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B05905	A solemn league and covenant for reformation, and defence of religion, the honour and happinesse of the King, and the peace and safety of the three kingdomes of Scotland, England, and Ireland.; Solemn League and Covenant (1643)	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1643 (1643)	Wing S4447A; ESTC R184347	5,221	13

postpone or refuse to be esteemed and punished as enemies to Religion his Majesties Honour and peace of thir Kingdomes and to have their goods and rents confiscate for the use of the publick and that they shall not bruik nor enjoy any benefite place nor office within this Kingdome And al 's ordains all Sheriffs Stuarts and others his Majesties Magistrates to Burgh and Land and Committees in the severall Shyres to be assisting to Ministers and Presbyteries in procuring reall obedience hereunto And that with all diligence they make report to the Committee of Estates of the names of all such persons as shall postpone or refuse to the effect course may bee taken with them as aforesaid And that they may be cited to answer to the next Parliament as enemies to Religion King and Kingdomes and to receive what further punishment his Majesty and Parliament shall inflict upon them And further ordains thir presents to be printed with the former act of the Estates and published at the Market Crosses of the head Burrows of this Kingdome Where-through none pretend ignorance of the same Arch. Primrose Cler. Com. A Solemne League and Covenant for Reformation and defence of Religion c. WE Noblemen Barons Knights Gentlemen Citizens Burgesses Ministers of the Gospel and Commons of al sorts in the Kingdoms of Scotland England and Ireland by the providence of God living under one King being of one Reformed Religion having before our eyes the glory of God the advancement of the Kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the honour and happinesse of the Kings Majestie and his Posterity and the true publicke Liberty Safety and peace of the Kingdomes wherein every ones private condition is included and calling to minde the treacherous and bloudy plots conspiracies attempts and practices of the enemies of God against the true Religion and professors thereof in all places especially in these three Kingdomes ever since the Reformation of Religion how much their rage power and presumption are of late and at this time increased and exercised whereof the deplorable state of the Church and Kingdome of Ireland the distressed estate of the Church and Kingdome of England and the dangerous estate of the Church and Kingdome of Scotland are present and publick testimonies We have now at last after other means of Supplication Remonstrance Protestations and sufferings for the preservation of our selves and our Religion from utter Ruine and Destruction according to the commendable practice of these Kingdoms in former times and the Example of Gods people in other Nations after mature deliberation resolved and determined to enter into a mutuall and solemn League and covenant wherein we all subscribe and each one of us for himself with our hands lifted up to the most high God do swear 1 THat we shall sincerely really and constantly through the Grace of God endeavour in our severall places and callings the preservation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland in Doctrine Worship Discipline Government against our common Enemies the reformation of Religion in the Kingdoms of England and Ireland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the word of God and the Example of the best Reformed Churches and shall indeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdoms to the neerest conjunction and Uniformity in Religion confession of Faith Form of Church-government directory for Worship and Catechizing That we and our Posterity after us may as Brethren live in Faith and Love and the Lord may delight to dwell in the middest of us 2. That we shall in like manner without respect of persons indeavour the Extirpation of popery Prelacy that is Church government by Arch Bishops Bishops their Chancellors and Commissaries Deans Deans and Chapters Archdeacons and all other Ecclesiasticall Officers depending on that Hierarchy Superstition Heresie Schisme Prophanenesse and whatsoever shall be found to be contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of Godlinesse lest we partake in other mens sins and thereby be in danger to receive of their plagues and that the Lord may be one and his Name one in the three Kingdomes 3 We shall with the same sinceritie reality and constancy in our severall vocations endeavour with our estates and lives mutually to preserve the Rights and Priviledges of the Parliaments and the Liberties of the Kingdomes and to preserve and defend the Kings Majesties person and authority in the preservation and defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdomes that the world may beare witnesses with our consciences of our Loyaltie and that we have not thoughts or intentions to diminish his Majesties just power and greatnesse 4. Wee shall also with all faithfulnesse endeavoure the discovery of all such as have been or shall bee Incendiaries Malignants or evil instruments by hindering the Reformation of Religion dividing the King from his people or one of the Kingdoms from another or making any Faction or parties amongst the people contrary to this League Covenant that they may be brought to publick triall and receive condigne punishment as the degree of their offences shall require or deserve or the supreame Judicatories of both Kingdoms respectively or others having power from them for that effect shall judge convenient 5. And whereas the happinesse of a blessed Peace between these Kingdomes denyed in former times to our Progenitors is by the good Providence of God granted unto us and hath been lately concluded and setled by both Parliaments we shall each one of us according to our place and interest endeavour that they may remain conjoyned in a firm Peace and Union to all Posterity And that Justice may be done upon the wilfull Opposers-thereof in manner expressed in the precedent Article 6. We shall also according to our places callings in this Common cause of Religion Liberty and Peace of the Kingdomes assist and defend all those that enter into this League and Covenant in the maintaining pursuing thereof and shall not suffer our selves directly or indirectly by whatsoever combination perswasion or terror to be devided withdrawn from this blessed Union conjunction whether to make defection to thcontrary part or to give our selves to a detestible indifferency or neutrality in this cause which so much cone cerneth the glory of God the good of the Kingdoms and honour of the King but shall all the dayes of our lives zealously and constantly continue therein against all opposition and promote the same according to our power against all Lets and Impediments whatsoever and what we are not able our selves to suppresse or overcome we shall reveale and make known that it may be timely prevented or removed All which we shall do as in the sight of God And because these Kingdoms are guilty of many sins provocations against God his Son Jesus Christ as is too manifest by our present distresses and dangers the fruits thereof We professe and declare before God and the world our unfayned desire to be humbled for our own sins for the sins of these Kingdoms especially that we have not as we ought valued the inestimable benefit of the Gospel that we have not laboured for the purity and power thereof and that we have not endeavored to receive Christ in our hearts nor to walk worthy of him in our lives which are the causes of other sins and Transgressions so much abounding amongst us and our true and unfeined purpose desire and endeavour for our selves and all others under our power and charge both in publick and in private in all duties we owe to God and man to amend our lives and each one to go before another in the example of a reall Reformation that the Lord may turn away his wrath and heavy indignation and establish these Churches and Kingdoms in truth and peace And this Covenant we make in the presence of Almighty God the Searcher of all hearts with a true intention to performe the same as we shall answer at that great day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed Most humbly beseeching the Lord to strengthen us by his Holy Spirit for this end and to blesse our desires and proceedings with such successe as may bee deliverance and safety to his people encouragment to other christian Churches groaning under or in danger of the yoake of Anti-christian Tyranny to joyne in the same or like Association and Covenant to the glory of God the enlargement of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ and the peace and Tranquility of Christian Kingdomes and Common-wealths FINIS