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A short exhortation and warning, to the ministers and professours of this Kirk from the Commission of the Generall Assemblie.
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Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.
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1651
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Wing C4259A; ESTC R40839
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PERTH 20 March 1651. A Short Exhortation and Warning To the Ministers and Professours of this Kirk From the Commission of the Generall Assemblie THe eminent danger of Religion King and Kingdom by the unjust Invasion of the blasphemous Sectarian Armie The sad condition of our Countrey-men in the South parts of the kingdom groaning under the grievous Oppression of Strangers devouring their substance and enslaving their persons the sad silence in many Congregations whose Teachers are driven into corners by the violence of the Enemies contemners of GODS Ordinances and mockers of His Messengers The Adversaries roaring making a strange noise in the midst of some Congregations the Inevitable hazard of our dear brethren to bee seduced into pernicious Heresies and Errours by the deceatfull practises and speaches of Sectaries that are cunning to deceave speak lies in hypocrisie The Innocent blood of our brethren murthered by the Sword of a mercilesse enemie the sighing of the Prisoners Inhumanelie and cruelly used by these who keep them captive The care of preserving our posterity from being sunk in the dark dungeon of Errours and fast bound with the heavie chayns of basest Slaverie Doe cry so lowd in the ears of all who have ears to hear and a heart to understand to bee awake and quickened unto the necessarie Duetie of the tyme that it is a wonder that anie Jonah should bee found fast asleep in so great a Storm wherein the Kirk and kingdom are lyke to bee over-whelmed Yet the conscience of our Duetie according to the trust committed to us and the carriage of some who either opprest with a Lethargie lye still or seazed upon by a benumming coldnesse move slowlie or carried about with the wynde of Strange Doctrine as children are tossed to and fro and move contrarilie Constrayn us to lift up our voyces from the Watch-tower whereon wee are set To give warning unto the Professours and Ministers of the GOSPELL throughout the Land and to waken them up to their duetie as they would avoyd the displeasure of the ALMIGHTIE And escape the deserved punishments and censures which may bee inflicted by Iudicatories Civile and Ecclesiastick respective upon deficients in delinquents against duetie according to the Degree of their offence Wee exhort all men unto Repentance to return from the evill of their thoughts and wayes and to mourn after the LORD comming to Him through the MEDIATOR of the New Testament by whom wee have an Attonement thorow Fayth in His Blood It is more then high tyme for all to bee humbled under the Mightie Hand of GOD who hath cast us down And is able to rayse us up agayn who hath wounded and is able to bynd up our wounds To this effect wee have appoynted a Solemn Day of Fast and Humiliation for the causes sent unto the severall Presbyteries It is the Duetie of the Members of this KIRK and Subjects of this kingdom at this tyme most chearfullie unanimouslie and speedilie to come out and concurre in the common defence of Religion King and kingdom endangered by the unjust Invasion of Forraigners according to the call and command of Authoritie Let it bee seriouslie layd to heart how much blood is spilt how manie Townes and Shyres are spoyled how miserablie our Brethren are distressed and oppressed how much the common Enemie is strengthened while you are onlie preparing for Reliefe What-so-ever is done to the least of them for this Cause is to bee taken as done to vs all in generall and to everie one of vs in particular according to to the expresse wordes of the Nationall COVENANT And in playne tearmes wee are obliedged by the Solemne League and Covenant to assist which necessarilie importeth concurrence and defende all that enter the League and Covenant in the maintaining thereof Wee obtest and exhort you for the Interest wee have in the common Adventure of these rich goods our Lyves our Liberties our King our Religion which are all embarked in one bottome that yee abandone not the ship of the Common-wealth in this Tempest For if the Ship perish what can bee safe that is within If you tender true Religion you see how the Sectaries show themselves playne enemies thereto and maintaine that impious monster of Toleration Though Religion were not in the Question Let Loyaltie to your King the onlie King in the world Who is in a Religious Covenant with GOD and His People animate you agaynst these who are his enemies Because hee is a King and because Covenanted Cast not off the care you ought to have of your Countrey which yee see many festlie and violentlie Ruined before your eyes If these will not move you wee speake the language of our worthie Reformers in the lyke case of Invasion by forraigners Remember your Wyves Children and Posteritie your Ancient Heritages and Houses And bee assured these Strangers will not regard your Rights when ever occasion shall serve And if yee purpose As wee doubt not but all these who have either wit or manhood will declare and prove indeed to brooke your Ancient Rowmes and Heritages defended valiantly by your cowragious Progenitours agaynst all Strangers Invaders of the same such as the Sectaries are this day If you will not bee slaves to them and have your Lyves your Wyves your Children your Substance and what-so-ever is deare unto you cast at their feete to bee used and abused at the pleasure of strange Souldiours If yee will not have experience some day in your owne persons as wee suppose the least of you would not gladlie have but would rather choose with Honour to die in defence of his own Native Rowme then live and serve so shamefull a servitude Then Brethren joyne with the Forces of the Kingdom and both with Wit Manhood oppose the common Enemie Or else our Liberties shall bee here-after dearer bought Let none bee so unhappie and mischievous And so with-draw himselfe herefrom Except men will blot out of their hearts the love of Religion cast off Loyaltie to Soveraigne Authoritie and lay asyde all care of their Countrey Lawes Liberties and Estates yea all naturall affection to the preservation of what-so-ever is dearest to them under the Sunne all being in a visible Danger of Ruine and Destruction They must now or never appeare activelie each one stretching himselfe to the uttermost of his power It is no tyme now to delay nor goe about the businesse by halffes nor bee almost but all-together zealous The Scripture pronounceth him cursed that doeth the Work of the LORD negligentlie that commeth not foorth to the helpe of the LORD agaynst the Mightie If wee have been forward to assist our neyghbour kingdomes shall wee neglect to defend our owne Or shall the Enemie of GOD bee more active agaynst His Cause then His Covenanted People for it GOD forbid If the Work shall now miscarrie and fayle in our handes through our unfaynthfulnesse our owne conscience shall condemne us and Posteritie shall curse us Who knoweth but