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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68707	A large declaration concerning the late tumults in Scotland, from their first originalls together with a particular deduction of the seditious practices of the prime leaders of the Covenanters: collected out of their owne foule acts and writings: by which it doth plainly appeare, that religion was onely pretended by those leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them. By the King.	Balcanquhall, Walter, 1586?-1645.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1639 (1639)	STC 21906; ESTC S116832	348,621	446

his profane Sacrifice for the sins of the dead and the quick his Canonization of men calling upon Angels or Saints departed worshipping of Imagerie Relicks and Crosses dedicating of Kirks Altars Daies Vowes to creatures his Purgatorie praiers for the dead praying or speaking in a strange language with his Processions and blasphemous Letanie and multitude of Advocates or Mediators his manifold Orders Auricular Confession his desperate and uncertaine repentance his generall and doubtsome faith his satisfactions of men for their sins his justification by works opus operatum works of supererogation Merits Pardons Peregrinations and Stations his holy VVater baptising of Bels conjuring of Spirits crossing saning anointing conjuring hallowing of Gods good creatures with the superstitious opinion joined therewith his worldly Monarchy and wicked Hierarchie his three solemne vowes with all his shavelings of sundry sorts his erroneous and bloudie decrees made at Trent with all the subscribers and approvers of that cruell and bloudie Band conjured against the Kirk of God and finally we detest all his vain Allegories Rites Signs and Traditions brought in the Kirk without or against the VVord of God and Doctrine of this true reformed Kirk to the which we joyne our selves willingly in Doctrine Faith Religion Discipline and use of the Holy Sacraments as lively members of the same in Christ our Head promising and swearing by the Great Name of the Lord our GOD that we shall continue in the obedience of the Doctrine and Discipline of this Kirk and shall defend the same according to our vocation and power all the dayes of our lives under the paines contained in the Law and danger both of body and soule in the day of Gods fearfull Judgement and seeing that many are stirred up by Satan and that Romane Antichrist to promise sweare subscribe and for a time use the Holy Sacraments in the Kirk deceitfully against their owne consciences minding thereby first under the externall cloake of Religion to corrupt and subvert secretly Gods true Religion within the Kirk and afterward when time may serve to become open enemies and persecuters of the same under vaine hope of the Popes dispensation devised against the Word of God to his greater confusion and their double condemnation in the day of the LORD JESUS We therefore willing to take away all suspition of hypocrisie and of such double dealing with God and his Kirk Protest and call The Searcher of all hearts for witnesse that our minds and hearts do fully agree with this our Confession Promise Oath and Subscription so that we are not moved for any worldly respect but are perswaded only in our Consciences through the knowledge and love of Gods true Religion printed in our hearts by the holy Spirit as we shall answer to Him in the day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed And because we perceive that the quietnesse and stability of our Religion and Kirk doth depend upon the safety and good behaviour of the Kings Majestie as upon a comfortable instrument of Gods mercy granted to this Countrey for the maintaining of His Kirk and ministration of Justice amongst us wee protest and promise with our hearts under the same Oath Hand-writ and paines that wee shall defend His Person and Authority with our goods bodies and lives in the defence of Christ his Evangel Liberties of our Countrey ministration of Justice and punishment of iniquity against all enemies within this Realme or without as we desire our God to be a strong and mercifull Defender to us in the day of our death and comming of our Lord Jesus Christ To whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit be all honour and glorie eternally LIke as many Acts of Parliament not onely in generall doe abrogate annull and rescind all Lawes Statutes Acts Constitutions Canons civill or Municipall with all other Ordinances and practicke penalties whatsoever made in prejudice of the true Religion and Professours thereof Or of the true Kirk discipline jurisdiction and freedome thereof Or in favours of Idolatrie and superstition Or of the Papisticall Kirk As Act. 3. Act. 31. Parl. 1 Act. 23. Parl. 11. Act. 114. Parl. 12. of King James the sixt That Papistrie and Superstition may be utterly suppressed according to the intention of the Acts of Parlament reported in Act. 5. Parl. 20. K. James 6. And to that end they ordaine all Papists and Priests to be punished by manifold Civill and Ecclesiasticall paines as adversaries to Gods true Religion preached and by law established within this Realme Act. 24. Parl. 11. K. James 6. as common enemies to all Christian government Act. 18. Parl. 16. K. James 6. as rebellers and gainstanders of our Soveraigne Lords authoritie Act. 47. Parl. 3. K. James 6. and as Idolaters Act. 104. Parl. 7. K. James 6. but also in particular by and attour the Confession of faith do abolish and condemne the Popes authoritie and jurisdiction out of this land and ordaines the maintainers thereof to be punished Act. 2. Parl. 1. Act. 51. Parl. 3. Act. 106. Parl. 7. Act. 114. Parl. 12. K. James 6. do condemne the Popes erroneous doctrine or any other erroneous doctrine repugnant to any of the Articles of the true and Christian Religion publikely preached and by Law established in this Realm And ordaines the spreaders and makers of Books or Libels or Letters or writs of that nature to be punished Act. 46. Parl. 3. Act. 106. Parl. 7. Act. 24. Parl. 11. K. James 6. doe condemne all Baptisme conform to the Popes kirk and the idolatry of the Masse and ordaines all sayers wilfull hearers and concealers of the Masse the maintainers and resetters of the Priests Jesuites traffiquing Papists to be punished without any exception or restriction Act. 5. Parl. 1. Act. 120. Parl. 12. Act. 164. Parl. 13. Act. 193. Parl. 14. Act. 1. Parl. 19. Act. 5. Parl. 20. K. James 6. do condemne all erroneous books and writs containing erroneous doctrine against the Religion presently professed or containing superstitious Rites and Ceremonies Papisticall whereby the people are greatly abused and ordaines the homebringers of them to be punished Act. 25. Parl. 11. K. James 6. do condemn the monuments and dregs of bygane Idolatrie as going to Crosses observing the Festivall dayes of Saincts and such other superstitious and Papisticall Rites to the dishonour of God contempt of true Religion and fostering of great errour among the people and ordaines the users of them to be punished for the second fault as Idolaters Act. 104. Parl. 7. K. James 6. Like as many Acts of Parlament are conceived for maintenance of Gods true and Christian Religion and the puritie thereof in Doctrine and Sacraments of the true Church of God the libertie and freedome thereof in her Nationall Synodall Assemblies Presbyteries Sessions Policie Discipline and Jurisdiction thereof as that puritie of Religion and libertie of the Church was used professed exercised preached and confessed according to the reformation of Religion in this Realm As for instance

inability and rebellion to Gods law our justification by faith onely our imperfect sanctification and obedience to the law the nature number and use of the holy Sacraments His five bastard Sacraments with all his rites ceremonies and false doctrine added to the ministration of the true Sacraments without the word of God His cruell iudgment against infants departing without the Sacrament His absolute necessitie of Baptisme His blasphemous opinion of Transubstantiation or reall presence of Christs bodie in the elements and receiving of the same by the wicked or bodies of men His dispensations with solemne oathes perjuries and degrees of marriage forbidden in the word His crueltie against the innocent divorced His divellish Masse His blasphemous Priesthood His profane sacrifice for the sinnes of the dead and the quicke His canonization of men calling upon Angels or Saints departed worshipping of imagerie reliques and crosses dedicating of Kirks altars dayes vowes to creatures His purgatory praiers for the dead praying or speaking in a strange language with his processions and blasphemous letanie and multitude of advocates or mediatours His manifold orders auricular confession His desperate uncertaine repentance His generall and doubt some faith His satisfactions of men for their sins His justification by works Opus operatum works of supererogation merits pardons peregrinations and stations His holy water baptising of bells conjuring of spirits crossing sauing anointing conjuring hallowing of Gods good creatures with the superstitious opinion joyned therewith His worldly Mornarchy and wicked Hierarchy His three solemne vowes with all his shavellings of sundry sorts His erroneous and bloudy decrees made at Trent with all the subscribers and approvers of that cruell and bloudy band conjured against the Kirke of God And finally we detest all his vaine allegories rites signes and traditions brought in the Kirk without or against the word of God and doctrine of this true reformed Kirk To the which wee joyn our selves willingly in doctrine faith Religion discipline and use of the holy sacraments as lively members of the same in Christ our head promising and swearing by the great Name of the Lord our God that we shall continue in the obedience of the doctrine and discipline of this Kirk and shall defend the same according to our vocation and power all the dayes of our lives under the paines contained in the law and danger both of body and soule in the day of Gods fearfull judgement And seeing that many are stirred up by Satan and that Roman Antichrist to promise sweare subscribe and for a time use the holy Sacraments in the Kirk deceitfully against their owne consciences minding hereby first under the externall cloak of Religion to corrupt and subvert secretly Gods true Religion within the Kirk and afterward when time may serve to become open enemies and persecuters of the same under vaine hope of the Popes dispensation divised against the word of God to his greater confusion and their double condemnation in the day of the Lord Jesus We therefore willing to take away all suspition of hypocrisie and of such double dealing with God and his Kirk protest and call the Searcher of all hearts to witnesse that our minds and hearts do fully agree with this our confession promise oath and subscription So that we are not moved for any worldly respect but are perswaded only in our consciences through the knowledge and love of Gods true Religion printed in our hearts by the holy Spirit as we shall answer to him in the day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed And because wee perceive that the quietnesse and stability of our Religion and Kirk doth depend upon the safety and good behaviour of the Kings Majestie as upon a comfortable instrument of Gods mercie granted to this countrey for the maintenance of his Kirk and ministration of justice amongst us we protest and promise with our hearts under the same oath hand-writ and paines that we shall defend his person and authority with our geare bodies and lives in the defence of Christ his Evangel liberties of our Countrey ministration of justice and punishment of iniquity against all enemies within this Realme or without as we desire our God to be a strong and mercifull defender to us in the day of our death and comming of our Lord Jesus Christ to whom with the Father and the holy Spirit be all honour and glory eternally Amen WEe under-subscribing and considering the strait linke and conjunction betwixt the true and Christian religion presently profest within this realme and Soveraigne Lords estate and standing having both the selfe same friends and common enemies and subject to the like event of standing and decay and weighing therewithall the imminent danger threatned to the said religion the preservation whereof being dearer to us then whatsoever we have dearest to us in this life And finding in his Majestie a most honourable and Christian resolution to manifest himselfe to the world that zealous and religious Prince which he hath hitherto professed and to imploy the meanes and power that God hath put into his hands as well to the withstanding of whatsoever forraigne force shall meane within this land for alteration of the said religion or endangering of the present state as to the repressing of the inward enemies thereto amongst our selves linked with them in the said Antichristian league and confederacie Have therefore in the presence of Almightie God and with his Majesties authorising and allowance faithfully promised and solemnely sworne like as hereby we faithfully and solemnly sweare and promise to take a true effauld and plaine part with his Majestie amongst our selves for diverting of the appearing danger threatned to the said Religion and his Majesties state and standing depending thereupon by whatsoever forraigne or intestine plots or preparations And to that effect faithfully and that upon our truth and honours binde and oblige us to others to conveene and assemble our selves publikely with our friends in arms or in quiet manner at such times and places as we shall be required by his Proclamations or by writ or message direct to us from his Majesty or any having power from him And being conveened and assembled to join and concurre with the whole forces of our friends and favourers against whatsoever forraigne or intestine powers or Papists and their partakers shall arrive or rise within this Iland or any part thereof ready to defend or pursue as we shall be authorised and conducted by his Majesty or any others having his power and commission to join and hold hand to the execution of whatsoever mean or order shall be thought meet by his Majesty and his Councell for suppressing of the Papists promotion of the true Religion and setling of his Highnesse estate and obedience in all the countries and corners of this Realme to expound and hazzard our lives lands and goods and whatsoever meanes God hath lent us in the defence of the said true and Christian Religion and his Majesties person