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The danger of the Church of England from a general assembly of Covenanters in Scotland. Represented from their principles in oaths, and late acts of assemblies; compar'd with their practices in these last two years. Written in the year 1690. By a true son of the Church.
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True son of the church.
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Men to Witness that they were blameless of the sad Consequences In the mean time they beseeched his Majesty to take notice that they were not staggering or fainting through the diffidence of the success of their Cause and Covenant of the three Kingdoms In this hope of success of their Cause to get Presbytery setled in England and Ireland according to the Covenant of the three Kingdoms when the Duke of Hamilton engaged the Loyal Party in Scotland for the preservation of that King Charles I. they remonstrate against the Duke's Engagement upon this very account among others of the same Nature Ult. July 1648. That in the Declaration for it no mention was made concerning his then Majesty's giving Security by his Solemn Oath under his Name and Seal that he should for Himself and his Successors give his Royal Assent for enjoyning Presbyterian Government in both Kingdoms and that he should never endeavour any change thereof This Remonstrance against Duke Hamilton's Engagement gave them the Name of Remonstrators when but a few among them were called Publick Resolutioners because of their complying with the publick Resolves of the Loyal Party But lest it should not be a sufficient fulfilment of the last Article of their Covenant against Neutrality in this Cause that they make such a Declaration to their Brethren at home Aug. 12. 1641. they therefore send another the very next day to their Brethren here in England That when they considered what great expence of Blood and Pains these Kingdoms had been at for bringing their Work of Reformation to such a length and considering his then Majesty's adhering to Episcopacy they trust that security would be demanded from his Majesty for Religion before he should be brought to one of his Houses in or near about London with Honour Freedom or Safety And but ten days after this Declaration to the Covenanters here in England they send a Letter to that King himself in which Letter by them called their Humble Supplication they tell him Aug. 12. 1648. That it had been his Wisdom in all that had befallen him to read the righteous Hand of the Lord writing bitter things against him as for all his provocations so especially for his having resisted their Work And their Work which that blessed King resisted was their settling of Presbytery in England for which resistance they according to their Covenant got him put to Death Yea after the Murder of this Royal Martyr they in their Covenanted Zeal for Presbytery here in England declare to his Son King Charles the II. that his adhering to Episcopacy Aug. 6. 1649. and the Common Prayer in the three Kingdoms was nothing else but to oppose the Kingdom of the Son of God and to Refuse that Christ should Reign over him and his Kingdoms in his pure Ordinances of Church-Government and Worship Thus it does appear from the Covenant and Acts of Assemblies that the Scottish Covenanters are by their Principles obliged to introduce the Presbytery of Forty Eight into the Kingdoms of England and Ireland In the second place the Scottish Covenanters are able at this time to put in practice those Methods for introducing their Presbytery among us in England which were prosecuted in the late times for that end Acts and Letters recorded in the Registers of the Assemblies of those Days make this evident beyond dispute which for that purpose we shall at large set down And first the Scottish Covenanters may write in their Letter of Thanks to this King for their own Presbytery their pressing Remonstrance to have it here among us as well as their Forefathers writ it to King Charles I. under this Title St. And. 27. July 1642. To the King 's most Excellent Majesty The Hearty Thanksgiving and Humble Petition of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland OVR Hearts were filled with Joy and Gladness at the hearing of your Majesty's Letter which was read once and again in the Face of the Assembly every Line almost expressing such Affection to the Reformed (a) The King's expression in his Letter is this Where any thing is amiss we will endeavour a Reformation in a fair and orderly way and where Reformation is setled we resolve with that Authority where with God hath vested us to maintain and defend it in Peace and Liberty Religion and such Royal care of us as we could require from a Christian Prince or requiring so necessary Duties from us as we are bound to perform as Minsters of the Gospel and Christian Subjects for which as Solemn thanks were given by the Moderator of the Assembly so do we all with one voice in all Humility present unto your Majesty the thankfulness of our Hearts with our earnest Prayers unto God for your Majesty's Prosperity and the Peace of your Kingdoms that your Majesty may be indeed a Nursing Father to all the Kirks of Cbrist in your Majesty's Dominions and especially to the Kirk of Scotland promising our most hearty Endeavours by Doctrine and Life to advance the Gospel of Christ and to keep the People in our charge in Vnity and Peace and in all Loyalty and Obedience to your Majesty and your Laws Your Majesty's Commands to your Commissioner to receive from us our just and reasonable desires for what may further serve for the good of Religion here the Favours which we have received already and your Majesty's desire and delight to do Good expressed in your Letters are as many encouragements to us to take the boldness in all Humility to present unto your Majesty one thing which for the present is the chiefest of all our desires as serving most for the Glory of Christ and that is the Unity in Religion and Vniformity in Church-Government which we have pressed as a Meen of a firm and durable Union betwixt the two Kingdoms and without which former experiences not only put us out of hope long to enjoy the Purity of the Gospel with Peace but have also rendred the Reasons of our Hope and Confidence as from other Considerations so from your Majesty's late Letter to this Assembly that you will be pleased to settle this Blessed Reformation And therefore we your Majesty's most loving Subjects in the Name of whole Kirk of Scotland represented by us (b) It 's strange that any Christians who pray to an earthly Prince upon the Knees of their Hearts will not bow the Knees of their Bodies in their Prayers at the Sacrament upon the Knees of our Hearts do most humbly and earnestly beg That your Majesty in the depth of your Royal Wisdom and from your affection to the True Religion and the Peace of your Kingdoms may be moved to consider that the God of Heaven and Earth is calling for this Reformation at your Hands and that as you are his Vicegerent so you may be his prime Instrument in it If it shall please the Lord which is our desire and hope that this Blessed Unity in Religion and