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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79743	A petition delivered to the Parliament of Scotland by the commissioners of the generall assembly of the Kirk, Aprill 18. 1648. For a right understanding between the kingdoms, for settling religion and peace. And for confirming the covenant and the Presbyterian government. With their supplication concerning the Kings Majesty. And their demands from the parliament of England.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1648 (1648)	Wing C4232A; Thomason E437_8; ESTC R204694	2,390	9

A PETITION Delivered to the PARLIAMENT of SCOTLAND By the Commissioners of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk Aprill 18. 1648. FOR A Right understanding between the Kingdoms for settling Religion and peace AND For confirming the Covenant and the Presbyterian Government With their supplications concerning the Kings Majesty And their demands from the Parliament of ENGLAND April 26. 1648 Imprimatur G. M. LONDON Printed according to the Copy sent from Edenburgh by ROBERT IBBITSON in Smithfield 1648. Edenburgh 18. Aprill 1648. To the Right Honourable and High Court of Parliament The humble Petition of the Commissioners of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland REligion being of all things the most excellent as it hath bin the principall end of all the undertaking and endevours of this Nation so it is the maine subject of our thoughts and cares And we trust is most in the hearts of all the faithfull Ministers and godly people throughout the land As severall of their supplications unto your Lordships can make evident it was from the tender regard we had of this so pretious a Jewell that we did emit a Declaration concerning present dangers and duties it was also for our respects thereunto pursuing your Lordships inclination to an engagement from which we neither were then nor now are averse being first satisfied in the grounds of undertaking and in the way of the managing of the same That we did afterwards propound some humble desires unto your Lordships containing things necessary for a right understanding and securing of Religion and preserve the union betwixt the kingdomes But after long attendance and most earnest expectation having received no satisfaction from your Lordships in these our desires And perceiving that your Lordships resolutions are towards an ingagement in a War we do from no other principle and intention then the love of the truth and the discharge of the trust committed unto us as the servants of the living God and of his Son Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and dead entreat and obtest your Lordships that as you doe profess that any undertakings which ye now are or shall be necessitated unto shall onely bee for setling of Religion truth and peace under his Majesties Government So farre concerning our consciences and all the faithfull Ministers and people of God in both Kingdomes of the integrity of your intentions that your Lordships will be pleased to give us satisfaction in all these or former just and necessary desires and that for the same end your Lordships will make it appeare that you mean to be so farre from intrusting your selves in any thing that may put in his Majesties hands such power as may not onely bring the by-gone proceedings of both Kingdomes in the League and Covenant in question but also for the time to come will voide all the authorities of Parliament though they proceed never so rightly in reference to Religion and Liberties to the kingdome And that your Lordships will bee pleased to make it manifest that you will be so farre from associating with or giving trust or countenance to any within the three Kingdomes who doe not sweare and subscribe the Solemn League and Covenant that on the contrary your Lordships will hold them all for profest Enemies adversaries and Malignants indevour to suppresse them if they rise in Armes which we think we may expect with the greater reason and confidence from your Lordships because ye have resolved to demand of the Parliament of England that an effectuall course bee taken by the Houses for injoyning the Covenant to be taken by all the Subjects of the Crowne of England conforme to the first Article of the Treaty and the Declaration of both Kingdomes in Anno 1643. by which all that would not take the Covenant was declared to bee publique enemies to Religion and the Country and that they are to be censured and punished as professed Adversaries and Malignants And we trust that while your Lordships desire of them the performance of duties contained in the Treaties and Declarations you will make it appeare that you intend to doe nothing contrary thereunto The obligation therein being originally in regard of both and the performance alike both conducing for Religion and the Cause And we do humbly intreate that your honours will be pleased to make knowne to us your resolutions upon the whole matter that we may see there is nothing therein that may crosse your Lordships demands concerning Religion and be in-consistant with the security thereof and our desires for the same And that which shall be thought fiting to be demanded of the Parliament of England concerning Religion for rendring the same the more effectuall your Lordships will at this time solicit His Majestie for His Royall assent thereunto That His Majesty and all others may know that what you intend in his behalfe is with a subordination to those ends and so His Majesty may be pleased to remove all obstructions on His part that hinder al the setling of Religion his Majesties Government And being desirous that all means being first assay'd which may prevent the effusion of more Christian blood so farre as is possible Therefore as the Messengers of peace we do humbly supplicate that your Lordships will take such course for seeking reparation from the Parliament of England as may be most probable in reason to obtain the same in a peaceable way And finally we expect that your Lordships will doe nothing that may strengthen the Popish Prelaticall or Malignant Party who are waiting for their day or that may discourage the Presbyterian Party in England or render your wayes suspicious to them But your Lordships will imploy all the power which God hath put into your hands for advancing his Honour and the Kingdome of his Sonne Many of your Lordships have been instruments in as glorious a work of Reformation as any age hath seen and all of you hath been witnesses thereof And if any thing shall proceed from you for weakning or defacing thereof as it will be matter of high provocation against the Lord so doubtlesse it will be trouble to your soules in your latter end and meete you in the day of your accounts And if your Lordships shall refuse to hearken to this our supplication we call God to record that we have exhonerated our selves as in his sight and that wee and the Kirke of Scotland whose trust wee discharge in the publique affaires thereof are free of all the guilt that shal follow upon any undertakings or resolutions tending to the prejudices of Religion the Honour and Happinesse of the King and the Union and Peace of the Kingdomes But wee desire to perswade our selves better things of your Lordships and that you will give such satisfaction as may incourage us to be a testimony to your Lordships that your eally intend the settling of Religion and the carrying on of all things in such a way as may contribute for the securing of the same A KER FINIS