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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34784	The Covenant with a narrative of the proceedings and solemn manner of taking it by the honourable House of Commons and reverent Assembly of Divines the 25th day of September, at Saint Margarets in Westminster : also two speeches delivered at the same time, the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Hendersam.	Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1643 (1643)	Wing C6621; ESTC R3970	18,809	36

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 Almighty God the searcher of hearts with a true intention to perform the same as we shall answer at that 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 joyne in the same or like Association and Covenant to the glory of God the enlargement of the Kingdome of Iesus Christ and the Peace and Tranquillity of Christian Kingdomes and Common-wealths The Proceedings of the Covenant with the manner of taking thereof by the Honourable House of COMMONS and the Reverend Assembly of DIVINES THe Commissioners sent from the Honourable Houses of Parliament to the Kingdome of Scotland having besides other weighty Affaires instructions to take into consideration whatsoever might be effectuall for bringing the two Kingdoms to a more neer Conjunction and Union there was a Committee of the Honourable Convention of Estates in Scotland and another Committee of the Generall Assembly of the Church designed to joyne with them in this great and necessary consultation in which after much agitation the result and conclusion was that a solemne League and Covenant taken mutually by both Kingdomes would be the most conducing meanes to such a happy Vnion Thereupon a form of Covenant by their Common assent was agreed upon and presented to bee read and considered of in the Generall Assembly where it had assent and approbation and was thence recommended to the Convention of Estates by an Order of the Assembly as followeth Edenb. August 17. 1643. Sess. 14. THe Assembly having recommended unto a Committee appointed by them to joyne with the Committee of the Honourable Convention of Estates and the Commissioners of the Honourable House of the Parliament of England Certaine Propositions presented unto them by the aforesaid Commissioners of the Honourable House of the Parliament of England for bringing the two kingdoms to a more neere Conjunction and Vnion received from the aforesaid Committees the Covenant under-written as the result of their Consultations And having taken the same as a matter of so publike concernment and of so deep importance doth require unto their gravest consideration Did with all their hearts and with the beginnings of that joy which they did finde in so great measure upon the Renovation of the Nationall Covenant of this Kirk and Kingdome All with one voice approve and embrace the same as the most powerfull meane by the blessing of God for setling and preserving the true Protestant Religion with perfect Peace in His Majesties Dominions and propagating the same to other Nations and for establishing his Majesties Throne to all Ages and Generations And therefore with their best affections recommend the same to the Honourable Convention of Estates that being examined and approved by them it may be sent with all diligence unto the Kingdome of England That being received and approven there the same may be with publick humiliation and all religious and answerable solemnity sworne and subscribed by all true Professors of the Reformed Religion and all His Majesties good Subjects in both Kingdomes Ar. Jhonston Cler. Eccl. From that Honourable Convention it obtained like approbation with a recommendation to the Kingdom of England as in this Order of theirs appeareth At Edinburgh 17. of August 1643. THe Noblemen Commissioners of Shires and Burroughs now convened having received the Covenant above-written from their Committee as the result of their consultations with a Committee of their generall Assembly and the Commissioners of both Houses from the Parliament of England and having taken the Covenant into their gravest consideration did with all their hearts and great expressions of joy and unanimity approve and embrace the same as the most powerfull meane by the blessing of God for setling and preserving the true Protestant Religion with a perfect peace in all his Majesties Dominions and propagating the same to other Nations and for establishing his Majesties Throne to all ages And being very confident that their Brethren in the Kingdome of England will heartily receive and approve the same Therefore according to the earnest recommendation of that venerable Assembly of this Kirk now thinks it most necessary for the good ends afore-said that it be sent into that Kingdome with all diligence that being received and approved by their Brethren there the same may be with all religious solemnities swerne and subscribed by all true Professours of the Reformed Religion and all his Majesties good Subjects in both Kingdomes Extract Arch. Primrose Cler. Conven. Some Commissioners also were sent from the Generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland with instructions for furthering the Covenant and the intended union of the Churches of both Kingdoms This Covenant being presented to the Honourable House of Commons and considered by them in the severall branches and Articles thereof was recommended to a Committee to be chosen of their own Members and sorne of the Divines of the Assembly together with the Commissioners sent from Scotland to the intent that some expressions might be farther explained and that the Kingdome of Ireland also might bee expresly taken into the same league and Covenant with us Which being done with great care and diligence by those Committees and Commissioners It was then read in the Assembly of Divines and afterwards in the House of Commons and received a most full and universall assent from the Members of both Nemine contradicente This form of Covenant was presented also to the House of Lords by whom likewise it was taken into consideration and approved of as fit to be entred into by the three Kingdomes On Friday the 22. of September it was concluded by the House this Oath and Covenant should be solemnly taken publikely in the Church at Westminster called Saint Margarets Church the Monday following by the House of Commons and the Assembly of Divines To which purpose an Order was sent to the Assembly from the House to give them notice thereof and that some of the Assembly be appointed to pray and to exhort for the more solemn celebrating of so serious and weighty a service The Assembly appointed Mr. Philip Nye to make the exhortation Mr. Iohn White to pray before and Mr. Dr. Gouge to pray after the exhortation The House met at the usuall place and thence went with their Speaker to the Church the Assembly also at the same time with their Prolocutor A Psalme being sung solemne prayer was made after the prayer an exhortation to the Honourable House and Reverend Divines encouraging