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with them upon terms quite Prejudicial thereunto, And such as 
whereby we could not but dishonour our GOD, and bring His 
Wrath upon us, on this Account; And hence for our parts, the 
Fear of GOD makes us abhore any thoughts of thus Imbodying 
with them, or of any Union whatsoever of that sort, without 
making this our joint Covenant the Primary and Fundamental 
Article thereof. 
3 io. We can never for our parts Own or connive at the 
Civil-Places of Church-Men, and that Bishops should have a 
Legislative Power and Authority over us: Yea, We reckon the 
Title of Spiritual Lords, given to them as Blasphemous, The 
Lord Christ being the one only Lord in His Own House. 4 to. 
It is an Extream Grievance to us, to think, That not only the 
interest of the Church of England should be secured by an Oath 
of Abjuration, while that of ours is left to the Will and Discre- 
tion of the English in a British Parliament, But withal, for any 
thing we see or hear of as yet; Many in this Nation will be 
obliged to take the said Oath: Which considering the 2d Act of 
Parliament, To which it refers, cannot be done, without both 
Inferring, Guilt on our Part, Endangering our Church and 
inevitably causing many jealousies, Heart-burnings, and most 
grievous Ruptures amongst us. 
5 to. When we think how the Great GOD, who fixes the 
Bounds of Peoples Habitations, has granted to us this land; And 
by a very peculiar Providence has Preserved us as a free Nation, 
these 2000 Years, when many other Nations, Greater and 
Mightier then we have been Dispersed, and their Memory extinct ; 
How unaccountable does it appear to us that we should Destroy 
our Selves, and make a voluntar surrender of our Liberties, 
Sovereignity and Independency ; And that when our GOD has so 
often interposed by a Marvellous Providence for our Deliverance 
and Defence, from the Encroachments and Invasions of 
Forreigners and Injurious Neighbours! We should now distrust — 
our PROTECTOR and chuse England for the ground of our 
Confidence, our Shield and stay; Which as we look upon as 
contrary to GOD’s Word. So lewise to our SACRED COVE- 
NANTS, Whereby, according thereto, we are bound to maintain 
the Privileges of our Parliaments, and Liberties of the Subjects. 
6 to. We cannot see what Security we can have for what 
ever is dear to us, that we need to have secured in case of an 
