your Majesty refuse to
hearken to this wholsome counsell (which the Lord forbid) we have
discharged our own consciences, we take GOD and Men to witnesse That we
are blamelesse of the sad Consequences which may follow, and we shall wait
upon the Lord, who, _when he maketh inquisition for blood, will not forget
the cry of the humble_. In the mean while, beseeching your Majesty to take
notice That we are not staggering or fainting through diffidence of the
successe of this Cause and Covenant of the three Kingdoms, unto which, as
GOD hath already given manifold Testimonies of his favour and blessing; so
it is our stedfast and unshaken confidence, that this is the Work and
Cause of GOD, which shall gloriously prevail against all opposition, and
from which, with the assistance of the grace of GOD, we shall never suffer
our selves to be divided or withdrawn, but shall zealously and constantly
in our severall Vocations, endeavour with our Estates and Lives, the
pursuing and promoving thereof.

That which we have concluded concerning Uniformity in Religion between
both Kingdoms, is to be humbly offered to your Majestie from the
Commissioners of this Kingdom, for your Royall Consent and Ratification.
Although your Majestie was not pleased to vouchsafe us the presence of
your Commissioner, according to the supplication of the Commissioners or
the preceeding Generall Assembly, yet we have proceeded with as much
respect to your Majesties honour, and as much remembrance of our duty, as
if your Royall Person had been present in the mids of us: And we shall
still continue our Prayers for you, that GOD would graciously incline your
heart to the counsels of Truth and Peace, and grant unto your Majestie a
long and happy Raign, that we may live under you a peaceable and quiet
life, in all Godlinesse and Honestie.

_The Assemblies Answer to their Commissioners at_ London.

_Reverend and beloved Brethren,_

These sweet Fruits of your long continued Labours in the Work of the Lord
entrusted to you, brought to us at this time by these two of your number,
whom you were pleased to send, were received by us with no small joy and
rejoycing, as being, in great part, the satisfaction of our Souls desire,
in that so much longed for, so much prayed for happy Uniformity of these
Kirks and Kingdoms: And an evident Demonstration to us, that the Lord hath
not, even in this time of his seen and felt displeasure, so covered
himself with the cloud