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A SHORT INFORMATION FROM THE COMMISSION OF THE GENERALL ASSEMBLY, Concerning The Declaration of the HONOURABLE COURT OF PARLIAMENT, Lately emitted to the KINGDOM.

Printed in the year 1648.
Edinburgh 5. May 1648. A SHORT INFORMATION FROM THE COMMISSION OF THE GENERALL ASSEMBLY. Concerning The Declaration of the Honourable Court of PARLIAMENT, Lately emitted to the Kingdom.

1 ALthough in the Anſwer of Aprill 22. which we received in writing from the Honourable Court of Parliament, we are remitted to their Lordſhips Declaration (now printed and publiſhed) therein to find ſatisfaction to our eight deſires, preſented to the Parliament March 22. And although theſe deſires were ſuch as were moſt agreeable to the Word of God, and doe highly concern the ſafety and ſecurity of Religion; yet, after diligent peruſall of the ſaid Declaration of Parliament, wee can not finde therein any one of theſe our eight deſires ſatisfied.

2 Wee finde twice in the ſaid Declaration a paſſage cited out of the Declaration of both Kingdomes, 1643. viz. That the not takers of the Covenant are declared to be publick enemies to Religion and Country, and to be puniſhed as profeſſed adverſaries and Malignants: But while this paſſage is preſſed and urged upon the Parliament of England againſt the Sectaries, wee cannot ſee that it is applied againſt ſuch Malignants, as have not to this day taken the Covenant. Shall we require of them the obſerving of ſuch a rule, and not yet walk by that rule our ſelves.

3 As the three breaches of Treaties inſiſted upon in the ſaid Declaration are diſputable, and not without controverſie, ſo the three demands ſent to the Parliament of England (as they are conceived) are of moſt dangerous conſequence to Religion, ſo farre as wee are able to judge of them, or pry into them: And although wee are reall well-wiſhers to his Majeſties Honour, freedome and ſafety in ſuch a way as may not be inconſiſtent with the ſafety and ſecurity of Religion; yet the demand of his Majeſties comming with Honour Freedom and Safety to ſome of his houſes in or near London, before ſecurity had from him, yea before applications to be made to him by his Parliaments for ſettling Religion according to the Covenant, wee conceive to be not only a poſtponing of Chriſts intereſt to be Kings, but an apparent hazzard of the ſubvertion of all the Ends of the Covenant; conſidering, that the Army being disbanded (as is alſo demanded) and his Majeſty under no reſtraint, but reſtored with Honour, Freedom and Safety, may gather new ſtrength with the help of the Popiſh Prelaticall and Malignant party for hindring the ſetling of Religion and Peace according to the Covenant; which wee have the more reaſon to fear and apprehend, his Majeſty ſtill retaining his old principles, and having not long ſince profeſſed and declared, that hee is obliged in conſcience to improve that power which God ſhall put in hands for the eſtabliſhing of Epiſcopacy.

4 There are in the ſaid Declaration divers particulars highly concerning Religion, determined and reſolved upon, without the advice and conſent of the Generall Aſſembly or their Commiſſioners; which is a great prejudice to the juſt intereſt and liberties of the Kirk.

5 We doe not finde in the ſaid Declaration all lawfull and poſſible wayes of Peace, and namely by Treaties (as before, in 1639, and 1640.) endeavoured or ſought after, before an ingagement in warre; which method wee conceive to be neceſſary as well by common and naturall equity, as by the Word of God, and eſpecially between two Kingdoms united by Solemn Covenant.

6 The Declaration holds forth no reſolution of Parliament for oppoſing and ſuppreſſing of the Popiſh, Prelaticall or Malignant party if they riſe again in armes, but only againſt aſſociating or joyning forces with them, and not ſo much as that, except with limitations in caſe they be refuſers to ſwear and ſubſcribe the Covenant; and in caſe they riſe in armes to oppoſe or obſtruct all, or any one of the ends of the Covenant. Whereas it may be eaſily foreſeen, that if the Popiſh, Prelaticall or Malignant party riſe again in armes in England, they cannot only conceale their intentions againſt the ends of the Covenant, but alſo be eaſily exempted from being reckoned refuſers of the Covenant, the Covenant not being now impoſed upon them; and being once ſuffered to riſe in armes (as ſome are already) may grow ſo ſtrong as that it will be very hard and difficult to ſuppreſs them.

7 Whereas wee have inſiſted for ſatisfaction to our conſciences concerning the perſons to be entruſted with the managing of the warre, and that none may be employed in Comittees and armies but ſuch as have given conſtant proof of their integrity and faithfulneſſe, and againſt whom there is no juſt cauſe of jealouſie; that ſo wee may the more confidently encourage our flocks to follow the cauſe of God in their hands: the Declaration in ſtead of ſatisfying this deſire, doth avoyd and keep off from theſe qualifications deſired by us, and ſo leaves a latitude for employing ſuch as theſe qualifications do not agree to.

Finally, as we neither were, nor are againſt an engagement, if once ſatisfied in the grounds of undertaking and manner of proceeding, and the other particulars expreſſed in our former papers; So for the reaſons before mentioned, and divers others fully expreſſed in our Repreſentation upon the Declaration, wee judge the preſent engagement as it is ſtated, unlawfull; and truſt, that all the well affected in the Kingdom will make conſcience of their Solemn Vowes, and will be carefull by the grace and aſſiſtance of God to keep themſelves from being enſnared and carried alongſt in any courſe contrary to the Covenant.

A. Ker.