A DECLARATION OR REMONSTRANCE FROM The Kingdom of Scotland, to their Well beloved Brethren in England.  
WHEREIN IS DECLARED, The sense and resolution of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, touching the King's Majesties Royal Person and Authority, in preservation and defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdoms.  
As also, their Protestation touching the Solemn League and Covenant, and Resolution to live and die in the same. With their Desires to their Brethren of England.  

SVbscribed in Name of the Commission of the General Assembly of the Kirk, of Scotland, by  
M. Robert Douglas, Moderator.   
Jan: 31 LONDON: Printed for G. Horton, and are to be sold at the Royal Exchange, and in the Old Bayley, 1647.   

A DECLARATION From the General Assembly of the Kirk of SCOTLAND To their Well-beloved Brethren of ENGLAND.  
Right Reverend, and dearly beloved Brethren,  
AS the General Assembly of this Church, and their Commissioners have upon many former occasions, expressed their great respects and special affection to our Brethren of England, and how much they valued and minded the Lords work there, of which also there actions have been real Testimonies, So we have thought good in this present juncture or rather dis-juncture of affairs to add this new Testimony and symbol of brotherly love: And so much the more, lest either the Commissioners of this Church, their return from London to their particular flocks, after four year's absence, or any informations spread by disaffected pers●●s might make some of our brethren in that Kingdom, grow somewhat less confident of the constancy of our affection to them, and to that common cause, which both they and we did undertake, and are obliged to prosecute with our best endeavours all the days of our live. Wherefore we do at once both desire and trust that our Brethren, will be as confident as ever Brethren were of Brethren, that by the grace and assistance of Jesus Christ come what may come no alteration of affairs whatsoever shall ever remove us from those principles and intentions, which have been professed before God and all the world, in our solemn Covenant, and in our public Declarations from time to time We should think it a greater sin in us then in others and should certainly expect a greater curse and exemplary judgement from the righteous God, if ever there shall be cause to say that the Church of Scotland remembered not the brotherly Covenant. We own indeed all loyal subjection, and lawful obedience to the King. Neither shall our prayers and best endeavours be wanting for the preservation and defence of his Royal person and authority in the preservation and defence of the true Religion and liberties of the Kingdoms: but God forbidden that we should ever separate or connive at any who would separate what the covenant linketh together,  glory of God and good of Religion being always the principal, and God's interest more than Caesar's, although not exclusive of Caesar's.  
And now dear Brethren, although we are confident of you through the Lord, that you neither are nor will be otherwise minded then to stand fast in the truth of Christ and to be faithful to the death in the Covenant you have taken: yet give us leave to stir you up, by putting you in remembrance, That whereto you and we have already attained, there may be a walking by the same rule, and minding of the same thing.  
The Directory of worship being aboot two years ago agreed upon by the Assemblies and parliament of both Kingdoms.  
The Doctrinal part of Church-Government agreed upon by the reverend and learned Assembly of Divines was at the same time with the Directory of worship approved by the general Assembly as sound and orthodox for the matter, and agreed unto on their part, that it be a part of the uniformity and a Confession of Faith for the Churches of Christ in the three Kingdoms.  
We wish and hope that you all may stand, fast and firm together in the same principles and rules, and that these results of so long learned Syndiocall debates may generally find acceptance through the Kingdom? It cannot be expected that such a Reformation as is according to the mind of Christ and tendeth to the casting out of Satan's Kingdom, to the censuring of profaneness, and suppressing of errors and heresy can be carried on without a mighty and strong opposition: But how strong soever the opposition be it is but the strength of Satanne and wicked men: the weapons of your war fare (if well handled) are more strong, and mighty through God to the casting down of every thing that exhalteth itself▪ against the Kingdom of Christ: The eyes of God, Angels, and Man, are now in a more special manner upon you observing how to acquit yourselves in this time of trial-  
We know your temptations are many & great, yet such as God hath in his Word forewarned you of, promising withal, that with your temptation, he will make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it, faithful is he who hath called you who also will do it. When you are pressed out of measure and above strength, it is that you should not trust to yourselves but to God; So that when you are weak, then are you strong, and when the adversaries of truth are strong, then are they weak, Be it therefore fare from you to be overcome with the tentations either on the right hand by compliance, and doing good that evil may come of it, or on the left by a despendency of spirit, and casting away of your confidence, which as we trust you will not. It is indeed the amazement of the Christian World, that after such a solemn Covenant for heresy and schism, these pernicious plants have been suffered to spread more than ever before. 'tis a stupendious judgement of God, that a little horn should grow forth and wax great, and have an host given it against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression yea to cast down the truth to the ground, practising and prospering, and even by peace destroying many. Such things God hath permitted long ago, yet but for a time, having prelimited a certain period thereunto: truth was at last victorious, and so shall be, in the mean time the greater and more horrid the present evils be, 'tis the more necessary for you, and you have the clearer call from God to give testimony against them, and the greater were the sin and danger, if you should not. But we are the more confident, that you shall not fall under this sin and danger, because you have already by your Sermons and Writings so much witnessed for the truth, and against the errors of these times. God can as easily drive all the monstrous errors and heresies out of England, as once he took away all the locusts out of Egypt, by a mighty strong W●st wind, so that there remained not one locust in all the Coasts of Egypt. God can make the earth to open her mouth, and swallow up the flood which the Dragon cast our of his mouth: it is not in vain in the worst of times to be witnesses for Christ and for his truth, to do duty, and trust God with events.  
And for our part you are in our hairs to live and die with you, and we cease not to make mention of you in our prayers daily: believing also that God hath thoughts of peace towards you and not of evil, to give you an expected end; and that when he hath humbled his people under his mighty hand, and brought them to an acknowledgement of those offences which are the true causes of his controversy, he will awake for their help and appear for their joy. And then they who are by a temporary success hardened in ways of Error or malignancy, shall see it, and be ashamed, and shall wonder and perish, but peace shall be upon Israel.  
Subscribed in the name of the Commission of the General Assembly of the Kirke of Scotland, by Mr. Robert Douglas, Moderator.  
To our Reverend and well beloved Brethren, the General Assembly of the Church of England, assembled at Westminster.   

Imprimatur,  
JA: CRANFORD.   
FINIS.