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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05846	A letter from Mr Alexander Sheilds, minister to the regiment whereof the late noble Earl of Angus was colonel, now in Flanders: directed to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which was to have met at Edinburgh in December 1693.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1694 (1694)	Wing S3432A; ESTC R184106	8,941	11

Recruits to make up that one it will not be difficult to fulfil the desire It is a thing unessayable indeed to make an Army of Sa●●● but I humbly conceive it is not so unsensible to get a Regiment of Presbyteri●ns if their Ministers encourage them to ●t II. It is not only lawful and Righteou● but expedient and necessary for 〈◊〉 that have Zeal for the Glory of God the good of the Church and Country thereof they are Members the security of the Government and Laws un●●● which they live a peaceable and quiet Life in all Godliness and honesty ●ot only to wish well and Pray earnestly for these dearest and 〈◊〉 In●●rests But also to Act Content and lay themselves out to the outmost of ●●eir power to help foreward the vigorous prosecution of this War ●●at is so necessary for their preservation and ●●●o clearly and declaredly ●ated not for the petty Intrigues and Emulations of particular ●●inces But for the necessary defence of these greatest concerns so emi●●ntly exposed to hazard and lying at Stake 〈◊〉 in Britain and Ireland ●●ly but all Europe over in opposition to the grass●●● and gr●●ing usur●●tion of the declared Enemies of God and Mankind The quarrel I grant is not formally declared for Religion in that case associati●● 〈◊〉 Papists would not be so clear in a War wherein a Religion contra●●●● 〈◊〉 theirs must be both our motive measure and end but consequentially 〈◊〉 hath such a near connexion with and concern in this great and Righteou● Cause that if the Enemy be suffered to prevail all the legal establishmen● 〈◊〉 of it in 〈◊〉 and all the Re●●●med Churches will be utterly subverted 〈◊〉 and reduced to the desolate condition of the Church in France which 〈◊〉 human deliberation nothing can avert if there be not a more effectua● check given to the insolency and a more universal running to Arms to resist and extinguish the ●ury of these two Smoaking Fire-Brands that threa●on the conflagration of Europe and of Britain with the first And in such a necessary Cause none should reckon themselves more concerned than P●●●byterians who know best the worth of th●se Gracious Interests by their long groaning for the want of them under the late Government And therefore should demonstrat greatest Resolution to maintain them when so far recovered and who had the greatest hand in Exa●ctorating the ●ate King and Establishing this Kings Authority in Scotland And therefore should reckons themselves most obliged to oppose the one and defend the other and whose Zeal for Religion and Liberty hath been so Eminent ●nd ●●●ou● and even to strangers That they expect upon this occasion to find in Flanders whole Brigads of Religious Souldiers And are stumbled when they observe so much Profanity in Officers and Souldiers and Chaplains too of so many Scots Regiments thinking them to be all Presbyterians because coming from a Country where Presbytry is the established order It will be therefore very necessary and expedient upon many accounts that at least you give your help to the compleating of one Regiment that may Answer the Character and maintain the Honour of that name III. Nor ought it to be misregarded or forgotten how much all of us are obliged in point of gratitude as well as necessity to help forward this War in this Country for the more immediate defence of the seven united Provin●●● which are Reformed Sister Churches and upon that account to be carefully preserved which ly next to our own And upon that consideration as an advanced Post to our own Camp ought to be with 〈◊〉 ●reatest concern and Caution defended which have after affoorded a Sanctuary of protection to us and others under ou● persecutions and therefore it is both the least and the best signification of our grateful Respect to their Kindnesses as well as of ●egard to our own interests to s●nd over some Souldiers to Fight in the Fronteers and keep off the Enemy from our own and which to all their former favours have added 〈◊〉 very signally and strongly enforci●●●he ●●●●ion in f●rnishing us with a King who hath been the Honours instr●ment in the hand of God of rescuing us from Poperie and Slavery relieving us from Oppression and Persecution restoring to us Presbyterian Government delivering us from the grievous yoke of Prelacy and of the putting and keeping us in the peaceable possession of our Religion Laws and Liberties And therefore both in Conscience Honour Loyalty and gratitude the Subjects of such a King especially those that are the most sensible 〈◊〉 of such ●avours should be am●●●io●s to ●●●●ce all others in a 〈◊〉 and zealous serving him in these Wars that are so necessary for the p●●●●●vation of these priviledges Shall the Prelatick party th●● canno● be so sensible of the good effects of the change of the Government but rather reckon themselves Injured by the Favours bestowed upon us be ●o thank●●lly forward in his service for the kindnesses extended to th●m 〈◊〉 they can Muster so many brave Regiments ready and 〈◊〉 for the War●●nd will not the Presby●●●ians f●r more obliged for all the Kindnesses the King has sh●w● them do so much as make one Regiment good to serve him abroad whe● he requires and expects it Were not his Constancy Justice and Reg●●●● our better Right greater than the encouragements he gets by any pr●●fs of our thankfulness he might be tempted to weary of bellowing favours upon them that will do him so little service and extend them rather in those that profess more forwardness I shall not mention any services that this particular Regiment hath do●● for your Interest and advantage either at Home o● Abro●● to merit your Kindness not the esteem that the King upon the account thereof hath exprest for 〈◊〉 of such a Character and his desire to have it consist of such But I humbly presume the consideration of Gratitude is m●ny ways strongly urgent that you should lend your hand to make this a good Regiment IV. Nor is it unworthy of consideration that your own 〈…〉 advantage in a prudent respect to probable Events seems to plead for 〈◊〉 ●ame For not only more remotely may it be thought a promising mean ●ith the Blessing of God contributing to the accelerating the overthrow of the publ●●k Enemy and securing the common great interest But in a nea●●r prospect this proof of your Zeal for the King's Service may be none of the most despicable or desperat means and as little inconvenient as any you can use to ingratiat your selves in his favour and promote your interest at Court The seeing of this your concernedness to strengthen his Armies will open his Ears and Heart to your just Requests will con●●●● Friends and give them confidence to appear in your Cause And stop the Mouth of your undermineing Traducers when they shall have to more occasion to Reproach that you will do the King no Service And in case of after Revolutions which all things in time are