.- —,.....V..«.« ..:..i. ~ ~«.~ .,..‘§,.-;,;»,,...¢.._,,_ _“_,‘ {L {ye 10.5,- ,: as (‘Kw DECLARATION .€x Of the Afjfefiions, In- tentions and Refolutions of our Brethren in Scotland fat the Peace and Safety cf both Kmenomes. ' ’-"w'°*IWO.n:*..‘r., A ".~.uu~~-1u¢iensi _ol7€then[{ingdomc of c;1~tL‘mu,,~.iforl:he I§ea%ce,and ;iy i i ’ Safety oflboth‘ Kingdomcs, “ A , HE bell endeavouts and gtegtefi works whetcin the good htayniand pro-uidgmg A W Godh-W3 b€_efl moll evident and fcnfiblc, and the hentts .1n_d iiintcfntions of rncn cal. ='lc,d to be the inlirutnents, mall pioza and fltzcere. T,h,0I}gl1.t.h¢.Y .{.°Fl‘l9le‘lPPFqbation ~ with the aatiiér fore, .3”€l:fi1,'~‘h as: are given F0 obiemtinzs avct theli hivs‘ 69:} Btéxi ~ 2; . rubjqfino h:.ymifc~onfirutdlby fblind/:4/1">iriw, to l;<2.t¢B1'qvf«l by Cavglling cexifnte; .--'=»"«.'_-I sg4hich1maketh.pl__.3cc §o;it (cite toenccr wlitre itfindgeth nope takndjto. be gondetnned ~ W —. V \ . of the ignemtiiarxd of Inches are accafpslwotmofiiof all fifth? malicié Q-ltvhol eannot he pleafed even when ‘God is.bc,fi pleafed , and when men feekc. to ;pp:cove_tl}e3i elves. cg‘ every ones Confcience, but in their hearts with rather that the Temple j77aztld_not §:g,.l{gz; {,1 Religion ne-var reformed, and they tbemfeleues Iffachar lz’lge,coucb batweentbe mo lvurzbergs‘, then that they {hould ' he in their worldly pro;e&s or poffcflions oppofegi ottroubled :y The deliverance of the pcoplcof G94 of old érotnthe 1£,gyptian fervitude 5 The refiemptionof the Kirk by the Son of God, and thc A planting of Chrillian Religion by his‘ [ea-«pants, and the vindication ofReligion from Romilh Supegc ' iticiqn and,Tyranny; which ate; the grcgtellz and molt tnonderfullwarlgs of G pd, have hem molt biyttctq 1! calurnniatcd. and{Pitcfullyfnurncdeagainfi b)'.§l3.€ tvi¢!nsJ- +» . Ad _ A ., The natumand q.l!.3l‘.it)! <35 Fl"i§.:g991«4§,d great v9fla¢.. wherein t.lI,=- Lord. l'?¢l1 l?90°.“f¢d B9 "956, - afiorsg; and the; experience .whigl1'w'e.h~3ye..’£gnod of _gqntin.n;alltoppofit1on fiqcc.th¢ béginning,ma; teach us, if we be not 4,6 the Harf: 4'!!!-3.1313, which have n¢..qan;1er/_i‘42g;1ing, that wear: roe; yea eh; gainfeying of (insets, and than nothing can -hehatchsdin-Hdl by Sam, 91-‘ Pm!P“=d; by 15 SEP- piilt; on earth, which will no_£, but Produced to n\‘3.l(¢_l¢1.S_3,l1;_l the Ca_uf¢pf God Whlcl} We maintain: adieu, [Q 31] mm, but mofi pf all to our Neighbours and deatcll Brethren. When we Hull now, eats; into En_g£4m1,i£ will 19;. laid I0 our _ch~;1rgethat we mind nothing but IQV-J30“, 311d that no lell}: 113;}, bgcn intended by us from thic beginning, then "under the ptetext of fcelung our Religion anti Liberties; to enrich our fclvcfi With thei:pofl"eflion: and good: : But our Pfiflceflblc Carriage nlany ygares pal! before the time of ghofe late troubles, our Informationr, Declaratianf, and Kemarylrogtce; publilhed to the world, wherein we have curled all Nationall Invafion, and onxwillingiicllc when we were in Armcs to lay them down: npon the {mall hopes of enjoying our Religion and Liberties, andour forbearing now‘, by way Ofreptifall, to fatisfieiouij fclves l‘i_§|0l1 libs’ Ships -_”*I:1cl Goods of our dgatge Brethren of England, for thofc Ships and goods of puts t at luvcvbec-n'tal!",“‘At'.;£-flu?’ '-§t°€=~‘.°!€ (fd rtutcfsas in tl1;tfiI_Tvi!35?; y?bI‘i¢b.v?3 in 1 :2: ;, 3,; . .51 ,3“; 1: rich and reccnt favour do: {'0 bind out hurts, tlggt vygre ourpmper ngvfir to ggoat, W; b_ in-igc our£:!m;rbe:ua1wg:cbnttc::£.:a Ixgtngood com rookie *?1f}!fl“er1_.t_Q1f‘3 g11.3'_’lW;"’-,_ them, as {hall rcqujte rt In particular, of the./irongefl and‘mofil-inoiolala/e ibiml of . and religion any/Z4'2z'm: of the great Name of G O D, who is our fca-‘re and dr’eazI’, ‘amt omaWWW' , Imps for a blefiog aha): our rxpeditioiz, tbs! we inreizd no enmity or 1' ‘pine’, amffba/!t3~/gt {to man; gQf7fl"_:, flrir aguar jelve: inblvztzl by Qbring‘, unieflé we befqrced untoit, which vvcmay looltc fo1"ftom‘th.€" Papil s and Prtlatet, and others ofthat F xétion : But that any l'uchth'mg {hall come from godlymma‘ or good Patrons, wholove the truth of Rel’ ion, or the Kmgs bmaur, and‘ they ovvné liberty" 50¢” the rule of Cbcn-it_y(which cntcrtaincth no fu pition, where there is no evill"de('crving)md the tuloof: fifedame (vvnich tcachczh that both Nations mufi nowflcmd or‘ fgfl togczhcr) doe forbfd us to 3I)P1'C:: f 9 . ., _ "cm? 3“ *.°1'l“‘h.¢” dfipfémdg‘ Ofboth, thatlour ’Religi0fl.“ may bé turned 't1to Suptrlilftion and Atheifrne,and our liberty intob‘al'c fervirade and Ironliagtfl’-0 bring thxs to pail‘-:, they have certainly conceived that thcfblocking up of‘-this Kjngdgmcgby 3m and Land," would prove a povvcrfull and infallible mcanes : For, for éitlrér Withinua vc1‘y'{horc time fl1.'}n*WC3 through want of trade, and fpayling 05 Our gbods be brought to lath cxtrcame pa-uergy and confuF071:5 that we {lull mifctahly dtfirc the conditi0'75' which We now dcfpife, and dcélhie, and be fotcedto €m'2 brace thcir wifl for 3 Law, both 111 Kirk and politic, which ‘w,ll be a Pycfidcm fur [[15 like mire;-y’“in~" England, who timoully forcfcing it may be taught by anger to be more wifiz, or ugonj‘ the other part, we {hall by this‘ Invnfion be confltaincd funoufly ancfwithout Ordér to break: i"nt0" Flglaml, which wc bclccvc I the mofi camel’: defire ' enemiet, becaufe a more fpcccl)” execution of their Jefigne ; for we doubt not hut upon our comming clamours wxll be railed, Pofls‘. fcnt, and Proclcmmucms made throughthz Kirxgdome, to llmdcr our pioza andjufl Intention: (asif this had bctn our meaning frofh the bcgxnnfng) to {hr up all the Engglllm againfi us,’ that once bring-L cntrcd in blouJ, [hay may mth their own: words extitpate thcirovv}tc'Rcli9jon,"lay 3 pr:-fen‘: fawn‘-’A Jntion with thtir own: hands for billldlfiy; Of R0172: in thc micill cf thr.-m, axfd bomadc the. A&ors_of= their own: and,t:urfl21:€ry to toxttinucfor C‘/tr. ‘ 7 But in (MS ad mir.;bict»;2portunizy of vtnjicariavx of true Religion andju/i liberty, if zlioinc; providence‘ and loving tlli‘ Kingsbanour, gngl peace,05 out PL’0CcCdl!1°$":G/li15‘l"h§h‘—“' e In «and; he looked upon with 1’rt".'erc.'zd eye, 3“d 7”?” ‘)r¢17‘l31e‘ G01, both Kin;,;d-.~mcrs,ilnilw lie w-d «thy of film" lTT«=_lt'lT1J“; altllough the enemies hhwc obtained To much’ of tBC5l’dCGt'c3, as by ronls !“>fth'.'IrOWnC tw:ll:n__:, to draw us into gnglaw.’ 5. yct*naay,;l~.¢r.«mg,n¢t J,‘-{;q_;M bc dfi:-}~»IwQf»,,[__~d= (Eu: R- p yvlxzclt U33)’ hive made hroughrupon {hL'i[“u‘u/VHC ncc’x.s~, and their‘ Wgfcdomc mmcd W /99:;/Z;,;¢_/5‘e, sxénclx wchuc rctxfor. to hope for, from that (upte_n1cwi/rdome Jud‘ . hid) lurk in :1 lthc ro:ccdm~sot this work: tumcdthcir ‘ cm; on thurownc atcsthat p rrtr, w p 3 en _p plotted them. . ‘V . . V I’: out Informatean;Jfiszmn/Zrdtcer, and Ch} rm! rcprefgnfmolfef tificszion, we have Co tar cxprclifsd ch: W!OlT2S’YVh1Cl1 wchav {.;fl1;.t,r‘s may make rnanxtcfl our prcmn.g fig}; K {u;hP¢riu'og:, {ugplmnanr and (W); . ’ ' ~ txptéltd of'a‘l(m:;do1ruc ft-om~thr=3t I T’ V ",9. 4“ dmedfegynzay ycatcs not one}? <*,- _ t . ~ _ V, F theffffll‘; P“W¢?5°€ ~" "1 ‘ names mat 1’-mfla 5“? ‘§‘l‘f‘u7""““““m“b"°‘{"" ' °“‘ 2 r ;' 1., “la .9 V‘. 2: .3 3..-, l 5 3 l l E if ‘s ( 3 ) - ‘of. God, and the glory of this Nation in the fight of y _ DlViD€§ made our Reformation the meafute of their Wilhei,» 'and‘v‘vc1ild have redeemed it with their greatefl worldly lofl'-rs, when gn:»Il'e P )pery wgs "(ft tot-&<_~ufly ohtruded upon us in the ‘Bookeof Cannons and Common yraycr, with Oufconfeflt or ltnovvt‘ ,/ le¢ige.ot the Churches, and the plot of theprclatesand P,1pi'ns wholly dilcovcted how to fettlc it in both .N3tions,- ‘ We tdded to OUl‘l"0l’n'lC1‘.{u&‘L:1jlBgS no other Armes but Prayers and Tare: unto G’ or! , and Petitions to our King,’ which were utterly rejected 5 the Books and c~ot-ruptions againfl which we Pflltloticd highly "exalted, ‘ and‘ by the infolcnt 3dVl{‘C‘Oi:IhOi.C who govern: now his Counfclglabour to ctiabhfl; their own: lI14lCqUil'Cd greatneffe upon our oppreffion, and the mines of our Religion and Liberties, we were forbidden to inlifl under the paine of high Trcalon. ’ When we found our {elves thus oppofed and borne downe,[hll infifling in our hrimble dc(ires,we fo; lemncly renewed our folemnc and N3tI0n_31103thafld Covcngmt for preferving of our Religion and Liberties, and of his Mzjcfiies Authority, knowmgtheviolation of that Oath to be the gut’-ltincffc -which had procured our woes, land that our Rcptfntzncc aindytutning to Gkodwtre the meanes by his blefiing Eat a good fi1,ccclle,'when'conrrary to ‘our defervéingyand e'xpec‘t_ation his - Magjcllyiwas moved by wicked Counlellto'_march towards us with an Army, we choofcd ‘rather to jncgleft luch courfes’-as mightferve for our hu':nane'{afety, then to fall in feeming difobtdicnce to‘ our King,’ or to give the fm3llC&=dlif2flC to our Brethren in Engleml, and therefore disbandehl our Forces, dyelivercd all holds which were ‘craved i'n tefiimony of our obedience, and fo farrc complycd with his M-'i§.’fliC‘P1C8rUrC’ thatrfotwithfianding the determination of out lawiull former Affembly, called by his Majcfly, ‘we Were contented that 1 new free Aiiembly and Parliament fhould be appointed, where ‘all things both conc‘erni’ng our Religion and Liberties mlglltiagalilfi be coz;iid‘tred and ellubliflztd. When m:lttcl'~s Er; dfifiafiicall were determined in the Afiembly according to’ the Conllitutions of th: Church In the pug. ficnceg and with the confcnt of his M1jel.ties Co_tnmifIioner, find the Parliament ms convecntwd for perfeétingthc war-re, althoughwe wa,lkedtthc‘rtiLn fa warily; thcttnuj-:1} provocati_on was given to ht; Majgfiy ;;-ye; calm-3;-y to the Lvawcsnandj Cufiomcs ‘of this Kingdome, the Parlument fo cert ilul] Promifed, whenhis M jelly was free ofthofe bad Counfellors, was (being againe inrtheir power) by , their advife prorogued, which to fhew ourmvinciblc obedience we were content to i'u&’er,and did {end ,ners to London to render the rcafon-s of our demands AWhen our Commillionerg cfly, were fa farre rejected, thatthcy Wtrcnqvep / Religion, comfort ‘£5 theilight ether-‘ C hurches,‘ ywhohy the teflimony of their up our cemmifli . and Petijtions-of the Parlument; called by his Lila} {ten or heard. . . . . . r ‘ — We {end up our Commiflionet-s again: with our Propafltiant, which contained nothing but what was ncceffiry for the peace and good of the Kmgdomc, and was granted to us before under his Maye. flifs hand ; ye; could they hnde no anfwer at all which will be wondrtd at, and hagdly ht l\‘CVCd by fo many as are llrangers at Court,3n:l know not the BIf}_Y>p ofCa>zterbu(y,and the Ltcvtcnant of Ire- _l4n,1, with the Ailiflance of the too too‘ pawtrfull Faélion the Hilp.mioliz’d Paptfls lab at to fliewthcir zcale for his Mtjellies greatntife, by opprefh lg [l1c'j;1fi ltbe. ties of thefrcc Suhy.-Cts, and’ the reform :d Reli__i m in all the three hilllgdomfs : Butin place of the gracious anfvvtr which we ex.‘ peered, our co nmi{fi0I1€f$'W:'re reflrnned, and one of the Noble-their imprifonea‘, Garrifons of flrmgersy-e[~O.,e,.Cu, heads m an tnlolcnt and barbarous V\‘2|jr’ txcrcihng their cruelty even againfl Vvumen and Chi‘:-lren, our Ships and goods taken and lu.-Ate, :_md the Owners llrzpt naked, and nnreinhumttntljsufcd at the Co:n:n1ntle'nc:1t of abttled Au[hCl'1ly,' by the Subjects of our ownc Kzug, then by "fugkgs ;nd' 1 ah-leis, and great Armies prCp.t'.'Cd agalnfl us with a ttrrible Commif-' ‘fiogfio (.‘u!-Jduc _~mfi.d¢Rt-toy our ftfuer, fiul-"R.:ltgion, Liberties’. L twcs and all. - In this exrtemityfor tr; to {End x1cwCo:nmiil§ont’rs and PCtittO!‘.S' w:re againfl fence and expcri. brace, ,1,0g."c:},3»; govern: the Krngs (_ ou:1{cl‘s, being hrre from any znchdatiozi or intention to {aris- \- thg ma dcfircs and gTltVJl’lC(‘S of the SUb}‘c'&$, as thcyhavc made l'h8Ii!it‘fi- by breaking up of the 3qfli_;m;n:it1 both K,anAg)don1cs(‘tyl1ot15h them robe (Wren countervoted by many of that H _. it .s3£§%, ambéeicugdrd artdp;accab1ymm—dod) To in i'etil"eli?lil1elI.r €l'!ld~f"["turi[y' Wm. g'fb¢tIw§sb“«.&" at-§»raa2on_it: =t-he dlfrraetmn mttctlcgh etwmrhw (which not 3; mg leaf: of Gotlgwoukl more-us the 13 notoriety-a‘gain!t*R¢h Eén but Nuttlrc ’ ‘ _: ogrowneyprilefiitifiu‘ l'I‘*6etidurecbntif§ti;.td»;% ’ fly ’ ;3jf§¥d‘{€‘fith‘Eht* 3 es; . -1 '1 W il Mmningr. and veg: ‘“ an’~6’£wdfion~fmm were f5‘§’t3f¢»W’hi3m§3'5*t?!%§§d PW‘? 9? out :néml‘:_s is impala“ hlcfait‘ Wht-h«We~ha‘§eexa‘mintd’our own‘eiRi‘cngtH§“-tmon {hm W€”3?¢35l't'fb he.‘-re : ‘Wei have ». ¢;.;{yrc after much agitation-zmd debating with and among“ our ftljrt, rcfoltcd to have our Pro. '* " ‘ ‘ ' A 5 fccdinss’ (4) cl hich have beené caavafed by To many, and are brought to font: point mm-am ujm id CCC H1853“ . - . better ltnowne to the Kmgs Majefly,and the world our own: Parlzament, E0 55 t 2 dId=.1 t ° _. ' he {hall oe before us, and lead Q5 00- .Wb€fl ' _ , d Perfe.Ue,4,m whxther g . - {pint to proceed In P“m”‘e 30 _ — rdl dganitics b their ower ov.ere_1l_l_fo:t»s of his;M~a,je.; ‘he 1)‘-clgggg were g_t-owned)? ih?;:°n1:;a§,C:‘;l,.oP1;?;es :i)n Parliatixent, gouncell, Colledge of Jufiiee,‘ ‘he, Subjcas, Mimlters aI1‘_lfl;:n.“‘,’ag; abfolute Dominioxgand Greatnelfea andfetttng the one foot Exchequer and Hi%h“:i‘"E:‘:nhe,’uP5n the State, were become intollerably infolent, evenktben did the gem; the Cl_mf€h-3 3". = ‘ S the “,4, gppartunfiy. The beginnings were fma1l,and promjfed nogreau work: 'l‘¢8“"3nd thfifwfa onded and continually followed by divine providence, prcflingvus from (leg thing, 5'‘ h“"ib‘°"r§ cfrva: invinctblc and could not be refilled. It cannot be exprefled what ‘T110:-.t So;fi¢Rs§‘h‘“ ‘be M“ 3;; team’ were powred forth from the eyes, and what 0319: came from the gionshlled the heart. 1!" ds in this Land at that time, from the fence of the Love and Power of God, number of man); thou dead and giving them hopes after fo great a deluge and raflation gq fee 3 new rayfingtl1em3‘_ “gm; ion “:1 nighteoufnefle fhould dyvelli, When weyvere many time; 3;; pgufe, World: ‘’‘’h‘"’‘" 16’ fat ,0 doe the jeans, the furieer, the peevifbntflé and the plots of our degnentat ‘mi k“".V not Wddw way unto,us, and taught us how to proceed, and what they devif_ed.eo .m_ine ug ' gdvtf-r3l’lC3 03% 9-hcmmvcs gndfor rayfing and promoting the worlre, Otp:fo4u‘i¢_lence 1.; be qdared .5 (“Wed mo“ 3.53 _‘ -‘ g[¢11nor,Seflion, nor any otherjudicature hath bin‘ all this tune fitting, and fl1th°"§l‘ "?“huL'(:;u‘sot many thoufands at fome times, yet have they bin keg: without tumult 9; :l);i‘l";Ile\av:ol)du;v‘:l;)‘fott:c §,ce{1”c or tyot in better order and greaterequietnelle, then lI1___tl1€ tnofi peaceablc '1 ’ ‘ - ‘d ' hisLand- ' . 1 um: nave hxn founllolnlxm at ‘hc P‘g1'fi£d1iOll to lay downs Armes, and with great-loll‘: to live at home . when we Wale d enemneshave been like the troubled Sea when it cannot refit, whofe wqterr cafi 3" P“.“‘s °“’,w‘c3:‘d “"11 have us to doe that which it feemes the Lord hath decreed againfi them.Th¢ “P W" “J *7" - (am; from bafe and earthly refpeéis, the bent and inclznation of our heart: in pgmybf our mama’: “S the fining qf inlttuments, not onel the *t\::rtd.{l‘ofam§Ilmdc§» w’o“,com¢‘ap;‘efi1ion, and the conflant peace of heart accompanying us in ‘mt Plnt n b. h bcugeh usout agatnli all aceufattons. and afpetfions, are to us firong grounds of an out waves. V(‘;o:i‘h“h “flpmg our work, and willnot leave us :we know the Lord may ufe even wigs- :3 xtthisfrrvice. and may all thcizéfttlfi with afaire gale of abilities, and carry’the.m on with : am“; band’ which would make us to care our hearts more narrow ly. But as the ought not to . ; - ‘(bray [eruarm who out of love to has Name intend his bonour. wallte in hm ':£;‘;“"é':db§:;;c‘£M..f',,,,-,,g 31,-gm’, hxs prevalence dxrefimg them, and bus-preface blefling them m , V K , , ~. C I] U , O l . I ‘ 5- °,:,§*,';.::;:,°.:i?plL‘£§i:‘§3, .:::f::*:::iii*.::=:d;::‘:‘:,‘:*:,“,:;‘:.:,:i?::uJ:;:‘.3:3» 001‘ *““3““"‘%°mc [M 1W,“-gntable, ifour peace (which we earntfily feeke and follow after) ‘cou]{ out “my ‘ml? Eng elfewhere. Where it is to be found we mufi {ecke after it, and no {cotter {ha bcefifimnrdi iattclgglgfgcnred to us: hm l’? laying downe oux Armes, and by the evident W . y with a defire and difpofition, but cs 95 «pt w:,:; ' ’ flnll kc it manifefl to the world. {ind ¢fP§€i3ll¥ §°‘.i¥:}‘:‘ .» brawn, andaullafitoruwe L e. = * l f.§:.§h$'.afuul¢”t1"morwwe a . ‘I"'f‘|"a smpha. Imsuwmmyba. e tomnfc «)« W‘ :‘9,¢.a:t§l*I!4tia £1355 ;(9!'i!“"“'tl, ’ we I .’('h7}. j tlfiifie and w,a7r¢'22!'e'6?i,o7!: othetwife-qnefligonzlble V: and »iiogmuer yietefig/can he then .the19teferri:,2n ‘, ”-fiend “of Rél1gion',l WlYi£‘l‘l;l%;f_l1C'fUIlI€i‘l;>f the Gatmzy, w‘b_ic‘h is the tag; ofuiit lives, who are the mem- ~%tr‘:, ‘arid 6l"the'1!onot:‘r o‘l='dht Kitigwho is theflead. All tliefe at this time are in a common liazatd, “Ind to ptefetve and leeurc, all; we no other way under’ theSiin (and if :2ny\be..lo.wi’l‘e as to know is '-it, we defire to heate._.it,' ‘and {hall be teat! y to Follow it) but to take order with our common enemies Wither:they—may’he"f1ouhd, and to feelte Ont’ aiiutanee where it may be given. The -qutilioii is npe <’ whither we flialltncontent our {elves with our own: poivmy, czrenricbeour felyesin‘ gngland? that que- t fiien“~js;i1fipiiou§“a'nil aibfurd. N¢ltH(r‘lS the queflion, vvhitl-itr we {hall defend 0w‘fet"Ue.l‘ at bome, or iei. "V8hl£'Ol1i‘?2£igl759tl7”$‘ -and deateimrethren‘? this alfo WCl‘C.UflCl3X.‘llll;ln and unrealonable. But this. -is the qiiefiion, vv-liitliet ‘-it be ttiifedome and ‘piety to keepe our {elves tW1'tl1l.n-the.bCgl'€l‘C«l$:tlll our tibroats be ‘cut, and our Religion. Lewes and Country dc;/irqyed .9 01', {ball we bellitre our (elves, mid {eelte our “fi¢f¢;gua"rd, peace and liberty in England, whither we {hall Joe or (lye, whitliet we {hall gee and live, or ‘ibile and Peri./72'? Or more largely to expreflc all,whitl1er we who are not a fewepritxateperfims, but a ‘whole Kingdom, £h'all‘*lye tmdet"tl1e ‘l>'mftih,€I,1 of (0 many accu/ation.i‘,as ffcarceky i tithe ,wo.tfl times have t3bBcn.charg’edégainl3: 'Chrilli'ans,'rcce*ive“theServiee‘Boolg,& the whole body of 1?operyi,ia;ibrafcc the Pre- flates-‘and'~the'i'r .-;bjuted‘Hieratchy,rencutice outfolemn Oath and ¢Zo.ven.int;,(‘o,mmy ;i'mes'{w:ori1 byus, - 51oo_Ee4al:l-out~labnut and pai'n:"‘i_n thi's'cau‘fe,and forget our former flayeryandwontedidefites of tedem p. V‘-tidniat therle"ii"te’ll:'rate,—tiekle the minclsof our enemies with joy, and ilrengthentheir-,haiiiis»vvith vio- ~lencei,»a nel ‘fill the.he:it'ts of hnrfti'ends,with fiirroiagand theit.facesi.with /Immegbeeaufe of tis,=de_/ert rand i"¢Wl20'izviii' the ‘Son *0? 'Go'd,~whol‘e caiffe we have undertaken, whole banner we. have .difl>/aged, and lwhofettratb and powerhath ‘bin this time pail more comfortahleeto us, then {lll‘?.Il)€—P€i¢t£ and pragm- ifiiy of the woi‘ld‘eouldihaverendered, and draivv upon out.l‘elves.al_l the judgement: .whitli God hath itxeeuted upon A-pofiates mice the beginning, and {hall we fold out hands and wait for the .-spctfefi , “Cry of our {elves and outPofiet:i'ty, tin oiirfoules, bodie: aneleflatet, and (which is all one). foo- ~hll§lysto {land to ouifilefencewhere vveltnow it is impcfllbllt for {hall We feeltc our relief: in follow. -:ing the calling o’fGcrd (for our necefliiy can be interpreted nolefle) and cutting M’ theidocme; which ‘l"iKo'vz7¢fence*'ltath opened untoxus, when all wayes tire ltogped ibefilde. : ¢ t it *- . ll’ ‘ tenemies at fitlfdid {hroud e t‘h‘eml'e’lves‘l'o farre under the Kings Authmity, tlifitatlky «behaved <’3O"flund or falltogether, and that to cenfure them was trea{on.again1i.tlie King. Now weihave fliewcn Iliat a Kin scrov-me is not tyed toa Ptelates Mitre, and that the out-may be call unto the ground, “'33 *rhe-ct have a greater ‘lufire and glory th an before. Now they talie themfelues to anotlierflar» ‘ting kale, and would have men to tliit-ilce,that to come into .Eugla1idagai'n{l them is :to zeomt: againfl E0g[¢"g],3na m Purine them although legally,is to invade the Kingdom; where tl1(‘ytllV*C-, as —1'ftl1c:CuB- ttiqgqway .05,“ ‘ggnefienre oi-the ciiring ofan Impaflbume were the killing of the body. Let them -fo- ’:‘Ql11‘e~téhc;m{clYc3 tinder the fhelter of their ovvne phaiitafies, but we are not (0 und.i{c.erni'ng,.asliltc mad ‘fflitnzto-run Fiirioiifly upon fuchasfwe iitfl meet with and come in ourway : For although iitcatinothl: ‘{Ilc‘nie¢'l but thewréiigs donetoeus, as the breaking ofthelate peace, ciying us.;nd.owi1e as »R¢b¢l:~.4nd "7:'rair‘our: the taliiiigof burfihips ant‘l._4goo’Els, theiinptifo n,g.o’four Cammifintzers, the AG: of Ho- at,-1,‘-O», dog: by 11,, zpgzijly in our Caflles : had they thin . iie by the State or.Ki'ngclo.mc of land, “flier: might havebin jult caufcs of a ‘National! quartelling, yet feeingthe Kingdom: ofE'ngIfJn§con«- ‘Weehed in=Parlidm'énth3ve refitfe‘d".to Cqlltflléflw flmy IQPPIY agamfl‘ "5: have {l1cw.enthetn{rhvcs*to bee ‘Phil: with iévanee: like unto ours, and have earneflly .pl€3Cl(‘d for iredtcfle and tzemedy, and a Do. Rlaration made that his Majefly out of ?¢rltitiumit will ieclrcfle them, which might be a cure for the ’gi'-ieyanag of->pi’irticu‘latiSubjr&s 2 But Nationall grievaneesrequite the hand of the .Pna-Iigacau‘ ‘ t cit cute, for preventing where! the fanliament was btolfcn up and dxflolved. Nclthtr doc wee quart,“ with the Kingdom: for the 1Il]l1l'lCS which we fullaiiie, ‘but our quatrcll it only with particu. ‘__ hr men, the enemies of both Nations: not can they quarrel] with us, for takin order with the pt¢- ‘ Yfllent Fa&ion of Papills and Ftclates, the Authoiits of {a many woes to both ations. _ , Let all who love Religion and tl1cIt_{i)eyjoync~ag_L:,iinll the common enemies, and let them be ac» ihall not fecke the prefervatitan V their Net bOU1‘-N3tlOn, both in Rdjggon md Law“, asj ' N that, the mine of one wil prjve the ruiiteof both. And Imam). wcll . i i ‘"4’ ‘ « - = - V Councelsfifeavetad it) the the mine of both was intended, and that ' - -W E, , thttif notl ;*OU£'dC3X'Cll Bretliiten and N ' lib‘ . ' ' 4" ’ ' ' ., , jiisflhredpeaee which i~h Chg um « °‘ N andaumgmgyzzgi E. égivoug. 4/ ..-l,. . . ___ > Ylilillxpflll, OW” \ c out Brethren of England by the helpe offneh an Army as was pretended to belgathetedagiifill ting out the godly people and afiive fpiritsl-3f that Natioh, gadali thofeywho as good,-{§3l’lrI0t3 “,1 well aEc&ed to Religion, and their juft ltberties, and might be fdfgeacd would dare flg’rce;£or_ th¢ _“ fence and maintenance of either, and thereafter eafily find ground; gqjb}-¢§’kc‘ ..’3_g2.me1 us they were once affured that we vvcre like :9 Ifattd alone : And’ an the,betiefit df 0-u1:ytp4¢4£;‘;'f§:oyuld,.:be GO bclafideflrojed. \ , L i , » . And as we at-zefithe God of Hsfaveh; that thofe and no other are ottr intentfang, ’(or..i1por_I4;tl;<:fa,f1f5.€ greatefi atteltatton dee we de; hr: th it for atchievingthofe ends, »vc"£ba1l1_ neither {pare 109: pguitmf, jor!une5-‘nor time: which \ v.~. know cannot be mere profitably and honourably fpent. l('I‘hat.a_cve;fl)a"l1 not take trom our Pr-it-ads and Brethren from: threed even to 3 lhoe..l2tehet, but for--ourc>_wz_1,é.mQ- nies, and the jet} payment : That we come amongfl: them as their Friends and Brethren, vc~ryl'ex1- fible of their by~p.tR {uffcrmgs and prefent dangers both in Religion and Liberties, 'a,nd_ moll wglligg to doe them all the good we can, like as we certainly expefi that they (Ft-c.-ml the like fenceciojtgiqur hard condition and intolzet-able dillrc flc which hath forccd.u$ to co:';teZ1ro.tn,.our ewne ‘C ountrx); ggv_«i.l1,.~. -t joyne and concurre with us in the moi} jufl and EC. ble vvayts for obthirfitggt'he§r and; oqgvmpft jttfl_d¢- \ fires. And when our owne money: and meant: are lgtnt, we Gull ctategnothzng hut,_;_t;pgg . {urety of paymmt bow (‘cone Pnflibly it can be made, ‘what’ 15 ncecif folrithe :iHI1[Ct1.£‘l1'QljI(l§;)_t3(‘II,~’é}3” l Army, which we are affuted lb many as love Religion and the peer: bf both .I{1_ng;lomg;s ,yyi,l,l:.:wi;!4 inglyofer, asthat which theylmoev We camaot'W:;nt, and in theitfvvife fo11'eé{fgl;1t:yy:l;l~p‘rof1(idc the way to fumtth aeccflaties, and to receive the fin-cg, f Thus eoulrfe being-kept.b.y pothj (ides, vii}! neither harme out-' Brethren (5-Arr theylball be fattsfizdito thellzflfartbing) not'~ott1‘Tel’\{es,. who look for 3 recompeneefmm the rich providence ofaod, for vvhofe fake We hate hazardcdg the lolle of all thms » . Tghe efczpex nffome Sculdiexs (tf any Ilhall happen) wetrufl {hall not be im{f-utcd to us, vvhq ‘flail —- labour by all memes to prevent tlhm more carefully, and punifh thetn mere everelythcu if‘ 49": 1-0 out C lye: and in :_ur ovvne Country. Our profclled enemxes the Pétpxfls, Pr'elates-with .c_hei;;_ Adhg. “ms, ma .Yh€ rI'Ccxv€rs0f'.ht1rg99J£ andgeirg vve conceive will be more provident then to refufg us-— nect{I'a;ry.{ufl:v:ra:ion, when they rerttembtr vvhat Cotmcell was given by them for declaring ‘all -our, ,P0gCm0%5 to beforfeztedyand to be-dtfpofed oftothem, asvwell deferving Subjetls. , y . j j A , Ve{l:.\lldet1:.!~z1.i nothing, of the Kmgs Mzjcfiy but the fetling and fecuring ot the true Rel!’ inn _'and Jiberm: or this Kingdom: according to the C0nflituti’>n$ and Aas of the late Alf.-mhlxes. art Parlia- ment, and what 3 jufl rrince cwcth by the Laws of God and the Country to his grieved Subjcfig, cumming before him vwth tl er tumble drflrc: andfupplications. Our abode in England {hall be no longer time then in then Parli:ameut,r:ur gull grievance: andcomplainrs may be heard and redr_efl‘ed,{g- sell tryall and puniflzment of the Authors ofthejir andlgttr evils. -,. and mi Libertierin peaktelagainil the .machin;rt_i_ont;o£ Rormlh coutrnrmce mfted by-there dtgznrzlte Cawmy ngen. ' Our returning tl)(r(fa'f't:E{:,'.flI‘11_u tbqtyvith expeditxon in 3 pezceable-and orderly vva; fa rte from $5 11 maleflatiqn,’ and tag: txufl ._th1e..tfi';i&_,. againll Papxfls, the extirpation 0; 9°l"”.". 3g-“HR P‘“L“‘5a the Rcformafién oftheKitlr, agajgtfl _A- theills, the flcuriflxmg ofthc Gofpell, and againfl Tr_JltoD!§w3’n;_l g;r¢.b13;,a’3',5.;,,;;{¢a 4.34 dpggbk V350! and L011: between the two Kingdomtsé ; which he graut who kng{We';_h but required God will ‘reveal: it and g9¢_;!M- fiver, and is able to bring them to palfe. 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