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A briefe discourse, declaring the impiety and unlawfulnesse of the new Covenant with the Scots. Together with the Covenant it selfe.
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1643
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Wing B4580; Thomason E73_1; ESTC R14064
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A BRIEFE DISCOVRSE DECLARING The impiety and unlawfulnesse of the new COVENANT with the SCOTS Together with the Covenant it selfe Printed Anno Dom. 1643. The new League and Covenant with the SCOTS WE Noblemen Barons Knights Gentlemen Citizens Burgesses Ministers of the Gospell and Commons of all sorts in the Kingdom 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 Kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the Honour and Happinesse of the Kings Majesty and His Posteritie and the true publike Liberty Safety and Peace of the Kingdomes wherein every ones private Condition is included And calling to minde the Treacherous and Bloody Plots Conspiracies Attempts and Practises of the Enemies of God against the true Religion and Professors thereof in all places especially in these three Kingdomes 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 Kingdome of England and the dangerous Estate of the Church and Kingdome of Scotland are present and publike Testimonies We have now at last after other meanes of Supplication Remonstrance Protestations and Sufferings for the Preservation of our selves and our Religion from utter ruine and destruction according to the commendable practise of these Kingdomes in former times and the example of Gods People in other Nations after mature deliberation resolved and determined to enter into a mutuall and solemne 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 I. THat we shall sincerely really and constantly through the grace of God indeavour in our severall Places and Callings The preservation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government against our common Enemies the Reformation of Religion in Kingdoms of England and Ireland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches And shall indeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdomes to the neerest Conjunction and Uniformity in Religion Confession of Faith Forme of Church Government Directory for Worship and Catechising That we and our posteritie after us may as Brethren live in Faith and Love the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us II. That we shall in like manner without respect of Persons indeavour the exterpation of Popery Prelacy that is Church-Government by Archbishops Bishops their Chancellours and Commissaries Deanes Deanes and Chapters Archdeacons and all other Ecclesiasticall Officers depending on that Hierarchy Superstition Heresie Schisme Prophanesse and whatsoever shall be found to be contrary to sound Doctrine and the Power of Godlinesse lest we partake in other mens sins and thereby be in danger to receive of their Plagues and that the Lord may be one and his Name one in the three Kingdoms III. We shall with the same sincerity reality and constancy in our severall Vocations indeavour with our Estates and Lives mutually to preserve the Rights and Priviledges of the Parliaments and the Liberties of the Kingdoms and to preserve and defend the Kings Majesties Person and Authority in the preservation and defence of the true Religion and Liberries 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 IV. We shall also with all faithfulnesse indeavour the discovery of all such as have beene or shall be Incendiaries Malignants or evill Instruments by hindering the Reformation of Religion dividing the King from his People or one of the Kingdoms from another or making any faction or parties amongst the People contrary to this League and Covenant That they may be brought to publike Tryall and receive condigne punishment as the degree of their offences shall require or deserve or the supreame Judicatories of both Kingdoms respectively or others having power from them for that effect shall judge convenient V. And whereas the happynesse of a blessed Peace between these Kingdoms denyed in former times to our Progenitours is by the good providence of God granted unto us and hath beene lately concluded and setled by both Parliaments We shall each one of us according to our Place and Interest indeavour That they may remaine conjoyned in a firm Peace and Union to all Posteritie and that Justice may be done upon the wilfull opposers thereof in manner expressed in the precedent Article VI. We shall also according to our Places and Callings in this common Cause of Religion Libertie 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 perswation or terrour to be devided 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 neutralitie in this Cause which so much concerneth the glory of God the good of the Kingdoms and 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 to suppresse or overcome we shall reveale and make known that it may be timely prevented or removed All which we shall do as in the sight of God And because these Kingdomes are guilty of many sinnes and provocations against God and His Son lesus 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 owne sinnes and for the sinnes of these Kingdomes especially that we have not as we ought valued the inestimable benefit of the Gospell 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 walke worthy of him in our lives which are the causes of other sinnes 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 publike and in private in all duties we owe to God and man to amend our lives and each one to goe before another in the example of a reall Reformation That the Lord may turne 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 Almightie God the searcher of all Hearts with a true intention to performe the same as we shall answer