our_o hand_n and_o resign_v into_o they_o who_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o our_o danger_n and_o have_v declare_v for_o and_o thereby_o diverse_a time_n exasperate_v our_o great_a enemy_n against_o we_o in_o novem._n 1643._o before_o the_o covenant_n be_v consummate_v the_o lord_n general_n essex_n move_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o shorten_n of_o our_o war_n that_o the_o king_n who_o perchance_o be_v then_o encourage_v to_o prolong_v the_o same_o out_o of_o hope_n of_o impunity_n at_o last_o in_o case_n his_o arm_n shall_v miscarry_v may_v have_v a_o peremptory_a day_n set_v he_o to_o come_v in_o or_o else_o to_o know_v his_o danger_n and_o this_o be_v consent_v to_o by_o both_o house_n but_o obstruct_v by_o the_o scoch_a commissioner_n what_o service_n be_v do_v to_o the_o king_n by_o this_o obstruction_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o divers_a other_o the_o like_a ambidextrous_a deal_n since_o that_o time_n and_o how_o much_o long_o the_o war_n be_v protract_v by_o it_o and_o how_o much_o mischief_n the_o same_o have_v at_o last_o draw_v upon_o the_o scot_n as_o well_o as_o we_o time_n have_v clear_o enough_o demonstrate_v and_o yet_o still_o upon_o this_o the_o mean_a and_o most_o intricate_a article_n of_o the_o covenant_n they_o think_v they_o may_v break_v the_o unity_n and_o peace_n of_o great_a britain_n against_o one_o of_o the_o most_o indisputable_a fundamental_a tie_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o that_o only_o to_o show_v their_o zeal_n to_o a_o anti-covenanter_n which_o be_v a_o breach_n as_o indisputable_a and_o fundamental_a as_o the_o former_a the_o intrinsical_a form_n of_o the_o covenant_n bind_v one_o party_n to_o assist_v the_o other_o against_o a_o common_a enemy_n it_o bind_v not_o one_o party_n to_o be_v assistant_n against_o the_o other_o for_o how_o can_v that_o be_v call_v assistance_n which_o be_v direct_a opposition_n beside_o it_o bind_v special_o to_o assist_v against_o such_o a_o enemy_n as_o be_v injurious_a to_o the_o other_o right_a freedom_n and_o property_n and_o can_v the_o scot_n perform_v this_o bond_n to_o we_o when_o that_o which_o they_o call_v assistance_n to_o we_o be_v opposition_n against_o we_o even_o by_o take_v away_o our_o right_n freedom_n and_o property_n for_o what_o right_o can_v remain_v to_o we_o while_o we_o be_v subject_v to_o their_o force_n what_o freedom_n while_o we_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o their_o discretion_n what_o property_n when_o we_o have_v lose_v the_o independency_n of_o equal_n certain_o if_o we_o covenant_v with_o the_o scot_n as_o equal_a party_n we_o do_v not_o covenant_n with_o they_o as_o superior_a judge_n and_o if_o we_o have_v so_o covenant_v with_o they_o our_o covenant_n by_o oath_n with_o god_n have_v be_v superfluous_a but_o we_o hope_v that_o will_v not_o be_v hold_v superflous_a and_o therefore_o we_o will_v not_o endeavour_v to_o assoil_v ourselves_o before_o the_o scot_n we_o will_v only_o in_o charity_n let_v they_o know_v how_o we_o have_v hope_n to_o be_v assoil_v before_o god_n the_o change_n of_o government_n in_o england_n which_o can_v not_o be_v without_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o late_a king_n and_o rejection_n of_o his_o posterity_n more_o than_o they_o can_v be_v without_o change_n of_o government_n be_v urge_v upon_o we_o and_o god_n before_o who_o we_o plead_v know_v we_o have_v not_o long_o premeditate_v it_o before_o nor_o embrace_v it_o willing_o at_o last_o by_o two_o unanswerable_a irresistible_a argument_n the_o first_o be_v draw_v from_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n the_o second_o from_o the_o natural_a necessary_a care_n of_o our_o own_o preservation_n the_o first_o argument_n press_v we_o hard_o that_o what_o god_n have_v command_v can_v not_o be_v reverse_v by_o any_o act_n or_o pact_n of_o man_n that_o god_n have_v command_v we_o to_o punish_v blood_n with_o blood_n in_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o under_o the_o power_n and_o force_n of_o our_o law_n and_o therefore_o our_o covenant_n can_v not_o exempt_v the_o king_n himself_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v above_o all_o law_n that_o have_v be_v dispute_v by_o the_o sword_n these_o many_o year_n and_o decide_v for_o we_o by_o signal_n victory_n and_o the_o scot_n have_v appear_v as_o far_o upon_o that_o trial_n as_o we_o have_v do_v and_o after_o that_o trial_n it_o be_v unequal_a for_o we_o to_o descend_v now_o to_o any_o other_o we_o prescribe_v nothing_o to_o other_o nation_n who_o king_n have_v a_o legislative_a power_n and_o thereupon_o be_v solati_fw-la legibus_fw-la and_o have_v their_o very_a will_n interpret_v and_o observe_v as_o law_n nor_o do_v we_o censure_v such_o state_n as_o have_v prince_n subject_a to_o law_n yet_o use_v not_o rigor_n in_o all_o case_n whatsoever_o we_o be_v willing_a that_o every_o one_o shall_v stand_v or_o fall_v to_o his_o own_o master_n only_o when_o immure_v sequester_v depose_v empoison_v of_o prince_n have_v be_v very_o frequent_a in_o the_o world_n that_o no_o nation_n can_v be_v excuse_v thereof_o at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o this_o seem_v beyond_o admiration_n that_o our_o judicial_a public_a execution_n upon_o the_o late_a charles_n shall_v undergo_v a_o harsh_a censure_n than_o all_o these_o mere_o because_o it_o want_v not_o the_o due_a solemnity_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n to_o attend_v it_o may_v a_o prince_n be_v reduce_v from_o his_o public_a capacity_n and_o when_o he_o be_v make_v a_o private_a person_n shall_v he_o be_v treat_v so_o as_o no_o private_a person_n may_v be_v treat_v shall_v he_o be_v subject_v to_o clandestine_a unlawful_a proceed_n below_o the_o right_a of_o a_o common_a person_n because_o he_o be_v once_o more_o than_o a_o common_a person_n and_o shall_v either_o jurist_n or_o statist_n that_o have_v any_o insight_n into_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nation_n stand_v for_o a_o secreted_a veil_a justice_n such_o as_o blush_n and_o dare_v not_o show_v her_o face_n in_o open_a court_n yet_o pass_v neglect_n upon_o that_o justice_n which_o as_o far_o abhor_v darkness_n and_o disdain_v the_o use_n of_o mask_n our_o next_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o hard_a necessity_n that_o be_v incumbent_a upon_o we_o for_o save_v ourselves_o from_o utter_a ruin_n divers_a time_n we_o have_v make_v humble_a address_n to_o the_o king_n for_o a_o cordial_a pacification_n the_o lord_n know_v our_o sincerity_n therein_o and_o the_o scot_n that_o be_v now_o our_o accuser_n be_v for_o divers_a year_n our_o witness_n in_o that_o behalf_n but_o before_o 1646._o the_o k_n have_v too_o much_o confidence_n in_o his_o english_a and_o irish_a abettor_n and_o so_o will_v not_o harken_v in_o the_o year_n 1646._o the_o king_n english_a force_n in_o england_n fail_v we_o make_v new_a address_n at_o newcastle_n where_o the_o king_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o prisoner_n but_o we_o soon_o find_v at_o newcastle_n that_o the_o king_n confidence_n be_v still_o support_v there_o also_o by_o something_o that_o have_v be_v infuse_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o scot_n and_o so_o that_o hope_v prove_v frustrate_a likewise_o the_o deal_n of_o the_o scot_n herein_o be_v very_o close_o the_o english_a that_o be_v in_o commission_n with_o the_o scot_n for_o govern_v the_o affair_n of_o that_o army_n in_o the_o scotch_a quarter_n know_v nothing_o by_o what_o invitation_n the_o king_n be_v draw_v from_o oxford_n thither_o nor_o to_o what_o purpose_n montreil_n the_o french_a agent_n be_v there_o solicitit_v but_o when_o our_o proposition_n be_v reject_v and_o that_o the_o scot_n who_o join_v with_o we_o in_o tender_v they_o begin_v to_o dispute_v the_o king_n interest_n and_o their_o own_o against_o we_o in_o other_o thing_n and_o that_o their_o learned_a mouth_n louden_n profess_v against_o the_o rigour_n of_o our_o capitulation_n in_o the_o same_o elaborate_a oration_n to_o the_o king_n wherein_o he_o so_o zealous_o lay_v open_a the_o necessity_n of_o they_o we_o can_v not_o but_o discern_v a_o halt_n in_o that_o nation_n and_o that_o that_o halt_a have_v as_o strange_a a_o operation_n upon_o the_o king_n the_o king_n think_v now_o he_o have_v get_v as_o great_a a_o strength_n of_o scot_n in_o the_o north_n the_o same_o be_v likewise_o fain_o away_o from_o our_o strength_n as_o he_o have_v lose_v of_o the_o english_a at_o nasby_n and_o in_o the_o west_n and_o for_o our_o part_n have_v the_o scot_n be_v gold-proof_n we_o shall_v have_v think_v so_o too_o the_o dispose_n of_o the_o king_n be_v the_o matter_n in_o question_n the_o scot_n be_v not_o desirous_a to_o take_v he_o into_o scotland_n nor_o will_v leave_v he_o in_o england_n but_o be_v under_o our_o pay_n within_o our_o own_o territory_n where_o we_o have_v public_a person_n in_o commission_n with_o they_o without_o the_o parliament_n or_o their_o commissioner_n consent_n they_o will_v be_v a_o guard_n
any_o credit_n to_o be_v give_v to_o hamilton_n who_o affirm_v it_o religious_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o arraignment_n in_o england_n the_o kirk_n party_n refuse_v to_o comply_v with_o he_o and_o his_o party_n more_o out_o of_o emulation_n and_o particular_a state-animosity_n than_o out_o of_o any_o dislike_n of_o the_o cause_n or_o condemnation_n of_o the_o undertake_n and_o time_n have_v since_o make_v this_o more_o manifest_a for_o even_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o kirk_n in_o their_o declaration_n since_o and_o by_o their_o engage_n against_o we_o with_o their_o young_a declare_a king_n have_v even_o by_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o same_o construction_n of_o it_o own_v every_o part_n of_o the_o quarrel_n against_o we_o which_o they_o condemn_v in_o hamilton_n set_v only_o aside_o his_o enter_n upon_o we_o without_o three_o month_n previous_a warning_n well_o the_o scotch_a parliament_n have_v sufficient_o commission_v hamilton_n for_o his_o march_n into_o england_n rise_v without_o any_o audience_n or_o intercourse_n grant_v to_o our_o commissioner_n hamilton_n be_v so_o commission_v make_v present_a use_n of_o langdale_n and_o his_o train_n speed_v away_o with_o 20000_o man_n for_o england_n seize_v barwick_n and_o carlisle_n commit_v infinite_a barbarous_a cruelty_n and_o destruction_n in_o the_o four_o northern_a county_n before_o previous_a warning_n give_v according_a to_o our_o treaty_n but_o within_o some_o few_o week_n fight_n with_o the_o lieutenant-general_n cromwell_n in_o lancashire_n be_v take_v prisoner_n seâ—s_v his_o army_n defeat_v and_o the_o remainder_n of_o it_o chase_v back_o into_o scotland_n out_o of_o this_o matter_n of_o fact_n so_o state_v a_o dispute_n now_o arise_v whether_o this_o hostile_a action_n of_o hamilton_n that_o be_v then_o chargeable_a upon_o the_o parliament_n of_o scotland_n be_v still_o just_o to_o be_v answer_v and_o account_v for_o to_o the_o state_n of_o england_n by_o the_o present_a state_n of_o scotland_n the_o scot_n deny_v it_o upon_o these_o ground_n for_o their_o first_o evasion_n they_o say_v the_o good_a party_n that_o now_o govern_v be_v not_o the_o same_o as_o the_o party_n be_v that_o then_o govern_v whereby_o they_o will_v have_v we_o understand_v that_o the_o state_n of_o scotland_n be_v change_v since_o 1648._o and_o do_v not_o remain_v the_o same_o as_o it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v responsal_n for_o what_o be_v then_o do_v after_o the_o committee_n of_o estate_n and_o the_o kirk-commissioner_n have_v condemn_v hamilton_n invasion_n without_o antecedent_n warning_n and_o his_o other_o miscarriage_n in_o take_v barwick_n and_o carlisle_n etc._n etc._n and_o confess_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v offer_v in_o excuse_n thereof_o they_o yet_o add_v that_o never_o any_o people_n in_o the_o world_n in_o a_o time_n of_o defection_n do_v more_o evidence_n their_o freedom_n from_o guilt_n then_o they_o they_o mean_v the_o party_n now_o govern_v do_v here_o be_v a_o defection_n confess_v in_o a_o parliament_n lawful_o choose_v and_o in_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o people_n adhaer_v to_o that_o parliament_n but_o there_o be_v a_o remnant_n of_o good_a people_n which_o at_o that_o time_n evidence_v their_o freedom_n from_o that_o guilt_n and_o that_o remnant_n since_o by_o force_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o english_a army_n have_v get_v power_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o therefore_o the_o magistrate_n that_o be_v now_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o that_o defection_n nor_o consequent_o the_o state_n of_o scotland_n liable_a to_o make_v any_o reparation_n this_o evasion_n must_v be_v thus_o stop_v up_o 1._o in_o all_o state_n where_o there_o be_v a_o representative_a the_o public_a act_n of_o that_o representative_a or_o of_o its_o major_a part_n bind_v all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o though_o the_o next_o representative_a may_v repeal_v law_n former_o make_v and_o recede_v at_o pleasure_n from_o what_o its_o predecessor_n act_v erroneous_o or_o temporary_o and_o these_o new_a repeal_v and_o recession_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o all_o person_n therein_o represent_v yet_o even_o these_o alteration_n also_o must_v be_v without_o fraud_n salvâ—_z semper_fw-la jure_fw-la tertij_fw-la they_o must_v be_v without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o â—orrein_a state_n and_o person_n there_o not_o represent_v nay_o if_o the_o state_n of_o england_n pass_v a_o interest_n in_o land_n to_o a_o subject_a of_o england_n upon_o a_o good_a consideration_n and_o contract_n that_o act_n shall_v be_v bind_v perpetual_o and_o may_v not_o under_o favour_n be_v avoid_v by_o a_o new_a representative_a because_o that_o avoidance_n will_v appear_v fraudulent_a in_o the_o state_n and_o because_o such_o avoidance_n be_v to_o the_o damage_n of_o one_o that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o three_o person_n and_o contract_n with_o the_o state_n upon_o equal_a term_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o a_o special_a consent_n be_v necessary_a in_o such_o a_o case_n of_o his_o disinherison_n and_o that_o his_o general_a consent_n give_v by_o his_o representative_n ought_v not_o to_o divest_v he_o and_o if_o it_o be_v here_o object_v that_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o state_n of_o scotland_n be_v different_a from_o other_o state_n inasmuch_o as_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o representative_n one_o civil_a and_o the_o other_o ecclesiastical_a and_o in_o this_o engagement_n of_o hamilton_n the_o ecclesiastical_a representative_a do_v not_o act_v nor_o concur_v but_o dissent_n and_o protest_v against_o it_o and_o so_o make_v the_o civil_a act_n the_o less_o authoritative_a we_o answer_v first_o the_o ecclesiastical_a representative_a of_o scotland_n have_v no_o power_n but_o in_o case_n mere_o ecclesiastical_a such_o as_o this_o be_v in_o 1648._o be_v not_o second_o if_o the_o scot_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o hamilton_n action_n and_o case_n be_v in_fw-la ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la we_o must_v not_o suffer_v such_o collusion_n to_o be_v turn_v to_o our_o prejudice_n the_o state_n of_o scotland_n must_v not_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o stroke_v we_o in_o their_o spiritual_a capacity_n whilst_o they_o strike_v we_o in_o their_o temporal_a capacity_n the_o duplicity_n of_o their_o power_n must_v not_o justify_v or_o excuse_v duplicity_n in_o their_o deal_n when_o we_o sustain_v public_a injury_n whether_o it_o be_v from_o a_o jurisdiction_n parliamentary_a or_o synodical_a the_o whole_a state_n of_o scotland_n must_v be_v answerable_a for_o satisfaction_n three_o if_o the_o engagement_n of_o hamilton_n be_v the_o less_o valid_a in_o law_n if_o we_o do_v grant_v this_o as_o we_o do_v not_o because_o all_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n do_v petition_n and_o pray_v against_o it_o and_o expose_v themselves_o to_o some_o persecution_n for_o not_o comply_v with_o it_o yet_o this_o do_v not_o render_v the_o same_o engagement_n the_o less_o mischievous_a to_o we_o there_o be_v not_o one_o drop_n of_o english_a blood_n the_o less_o shed_v then_o nor_o be_v there_o one_o drop_n the_o less_o to_o be_v account_v for_o now_o four_o we_o be_v not_o without_o some_o strong_a presumption_n that_o the_o small_a number_n of_o the_o religious_a party_n in_o scotland_n which_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o engagement_n then_o be_v not_o so_o much_o enemy_n to_o it_o as_o it_o be_v mischievous_a to_o we_o or_o unjust_a in_o itself_o as_o because_o it_o promote_v hamiltonsâ—action_n too_o high_a and_o have_v a_o ill_a aspect_n upon_o their_o own_o particular_a interest_n in_o scotland_n else_o what_o make_v they_o so_o zealous_a against_o our_o receive_n of_o right_n now_o which_o pretend_v they_o be_v so_o zealous_a against_o our_o receive_n of_o wrong_n then_o it_o seem_v strange_a to_o we_o that_o the_o english_a which_o have_v never_o a_o friend_n in_o scotland_n two_o year_n since_o to_o ward_v one_o blow_n from_o their_o throat_n or_o to_o do_v any_o real_a act_n of_o resistance_n to_o hamilton_n shall_v now_o find_v never_o a_o enemy_n in_o scotland_n obnoxious_a to_o their_o challenge_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o that_o the_o same_o man_n shall_v be_v the_o most_o forward_o to_o debar_v we_o of_o reparation_n now_o which_o be_v then_o most_o forward_o to_o protest_v against_o our_o suffering_n second_o where_o two_o representative_n have_v be_v legal_o choose_v if_o it_o be_v not_o honourable_a for_o the_o late_a to_o annul_v the_o former_n act_n in_o prejudice_n of_o a_o three_o person_n that_o have_v right_a much_o less_o honourable_a be_v it_o for_o a_o representative_a bring_v in_o by_o the_o sword_n to_o derogate_v from_o the_o act_n of_o a_o former_a representative_a that_o have_v a_o fair_a and_o free_a election_n from_o the_o people_n wherefore_o let_v the_o present_a power_n in_o scotland_n apply_v this_o to_o themselves_o and_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o they_o complain_v of_o forcible_a alteration_n among_o we_o only_o upon_o pretend_a discommodity_n to_o ourselves_o whilst_o they_o themselves_o make_v use_v
to_o his_o church_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o will_v animate_v the_o people_n against_o we_o in_o war_n they_o tell_v they_o that_o god_n can_v deliver_v up_o his_o turtle_n dove_n and_o his_o covenant_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o enemy_n now_o because_o we_o come_v not_o up_o to_o this_o height_n of_o adoration_n we_o seem_v despiser_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o the_o scots_a eye_n and_o because_o we_o seem_v despiser_n of_o so_o holy_a a_o thing_n account_v by_o they_o the_o very_a soul_n of_o religion_n and_o policy_n their_o gall_n flow_v out_o most_o violent_o against_o we_o they_o tell_v we_o we_o have_v bring_v great_a scandal_n and_o reproach_n upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n the_o name_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o study_n of_o piety_n that_o we_o have_v not_o only_o break_v the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n betwixt_o god_n and_o these_o nation_n but_o have_v in_o effect_n reject_v it_o and_o trample_v upon_o it_o be_v become_v enemy_n to_o all_o the_o end_n of_o it_o yea_o persecutor_n of_o the_o servant_n and_o people_n of_o god_n for_o their_o adherence_n to_o it_o this_o in_o effect_n have_v be_v their_o burden_n against_o we_o for_o divers_a year_n though_o it_o be_v as_o void_a of_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v of_o charity_n and_o though_o we_o who_o may_v more_o just_o instance_n in_o this_o and_o divers_a other_o thing_n as_o breach_n of_o the_o covenant_n on_o their_o part_n have_v never_o make_v the_o covenant_n any_o ground_n of_o quarrel_n or_o reproach_n against_o they_o it_o be_v far_o from_o we_o to_o undervalue_v the_o covenant_n we_o hold_v it_o a_o religious_a tie_n of_o mutual_a assistance_n betwixt_o the_o nation_n against_o the_o common_a enemy_n of_o religion_n liberty_n and_o union_n and_o so_o we_o think_v honourable_o of_o it_o only_o we_o make_v it_o no_o spell_n nor_o idol_n nor_o can_v we_o believe_v that_o it_o tie_v we_o to_o any_o duty_n which_o our_o pretestation_n and_o vow_n tie_v we_o not_o to_o before_o nor_o do_v our_o protestation_n and_o vow_v create_v any_o new_a duty_n to_o we_o when_o we_o first_o enter_v into_o they_o in_o the_o next_o place_n though_o there_o be_v many_o heavy_a breach_n of_o covenant_n ubrayd_v to_o we_o yet_o all_o of_o they_o resolve_v into_o these_o two_o that_o we_o make_v not_o good_a what_o we_o have_v covenant_v for_o either_o to_o god_n or_o to_o the_o king_n they_o can_v never_o say_v till_o this_o last_o summer_n nor_o can_v they_o true_o say_v so_o of_o we_o last_o summer_n that_o we_o ever_o enter_v their_o country_n to_o disturb_v their_o peace_n to_o claim_v or_o usurp_v any_o share_n in_o their_o government_n to_o lay_v tax_n seize_v town_n waste_v village_n and_o destroy_v native_n among_o they_o as_o they_o have_v do_v among_o we_o all_o that_o they_o can_v object_v to_o we_o be_v concerning_o injury_n do_v to_o other_o party_n within_o our_o own_o territory_n where_o by_o the_o covenant_n they_o have_v no_o jurisdiction_n at_o all_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o god_n they_o complain_v that_o our_o profess_a faith_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o mixture_n of_o arianism_n socinianism_n antinomianism_n familism_n antiscripturism_n anabaptism_n erastianism_n and_o independency_n but_o they_o know_v well_o that_o for_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n we_o still_o retain_v the_o old_a article_n of_o our_o church_n without_o any_o stagger_n at_o all_o in_o the_o least_o and_o for_o matter_n of_o discipline_n we_o be_v willing_a to_o comply_v with_o they_o so_o far_o as_o they_o comply_v with_o god_n word_n but_o in_o this_o we_o have_v our_o eye_n in_o our_o head_n as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o it_o be_v no_o law_n for_o we_o to_o damn_v the_o opinion_n of_o erastus_n or_o the_o person_n of_o any_o independent_a because_o they_o by_o they_o be_v dishonourable_o speak_v of_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o independent_a depart_v not_o so_o far_o from_o erastus_n as_o the_o presbyterian_a and_o erastus_n be_v no_o friend_n to_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o synod_n nor_o the_o uncontrollable_a dominion_n of_o priest_n and_o this_o make_v the_o independent_a so_o injurious_a to_o god_n otherwise_o call_v the_o kirk_n otherwise_o call_v kirkman_n be_v it_o not_o alone_o for_o this_o sin_n in_o the_o independent_a arianism_n socinianism_n etc._n etc._n though_o we_o be_v therewith_o more_o infect_v than_o the_o scot_n as_o we_o be_v not_o will_v make_v no_o breach_n of_o covenant_n at_o all_o among_o we_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o king_n they_o complain_v that_o we_o have_v treat_v he_o not_o only_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o covenant_n but_o also_o irreconcilable_a to_o the_o very_a being_n of_o our_o state_n and_o hereupon_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o bewail_v the_o hard_a condition_n of_o the_o english_a that_o they_o be_v load_v with_o so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a tax_n and_o subject_v so_o rigorous_a and_o obdurate_a law_n which_o shall_v receive_v answer_n in_o due_a place_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v neither_o the_o king_n nor_o the_o people_n suffering_n that_o stir_v such_o a_o deal_n of_o compassion_n and_o zeal_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o our_o fellow-covenanter_n it_o be_v the_o change_n of_o our_o government_n by_o which_o they_o perceive_v at_o last_o they_o themselves_o be_v very_o great_a loser_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o we_o heretofore_o be_v of_o great_a advantage_n to_o they_o and_o this_o advantage_n though_o it_o be_v no_o property_n or_o right_a of_o they_o but_o a_o wrong_n and_o damage_n of_o we_o be_v now_o fall_v away_o from_o they_o the_o king_n shall_v now_o have_v no_o more_o occasion_n to_o give_v they_o pension_n in_o scotland_n nor_o gratification_n here_o to_o do_v we_o disservice_n in_o behalf_n of_o his_o prerogative_n nor_o shall_v we_o be_v any_o more_o bind_v to_o hire_v their_o service_n against_o the_o crown_n and_o we_o must_v know_v that_o these_o double_a office_n or_o ambidextrous_o versatile_a art_n of_o do_v service_n and_o disservice_n be_v as_o great_a a_o revenue_n to_o they_o especial_o since_o these_o last_o trouble_n as_o the_o intra_fw-la do_v of_o all_o scotland_n now_o this_o therefore_o in_o the_o three_o place_n may_v save_v we_o our_o labour_n of_o further_a inquiry_n about_o the_o end_n and_o aim_v of_o the_o scot_n in_o their_o exclamation_n and_o expostulation_n against_o we_o when_o they_o contest_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o covenant_n we_o see_v what_o the_o clergy_n in_o scotland_n and_o here_o be_v so_o thirsty_a of_o they_o will_v fain_o have_v consistory_n in_o every_o parish_n where_o they_o may_v have_v a_o free_a power_n to_o dispense_v the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n to_o such_o as_o prove_v observant_a of_o they_o and_o to_o cast_v out_o all_o that_o be_v not_o submissive_a enough_o and_o for_o fear_n lay_v judge_n shall_v balance_v too_o much_o there_o they_o will_v have_v class_n above_o better_a defecate_v of_o such_o secular_a person_n and_o for_o fear_v lest_o those_o class_n shall_v be_v control_v by_o parliament_n they_o will_v have_v assembly_n above_o all_o to_o act_v for_o christ_n in_o all_o matter_n whatsoever_o military_a or_o judicial_a wherein_o christ_n throne_n that_o be_v the_o kirk_n may_v be_v concern_v no_o protestant_a bishop_n ever_o aspire_v to_o so_o solid_a a_o power_n on_o earth_n nay_o except_v in_o the_o pope_n own_o patrimony_n where_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n no_o bishop_n in_o europe_n undâ—r_v any_o other_o lay_v prince_n be_v allow_v to_o sit_v and_o act_v so_o independent_o upon_o a_o commission_n so_o large_a as_o the_o scotch_a assembly_n do_v and_o therefore_o we_o can_v wonder_v if_o such_o a_o new_a hierarchy_n as_o this_o of_o the_o presbyterian_n be_v so_o desirable_a among_o our_o kirk-man_n furthermore_o when_o such_o impetuous_a appetite_n of_o all_o the_o clergy_n in_o scotland_n back_n with_o some_o thousand_o of_o we_o in_o england_n shall_v also_o fall_v in_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o interest_n of_o so_o many_o of_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o soldiery_n in_o scotland_n as_o drive_v a_o very_a thrive_a trade_n heretofore_o by_o side_v sometime_o with_o the_o king_n against_o we_o at_o other_o time_n with_o we_o against_o the_o king_n and_o these_o thing_n can_v be_v no_o other_o way_n compass_v or_o pretend_v to_o but_o by_o the_o ambiguous_a sense_n of_o the_o covenant_n we_o can_v wonder_v if_o the_o covenant_n be_v hold_v so_o venerable_a a_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v in_o scotland_n and_o make_v the_o price_n of_o blood_n and_o war_n as_o to_o every_o punctilio_fw-la in_o it_o more_o than_o this_o need_v not_o be_v say_v of_o the_o scotch_a presbyterian_n if_o as_o much_o can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o english_a independent_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v as_o fair_a hope_n and_o probable_a end_n
therefore_o perhaps_o it_o be_v not_o parsimony_n of_o blood_n that_o make_v they_o so_o parsimonious_a in_o their_o demand_n of_o blood_n 4_o as_o our_o pretious_a friend_n must_v lie_v under_o this_o discretionary_a danger_n so_o the_o most_o fatal_a of_o our_o enemy_n must_v be_v secure_v from_o all_o danger_n of_o our_o law_n for_o in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o a_o act_n of_o oblivion_n be_v to_o overwhelm_v all_o thing_n and_o all_o man_n whatsoever_o royalist_n presbyterian_n independent_n papist_n protestant_n be_v to_o be_v put_v into_o a_o equal_a condition_n what_o be_v this_o less_o than_o to_o spoil_v we_o of_o all_o advantage_n and_o exempt_v our_o enemy_n from_o all_o disadvantage_n that_o the_o event_n of_o these_o late_a war_n have_v cast_v upon_o we_o both_o especial_o when_o the_o act_n be_v to_o pass_v as_o a_o grace_n from_o our_o master_n in_o scotland_n and_o not_o of_o reconcilement_n from_o we_o by_o this_o state_n of_o the_o cause_n so_o form_v and_o own_v by_o the_o scot_n themselves_o it_o be_v now_o apparent_a that_o if_o the_o english_a have_v yield_v stuped_o to_o all_o the_o condition_n and_o law_n that_o be_v here_o impose_v upon_o they_o they_o have_v leave_v nothing_o remain_v to_o themselves_o the_o whole_a english_a nation_n have_v be_v give_v up_o to_o vassalage_n under_o a_o foreign_a power_n those_o very_a royalist_n and_o presbyterian_n which_o shall_v have_v survive_v the_o independent_n and_o can_v have_v sever_v themselves_o from_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o parliament_n as_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o do_v yet_o shall_v have_v see_v the_o old_a government_n of_o england_n overturn_v and_o have_v serve_v a_o master_n that_o shall_v have_v serve_v other_o master_n the_o scot_n nevertheless_o in_o the_o declaration_n before_o mention_v recommend_v these_o imposition_n of_o their_o young_a k_n as_o his_o gracious_a condescension_n and_o they_o expect_v that_o hereby_o he_o offer_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o just_a and_o necessary_a desire_n of_o his_o good_a subject_n in_o england_n and_o ireland_n and_o because_o they_o see_v there_o be_v many_o thousand_o in_o england_n who_o have_v utter_o forget_v that_o ever_o they_o be_v bear_v on_o this_o side_n the_o twied_n they_o use_v many_o argument_n of_o conscience_n and_o honour_n to_o arm_v all_o such_o against_o the_o parliament_n and_o to_o in_o amour_fw-fr they_o with_o that_o freedom_n and_o happiness_n that_o this_o declaration_n promise_v under_o they_o so_o wondrous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v that_o any_o liberty_n under_o a_o parliament_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v think_v worse_o by_o englishman_n then_o any_o servitude_n under_o the_o kirk_n and_o state_n of_o scotland_n but_o here_o be_v the_o true_a ground_n of_o our_o expedition_n into_o scotland_n the_o justice_n whereof_o look_v backward_o to_o the_o incursion_n of_o hamilton_n in_o 1648._o whilst_o its_o necessity_n look_v forward_o to_o the_o treaty_n at_o breda_n and_o to_o the_o accord_n that_o be_v there_o make_v in_o march_n last_o there_o be_v a_o justice_n of_o war_n sometime_o that_o derive_v itself_o only_o from_o necessity_n but_o in_o the_o war_n that_o be_v now_o wage_v by_o our_o parliament_n in_o scotland_n we_o may_v true_o avow_v that_o our_o arm_n be_v just_a because_o they_o be_v necessary_a and_o we_o as_o true_o avow_v that_o they_o become_v necessary_a by_o be_v so_o egregious_o just_a inasmuch_o as_o the_o magistrate_n often_o be_v restrain_v from_o dispense_v with_o the_o subject_n right_a now_o it_o appear_v by_o what_o have_v be_v here_o relate_v that_o the_o scot_n unprovoke_v pour_v in_o upon_o we_o 20000_o man_n in_o a_o manner_n most_o perfidious_a and_o at_o a_o time_n most_o disadvantageous_a that_o after_o satisfaction_n peaceable_o seek_v they_o reject_v we_o as_o unworthy_a of_o any_o treaty_n with_o they_o that_o at_o breda_n they_o have_v since_o conspire_v with_o â—â—r_n open_a enemy_n against_o we_o make_v their_o cause_n his_o and_o his_o they_o and_o therefore_o direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o scots_a declaration_n emit_v the_o last_o summer_n we_o draw_v this_o conclusion_n that_o we_o have_v receive_v wrong_v insufferable_a that_o we_o have_v be_v deny_v right_n indispensable_a and_o that_o we_o have_v be_v force_v into_o a_o war_n unavoidable_a for_o we_o hope_v since_o no_o place_n nor_o time_n secure_v we_o from_o the_o offensive_a arm_n of_o their_o young_a king_n and_o his_o commission_n officer_n who_o cause_n they_o have_v espouse_v by_o take_v he_o into_o a_o force_a covenant_n no_o time_n nor_o place_n ought_v to_o secure_v he_o from_o our_o defensive_a prosecution_n let_v the_o scot_n flatter_v themselves_o as_o they_o please_v with_o fond_a umbrage_n that_o they_o observe_v their_o covenant_n whilst_o they_o fight_v against_o we_o that_o be_v party_n to_o it_o and_o whilst_o in_o the_o young_a k._n they_o abet_v p._n rupert_n and_o the_o irish_a that_o be_v party_n engage_v against_o it_o god_n be_v not_o mock_v he_o see_v thorough_o the_o ill_a temper_n of_o that_o mortar_n wherewith_o their_o ruinous_a cause_n be_v daub_v the_o same_o god_n know_v likewise_o how_o unwilling_o we_o draw_v our_o sword_n in_o this_o quarrel_n and_o how_o far_o all_o aim_n of_o ambition_n domination_n revenge_n or_o spoil_n be_v distant_a from_o these_o our_o undertaking_n the_o same_o word_n which_o be_v once_o use_v by_o our_o army_n after_o the_o great_a defeat_n give_v to_o hamilton_n in_o england_n the_o same_o do_v we_o still_o resume_v after_o as_o great_a a_o success_n near_o dunbar_n in_o scotland_n we_o believe_v god_n have_v permit_v his_o enemy_n at_o several_a time_n to_o tyrannize_v over_o his_o people_n that_o we_o may_v see_v a_o necessity_n of_o union_n among_o they_o we_o likewise_o hope_v and_o pray_v that_o his_o glorious_a dispensation_n of_o success_n against_o our_o common_a enemy_n may_v be_v the_o foundation_n of_o union_n among_o god_n people_n in_o love_n and_o amity_n to_o this_o end_n god_n assist_v before_o who_o we_o make_v this_o profession_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o power_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o perform_v what_o be_v behind_o on_o our_o part_n and_o when_o we_o shall_v through_o wilfulness_n fail_v herein_o let_v this_o hypocritical_a profession_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o we_o before_o he_o who_o be_v and_o have_v ever_o appear_v the_o severe_a avenger_n of_o hypocrisy_n this_o we_o direct_v now_o to_o all_o the_o mislead_v yet_o well_o mean_v people_n of_o scotland_n as_o cordial_o after_o a_o second_o signal_n victory_n as_o we_o do_v then_o after_o the_o first_o reader_n i_o here_o often_o mention_v the_o scot_n and_o seem_v to_o intend_v the_o whole_a nation_n but_o i_o pray_v thou_o make_v no_o such_o interpretation_n for_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o there_o be_v many_o good_a people_n there_o that_o either_o know_v not_o their_o magistrate_n hypocrisy_n or_o bewail_v it_o in_o secret_a i_o myself_o know_v many_o excellent_a man_n of_o that_o nation_n and_o these_o to_o i_o be_v as_o dear_a as_o if_o they_o be_v english_a sit_fw-la tros_fw-la sit_fw-la tyrius_n nullo_fw-la discrimine_fw-la habebo_fw-la of_o the_o engagement_n there_o be_v late_o print_v a_o sheet_n of_o consideration_n against_o our_o common_a engagement_n of_o allegiance_n to_o this_o commonwealth_n the_o author_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o presbyterian_a of_o the_o scoch_a faction_n by_o some_o thought_n able_a and_o learned_a his_o argument_n be_v very_o brief_a and_o i_o will_v answer_v he_o as_o brief_o as_o may_v be_v the_o argument_n by_o which_o our_o engagement_n be_v impugn_v and_o as_o it_o be_v on_o every_o hand_n beleaguer_v be_v eleven_o as_o i_o take_v it_o the_o first_o be_v against_o the_o engagement_n inconsistency_n with_o former_a obligation_n 2._o its_o partiality_n towards_o malignant_n 3._o its_o obscurity_n and_o ambiguity_n 4._o its_o illegal_a penalty_n 5._o its_o inefficacy_n 6._o its_o want_n of_o charity_n 7._o its_o rigor_n to_o harmless_a conscientious_a man_n 8._o its_o enmity_n to_o reconciliation_n 9_o its_o diffidence_n in_o god_n 10._o its_o excess_n and_o extremity_n in_o punish_v 11._o its_o opposition_n to_o christian_a liberty_n the_o raise_n of_o this_o siege_n i_o hope_v will_v not_o prove_v very_o difficult_a considerator_n this_o engagement_n to_o some_o that_o have_v already_o take_v six_o or_o seven_o oath_n may_v possible_o seem_v contrary_a to_o some_o of_o those_o former_a obligation_n and_o such_o ingager_n must_v now_o suffer_v or_o sin_n against_o their_o doubt_a conscience_n answ_n 1._o no_o state_n can_v enact_v or_o ordain_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o same_o may_v be_v liable_a to_o some_o man_n doubt_n in_o christian_a religion_n itself_o all_o man_n scruple_n be_v not_o prevent_v those_o act_n and_o order_n therefore_o which_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o just_a doubt_n be_v sufficient_a and_o aught_o to_o bind_v now_o the_o engagement_n which_o in_o