s, during such time as the Scotish Army shall be employed in
the defence of the Kingdome of England, And to the end that nothing might
be wanting in the Parliament and Kingdome of England to facilitate this
work (wherein the true reformed Religion, not onely in these two
Kingdomes, but throughout all Europe is so highly concerned) We are
farther authorized to consider with their brethren the Estates and
Kingdome of Scotland, of what other Articles or propositions are fit to be
added and concluded, whereby this assistance and Union betwixt the two
Nations, may be made more beneficial and effectual for the security of
Religion and Libertie in both Kingdomes.

All which being taken into the serious and Christian consideration of the
right honourable the Lords and others of the Convention of the Estates of
Scotland, we hope there will not need many arguments to perswade and
excite them to give their consent, and that with all convenient speed, to
these desires of both houses of the Parliament of England; seeing now they
have so fully declared, as by what they have done already, so by what they
are yet desirous to do, that the true state of this cause and quarrel is
Religion, in the Reformation whereof they are, and have been so forward
and zealous, as that there is not any thing expressed unto them by their
brethren of Scotland, in their former or latter Declarations, which they
have not seriously taken to heart, and seriously endeavoured to effect,
(notwithstanding the subtle malicious and industrious oppositions) that so
the two Kingdomes might be brought into a near conjunction in one form of
Church-government, one directorie of worship, one Catechisme, &c. and the
foundation laid of the utter extirpation of Popery and prelacie out of
both Kingdomes. The most ready and effectual means whereunto, is now
conceived to be, that both Nations enter into a strict Union and league,
according to the desires of the two Houses of Parliament.

And to induce the perswasion of this (if there were cause) we might
observe, that, in the many Declarations made by the General Assembly or
States of Scotland, to their Brethren of England, there have been sundry
expressions, manifesting the great necessitie that both Kingdomes for the
securitie of their Religion and Liberties, should joyn in this strict
Union against the Papists, Prelats, and their adherents: As also in the
endeavour of a near conjunction between the Churches of both Nations.