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<HEAD>A LETTER To the Right Honourable, and Right Reverend the Generall A&s;&s;embly of the Church of <HI>Scotland,</HI> or their Commi&s;sioners. <HI>The&s;e pre&s;ent,</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Right Honourable, right Reverend, and dearly beloved Brethren in Je&s;us Chri&s;t,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_AS VVe have great cau&s;e to ble&s;&s;e God for the brotherly union of the&s;e two Nations in the common Cau&s;e of Religion and Liberty, and for that good hand of ble&s;sing which hath accompanied the joynt indevors of both, in the pro&s;ecution thereof: &s;o we cannot but be &s;adly &amp; deep|ly &s;en&s;ible of tho&s;e many ob&s;tructions and difficulties wherwith God in his wi&s;dome hath &s;een good to exerci&s;e his &s;ervants in both Kingdomes, in the carry|ing on of that work, wherein they &s;tand &s;o much ingaged. Herein Hee hath clearely manife&s;ted his own power, wi&s;dom, and goodne&s;&s;e, for our incouragement to tru&s;t him in the managing of his own work; and our utter inabillity to effect it of our &s;elves, thereby to train us up to a more humble and faithfull dependance upon him to do all, when we by our own wi&s;dome and &s;trength can do nothing. Our perplexities, we mu&s;t confe&s;&s;e, are, and have bin many; and yet in the mid&s;t of them all, we cannot but thankfully acknowledge it, as a to ken for good, &amp; that which hath bin &amp; &s;till is a great comfort and refre&s;hing to our hearts, that God hath given you wi&s;dom timely to fore|&s;ee approaching dangers, but e&s;pecially to behold, as the &s;tedfa&s;tne&s;&s;e of your faith, in that both formerly you have bin, and at pre&s;ent are able to tru&s;t God in &s;traits, and to appear for him in greate&s;t dangers; &s;o your eminent faithfulnes and integrity, in your firm adhering to your fir&s;t principles, and chiefly in your con&s;tancy and zeal for the pre&s;ervation and pro&s;ecution of the <HI>Solemn League and Covenant,</HI> &s;o Religiou&s;ly inga|ged in by both Kingdoms, in your vigorous pur&s;uance whereof, with much thankful|ne&s;&s;e to God, we are very &s;en&s;ible, more particularly, of your &s;teering &s;o &s;teady and e|ven a cour&s;e between the dangerous Rocks of <HI>profanene&s;&s;e</HI> and <HI>malignancy</HI> on the one hand, and of <HI>error, &s;chi&s;me, here&s;ie,</HI> and <HI>bla&s;phemy</HI> on the other hand; as al&s;o of your con&s;tant de&s;ires and indevours to pre&s;erve the peace and union between the two Na|tions &s;o neerly, and &s;o many wayes united. In all which wee humbly acknowledge the mercy and faithfulne&s;&s;e of God, in guiding You &s;o graciou&s;ly hitherto; &amp; through His a&s;si&s;tance we &s;hall &s;till be ready to afford You the be&s;t help and incouragement of our <HI>Prayers</HI> and <HI>Prai&s;es</HI> to God on Your behalf; Having this confidence, that he who hath already vouch&s;afed you and us &s;o many ble&s;&s;ed pledges of his <HI>Favour,</HI> will in his own time and way accompli&s;h his own <HI>Worke,</HI> which &s;o much concerneth his own <HI>glory</HI> and his peoples <HI>good.</HI> To his mo&s;t gracious protection and guidance, in the&s;e doubtfull and dangerous times, we humbly commend You and all Your holy indevours, and re&s;t</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>ub&s;cribed in the name, and by the appointment of the whole A&s;&s;embly by us,
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<ITEM><HI>Charles Herle,</HI> Prolocutor,</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>W. Gouge</HI> A&s;&s;e&s;&s;or.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Henry Robrough</HI> Scriba.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Adoniram Byfield</HI> Scriba.</ITEM>
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<DATELINE>We&s;tmin&s;ter <DATE>June 7. 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P>This Letter was &s;ent with the Approbation of both Hou&s;es of Parliament.</P>
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<P>Printed at <HI>London</HI> for S. B. July 6. 1648.</P>
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