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A82142 A declaration of the English army now in scotland. [sic] To the people of Scotland, especially those among them, that know and fear the Lord; we the officers and souldiers of the English army do send greeting. England and Wales. Army. 1659 (1659) Wing D665; Thomason E979_9; ESTC R207704 7,243 9

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A Declaration of the English Army now in Scotland TO The People of Scotland especially those among them that know and fear the LORD We the Officers and Souldiers of the English Army do send Greeting AT the beginning of the great and wonderful workings of God in the●e two Nations of E●gland and Scotland We the Under Officers and Souldiers of the English Army now in Scotland were most of us if not all men of private Callings and not at all interested in Matters of Publique and State Affairs but yet very many of us in whom the Lord had begun to reveal himself in the Face of Jesus Christ were sensible of the Antichristian Tyranny that was exercised by the lare King and His Prelates over the Consciences Bodies and Estates of the True Spiritual Church of Jesus Christ namely those that were born again and united to him by his Spirit who were then by that Antichristian crew termed Puritants Sectaries Schismaticks c. And for not conforming to all the Canons and Ordinances of their Nation Church were frequently imprisoned banished and otherwise grievously molested at the pleasure of those that then ruled amongst us Under these sad sufferings of the people of God our souls mourned and understanding by the manifold gracious promises in the Word of God that a time of deliverance was to be expected to the Church of Christ and destruction and ruine to Babylon Our hearts together with all truly godly in England were exceedingly stirred up to pray to the Lord even day night that he would arise to destroy Antichrist and to save his People Whilest this Spirit of Prayer was poured forth upon Gods people in England attempts are made upon Scotland to bring them to a conformity in religious worship by endeavouring to impose upoe them a Popish Service-Book which was through the great goodness of God by his people in Scotland reserted which made the wrath of the late King and His Prelates wax so hot against them so as Scotland had no other way to preserve it self but by coming into England with an Army which the godly in England did not then count an Invasion to destroy England no more then they do this our present march for the ruine of Scotland but rejoyced to see some appearing against that Antichristian power that had persecuted the Saints and were assured That the Lord was come forth to answer the many Prayers and Tears that were then poured and pouring forth for that purpose and therefore so far as we have any opportunity farthered the designs of that Army some of us hazzarding our lives by spreading their Book intituled The Scots Intentions and pleading for the justness of their Proceedings Let us remember how the Lord was pleased graciously to answer the prayers of his people at that time in their Deliverance from the Army raised by the late King and his Prelates for the destruction of all the people of God in England and Scotland insomuch That soon after Scotland sits in Peace enjoying their former Liberties without being imposed upon by the Antichristian Prelacy in England and England obtains a Parliament to whom they have opportunity to complain of their grievances and through the great goodness of God so constituted that grievances are heard and overtures made to the late King for their redress which was so irksome to His Oppressing Tyrannical and Bloudy spirit that he again betook himself to overthrow the Parliament by force and to that end entertains the Officers of the Army that had gone forth against our Brethren of Scotland and withdrawing himself from his Parliament an appearance of a Civil War begins which being made known to us the inferior Officers and Souldiers of this Army then in our Private Callings we found our hearts extraordinarily stirred up by the Lord to assist the Parliament against the King being abundantly satisfied in our judgements and consciences that we were called forth by the Lord to be instrumental to bring about that which was our continual prayer to God viz. The destruction of Antichrist and the Deliverance of his Church and people And upon this simple accompt we engaged not knowing the deep policies of worldly Statesmen and have ever since hazarded our lives in the high places of the field where we have seen the wonders of the Lord against all the opposers of this work of Jesus Christ whom we have all along seen going with us and making our way plain before us And having these things singly in our eye namely the destruction of Antichrist the advancement of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ the Deliverance and Reformation of his Church in the Establishment of his Ordinances amongst them in purity according to his Word the just civi● Liberties of Englishmen We did many of us rejoyce at the Covenant because we found in it a strain towards these ends although some being more enlightened did apprehend it to be so mixt with worldly interest that they justly feared the interest of Jesus Christ would be only pretended to and the Interests of this world yea of Antichrist himself carried under a vizard as we have since had abundant experience of which hath made us we confesse not to idolize the Covenant as we fear too many do though we trust it will appear before God Angels and Men that we shall ever pursue its true and Lawful ends according to the plain and candid meaning thereof though we do not upon every occasion urge the Covenant as we see every party though as far d●fferent as light and darkness apt to do the Lord having by his Word and by his Spirit convinced us of our duty therein though there had been no such Covenant at all entred into But when we saw that under pretence of the Covenant a corrupt party in Parliament by their worldly policy after the war was ended in England and the lare Kings party subdued with the losse of Thousands of the lives of Saints whose death is precious in the sight of the Lord did endeavour to set up the King upon his own terms and with him to establish a National Church-Government not in all things agreeable to the Word of God but it destructive to the just Liberties of the True Spiritual Church of Christ which he hath by his own most precious bloud purchased for them and is now come forth to bestow upon them which did suffi●iently demonstrate it self by the dealings of the then Master-builders with the Churches of Jesus Christ in and about London that were then threatened to be dissolved and Laws made to pr●v●nt the Communion of Saints with one another except only in that one Publique Form then about to be established to the astonishment of many of us that had lifted up our hands to God and sworn to endeavour a Reformation according to the Word of God and therefore after much waiting upon God by prayer and examining our own hearts about the ends and sincerity thereof we were abundantly satisfied that