Nor
stayed their rage here, but as though the war had been against God,
publick Fasts have not only been neglected, but profaned by riotous
spending and making merry, Divine Worship have been in many parts
disturbed, some Ministers and people impeded from coming together, others
scattered when they were met, some taken out of Kirks in time of worship,
others apprehended at their coming out at the Kirk doors and carryed away;
Besides these Ministers in performing the worship of God have been
menaced, contradicted, not without blasphemous Oathes, yea their persons
in Pulpit assaulted, not to speak of the spoiling of their goods, taking,
beating, carrying away their persons and detaining them for a time. And
finally that which excedes all the rest and is more immediately and
directly against God, there hath also been many cruell mockings of his
Worship, and horrid blasphemies; And it is not to be marvelled that such
insolencies have been committed, since there hath been admitied upon this
service some Papists, some bloody Irish Rebels, some non Covenanters, and
very many fugitives from Kirk Discipline, Finally, even those who have
been upon the late Rebellion, and these not onely common Souldiers but
Commanders, beside many voluntiers who have no speciall command & trust.

Besides all these, the Liberties of the Kirk have been grievously
encroached upon; 1. By emitting Declarations from the Parliament and
Committee of Estates, containing severall things highly concerning
Religion without the advice or consent of the Generall Assembly or their
Commissioners, which was a ground of protestation to divers Members of
Parliament who have been most zealous and active in the Cause. 2. The
Article of Religion as expressed in the Declaration of Parliament hath in
it many dangerous expressions, which are particularly instanced in the
Representation of the Commissioners of the Generall Assembly; And the same
Article of Religion in the late Declaration of the Committee of Estates to
_England_ is more unsatisfactory then the former: Like as in the said late
Declaration there is a totall omission of some most materiall things
pretended to in the Declaration of Parliament as satisfactory in point of
securing Religion, _viz._ the clause concerning security to be had from
his Majesty by his solemn Oath under his hand and Seal, that he shall for
himself and his Successors give his Royall assent, and agree to such Act
or Acts of Parliament, a