That the heads of the Covenant had no sooner notice of the peaceable course intended by us, but they flew out in farr greater violence.—Pag. [79] and [113].
That the Proclamation, Julii 4, would have beene receaved by the people with humble and thankfull acknowledgment, if they had not beene not onelie diverted, but perverted by these men, who interpreted everie satisfaction of the subjects to be a divideing from themselves.—Pag, [92], [93].
That, in our Privat Meetings and Publict Sermonds, we have endeavoured to settle in the subjects mynds, opinions, feares, and jealousies quyte contrare to our printed asseverations—Pag. [107].
That the principall Covenanters, Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Ministers, protested to the Kings Commissioner, that their meaning was never to abolische Episcopall governments, but to have it limited, and censurable by the Generall Assemblie; and that they had farr rather live under it than under the tyrannie of Presbitries, which they have heard the Fathers complaine of, and bidd them bewarr of.—Pag. [114], [115].
That the heads of the Covenant had layd upon the King that aspersion that he intended to bring in Poperie, or, at least, to tollerat the same; becaus they believed it was the most powerfull meanes of alienating the mynds of the people from him, which they onlie intendit—Pag. [125], [126].
That the Marqueis of Hamilton presented to his Majestie not only the improbabilitie that ever the ring leaders of that rebellion would desist untill they had obtained their wicked ends, and that the only hope of peace was placed in dividing the people from them, by preferring unto the people such graceous favours as in all likeliehood they neither could nor would reject.—Pag. [126].
That laymen did not sitt in Presbitries 40 yeares before.—Pag. [132] and [191].
That it is unquestionablie true that Episcopacie may and doth consist with the Confession of Faith. Pag. [158] and [177].
That Archbishops and Bishops, September 1638, had and have still a settled office in the Kirk be Parliament, nay, and be Assemblie too.—Pag. [180].
That the Covenanters choose none to the Assemblie but such as they were sure would receave no satisfaction, and keepe all uthers from accepting any.—Pag. [188].