Prelaticall Faction, with all their malignant adherents, the
common enemies of Reformation, truth and peace.

We are likewise much ingadged to the great vigilancie and travels of the
honourable Convention of the Estates of Scotland, in contributing their
brotherly advice, and for their readinesse to give assistance for
recovering and settling the peace of this Kingdome, against the devices,
power and practices of the enemies of Religion, and the publick Good,
whereof some hints are given in that Answer and of which we doubt not but
the honourable Houses or Parliament will be so sensible as to give such a
return as becomes them: for they, better knowing then we do, the depth of
the evils under which this Nation now groaneth, and the further dangers
imminent, will be more able to value and improve the great affection and
wisedome of their Brethren, in points of so high and generall
concernement, for the safetie and glory of the Kings Majestie, and of all
his Kingdomes, and are more fit to take notice of advices of that kinde,
in reference to the civil State, which therefore we wholly leave with
them.

But as for the many prudent, pious, and reosonable admonitions which
concerne our Assembly, the good Lord reward (for we cannot) seven fold
into your bosomes all the good, which you have laboured to procure unto
the House of our GOD, and blessed be his Name who hath put such a thing as
this into the hearts of our Parliament, to cleanse the House of the Lord
of all the uncleannesse that is in it, by impure Doctrine, Worship, or
Discipline.

Nor can we in the depth of all our sufferings and sorrows, withhold our
hearts from rejoycing in the wonderful goodnes of God toward this
Kingdome, in that he hath let us see the gracious fruit of your effectuall
prayers and teares, as well as of our own endeavours this way: In bringing
together this Assembly, although in a very troublous time, whereby we may
have better opportunity more fully to poure out our soules jointly and
together to our GOD, for healing of this now miserable Church and Nation:
To consider throughly, for what more especially the Land mourneth, and how
we may be most usefull to our great GOD and Master JESUS CHRIST; In
contributing somewhat to the vindicating of his precious truth, many wayes
corrupted through the craft of men that have lyen in wait to deceive: In
the seeking out of a right way of worshipping our GOD according to his own
heart: In promoting the pow