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o ‘CONSIDERATION

 eprefcsnting to thehConhfc.ienc.e the
Lxxllawfulneife of the Oath, entitulcd, A
V ,| A Afolomzz Iéjjfgue finolaglwonozzt for
A oroooo Ion, . 4 

  =  E‘ No hlmm,  orons, K nighto, G mtlomen, (}'t£:oon.r,Emgojf&.r,:
Minhayforx of tho GofpoIl,omd ammo»: ofoll’/brt: in tho King-->

dom: of England, Scotlandwond Ireland, 12} the prowidonooh of God .  -
hiiroioog under om King, and hoingofonc rofiormod Rolégiooghoozing hon * ~ A A ”
fore our op: the glory ofgod, and tho oohmnoomont of tho Kingdom A ,
ofmr Lord and Soooioxor I cj/our G'hr:z:[f', the honooor and hoppinoflo of the A

King: Lfllojzj/hy, and H12: Pofforityb mzol tho moo pgohligooo Lihorgr,
Sofity and ‘I-"‘Mco of tho Kingdom: , wherein over} om; priwoto cooou
dition :25 included” and colh'ng to Woo! tho trooohorozoo and hloodyplotx,
oooffiraoioo , ortompto , and pmflicox oftho momiu ofAGool again]?

rhorrooo Religion, and profi~f]"o:oAN thoroof £22 oil places, o.s‘_'f3oc?alZ'y ,4

iothcfo ohm; Kinggdomo: worfhoco the reformation of Religion, mod

how much their ro2‘ge._,;2oAz1Aoor,oo1:ool profumptiooo are of lotto‘ , and at  o
time incrmfod and Merci/éd ; whorcof rho doplorozhlo: g/we of the N

h Church. and Kingdom: of Ireland , thooodiflrejfodhoflato of tho A

hxorch andK£ngo!omo of England, and tho domgerom ofloto of tho »*

Church modhlfliogdomc of Scotland, aw pjrqfiéut andpoihliqflo to/fimo-«
; A    » Aaw A

win

o ‘CONSIDERATION

 eprefcsnting to thehConhfc.ienc.e the
Lxxllawfulneife of the Oath, entitulcd, A
V ,| A Afolomzz Iéjjfgue finolaglwonozzt for
A oroooo Ion, . 4 

  =  E‘ No hlmm,  orons, K nighto, G mtlomen, (}'t£:oon.r,Emgojf&.r,:
Minhayforx of tho GofpoIl,omd ammo»: ofoll’/brt: in tho King-->

dom: of England, Scotlandwond Ireland, 12} the prowidonooh of God .  -
hiiroioog under om King, and hoingofonc rofiormod Rolégiooghoozing hon * ~ A A ”
fore our op: the glory ofgod, and tho oohmnoomont of tho Kingdom A ,
ofmr Lord and Soooioxor I cj/our G'hr:z:[f', the honooor and hoppinoflo of the A

King: Lfllojzj/hy, and H12: Pofforityb mzol tho moo pgohligooo Lihorgr,
Sofity and ‘I-"‘Mco of tho Kingdom: , wherein over} om; priwoto cooou
dition :25 included” and colh'ng to Woo! tho trooohorozoo and hloodyplotx,
oooffiraoioo , ortompto , and pmflicox oftho momiu ofAGool again]?

rhorrooo Religion, and profi~f]"o:oAN thoroof £22 oil places, o.s‘_'f3oc?alZ'y ,4

iothcfo ohm; Kinggdomo: worfhoco the reformation of Religion, mod

how much their ro2‘ge._,;2oAz1Aoor,oo1:ool profumptiooo are of lotto‘ , and at  o
time incrmfod and Merci/éd ; whorcof rho doplorozhlo: g/we of the N

h Church. and Kingdom: of Ireland , thooodiflrejfodhoflato of tho A

hxorch andK£ngo!omo of England, and tho domgerom ofloto of tho »*

Church modhlfliogdomc of Scotland, aw pjrqfiéut andpoihliqflo to/fimo-«
; A    » Aaw A

win

 92%: 3) Wghw: new at laf}, ,( after, other zmam:-:cV2f' Szepplimtian ,_, Rg-
L  ¢ ~m§aa¢firmcv, ‘1’mn]fa:ian:, and Sujj‘}rimg:)}‘br the _pr¢f:rr'§d rim of our

h .fl=lw.r%4:a£ our Amligianflow timer rtzinw mm’ dgflruéiion, accardimg M %
.thrVcamm£ndw<éle prafiice of t/M/é ifigdama: in farmer timexb uxd

ilwcmmpleof Gad: pewpwlv 57¢ 9t9§?£?T(fiti0#!, nfi»sr%mamra deliésrazv

¢iam«3 refolwcd and de$arm£md%AA%ta Ema? into at mutrmll and fln’:mm
A A Egggwfl mm’ aammmt, w/mwzvz ma afifixéfirzée, and mask on: of I mfw

himfiégwizb apzr~Wi:w2s:’: lzfzfed Eagvta we m;»ffl9:;;___r£¢ G'od_.%,daefwmr.-M

*  {; ms-Es2ing ighath pleafiid tha%cpmApofars ofrthia Cm,

  vaaaszafit to {Exit fcsrth with an Introduéfinn,
““’ V  ‘ac-fihich cosmvzimskthat which (it iéems) prevaig
' led with them _., arid they cx,p£& fhould work

ing Covmamg, it WEN: be »»b€hUQff${ufl in «the
A V , L A  A firfl p1x.aceVtoredu«cc the comfcimce to aclcare»
-and flri&cmaminat,ian ‘Mn the mutants mfmhia il~nA:rod;-z&ionV 5
and Agthcn if itihall find thamall things ‘therein be gram, and with»-

 

A all frflcicnt: t that end “firs: Vwhfich tmgrwerte premiféd , (via. to

iziferre a neccflicy of {Wearing to all. th.imgs'cc>ntained in the fol»
gowing Articles ) the confcience W111 ba dxrwfied to follow that

A  di&ate: But ifit fail in either ofchofe, we muffbetakc our {elves
itonthcr rconfidcrationato be guidcdby. We wiil athemfore ,fi«n:-i

cercly Pbpoundtlmcontcnta of the Preface "5 asfinger as maybe
according no 1:‘: mmhod ,A joynimg together %ma1tt:ers of the fame

upon the three Kim,g&;om es‘ to raise the ffofiowu %

kind : And thenwelhall find t-ha .difcm1riZ: of the Prcfaccicohe A

mfolved into thefe principles. . V A 
T   I. Tiaeglwrj of Gad , the adzrgncement of I/:r:.Kingdom¢ of Iefm.

fbraiflfiza Vlaanmr .mdVlmpp£m_[[E qfcrha King fit. karate 5: aimad am

A A mud mdmuaured.

j ghglfiflffirg m.To£wAm 1:9 ioyu withtm¢\Scmim~Axmes,w;hichki;g

% »1.: £’s’$aciali}v wlm they m~e?tndm¢‘g:red..;A

A ¢ 3. 7% meme: Atlaerfilerc mcear} mwird: Vtéaf? am’: am: taée fifiafi

~wbiab me either .Sw'u‘ppZimtia"v:, .R€”30NflrflWrC,”@"Ua ar makivg warm.
A A4,. Ibo.-flvrmar arcfiyfltabc ufied,A hut afftbcyfaile, than the lazttcr.

, 3 Thcfé are the un'ivcrfal1 MaximeAs, whcreon (by applicaA:ionAto%
the_pm£?mtcondi~cion ) the taking of the Cwcnanc is enforced :;.-
Thc: Ehreefirfl than «being gram:¢d,% may £'uhfqme,A%th~at having ufizd

mlzmffoxsmer , and failing Aofafucceflés ,, we am all ngceffimccd to ufi:

  the

 92%: 3) Wghw: new at laf}, ,( after, other zmam:-:cV2f' Szepplimtian ,_, Rg-
L  ¢ ~m§aa¢firmcv, ‘1’mn]fa:ian:, and Sujj‘}rimg:)}‘br the _pr¢f:rr'§d rim of our

h .fl=lw.r%4:a£ our Amligianflow timer rtzinw mm’ dgflruéiion, accardimg M %
.thrVcamm£ndw<éle prafiice of t/M/é ifigdama: in farmer timexb uxd

ilwcmmpleof Gad: pewpwlv 57¢ 9t9§?£?T(fiti0#!, nfi»sr%mamra deliésrazv

¢iam«3 refolwcd and de$arm£md%AA%ta Ema? into at mutrmll and fln’:mm
A A Egggwfl mm’ aammmt, w/mwzvz ma afifixéfirzée, and mask on: of I mfw

himfiégwizb apzr~Wi:w2s:’: lzfzfed Eagvta we m;»ffl9:;;___r£¢ G'od_.%,daefwmr.-M

*  {; ms-Es2ing ighath pleafiid tha%cpmApofars ofrthia Cm,

  vaaaszafit to {Exit fcsrth with an Introduéfinn,
““’ V  ‘ac-fihich cosmvzimskthat which (it iéems) prevaig
' led with them _., arid they cx,p£& fhould work

ing Covmamg, it WEN: be »»b€hUQff${ufl in «the
A V , L A  A firfl p1x.aceVtoredu«cc the comfcimce to aclcare»
-and flri&cmaminat,ian ‘Mn the mutants mfmhia il~nA:rod;-z&ionV 5
and Agthcn if itihall find thamall things ‘therein be gram, and with»-

 

A all frflcicnt: t that end “firs: Vwhfich tmgrwerte premiféd , (via. to

iziferre a neccflicy of {Wearing to all. th.imgs'cc>ntained in the fol»
gowing Articles ) the confcience W111 ba dxrwfied to follow that

A  di&ate: But ifit fail in either ofchofe, we muffbetakc our {elves
itonthcr rconfidcrationato be guidcdby. We wiil athemfore ,fi«n:-i

cercly Pbpoundtlmcontcnta of the Preface "5 asfinger as maybe
according no 1:‘: mmhod ,A joynimg together %ma1tt:ers of the fame

upon the three Kim,g&;om es‘ to raise the ffofiowu %

kind : And thenwelhall find t-ha .difcm1riZ: of the Prcfaccicohe A

mfolved into thefe principles. . V A 
T   I. Tiaeglwrj of Gad , the adzrgncement of I/:r:.Kingdom¢ of Iefm.

fbraiflfiza Vlaanmr .mdVlmpp£m_[[E qfcrha King fit. karate 5: aimad am

A A mud mdmuaured.

j ghglfiflffirg m.To£wAm 1:9 ioyu withtm¢\Scmim~Axmes,w;hichki;g

% »1.: £’s’$aciali}v wlm they m~e?tndm¢‘g:red..;A

A ¢ 3. 7% meme: Atlaerfilerc mcear} mwird: Vtéaf? am’: am: taée fifiafi

~wbiab me either .Sw'u‘ppZimtia"v:, .R€”30NflrflWrC,”@"Ua ar makivg warm.
A A4,. Ibo.-flvrmar arcfiyfltabc ufied,A hut afftbcyfaile, than the lazttcr.

, 3 Thcfé are the un'ivcrfal1 MaximeAs, whcreon (by applicaA:ionAto%
the_pm£?mtcondi~cion ) the taking of the Cwcnanc is enforced :;.-
Thc: Ehreefirfl than «being gram:¢d,% may £'uhfqme,A%th~at having ufizd

mlzmffoxsmer , and failing Aofafucceflés ,, we am all ngceffimccd to ufi:

  the

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‘the getnerall; ahféi to‘thofe particulars ;a~&er~%menti"oined:in’ the Rrticfesi

M Thain (itch gioytning in armuis the generalrl and of the Covenant,
will appear: by comparing the Ex: Article of the Govenantz formur»

% gma.-II afiifiance and dcfcnce of %om.~‘ %a*not»her , with tho: mg. Article of

:th¢.ITlfl1'u&i0n8 , wherein the impofers af1:bisOathappoinc robe

read (publiqucly at the time: when the Covenant is read)*thc Dccla- »

:r:iti0n0f the Kingdomes of-Englamfl and Saatiamd )';oyncd in Arms;
far the vV;inAdicati::m,&c. In which <Dwlaratio4n,the taking this Com.

  man: is made one of the graundsbonhof their cmnfidcnce (as they

fay)1;hac this warm wherein theyare fo deeplyengaged is of God,

and of ::‘heir‘refolutian(which they profefle) with montage and mm
. fiancywanto cm and mdoc their pm. A A A A‘ -

 Whwfoever~t¥3erefore imm: pm*£*wade’¢:1 in his canfcricmce , either
that; aMLc.hefe«meanA¢srmmionud , .avn«dVaI!«uti1»aer {nah =1&ke‘%V%bave been

:ui'cd ,.eznd haAve;:bet:n rcixszefiedg »cm1p0n  c~»fi2ti1’rm inihamtbwey hard 3 yea %
dmzbrts wk" n1M::confcqucn Ce(vim.t‘hat %fuch axmrmy may be ;‘%eavjiadA,a;md$ A

t'ucbaAwarme mapaged%) canmt witrhom %wd%na%dW%fi'nx:a (xhwugh~%%di‘i2.
lslagaged {mm dathafmrany of the €0Il~ow4;i.n§g Igiemrmicuiaras ) l5x;;}0n um
forrmn“p»mir1cipm~caka&this Gt:vwma:=:t. A But not to iniifi hermn , A Wu

wilfi brixafly run aver the lE:vem1‘l~p~laccs bf the Px<¢f.a~a. c , am»d mnfier

the mtumil :»imiaématio;ns éfmm them’; »onc’iy zi;x;9pcafi%ng‘fmr*c::mmp»le,

the andofthis%Cnvenavntto bathe afliifiance, ortat iarwgafifg cnufl=:r2}t in

thisprcfenc imyning inarmcs, applying it to men or  Church of
England» V % V % " é

% 1, A. B. iiwing and»:-r tie»: King.] This «cannot reaffonabiy be :a tminw
tivc me: warm, buc%obadic%.%sce to him 5 war a nAmtive ta Miter ir1»m n pub...
liqm League, Oathcmd Covmaam  waxwima byhw. wimhauc

him much Iefle againfi his» expreflc Proc!amm:i,wVn; %fm*aFmucAh~%as an

Omihzfar cunfirmation  either‘ aifa;-%»A<::;ry or px*0i‘niHTtm,*_) is to~mm~

A for can and (If aallfirife ;: An}! :5: publiquc: Ogrh propumrfimd‘ m a Nation
mi Nnfiiflm, is for than end%1ngofpub!$aq:.m firife anulA»dAiv1Afims :4 a-ndof 4

any publique firifc of a Nation Ur Nacimas,V% under om: King (prom
perly A {O cailacl) the King is: the fmprmme l'ml(g¢;in »£l%cmgfi::,*%w: mt.-ll’
Ecuhflaflicafl as civil’! (am in avid-em: by %th»m Law 0f%Go4‘d, I AFet;2r. And.
to us moreover by that’: Law crfthe Land., ‘:4 H.$.C.I -1.‘. Aby:thcA doflvine
F that Church of wgland Art. 3.7. the b0 ask of Homi"1%ie8~,._,% and cflav

Abliilfld O.athauf Allmgiancc and Supremacy.) fined t*1aerdfore%‘%{mch~

an Ow.rh and Covenant may not be entered Ainto withmm and asga*~i~'njfl‘

A ,mhea,ll0wanc¢‘_of the King, who is the lE1p*t*eam.% Judge cm. imhe {um
pream Judicatoryinfelfcg;  V  A     A V

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‘the getnerall; ahféi to‘thofe particulars ;a~&er~%menti"oined:in’ the Rrticfesi

M Thain (itch gioytning in armuis the generalrl and of the Covenant,
will appear: by comparing the Ex: Article of the Govenantz formur»

% gma.-II afiifiance and dcfcnce of %om.~‘ %a*not»her , with tho: mg. Article of

:th¢.ITlfl1'u&i0n8 , wherein the impofers af1:bisOathappoinc robe

read (publiqucly at the time: when the Covenant is read)*thc Dccla- »

:r:iti0n0f the Kingdomes of-Englamfl and Saatiamd )';oyncd in Arms;
far the vV;inAdicati::m,&c. In which <Dwlaratio4n,the taking this Com.

  man: is made one of the graundsbonhof their cmnfidcnce (as they

fay)1;hac this warm wherein theyare fo deeplyengaged is of God,

and of ::‘heir‘refolutian(which they profefle) with montage and mm
. fiancywanto cm and mdoc their pm. A A A A‘ -

 Whwfoever~t¥3erefore imm: pm*£*wade’¢:1 in his canfcricmce , either
that; aMLc.hefe«meanA¢srmmionud , .avn«dVaI!«uti1»aer {nah =1&ke‘%V%bave been

:ui'cd ,.eznd haAve;:bet:n rcixszefiedg »cm1p0n  c~»fi2ti1’rm inihamtbwey hard 3 yea %
dmzbrts wk" n1M::confcqucn Ce(vim.t‘hat %fuch axmrmy may be ;‘%eavjiadA,a;md$ A

t'ucbaAwarme mapaged%) canmt witrhom %wd%na%dW%fi'nx:a (xhwugh~%%di‘i2.
lslagaged {mm dathafmrany of the €0Il~ow4;i.n§g Igiemrmicuiaras ) l5x;;}0n um
forrmn“p»mir1cipm~caka&this Gt:vwma:=:t. A But not to iniifi hermn , A Wu

wilfi brixafly run aver the lE:vem1‘l~p~laccs bf the Px<¢f.a~a. c , am»d mnfier

the mtumil :»imiaématio;ns éfmm them’; »onc’iy zi;x;9pcafi%ng‘fmr*c::mmp»le,

the andofthis%Cnvenavntto bathe afliifiance, ortat iarwgafifg cnufl=:r2}t in

thisprcfenc imyning inarmcs, applying it to men or  Church of
England» V % V % " é

% 1, A. B. iiwing and»:-r tie»: King.] This «cannot reaffonabiy be :a tminw
tivc me: warm, buc%obadic%.%sce to him 5 war a nAmtive ta Miter ir1»m n pub...
liqm League, Oathcmd Covmaam  waxwima byhw. wimhauc

him much Iefle againfi his» expreflc Proc!amm:i,wVn; %fm*aFmucAh~%as an

Omihzfar cunfirmation  either‘ aifa;-%»A<::;ry or px*0i‘niHTtm,*_) is to~mm~

A for can and (If aallfirife ;: An}! :5: publiquc: Ogrh propumrfimd‘ m a Nation
mi Nnfiiflm, is for than end%1ngofpub!$aq:.m firife anulA»dAiv1Afims :4 a-ndof 4

any publique firifc of a Nation Ur Nacimas,V% under om: King (prom
perly A {O cailacl) the King is: the fmprmme l'ml(g¢;in »£l%cmgfi::,*%w: mt.-ll’
Ecuhflaflicafl as civil’! (am in avid-em: by %th»m Law 0f%Go4‘d, I AFet;2r. And.
to us moreover by that’: Law crfthe Land., ‘:4 H.$.C.I -1.‘. Aby:thcA doflvine
F that Church of wgland Art. 3.7. the b0 ask of Homi"1%ie8~,._,% and cflav

Abliilfld O.athauf Allmgiancc and Supremacy.) fined t*1aerdfore%‘%{mch~

an Ow.rh and Covenant may not be entered Ainto withmm and asga*~i~'njfl‘

A ,mhea,ll0wanc¢‘_of the King, who is the lE1p*t*eam.% Judge cm. imhe {um
pream Judicatoryinfelfcg;  V  A     A V

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  ,$g1lHg0f ‘the]RefarflfM' Religianjttéfiabllflled inthe:Cl1ut'Chof Engi

(Md, the verytmlatketnncl¢tChata&et-of which, as difllstenced from

Paper? axndtothet Sefls, hathbten chiefly, that hathalwaiesmain-V
taingd, Thattitiannotnlawfullinany call: (not In the danger of their
 Religion) for filbjtélts to take up Atmesgagainfi thelr??nlaw%l;ull%l
nsoyeraigt-3." A to '  A ll “  A   

A V Having éefore my e)wltVb:.glory" af’Go'a’ , and: tbé’}tkitJ&nc7atmati‘ ‘lthe
kgngdoma Iefmf/mfhj   Here the conftderattoln of the tltaiml t'equ't’*u
{ice towards I the judtgemtgnt of confciance will bcthit; whether by
thiswarre, conlidered with its cirtumllancentlatrgiary of gad,-35¢. in

’ A mottapt to be advanced than by peace: wherein , although teafon
might eafily conclude, yet. it will betnuch more certainly guided,

if welhal examine thoft precepts which Chrifl and his Apollles have
laid dowmtowards the accomplifhment of thole ends here. propoft-db,
and try whether tlmy doe fuggefi or intimatcany thing towards inch

a warm 5 Ifthey docnot ( or if the contrary) tlw confciencc leaving V
_ ht-fare »“r.r“: my tbewglory qfGad, 360.; will not be hrtdtmd totalte this

cout'l'e.for the advamccmcntol it. 1   reflification A ofconfciente
inthijst cafit, it will be requlfite to confider this Wart‘: to which we
at‘: cnjoyned totcontrxbutenby whom and agalnll whom it -is unden-

‘ taltcn: Whete,tif the confiiencc finds it to be unlawfull in the un--

déttatlting, it cannot lawfully confcnt or allifi, ht/5:1.‘ If it be no waits
llavtffull forfuch as we are moved to joyne with, to take up Armes
aga-inflfuch as we lhould be (‘warm to oppofiz 5 If itt-night tpolfibly

  be lawful! in the fitfi undertaking, it could no othcrwifi: be « but as it

fixould be a nccelfary mcanes to procure ajnfl peace; and the deter...‘
mination of confizience in this café will depend upon the confide-
rationtzof thelconiunfiuresof things attthe.uudcrtaking,l and all the
timetofthntcontitnhancc ofthisvwatlret : to and if peace with truth might
have been, or may be eftablifhcd without ‘1't,(much more if this measnn
{hall bctfound oppofite) the con{Z:ience.cannot without fin aflent to

thin warretztflete the mind is to examine thc l'everall propofitions, A
motzons, ovcrtnrcsfizc. which have been and ‘are made by both pat-»

lltimand according to themto judge. to
Then /qnppiaaejfé and bananr, aft/9: King and his Pq/fm'ty.] Here we are

to~confidcor,-whether, or What this ation of cuts will contribute tow  

wards the honour and happineflb ofthetK»ing and his tpofleritty. And.

lbgcaufe it is not ‘eaficgto difhover any foundation of {och honour lmd . n
Jcappimfi 3:9. t bcfidct, that the manager: of this partynwith whom A

they V

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  ,$g1lHg0f ‘the]RefarflfM' Religianjttéfiabllflled inthe:Cl1ut'Chof Engi

(Md, the verytmlatketnncl¢tChata&et-of which, as difllstenced from

Paper? axndtothet Sefls, hathbten chiefly, that hathalwaiesmain-V
taingd, Thattitiannotnlawfullinany call: (not In the danger of their
 Religion) for filbjtélts to take up Atmesgagainfi thelr??nlaw%l;ull%l
nsoyeraigt-3." A to '  A ll “  A   

A V Having éefore my e)wltVb:.glory" af’Go'a’ , and: tbé’}tkitJ&nc7atmati‘ ‘lthe
kgngdoma Iefmf/mfhj   Here the conftderattoln of the tltaiml t'equ't’*u
{ice towards I the judtgemtgnt of confciance will bcthit; whether by
thiswarre, conlidered with its cirtumllancentlatrgiary of gad,-35¢. in

’ A mottapt to be advanced than by peace: wherein , although teafon
might eafily conclude, yet. it will betnuch more certainly guided,

if welhal examine thoft precepts which Chrifl and his Apollles have
laid dowmtowards the accomplifhment of thole ends here. propoft-db,
and try whether tlmy doe fuggefi or intimatcany thing towards inch

a warm 5 Ifthey docnot ( or if the contrary) tlw confciencc leaving V
_ ht-fare »“r.r“: my tbewglory qfGad, 360.; will not be hrtdtmd totalte this

cout'l'e.for the advamccmcntol it. 1   reflification A ofconfciente
inthijst cafit, it will be requlfite to confider this Wart‘: to which we
at‘: cnjoyned totcontrxbutenby whom and agalnll whom it -is unden-

‘ taltcn: Whete,tif the confiiencc finds it to be unlawfull in the un--

déttatlting, it cannot lawfully confcnt or allifi, ht/5:1.‘ If it be no waits
llavtffull forfuch as we are moved to joyne with, to take up Armes
aga-inflfuch as we lhould be (‘warm to oppofiz 5 If itt-night tpolfibly

  be lawful! in the fitfi undertaking, it could no othcrwifi: be « but as it

fixould be a nccelfary mcanes to procure ajnfl peace; and the deter...‘
mination of confizience in this café will depend upon the confide-
rationtzof thelconiunfiuresof things attthe.uudcrtaking,l and all the
timetofthntcontitnhancc ofthisvwatlret : to and if peace with truth might
have been, or may be eftablifhcd without ‘1't,(much more if this measnn
{hall bctfound oppofite) the con{Z:ience.cannot without fin aflent to

thin warretztflete the mind is to examine thc l'everall propofitions, A
motzons, ovcrtnrcsfizc. which have been and ‘are made by both pat-»

lltimand according to themto judge. to
Then /qnppiaaejfé and bananr, aft/9: King and his Pq/fm'ty.] Here we are

to~confidcor,-whether, or What this ation of cuts will contribute tow  

wards the honour and happineflb ofthetK»ing and his tpofleritty. And.

lbgcaufe it is not ‘eaficgto difhover any foundation of {och honour lmd . n
Jcappimfi 3:9. t bcfidct, that the manager: of this partynwith whom A

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they wéuld haveluai tojoync, have: never particularly declaredllthw i
  A way howthelie cnéa flaall be or are advance by their warm (al-

athoughitia cine of their mail common exprcllions .-) the Fafeli way
fafilrzalltllfi malt naturall) for tha conlbience‘: is to wife a judge»-
memt mi wlmt is likely to mf.m upfim what hath precedcdA(fincc chcfe
unfierthéiings) upon the (Emma Principles: Where icia ta Qonlideri
whatiwr his l-iovmzur or Comtumely hava beene increaléd by and
Afinée; mhgfeyhwapres; And lo for the happinclli: of Himfelfa and hie

A PAa[ishr§f3i,"l iiccmifickzr whacher if ithcfc men be upon the lhmcdeligne

with thofe who gavc him battell at .Ea'ga~Hi/7, Z\7.«swé.;»'r]A €:‘5"6’. what‘

i whole darfigrzes made towards the hapgziiwefliaof him,‘ anti hi3 Pa-4»

lteriazyo A
The ma: pmhlika Li§r:rty._,.S'pzfe*z‘y, and PMM hf the Ki1ggmlr>m.s*]' H

thescuts (co whofelalliflance Aclpecially we are to be lfwmign) fhmxld "

not hereby be able: to conquer a!.’1dpl‘::.Vdil,, what will A «bur taking of

the Covcnantwadvaucc thc publika Liberty and Peace of the King» A i

don)” according. to gchc wnccit of the icnfoyners of the Covenant 2

If 1;heyMllhould,iconlidcr haw that can conducem «our Liéerty, unlelle A
whereby bemeam: Frcedomi fmm our amcxcm Laws, and fmmthc:

lémlad happy government of Church and Scare, whilll we may hear:
to be put under uncertain new ones? Saconclly, .S'afirtj, whether the

danger of mine docvnotz outweigh orrcqualizei the: hopes of fifety.‘ 4

Thlrdly,7’mce, Whether this bathe oncly, the likeliell, or indeed
any probable mcaaacs of procuring Pmcei’ ‘Sewing them are but twei
wayeaobvious by which this courlé lhould procure in, him. A?Vi&ory,;

orhreeluciingthe King to yeeld co thcir deliver. Here the iudggmcnc

of conlE:icnc.¢: will bcgmundcd upon thin, Whether the King but no
way but by force incAlin‘abIe to an fut’: APmce- 5’ r “ A
V Whcrain icmzj arm priwm, cahc. '] Thia A is Afubmrdinatc mlzhc» form
mer immediately preceding. . ‘ A A A

(Willing to mimic the praflicax of the enemies of God aggaiwfl t/kw mm
Raligiam, 6‘-0.] Herc we are to confider and reckon up; who and “of
what forts are the enemies of the Church of England, AA ofwhich we:
are, andwhich is cflablifhcd by Law, to which we have fubli-zribcd,
and What party in this quarrell is openly profeflid faric,hath equal-

" iy declared againll: 4 all tbrts of its iencmiea, and which is not 5. A and

accordinglflficc. V  

When-of the do:-plarmbk pfiat: of lfmlnnda $5.] Conficlcr whctber A
thc: cgueigaufqlof this is to bc meicrged (both. in.§h:,l.r_i[cn’and.pxogrcllE'; Al AA
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they wéuld haveluai tojoync, have: never particularly declaredllthw i
  A way howthelie cnéa flaall be or are advance by their warm (al-

athoughitia cine of their mail common exprcllions .-) the Fafeli way
fafilrzalltllfi malt naturall) for tha conlbience‘: is to wife a judge»-
memt mi wlmt is likely to mf.m upfim what hath precedcdA(fincc chcfe
unfierthéiings) upon the (Emma Principles: Where icia ta Qonlideri
whatiwr his l-iovmzur or Comtumely hava beene increaléd by and
Afinée; mhgfeyhwapres; And lo for the happinclli: of Himfelfa and hie

A PAa[ishr§f3i,"l iiccmifickzr whacher if ithcfc men be upon the lhmcdeligne

with thofe who gavc him battell at .Ea'ga~Hi/7, Z\7.«swé.;»'r]A €:‘5"6’. what‘

i whole darfigrzes made towards the hapgziiwefliaof him,‘ anti hi3 Pa-4»

lteriazyo A
The ma: pmhlika Li§r:rty._,.S'pzfe*z‘y, and PMM hf the Ki1ggmlr>m.s*]' H

thescuts (co whofelalliflance Aclpecially we are to be lfwmign) fhmxld "

not hereby be able: to conquer a!.’1dpl‘::.Vdil,, what will A «bur taking of

the Covcnantwadvaucc thc publika Liberty and Peace of the King» A i

don)” according. to gchc wnccit of the icnfoyners of the Covenant 2

If 1;heyMllhould,iconlidcr haw that can conducem «our Liéerty, unlelle A
whereby bemeam: Frcedomi fmm our amcxcm Laws, and fmmthc:

lémlad happy government of Church and Scare, whilll we may hear:
to be put under uncertain new ones? Saconclly, .S'afirtj, whether the

danger of mine docvnotz outweigh orrcqualizei the: hopes of fifety.‘ 4

Thlrdly,7’mce, Whether this bathe oncly, the likeliell, or indeed
any probable mcaaacs of procuring Pmcei’ ‘Sewing them are but twei
wayeaobvious by which this courlé lhould procure in, him. A?Vi&ory,;

orhreeluciingthe King to yeeld co thcir deliver. Here the iudggmcnc

of conlE:icnc.¢: will bcgmundcd upon thin, Whether the King but no
way but by force incAlin‘abIe to an fut’: APmce- 5’ r “ A
V Whcrain icmzj arm priwm, cahc. '] Thia A is Afubmrdinatc mlzhc» form
mer immediately preceding. . ‘ A A A

(Willing to mimic the praflicax of the enemies of God aggaiwfl t/kw mm
Raligiam, 6‘-0.] Herc we are to confider and reckon up; who and “of
what forts are the enemies of the Church of England, AA ofwhich we:
are, andwhich is cflablifhcd by Law, to which we have fubli-zribcd,
and What party in this quarrell is openly profeflid faric,hath equal-

" iy declared againll: 4 all tbrts of its iencmiea, and which is not 5. A and

accordinglflficc. V  

When-of the do:-plarmbk pfiat: of lfmlnnda $5.] Conficlcr whctber A
thc: cgueigaufqlof this is to bc meicrged (both. in.§h:,l.r_i[cn’and.pxogrcllE'; Al AA
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hticipatctinftanccs to thwccnttaty. (as ~m qetnuflzzrucx dayttazad
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this may proceed astupon that flitting they have not t7et“dowzm
tvhichaof Gods pcopleimany age or place; uponthe like caufts haw
taken the like coutfe; till this be rcprefcntcd to the mtnfcience, the
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~ .greatefl~perfi:cati.on‘s and utmofid~ange,t_- of ‘Religion. and all that
would but dtiat untor them, it may thaife at conclufion‘ (till fornc throat-,
get reafons can be prefcnttd, or the extent of theft be cleared and tan-
tkgnojfl) what Aiato be donctwhcn we arc‘tequircdttoAaflifl awarlikc
entrance ofSu.bit&t (-withhll the other Acircumfhtncesfitwhich QC-9
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V ‘whichafliftance-;is.the general! and ofthia Govcnalnt. ‘ A 1? t A V
.t;St~cmtd!y,t there is not any one member ‘Which; dbthhconcludc any
«thing totout confcienccs to move um tékeit, neither in the coxtn-
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this may proceed astupon that flitting they have not t7et“dowzm
tvhichaof Gods pcopleimany age or place; uponthe like caufts haw
taken the like coutfe; till this be rcprefcntcd to the mtnfcience, the
;faf'cfl way willttbe to cxamine what cut Savitourhtimfelf, and the

,JApoft!es,and primitive Chriflians (who wt-rt aflhredly Gadttpw-» A

pie  did hold and ptafizicc for dofitine a"ndA;cxample in the: lihei (‘if

A there have ever beam) or it worth cafe then is pravedcm prctendtdtt

And if they have not rcfificd (or hc1dtitAA lawfull) t—hcir*Ptiztcesf in the
~ .greatefl~perfi:cati.on‘s and utmofid~ange,t_- of ‘Religion. and all that
would but dtiat untor them, it may thaife at conclufion‘ (till fornc throat-,
get reafons can be prefcnttd, or the extent of theft be cleared and tan-
tkgnojfl) what Aiato be donctwhcn we arc‘tequircdttoAaflifl awarlikc
entrance ofSu.bit&t (-withhll the other Acircumfhtncesfitwhich QC-9
%_ and Chi_3,a§'&iUIlj0E' the Scott} made onelyupon a~beI'ecvEd~ch:"Iri€y
fif hclpiugtheitncighbeurs; ‘ ‘ ~ -  A ‘    A ' t_ * ’
:, Thefumme ofailis, T~hAat~‘if all and every of thetmaahtetialt of thit
tP1:eface(ientat-much as tconcemcs thqPremiITcs were C1119) our son-
ttfciencttst cannot Aaflhm: to the confcqucntc, thgatit it lmivfttll fotius
 ;ts:SNubie.&s Q? the Chutchfnglamd (thoughwt had not {worn or
.-‘afllbftfiibfid tofome particulars, again!-‘ttwhich ihmc" of thc'ArticI‘es
. .a1‘fltCQnttived).t0aflmthe‘SGEIIS, fir atmfcnt fiflthtm in this warrc,
V ‘whichafliftance-;is.the general! and ofthia Govcnalnt. ‘ A 1? t A V
.t;St~cmtd!y,t there is not any one member ‘Which; dbthhconcludc any
«thing totout confcienccs to move um tékeit, neither in the coxtn-
‘ wlication doathcy~.concIut1c.A ~ %    V ~_A ; A A V
Thirdly, there is not any parc'icu1.ar member of it which doth 11:0:
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N“ land! Thzgtfthoft: words, 

. Ahave it been vairil

~ fcrrcg :b‘fid" that of Euglmoé Scotland, and-Alrclem

A abfdIutely",.,,ot;witht thisnaddgd as a reflriétion, againfl
A Eucmiu 5“ By whom doc we not rightly conccivcmo b

;i_3”tha_,t of the King(A_1oma.'.of.£'x_gl4nd,*,S'cotl4nd and



. eithcr d?ir;e&ly;. or “ by; ccnfiiderationt natutafly fizggélicclvt by  M
and altogethenunforizsd, pttvailcawith‘ unto the» contrary. So +t‘bat~~ “

A _ AA 03, tW¢tAt'.Inno$:: t
“ witho_uttviolencc‘tto our confc1cxm_ca~tah.th1s Oath»-est A t V A v mt

tillévcry one of theft obfiacltu-and {cmples be taken

A   _/7mllAfii2“c:ret:1t mall}, mtd canflmétlyg thrangbtfitbegract ‘ A9 A

a
God,. endcnpwnr in mrfi-wrallt place; a:ad'c'aRi*zg.r, the prefi-Marion ofttbi'A
Rcférmgd Religion mike C burcbgf Scotland, in Daflrim, Warfl7ipfl)iF»
tc;i,vl£n:ta23dowr2;rpefl£, . amififl our éamman E Mamie: ; the Reformation A
oftflcligioni1¢tb:—Kingdom'.r qf England and I1'cIand,in Daffrina,‘ War?-

_/bip,A‘DtifcipJ£n: and Gammmmts mrcardingta the Wbrd svf Gadytnd the» F

Example of the 6:]! Rtfirmcl Cbxr slur: : xiizdjéatfl endmwxr tqbrin

:12; ClmrcJ:é:Lofgo4d in" tin‘ t/am: Kingdamx, to ‘the nkcnifi 'canjgn&£g£~.

and anzfarmirj in Rcligiox, tC’onfifl'E.-m of Faith, Farmhof C’-hm-cl: get».

A we: and am‘
p]Aof}:r:'t}_¢ afierm mujfll 5r¢'t11Jr-‘Am 1i'vtt.int%I'ait/band Lam, and the ‘Lord
awn} delight to dntllin the wiry»? of ‘ ' A ~ A t A A »

In thjtfirfi Article arcwcto befwomen mz..-.vam- us; M,.,,,,,,~.;
on pf Atb::DoEfrimr, Pfforjéip, and e‘Z)ifcipline  tbs [.'/mrcbt.S't'atland

A,‘ t.

common Enemies to the Churclm of England,-. smzm, apd Infu-

taken _refiri&ivel

yt added;_i and that?sby..aammah “Entmiw' thofc are
meant,’ thcncceflity of the Grammatical! {cnfc..impiies 3 there‘ hav-
Aving preceded no other divifion, to. which ...,thia_.. to

1S¢3_;Athat the ..wOrd0ar tmqfit tr¢f¢tr¢ toj.[W’e:iAn the b
Pm-.face,jwho{c anal)? difirAibufiAAon.which can refertcgto comma» hcré,

  A A AA A -tlrclmdg It not.
l;htre.for¢ thetme {anti ..tQf;.$hil “part: of the Article this, m2z..«I {;vi11».A

A fiqcertly, rcaItly,$ confl;a.ntI-Tpthrough the grace ofGod, in my calling t
iagainltthoté whottau. ¢nctA1;1Ai¢_s”(fpr example) both tothc Articlcrof
M A  Church of England‘ th 

  andthcir direfltory fmflwdrlhip, both man: *Chnrch-Government 
" and to Presbyteriall '('~'ic;vernmc:;t,,; endeavour to prcfetve their Arti» A
  Ac L-:3”, manner cif worlhip and Prcsbytty 2 If thus it bc,T theft! thing; .,
 an to,_ b; Abc9I;_fidef.,I=¢A1 5 ;t, If the impoitrg of this Ogthwatq taflim-.d in ..

thti§Afi,.A

gfa:.0fA5¢0t/4114; both to our. Liturgy

our carmnan; t.
c meant the ~

tagainjlh am‘ tcamwaastxeniexj are to be ~

yicmay bethought, bccjaufi theyotherwifi: lhould ’

mm unity can re-» t.
:1, ~ It! the Preface; 
egmning of the A

 Vt   Article In"

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N“ land! Thzgtfthoft: words, 

. Ahave it been vairil

~ fcrrcg :b‘fid" that of Euglmoé Scotland, and-Alrclem

A abfdIutely",.,,ot;witht thisnaddgd as a reflriétion, againfl
A Eucmiu 5“ By whom doc we not rightly conccivcmo b

;i_3”tha_,t of the King(A_1oma.'.of.£'x_gl4nd,*,S'cotl4nd and



. eithcr d?ir;e&ly;. or “ by; ccnfiiderationt natutafly fizggélicclvt by  M
and altogethenunforizsd, pttvailcawith‘ unto the» contrary. So +t‘bat~~ “

A _ AA 03, tW¢tAt'.Inno$:: t
“ witho_uttviolencc‘tto our confc1cxm_ca~tah.th1s Oath»-est A t V A v mt

tillévcry one of theft obfiacltu-and {cmples be taken

A   _/7mllAfii2“c:ret:1t mall}, mtd canflmétlyg thrangbtfitbegract ‘ A9 A

a
God,. endcnpwnr in mrfi-wrallt place; a:ad'c'aRi*zg.r, the prefi-Marion ofttbi'A
Rcférmgd Religion mike C burcbgf Scotland, in Daflrim, Warfl7ipfl)iF»
tc;i,vl£n:ta23dowr2;rpefl£, . amififl our éamman E Mamie: ; the Reformation A
oftflcligioni1¢tb:—Kingdom'.r qf England and I1'cIand,in Daffrina,‘ War?-

_/bip,A‘DtifcipJ£n: and Gammmmts mrcardingta the Wbrd svf Gadytnd the» F

Example of the 6:]! Rtfirmcl Cbxr slur: : xiizdjéatfl endmwxr tqbrin

:12; ClmrcJ:é:Lofgo4d in" tin‘ t/am: Kingdamx, to ‘the nkcnifi 'canjgn&£g£~.

and anzfarmirj in Rcligiox, tC’onfifl'E.-m of Faith, Farmhof C’-hm-cl: get».

A we: and am‘
p]Aof}:r:'t}_¢ afierm mujfll 5r¢'t11Jr-‘Am 1i'vtt.int%I'ait/band Lam, and the ‘Lord
awn} delight to dntllin the wiry»? of ‘ ' A ~ A t A A »

In thjtfirfi Article arcwcto befwomen mz..-.vam- us; M,.,,,,,,~.;
on pf Atb::DoEfrimr, Pfforjéip, and e‘Z)ifcipline  tbs [.'/mrcbt.S't'atland

A,‘ t.

common Enemies to the Churclm of England,-. smzm, apd Infu-

taken _refiri&ivel

yt added;_i and that?sby..aammah “Entmiw' thofc are
meant,’ thcncceflity of the Grammatical! {cnfc..impiies 3 there‘ hav-
Aving preceded no other divifion, to. which ...,thia_.. to

1S¢3_;Athat the ..wOrd0ar tmqfit tr¢f¢tr¢ toj.[W’e:iAn the b
Pm-.face,jwho{c anal)? difirAibufiAAon.which can refertcgto comma» hcré,

  A A AA A -tlrclmdg It not.
l;htre.for¢ thetme {anti ..tQf;.$hil “part: of the Article this, m2z..«I {;vi11».A

A fiqcertly, rcaItly,$ confl;a.ntI-Tpthrough the grace ofGod, in my calling t
iagainltthoté whottau. ¢nctA1;1Ai¢_s”(fpr example) both tothc Articlcrof
M A  Church of England‘ th 

  andthcir direfltory fmflwdrlhip, both man: *Chnrch-Government 
" and to Presbyteriall '('~'ic;vernmc:;t,,; endeavour to prcfetve their Arti» A
  Ac L-:3”, manner cif worlhip and Prcsbytty 2 If thus it bc,T theft! thing; .,
 an to,_ b; Abc9I;_fidef.,I=¢A1 5 ;t, If the impoitrg of this Ogthwatq taflim-.d in ..

thti§Afi,.A

gfa:.0fA5¢0t/4114; both to our. Liturgy

our carmnan; t.
c meant the ~

tagainjlh am‘ tcamwaastxeniexj are to be ~

yicmay bethought, bccjaufi theyotherwifi: lhould ’

mm unity can re-» t.
:1, ~ It! the Preface; 
egmning of the A

“(M i  

their Confi: ienceg .‘t'hat”thie i*Do&ri»¢, Werjbip c§?e.7 »of?the M35 1}’

' Scotland, caninfallibIy?be,proired~out of the Word of God , ‘ why A
would they have us {mate to endeavour_( in our callmgtof the Min  

nifiery) to preierve it with a ref’rri&iontaga'infl fomemen onely, and

not abfolutelys and 4 indefinitely»? tW=hether is this to free from the

feandall of refpe& of Perfone, as an oath for the impartial] defence

of Truth doth require? If they donbtoitcannot be infel1i'bly:prov¢d. A A A
how -can our Brethren of Scotland,n_rithontfpirituall Tyrannygdefire
an .Oath tosbe impoiedtt upon us Mmiflers ofthe‘GofpelI»-of another; e
~Church, to endewem-fincerely, ready éw. in aur‘cal1ing(viz. bytpm.

ehing, difputing; or otherwife) the prefizrvation of itithne {Eat it e A

A ~ . Second lye’ how can we take an Oath to endeavour the prefervati-. A

on of that Dofirinetwhichwe neither know what it is ( as it now

(funds) not are told in any Declaration or Exhortation to us? nor
wembgund to know or (hatch ( no opportunity offering it {elf 3‘)
How then can thietOathbe by us taken in iudgement 1' Or fin-‘ce we

‘donht thutnthough in genetall, how can 1t;=( not beingof Faith ) he
. tgthg-;t‘henn Sinne if ‘Whether are we note, If any thing [hall be by us

hereafter found in thetDo&£ifl¢ 05 Scvtldnd contrary to found Do-
&;.-ine, hotind to endea,vour~rhy the fecond @.rt‘_icle to extirpate it, and .
by the firfl to preferve it? As for then‘ Difciplme andGovernment:,fo
much as we underfland of it (though totherwife we never interpoied,
yet being now called to give our eonfent to it, or reafonito the con-

;my)we profefli it to be fuch eat that we date not binde our {elves by
‘Oath toendeavour it: prefervatton confiantly and indefini|:ely,for all V

time to come, till it beevitlenced unto us that: it hath been in any

, time before untill this our laihage. If it (hall; here he replyeod, that we

are required to endeowaurt itthklgprtftrwdtiafl aftheir Doffrine, %%War/Mp,

“_D¢fcip“line and g'avemme#t,<eonely agatinfl tmrtcomman anemia, than
A Jig’ ofuanof the Churches oftEr.él4nd,, Searlqnd, Via mt‘! Ireland, aind for

A e the prefiervation of it onely (o

rte asmwe alltnagree-;~this V we cannot
conceive to be the adequate‘ fitnfetoft thofia worcis, efpecially .¢‘ccor...
vdingto the intention ~ of A the zmpofers. , F or it 15 clear (as we have

4 already touched) that our common Enemies are not onely they

  who are adverfarieeto us intthat whereinwe all three doeagree, A but V A

_ thofisalfo who in tfuchthinge wherein wedifffef eamoingfl our (elm,
‘ Aereyetby oppofing ethcmfélvea toueaill, our“ common ‘Enemies; ea-A»

tgainfi whom theretore by thieV0Vzthwe'£houldAbe bound «tofi preferre
:to"eachthata1fo wherein We diECl'B3mODgfl,..0urfe1VC3!, Moreover,
  A A‘ 3 V  A

V >tha€»% V

“(M i  

their Confi: ienceg .‘t'hat”thie i*Do&ri»¢, Werjbip c§?e.7 »of?the M35 1}’

' Scotland, caninfallibIy?be,proired~out of the Word of God , ‘ why A
would they have us {mate to endeavour_( in our callmgtof the Min  

nifiery) to preierve it with a ref’rri&iontaga'infl fomemen onely, and

not abfolutelys and 4 indefinitely»? tW=hether is this to free from the

feandall of refpe& of Perfone, as an oath for the impartial] defence

of Truth doth require? If they donbtoitcannot be infel1i'bly:prov¢d. A A A
how -can our Brethren of Scotland,n_rithontfpirituall Tyrannygdefire
an .Oath tosbe impoiedtt upon us Mmiflers ofthe‘GofpelI»-of another; e
~Church, to endewem-fincerely, ready éw. in aur‘cal1ing(viz. bytpm.

ehing, difputing; or otherwife) the prefizrvation of itithne {Eat it e A

A ~ . Second lye’ how can we take an Oath to endeavour the prefervati-. A

on of that Dofirinetwhichwe neither know what it is ( as it now

(funds) not are told in any Declaration or Exhortation to us? nor
wembgund to know or (hatch ( no opportunity offering it {elf 3‘)
How then can thietOathbe by us taken in iudgement 1' Or fin-‘ce we

‘donht thutnthough in genetall, how can 1t;=( not beingof Faith ) he
. tgthg-;t‘henn Sinne if ‘Whether are we note, If any thing [hall be by us

hereafter found in thetDo&£ifl¢ 05 Scvtldnd contrary to found Do-
&;.-ine, hotind to endea,vour~rhy the fecond @.rt‘_icle to extirpate it, and .
by the firfl to preferve it? As for then‘ Difciplme andGovernment:,fo
much as we underfland of it (though totherwife we never interpoied,
yet being now called to give our eonfent to it, or reafonito the con-

;my)we profefli it to be fuch eat that we date not binde our {elves by
‘Oath toendeavour it: prefervatton confiantly and indefini|:ely,for all V

time to come, till it beevitlenced unto us that: it hath been in any

, time before untill this our laihage. If it (hall; here he replyeod, that we

are required to endeowaurt itthklgprtftrwdtiafl aftheir Doffrine, %%War/Mp,

“_D¢fcip“line and g'avemme#t,<eonely agatinfl tmrtcomman anemia, than
A Jig’ ofuanof the Churches oftEr.él4nd,, Searlqnd, Via mt‘! Ireland, aind for

A e the prefiervation of it onely (o

rte asmwe alltnagree-;~this V we cannot
conceive to be the adequate‘ fitnfetoft thofia worcis, efpecially .¢‘ccor...
vdingto the intention ~ of A the zmpofers. , F or it 15 clear (as we have

4 already touched) that our common Enemies are not onely they

  who are adverfarieeto us intthat whereinwe all three doeagree, A but V A

_ thofisalfo who in tfuchthinge wherein wedifffef eamoingfl our (elm,
‘ Aereyetby oppofing ethcmfélvea toueaill, our“ common ‘Enemies; ea-A»

tgainfi whom theretore by thieV0Vzthwe'£houldAbe bound «tofi preferre
:to"eachthata1fo wherein We diECl'B3mODgfl,..0urfe1VC3!, Moreover,
  A A‘ 3 V  A

V >tha€»% V

Cnxtofitt 

V nnmha: Santa is ntitfier thcqncly, ngr the chief Senfe intended by
tgha I“mp‘0fi:ts, we have‘caufet‘n think:  be;ca‘1-nib 1f ('0. reflrained,“ our =

’ this pr*e!E:ncLea!gnueand Qaveinatutat A

Brethren nit Scatlnfifltt (in*fav*ouf_’r offwihoma we contceive Aafi, pm. of
the Artic}ento havebreen ptopofcd) would bt¢no}w«hic fecnred‘ againfi
the? feats of ti:mmrationt« from England, if we vvcrenoncly fwotnm’
pteferve untomem ‘thofi: thingsnwherein» we all agree at the cutting

at

~  Tfiirdly, ‘we define to know  ‘by out §ret'htet1'ta-AF Scotland fibula A

define itfltotibe impofizd upon us by Oath to tmaii,ntaih' the Articles nf
theti'z*B.t:‘1'ig%ion,t‘ fo‘7fa1-tforth ashath been ‘faid,* fince» our Mother‘ the‘

  Church of England ntver ynt hathtimpofiid ‘upon us b‘y“Oath no pm.

{ewe herown known Att'ié1cs»,‘ but hath tefiified he-r» moderation

to a1l,'fi1tha7t Iha,h?ath‘reqniredfubfcriptibn one'ly7of all men whi*ch A

wart admintnted intd hpty Otdnragot Ecplefiafiicall Bt5t1e‘fice,eorMto d¢...:
greet in7theUniVeIfi‘ty ? And ’yét‘this was lately judged, fimze the fic..~
ting Of this Ptarliament, to be too htnrflat an impérfitionn uptcm young.
tér Studefntstatt their‘ :idmifli"0n‘~t0'degrees,t and the ‘urging of it {M7-A

 pended. "And we: kkmjwtnott whether cverit Wasin Life before this age,
'tr'~t:";;T»t€fl~iE‘l any not cotmpted Church,t to command men to {wear-the
maintaining the Articles of their Religiomrnuch lbflértheiri Difciplinc’ n

A and Church government.

A As to the {ccond thing in this firfi Article. to whieh wt-.4-V‘ ate ta»
fwcnt,How carnfany whtl‘: are pcrfwaded that tht’ereis1=notthing in the
narine of the Church of England,» which is not vénntfonant “to
the Word of God, without vanity {wear to endetwoutgthé Rcformaa.

 tiotiof it according to the: VVord of God 2’ efpeci-ally fince we have

tlfatialjr ptotefiedto, defend that SDoEi'rim.- of the clamla of tE:ngl:m'd P‘

4 » And how ban anywhofrcvctcntly beleevetthiachurch to be in rcfpc&

of her D0&tine,Worfl1ip;Dii&ipIine,and Government cflablifhed by

 I;aW,no;l¢fli:tperfe&then any of the Reformed Churchesfwear an en...‘

dcavour imreformationin all theft, according to the cxarnple of the
hsflrcfotmcd Churches, 2* And ‘her: by theway we cannotbnt taken
notice that this part of the Articlc‘ is {'0 fratncd, an if then: wcreno-4»

thingnin the ADo£?rine @*c;. of the Clmrclm of England '¢zm1'Ircl.¢nd ‘mg: A

bu: pre§érve_;d5 andnothing in tthe‘1'rs-of Scotland to betrcfc>rmed..   tn 

~  Moreovugthe beflndireéfionnfot Qonfcience in exa'mini;ng what: is

 fieremcantt by Reformation , will beta coniiderfithbfct inflatinest
wherein in th: following Articles‘  is declared t:heB.¢formation,“ an&¢* A

_ {hen ifperfwadgd tthatthcte isany thing th»crc~cxpre(’t3 (as‘nin£tnnccs'
 V           A A 4 V A   «  V aoffl  

Cnxtofitt 

V nnmha: Santa is ntitfier thcqncly, ngr the chief Senfe intended by
tgha I“mp‘0fi:ts, we have‘caufet‘n think:  be;ca‘1-nib 1f ('0. reflrained,“ our =

’ this pr*e!E:ncLea!gnueand Qaveinatutat A

Brethren nit Scatlnfifltt (in*fav*ouf_’r offwihoma we contceive Aafi, pm. of
the Artic}ento havebreen ptopofcd) would bt¢no}w«hic fecnred‘ againfi
the? feats of ti:mmrationt« from England, if we vvcrenoncly fwotnm’
pteferve untomem ‘thofi: thingsnwherein» we all agree at the cutting

at

~  Tfiirdly, ‘we define to know  ‘by out §ret'htet1'ta-AF Scotland fibula A

define itfltotibe impofizd upon us by Oath to tmaii,ntaih' the Articles nf
theti'z*B.t:‘1'ig%ion,t‘ fo‘7fa1-tforth ashath been ‘faid,* fince» our Mother‘ the‘

  Church of England ntver ynt hathtimpofiid ‘upon us b‘y“Oath no pm.

{ewe herown known Att'ié1cs»,‘ but hath tefiified he-r» moderation

to a1l,'fi1tha7t Iha,h?ath‘reqniredfubfcriptibn one'ly7of all men whi*ch A

wart admintnted intd hpty Otdnragot Ecplefiafiicall Bt5t1e‘fice,eorMto d¢...:
greet in7theUniVeIfi‘ty ? And ’yét‘this was lately judged, fimze the fic..~
ting Of this Ptarliament, to be too htnrflat an impérfitionn uptcm young.
tér Studefntstatt their‘ :idmifli"0n‘~t0'degrees,t and the ‘urging of it {M7-A

 pended. "And we: kkmjwtnott whether cverit Wasin Life before this age,
'tr'~t:";;T»t€fl~iE‘l any not cotmpted Church,t to command men to {wear-the
maintaining the Articles of their Religiomrnuch lbflértheiri Difciplinc’ n

A and Church government.

A As to the {ccond thing in this firfi Article. to whieh wt-.4-V‘ ate ta»
fwcnt,How carnfany whtl‘: are pcrfwaded that tht’ereis1=notthing in the
narine of the Church of England,» which is not vénntfonant “to
the Word of God, without vanity {wear to endetwoutgthé Rcformaa.

 tiotiof it according to the: VVord of God 2’ efpeci-ally fince we have

tlfatialjr ptotefiedto, defend that SDoEi'rim.- of the clamla of tE:ngl:m'd P‘

4 » And how ban anywhofrcvctcntly beleevetthiachurch to be in rcfpc&

of her D0&tine,Worfl1ip;Dii&ipIine,and Government cflablifhed by

 I;aW,no;l¢fli:tperfe&then any of the Reformed Churchesfwear an en...‘

dcavour imreformationin all theft, according to the cxarnple of the
hsflrcfotmcd Churches, 2* And ‘her: by theway we cannotbnt taken
notice that this part of the Articlc‘ is {'0 fratncd, an if then: wcreno-4»

thingnin the ADo£?rine @*c;. of the Clmrclm of England '¢zm1'Ircl.¢nd ‘mg: A

bu: pre§érve_;d5 andnothing in tthe‘1'rs-of Scotland to betrcfc>rmed..   tn 

~  Moreovugthe beflndireéfionnfot Qonfcience in exa'mini;ng what: is

 fieremcantt by Reformation , will beta coniiderfithbfct inflatinest
wherein in th: following Articles‘  is declared t:heB.¢formation,“ an&¢* A

_ {hen ifperfwadgd tthatthcte isany thing th»crc~cxpre(’t3 (as‘nin£tnnccs'
 V           A A 4 V A   «  V aoffl  

*iT¢Anfeof7theI-mpefcers’? A           4  . 
A  As "touching the third Ath'i*ng. fl»'Aem¥r-'dv0#? 0}’ A ’¢'»’1¢"J'Wmity. @\‘c-~ the»

(nu)

1  oEr:formacion)wAhichia:16: accorgling cocmuch more if a gai't1fi)thé*
e%cbwAparc»of ‘the mzh,-at~lcaPe in':t:he V

Word 6% God; how can we cal:

confidtrationa for direaiqn.-of confcicncewillbethcfamc with the
fecond‘: For‘weAA arercquxrcd to {wear toam1¢uvo#rV.anA;tm:i}‘brm£9i,

and tzlfat in the rcformation before.-mentioned ,. andaficr than refm~...A >

% mation  foVt'hat% in whatfoever%:;fenfi=:”% or kind%t.hcreformation%by

IA:-;hem‘mentioned,and after »deflcribed,%isA nor.» to: be dundertik-erz,in the
fame our endeavour forsuniformicyis not.lawf'ul1.A A A A % a L: V! ,

Lafllygintthe taking of this firfl Arcic1e,.,weAfl1om1d(as. we conccivew}
make mar {elves guilty.-either of math fwearing, or of perjury ; and
t;h~a;tfr-om chcgnecctfary conléqumcc of tha mmplicratixzm of tlmfe

two clauafesk, whgrein firfi We Vflmuld 5fwcar %n%cA:: %prefier am the mefarm.¢-J
% R¢'l{gion~£:z 11:2: Cbmfcb of8catlaem',A in DaEZrinc5AWar-flzipfwD,%£p!ine,and

Gamrnmcnt againfi am: cammzmmemics.  And ficondly %,% tsa é?*1;);¥gt.é;~-
C/Amrcbe: office Atbrec Kingdamx, to the neemfi canjzmé-'r’z7axz and z.m%rmz7z

in thofaparticulars amongourfclves 2 Ifwu endeavourmin aux“ Aca!-A 

ling: (but by prayer )-to alter any thing in the Chl1r§E.l0f3ca;/égfid,
wherein our enemies are theirs alfofihcugh ‘therein W: dxficr amcmgfi
our feIvcs-)Wc commit periury, bucaufe wefwcar I50 prcferve it. ¢ To

A effcfi thercforc die necrefl: uniformity in chain part;i"cu1arsin$ thethreg

Kingdoms, wear: {worn to endcavnur to bring the Qgher cwd King»
damn to the neerefl conformity to thc Church 0f.S'catl¢md.. Now

howcan W.-:A fwcatto regulatuby a: rule , and to refmrm by «farm, V

which Aweikfully know not , (and much Ie-{Te know: (:0 be a fit: Arula or

{arm} without ralinfwearinglfiJr¢Awc;a14e:, wecannot: {wear icin» ’

'iudgemcne,and for ought “we knowmot in-righteoufnuflE...

AV%That=wef/zaflin bilge manner, witbmt rafimfi‘ qf perfbm, mdmm am the
extirpation of 1’aper},VPrclac)r, ft/Mt 2&5 (‘burn/9-gwernmcnt Ally’/Jr;/aw
éi/hops, Bz?j7:op:,;A tbcir Ebancellourm and (ommifaricx, €ZDmn.r,, Dmmé
an.£l2aptm',; Arcbikdaacanr,‘ vandal! otlacr Erclqfiaflicaé/I V0fl5~rer,r Hepm--~

ding on that Hierart;/9} )..-S14 drfiitiaag Hcnfie, Schyfme, Prapbmnenvfi, I

agndwlsmt/bewrfiall 6: fimn Am 1:: contrary to firwmd oéirinc , and tlsw
pawcr q)‘«€r'odAline_flE';« lefi we =p4Vt‘tlk¢'_t'fl other mmfim, and t/smrelryéb in
dangerta receive czftlwir plagues, anal that tbalord my 5.»: one, a:gd=£v£wj
Nam: om~int»Iae tbrueKingdam.r.“ A A * V  r  M A A A   ._ V 

« Howcanm {we”armo*thi“s part of¢.the:Govenant,wh9 dofibeliave

that A

Article zi "

*iT¢Anfeof7theI-mpefcers’? A           4  . 
A  As "touching the third Ath'i*ng. fl»'Aem¥r-'dv0#? 0}’ A ’¢'»’1¢"J'Wmity. @\‘c-~ the»

(nu)

1  oEr:formacion)wAhichia:16: accorgling cocmuch more if a gai't1fi)thé*
e%cbwAparc»of ‘the mzh,-at~lcaPe in':t:he V

Word 6% God; how can we cal:

confidtrationa for direaiqn.-of confcicncewillbethcfamc with the
fecond‘: For‘weAA arercquxrcd to {wear toam1¢uvo#rV.anA;tm:i}‘brm£9i,

and tzlfat in the rcformation before.-mentioned ,. andaficr than refm~...A >

% mation  foVt'hat% in whatfoever%:;fenfi=:”% or kind%t.hcreformation%by

IA:-;hem‘mentioned,and after »deflcribed,%isA nor.» to: be dundertik-erz,in the
fame our endeavour forsuniformicyis not.lawf'ul1.A A A A % a L: V! ,

Lafllygintthe taking of this firfl Arcic1e,.,weAfl1om1d(as. we conccivew}
make mar {elves guilty.-either of math fwearing, or of perjury ; and
t;h~a;tfr-om chcgnecctfary conléqumcc of tha mmplicratixzm of tlmfe

two clauafesk, whgrein firfi We Vflmuld 5fwcar %n%cA:: %prefier am the mefarm.¢-J
% R¢'l{gion~£:z 11:2: Cbmfcb of8catlaem',A in DaEZrinc5AWar-flzipfwD,%£p!ine,and

Gamrnmcnt againfi am: cammzmmemics.  And ficondly %,% tsa é?*1;);¥gt.é;~-
C/Amrcbe: office Atbrec Kingdamx, to the neemfi canjzmé-'r’z7axz and z.m%rmz7z

in thofaparticulars amongourfclves 2 Ifwu endeavourmin aux“ Aca!-A 

ling: (but by prayer )-to alter any thing in the Chl1r§E.l0f3ca;/égfid,
wherein our enemies are theirs alfofihcugh ‘therein W: dxficr amcmgfi
our feIvcs-)Wc commit periury, bucaufe wefwcar I50 prcferve it. ¢ To

A effcfi thercforc die necrefl: uniformity in chain part;i"cu1arsin$ thethreg

Kingdoms, wear: {worn to endcavnur to bring the Qgher cwd King»
damn to the neerefl conformity to thc Church 0f.S'catl¢md.. Now

howcan W.-:A fwcatto regulatuby a: rule , and to refmrm by «farm, V

which Aweikfully know not , (and much Ie-{Te know: (:0 be a fit: Arula or

{arm} without ralinfwearinglfiJr¢Awc;a14e:, wecannot: {wear icin» ’

'iudgemcne,and for ought “we knowmot in-righteoufnuflE...

AV%That=wef/zaflin bilge manner, witbmt rafimfi‘ qf perfbm, mdmm am the
extirpation of 1’aper},VPrclac)r, ft/Mt 2&5 (‘burn/9-gwernmcnt Ally’/Jr;/aw
éi/hops, Bz?j7:op:,;A tbcir Ebancellourm and (ommifaricx, €ZDmn.r,, Dmmé
an.£l2aptm',; Arcbikdaacanr,‘ vandal! otlacr Erclqfiaflicaé/I V0fl5~rer,r Hepm--~

ding on that Hierart;/9} )..-S14 drfiitiaag Hcnfie, Schyfme, Prapbmnenvfi, I

agndwlsmt/bewrfiall 6: fimn Am 1:: contrary to firwmd oéirinc , and tlsw
pawcr q)‘«€r'odAline_flE';« lefi we =p4Vt‘tlk¢'_t'fl other mmfim, and t/smrelryéb in
dangerta receive czftlwir plagues, anal that tbalord my 5.»: one, a:gd=£v£wj
Nam: om~int»Iae tbrueKingdam.r.“ A A * V  r  M A A A   ._ V 

« Howcanm {we”armo*thi“s part of¢.the:Govenant,wh9 dofibeliave

that A

Article zi "

e by (.r2i)o A  

that: toendeavour the extirpation ofchurch-governm’ent’by.Bilhopa 
is an gj&tbutterly~unlawful! for all {everall places and calling: (and l
¢fp¢¢iflly‘ ours -J by rhe:Law of God and this Land, andto {wear it’

muchmore .finfull.s.And are we not here”-bid-den totcovenant and

fwggmtor enaimoazrr the extirpaticm of Gburcb-gqoerrrireent 5} Brfiop 9 I

 In at either the words -areambiguous , -(andl to ambiguities we may
not fwear) or rather (form: are loath to echargethe words wirham-,5

biguitie) the Granimaticalfenfi: (according to which the Oath is to
be taken 9 fpeaksfo : for as to what we heat by fom_e fluid, that onely

ourChurch-government in aggregate, by all thofe Governoura toge-»
  thereriin aeocotllefiivefelnfe taken formally , is to be endeavoured robe

extirpatedg. and not each there mentioned : firfl, Such interpretation

givenoutia private onely , andnot by the authority of the impofera g

and fiacondly, thofi: worth; [and all atb:r,6r'c.] do manifefl thatall the

formerly mentioned particulars(in the parenthefis)are to be confirm-

ed diflributively, fo farreforthae to the extirpation. of them.To omit

l , that the word iPrelur}r there interpreted more properly agreethr to
p/1'rcla-ibiflaaprand Ziflrapi  then to the refit there mentioned , ‘and la

Prelagzyt they. would be Witholltxth em, becaufi: preferred before Pref?-

»bytera : and if it noermore were meant to efure Bilhope thén Presby-5

tern or Deacons , fince as well Preebytere and Deacona in make ta  

part of our=C hutch-government , at it now fiends in aggregate, whey

, ther-mightsthis Oath be faken,had the oalfo been included 2 Laflly,

it not. their pra&ifi,for whofe {atisfa ion this Covenant fhould 

(5) [memgmm taken (a)(added to the common fenfisof mankind in the like manner
,;mb9,m 6,, of (‘peaking or underiiandxng n .fuch A fpeechee) evidence enou h
.‘,4m 42 4“ we 1 to us that we cannot ‘take this Oath and Covenant , unlefre we will

tmendafiiicezdiy fwearrto endeavotur the "extirpattion of Church-government by;
zii’lar.r.q‘. e  l  b       b be

 Bilhops. l : L r t

r 1”?‘ r  i  “ lftme be{o,iw’edefire  know,firfl,whetheritbelewlullfor {i1b~
t ‘;ie&tM to ‘fwearn fuch a Covenant as direfily contradi&s the oath, of l

“ t their Soveraigne at his Coronation, as this fecond branch «ofthe Co-
 -venant doth, binding usto endeavour the extirpation of the govern-

A e  ment of our-Chnrchby Bilhops ? F or that"our Soveraign hath taken
A A a contradi&ory Oath is evidently manifefi by the laft blaufi: ofthe
oathmhich the King: oféiggland take at thcirfloronationtwhen after

  many other gracious promitea web the King «makes to ‘his people, one

 n t or the Biihopsrreading to the Kin l A
A A Ganonicall .privi1edges ofr.the:Churq-h, and befeeching him that he

i ’ i would

g before the'pteople-concerning the

e by (.r2i)o A  

that: toendeavour the extirpation ofchurch-governm’ent’by.Bilhopa 
is an gj&tbutterly~unlawful! for all {everall places and calling: (and l
¢fp¢¢iflly‘ ours -J by rhe:Law of God and this Land, andto {wear it’

muchmore .finfull.s.And are we not here”-bid-den totcovenant and

fwggmtor enaimoazrr the extirpaticm of Gburcb-gqoerrrireent 5} Brfiop 9 I

 In at either the words -areambiguous , -(andl to ambiguities we may
not fwear) or rather (form: are loath to echargethe words wirham-,5

biguitie) the Granimaticalfenfi: (according to which the Oath is to
be taken 9 fpeaksfo : for as to what we heat by fom_e fluid, that onely

ourChurch-government in aggregate, by all thofe Governoura toge-»
  thereriin aeocotllefiivefelnfe taken formally , is to be endeavoured robe

extirpatedg. and not each there mentioned : firfl, Such interpretation

givenoutia private onely , andnot by the authority of the impofera g

and fiacondly, thofi: worth; [and all atb:r,6r'c.] do manifefl thatall the

formerly mentioned particulars(in the parenthefis)are to be confirm-

ed diflributively, fo farreforthae to the extirpation. of them.To omit

l , that the word iPrelur}r there interpreted more properly agreethr to
p/1'rcla-ibiflaaprand Ziflrapi  then to the refit there mentioned , ‘and la

Prelagzyt they. would be Witholltxth em, becaufi: preferred before Pref?-

»bytera : and if it noermore were meant to efure Bilhope thén Presby-5

tern or Deacons , fince as well Preebytere and Deacona in make ta  

part of our=C hutch-government , at it now fiends in aggregate, whey

, ther-mightsthis Oath be faken,had the oalfo been included 2 Laflly,

it not. their pra&ifi,for whofe {atisfa ion this Covenant fhould 

(5) [memgmm taken (a)(added to the common fenfisof mankind in the like manner
,;mb9,m 6,, of (‘peaking or underiiandxng n .fuch A fpeechee) evidence enou h
.‘,4m 42 4“ we 1 to us that we cannot ‘take this Oath and Covenant , unlefre we will

tmendafiiicezdiy fwearrto endeavotur the "extirpattion of Church-government by;
zii’lar.r.q‘. e  l  b       b be

 Bilhops. l : L r t

r 1”?‘ r  i  “ lftme be{o,iw’edefire  know,firfl,whetheritbelewlullfor {i1b~
t ‘;ie&tM to ‘fwearn fuch a Covenant as direfily contradi&s the oath, of l

“ t their Soveraigne at his Coronation, as this fecond branch «ofthe Co-
 -venant doth, binding usto endeavour the extirpation of the govern-

A e  ment of our-Chnrchby Bilhops ? F or that"our Soveraign hath taken
A A a contradi&ory Oath is evidently manifefi by the laft blaufi: ofthe
oathmhich the King: oféiggland take at thcirfloronationtwhen after

  many other gracious promitea web the King «makes to ‘his people, one

 n t or the Biihopsrreading to the Kin l A
A A Ganonicall .privi1edges ofr.the:Churq-h, and befeeching him that he

i ’ i would

g before the'pteople-concerning the

would ‘bc the ~Proc¢&o1ir~ an%d‘Def¢ndcrt of the Bifl:ops_&'«eh¢Ghurch3:a .

j 4 undw thcir-government 5. the King anfwereth‘ in thcefe words [With
‘ nyifling Annddtwaut Iagart I promifpgund   grmztm} pardon , mt that [will . ,
  % V‘ graferveand wainmin to ya» ml the Elmrcbtt cammitttd to yattr cburgt, A
7téllmnvnicallpriviledget, ant/due Lmv anJIt¢fHce,&:nd that] will éejour “

Bxatgflaflr and ‘.Dcfend:r, to my potter, 5} tb: a_fl:"fftwce afG'ad, M M awry’

hgofad Kling in /2125 Kingdom in right ought to prbtcfl‘ afiddcfind the 5.1;/Bapr,
t and Cburcb:.r-- ttmier t/t:irgom'f‘umettt..] _ Then the: King. zrifetlu ahndatt"
A the Communion Table makes a folemn Oath in the prefcnce of the = A

Q€0pIe,;»to obfervettheprcmilfia, and layinghis hand upon the.» book; ~
faith [The thing: which I have écfbré pr-%am1?fcd,Ijl;t2ll._ perform and keep, “

V fahalp m;vGod,“ and the tanmm of H133‘, Boob] How can this OAEh'
A than for the extirpation 0fChxtrcb-government .6} Twfbapxbe confiflmc
A with the AO,.yt"h or_ Honour of our Sovereign . which we havt: fo fo-u

lhgmntljtproiefled to; defcndfin -the lace Protcflacion 2: How 3can‘we«
with 1; folgmnath enter mm {inch 1 Covcnamyto which wctmdy.
neither (‘wear wxthout our Sqvcralgna confenc, not yet can-lawful-ly A

‘ flgfire may have his confem: ? Howfid were ourtcondition, were the 1

King willing of ,him('elfc toAvio1at¢hthiIOa-th *2‘ «But what fhould we

AA haste to anfwer,fl1‘ould we byltakihng fuch a Covenant, thilway necefw ~
A ficate % ( to far as in us lics) H1: facxfcd Maie,fly,t:o violatc his Ouh [9 

folemnly {worn athhis Inauguration ?  A A t A A ~ t
Secondly, that to endeavour «the‘extirpat£an of Clmrcbgawarnmewt ‘

A 5,..Bi_/7zop:,-.«ia a fin againfi Divine -Law , all t:hofi:Argumcntsand Aug

‘ A uiorsitica convince, which prove thatABifhqps are of Apofliolicall in-. Mt
 flicut-ion, and unalterablc, and conféqucntlyd Divine; whichwd: {hall

‘unfoldin thefeh Propofitionp: iF~irit, that‘ their infiicutiontttt {lands .(a)1i:tnde2niIl£a?.~.

 ounded uphoxitttwdur Saviour:-—own A&ion»«and1n£iitutionhr:f.thcimP0"5* Péffiw I

mm, at idem. .,

gpofiles. Sccendly‘, fhlt Ghrifl and ‘hiasholy Spirits. by.hisju".bafl;g”W 

V Apofilea Ipppintcd Bifhopl. Thirdly,‘ that Ghrifi thesonneh of C-,,;,,,,~,,m.;_,~,,.

A t. For tht‘; firfl,~twcfhayth'cirA~ inflitutionis'gromdedupdnounLdtd¢ 21;)
A b ownVti1a&icuting and \~ordaining‘tw¢Ive Apofllcn, above fcvcnty;Dil7-s 1;,,,,,,,_fi  
h ciples; who faith‘ to chefcthis-Apofllec, At my Fétlaer hath r/mat,

God , «land the Holy hGh.ofi A afccrwafd cqnfirmcd» andhapproved10m,,._

£2: hp)»:
/

appointed;

m’;-gym n'r(«og,?'r;~

A man fafina’ I }au,.(4)»St. Job. 20. 2|. loin other cndrof hint. miflion; grvgnmfi 5339'

§‘2XD{UOU,‘ A

BiIhoApa., and their tcommiflion and ppwcr whigh the Apoflleahad  M€AAom .

it
o .ontu:_z»71'j ’

To ht how:not.in this , which WI: know they didMacc_ording~to~hiI pat-.  , .
“urn? A”: ho: was {cm:,.byx.h1s Fiche; thegcforc to ordain oneorder of ,mm_‘_’”’“‘ ’”  

 Teacherq » t

would ‘bc the ~Proc¢&o1ir~ an%d‘Def¢ndcrt of the Bifl:ops_&'«eh¢Ghurch3:a .

j 4 undw thcir-government 5. the King anfwereth‘ in thcefe words [With
‘ nyifling Annddtwaut Iagart I promifpgund   grmztm} pardon , mt that [will . ,
  % V‘ graferveand wainmin to ya» ml the Elmrcbtt cammitttd to yattr cburgt, A
7téllmnvnicallpriviledget, ant/due Lmv anJIt¢fHce,&:nd that] will éejour “

Bxatgflaflr and ‘.Dcfend:r, to my potter, 5} tb: a_fl:"fftwce afG'ad, M M awry’

hgofad Kling in /2125 Kingdom in right ought to prbtcfl‘ afiddcfind the 5.1;/Bapr,
t and Cburcb:.r-- ttmier t/t:irgom'f‘umettt..] _ Then the: King. zrifetlu ahndatt"
A the Communion Table makes a folemn Oath in the prefcnce of the = A

Q€0pIe,;»to obfervettheprcmilfia, and layinghis hand upon the.» book; ~
faith [The thing: which I have écfbré pr-%am1?fcd,Ijl;t2ll._ perform and keep, “

V fahalp m;vGod,“ and the tanmm of H133‘, Boob] How can this OAEh'
A than for the extirpation 0fChxtrcb-government .6} Twfbapxbe confiflmc
A with the AO,.yt"h or_ Honour of our Sovereign . which we havt: fo fo-u

lhgmntljtproiefled to; defcndfin -the lace Protcflacion 2: How 3can‘we«
with 1; folgmnath enter mm {inch 1 Covcnamyto which wctmdy.
neither (‘wear wxthout our Sqvcralgna confenc, not yet can-lawful-ly A

‘ flgfire may have his confem: ? Howfid were ourtcondition, were the 1

King willing of ,him('elfc toAvio1at¢hthiIOa-th *2‘ «But what fhould we

AA haste to anfwer,fl1‘ould we byltakihng fuch a Covenant, thilway necefw ~
A ficate % ( to far as in us lics) H1: facxfcd Maie,fly,t:o violatc his Ouh [9 

folemnly {worn athhis Inauguration ?  A A t A A ~ t
Secondly, that to endeavour «the‘extirpat£an of Clmrcbgawarnmewt ‘

A 5,..Bi_/7zop:,-.«ia a fin againfi Divine -Law , all t:hofi:Argumcntsand Aug

‘ A uiorsitica convince, which prove thatABifhqps are of Apofliolicall in-. Mt
 flicut-ion, and unalterablc, and conféqucntlyd Divine; whichwd: {hall

‘unfoldin thefeh Propofitionp: iF~irit, that‘ their infiicutiontttt {lands .(a)1i:tnde2niIl£a?.~.

 ounded uphoxitttwdur Saviour:-—own A&ion»«and1n£iitutionhr:f.thcimP0"5* Péffiw I

mm, at idem. .,

gpofiles. Sccendly‘, fhlt Ghrifl and ‘hiasholy Spirits. by.hisju".bafl;g”W 

V Apofilea Ipppintcd Bifhopl. Thirdly,‘ that Ghrifi thesonneh of C-,,;,,,,~,,m.;_,~,,.

A t. For tht‘; firfl,~twcfhayth'cirA~ inflitutionis'gromdedupdnounLdtd¢ 21;)
A b ownVti1a&icuting and \~ordaining‘tw¢Ive Apofllcn, above fcvcnty;Dil7-s 1;,,,,,,,_fi  
h ciples; who faith‘ to chefcthis-Apofllec, At my Fétlaer hath r/mat,

God , «land the Holy hGh.ofi A afccrwafd cqnfirmcd» andhapproved10m,,._

£2: hp)»:
/

appointed;

m’;-gym n'r(«og,?'r;~

A man fafina’ I }au,.(4)»St. Job. 20. 2|. loin other cndrof hint. miflion; grvgnmfi 5339'

§‘2XD{UOU,‘ A

BiIhoApa., and their tcommiflion and ppwcr whigh the Apoflleahad  M€AAom .

it
o .ontu:_z»71'j ’

To ht how:not.in this , which WI: know they didMacc_ording~to~hiI pat-.  , .
“urn? A”: ho: was {cm:,.byx.h1s Fiche; thegcforc to ordain oneorder of ,mm_‘_’”’“‘ ’”  

 Teacherq » t

k (:1) Tlaeoakwet-in

Téachers‘ofth‘c Gofp¢1lfi1p¢ri0up.uo another, ( which “we know,bg~
came hc%did~fo ordain.) $0 Ilfo Ffifllhfi hi! Apt-gfllcfi It Ordainfiwhirfh
-,accordingIy*=thz:y did ,; andWhatf'aev¢.t'§th¢ywd!d by Ggirifls r.-xarunplc
 I;'he’win, they did by 1135 Commifliohhcr.e~give::x)in an lmpaflty ,_ 
"fi10p3fl'1cccedh_1g 1:-he Apomcanbove ,Pre1I;b§/xzers fubordinace, asthc
%i“’c'v%eI1wt«y(z.z)a’ ¢ 5 =:~ V ‘ '

H L"? 1°’ A % V. W T hattBiIhopa ficceeded the Afigllicsfin the, ordifiarj  ,0! their

(b)V;z.Irenmv£'un&ion .," as it is the judgement Tofthe mofi ancient_Jgpdl,ya;th¢rs,

25' 3~’3;3-'?’"""‘*‘§{‘§ (29) ‘!:hatBifl10p$, we=fa~y aammmdifiinfi to Prcsbytcrswcrcxhe fg;~
e gmtg. ::2'2'[»“.r:«3 V “

C_’yp7'i¢z}z, €p_*4"2.,

~ (9. 5,’ W 59, EA;;si%fi:0Vpa11,-(aasitvis now taken in this difpme) iwhith; wcfhall prove
% .;Conuil.Carz/7% «tau have been giveniby the Apofileo t0«Bi{hops ,_.,and to them oncly
‘ .

doren; l-41.6.18 ..

amzo :58. [t

after chcfipoftles , ‘was undeniably in the Apofllee, and for a while
Gyp2*im10.T_b€0-I

he-.ld’ in theirown hands without communicating into others» That

,Amb,.0M,_, d,-%,,,I_'the Bi-iheps wareaftemards infiituted by the Apoflks chcmfilvps,

 z:i”$erm;j"24;   V

Mar. 5. ;, Aux:_vivhiohfo wmanyaucient Authoqybavc averted. (:9) And nazgtichlyby
gizflimzz P]; 44: the Apoflolical1Autborit:y of St.~‘jPaal, and thcir inflitution, part of
C9‘ ’5P~‘E‘-4% ffuholy-Scriptureis-maglcagocnd, in that the power and Officc of a Bifhqp
‘19 ""”""‘ ”"”"" (am:ha=word is now taken in the Egclafiaflicall notion) is prgfctihcd
I-Iz'e:~o;z. op, ad ~ in the threse Epiflles of St. Paul , to thofe cwq famous Church-;go—
aura-ez.azm~p vernoum Timothy and Tirm,%particu}arly th¢ Oflict and peweyofya
Woifmfiuiflaw‘ Biflnop (as it is now taken c0ntradifl.in&ly.t0 dim %O&'~ic¢: of an Pref»

, ccffgoum af the~ApoPtlcs~; ~{o~ is it manifeit fromScripturé, fiuge p.Qwcr A Ah »

e?1> «‘[i- ad Ffv41g"'_* bytcrfi in thefi: ~Texcs%, :1‘ Tiw.: .3. 1 Tim. 5ar—.9,‘m_.,2 1,22% 2 I im.1.6., 4

Greg- ma;.I-1c2m-

‘ , 6‘ in EW,g_ Tit. 1. 5,4 1.. T'ir.3.9, 10:, (and flame others) and there Texts thus in--V

*T;,ag0pg,),1aafu,interpreted by Am:iquity(d)'. {And as cl}: officcprefitribed there ia'§I--
Matzb". :6. pifcopall, fa thefe two appointed to dim prcfizr-zbed oficc ofa Biflmp

P401"4!1“—" ¢'P-’-- by St. Tau! himfelfe, I Tim. 1.3. 2 Tim. 1.6. ’,Z‘ir.I.5. Tea 5} the bat}
ad S}mpro%‘rzfrm- ‘”

And an chm: C}/aa;[£,fay1C1ar}/Ta_/F. T/:z:0p>’%yl. 0acaxmMz'm% : 531 diving flewlxtim‘fait;h

WW5 avm.4th¢W ‘T/acodox:t70f Timtby.».» {°\xad~%thait,tha;«{'c two %wm*«c Biflwpa according
Apgfilgg to to the Ecclefiafiicall nomon Gift-‘the~1wFQr¢ new ufed, anmm; Fachgm

' have been ‘BE-e % ‘

flmpsL_.(cI1oufgh more alfo)'vi.:i.C}p:'i:izz¥ep 6§:¢;®‘~ép 68.Epipba.éamra "MIA V1./M)‘¢.’f-37- Ambraflin Eplye .4.

% J  farm, go. ‘The fuppofcd Ambrafe in I Cor.I2..:3. and ('0 much 1.03.13 ofthem thought provjcd from
 AEts 1.10. (c)viz.I2*e2z.l4;'.c.3.e:,'a~1.4.63.0‘ 1.; c.:.o.Igm1t.ep. ad Awntzoab-Tertu/. tldver/11.? M1zrcio7z...l.z3..%

c.:;.(9° .:1epi'ae]cr.c.g 2,9‘ 36a clemem Alcxan.(;’d: dimir. /d('udm1.dpu”[1 Eufebl. 2.0.17. Ezz]¢b.lz'b. Eccl- lwzfl.

f.g,6.(v,7‘_[,3,c.,l :%,%,(a%* c.1‘;.lremem apud Eufe‘b«.J. 4. 0. so. .$'-,I—1:'c:1-07*). defm'pt.% Eccl-Cbryfifl. ham. ~1c%Igm_;;, ,

t6'm.§..co21cil. Conjfant. 5‘ . a(3‘.z.“ _ (d) %%I% 3 . Tbaapfayl. :9‘ Qec1;mm.z';z_ lacfmz, 1%T.im%. V5. 3:9, Agpg.
I,,{,a;,,zag;%%};.g;'e{17 5.71.! 5,¢3v- Tl'J@’?fJI _m [06‘tl77‘1_.,'.;:.1'.(3),2,‘I.~ [dam M Ihocugn,  Hemmzif. m laczzm, '21. 22. I119 fup...
mfzd Ambro e in locum, I Tun. I, 6., I-Izercm. Oecumen. ‘Bucer. 172 locum Txt. x. 5. Oemmen. T zn-Zacum,

ru. u. C=I:2~y,%oflom;z: in Tic. 1,1‘-iieroniknus in ”;_’it.3w 9. to. xjmbrof. Iib.5'. de 3%.]: Trjnz'z.f$uaer.;C4l';2ina '7‘

1'7: locum-,

1 pléfgcifullja?

k (:1) Tlaeoakwet-in

Téachers‘ofth‘c Gofp¢1lfi1p¢ri0up.uo another, ( which “we know,bg~
came hc%did~fo ordain.) $0 Ilfo Ffifllhfi hi! Apt-gfllcfi It Ordainfiwhirfh
-,accordingIy*=thz:y did ,; andWhatf'aev¢.t'§th¢ywd!d by Ggirifls r.-xarunplc
 I;'he’win, they did by 1135 Commifliohhcr.e~give::x)in an lmpaflty ,_ 
"fi10p3fl'1cccedh_1g 1:-he Apomcanbove ,Pre1I;b§/xzers fubordinace, asthc
%i“’c'v%eI1wt«y(z.z)a’ ¢ 5 =:~ V ‘ '

H L"? 1°’ A % V. W T hattBiIhopa ficceeded the Afigllicsfin the, ordifiarj  ,0! their

(b)V;z.Irenmv£'un&ion .," as it is the judgement Tofthe mofi ancient_Jgpdl,ya;th¢rs,

25' 3~’3;3-'?’"""‘*‘§{‘§ (29) ‘!:hatBifl10p$, we=fa~y aammmdifiinfi to Prcsbytcrswcrcxhe fg;~
e gmtg. ::2'2'[»“.r:«3 V “

C_’yp7'i¢z}z, €p_*4"2.,

~ (9. 5,’ W 59, EA;;si%fi:0Vpa11,-(aasitvis now taken in this difpme) iwhith; wcfhall prove
% .;Conuil.Carz/7% «tau have been giveniby the Apofileo t0«Bi{hops ,_.,and to them oncly
‘ .

doren; l-41.6.18 ..

amzo :58. [t

after chcfipoftles , ‘was undeniably in the Apofllee, and for a while
Gyp2*im10.T_b€0-I

he-.ld’ in theirown hands without communicating into others» That

,Amb,.0M,_, d,-%,,,I_'the Bi-iheps wareaftemards infiituted by the Apoflks chcmfilvps,

 z:i”$erm;j"24;   V

Mar. 5. ;, Aux:_vivhiohfo wmanyaucient Authoqybavc averted. (:9) And nazgtichlyby
gizflimzz P]; 44: the Apoflolical1Autborit:y of St.~‘jPaal, and thcir inflitution, part of
C9‘ ’5P~‘E‘-4% ffuholy-Scriptureis-maglcagocnd, in that the power and Officc of a Bifhqp
‘19 ""”""‘ ”"”"" (am:ha=word is now taken in the Egclafiaflicall notion) is prgfctihcd
I-Iz'e:~o;z. op, ad ~ in the threse Epiflles of St. Paul , to thofe cwq famous Church-;go—
aura-ez.azm~p vernoum Timothy and Tirm,%particu}arly th¢ Oflict and peweyofya
Woifmfiuiflaw‘ Biflnop (as it is now taken c0ntradifl.in&ly.t0 dim %O&'~ic¢: of an Pref»

, ccffgoum af the~ApoPtlcs~; ~{o~ is it manifeit fromScripturé, fiuge p.Qwcr A Ah »

e?1> «‘[i- ad Ffv41g"'_* bytcrfi in thefi: ~Texcs%, :1‘ Tiw.: .3. 1 Tim. 5ar—.9,‘m_.,2 1,22% 2 I im.1.6., 4

Greg- ma;.I-1c2m-

‘ , 6‘ in EW,g_ Tit. 1. 5,4 1.. T'ir.3.9, 10:, (and flame others) and there Texts thus in--V

*T;,ag0pg,),1aafu,interpreted by Am:iquity(d)'. {And as cl}: officcprefitribed there ia'§I--
Matzb". :6. pifcopall, fa thefe two appointed to dim prcfizr-zbed oficc ofa Biflmp

P401"4!1“—" ¢'P-’-- by St. Tau! himfelfe, I Tim. 1.3. 2 Tim. 1.6. ’,Z‘ir.I.5. Tea 5} the bat}
ad S}mpro%‘rzfrm- ‘”

And an chm: C}/aa;[£,fay1C1ar}/Ta_/F. T/:z:0p>’%yl. 0acaxmMz'm% : 531 diving flewlxtim‘fait;h

WW5 avm.4th¢W ‘T/acodox:t70f Timtby.».» {°\xad~%thait,tha;«{'c two %wm*«c Biflwpa according
Apgfilgg to to the Ecclefiafiicall nomon Gift-‘the~1wFQr¢ new ufed, anmm; Fachgm

' have been ‘BE-e % ‘

flmpsL_.(cI1oufgh more alfo)'vi.:i.C}p:'i:izz¥ep 6§:¢;®‘~ép 68.Epipba.éamra "MIA V1./M)‘¢.’f-37- Ambraflin Eplye .4.

% J  farm, go. ‘The fuppofcd Ambrafe in I Cor.I2..:3. and ('0 much 1.03.13 ofthem thought provjcd from
 AEts 1.10. (c)viz.I2*e2z.l4;'.c.3.e:,'a~1.4.63.0‘ 1.; c.:.o.Igm1t.ep. ad Awntzoab-Tertu/. tldver/11.? M1zrcio7z...l.z3..%

c.:;.(9° .:1epi'ae]cr.c.g 2,9‘ 36a clemem Alcxan.(;’d: dimir. /d('udm1.dpu”[1 Eufebl. 2.0.17. Ezz]¢b.lz'b. Eccl- lwzfl.

f.g,6.(v,7‘_[,3,c.,l :%,%,(a%* c.1‘;.lremem apud Eufe‘b«.J. 4. 0. so. .$'-,I—1:'c:1-07*). defm'pt.% Eccl-Cbryfifl. ham. ~1c%Igm_;;, ,

t6'm.§..co21cil. Conjfant. 5‘ . a(3‘.z.“ _ (d) %%I% 3 . Tbaapfayl. :9‘ Qec1;mm.z';z_ lacfmz, 1%T.im%. V5. 3:9, Agpg.
I,,{,a;,,zag;%%};.g;'e{17 5.71.! 5,¢3v- Tl'J@’?fJI _m [06‘tl77‘1_.,'.;:.1'.(3),2,‘I.~ [dam M Ihocugn,  Hemmzif. m laczzm, '21. 22. I119 fup...
mfzd Ambro e in locum, I Tun. I, 6., I-Izercm. Oecumen. ‘Bucer. 172 locum Txt. x. 5. Oemmen. T zn-Zacum,

ru. u. C=I:2~y,%oflom;z: in Tic. 1,1‘-iieroniknus in ”;_’it.3w 9. to. xjmbrof. Iib.5'. de 3%.]: Trjnz'z.f$uaer.;C4l';2ina '7‘

1'7: locum-,

1 pléfgcifullja?

(rs)  

" M (b) For Timatlbyhh :

pk5ntif'uI!y witneflé}. (6) Moreover this fxperiorityhof: oflicehlihiiiofaoo Epgpb,/5,3,-g]_ 7,-_  

pail} to *have obeenfixhed and continued cothfe day oofdcath is" evidomr, gufgogm 115“; ,-

« asfmm Cohurch~hi£’cory,fo alfo from» I 7' am. 6.I4;;hwherc*a-«1;z3?~«3»v7foiklw‘ja;f., 0-4; H ifofoflimiif A T

,de fcript. Ecol.

the fame with mfw‘ &g:wm‘u*in the beginning of the Epifile I; iT£m.. Cm/0/z_ /Mm. 2'

mésondohincludeg ioit the Whole chhargegivénby S?r.'!?m1hto Timat/9]“ ad Epifl Film \ ,

-in this Epifiole (c). From which Text alfo iris manifehod, that his (gs 1'7,’ pmfaz;  A

flicoprefcribed wasnoc perfonallonely, huthco~defcen;1~b3?oliIcce912 ad 1: T-im¢\r1|1‘a §

fi”on'iI!n:ohthecommoing ofChrifl(d).*t     _   A  _ b . ‘ ft o
*;Thi;i*dly, this Office and power Epiofcopallgtghat xthwas aofcerwarod‘oi;;°{[”.’I§’i‘::]‘f " 
a;pprovchdhand’confirmed boythe‘ Solmeof Godohlmfelfaimmeciiatoly, p5,J,¢,.d,e, drug
and‘ by she holy Ghflo , ' will be proved from rKW¢*l.i¢- 1- &.2. 85 hgi» Pimp: Bibiiozb.

‘ Where  by»hchefe"w72 Star: ,~ 119: Angeli‘ of t/safe-22:.-n (hzrcba; , fa;;gm~...;h. Larmfiin com,-2’/.. ‘A

A A of smyma, made: Bifhop of that: place by thoe:hApo£tI¢sothcomF:Ivc

thing to all rcafonog, from theText it felfeh, andfby the°t:efiim.ony hof 97*?’h“’_‘”"l'h I?’"i”’4
m pnef4t.zr1 1

An£§,q1.1ity(¢*)are f€V'EIlBi{h0p$ of th0f€h‘.‘&Vefl Churchos~under&ood Ah  . 

(which Ecclefiafiicahllo? floryh ohmmtions to how: hcanh in the combo 21:;§;?c.C:,:Z:»I;;¢
long hbeforcy this h time )‘ as ('0 many Angels and Apofilea (f) of.{th_o g..'15im. x,T/bop“
Churches ~,-fuch as was:Pol}car-p, the Angela the Bifhop. ofzbe~*Gé«z¢rcfi:o=o1”1>f4’39'‘1*T’”’~

, 0ocum.2':zJTinz—
' n ‘ A an ‘ " ' 0  [I I 1 ‘
chmeenyeers before chm book of tho Revelation of St. falm was -‘mmfi

written :: and «Om:/z‘mw:.probabIy thethenBi(hop,« gtlaeezfngv/Z ofzba gem’,-,, ,1~;,,;,_

‘ ‘Churchesh1?akeoare‘nhevor~fi\id in holy Scripture to hehanyh'a Mcffizngers *9».

C/mrclsaffip/aefm. Their ‘OHice,Powcr,and‘ Commiffion. are there in- I»?-M For TiW¢»
cimaced to have been Epifoopalli and charged upon them by Ghrift; fe§1‘3H/95"» 1: 3+
inchhat five of the Angels are charged as blamcablmand accomptable ff’ 
forth: faults of both Prosbytcrs and people; and thcrefore furely ,1,-¢:;,,,,f4§,,g,y_ A,-,,
were trufledhhwith authority oven: Prcsbyters and pcople, to have cor--h~ pmfan ad Ep: 
rcficdi and ccnfurcd othcm.» Particularly, E pifizopall power is i0‘tima- Ti?» Tl’¢’0l1W
ted there..,chap.2.h ofthe Ram-l;ver{l2o.h oandtthat power ofcxcommar“-9 {W4 .0¢‘:‘”':’l”'
ni;cation‘is fufficiemzly grounded on the I a1.VerEe,Mr.Perl{ix.r£n.lac:¢m5 ';,{:q;;$,,_ "
oaflfirmethh. Their miffion to that officcoalfoa as it is them conhfirmcdby 5;, pfiefdg, dVd«
tho Son 21:; of God , and by the holy Spirit: So alhfo,htohhavcoobeocoat Tic.ommen.h

firfio from Godis in their title implied : ForAngeIs~fi=.-nt forth for the 5.” TN‘ mg“ A
h ‘ edu/,prol0g,171
- at it} ‘

 h_;ohfuppofedA‘m>- o

bl1t:Gods;and if his%oM¢flengeros or AngeI3,thenfcn€hy h:i?m.o Thac‘&C),:-;,z_Tb;,,‘%},,, A #1

-»  V o  ~ ~ V o  A -V h « h ~  h  ~  o L . i2zoxTim.6.‘.14..
“Q3-évvohhfi‘ hempew qme{oriba.«»(d)06 T:-g.:.o.'E)'e'cp J¥‘gw’ucp,aé’Mu):Jg mw7I 'E7r1n'ac/5' 7rcp,0mf1lm.in I Tim»
c-s,,SeeoaIfooAmbra[éo in x_Tx'm. 6- (2) SainroAugufi’i_71eep. 162- andoin the Coommeoto on the Revela-
tionhsgundcr his namrc, Ham.-.;.o<rn¢ fuppofedzimbrq/éiin :4 Cor.1ox.z.6. 8:: in A,pop.0emm1: in Apoc:
1. A,fe¥bad'in‘hApoc.r‘;and among the Modems, cflmzrlomt in Apoc.2.' I. 93ul/i71;_ge1fConciI.9.in Apoc;

;Noces_.« -(f) Tfqoodorot in x’Tim.3.x.oPaci¢mz; epifi.h4d.Symproni4n:   s A .

x ‘ Parm:soin~ Afi c.x~zo. Dr Reynolds confcrencg: with Hart. c.3a diviflg. Pet. hlffulioxgzs in his man‘ginal1o. o

their A

(rs)  

" M (b) For Timatlbyhh :

pk5ntif'uI!y witneflé}. (6) Moreover this fxperiorityhof: oflicehlihiiiofaoo Epgpb,/5,3,-g]_ 7,-_  

pail} to *have obeenfixhed and continued cothfe day oofdcath is" evidomr, gufgogm 115“; ,-

« asfmm Cohurch~hi£’cory,fo alfo from» I 7' am. 6.I4;;hwherc*a-«1;z3?~«3»v7foiklw‘ja;f., 0-4; H ifofoflimiif A T

,de fcript. Ecol.

the fame with mfw‘ &g:wm‘u*in the beginning of the Epifile I; iT£m.. Cm/0/z_ /Mm. 2'

mésondohincludeg ioit the Whole chhargegivénby S?r.'!?m1hto Timat/9]“ ad Epifl Film \ ,

-in this Epifiole (c). From which Text alfo iris manifehod, that his (gs 1'7,’ pmfaz;  A

flicoprefcribed wasnoc perfonallonely, huthco~defcen;1~b3?oliIcce912 ad 1: T-im¢\r1|1‘a §

fi”on'iI!n:ohthecommoing ofChrifl(d).*t     _   A  _ b . ‘ ft o
*;Thi;i*dly, this Office and power Epiofcopallgtghat xthwas aofcerwarod‘oi;;°{[”.’I§’i‘::]‘f " 
a;pprovchdhand’confirmed boythe‘ Solmeof Godohlmfelfaimmeciiatoly, p5,J,¢,.d,e, drug
and‘ by she holy Ghflo , ' will be proved from rKW¢*l.i¢- 1- &.2. 85 hgi» Pimp: Bibiiozb.

‘ Where  by»hchefe"w72 Star: ,~ 119: Angeli‘ of t/safe-22:.-n (hzrcba; , fa;;gm~...;h. Larmfiin com,-2’/.. ‘A

A A of smyma, made: Bifhop of that: place by thoe:hApo£tI¢sothcomF:Ivc

thing to all rcafonog, from theText it felfeh, andfby the°t:efiim.ony hof 97*?’h“’_‘”"l'h I?’"i”’4
m pnef4t.zr1 1

An£§,q1.1ity(¢*)are f€V'EIlBi{h0p$ of th0f€h‘.‘&Vefl Churchos~under&ood Ah  . 

(which Ecclefiafiicahllo? floryh ohmmtions to how: hcanh in the combo 21:;§;?c.C:,:Z:»I;;¢
long hbeforcy this h time )‘ as ('0 many Angels and Apofilea (f) of.{th_o g..'15im. x,T/bop“
Churches ~,-fuch as was:Pol}car-p, the Angela the Bifhop. ofzbe~*Gé«z¢rcfi:o=o1”1>f4’39'‘1*T’”’~

, 0ocum.2':zJTinz—
' n ‘ A an ‘ " ' 0  [I I 1 ‘
chmeenyeers before chm book of tho Revelation of St. falm was -‘mmfi

written :: and «Om:/z‘mw:.probabIy thethenBi(hop,« gtlaeezfngv/Z ofzba gem’,-,, ,1~;,,;,_

‘ ‘Churchesh1?akeoare‘nhevor~fi\id in holy Scripture to hehanyh'a Mcffizngers *9».

C/mrclsaffip/aefm. Their ‘OHice,Powcr,and‘ Commiffion. are there in- I»?-M For TiW¢»
cimaced to have been Epifoopalli and charged upon them by Ghrift; fe§1‘3H/95"» 1: 3+
inchhat five of the Angels are charged as blamcablmand accomptable ff’ 
forth: faults of both Prosbytcrs and people; and thcrefore furely ,1,-¢:;,,,,f4§,,g,y_ A,-,,
were trufledhhwith authority oven: Prcsbyters and pcople, to have cor--h~ pmfan ad Ep: 
rcficdi and ccnfurcd othcm.» Particularly, E pifizopall power is i0‘tima- Ti?» Tl’¢’0l1W
ted there..,chap.2.h ofthe Ram-l;ver{l2o.h oandtthat power ofcxcommar“-9 {W4 .0¢‘:‘”':’l”'
ni;cation‘is fufficiemzly grounded on the I a1.VerEe,Mr.Perl{ix.r£n.lac:¢m5 ';,{:q;;$,,_ "
oaflfirmethh. Their miffion to that officcoalfoa as it is them conhfirmcdby 5;, pfiefdg, dVd«
tho Son 21:; of God , and by the holy Spirit: So alhfo,htohhavcoobeocoat Tic.ommen.h

firfio from Godis in their title implied : ForAngeIs~fi=.-nt forth for the 5.” TN‘ mg“ A
h ‘ edu/,prol0g,171
- at it} ‘

 h_;ohfuppofedA‘m>- o

bl1t:Gods;and if his%oM¢flengeros or AngeI3,thenfcn€hy h:i?m.o Thac‘&C),:-;,z_Tb;,,‘%},,, A #1

-»  V o  ~ ~ V o  A -V h « h ~  h  ~  o L . i2zoxTim.6.‘.14..
“Q3-évvohhfi‘ hempew qme{oriba.«»(d)06 T:-g.:.o.'E)'e'cp J¥‘gw’ucp,aé’Mu):Jg mw7I 'E7r1n'ac/5' 7rcp,0mf1lm.in I Tim»
c-s,,SeeoaIfooAmbra[éo in x_Tx'm. 6- (2) SainroAugufi’i_71eep. 162- andoin the Coommeoto on the Revela-
tionhsgundcr his namrc, Ham.-.;.o<rn¢ fuppofedzimbrq/éiin :4 Cor.1ox.z.6. 8:: in A,pop.0emm1: in Apoc:
1. A,fe¥bad'in‘hApoc.r‘;and among the Modems, cflmzrlomt in Apoc.2.' I. 93ul/i71;_ge1fConciI.9.in Apoc;

;Noces_.« -(f) Tfqoodorot in x’Tim.3.x.oPaci¢mz; epifi.h4d.Symproni4n:   s A .

x ‘ Parm:soin~ Afi c.x~zo. Dr Reynolds confcrencg: with Hart. c.3a diviflg. Pet. hlffulioxgzs in his man‘ginal1o. o

their A

rt») am SW2“
2-3: as, a’K;Eé.¢?i-
m_;,ib:v:26:

  A blameworthy cattiagé fthttflnge/Jqf‘t12:,° (Ymrc/a ofsnrdzk , cgg. v. fly,
L t figca or of the wings]! aft/ac Clmrc/5 of the L-aadicmrmf, VJ 4.. 1.6- hinder,

ht (ttot. of their perfontaltl Excellency) fiiléd the ufngtlx oftlae {twang
(3/fiurcber, flxdt the Stars. in the right hand of the San cf man»: gbth.

A It,?r.”‘lt. Andtsthml the Apofilwfm Gentiles ,' fpéahkauof himfelf rev-,..

  c to) 

heir Futfiszriéirfity was fixéd,
math’! death  h Not‘ Waéihit petfonall Unely but

lmtlmn eazrettahh-£m}sr,the fhuflheér, C. 2.1. 3;. Nat did the perfonfill
Chrifit approbtttian oftheir Office, who arein<rega.rdot' their Ofite;

which fii1¢s.chat they are there fingu!ar1ytapproptiatt¢‘tl to jthttfe fum-

ceflbuts of the Apofiless ought not toféem fi»ramge,fincc«tthc twelve)» A

Apofilcs aretconfcflédlytfieant by-t/qt crown fqf' twelve «S’:m~.r 5 Apoc.

Aceivhed t4I_4nt4zgallh’of hGad, galmtt.  14;. Summatrilyttttherefote out of

, holy Scriptures‘ thus twefi reafon  Many Prcsbytt‘m..tand Preachers in
«one Ghtlrch, aiid one héhief, having emmencyand powér over all

Presbytets and people therein, prowcth the Oflicc of a Bifihopg but (0

«holy Scripture witnelfeth wt re in Jiphrfm», many Presbyters, A&.2e.a 

f  T97-,4 (or ifthey wire Bifltops in the finfe now difputéd, fame“ oft beam

was 32.22:
fit Ma;lach.2~7-

a:1¢afi,a§ Ircmcm tthbughtglta  c. ‘:'t4.._; we need‘ go no filtthcr in the»
argument) and more aftct’ti'va1~dsfurely, and yet one chicfé Pafltor or «-  
Bifhop over all ;. Etch as was 7"imat/a].in his time , and the.Angc1of«.

that Churtbh Cwhdihever he waa);mentioned Rezzm I; So talfoin the

('ln;¢rgc/9 a§fPcrgamm,t‘thatc we::»d:x‘Vem t'I‘-eachcri, true and falfc , c; 52¢ .4
v. I3t,h157.,dne Angel ‘Gotvernout in;cheicf,fv. I» F~or.be itthat all the
. Presbytertof teach of tht *C’1’1umc‘htesh might well \hav‘ebt-an catltledt An? A

gels (c), tyet"‘tlmt?on: amng them (in each Church) in fuch a coma-T

patible cotn‘mur’nitty.,of. nrtmegié Fotcalled byway oftemintentty, tprovwu. h

an eminency in thehonet {O calledzwhich mufl either be» of

4 t A perfonall
tcxéalkfléyy ‘abo*i:=wfié‘tthe*refi’(g”nd

cthfia wag cdntflzew as in that *

% _ V A» :1?’ 
Twk"fbgrciyfqfsga-dz3,tLzzaai¢ea,or tfiyaztirg 3) dt‘. t¢h13;fe(atrdt:riatI::et-)o§O   
fit: ‘ai“ndfp“dv#cr,tfa 59 T0’?"*’h3i?]*”i?)‘3‘*??‘¢iS Ciflcd am 2§nga7,~tMalac:3.twhcn

V’ was mm

.1

ttbcixta Pitajgbétg   i.h‘Pdfll rébbivadthi dklflzga/Z, ”Ga‘l;.    h

t V’    V4  
  Mtwho was »*.m€-‘When a:Mtn4fitr.a ;and.outt$avxour Qhtifi is eallcd

V »" V Jlliof/14¢£;«

% V 2§QCt.W@ekt1Yg-Mm}fiYLla,U, it clear; aM't'tsm== A
the Ectleifiaflicall Hiflory o§‘.Po@ram”P 5 and Onafixmmttt, fat aiffl firtiin t
that T€}tt“if~hfi*:lF,% C”. 3. W Boa; Whcrethe dnga/I  timfézgzr cla afLS‘myr:-Maw 

has Angel! ofthfe Ghutchjs bidflan ta bcfwiré-fmfz (in his 0%:-ac fureiy) 
A‘ defcribing the Officet

of the Angeli of~~any ChuM'.h(in Iiké lattlabletor blatricawartlly flare)’
unto the commingcfit Chrifl (aisait is implied st.  St 2 5,A of th; fa»:-,.t
corzd..chapter.) E or what ittfiid ta them, its ‘long as there is any; that

rt») am SW2“
2-3: as, a’K;Eé.¢?i-
m_;,ib:v:26:

  A blameworthy cattiagé fthttflnge/Jqf‘t12:,° (Ymrc/a ofsnrdzk , cgg. v. fly,
L t figca or of the wings]! aft/ac Clmrc/5 of the L-aadicmrmf, VJ 4.. 1.6- hinder,

ht (ttot. of their perfontaltl Excellency) fiiléd the ufngtlx oftlae {twang
(3/fiurcber, flxdt the Stars. in the right hand of the San cf man»: gbth.

A It,?r.”‘lt. Andtsthml the Apofilwfm Gentiles ,' fpéahkauof himfelf rev-,..

  c to) 

heir Futfiszriéirfity was fixéd,
math’! death  h Not‘ Waéihit petfonall Unely but

lmtlmn eazrettahh-£m}sr,the fhuflheér, C. 2.1. 3;. Nat did the perfonfill
Chrifit approbtttian oftheir Office, who arein<rega.rdot' their Ofite;

which fii1¢s.chat they are there fingu!ar1ytapproptiatt¢‘tl to jthttfe fum-

ceflbuts of the Apofiless ought not toféem fi»ramge,fincc«tthc twelve)» A

Apofilcs aretconfcflédlytfieant by-t/qt crown fqf' twelve «S’:m~.r 5 Apoc.

Aceivhed t4I_4nt4zgallh’of hGad, galmtt.  14;. Summatrilyttttherefote out of

, holy Scriptures‘ thus twefi reafon  Many Prcsbytt‘m..tand Preachers in
«one Ghtlrch, aiid one héhief, having emmencyand powér over all

Presbytets and people therein, prowcth the Oflicc of a Bifihopg but (0

«holy Scripture witnelfeth wt re in Jiphrfm», many Presbyters, A&.2e.a 

f  T97-,4 (or ifthey wire Bifltops in the finfe now difputéd, fame“ oft beam

was 32.22:
fit Ma;lach.2~7-

a:1¢afi,a§ Ircmcm tthbughtglta  c. ‘:'t4.._; we need‘ go no filtthcr in the»
argument) and more aftct’ti'va1~dsfurely, and yet one chicfé Pafltor or «-  
Bifhop over all ;. Etch as was 7"imat/a].in his time , and the.Angc1of«.

that Churtbh Cwhdihever he waa);mentioned Rezzm I; So talfoin the

('ln;¢rgc/9 a§fPcrgamm,t‘thatc we::»d:x‘Vem t'I‘-eachcri, true and falfc , c; 52¢ .4
v. I3t,h157.,dne Angel ‘Gotvernout in;cheicf,fv. I» F~or.be itthat all the
. Presbytertof teach of tht *C’1’1umc‘htesh might well \hav‘ebt-an catltledt An? A

gels (c), tyet"‘tlmt?on: amng them (in each Church) in fuch a coma-T

patible cotn‘mur’nitty.,of. nrtmegié Fotcalled byway oftemintentty, tprovwu. h

an eminency in thehonet {O calledzwhich mufl either be» of

4 t A perfonall
tcxéalkfléyy ‘abo*i:=wfié‘tthe*refi’(g”nd

cthfia wag cdntflzew as in that *

% _ V A» :1?’ 
Twk"fbgrciyfqfsga-dz3,tLzzaai¢ea,or tfiyaztirg 3) dt‘. t¢h13;fe(atrdt:riatI::et-)o§O   
fit: ‘ai“ndfp“dv#cr,tfa 59 T0’?"*’h3i?]*”i?)‘3‘*??‘¢iS Ciflcd am 2§nga7,~tMalac:3.twhcn

V’ was mm

.1

ttbcixta Pitajgbétg   i.h‘Pdfll rébbivadthi dklflzga/Z, ”Ga‘l;.    h

t V’    V4  
  Mtwho was »*.m€-‘When a:Mtn4fitr.a ;and.outt$avxour Qhtifi is eallcd

V »" V Jlliof/14¢£;«

% V 2§QCt.W@ekt1Yg-Mm}fiYLla,U, it clear; aM't'tsm== A
the Ectleifiaflicall Hiflory o§‘.Po@ram”P 5 and Onafixmmttt, fat aiffl firtiin t
that T€}tt“if~hfi*:lF,% C”. 3. W Boa; Whcrethe dnga/I  timfézgzr cla afLS‘myr:-Maw 

has Angel! ofthfe Ghutchjs bidflan ta bcfwiré-fmfz (in his 0%:-ac fureiy) 
A‘ defcribing the Officet

of the Angeli of~~any ChuM'.h(in Iiké lattlabletor blatricawartlly flare)’
unto the commingcfit Chrifl (aisait is implied st.  St 2 5,A of th; fa»:-,.t
corzd..chapter.) E or what ittfiid ta them, its ‘long as there is any; that

  (.17) e  ‘ A

xMic7u?zel,' Ajnoci a   ilnvitly ’bz¥e§A'nge1! fighting h;idgrtthVim3  ob.
-ie&io“rn mofie we fi1all{=t:ake no;;ce:eof,¢:;;;,.;;1e prfitgnded flgggffigy an...
hderflatidintg by each of»the Angelrtheme eatcqllefiivc hhdty, from 9; 2.‘
v.ttt1m.~&~t2?4I-fiutithis mnaniseaxy iclear to be no mecleflity at all {mm
the like manner of fpzeakimg of the holy Ghafl 2 C’/.2»ran, 2:3,» 1.  
-tzhtefs. Compare and judge. h And tthiereforme itjis not lawhlll mithoujr;
any neecefliry reafong to depart fmm the literal] and tdeterminathe ~in§-
diiridtuation ofime chief fpirituallChurch-governour, ineach ofmg
(even Churches : for otherwife 5 as Taartullian fpeake 155. demrp;

./arffli, ‘cap: 3. 0m"m';z pericliméunmr azlit Er accipi qmimfitnt, C?’ mite

were quad fwat, dam alitéar acaipi:<mtur.Yea there tisfngot .otneI'.y no nc§:e:£t7-

t fity,-but much int-he Textwhich doth refit’: finch an interpretation pf

a collefiivebody .- fcnri it fhould be either anlkngel put fer the _who1¢
particu“larfC hutch; ’ a"nd:t,hiS Ciinriot be, f'ceingvtjhe Angels ham! the
flfhtsrchhes are accuratelydifflinguifhed c. 1. v. «+20.  an Angehput

 A h‘ forthefiwhole collefiion of thePresbyters~; buctneither may this be

A a‘dmitzted;hineafmuch as in the fame '20 vrerfe the flvgels em-.-tcalled A

Lrfiwlaiteaisfiyeshafeven, no more; ~a‘nd‘tc5R5£¢€:not o:E’s'e.¢;. flare,no_tconfie1laa
tione, as sum diflzinguilheth the twoifds. Ytnu have our mfogeefrom
~I:hefe*Scriptures . why to uetit {eems that to {wear to mdcavour the
sext-irtpation oftGhurch-government by Bilhops is to tfwqar toge‘e.m.dt¢ae-
war the extirpation "of thathwhofe Root is in thoily Scr~iptm'e 5 and

’ he {wear to endeavour(which we tremble to think of ) to wrefl tfhcfe

“Scam out of the righthandoirthe Sonne of man , twho is aalsfothc
“Son hofftaod. ~FortinA1a:£r right hand are they held‘, we Aflgelxcfetibe
MC/n1arel2a«.r,~Ret/cl. I.1¢5,2@g  V ‘ A A   " V A ‘A  1    
A30‘ “ureh-govemmenty Bhhops hathbeeu evidenced 
~Scripture, {'0 was it al fci~the~’ iugememoéf the ancient godly Father},
that %it was an inflimtian Apoflalicall and Di?/ime; fimsmud: 
faich TIaeodo_ret,/.4. c-.13.. bySt.Cyprim¢, ep-.e the power,.ofEp'i;{oa.t.-
';,p»aeyh‘ie texegeticatlly tcaflled ,% Ecclefie gméernamdac fzblémzk cfifiisuimt
pataflm :@4 epz7fl.27;. ‘_Domirm:mfler Epz‘feapil:ananem;d-ijjbanemuén an
~‘wa2g;gel£n.V And«anon+after5 at omnzk «flu: Seclefim Wper Epzfeppe: Wher-
mm‘: mm baa imgm «divinatlege femdatezm]£t,emirar).gpgtafdaw.-afléwi
temeritaate 6:-e. v@'v"»t’epij¥; v65. Epflepax we Praepqfltm Ileamiws hale-~

 git : And anon after, ~‘Dam Epmwpos fiwit. :4;/Mzzajim  M A A

A w~Meo7aatz'¢¢m .fai«e«h , ,that 54/9: wine t.«ca(a£Iem2¢.r the ftmélian ‘afm Bmefi,
~ me»mze9ve‘£ wfi 4J‘tce1eéE¢;.L~§Vit a'w*15_e@‘«».';~~va£1¢dAhttflhattfithfl Qflice «K33 ; ~tth_q(,et

 

~t;4hi~mgs _mé"<6 mfe,¢»@~h-A M}.  -S-.7I'l?,,Sl5N5t1lIj?iNI';«£9'T‘J,:7r£3?2'1’fi§g ¢'rJ£“~’:2E0zraavr§h:.%\1mu  f   ».m§r9*,§3C€¥

  (.17) e  ‘ A

xMic7u?zel,' Ajnoci a   ilnvitly ’bz¥e§A'nge1! fighting h;idgrtthVim3  ob.
-ie&io“rn mofie we fi1all{=t:ake no;;ce:eof,¢:;;;,.;;1e prfitgnded flgggffigy an...
hderflatidintg by each of»the Angelrtheme eatcqllefiivc hhdty, from 9; 2.‘
v.ttt1m.~&~t2?4I-fiutithis mnaniseaxy iclear to be no mecleflity at all {mm
the like manner of fpzeakimg of the holy Ghafl 2 C’/.2»ran, 2:3,» 1.  
-tzhtefs. Compare and judge. h And tthiereforme itjis not lawhlll mithoujr;
any neecefliry reafong to depart fmm the literal] and tdeterminathe ~in§-
diiridtuation ofime chief fpirituallChurch-governour, ineach ofmg
(even Churches : for otherwife 5 as Taartullian fpeake 155. demrp;

./arffli, ‘cap: 3. 0m"m';z pericliméunmr azlit Er accipi qmimfitnt, C?’ mite

were quad fwat, dam alitéar acaipi:<mtur.Yea there tisfngot .otneI'.y no nc§:e:£t7-

t fity,-but much int-he Textwhich doth refit’: finch an interpretation pf

a collefiivebody .- fcnri it fhould be either anlkngel put fer the _who1¢
particu“larfC hutch; ’ a"nd:t,hiS Ciinriot be, f'ceingvtjhe Angels ham! the
flfhtsrchhes are accuratelydifflinguifhed c. 1. v. «+20.  an Angehput

 A h‘ forthefiwhole collefiion of thePresbyters~; buctneither may this be

A a‘dmitzted;hineafmuch as in the fame '20 vrerfe the flvgels em-.-tcalled A

Lrfiwlaiteaisfiyeshafeven, no more; ~a‘nd‘tc5R5£¢€:not o:E’s'e.¢;. flare,no_tconfie1laa
tione, as sum diflzinguilheth the twoifds. Ytnu have our mfogeefrom
~I:hefe*Scriptures . why to uetit {eems that to {wear to mdcavour the
sext-irtpation oftGhurch-government by Bilhops is to tfwqar toge‘e.m.dt¢ae-
war the extirpation "of thathwhofe Root is in thoily Scr~iptm'e 5 and

’ he {wear to endeavour(which we tremble to think of ) to wrefl tfhcfe

“Scam out of the righthandoirthe Sonne of man , twho is aalsfothc
“Son hofftaod. ~FortinA1a:£r right hand are they held‘, we Aflgelxcfetibe
MC/n1arel2a«.r,~Ret/cl. I.1¢5,2@g  V ‘ A A   " V A ‘A  1    
A30‘ “ureh-govemmenty Bhhops hathbeeu evidenced 
~Scripture, {'0 was it al fci~the~’ iugememoéf the ancient godly Father},
that %it was an inflimtian Apoflalicall and Di?/ime; fimsmud: 
faich TIaeodo_ret,/.4. c-.13.. bySt.Cyprim¢, ep-.e the power,.ofEp'i;{oa.t.-
';,p»aeyh‘ie texegeticatlly tcaflled ,% Ecclefie gméernamdac fzblémzk cfifiisuimt
pataflm :@4 epz7fl.27;. ‘_Domirm:mfler Epz‘feapil:ananem;d-ijjbanemuén an
~‘wa2g;gel£n.V And«anon+after5 at omnzk «flu: Seclefim Wper Epzfeppe: Wher-
mm‘: mm baa imgm «divinatlege femdatezm]£t,emirar).gpgtafdaw.-afléwi
temeritaate 6:-e. v@'v"»t’epij¥; v65. Epflepax we Praepqfltm Ileamiws hale-~

 git : And anon after, ~‘Dam Epmwpos fiwit. :4;/Mzzajim  M A A

A w~Meo7aatz'¢¢m .fai«e«h , ,that 54/9: wine t.«ca(a£Iem2¢.r the ftmélian ‘afm Bmefi,
~ me»mze9ve‘£ wfi 4J‘tce1eéE¢;.L~§Vit a'w*15_e@‘«».';~~va£1¢dAhttflhattfithfl Qflice «K33 ; ~tth_q(,et

 

~t;4hi~mgs _mé"<6 mfe,¢»@~h-A M}.  -S-.7I'l?,,Sl5N5t1lIj?iNI';«£9'T‘J,:7r£3?2'1’fi§g ¢'rJ£“~’:2E0zraavr§h:.%\1mu  f   ».m§r9*,§3C€¥

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5£’}5b:fl.'0;:{€1;m2‘e1t. "6'. 9. ix: T£‘m.l4;;.’ 3H‘P6l-7140513‘  .t'ar)¢:.«*-3'26! 574’Df:tiP'I'0,?Dl'_-«’E,‘fa3;-L
A g~;¢gg,gu;5 gs’: xu"JZw; ‘.'l'baaplo)l‘aé?. and 0cc;:menz'ml’fbund%Bifhops upon

A fgplgéfg 4. A11‘. and Von%Hel=r.*1; 3. 17. Oécumenim and Namianzanttin Ape» A V

 A "laget.in *1 Pet..‘5. vial: Hegefippum rapudt-tE;;flel>. 1%, 4. mp. £2; and

la-;C,'9,»},fi,fl0:m_ i;;;T.i:;l1.‘.Ham. 2. Saim: Amlwrafé dc digszitate S.4cérdaTn.'ll
l “Ar, 2;@~6; "I/z’dar.l?elufiat.Zi5.2.lap. 125; l -

Q

   A A F ufther, ‘out of the holy Scrtpture we might talledgc atcclrd-itlgl to

7Saint Himsmx imcrpretation, that this difiinflion bctween.,tb,e Bi. V
{hops and h13iPrcsby‘t¢rs was ilgmfietl in Uldlafes and the 70;. So ‘Hiya _
mm in Tit. 1. tbs: difiinfiion of * Presbymrs and Deacons, to be that

“ 4 Whith was undtrlthe Law of the high lPrie_fl'-, Priesflx and Lwitex. So

8. Hicrcm. Ep. 2. adZ\7epatizm1¢m. E5“ Ep. ad E7’/agrizzm ; and bcfvare 
*;I‘g:2:zr.' ad ‘Z’/ailadelph. fitment. ep. ad arizztb. C11r_yfi9fi.«Ham. 2 euidpap,
Lrflvttiac/m.’ and llaftlller ‘LE0 efléélljidar. Hxfi. dc afiEcz'z3,Eccl%l..2.r. '5.d~l°7. W

’ That the émincnttlignity and 'ol‘fic"¢ of-Bifhops wasltprophzmcdlotg A
A "~Pfal. 43. 16; where Bilhops are meant, fay S. Ategujz".in lac. ['am.;.
‘ “mam. {called 5'. Hiaram: int lmmm. S.Cyril. of Alex. in Zmfbeadortt its

  *=la6ztm‘.R¢t_filu:M in lamm : as tht other of Presbyters and Deacons wet: A

’pl.‘0ph¢Ci£d'0f, Iflzia/9 66.. 21." And further, for imparity of Teach~

+'e1.‘fsin lthe new Tcfiament, that anfwetably to Prophets in the old,
“and (on: at the Prophets, among fome thu ferved in the Gog.

pell, fame were at Fathers, others {carving with them as fans. so alto

A L that We read of Euildermnd if/tafler-évxildcr: ix: god: building, 1 Car‘.
  3;. and we read alfb among thofel builders of am-’6-m.v 81¢. 3‘dla'7;gav‘&c.l
 _ »g3bl71l128cc. xtopr. 12.18. fi'ytly9.0at,_ Hcér. 13- 17.tandfli1mderltchem
4lt.;mus'n;, ‘lEm~.22l.t27. But.fo.r.thel confirmation by Scripture of
4 tl1e0l$Ce'of la Bifhop, ‘we adhere: efpteciallyto the, Epiflles to mm.

‘tiny and Titm, and theft: lévenlipifiles, exfpar; 1, 2, and 3.. ,Antlift it ”'

V be _aclmow]tdged7of infiitution Apofiolicaltl, and apprpvcd by Gad“
A but temporary onelytthe contrary will be mafia mamfcfl, as from

the proper light oi‘ the Texts allcdgedbanld lfrtam the forecitcd Text‘,

_ :l1't~im.t6.; 14.; so alfo from this Propofition Wlfitah we avow No

A Eyerfall p'ta&icelo£ the Ghurth lprafiifingr continually lmd~ pprpecu...

Eonflitutiom Apoflolicall teceivcd by the univlerlfall Churchh perp¢-
tually in la1lt.‘ages;,runto‘ tlms age-of this-lcontroverfie , can without ‘
fcandall and ddnigerouslconlltqucnce be called Temporary  the uni.

an,’  

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““«yu;ry?¢'t‘mt  *c’y7l1arxt3f7iaa§,  W7; '-'23-92o'1@U.7é'p0l5l 39‘ 707: l€llc11C¢{9'9“$ ‘ "5.  "l,"%l7.im
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5£’}5b:fl.'0;:{€1;m2‘e1t. "6'. 9. ix: T£‘m.l4;;.’ 3H‘P6l-7140513‘  .t'ar)¢:.«*-3'26! 574’Df:tiP'I'0,?Dl'_-«’E,‘fa3;-L
A g~;¢gg,gu;5 gs’: xu"JZw; ‘.'l'baaplo)l‘aé?. and 0cc;:menz'ml’fbund%Bifhops upon

A fgplgéfg 4. A11‘. and Von%Hel=r.*1; 3. 17. Oécumenim and Namianzanttin Ape» A V

 A "laget.in *1 Pet..‘5. vial: Hegefippum rapudt-tE;;flel>. 1%, 4. mp. £2; and

la-;C,'9,»},fi,fl0:m_ i;;;T.i:;l1.‘.Ham. 2. Saim: Amlwrafé dc digszitate S.4cérdaTn.'ll
l “Ar, 2;@~6; "I/z’dar.l?elufiat.Zi5.2.lap. 125; l -

Q

   A A F ufther, ‘out of the holy Scrtpture we might talledgc atcclrd-itlgl to

7Saint Himsmx imcrpretation, that this difiinflion bctween.,tb,e Bi. V
{hops and h13iPrcsby‘t¢rs was ilgmfietl in Uldlafes and the 70;. So ‘Hiya _
mm in Tit. 1. tbs: difiinfiion of * Presbymrs and Deacons, to be that

“ 4 Whith was undtrlthe Law of the high lPrie_fl'-, Priesflx and Lwitex. So

8. Hicrcm. Ep. 2. adZ\7epatizm1¢m. E5“ Ep. ad E7’/agrizzm ; and bcfvare 
*;I‘g:2:zr.' ad ‘Z’/ailadelph. fitment. ep. ad arizztb. C11r_yfi9fi.«Ham. 2 euidpap,
Lrflvttiac/m.’ and llaftlller ‘LE0 efléélljidar. Hxfi. dc afiEcz'z3,Eccl%l..2.r. '5.d~l°7. W

’ That the émincnttlignity and 'ol‘fic"¢ of-Bifhops wasltprophzmcdlotg A
A "~Pfal. 43. 16; where Bilhops are meant, fay S. Ategujz".in lac. ['am.;.
‘ “mam. {called 5'. Hiaram: int lmmm. S.Cyril. of Alex. in Zmfbeadortt its

  *=la6ztm‘.R¢t_filu:M in lamm : as tht other of Presbyters and Deacons wet: A

’pl.‘0ph¢Ci£d'0f, Iflzia/9 66.. 21." And further, for imparity of Teach~

+'e1.‘fsin lthe new Tcfiament, that anfwetably to Prophets in the old,
“and (on: at the Prophets, among fome thu ferved in the Gog.

pell, fame were at Fathers, others {carving with them as fans. so alto

A L that We read of Euildermnd if/tafler-évxildcr: ix: god: building, 1 Car‘.
  3;. and we read alfb among thofel builders of am-’6-m.v 81¢. 3‘dla'7;gav‘&c.l
 _ »g3bl71l128cc. xtopr. 12.18. fi'ytly9.0at,_ Hcér. 13- 17.tandfli1mderltchem
4lt.;mus'n;, ‘lEm~.22l.t27. But.fo.r.thel confirmation by Scripture of
4 tl1e0l$Ce'of la Bifhop, ‘we adhere: efpteciallyto the, Epiflles to mm.

‘tiny and Titm, and theft: lévenlipifiles, exfpar; 1, 2, and 3.. ,Antlift it ”'

V be _aclmow]tdged7of infiitution Apofiolicaltl, and apprpvcd by Gad“
A but temporary onelytthe contrary will be mafia mamfcfl, as from

the proper light oi‘ the Texts allcdgedbanld lfrtam the forecitcd Text‘,

_ :l1't~im.t6.; 14.; so alfo from this Propofition Wlfitah we avow No

A Eyerfall p'ta&icelo£ the Ghurth lprafiifingr continually lmd~ pprpecu...

Eonflitutiom Apoflolicall teceivcd by the univlerlfall Churchh perp¢-
tually in la1lt.‘ages;,runto‘ tlms age-of this-lcontroverfie , can without ‘
fcandall and ddnigerouslconlltqucnce be called Temporary  the uni.

an,’  

" “éllil  Afihfiloliall ; Infill

    (I99  

itution *, A‘ ‘being a iiaofi; fure hcdiifimehmy

that i‘t”w lam temporary inllitution. Forafmuch lasw;-: argltggxghcfl

l 1  thy: hollyGhofi in divimelficripturc, thachmntcncionlih Whlafthe,
L“ ‘Law of “Godixl pretended not to be: exprefli.-l,

may be warrantéblyhca.

"l{‘e:n"oE>tth’el mfiam: the Cbtzfcbki‘ ofg'ald5"h’1Gar. 11%. 16, See

V   Tbeoplglaifg
fchesfofGod, 1'. e. Primitive,
ling; the

V3. Augflfiifir, h Mn

llalfa Univcrfall, Perpetuallg,interpret-A
i hcontrdvcrted Lawof God, whether Natural], at vent. I4.’
m{Pdfit"ive5 by no leflé reafoné lwhéreunto agrgeth well *?tl:iel rule fef

lltmnflrefconl. 1%. 1. 5‘. 32. €fi“‘ccmtm‘.'13o:mt. Z. 446%. 24.

gelled zmivc-rfd'tenst.Ecclefid €§*c.. 6'5“ 6]). 86. '¢t1Céqfl5/.l€5' vptfl. ad jg-9
mmrium i13.fi qm'?(t40ta /906156 @“6« ‘Z?’ Vincent Lyrim adwerfm b.£rcfi.r;

l % 0.2. an‘. 3; Qxaaal :¢5iqne,qfl0a’fcfmp¢7', qnadaafi amniém five‘, And if

-of God, accordin

not by fuch traditive ihccrprgtation from rlaemffam of Hm C/Jzgrcxm
gt-'0 t‘he;Apoll1es rule,hl1owi ihahll%we*cohvinc%c con.

tentious gainfayer

~N.ztiamr, 6apti::.z'n‘g'ltlxm c«’7~'c*. Matté. 28. and tholie ether of bapti.

“zing the hmfbald of’St¢pbam»tJ, and of the kg*epcr'~'of sly: jyrwno I Car. 1.;

   are) for Bapeifmeoflllnfahta? Or
92:; to imply “a d

h negatively from th
‘ lGo‘d.?‘ Since miracu

A6}: 16.:or any other Scriptlurehs, A
the .fenl7el-lof laoc fizcite, "?f§'€. Lzxéi.

ivine‘ «right: of Presbycers Vonely go l¢~0nfecr;ate Alma
”El"cments of “ch: blefléd Sacrament: ever the fienfem pf tholé Textg
Jalan 20.. 1,lI9,"26. At}: 20. 7.: n~lC.m 16. 2. Ra72el.*I. IO. orlpfgzm

9118. 24.. or of any other Scriptlares to be adivinv;-: warrant for the
httanflation ofour one day in {Even ‘ from the feventhdajr of the hwclek

in locum; cuaom, I doc not fay any; but}: (if the C.hu‘p.. A

S, ‘that thcll'cnl"e of thofe Texts,-.h Gm: mad team/A9 do‘! A %

to bc a divine warranthfias they

to the fill’: 2 Or on the other fidc,how lhall we cohvituice htlmfe ofthe A A
Church of Rome, that that Apollolicall divine Precept, “Lama:  1;”-..

V as to the anainiixg théfialg with oil_ was a temporary Precept: lon¢ly,lbulu
e interprcvtat1o1mf the culhzzm ol the Cimrc/Jag: af‘ 

lo_us gifts wage alfo’ conferred by the layingaron gt“

 hands; which"jyet- was hot telmpnlrary, Hcé. 6.~ 2%. 

’ A "Now that this Ap
h fiifed, am! perpetual
“ all times and places (excep

' different planters ,

A -Church, as others 5 and that order

this age of this ccantrovcr

them, as well there A
the Antichrifiianl Monarchy ol’«the,l Bilhop of Rome: ov¢z‘all cm»;

C3. M A ’patim'a;,.h

oflolicall l" flitution hathlnecnunlivarlfaIljvp1é.a~~~ A 1
ly in the cufloml of the ‘Churches’ of God hf  ”

' ting onely fomelnarrow .p1acearid,c.h=r1g of 
fie) and that in Qhusrcheshl fouaxcilmzlr by A

A by all the fcverall Apfllfles and ‘fltllefa. fiehtlby »
‘Churches which have in [rmmn agaas; r&¢';"e&;e&

préfcrvvcdt  God from ifixhififm 

" “éllil  Afihfiloliall ; Infill

    (I99  

itution *, A‘ ‘being a iiaofi; fure hcdiifimehmy

that i‘t”w lam temporary inllitution. Forafmuch lasw;-: argltggxghcfl

l 1  thy: hollyGhofi in divimelficripturc, thachmntcncionlih Whlafthe,
L“ ‘Law of “Godixl pretended not to be: exprefli.-l,

may be warrantéblyhca.

"l{‘e:n"oE>tth’el mfiam: the Cbtzfcbki‘ ofg'ald5"h’1Gar. 11%. 16, See

V   Tbeoplglaifg
fchesfofGod, 1'. e. Primitive,
ling; the

V3. Augflfiifir, h Mn

llalfa Univcrfall, Perpetuallg,interpret-A
i hcontrdvcrted Lawof God, whether Natural], at vent. I4.’
m{Pdfit"ive5 by no leflé reafoné lwhéreunto agrgeth well *?tl:iel rule fef

lltmnflrefconl. 1%. 1. 5‘. 32. €fi“‘ccmtm‘.'13o:mt. Z. 446%. 24.

gelled zmivc-rfd'tenst.Ecclefid €§*c.. 6'5“ 6]). 86. '¢t1Céqfl5/.l€5' vptfl. ad jg-9
mmrium i13.fi qm'?(t40ta /906156 @“6« ‘Z?’ Vincent Lyrim adwerfm b.£rcfi.r;

l % 0.2. an‘. 3; Qxaaal :¢5iqne,qfl0a’fcfmp¢7', qnadaafi amniém five‘, And if

-of God, accordin

not by fuch traditive ihccrprgtation from rlaemffam of Hm C/Jzgrcxm
gt-'0 t‘he;Apoll1es rule,hl1owi ihahll%we*cohvinc%c con.

tentious gainfayer

~N.ztiamr, 6apti::.z'n‘g'ltlxm c«’7~'c*. Matté. 28. and tholie ether of bapti.

“zing the hmfbald of’St¢pbam»tJ, and of the kg*epcr'~'of sly: jyrwno I Car. 1.;

   are) for Bapeifmeoflllnfahta? Or
92:; to imply “a d

h negatively from th
‘ lGo‘d.?‘ Since miracu

A6}: 16.:or any other Scriptlurehs, A
the .fenl7el-lof laoc fizcite, "?f§'€. Lzxéi.

ivine‘ «right: of Presbycers Vonely go l¢~0nfecr;ate Alma
”El"cments of “ch: blefléd Sacrament: ever the fienfem pf tholé Textg
Jalan 20.. 1,lI9,"26. At}: 20. 7.: n~lC.m 16. 2. Ra72el.*I. IO. orlpfgzm

9118. 24.. or of any other Scriptlares to be adivinv;-: warrant for the
httanflation ofour one day in {Even ‘ from the feventhdajr of the hwclek

in locum; cuaom, I doc not fay any; but}: (if the C.hu‘p.. A

S, ‘that thcll'cnl"e of thofe Texts,-.h Gm: mad team/A9 do‘! A %

to bc a divine warranthfias they

to the fill’: 2 Or on the other fidc,how lhall we cohvituice htlmfe ofthe A A
Church of Rome, that that Apollolicall divine Precept, “Lama:  1;”-..

V as to the anainiixg théfialg with oil_ was a temporary Precept: lon¢ly,lbulu
e interprcvtat1o1mf the culhzzm ol the Cimrc/Jag: af‘ 

lo_us gifts wage alfo’ conferred by the layingaron gt“

 hands; which"jyet- was hot telmpnlrary, Hcé. 6.~ 2%. 

’ A "Now that this Ap
h fiifed, am! perpetual
“ all times and places (excep

' different planters ,

A -Church, as others 5 and that order

this age of this ccantrovcr

them, as well there A
the Antichrifiianl Monarchy ol’«the,l Bilhop of Rome: ov¢z‘all cm»;

C3. M A ’patim'a;,.h

oflolicall l" flitution hathlnecnunlivarlfaIljvp1é.a~~~ A 1
ly in the cufloml of the ‘Churches’ of God hf  ”

' ting onely fomelnarrow .p1acearid,c.h=r1g of 
fie) and that in Qhusrcheshl fouaxcilmzlr by A

A by all the fcverall Apfllfles and ‘fltllefa. fiehtlby »
‘Churches which have in [rmmn agaas; r&¢';"e&;e&

préfcrvvcdt  God from ifixhififm 

  (20)  
 patir:.>n , fithorow'~‘aII thewgen, perfccutions; and‘d¢£qcnding in each
'Church or Gicyby»p;micu1air cmatinued fwceflion : ap for gxampla,

A A an 7 Bifhopa frm“n.,S. Timatlzy to Athc rim e of the 4ChaIm-.d0n Cvoun-» A

A ce%§i3%as%;nva5Jdce1a:edthere, £63.11." that in alltimcs,%;Qprimiti9;~and

Mf~o1lQ<wing,M Bifhops; have been chief in .EcclefiaflHis:al%l AAgovemm«cnt,A

in C‘oum:eIs,ini Martyrdom, in Picky, in Learning, in the cmwcz:{io_n
of aticms, in tin: mighty confounding of Haerefics and Heretiques .5
  me beieevc we an able (ifganydeny) to make good. And 1fir£’cA{l:m':ie
“for the Primitive Chzumhes, we :11 led y all the%forcc‘ice.d ‘Iefimonies
mf Amiq/uicy.' proving Biops to have been *infiimted byche Apo-
;%»mLes Vthcmfclsfes, wide fixpm; ed and early , within thew Ap=oIfla:¢s
‘times that having ?been not bmcly three Biflaops  Rm: hac-
iice.Hivze1y,LLimga, Glmu, and Clemm: : anal within S:a%im-A fahw 
"of life , faur Bifhops af Alexmzdriaz %fLm:ceflively , Saint Uirtark,
flfiimiwa Afilim, and ‘Gerda; three Biflmps of Antioch, Saint Pmr,
£’*z;aa’im, and Ignatim; two of J'~'em_/Ezlem, Saint: Lime; and «S’i’me:an *5
all while Sainciqbn the Apofile yet: ‘lived, ;Eufi*l7. by}. Vacclgfi. 1:35. W 3,

~»irap.12. Bun alto Saint Ixzmc: made=Bifl1opAof Iemfizhm foon afecr '

 -the paflion of our Lord, fiith Saint %Hi:rom. da Script. Ecol;-afi After
thc%A{cenfion of our Saviour, faith Eu/M. lié. 2. cap. 1. ibcforgc Saint

 ~Staz22m;r Marty rdom, for Saint: Steven wasDeacm to lawn: Bifhop af

Vlamfizlvm, {'ai‘th%I‘g1mtz'm .cpz]?.% ad Trdfl. and the manczicm: 

of thc Epifhwd Heranm  hismme 5. and thacyazmw lm'rmCe«;lf«wud

jmurtyred after irhcwhid Migovernud mhc *Chm'ch of Ian f am am. 4ya“c%em.

A . iflairh Saint Hzicram. &’e~.S'vr£pt. s€m-lefl “ ‘as “A ' r mwfiflmcthg

(a) jam?! 135- ::Iwme::tbe‘z1po_/Z3: in k4m%?=&ww:t/:2:  Bzfiap zof 2 X ' “ J‘ in Gum.
g‘;l:4°£o7n{Z;‘.fi’ ’  aim ‘Peter tabngua flew t‘/ac  of Amine/1, sin gag.-=1. ~ 
gem flckmflml-_ %; *r,/“I/Ixajrrbt/;§=Bqbap»of.M£vxma'rm, wnPrqmm; in??Lfif£axt:b.»gwhp.digd
noP_.C‘m"‘ 31,  Sam: it   ,% 3‘”;Su‘7PWfil*  

 
 
  

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3

 

Clemem apud  % t«hemin she difliznn  Fwm I rmzem Iii’.   5:.fy;ceras;befare ;S_aint+;I¢z;;;zr.c ,

Ezt/«?b-Al-2»-0A~,§- the Apofllc; befidas gthtréfore nin*c;rcco

E { 6! =2:  .. . % _ A 1'Td€..d3:5‘a‘»3 %Bi£h:cms in hley
es:   Sbr1pr:u‘ne5 7§'1mat@ a*ud‘7'?nm fixthnps méffipbvfw m1d~Crate, ;-sa:4nfl the

M. c_ I 4, 15,1954 fizz:-n  “tlaefi-wn ;(I3}§2;¢rt?1a:;r in mafia; bcfifliea .tw,o ~»Apa{flgg¢ B%ifl31p,%

¢: M z/[ug.l..z.camrz1 wk-Alfxlamrxtaf .Iw-nfzzglflm, :and%flé%erA,nf ,2%z:tiac£1., ;:(£’ ) *amda»@m E-

A Vrlaeador; dzfalaggr. %€vg.;7.¢*6.»;EI;.~,347.4

‘comm Crefcom 1.?zw~:B?7«%EM’7M?75”d'«~cvfiflflmduiab. ..Q};ryfia§2, in I Qaxz,
bum. 38. (:7 bo771.f33+-I r'{7.x_‘V‘x€'1;.I.S.2a3- #2? Hm, 46. in A61‘.A4Hietan.% .z'n”~TGa_l. x.:.(g* 1;’pi% %
Script. Ecclefl Tbeapbylafl.  Oez:um,‘.;z’n .041. 2. % T‘..(vp,bv) ‘ ‘0rigen. ’7mm. 6. %;n§1r,,,¢_f%E,5(eb_ A»/'3‘ .n¢?,,,A,§,.;55.
3‘ in Cl.2ro2zico.*bz;=‘. ‘”.D.*g“‘8. “S. ‘Hiemz. i2a‘~G.ia”l- *2,w~;l.»de%%Eca?Ie]-*;iS‘m*ip:- “GIJr;yf?fl..~}3om.—?dc and-7?]. 

gwmn

fl. mi Evggr. (gr ,21e. 

  (20)  
 patir:.>n , fithorow'~‘aII thewgen, perfccutions; and‘d¢£qcnding in each
'Church or Gicyby»p;micu1air cmatinued fwceflion : ap for gxampla,

A A an 7 Bifhopa frm“n.,S. Timatlzy to Athc rim e of the 4ChaIm-.d0n Cvoun-» A

A ce%§i3%as%;nva5Jdce1a:edthere, £63.11." that in alltimcs,%;Qprimiti9;~and

Mf~o1lQ<wing,M Bifhops; have been chief in .EcclefiaflHis:al%l AAgovemm«cnt,A

in C‘oum:eIs,ini Martyrdom, in Picky, in Learning, in the cmwcz:{io_n
of aticms, in tin: mighty confounding of Haerefics and Heretiques .5
  me beieevc we an able (ifganydeny) to make good. And 1fir£’cA{l:m':ie
“for the Primitive Chzumhes, we :11 led y all the%forcc‘ice.d ‘Iefimonies
mf Amiq/uicy.' proving Biops to have been *infiimted byche Apo-
;%»mLes Vthcmfclsfes, wide fixpm; ed and early , within thew Ap=oIfla:¢s
‘times that having ?been not bmcly three Biflaops  Rm: hac-
iice.Hivze1y,LLimga, Glmu, and Clemm: : anal within S:a%im-A fahw 
"of life , faur Bifhops af Alexmzdriaz %fLm:ceflively , Saint Uirtark,
flfiimiwa Afilim, and ‘Gerda; three Biflmps of Antioch, Saint Pmr,
£’*z;aa’im, and Ignatim; two of J'~'em_/Ezlem, Saint: Lime; and «S’i’me:an *5
all while Sainciqbn the Apofile yet: ‘lived, ;Eufi*l7. by}. Vacclgfi. 1:35. W 3,

~»irap.12. Bun alto Saint Ixzmc: made=Bifl1opAof Iemfizhm foon afecr '

 -the paflion of our Lord, fiith Saint %Hi:rom. da Script. Ecol;-afi After
thc%A{cenfion of our Saviour, faith Eu/M. lié. 2. cap. 1. ibcforgc Saint

 ~Staz22m;r Marty rdom, for Saint: Steven wasDeacm to lawn: Bifhop af

Vlamfizlvm, {'ai‘th%I‘g1mtz'm .cpz]?.% ad Trdfl. and the manczicm: 

of thc Epifhwd Heranm  hismme 5. and thacyazmw lm'rmCe«;lf«wud

jmurtyred after irhcwhid Migovernud mhc *Chm'ch of Ian f am am. 4ya“c%em.

A . iflairh Saint Hzicram. &’e~.S'vr£pt. s€m-lefl “ ‘as “A ' r mwfiflmcthg

(a) jam?! 135- ::Iwme::tbe‘z1po_/Z3: in k4m%?=&ww:t/:2:  Bzfiap zof 2 X ' “ J‘ in Gum.
g‘;l:4°£o7n{Z;‘.fi’ ’  aim ‘Peter tabngua flew t‘/ac  of Amine/1, sin gag.-=1. ~ 
gem flckmflml-_ %; *r,/“I/Ixajrrbt/;§=Bqbap»of.M£vxma'rm, wnPrqmm; in??Lfif£axt:b.»gwhp.digd
noP_.C‘m"‘ 31,  Sam: it   ,% 3‘”;Su‘7PWfil*  

 
 
  

30
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Clemem apud  % t«hemin she difliznn  Fwm I rmzem Iii’.   5:.fy;ceras;befare ;S_aint+;I¢z;;;zr.c ,

Ezt/«?b-Al-2»-0A~,§- the Apofllc; befidas gthtréfore nin*c;rcco

E { 6! =2:  .. . % _ A 1'Td€..d3:5‘a‘»3 %Bi£h:cms in hley
es:   Sbr1pr:u‘ne5 7§'1mat@ a*ud‘7'?nm fixthnps méffipbvfw m1d~Crate, ;-sa:4nfl the

M. c_ I 4, 15,1954 fizz:-n  “tlaefi-wn ;(I3}§2;¢rt?1a:;r in mafia; bcfifliea .tw,o ~»Apa{flgg¢ B%ifl31p,%

¢: M z/[ug.l..z.camrz1 wk-Alfxlamrxtaf .Iw-nfzzglflm, :and%flé%erA,nf ,2%z:tiac£1., ;:(£’ ) *amda»@m E-

A Vrlaeador; dzfalaggr. %€vg.;7.¢*6.»;EI;.~,347.4

‘comm Crefcom 1.?zw~:B?7«%EM’7M?75”d'«~cvfiflflmduiab. ..Q};ryfia§2, in I Qaxz,
bum. 38. (:7 bo771.f33+-I r'{7.x_‘V‘x€'1;.I.S.2a3- #2? Hm, 46. in A61‘.A4Hietan.% .z'n”~TGa_l. x.:.(g* 1;’pi% %
Script. Ecclefl Tbeapbylafl.  Oez:um,‘.;z’n .041. 2. % T‘..(vp,bv) ‘ ‘0rigen. ’7mm. 6. %;n§1r,,,¢_f%E,5(eb_ A»/'3‘ .n¢?,,,A,§,.;55.
3‘ in Cl.2ro2zico.*bz;=‘. ‘”.D.*g“‘8. “S. ‘Hiemz. i2a‘~G.ia”l- *2,w~;l.»de%%Eca?Ie]-*;iS‘m*ip:- “GIJr;yf?fl..~}3om.—?dc and-7?]. 

gwmn

fl. mi Evggr. (gr ,21e. 

(arr

m‘ng_ali&, Mark of Alaxdndgid (4c;)j:V chm a%ra-‘lalfonineochcr (‘in 331(6) I£'{t_,=’e5.’.1;1 7 i
21. )% recorded’ in holy ~Smpturc ,(.a11°wh:“ch._, except two uf rim fx- 34-1116/'~P'vW~ 2

vem A-t'1gela,%arc there rcgiflrfid for Saints  W50 C if we Willfiwsleeve A E6 6 1?] (9,, Er.

J71 Manes» ate /gr, 

as crediblerccords of Chriflians as any other,huAm3na R¢cozd3%_»,,d Ewg. 5,53. 5

whatfgevnr werc:%B5lfl10psbicf0rc Ihcy died, vim. Aclcmmr ( cl) ;,md1.5, E}; f 37:;

(e) Lima made Bfihops of Ram fuccefiively by Pam» vand%%%P«ml.;(d)1’'€W1W-3 :

Ewdim )Biih-op of Antiec/a  Peta?" and%Pm4!; v_Dz'érsjfim the ;.d-~{€‘7" L
raopagita Biflwp of Atla:m{g ) _, flrvbzppw  /9) Bifllop of the Cm Tm‘u,_ Pm'fi,

Ivfliznx : Epapbrvditm (i  Biflmp of the Plulippixws : Epapbmz. ,;,;;.,,e,f,,;, bgfgf” ‘

 K) Bifhop of the Calajflcm: :* ~G'aim (1 alfo Bilhop of the T /2eff.¢z~pLS.Az:g.Ep.16s.
mam : Trqp/:Iimm(m)BiG:1A0p 05 Ark: : Towhich yml ma.yax1d¢ (9) T7‘W«’W5-3»
(the two and twentieth) Amipm Bifhop of Pergamm, if we will bc, ’:‘_’_"l“‘
Rtcveflaraem in Apoe. 2. p:mving%»it out of A'ret/amt Cafizrienfia, i?1~.,Aug'_

Apaa. I. and Om-fimm Bifho%p%of Eplaq/M,  71.) if‘hctveregn1:r£A‘t%he(f)E.‘u/ela.[.3. , A

forementioned Angel af Mr .%_C3kIIst?'c/9A of Ep/aaifim, ;whcn Saint: Io/ma-12-andtllc
wrote %his;RcVv~elati<om. To omit to Fpcaklzere-uf ot*hz:r Bifllflpfiwho A’-“hi”-‘ 0‘ ‘:11?
were Schollars and Auditors of‘t1a%c‘AApofi1es,Algmrim of Saint Ialm; 9Ec‘;’ffJ'n‘:if;"'
 a ) %madc Bifh0p_ of A.-mac}: by Saint Pmr 5. Pgapim C p. j Swim: "1gJm.g. ,,J,,7,,, his g‘
ScAho1lar,;iBi£h0p4of Hitmpvlik ; %Pu5lim and Qrmdmtm (4) Bxflmps name-

of Atrlasxm, %Difi:7iples of thvcfipofllesé»; .S"im¢%rm the" fan sod: Glmpim (g) EU/Eb-I-4-ck A

 %B»ifhnp. of Icmfalfin (‘after Igm¢:.)«a*md thg. Kinfmgm of om nfbgiisggl.

4- Calvin lizfiiz‘. . 1

01' 0 ‘ ' % ’ ' »  % . _ ‘
This order ,9! Bilhops which began (though the fimflweread o£‘1.4.g.;.[e¢?.7.
in SCript'ureb*c Timer!/9}m‘-ind 7'v'itm) in Saint lama: f Ieraflzlam3,. M01‘ (2') Tbeod.i71

~Saim: Mark of Alexandria, cominucd;:hmrowoutV an the fiollowg * 1fim- 3- £37‘ in:.- A

P 214 

“avgw "of rm-*Ohurahea*‘of God, in Vwhich Biflmpa; hm been -that fim in PM ,_

*revere1§dwMartyw,‘Vfuch as;Igmwtv'~m, Pqlycnrp. V Jr»-mm: .‘Bi{h0p, af Li; P d 61- W J. Ep«_ ,0 1% 
ms,-, «Cyprian nf Gem/wage, and more than .30. mi the firfi ;Bifl1ops mi ad Symprorziam. &. 

%Rdm- A fucctffivcly »b0th.;is=*n Epifcmpacy and Martyrdom. Ovfbfiifllopm ( k)‘Am5"0f9
alfdef ccially did ~? confifi thcfirfi four gazmjal7l Cnmnceflc, areccVigv:nd CW4‘
b1yVallt§hcreformvdChWUhHs, Athcwnioumdm otrm maine mm- in ,3}, Mm

fits touching the ifecond Fund third Arfmns in thcb‘1efl%d 'I'r»init‘y%; c. 16:, ‘W

(l)'%0r;§;,r£n 1. 19¢ I

and by»an»A&'-of Pax%l%imncnt, .mA.iEl:‘m;cwp%. 1A%Aca._A*na¢x:*uo cheL¢anoni¢a;;1 (we) gzw. com-:.; 2
ScriptuVrc°I,smadae:Vthc¢x*u1c6f’?iudginVg:E*1c.ncfics= whoalfo inz.Gmn:ccIl f”‘‘'‘’‘”- ‘"1 L907?» i

gave -judgement <¥r  A%imiol.arb:l»e epm&icc%0f the ~E2hurchAAin% «this  

order: the genwaWll‘»®@mhcell*%»of Nice upfflvidfijjgb N,  ,,,g,3%m;m:m ;, M 3_ 0_ 5.

Mwdua fiflt Epi/Z'opi,v ~Gaargt.f8a sT’f;h,¢v zgunemll «Couxwcll m’ %Ow2flamimp1a (a) Enfi  «,2, A V

S~ Hieron. dc

Script. Ecclefl Tbeod. dials I,*‘;:._ Falixm3a,»Ep£-/;'.¢d%. Z«.;uamh1.‘   Hierogi. de. ..£2.‘i”1'p1§gVE(I(.“[Cf§g’g", Eufg'[;,;]_ 3, ' 

¢Izp,3 5:349.  Lg) Higzwgibid.¢‘ElWb;fl-4.c.:z3 (r) ‘Hegefipgm ApudEt‘gFeb..l.2§.c“..;-.z;(g° Ez[éb.!.,3.¢.‘1 ,.h A
  Pv           admdgmg

(arr

m‘ng_ali&, Mark of Alaxdndgid (4c;)j:V chm a%ra-‘lalfonineochcr (‘in 331(6) I£'{t_,=’e5.’.1;1 7 i
21. )% recorded’ in holy ~Smpturc ,(.a11°wh:“ch._, except two uf rim fx- 34-1116/'~P'vW~ 2

vem A-t'1gela,%arc there rcgiflrfid for Saints  W50 C if we Willfiwsleeve A E6 6 1?] (9,, Er.

J71 Manes» ate /gr, 

as crediblerccords of Chriflians as any other,huAm3na R¢cozd3%_»,,d Ewg. 5,53. 5

whatfgevnr werc:%B5lfl10psbicf0rc Ihcy died, vim. Aclcmmr ( cl) ;,md1.5, E}; f 37:;

(e) Lima made Bfihops of Ram fuccefiively by Pam» vand%%%P«ml.;(d)1’'€W1W-3 :

Ewdim )Biih-op of Antiec/a  Peta?" and%Pm4!; v_Dz'érsjfim the ;.d-~{€‘7" L
raopagita Biflwp of Atla:m{g ) _, flrvbzppw  /9) Bifllop of the Cm Tm‘u,_ Pm'fi,

Ivfliznx : Epapbrvditm (i  Biflmp of the Plulippixws : Epapbmz. ,;,;;.,,e,f,,;, bgfgf” ‘

 K) Bifhop of the Calajflcm: :* ~G'aim (1 alfo Bilhop of the T /2eff.¢z~pLS.Az:g.Ep.16s.
mam : Trqp/:Iimm(m)BiG:1A0p 05 Ark: : Towhich yml ma.yax1d¢ (9) T7‘W«’W5-3»
(the two and twentieth) Amipm Bifhop of Pergamm, if we will bc, ’:‘_’_"l“‘
Rtcveflaraem in Apoe. 2. p:mving%»it out of A'ret/amt Cafizrienfia, i?1~.,Aug'_

Apaa. I. and Om-fimm Bifho%p%of Eplaq/M,  71.) if‘hctveregn1:r£A‘t%he(f)E.‘u/ela.[.3. , A

forementioned Angel af Mr .%_C3kIIst?'c/9A of Ep/aaifim, ;whcn Saint: Io/ma-12-andtllc
wrote %his;RcVv~elati<om. To omit to Fpcaklzere-uf ot*hz:r Bifllflpfiwho A’-“hi”-‘ 0‘ ‘:11?
were Schollars and Auditors of‘t1a%c‘AApofi1es,Algmrim of Saint Ialm; 9Ec‘;’ffJ'n‘:if;"'
 a ) %madc Bifh0p_ of A.-mac}: by Saint Pmr 5. Pgapim C p. j Swim: "1gJm.g. ,,J,,7,,, his g‘
ScAho1lar,;iBi£h0p4of Hitmpvlik ; %Pu5lim and Qrmdmtm (4) Bxflmps name-

of Atrlasxm, %Difi:7iples of thvcfipofllesé»; .S"im¢%rm the" fan sod: Glmpim (g) EU/Eb-I-4-ck A

 %B»ifhnp. of Icmfalfin (‘after Igm¢:.)«a*md thg. Kinfmgm of om nfbgiisggl.

4- Calvin lizfiiz‘. . 1

01' 0 ‘ ' % ’ ' »  % . _ ‘
This order ,9! Bilhops which began (though the fimflweread o£‘1.4.g.;.[e¢?.7.
in SCript'ureb*c Timer!/9}m‘-ind 7'v'itm) in Saint lama: f Ieraflzlam3,. M01‘ (2') Tbeod.i71

~Saim: Mark of Alexandria, cominucd;:hmrowoutV an the fiollowg * 1fim- 3- £37‘ in:.- A

P 214 

“avgw "of rm-*Ohurahea*‘of God, in Vwhich Biflmpa; hm been -that fim in PM ,_

*revere1§dwMartyw,‘Vfuch as;Igmwtv'~m, Pqlycnrp. V Jr»-mm: .‘Bi{h0p, af Li; P d 61- W J. Ep«_ ,0 1% 
ms,-, «Cyprian nf Gem/wage, and more than .30. mi the firfi ;Bifl1ops mi ad Symprorziam. &. 

%Rdm- A fucctffivcly »b0th.;is=*n Epifcmpacy and Martyrdom. Ovfbfiifllopm ( k)‘Am5"0f9
alfdef ccially did ~? confifi thcfirfi four gazmjal7l Cnmnceflc, areccVigv:nd CW4‘
b1yVallt§hcreformvdChWUhHs, Athcwnioumdm otrm maine mm- in ,3}, Mm

fits touching the ifecond Fund third Arfmns in thcb‘1efl%d 'I'r»init‘y%; c. 16:, ‘W

(l)'%0r;§;,r£n 1. 19¢ I

and by»an»A&'-of Pax%l%imncnt, .mA.iEl:‘m;cwp%. 1A%Aca._A*na¢x:*uo cheL¢anoni¢a;;1 (we) gzw. com-:.; 2
ScriptuVrc°I,smadae:Vthc¢x*u1c6f’?iudginVg:E*1c.ncfics= whoalfo inz.Gmn:ccIl f”‘‘'‘’‘”- ‘"1 L907?» i

gave -judgement <¥r  A%imiol.arb:l»e epm&icc%0f the ~E2hurchAAin% «this  

order: the genwaWll‘»®@mhcell*%»of Nice upfflvidfijjgb N,  ,,,g,3%m;m:m ;, M 3_ 0_ 5.

Mwdua fiflt Epi/Z'opi,v ~Gaargt.f8a sT’f;h,¢v zgunemll «Couxwcll m’ %Ow2flamimp1a (a) Enfi  «,2, A V

S~ Hieron. dc

Script. Ecclefl Tbeod. dials I,*‘;:._ Falixm3a,»Ep£-/;'.¢d%. Z«.;uamh1.‘   Hierogi. de. ..£2.‘i”1'p1§gVE(I(.“[Cf§g’g", Eufg'[;,;]_ 3, ' 

¢Izp,3 5:349.  Lg) Higzwgibid.¢‘ElWb;fl-4.c.:z3 (r) ‘Hegefipgm ApudEt‘gFeb..l.2§.c“..;-.z;(g° Ez[éb.!.,3.¢.‘1 ,.h A
  Pv           admdgmg

. M (22) A ‘ V
. -untijudging toBill1opetl1e power of Ordination, Can. 2. and (Ian; 42
A inntlae cafe of Maxitnutg The generall Councell of -Epbcfm/kdiflinn
gtxilhlngbetwixt the Bifhop a_tndtherefilof the Clergy, Cam}. 7.. and
=cont?'irmi%ng the Bifltops juiiftliEti_on.Cm:. 5. tThe tgcpcrall Conntell
of Claalcedm detetmining,tCam.~29. ’Em'q-nomv eis Wt¢o‘€'v'?€;'~8 13a9g.¢3y
...p€g{:t itpoay?tlat'§5Ei. . . g V f    . M _ ~ l l ’ %
ll »: For at much tlaen,ae«in the firfl Articlte we ateteiquired to {wear to
endeavour the reformation of =R.eli;glon according to the Word of
l *~C9od,and the exétnplesof the bell reformed Churchcsgfurelly we may:
I not in «the{{e'c'ond Article fweaz:A to endleavonr‘ the extirpation of
-Church-government by gimp; ,, land foto forfake the, government

V A grounded onthe Word of God, and to forfake the example of all the V

a gesloftthelPtimitive Churches , then which we‘ctonceive.no late rem

r~formed{.Chnfch will pretend to ‘be more pure,and to whole examples “

 they duct ought to endeavour to reform themfelvet.

-“Bill” aftemtll this,it willtbe {aid ,% that this government by Bifhopts.  

is e‘jured‘on§Iy5 Aaelien imnterlptets Pram-1, which word it have been
4 tranfl-sted Regimen Tjmnimm , the Trztnllation as Farr: exceeds the-V
. truth of Grammar, as the Ftelatea are accufitcl to have exceeded their

lawful! power; forafrnuoh as Prelacy in its originallntntd acception A

” of ancient A»ut[=1ors4 (Pmlozti we fay, not t-lati) importtbntlawfnll
preeminence and power. t Son is Timath} called by Gregoay do (an?
A p.affar:~pt2o.c.;tI.l‘1?rtelatm"Gre‘g£3‘ and the word Ptelatetiaoiten ho-ll
“nourt-tbly mentioned in out Lama’, 98d. 2.85424 Hm. 8. and is no

A more than the Title Praepafitimentioned alfo with honour by St. (‘y-- t

A prim Epifl. to. 8: 55.‘ 8: 65; Auguflin. do cioitatc Tei , 1. 20. c. 9. or
e Antgfiiresa S. Cy‘p;¢.cp.6t9. ct? Smizflivdn-tfflitcs, S. Augufl. ep.1.62~. and
cliv%er'stwords inficritptute and, E nifying‘ cquivalentlylfnch pmmi...
nem:e.buc let itfnot be toldindea in mine; Churches, that any other

V is here abjured then.Regimw Tyrazm%ic;;m.w% ‘  _ 
A But are we warranted by the followinglfiile of Hierarchy 3 Doth
that wordimpbtt originally and anciently anyt other then a {acted
A government was» it not accepted and approved in it felfe by Mr.
V Czzlt2in.tlié'. deunaccflfiwtte wl:fefarma7td¢e,tTalam fl mvlazis Hterarckigm

éafhilieazntt-iz¢«qit£/z'otl emineatntttEpi_'fcopt', fit /orffla /flécfle non rzcnfl-,~m~,4 \

  »@°c.% at  illa tptnnqrmm mid apite pmdu,-ant, 6‘ ad ipftam r:_f2'r4fitttr,@~cq‘
’ ‘mm «marl: walla mm amgthcmate dignos fittear, qua no); man rcwrenfér

V‘

A Afitmmalqulc oéledientiéiabfifoent. A . 4

,;Mor¢over,ho.ysr eganwe in the  Artiol'e__abiute Chor_ch~govt:rn+-
A t A  ~  l “  ltmcn

. M (22) A ‘ V
. -untijudging toBill1opetl1e power of Ordination, Can. 2. and (Ian; 42
A inntlae cafe of Maxitnutg The generall Councell of -Epbcfm/kdiflinn
gtxilhlngbetwixt the Bifhop a_tndtherefilof the Clergy, Cam}. 7.. and
=cont?'irmi%ng the Bifltops juiiftliEti_on.Cm:. 5. tThe tgcpcrall Conntell
of Claalcedm detetmining,tCam.~29. ’Em'q-nomv eis Wt¢o‘€'v'?€;'~8 13a9g.¢3y
...p€g{:t itpoay?tlat'§5Ei. . . g V f    . M _ ~ l l ’ %
ll »: For at much tlaen,ae«in the firfl Articlte we ateteiquired to {wear to
endeavour the reformation of =R.eli;glon according to the Word of
l *~C9od,and the exétnplesof the bell reformed Churchcsgfurelly we may:
I not in «the{{e'c'ond Article fweaz:A to endleavonr‘ the extirpation of
-Church-government by gimp; ,, land foto forfake the, government

V A grounded onthe Word of God, and to forfake the example of all the V

a gesloftthelPtimitive Churches , then which we‘ctonceive.no late rem

r~formed{.Chnfch will pretend to ‘be more pure,and to whole examples “

 they duct ought to endeavour to reform themfelvet.

-“Bill” aftemtll this,it willtbe {aid ,% that this government by Bifhopts.  

is e‘jured‘on§Iy5 Aaelien imnterlptets Pram-1, which word it have been
4 tranfl-sted Regimen Tjmnimm , the Trztnllation as Farr: exceeds the-V
. truth of Grammar, as the Ftelatea are accufitcl to have exceeded their

lawful! power; forafrnuoh as Prelacy in its originallntntd acception A

” of ancient A»ut[=1ors4 (Pmlozti we fay, not t-lati) importtbntlawfnll
preeminence and power. t Son is Timath} called by Gregoay do (an?
A p.affar:~pt2o.c.;tI.l‘1?rtelatm"Gre‘g£3‘ and the word Ptelatetiaoiten ho-ll
“nourt-tbly mentioned in out Lama’, 98d. 2.85424 Hm. 8. and is no

A more than the Title Praepafitimentioned alfo with honour by St. (‘y-- t

A prim Epifl. to. 8: 55.‘ 8: 65; Auguflin. do cioitatc Tei , 1. 20. c. 9. or
e Antgfiiresa S. Cy‘p;¢.cp.6t9. ct? Smizflivdn-tfflitcs, S. Augufl. ep.1.62~. and
cliv%er'stwords inficritptute and, E nifying‘ cquivalentlylfnch pmmi...
nem:e.buc let itfnot be toldindea in mine; Churches, that any other

V is here abjured then.Regimw Tyrazm%ic;;m.w% ‘  _ 
A But are we warranted by the followinglfiile of Hierarchy 3 Doth
that wordimpbtt originally and anciently anyt other then a {acted
A government was» it not accepted and approved in it felfe by Mr.
V Czzlt2in.tlié'. deunaccflfiwtte wl:fefarma7td¢e,tTalam fl mvlazis Hterarckigm

éafhilieazntt-iz¢«qit£/z'otl emineatntttEpi_'fcopt', fit /orffla /flécfle non rzcnfl-,~m~,4 \

  »@°c.% at  illa tptnnqrmm mid apite pmdu,-ant, 6‘ ad ipftam r:_f2'r4fitttr,@~cq‘
’ ‘mm «marl: walla mm amgthcmate dignos fittear, qua no); man rcwrenfér

V‘

A Afitmmalqulc oéledientiéiabfifoent. A . 4

,;Mor¢over,ho.ysr eganwe in the  Artiol'e__abiute Chor_ch~govt:rn+-
A t A  ~  l “  ltmcn

. <23: 

méntby"Bifh*oAps; Awithl-Ierefie,$chi{'me,:ar1d2ProphanémHE,fatsvthefe 7%

 in fol£owa)“fyea Prclacy even before Schifme‘ and %Herefic,* *8zc; »w*lm3 A

as 1Bilhopsha.ve been in all ages the chief confoundcrsvof hc.re‘fic4andA4%A 
heremzm, {much was Azbamfim Bifhop of Alexandria ofthazherefie

of Afrim. CyriliofwAlcxmsdriaofthe Nqflarim¢~h¢refic. VCe¢l«rfline’i- — A
flmp of Roma, Axagafline Billxopof Hip)». Prafiar B‘:fl1opfof Rhea 

~ géium, Fxalgc’-a2:£;::=B£fl10p of%R;m_[pi, of the Pm’agian~hereficvA; and ma...

my more in all W ages of -_u:he Church before and lines; » N or was thaw“
found any one Chriftxan, thorowout all the Primitive and-pt.-3refl4»,»

A times 0f the C‘§zzur¢h‘,' fur above five hundrcd~ yaers arm Chrifl‘, who

thought it fit toabolifh‘ Church govemmcnt byflilhops (much lcifé
to e me it) fave onely one heretick, Aari:¢a., "fa cenfured by Epiplmg

“ ‘swim, Hcertfg’ 75’. and by Saint %Awgu_/fine, Ham/.' 53. wlocfl _@eec/rpfie-6‘ V

"wmred of madneflégfaith‘Epip/mnim-; for he had~fl'£i_’d, AWZW A15"  a¢ Bi» H. A
fbop\‘g'1fira¢?rimgfi'am'a Prtxéjrcr ? (41 ) agd thepccafion pf in» Saint Am (a) Er-Mm an
guflim lets usknow, la:/nde Hcerefl 0... mfiermmg Amm being a Prefix. ¢~WWW,w Q1

% byterg, is {aid to have been vexed, becaufehe could not get to be or-um?“ mew é;.aw-Aim;

dzgincd a Biflaop, and thence arofc his envy : Epipbnnia: wimeflkch as¢'?s:#v J‘57Ao{- 76‘
much; Hérrfl 75. ¢ %  "W" “”"*'””

é . V‘   V_é  M  an I‘ ‘
Secondly, as to Schifmfialnt Hzemmahe%one and oncly FathEI“2I1%cmT%‘omy '9

ga~pao;9z3Anpnr M

 A ledged, as dcnying the divim: Inflitution of Bilhops, yet: held chem W, 52) . K;

necelfary to reprcfli Schifm, andthenfurclywmoflnecefllxry, when 72%,--‘a‘;uq firm

  Scbifm doth, as in chcfc our dayca_.,mofl abound: For avoidingof =’WW9v«
A 3cb.ifm,Saint Hieram wimcfléth, Epifcopacy was chmught n-ccefllzw‘

ry long wichinthc Apoftles times, even as early as it was rm: by
Tome, [am of ‘Paula I am Vqf Apollo mm. and thcréfiarc fitith in ~*his>=
Dialcvgug Adm:-fm Lwc{fi:riau.€cclaeji:ef£1lm in fxmmi Sdcardatw dgg.
nimre pmdct, mi mm exam qmzalawzm, W .45 omnifim amine»: dmwpoteu

A flmtor in E aelefizlr eficimmr fl‘/Jij'mnt4,qmot Sacerdatcxu S. (.‘3}pria»z alto

E 55. Non‘ elipmda /aacrefix aéarta: fltm‘ , mt mmfimt fi:lazf2m:m,*

‘qzuam £9‘-c.% and fo awlfo lib. 4. epiji. 9. ‘Made min: Scbzfwam @' Hmfis

' aéomefunt cafivoriuzzritr, mg/E dim: Epifcapm qui unm afi prgafxkmptiaw. 

mnttmriitflr is’ ~ (?”6‘§ Ma fler C'nlw'n4 alfo himffllf upon P/Jilippa 1.. Ia?
Fatearqnidam zttfxmt bmvmm imgeninf @" marc.r,»noix p»s«_[f: ordimmflmrai
inter mméi ‘cmmmrox, quin reliquz3%4pmfi:A-unm. So that wc%cannoa:ap-ofl
pr:-hand tgjm abjuracio%n of Epiflzopacy to be a mama‘ to that unity
imhis A::t;i~clcA mentioned, T bat the A Lord my (5: am, and Ink % Nam
«me zzmcmgfi‘ mt, A but rather the;ontinuation%thcreef,A accordingto-ch cv %
 c0un{eli*0fachchO1y Martyr4S3C'yprian,UmuD¢m,a:m£Dami#m,zmm%
.5  A A A % A  D A  A m AEp.€fic'L.g .

. <23: 

méntby"Bifh*oAps; Awithl-Ierefie,$chi{'me,:ar1d2ProphanémHE,fatsvthefe 7%

 in fol£owa)“fyea Prclacy even before Schifme‘ and %Herefic,* *8zc; »w*lm3 A

as 1Bilhopsha.ve been in all ages the chief confoundcrsvof hc.re‘fic4andA4%A 
heremzm, {much was Azbamfim Bifhop of Alexandria ofthazherefie

of Afrim. CyriliofwAlcxmsdriaofthe Nqflarim¢~h¢refic. VCe¢l«rfline’i- — A
flmp of Roma, Axagafline Billxopof Hip)». Prafiar B‘:fl1opfof Rhea 

~ géium, Fxalgc’-a2:£;::=B£fl10p of%R;m_[pi, of the Pm’agian~hereficvA; and ma...

my more in all W ages of -_u:he Church before and lines; » N or was thaw“
found any one Chriftxan, thorowout all the Primitive and-pt.-3refl4»,»

A times 0f the C‘§zzur¢h‘,' fur above five hundrcd~ yaers arm Chrifl‘, who

thought it fit toabolifh‘ Church govemmcnt byflilhops (much lcifé
to e me it) fave onely one heretick, Aari:¢a., "fa cenfured by Epiplmg

“ ‘swim, Hcertfg’ 75’. and by Saint %Awgu_/fine, Ham/.' 53. wlocfl _@eec/rpfie-6‘ V

"wmred of madneflégfaith‘Epip/mnim-; for he had~fl'£i_’d, AWZW A15"  a¢ Bi» H. A
fbop\‘g'1fira¢?rimgfi'am'a Prtxéjrcr ? (41 ) agd thepccafion pf in» Saint Am (a) Er-Mm an
guflim lets usknow, la:/nde Hcerefl 0... mfiermmg Amm being a Prefix. ¢~WWW,w Q1

% byterg, is {aid to have been vexed, becaufehe could not get to be or-um?“ mew é;.aw-Aim;

dzgincd a Biflaop, and thence arofc his envy : Epipbnnia: wimeflkch as¢'?s:#v J‘57Ao{- 76‘
much; Hérrfl 75. ¢ %  "W" “”"*'””

é . V‘   V_é  M  an I‘ ‘
Secondly, as to Schifmfialnt Hzemmahe%one and oncly FathEI“2I1%cmT%‘omy '9

ga~pao;9z3Anpnr M

 A ledged, as dcnying the divim: Inflitution of Bilhops, yet: held chem W, 52) . K;

necelfary to reprcfli Schifm, andthenfurclywmoflnecefllxry, when 72%,--‘a‘;uq firm

  Scbifm doth, as in chcfc our dayca_.,mofl abound: For avoidingof =’WW9v«
A 3cb.ifm,Saint Hieram wimcfléth, Epifcopacy was chmught n-ccefllzw‘

ry long wichinthc Apoftles times, even as early as it was rm: by
Tome, [am of ‘Paula I am Vqf Apollo mm. and thcréfiarc fitith in ~*his>=
Dialcvgug Adm:-fm Lwc{fi:riau.€cclaeji:ef£1lm in fxmmi Sdcardatw dgg.
nimre pmdct, mi mm exam qmzalawzm, W .45 omnifim amine»: dmwpoteu

A flmtor in E aelefizlr eficimmr fl‘/Jij'mnt4,qmot Sacerdatcxu S. (.‘3}pria»z alto

E 55. Non‘ elipmda /aacrefix aéarta: fltm‘ , mt mmfimt fi:lazf2m:m,*

‘qzuam £9‘-c.% and fo awlfo lib. 4. epiji. 9. ‘Made min: Scbzfwam @' Hmfis

' aéomefunt cafivoriuzzritr, mg/E dim: Epifcapm qui unm afi prgafxkmptiaw. 

mnttmriitflr is’ ~ (?”6‘§ Ma fler C'nlw'n4 alfo himffllf upon P/Jilippa 1.. Ia?
Fatearqnidam zttfxmt bmvmm imgeninf @" marc.r,»noix p»s«_[f: ordimmflmrai
inter mméi ‘cmmmrox, quin reliquz3%4pmfi:A-unm. So that wc%cannoa:ap-ofl
pr:-hand tgjm abjuracio%n of Epiflzopacy to be a mama‘ to that unity
imhis A::t;i~clcA mentioned, T bat the A Lord my (5: am, and Ink % Nam
«me zzmcmgfi‘ mt, A but rather the;ontinuation%thcreef,A accordingto-ch cv %
 c0un{eli*0fachchO1y Martyr4S3C'yprian,UmuD¢m,a:m£Dami#m,zmm%
.5  A A A % A  D A  A m AEp.€fic'L.g .

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(5') ..§ga§.£q,a1”-7g‘t7Epifi.‘apxé2J;a”‘hd that ofIg'1éatimud‘m&zgxejI  Snbjefli e_/late’ Epifcefm 

I I

_cJ7z1’:7:t0?2au;. A- Cg, -W 1, Q, mutual   ‘Perri, mintert-vat‘ div£napyqu.edatm_,lz't em,
°!+“”““"""°‘9 "5  Next, Prppbaneneflé is herealfo to-be cafi out wnh Epifcopacygg

h3Xm'°“b: '  yet who may notfear Godset_]uc!ger:nentbs,-» if he deny the detefiable   
gromh’of prophaneneflefinee the contempt of that Apoflolicall »

mzyeifirx Evac-

&m'pc.':‘:r. A inflitution of Epifcopacy?‘ So that this Atticlebaeto Bilhops extir.
A pation we mufl refuyfe, upon that hclofi:*up’on which otherstakey it,

" "‘*lc;f?, as it is faidytwe fbauld partake in ether: fin ," and hcazgfequently in

V .tbe£rpi¢gste:; 3  y - A L ' ‘ t h A t ‘ A
Thirdlyy becaufe neither can we {wear to endeavour the exzirpa-

" tionof that part of this Church-government by Archbifhopl, am

y Ecclefiafiicall conflitutiontfo confefledly ancient; nor that part of
Cthiis Church-government by Deane: and Chapters, thetis, a focia
ety of grave Divines, of Presbyters ioyned to the Bifhop in hit fee

of refidencepas afiflante in Councell and Government :4 asfiamx
Biihop of Im:/Zalem had his ‘refident Pretbyters, AZ}: 21. 18.;
and confulted with them, ezcrfieo. According alfo ttothe ancient
 ‘generall and continued hcuflom of the Church of God ever fince the

A firfl ChriRhnEmpe1jou:stime; and moreover endowedwith means

given to them by the lafl Wilt and Teflaments of’ many (which it is

A not lawful! for us toendeavoux: to annull, Heér. 9. I7.) and by the
gifts of myanyother Donors, who had true propriety in their goods,

» and might and did transfer the undoubted property to thofe to be
enjoyed by the righeand liberty of the Subje&; efpecially titch‘ en-
dow:-nente having been eonfecratedanddevoccd unto God for pious
Itfi.-s, and which may not therefore by 118 as we conceive) be en-..
deavouredto be alienated, Proev. 20.12 5. Name. 1 6. 38. And as to
the exercifes of piety,_fo alfo to the encouragement of tbemofl” exceb

A lent =part of learning; the {lady of divinity andhof holy: Scripture.»

Aeticle 3. A ’;"7/gflmflvwitlw tlaeflamefinceritj, reality and eanflamcy, in 0u;j’Ez/er;z.U
Famtiont,wdmwomqwitla our efidtex aedyylivex. mtntzmlly to pre er-ye xlgg
Rz‘ght.mnd Privilédges ay"tbe Parliaments; emit’/ac Liéertie: oftybe K ing...
dbmx, and-taprefer-we and defimdtbe K Eng-.r /dajefliu ‘Pt-rfim and *A;;..
Many, 5» they prqfieremtian and defencefiof the true Religion,‘ and Liéer...
tie: of the Kingdezgex, that the world may bear: wt’-tm~_fl'.e with our Con.
fciemce: of Mr loyalty,‘ and that we have-we t}Jt"fl‘g-ht: artintenn'a:a:e tadi»
mini/I: Hi: Majeflieejxfl pawer»4mdgr:4tne_g}. A by *

 eBectut'einthe third‘Atticle,. whereas: we are required, and‘ that 4

 -s'»"‘s:7"i'!t‘3" 3:5}?

(5') ..§ga§.£q,a1”-7g‘t7Epifi.‘apxé2J;a”‘hd that ofIg'1éatimud‘m&zgxejI  Snbjefli e_/late’ Epifcefm 

I I

_cJ7z1’:7:t0?2au;. A- Cg, -W 1, Q, mutual   ‘Perri, mintert-vat‘ div£napyqu.edatm_,lz't em,
°!+“”““"""°‘9 "5  Next, Prppbaneneflé is herealfo to-be cafi out wnh Epifcopacygg

h3Xm'°“b: '  yet who may notfear Godset_]uc!ger:nentbs,-» if he deny the detefiable   
gromh’of prophaneneflefinee the contempt of that Apoflolicall »

mzyeifirx Evac-

&m'pc.':‘:r. A inflitution of Epifcopacy?‘ So that this Atticlebaeto Bilhops extir.
A pation we mufl refuyfe, upon that hclofi:*up’on which otherstakey it,

" "‘*lc;f?, as it is faidytwe fbauld partake in ether: fin ," and hcazgfequently in

V .tbe£rpi¢gste:; 3  y - A L ' ‘ t h A t ‘ A
Thirdlyy becaufe neither can we {wear to endeavour the exzirpa-

" tionof that part of this Church-government by Archbifhopl, am

y Ecclefiafiicall conflitutiontfo confefledly ancient; nor that part of
Cthiis Church-government by Deane: and Chapters, thetis, a focia
ety of grave Divines, of Presbyters ioyned to the Bifhop in hit fee

of refidencepas afiflante in Councell and Government :4 asfiamx
Biihop of Im:/Zalem had his ‘refident Pretbyters, AZ}: 21. 18.;
and confulted with them, ezcrfieo. According alfo ttothe ancient
 ‘generall and continued hcuflom of the Church of God ever fince the

A firfl ChriRhnEmpe1jou:stime; and moreover endowedwith means

given to them by the lafl Wilt and Teflaments of’ many (which it is

A not lawful! for us toendeavoux: to annull, Heér. 9. I7.) and by the
gifts of myanyother Donors, who had true propriety in their goods,

» and might and did transfer the undoubted property to thofe to be
enjoyed by the righeand liberty of the Subje&; efpecially titch‘ en-
dow:-nente having been eonfecratedanddevoccd unto God for pious
Itfi.-s, and which may not therefore by 118 as we conceive) be en-..
deavouredto be alienated, Proev. 20.12 5. Name. 1 6. 38. And as to
the exercifes of piety,_fo alfo to the encouragement of tbemofl” exceb

A lent =part of learning; the {lady of divinity andhof holy: Scripture.»

Aeticle 3. A ’;"7/gflmflvwitlw tlaeflamefinceritj, reality and eanflamcy, in 0u;j’Ez/er;z.U
Famtiont,wdmwomqwitla our efidtex aedyylivex. mtntzmlly to pre er-ye xlgg
Rz‘ght.mnd Privilédges ay"tbe Parliaments; emit’/ac Liéertie: oftybe K ing...
dbmx, and-taprefer-we and defimdtbe K Eng-.r /dajefliu ‘Pt-rfim and *A;;..
Many, 5» they prqfieremtian and defencefiof the true Religion,‘ and Liéer...
tie: of the Kingdezgex, that the world may bear: wt’-tm~_fl'.e with our Con.
fciemce: of Mr loyalty,‘ and that we have-we t}Jt"fl‘g-ht: artintenn'a:a:e tadi»
mini/I: Hi: Majeflieejxfl pawer»4mdgr:4tne_g}. A by *

 eBectut'einthe third‘Atticle,. whereas: we are required, and‘ that 4

w(2s)

i in the firll place to binde our vfelves ahfolutely without lirnitatlwi

on exp;jefl”ed, T o prefizrz/e the Right: and ‘Prioiledger of Parliaments,
and the Liéertie: of the Kingdamr; and were lil<e-Wife tied fin;-”’
ply and indefinitely to defend the Kings Perfon, State; and Ho-

tnour, by the Oathol Allegiance and the rlatetlirotellation; here i

when we arehidden tofwea-r to defend his Matieflietoelierfon and Au:-i-, _

 th}0rity, it it added [In the prcfrrwztian and defence of the true Rtlégia

axe, and Liberties oftbe Kingdom:  therefore‘ this manner of {wearing
we dare not iadmit, till. it be pnblikely declared by the Itfnpolirte,
that the meaning of thofe words is not ( aeyto fome it may found)
that I bind; my fclfe to preferve and defend his Majdliee Perfon and
Authority fofmrefarzh as he {hall prelerve and defend true Religion

and the Liberties of the Kingdom: : Since by the holy Scriptures of

the old and new Tellamenr, by the Law of Nature and Nations. by
thetOathol God, andby truefieligion, we are boundtoendeavour
theprelervation and defence or his Ferfon n andfihuthority, though
he were a perlécutor ol A the true Religion, and an abridgerof our Li?-
bertiee, {och as were Saul and Nero in their times; And furely a

larger Declaration of our endeavours {imply todefentl his Perfon, is  

at this time necellary, when through thedivifions er the Kingdom

A" hiel3credMaiefliei:1{o end angered gr-and that his Ma efly hath often
t r complained of affront: offered to hispérfon; and ath complaini-
eed alfo, lthatmforne have endeavoured to kill his Perfon in two fet

battails; anclthat there is nothing more frequent in the minds and

  mouths of fame Sbimeiir, then that the King :2: papi/blyejfééiecl, A

Pepi}? in his heart; and therefore form n furious Zelot may not onely
upon thefe furmifea conclude himfelfe jerrempted ( in cafe )« from the
duty of ptefervation andodefence of his Royall Perfon, but alfo mil?-
takewrit as a debt to this Covenant, even to ofer violence to his tiered
Mejeflie. A May not ; therefore fome t fuch fuller I Declaration and ears
plication of ourduty  when we will by Oath profelle it ) feem no‘;-
eefliiyi to the end here propofed , TIMI the world any [war rwitneflie
zriib oer Cenfiienoe: af'anr lajalgy .5’ i  b ‘ o ‘

i y Walked «(fair with allfairhfnlnefe endeavour the dsfiamry rcgfallifireh cu
have been, or [5411 5: Inrendiarier, c.Z{4ligmrt:,l orerzill Injirnments, 5}
hixdringtbe refbrmatian cf Religion, dividing‘. the Kingf}-om bi: people,

\ Article 4.

orlbneioftbe Kingdomrbfiam another, or we ing an} Faflien or prtrtir: 

l among}! the people, contrary to tbrir I,§e4gkeand('evmaet, that they re? d
‘ ‘ r  or

w(2s)

i in the firll place to binde our vfelves ahfolutely without lirnitatlwi

on exp;jefl”ed, T o prefizrz/e the Right: and ‘Prioiledger of Parliaments,
and the Liéertie: of the Kingdamr; and were lil<e-Wife tied fin;-”’
ply and indefinitely to defend the Kings Perfon, State; and Ho-

tnour, by the Oathol Allegiance and the rlatetlirotellation; here i

when we arehidden tofwea-r to defend his Matieflietoelierfon and Au:-i-, _

 th}0rity, it it added [In the prcfrrwztian and defence of the true Rtlégia

axe, and Liberties oftbe Kingdom:  therefore‘ this manner of {wearing
we dare not iadmit, till. it be pnblikely declared by the Itfnpolirte,
that the meaning of thofe words is not ( aeyto fome it may found)
that I bind; my fclfe to preferve and defend his Majdliee Perfon and
Authority fofmrefarzh as he {hall prelerve and defend true Religion

and the Liberties of the Kingdom: : Since by the holy Scriptures of

the old and new Tellamenr, by the Law of Nature and Nations. by
thetOathol God, andby truefieligion, we are boundtoendeavour
theprelervation and defence or his Ferfon n andfihuthority, though
he were a perlécutor ol A the true Religion, and an abridgerof our Li?-
bertiee, {och as were Saul and Nero in their times; And furely a

larger Declaration of our endeavours {imply todefentl his Perfon, is  

at this time necellary, when through thedivifions er the Kingdom

A" hiel3credMaiefliei:1{o end angered gr-and that his Ma efly hath often
t r complained of affront: offered to hispérfon; and ath complaini-
eed alfo, lthatmforne have endeavoured to kill his Perfon in two fet

battails; anclthat there is nothing more frequent in the minds and

  mouths of fame Sbimeiir, then that the King :2: papi/blyejfééiecl, A

Pepi}? in his heart; and therefore form n furious Zelot may not onely
upon thefe furmifea conclude himfelfe jerrempted ( in cafe )« from the
duty of ptefervation andodefence of his Royall Perfon, but alfo mil?-
takewrit as a debt to this Covenant, even to ofer violence to his tiered
Mejeflie. A May not ; therefore fome t fuch fuller I Declaration and ears
plication of ourduty  when we will by Oath profelle it ) feem no‘;-
eefliiyi to the end here propofed , TIMI the world any [war rwitneflie
zriib oer Cenfiienoe: af'anr lajalgy .5’ i  b ‘ o ‘

i y Walked «(fair with allfairhfnlnefe endeavour the dsfiamry rcgfallifireh cu
have been, or [5411 5: Inrendiarier, c.Z{4ligmrt:,l orerzill Injirnments, 5}
hixdringtbe refbrmatian cf Religion, dividing‘. the Kingf}-om bi: people,

\ Article 4.

orlbneioftbe Kingdomrbfiam another, or we ing an} Faflien or prtrtir: 

l among}! the people, contrary to tbrir I,§e4gkeand('evmaet, that they re? d
‘ ‘ r  or

 rim: of’ £mtk1K£wdlvmIVvflM5?iw‘tj',

[ high Treafrm?» Whmerflod wjnytncd
mhefh whfifllould entice :th<em‘to (ewe

E —m,£iabfle’andhainous, ants ta be l'i1ch:as bcregare
% .1igwwmr: Qfirzmagfiy hindrinitr/aeVra

A my putbiwwdmb: ~~~whemic Amaygbe poi»
..{omeinferiovicy,as%t%he

“A that,‘ or chfcewifc her hiasband :

If

; 2;

cm A

 A-&r9;a‘g?at%ta.p#5:!iée' ffifivfza wad: ra*¢*¢uim* a**am£'::gm ‘pxmfifiémmsafl, Aw M53 ag».
grey cf tlacir Wofikmwey fZ2m![:rtq,»:mr.a a»r¢'afi*r+z)as*5, av‘ 31% _/Etpwmm Iz¢~dicxa;ts~

U or arI:2sw bwwing pmmafram tbamfw
Mat :6 ffaF'2‘, @311 ;in;.1’gc_a'¢;¢1'zIMzi2.“?fht.\ % V ’ ‘
—.-: Wfm::hera1rmn4o: an tlacafe to be mirzuu»
we. 5} Masdring ;refb:~m.m'w 0f Kaligiani (an
comwd, rlmwlzrey may wemiw c*am lz'gn pmzzflzmmt ) whmn we knew
W  ¢m~zgav§nur«% iflgtheirl plasma mad ca.Ilin,gs , the‘ crmrinuJa%tion% of
Ghurchsgavarnment byfiifhtzxps, arzdahe p21e£érv%a%ti0m0f the whole-

mged of was Malignantrn_
d crm{%q.ue‘n~t¥y to 53 di/«'-

fm;m;¢ Qf gowmmmt ( asit xwwflands by the kneavnlaws cxf this

K;ipgdczm% efiablift-med ) AadVminiflred% accordm
mfhofe Lam agai;:={%% all al;taera~tion%,
;a&ed by his Mai:-:fiiAes% —pc£1vfonall
and changed  = V   . A « A

% Sccon4d!3*, we demand how far fmm:h7 we are here to befworn ta
mdewvaxar Vtbé flowery of mi that have. Aéecn nrjZwzll~
in the £'on~her.eby inga ged ta ‘betray his father,
Ihacfcrvant his mafia: 3* and to A accufé
%%%In_/lmmaantgw 5} bindrixg; the wéfbrnmatian
mf Nature, or ofcha Land ever comma

g tea the rightwintent of
till it baby a& of Parliament ( en»
=confem. and both Houfes) altered-

the ‘Wife her §“sm;’baVnd,
them M~*M4l¢;§wn4nt$ mm':'m'M~

nded it, cxctpmin the cafeaf
to the jaws. the difcmrery of
other gods (a fin fmrely as dc»

to be accounted Man
farm_m'%an ofRcligian)t%bus we re‘-ad,Ter1t.
fin afTrl1y7 *nurth¢r. warrlaj fins, or t/9} da:¢gbter,_
ar~t~l:yfr.vI‘mJ which :2: 4: thin: ammfim1«,,..-n:icc.-
warm! rlaitn, 611: At}:  

»n3.6;.. Iftb} army-%¢
war the »zar_;fi oft19}%.Itq[?7m,
Eitbll,“ é-ca ftlamf/aw It not

A awed, Thaw ill
%  {Q mmic:mlar.1y~¢;.meaomwd aiM»he
they areomly fuachna ,ara« in a z<aaFlAa«te
«.mhc;g§ro%tIaé$m%-n0t9to mammal his brather, the

htha;;&Ihis%wife,tb
injun&iOnA,

t»he?p“erl'0n&\..
 "Pexc, not1:o**be¢on-
fifend his~fricnfl 5, our of
Mather his {on : But ‘there,
is expi'¢fl?:d no filch

fo‘ ‘tendcr was the
born he hath. befi

:,h,§h+¢ ¢r¢Z§fl"E&&@i€.“fG%‘thofq%4b«y “w owed‘ upon.» us our»

 anfivnlihd, or
A;maMm did. mt commmd_ai.nfer.1’rs mould giw in an acdufhtiom

qgaia&~fucwMhe&rVfsmpcrienrs, wen inarime%s«Vwhich-*’Vthcv Law judged
   '       VA * A 

   

h   ffi!=1}ircg1yaf,_

6: 11/143-!z’gnm2tx e9’vc... 

.? If fa;-hath the Law ofC}.ofl,% ' ‘

baud ,/ball be apm ‘bim 
rail Aequafl Adcgrce, as»- ‘
That the {on ‘wane: reveal ‘his’ fir '

God ofnahturc of-V

whom ha bat-h ma&e:a;h¢ad7tooth:r5; «

 rim: of’ £mtk1K£wdlvmIVvflM5?iw‘tj',

[ high Treafrm?» Whmerflod wjnytncd
mhefh whfifllould entice :th<em‘to (ewe

E —m,£iabfle’andhainous, ants ta be l'i1ch:as bcregare
% .1igwwmr: Qfirzmagfiy hindrinitr/aeVra

A my putbiwwdmb: ~~~whemic Amaygbe poi»
..{omeinferiovicy,as%t%he

“A that,‘ or chfcewifc her hiasband :

If

; 2;

cm A

 A-&r9;a‘g?at%ta.p#5:!iée' ffifivfza wad: ra*¢*¢uim* a**am£'::gm ‘pxmfifiémmsafl, Aw M53 ag».
grey cf tlacir Wofikmwey fZ2m![:rtq,»:mr.a a»r¢'afi*r+z)as*5, av‘ 31% _/Etpwmm Iz¢~dicxa;ts~

U or arI:2sw bwwing pmmafram tbamfw
Mat :6 ffaF'2‘, @311 ;in;.1’gc_a'¢;¢1'zIMzi2.“?fht.\ % V ’ ‘
—.-: Wfm::hera1rmn4o: an tlacafe to be mirzuu»
we. 5} Masdring ;refb:~m.m'w 0f Kaligiani (an
comwd, rlmwlzrey may wemiw c*am lz'gn pmzzflzmmt ) whmn we knew
W  ¢m~zgav§nur«% iflgtheirl plasma mad ca.Ilin,gs , the‘ crmrinuJa%tion% of
Ghurchsgavarnment byfiifhtzxps, arzdahe p21e£érv%a%ti0m0f the whole-

mged of was Malignantrn_
d crm{%q.ue‘n~t¥y to 53 di/«'-

fm;m;¢ Qf gowmmmt ( asit xwwflands by the kneavnlaws cxf this

K;ipgdczm% efiablift-med ) AadVminiflred% accordm
mfhofe Lam agai;:={%% all al;taera~tion%,
;a&ed by his Mai:-:fiiAes% —pc£1vfonall
and changed  = V   . A « A

% Sccon4d!3*, we demand how far fmm:h7 we are here to befworn ta
mdewvaxar Vtbé flowery of mi that have. Aéecn nrjZwzll~
in the £'on~her.eby inga ged ta ‘betray his father,
Ihacfcrvant his mafia: 3* and to A accufé
%%%In_/lmmaantgw 5} bindrixg; the wéfbrnmatian
mf Nature, or ofcha Land ever comma

g tea the rightwintent of
till it baby a& of Parliament ( en»
=confem. and both Houfes) altered-

the ‘Wife her §“sm;’baVnd,
them M~*M4l¢;§wn4nt$ mm':'m'M~

nded it, cxctpmin the cafeaf
to the jaws. the difcmrery of
other gods (a fin fmrely as dc»

to be accounted Man
farm_m'%an ofRcligian)t%bus we re‘-ad,Ter1t.
fin afTrl1y7 *nurth¢r. warrlaj fins, or t/9} da:¢gbter,_
ar~t~l:yfr.vI‘mJ which :2: 4: thin: ammfim1«,,..-n:icc.-
warm! rlaitn, 611: At}:  

»n3.6;.. Iftb} army-%¢
war the »zar_;fi oft19}%.Itq[?7m,
Eitbll,“ é-ca ftlamf/aw It not

A awed, Thaw ill
%  {Q mmic:mlar.1y~¢;.meaomwd aiM»he
they areomly fuachna ,ara« in a z<aaFlAa«te
«.mhc;g§ro%tIaé$m%-n0t9to mammal his brather, the

htha;;&Ihis%wife,tb
injun&iOnA,

t»he?p“erl'0n&\..
 "Pexc, not1:o**be¢on-
fifend his~fricnfl 5, our of
Mather his {on : But ‘there,
is expi'¢fl?:d no filch

fo‘ ‘tendcr was the
born he hath. befi

:,h,§h+¢ ¢r¢Z§fl"E&&@i€.“fG%‘thofq%4b«y “w owed‘ upon.» us our»

 anfivnlihd, or
A;maMm did. mt commmd_ai.nfer.1’rs mould giw in an acdufhtiom

qgaia&~fucwMhe&rVfsmpcrienrs, wen inarime%s«Vwhich-*’Vthcv Law judged
   '       VA * A 

   

h   ffi!=1}ircg1yaf,_

6: 11/143-!z’gnm2tx e9’vc... 

.? If fa;-hath the Law ofC}.ofl,% ' ‘

baud ,/ball be apm ‘bim 
rail Aequafl Adcgrce, as»- ‘
That the {on ‘wane: reveal ‘his’ fir '

God ofnahturc of-V

whom ha bat-h ma&e:a;h¢ad7tooth:r5; «

v   A (97)  
.  Thardimiwherehas gum havein uh: lam Pmrefiatimn vxawérfl M m»z§n~
min: $.19: liéert} nf the Sméjefij, and am‘: are required :0 bind (mt {elves

% in this Cdvenanaf cm preiesflvtt the f;75m’¢ ( ff the liberties of the King-
dgamsinc1~udethel1b€¢£‘ty_05 the fubyeéfr. ) Y‘e£:‘(:0mrary hemmw («as W

wacomccivc) we ihould bind our {Elves towendeavogr  :hatm1.r%C'fc1low~
fubfieaa may be brought to pnamzflrmsmt ,, either /246.47 M Ila:-.:'r ¢«]fiv45*efl7m’Z'

  dgfiarrya, 01* {web as not Aomaiy the fwpmzm Im!z7cm*ariav~.: a;‘”éru%«i{£.»g_,galw;m:, '

6221.‘ any other alfa kavéng pamr firam tbemfamkat 3 6%, [M]! jmage 5.9%.

ménicnt; by which we (humid encleavour to pm 5pu»wcr‘(a:~b=itrary
1fu»z‘ely,fi:mcc it as net rafirazned accurding to the‘ Lawca of ou~:Land)

in [same ether than the fupreiam judicamxjr , mI:=:.A. fcamedeputed from

* themgwho may judge: it Co~wn§cnt$(ifw!mt thay {hail judge convwmim «

mt may be their ru1e)as wail fomctimes to exceed the Leuzerr of the 1
Law,ma»dc by the fupmamjudzcatory, as ozhm-while toAmitig+ate itz.
Yea who may proceedagaiknfi fuch Malfnanca w“herc% than Laws% are

% “wholyfiient, and nc'it~hcr have given name to thefir fault, not preiktiw
had any pumifhmeflt? A

And wberew tin: hdppineflé :_2f 4' élafid peace éuwecja t.6¢fl’”Kz':¥d0mJ',

- M denied in former «tzmr: to our pragenitarxa’ £5 éy t/amgwdprflazzi mac  A"“CI“*‘5'*

Godgrgtnted ‘mztb M, and bat}: 46:.-an%l4t¢ly caagrlwdada’ aaadfltled éy éorla

f‘Parliammt.r, we flail Mel: am: of m, aqcardfmg to am“ plans‘: and inter:
:wdmvour4t/sat tl..'M)' may remain caxjayned in 4 firm pgmac mm’ mime ta

all pa§?erityw;, and that jmflice ma] éwione upon the mwz qppofcr: tfierwm
afjn mummzr exprcfléd in the precedent‘ Articlax. V % v %
Aflovncaruing the happy peace iwtwean tbq/E Kingdamm ~.€at%  cvncfkw»

Jed , we earncfily ~ prayed and dd4iwrcdAy:haVt1‘t might havébecn conzi».

mued, and pray that it may be renewed ;‘ and are ferry heart:ily._,tham;
contrary to thc Pacification made byflis Majéfiy and both Parliaa

 ments, and contrary to em folemn Faith “g‘ivcn,t=hm.- im thhi£ time a %

mifecrable War bggun again becwnep an Army of that Ki*ngd0m an-
~tring guns ,* (witzhout any! agfainfl hmfM*aicPcics cmn€'é~mmnAd D4imclara~
tion) and the Forces ra1»fi:d’~byHia Majefiy , who (we: have heard);

A bath‘ much fiepriccatbd flrcir curring in , allcdging vch»cmently.chat
’% their laee fulemn Eaith ~and* Pacificacion :1 Sochat man: it not: be in .4
‘  usaIfo Prateflmiaraantrariapfacw, tn bind our fslvcss in this A5rticIej(4as A

 A that in gurfuic f t%hi%s“Gwcmnt thay, nowcntcr iméo thiua K‘in§gdo,m

willingly we would )7 to endeavour the ccmtinmncc of a; fi}*‘m=pqace'
and nation, and {1n~che new to‘ zrflifl andfi Adcfend thofi: who declara,

With :

v   A (97)  
.  Thardimiwherehas gum havein uh: lam Pmrefiatimn vxawérfl M m»z§n~
min: $.19: liéert} nf the Sméjefij, and am‘: are required :0 bind (mt {elves

% in this Cdvenanaf cm preiesflvtt the f;75m’¢ ( ff the liberties of the King-
dgamsinc1~udethel1b€¢£‘ty_05 the fubyeéfr. ) Y‘e£:‘(:0mrary hemmw («as W

wacomccivc) we ihould bind our {Elves towendeavogr  :hatm1.r%C'fc1low~
fubfieaa may be brought to pnamzflrmsmt ,, either /246.47 M Ila:-.:'r ¢«]fiv45*efl7m’Z'

  dgfiarrya, 01* {web as not Aomaiy the fwpmzm Im!z7cm*ariav~.: a;‘”éru%«i{£.»g_,galw;m:, '

6221.‘ any other alfa kavéng pamr firam tbemfamkat 3 6%, [M]! jmage 5.9%.

ménicnt; by which we (humid encleavour to pm 5pu»wcr‘(a:~b=itrary
1fu»z‘ely,fi:mcc it as net rafirazned accurding to the‘ Lawca of ou~:Land)

in [same ether than the fupreiam judicamxjr , mI:=:.A. fcamedeputed from

* themgwho may judge: it Co~wn§cnt$(ifw!mt thay {hail judge convwmim «

mt may be their ru1e)as wail fomctimes to exceed the Leuzerr of the 1
Law,ma»dc by the fupmamjudzcatory, as ozhm-while toAmitig+ate itz.
Yea who may proceedagaiknfi fuch Malfnanca w“herc% than Laws% are

% “wholyfiient, and nc'it~hcr have given name to thefir fault, not preiktiw
had any pumifhmeflt? A

And wberew tin: hdppineflé :_2f 4' élafid peace éuwecja t.6¢fl’”Kz':¥d0mJ',

- M denied in former «tzmr: to our pragenitarxa’ £5 éy t/amgwdprflazzi mac  A"“CI“*‘5'*

Godgrgtnted ‘mztb M, and bat}: 46:.-an%l4t¢ly caagrlwdada’ aaadfltled éy éorla

f‘Parliammt.r, we flail Mel: am: of m, aqcardfmg to am“ plans‘: and inter:
:wdmvour4t/sat tl..'M)' may remain caxjayned in 4 firm pgmac mm’ mime ta

all pa§?erityw;, and that jmflice ma] éwione upon the mwz qppofcr: tfierwm
afjn mummzr exprcfléd in the precedent‘ Articlax. V % v %
Aflovncaruing the happy peace iwtwean tbq/E Kingdamm ~.€at%  cvncfkw»

Jed , we earncfily ~ prayed and dd4iwrcdAy:haVt1‘t might havébecn conzi».

mued, and pray that it may be renewed ;‘ and are ferry heart:ily._,tham;
contrary to thc Pacification made byflis Majéfiy and both Parliaa

 ments, and contrary to em folemn Faith “g‘ivcn,t=hm.- im thhi£ time a %

mifecrable War bggun again becwnep an Army of that Ki*ngd0m an-
~tring guns ,* (witzhout any! agfainfl hmfM*aicPcics cmn€'é~mmnAd D4imclara~
tion) and the Forces ra1»fi:d’~byHia Majefiy , who (we: have heard);

A bath‘ much fiepriccatbd flrcir curring in , allcdging vch»cmently.chat
’% their laee fulemn Eaith ~and* Pacificacion :1 Sochat man: it not: be in .4
‘  usaIfo Prateflmiaraantrariapfacw, tn bind our fslvcss in this A5rticIej(4as A

 A that in gurfuic f t%hi%s“Gwcmnt thay, nowcntcr iméo thiua K‘in§gdo,m

willingly we would )7 to endeavour the ccmtinmncc of a; fi}*‘m=pqace'
and nation, and {1n~che new to‘ zrflifl andfi Adcfend thofi: who declara,

With :

’ :Ar.=nich1c'=5-t -

A A _ formation of Rolfgion in €nglmzol and Irolmzd that we wilhflifland doflovd A
, all thafo that enter  into‘ thrift Loogm Aondavc.-mtiut -againfi ad ~ appafitim,
. and that in the clofc it is implied‘, that we fhould endeavour, to do
A V wh‘m: We are able to fupproflé and owrhcomo whatfoever appofitian ; ow‘;

(28)

with an Army 2 which ‘ifwe look to the late Aélof Pacificetiomand A  

may for outgfélves ‘judge and difbernoo what it is ‘, flnccwe are required

Atofwear thereto, appears in its felf an; afiion as comrary~ thereto as
 A one Pehace.So“tha~t: thts C‘ovehant would bmdua to endeavour that 

which it makesusto abiurc.

 :Wo/hall czlfo according to our place: bond calling: in  oommon coo; ’o
of Relz'gz‘on,Lihcrty,ohd pace of thetKingdom.r, oflffi and éofom’ oh’ othofé

’ that enter-[into Lthzlso Lozzggoo and fooenomgin thomoihtoixing onolpflrfuing
A thereof; andfhal{notfufi‘?.'r aurfilw: o'i:m5?{y or ifldifflflly-' hj whatfogmr
comih£nou'zm,h perfwafiomor torromdto ho‘ dizvided and withdraw» fiomVthz§:e o

hlefod union and oonjumfiion , whothor to mock; dofiélion to the omtmry
port ,4 or to £21: ourfilm: to on dotffldhle ihdifihronojo or aeutmlityhio thio
scafifé, whio a much cancer:-mh tho glorjof god, the good o oftho K ihgo
dorm", and the honour oftho K ing ; hut jholl all the doio: of our l£v:rz.m..

' lotofly andcohfiantbv continue‘ thoroim, again}? all —o}9pofition , and prompt);
V the /am: according to ompawor , again]? all letx and impodimontx whatfau A

war; onfd whotwo oronot ohlo amt /élvz/as tofuppn-flé or omrcomogwojholl
mural dud make known,thotit may he timed} prevented or removed; A]!
which who/hhazflda Min the fight ofG'od.t V . L A . V  o e 

Whereas we are in the fixc Article required to Covenant in tin‘;
common oomfo of ; Religion (which is defcribcd in the firfl Article, Arc...

conceive it to be againfl the Whole current of the Gofpcll offhrffla

the praétife and Do&rine ofall, Primitive ChriPcians,whom the world A
j hath evcrefieemed for blefléd. Saints and Martyrs, and laflly rcpug. A 4

nant to the Dofirine hofthe bqfl reformed Cthhurchca, (to which We

to here {houlhd {wear to conform ourfelves)to cndcavour a B.eformatio“n

[ofrcligion by force ofArms againfl the fupream Magiflratts conlizntg”

Secondly, May We fwtar never tofnfilr our [cities to he withdrawn”
h} whotfoerver perfwafian from this Imague and Covenant , fince the
reafonapcrfwading us to it are in nowifc Dcmonftrative? Whatif
hen.-after.wco (hall fee be ‘ er reafons ; and firongcr motiveno fox-{aka
it , tbenwe have now to a it , or [hall have then to keep it? will

not than our confcicnces better informed forcehus to break our Oath he

(an Argument that we fimfd in taking ic)omtg_r Oath-bind L1; con»
 ” A trary

’ :Ar.=nich1c'=5-t -

A A _ formation of Rolfgion in €nglmzol and Irolmzd that we wilhflifland doflovd A
, all thafo that enter  into‘ thrift Loogm Aondavc.-mtiut -againfi ad ~ appafitim,
. and that in the clofc it is implied‘, that we fhould endeavour, to do
A V wh‘m: We are able to fupproflé and owrhcomo whatfoever appofitian ; ow‘;

(28)

with an Army 2 which ‘ifwe look to the late Aélof Pacificetiomand A  

may for outgfélves ‘judge and difbernoo what it is ‘, flnccwe are required

Atofwear thereto, appears in its felf an; afiion as comrary~ thereto as
 A one Pehace.So“tha~t: thts C‘ovehant would bmdua to endeavour that 

which it makesusto abiurc.

 :Wo/hall czlfo according to our place: bond calling: in  oommon coo; ’o
of Relz'gz‘on,Lihcrty,ohd pace of thetKingdom.r, oflffi and éofom’ oh’ othofé

’ that enter-[into Lthzlso Lozzggoo and fooenomgin thomoihtoixing onolpflrfuing
A thereof; andfhal{notfufi‘?.'r aurfilw: o'i:m5?{y or ifldifflflly-' hj whatfogmr
comih£nou'zm,h perfwafiomor torromdto ho‘ dizvided and withdraw» fiomVthz§:e o

hlefod union and oonjumfiion , whothor to mock; dofiélion to the omtmry
port ,4 or to £21: ourfilm: to on dotffldhle ihdifihronojo or aeutmlityhio thio
scafifé, whio a much cancer:-mh tho glorjof god, the good o oftho K ihgo
dorm", and the honour oftho K ing ; hut jholl all the doio: of our l£v:rz.m..

' lotofly andcohfiantbv continue‘ thoroim, again}? all —o}9pofition , and prompt);
V the /am: according to ompawor , again]? all letx and impodimontx whatfau A

war; onfd whotwo oronot ohlo amt /élvz/as tofuppn-flé or omrcomogwojholl
mural dud make known,thotit may he timed} prevented or removed; A]!
which who/hhazflda Min the fight ofG'od.t V . L A . V  o e 

Whereas we are in the fixc Article required to Covenant in tin‘;
common oomfo of ; Religion (which is defcribcd in the firfl Article, Arc...

conceive it to be againfl the Whole current of the Gofpcll offhrffla

the praétife and Do&rine ofall, Primitive ChriPcians,whom the world A
j hath evcrefieemed for blefléd. Saints and Martyrs, and laflly rcpug. A 4

nant to the Dofirine hofthe bqfl reformed Cthhurchca, (to which We

to here {houlhd {wear to conform ourfelves)to cndcavour a B.eformatio“n

[ofrcligion by force ofArms againfl the fupream Magiflratts conlizntg”

Secondly, May We fwtar never tofnfilr our [cities to he withdrawn”
h} whotfoerver perfwafian from this Imague and Covenant , fince the
reafonapcrfwading us to it are in nowifc Dcmonftrative? Whatif
hen.-after.wco (hall fee be ‘ er reafons ; and firongcr motiveno fox-{aka
it , tbenwe have now to a it , or [hall have then to keep it? will

not than our confcicnces better informed forcehus to break our Oath he

(an Argument that we fimfd in taking ic)omtg_r Oath-bind L1; con»
 ” A trary

(=9)   

trlarytn our confcienucei foinformedxwhich is inaploffible?) mm

if (as now the King, fo) future Parlliatnents ‘difallow this Covenant,
and oppofeit , [hall we then be obliged to continue therein , and to A
alhll: and defend all thofe that {'0 cmzrirme agtzizsfl all oppafitiomthough

liltlhall be contradiéted by the fame Authority by which it irnow

impofedlupon us?  A % N  A   >1
Thi_rdlyy,l lWherewe are required to bind our {elves never to make;

  drfiélion to the canzmr] part; whether by the contrary part isllnot

to be underflood all that are againlt this; Covenant ? If {'0 , willnot

e thefe words following ,, [_Ag4z£nfl all oppajftiqn, argainfl all let: and ‘im-

pediment: wlmtfiaemr] incgyde His ‘Mejelties oppofition E‘ And then,as
we have laid‘, we are in -the clofe implledly {i1ppoféd,T hat we will cm W

‘ clcavour to dowhat we are able to llluppreflia and overcome any part

whatfoever of the contrary partloppofingit felf ;- which fin_ce it them:
not toegrcept His Sacred Maiefly, how will this be conhflent with

A thelOathsof Allegiance and Supremacy, and the Laws of the Land;

I; I-1. 4. 25 Edm 34? Secondly 5 how with the Word of God;-when
We are taught by St. Paul, Rom. I 3. That wldoflzzczzer : flmll reflfl the A
biglm~,Pom-rs, fly.-all receive to lfimfelj‘ {Damnation 2". and in cafeof

  contrary eonfl%&svof_thefehighcr’PoWerslamong' themfelvcs 5 fromh
the reafon included 1n the objcét, the damnationlwill be (without

 near dgéka, new pofnm rc;fz:/lerc.t

repentance) to thofe that refill the I-Iighefi»: and‘ among the higher

powers, (it St. Peter may interpret St‘. Pam!) zlae King is Srxprcgzmgxnd‘

all other Gum-rnaur: are [em 5} Him,t Pet. 2. I4. ( as) For our {elven V

therefore, it Hi= Majefly lhould nfi: the Sword committed to him urn (f)V7'd- AW’-

jul’¢ly,wemul’r take up St.Am&rafc.~’s words, canm. Contra Aljaxmrium, t gf”b1%“?"'5 7‘

Dole.-re porero_.i,flé»re panrra, paterqgamz.-re, admr/in ézrmzr, milim, Garbo: co,,fifi-diff;

J‘ qrnarjmf Laclar ymre mm .4“:-mm /”:4nt,tnliaflwnr mmnimmtac Sncerdariabalizer idea canfitemzlr
7’ (9? profircmur, ‘

dguad gmi fupre--A

A ll Fourrhly,‘ were there nothing in the Law of God, orof thisblan .
M MU IWHOWIIHII

ll nforbiddlng us of the Kingdhm‘ of E mglmad A to enter a) Covenant of ,.€/E/guwflr;

didflllg Nowto thenScotsr(in the {econd patrol that  of Parlia-

mututll allifiance andodefence , withnutandt ngtinfl theallowanccllof’p4n;g,.1ug,1,,1
the King, yet it would he ntnlawlhll for us to nyn in this Covenant“, '1'/liu: munzzxperw
fince we are rbeqnired'l1ere not onely to ioynwith one another.‘ but ‘ifiefa i’_1i7_>é'i
with the Scots alfo in 'aCovcn‘ant of lmntuall laffillance and defence; g"1’"“’.§”" W“
tolwhom; if by a law of their Land all fuch Covenants and [Leagues 503.3; 
be forbiddtn as feditionsg we," if we knowingly covenant to affifl and team cf]: izme
defend them in fuchla Lcrgue,tcontr::.& to out {elves the guilt of 133% 1J0fIimt- A

ment

(=9)   

trlarytn our confcienucei foinformedxwhich is inaploffible?) mm

if (as now the King, fo) future Parlliatnents ‘difallow this Covenant,
and oppofeit , [hall we then be obliged to continue therein , and to A
alhll: and defend all thofe that {'0 cmzrirme agtzizsfl all oppafitiomthough

liltlhall be contradiéted by the fame Authority by which it irnow

impofedlupon us?  A % N  A   >1
Thi_rdlyy,l lWherewe are required to bind our {elves never to make;

  drfiélion to the canzmr] part; whether by the contrary part isllnot

to be underflood all that are againlt this; Covenant ? If {'0 , willnot

e thefe words following ,, [_Ag4z£nfl all oppajftiqn, argainfl all let: and ‘im-

pediment: wlmtfiaemr] incgyde His ‘Mejelties oppofition E‘ And then,as
we have laid‘, we are in -the clofe implledly {i1ppoféd,T hat we will cm W

‘ clcavour to dowhat we are able to llluppreflia and overcome any part

whatfoever of the contrary partloppofingit felf ;- which fin_ce it them:
not toegrcept His Sacred Maiefly, how will this be conhflent with

A thelOathsof Allegiance and Supremacy, and the Laws of the Land;

I; I-1. 4. 25 Edm 34? Secondly 5 how with the Word of God;-when
We are taught by St. Paul, Rom. I 3. That wldoflzzczzer : flmll reflfl the A
biglm~,Pom-rs, fly.-all receive to lfimfelj‘ {Damnation 2". and in cafeof

  contrary eonfl%&svof_thefehighcr’PoWerslamong' themfelvcs 5 fromh
the reafon included 1n the objcét, the damnationlwill be (without

 near dgéka, new pofnm rc;fz:/lerc.t

repentance) to thofe that refill the I-Iighefi»: and‘ among the higher

powers, (it St. Peter may interpret St‘. Pam!) zlae King is Srxprcgzmgxnd‘

all other Gum-rnaur: are [em 5} Him,t Pet. 2. I4. ( as) For our {elven V

therefore, it Hi= Majefly lhould nfi: the Sword committed to him urn (f)V7'd- AW’-

jul’¢ly,wemul’r take up St.Am&rafc.~’s words, canm. Contra Aljaxmrium, t gf”b1%“?"'5 7‘

Dole.-re porero_.i,flé»re panrra, paterqgamz.-re, admr/in ézrmzr, milim, Garbo: co,,fifi-diff;

J‘ qrnarjmf Laclar ymre mm .4“:-mm /”:4nt,tnliaflwnr mmnimmtac Sncerdariabalizer idea canfitemzlr
7’ (9? profircmur, ‘

dguad gmi fupre--A

A ll Fourrhly,‘ were there nothing in the Law of God, orof thisblan .
M MU IWHOWIIHII

ll nforbiddlng us of the Kingdhm‘ of E mglmad A to enter a) Covenant of ,.€/E/guwflr;

didflllg Nowto thenScotsr(in the {econd patrol that  of Parlia-

mututll allifiance andodefence , withnutandt ngtinfl theallowanccllof’p4n;g,.1ug,1,,1
the King, yet it would he ntnlawlhll for us to nyn in this Covenant“, '1'/liu: munzzxperw
fince we are rbeqnired'l1ere not onely to ioynwith one another.‘ but ‘ifiefa i’_1i7_>é'i
with the Scots alfo in 'aCovcn‘ant of lmntuall laffillance and defence; g"1’"“’.§”" W“
tolwhom; if by a law of their Land all fuch Covenants and [Leagues 503.3; 
be forbiddtn as feditionsg we," if we knowingly covenant to affifl and team cf]: izme
defend them in fuchla Lcrgue,tcontr::.& to out {elves the guilt of 133% 1J0fIimt- A

ment

“Cont! . '

(395tt

mam; "h.O5§d£n at Linlitégow wasnnoht 5'33.) are forbidden aw league; on ’
éemdxhofmtctzvmll afefimce tw/.2£c"/:1 Are made wit/amt the tpriwitj and tag/Ewe '

af £451? ixg, finder the pain ta 5*: baldaimnd htxécmre M mawr: of fgdi.

ticmand hxtxqgietneflé. Thishwe triad obiefied by hthchmivines of Aéar-A-A‘
deem but could never yet lee any fatisfy ing anfwet made thereuntog t A

Fiftlyh, Whethtr wiil not men think themfiwlves bound by this part
of the Ctmnan‘t, all the daics of théirfiv as to continue In farm zea-
lmifly united againfl the contrary pattgas to rejcfi all overtures ofAtc-
comeadation , andrcconciliatiora , till they befzzpprtglédor ovarcémea
étzflfoouthwounds btweccme incuteablé? V    V :

Sifixtly, This Covénant (as we conceive, undcr cotrefiion) cannot

he wifeiytakgn byany man'afft&ed to tttthist~caufc; for fhould they

not hare {wear ncvemtq yctld thcmfizlves, thoeugh de.beIIed,.andtunablé

to withftand the common tEnemy,w1z:. the F orces raifcd by the King? ‘A

not cverto lay down’ Arms, or cheafe afiive tefifiancc ? But if it fhould,

' p3ca{éGod togive the forcféjd contrary part power of conquelhand A

conféquantly Im vifilariae , f.houldthc’y~not bind themfielves by thiis

A Covenant never to Fubmitthcmfalves to Gods Will and judgement

agafinfi them 3.’ tfmdfo exclude all Chriflian Npatiencetandt tuffeting in
affléfiiont, and tie thcmfialvea ( though unable) afiively to refifl, plot,
diflurb and overthrow all {uch who {hall Io have power over them

hereafter, all finch Governours and gayernrricnts, which it may pltafét

%God%(aa they mull confefll-: for a puni"fhxIi&:nt’o”hft“tththain fins at lcaff") to

I place om‘ thgm, which thing we cotnccivc to be againfl th‘u*La§.v of

God, rcafon and Nations. :

V e/ind émm/é 1.*_b¢fi' Kingdom: are gailty of manyjint, e'fi*c.] ,

' W"hac the Conclufion fuggefis we havc aIfo»confidcred,md profefllt
om-_ {Elves read y to; ioyn‘ with our brethren ‘inthe neceflhry“ b’umél£n§
"cf mrfilw; uudefithc mighty hand of Bad, and in the confeflion of
am-fim-,(tl:ough in a publique {ct form 8: preftribechfizch as W€=QOI1_-r
ceive this former part of th e“ Conclufion to be) Mr pnrpafi alfo, dcflfe

ea} hen;1¢a22a.»zr,through the grace of God, to amend our lz'w.r;and touch-& \

ing thofi-‘words here t11entiontecf[Ina!laimie: am am: ta Gad mad mm]
we profeflé and declare A,‘ that did we believe in our confcrienccs ,% the

above-written Articles of the Cpveuaht nut totbe rcpugnam: to out A A

_ dutieswh ith we owe to God and man , ( in the Vpatticulars {pwficd 

A -relating to His Maj'cfly’and totht Bifhops of our Churches ,; by Gcid A

V {at over us, and othettvifdwt fhfiould gladly have gone along with out
V 4 V A A  Secondly»

bxfeihtrmttlierein. A

“Cont! . '

(395tt

mam; "h.O5§d£n at Linlitégow wasnnoht 5'33.) are forbidden aw league; on ’
éemdxhofmtctzvmll afefimce tw/.2£c"/:1 Are made wit/amt the tpriwitj and tag/Ewe '

af £451? ixg, finder the pain ta 5*: baldaimnd htxécmre M mawr: of fgdi.

ticmand hxtxqgietneflé. Thishwe triad obiefied by hthchmivines of Aéar-A-A‘
deem but could never yet lee any fatisfy ing anfwet made thereuntog t A

Fiftlyh, Whethtr wiil not men think themfiwlves bound by this part
of the Ctmnan‘t, all the daics of théirfiv as to continue In farm zea-
lmifly united againfl the contrary pattgas to rejcfi all overtures ofAtc-
comeadation , andrcconciliatiora , till they befzzpprtglédor ovarcémea
étzflfoouthwounds btweccme incuteablé? V    V :

Sifixtly, This Covénant (as we conceive, undcr cotrefiion) cannot

he wifeiytakgn byany man'afft&ed to tttthist~caufc; for fhould they

not hare {wear ncvemtq yctld thcmfizlves, thoeugh de.beIIed,.andtunablé

to withftand the common tEnemy,w1z:. the F orces raifcd by the King? ‘A

not cverto lay down’ Arms, or cheafe afiive tefifiancc ? But if it fhould,

' p3ca{éGod togive the forcféjd contrary part power of conquelhand A

conféquantly Im vifilariae , f.houldthc’y~not bind themfielves by thiis

A Covenant never to Fubmitthcmfalves to Gods Will and judgement

agafinfi them 3.’ tfmdfo exclude all Chriflian Npatiencetandt tuffeting in
affléfiiont, and tie thcmfialvea ( though unable) afiively to refifl, plot,
diflurb and overthrow all {uch who {hall Io have power over them

hereafter, all finch Governours and gayernrricnts, which it may pltafét

%God%(aa they mull confefll-: for a puni"fhxIi&:nt’o”hft“tththain fins at lcaff") to

I place om‘ thgm, which thing we cotnccivc to be againfl th‘u*La§.v of

God, rcafon and Nations. :

V e/ind émm/é 1.*_b¢fi' Kingdom: are gailty of manyjint, e'fi*c.] ,

' W"hac the Conclufion fuggefis we havc aIfo»confidcred,md profefllt
om-_ {Elves read y to; ioyn‘ with our brethren ‘inthe neceflhry“ b’umél£n§
"cf mrfilw; uudefithc mighty hand of Bad, and in the confeflion of
am-fim-,(tl:ough in a publique {ct form 8: preftribechfizch as W€=QOI1_-r
ceive this former part of th e“ Conclufion to be) Mr pnrpafi alfo, dcflfe

ea} hen;1¢a22a.»zr,through the grace of God, to amend our lz'w.r;and touch-& \

ing thofi-‘words here t11entiontecf[Ina!laimie: am am: ta Gad mad mm]
we profeflé and declare A,‘ that did we believe in our confcrienccs ,% the

above-written Articles of the Cpveuaht nut totbe rcpugnam: to out A A

_ dutieswh ith we owe to God and man , ( in the Vpatticulars {pwficd 

A -relating to His Maj'cfly’and totht Bifhops of our Churches ,; by Gcid A

V {at over us, and othettvifdwt fhfiould gladly have gone along with out
V 4 V A A  Secondly»

bxfeihtrmttlierein. A

.     ‘C313 r  A   V
 Secondly, fince chit Oath exprefly profeflbth, ‘what alfo all Iatwfufl A I
pramifory oaths mutt incltudqthat it it to be made in the p1"'cfi?m*e @911.» A
‘!IM;g‘/at} God, the [mm/yer afarll hearts, witlm true intcntiwz ta perferm tire
pmmmc {bail mfwer at tlaegrdatrdayg We truflc Fur iufl retruml will, of t '
ought to be better interpreted , even by the ImpoiersthemfeIveat,thentr
thofl: mflflfl deteflable hypacrifiemho enter tbis Leaguegttdvmtake this
0ath,with mental! refi=.frvation_;, others 4%‘ fear as lmzfmlly they may, and ’
fuming 4!! firmer Oattahrg yet othcrsbmfgr 44 it is ggreméleto .Gad: Word,
or  rbeirb awnfimj?:,or acaardixgrta t/aefimfir the Prearaltxrrgfbandtafizing
that pur Clbriflian and: reformed Relbigiont , with jefinticall mental!
refervatiuns,reiErvi7r~1gin their miéfndsta fenfé contrary tzcr their words
{which awreibfiietuted tofignifie our minds) and contrary the the mind
0&7 the Impoibre, (e-wen in1theejud“gemrmttof7 their 0%: mind; ) fuficia
entlye fignifieo‘ iasthewordtte cm? the Covenant : anti indcedi , mmrrm
énjmmmm; germrt ;; referving;this Popery in thus fwe2ri‘r2g, WhfiIe"+ they
{wear to exrirpate:P<:rpIe fiyf‘. Werperofeflb to {mow not other i”e:girrim=am

fenfingfczfi our'Oath3;_., burr mrxr’deferrnrz2¢,e(.ha) (and that declared be-» (a)»Q“§°“W"e r

we wrborum

V fomarh¢~ca-king of tht Oar-th,rmt“intta. poR-e®ecla;rati'cm) and the Gram-a gu,;,jm,-A ,’.»D,_,,,_,

maetieaflaeommoni.t3:;r1t”eiQf' thetworrds‘ withontr Iimitatirxh ohthtr then ramen gm’ cm-
wehatit. errpreflcdzg; ateutdingr tolévtheirule (Bf Sr.~texr%gmj%iw.tt»}xmmn. /mm Ieflit
mwédeéemeefifier prujfmmy.  EWJWWM‘  By'th3f‘rwordt& chm: £*114V»a~Itbet-ins ‘fir’? ’«”00_4“'5"_
fl;iAfie.da,gt .  fit1t§t‘weomds=I tlroueralft be“<c:‘ont!etrxrre&tw Iirlow at1efo>c‘bam 13”’/":“. ’t”j'l?“’
.am¥="WSfl«fiJHiy~”t$kR3flfi Oath, thee matterewwherebt* he fttrigethtwtoebe um 
lawfi1vfl5,f&féw'm.‘£mwfaZ{y~*hemjt%?%?wc<not de"terveci‘t,tGod¥it nothmmce jm-2'/mt, gm“

. Kfflit  flealt , or eomrmirtt awutttrary ftitfiatr asvrlxw fvrwltlr ‘verb?!

fimltlyrwrezmw Pr Emritmwfintirllhe rmo abdut ram i*r,«tbéfar'~aaamw«~~ expfldfiofitm
my wctmmytthm wfifmawit 1'” r that“ fat fweaw, rfiavearser with mm 5,]? 1». M 8;
i  iEI!.uet1l::a’yimifi::‘ hint jmdgemmtt, arrdt ltbrt1“t1‘t*igb‘sfl6ti1l3l=[-'tt5e‘m3‘“Wfflfifiyut ,-W, _,{,,;,,g;,1;_‘
truth. and condemneth bimfelf in that Whlch he allowetho e ep. :24, ad
.’]:hirdIy,eto (wear, [aviary allfarmcr Omjlar, to what We: iudge to be f1’iPi“m~ «

  

‘ oppofitelzo our former law full OM18 . his to defude both our former
. and prefcnt: Oath g,‘ to warrantwthat We may without fcandarlrl.rrabjure« ,

(in words,not in’ heart){what We have (worn before to keep ,  brtcaufi: '
tmrehave fworn before to keep and never to abju re it ; to make vain
(as far at in us lies) the great atad drcadmll flame “of God , the Who”;«-,
fmimeend and ufé ofOaths,,and particularly to ch [troy the end at this
prefent Coirenawnt, if the takers intend um what the 0-t(§’1iflIGTldt‘;
andmay alfo hereafter (faving this prefem; Oath ) {wear lit: the curt?

7% traryg A For the prefiint be it (30:15 ».ieredE,% rthatirwhcrsaa [bib 0  h it a

V League   b

eorum quibzrs 1‘ 11-5

.     ‘C313 r  A   V
 Secondly, fince chit Oath exprefly profeflbth, ‘what alfo all Iatwfufl A I
pramifory oaths mutt incltudqthat it it to be made in the p1"'cfi?m*e @911.» A
‘!IM;g‘/at} God, the [mm/yer afarll hearts, witlm true intcntiwz ta perferm tire
pmmmc {bail mfwer at tlaegrdatrdayg We truflc Fur iufl retruml will, of t '
ought to be better interpreted , even by the ImpoiersthemfeIveat,thentr
thofl: mflflfl deteflable hypacrifiemho enter tbis Leaguegttdvmtake this
0ath,with mental! refi=.frvation_;, others 4%‘ fear as lmzfmlly they may, and ’
fuming 4!! firmer Oattahrg yet othcrsbmfgr 44 it is ggreméleto .Gad: Word,
or  rbeirb awnfimj?:,or acaardixgrta t/aefimfir the Prearaltxrrgfbandtafizing
that pur Clbriflian and: reformed Relbigiont , with jefinticall mental!
refervatiuns,reiErvi7r~1gin their miéfndsta fenfé contrary tzcr their words
{which awreibfiietuted tofignifie our minds) and contrary the the mind
0&7 the Impoibre, (e-wen in1theejud“gemrmttof7 their 0%: mind; ) fuficia
entlye fignifieo‘ iasthewordtte cm? the Covenant : anti indcedi , mmrrm
énjmmmm; germrt ;; referving;this Popery in thus fwe2ri‘r2g, WhfiIe"+ they
{wear to exrirpate:P<:rpIe fiyf‘. Werperofeflb to {mow not other i”e:girrim=am

fenfingfczfi our'Oath3;_., burr mrxr’deferrnrz2¢,e(.ha) (and that declared be-» (a)»Q“§°“W"e r

we wrborum

V fomarh¢~ca-king of tht Oar-th,rmt“intta. poR-e®ecla;rati'cm) and the Gram-a gu,;,jm,-A ,’.»D,_,,,_,

maetieaflaeommoni.t3:;r1t”eiQf' thetworrds‘ withontr Iimitatirxh ohthtr then ramen gm’ cm-
wehatit. errpreflcdzg; ateutdingr tolévtheirule (Bf Sr.~texr%gmj%iw.tt»}xmmn. /mm Ieflit
mwédeéemeefifier prujfmmy.  EWJWWM‘  By'th3f‘rwordt& chm: £*114V»a~Itbet-ins ‘fir’? ’«”00_4“'5"_
fl;iAfie.da,gt .  fit1t§t‘weomds=I tlroueralft be“<c:‘ont!etrxrre&tw Iirlow at1efo>c‘bam 13”’/":“. ’t”j'l?“’
.am¥="WSfl«fiJHiy~”t$kR3flfi Oath, thee matterewwherebt* he fttrigethtwtoebe um 
lawfi1vfl5,f&féw'm.‘£mwfaZ{y~*hemjt%?%?wc<not de"terveci‘t,tGod¥it nothmmce jm-2'/mt, gm“

. Kfflit  flealt , or eomrmirtt awutttrary ftitfiatr asvrlxw fvrwltlr ‘verb?!

fimltlyrwrezmw Pr Emritmwfintirllhe rmo abdut ram i*r,«tbéfar'~aaamw«~~ expfldfiofitm
my wctmmytthm wfifmawit 1'” r that“ fat fweaw, rfiavearser with mm 5,]? 1». M 8;
i  iEI!.uet1l::a’yimifi::‘ hint jmdgemmtt, arrdt ltbrt1“t1‘t*igb‘sfl6ti1l3l=[-'tt5e‘m3‘“Wfflfifiyut ,-W, _,{,,;,,g;,1;_‘
truth. and condemneth bimfelf in that Whlch he allowetho e ep. :24, ad
.’]:hirdIy,eto (wear, [aviary allfarmcr Omjlar, to what We: iudge to be f1’iPi“m~ «

  

‘ oppofitelzo our former law full OM18 . his to defude both our former
. and prefcnt: Oath g,‘ to warrantwthat We may without fcandarlrl.rrabjure« ,

(in words,not in’ heart){what We have (worn before to keep ,  brtcaufi: '
tmrehave fworn before to keep and never to abju re it ; to make vain
(as far at in us lies) the great atad drcadmll flame “of God , the Who”;«-,
fmimeend and ufé ofOaths,,and particularly to ch [troy the end at this
prefent Coirenawnt, if the takers intend um what the 0-t(§’1iflIGTldt‘;
andmay alfo hereafter (faving this prefem; Oath ) {wear lit: the curt?

7% traryg A For the prefiint be it (30:15 ».ieredE,% rthatirwhcrsaa [bib 0  h it a

V League   b

eorum quibzrs 1‘ 11-5

 

 I»   C3  

 i.eague.for unity ;'ifeach may take ‘it in their own iienlé, its‘end**i't~3z"riIfl*% .

by  be none g“ u and we as fat‘ from joynt unionof afllflancelas befo1‘e¢,Fiorf~,

~ {wearing to iflifi all who enter into this League, if‘ we think our xexm r

bound to aifili omely the takers in our own fenle, thenwe may hapq...
pily be tied to aflifl none hereby,for. perhaps our own lenfe is peculiar.

* ii and different from all othersgand probablyfr om mofi,for molt take ice.-
i in the common Ieufe of the words.

Laflly, if-one;lenid of thise.Covenar:stbbe , that (if it {'ucceed)‘it may

be tzzcouragement to other lari/lime (7572::-5/ae.r  in likefcafe) to joy; in 

M   the fame or 1:13 tdflhciation and ooemmt ;. we udge it necellary to ad..-‘

 monithour {elves and lotheraj, iithatreif in this we offend , we alfo layra

A Rambling-block  offence before. the faces of for many Cm-jfijm i

Qhurehea now an A ereafter, who are here invited to follow our ex-
ample. Should we nottherefore fadlyn confider , whole example in
this a&ion we follow, before we givelandeinvite others to follow one
example? Ought wenot wifely to fear, left by this we exepofe ones

i brethrenloftherefotmed Churches beyond the Seas, to the. jealoufie= M
oftheilr feverall Prineesunder whom they live, and jheoomei guilty of A

the provocation ofgell thofe evils,” wherewith Princesin prevention

of what iahere {uggefled to their Subjeéte (ifnot declared againfl by

them) may aggtieve our brethren of the refortried Religion? Andi

galfo, have we not caufelto queflion with our felves, how thebrexgmple

of entring a~covenent mutually to aflifl, and defend one ia»nother,;

l whenrthereiis deelaredoatjoyuing in Armes, without and; qgainfl the
confi:nt.of the fizpreatn Maglflrate ,i how this example we fay) willr V

make}, as is here (Bid, to the Peace and Tranquillity» A ri/i‘i4nKin“ -.
d,am.s;and¢ Comm-an.rvealtbr? Now the Lord of Peace himfelf give
114350 118: and to a11€h¢Cv,hllfG.h¢8 95 G.0d,P,eac¢ alwaiea, by all xneanI.~_

z A ‘I
I 
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 i.eague.for unity ;'ifeach may take ‘it in their own iienlé, its‘end**i't~3z"riIfl*% .

by  be none g“ u and we as fat‘ from joynt unionof afllflancelas befo1‘e¢,Fiorf~,

~ {wearing to iflifi all who enter into this League, if‘ we think our xexm r

bound to aifili omely the takers in our own fenle, thenwe may hapq...
pily be tied to aflifl none hereby,for. perhaps our own lenfe is peculiar.

* ii and different from all othersgand probablyfr om mofi,for molt take ice.-
i in the common Ieufe of the words.

Laflly, if-one;lenid of thise.Covenar:stbbe , that (if it {'ucceed)‘it may

be tzzcouragement to other lari/lime (7572::-5/ae.r  in likefcafe) to joy; in 

M   the fame or 1:13 tdflhciation and ooemmt ;. we udge it necellary to ad..-‘

 monithour {elves and lotheraj, iithatreif in this we offend , we alfo layra

A Rambling-block  offence before. the faces of for many Cm-jfijm i

Qhurehea now an A ereafter, who are here invited to follow our ex-
ample. Should we nottherefore fadlyn confider , whole example in
this a&ion we follow, before we givelandeinvite others to follow one
example? Ought wenot wifely to fear, left by this we exepofe ones

i brethrenloftherefotmed Churches beyond the Seas, to the. jealoufie= M
oftheilr feverall Prineesunder whom they live, and jheoomei guilty of A

the provocation ofgell thofe evils,” wherewith Princesin prevention

of what iahere {uggefled to their Subjeéte (ifnot declared againfl by

them) may aggtieve our brethren of the refortried Religion? Andi

galfo, have we not caufelto queflion with our felves, how thebrexgmple

of entring a~covenent mutually to aflifl, and defend one ia»nother,;

l whenrthereiis deelaredoatjoyuing in Armes, without and; qgainfl the
confi:nt.of the fizpreatn Maglflrate ,i how this example we fay) willr V

make}, as is here (Bid, to the Peace and Tranquillity» A ri/i‘i4nKin“ -.
d,am.s;and¢ Comm-an.rvealtbr? Now the Lord of Peace himfelf give
114350 118: and to a11€h¢Cv,hllfG.h¢8 95 G.0d,P,eac¢ alwaiea, by all xneanI.~_

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f   t        "('33)

flu Exhortation to the taking of the

folemn League and Cove1iant,&c.

IF the putter cfreligien, arfalid reafen,  loyalty to the Kfig, due; A

A were the Hflfembly of‘fDit';ine:, (as they are {Tiled in'theoIt;.iAr‘ttcle

19‘ it hadnot been intimated that the Authors of‘th‘it‘Exhottaltion A

of the Inlirufiions) and lexprelTed,that thehhendof" it was the fatil7- ‘

fying of fu.th"{criiples asmay arife (and that by the {hate Authority

  by which the Covenant it {elfe is to ‘be imyofed) it could not have ;

given the conference: of anyman either [0 much licence to examine

V the ditbourfe withlfiri&nerflE and feverity , or to much“faitisfal€tion 

(one way or other) in the examination; feeing there it fcarce any 0-

thet end of writing whitzhnecelfirily obliges to a difcovery of all the ‘

Confequences and ‘the principlegof a difcourfe, and there is no {och
outwardencouragement to the confcience ‘towards l2at1sfa&ion ,~ as

when it {hall confidet-that it is examining am Exborratian med .4 at V "
  fence, the Authors of which have been ehofen , the worke appointed,
and after the‘ performance mice publiqml} read, and confidered, and a

lafily ardemira 5: -yméliflaed by them who are the managers of the
Caufe for which this Exhottation and Defence is made. But this be»

ing the declared end , and thofe the Authors , it will not {land with e

i the opiniontof the faithfulnelfc of thofi: men towardsthe Caufi: in V A A

(elf, to imagine that they «rem to thetnfelves clearer and firmer
principles. upon which they arealble to enforce the taking of the

I Covenant, thenthefle they have here exprefléd : And coraféquentlmif

upon jut’: examination it {hall eppear,that allthe truth that iehby
them laid down his not fuffieient to infer theirfflonclufion , they may
he_=more tender of that}: whoare of different perfwafion from them-‘

A 1'».-l_ves,, though they {heilI(notwithlianding their endeavours ) perfifl
L in their opinion, nay though they [hould hereby gain a degree of ad--
‘hefion to it. A AA . A 4%

. The conclufion which they would infer is the takingef the Co-
A venant, and theigenerall end of that, as eixprelfed in the Coverjatst it  

lhlfe, and in all the Declarations which concern the fame , it( in our

[and

calling) the affifiance of thofe of the Kingdom “of England and Scat- A  

 2  

f   t        "('33)

flu Exhortation to the taking of the

folemn League and Cove1iant,&c.

IF the putter cfreligien, arfalid reafen,  loyalty to the Kfig, due; A

A were the Hflfembly of‘fDit';ine:, (as they are {Tiled in'theoIt;.iAr‘ttcle

19‘ it hadnot been intimated that the Authors of‘th‘it‘Exhottaltion A

of the Inlirufiions) and lexprelTed,that thehhendof" it was the fatil7- ‘

fying of fu.th"{criiples asmay arife (and that by the {hate Authority

  by which the Covenant it {elfe is to ‘be imyofed) it could not have ;

given the conference: of anyman either [0 much licence to examine

V the ditbourfe withlfiri&nerflE and feverity , or to much“faitisfal€tion 

(one way or other) in the examination; feeing there it fcarce any 0-

thet end of writing whitzhnecelfirily obliges to a difcovery of all the ‘

Confequences and ‘the principlegof a difcourfe, and there is no {och
outwardencouragement to the confcience ‘towards l2at1sfa&ion ,~ as

when it {hall confidet-that it is examining am Exborratian med .4 at V "
  fence, the Authors of which have been ehofen , the worke appointed,
and after the‘ performance mice publiqml} read, and confidered, and a

lafily ardemira 5: -yméliflaed by them who are the managers of the
Caufe for which this Exhottation and Defence is made. But this be»

ing the declared end , and thofe the Authors , it will not {land with e

i the opiniontof the faithfulnelfc of thofi: men towardsthe Caufi: in V A A

(elf, to imagine that they «rem to thetnfelves clearer and firmer
principles. upon which they arealble to enforce the taking of the

I Covenant, thenthefle they have here exprefléd : And coraféquentlmif

upon jut’: examination it {hall eppear,that allthe truth that iehby
them laid down his not fuffieient to infer theirfflonclufion , they may
he_=more tender of that}: whoare of different perfwafion from them-‘

A 1'».-l_ves,, though they {heilI(notwithlianding their endeavours ) perfifl
L in their opinion, nay though they [hould hereby gain a degree of ad--
‘hefion to it. A AA . A 4%

. The conclufion which they would infer is the takingef the Co-
A venant, and theigenerall end of that, as eixprelfed in the Coverjatst it  

lhlfe, and in all the Declarations which concern the fame , it( in our

[and

calling) the affifiance of thofe of the Kingdom “of England and Scat- A  

 2  

_ hand A iajnéd in Armgcéve.
» part}! : in a word,to aflifl, or comply with thofe

Qeffcfiuall , it was nccefl?1ry.t0 their and

V as Well have: arrcd in aflfiming to thcmfcl

{ (34) h    

againfl tlag Papa:/I2, Trelaticall, amdflélnlgnant
Englifh and Scouzilh

Kings pa>rfonaHhcemman:d.
(by mam {pokm of) are
azmm me that ems! might be;
,that the prcfent ital? fhould
down ,. confidering that the

Force; , againfi £Ahc,F9r£;e§ raifed by the;
This being {half cafe wherein the fcruplea
{uppofed to be rrtmzwcd ., gthagt their Argm

haw? bmn cIearl‘yh.and pharticularly laid.
ciiféovery of fifong and not doubting

that part which is defended _. -though
wnfirmatécn in thoflzs who are (tho-mg
opiniomyet can it not in realbn be rep

it might prmiuce a Adegtez: uf
hhnot lb flrongly) of thc Fame

prefumptien and fuppofisll of “

umd a means to take offfcruplr

fmm a L*a.r.ionaH acévezfiuy. This being nheceflary in it feif far a truae"

and thnrmtzghhrefmhztion ofconfc:
but their difcourfcis imperfeét in it félfa,

vea all that is holyhsand per»

fe»A&,and cfleeming of the adverié party as: ofpeoplrfe égwfirahed mz fie»-

_figt£ed,1Joad'wifi/{E and blinded, dw
paaplr:,haM11d in aflirming ht/.749 Amzmc an

im Ca in the cafe,icAcannat be denied _
and confiequently they may A

. A may , has 16: circgs and [mm of the ~

4 camxtwnmcc ofh?Hzé:j2zm:d Majvflye 
_ to be caphtiwatcd , aizdprafliruttdto flrrzzchall I/:'t'~lufl.f 49ffv£oé7 mm; and:

in fitting in oppofician the King‘ and tlaafls’ that :94: fizifltffifl in ‘rim
A .Ld?3'.,, 9 A  K

; Bu}: (eéing that in is pcflibl
tag all mm. t;hal;Ail; maywichn

d;i£co«urf:m.ad.n fm?£Ahe(¢Afo1Lmic3n of thm0n{::icnAce*:; it will; concern
tha canfciencc hdwqver imp

gueflion, and than cc; examixm the difcouriia 0‘f.chis‘iEx

which the determination ofcpnfczhiencc will naturally follow.
4- Topropoundthe Astate cf that q

eordiAngAto ch: lltmefl Amcrujt mfthe Acaf

tip oft:ut.hs~«hcc.mfefl?sd and undoniala. 4   \
Ah I,» 5:01;: med Ezgglé/bf are Saéjahfix M the King.
M 2. ,0ftl:mfama Praugfidnt Ralégian, _t

/   aha prafc~j]br.r wlymh-af’ 410 not difiw
éxfiundammmlx. A   A A A ’ ~

  3. Thrir jayfiinghiaé Arm.c,h(w :2: 4/lad

L fcmzc aftlvrir Rel{gz"an,L£éertic:, andLaw.r.

_ 4 4.. «A gaivfi t/at Pepi?flz,.Pral4ticall,.andh .4 Ahwligmnt party; VI
45:; B}htb«»'flar¢%m«mt :12: Sagldier: fa;/ad  the hléfing, ~
   A the other fide:   A. \ A A _
nagjhe }K:ingi:0urA1awhdl Sgoveraigqg,

What avcafenaayba fa claearhand plfainé
hucahm}’hgmat; dahmagc be‘ omitted in at

arrihalhly to {$5 bafore its was the prcfém:-* .
horta;tion,upAon-A- A

ucflion impartially (though not ac»-e 
¢)i£ W313 be mough,if it bcmadea  

gedh) Azéffar the A%2/iazdicatiaza mndhdew; J

_ hand A iajnéd in Armgcéve.
» part}! : in a word,to aflifl, or comply with thofe

Qeffcfiuall , it was nccefl?1ry.t0 their and

V as Well have: arrcd in aflfiming to thcmfcl

{ (34) h    

againfl tlag Papa:/I2, Trelaticall, amdflélnlgnant
Englifh and Scouzilh

Kings pa>rfonaHhcemman:d.
(by mam {pokm of) are
azmm me that ems! might be;
,that the prcfent ital? fhould
down ,. confidering that the

Force; , againfi £Ahc,F9r£;e§ raifed by the;
This being {half cafe wherein the fcruplea
{uppofed to be rrtmzwcd ., gthagt their Argm

haw? bmn cIearl‘yh.and pharticularly laid.
ciiféovery of fifong and not doubting

that part which is defended _. -though
wnfirmatécn in thoflzs who are (tho-mg
opiniomyet can it not in realbn be rep

it might prmiuce a Adegtez: uf
hhnot lb flrongly) of thc Fame

prefumptien and fuppofisll of “

umd a means to take offfcruplr

fmm a L*a.r.ionaH acévezfiuy. This being nheceflary in it feif far a truae"

and thnrmtzghhrefmhztion ofconfc:
but their difcourfcis imperfeét in it félfa,

vea all that is holyhsand per»

fe»A&,and cfleeming of the adverié party as: ofpeoplrfe égwfirahed mz fie»-

_figt£ed,1Joad'wifi/{E and blinded, dw
paaplr:,haM11d in aflirming ht/.749 Amzmc an

im Ca in the cafe,icAcannat be denied _
and confiequently they may A

. A may , has 16: circgs and [mm of the ~

4 camxtwnmcc ofh?Hzé:j2zm:d Majvflye 
_ to be caphtiwatcd , aizdprafliruttdto flrrzzchall I/:'t'~lufl.f 49ffv£oé7 mm; and:

in fitting in oppofician the King‘ and tlaafls’ that :94: fizifltffifl in ‘rim
A .Ld?3'.,, 9 A  K

; Bu}: (eéing that in is pcflibl
tag all mm. t;hal;Ail; maywichn

d;i£co«urf:m.ad.n fm?£Ahe(¢Afo1Lmic3n of thm0n{::icnAce*:; it will; concern
tha canfciencc hdwqver imp

gueflion, and than cc; examixm the difcouriia 0‘f.chis‘iEx

which the determination ofcpnfczhiencc will naturally follow.
4- Topropoundthe Astate cf that q

eordiAngAto ch: lltmefl Amcrujt mfthe Acaf

tip oft:ut.hs~«hcc.mfefl?sd and undoniala. 4   \
Ah I,» 5:01;: med Ezgglé/bf are Saéjahfix M the King.
M 2. ,0ftl:mfama Praugfidnt Ralégian, _t

/   aha prafc~j]br.r wlymh-af’ 410 not difiw
éxfiundammmlx. A   A A A ’ ~

  3. Thrir jayfiinghiaé Arm.c,h(w :2: 4/lad

L fcmzc aftlvrir Rel{gz"an,L£éertic:, andLaw.r.

_ 4 4.. «A gaivfi t/at Pepi?flz,.Pral4ticall,.andh .4 Ahwligmnt party; VI
45:; B}htb«»'flar¢%m«mt :12: Sagldier: fa;/ad  the hléfing, ~
   A the other fide:   A. \ A A _
nagjhe }K:ingi:0urA1awhdl Sgoveraigqg,

What avcafenaayba fa claearhand plfainé
hucahm}’hgmat; dahmagc be‘ omitted in at

arrihalhly to {$5 bafore its was the prcfém:-* .
horta;tion,upAon-A- A

ucflion impartially (though not ac»-e 
¢)i£ W313 be mough,if it bcmadea  

gedh) Azéffar the A%2/iazdicatiaza mndhdew; J

t   L (35)
 23 4 OF the fame Prtottflanrfieligion.   A ' At t    A “ “
~ 3, He hath prptcfied and engaged himfelf with all follemnity (as
at the receiving of the holyEuchatifl5 act.) to preferve and maintain

4 the Proteflantfleligign, the Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom:
‘atnd%Patliamentas A '  4 A  

4. That 3‘-3 hath ffenistmmy Maflitgsa, forTr.-mite toward Ptace
both before andtiuting. the time at theft ‘Watt; 5 and axprefltd 3; gal
fire of making the people witnetflés of the equity at his tp'rt3C€'¥2dii”£gt.

5. Ha hath declared his w':1l«ag»a'infl both the Stadttt and Engliih
who take up Arms its thit Cztufét . é

« Outof thefc principlet (whereas many more nu-tight btavfided in

behalf of His Majefiit) let the queflicm be, Whether it may be law.
full and nccefliry fat ftxbieéit :0 covenant together, Without;
and txgainfl tht expreflzewillof thtit lawful! Sovemigna to jay“ in
Arms againfi the Forces raifgd by. his command , and that Fm ma
windicatien and dtfcnct: of that which he hath by/all paflibft obliut
gations engaged himfclf to maintain and ciafend , and my ftcttrity
of hidlpeoplc hath defimd that differences might be: ctmapafed by
Treaty, and that that world might judge of his proceedings in it.‘

If thisbc a true {me of the qtucflirm (at Icafl to far as is here eatpttfl

fed the next labour fear our tC0nfci¢:ncets will he to ‘extamint mzlxew

A that any argument in this exhortaticm  upon fuppofitiwn that they

all were truths inthtemtfelvts ) ‘doe infer ti Iawfifltttflh and ntctflity
COLACOVEMM 10 001‘ C315: 3“ tbmgt ccnfidtreci; %and,if it be evident

that they are not ftfficient, it may baa motivcrto ahate the ccynfig.
dence of the compofers of m  Wimfuevcr they wcmjnt pm~tim1ar 

and to procure an cxamimtion oftthctir own principles and afiiom,

‘wherein they may pmifrbfy fee that they havcnot eithct in their own ~
“afiions, car in their iudgtanttnt of others, prncccded {:3 taszafily ac»--~

cording to the"Law of conicientt and the ward of aw.

A Now,although we are confidmt that than: is not in this cxhortatitm t
A A any“on§ argument which thcA’fl'&m'bly it ME wilt untiertake ft‘) to com.

trive,asthat it {hall ccmcludcfor a neceflity at a lawfume,-fl'e of taking :
inch afltmnant in {Itch a cath(.2a1! things contfidcr¢dA)arf'd wnfequea'zt- ~t A

I y the W3":i~03€ bufitxtflé, which was of nectffity for, vindicattion of our

{elves from fzrtttifianwffle 6.6%. it already done ;. Yctth3t2it..ri1ay. without:

any danger.of‘p‘rt;ttdtct mgrerrotur appear,‘ that we are not guilty of:

fiagh a, prefumptmn as we have: excepted againfi in them, we will, as V’
brxtrfly as may;be,examine their whole difcourtk, .antdcvidc'm1y (rm-

      A     5,3         .«1,;.%,  

t   L (35)
 23 4 OF the fame Prtottflanrfieligion.   A ' At t    A “ “
~ 3, He hath prptcfied and engaged himfelf with all follemnity (as
at the receiving of the holyEuchatifl5 act.) to preferve and maintain

4 the Proteflantfleligign, the Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom:
‘atnd%Patliamentas A '  4 A  

4. That 3‘-3 hath ffenistmmy Maflitgsa, forTr.-mite toward Ptace
both before andtiuting. the time at theft ‘Watt; 5 and axprefltd 3; gal
fire of making the people witnetflés of the equity at his tp'rt3C€'¥2dii”£gt.

5. Ha hath declared his w':1l«ag»a'infl both the Stadttt and Engliih
who take up Arms its thit Cztufét . é

« Outof thefc principlet (whereas many more nu-tight btavfided in

behalf of His Majefiit) let the queflicm be, Whether it may be law.
full and nccefliry fat ftxbieéit :0 covenant together, Without;
and txgainfl tht expreflzewillof thtit lawful! Sovemigna to jay“ in
Arms againfi the Forces raifgd by. his command , and that Fm ma
windicatien and dtfcnct: of that which he hath by/all paflibft obliut
gations engaged himfclf to maintain and ciafend , and my ftcttrity
of hidlpeoplc hath defimd that differences might be: ctmapafed by
Treaty, and that that world might judge of his proceedings in it.‘

If thisbc a true {me of the qtucflirm (at Icafl to far as is here eatpttfl

fed the next labour fear our tC0nfci¢:ncets will he to ‘extamint mzlxew

A that any argument in this exhortaticm  upon fuppofitiwn that they

all were truths inthtemtfelvts ) ‘doe infer ti Iawfifltttflh and ntctflity
COLACOVEMM 10 001‘ C315: 3“ tbmgt ccnfidtreci; %and,if it be evident

that they are not ftfficient, it may baa motivcrto ahate the ccynfig.
dence of the compofers of m  Wimfuevcr they wcmjnt pm~tim1ar 

and to procure an cxamimtion oftthctir own principles and afiiom,

‘wherein they may pmifrbfy fee that they havcnot eithct in their own ~
“afiions, car in their iudgtanttnt of others, prncccded {:3 taszafily ac»--~

cording to the"Law of conicientt and the ward of aw.

A Now,although we are confidmt that than: is not in this cxhortatitm t
A A any“on§ argument which thcA’fl'&m'bly it ME wilt untiertake ft‘) to com.

trive,asthat it {hall ccmcludcfor a neceflity at a lawfume,-fl'e of taking :
inch afltmnant in {Itch a cath(.2a1! things contfidcr¢dA)arf'd wnfequea'zt- ~t A

I y the W3":i~03€ bufitxtflé, which was of nectffity for, vindicattion of our

{elves from fzrtttifianwffle 6.6%. it already done ;. Yctth3t2it..ri1ay. without:

any danger.of‘p‘rt;ttdtct mgrerrotur appear,‘ that we are not guilty of:

fiagh a, prefumptmn as we have: excepted againfi in them, we will, as V’
brxtrfly as may;be,examine their whole difcourtk, .antdcvidc'm1y (rm-

      A     5,3         .«1,;.%,  

C36)

lefle lt'1tl€$3t.i.W'€ he é:m«itch"rdtto think To  ~t1lift:ovet* what is lintrtte ogr  
_ tuncertain (if any thing of thote kinds [hall occur) and what: ie‘in... t

A fulrlieiet1tinttl=:eitt Exhot-nation, after wehiave by? way ofApo1bgy

premit'ed,nn thatwe will not all hanfwer them in the manner of the cm...

livery of tithe reafons. We have (as Welhope) ptcva iled againfi than n

a&"eEtione which might have-atifen upon thofc expreflions wehich

«concern our ft-slves, and (though with far greater difficulty) againfi

that indignation which ‘followed upon the apprehenfion of chore
(not fo vetyreveretit) expreflions and refl-eflions uponfhis {ictedn Ma...

ejeitie, {'0 far as not to {offer our judgements or contcimces.to"lbe with.

drawn from a juit and meet examination of the truth: having em

inthem, thatzeal and confidence (however-they are e3tceIlent,afF¢.
j Btione in thofe who are fitfficiently grounded in an unfallible truth,

yetthey) do in no meafilre help toward a difcovery of t-tuth or I

t remoyeli of fcruples in acafe of coufcience.   

The whole difitoutie was intendeclby the Authors of it, to connfiifi
of perfwafions, and refolutions offbrupltes, 'andlia immediately ire.

’ A folved into an introcltufiion and the body of the difcourfél

  As for the Introdufiion, it contains a colleétion of many pla-gag:

from whence the cotnpofets thereof prefume that the neceflftty (Df'ta-s l

king this League might be enforced. But feeing it carries not clearly
in it {elf any difcovery of‘ the cohfequeuces, it could not in rcafon be

I premifed to any other difcourfe, then {hch has in the nproceflEtfltou‘Id

clear that which waathere ptefumed ; and féeing the following difi.
ccurfe is no way ordered to aclearing of thoie inferences, To that:
-the defign of him who made the introduflion is no further pmfc.

A tented, wemaythere indeed obferve an infiatnce of the variance which
is fa1d‘to'be-iriethe Aflem-bly, but are no way-es helped in that which 
t was thefundamentall intention of l the whole (the refolution of our

fcruplea) which by the {serious confideration of thofe things hm; '

xeckoncd up,,.we profefle to have beenexceedingly flrengthened up-
on us; and that by {uch inference as may be gathered, it not cleerly
lien, by this enfuing parallel. , t   t A d
If tbepawér of Religion, defcribedgand pratetfiifed by our Saviour
Chrifl and hisApofiIes, and cxprefled in the mofl heroicall 3&it)n'3
of the ptimitiveChrifl.ians; or iffalidtrm/on informed by the Do.
«firineof the Church of England, andeflifled ‘by the light of the ex-

amples of_holy Saints ind Martyrs, and by a petffefi info;-mam no A
.0fttl.‘l¢ begmnings and proceedings of our prefen-t tnifcries, and of

the,

C36)

lefle lt'1tl€$3t.i.W'€ he é:m«itch"rdtto think To  ~t1lift:ovet* what is lintrtte ogr  
_ tuncertain (if any thing of thote kinds [hall occur) and what: ie‘in... t

A fulrlieiet1tinttl=:eitt Exhot-nation, after wehiave by? way ofApo1bgy

premit'ed,nn thatwe will not all hanfwer them in the manner of the cm...

livery of tithe reafons. We have (as Welhope) ptcva iled againfi than n

a&"eEtione which might have-atifen upon thofc expreflions wehich

«concern our ft-slves, and (though with far greater difficulty) againfi

that indignation which ‘followed upon the apprehenfion of chore
(not fo vetyreveretit) expreflions and refl-eflions uponfhis {ictedn Ma...

ejeitie, {'0 far as not to {offer our judgements or contcimces.to"lbe with.

drawn from a juit and meet examination of the truth: having em

inthem, thatzeal and confidence (however-they are e3tceIlent,afF¢.
j Btione in thofe who are fitfficiently grounded in an unfallible truth,

yetthey) do in no meafilre help toward a difcovery of t-tuth or I

t remoyeli of fcruples in acafe of coufcience.   

The whole difitoutie was intendeclby the Authors of it, to connfiifi
of perfwafions, and refolutions offbrupltes, 'andlia immediately ire.

’ A folved into an introcltufiion and the body of the difcourfél

  As for the Introdufiion, it contains a colleétion of many pla-gag:

from whence the cotnpofets thereof prefume that the neceflftty (Df'ta-s l

king this League might be enforced. But feeing it carries not clearly
in it {elf any difcovery of‘ the cohfequeuces, it could not in rcafon be

I premifed to any other difcourfe, then {hch has in the nproceflEtfltou‘Id

clear that which waathere ptefumed ; and féeing the following difi.
ccurfe is no way ordered to aclearing of thoie inferences, To that:
-the defign of him who made the introduflion is no further pmfc.

A tented, wemaythere indeed obferve an infiatnce of the variance which
is fa1d‘to'be-iriethe Aflem-bly, but are no way-es helped in that which 
t was thefundamentall intention of l the whole (the refolution of our

fcruplea) which by the {serious confideration of thofe things hm; '

xeckoncd up,,.we profefle to have beenexceedingly flrengthened up-
on us; and that by {uch inference as may be gathered, it not cleerly
lien, by this enfuing parallel. , t   t A d
If tbepawér of Religion, defcribedgand pratetfiifed by our Saviour
Chrifl and hisApofiIes, and cxprefled in the mofl heroicall 3&it)n'3
of the ptimitiveChrifl.ians; or iffalidtrm/on informed by the Do.
«firineof the Church of England, andeflifled ‘by the light of the ex-

amples of_holy Saints ind Martyrs, and by a petffefi info;-mam no A
.0fttl.‘l¢ begmnings and proceedings of our prefen-t tnifcries, and of

the,

  Farsi)  

ii the liaodinglszsottm Laws of the Land; If Jgalry as ":32: %K‘z':e;;,i..smz!

pie-iy to theirs mt-litre Cazmtry, or film to swmfiiivsx, and ‘mstsms/2.’   éfifli.
an ta their paflgrity ;  the example of mm tbtac/mliwisb as deep flmfe of
szlltlaefé, (itch as have been the molt eminent among: the Ciergytfori
piety and lmtioing, the Infiruérsentis (‘as it is cohfcflléd) uléd by Al-
mighty God for the preletvation of our Religions aguofl all its sac.»

mies._,=t who, with many others, this mofii worthy of the Ltity, haves T

cheerfully and conllantly been Fpoiléd of their goods, and fufliwedllas

long and tedious imptifbnment, and areranld have bcenrcady to A

ruse: death it-fclfe in the prcfentrcaule of his Sacred Maciiie; . or if

m:r;zardz'mzr} fuccefléfimm Gad t/Mrwirpan , fuch as was ,I1f.‘C€:fl~dl‘yi to

raifé his Majcfly from a (‘rate of defpéfed weakntfliz‘ to it a power able
to rcfilh andiprobably able toidcibicll all the Forces which his7éne~
mics ofthtce Kingdoms can procure. If any or all of thsfi: arm
.¢n-mkena Nation hitherto fiupified and blinded, and~thereupon aim-
éroiladinthc mificrics which have attended upon this war, to fee and
inséraccitbaféoerazgn and anal] visas: of tbeimrecor/er} ; thercican be no
doubt or fear, thatthcy will enter into a League with thofe who have
{ffml hp (under what pretence foltver ) ‘their hand: againflhis Sacred
Msjcflie, but they. will rather repent them of their former difobe-

dience, endeavouring to reducc their brcthrcn to ‘a labour for recon-‘ is

ciliatiotra nd pardon from his Majcfiic, at lea R to an acceptation of
thofe proffcrslot 'I-'-treaty; towards accommodation, which he {'0 of-

. ten makes 5‘ and in cafe» they (hall be by any pcrtinacioufly rcfufcd,
ioyn themfelves with his Sacred Mlajicfly in his iufl defence.; « .

Having thusdone with the Introdufiion, it followsthat: we exa...
mine tho: Dilbourfé it lilfiwhich proceeds in this method : “ . ~
4 Fitfl, to propoundthc.motives.to pcrfwadc men‘ to take the Co--‘

Wenaflto '
- Secondly, to anfwer theeobiefiions or {cruples A which might hin-

der, &c- . ‘ A 
” ~ Herhtbefore welbegin to examinetzhe flrength of the motives them-A

slicglvcs, we oiblérvc the»_dil‘fcrcnt apprehenfions of the framers of it;

i for, whereas he. who framed thc [ntrodu&ion.did, it {cemg imagine»

V A “that the takingoof the Covenant mightbe enforced fromthle pofi-«

tivelllaw of God. and the Law of Ntaturei; the other,who was to lay?

down the Motives, ‘was to fart: from that,i-as to eficem it nccefliary A i

it towardsythe fame end, inthc fit-fl place to infinuatc the example of A
[ thcm{:1vcs7ol the Alfemblynnd others who hadalrcady taken it. . t

Tjllii

  Farsi)  

ii the liaodinglszsottm Laws of the Land; If Jgalry as ":32: %K‘z':e;;,i..smz!

pie-iy to theirs mt-litre Cazmtry, or film to swmfiiivsx, and ‘mstsms/2.’   éfifli.
an ta their paflgrity ;  the example of mm tbtac/mliwisb as deep flmfe of
szlltlaefé, (itch as have been the molt eminent among: the Ciergytfori
piety and lmtioing, the Infiruérsentis (‘as it is cohfcflléd) uléd by Al-
mighty God for the preletvation of our Religions aguofl all its sac.»

mies._,=t who, with many others, this mofii worthy of the Ltity, haves T

cheerfully and conllantly been Fpoiléd of their goods, and fufliwedllas

long and tedious imptifbnment, and areranld have bcenrcady to A

ruse: death it-fclfe in the prcfentrcaule of his Sacred Maciiie; . or if

m:r;zardz'mzr} fuccefléfimm Gad t/Mrwirpan , fuch as was ,I1f.‘C€:fl~dl‘yi to

raifé his Majcfly from a (‘rate of defpéfed weakntfliz‘ to it a power able
to rcfilh andiprobably able toidcibicll all the Forces which his7éne~
mics ofthtce Kingdoms can procure. If any or all of thsfi: arm
.¢n-mkena Nation hitherto fiupified and blinded, and~thereupon aim-
éroiladinthc mificrics which have attended upon this war, to fee and
inséraccitbaféoerazgn and anal] visas: of tbeimrecor/er} ; thercican be no
doubt or fear, thatthcy will enter into a League with thofe who have
{ffml hp (under what pretence foltver ) ‘their hand: againflhis Sacred
Msjcflie, but they. will rather repent them of their former difobe-

dience, endeavouring to reducc their brcthrcn to ‘a labour for recon-‘ is

ciliatiotra nd pardon from his Majcfiic, at lea R to an acceptation of
thofe proffcrslot 'I-'-treaty; towards accommodation, which he {'0 of-

. ten makes 5‘ and in cafe» they (hall be by any pcrtinacioufly rcfufcd,
ioyn themfelves with his Sacred Mlajicfly in his iufl defence.; « .

Having thusdone with the Introdufiion, it followsthat: we exa...
mine tho: Dilbourfé it lilfiwhich proceeds in this method : “ . ~
4 Fitfl, to propoundthc.motives.to pcrfwadc men‘ to take the Co--‘

Wenaflto '
- Secondly, to anfwer theeobiefiions or {cruples A which might hin-

der, &c- . ‘ A 
” ~ Herhtbefore welbegin to examinetzhe flrength of the motives them-A

slicglvcs, we oiblérvc the»_dil‘fcrcnt apprehenfions of the framers of it;

i for, whereas he. who framed thc [ntrodu&ion.did, it {cemg imagine»

V A “that the takingoof the Covenant mightbe enforced fromthle pofi-«

tivelllaw of God. and the Law of Ntaturei; the other,who was to lay?

down the Motives, ‘was to fart: from that,i-as to eficem it nccefliary A i

it towardsythe fame end, inthc fit-fl place to infinuatc the example of A
[ thcm{:1vcs7ol the Alfemblynnd others who hadalrcady taken it. . t

Tjllii

2.

' af Scozlartzrh

       (V 33)
"Tbefirength at met: perfwaiivu Arguiancnts is this.-7 A A   V

R Fitlt, 7“l2:;a awammt is ttimmdy talqgm by the two Hon/é~::af'9°¢rli43
mum éy that 44 afD£winm, the C‘iz}.ef Landau, and;/at K ingdafll
Secondly, It bat}: iwtz mlrmtij féébhdcd fromfiflaawn by élafling 
'eq“’gf{é[Ih wt   M t ’

0

Thirdly, It carries in  fiwb dz convincing evidence; of Equigy, %
A 7A2"rzttla,mzn‘£€£glg2ermfr:e_g}, mrma} mgr: in all mflamdd mfiefliom ta; mfg
it; wltéehisprovedtbecaufé A « * A   A

here  E tzlmtfi  notléing in rhzét Cawmm‘ wiéiclat ma notfi2rfM-

I j _[£msct» ttitkfir exp"rejfl,=d,* or wamfifllgz im:lu-dad‘ in tiara“ Prazcflm-u

I

tionqf may 5. 164.1%.

Ergo, whofocver are "tam: wigfzslly ign’ara.*mr , or mtfiralily fidraaedg,

mu{t»ir1faIltx:bIy take this Cownant.
For the fit-it oftbefe Arguments :

Firfi, iI1»tg8i3t=EE‘a.1il~=*, we dm not fire baow uh: emmplttafi either party:  

can teaiombly be afletigedt  cfiret?c-A; that Can fcicnw in. any cam
tmvetfit-.tA  . A ;  A A
% S.ec”0t1dIy,t«wrerhavetreatbntto believe thatrfarrtettht gtesatcr number,»
both in tI~hc;City of Losadtm, m:d«theAKingd1mm:s oft‘St-ar£tndt*,,t cduld
not take this; Oath.in,.judgamam, asrbcitxg ntm abfcstm? ciifacnn of the
zst;g£tr¢aufmfl}'.0rAin£qMit] of: fpmet» of the A1tet‘i%£“1€8.,. efpeciaflgt that
which. conaermsEpgifcopac;y, for. that a«chicf~fltangth. afthisatfirgw-w
uxentwfizoma EXWW.-,t tct2nfti’wimthMxa‘le at uhnmftahvw vtwl!1Ao;» am
of the Aflimblyt, argdtm1dw~*t:bistE:th:onua;ti0m. Amdt tfiaew we: cm.
t:t:i\re¢.t they cannot: iuflly a€C.lJtfi'JE8i€'ifi’h;£l"’ M? immeffiyr at prafitm -
ticma if we fltallf openly pl'0FC‘£k1IFh3I.'th§fly@h’3Vfi3flflflfimwfiifl-afit‘fl;tE A» Aaiy.
M 'themsz.(m lnaftwbicht we.k1mwjm«  b‘eemtmh1i:flwd.);~ given
evidences of (0 great Jufigememt, Learning,‘ or Integrity, aazttmay
warrant; hm encoumgem iu:ma  ,fl%eltgi%on~:andt;cafwaoE tCoAn=fci-

w

M ence,to fut firibe to the authority of their example. A A

To the{& CflfldAl‘gU‘m£nt',;Whi?Cfh.‘ti3l;,»,7‘792¢t:’:5t-Al§dN2»"'A5£¢W/E’0and¢d’L' 
Hmw.-at, e6.~c.‘t it;tcantntz:u:ictm:cIttt1iet«ta.theConfcience, tifltit-? {uficfi-
entuI3n»‘pnov.nd*i;»zaaitl%emcamthaatt» beéAwichAcauI:*AatrevcItttionrof4tAhetACoutt~

Mataf [G%0d‘%, which if L the:@omApA0fl':tA @fA*A this. paw hath ofimfizcdg  A
was trcquiafimtzo the emd:prmpaund’edmhatt he £hould45havn madftettit asp»-w

pear; ti'1AIwhetmiAttmayt4 be. beleevad; t~hatAA tavhofet inflanc¢a*t%vwhActaAAt~ha

A fignaturtof Gods»]ud‘gan%1entsAA may the mefl plainly have7bcamd2'i~f-'-tt

covered, have fallent upoMhtoi"e~w.[1ohawhndli’inwthu»
A .4 %4 A ‘M A V A raifing

2.

' af Scozlartzrh

       (V 33)
"Tbefirength at met: perfwaiivu Arguiancnts is this.-7 A A   V

R Fitlt, 7“l2:;a awammt is ttimmdy talqgm by the two Hon/é~::af'9°¢rli43
mum éy that 44 afD£winm, the C‘iz}.ef Landau, and;/at K ingdafll
Secondly, It bat}: iwtz mlrmtij féébhdcd fromfiflaawn by élafling 
'eq“’gf{é[Ih wt   M t ’

0

Thirdly, It carries in  fiwb dz convincing evidence; of Equigy, %
A 7A2"rzttla,mzn‘£€£glg2ermfr:e_g}, mrma} mgr: in all mflamdd mfiefliom ta; mfg
it; wltéehisprovedtbecaufé A « * A   A

here  E tzlmtfi  notléing in rhzét Cawmm‘ wiéiclat ma notfi2rfM-

I j _[£msct» ttitkfir exp"rejfl,=d,* or wamfifllgz im:lu-dad‘ in tiara“ Prazcflm-u

I

tionqf may 5. 164.1%.

Ergo, whofocver are "tam: wigfzslly ign’ara.*mr , or mtfiralily fidraaedg,

mu{t»ir1faIltx:bIy take this Cownant.
For the fit-it oftbefe Arguments :

Firfi, iI1»tg8i3t=EE‘a.1il~=*, we dm not fire baow uh: emmplttafi either party:  

can teaiombly be afletigedt  cfiret?c-A; that Can fcicnw in. any cam
tmvetfit-.tA  . A ;  A A
% S.ec”0t1dIy,t«wrerhavetreatbntto believe thatrfarrtettht gtesatcr number,»
both in tI~hc;City of Losadtm, m:d«theAKingd1mm:s oft‘St-ar£tndt*,,t cduld
not take this; Oath.in,.judgamam, asrbcitxg ntm abfcstm? ciifacnn of the
zst;g£tr¢aufmfl}'.0rAin£qMit] of: fpmet» of the A1tet‘i%£“1€8.,. efpeciaflgt that
which. conaermsEpgifcopac;y, for. that a«chicf~fltangth. afthisatfirgw-w
uxentwfizoma EXWW.-,t tct2nfti’wimthMxa‘le at uhnmftahvw vtwl!1Ao;» am
of the Aflimblyt, argdtm1dw~*t:bistE:th:onua;ti0m. Amdt tfiaew we: cm.
t:t:i\re¢.t they cannot: iuflly a€C.lJtfi'JE8i€'ifi’h;£l"’ M? immeffiyr at prafitm -
ticma if we fltallf openly pl'0FC‘£k1IFh3I.'th§fly@h’3Vfi3flflflfimwfiifl-afit‘fl;tE A» Aaiy.
M 'themsz.(m lnaftwbicht we.k1mwjm«  b‘eemtmh1i:flwd.);~ given
evidences of (0 great Jufigememt, Learning,‘ or Integrity, aazttmay
warrant; hm encoumgem iu:ma  ,fl%eltgi%on~:andt;cafwaoE tCoAn=fci-

w

M ence,to fut firibe to the authority of their example. A A

To the{& CflfldAl‘gU‘m£nt',;Whi?Cfh.‘ti3l;,»,7‘792¢t:’:5t-Al§dN2»"'A5£¢W/E’0and¢d’L' 
Hmw.-at, e6.~c.‘t it;tcantntz:u:ictm:cIttt1iet«ta.theConfcience, tifltit-? {uficfi-
entuI3n»‘pnov.nd*i;»zaaitl%emcamthaatt» beéAwichAcauI:*AatrevcItttionrof4tAhetACoutt~

Mataf [G%0d‘%, which if L the:@omApA0fl':tA @fA*A this. paw hath ofimfizcdg  A
was trcquiafimtzo the emd:prmpaund’edmhatt he £hould45havn madftettit asp»-w

pear; ti'1AIwhetmiAttmayt4 be. beleevad; t~hatAA tavhofet inflanc¢a*t%vwhActaAAt~ha

A fignaturtof Gods»]ud‘gan%1entsAA may the mefl plainly have7bcamd2'i~f-'-tt

covered, have fallent upoMhtoi"e~w.[1ohawhndli’inwthu»
A .4 %4 A ‘M A V A raifing

( 3) A

raifizig and managingof thiofe Arms, for the maix1ta§n'ing o'fw'h'ic'h

this Covenant is ordained.  _ j A 4
So then the whola forceAof their perfwafion will depend upon thew

“ third Argument, and the proofuf it, which (toavoid any ermur in

examining)[_haIl be again p‘I*op0r;md¢d : _ ’
2 % There 14 (almofi nathmg in tlaév C‘a7/wmnt, gaalaic/9% WM matfarfigéfl

./‘‘*”“r'‘' ‘it’??? ‘T-"'P"€fl3ci, or mamgfifily included in the Pratafim‘.

an, .M4j“’AA5. 1 6 4. I.

T/mefarc this Cavenmt ‘gaetbfartk in its awéflrengtla, wit/afmb can-s ‘

wincing evidence qf Equity . T wt/9 mu1Rz' lat % ~ . -
ad’ not wi{f;:!1y {gnommt or mifiraélykduwedfinfifgfifgjgggzmfagifi E:
the Gawanaagé 4. A % ‘ ' A A ,. 7

. Rafi. I . A e are not able: by all _c-hofe wayea of 1* .' f‘ ' \ Ah-A A
We have hithfif£0 beifn H1736, to difbovev the infer‘£?1z;n;rnh%c§1§:: fiffé
maclw If by the flrength of Atheir fizlid reajm it may poffibly a made
to appear, “yet we are conéfidcmtha depcmdcnce is; 170 dce  and fa.

$   cm, than it ought mm (to me endfor which this d,;1;,0,,,r1-eh dmamd

tube intended) hawe’becn left? unrcvealed;
 2. Wheraas»theArgL1mentVqfthe ewidmtE 't% T A5 A 43% %%
teazafiyefl} of thi~“s»is tanfkm from tlieagrcemenc qdp;F§)t'$wi:!’:tt%ha;§: préggfil

%fl.a1ni0nd,V' we%wit1‘Aaflirme tlmmatmr of, than Prcmcflaciom ta . have” been A

(indne judgerpentf wf this Mkmbly) Eqmzllg True, and Righraow ;
frqm yvhencg 1:: W111 follow,» that if. this mould, ag¢‘Or-ding to tficifw
P!‘1“‘3W“3‘“’5a either ‘f“m°dm'-¢!Y 0!’ by mflcafléwy cumiequence contra?-
d.1&cha»I; Protafi%at1%ons therem they mufi ganfgffgim to M “WWW,
falfle, prunnghteam; and» wgmuzm fewer i»tdoeh poficivafy diflim,
frame 11:, tzhewcha Trt¢tI:,¢Eqsiazty5am;d Rig/9tew2fiwe_g‘mfA fig mug be cam
fefli-fed no he harem) my proved  théin: beiwg:Apmmi;1ad,,1¢w, Acompm

A marggnher this C ovemm and that Pmteflmciouo
Them wwwotefiad than we would with our lizru, five. defimd the *

% V %‘1)~a«:SErim- ofa/ow Church  England E indefinitely ] Whichia undi@ubg_.;

edlycomrained in the +39~Ar.:ic1esg mama anm_£;:rct»crArcicxcasa£

im~wh{wWaM~:~ I17-4_I"645'»by the commom ammw in Parfia--
mm” agjsmnrfi lhd Amchblihop of Gmm-wbmkjr) am l§’li*Ied1 The 39.. Airun

tic-law of tin: 6'5m¢bEnglmd*afla5lx7£red by At? of Fmlidmdfitg and in I

theifix and Ehimt«ic”§:h**of ttmfa Anticlfeahl ia.avomafhcI, that tho‘ Bank ayfi

A: Ganfiarmtion; afe%V£k51:[b0pJ‘dfld1‘3ifb0f?f, Md Wdaerifig qf’ Priqfirifl mdz. %_

@M‘6W~%.Wnfirmed Axartmritj afAPafrlidmcW, dark czmmih all‘t%b¢?;%.¢,
nzceffary tafi4cbCwgfi'cratzon.nnd Orderingx  ‘ Ahm;b,m]g;,,g 5;, _;»,3£p. .
4 %  4   god!» I

( 3) A

raifizig and managingof thiofe Arms, for the maix1ta§n'ing o'fw'h'ic'h

this Covenant is ordained.  _ j A 4
So then the whola forceAof their perfwafion will depend upon thew

“ third Argument, and the proofuf it, which (toavoid any ermur in

examining)[_haIl be again p‘I*op0r;md¢d : _ ’
2 % There 14 (almofi nathmg in tlaév C‘a7/wmnt, gaalaic/9% WM matfarfigéfl

./‘‘*”“r'‘' ‘it’??? ‘T-"'P"€fl3ci, or mamgfifily included in the Pratafim‘.

an, .M4j“’AA5. 1 6 4. I.

T/mefarc this Cavenmt ‘gaetbfartk in its awéflrengtla, wit/afmb can-s ‘

wincing evidence qf Equity . T wt/9 mu1Rz' lat % ~ . -
ad’ not wi{f;:!1y {gnommt or mifiraélykduwedfinfifgfifgjgggzmfagifi E:
the Gawanaagé 4. A % ‘ ' A A ,. 7

. Rafi. I . A e are not able: by all _c-hofe wayea of 1* .' f‘ ' \ Ah-A A
We have hithfif£0 beifn H1736, to difbovev the infer‘£?1z;n;rnh%c§1§:: fiffé
maclw If by the flrength of Atheir fizlid reajm it may poffibly a made
to appear, “yet we are conéfidcmtha depcmdcnce is; 170 dce  and fa.

$   cm, than it ought mm (to me endfor which this d,;1;,0,,,r1-eh dmamd

tube intended) hawe’becn left? unrcvealed;
 2. Wheraas»theArgL1mentVqfthe ewidmtE 't% T A5 A 43% %%
teazafiyefl} of thi~“s»is tanfkm from tlieagrcemenc qdp;F§)t'$wi:!’:tt%ha;§: préggfil

%fl.a1ni0nd,V' we%wit1‘Aaflirme tlmmatmr of, than Prcmcflaciom ta . have” been A

(indne judgerpentf wf this Mkmbly) Eqmzllg True, and Righraow ;
frqm yvhencg 1:: W111 follow,» that if. this mould, ag¢‘Or-ding to tficifw
P!‘1“‘3W“3‘“’5a either ‘f“m°dm'-¢!Y 0!’ by mflcafléwy cumiequence contra?-
d.1&cha»I; Protafi%at1%ons therem they mufi ganfgffgim to M “WWW,
falfle, prunnghteam; and» wgmuzm fewer i»tdoeh poficivafy diflim,
frame 11:, tzhewcha Trt¢tI:,¢Eqsiazty5am;d Rig/9tew2fiwe_g‘mfA fig mug be cam
fefli-fed no he harem) my proved  théin: beiwg:Apmmi;1ad,,1¢w, Acompm

A marggnher this C ovemm and that Pmteflmciouo
Them wwwotefiad than we would with our lizru, five. defimd the *

% V %‘1)~a«:SErim- ofa/ow Church  England E indefinitely ] Whichia undi@ubg_.;

edlycomrained in the +39~Ar.:ic1esg mama anm_£;:rct»crArcicxcasa£

im~wh{wWaM~:~ I17-4_I"645'»by the commom ammw in Parfia--
mm” agjsmnrfi lhd Amchblihop of Gmm-wbmkjr) am l§’li*Ied1 The 39.. Airun

tic-law of tin: 6'5m¢bEnglmd*afla5lx7£red by At? of Fmlidmdfitg and in I

theifix and Ehimt«ic”§:h**of ttmfa Anticlfeahl ia.avomafhcI, that tho‘ Bank ayfi

A: Ganfiarmtion; afe%V£k51:[b0pJ‘dfld1‘3ifb0f?f, Md Wdaerifig qf’ Priqfirifl mdz. %_

@M‘6W~%.Wnfirmed Axartmritj afAPafrlidmcW, dark czmmih all‘t%b¢?;%.¢,
nzceffary tafi4cbCwgfi'cratzon.nnd Orderingx  ‘ Ahm;b,m]g;,,g 5;, _;»,3£p. .
4 %  4   god!» I

<40)  A   %%%%  

A‘ gmily. This book ,alll:rteth_., that if £5: ctzidtitttct aI{mm,. aalggw,-,1) ,Qma~,'

iaz2ljl;S'tr-ipturektndancient e/.{ml:mr.t, that from the Apoflfar time:

;and‘1)c4caWn:, wbiz:lJAO_fiEaer: were etfsrmzm bad in reverent gyfimgtggm »  

lnwheteforc We there protcflcd with am lines, an-an to defznd that it is

not ungodly (therefore not lfalfe D;o&rine)~ to fay, lT1,ac cm,-gem: V

V her: /9422: [men thefn Order: affl/Iinzflerx in the Clmrc/9, Bi//}op:5‘75yAi{[;;J %

reading of AthAcA Holy Scripturgrs willhelp to make it Vevidgm, that “ A

from the Apofiles times there have been Bilhops, which could hog

b‘e,nunlefl'e the Scriptures did teflific, that in the Apoltles 'tlme8*'t'hcy,

watt»- One ofthe Prayers alfo («fit lax armzdi lax doccndi) [hug bggjflg:

.41/mi‘glat}God', giver af2n§"gaadAt/sings, which 5} :11}  3]”-".t Am “Pi Y

painted divers order: of Minx:/ferxl inrdtéj Clmrcla, marcifitllj étbold tbgs
flay fierwtrzt new mllzd to the workand mimfler] leaf‘ (3 3,‘f5,,],5 an the

n defied Bifhop is afterward required to profelfi: Tbatbe air 4   AA
that /9: :25 two!) called to tbzkflfinléfizratian according to the will ogfgifzaij 

V ftdfrom thiaI.eagueand‘Covenant.  ..

' ,‘ *Ai§h‘rFA‘h¢..Kll1S~°“h‘~Bilh°EP! *

 Ia;/m Cb:-if}. And by confequencewc there didprotefi to’defend~  l

thatlalfo 5 and confcquently (upon their own principlcg it is ”m__jI

qmzll and xmriglatc.-am to fwcar to thcextirparion of them. _ ,

4‘ ‘ Again in that Protefiation therewasr nothing come: ‘ ‘t ' h 1 _“ ‘
dtavourihg the prcfétvation of the Doflrine, Difciplincflggdt Vl/jail-.. \
fllgip of thechurch of Scotland, the Reformation of the Doflring A

of-theGl1urcrh0fEnglmId. Moreover in that we rot R d 5 * ..
ljthe Adefcnce of the Kings Perlon , hccprding tg out‘ ”c§I1:g;f:’:‘£;
whichhere we do not aifolmcly. {wear to, to maintain the L4», qf ,5;

Land, theLilvertyAqf t/am: Su6,jc&;~ ¢md.A~on¢Aly mj,{,f 47   A 6: A ’
M lawfully we aim}, which here are omitted. Mahny gtxhjfdtlflzrihéz
may bcohférved. If you they (hall fay, that there is nothing (31,, W1

A molt) in thiaowhich ianot in that, or nothing of moment; C which n

molt b: the. meaning ifthcirmgumentbe ofa A‘ fl = A ; * - 3
may A not be thought uim-ea l'ona%ble, if lweAdcfire‘(w1ltyl1 lgahfrg‘  *
_Maje{t1e)torenew thatflroceflation. thatwe may bmhcreby ‘exam

fterthc ptopofall of their pcrfwafivco Arguments, they pm“: /

tothetaking away of icruplcs not all orm Ifi ff 1, A. - .  A- ‘
tothc contrary (asiappcars b;that—.wh’icbwg h:vel§;ma1:;‘;li§:,':,a.-'2,,“fA A
tec-lagainl’tthe covenant it felt’) therefore. fnchras they have oholén A ' 

A out(probably) bccaufa they conceived themlélves bcfltable for ;h¢,°,.,=““  V

Anfwcr; .The; fcruplct whichAthey;_fu;9p,ol‘e, gr¢;’ [;{ch%a.:i “mum o A

l   

<40)  A   %%%%  

A‘ gmily. This book ,alll:rteth_., that if £5: ctzidtitttct aI{mm,. aalggw,-,1) ,Qma~,'

iaz2ljl;S'tr-ipturektndancient e/.{ml:mr.t, that from the Apoflfar time:

;and‘1)c4caWn:, wbiz:lJAO_fiEaer: were etfsrmzm bad in reverent gyfimgtggm »  

lnwheteforc We there protcflcd with am lines, an-an to defznd that it is

not ungodly (therefore not lfalfe D;o&rine)~ to fay, lT1,ac cm,-gem: V

V her: /9422: [men thefn Order: affl/Iinzflerx in the Clmrc/9, Bi//}op:5‘75yAi{[;;J %

reading of AthAcA Holy Scripturgrs willhelp to make it Vevidgm, that “ A

from the Apofiles times there have been Bilhops, which could hog

b‘e,nunlefl'e the Scriptures did teflific, that in the Apoltles 'tlme8*'t'hcy,

watt»- One ofthe Prayers alfo («fit lax armzdi lax doccndi) [hug bggjflg:

.41/mi‘glat}God', giver af2n§"gaadAt/sings, which 5} :11}  3]”-".t Am “Pi Y

painted divers order: of Minx:/ferxl inrdtéj Clmrcla, marcifitllj étbold tbgs
flay fierwtrzt new mllzd to the workand mimfler] leaf‘ (3 3,‘f5,,],5 an the

n defied Bifhop is afterward required to profelfi: Tbatbe air 4   AA
that /9: :25 two!) called to tbzkflfinléfizratian according to the will ogfgifzaij 

V ftdfrom thiaI.eagueand‘Covenant.  ..

' ,‘ *Ai§h‘rFA‘h¢..Kll1S~°“h‘~Bilh°EP! *

 Ia;/m Cb:-if}. And by confequencewc there didprotefi to’defend~  l

thatlalfo 5 and confcquently (upon their own principlcg it is ”m__jI

qmzll and xmriglatc.-am to fwcar to thcextirparion of them. _ ,

4‘ ‘ Again in that Protefiation therewasr nothing come: ‘ ‘t ' h 1 _“ ‘
dtavourihg the prcfétvation of the Doflrine, Difciplincflggdt Vl/jail-.. \
fllgip of thechurch of Scotland, the Reformation of the Doflring A

of-theGl1urcrh0fEnglmId. Moreover in that we rot R d 5 * ..
ljthe Adefcnce of the Kings Perlon , hccprding tg out‘ ”c§I1:g;f:’:‘£;
whichhere we do not aifolmcly. {wear to, to maintain the L4», qf ,5;

Land, theLilvertyAqf t/am: Su6,jc&;~ ¢md.A~on¢Aly mj,{,f 47   A 6: A ’
M lawfully we aim}, which here are omitted. Mahny gtxhjfdtlflzrihéz
may bcohférved. If you they (hall fay, that there is nothing (31,, W1

A molt) in thiaowhich ianot in that, or nothing of moment; C which n

molt b: the. meaning ifthcirmgumentbe ofa A‘ fl = A ; * - 3
may A not be thought uim-ea l'ona%ble, if lweAdcfire‘(w1ltyl1 lgahfrg‘  *
_Maje{t1e)torenew thatflroceflation. thatwe may bmhcreby ‘exam

fterthc ptopofall of their pcrfwafivco Arguments, they pm“: /

tothetaking away of icruplcs not all orm Ifi ff 1, A. - .  A- ‘
tothc contrary (asiappcars b;that—.wh’icbwg h:vel§;ma1:;‘;li§:,':,a.-'2,,“fA A
tec-lagainl’tthe covenant it felt’) therefore. fnchras they have oholén A ' 

A out(probably) bccaufa they conceived themlélves bcfltable for ;h¢,°,.,=““  V

Anfwcr; .The; fcruplct whichAthey;_fu;9p,ol‘e, gr¢;’ [;{ch%a.:i “mum o A

l   

(41)  

rrheybcgsn with the tnttitpation of Biflaepé;er “hate firfl mgraga

mhfign to prove: that they may, and ought to be extirpatedp; and rafter

they addreflb themfelvea to anfwer onetfpeciall objections We? will

trherefore in order propound and examine the weightend truth

which is in their Arguments. t p . _
The firfl is but an intimation, Some /4] that hG'0‘:_£1£1"?17:Bflflt me: never

‘d farmafl] efiaé-lijlred by the Law: of this Lead art «all. If this were true,

which form: fay,the Argument were not offo great forcetodward the

taking away of this government, asgit would beof power to confirm

us in the belief we hereof the venerable inflitution of thie Govern-
ment, when we fhallconfider that our Predeceflbre, who have been
the Authors of our Laws, had fuch an efleem of the government by

Bifhops, that they thought it altogether needle-HE: formally to defia-

blifh it by Law. at New thatthis if any pofitive) confideration might
beaground of that which is here intimated (if true) appeared, in

that if it were true that it were notfarmll; c;/falalijlmi, yet is it loin. t

terwoven withmany of ourtLawa, thattheyand it tnufl fraud or fall

together. So that here again we may defire of r them to be tender of %

us, who have ptotefled folemnly with our
Cl-1CLand. "‘ ~ r .

lives to defend the Laws of

2. hTbe lifi: andflml aft’: :2 already tatkgn away 5;: an A&,oW..1 fb 4‘! m-- a
thing q“jurz'adz’£Zion remm'm,bet what is preceriam in themfinl voluntary

in thofe who f ubmit unto them.

I. We cannot acknowledge that any eflentiall part of Epifcopacy“ r
(Inch as that which is :19: lifi.-e mcdfml qf it tnufi be)is, or can be rtalgee"
away from our Bifhops,whether it be of order or iurzjfdiflian ghowhherer‘ *
the outward coercive Power communicated to it by the fiécular arm; “ '
hath beenin the times of the famous Perfiacutions, and may he again r

divided pfrotnpit.

A 2.’ For the Afiof thin prefent Parliament here mentioned,  we {do>(“f

 believe that there was more taken away innit, then was intended by   57

the main: part of both Houlea at the pafling of it: This] we gather

' outofthofi: words aofhieth/Iaieiiietain his Declaration, Augalzt Am! a

whether that/.1 if my penned with that wdriazefjiand animadverfiam other A
there was not more determined 5} it,’ than rt/at   major part of bath Home ~-‘  

intended as tbepaflingoffir, lettbemfelvcxjudge.

h 3. Haowererothatwereme cannotpconceivejit real'0hnab”Ie,d,“ that,thtir'edd‘p~
terrzparzzllhhlurifdiéfieré Ihould be taken away :(:aswaa hfuggefied 1”)» theater  ’

they.rni‘7ghtrthe better intend their Spiritmzll, and then an argument
   r V ‘F )2, r ‘ r A  made

(41)  

rrheybcgsn with the tnttitpation of Biflaepé;er “hate firfl mgraga

mhfign to prove: that they may, and ought to be extirpatedp; and rafter

they addreflb themfelvea to anfwer onetfpeciall objections We? will

trherefore in order propound and examine the weightend truth

which is in their Arguments. t p . _
The firfl is but an intimation, Some /4] that hG'0‘:_£1£1"?17:Bflflt me: never

‘d farmafl] efiaé-lijlred by the Law: of this Lead art «all. If this were true,

which form: fay,the Argument were not offo great forcetodward the

taking away of this government, asgit would beof power to confirm

us in the belief we hereof the venerable inflitution of thie Govern-
ment, when we fhallconfider that our Predeceflbre, who have been
the Authors of our Laws, had fuch an efleem of the government by

Bifhops, that they thought it altogether needle-HE: formally to defia-

blifh it by Law. at New thatthis if any pofitive) confideration might
beaground of that which is here intimated (if true) appeared, in

that if it were true that it were notfarmll; c;/falalijlmi, yet is it loin. t

terwoven withmany of ourtLawa, thattheyand it tnufl fraud or fall

together. So that here again we may defire of r them to be tender of %

us, who have ptotefled folemnly with our
Cl-1CLand. "‘ ~ r .

lives to defend the Laws of

2. hTbe lifi: andflml aft’: :2 already tatkgn away 5;: an A&,oW..1 fb 4‘! m-- a
thing q“jurz'adz’£Zion remm'm,bet what is preceriam in themfinl voluntary

in thofe who f ubmit unto them.

I. We cannot acknowledge that any eflentiall part of Epifcopacy“ r
(Inch as that which is :19: lifi.-e mcdfml qf it tnufi be)is, or can be rtalgee"
away from our Bifhops,whether it be of order or iurzjfdiflian ghowhherer‘ *
the outward coercive Power communicated to it by the fiécular arm; “ '
hath beenin the times of the famous Perfiacutions, and may he again r

divided pfrotnpit.

A 2.’ For the Afiof thin prefent Parliament here mentioned,  we {do>(“f

 believe that there was more taken away innit, then was intended by   57

the main: part of both Houlea at the pafling of it: This] we gather

' outofthofi: words aofhieth/Iaieiiietain his Declaration, Augalzt Am! a

whether that/.1 if my penned with that wdriazefjiand animadverfiam other A
there was not more determined 5} it,’ than rt/at   major part of bath Home ~-‘  

intended as tbepaflingoffir, lettbemfelvcxjudge.

h 3. Haowererothatwereme cannotpconceivejit real'0hnab”Ie,d,“ that,thtir'edd‘p~
terrzparzzllhhlurifdiéfieré Ihould be taken away :(:aswaa hfuggefied 1”)» theater  ’

they.rni‘7ghtrthe better intend their Spiritmzll, and then an argument
   r V ‘F )2, r ‘ r A  made

42

«Apofiolimll cazsfl

, % not lawfuil to be taken away.
,;;l{‘agt(J gm-r_fI;E£ xwrwman ;% T645 W/£70 kgzawat/5 ms-At .? C-§**a.

A as to” queflimm chm inzdgammt of

A?.ix;Mioall~ ha.ppincfl“a bayond mczft
A thcjt‘ howthmhould baa-oppofita

¢ A which we (by tha r-mercy Qffied) mimy, having

% pifcopacy» can be a Zvindmnca

A’ A fl'op4¢;y,nra and A have b”¢;cneAw:Z1mfi}&ad;;
 Qmly repxnfexm, mhattha fame in ch

V     (42)
made 4tota§!c“away the Spirimall
caufmthe former is already parted from chm}. A _

A ThAirdly,%¢“T/mt their wlaa/}_: Government :2: ( at 5:]? ) hat a human:
cMflitzttiW.] lfthz.-re be 116 fallacy in thcfe words, iris ncccffazzy
that wbwlc be cakemnaterially, as it includea each iéverall partz, and
not formally cgnely 5% and than We anfwér, Timthe %Oavernmc¢nc {'0
far aamthe ftfiparioritzy af iihaps %abov¢Pteabyters is ( at Ieafi) of

V itmiom, a$ ispmves;Al7 in cm: ma {ems againfi tha flacond
Aafticlfit and%confeq’zaemly(a3tothat: Whicthis hem fpok:c~n~ofV) ifis

Ffiumhly, It 524/wcéi 4.: zésflmdawl m:1jm{gcdéy Iwtér Ham/E: cgf'Parlim-
mwr, mt amly wry prAejm3«iciaz!l to the civil: Smzg, my .¢__grc'.zt loindnmca

We knew the danger (and if

indaedwe did nut _) yct we homr
and rjefircfl we ham? (go the vary 11

mm cf Par1iVammw wank}: notLfi.1fl'cr
€h¢tW0*H01l§:fm”; omly in this am:
A »Qhumh Q5 Gad, W: «cravc leave to rev“
prciintg that we .d4;:m~ nan apprehend hsowr than fl’1;0;t;I1,'d be in in fhaif
prcjudiciwfl to the qiwill .S’tm, :ogcch¢Ar with whhzh chc Scam bo£han-
ciently and of late, we conceive, hath flourifhed, and erjbyed a'Po-"~

which f'0mTerly concmms cm

V of the Nations: oftim earth. Nei-
EQ a pgrfiéf Rxrflrmmian,‘ which in

our Cenfiziences Weare perfiavaded (and We think may as clearly be

proved as m0fiAAmaattemain Evin
and conflantly obtained an the p-mefl times of the Primit
towhich we, conceive a Ryfizrmatian caught: 1:

cad the Chi6f¢*fl,~Iflflrllm¢flt8 and Defendants ofxhat Rbfiarmazian

A been Biflmps, form
ofwhich Wcrc Marty rs; aAa%Bi£I1op Cranmer, Ridleja Hamper, Lattimar,
Remrxg Jewell, Biwm, 6- We cannot fire A A
_., unlcflé to {ash aform as‘{i1ppo{csAthau»
Epifcappacy mufi beiextirpated. A   %
 %W/dicbjmmedtbn weflwafifidd t)'§araw>dz4.t+ 2?/1&2 in
pkiitiflid oflriigmtmt  but t/apéran dgfirtd éqfamri
Elizabetgh and K ing foray: zotallaéalétsiazs qffikfifd
In this which isintendsed £70

it is prcfumed that thofe who have patitiamdfar%% tlm: aéalitian of Epi-

fidfiyfla oi thuf: renown!-A

Princes, V

part: of their; Govermmmt alfo, 56-  A

icy )Vwaa infiitumi by the Apofllcs 4
iva C!hurChA9
0 be fquarcd : andim ~

to ?What%% Reformation E-[3 W

gc;7am_.,~lang% fince tm
min: day: qf’QAwtn~

rawproof th¢fovtrthArgum¢nt, (Being; ¢

F at” a» ‘judgement of that we  

42

«Apofiolimll cazsfl

, % not lawfuil to be taken away.
,;;l{‘agt(J gm-r_fI;E£ xwrwman ;% T645 W/£70 kgzawat/5 ms-At .? C-§**a.

A as to” queflimm chm inzdgammt of

A?.ix;Mioall~ ha.ppincfl“a bayond mczft
A thcjt‘ howthmhould baa-oppofita

¢ A which we (by tha r-mercy Qffied) mimy, having

% pifcopacy» can be a Zvindmnca

A’ A fl'op4¢;y,nra and A have b”¢;cneAw:Z1mfi}&ad;;
 Qmly repxnfexm, mhattha fame in ch

V     (42)
made 4tota§!c“away the Spirimall
caufmthe former is already parted from chm}. A _

A ThAirdly,%¢“T/mt their wlaa/}_: Government :2: ( at 5:]? ) hat a human:
cMflitzttiW.] lfthz.-re be 116 fallacy in thcfe words, iris ncccffazzy
that wbwlc be cakemnaterially, as it includea each iéverall partz, and
not formally cgnely 5% and than We anfwér, Timthe %Oavernmc¢nc {'0
far aamthe ftfiparioritzy af iihaps %abov¢Pteabyters is ( at Ieafi) of

V itmiom, a$ ispmves;Al7 in cm: ma {ems againfi tha flacond
Aafticlfit and%confeq’zaemly(a3tothat: Whicthis hem fpok:c~n~ofV) ifis

Ffiumhly, It 524/wcéi 4.: zésflmdawl m:1jm{gcdéy Iwtér Ham/E: cgf'Parlim-
mwr, mt amly wry prAejm3«iciaz!l to the civil: Smzg, my .¢__grc'.zt loindnmca

We knew the danger (and if

indaedwe did nut _) yct we homr
and rjefircfl we ham? (go the vary 11

mm cf Par1iVammw wank}: notLfi.1fl'cr
€h¢tW0*H01l§:fm”; omly in this am:
A »Qhumh Q5 Gad, W: «cravc leave to rev“
prciintg that we .d4;:m~ nan apprehend hsowr than fl’1;0;t;I1,'d be in in fhaif
prcjudiciwfl to the qiwill .S’tm, :ogcch¢Ar with whhzh chc Scam bo£han-
ciently and of late, we conceive, hath flourifhed, and erjbyed a'Po-"~

which f'0mTerly concmms cm

V of the Nations: oftim earth. Nei-
EQ a pgrfiéf Rxrflrmmian,‘ which in

our Cenfiziences Weare perfiavaded (and We think may as clearly be

proved as m0fiAAmaattemain Evin
and conflantly obtained an the p-mefl times of the Primit
towhich we, conceive a Ryfizrmatian caught: 1:

cad the Chi6f¢*fl,~Iflflrllm¢flt8 and Defendants ofxhat Rbfiarmazian

A been Biflmps, form
ofwhich Wcrc Marty rs; aAa%Bi£I1op Cranmer, Ridleja Hamper, Lattimar,
Remrxg Jewell, Biwm, 6- We cannot fire A A
_., unlcflé to {ash aform as‘{i1ppo{csAthau»
Epifcappacy mufi beiextirpated. A   %
 %W/dicbjmmedtbn weflwafifidd t)'§araw>dz4.t+ 2?/1&2 in
pkiitiflid oflriigmtmt  but t/apéran dgfirtd éqfamri
Elizabetgh and K ing foray: zotallaéalétsiazs qffikfifd
In this which isintendsed £70

it is prcfumed that thofe who have patitiamdfar%% tlm: aéalitian of Epi-

fidfiyfla oi thuf: renown!-A

Princes, V

part: of their; Govermmmt alfo, 56-  A

icy )Vwaa infiitumi by the Apofllcs 4
iva C!hurChA9
0 be fquarcd : andim ~

to ?What%% Reformation E-[3 W

gc;7am_.,~lang% fince tm
min: day: qf’QAwtn~

rawproof th¢fovtrthArgum¢nt, (Being; ¢

F at” a» ‘judgement of that we  

(43)  

Princegby mote famous Parliament: held ini their times were rejeéfed A

as Ignorant and Sheditioue. And whereaeitie feid ,~ the well effirifed

A tbraeglaew the Kingdem, cm". A It cloth,‘ and may appeemchat fince the

fitting of this prefent Parliament (and that after difccmntenence
given to the: petty‘) more then feurend fqurcy thcufand men afqezeu
licyhave petitioned for the continuance of our pref-mt ‘Church-gm

_ xvernment :. befides the City «:9? Lgwdafiy the Counties <::fI)ame,, Kent,

eSzerre},We/fmerlmzda Cumberland, Semlmmpzae, Lemefler , farewell,
Oxfordjéire, 'Z?_,erkef£vire, Wi/3/hire, the fix filires of North eamles , and
befidee the two Elmiverfiwties : all the which ~haVc“p?fi£i1Zi9IWd’ for the
ehfameh; A A A V A 7 A A ~

h The reflriflien (or what c1l'e)ie here laid dgownwtzhath we are not by
this; Covenant: éwnad to efier violence to their perflm: , we pray may be
pb.ferved,hby chofe whcr have taken this ;(3ov¢enevut,; or [hell hereafter
enterhinto it; for us who are fo perfwaded as we have exprefled , in

' fwmuldh have beenea greater fatiefefiioh, if wewflmuld have beet; to

{weerhto-bring the perfbzer efeny who have ofiendeé to a juflc and legal
h..trial~l, fo that their Ofifee might heve been continued , then m'c:=xri»»..

4 A per; the 0fi’ice,with an intimation only that we ate neat: neceificetecl to

V ofifiwg erialeizce to their per/emae ~ .

A  That which followegis to takehvhoff  onely fcrhple which they

would fuppofe to remain, the oath efflemonicefi cabediheneee, wherein
Clergy--men have {worn to am tkeBifEéep:,£n licirzés €23» beeefiie; We
will propound their Argumenm  h

14. Tbejhmhieb /mm fwem oécdimce to the Laws of the Lemlmmyjetee  

endeavour their «eczema hm lawful! may T lsierefiw tebeywbiob
£1ge*zIe. [worn in 06:} atheh Bi/Imp: my henwwazmr the abolition of‘
Bifbe J‘. . h g » 7 V A
I We die nfztat: fee this eoniequence from-«the Law to theLew-giver,oz*
the Authbticy it {elf from whence the Law is derived”. . h
 “ltfbilowa-'J(‘POI1:chi:'B Hypetlaej/ix than they‘ who havefworn en 0--
bey the iniunfiione of Billlhpa, may endeavour hm lewfullhwejthee‘

healtcration or abolition of thofe injunfiioneg but toiefer their corr-

:. W :.   233» Mmezflegs eratbeafehew enrgjed-.izeteea9-Oetbeeetwzrremeg A

eclufiknm the Hjpathaflk mufi have been. that notwiithfliandingeom

om-Ia made to my the Lem made.b_y the Kiengandhhthe two Houfee of:
Parliament, we may mdeawmwta eéelifbeche K'ing‘an;d bath Hollies ofiv
e ‘Paglia;/ment.e h h — » W ~ A V » - 1% 

Their ficond Argument is this 2+ ‘

(43)  

Princegby mote famous Parliament: held ini their times were rejeéfed A

as Ignorant and Sheditioue. And whereaeitie feid ,~ the well effirifed

A tbraeglaew the Kingdem, cm". A It cloth,‘ and may appeemchat fince the

fitting of this prefent Parliament (and that after difccmntenence
given to the: petty‘) more then feurend fqurcy thcufand men afqezeu
licyhave petitioned for the continuance of our pref-mt ‘Church-gm

_ xvernment :. befides the City «:9? Lgwdafiy the Counties <::fI)ame,, Kent,

eSzerre},We/fmerlmzda Cumberland, Semlmmpzae, Lemefler , farewell,
Oxfordjéire, 'Z?_,erkef£vire, Wi/3/hire, the fix filires of North eamles , and
befidee the two Elmiverfiwties : all the which ~haVc“p?fi£i1Zi9IWd’ for the
ehfameh; A A A V A 7 A A ~

h The reflriflien (or what c1l'e)ie here laid dgownwtzhath we are not by
this; Covenant: éwnad to efier violence to their perflm: , we pray may be
pb.ferved,hby chofe whcr have taken this ;(3ov¢enevut,; or [hell hereafter
enterhinto it; for us who are fo perfwaded as we have exprefled , in

' fwmuldh have beenea greater fatiefefiioh, if wewflmuld have beet; to

{weerhto-bring the perfbzer efeny who have ofiendeé to a juflc and legal
h..trial~l, fo that their Ofifee might heve been continued , then m'c:=xri»»..

4 A per; the 0fi’ice,with an intimation only that we ate neat: neceificetecl to

V ofifiwg erialeizce to their per/emae ~ .

A  That which followegis to takehvhoff  onely fcrhple which they

would fuppofe to remain, the oath efflemonicefi cabediheneee, wherein
Clergy--men have {worn to am tkeBifEéep:,£n licirzés €23» beeefiie; We
will propound their Argumenm  h

14. Tbejhmhieb /mm fwem oécdimce to the Laws of the Lemlmmyjetee  

endeavour their «eczema hm lawful! may T lsierefiw tebeywbiob
£1ge*zIe. [worn in 06:} atheh Bi/Imp: my henwwazmr the abolition of‘
Bifbe J‘. . h g » 7 V A
I We die nfztat: fee this eoniequence from-«the Law to theLew-giver,oz*
the Authbticy it {elf from whence the Law is derived”. . h
 “ltfbilowa-'J(‘POI1:chi:'B Hypetlaej/ix than they‘ who havefworn en 0--
bey the iniunfiione of Billlhpa, may endeavour hm lewfullhwejthee‘

healtcration or abolition of thofe injunfiioneg but toiefer their corr-

:. W :.   233» Mmezflegs eratbeafehew enrgjed-.izeteea9-Oetbeeetwzrremeg A

eclufiknm the Hjpathaflk mufi have been. that notwiithfliandingeom

om-Ia made to my the Lem made.b_y the Kiengandhhthe two Houfee of:
Parliament, we may mdeawmwta eéelifbeche K'ing‘an;d bath Hollies ofiv
e ‘Paglia;/ment.e h h — » W ~ A V » - 1% 

Their ficond Argument is this 2+ ‘

I , A   (A44) ‘     A
A God: Word erode the Lem»: ofthe Lewd , feech Oetho callfor repeeea"-"BA

% mfiémnot pertinoo} in them. AErgo,notw£zh§?ondmgezhe.0ezth off‘.
V Anonicolleohedieece, Minifler: we} endeavour the eoctzrpatxon of
%A Bijh_op.t'..  A‘ c AA o 7 ‘A A  .
WeA believe,that»t:o have cleared this confequence , they ought: too
have proved that «the Oath of Canonical! ohedience is not .warranted

by' Attlze Word of God,or the Law of the Lewd, whicho {icing they have

not clone, Athefcruple,uotwithfiandiag this Argument, will vflilolo
rAema1nA. ' A A ‘ A   ~ do A A A I A A l
A Havingthue done with Epifizopacy, they proceed to fuch liruples
olconfcience as they fiappofi may arife from that which concerne-
His Majefly ; And therethe defign is to prove, that this Covenanc

wmaye be rakenmotwithanding the 4 Oath: of.S'eopremezcy emd A/!e_giemce

already taken, and notwixhflandingfiche mmt of Hi: L/‘Wajoflieo
conflmte 7 - A V

% I . Thief 0AoAthA hind: o¢ll,andmoreflrongl7 eugdgeth them Atoprefer-we M

defi'1s?d'Athe Kingrtfldazjefiiee Pergfimmxd Authority in the prefi,-rm»

A  I  «ovation and defiwce of the tzfeee Religion and clihertie: of the King; A

AA A  dome ; therefore,
A A It doth not crojfe the Oath: of Supremacy and Allegiance.
Weanfwer, I .The Oaths of Suprem any and Allegiance were ordai-

 ‘ ned Aagainfl cholé , who would not have deniedto {wear in thefe very
A gworda , To preform and defend Hi: Majqflie: ‘Pcrfiopmnd fluthorit} in

A A  -the preferwtion and defence ofthe true Relegion enodlihertie: of the King... «

‘A edcom ; Thereforenotwichfianding this" Argumenqthis Covenant may,

crofle the Oaths of Supremlaéy and Allegiance.

2. Tbatfthis Oathmay be t alien without Hole Jletojofliee confenAAt.:hc 1- A

.w“Qu1d prove by ‘examplegeicher ModAcrn,Aor out of Screipturegas e
"  eI§AThe‘Prot{/fationtjlffflj “taken Withwt“'Ht3'§.JWaje_*/fie: l .

A  Acwfinh  

n \ “

A Adidonot think wetook it without his Majeflies confcnc , and A

one realbn we will exprefle in their words of the fame Paragraph,

Becdflfi gfizh Majefiylldid Anotfficoocept Adgaiaofl z't,orgi+veo4nyfiop to the tie, l

Iéflg it,czlhee't he name then refident in perfim dt Whitehall.

~  M-.roAeeo.Meeem;eo,Ezra 10;Nel1em.‘9“. Neh.1. eongeeg"ezo,_  

A A and em: them menial! /ere/antwto éfrtoxerxeoe, drewezll the pea.

A ‘ A Macaw-.e

ple fnto 4; Co-zze22ezo2t,1aéith%oo1t the j]7ecz'oz!! Gommf/flan of A the P3,]; 4” V

 Caf?endnt,lnto.wl§lchA .:rezA   peoiale   Ezra 

I , A   (A44) ‘     A
A God: Word erode the Lem»: ofthe Lewd , feech Oetho callfor repeeea"-"BA

% mfiémnot pertinoo} in them. AErgo,notw£zh§?ondmgezhe.0ezth off‘.
V Anonicolleohedieece, Minifler: we} endeavour the eoctzrpatxon of
%A Bijh_op.t'..  A‘ c AA o 7 ‘A A  .
WeA believe,that»t:o have cleared this confequence , they ought: too
have proved that «the Oath of Canonical! ohedience is not .warranted

by' Attlze Word of God,or the Law of the Lewd, whicho {icing they have

not clone, Athefcruple,uotwithfiandiag this Argument, will vflilolo
rAema1nA. ' A A ‘ A   ~ do A A A I A A l
A Havingthue done with Epifizopacy, they proceed to fuch liruples
olconfcience as they fiappofi may arife from that which concerne-
His Majefly ; And therethe defign is to prove, that this Covenanc

wmaye be rakenmotwithanding the 4 Oath: of.S'eopremezcy emd A/!e_giemce

already taken, and notwixhflandingfiche mmt of Hi: L/‘Wajoflieo
conflmte 7 - A V

% I . Thief 0AoAthA hind: o¢ll,andmoreflrongl7 eugdgeth them Atoprefer-we M

defi'1s?d'Athe Kingrtfldazjefiiee Pergfimmxd Authority in the prefi,-rm»

A  I  «ovation and defiwce of the tzfeee Religion and clihertie: of the King; A

AA A  dome ; therefore,
A A It doth not crojfe the Oath: of Supremacy and Allegiance.
Weanfwer, I .The Oaths of Suprem any and Allegiance were ordai-

 ‘ ned Aagainfl cholé , who would not have deniedto {wear in thefe very
A gworda , To preform and defend Hi: Majqflie: ‘Pcrfiopmnd fluthorit} in

A A  -the preferwtion and defence ofthe true Relegion enodlihertie: of the King... «

‘A edcom ; Thereforenotwichfianding this" Argumenqthis Covenant may,

crofle the Oaths of Supremlaéy and Allegiance.

2. Tbatfthis Oathmay be t alien without Hole Jletojofliee confenAAt.:hc 1- A

.w“Qu1d prove by ‘examplegeicher ModAcrn,Aor out of Screipturegas e
"  eI§AThe‘Prot{/fationtjlffflj “taken Withwt“'Ht3'§.JWaje_*/fie: l .

A  Acwfinh  

n \ “

A Adidonot think wetook it without his Majeflies confcnc , and A

one realbn we will exprefle in their words of the fame Paragraph,

Becdflfi gfizh Majefiylldid Anotfficoocept Adgaiaofl z't,orgi+veo4nyfiop to the tie, l

Iéflg it,czlhee't he name then refident in perfim dt Whitehall.

~  M-.roAeeo.Meeem;eo,Ezra 10;Nel1em.‘9“. Neh.1. eongeeg"ezo,_  

A A and em: them menial! /ere/antwto éfrtoxerxeoe, drewezll the pea.

A ‘ A Macaw-.e

ple fnto 4; Co-zze22ezo2t,1aéith%oo1t the j]7ecz'oz!! Gommf/flan of A the P3,]; 4” V

 Caf?endnt,lnto.wl§lchA .:rezA   peoiale   Ezra 

I (45) 

A 1&3. ‘ to have baento pat am] all theffr4#ge’nw£oe: , A and fiech ea: we

Earn afzhem, accarding tooth: oamsfilf of the La-re{;ezm1wftha/e that tramw-
hleezt the Cohmmemdemeht ofqael, and that according to the Lemar. V '
” And thanof Nehe°m1'.».:h,e(Nehem. 9. 85 lo. 29.) isnexpreflcd to have
been :56 nrfe em} em Oath to wezllgjn Gad: Lmsmwhich mu given éy Mau
_/es the fervemt of GM’; arm! to ahflrw and do all h the oznmeéntlchzentk e}".
h‘ the Lard,emd hzh Iudgemmt: and hés Statutes. h % h A , A '
The Commiflion of N ehemieeh, (bcfides what is mentioned N_ehe-;
miahz.) cannot be denied to be the fame which Sam had obtained,
V which is cxprcfléd €~":;m the 7-,A In the 7.0f.E2:r'4, V. 26. we'findhth’ish
as a pact; of his Cammifhon : Whofaewr will not doth: Law afthj Gad,

 «with: Law of the K ihg , le%tjn:a'gement he-exehuted jjveeelilj npm him,

whether ‘it he unto dm:h,or hanzyhmentaar to confifcaticm ofgaod.r,ar 1‘) im...
pr£fonmeg¢t.~ W herefom we cannot: but extreamly wonder thatthefe
Covenants here mentioned ,' {honld be laid to have bean entered hm
Awithmt the canfimt afthePerfi'4hMonnrchs;an AHi°:;tio4n to us To ¢xcée# 7‘
dingly iféconfidecrlatga that oggspprehcnfion of the failings in it: can-
not in a new wor 3 e cxprc 1: .~ A V A  ‘ V A

As for than of He::..el(§ezh_., which follows at f'orne'di{’cance,wemighm
anfwer , that it is not , Anon: can in be proved out of the Scripture,
that the keeping of the Taffamr was not confhnfited" to byeflafim K hug

hf ‘Imel. I-Ioweverjf the revolt; of the ten Tribes were indeed a rebel»
4"‘

4 lion , as it iabelieved by many of the mofl famous D1vincs( _, ,then ‘((1 )6")/2g_"1'l.44!/e’;'«:-«T

why might not Hemekiah juflly fend Proclamation: to them , to yoyn and Calvin; in A

A with him in a Covenant,although the King oflfimllhould poficivcly ’ gfeislffi. i.
 A, ‘N e ?’2)1£8.0tc7

W havadiflcnted?  %

‘ But not to infifl upon negative Anfwers, or anything whichmaye to Dr Fm,
I  no... A e ". ' it
he controvcrtcd, pvunanfwcr  1. Tnac a&0f‘Hezckg4h,oWaS a bare m-

e vitation. 2... Thai: to which he invited them was new Leezgeze 0r‘('o-‘ '

oenangbuu. (that which the Law of God enjoyned ) the ah/érmtian of
the Pnfjhver .~ which was fomc yecrcs after the Covenant mentioned,
2 Ghra.29.- 3 That it was at that time when Ifmel had not‘ the face of
a Kingdom,,thcir King being. incaptivicy under the King of 'A_[]}r£h. j
Which two latter anfwers are ioyntl-y proved by this following Dill» M 
courfe. Th: Cavenant was made in 1”” Henelgie, 2 Chron. 29. the P.»/zfi ‘
[bvér wasenot celcbratedtill after the captivity, 2 Chroh. go. 6. V There
A was no hcapcivityo mentioned  till after this firfl ohyecrhof AH:-Ge/{1_}zho 
Thnicfore the [éwnant and Pafliafuer were not kept in the {amt year ,1
and thmfoye alfo .1510./7J§g was iii eapeivicy, beforechiainviucacionot ‘
A A  4 ' ‘  ‘ :A  A e A   M A A tflezefieh

Puller anfwonf '

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A 1&3. ‘ to have baento pat am] all theffr4#ge’nw£oe: , A and fiech ea: we

Earn afzhem, accarding tooth: oamsfilf of the La-re{;ezm1wftha/e that tramw-
hleezt the Cohmmemdemeht ofqael, and that according to the Lemar. V '
” And thanof Nehe°m1'.».:h,e(Nehem. 9. 85 lo. 29.) isnexpreflcd to have
been :56 nrfe em} em Oath to wezllgjn Gad: Lmsmwhich mu given éy Mau
_/es the fervemt of GM’; arm! to ahflrw and do all h the oznmeéntlchzentk e}".
h‘ the Lard,emd hzh Iudgemmt: and hés Statutes. h % h A , A '
The Commiflion of N ehemieeh, (bcfides what is mentioned N_ehe-;
miahz.) cannot be denied to be the fame which Sam had obtained,
V which is cxprcfléd €~":;m the 7-,A In the 7.0f.E2:r'4, V. 26. we'findhth’ish
as a pact; of his Cammifhon : Whofaewr will not doth: Law afthj Gad,

 «with: Law of the K ihg , le%tjn:a'gement he-exehuted jjveeelilj npm him,

whether ‘it he unto dm:h,or hanzyhmentaar to confifcaticm ofgaod.r,ar 1‘) im...
pr£fonmeg¢t.~ W herefom we cannot: but extreamly wonder thatthefe
Covenants here mentioned ,' {honld be laid to have bean entered hm
Awithmt the canfimt afthePerfi'4hMonnrchs;an AHi°:;tio4n to us To ¢xcée# 7‘
dingly iféconfidecrlatga that oggspprehcnfion of the failings in it: can-
not in a new wor 3 e cxprc 1: .~ A V A  ‘ V A

As for than of He::..el(§ezh_., which follows at f'orne'di{’cance,wemighm
anfwer , that it is not , Anon: can in be proved out of the Scripture,
that the keeping of the Taffamr was not confhnfited" to byeflafim K hug

hf ‘Imel. I-Ioweverjf the revolt; of the ten Tribes were indeed a rebel»
4"‘

4 lion , as it iabelieved by many of the mofl famous D1vincs( _, ,then ‘((1 )6")/2g_"1'l.44!/e’;'«:-«T

why might not Hemekiah juflly fend Proclamation: to them , to yoyn and Calvin; in A

A with him in a Covenant,although the King oflfimllhould poficivcly ’ gfeislffi. i.
 A, ‘N e ?’2)1£8.0tc7

W havadiflcnted?  %

‘ But not to infifl upon negative Anfwers, or anything whichmaye to Dr Fm,
I  no... A e ". ' it
he controvcrtcd, pvunanfwcr  1. Tnac a&0f‘Hezckg4h,oWaS a bare m-

e vitation. 2... Thai: to which he invited them was new Leezgeze 0r‘('o-‘ '

oenangbuu. (that which the Law of God enjoyned ) the ah/érmtian of
the Pnfjhver .~ which was fomc yecrcs after the Covenant mentioned,
2 Ghra.29.- 3 That it was at that time when Ifmel had not‘ the face of
a Kingdom,,thcir King being. incaptivicy under the King of 'A_[]}r£h. j
Which two latter anfwers are ioyntl-y proved by this following Dill» M 
courfe. Th: Cavenant was made in 1”” Henelgie, 2 Chron. 29. the P.»/zfi ‘
[bvér wasenot celcbratedtill after the captivity, 2 Chroh. go. 6. V There
A was no hcapcivityo mentioned  till after this firfl ohyecrhof AH:-Ge/{1_}zho 
Thnicfore the [éwnant and Pafliafuer were not kept in the {amt year ,1
and thmfoye alfo .1510./7J§g was iii eapeivicy, beforechiainviucacionot ‘
A A  4 ' ‘  ‘ :A  A e A   M A A tflezefieh

Puller anfwonf '

' (+6)

'E27t.e::e/{in/7. Theiaft of thepremilfea cwhichoneny canbedoubcecu

is :,hus. gsravfiad ,. %bcca».%u{e*the fizrft time zxprcfli-d ( which we read in

E~‘3e:;~E§:rs;:;2m ,} cxé .3‘;:a!.'wm»:mfm comnain=;:g11'p againfi Ifi*ml‘A ia the fourth}

year: }:;~§ Kmg Hamegzm, 2 King. 1 8.9. It no wife followeth chm-‘dome

£5?-m tiaiw :-3-;&% of I+Im,r=~!.gi:eia_a»2d t/'9: mm af"Ifimel , was igt is Iawfufl m A

impo fe,or anger a Cowemzmtbwisfaowt the cmfint afzfiaa King.

T A A Now” after thefa infiancmof “Scfipturgthey betake thamflielves cg;
V madern ex ampies , from whence they would infer mare than a barn
  Eawfuines to entezr a: Covenant Witlaazut rise Ifingx can/2-nt,vi%z.%a11 allow-r

mm of Sub}-efisiayxxing in.Arms againfl their Soveraigngwhich they
Vklfltfld warrant from the afiions of Q§75M5“baK-7M9r:,audmrgm-5%
aims Sawmign. Here we: mufi indeed i’x=.:genu%o”ufly profeflje, that we
haw‘: notbzcien fufficicntly exercifed in paffages of State, to give a full
fiatiffafiimn in all chefs parti.cu“Iairs; wherefore we {hall not ofom
{gives interpofif at all, oneiy brieflyfffpeaék to their imfi.mcésaA%

V ;. As concerning the aflmaxzxce of, and the canfidrracj with the
Wté~m Trwimrrx, we (hall tmnfcribe for. ihtiffaftiow, a part of a Dav

mlaration of Q. €lz“.w:.aé:rb, who fi~%1ffl%V entmzd upzsm their VAfl3flan%ce; the

‘D:.?C§’ar‘MiDfl'i£ “emim1~ed, .21 DA'wl4mtiam cf the vazufiéur mfiwiug the Q0
England M giw azyd to the dwfimce cy‘z‘£w people affliffm’ and appraflfied in
the [am Comzmiwa This Dec] aracion was put forth, I 5 8;; and in the
S3 &: 9. pages it hath theft words. ‘ % {

‘ “ A And é7‘un:'hermm'e, as a gaod Imving Sifier to him, and’ a natural]

A ‘F good Nmighbaur to his Low‘ Counmes and people, we have often,

"‘ and often againfi. mofl: frimédmly warned him 1; that if he did not 0-
“t‘herwifi=.- gby his wifdom and Princely clemency reftmin we Ty-
“ ran my ofif his Gmremmxrs, and cruelty of his mm M war, we feared
“that: the people af his Countrysfllould be forcedbfcar fafety of their
“ livea, and for Acuntimuance emf their native Cauntrey in cheirfirwr
‘°f;"me of M-ir /iéartias, totfcek the prormfiion of Fame othcrforraign
“ Lord, A 0r“rather :0» yield mhemrfélves wholyto thesoveraigmzy of
“ foma mighty «Prince, ax by the amcient Law: aftbeir‘ faantrcys‘, and
"‘ 5} ifiaciwfl privfledgvx granted éyfbma of the Lard: and Dwhztr of tbaf
5‘ foflmriwzw the }mpl¢, they dimpvt~‘eten%d and aflirm, that in cafiesmf
“ /"ml: gwnwafil infufl%Li¢e, and uponfuscb violent breaking of theirpfiw
“ aviledgcx ,; rhejr are fret from: their former Homage! , and at liberty‘
0? (70 make choice of any other Prince, to be their Prince and Head’.
“ Tim pram" A wmrmr by exa\rnplea%pafi'is m be {ecu and read? in %the

f‘f'ancicm% Hivfiwim of divam ah:e,r§tnio<n*I*o'f the» Loir&t'%a%ndI:ad‘iea’  %

 ff the

' (+6)

'E27t.e::e/{in/7. Theiaft of thepremilfea cwhichoneny canbedoubcecu

is :,hus. gsravfiad ,. %bcca».%u{e*the fizrft time zxprcfli-d ( which we read in

E~‘3e:;~E§:rs;:;2m ,} cxé .3‘;:a!.'wm»:mfm comnain=;:g11'p againfi Ifi*ml‘A ia the fourth}

year: }:;~§ Kmg Hamegzm, 2 King. 1 8.9. It no wife followeth chm-‘dome

£5?-m tiaiw :-3-;&% of I+Im,r=~!.gi:eia_a»2d t/'9: mm af"Ifimel , was igt is Iawfufl m A

impo fe,or anger a Cowemzmtbwisfaowt the cmfint afzfiaa King.

T A A Now” after thefa infiancmof “Scfipturgthey betake thamflielves cg;
V madern ex ampies , from whence they would infer mare than a barn
  Eawfuines to entezr a: Covenant Witlaazut rise Ifingx can/2-nt,vi%z.%a11 allow-r

mm of Sub}-efisiayxxing in.Arms againfl their Soveraigngwhich they
Vklfltfld warrant from the afiions of Q§75M5“baK-7M9r:,audmrgm-5%
aims Sawmign. Here we: mufi indeed i’x=.:genu%o”ufly profeflje, that we
haw‘: notbzcien fufficicntly exercifed in paffages of State, to give a full
fiatiffafiimn in all chefs parti.cu“Iairs; wherefore we {hall not ofom
{gives interpofif at all, oneiy brieflyfffpeaék to their imfi.mcésaA%

V ;. As concerning the aflmaxzxce of, and the canfidrracj with the
Wté~m Trwimrrx, we (hall tmnfcribe for. ihtiffaftiow, a part of a Dav

mlaration of Q. €lz“.w:.aé:rb, who fi~%1ffl%V entmzd upzsm their VAfl3flan%ce; the

‘D:.?C§’ar‘MiDfl'i£ “emim1~ed, .21 DA'wl4mtiam cf the vazufiéur mfiwiug the Q0
England M giw azyd to the dwfimce cy‘z‘£w people affliffm’ and appraflfied in
the [am Comzmiwa This Dec] aracion was put forth, I 5 8;; and in the
S3 &: 9. pages it hath theft words. ‘ % {

‘ “ A And é7‘un:'hermm'e, as a gaod Imving Sifier to him, and’ a natural]

A ‘F good Nmighbaur to his Low‘ Counmes and people, we have often,

"‘ and often againfi. mofl: frimédmly warned him 1; that if he did not 0-
“t‘herwifi=.- gby his wifdom and Princely clemency reftmin we Ty-
“ ran my ofif his Gmremmxrs, and cruelty of his mm M war, we feared
“that: the people af his Countrysfllould be forcedbfcar fafety of their
“ livea, and for Acuntimuance emf their native Cauntrey in cheirfirwr
‘°f;"me of M-ir /iéartias, totfcek the prormfiion of Fame othcrforraign
“ Lord, A 0r“rather :0» yield mhemrfélves wholyto thesoveraigmzy of
“ foma mighty «Prince, ax by the amcient Law: aftbeir‘ faantrcys‘, and
"‘ 5} ifiaciwfl privfledgvx granted éyfbma of the Lard: and Dwhztr of tbaf
5‘ foflmriwzw the }mpl¢, they dimpvt~‘eten%d and aflirm, that in cafiesmf
“ /"ml: gwnwafil infufl%Li¢e, and uponfuscb violent breaking of theirpfiw
“ aviledgcx ,; rhejr are fret from: their former Homage! , and at liberty‘
0? (70 make choice of any other Prince, to be their Prince and Head’.
“ Tim pram" A wmrmr by exa\rnplea%pafi'is m be {ecu and read? in %the

f‘f'ancicm% Hivfiwim of divam ah:e,r§tnio<n*I*o'f the» Loir&t'%a%ndI:ad‘iea’  %

 ff the

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1' ~

6‘ -the »Ccmtit%riemf Ba‘-(WW 3 F 1t3W’¢rt,1H011%tfia' and Zaalaasidg andbther

ts_,{_jVUunt.riES‘tO,t‘£3€m” tmited , by thqstatestand Pcqplc of thehC<:mn~
cc flies. t Afld ghggt  /owe f m:/a aftergtzanx, 4»: ttlme .?’tarzex do tg:/2-;:f,‘&. =' A: tat ’
5: <:D#k€- 4 EM-gfirzdy came ta /91.»: T5316’ , flaw 1717/9505 the King afspgigg _ V

5° imfereff I55 dériw W1. A % % . _,
.. U gsmnthefe pzimzipfies it it evident; that then the (gluten and Kings
of 5‘»;glmad4in iofnislg to the affiflance of, or camfidaracj with  law
Camatri:.7r, have not ioyncd with Subjefis in Arms, either againfiot
wittiwut tht confma; of their true undcubted Monarch. ~   ' -

4’ 2.  asczuthixxg the affittance of the French Proteflants of ‘Room?’
by gm-_gm54¢ir:%us«s Soveraign ' that now is, we [hall onely reply, (not in...
fitting upon the Charttr of Racine-H gtrantedt to them by Lewzéx the I I.)

~ V that we artfully fittisfiesd, that no argument can be drawn from

Qlemency: we an

thmce 9 cxgtpt by thcaf.-:.'w1*ro wo:fld%r%ai1'e a difpute of HiSM&i€fl1BS
Titlé and I1';t¢.'i'E3i?( inttheI(£r{ga’am of Frwmm $% t’ t M -_ V. % V

V 3. A3 170:: the S.cots3 we expeficd that tail further mmticm of theit
former aftions {hould have bten prevented by the AEfof'0'é1iw°am
Yet féeing theft men have undertaken to make an advantage againfl:

fl;

« His facred Maiefl¥, even out of His;a&s and expretfioms of Grace and _

wet, Thatzfar-my afPa!ciJfimrz'o;z atndt%reconAcili’ation,i

are not to be interpreted any further than totthe rgputatim of the

marry to w/cam t/9.: rcfcmesilmtian 13.4 mad: (yciut have notdotna T0, or F0,

17. cu you fhallbe to me as if you “had not) {'0 as outof His Maiefliet

cxprcffions in the late patificatio-n withthe Scots, to conclude his
approbation of the coutfe then taken by them , or to%tak,e atwlaflrrant
for their prefient utndertaking, fa-ems to be, alika, gs if they Ihbulsd com
ducle that it was Iawftdl fotwother Churchesf to uftt St; fP4z¢l as the

A ”G.¢l.2t/aicam had done, 6 azccozzming him their enemy , b%e%C'au{é'(by his

own Atonftfiimrz) thty%lmd done»/aim no imfurj , and {hcmld gathét that

L outdf his A310? pacificationwith them, Gal. 4.; I2; Bret/crew,  [mu %

,’e£é}:7é jog; be act I am, I am am ye an:-,ye lama; :gaat’1i:"2%1":¢rcd' ms’ at ax‘?/2’.

Th; film-of 4 all it this : V The Afl?:mb*ly tif ~Divims in their txhoru 1

tation ,; have neither concluded any thing ptafitive for 31 lawfuhzatfifi,

A or neccffity of taking :thistCmrenant , not taken away my of%tttt1o{’e

fcmpict wtiitcht they propounded t0tbemfe1ves;  theyhaveneithtr
provcd that Bifholps rggufi or“ma"y be txtirpated 5,. Anox; take.-nt 03 the

t[cmp1e£r”om the 04th of Canonicall pbeditnctzt Ti1'ey%havc neither
$1cared;thetobje&gon fljflmttthg (lags offillcg-iamce'tand Supremacy, V

IIUE

(47)        

1' ~

6‘ -the »Ccmtit%riemf Ba‘-(WW 3 F 1t3W’¢rt,1H011%tfia' and Zaalaasidg andbther

ts_,{_jVUunt.riES‘tO,t‘£3€m” tmited , by thqstatestand Pcqplc of thehC<:mn~
cc flies. t Afld ghggt  /owe f m:/a aftergtzanx, 4»: ttlme .?’tarzex do tg:/2-;:f,‘&. =' A: tat ’
5: <:D#k€- 4 EM-gfirzdy came ta /91.»: T5316’ , flaw 1717/9505 the King afspgigg _ V

5° imfereff I55 dériw W1. A % % . _,
.. U gsmnthefe pzimzipfies it it evident; that then the (gluten and Kings
of 5‘»;glmad4in iofnislg to the affiflance of, or camfidaracj with  law
Camatri:.7r, have not ioyncd with Subjefis in Arms, either againfiot
wittiwut tht confma; of their true undcubted Monarch. ~   ' -

4’ 2.  asczuthixxg the affittance of the French Proteflants of ‘Room?’
by gm-_gm54¢ir:%us«s Soveraign ' that now is, we [hall onely reply, (not in...
fitting upon the Charttr of Racine-H gtrantedt to them by Lewzéx the I I.)

~ V that we artfully fittisfiesd, that no argument can be drawn from

Qlemency: we an

thmce 9 cxgtpt by thcaf.-:.'w1*ro wo:fld%r%ai1'e a difpute of HiSM&i€fl1BS
Titlé and I1';t¢.'i'E3i?( inttheI(£r{ga’am of Frwmm $% t’ t M -_ V. % V

V 3. A3 170:: the S.cots3 we expeficd that tail further mmticm of theit
former aftions {hould have bten prevented by the AEfof'0'é1iw°am
Yet féeing theft men have undertaken to make an advantage againfl:

fl;

« His facred Maiefl¥, even out of His;a&s and expretfioms of Grace and _

wet, Thatzfar-my afPa!ciJfimrz'o;z atndt%reconAcili’ation,i

are not to be interpreted any further than totthe rgputatim of the

marry to w/cam t/9.: rcfcmesilmtian 13.4 mad: (yciut have notdotna T0, or F0,

17. cu you fhallbe to me as if you “had not) {'0 as outof His Maiefliet

cxprcffions in the late patificatio-n withthe Scots, to conclude his
approbation of the coutfe then taken by them , or to%tak,e atwlaflrrant
for their prefient utndertaking, fa-ems to be, alika, gs if they Ihbulsd com
ducle that it was Iawftdl fotwother Churchesf to uftt St; fP4z¢l as the

A ”G.¢l.2t/aicam had done, 6 azccozzming him their enemy , b%e%C'au{é'(by his

own Atonftfiimrz) thty%lmd done»/aim no imfurj , and {hcmld gathét that

L outdf his A310? pacificationwith them, Gal. 4.; I2; Bret/crew,  [mu %

,’e£é}:7é jog; be act I am, I am am ye an:-,ye lama; :gaat’1i:"2%1":¢rcd' ms’ at ax‘?/2’.

Th; film-of 4 all it this : V The Afl?:mb*ly tif ~Divims in their txhoru 1

tation ,; have neither concluded any thing ptafitive for 31 lawfuhzatfifi,

A or neccffity of taking :thistCmrenant , not taken away my of%tttt1o{’e

fcmpict wtiitcht they propounded t0tbemfe1ves;  theyhaveneithtr
provcd that Bifholps rggufi or“ma"y be txtirpated 5,. Anox; take.-nt 03 the

t[cmp1e£r”om the 04th of Canonicall pbeditnctzt Ti1'ey%havc neither
$1cared;thetobje&gon fljflmttthg (lags offillcg-iamce'tand Supremacy, V

IIUE

; our i%Mnnoca;;£3rAA%A thmrciin fmm the §nn19z;m

‘ % ratherfilch flmmgldhear from St'»C'}pri;:m,E‘}2{/?

A rarik, nos Ewaxzgelii, mo lacifigi wcmarn

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not proved" Eyanymampte ,rccorded in
doubted *warranx:abie prafitifie , that it is!

 ever, without the\Ki;.=.ga2 ccniéntatu enter 1
and Cgvmant; $oA§'a.r Ahmre they fbaen fmmA gproving%th'::t it ismcefll
fary or lawful] ta enterimo this Leaguag the Peace 0f the quefiian
beinzg flash, am we in the b::g.inning have’ev*izmed it can be.“ So thm:'

ifiiflllid ws?emer%in»m £3‘l§§ covasmangit wauid; be iniptrflible Atolwnclmfa
% £y.0f £..-»"?~z’vr.¢!e*cai and the
zmmmre mmtationlmi mat of Eflbar 9. Their imoc.emcyA~was C3}-ear‘
insieecii Q has how wmzldoms be {'0 '2) in that 1:*hey%rafift.~ed'noc<zhe~%
higgherpawerg or the Arms c0%mmima€'ed% byfiém other

A F%afl%%§ngandPra§resr, zzmili thcrfiing grmzed ~t5"mrn leave w gzztlsrary

:}':*£m/k[z»*€.t‘ tag:y6sr,amd ‘ta%fim2d fior «rmir £l~a'wJ, %wh%is£l3 befcare they did
nm: aifixme, far no: want 05 flzjfficimztat flmngth to iiave defezmledmhénnw

A fe‘!vc.$;(a$isufizafilyizztE1eIik¢:%"ca:"é:s obiz饑ec})Whi~c§3'is evident fmm-A
their after 1i1EIiVqicn¢t firength» by thcm%£§eives to defend themfelvcs,

EIY1113 hav"ingi¢za4mimd the flrcngm of weir Reafsvmmfzd Allega-
£i0%m,%we1ahinkA it {till trua«_ (mt bmlypwatmdwf, as rm Exlmr»tation-
bath in) that lgrgy mm «am all aréerg) ?M4)7‘—W0£‘ cawammx to mtir--—
paw Ckwcézgawrmmwt 5}’ Wzflppx, Abojzh bma:u{it of txlwir Om}:  as»
hath beenwpro.vcd)a.nd fimpiy ctmfiering the mnamre of the thin ,,
in mfpeflzof the Reafens already by us allvcdjged 5: and becwfé Pref-—
bym-rs._, if hcalréichcycrrt, they cm: molfl‘ dangcmufly and arreg-:mt~-

Hy, fwearing(in.eEe&) toendeavomr to cmi}‘pzt+te all order of i‘pir1'w

mall Church Gevemours abovg th¢mfe1ves
éif they can helpi-c)‘ {uparimzr to themi7cIves. The dam

Sci1E~p£1;:r¢},. cir  my uzna»
awful! in any cafe whatfwma
mo any Whatfnever Le”ague~

%%%%% A 9»-I Ogfimad swim man pari-AA

m.lg4m«metmm  Tde affmfiz Danm€:.:«i,'
I adicizem, neqm nmwlai pmlaafirxim
qmamg ommirm /3:5“ Anrmcjfiiriém % A
{empty pmp.a[t3.*i tammfiéi wn1n’z'£axt ?[  alfa will they think of

A what anciant al: nd~=’x'eVc.t'~en€3 Canon ("the 3 5;. anmng thofc so; com-
monly C3IIed%%TI3:‘ (ham: aftk: Ap
 my om ardain:dA ._B?::/Hop fie not
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