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A letter from the Assembly of Divines in England, and the commissioners of the…
A letter from the Assembly of Divines in England, and the commissioners of the Church of Scotland, written, and sent by order of the honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament, to the Belgic, French, Helvetian, and other reformed churches. Translated into English, and now published with the several inscriptions to those churches. By order of the said House.A letter from the Assembly of Divines in England, and the commissioners of the Church of Scotland, written, and sent by order of the honorable House of Commons assembled in Parliament, to the Belgick, French, Helvetian, and other reformed churches. Translated into English, and now published with the severall inscriptions to those churches. By order of the said House.
London: printed by Richard Cotes for Ralph Smith, 1644
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Die Mercurii, 22 Novemb. 1643.
It is this day Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, That the Assembly of Divines be moved to write Letters unto some Divines or Churches of Zealand and Holland, and to the Protestant Churches in France, Switzerland, and other Reformed Churches, to inform them against the great Artifices and Disguises of his Majesties Agents in these parts, of the true state of our affairs, and of the constant employment of Irish Popish Rebels, and other Papists to be Governors, Commanders and Soldiers, the many evidences of their intentions to introduce Popery, their endeavour to hinder the Reformation here intended, and condemning other Protestant Churches, as unsound, because not Prelatical. And that the Scots Commissioners be desired to join therein: And likewise that the Committees of the Lords and Commons, and of the Divines may advise with the Scots Commissioners in the Premises.
It is this day Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, That the Assembly of Divines bee moved to write Letters unto some Divines or Churches of Zealand and Holland, and to the Protestant Churches in France, Switzerland, and other Reformed Churches, to informe them against the great Artifices and Disguises of his Majesties Agents in these parts, of the true state of our affaires, and of the constant imployment of Irish Popish Rebels, and other Papists to bee Governours, Commanders and Souldiers, the many evidences of their intentions to introduce Popery, their indevour to hinder the Reformation here intended, and condemning other Protestant Churches, as unsound, because not Prelaticall. And that the Scots Commissioners bee desired to joyn therein: And likewise that the Committees of the Lords and Commons, and of the Divines may advise with the Scots Commissioners in the Premises.