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A92603
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A remonstrance and resolution of the Kingdom of Scotland. Shewing the lawfulnesse of the second coming into England to take up arms against all those that shall oppose the Parliament. Published with the advise of the Councell of Scotland.; Lawfulnesse of our expedition into England manifested.
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Scotland. Army.; Scotland. Parliament.
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1642
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Wing S1330; Thomason E111_10; ESTC R5351
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to sow the seed of Nationall quarrel yet as God hitherto hath turned all their plots against themselves and to effects quite contrary to those that they intended so are we hopefull that our going into England so mucwished and desired by our Adversaries for producing a Nationall quarrell shall so farre disappoint them of their aymes that it shall linke the two Nations together in straiter and stronger bonds both of civill and christian love than never before And that we may see yet further evidences of a calling from God to this voyage we may observe the order of the Lords steps and proceedings in this worke of Reformation For beginning at the grosse Popery of the Service Booke and Booke of Canons he hath followed the back trade of our defection till he hath reformed the very fiâ—st and smallest Novations which entred in their Church But so it is that this backe trade leadeth yet farther to the Prelacie in England the fountaine whence all those Babylâ—nish streams issu'd unto us The Lord therefore is still on the backe trade and we following him therein cannot yet be at a stay Yea we trust that he shall so follow forth this trade as to chase home the Beast and the false Prophet to Rome and from Rome out of the World Besides this third consideration resulteth from the former two for if this Expedition be necessary and if it be defensive then it followeth inevitably that we are called unto it for our necessary defence is warranted yea commanded by the Law of God and Nature and we are obliged to it in our Covenant IV. Fourthly the lawfulnesse of this Expedition appeareth if we consider the party against whom which is not the Kingdome of England but the Canterburian faction of Papists Atheists Arminians Prelates the misleaders of the Kings Majestie and the common enemies oâ— both Kingdomes We perswade our selves that our Brethren and neighbours in England will never be so evill advised as to make themselves a party against us by the defence and patrociny of our enemies among them as sometime the Benjamites made themselves a party against the Israelites by defâ—nding the Gibeathites in their wicked cause Iudges 20. We pray God to give them the wisedome of the wise woman in Abel who when Ioab caâ—e neare to her Citie with an Armie found out a way which both kept Ioab from being an enemy to the Citie and the Ciâ—ie from being an enemy to him 2 Sam. 21. As touching the provisiâ—n and furnitâ—re of oâ—r Army in England it shall be such as iâ— used aâ—â—ng frieâ—ds nâ—t among enemies The rule of humanity and gratiâ—â—de wiâ—l teach them to furnish us with necessaries when as beside the procuâ—ing of our owne peace we doe good offices to them They detest we know the churlishnesse of Nabal who refused victuals to David and his men who had done them good and no evill 1 Sam. 20. And the inhumanity of the men of Succoth and Penuel who denyed bread to Gideons Army when he was pursuing the common enemies of all Israel Iudg. 8. But let the English do of their benevolence what humanity and discretion will teach them for our own part out Declaration sheweth that we seeke not victuals for nought but for money or security And if this should be refused which we shall never expect it were as damnable as the barbarous cruelty of Edom and Moab who refused to let Israel passe through their Countrey or to give them bread or water in any case Numb 20. Iudg. 11. and this offence the Lord accounted so inexpiable that for it he accursed the Edomites and Moabites from entring into the Congregation of the Lord unto the tenth generation Deut. 23.3 4. V. The fift consideration concerneth the end for which this voyage is under-taken We have attested the searcher of hearts it is not to execute any disloyall act against the Kings Majestie it is not to put forth a cruell or vindictive hand against our Adversaries in England whom we desire only to be judged and censured by their own Honourable and high Court of Parliament it is not to enrich our selves with the wealth of England nor to doe any harme thereto But by the contrary we shall gladly bestow our pains and our means to do them all the good we can which they might justly looke for at our hands for the helpe which they made us at our Reformation in freeing us from the French a bond of peace and love betwixt them and us to all Generations Our Conscience and God who is greater than our Conscience beareth us record that we ayme altogether at the glory of God peace of both Nations and honour of the King in suppressing and punishing in a legall way of those who are the troublers or Israel the fire-brands of hell the Korahs and Balaams the Doegs the Rabshakahs the Hamans the Tobiahs and Sandballats of our time which done we are satisfied Neither have we begun a Military expedition to England as a mean for compassing those our pious ends till all other meanes which we could thinke upon have failed us and this alone is left to us as ultimum unicum remedium the last and onely remedy VI. Sixtly if the Lord shall blesse us in our Expedition and our intentions shall not be crossed by our owne sins and miscariage or by the opposition of the English the fruit shall be sweet and the effects comfortable to both Nations to the Posterity and to the reformed Kirks abroad Scotland shall be reformed as at the begining the Reformation of England long prayed and pleaded for by the Godly there shall be according to their wishes and desires perfected in doctrine worship and Discipline Papists Prelates and all the members of the Antichristian Hierarchy with their Idolatry Superstition and humane inventions sall packe them hence the names of Sects and Separatists shall no more be mentioned and the Lord shall be one and his Name one throughout the whole Island which shall be glory to God honour to the King joy to the Kingdomes comfort to the Posterity example to other Christian Kirks and confusion to the incorrigible enemies FJNJS