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A33127 A solemn warning to all members of this kirk from the Commission of the Generall Assemblie with an act for censuring such as act or comply with the sectarian armie now infesting this kingdom. Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Ker, A. 1651 (1651) Wing C4269; ESTC R35590 11,797 20

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COVENANTS made in His Name though they bee but with men Verilie our hearts do tremble to think and all People in this Land haue cause to mourn before the LORD that any haue been found among●t vs who haue alreadie fallen into such abhominable and fearfull defection contrarie to so Solemn Vowes Especially having so clear and wel grounded Testimonies and Warnings tymously given them both by State and Kirk to avoyd such Courses These that hitherto haue been preserved from such falling would be the more watchfull over their hearts and take heed lest they fall and be not high mynded but fear Wee do not think it necessary to insi●t in guarding the mynds of People agaynst the Snare of that Argument Which the Enemies take from the great success and series of providences wherewith their undertakings and course have been followed whereby they would dazle the eyes of the Ignorant and Simple this being aboundantlie dashed in former Papers and even of it self evidently absurd the Word of GOD being so clear for this and experiences in all Generations yeelding so manyfold examples thereof That often tymes in the LORDS Holy Providence wicked men in most wicked courses even agaynst GODS own People may haue much prosperitie for a tyme for the tryall and humbling of his own and the greater judgement vpon their Enemies when they haue filled vp the measure of their iniquitie Providences are not our Rules whereby to judge of the justice or injustice of a course But the Law and the Testimonie if they speak not according to this Word there is no light in them what-so-ever bee the successes of men But wee shall exhort every one and it will bee their wisdom to watch agaynst and to hee aware of the Snares of such as by subtile suggestions and whisperings labour to alienate the hearts and affections of People from these that are in publick trust in State and Kirk and to render all their Resolutions for the publick safetie suspitious and odious the hearkening where unto is indeed a step vnto Defection and may readily leade on to down right complyance with the Enemie In the next place Wee earnestly desyre all People to consider That it is not enough for them in these tymes Not to joyne or act with or for these Enemies But that they ought also according to the utter most of their power to act and improve them selves agaynst them And therefore wee do exhort every one in the Fear of GOD to giue all loyall and heartie obedience unto such necessary and lawfull Orders and Commands as are or shall be emitted by the Civill Authoritie in reference to acting agaynst the sayd Enemie If ever there was People in the world who had cause to bee a willing People to this and to bestir them selves with all their power to oppose and defend them selves agaynst an Enemie Wee certaynlie the People of this Land at this day haue cause to do so agaynst this present Enemie Whether wee consider the Enemies what they are and what is the cause of their Invading and Persecuting vs Or whether wee consider our Concernments that are in hazard of their Designs and Crueltie Or whether wee consider the Bands and Obligations whereby wee are tyed before GOD and the World to mayntayn and defend the same For the first Wee shall not need to adde any new thing to that which was holden foorth by the COMMITTIE of ESSTATES in their answer to the declaration of the pretended Parliament of England and the declaration of that armie when they first entred into this Land we shall only desire that what was said there may be now called to minde and reviewed Pag. 17.18 For the second we shall desire all ingenuous honest and godlie hearts to consider these things 1 How many of our deare brethren flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone are slain with the sword innocentlie and without cause and how manie carried into Captivitie and therein sterved with hunger or cold sent away as slaves 2. A great part of our Land subdued and lying under their feete and the LORDS people our brethren there oppressed spoyled inslaved in their bodies endangered in their soules which lye open to the poyson of their pernicious errours being destitute of the ordinances of GOD and their Ministers who might informe comfort and strengthen their hearts in the LORD whose distressed condition and sadd afflictions crye to us for help and relieff and crye to Heaven agaynst us if we shall lye by for that woe which is pronounced agaynst these that are at case in SION and remember not the affliction of Ioseph 3. What these are alreadie suffering that the same is threatned agaynst the rest of the Land and cannot be avoyded if we shall not tymouslie ryse up and seeking the LORDS help and assistance faythfullie and actively make use of that power which GOD hath mercifully in His providence left yet in our hand agaynst their violence 4. Is anie thing lesse intended and persued by these men then the destruction of our King now in Covenant with GOD and his people the utter overturning of our governement under which we have lived subsisted for so many generations and the enthralling us and this ancient Kingdom in bondage and slaverie unto them as without all which they conceive they cannot promise securitie to them selves in their violent and wicked unparallelled usurpations at home in their native countrey 5. Is not Religion also and the cause of IESUS CHRIST which ought to be deare and more precious unto us nor any thing or interest worldlie under heaven and for defence of which our lyves ought not to be deare to us in danger of utter subversion and ruine by these mens crueltie and impietie What they have done in their owne countrey in the matters of Religion by continuall obstructing the work of reformation by crafetie under myninges whill it was carrying on and then at last breaking it in peices when they had gotten power in their hands by avowing all sorts of impious and blasphemous errours and setting up ane abhominable toleration thereof and now at last of poperie by oppressing persecuteing and casting out honest and faithfull Ministers of CHRIST for preaching and speaking against their errours injustice and usurpation refusing to approve their usurped power Is now so manifest befor the world that none can be ignorant thereof And albeit in their invadeing of us they pretend only to be acting civill matters as they say their libertie safetie yet certainely because they cannot promise themselfs securitie in their errours confusions and impieties in England so long as Religion stands inteer in this kingdome especiallie so long as presbyteriall governement which is the hedge of trueth and a terrour to heresies and Hereticks is keiped up and our religious League and Covenant which binds to the maintainance of Religion is avowed by any of these nations their crueltie and violence will have no rest if they gett way untill they have