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B01976 A challenge, by the divines of the army, to the divines of Sion-Colledge: concerning the league and covenant. 1644 (1644) Wing C1795A; ESTC R173644 1,097 3

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A Challenge by the Divines of the Army to the Divines of Sion-Colledge Concerning THE LEAGUE AND COVENANT Every Plant which my Heavenly Father hath not planted shall bee rooted up Math. 15.13 IN your Exhortation for taking the Covenant 't is said That Oathes not warranted by the Lawes of God and the Land call for Repentance and not Pertinacy in those that have taken them and consequently ●●ey are not to bee taken by others Hence we make this Quere By what Law of God and the Land respectively the Noble men Barons Knights Gentlemen Citizens Burgesses Ministers of the Gospell and Commons of all sorts in the kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland are Warranted without and against the Command of their Respective King to enter into League and to Sweare and Covenant to Intermeddle of themselves Mutually in each kingdome in point of Religion to Alteration as in the first Article And to Extirpation as in the second Article And in point of the Priviledges of the Parliaments and of the Liberties of the several Kingdomes and of the person and Authoritie of the King in each kingdome as in the third Article And of the Conjunction of the kingdomes in a firme Peace and Union to all Posterity as in the fift Article And to assist and defend in each kingdome all those that adhere to them as in the sixt Article And to bring to condigne punishment in each Kingdome all that oppose them as in the fourth Article And lastly To encourage the People of other States and Churches to joyne in the same or like Association and Covenant as in the Conclusion thereof The Challenge upon the Quere NOw if you can cleerly set forth The Law of God and the Land respectively warrantiug this Covenant Wee also will readily take it If you cannot according to your owne Principles Repent that you have taken it and exhorted others to take it and that at this time you presse the observing and keeping of it How much better were it after his Majesties return to the Parliament which we both seeme to desire That the differences in Religion be freely debated and stated by us in a publique Convention as the Civill differences are like to be in Parliament And all established according to the results of Truth and Justice rather then to be prejudged by you and your unwarranted and to be repented of English-Scottish-Irish Covenant As Jannes Jambres withstood Moses so doe you also resist the Truth but you shall proceede no farther for your folly shall be manifest to all men as theirs also was Tim. 1.3.9 You are blind leaders of the blind and if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the Ditch Mat 15.13 And let all your Party know that after this Conviction 't is not as you Preach Fidelity and Constancy but as your Exhortation declares Pertinacy and Obstinacy for them to pursue or owne this illegall and unjustifiable League and Covenant And if they sin wilfully after they have received the knowledge of the Truth there remains no more Sacrifice for sins But a certain fearfull looking for of judgement and firy Indignation which shall devoure the Adversaries Heb. 10.26.27