the Commission granted to the Persons appointed to repair
to the Kingdome of_ England.

The General Assembly, finding that the great Work of unity in Religion,
and uniformity of Kirk-government in all his Majesties Dominions is not
yet perfected, Do therefore renew the Commission granted for that effect
by the preceeding Assembly, unto the Persons appointed to repair to the
Kingdome of _England_ upon the 19. day of August 1643. in the last Session
thereof, Giving and granting to the Persons therin mentioned, the same
power, to do all and every thing particularly or generally contained in
the said Commission, in the same manner, and as fully, as if the same were
herein expressed, and as they might have done at any time by gone by
vertue of the former Commission.

_The Assemblies answer to the Presbyterie with the Armie._

_Reverend and loving Brethren in the LORD,_

We received yours of the 17 and 20 of May, and were much refreshed with
the knowledge you gave unto us therein, of your sense of our condition
here, and of the Lords dealing with yourselves there in your straits and
difficulties: We rejoyce exceedingly to see you make such a blessed use of
the Lords delayes, for your further Humiliation and Dependence upon him:
That Sanctuary, your Enemies, and the Enemies of your GOD hath taken,
shall not save them: You have found by experience in your marches and
maintenance, that events are not ordered by the propositions of men, but
by the Providence and purpose of GOD. There is a time for every purpose
under Heaven, and the Cup of the _Amorites_ must be filled: Which being
now full of every abomination, yea of the blood of the Saints, the cry
whereof cannot but be heard in Heaven, and answered on Earth, presageth no
lesse to us, than that the Lords time of his deliverance of his own, and
destruction of his Enemies draweth near.

We are not unsensible of your present estate, and by the Lords grace shall
be careful, both here and with our Congregations at home, to make all take
the same to heart. As for our condition here remembred with such pious
affection by you, we doubt not but ye have heard what the Lord hath done
for us; these happy beginnings of the Lords scattering our unnatural
Enemies in the North, gives us confidence of his assistance in the midst
of difficulties against these that assault us in the South: It is nothing
with the Lord to help whether with many, or with them that have no power.

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