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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29956	An explanation of some truths, of the carriage of things about this great work	Buchanan, David, 1595?-1652?	1645 (1645)	Wing B5272; ESTC R19658	36,798	68

as wherein Justice is denied there Answer to the seventh Proposition That for the complaints that are or may be made of the Scottish Army to the Parliament the Committee do conceive it just That the complaints should be communicated to the Scots Commissioners as is desired And for the preventing of such complaints to the Parliament for the future That the Committee of both Kingdoms residing with the Scots Army endeavour the redresse of them if possible upon the place After all this upon complaints made on purpose The Scots must be sent back in all haste without any more ado without regard to what they have done what they are doing and what they may do for the publike Cause now in hand and without respect to the Treaty made betwixt the two Nations and to their mutuall ingagements And this went on so far by the artifice of the Independents that it was moved in publike by a great stickler of that Faction and a Venter of their Plots Thereafter The Independents have another thought which is to have the Garrisons taken in by the Scots from the Enemy in their possession namely Carlile and New-castle as places fit for their plantations from the one they do think to spread their seed into Scotland and send it over to Ireland with facility and from the other to have easie commerce with London Amsterdam c. and this is because the Scots hinder their Plots But let the World judge whether or no it is reasonable that the Scots return presently back into their Countrey and give over those Garrisons before the Work be ended that is Religion and Peace setled for which they have done and suffered so much abroad and at home in their zeal to the Cause and kindnesse to their Friends and leave all to the adversaries of the Covenant and whether or no they should have any place of retreat in case of need so long as they are about the Service And Is it to be thought that the Scots should return home re infecta they came hither for when they are constantly willing and in capacity to go usefully on with the Service to say nothing of the just thanks due unto them for what they have suffered and done in their love to the Cause and affection to their Friends What Must the Scots abandon the Garisons to the adversaries of the Reformation who have already some sticklers in New-castle who begin to broile and to trouble the People with their errours and phantasticall dreams leading to Faction and division Last The factious Independents in what truth we shall see it presently give out That it is by their wisdom purses and valour that things are brought to so good a passe and unto the happy condition we see them in for the ending of these troubles To this I answer Let no man sacrifice unto his own worth merit or action for it is a great sacriledge to take away from God his due who is all in all since in him we are and move not having either being or motion but by him originally and by his continued upholdig and assistance of us Then It is Idolatry to put any thing whatsoever in the lieu of God But let this passe for this time As for the wisdom purses and valour of the Independents Where were they before the Scots coming in Yea Where were they before the raising of the Siege of Oxford And to begin at their wisdom By a great deal of cunning they have stopped the setling of the Church to this day and consequently the setling of the Common-wealth The Church being as it were the soul and the State as the body of the Common-wealth except the Church that is the soul be in a good posture the Common-wealth cannot be well And for the State or politike part of the Common-wealth They are the cause of all the jarres jealousies and mistakes betwixt men of both Nations and betwixt divers in this one Nation yea betwixt City and Parliament Next By craft from the very beginning of this War the Independents have scrued themselves in imployment and got in to have a main hand in all businesses But by their wisdom they had brought things to such a passe that not onely they did lose their credit but they durst hardly appear in the streets for a time so odious were they become unto the People The incoming of the Scots did put life in them again for the People seeing that they were so earnest for the Scots whose successe and dexterity was known to all with their fidelity and honesty could not but give occasion to think better of the Independents then they had done formerly by reason of the miscarriage of things But these sweet Birds ingrate to their restaurators and unthankful to the People fall to their old tricks again to raise up their Faction against Church and State As the Scots by their assistance gave the Independents life when they were dead as it were and raised them from the dust unto consideration by their seasonable help so the late miscarriage of busine; sses by some then in power did furnish unto the Independents some means to thrust in businesses favour among the People All this while the Independents are getting themselves in all Committees and Counsells namely where money is a handling So by degrees they get benefit and power into their hands and then pleasure some whom they do affect and put nack others whom they do dislike By this means divers of all ranks to get their desires either of benefit or employment do side with them or to have their turn served for the present do cog in with them for a time As the Independents do dispose all things almost according to their mind in the Southern Forces by putting out those they do dislike and taking in those whom they think fit for their ends or at least who do not oppose them nor do take any notice of their tricks and devises So They do study in the North to keep the Scots idle being not fitted with accommodations for the Service yet earnest they are to call them Southward yea to make the weight of the main Service to lie upon them and then cry out against them That they do not go on as they were desired and that to irritate both Parliament and People Then As the new moulded Army was a setling many good occasions of doing businesses are let passe by the faults of the Independents whereunto advice was given namely by the Scots Commissioners and by other judicious men upon good intelligence for the easie compassing of things At last There must be a Siege at Oxford at such a time and in such a way How that Siege was undertaken according to the rules of wisdom the judicious understanding and indifferent men both at home and abroad can tell All this time the Independents in their wisdom are not onely busie to stop the setling of the Church in a true and through Reformation as by the Covenant

namely the Lands of those who were most deeply ingaged with England above all the high Lands of the Marquesse of Argyle which they have totally depopulated and burnt as the Lands of his Friends some other parts they have so depauperate and wasted that in one County they have put many scores of good Families to meer mendicity What did most then grieve good men was to see not onely the good Work of Reformation at a stand and not likely to go on as they looked to it with carnall eyes but also the former abominations set up again and also to see the poor well-meaning people for fear abandoning the Truth and imputing unto the profession thereof the cause of their sufferings as many men do when they suffer for the Gospel Now albeit the losses be great and excessive which the Scots have had by Sea in regard to the extent of their Countrey yet their losses and damages by Land are a hundred times greater and more Further God suffered the wicked Enemy by the miscarriage of the chief Leaders and Directors of businesses to give a great overthrow to the good party of Scotland at which as the good party was much dejected the Enemy in his pride was highly puft up and he thought to carry all things before him mastering all but in a short time it pleased God to abate his pride by a great Victory against him God making use of David Lesley for that Service More As Digby and his associates going to the wicked Enemy in Scotland had first a good blow in his way thither and then was totally defeated at the second time when he thought himself as it was at his joyning with the Enemy in Scotland So doubtlesse under Gods Mercy ere it be long we shall hear that the wicked Enemy there having had already this great blow will have next his fatall and totall destruction Here let it be noted that among the papers taken from the Enemy when he had this great blow given him by David Lesley there were found instructions for the holding of a Parliament wherein all things setled in Church and State since the yeer 1639 were to be changed and altered the Covenant broken with the English Rebels so were they pleased to call all those who stand for the Parliament those who had been active for the Covenant to be furnished and deprived of a●l benefit and priviledge of a Patriote or native according to their severall ranks and stations All the sufferings and undergoings of the Scots for their joyning with the Parliam are so far neglected that not onely in their distresse they are not helped nor assisted as generosity had required after so much undergone for Friends at home and abroad making other mens quarrel their own and drawing evil upon themselves for their sake but divers who have received benefit in a high measure by their joyning and incoming have been glad heartily at their sufferings expressing now and then It was well they were beaten and when they were droven to the greatest pinch of necessity what by the prevailing Enemy what by the fault of their Leaders which lies heavily upon some at last having kept off to trouble or disquiet their Friends going constantly on with the Work so far as they were inabled and could do they required some help of Arms and of Money due unto them but what comfort they received more then a solemn Fast and private condolance of some Friends let them tell if they can Yea when they were thus low then they were most neglected and vilipended by some Was it not said by some of your prudentiall men That the Scots would undo both themselves and this Kingdom yet their wisdom and valour blessed with successe in their own affaires were not questioned before they were joyned with England in the businesse and if they had not come in England was undone at least a good part thereof Was is not said That they had buried their honour at Hereford Yet they have shewn since that they had both heart and hand to gain and to maintain honour Was it not told openly That they should be sent home as being troublesome to the Countrey and if they would not go with good will they must be killed by half-dozens Are not their Garisons and Places of retreat so long as they are in the Service of the Publike which they have reduced and brought into obedience with a great deal of pain losse and hazard demanded from them and spoken to be put in the hands of those who are not thought to be faithfull to the Cause we have all fought for to this day If this smell of piety and generosity let God and all the World judge Here I forbear to give answer to this onely I say It is done and let it undergo the censure of understanding and indifferent men without exception onely we shall see how this stands with the Publike Service and with the Treaty to deal so with Brethren and Friends who have put their breast betwixt their Brethren and the stroak of the Enemy and who did stand first in the gap against the Enemies Plot to teach their Brethren to be upon their guard and timely prevent the Enemies assault yea who under God have put their Brethren in posture of defence by occasioning the Assembly of Parliament and in protecting it by their stay here for a time lastly by rescuing it as it were from the jaws of Death and from the brink of perdition Now by neglecting vilifying crossing and opposing to dishearten Brethren who have been and are to this day so usefull unto the Service of the Common Cause cannot be but much prejudiciall to the happy end intended by us all to wit the setling of a true Reformation in Church and State If the Scots went not upon higher principles then those of human interest of phanaticall opinions of self-conceit and the like this usage of such Brethren could not but produce so bad effects as the hinderance of the end intended with the losse of all whatsoever hath been done employed and undergone thereabouts and the destruction of both Nations at last But blessed be God who hath given them wisdom and longanimity not to be so disturbed with the forenamed occasions of miscontent as either to be weary of the Work or to leave it off And to uphold them therein God yeelds the Scots the good will and assistance of divers well-affected men maugre all malice and malignity with the earnest desires and wishes of the people for compassing the first purposed and pursued end which is in few words the Glory of God and the safety of his people Now let us see how this carriage towards the Scots stands with the Treaty and Covenant made with them at their incoming Are not the Brethren of England with their Ships bound by the Treaty to guard the Coasts of Scotland by Sea to save it from forrain invasion and to secure the Scots in their trading by Sea But how