A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in…A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in…

5. And what can we answer to all the Sister-Churches in Christendom, who have heard of so many Declarations, Letters, Ordinances, Remonstrances, promises before God, the world, and the elect Angels, that we came to this Reverend Assembly as willing to join with the professed desires and invitation of the honourable Houses of Parliament to remove not only government by Archbishops, ¹but likewise to settle such a government as is most agreeable to the word of God, most apt to procure and preserve the peace of the Church at home, and a happy union with the Church of Scotland, and other Reformed Churches abroad, in doctrine, worship, government, and one form of Catechism, and to establish the same by Law. To oppose heresies, errors, schisms, enjoin the National Covenant by Ordinance of Parliament to be taken by all; when now indulgence and more is yielded to all heresies, blasphemies and sects, and an army pleading for Liberty of conscience to all Religions, Popery not excepted, is owned and authorised by the Houses, whereas other humble and modest petitioners for a government according to the word of God, against the Erastian and unwarrantable government set up ⟨image 14⟩but in quarters and pieces, of which the Lord may say, Offer it now to your Governor, will he be pleased with it and accept your persons? have been checked and dismissed without an answer till his day, yea and censured as guilty of breach of privilege of Parliament, as it fared with the Reverend Assembly of Divines, for a submissive and humble supplication, for the Royal Prerogative of Jesus Christ in his own free Courts and Assemblies.

5. And what can wee answer to all the Sister-Churches in Christendome, who have heard of so many Declarations, Letters, Ordinances, Remonstrances, promises before God, the world, and the elect Angells, that we came to this Reverend Assembly as willing to joyne with the professed desires and invitation of the honourable Houses of Parliament to remove not only government by Archbishops, ¹but likewise to settle such a government as is most agreeable to the word of God, most apt to procure and preserve the peace of the Church at home, and a happy union with the Church of Scotland, and other Reformed Churches abroad, in doctrine, worship, government, and one forme of Catechisme, and to establish the same by Law. To oppose heresies, errors, schismes, injoyne the Nationall Covenant by Ordinance of Parliament to bee taken by all; when now indulgence and more is yeelded to all heresies, blasphemies and sects, and an army pleading for Liberty of conscience to all Religions, Popery not excepted, is owned and authorised by the Houses, whereas other humble and modest petitioners for a government according to the word of God, against the Erastian and unwarrantable government set up