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A86192	Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.	The declaration of Mr. Alexander Henderson, principall minister of the word of God at Edenbrough, and chiefe commissioner from the Kirk of Scotland to the Parliament and Synod of England: made upon his death-bed.	1648.0		.xml	application/xml	4237	93	43	I conceived it the duty of a good Christian , especially one of my profession , and in the condition that I lie , expecting God Almighty ' s-call , not only to acknowledge to the All-mercifull God , with a humble sincere remorse of Conscience , the greatnesse of this offence ; which being done in simplicity of Spirit , I hope with the Apostle Paul to obteine Mercy , because I did it through Ignorance : But also , for the better satisfaction of all others , to publish this Declaration to the view of the World ; to the intent , that all those ( especially of the Ministery ) who have beene deluded with mee , may by God's Grace , and my example ( though a weake and meane Instrument ) not only bee undeceived themselves , but also stirred up to undeceive others , with more alacritie and facilitie ; that the scandall may bee removed from our Religion and Profession , and the good King restored to his just Rights , and truly honoured and obeyed as God's-Annoynted and Vice-gerent upon earth ; and the poore distressed Subjects freed from those intollerable Burdens and Oppressions which they lye groaning under , piercing Heaven with their teares and cries ; and a solid Peace setled both in Kirke and Commonwealth , throughout all his Majesties Dominions , to the glory of God , and of our blessed Mediator and Saviour the Lord Christ . Therefore I exhort and conjure you , again and again , in the bowells of our Lord Christ , and words of a dying man , especially my brethren of the Ministry ; as you expect a blessing from God upon this distressed , distracted Kirke and Kingdome , upon you and your posterity ; as you desire to remove Gods heavie Judgements from this miserable Land , the Sword and Pestilence , and what else may follow , which I tremble to thinke of ; to stand fast and firme to this poynt of your Covenant , which you were bound to before by the Law of God and of this Land , and never suffer your selves by all the gilded allurement of this world , which will prove bitter and deceitfull at last , to relinquish it : Stand fast to your Native King most gracious to this Land farre beyond all his predecessors ; none owes greater obligation to him then the Ministry and Gentry , let not an indelible charracter of Ingratitude lye upon us that may turne to our ruine .	cache/A86192.xml	txt/A86192.txt
