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C‘ V _ - -- ~--_ I i h 2.2% ‘i was iadzfné. 25,2 gsuzigxasog % seat:-,a. ow j A Aniortaepxy umoaseciman, fEng« i.iE¥1tiW1¢d»ii I ‘ V A land, uloomr/aeir march into Sco:1and.i i wanna» IEhcit1gEnemie5 do idaify lay Snarck: :‘~t()ini. this Land, We are conficrainedy and "m'ui?c i A_ a._,__‘_% be content to take pains in the difcovery W of the fame ; yet may we be fhort inany A ”" Athingthat concerns this Declaration, be~ "‘ umuuuuw-III -.-n. i "'i' the former, as to the Jufiice, Neccflicy and Inducemcnts of the Armies coming into Scrotlmad : It is direéied To all that are Saints, and Pczrtalzcw of the F air/a of God: Bile??? ~.~.‘?£' '~ '‘ tangle the Souls of the Lords People in _ A . caufeipgocés upon the fame grounds with i in Scotlahd: And when we confider, and compare this dire» A cftion with other things, it {cams not onely to he infinuate, that A “the Army look upon themfclves as Saints, but ialfo, that the inumberof thofa in Scotland is not very great, and ithatifuthh as are init, are fatisflable with their proceedings, and incilinabieiito o thrzir way: What they are, we take not upon us to judge,othez=-- 4 wife than doth it mamfcxft 1:: {elf by their fruits, owe Wlfll all of ‘themi%Mm*cy and Rrzpontamce through Jefias Cihrifli; but fore we 4 i are, that their way favors not of the wifdom and patience of the: A A Saintsg hutof :1 fpirit of Dcrlufion and I'{afl‘1n"c1‘S’ whi¢;"h*hz1tih given gm: ofiflcnce, and brcmght up an eVilr«cp2o1*t:uponchC Gow hfpelbefore ailothc Cihriiiian Chmfrshes. nximberiioqf Saiihts in Smlmzd does tbt§ :;;1*¢Tl32i:t1'mr& flm 113 ;;W'€ Afiand irpon ~ tfimt twhiczh t‘he’y5afi“eArt of ..thc« ec!zurat;i0*n~.of thcir—«pretended'~Pa3tr*1iametm, our i’A-nfwer Achegfe. to %doth%d::'n;uc>%n€‘tram what rcaufev there: is to doubt, t%hat*it‘Awi?l5l« {atis.fi"e=im@a.mail! aimdzé t2nii:1E£%1'efl'ed fmgerx, %;ccmcr:1x'ningV»Vthe jufiicc ‘ and J:’n?efc?“flity% osE‘4:fending%%v%e11§3iAr mmyfi 5??! l?0%gSTo¥ai‘l.r‘mc¥fy; A t;he%rr1att”&:rs ' mm ta%i£iiéd";:t‘hdr%,eit§, hem; %c:itber f&;l}ih -~i;=1‘1g§f»;;2;éw?g,~4:a=* os%unj¢.:1°c in law, _ and th»ev7%c,0-nc1~u{ions%?m mic :E7r@m»V@hcnce,.%;andf% the zref<31utians;. thereu«pon— ’£a%¥§:é*ia , eih:gA?;;éi%fi1gr;c€able% to the: «pr§an‘ciA.ples 0f ?RelJigio11,~.4 N-aturficz axn.'<:l.:;:*~=;‘z;iui;.:4)1':.~e~..% “ ’s51*»Ai.~"x:..==%~irAps:.:r p—mf¢~ is by gtavking Qfi $Qfapb_j§:.é3:iohs that “ iiay‘A3gj'snm*ii"Vif11:eir¢:pv0ce&¢d$i1mgs,;% j»at;3.d¢JE9y% inzralggiggaug .§§oVrrh%~fQme.til1ihg,of fd“zmgm‘9s:, ;v%t’0?wpe1=»fwac1et;’ne p€0pE:C"'Q‘f é§.f.‘1Z<;>\;d _i—i'1 this ~;LaVnd1m a%.vgith~ u m?s:3.v.:éng0f$ t11?:mAfe!vesfmmthre~pmbliqL1e*:;; Afplcmnw a*ppeaIs_V.to%.G0d, +whic%h rcmr hse;t.£=rt%s A .1 rambles to third; of, A not %%:Aany3t%hing Aelfé that :v.:anVprm2eedA%iEmm thc:m,A {hall beab1etoefi7e€i'uatér. We "vt.°;;; fnxalm-:;%:1nicx..aé}V:21eI’c%i,a;~nV ti" t:Ahtméf:z44rfi ixi1r1;jsi?,a;;:4',;Aaa:s !:,;};x@y%”g, w:3rjeA% =.m3bmr~ri’&’d 5f*r '§'w:f£)ré .:t13e;I:;ar.;z*x:d Tbyv his: Land ;: 4ft) wae~re:tAiiey~d4éé1é1nedw ‘agai&id: dm«m§pIy‘?W’ith" cm; *}‘?leA~ h&c%efliAty“,5 Ml (?>£31f'&:'t* ?tnea?n$*wfi'a‘ili:1g*r:§, um ight I:i€we.%d0:r1%(: fQ[rA;'*t.h:fl 7 .a13COI51'€?S ~r‘fa?Feéty, nor» is “it: whetherethe difpersyfaticns -“70f% *God; it» ‘lcx*eeu*ting of %hisw?rath: lM: Mrightctous or not but w»1mether%that A‘pa~rt«yA hawee done ;jnL’Hy.« in mL:ix1g%;4aa.wa,4y«% theflings :1i%fe;:,,: “cV?onmr;n+ fiinég w~hich‘“hi‘s‘Vébfifiinaty ic:mn%0t% ji1f’cifi¢7: nhem; not: %omei$y*% BeVc:aE1TfiA '~n1*1<3r:=: wa9«:amc~3ti1m*vway2fogr;m2{hmnxng:of~"hmm;:and; ;p:<:>L?:m;Lno v~ dém?Aax~niic ;"but»>a1:rf<*9 comrmry mi)" chc:i:r d‘,i%£¥E;~nt% and;1‘3romVI£té;tiom% given ‘in. byyWw*the?i"r~C.0mmiH"ioneA1f%s%A againPc;At1m%1"amc:g . ¢i1z;iyA11a4r3szc3.%;3t£f3§li A I‘bé:’m*:1%rE“««%A0»f %Eh€"&*“I{5»?1‘gd¥QfH of Sc&t!m¢d,«andthatWi!t!1QL1t.:any,’leg;al1 *An1xth0_Vr;i?fiy%:AA“g 4:§hr;e «the “01'fiwc:e4rs ofmthe A4 :A%rm;wh0.:%hb.cL:"%;:.£10 ' ""3mi”&"WVfutliliythiflgfiaI;i?d*#.Wh0fep1ace‘A& it%.?wa.s"to"fcrvc;in ;;aT.%r§.?1u::; A .;I ' iine of fi1hyoid“ihat~i"ion ité King and Pairl‘iamient,~~ and not to ufi-1rp,, above “them, irmich leis jytoi ‘deflzroy -therni , andii take them away. 2 i T VWQ {halt not deny_, [but the King, who ynoywi reigns in Scat-in A 12z;sz1,~ was beginning. byeviilyCon.i?1cel *‘.:to fpurfuc; defigns dyeflruéa alive ityoiRyey1igioin.i and .Liiberity"ii;: A'nd‘,<PmY in 35h“ Pmiarn ¢!nt»h”WhO Werfiféilffrhi to God, and to their tn-xfi, a11d,'»V¢£”C w*hi~lIi[:_5+g,” did endeeavprhhh to; betray the hCauf;;*h5hL1n»to theme Kingshands." V ehh"1’hefe‘_ thinghsjweré ‘\ many times the matter’ of our complaint; both “before God and to themfelves, as iS'€Vid€l4i1?:.n0t onely from that pafiége cited fromhtehfle hteflimony;%agaV%infihTo!leration, but: alfo from many of ourefllettefrsg I~1,emqnftramces, and ADéehmxecionws ; And we be; lieve, hth3Ce.becVau£e ggf their;unfaithf:}fl"ncf§ EOVGOZL arid hwfizffering his Houfe tojaye wafie, when thhene’thheyeh'ad‘fofahi‘r an cipportunim A eye in their handsto buiidit; that t'd€rC'f0rC the Lord «hathlaid hthezhlow, andggfiajnede the prime of their glory, as he hath done tihroughout alA%L2;gesh,hh A and will fl.i1“hfehdQ:L!flhC0 ail thhhofe Wwhoe having power in the%i;:hhaa;1dsh*, V1hx1eg§e&e7. ;g)i«mpLdy%View "c‘,hehihKeing,don1h.of Liffilfi Chrifh axudwefizlth of hinsflpédvple ;”‘ U113 thefé things kx_V”i1o"t a wearrantssble foundation for their firange and infolent A;1&inh§fieh% A againfi the Parfiamene 5 for whichthey cmnot pretend any fhadrowflof hhumahnc Amghmiety, and wethink they,h;zve as l_itth"3 efhehw of any .vy.m7ant: from Godh; W'e%lmo,w hthfxc hthc_v,“{,fpee¢ak of am abufc of Powemnd that m1cy.am not counceaeble it%o‘;an'yh other,hN:ai;- 4tiOI‘1,W1fi(Zh ghey thinkhfiwfficienht rdfay, to ztamza to whom they hd"i- A reé’c;;heirDec1ax*ation in thisL:md:”I‘hey alfo (peak of the true and 4:3q'uitabl€int»cnt‘_<:)f the conflicutionof Eng/kz2gd,‘ a,ndEh§R€fpr(-3... efentatorsof the Pg:’0p1e;inhParlia.mex}t, thoge:hecAhwieth themamy firovidences, wherewith the Seriesof .a&ioxji a:neQh_2§Pc‘th:emhhath been hleffed ; but the abufe goflzxwful powher bythefe who are A juG1«,vinteref’ced with it, gives not a jlift grmnd to Ufurpersgwhho have no Callingto takeaway the Powéreit {elf : For their not be- ing countable, we flnallacknowledg, I‘ that they are 1?zotuVnde1fthhe 1 jufifdiétion ofany in this Land; but they :nfnAean%to fatis‘heeAth"é:ir‘ h.jz.‘1dg_znents, and to convir;ce,their Cijrnfciences of 'hh%the,J%u1'tiéea71§i;Ad Eqmtyof thofe ftrange paths wherem they have walked; they muft give them a,Reeafon of their fo doing,dr elfe give them leave [to di{Tenetfrhom,;e(;‘%a1e1dcefiifiehagrahnfi theig procec.jdingsN A: Whhatzgevfer Lma y be fizppofedeto be the equiitaible intent of Jthiehconfiiturtionhczaf N Emrlmd 1, yet it‘iShjr!?iihé1hnife{’t, I1" hat theh‘thrp‘e and real coneftitqtion of Emgzmd forecivil Gayernmenf, for n1_ax1y hundrczdxof» P13». #16: % ;1I1ath;Tb“e€%1?;h1 :..J;.n;‘m:%%$" 4. 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A i But of all things it is tnofl: ftrange to us, that they will jufiifia thetnfelves in the matter of the Covenant: Religion hath indeed therein the'fitfl:‘ place, Civil Liberties the next, the Kingswlntee l e A ref’: and conP&citutionAQf ‘Parliament, the lafi, and thefe with fuh-~ ordination one to another ; but that the prefetvation of the Kings Interefhggwe mean, his jufi Greatnefi and Authority, and the frame of Parliament were ihconfiflent with Religion and Civil Liberty, thatdoth not appear: and for that which is Aal- leaged from arB00kgof ours, called, 44 maceffar} mzdfeazféanaéla Tcflimanj againfl Ta/liemtim, wherein We declare the Lord to . be highly di pleafed with the proceedings in the Treaty at New... port,hecaui7e of their accepting of fuch Concefiions from his Ma- jefiy, as heing acqttieftgged in, were dangerous and defttuflive to the Covenant, it proves no more but that their aflingg for the 4 time were inconliitent with there ends 5 and was there no_ other V way to help theirrlegularity of thefe .a€tings, but by taking a- way altogether the lawful Power it felfi or is it at good At Cu—« V ment, thatbecaufe they aéted amifs,‘ that therefore they e—- h bowed to be deflroyed 3 would the Army have th0L'lght,th§l£ be.- l cAani'e their Propofals were deiirmfiive to Religion and" Civil Li-- herty, as them {elves have iince both by their words and aéiiotis at:hnrowledgedAthem to he, that this was a’ fuffieient ground whereopongito deflzroy it,7 and take it wholly away ? But wade-if fire to demand, how their appearingagainii thofe Conceflionsi hath plrefervediteligion andljberty : I If Liberty be'préfeTve.d; V howcomes it to rpaii; that fo=mA;any~ groan under theyokchéfaiithfiir opefdiioes u in "V { tro) oppreflions in thofe things th- at concern their perfons, and con-‘ in fciences,_and eflzates? Hath there Been at any timea greater A‘ thraldom in Snglamd, then that every man mufi be bound to fwear an Oath for fubmitting.to,i and maintaining their unlaw-YA A l fulUfurpations? Tod f peak nothingiof keeping up of the Armies, y railing or new Forees, impofing of great and huge burthens,and many things of that kindle, that do incroach upo~n.Civil*Liberties. * And ForReligion_.,it isfo far Era being preferved~,that it is troden ander fooitgand lies. in the dufi:,defpifed and tforfaken as a thing of I‘ no value. a Is there at this day any form of found Doé’crine,~ or Worihip, or Difci-pline, or Governmentovvned and promoted a eitheriby the pretended Houfe of Commons, or by the Conn-L celsof State, or Wbyithe Army 3 and are not all things that con-l ceirnylieligion1eftArbitrary; to every tn-anto duo whatfeemleth. i good in his own eyes P which gives us jufi caufe to fufperfi, that i ‘ Religion is not fpoken of forrightends l:l But lefl: in a bu-finefs of fuch confequence, which hath been forof ten objeéled unto vthem, they {hould feetn to fay nothing -; we delire them. to remember A what the righteous avenging’ hand of the Lordlbroughtyupyon thefe, who in carr5,7ingonof‘ the late unlawful Engagement a-A " gainli England, did labor, to deceive the vvorld with large pro» 1 feffions of great and h-onefl purpofes in the behalf of Religion, l a when no fuch thing was really minded, though they endeavor to juliifie their at"cings againft the King and Parliatnent of E.aglaad,.. by the proceedings of thisliingdom againftt thefe whocarryed" * on the unlawful Engagement, yet. is _the1fe,a"large difference in; many particulars, we narneonely thefe few: Firfl, a confider-J able part of the lavvfulAuthority of the Kingdom of Scbtlaml. l aéted in the-fe proceedings. fa. The Body of the peopleof the Land were conafenting thereto, and owning. the fame..§3. The, whole Kirk of yScotl.amdt‘Went along in thofet R~.el2)lutiolns and “ Aéiings‘. 4. It wasnot the proteéiing or promoting of any Dem, fign, either" againlt Religion or Government; but the following, soffthe good old way, the Covenant, and Caufe, audiwork oft- Refotmation, which :,this Land had ingaged“ into from the bes ginnings,* anti A that a'gainl’t thofe who werelike :odefh~oy1;hegj fame. 3. It was not the aflixtning to themfelves any new power” a j.!hlCh,th€Y did not formerly enjoy, yhutvaéting »aceording tczhthe’ * ~ l A ’ at ~ ; me: . “."“V i i t (11) fameyypower, for which they had Commiflion from the‘Parlia-t _ mzent ; but the Anny were no part of the lawful Authority, of V Englnml, neither were the Bodies of the People of the Land con» fenting to, andowning thefe a<.‘iings5 and many of the Mini- fiery of the Kingdom of England, were for farfrom counte- t nancing of, or confenting to theft things, that they did, bear clear and faithful Iefiimony againfi it; neither was it the fol-~ . lowing of the _Covenant and Caufe, in which theli: Kingdoms werejoyntlyw ingaged, but they promoting of new and Ptrange efigtns, not heretofore heardrof, and the aflhming of new Power,for which there was no Warrant nor Commifiion. We {hall not now debate how far Presbyterial‘Govern-ment,, or any other of the Ordinance of Jefus Chriii, is to be impofed by force, 1 or whether the Covenant doth carry that obligation. It is clear, that »every_ one who hathtaken the fame, is bound, V therebyfinyhiis flation to, endeavor the Reformation of the ,C,hl.1tCh,_;Of* Englnrmi, in Dofirine, Worfluip, Difciplino and Gotvernmeynt, accordingto the ‘Word of God,and. the enfample of the beft Reformed Kirks; and it hath been made to appearby a. Synod of_D‘ivin‘es fitting in their own Land, thatthat Go»-V vernment is according to the Word of God ; yea, and the onglyt Church-«Government that hath its foundation upon the Word of God, according to which his Houfe ought every where to be ruled : Neither is the preaching of the Word the onely means appointed of Ggod to accomplilln his good pleafnre upon the ymindesiof men, to produce and yeliablifh his purpofes in the world ‘concerning the Government of-his Church 3, but the Au» A ithorities of the world are alfo ordained of God, and iiand oh- tliged before him to im ploy their power for purging, and fetling, A and preferving or his~Ordinances: we will not lay that they are to be dealt with as enemies, becaufe they come not to our way ; fbutiiwhy do they deal with this Land as enemies? hecaufe the in»- ’ .hal?)itants thereof came not to their way;why do they invade us? yhetanfelwe will not acknowledge theirufnrpations and Infolen--» A V‘ ties.-. Isthis to i walk bythe fame Rule which they prefcriveto others? wedo- not wrap up all Religion in Presbyterial.Govern-- ;ment, as they afeehvm to fuppofe,nor do we think that that Name l . or thing gives the diffcrencebetweeny thofethat ,6;r,e1,YIcimb,€r9,t i and jCx2} a=n»&’€ thoré that aré notV;"yvet*we cffccm ii: a pair of Jlieligioti, : M one ofxhe p'rez:i0u;s Ordinances of ]efus1Chti{’t, awd thinks that 1 it*ca:mnot but be‘; fin in anyof his mem‘be:fs,,and Aa 'gré>und‘ of cxsntroverfiae th-£eL0¥rd aga.i'n{’cf them, to rej"e_& mfoppofc L the fame. As for their great» p—foftfl?:oVns to all thofe % in vwh%omV theyfee anyVAth«ing”of Chriflc, and their Vhfiopss. and wiAtI:a¢sAchatV%,A A they»maybe al1bf,pn.e”'hear%f: and‘oneminde, w%cn*fh§pping.G.0di A With%0n€ coriffl‘-snt, If it‘ hadi%f0 appeared ’ in their carri~agean'd#» a€‘tit3m,thvé Work of tzfniformi-ty Ahadnot metwith fo-many” obfirufiions as it hath done chefs years pafhF‘rom>their‘praL°cifes and way have iflired 1”o_ grgeat averfity of judgements and opi; nibnsfl in England; as notonefg%enerat(ionV almoflt hath. ir 1Van place brought for‘:hVthe li:keA”: They profeli-»:hemfe1:ves defirous, A .'l7hAafe the Truth, or that wi~.1~lwhat feems good to them-- i i {elves in their own eyes, takmg pretended attainments of light and providences‘for;the warrant of their aétionsgehwhich is in A l eiferftthte foundtaisioin of Libertinifm, and the readywlayhatlait to open a. door to all loofnefs whatfoever, both in matters of e Profeflionl and Prafiice, untotheoverthrow both of Truth and , Godlinelis, and;l.irpgevaililng of allforl: of oErrorr‘ a;nd'Iniqoity. “ 3; That their highcfl: pnrpofes and intentions I are not folmuch ? l eniyiething that concerns God and his Honor,to«rchc Kingdom of ]'eli?1st.ChriPc, as that which concerto tlhertifeilwzs,‘ and therefore ~ the great wheel “of all their De.-figns, and—~maintnotive oflafl \ A theirnndettakings, one pfreltleneerof Liberty anal common Safety. to 4- Tha.‘t.whileP: theyll :1'eem;tohe‘:~holy, theyvltreatitlhe Truth of ~ God nn'dertthte‘ir:foot, and1defpil'e~hisOrdinances. « ;That for? 4 lhrengthning of lthetnfelvesezand of their Inmen, they canbc A A content as though no evil were intended " -content to give the hand of fellovizfhip to any vvho will!-profeliér A for common Safety, andaLiberty, which is nothing elfe but and unlimited licenfe to“profe!'9‘and do in malrtenr of Religion what: 4% men pleafe: whence it comesto path, That their party is made T..t‘1Ap of men of rnoii diiflierent judgements .;-and opinionsiin the i things of God- 6. That they ‘have ufnrped upon, and tread un- der foot the Ancient Government of‘ the Kingdom of ,£'22g'[_¢z7¢a'. That they intend toAmodel Scotland into the fame confufionsl . for Religionwand Governtnent that they have done England, as ‘is clear by compering their Papers together; It istnatter of afionifhment for us to thinkwhat would be the confeqflent of their prevailing in this Land 2, A Therefore we do defireithnt all who love God, and Religion, and Government, may not onely _ he fervent in Prayer and Snpplica-tion, that theLand may not be i 1 delivered into their hand, but to avoid complianees with them; and not to be deceived with their fair and inricing words,and to A i do their duty for defending themfelives, and their Religion, and Liberties, and King and Countrey, againfl their fl‘ reachery and nnjufi Violence, A l ' - ‘ 1‘ A M. Ker. C. i _—-up» ..;,..... %@‘&“‘?*’%]“"@“°‘&"%“‘§‘<§£ =§5% Vindifigation of the Declamtion of %',the’¢Arri:1)r offinglamd, uponthgir March w into ;sm1and,»A fromthcLmcharirab1cCon;- ' fi:m &i«on's, odious Imputations,and S“thi‘Sdj‘ tihiflgs a‘r‘é%j:‘fmf th"‘e prefent din,ScodtMzadd .- For our part, as we fee neither‘ ofd‘them in dthedddi- drefiidzu mentioned, 1'0 We are not without good aflhrance of the ”_firfi::, asto thatpart: of the Army with whom they haven) do indVdthisRep1y ; and ‘fcpry thg %d1d‘tt':~e:;, Vljflgakrtgfgl pdragz, ;~if it he [Q d‘€cd,‘I71?hgt‘“itid‘G’bds£ due nine 1!: “mwadybeddothe1‘wi{e,d d And as; are no waydmovcd vvith thatbreachingdqf the Spigit,‘ whiqh 39% ; indd.tha‘A.fl%:.mbIyd,~ cdhairgidng the wa ‘s of the Army3;;Ma$ tf1»Ie.v7f/mfisdkvéfdd dglztfiafigl Q5» 3', ::79:]fZ‘ad:1dzt/g:§;i.ff Io M26 qfjfief sfigfddwiwaysdifi i*€da‘dita”‘e»f$ f°dr““dth€‘E1f€ Ofail f<>?*“5”Q5JId,%‘iflén%bIies737 fiM):w;ed fiappofefi d’Thatd tbhdc t€ftim'Qn y. h0‘f"tV1h‘€{ n‘dL1mEL‘midfne% oFfit:‘h"e 9aimts.am0ngf¥?t,h6m..might1m'€“b€€n fpared, xwmu dtheprafldiié ‘odt71:*chc:.4«p@w<é~dr‘ofd dgaddliwngfé hadi1,aidi ak CQI}Vi&“i0Q.u;_PQn V ( Neig{1bons,:~eo «have.g“onedAdbefo.ce tdfiqm” therein. ; 5 . 1 V A T1w«fi§nfé7djOf «thf¢»d'Saints'd‘that arethere; cQ11;;egt?1-i:§'_1:)g.A Cfiffidifl >sv0£?:2he Army, we hézvgfiindgedé dréaf@nd‘fi3ppof¢A mbgdf “Hamil: ,.amddL1?minfwergb}‘e rtodmcn of thatdfheavenlyxjall4;, ddandd“d‘tid%gtd dE‘ii%Ca;_1fi:*«“I2bey% have& too miich captivated thernfazlvesmg,-¢ge§y¢$ ,in,, A upddou‘ trgfisg ifuch izfiarioits dadnd d fglfc‘ dR:;;rqifg:nzaVcMiQnL§w,; wgjgjn’ 3;-hgfg; xv P:xpe~rs_adrdei7mdade Of’ ghem“ and °thé5:i’r,«1v 4175,.";wiaI;o_L;tdd;inijL:jry i;;_m[,dd "’rh;ef reanw»of«d uhmgés For. “d¢1iyéran¢d¢Mfi;omiwhich.d_5¢nddagc¢fid 1” pirit; wedddefiddre fetiqufly dtodwcqmm and ‘ t!1emdVdtqmagOOd.h4EfSddfQ£,? God,»ar1dmhatin*th~edufedoF tdI;1e'dOrdinai1ces, and.G0V¢i*;1mdg;1d:ofi_ xi€itT1€r+fligh*t n=orcievFpi€e7.‘dd” A M V , ,, dT-hCi‘rd*Ch rifiiari %de£"ixEd €35 ‘Mercy,“ddi1"TruHfl1‘i ajxgzd :53 ‘ dfiefischrifis Whichd We my»That~¢h.¢G§nedra1dAffifi1"bIy—dmay ~ Szaintsof ~aScor!»z;:mQf«is ind thcnext~g1g¢ccreflqrt6d,,witta a” charge bf’ A Error, g;»roe,:nMe;eeflr;emleLamee%r.. *iupon.h them*that.hoId ,itAOu1:. Tfqi aflirme the cizdeof “Orthodoxy and fo-Llnhdrxefi of oepinion to many. V felvesg and upon that ecCoL1nt,to'ch$,%rge otherswith Errors ahndi .Darknefs,, h31;h:beAe’n found man ages, fo great an advantage toe eanyfparty twhatifoevee, xthai: hath affilmecl it, thatit hwere-¢fi;-angeu ifhemeh eGeneera! A Aflembly ‘ {humid mt hfehhthe Ahfame waaApg3;1 A :9 Afmeite)thofehwithvahwlaom tlaey feeh to render odioL1s,andeede1_}roy. A h'BL1tAAt0AAflo11rifheitperpetually upon aeiloccaeficms, without giving any Qnehinfi;ancehof’any one EITQE ”maim;§tin€d_by them whém they? fohcharge; or holding out no:m:herh4ru1e the j[1flg'ld,aIrkn'efS'. a,ndAh; A e_rrer:hyee,~”bL1htheteheeir oeewneeDiflates and Dfeterm;ina‘tionAs, is .a-, co.m:feenoAtha little favoring of that wifdmn which ishnotfisfltri, above. - A A y e» _ A A; A. The referenece uhtothe Decl“emtion5of ezhwarlianiehnet, which ne:§ct;nhe;z.erep1:y:um, ispafled;-ove.r wichva Magifcenihal charge; oE»nhe‘ma~ttezE~hof thatDecla1‘ar"i€ their new King 5-, and they cannot but luppofe, “that the princi-“ pie (39 alltheir.laé‘tingsl in relferlentce tons, wfill b€“€‘«‘lCl"€ntll§O all, Ctoflwit) T hat by Treaties: Alancl Cowenanhlts they. may; do what ‘ they pleafed ; We mull, what they will enjbyn us. I A That which fellmvs, is an Apology for their flew King,l~With A * L fuch aC0nfeHion in thislbeehalf, of his ill beginning to puAr1hc clefliruélive Défigns, "as we fear they have fcarce obtained from h,imfelf, fince his coming amtongfit them 5% neltherdo their exprell’ {ions of n%if1biegkeh.maz} la bzméledg, and mat éeing wit/saw hope, tlmt he may emle.-war tat pramow the endxpf the (~'awmz;¢t,’ hold ‘ot,1t“ great: confidence in " the7Afl"emlbly of any fuch to-e xfvatfdlinfifs, as yet jdiltovered in him, as {hoL1ld“mal-;e_ them em» gage into fuch'e:£prEfl3(>ns, as might be retorted on them; int cafe of proeeeding upon infuperable necefi‘it?y,:‘ But thaittwelmay not think they. h3j“V.€ino Arguments to prefs hxsx'eceptionleupon ,theist Nafilfln, , :be-fides his own great engagement inttl ev,il,e and t «theirs fméxllhopes of this beingbmer, tth;ey¢eadd;etfundry Rearons, xjmhy llitgwasnot well‘d;0ne -to rejeéttliimgand‘ ehange the Go; yexnment. ' » ~ A V ” A Amongfi *thel'el,l the Right ~¢9f}.zz£lr Inberjmme.hatht the A place ;A{ whichlwe a.Ffirml,,n0t anely tp be now 0£lglfl,ally".W.lthO1"ll’: A the conlbntldf *£lj1eNatio.nl, but alfotd bel