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A58835 The Scottish mist dispel'd: or, A cleare reply to the prevaricating answer of the Commissioners of the kingdome of Scotland, to both Houses of Parliament; upon the new propositions for peace. And the foure bills sent to his Majesty, 1647. By an English covenanter English covenanter. 1648 (1648) Wing S2096A; ESTC R203524 33,757 25

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concerning printing and publishing yea with maligne reflection upon them be not contrary to the practise of all publique Ministers yea and directly repugnant to all principles of common justice and infinitely unworthy that profession of love friendship and brotherly respects which you have so solemnly made in the face of heaven and earth unto them Secondly tell us bona fide whether you think in your consciences for you pretend to be very religiously conscientious that the Parliament of England people therof did ever intend any such sense of the solemne League and Covenant either concerning the interest of the kingdom or government of the Church as you have endeavoured to extort from it in your severall papers or that they did intend when they took it any otherwise by it than the promotion of holinesse in the general though with difference of judgement about discipline and the uniting us together in our mutuall assistance against and the discovery of the common enemies of both kindomes Thirdly tell us bona fide whether you desire or rather would permit that the King should have the same power in Scotland the same negative voyce the same absolute command and authority every way as you would he should have in England especially if he should refuse to take away Episcopacy to establish Presbytery to recall those proclamations and declarations whereby you are declared traytors and rebels to give satisfaction and security to your kingdome yea or whether upon the performance of these things you would let him have such a power yea or no Fourthly whether you think in the secrets of your hearts it be agreeable to the principles of religion rules of equity justice and policy an acceptable sacrifice in the sight of Almighty God and comfortable for his people to advance the King in statu quo prius untill he hath according to the pious advice and Christian exhortation of the generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland viz. Fallen down at the Footstoole of the King of glory acknowledging his sinnes repented of them and made his peace with God in Jesus Christ whose blood is able to wash away his great sinnes And whether you thinke in your consciences he is a changed man yea or no Fifthly and lastly whether it would not be most agreeable to the will of God the declarations protestations promises and professions of love betwixt the two kingdoms the true intent of the solemne League and Covenant and most conducing to the glory of God and the mutuall support security safety and benefit of the two nations united together that you and we be true faithfull constant and single hearted each to other assisting each other according to Our severall places and callings in the preservation of each others Peculiar proper and distinct interest And whether it would not be as great a dishonour to God scandall to the Gospell scorne to Religion rejoycing of the wicked grieving of the godly gratifying the Devill and the affaires of his kingdome among Jewes Turks Infidels Papists Prelats and all sorts of prophane men that You and We should be at variance Should we not make our selves therby an abomination to the Lord a hissing to all nations a prey unto our enemies obnoxious to the wrath and curse of God and men and bring upon our selves swift destruction for the prevention whereof let us both bow our knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ night day that we being rooted and grounded in love may grow up together in Christ perfecting holinesse in the feare of the Lord and by all Christian forbearance and wisdome may keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace OUr request is onely this that you would either giue a Reply unto the Answer of the Commons assembled in Parliament to the Scotch Commissioners papers of the 20. and their letter of the 24. of October 1646. or else to cease any further to trouble Englands eares with what you call the sense and meaning of the solemne League and Covenant Treaties c. for if you doe you will but sow the winde and reap the whirlwinde for your paines Valete FINIS P●ov. 10. 9 * ●● turneth them upside down 2 Sam. 15 7. 8. Pag. 3. by figure but the first in order Reply Reply Vide the Answer of the Commons in Parliament to the Scotch Commissioners papers of the 2d of Octob 1646 pag. 1● The Marquis of A●giles speech to the grand Committee of both Houses Iune 25. 164● page 4. Page 3. Reply ☞ Page 3. Reply See the Chancellor of Scotlands speech to the Kings Majesty at Newcastle Reply Page 6. Page 9th 2 Sam. 1. 20. Prov. 11. 3. Page 6. Reply Vid. the book of Declar pag. 580. Hosea 4. 15. At Vxbridg Page 4. Reply Page 5. Page 5. Reply 1 Reason Reply 2 Reason Rep●y 3 Reason Reply 4 Reason Reply 5 Reason Reply 6 Reason 1 Reason 2 Reason Page 6. Reply Prov. 27. 10. Page 6. Reply Page 7. Reply Page 14. See the Remonstrance of the generall Assembly of the kirke of Scotland sent by the commission of both Kingdomes Iune 12. 1645. to Oxford See the Parl. answer to his Majesties message to two Letters the 26 and 29. of Decemb. 1646 Page 5. * See the Letter from the Commissioners of the Parl. of Scotl. to the Commissioners of the Parl. of Engl. concerning his Majesties comming to the Scotch Army May 5. 1646. Ibid. Reply * Page 3. See the Parl. answer to the Scotch papers of the 20. of Octob 1646. Page 9. Reply 2 Kin. 10. 16. Page 10. Ibid. Reply Page 17. Reply Ibid. Reply Lev. 22. 22. Ibid. Reply Page 11. Page 18. Reply Iam. 1. 21. Reply Pag. 17 18 Reply Pag. 19 20 Reply Page 21. Reply Page 22. Page 21. 2 Cor. 11. 26. Reply Reply Page 2● Reply Reply Page 23. Reply See the Answer of the Commons to the Scotch Commissioners papers of the 20. and their letter of the 24. of Octob. 1646. page 11. Pag. 23. Reply Page 25. Reply Ibid Reply Ibid. Reply Page 25. Reply See Indepency of England c. lately set forth pa. 18 19.
and though they were Propositions of both kingdomes yet they were sent together in one body this doth not argue but that care was had by the Parliament that though the Propositions were sent in one body or paper yet there was a distinction and no confusion of interests we perfectly know that as it would be contrary to the Parliaments trust so is it against their jugdements and consciences to confound the interest of England with the interest of Scotland we trust they will never be sowred with the leven of Levelling but in the promotion of unity they will beware of the Doctrine of Community Secondly what if Propositions for peace were formerly drawne up together in one body must all other Propositions whatsoever which the Parliament of England will please to tender to the King be drawn up together in one body with Scotlands Propositions No it is time now to seperate all colour of interest of the kingdomes and not to suffer the least appearance or occasion of scruple that the Parliament of England did ever intend participation of interests with the kingdome of Scotland though Propositions of both kingdoms were formerly sent in one body of writing yet now their wisdomes may think fit not to administer so much as a paper advantage or the smallest ground of jealousie and mistake about their intentions concerning the intire preservation of the kingdoms distinct interests and therefore our obligations are the greater unto our Parliament for that they would not so much as grant a conference with you about this busines that the confusion of interests between England Scotland should never procure so much advantage as the grant of a Conference would administer unto it And had the principles of an unlimited prerogative power been as timously obviated and declared as your present principles of confounding interests are now by our Parliament it had as probably prevented the sad calamities and miserable consequences of our late wars as their present care we hope will doe if the fault be not your owne which if it happen as God forbid we make noe question but all English men of honour and interest and common ingenuity will joyn together as on man and so preserve the interest of their native Countrey distinct and whole as that all the guilded species and devout pretences of piety and love which shall be used by the deceitfull enemies of the kingdoms interest will never delude us nor i' th least divide us Your grand objection is the expres letter of the eight Article wherein it is provided that no cessation nor any pacification or agreement for peace whatsoever shal be made by either kingdome or the Army of either kingdome without the mutuall advice and consent of both kingdoms or their Committees in that behalf appointed c. First this eight Article you flourish about like the sword of Saul presuming it will not returne empty though it proves to you like the sword of Goliah serving only for your owne overthrow for who was the enemy with which no cessation nor any pacification or agreement for peace whatsoever should be made by either kingdome or the Armies of either kingdome without the mutuall advice and consent of both kingdomes or their Committees on that behalfe appointed was it not the King and his party if his party is supprest by conquest and no peace is made with them by compact then the only enemy that stands out can be no other but the King was not the Dutch Embassadour as you say sent hither to mediate between the King and Parliament as the chiefe parties at variance doe not all the expresses Proclamations and Declarations both from the King and from the Parl. relate to the differences between the King the Parl. the King and his People c. Did not the King proclaim the Parliament and the Army under them Rebels Traytors enemies c Did not the Parl. declare that the King had set up his Standard against his people and therby put his Parl. and kingdome out of his protection what can imaginably then be the meaning of this Article but that no cessation nor any pacification or agreement for peace whatsoever can be made with the King by either kingdom or the Armies of eithers kingdom without the mutuall advice and consent of both kingdoms or their Committees in that behalfe appointed hath the Parliament ever secretly or openly made any cessation pacification or agreement for peace whatsoever or in the least degree closely tamper'd with the King without the mutuall advice and consent of both kingdomes did they ever directly or indirectly by themselves or others invite him to their Army and upon his comming pretend to admire the wonderfull providence professing astonishment and amazement and that they were like men in a dream Did they ever accept of titles of honour either at New-castle or Isle of Wight exhibiting so much as the least jealousie unto our brethren of Scotland of any compliance much lesse agreement or pacification with the King without their mutuall advice and consent Have they broken their Articles of Treaty or your selves No let not such a stain and blot be found upon any English men of honour or interest much lesse upon the High Court of Parliament of England the representative body of the whole kingdom and we once more obtest you brethren Commissioners of Scotland by the jealousie and wrath of the most high God by all your professions and declarations by your soleme League and Covenant which you have made with God the Parl. and kingdome of England by the eight Article of the Treaty betwixt the Kingdoms by the dreadfull demerits of Covenant-breakers Treaty-breakers false brethren deceitfulnes of friendship dissimulation with God and men that you neither directly or indirectly secretly or openly make any cessation pacification or agreement for peace whatsoever with the King without the mutuall advice and consent of both Kingdoms And we desire Almighty God to blesse and prosper the Parliaments and Commissioners of both Kingdoms according to their faithfullnes in keeping Covenant on Treaties that it may please him to blesse them or either of them in their faithfull endeavours to execute judgement and justice upon great and small fulfilling the whole minde and wil of God without respect of persons among men that it would please him to keepe up the spirit of the honourable Lords Commons and Army of England without declining from their late resolutions in a steady constant and faithfull intention and purpose without feare or favour and that they may not start aside like a broken bow from their present righteous and just intentions and that it may please him to incline the hearts of all the people of the land to joyne with them to promote righteousnesse judgement and justice and to keepe the interests of both kingdoms in their proper distinctions without confusion to heare the cries and hasten the remedies of the many oppressions sorrowes and grievances of the kingdome and