was pretended for not reading thereof yet the Consequences hath been sad having created Jealousies Scruples and Discontents and hath been tho occasion of a further rent for it could not be rationally expected that to deny that priviledge to them which was granted to others was the way to heal the breach which was wide and remove the Scruples that were many of these who are Consciencious This was rather the way to ●oment new Debates and Jarrs then to cement or remove the old And in like manner that we may have opportunity and occasion hereby again to desire of and cry unto Ministers not only for removing of our former Scruples and redressing of our old Complaints and Grievances but also to Represent some New Ones which are not only burdensome grievous and offensive to us but to many of the Godly in the Land earnestly intreating and fervently desiring that Ministers may do what is incumbent for them and in their Power for removing of the same One is The Admission of some of the Prelatical Curats not only to the exercise of the Ministry but to a share of the Government of this Church of which we crave leave to signifie our dislike and dissatisfaction and to testify against the Pestering and polluting the Church with them In regard it is the receiving in of such Men whom the Scriptures declares should be avoided and with drawn from because they have caused divisions and offences contrare to the Doctrine which this Church learned and walked not only disorderly themselves but many of them compelled others to do so and Persecuted these who desired to keep their Garments clean In regard it is unreasonable and not consistent with policy to put Weapones in the Hands of Enemies lest they may turn them against us if not openly yet in a way as dangerous Yea it is not long since all of them were Reckoned Such And whatever some of them pretend to now yet the time of this Change