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A33087 A declaration and warning to all the members of this Kirk from the Commission of the General Assembly Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission. 1649 (1649) Wing C4207; ESTC R40833 5,780 12

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A DECLARATION AND WARNING To all the MEMBERS of this KIRK FROM THE COMMISSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EDINBVRGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie 1649. EDINBURGH May 11. 1649. A Declaration and Warning to all the Members of this Kirk from the Commission of the General Assembly SEing men of Malignant and perverse spirits do not cease to oppose the Work of the Lord and disquiet the peace of his People but after many disappointments renew their wicked designes and practises against Religion and the Covenant It becomes us who the Lord hath called to so publick a trust not to cease to renew our Warnings and Declarations concerning the evil of their way that they may be recovered out of the snare of Sathan if it be possible and that others may not fall therein but avoyd such tentations do their duty straightly and without fear We did not long since bear Testimony against the proceedings of Sectaries in our Neighbour-Land in reference to Religion and Government And it is unto us matter of very much astonishment and sorrow that whilst their practises are not lessened but heightened there should be found in our Land some who have taken up Armes and made Insurrection in the North labouring to strengthen themselves against the Power and Authority of the Parliament that they may set up again the Malignant party to overturn the work of God and tread upon the necks of his people And albeit most of that Malignant party are plagued of God with blindnesse of mind and hardnesse of heart and stop their cars against instruction yet if there ●e any place left for exhortation Wee shall desire these men who are hatching such cockatrice egges and weaving such spiders webs and all others who favour their way and wish them to prosper or have any thoughts or inclination to joyne with them or follow their steps seriously to ponder and consider these things which follow 1 What a horrible and high provocation it is for any to be found fighting against God and persecuting his People and Truth Is not this it that hath brought down many Kings Princes and great men and overturned many Kingdoms Cities and families and brought many great and sore plagues upon many particular persons of all ranks and conditions 2 How abominable and Treacherous a thing it is for men who are under the Oath of God and the tie both of the National Covenant and of the solemn League and Covenant some whereof have been lately professing and offering repentance for their former backslidings to turn open enemies and adversaries thereto Perjury is hatefull amongst the heathen and how much more hatefull and monstruous should it be amongst Christians especially in those things that concern God and Religion 3 Hath not the Lord now for ten years past shewen himselfe strong and mighty dreadfull and terrible in defeating all the designes and breaking all the power and bringing down all the pride of the Malignant party Have they not many times digged deep to hide their counsels from the Lord and hath he not found them out and filled them with the devises of their own hearts With what Art industry have they many time promoted with what power and strength have they often times backed and carried on their purposes and projects But he that sits in Heaven hath always blown upon them and brought them to nothing No weapon formed against his people hath prospered but after that the Lord had hardened the instruments of our former troubles by success for a little space he did set a snare for them and brought them down to horrible destruction in a moment The Lords dealing with the rebells in this Kingdom and with the Authors and Abettors of the Engagement against the Kingdom of England whom he hath made a terrour round about we hope shall be examples of his wrath against the Enemies of his Cause and of his People not onely to this but also to the following generation 4. How great a wickedness must it be in such a period of time when so much danger threatens Religion and Government from that prevailing party in England for men to arise in this Land to discourage the hearts and weaken the hands of the Lords People by their Malignant and insolent attempts 5. How little pitty have they nay certainly their malice and cruelty must needs be very great who will needs after so many and long continued troubles and calamities again involve this land in confusion and blood It is the earnest and longing desire and in some measure the hope and expectation of the Lords People in this Kingdom after so many storms and tempests which have tossed them for many days that the Lord may now bring them into the harbour of tranquility and peace And the man who shall obstruct or retard this as he shall be hated of good men so certainly he shall bring upon himself a great measure of wrath and indignation from the Lord and God shall make his memory stink unto the generations that are to come 6. What Treachery and cruelty it is against the Kings Majestie and what an obstruction in establishing of his Throne in such a nick of time when both State and Kirk have sent Commissioners and given in Desires to his Majestie in those things that concern the securing of Religion and the setling of his Majesties Government and the Peace of these Kingdoms for any to raise new commotions and troubles which cannot but foment jealousies between the King and his Subjects and beget and entertain differences amongst them unto the estranging their affection one from another And whosoever are the Authors thereof or accessory thereto shall justly be lookt upon as enemies to Religion to his Majesties Person and Government upon whom the guilt of all those miseries that may come upon his Majesty or his Royall Family doth lye in a speciall way These and any other considerations do exceedingly heighten and encrease the guilt of that wicked Insurrection both before GOD and men And therefore we do earnestly Beseech and Exhort all who live in this Land that as they tender their solemn Obligation and Oath both by the Nationall Covenant and by the solemn League and Covenant and as they love the Honour of Jesus Christ and the Gospell and the work of Reformation and as they respect the Kings Honour and Happinesse and desire Religion to be secured and peace to be setled Nay as they wish to eschew the heavie Wrath and Indignation of the LORD That they do not give any countenance nor assistance nor connivance to these wicked men in their wicked way much lesse to joyn with them in Counsell or in Armes And because it lies upon us to be faithfull in our station therefore as We have already given warning unto these men that unlesse they do speedily desist from their evil way and repent that We will proceed against them with the dreadfull sentence of Excommunication so