The Independents declaration delivered in to the Assembly. By Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhill, William…The Independants declaration delivered in to the Assembly. By Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhill, William…

And when not long after, upon occasion of the debate of one particular point, in which we differed from this Assembly, we moved it might be deferred, because we should present our Judgements and Reasons about it, with the rest, (for therein lay that which we accounted the favour of being made a Committee by you) it was publicly answered, that therefore the Assembly should the rather go on to the concluding of it, because we intended to bring it in; and before we could dispatch that Body we intended, so as to report it unto you according to your order; (the collection of the materials whereof, spent us two or three months, and we could not obtain the liberty to bring in any thing but the whole) this Assembly had presented to the honourable Houses, as well what had been sent up by pieces afore, as what was since concluded, in one entire Frame. By all which we perceived, that that which was the main end and use of presenting such a Model to this Assembly, would be frustrated.

And when not long after, upon occasion of the debate of one particular point, in which we differed from this Assembly, we moved it might be deferred, because we should present our Judgements and Reasons about it, with the rest, (for therein lay that which we accounted the favour of being made a Committee by you) it was publiquely answered, that therefore the Assembly should the rather go on to the concluding of it, because we intended to bring it in; and before we could dispatch that Body we intended, so as to report it unto you according to your order; (the collection of the materials whereof, spent us two or three months, and we could not obtain the liberty to bring in any thing but the whole) this Assembly had presented to the honourable Houses, as well what had been sent up by peeces afore, as what was since concluded, in one intire Frame. By all which we perceived, that that which was the main end and use of presenting such a Modell to this Assembly, would be frustrated.

And furthermore, we having given in (as this Assembly knows) but two heads of dissenting reasons: The one against the Presbyterial government over many Congregations: The other against the subordination of Synods. By the success of the latter we see, that this Assembly can assume the liberty (if it so please) to reserve those we shall now