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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80185	Collonel Grey's portmanteau opened; his sealed, mis-directed, and returned letter discovered by a copie thereof, found among his other papers. Which is here printed and published with some queries and animadversions thereupon. To deliver, from the dangers of their caballs, such as are not acquainted with Scottish methods and mysteries.	Colomiès, Paul, 1638-1692.	1650 (1650)	Wing C5408; Thomason E607_17; ESTC R205886	19,277	31

accordingly put it in execution Then the War was begun and the Nations have ever since been in a state of Hostilitie And if the Parlament of the Common-wealth of England did not then immediately and so ever since continue and prosecute the same with fire and sword it hath not been for that in justice by the Law of Nations they might not have don it for they understood not that justice but that they might give them time to reflect upon their wrong how obnoxious they were to a just revenge cool themselves to a temper fit to receiv a message for reparation which if they had receiv'd with an acceptation becomming their guilt and instead of the Paper of defiance of the 26 of June returned an answer beecoming their guilt and weakness there might perhaps have been an amicable composure notwithstanding all their past wrongs But while even by their last answer they continue to provoke and will not accept of means of composure they plainly keep on foot the War they had begun and must impute it to themselvs that they have compell'd us into it And instead of quarrelling the new taking of their ships they ought to give us thanks wee began no sooner But that during all this time that the Nations have been in a state of Hostilitie Wee have rather waited to see if time would spend or alter the humor or that the paroxism would intermit that they might com to themselvs and endeavor to prevent what they had just caus to exspect as the merit of their perfidious Invasion and their injudicious and petulant Papers And let them not say wee now begin a War which they began two years since and have ever since continued For their letter to the Lord General vvee shall say nothing to that Because hee received it and vvill no doubt send them an ansvver becoming him and them Wee have no more upon this occasion to say to the State onely before vvee part a vvord or tvvo to the Kirk upon occasion of their hypocritical paper printed at Edinburg 21 of Iune 1650 conteining the causes of a Publick and solemn humiliation appointed by the general Commission of the General Assembie to bee keeped through all the Congregations of this Kirk upon the last of Iune instant And before wee com to examine the paper wee would ask one question or two about their Kirk o● Scotland First what it is though perhaps a National Church is not found in the Scriptures But if they would depart from that term and say the Churches in Scotland what they are A Church for the matter of it is usually said to bee a Companie of Believers hard to finde in Scotland in the usual acceptation unless you make their Priests the object and then there are as manie as Parishes Where the people are more captivated to their sacred sorrie dictates out of their publick Tub then anie wise men among the Papists are to the determinations of the infallible Chair And indeed by reason of the guilt and ignorance of those wretchedly beclouded souls and that superstition in which the cunning craftiness of their Priests hath involved them they are more afraid of the Anathema of their Kirk in what capacitie so ever congregated especially at the consequence of it the effects that follow upon the dreadful Horn then anie Papist is at the fulminations of the Lateran or the Executions of the secular Arm. And in the later the composition is easier whereas in offences against the former besides that there is no rule of Commutation for the shameful stule hee speed's well that redeem's his disobedience with half his gear And they never want the Magistrate at their beck who are willing enough to deserv a dispensation with their saults while they are severely officious to keep the vulgar in their obedience to the Kirk But in a word the Kirk of Scotland is Mes Robert Douglas Mes Robert Blaire Mes Samuel Rhetorfort Mes Patrick Gillespie and three or foure more let most of their principal Priests whose Dictates no mand are either examine or contradict without incurring the suspition of Heresie or Schism and the danger of beeing cut off from the Communion of those true beleevers those Muffti's watching with a special care to keep their Mussulmans pure from the infection of the Sectaries This Paper coming therefore from their Reverend Kirk that is from six or eight of their leading Priests let us hear what it saie's And onely trouble them with a few questions upon everie particular Causses of a Publick and Solemn Humiliation appointed by the Commission of the General Assemblie to bee keeped through all the Congregations of this Kirk upon the last daie of June instant EDINBURGH 21 June 1650. THE LORD's dispensations have often called this Land to Humiliation and Fasting somtimes by fear of snares somtimes by threatned violence But the grounds of this hold's forth an eminent degree of both these as a fruit of manie mis-spent and abused solemn occasions And although wee have no caus to faint or cast away our confidence in anie difficultie yet wee conceiv it becom's all the Lord's people throughout this Kingdom seriously to bee humbled for these causses following I. First the great danger the Land and work of Reformation are into by the sudden and unexspected approaching of the Sectarian Forces in our neighbor Kingdom of England Which as it is without all caus or provocation from us and inconsistent with the 〈◊〉 of God in the Solemn League and Coveuant and the Large Treatie betwixt the Nations So except the Lord prevent it it threaten's no less then the ruine of this Kingdom and obstructing of the work of God within the same II. The present distressed Estate of the people of God in England and Ireland now groaning under the Tyrannie of that partie which should the more affect us seeing if providence do not otherwaies dispose ere long wee our selvs may bee brought to the like or wors extremitie III. Beside the danger wee are in from that partie in England wee are not without the reach of hazard from the Malignant partie whose inveterate malice against the Work of GOD hold's them on to pursue the same designs hitherto by the blessing of God disappointed IV. notwithstanding all these imminent dangers the Land lie's in securitie ignorance profanitie and formalitie little conscience is made of the Oath of God in our Solemn Vows the guiltiness of short coming wherein and the breaches whereof before the Lord plead's against Rulers Ministers Souldiers and people of all sorts beside the great unthankfulness for mercies old and late and the great abounding of Sorcerie so common in manie parts of this Kingdom Wee are therefore to praie I. That God would keep us from the danger of that proud partie now in Arms drawing towards our border That wee may neither bee infected by their Errors nor harmed by their Violence and that hee would disappoint all their designs against this Land and

the work of God and break their yokes from off the necks of his people in our neighbor Kingdoms II. That hee would purge the Land from profanitie Malignancie and all other our sins stir up all sorts to their dutie direct and bless them in it for the furtherance of his work and defence of his people and that hee may keep us streight therein that enemies get no advantage by our declining from the Covenant either to the right hand or to the left III. That hee would shew mercie to our King and caus his wrath to ceas from his Father's hous and bless the labors of our Commissioners with him in bringing that Treatie to such a solid close as wee may bee keeped from sin and snares and hee so brought to his Throne as may bee for the good of Religion and comfort of his people IV. That as hitherto the Lord has ever been for a defence to the Assemblies of his Kirk so hee would bee pleased graciously to countenance this ensuing General Assemblie both in the gathering and procedour thereof EDINBURGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majestie 1650. Preface 1 Quere WHether their fasting have not been often without anie great humiliation Or whether this Paper savor much of it or not 2 Quere Whether by the consequence of all your solemn Fasts which your selvs are compell'd to call mispent and abused you have anie reason to believ they came from a right Principle were performed in a right manner or arrived at a merciful acceptance Whether the end of abstinence from food and all gorgeous apparel and what ever might elicite Acts of Sens with complacencie bee not that the soul beeing retired into it self from all things that might distract it by the lust of the Eies the lusts of the flesh and the pride of life it might with a serious and sad reflexion view all its actions divested now of those attires and dresses with which it was fascinated in its election and prosecution of them And make a severe judgement of them and of it self for them and bearing their guilt with a tender sens lie down with a deep and true humiliation under that mightie hand who onely is able to take awaie their guilt avert their punishment and prevent their recidivation and who ever doth deeplie retire into himself and make's an unreserved self-denial the gate by which receiv's there such impressions as are not easily delible All the world maie see by the effects the Scots fasts are none of these But the poor sillie ignorant superstitious people are brought together under the thundering and ranting of the Lords of their Consciences who have their Theme given them from the General Assemblie or High Commission of the Kirk of Scotland that they may be wrought to a tempe● to receiv such impressions from them as may fit them to serv such turns as the State of their affairs from time to time shall require This is a Scottish fast and the infection of this foul diseas hath gotten more footing in England then Sectarianism hath hitherto don in Scotland But one question more to your Preface What is that eminent degree of a snare you are now under is it not som one of your own seeking Have you not wooed your own danger and now know not how to avoid it You would have a King like all other Nations when if you had pleased you might have been free And you would take One of that Familie who your ovvn paper take's notice of to bee under the vvrath of God One that you knovv perfectlie hate's you and scorn's your Church One that you have disobliged in the highest degree in executing his Commissioner You cannot but knovv you have fourtie to one in Scotland vvho upon principles of profaneness and Cavalierism vvill take his part against you You had an experience of the Presbyterians of Orkney and Caithness their joining vvith and declaring for Montross vvhat a temper your Kirk is of and of hovv good proof even against a vveak temptation that you maie vvell think you are in a snare and doubt vvhether another abused hypocritical fast vvill deliver you 1. Caus Upon this Wee vvould ask you Whether this vvord Sectarian might not have been left out vvith decorum in this your solemn preparation to your daie of Feast Whether the people might not have met in as fit a temper for the true ends of a fast vvithout it 2 Upon what ground you call the Armie of the Parlament a Sectarian Armie the term is verie general and must signifie what you pleas The Parlament of England hath told you in their Declaration what their Religion is that they are off those who desire to Worship God in the Spirit and rejoyce in the Lord Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh And wee have good reason to believ that there are in that Armie that you call Sectaries ten times more of that Religion then will bee found in all Scotland If they have discovered such dangerous errors as you seem to make a nois with you should give them in particulars for on this side Twede 't is grown obsolete to believ as the Church believe's no though it bee the Kirk of Scotland whose decrees wee cannot subscribe as infallible Canons in all things all things to bee beelieved lest wee should intrench upon the Prerogative of the Scriptures which wee acknowledg to bee the rule and desire to practice up to it and to follow no other And therefore neither shall wee in matter of Manners for avoiding of prophaneness model our selvs to the conversation of their people who perhaps in that point may not have atteined the highest Reformation And cercainlie those they intend for Sectaries in the Armie are such as in humilitie and uprightness wait upon God who is no respecter of persons and seek direction from him who beeing infinite goodness will dispens himself in light to all who shall in that manner seek it from him not daring to prescribe or limit the shinings out of his infinite Beams but to follow to what ever degrees of Light and Holiness hee shall pleas to lead unto and not give up themselvs to the circumscribing dictates of anie sort of men what ever they may arrogate to themselvs or presume of the fulness of their own measure But perhaps this is put in in pursuance of that Act of their General Assemblie which command's all Ministers to preach against the Sectaries under pain of censure for which reason they will seldom miss them in anie of their Sermons though they go never so far out of their waie to meet them And there is good reason the General Assemblie should by their example keep alive this laudable practice which they have commanded others and therefore wee shall let it pass here without further examination 3 Querie What work of Reformation that is that is in so much danger by the approach of the Hereticks Is it that needfull work of