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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91627	A remonstrance of the remedies of the present dangers, from the commissioners of the Kirk in Scotland, to the Convention of Estates, Iuly 6. 1643. Together, with the answer of the Convention of Estates, to the remonstrance and desires of the commissioners of the Generall Assemblie. July 15, 1643. Imprimatur John White.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Scotland. Convention of Estates. aut	1643 (1643)	Wing R1012; Thomason E60_13; ESTC R22709	5,836	8

A REMONSTRANCE OF THE REMEDIES OF THE PRESENT DANGERS FROM THE Commissioners of the KIRK in SCOTLAND to the Convention of Estates Iuly 6. 1643. TOGETHER With the ANSWER of the Convention of Estates To the REMONSTRANCE and desires of the Commissioners of the Generall Assemblie July 15 1643. Imprimatur JOHN WHITE LONDON Printed by G.M. for Edward Brewster at the Signe of the Bible at Fleet-Bridge M.DC.XLIII TO THE HONOVRABLE CONVENTION OF ESTATES The humble REMONSTRANCE of the Commissioners of the generall Assembly Concerning the Remedies of the present dangers of Religion Iuly 6. 1643. ALthough it be more easie especially in a time of many corruptions and great difficulties to complaine of diseases and dangers than to find out the right cure and remedies Yet from our conscience of duty in the charge committed unto us at this time from our confidence in God whose providence hath discovered the dangers and will in his owne time provide sufficient remedies by the example of the generall Assemblies of this Kirke and in obedience to your Lordships commands We find a necessity laid on us and are most willing according to our knowledge to shew what we conceive to be the best remedies leaving the further consideration of them to your Lordships wisdome Politicke and worldly men are indifferently disposed towards every Religion and doe conceive that the knowledge of a few Principles joyned with the Profession of Religion is sufficient for salvation without discending into particular differences and controversies But this cannot be a remedy for we know that Heresies and Sects have bin of old and must still be that those who are approved may be made knowne Reconcilers who under the specious pretext of pacification betwixt Protestants and Papists intend no other thing but in a subtill and crafty way to reduce the Protestant Kirks into Antichristian servitude and in the golden cup of the whoore of Babell to propine againe unto us all the abominations and filthinesse these are also to be rejected and abhorred as presenting us with deadly poison in stead of remedies A third there is but an unsufficient remedy we doe with all thankfulnesse and reverence as becommeth good Subjects receive the Kings Majesties Declaration of his intentions for maintaining our Religion and esteeme it no small happinesse to live under a Prince Orthodox in the faith and a nurse father of the Kirke But his Majesties disposition to Religion can neither obliedge his Royall Successours as the frequent change of Religion in England and other Kingdomes what the change of the Princes hath taught us nor can it preserve us from the Plots and power of Papists as we have even now learned by the conspiracy of the Irish English and Scottish Papists If they have bin devising mischiefe against us in the very time of his Majesties Declarations what may be in all reason expected afterward from the immortall hatred and uncessant working and what may we looke for presently if while they are now in armes their fury shall have successe and they suffered to prevaile as they have done in Ireland We pray God save the King but we may say Cursed be their anger for it is fierce and their wrath for it is cruell The first true remedy which Christian piety and prudence ministers unto us is to receive the love of the truth and to labour for the power of godlinesse It is never enough observed that Papistry Arminianisme and diversity of Sects or the just judgement of God upon many in the Reformed Kirks for their formality in Religion without this one remedy all other remedies will want the blessing of God and prove unprofitable A second remedy is to abhorre and detest Popery not upon conceit or common opinion but from the particular and distinct knowledge of the grosse Heresies in doctrine manifold Idolatry in worship and cruell tyranny in government which it teacheth defendeth and practiseth from which the Lord in a wonderfull mercy hath delivered us against which so many thousands of the holy and faithfull Martyrs of Christ have borne record of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ and washed their robes in the blood of the Lambe and by which the Lord suffereth us and other reformed Kirks this day to be threatned againe because we have bin unthankfull for our deliverance not knowing the greatnesse of the ill from which we have bin delivered nor considering the heavines of that Antichristian yoake if it shall be again wreathed upon our neckes which would to God all Kings Princes Republikes and people would take to heart The third is that all true Patriots and professours of the reformed Religion may learne to discerne and know the enemies of the Kirke which will be found not to be Papists only but malignants also who under colour of the same profession with us oppose themselves to the preservation of religion here unto the reformation of Religion in England no lesse than Papists who make bands contrary or prejudiciall to our Nationall Covenant who frame and present Petitions crossing the Petitions of the Commissioners of the generall Assembly give information to the Kings Majesty contrary to the Information of the Kirk and Kingdome doe oppose the publishing of the necessary Declarations of the Kirk reade papers in the Assemblies of Gods people without warrant from the Kirk and offer to Presbiters in all the Quarters of the Kingdome papers contrary to the Declarations of the Commissioners of the Assembly doe hold their meetings against the convention of estates and if they could find Ministers to joyne with them would keep Ecclesiasticall Assemblies against the Assemblies of the Kirk which is the most factious the most scandalous and the most dangerous way of division and separation that hath bin heard of in any Kirk or Kingdome And therefore by ecclesiasticall censures and civill punishments to be speedily and powerfully supprest as a most pernicious practice tending to the destruction both of religion and peace of this Kingdom and directly opposite to the propagation of the Gospell and Reformation of other Kirks which God by his providence is bringing to passe and is ardently desired and constantly hoped for by all the godly The fourth is if after all good meanes are used to reduce the enemies of Religion whether Papists or Malignants to repentance and obedience the Kirk be constrained by their obstinacy to proceed to the sentence of Excommunication some solid course may be taken that the civil punishment which is according to Law may be really and timously inflicted that neither the law be eluded nor any Delinquent for his greatnes or any other respect be exempted or spared The fift is because through want of sure and timous intelligence a great part of the people are either left to uncertaine rumours or sleighted by the negligence of common-bearers or abused with malignant informations that they neither know their owne danger nor the danger of Religion and Country A solid order would be set