The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of ScotlandChurch of Scotland. General Assembly
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The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland. General Assembly
Ecclesiastical law -- Scotland; Scotland -- Church history -- 17th century
onely pressed this point of unity in Religion and Uniformity of Church
government, as a meane of a firme and durable union betwixt the two
Kingdomes, and without which former experiences put us out of hope long to
enjoy the puritie of the Gospel with Peace, but also have rendred the
reasons of our hopes and confidence, as from other considerations, so from
Your Majesties late Letter to this Assembly, that Your Majestie in a happy
conjunction with the Houses of Parliament, will be pleased to settle this
blessed Reformation, with so earnestly desired a Peace in all Your
Dominions. And therfore we Your Majesties most loving Subjects, in name of
the whole Kirks of _Scotland_, represented by us, upon the knees of our
hearts, do most humbly and earnestly beg, that Your Majesty in the deep of
Your Royall Wisdom, and from Your affection to the true Religion, and the
Peace of Your Kingdoms, may be moved to consider, that the God of Heaven
and Earth is calling for this Reformation at Your hands, and that as you
are his Vice-gerent, so You may be his prime Instrument in it. If it shall
please the Lord (which is our desire and hope) that this blessed unitie in
Religion and Uniformity in Government shall be brought about; Your
Majesties Conscience, in performing of so great a dutie: shall be a
well-spring of comfort to Your Self, Your memory shall be a sweet favour,
and Your name renowned to all following generations. And if these unhappy
commotions and divisions shall end in this peace and unity; then it shall
appeare in the Providence of God, they were but the noyse of many waters,
and the voyce of a great thunder before the voyce of harpers harping with
their harps, which shall fill this whole Iland with melodie and mirth, and
the name of it shall be, THE LORD IS THERE.
_The Declaration of the Parliament of_ England, _sent to the Assembly._
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