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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59542	A true representation of the rise, progresse, and state of the present divisions of the Church of Scotland	Sharp, James, 1613-1679.	1657 (1657)	Wing S2969; ESTC R33874	35,787	51

they did begin a rent by departing from the received principles of this Church yea and from what themselves did formerly judge a sufficient security to the cause of God and a great mercy to obtain it and accordingly some of them were but a little before chiefly active in closing Treaties and Transactions upon these principles who afterward endeavoured to overturn them This may discover to the world what a spirit it is which leads our Brethren in their way seeing they can not only not acquiesce in the determin ations of the Supreme Authority of a Church or State concerning matters of greatest concernment to both nor content themselves with the exoneration of their own consciences if they be not satisfied but when themselves have agreed to these things and have been chief contrivers of them there can be no security given but they will retract their judgements and overturn them again Which principle and way is inconsistent with the safety or standing of any humane society whatsoever It is true in their Remonstrance and since in their emissions to the world in print they would lay the great stress of this alteration in their judgement and way upon after discoveries of crooked wayes in managing of Transactions in pursuance of these principles and of some particulars in these Transactions which were kept up from the judicatories upon the knowledge whereof they did see the evil and sin of these conclusions of Church and State But if it were to any purpose to trouble the world with stories of matters of fact we could easily demonstrate what a gaining trade they have made of misrepresentations of this kind and in particular that it is more then evident to all who are acquainted with these affairs that these resolutions were faithfully managed and full satisfaction obtained in all that was required previous to a conclusion and that no particular though in matters only upon the by and that whereof they make so much noise was only a person who was bred in the Church of England his taking the Communion once kneeling after he had entred on a Treaty was kept up from these who now complain of it nay or from the Assembly it self as will appear from the report given in to the Assembly and is now in publike record But waving all these it is clear from their Paper emitted to the world Entituled The Causes of the Lords wrath against Scotland that they do hold out the very resolutions and determinations of Church and State in these matters previous to any conclusion as the cause of the Lords controversie against the Land So that assert what they please to gloss the matter they have made a defection from the principles of this Church and prosecuted the same with a rupture and separation § 6 3. What ever may be said of Supreme judicatories and their power to recognosce and re-examine their own conclusions yet it would be considered that the contrivers presenters and prosecuters of that Remonstrance were but private men or did it in a private capacity They were some inferiour Officers Gentlemen and Ministers attending some Forces who took upon them to condemn acts and conclusions of Supreme judicatories unanimously concluded many of themselves as hath been said being present and not contradicting but positively consenting thereunto and that concerning matters of State and civil Government of greatest importance Which any unbyassed and sober spirit will perceive to be a matter above their reach and station especially to have condemned them by way of remonstrance publikely emitted to the world and presented to the State without so much respect had to these judicatories as once to desire them first to re-examine and take into consideration these acts and conclusions yea refusing to apply themselves to such a way as that when advised and earnestly pressed thereunto as more orderly by some to whom they did communicate their design And albeit the Commissioners of the general Assembly were then sitting to whom the management of publike affairs of the Church were committed and who ought to have been consulted with in all weighty matters especially when our Brethren did call in question the conclusions of the preceding Assembly yet it pleased them not to own them in this matter but of themselves did by positive determination contrary to the acts of the Assembly prevent their advice It is true indeed after thy had concluded the matter they who were entrusted by the rest did present the Remonstrance to the Commissioners of the general Assembly desiring their concurrence in presenting it to the State but withal it is to be remembred that when it was enquired if they had any power to change any thing in it They answered that though some expressions might be changed yet they had no power and were not to alter any thing of the matter of it which was in effect to obtrude their determinations upon the Church-judicatorie As these things did evidence their small respect to the government of this Church and their stretching themselves beyond their line by determining in their private capacity not only antecedently but contrary to the conclusions of the Supreme judicatories so divers of these who went a long with them in it at first perceiving shortly after how divisive and destructive to al order that course was did quickly withdraw from them repenting that ever they had engaged with them Sect. 7.4 What ever charity might have been allowed them in presenting their thoughts upon these Transactions or of other faults for a testimony and exoneration of their own consciences and desiring to have them redressed in an orderly way by the competent judicatories yet this can no wayes be justified that not only they second their Testimony with a separation but in the close of the Remonstrance they hold forth a Declaration and avowing of engagements upon their hearts these are the very words before God if he shall lengthen their dayes and take pleasure in them to make them any way instrumental in his work and for his peoples good and safety That they shall to the utmost of their power endeavour to get these things remedied according to their places and callings Which was a real and plain engaging and banding of themselves together to prosecute the matter of their Remonstrance by arms and force it being certain that the most part of the Remonstrators then were in a military place and calling And this several passages in their carriage before they were broken did clearly enough evidence to be their purpose and intention And the judgement of this Church of such divisive bandings of parties hath been so well known especially since the general Assembly 1642. That our Brethren cannot free themselves of walking contrary to the established order of this Church in that their practic § 8 5. Albeit our Brethren by this Remonstrance and the prosecution thereof had made a broach upon our sweet harmony and unity and laid the foundation of all our following breaches yet the Commission