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A»I~..— The Ptopofition that Peacge and e‘War1:e fhall” notrbe

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Propofitions » which conceme the  einterefi 7 of A
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are ent;   V

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tmiflioners had debated upon all thefe differences t,” ‘the 

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thefe difl‘erences._. “and to come to 3 fpeedy agree1Wnen~t.tBttt" A

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Religion, and then”wAe {hall give in our Anfwer about thheefté
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aécdnférving the peace, A and inviolabiy for :1L1t:i'rne
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Ineceffary confiderae ‘

which will be frée of debate; A are more IiAk“e1'y_to be ob-A 4

~tained~ ofthe Kings Mafefiy; and  wi11fer?€'e mor%ejfoVr~vthe
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%b,egprov~id_éd%for. M T . V

‘ Acially Vth:atA~th%e:c-<5nfervatio1_1ofpeace forIch¢V’fi1ture.:m{%ay  

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the beginning, Such “a violence asthe hély Scripture it felt‘
hath fufliered from pcrverfe anelsheretical fpiritsg And this

Church after fo long a time ifuirther from Ilniformity a...

mongft themfelves. and with other _ Reformed‘ Churches;

then they were,_at_t firfi Whfirliit Was liuidged fo n-eceffary.
Againfl: thefe fo dangerousand ,dcl‘tru&1ve evils, we ear...

neflcly defire the ‘Honourable Houfcs to provide effectual '

ttemedy , And wepray God’ fo to Blefle their endeavours,

that theurninc of Religion in bothttliingdonas [with the

hqtrid confequences.thereof, Whichis the work 10? Satan

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,1 645 5  the Direé°ci_ons, ‘21t{§'-Il9.I6A|.S5Wl1iCl1 in difcharge
ofitehneigr duty jito God, in purfuanceeof c theCOV;enant , and

in thankful-nelTe*to God -for his mercies , Theiyhave. afra-
l<:)":ng confultation -refolved upon gt -And wherein there A 
di,vcrs‘evlidences*Q_f the Piety’ and Wifedom of" the Hone-'
table H on (es, For which not onely the Church offinglaiji,
but thenChurch ~oFScotl«md,andi all the Pu§formed- Church/es,’

have caufe to bleflethc Lord; Yet it being acknowledged, i
that there maybe need ofSttpplemcnts and Additions, and  

_ haplyal‘fonof.;,alteratious in fome~things,. And it ‘being Tfup-‘

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‘Whom th%cVReFo1~11_1‘éLd; ’C}1urches‘2conceiv~e the judging of?

-éffencesg‘ anéithe qtialificationkof C ommunica-rats, doth iis

properly and~inc;0mm4unicab1y% belong 5 as? the publike
1-Ireaghing of-:heVVOsrd and Admir1ifirati»on»of7 the Sacra--

ments. Nor ca~n%ix: bc%%rfu;3p::>fed, that-fi‘)mee~few Civi1+men,.
having n-oea1li%ngfrom God, A c‘m~ be morefable to judge (if ’
fmattersQfthiswnature, than the A fl°emb1i?es of theflhurchl

feipafated for thework of -t‘1~a«e7‘Gofpe1 ,’ 0+5 Wh*iCh.tI TiS'iS ”n*O~

fmjalfpart. The f..1m%e C1hu~1*«CheSV, andVp2u*~ti'cular_ly the."

' Church of SciarA¢nd%,V which all tAVhi~s\jv"me—;'ha~ve= been In ex:-»

dpefltaition of" gm-zat pu—rit'yr and per‘feé°rion of Reformation <

“in theChu-rchof Eéagi/.m-31,3 may have "th<:.irA O‘W[1j€‘a10t1‘fi€‘f§-~

,md«f¢ar$_¢ that in‘ t:h%‘e%‘+%%11at!u*re»of the thiynvg5t1ii3»%ymay be the '

. laying Vofa» new-~f0‘un*dat%i~onof an-P1ig%Zh[ Coflmmiffionjor 

«pifcop.ac.y 3 upon which the {i1perfiru&u1'c‘afterwardA3,ed;
“though,coVntmry»%vt0tVhe« prefegmt pubhke —1ment1on%si,A wmay’
'b¢“;e3¢fiAe,% And for 21 new p'art1t4zom~wa~11%;‘tod%ividVewbetWixt».A

V ;~t11ema%nd?the~C~hui=ch Oi7*E’r¢g1Qaz1d, and» to-Axnaké a prefem:

S*ch~ifin ‘and~:‘Seiparati0nL for Wrenifing t“h'e7 4b.€$W€lS_ ofdthisg

_C_hurch.“   %  A ’ ~ % »
~ T*hi1*d1ya, I C once1‘ningAAAthemeeting of th»e:&N¥ation<aVI%  M

A “ fembl > ,’ , W€“3~C1j£1?lOW71€d“ge~ th1aAtr*~wt':h~e$A !S“~upr€»%m€f AM2. giPtra%fte_ .‘
whdA+~isV=‘rd1anA ofbciath  Tables and a Nur 63- P?atAIi1e‘ri¢of€th«e‘4%.*

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‘ jh-iafclfij may hall 21 Na:iona1%:"Afi%;=AmAb1y43 Aw?h'er17«~ in hi?S~

 

hi“e=f'h}‘}}‘l  it L ne:c*eff2t1=~y~5  nci;%%AtA»¥1V‘eA% Chutgclm ifl}3V=  _%

g~1%1§’féfpe‘ h»u41n+fl?it~y%~ mobey» his capI~~li¢, fqrx {t41'ib   "
gi5A*@*r the¢P”eace~.0i:tah@K In gd0n1s,LW~11lem~  .
Vdi£u:1rbed%"~5% E%ut:1c;~ I‘1S=«W’Vl*E»h&H ,to~be¢ ar@kr10w1edgec14¢ .;

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  «Acme; .:*W«e&~4éuherefor;e”2A%—

lmove _., Thit   the liberty? which the chmh hath rm

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Chrifi bc"notref’trai1’1efd in cafes of:l7"uCh' -extraordinaryner; V

  ceflity’, as Religion in all filaces hath been and maybeh lub-
ljeéfuntogthe fafecyofthc Church beinghere the S.upremc;
Law , and the hlonourableol-Ioufeslof Parii:zme‘nt ,; 1)iWing' ‘

  their liberties inlarged, virill be wiililng to inlgrgethe l.ib_.er.h-— 

i:i.es of Chrifl: and his Servants. And We.defiree,A thatas "

V theyhave intheir Wifdom appointed certain times.f0r_-zt-11¢!

{nay al

m'eetin‘g of the'infer'i"or"Aflcmblies of ,th_e Chu;rChl,V;lo:th__qrl3
o be pleafcd to appoint fixfed timtgs for othe.me»eting‘
ofthc National Afli-;inb'ly; others;/ife;whatf {hall become
of the mill-ad%miniPc1'ation ofProvir_1cia.l S nods ,. zandleofi
appeals from them to the National Affcm ly? ‘May hot
Provincial Synods within 3'. lhort’ time 1'urliI§1to,~Comraery
opinions and praélices, and prefume upon 3. Provinciiahli Iag-
depepzdency to hold them without coutrole.>; "the lh,,Chri..l

sflian‘. [Churches in all ages ‘have ufedlthis‘ as an  3
A flecefié-ry%1ne;m‘for thcflniform fetlxqg and 9rfe£et’v1x1ge_9f,;.

Religion and Piety,'f'or een'furin‘g;2in<:l 'pi,1rgg;ii1i1hg;.’éo>,ih1_l_t:pf A hgff,
relies and erirours ._,’ andfemoving fql‘T<;anldals’_, fchielimi _1;y~,._ 
ranniy,.prophancne{{‘e1,l ahdlfucihevilé ‘as by Divin‘elP_reoVi3;;i_iv
denceand‘ predificion muft bel, W a_n_d_ would brim V certain,

dcflr_u€tion andedefolagtion ,u1;ion‘Ch1irch¢s, i.,by.th_l5__ l

poWe~rful remedy they werer1otjoured‘or prev.e_nte_g:l,_ V V A  1 % .4 
fl 1.;There be divers other ’particu1a_rs in, theoDire’&ionsa13d‘ol_;L

Ordina1ice”ofPar1iament ,' as thelgivingof the sa¢r;;;n¢_ne,

to form: perfonsagfifinfl: the cloinfcience ofthe Mi.ni_;li’cry:eA;%aro¢x'l_g1_;:

Eldcrflfipa Conéernlng piablicko FL¢p€I1t3‘1°¢a.. ..,=iIid lf1ieh1i¥:<:,§l5l
which by conferenfée or lotherwifc as fhallfsrcm good t<zsthe:’:;.
Wi-f_d0I_I1~oftheheono1irableiHoufes5 WC. W9uld Mwllllinglylarxdii 

h11mb1yloif¢f‘to Be examined ganld with fmalllalccfétifllihl 

 glY€7£ri¢a‘flf3fi$51l&iO1?.a ‘bcing c0nlfid¢nt,: ithgg 

bierwjin Whateeiwée .e9rprefli¢dl, will be  g 

pars”

p‘ar;tr<5; .Si%t Ii itiadbnc by us in pur-fuanée of ‘the.ends° of thc
€ovenant,Wher‘cin asthc Parliament 8: Church~ofEngl4d V

%ar‘e bond to -endeavour the prcfervation of the Govc*r‘n-A:

men: and Difcipline ofthc Church of Srptlanafi, So are we

"b.o‘u'nd to endeavour the Reformation“ ¢i)f..th¢rDifci‘p1ihe’

andv.Gov‘*crnme’nt in the C'h‘ur’ch* Offinglmd. andlreland ac» A4

A éérding to the Word ofGod,' and th'e[exa1;npI¢ of the:  A’

,  ‘Thehc5nouraBIei%%Houfc§s% hVav,ing :aft er nine mohthfi d;cIi2‘{—9

 %Ch1":i‘rc hes_; I And, "fith; we _hai've “nm. for the fire-L ‘A
fi2n%t,=‘andVvv{e hope flmll ne_v,_¢If  for the Afi1tur¢L,Cj% what-4
foevér Ourédvcrfity For profpA,er1_ty~may» be, __any other in.-1 ‘

fétiitions or=‘defi res, thén ’We;had and pro:p0Ted in thé;bcgin“~%i~ 

1§i_*ng,‘whe:1 wt: fofolcmhly cn_tr¢d  Coven;1nt._ . j A * .

V    5MmZ26.%1646.   _ 4

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A   Ej‘e%ra‘tic§r i‘%:framed% érid%upOn';th¢%laf’t “of Febrggryvde1ivA~ere&§7r

*e13:+1to"'uis‘7foiné4éf:th;é—'PropOfitions of Peace-5 ¢I1por'1._tBe~’

. l‘6t5ofMéri1J~W8 %re?t"u%r1’1ed *oL’Jr :AhfWer% _., in the clofc 4vvI‘1.ereé%-;gV_

of ghxprqflbdpuir «carncfi d'éfi1*es ”aVnd4 readincffé to» Tivcai“
aiad: recclveall brotherlyflatxsfawfi-ion conecrning any d1fif¢..:_

V rcnécé 5' and to concurre with i.£h.C Houfcs in all fuézhi  

as upon'awfxfi%end1y debate fhOi11d¢bcfoui1%d c of1duc'_c:ablfc;fO1!
prV0cur§;ngj.am”nd fetliti vwafhappy pP‘eace.~ .I1Vpo%n,c(infid’era‘fion“ 
5: t_h¢? H0111 'c3$* J1’a§pPQin[t€dT Via: %?C0ml§ i  ft7o 
 gxpm t’he1*;77th""%of :iIl£m'lr  bmc‘; expeé°ce&d7 

tharV:»n15%on%debate théiTr' Ldrdfhips Wnmna ;hm~   concua-ri:%d“?’p

   

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:ftaence,ee>tI1ougeh‘ onely as preeparatoryeeaned  orderato the?
~fl1orther~.econzfidémtioné of the ouifesr; Weber; 'W€‘,j‘J11ai"vVa“fe_7lF”l:%‘#'-“
' oufl y.;t”houg11‘t*uoponoe etmhis way of proceeding , :-the .*P:r.p:ofi-K

tmns;be.i mg the ozdezmzmedis «oi? hock Ki:-1 gdoms ritoe ‘fbfi oesfenetam
themmemf  as‘ the  mean'é«for.;fetiing 121 well.
.groun:%:Vedoe:Pea.eee, ’:md:irT1<riegardeofithejoynrintereft 
1bothNH;tionsW;“have in themfrattwer and end of :the ‘—P«l'0—p0;‘fi-

..,to—ion'se,' a,nd;..aceordin.g to the Treaty ;em2:d;e between the

*,Ki1*1 gdom-gfbothrought to ehave~rt?heir j'u&5gement and advioce
%i*n“ax:reemg +eeoum:o_, ezaxxd fmemoing  the Peropofitxeonsg, owe:
catmot but rnfixizhtpono our :{?orm»e1j d“efi=r.e,, =  at;rthe‘ehonour-.

. a2b1‘e Houfes may be pleafed to authorize their Committee


 needs..;p£o1;gezii;wo

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to confer with us about the beft wo:1y~a»ne1meansofor remo-
ving ofour differences , to propofe ex pedients , and hear
  ofifredreoa by rm‘, arfitderepeozit the reefultsiao the
Houfe-5.4, ?~thaet_:{o We may come to eaffpeedy agreemem ,,
 ( zgijf we;fhal‘=l  w~i;: xehe like eimclsineations 4,, ca sawe
-fl1.:iYl‘l:srir:;gerW.i~us ‘, ebeing» re folved a*3m”1:11a o  er 1 things‘ -~<fo=

e*fp>¢Cim11y4iiiothe t:rra?ét~er7of the  fore ‘the§~fu11.fecu=rit,fiye A

 

% of   o  *o:K;imgdom~:aves,;oPom%oWn- tioggiee ia*Isk:.pofii:ble,ofatie€a» A

«é?cim1 ;Af0*’€fari;oears  €onfifleWi~:t:~h‘+,;ourfCoven-ant and  ‘  4 

, ;q¢1amti»orrs)e ‘We-eh’:e&y;be?by;=God-s*ai T‘  =f?rar:ieeoe a view‘   1
A ggzjgfhmmftime::efi7eé’guated.  Whereas mzhenwxfe‘ If ofhaxlle

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1‘ .. 3   .A  mspxefent 1:n~rwmmngto’theo%Hsonfesg liecéwfi
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j udged %n%ec§e£i5ary for ums‘ t»4o7ofi‘cir as thezm m&expeq1i:i;>us 

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rences in Vwr%ivtinrg¢M.‘L ,% %.a!th0ugh: ; %%zfJrhs ;p@{‘i§i”re of ?afl"a~n:-54'  ’

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A the%Po:'u1t?scontravened;       “         A  
 %*‘C-onceming %Ath“e*VPropJofiti0nAV for Religion .j,  VV"hen we "Au %

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werey,ready%%tQ~havedébatedwleth the honourable Cotxxnzit?‘  

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  won cfizhei    .ch*£2ir» L;ord_»      
 uV$‘%;:6that9th(3y kneiaf  Wh%eth?eVr it VV§35?fli 
itghe.in:¢nnimr$bfrAh%e:Houfeés to‘ fendwto tfie Kingthc Ordi. *9

    
 ‘AV and that?~1%h€“AH-’Ou~fesAthemfelvés were to be %¢0nfu!%t¢d~%her‘ea4  &
: ‘i;3";‘*  t"hercf0ré‘?Ati1at*t4he ,%%Pr”opofition. "concemin “R.Cfi-.5, A

A givfl  (%t%h6;fét17inVg% iW1i€reoffhou1d&by€? ‘aritd i§fAthe * c; icf¢fit**? A
  ofthe defire§VofKixagdoms,.   

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asd1fl:tn&V.knVQw1e8ge%a1'1d %a$%fu1Iafl’L1ran“Cie ,of, the: partic1i4-‘AT %  

 is pd1fi”bIe~,‘ -bein“Nam¢ ofboth Kingdbms ‘demagl-    %

 aedot?theKin,%andAwichknowlcdgc grancedbyms   
   i that accoriwg'tathé%joynt*cc1m:ion ofbotjh 4 A    

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W! fi1re%fotmdamgrxfo1jthc%p;efen4t and future “Generanonsg” A  TV

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Pxéffirmatififla md uni 01‘mi¥§’ 9fChu1‘éh-g@%&rnm&nt,:   

airs %a1rdea.dyi agreed» upon" by   bmh Houfiss , ?- that having 
ioy'ntcc>nf¢nt L,th€%3'111ay 126 fi: 11-1&t§¢rf0r th¢&4P=ropofitiu:: A

% offifilig-3@"fii<?%b¢ i"‘<’»‘I‘*’F‘?% thfi‘ Kirig8'M‘3.3¢fi3’,Withfilthmhezf '
anattgers of CAh\1rch governrryenty as VV¢VA4ACQnVceiVe, n73_3y  M

vc§)nc1gided,inad:1yQr two , they being Iqggg fi;1ge%AAQ_fi?¢rre¢}%V;
to the Houfes 3 ?an<iwh€r¢1n thelfecan 13¢ 1itt1»e~d%%fic“uIny ,

a‘ nd ythé Qgie andiihe other may 'be*fQr1n§:A£@L up  a~»M;3t11.g3d¢%, AA

Wit;h0u*t this agreement '1I1 .pa1'ti-CL1I2_1_rs of Ch%u%r¢hfg%g;__%¢;

”V$€A1’f1111€f1.ta33W‘?11»35 5“ *,Ah¢ 13éi1?€‘&53‘91”)’ D5 W0FflF1iP¢and 

  féflicn Of‘E‘f:1i.:haW¢ am W¢¢réb¥ mpu2‘C-men%aat«auur%
 'irigagém‘en’ts%2V‘nd all our labours and_Fgfi5¢;*i%ng5 a 1~..é’ ig,g73inMe5;

A ‘iithe very~l~@ngco%;1fuJ:;3«tiQns of the ,DiViflACS’ of bo,»th4Kjgm4g-
dfims =11? frUi‘t*1¢fl?‘—‘ 5 the grfiat €XP¢5’i‘&ti0&n mt 01161.)’ of Nthai
¢%Churc”h of E*9a§W6i' 1 butofzill the RefiforxneéCAhus~rch¢s.g, is”:

fiufirared 3 Weihéll I10‘ kn0WWh%t@Q“a:1fWe2swtwo 
Cllmll afidfi Kingdom Ofscaklartda which will nt be*1&zAtis— ~

  %fi?d; flor fézcuréd in .th€'5f Réiligiori WW}G€Q%3Fa1SV;=~;%é:,m@£ ;;.A

canA%WéAfind¢ any V ru;1ndt0V%;~%fatiSFi¢ ‘1.,:r‘3 3..1'b§1L'“f’@’r:‘7

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