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A36441	A phenix, or, The Solemn League and Covenant whereunto is annexed : 1. The form and manner of His Majesties coronation in Scotland, with a sermon then preached on that occasion, by Robert Douglas of Edenburgh, II. A declaration of the Kings Majesty to all his loving subjects of the Kingdoms of Scotland, &c. in the yeare 1650, III. The great danger of covenant-breaking, &c., being the substance of a sermon preached by Edm. Calamy, the 14 of Jan., 1645, before the then Lord Mayor of the city of London, Sir Tho. Adams : together with the shieriffs [sic], aldermen, and Common-Councell of the said city : being the day of their taking the Solemn League and Covenant at Michael Basenshaw, London.	Douglas, Robert, 1594-1674.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666. Great danger of covenant-breaking.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1662 (1662)	Wing D2034; ESTC R5271	65,771	176

which we shall do as in the sight of God And because these Kingdomes are guilty of many sins and provocations against God and his Son Jesus Christ as is too manifest by our present distresses and dangers the fruits thereof We professe and declare before God and the world our unfained desire to be humbled for our own sins and for the sins of these Kingdomes especially that we have not as we ought valued the inestimable benefit of the Gospel that we have not laboured for the purity and power thereof and that we have not endeavoured to receive Christ in our hearts nor to walk worthy of him in our lives which are the causes of our sins and transgressions so much abounding amongst us and our true and unfained purpose desire and endeavour for our selves and all others under our power and charge both in publick and in private in all duties we owe to God and Man to amend our lives and each one to go before another in the example of a real Reformation that the Lord may turn away his wrath and heavy indignation and establish these Churches and Kingdomes in truth and peace And this Covenant we make in the presence of Almighty God the Searcher of all hearts with a true intention to perform the same as we shall answer at the great Day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed Most humbly beseeching the Lord to strengthen us by his Holy Spirit for this end and to blesse our desires and proceedings with such successe as may be deliverance and safety to his people and encouragement to other Christian Churches groaning under or in danger of the yoak of Antichristian tyranny to joyn in the same or like Association and Covonant to the glory of God the enlargement of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ and the peace and tranquility of Christian Kingdomes and Common-wealths Wil. Lenthal Speaker Beuchamp St. John Gilbert Gerrard Walter Earle James Cambel Thomas Cheeke Robert Nicholas Benjamin Rudyard John Gurdon Robert Harley Francis Knollis Edward Master John White Anthony Sapley Dennis Bond Lawrence Whitaker Michael Noble ●ere Hoby Richard Barwis Edward Baynton William Cawley John Moyle John Pyne George Searle Henry Vane senior Nevil Pool John Young Henry Herbert Thomas Sandys William Iesson Philip L. Herbert Thomas Bartington Martin Lumley John Trevor Francis Godolphin Thomas Arundell Edward Stephens Gilbert Piekering John Greve Oliver Cromwell Henry Vane junior William Cage Richard Erisey Philip L. Lisle Will. Heveningham Isaac Pennington Richard Cresheld Thomas Pelham Thomas Parker John Leigh John Harris Augustin Skinner John Venn William Strickland John Franklin Samuel Brown Robert Scawen Roger Hill John Button John Meyrick Ambrose Brown Richard Winn Edward Owner Charles Pym Charles L. Cranborn Ben. Weston Dudley North John Nut John Corbet Roger Burgoyne Peter Temple Benjamin Valentine Thomas Walsingham Oliver Luke William Alenson Humphrey Salwey Richard Moor William Ashurst Thomas Moor Thomas Fountain William Ellys Henry Shelley Rich. Shuttleworth Henry Ludlow George Gallop Robert Wallop Arthur Hesilrige Oliver Saint-John Thomas Grantham Francis Barnham Will. L. Fitz Williams Edmund Dunch Henry Mildmay Hugh Rogers Thomas Hatcher John Wray Simonds D'Ewes Anthony Bedingfield John Ashe William L. Munson Martin Lister Robert Goodwin Edward Thomas Henry Lucas Miles Corbet Philip Smith Cornelius Holland William Spurflowe John Lowry Peter Wentworth Henry Chomley Philip Stapleton William Pierrepoint Roger North Alexander Popham Thomas Hodges John Maynard Samuel Vassal Anthony Irby John Clotworthy John Br●●●●lme Richard Jervoyse John Blackiston Walter Long John Rolle Robert Jennor John Waddon William Masham John Lisle Edmund Fowel Edward Ashe Thomas Pury Richard Whitehead Richard J●nyns Humphrey Tufton Thomas Da●res Thomas Earl John Downes John Goodwyn Francis Drake William Waller Samuel Luke Francis Buller Richard Harman George Buller Arthur Onslowe Richard Wynwood Robert Pye H. L. Gray of Ruthin Richard Knightley John Pym Christoph Yelverton Anthony Nicoll Peter Wroth Robert Reynolds Nat. Barnardiston Henry Heyman William Purefoy Valentine Walton Michael Oldesworth William Wheeler Hall Ravenscroft T. L. Gray of Groby Thomas Middleton Edw. Hungerford Christopher Wrey Richard Lee Herbert Morley Thomas Lane Robert Cecil William Bell Thomas Some Herbot Grimstone Symon Snowe John Nash Herbot Grimstone Ralph Asheton Edward Ayshcoghe John Wylde John Trenchard Thomas Jervoyse Richard Browne William Plaiters Nathaniel Stephens Richard Rose Francis Rous Gilbert Millington Walter Young John Brown John Hippisley Edward Poole Henry Pelham William Hay John Driden Nathaniel Fyennes William Lewis Giles Grene William Lytton John Harvey Edward Dowce William Strode Edmond Prideaux Thomas Hoyle Edward Exton Francis Popham Zouch Tate John Curson Alexander Bence Squire Bence John Selden John Glyn Richard Onslow John Coke Tho. L. Wenman Bulstrode Whitlock George Montague Edward Partheriche Henry Campion VVilliam VVhittaker Denzel Holles Edward VVingate James Fennys Poynings Moore Edward Bisse junior VVilliam Jephson Edward Montague Norton Knatchboll Thomas Eden Edward Baynton Jo. Evelin Jo. Potts Sam. Rolls Ralph Ashton VVilliam Drake Pereg. Pelham VVilliam Brereton Thomas VViddrington Natha Hallows Joh. Bamfield Symond Thelwall Hen. VVorsley Phil. Parker Edw. Boys John Alford Die Veneris 29 Januar. 1644. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That the Solemn League and Covenant be on every day of Fast and Publique Humiliation publiquely read in every Church and Congregation within the Kingdome And that every Congregation be enjoyned to have one of the said Covenants fairly Printed in a fair Letter in a Table fitted to hang up in some publick place of the Church to be read Hen. Elsynge Cler. Pail Dom. Com. The Form and Order of the CORONATION OF CHARLES II. King of Scotland England France and Ireland As it was acted and done at Scoon the first day of January 1651. By Robert Dowglas Minister at Edinburgh FIrst the Kings Majesty in a Princes Robe was conducted from his Bed-chamber by the Constable on his right hand and the Marshal on his left to the Chamber of presence and there was placed in a Chair under a cloth of State by the Lord of Angus Chamberlain appointed by the King for that day and there after a little repose the Noblemen with the Commissioners of Barons and Burroughs entred the Hall and presented themselves before his Majesty Thereafter the Lord chancellor spoke to the King to this purpose Sir your good Subjects desire You may be crowned as the righteous and lawful Heir of the Crown of this Kingdome that you would maintain Religion as it is presently professed and established conform to the National covenant League and Covenant and according to your Declaration at Dumferling in August last Also that you would be graciously pleased to receive them under Your Highnesse Protection to govern them by the Lawes of the Kingdome and to defend them in their Rights and Liberties by Your Royal power offering themselves in most humble manner to Your Majesty with their vows to bestow land life and what else is in their power for the maintenance of

King may learn it out of the book of God For this cause Joshua is commanded Josh 1.8 That the book of the law shall not depart out of his mouth and he is commanded to do according to that is written therein He should not only do himself that which is written in it but do and govern his people according to that is written in it King David knew this use of the Testimony who said Psal 119.24 Thy Testimonies are my delight and my Counsellors The best counsels that ever a King getteth are in the book of God yea the testimonies are the best and surest Counsellors because although Kings Counsellors be never so wise and trusty yet they use not to be so free with a King as they ought but the Scripture will tell Kings very freely both their sin and their duty 3. For preservation and custody the King is Custos utriusque tabulae the keeper of both tables Not that he should take upon him to dispense the Word of God or to dispence with it But that he should preserve the Word of God and the true Religion according to the Word of God pure intire and uncorrupted within his dominions and transmit them to posterity and also be carefull to see his subjects observe both tables and to punish transgressors of the same III. The third thing in this solemnity is the anointing of the King The anointing of Kings was not absolutely necessary under the Old Testament for we read not that all the Kings of Judah and Isral were anointed The Hebrews observe that anointing of Kings was used in three cases 1. When the first of a Family was made King as Saul David 2. When there was a question for the Crown as in the case of Solomon and Adoniah 3. When there was an interruption of the lawfull succession by usurpation as in the case of Joah there is an interruption by the usurpation of Athaliah therefore he is anointed If this observation hold as it is probable then it was not absolutely necessary under the Old Testament and therefore far lesse under the New Because it may be said That in our case there is an interruption by usurpation let it be considered That the Anointing under the Old Testament was Typicall although all Kings were not Types of Christ yet the Anointing of Kings Priests and Prophets was typical of Christ and his Offices but Christ being now come all these Ceremonies cease And therefore the Anointing of Kings ought not to be used in the New Testament If it be said Anointing of Kings hath been in use among Christians not only Papists but Protestants as in the Kingdome of England and our late King was Anointed with Oyl It may be replyed they who used it under the New Testament took it from the Jews without warrant It was most in use with the Bishops of Rome who to keep Kings and Emperours subject to themselves did swear them to the Pope when they were Anointed and yet the Jewish Priests did never swear Kings to themselves as for England although the Pope was casten off yet the subjection of Kings to Bishops was still retained for they Anointed the King and sware him to the maintenance of their Prelaticall dignity They are here who were witnesses at the Coronation of the late King The Bishops behoved to perform that rite and the King behoved to be sworn to them But now by the blessing of God Popery and Prelacy are removed the Bishops as limbs of Antichrist are put to the door let the Anointing of Kings with oyl go to the door with them and let them never come in again The Anointing with materiall oyle maketh not a King the Anointed of the Lord for he is so without it He is the Anointed of the Lord who by the divine Ordinance and appointment is a King Isa 45.1 God called Cyrus his Anointed yet we read not that he was Anointed with oyl Kings are the Anointed of the Lord because by the Ordinance of the Lord their Authority is sacred and inviolable It is enough for us to have the thing though we want the Ceremony which being laid aside I will give some Observations of the thing 1. A King being the Lords Anointed should be thinking upon a better unction even that spirituall unction wherewith believers are Anointed which you have 1 Joh 2.27 The Anointing ye have received of him abideth in you And 2 Cor. 1 21. He that hath Anointed us is God who hath also sealed us This Anointing is not proper to Kings but common to believers Few Kings are so Anointed A King should strive to be a good Christian and then a good King The Anointing with Grace is better then the Anointing with oyle It is of more worth for a King to be Anointed of the Lord with Grace then to be the greatest Monarch of the world without it 2. This Anointing may put a King in mind of the gifts wherewith Kings should be indued for discharge of the Royal calling For Anointing did signifie the gifts of Office It is said of Saul when he was Anointed King As 1 Sam. 10 9. God gave him another heart And Cap. 11.6 The spirit of God came upon him it is meant of a heart for this calling and a spirit of ability for Government It should be our desire this day that our King may have a spirit for his calling as the spirit of Wisdome Fortitude Justice and other Princely indowments 3. This Anointing may put Subjects in mind of the Sacret due of the Authority of a King He should be respected as the Lords Anointed There are divers sorts of persons that are Enemies to the Authory of Kings As 1. Anabaptists who deny there should be Kings in the New Testament They will have no Kings nor civil Magistrate 2. The late Photinians who speak respectively of Kings and Magistrates but they take away from them their power and the exercise of it in the administration of Justice 3. These who rise against Kings in open Rebellion as Absolom and Sheba who said what have we to do with David the son of Jesse To your Tents O Israel 4. They who do not rebel openly yet they despise a King in their heart like the sons of Beliall 1 Sam. 10. last who said of Saul after he was Anointed King shall this man save us And they despised him and brought him no presents 1. All these meet in our present age 1. Anabaptists who are against the being of Kings are very rife you may find to your great grief a great number of them in that Army that have unjustly invaded the Land who have trampled upon the Authority of Kings 2. There are also of the second sort who are secretly Photinians in this point they allow of Kings in profession but they are against the exercise of their power in the Administration of Justice 3. A third sort in open Rebellion even all that Generation which are risen up not only against the person of the

stones and flew him at the Kings commandment And ver 22. it is said Joash remembred not the kindnesse that Jehojada his Father had done to him but slew his Son Sir Take this example for a warning You are obliged by the Covenant to go on in the work of Reformation it may be some great ones are waiting their time not having opportunity to work for the present till afterward they may make obeysance and perswade you to destroy all that hath been done in the work of God these divers years Beware of it Let no allurement of perswasion prevail with you to fall from that which this day you bind your self to maintain Another example I give you yet in recent memory of your Grandfather King James He fell to be King very young in a time full of difficulties yet there was a godly party in the Land who did put the Crown upon his head And when he came to some years He and and his people entred in a Covenant with God he was much commended by godly and faithful men comparing him to young Josiah standing at the Altar renewing a Covenant with God and he himself did thank God that he was born in a reformed Kirk better reformed then England for they retained many Popish ceremonies yea better reformed then Geneva for they keep some holy days charging his people to be constant and promising himself to continue in that Reformation and to maintain the same Notwithstanding of all this he made a foul defection He remembred not the kindness of them who had held the Crown upon his head yea he persecuted faithful Ministers for opposing that course of defection He never rested till he had undone Presbyterial Government and Kirk Assemblies setting up Bishops and bringing in ceremonies against which he had formerly given large testimonies In a word he laid the foundation whereupon his Son our late King did build much mischief in Religion all the days of his life Sir I lay this example before you the rather because it is so near you that the guiltinesse of the transgression lieth upon the Throne and Family and it is one of the sins for which you have professed humiliation very lately Let it be laid to heart take warning requite not faithful mens kindnesse with persecution yea requite not the Lord so who hath preserved you to this time and is setting a Crown upon your head Requite not the Lord with apostasie and defection from a sworn Covenant but be stedfast in the Covenant as you would give testimony of your true humiliation for the defection of those that went before you I have set these two examples before you as Beacons to warn you to keep off such dangerous courses and shall add one of that godly mans adherence to God The example is of Hezekiah who did that which was right in the sight of the Lord 2 Kings 18.6 6. It is said of him he trusted in the Lord God of Israel and he clave unto the Lord and departed not from following him but kept his Commandments And ver 7. The Lord was with him and he prospered whithersoever he went forth Sir follow this example cleave unto the Lord and depart not from following him and the Lord will be with you and prosper you whithersoever you go To this Lord from whom we expect a blessing on this dayes work be glory and praise for ever Amen Sermon being ended Prayer was made for a blessing upon the Doctrine delivered The King being to renew the Covenants first the National Covenant then the solemn League and Covenant were distinctly read After the reading of these Covenants the Minister prayed for grace to perform the contents of the Covenants and for faithful stedfastness in the Oath of God and then the Ministers and Commissioners of the General Assembly desired to be present standing before the Pulpit he ministed the Oath unto the King who kneeling and lifting up his right hand did swear in the words following I CHARLES King of Great Brittain France and Ireland do assure and declare by solemn Oath in the presence of Almighty God the Searcher of hearts my allowance and approbation of the National Covenant and of the solemn League and Covenant above written and faithfully obliege my self to prosecute the ends thereof in my Station and Calling And that I for my self and Successors shall consent and agree to all Acts of Parliament enjoyning the Nationall Covenant and of the Solemne League and Covenant and fully establish Presbyteriall Government the Directory of Worship Confession of Faith and Catechisms in the Kingdome of Scotland as they are approved by the Generall Assemblies of this Kirk and Parliament of this Kingdome And that I shall give my Royall assent to Acts and Ordinances of Parliament passed or to be passed enjoyning the same in my other Dominions And that I shall observe these in my own practise and Family and shall never make oppositon to any of these or endeavour any change thereof After the King had thus solemnly sworn the Nationall Covenant the League and Covenant and the Kings Oath subjoyned unto both being drawn up into a fair Partchment the King did subscribe the same in presence of all Thereafter the King ascendeth the Stage and sitteth down in the Chair of State Then the Lords great Constable and Marshall went to the four corners of the Stage with the Lyon going before them who spoke to the people these words Sirs I do present unto you the King Charles the rightfull and undoubted Heir of the Crown and Dignity of this Realm this day is by the Parliament of this Kingdome appointed for his Coronation And are you not willing to have him for your King and become Subjects to his Commandments In which action the Kings Majesty stood up showing himself to the people in each corner And the penple expressed their willingnesse by chearful acclamations in these words God save the King Charles the Second Thereafter the Kings Majesty supported by the Constable and Marshall cometh down from the Stage and sitteth down in the Chair where he heard the Sermon The Minister accompanied with the Ministers before mentioned cometh from the Pulpit toward the King and requireth If he was willing to take the Oath appointed to be taken at the Coronation The King answered he was most willing Then the Oath of Coronation as it contained in the eighth Act of the first Parliament of King James being read by the Lyon the Tenour whereof followeth Because that the increase of Vertue and suppressing of Idolatry craveth That the Prince and the people be of one perfect Religion which of Gods mercy is now presently professed within this Realm Therefore it is statuted and ordained by our Soveraign Lord my Lord Regent and three estates of this present Parliament that all Kings Princes and Magistrates whatsoever holding their place which hereafter at any time shall happen to Raign and bear rule over this Realm at the time of their Coronation and

receipt of their Princely Authority make their faithful promise in the presence of the eternal God That enduring the whole course of their lives they shall serve the same Eternal God to the uttermost of their power according as he hath required in his most holy Word revealed and contained in the New and Old Testaments And according to the same Word shall maintain the true Religion of Christ Jesus the preaching of his Holy Word and due and right Ministration of the Sacraments now received and preached within this Realm And shall abolish and gainstand all false religions contrary to the same and shall rule the people committed to their charge according to the will and command of God revealed in his foresaid Word and according to the Loveable Lawes and Constitutions received in this Realm no wayes repugnant to the said Word of the Eternall God And shall procure to the uttermost of their power to the Kirk of God and whole Christian people true and perfect peace in time coming The right and ●ents with all just priviledges of the Crown of Scotland to preserve and keep inviolated Neither shall they transfer nor alienate the same They shall forbid and represse in all Estates and degrees reaf oppression and all kind of wrong In all judgements they shall command and procure that justice and equity be kept to all creatures without exception as the Lord and Father of Mercies be mercifull unto them and out of their Lands and Empire they shall be careful to root out all Hereticks and enemies to the true worship of God that shall be convict by the true Kirk of God of the aforesaid crimes and that they shall faithfully affirm the things above written by their Solemn Oath The Minister tendered the Oath unto the King who kneeling and holding up his right hand swore in these words By the Eternall and Almighty God who liveth and reigneth for ever I shall observe and keep all that is contained in this Oath This done the Kings Majesty sitteth down in his Chair and reposeth himself a little Then the King ariseth from his chair and is dis-robed by the Lord great Chamberlain of the Princely robe wherewith he entred the Kirk and is invested by the said Chamberlain in his Royal Robes Thereafter the King being brought to the Chair on the North side of the Kirk s●pported as formerly the Sword was brought by Sir William Cockburn of Langtown Gentleman ush●r from the table and delivered to the Lyon King of Armes who giveth it to the Lord great Constable who putteth the same in the Kings hand saying Sir Receive this Kingly Sword for the defence of the Faith of Christ and protection of his Kirk and of the true Religion as it is presently professed within this Kingdome and according to the National Covenant and League and Covenant and for executing Equity and Justice and for punishment of all iniquity and injustice This done the great Constable receiveth the Sword from the King and girdeth the same about his side Thereafter the King sitteth down in his Chair and then the Spurs were put on him by the Earl Marshal Thereafter Archibald Marquis of Argyle having taken the Crown in his hands the Minister prayed to this purpose That the Lord would purge the Crown from the sins and transgressions of them that did reign before him That it might be a pure Crown That God would settle the Crown upon the kings head and since men that set it on were not able to settle it that the Lord would put it on and preserve it And then the said Marquis put the Crown on the Kings head Which done Lyon King of Armes the great Constable standing b●●im causeth an Herauld to call the whole Noble men one by one according to their ranks who coming before the King kneeling and with their hand touching the Crown on the Kings head swore these words By the Eternal and Almighty God who liveth and reigneth for ever I shall support thee to my utmost And when they had done then all the Nobility held up their hands and sware to be loyal and true subjects and true to the Crown The Earl Marshal with the Lyon going to the four corners of the Stage the Lyon proclaimeth the Obligatory Oath of the people And the people holding up their hands all the time did swear By the Eternal and Almighty God who liveth and reigneth for ever we become your liege men and Truth and Faith shall bear unto you and live and dye with you against all manner of folks whatsoever in your service according to the National Covenant and solemne League and Covenant Then did the Earles and Vicounts put on their Crowns and the Lyon likewise put on his Then did the Lord Chamberlain loose the Sword wherewith the King was girded and drew it and delivered it drawn into the Kings hands and the King put it into the hands of the great Constable to carry it naked before him Then John Earl of Crawford and Lindesay took the Scepter and put it in the Kings right hand saying Sir Receive this Scepter the sign of Royal power of the Kingdome that you may govern your self right and defend all the Christian people committed by God to your charge punishing the wicked and protecting the just Then did the King ascend the Stage attended by the Officers of the Crown and Nobility and was installed in the Royal Throne by Archibald Marquis of Argyle saying Stand and hold fast from henceforth the place whereof you are the lawful and righteous heir by a long and lineal succession of your Fathers which is now delivered unto you by authority of Almighty God When the King was set down upon the Throne the Minister spoke to him a word of Exhortation as followeth Sir You are set down upon the throne in a very difficil time I shall therefore put you in mind of a Scriptural expression of a Throne 1 Chron. 29.23 It is said Solomon sate on the Throne of the Lord. Sir you are a King and a King in Covenant with the Lord if You would have the Lord to own you to be his king and his Torone to be your Throne I desire you may have some thoughts of this expression 1 It is the Lords Throne Remember you have a King above you the King of Kings and Lord of Lords who commandeth Thrones He setteth kings and Thrones and dethroneth them at his pleasure Therefore take a word of advice be thankful to him who hath brought you through many wanderings to set you on this Throne kisse the son lest he be angry and learn to serve him with fear who is terrible to the kings of the earth 2. Your throne is the Lords throne and your people the Lords people Let not your heart be lifted up above your brethren Deut. 17.20 They are your brethren not only flesh of your flesh but brethren by Covenant with God let your Government be refreshing unto them as the rain on the mowen grasse

A PHENIX OR The Solemn LEAGUE and COVENANT Whereunto is annexed I. The Form and manner of His Majesties Coronation in Scotland With a Sermon then preached on that occasion by Robert Douglas of Edenburgh II. A Declaration of the Kings Majesty to all His loving Subjects of the Kingdoms of Scotland c. in the Yeare 1650. III. The great Danger of Covenant-breaking c. Being the substance of a Sermon preached by Edm. Calamy the 14. of Jan. 1645. before the then Lord Mayor of the City of London Sir Tho. Adams together with the Shieriffs Aldermen and Common-councell of the said City being the day of their taking the Solemn League and Covenant at Michael Basenshaw London EDINBVRGH Printed in the year of Covenant-breaking To the Reader Reader THou mayst expect some Reasons by way of Preface why these things thus collected are presented to thy consideration the principall part thereof having been the occasion of so much contest and trouble in these Nations and therefore desired by many it should have been buried in its own ashes But for that things of such publique concernment have been acted by the Heads of these Nations and in so solemn a manner in the presence of Almighty God it cannot so soon be forgotten but ought to be weighed and layd to heart with the good or evil consequences that have or shall accrew thereby it is therefore left to thy serious consideration A solemn League and Covenant For Reformation and defence of Religion the Honour and Happines of the King and the Peace and Safety of the three Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland WE the Noblemen Barons Knights Gentlemen Citizens Burgesses Ministers of the Gospel and Commons of all sorts in the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland by the providence of God living under one King and being of one Reformed Religion having before our Eyes the glory of God and the advancement of the Kingdom of our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ the Honour and Happiness of the Kings Majesty and his Posterity and the true Publick Liberty Safety peace of the Kingdoms wherein every ones private condition is included calling to mind the treacherous and bloody Plots Conspiracies Attempts Practices of the Enemies of God against the true Religion and Professors thereof in all places especially in these three Kingdoms ever since the Reformation of Religion and how much their Rage Power and Presumption are of late and at this time increased and exercised whereof the deplorable estate of the Church and Kingdom of Ireland the distressed estate of the Church and Kingdom of England and the dangerous estate of the Church Kingdom of Scotland are present and publick Testimonies We have now at last after other means of Supplication Remonstrance Protestations and Sufferings for the preservation of our Selves and our Religion from utter ruine and destruction according to the commendable practice of these Kingdoms in former times and the example of Gods people in other Nations after mature deliberation resolved and determined to enter into a Mutuall and Solemn League and Covenant wherein we all subscribe and each one of us for himself with our hands lifted up to the most high God do swear 1. THat we shall sincerely really and constantly through the grace of God endeavour in our severall places and callings the preservation of the reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches And shall endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three kingdoms to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in religion confession of faith form of Church-government Directory for worship and catechising That we and our posterity after us may as brethren live in faith and love and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us 2. That we shall in like manner without respect of persons endeavor the extirpation of popery prelacy that is Church-government by Archbishops Bishops their Chancellors and Commissaries Deans Deans and Chapters Archdeacons and all other Ecclesiasticall Officers depending on that Hierarchy superstition heresie schism prophanness and whatsoever shall be found to be contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of godliness lest we partake in other mens sins and therein be in danger to receive of their plagues and that the Lord may be one and his Name one in the three Kingdoms 3. We shall with the same sincerity reality and constancy in our severall vocations endeavour with our estates and lives mutually to preserve the rights and priviledges of the parliaments and the Liberties of the kingdomes and to preserve and defend the Kings Majesties Person and Authority in the Preservation and Defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdomes that the World may bear witnesse with our Consciences of our Loyalty and that we have no thoughts or intentions to diminish His Majesties just Power and Greatnesse 4. We shall also with all Faithfulnesse endeavour the discovery of all such as have been or shall be Incendiaries Malignants or evil Instruments by hindering the Reformation of Religion dividing the King from His People or one of the three Kingdomes from another or making any faction or parties among the People contrary to this League and Covenant that they may be brought to publick Tryal and receive condign Punishment as the degree of their Offences shall require or deserve or the Supream Judicatories of both Kingdomes respectively or others having power from them for that effect shall judge convenient 5. And whereas the Happinesse of a blessed Peace between these Kingdomes denied in former times to our Progenitors is by the good Providence of God granted unto us and hath been lately concluded and setled by both the Parliaments we shall each one of us according to our place and interest endeavour that they may remain conjoyned in a firm Peace and Union to all Posterity and that Justice may be done upon the wilfull opposers thereof in manner expressed in the precedent Articles 6. We shall also according to our places and callings in this common cause of Religion Liberty and Peace of the Kingdomes assist and defend all those that enter into this League and Covenant in the maintaining and pursuing thereof and shall not suffer our selves directly or indirectly by whatsoever combination perswasion or terrour to be divided and withdrawn from this blessed Union and Conjunction whether to make defection to the contrary part or to give our selves to a detestable indifferency or neutrality in this cause which so much concerneth the glory of God the good of the Kingdomes and the honour of the King but shall all the dayes of our lives zealously and constantly continue therein against all opposition and promote the same according to our power against all lets and impediments whatsoever and what we are not able our selves to suppresse or overcome we shall reveal and make known that it may be timely prevented or removed All

3. Your Throne is the Lords Throne beware of making his Throne a Throne of iniquity There is such a throne Psal 94.20 Which frameth mischief by Law God will not own such a throne it hath no fellowship with him Sir there is too much iniquity upon the throne by your predecessors who framed mischief by a Law such lawes as have been destructive to Religion and grievous to the Lords people You are on the Throne and have the Scepter beware of touching mischievous laws therewith But as the Throne is the Lords Throne let the lawes be the Lords lawes agreeable to his Word such as are terrible to evil doers and comfortable to the godly and a relief to the poor and oppressed in the Land 4. The Lords Throne putteth you in mind whom you shall have about the throne wicked Counsellors are not for a King upon the Lords Throne Solomon knew this who said Prov. 25.5 Take away the wicked from before the King and his Throne shall be established in righteousnesse And Prov. 20.8 A King upon the Throne scattereth away all evil with his eyes 5 The Lords throne putteth you in mind that the judgement on the throne should be the Lords Take the exhortation Jer. 22. from the beginning the Prophet hath a command to go to the house of the King of Judah and say Hear the word of the Lord O King of Judah that sitteth upon the Throne thy servants and thy people execute ye judgement and righteousnesse and deliver the spoil out of the hand of the oppressour and do no wrong do no violence to the stranger the fatherlesse nor the widow neither shed innocent bloud in this place If ye do this thing indeed then shall there enter by the gates of this house Kings sitting upon the throne of David But if ye will not hear these words I swear by my self saith the Lord this house shall become a desolation And ver 7. I will prepare destroyers against thee Sir Destroyers are prepared for the injustice of the Throne I intreat you execute righteous judgment if you do it not your house will be a desolation But if you do that which is right God shall remove the destroyers and you shall be established on your Throne and there shall yet be Dignity in your house for your servants and for your people Lastly If your Throne be the Throne of the Lord take a word of encouragement against Throne-adversaries Your enemies are the enemies of the Lords Throne Make your peace with God in Christ and the Lord shall scatter your enemies from the Throne and he shall magnifie you yet in the sight of these Nations and make the mis-led people submit themselves willingly to your government Sir if you use well the Lords throne on which you are set then the two words in the place cited 1 Chron. 29.23 spoken of Solomon sitting on the Throne of the Lord He prospered and all Israel obeyed him shall belong unto you your people shall obey you in the Lord and you shall prosper in the fight of the Nations round about Then the Lord Chancellor went to the four corners of the Stage the Lyon King of Armes going before him and proclaimed his Majesties free pardon to all breakers of penal Statutes and made offer thereof Whereupon the people cryed God save the King Then the King supported by the great Constable Marshal and accompanied with the Chancellor arose from the Throne and went out at a door prepared for that purpose to a Stage and sheweth himself to the people without who clapped their hands and cryed with a loud voice a long time God save the King Then the King returning and sitting down upon the Throne delivered the Scepter to the Earl of Crawford and Lindsay to be carried before him Thereafter the Lyon King of Armes rehearsed the Royal Line of the Kings upwards to Fergus the first Then the Lyon called the Lords one by one who kneeling and holding their hands betwixt the Kings hands did swear these words By the Eternal and Almighty God who liveth and reigneth for ever I become your liege man and Truth and Faith shall bear unto you and live and dy with you against all manner of folks whatsoever in your service according to the National Covenant and Solemn League and Covenant And every one of them kissed the Kings left cheek When these Solemnities were ended the Minister standing before the King on his Throne pronounced this blessing The Lord blesse thee and save thee the Lord hear thee in the day of trouble the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee the Lord send thee help from the Sanctuary and strengthen thee out of Sion Amen After the blessing pronounced the Minister went to the Pulpit and had the following exhortation the King sitting still upon the Throne Ye have this day a King Crowned and entred into Covenant with God and his people look both King and people that ye keep his Covenant and beware of the breach of it that you may be the more careful to keep it I will lay a few things before you I remember when the solemn League and Covenant was entred by both Nations the Commissioners from England being present in the East Kirk of Edinburgh a passage was cited out of Nehe. 6.13 Which I shall now again cite Nehemiah required an Oath of the Nobles and people to restore the morgaged Lands which they promised to do after the Oath was tendred in the 13. ver he did shake his lap and said So God shake out every man from his house and from his labour that performeth not his promise even thus be he shaken out and emptied and all the Congregati●ns said Amen Since the time many of those who were in Covenant are shaken out of it yea they have shaken off the Covenant and laid it aside It is true they are prospering this day and think that they prosper by laying aside the Covenant but they will be deceived that word spoken then shall not fall to the ground God shall shake them out of their possession and empty them for their perfidious breach of Covenant The same I say to King and Nobles and all that are in Covenant If you break that Covenant being so solemnly sworn all these who had touched your Crown and sworn to support it shall not be able to hold it on but God will shake it off and turn you from the Throne and ye Noble men who are assistant to the putting on of the Crown and setting the King upon the Throne if ye shall either assist or advise the King to break the Covenant and overturn the work of God he shall shake you out of your possessions and empty you of all your glory Another passage I offer to your consideration Jer. 34.8 after that Zedekiah had promised to proclaim liberty to all the people who were servants and entred in a Covenant he and his Princes to let them go free and according to the Oath

us withall We are a Nation in Covenant with God we have the books of the covenant the Old and New Testament we have the seales of the covenant Baptisme and the Lords Supper We have the Messengers of the covenant the Ministers of the Gospel We have the Angells of the covenant the Lord Jesus Christ fully and clearly set out before us in the Ministery of the word But alas are not these blessings amongst us as the Ark was amongst the Philistines rather as prisoners then as priviledges rather in testimonium ruinam quam in salutem rather for our ruine then for our happinesse May it not be said of us as Reverend Moulin said of the French Protestants While they burned us saith he for reading the Scriptures we burnt with zeal to be reading of them now with our liberty is bred also negligence and disesteem of Gods word So is it with us While we were under the Tyranny of the Bishops oh how sweet was a Fasting-day how beautifull were the feet of them that brought the Gospel of peace unto you How dear and precious were Gods people one to another c. But now how are our Fasting-days sleighted and vilified how are the people of God divided one from another railing upon instead of loving one another And is not the godly Ministery as much persecuted by the tongues of some that would be accounted godly as heretofore by the Bishops hand Is not the Holy Bible by some rather wrested then read wrested I say by ignorant and unstable souls to their own destruction And us for the seals of the covenant 1. For the Lords Supper H●w often have we spilt the blood of Christ by our unworthy approaches to his Table and hence it is that he is now spilling our blood How hard a matter is it to obtain power to keep the blood of Christ from being profaned by ignorant and scandalous Communicants and can we think that God will be easily intreated to sheath up his bloody sword and to cease shedding our blood 2. For the Sacrament of Baptisme how cruel are men grown to their little infants by keeping of them from the seal of entrance into the Kingdome of heaven and making their children their own children to be just in the same condition with the children of Turks and Infidels I remember at the beginning of these Wars there was a great fear fell upon godly people about their little children and all their care was for the preservation and their safety and for the continuance of the Gospel to them c. But now our little children are likely to be in a worser condition then ever And all this is come upon us as a just punishment of our Baptismall covenant-breaking And as for Jesus Christ who is the Angell of the covenant are there not some amongst us that un-god Jesus Christ and is it not fit and equal that God should un-church us and un-people us are there not thousands that have sworn to be Christs servants and yet are in their lives the Vassals of sinne and satan and shall not God be avenged of such a nation as this these things considered is no wonder our miseries are so great but the wonder is that they are no greater The 2d use is an use of examination Days of humiliation ought to be days of self-examination Let us therefore upon such a day as this examine whether we be not amongst the number of those that make the times perilous whether we be not covenant-breakers Here I will speak of three Covenants 1. Of the covenant we made with God in our Baptisme 2. Of the covenant we have made with God in our distresses Thirdly and especially of this covenant you are to renue this day First of the covenant which we made in Baptisme and renue every time we come to the Lords Supper and upon our solemn days of fasting There are none here but I may say of them The vows of God are upon you You are servi nati empti jurati you are the born bought and sworn servants of God you have made a surrender of your selves unto God and Christ The question I put to you is this how often have you broke covenant with God it is said Isa 33.14 The sinners of Sion are afraid who shall dwell with everlasting torments who shall dwel with devouring fire c. When God comes to a Church-sinner to a sinner under the Old Testament much more to a Christian sinner a sinner under the new Testament and layeth to his charge his often covenant-breaking fear fulness shall possess him and he will cry out oh wo is me who can dwel with everlasting burnings our God is a consuming fire and we are as stubble before him Who can stund before his indignation Nah. 1.6 who can abide in the fierceness of his anger when his fury is poured forth like fire and the rocks are thrown down before him Who can stand of all sorts of creatures a sinful Christian shall never be able to stand before the Lord when he comes to visit the world for their sins For when a Christian sinnes against God he sins not only against the commandement but against the covenant And in every sin he is a commandement-breaker and a covenant-breaker And therefore whereas the Apostle saith Tribulation and anguish upon every soul that sinneth but first upon the Jew c. I may add First upon the christian then upon the Jew and then upon the Grecian because the Covenant made with the Christian is called a better covenant and therefore his sins hath a higher aggravation in them There is a notable passage in Austin in which he brings the devil thus pleading with God against a wicked christian at the day of judgement Aequissime judex judica quod aequum est judica meum esse qui tuus esse noluit post renunciationem Vt quid invasit pannos meos Quid apud eum lascivia incontinentia c. quibus ipse renunciaverit Quid intemperantia quid gula quid fastus quid caetera mea Haec omnia mea post renunciationem invasit Meus esse voluit mea concupivit Judica aequissime judex quoniam quam tu non dedignatus es tanto pretio liberare ipse mihi postmodum voluit obligare That is Oh thou righteous Judge give right judgement Judge him to be mine who refused to be thine even after he had renounced me in his Baptisme What had he to do to wear my Livery What had he to doe with gluttony drunkenness pride wantonness incontinency and the rest of my ware All these things he hath practised since he recounced the Devil and all his works Mine he is judge righteous judgement For he whom thou hast not disdained to dye for hath obliged himself to me by his sins c. Now what can God say to this charge of the Devils but take him Devil seeing he would be thine take him torment him with everlasting torments Cyprian brings