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A58555 Act concerning the receiving of engagers in the late unlawfull warre against England to publick satisfaction. Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Ker, A. 1649 (1649) Wing S1073; ESTC R23894 2,998 9

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ACT Concerning the Receiving of ENGAGERS IN THE Late Unlawfull VVarre against ENGLAND To publick SATISFACTION EDINBVRGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie 1649. Edinb 20. Julii 1649. Antemeridiem Sess XIX Act concerning the receiving of Engagers in the late unlawfull VVar against England to publick Satisfaction THE Generall Assembly considering what great offence against God and Scandal to his People at home and abroad hath arisen from the late unlawfull Engagement in War against England whereby contrary to the Law of God and of Nations contrary to the Solemn League and Covenant contrary to the Petitions of almost the whole Kingdom contrary to the Declarations of the Judicatories of this Kirk contrary to the Protestations of a considerable part of the Parliament contrary to the frequent and clear Warnings of the Servants of God in his name not onely an Association in Counsels and Armes was made with Malignant persons who had formerly shewn their dis-affection to the Covenant and Cause but an invasion of the Neighbour Nation was prosecuted from whence flowed the oppression of the persons estates and consciences of many of the People of God in this Land the shedding of the blood of some the loss and dishonour of this Nation and severall other inconveniences And considering that the Commissioners of the last Generall Assembly have acquit themselves faithfully in ordaining to be suspended from the renewing of the Covenant and from the Ordinance of the Lords Supper such as are designed in their Acts of date the 6. of October and 4. of December last referring the further consideration and censure of the persons foresaid to this present Generall Assembly Therefore the Generall Assembly for removing of such offences and for prevention of the like in time coming and for restoring of such as are truly humbled do Declare and Appoint I. That all those who have been guilty and censured as aforesaid and withal do not by their addresses to Kirk Judicatories testifie their dislike thereof and give evidences of their Repentance therefore That these be processed and continuing obstinate be excommunicated But if with all they go on in promoving Malignant Designes that they be forthwith Excommunicated As also that all such persons guilty as aforesaid who after Profession of their Repentance shall yet again hereafter relapse to the promoting any Malignant Designe that these be likewise-forthwith excommunicated II. That all these who have been guilty and censured as aforesaid and desire to testifie their Repentance and to be admitted to the Covenant and Communion shall besides any Confession in publick before the Congregation subscribe the Declaration hereto subjoyned of their unfained detestation and renunciation of that Engagement and all other Malignant courses conses contrary to the Covenant and Cause Promising to keep themselves from such ways in time coming and acknowledging that if they shall again fall into such defection thereafter they may justly be accompted perfidious backsliders and breakers of the Covenant and Oath of God and proceeded against with the highest Censures of the Kirk III. That of these who have been guilty and censured as aforesaid and desire now to testifie their Repentance Whosoever were formerly joyned in Armes or Counsell with James Graham in his Rebellion or who were Generall persons or Colonels in the late unlawful Engagement Or who went to Ireland to bring over Forces for that effect Or who have been eminently active in contriving of or seducing unto the said Engagement Or whosoever above the degree of a Lieutenant Commanded these parties that in promoving of the ends of the said Engagement shed blood within the Kingdom either before that Armie of Engagers went to England or after their returne Or who above the degree foresaid Commanded in the late Rebellion in the North That none of these be admitted or received to give satisfaction but by the Generall Assembly or their Commissioners IV. That all the rest of these who have been guilty or censured as aforesaid may be received by the Presbyteries where they reside V. That all who have been guilty as aforesaid before their receiving to the Covenant shall make a Solemn publick Acknowledgement in such manner and before such Congregations as the Commission of the Generall Assembly or Presbyteries respective shall prescribe according to the degree of their offence and scandall given VI. That none of the foresaid Persons be admitted or received as Elders in any Judicatories of the Kirk but according to the Act of the General Assembly of the last of August 1647. against complyers of the first Classe And because many have heretofore made shew and profession of their Repentance who were not indeed convinced of their guiltinesse nor humbled for the same but did thereafter return with the dog to the vomit and with the sow to the puddle unto the mocking of God and the exceeding great reproach and detriment of his Cause Therefore for the better determining the Truth and sincerity of the Repentance of those who desire to be admitted to the Covenant and Communion It is appointed and Ordained that none of those persons who are debarred from the Covenant and Communion shall be admitted and received thereto but such as after exact tryal shall be found for some competent time before or after the offer of their Repentance according to the discretion of the respective Judicatories to have in their ordinary conversations given real Testimonie of their dislike of the late unlawfull Engagement and of the courses and wayes of Malignants and of their sorrow for their accession to the same and to live soberly righteously and godly And if any shall be found who after the defeating of the Engagers have uttered any Malignant speeches tending to the approbation of the late unlawfull Engagement or the bloodshed within the Kingdom for promoving of the ends of the said Engagement or any other projects or practises within or without the Kingdom prejudiciall to Religion and the Covenant or tending to the reproach of the Ministry or the civil Government of the Kingdom Or who have unnecessarily or ordinarily conversed with Malignants and disaffected persons Or who have had hand in or accession to or compliance with or have any wayes countenanced or promoved any Malignant Design prejudicial to Religion and the Covenant That these notwithstanding their profession of Repentance be not suddenly received but a competent time according to the discretion of the Judicatory be assigned to them for tryall of the evidence of their Repentance according to the qualifications above-mentioned And the Generall Assembly Ordains Presbyteries to make intimation of this Act in the severall Kirks of their bounds so soon as they can after the rising of the Generall Assembly that none pretend ignorance And that Presbyteries make accompt of their diligence in prosecuting of this Act to the Quarterly meetings of the Commission of this Assembly A. Ker. The Declaration and Acknowledgement beforementioned I _____ after due consideration of the late Engagement in War against the Kingdom of England And having also considered the course pursued and promoted by the Earl of Lanerk George Monro and their Adherents in and about Stirling and by others in the late Rebellion in the North against all which not only eminent Testimonies of Gods Wrath have been given in defeating of them but they were in themselves sinfull breaches of Covenant and preferring the interest of man unto God I do herefore in Gods sight profess that I am convinced of the unlawfulness of all these ways as contrary to the Word of God and to the Solemn League and Covenant not only in regard of the miscarriages of these that were imployed therein but also in respect of the nature of these courses themselves And therefore professing my unfained sorrow for my guiltiness by my accession to the same do renounce and disclaim the foresaid Engagement and all the courses that were used for carrying on the same either before or after the defeat of the Engagers as contrary to the Word of GOD and Solemne League and Covenant and destructive to Religion and the work of Reformation And I do promise in the power of the Lords strength never again to own any of these or the like courses And if hereafter at any time I shall be found to promote any Malignant Designe or course that I shall justly be accompted a perfidious Covenant-breaker and despiser of the Oath of God and be proceeded against with the highest Censures of the Kirk Likeas I do hereby promise to adhere to the National Covenant of this Kingdom and to the Solemn League and Covenant betwixt the Kingdoms and to be honest zealous for promoving all the ends thereof as I shall be called thereunto of God and to flee all occasions and temptations that may lead me into any the like snares against the same Subscribed _____ at _____ the _____ day of _____ FINIS