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A69756 An humble remonstrance of the commissioners of the General Assembly met at Edinburgh the 13th of October 1647 and since concluded concerning the Kings Majesties answer to the propositions of both kingdomes for peace : also, about the army in England and touching some things in relation to the Parliament : with their desires presented to the Right Honourable the Committee of Estates for the kingdome of Scotland. Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Ker, A.; Scotland. Parliament. 1647 (1647) Wing C4229A; ESTC R26460 4,047 10

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dangerous influence which the growing power of the enemies of the Covenant in England is like to have upon this Kingdome the Malignant faction at home hath not so much decreased in profession as increased in designe and practice against this cause and Covenant surely they who are dis-affected in this Nation being many are as malitious as before when very shortly after the expedition into England perceiving no force within the Kingdome to resist them they tooke Armes and disturbed the publique peace And if they were so ready to stirre when that Army was but out of the Kingdome how much more if it shall bee disbanded Some enemies are still in the feilde and in actuall rebellion within this Kingdome And there is too great cause to feare that many others who retaine their former principles and continue in their former desig●es against this cause shall not be slow to take up Armes if your Lordships lay them downe And so much the more may this bee expected because as their pride and insolency is of late growne more intollerable upon hopes of disbanding the Army so there are many of them inraged as Beares robbed of their whelps or as Wolves of the evening being also desperate of mending their broken Estates except it be i● publique combustione others of them are animated and imployed by the great favour and indulgence which hath beene sh●wed towards them in their delinquencies in so much that they are thereby hardened from repenting of their Rebellion or compliance with Rebels and even blesse themselves for a better lot easier yoake and lighter burd●n th●n those who have beere most reall and active for the Covenant These dangers of Religion wee have insisted upon as being most proper for us to speake to and not as wee were insensible of the great danger of the Kings person and of Monarchical Government for preserving of which according to our Covenant our prayers and best indeavours shall not be wanting And now the danger of Religion in all this being so great and the grounds of our feares and apprehensions being so pregnant wee earnestly beseech and humbly obtest your Lordships in the bowels of Jesus Christ and by the vowes of God which are upon you that as your Lordships desire God and your own consciences and the posterity may not afterwards charge upon you the ruine of Religion King and Kingdomes so your Lordships may bee very tender and conscionable that no such designe be entertained or get place among you as tendeth to the dis-abling of this Church and Kingdome from an effectuall prossecuting and promoting of the ends of the Covenant or to the strengthening and inabling the enemies thereof by affording them the opportunity which they waite for to disturbe againe the peace and to destroy the present Reformation These and no better effects can be looked for if the Army in this Kingdome which hath beene so blessed of God and so faithfull to you shall bee disbanded before this cause which so much concerneth the glory of God the Reformation and defence of Religion the Peace and safety of the Kingdomes the Honour and happinesse of the King be settled upon a firme foundation In this our humble desire wee are not biassed with any respect to any particular party or interest our witnesse is in Heaven and within our brests that wee speake for the interest of Religion and of the cause of God neither doth that wee desire tend to a new Wane but to the preventing of a new war nor to the increasing of burdens in the Kingdom but to the preventing of greater burthers Nor is it ourdesire alone but many others are equally sensible with us of the great danger which may accrue to this cause from the disbanding of that Army It is not un-observed that most of those who are active for the laying downe of Armes are such as wer against the taking up of Armes in this Cause However since ther can be no assurance in human reason that the Kingdome shall reed no Army wee humbly offer it to your Lordships most serious thoughts bow farre a new state of the question setting aside the Covenant while some late debates both here and in England give us cause to feare and the raising or imploying another Armie which we also apprehend and expect if this Army was once disbanded may bee prejudiciall and even destructive to this Cause and Covenant for which this Nation hath done and suffered so much Having thus discharged our Consciences wee humbly leave all this to bee well weighed by your Lordships and wee pray the Lord himselfe to guide your Lordships councell that you may bee like the wise men of Issachar having understanding of the times what Israel ought to doe and what they ought not to doe ALEXANDER KER FINIS