F‘ V N’? " ‘H ‘"1 r..- .3 I,‘ ' " @@@®@@@@@%w@»at»~t ‘N 1% 34 V.’ ‘' ‘*'‘ .fJ ~ ‘.,_“_ ‘\ A z W = 5» “WDECL A1w.noN:tw* ' I ‘ I _ “~‘ *' OF THE t ‘ash-§. L03 D~s ofthe Secret-Louncell, . and of the Generall-Afl’embly of the A Kingdoms and Kirkc of _ §«:;«f“ . . S€0TLA.ND.. A Contannng the prmclpall heads KY»? A — gig; of the doétrine of that Kirk, and thetrué 4 \ ~ affefiion of that State to the:Parliaments caufe, notwithfianding their ‘ 5333.? >v . % ' great oppofition. F L $43 % V jame: Primroje, Cler. Comm‘ . Scot. g}: y Sent to that Commtffioners 1n Landon, and u$:§% by them prefented tothe Soveraigne high Court 3 of Parliamctatfor their conformity to the fame Do- , &rine,and acceptation ofthetr Integrity. ‘ r_ex<.L ’ -L‘ ,t ‘. ... Rdered .12] the Lord: and (‘ommam in P-mliazmcnts That this OD; clamrion écfarthwizh primed andpzsélzjbtd. . t % _ H.Elfyg:ge,Cler.ParL D.Com. .."\ -5’ , .z.—.._.. . wth“a;;“;;*t;,ot gm mgr. mm at a :2 « Fxce}lErEcy to the County ofwazrwiclq, =‘ LONDON, D @ Printed for Io/m Io‘/mflm, Oflob. 1;. 164.1. ‘ 7 I’ @,@%@§2%@a¥g%@@%@s%%@W if tfl DEC L A RAI:I__QN :1 «-5 . onhe , Lords of thc%Se_cret Co_uncel,and& 5 of the General! ‘Affembly of the King- dox1‘1c,andV Kirk:-: ofcotland. ‘ . W = '= E alla-nd“evel'%y one of us, the ' Lords of } Secret-Counc¢ll,an€I of the gcnerall Aflcmbly of the Ki dam of Scotlapd, having ~ th:%3If-famcfricnds andjcomfi - A . man enemies with that rove- ‘~ W raigne, High Afl"embly,th_ePar- * A : fiameu3 ‘Lettan%y,~2indvtnu1ti:udé of Ad vocates or Medi.at6r€5. . hismanifold orders,Auriculerconfeflionshisid.cfpé=- M rate and unC(: r'tain~e -r$pentancé,’ his gene;-all“afid doubtfome Faith, h1-s~ fatisfaéfion of men for tfiéfxf fins,his%juflifIcation by works, om opemmm; Wgrksi % . of fupererogatiommerits, paArdon9,_pa:-.regrinationsT and flatnons, his holy water, ba ptizing ofB‘e-Is”, co"n?«- jfi-ring of Spirits, crc:_fl.in‘g, fa L1-ing, annzaynyn-;g,eon.%. ’. jurfng; _*_____% ( e .4 D T L ’j,uring,, ha§lowing_of Gods good .creatuIes,w.ith the ‘ fupitfrlatitious opinionjoyned therewith; his worldly Mcrigarehy and _wicked H'ietatrchy,his three folcmne v0gW€S,}_ with all hisfllavellittgs of. fnndry forts, his erronious and bloody-:decrecs made at Trent, with ail the fubfcrihers and approve-rs of that cruel! and blp.odyJband,.conjurcd againfi the Kirke of God. And final!y,we detelt allthis vaine Allegoriesgri hrs, fignes and traditions brought in the Kirke-,wit out or agtainfi the Word of God , and doéirine of this (now) true reformed Kirke. To the which we joyne our fclvcs willingly in doétrine, faith,religion, di:f- . cipline, and ufe of the holy Sacraments, as lively A members ofthe fame, in Chrift our head,.promifing and fwearing by the great Name of the Lord our God, that We [hall continue in the obedience of the doéirine and difciplin 'e of this Kirke , and (ball de- fend the fame according to our vocation and power all the daies of our lives, under the paines contaie ned in the Law, and danger both of body and -foule in the day o;f?(}-ods fearejfull judgement. And ffceing that many are flirted , up by Satan,‘ and that Roman T Antichri{’t.to~p'1jomife , fware, fubfcribe , end for a time ufe the holy Sacraments in the Church deceit- iuily a ainfi. their owne confci»cn'ce,s,min_ding here- by. firfi under the external! ‘cloake of «Religion, to corrnptand fubvertfecretly Gods true Religion within the Kirk , and afterward when time may ferve to become open’ enemies . and perfecutors of the famemnder vaine hope of the popes di—fpenfati- on deviled ztgainfi. the Word of God, to his gre.atie«rt ccnfufion and double condemnation in the day of the Lord ]efi':s. e We ~ --V’ *Wc therefore willing totake awn all {ufpition of h pocrify, and offuch double dealidng w”itheGod ‘and islfiirk, protefl", and call thefearcher of all hearts to witneffe , thatout minds and hearts doe fullya tee withfth_is outconfeflion, promife , oath and fu fcription, {O that we are not moved for any worldly refpe_él:., but are perfwaded oflfiley‘ in our oqnfcxences , . ‘through’ the knowledge and love of Gods true Religion , printed in our hearted‘ by the holy Spirit, as we {hall anfwer to him in the day when thefecrets of all hearts fhalltbe difclofed; e . Andheecaufe. «we, perceive thatn.the‘qnie;nlefl"e fiability of our Religion and .K_ir kl doth depend ti on.the S0V,€l‘eaignt1¢.3< high C0iurt;fl§é.eParl iamept‘;1’n England, as upona comfortable ‘ilnfifirLin1entofG6‘dé mercy gtant,e;gfll,oto this , ,_g,l1‘d“ that Copnltty, £01‘, t maintenanceaof the Kitgke and the 7lmiinilit,g;tion‘fof iullice amonfill us. We protefl and ' prdniifefwith our hearts; an hand,un.det the f_at_11e_,oath,‘han;1lWrit andfpaines , thnt we lhall...,de!enc1_ghe.i1j};erl:gQ:s ‘land aL1th(ari'ty, gwith;©gr:ge.gt.e,n .bpc_lies,a,nVd{§tV_£eis,T the defence of Ehri I’£,s+.l1i-‘-. Eyanqgeéll "9 ‘ngfies l of“ ‘our ' Country, miinifiration oE.j1;£_’tjce, §_iand_ ipuniflitaienlt‘ of ini u’it_y agninfl all enenxiies Within this Realme , or wit out,‘ notwithfl'andixig- the great oppofition, as we defire our-God to be 3* {lrong and merc;'tful1 De--V ii fenclot to us, in the day ofour death, ind comming of our Lord jefus Ghnfl. 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