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A95441	Two letters of great concernment, with their answers. The one, from the Scotish Commissioners at London, to the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland. Together with the answer of the aforesaid Generall Assembly to the said Commissioners. The other, from the synod of Divines in England, to the Generall Assembly of Scotland. Together with the answer also of the aforesaid Generall Assembly in Scotland, to the said synod.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1645 (1645)	Wing T3468; Thomason E294_4; ESTC R27032	9,329	16

TWO LETTERS Of Great Concernment WITH THEIR ANSWERS The One From the Scotish Commissioners at London to the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland Together with the Answer of the aforesaid Generall Assembly to the said Commissioners The Other From the Synod of Divines in England to the Generall Assembly of Scotland Together with the Answer also of the aforesaid Generall Assembly in Scotland to the said Synod LONDON Printed by J. Raworth in the yeer 1645. July 28. According to the Copy printed at Edinburgh Die Jovis 23 Jan. 1645. Post meridiem Sess II. The Letter from the Commissioners at London to the Generall Assembly Right Honourable Reverend and beloved in the Lord AS we are not without the knowledge so are we not without the feeling of the distresses of our Native Countrey and of the troubles of our dear Brethren specially that the hand of the Lord is stretched out against you not onely by Invasion from without of the basest of the children of men but also by the unnaturall treachery of some within who have dealt perfidiously in the Covenant and Cause of God They hisse and gnash the teeth they say We have swallowed her up certainly this is the day that we looked for we have found we have seen it the Lord hath caused thine Enemy to rejoyce over thee he hath set up the horn of thine Adversaries Yet saith the Lord who is thy maker and thy husband the Lord of hosts is his name and thy Redeemer the holy One of Israel for a small moment have I forsaken thee but with great mercies will I gather thee In a little wrath I hide my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy on thee for this is as the waters of Noah the Covenant of my peace shall not be removed saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee When the foundation of the House of the Lord was laid the Priests and Levites sung together in praising and giving thanks to the Lord Because he is good for his mercy endureth for ever And we hope at this time upon the coming of our Reverend Brethren and the sight of that which they bring with them the noise of the shout of joy shall be louder than the noise of the weeping of the People This we may say that not many yeers ago many of us would have been content to have losed our lives that we might have obtained that which the Lord if not in a miraculous yet in a marvellous and mercifull providence hath brought to passe in this Island in these dayes which many before us have desired to see and have not seen God forbid that it should seem a small thing in your eyes which is done here already as it is expressed in a Paper from the Parliament and Letters from the Assembly Ye are best acquainted with the temptations and difficulties which ye meet with there which are also very sensible unto us And when we consider how the Lord hath carried on his Work here at the first taking of the Covenant and since against much learning and contradiction against much policy power and all sorts of opposition such as Reformation useth to encounter we are ravished with admiration of the right hand of the Almighty For our part we may confidently avouch in the sight of God and before you whom next unto God we do respect and reverence and to whom as your servants we are accomptable that in all our proceedings we had first of all the word of God before our eyes for the Rule and for our Patern the Church of Scotland so much as was possible and no lesse if not more than if all this time since we parted from you we had been sitting in a Nationall Assembly there and debating matters with our Brethren at home Where we were not able to get every thing framed to our minde we have endeavoured as much as we could to preserve our own Reformation and practice of which our Brethren will give you accompt in the particulars we hope to your satisfaction That an Uniformity in every thing is not obtained in the beginning let it not seem strange The levelling of the high Mountain of Prelacy The laying aside of the Book of Common Prayer The Directory of Worship concluded in both Houses of Parliament and the principall Propositions of Church-Government passed in the Assembly all of them according to the Solemne League and Covenant the greatest of all are three or foure witnesses to prove that the Lord hath done great things for us whereof we are glad and which make us like them that dream And we are sure that not onely the Reformed Kirks but the Papists will say The Lord hath done great things for them All that we desire is 1. That the Directory of Worship may be returned by our Brethren with all possible expedition that it may be published here and put in practise as that which is extreamly longed for by the good People and will be a remedy of the many differences and divisions about the Worship of God in this Kingdom especially in this place If there be any thing in it that displeaseth let it be remonstrate upon irrefragable and convincing reason otherwise ye will in your wisdom give approbation to it 2. If there be any particular differences among some Brethren which are not determined but passed over in silence in the Directory and yet hinted at in the Letter from the Assembly we hope that in your wisdom ye will so consider of them that they may be laid aside in due time and that in the mean while till the Directory be concluded and put in practice there be no trouble about them for that were as Snow in Summer and as Rain in Harvest We know nothing of that kinde that all of us who love Unity Order and Edification may not perfectly agree in without scandall or disturbance And we beseech the Lord to keep that Kirk free of such Sects and Monsters of Opinions as are daily set on foot and multiplied in this Kingdom through the want of that Church-Government by Assemblies which hath preserved us and we hope through the blessing of God shall cure them 3. Because Nationall Assemblies cannot frequently conveene we humbly desire that such a Commission may be setled as we may at all occasions till the Work be finished have our recourse unto for our direction and resolution for we know both our own weaknesse and the greatnesse of the Work wherein we can promise no more but to be faithfull in obeying your commandments as in the sight of God whom with our Souls we pray to grant you his Spirit to guide you into all truth And thus continue Worcester house Jan. 6. 1645. Your humble and faithfull Servants Subscrib LOUDOUN JO. MAITLAND ALEX. HENDERSON SAM RUTHERFURD DIRECT For the Right Reverend the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland The Letter from the Synode of Divines in England to the Generall Assembly

we know by experience that there is no word impossible with our God He that hath begun a good work among you will also perform it of his good pleasure Go on in the Lord your strength and the Spirit of truth lead you in all truth The God of all grace and peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus that great shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting Covenant and by him hath called us unto his eternall glory make you perfect in very good work to do his will working in you and by you and among you that which is well pleasing in his sight stablish strengthen setle you through Jesus Christ our Lord. Edinburgh 13 Feb. 1645. Subscribed in name of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland by the Moderator of the Assembly The Assemblies Answer to their Commissioners at London Reverend and beloved Brethren THese sweet Fruits of your long continued Labours in the Work of the Lord entrusted to you brought to us at this time by these two of your number whom you were pleased to send were received by us with no small joy and rejoycing as being in great part the satisfaction of our Souls desire in that so much longed for so much prayed for happy Uniformity of these Kirks and Kingdoms And an evident Demonstration to us that the Lord hath not even in this time of his seen and felt displeasure so covered himself with the cloud of his anger that our Prayers should not passe through The great and main difficulties through which the Lord hath carried this Work as we do acknowledge ought mainly to be made use of for the praise and glory of his power who is the great worker of all our works for us So your overcoming of them is to us no small Demonstration of your zeal wisdom and faithfulnesse which without great injury both to the Lord the prime Worker and to you his Instruments we cannot but acknowledge hath been much manifested in the whole managing of this work in your hands The full answer to all the particulars you write of in your Letters we leave to the Relation of those that come from you and are now appointed to return to you And as with much thankfulnesse we acknowledge your fidelity in what ye have done already so we have again renewed your Commission for the continuance of your Imployment there for the perfecting of the Work so happily begun For the furthering whereof as we shall not be wanting in our prayers to God for his blessing upon your labours so for your help and assistance we have appointed a Commission to sit at Edinburgh to which at all occasions you may have your recourse as the exigence of the Work shall require How satisfactory that Directory of Worship presented to us by our Brethren from you was to us we leave it rather to their relation at their return being ear and eye-witnesses to the manifold expressions of our joy and gladnesse then offer to represent it to you in a Letter The Act herewith sent and ordained to be prefixed unto the Directory will sufficiently declare our hearty approbation of it Our judgement also concerning the propositions of Government and Ordination and our earnest desire to have the Work of Uniformity promoved and perfected in that particular also will appear to you by the other Act which herewith you will receive Our zeal and desire to have that Work fully closed with so much harmony as becometh the work of God will appear to you in our resolution and answer to that particular in the point of Excommunication concerning which you write These particular differences hinted at in the Assemblies Letter for Uniformity with that Kirk so much endeared to us we have resolved to lay aside and have taken course for preserving harmony amongst our selves whereof our Brethren will give you more particular account Anent your desire of Mr Alexander Henderson his attending the Treaty we are consident ere this you have received our resolution Amidst the many difficulties wherewith it pleaseth the Lord to presse us as we thought it necessary to publish and send forth a Warning to all sorts of Persons in this Kirk and Kingdom concerning the present affliction of this Nation and their sins procuring the same So we thought it incumbent to us in duty as the best Testimony which we can give at this present to his Majesty to remonstrate unto him faithfully The great and growing dangers his Majesty is now under and the causes thereof This Remonstrance we have sent to you to be presented to his Majesty by such means and at such time as you who are there upon the place shall judge fittest And now dear Brethren go on with cheerfulnesse in the Work of the Lord Let no discouragement or opposition make your heart to faint or your hands wax feeble Perswade your self the Lords hand shall still be made known toward his Servants and his indignation against his Enemies Remember the Work is his who useth not to begin but also to make an end and is abundantly able to supply all your need according to the riches of his glory Be confident therefore of this thing that he who hath begun this good Work by you will also in due time accomplish it to his own praise To his gracious assistance we heartily recommend you Subscribed in name of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland by the Moderntor of the Assembly Postscript Edinburgh 13 Feb. 1645. It is earnestly desired That the Directory for Worship be sent to Ireland and that you recommend to the Honourable Houses of the Parliament To think upon the best way for the establishment and practice of it in that Kingdom And that the like course may be taken with the Government and other parts of the Vniformity so soon as they shall be agreed upon FINIS