Heart, drawne from you a Declaration that you will love Parliaments. And againe, this will be mett, I make no Question, with fuch Refpect, that their Demands will be juft, dutifull and moderate: For they that know thus to give, knowe what is fit to afke: then cannot your Majestie do leffe than outgoe their Demands or elfe you doe leffe than your felfe, or them: For your Meffage begat Truft, their Truft and your Promife muft then beget Performance. This being done, then fhall I with a glad Heart hold this Worke as well ended as now begun, and then fhall I hope that Parliaments fhalbe made hereafter fo frequent, by the Effects and good Ufe of them, as fhall have this further Benefit, to deterre from approaching your Eares thofe Projectors and Inducers of Innovation, as Disturbers both of Church and Common-wealth. Now Sir, to open my Heart and to eafe my Griefe, please you to pardon me a Word more. I must confeffe I have long lived in Paine, Sleepe hath given mee no Reft, Favours and Fortunes no Content, much have bene my fecret Sorrowes to be thought the Man of Separation, and that divided the KING from his People, and them from him; but I hope it fhall appeare, they were fome mistaken Mindes, that would have made me the evill Spirit that walked betweene a good Mafter and a loyal! People for ill Offices. Whereas by your Majefties Favour, I fhall ever endeavour to approve my felfe a good Spirit breathing nothing but the best of Services unto them all. Therefore this Day, I account more bleffed unto me than my Birth, to see my felfe able to ferve them, to fee you brought in Love with Parliaments, to fee a Parliament expreffe fuch Love to you. Love them I befeech you, and God fo love me and mine, as I joy to fee this Day.

The Charge of the SCOTTISH Commiffioners against CANTERBURIE and the Lieuetenant of IRELAND. Together with their Demand concerning the Sixt Article of the Treaty.

Whereunto is added the Parliaments Refolution about the Proportion of the SCOTTISH Charges, and the SCOTTISH Commiffioners thankfull Acceptance thereof.

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Ovations in Religion, which are univerfally acknowledged to bee the main Caufe of Commotions in Kingdomes and States, and are knowne to bee the true Cause of our prefent Troubles, were many and great, befide the Bookes of Ordination, and Homilies, 1. Some particular Alterations in Matters of Religion, preffed upon us without Order, and a

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gainst Law, contrary to the Forme eftablished in our Kirk. 2. A new Booke of Canons and Conftitutions Ecclefiafticall. 3. A Liturgie or Booke of Common-prayer, which did alfo carry with them many dangerous Errours in Matters of Doctrine. Of all which we chalenge the Prelate of Canterbury, as the prime Caufe on Earth.

And first, that this Prelate was the Author and Urger of fome particular Changes, which made great Disturbance amongst us, wee make manifeft: 1. By fourteen Letters fubfcribed, W. Cant. in the Space of two Years, to one of our pretended Bishops, Bannatine, wherein hee often enjoyneth him, and other pretended Bishops, to appear in the Chappell in their Whites, cuntrary to the Cuftome of our Kirk, and to his Promise made to the pretended Bishop of Edinburgh, at the Coronation, that none of them after that Time, fhould be preffed to weare thefe Garments, thereby moving him against his Will to put them on for that Time, wherein he directeth him to give Order for faying the English Service in the Chappell twice a Day, for his Neglect fhewing him that hee was disappointed of the Bishopricke of Edinburgh, promifing him upon his greater Care of thefe Novations, Advancement to a better Bishoprick, taxing him for his Boldneffe in preaching the found Doctrine of the reformed Kirkes, against Mafter Mitchell, who had taught the Errors of Arminius, in the Point of the Extent of the Merit of Christ, bidding him send up a Lift of the Names of Councellours and Senatours of the Colledge of Juftice, who did not communicate in the Chappell in a Forme which was not received in our Kirke, commending him when he found him obfequious to these his Commands, telling him that hee had moved the King the fecond Time for the Punishment of fuch as had not received in the Chappell: and wherein hee upbraideth him bitterly, that in his first Synod at Aberdeen, hee had onely difputed against our Custome of Scotland, of Fafting fometimes on the Lords-day, and prefumptuously cenfuring our Kirk, that in this we were oppofite to Chriftianity it felfe; and that amongst us there were no Canons at all: More of this Stuffe may be feene in the Letters themselves.

Secondly, By two Papers of Memoirs and Inftructions from the pretended Bishop of Saint Androis, to the pretended Bishop of Roffe, comming to this Prelate for ordering the Affaires of the Kirk, and Kingdome of Scotland, as not onely to obtaine Warrants, to order the Exchequer, the Privy Counfell, the great Commiffion of Surrenders, the Matter of Balmerino's Proceffe, as might please our Prelates, but Warrants alfo for fitting of the High Commiffion Court once a Week in Edinburgh, and to gain from the Noblemen, for the Benefit of Prelates, and their Adherents, the Abbacies of Kelfo, Ar. broith, S. Androis, and Lindors: and in the fmalleft Matters to receive his Comands, as for taking downe Galleries, and Stone-walls, in the Kirks of Edinburgh and Saint Androis, for no other End but to make Way for Altars, and Adoration towards the Eaft, which befides other Evils, made no fmall Noife, and Disturbance amongst the People, deprived hereby, of their ordinary Accommodation for publique Worship.

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The fecond Novation which troubled our Peace, was a Booke of Canons, and Conftitutions Ecclefiafticall, obtruded upon our Kirk, found by our generall Affembly to be devised for establishing a tyrannicall Power, in the Perfons of our Prelates, over the Worship of God, over the Confciences, Liberties, and Goods of the People; and for abolishing the whole Discipline, and Governement of our Kirk, by generall and provinciall Affemblies, Prefbyteries, and Kirk Seffions, which was fetled by Law, and in continuall Practife fince the Time of Reformation; that Canterbury was Master of this Worke, is manifeft.

By a Booke of Canons fent to him, written upon the one Side onely, with the other Side blanke, for Corrections, Additions, and putting all in better Order, at his Pleafure; which accordingly was done as may appeare by Interlinings, Marginalls, and filling up of the blanke Page with Directions fent to our Prelates; and that it was done by no other than Canterbury, is evident by his magifteriall Way of prefcribing, and by a new Copy of these Canons, all written with Saint Androis owne Hand, precifely to a Letter, according to the former Caftigations, fent backe for procuring the Kings Warrant unto it, which accordingly was obtained; but with an Addition of fome other Canons, and a Paper of fome other Corrections: According to which the Booke of Canons thus compofed, was published in Print, the Inspection of the Bookes, Inftructions, and his Letters of Joy, for the Succeffe of the Worke, and of other Letters of the Prelate of London, and the Lord Sterling, to the fame Purpose; all which we are ready to exhibite, will put the Matter out of all Debate.

Befide this generall, there be fome Things more fpecially worthy to be adverted unto, for difcovering his Spirit. I. The 4. Canon of Cap. 8. for as much as no Reformation in Doctrine, or Difcipline, can be made perfect at once in any Church; therefore it fhall, and may be lawfull for the Church of Scotland, at any Time, to make Remonftrance to his M. or his Succeffors, &c. Because this Canon holdeth the Doore open to more Innovations, he writeth to the Prelate of Roffe his privy Agent, in all this Worke, of his great Gladneffe, that this Canon did ftand behind the Curtaine, and his great Defire that this Canon may be printed fully as one that was to be most usefull. Secondly, the Title prefixed to thefe Canons by our Prelates. Canons agreed upon to be proponed to the feverall Synods of the Kirk of Scotland, is thus changed by Canterbury; Canons and Conftitutions Ecclefiafticall, &c. ordained to be obferved by the Clergy. He will not have Canons to come from the Authority of Synods, but from the Power of Prelates, or from the Kings Prerogative. Thirdly, The formidable Canon, Cap. 1. 3. threatning no leffe than Excommunication against all fuch Perfons whofoever fhall open their Mouthes against any of thefe Books, proceeded not from our Prelates, nor is to be found in the Copy fent from them, but is a Thunderbolt forged in Canterburies own Fire. 4. Our Prelates in divers Places witneffe their Diflike of Papists. A Minifter fhal be depofed if hee bee found negligent to convert Papifts. Chap. 18. 15. The Adoration of the Bread is a Superstition to be condemned, Chap. 6. 6. They call the abfolute Neceffity of Baptisme an

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5. Our Prelates have not Errour of Popery, Chap. 6. 2. But in Canterburies Edition, the Name of Papifts and Popery is not fo much as mentioned. the Boldneffe to trouble us in their Canons, with Altars, Fonts, Chancels, reading of a long Liturgie before Sermon, &c. But Canterbury is punctuall, and peremptory in all these. 6. Although the Words of the tenth Canon, Chap. 3. be faire, yet the wicked Intentions of Canterbury and Rofs, may bee feen in the Point of Juftification of a Sinner before God, by comparing the Canon as it came from our Prelates, and as it was returned from Canterbury, and printed, our Prelates fay thus: It is manifest that the Superftition of former Ages bath turned into a great Prophanenesse, and that People are growne cold, for the most Part, in doing any Good, thinking there is no Place to good Workes, because they are excluded from Juftification. Therefore fhall all Minifters, as their Text giveth Occafion, urge the Neceffity of good Workes, as they would be faved; and remember that they are via regni, the Way to the Kingdome of Heaven, though not caufa regnandi, bowbeit they be not the Caufe of Salvation. Here Rofs giveth his Judgement, That bee would have this Canon fimply commanding good Workes to be preached, and no Mention made what Place they have or have not in Juftification. Upon this Motion, fo agreeable to Canterburies Mind, the Canon is fet down as it ftandeth, without the Distinction of via regni, or caufa regnandi, or any Word founding that Way, urging onely the Neceffity of good Works. 7. By comparing Can. 9. chap. 18. as it was fent in Writing from our Prelates, and as it is printed at Canterburies Command, may be alfo manifeft, that hee went about to establish auricular Confeffion, and Popish Abfolution. 8. Our Prelates were not acquainted with Canons for inflicting of arbitrary Penalties: But in Canterburies Book, wherefoever there is no Penaltie expreffely fet down, it is provided that it shall be arbitrary, as the Ordinary fhall think fitteft. By thefe, and many other the like, it is apparant, what tyrannicall Power he went about to establish in the Hands of our Prelats, over the Worship, and the Souls and Goods of Men, over-turning from the Foundation, the whole Order of our Kirk, what Seedes of Popery hee did fow in our Kirk, and how large an Entry hee did make for the groffeft Novations afterward, which hath beene a maine Cause of all their Combuftion.

The third and great Novation was the Booke of Common Prayer, Adminiftration of the Sacraments, and other Parts of divine Service, brought in without Warrant from our Kirk to be univerfally received, as the only Forme of divine Service, under all highest Paines both Civil and Ecclefiafticall; which is found by our national Affembly, befide the Popish Frame, and Formes in divine Worship, to containe many Popish Errors, and Ceremonies, and the Seeds of manifold and groffe Superftitions and Idolatries, and to be repugnant to the Doctrine, Difcipline, and Order of our Reformation, to the Confeffion of Faith, Conftitutions of generall Affemblies, and Acts of Parliament, eftablishing the true Religion: That this also was Canterburies Worke, wee make manifeft.

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By Canterburies owne Letters, Witneffes of his Joy, when the Book was ready for the Preffe, of his Prayers that God would speed the Worke, of his Hope to fee that Service fet up in Scotland, of his Diligence to fend for the Printer, and directing him to prepare a black Letter, and to fend it to his Servants at Edinburgh, for printing this Booke. Of his Approbation of the Proofes fent from the Preffe. Of his Feare of Delay, in bringing the Worke ipeedily to an End, for the great Good, (not of that Church, but) of the Church. Of his encouraging Roffe who was entrusted with the Preffe, to ga on in this Peece of Service without Feare of Enemies. All which may be feene in the Autographs and by Letters fent from the Prelate of London to Roffe, wherein as he rejoyceth at the Sight of the Scottish Canons; which although they should make fome Noife at the Beginning, yet they would be more for the Good of the Kirk, than the Canons of Edinburgh, for the Good of the Kingdome. So concerning the Liturgy he fheweth, that Roffe had fent to him, to have an Explanation from Canterbury of fome Paffages of the Service Booke, and that the Preffe behoved to stand till the Explanation come to Edinburgh, which therefore he had in Haste obtained from his Grace, and fent the Dispatch away by Canterburies owne Convaiance.

But the Booke it felfe as it ftandeth interlined, margined and patcht up, is much more than all that is expreffed in his Letters, and the Changes and Supplements themselves, taken from the Maffe Book, and other Romish Rituals, by which he maketh it to vary from the Book of England, are more pregnant Testimonies of his Popish Spirit, and wicked Intentions, which he would have put in Execution upon us, than can bee denied. The large Declaration profeffeth, that all the Variation of our Booke, from the Book of England, that ever the King understood, was in fuch Things as the Scottish Humour would better comply with, than with that which stood in the English Service. Thefe Popish Innovations therefore have beene furreptitiously inferted, by him without the Kings Knowledge, and against his Purpose. Our Scottish Prelates do petition that fomething may be abated of the English Ceremonies, as the Croffe in Baptifme, the Ring in Marriage, and fome other Things. But Canterbury will not only have thefe kept, but a great many more, and worfe fuperadded, which was nothing else, but the adding of Fewell to the Fire. To expreffe and difcover all, would require a whole Booke, we fhall onely touch fome few in the Matter of the Communion.

This Booke inverteth the Ordour of the Communion, in the Booke of England, as may be feen by the Numbers, fetting downe the Orders of this new Communion, 1. 5. 2. 6. 7. 3. 4. 8. 9. 10. 15. Of the divers fecret Reafons of this Change, we mention one onely, In joyning the fpirituall Praise and Thanksgiving, which is in the Booke of England, pertinently after

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