be demonstrate by
many reasons, as namely.

1. The Wars of GODS people, are called the Wars of the LORD, _Numb._ 21,
14. 2 _Chron_ 20. 15. and if our eating and drinking, much more our
engaging in war must be for God and for his glory; 1 _Cor._ 10. 31.
whatsoever we do in word or deed, we are commanded to do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, and so for his glory, _Col._ 3. 17. The Kingdom of GOD
and the righteousnesse thereof is to be sought in the first place and
before all other things, _Matth._ 6. 33. It was the best flower and
garland in the former expeditions of this Nation, that they were for God
and for Religion principally and mainly. But if the principal end of this
present Engagement were for the glory of GOD, How comes it to passe that
not so much as one of the desires of the Kirk, for the safety and security
of Religion in the said Engagement, is to this day satisfied or granted;
But on the contrary such courses taken as are destructive to Religion. And
if Gods glory be intended what meaneth the employing and protecting in
this Army so many blasphemers persecutors of Piety, disturbers of divine
worship, and others guilty of notorious and crying sins. Again, how can it
be pretended that the good of Religion is principally aimed at, when it is
proposed and declared that the Kings Majestie shall be brought to some of
his houses in or near _London_, with Honour, Freedom and Safety, before
ever there be any security had from him, or so much as any application
made to him for the good of Religion. What is this but to postpone the
honour of God, the liberties of the Gospel, the safety of Gods people to
an humane interest, and to leave Religion in a condition of uncertainty,
unsetlednesse and hazard, while it is strongly endeavoured to settle and
make sure somewhat else.

2. Suppose the ends of this Engagement to be good (which they are not) yet
the meanes and ways of prosecution are unlawfull, because there is no ane
equall avoiding of rocks on both hands, but a joyning with malignants to
suppresse Sectaries, a joyning hands with a black devill to beat a white
devil; They are bad Physicians who would so cure one disease as to breed
another as evil; or worse. That there is in the present Engagement a
confederacy and association in war with such of the _English_ who
according to the solemn League and Covenant and Declarations of both
Kingdoms, 1643. can be no otherwise looked upon but as Malignants and
enemies of