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A37365	A declaration of the army of England upon their march into Scotland as also a letter of His Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell to the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland : together with a vindication of the aforesaid declaration from the uncharitable constructions, odious imputations, and scandalous aspersions of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, in their reply thereto : and an answer of the under-officers and souldiers of the army, to a paper directed to them from the people of Scotland.	England and Wales. Army.; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1650 (1650)	Wing D636; ESTC R31359	33,504	46

durst be ventured upon to this day If we should suspend our thoghts concerning it until the Kingdom of Scotland do give us an example thereof in all probabilitie it might be more Remote from accomplishment then we hope it is or desire it should be Besides these things relate not much unto the present difference and state of Affairs the sole cause of their wrath and Indignation at present against us being onely this That after they have endeavoured our destruction by an Hostile Invasion refused to Treat about satisfaction p●etending they ●re not the persons that did it when it was done by the Parliament of Scotland which the present Powers are and no other appears to have it demanded from stirred up by all mea●s possible the people of England to Sed●tions and Insurrections laid foundations of another Inv●sion undenyably manife●●ed by their Principles Practices and Engagements not directly denyed by themselves in any of these Papers that we would seek by the goodnes of God to prevent them from destroying us and the Interest of the Lord Christ in our Nation by not waiting until their own preparations at home their Kings endeavours abroad and the zeal of their Boatfeau's and Bellows of Sedition amongst our selves should all be ripened to an unresistible L●undation of War and Misery upon us hinc illae Lachrymae hence is the Assemblies sorrow and trouble that the Lord should put it into ou● hearts to Ward ou● selves through his Providence and Protection from the snare and ev●l their Kirk and State have contrived for us And hence it is that the Declaration of the Army written as in the presence of God drawn out from sincerity and compassion consented unto and attended with ma●y Prayers and Tears hath received such a Return of Calumnious Reproaches false Accusations evil Surmisings un-Christian Censurings as if the Assembly were all sate down in the seat of the Scornful We confesse series of Providences whereby God hath blessed our Affairs is often in our mouths and we trust far oftner in our hearts And certainly we could not but judge our selves far worse if it be possible then the Assembly strive to represent us should we not continually own those most signal Providence of our gracious God whereby he hath owned and been present with us in all our straights and undertakings and we are fully assured That he knows how to vindicate his Name and Glory when the works that he hath wrought are not considered and men will not see when his hand is lifted up If when we have waited on the Lord sought his presence and direction with all our hearts rolling our selves upon his Arm he hath appeared for us with us delivered us out of snares led us in paths we had not known in Peace and Safetie destroying our enemies with his own right hand giving us eyes to see and hearts to acknowledge all this if then we may not rejoyce in the operation of his hands commit our way to him embrace his love and quiet our spirits in his Wisdom and Goodnes we would desire the Assembly of the Ki●k from the Word of Truth and the practice of the Saints of God that were before us to convince us of our Error and M●stake otherwise it is not their most unchristian compar●ng of the Providence of God towards Turk and Pope with his special respect to them that wait for him and know his Name leaning upon him as a Father in Jesus Christ nor yet a bare false affirmation That we rest upon Providences because destitute of other Rules that shall take us off from speaking well of the Name of our God and rejoycing in those things and wayes wherein he hath been our Guide and Deliverer There are indeed many secret and hidden causes that prevail with the Sons of men to slight the Appearings of God in his Providence and we cannot but fear That on● main and chief one of them to wit The carrying on of Affairs by corrupt and carnal Policies in the pursuit of Selfish Interests doth possesse much the mindes of the Rul●●g party now in Scotland for this we need no other demonstration then the late Transactions in reference to the bringing in of their King wherein the Shiftings Juglings empty Pret●nces ambiguous Expressions and Engagements that have carried it to the ●ssue where it now is they supposing they have their King and ●heir King supposing he hath them cannot easily be paralleld For the main of it we know what their Endeavours were to carry it on as a work of Darknesse yet so many particulars have broken forth into light as will one day be a testimony of deep Hypocrisie and Selfishnesse in those whose profession required the contrary All which delusory Pretences violent Actings of a prevailing Faction Hypocriticall colours to inveigle the hearts of a party in England will in due time be manifested by undenyable Instances When men are carryed on in such crooked paths as these their Spirits cannot but be prejudiced against single eying of providentiall Dispensations Though we no way question but that if the Lord in his Infinite Wisdome and Soveraignty should think meet to cast in any Successe upon the undertakings of the Scottish Nation the Generall Assembly of the Kirk would be as ready as formerly they have been to blesse themselves in their wayes from thence and assume that libe●ty which they deny to others unlesse perhaps their Deliverance should come by such a hand as that which they had from the Hamiltonian party which though it be the bottome of their present Power and Rule yet could not obtain a Day of Acknowledgment unto the Lord untill wra●ped up in a Bundle with a small Successe against a Tumult raised by Middleton that the Instruments of their Deliverance might not receive the least mention from them before the Lord. There are two or three other things that deserve to be Noted by themselves being mentioned or hinted in sundry places in these Declarations as First the Oppression of sundry persons for their Consciences and in their Estates in England And is it for the Generall Assembly of Scotland to lay this cha ge against us Doth any Nation under Heaven binde and oppresse the Consciences of men beyond ●hem Or is there the least Truth in this charge Have not the persons int●mated the utmost extent of Liberty for the exercise of the whole Compasse of Religion And if any are thought to be oppressed by being restrained from venting Sedition and Rehell●on we shall not desire that Addition to their suffer●ngs wh●ch we are fully assured would be laid upon any persons that should be engaged in the like practises in Scotland Another thing is their generall waving of the charge of an intended Invasion upon England whereof in sum they affirm That notwithstanding their Engagement made to their King of endeavouring his Restauration there they never once intended it unlesse it was determined lawfull by the Parliament and Generall Asslmbly And was there ever such a

A DECLARATION OF THE ARMY OF ENGLAND Upon their March into SCOTLAND AS ALSO A Letter of his EXCELLENCY the Lord Generall CROMWELL To the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of SCOTLAND Together with a Vindication of the aforesaid Declaration from the uncharitable Constructions odious Imputations and scandalous Aspersions of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland in their Reply thereto And an Answer of the Vnder-Officers and Souldiers of the Army to a Paper directed to them from the people of SCOTLAND Printed at London and reprinted at Edinburgh by Evan Tyler 1650. A DECLARATION of the ARMY of England upon their march into Scotland To all that are Saints and Partakers of the Faith of GODS Elect in Scotland WE the Army of England do from the bottom of our Hearts wish l ke Mercy and Truth Light and Liberty with our selves from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ Alth●ugh we have no cause to doubt but that the Declaration of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England bearing date the 26. of June 1650. and published to manifest to the World the Justice and Necessity of sending their Army into Scotland may satisfie all impartiall and uninterested men in all the Nations round about us the matters of Fact therein contained being true and the Conclusions made from thence and the Resolutions thereupon taken agreeable to the Principles of R●ligion Nature and Nations and therefore it may seem to some if not improper yet superfluous for us their Army to say any more Yet however out of our tendernesse towards you whom we look upon as our Brethren and our desire to make a distinction and separation of you from the rest as who through the cunning practices of some wicked and designing men byassed by particular Interests or for want of a true and right Information and Representation of the great and wonderful Transactions wrought amongst us and brought to passe by the meer finger of our GOD may possibly be scandalized at some late actions in England and thereby be involved in that common Cause so much from Heaven declared against by blasting all persons and parties that at any time in the least under what pretence or disguise soever engaged therein and so with them to become partakers of their Miseries We have therefore thought fit to speak to some particulars and that as in the presence of the Lord to whose Grace and in the dread of whose Name we do most humbly Appeal and who should we come to a day of Engagement will be a sore witnesse against us if we utter these things in hypocrisie and not out of bowels of love to perswade the Hearts and Consciences of those that are godly in Scotland that so they may be withdrawn from partaking in the sin and punishment of evill doers or that at least we might exonerate our selves before God and Man do Remonstrate as followeth And for as much as we believe many godly people in Scotland are not satisfied with the proceedings of this Nation concerning the death of the late King the rejection of his Issue the change of the Government and severall actions conversant thereabout Although it cannot be supposed that we shall in this Paper meet with all Objections that may be made these very particulars alone requiring more lines then we intend in the whole Yet we briefly say That we were engaged in a War with the said King for the Defence of our Religion and Liberties and how many times Propositions for a safe and well grounded Peace were offered to him and how often he refused to consent thereto you well know which according to humane accompt he might have closed with had not the righteous God who knoweth the deceitful heart of man and is the Preserver of Mankinde especially of his people in his secret judgement denyed him a heart to assent thereto By which Refusals he made it appear That nothing lesse would satisfie then to have it in his own power to destroy Religion and Liberties the subversion whereof he had so often attempted That He was a man guilty of more Innocent Blood in England Ireland and Scotland even of those he ought to have preserved as a Father his Children then any of his Predecessors or we think then any History mentioneth the guilt whereof he brought upon his Family by solemn Appeals to God That the Son did tread in the Fathers steps and pursue his Designes destructive to Religion and Liberty That a party in Parliament false to God and to their trust were willing and did endeavour to betray the Cause into the late Kings hands That a remaining number in Parliament desiring to be true to God and to the People that intru●●ed them out of Integrity of Heart and fearing that the high Displeasure of God would fall upon them if they had not done it did bring to Justice and cause to be executed the said King did reject the Person now with you did lay aside the House of Lord an Estate not representing the P●ople nor trusted with their Liberties yet at that time very forward to give up the Peoples Rights and obstruct what might save them and alwayes apt enough to joyn with Kingly Interest against the Peoples Liberties whereof we wish you have not the like sad experience and did for the good of the People resolve the Government into a Commonwealth And having done all this that they are not accountable to any other Nation ●s sufficient to say to you except it be to exci●e you to rejoyce in this wonderful work of God and to be thankful to him for so much Deliverance as you have thereby and leave the rest to the State of England to whom it doth onely and properly belong who have manifested their regular proceedings therein according to the true and equitable ●ntent of the constitution of England and the Representors of the People in Parliament in their several and respective Declarations if they be looked into to wh ch we refer you Besides it is worthy consideration with how many Providences this Series of Action hath been blest which would require a Volumn to recount If Treaties be urged against us It is easie to say by whom they were broken and how eminently even by the then full authority of the Parliament of Scotland and the Invasion by Duke Hamilton and yet that not the first breach neither And if it be sa●d That hath been procested against and revoked since We ask Doth that make up the breach so as to challenge England still upon Agreements and Articles you know as to Right it doth not except you suppose that England made their bargain so That Scotland might break and England remain bound whereas it is a known Law of Nations That in the breach of the League by the one party the other is no long●r obliged If the Covenant be alleaged against us this may be said by us with honesty and clearnesse Religion having therein the first place civil Liberties the next