A Modest Narrative
OF
INTELLIGENCE:
For the Republique of
ENGLAND & IRELAND.
From Saturday, August. 11. to Saturday, August 18. 1649.
NO King or Magistrate is to walk according to his own will, but according to
Law (that is, the constitution of that Kingdom whereof he is King,) as
being the minister of God for the safety of his People; So the Scots Kirk,
otherwise called the Court of the Church of Scotland, the Supream Power in
all cases, (else what means their Committee of Danger,) and over all persons,
(else what means that Church-Court Pennance inflicted upon their
Lords, &c. for offences in Civils, as Montross for his Rebellion,) in their late
Declaration of the 27. July, sess. 27. pag: 8.) And yet they must judg us for
judging according to our Law; the mystery of which they understand not as
well as we the mystery (not of iniquity,) of their Pennance chair, which needs
as much Reformation as their Jack in a box, Stilo Scoticano, their King. The
Reason that every King is to rule for the safety of his People, and not otherwise,
they give in pag. 9, because there is a mutual stipulation between the King
and his People, which is a ground of their reciprocal duties, which duty being
not performed on Huntleays part, he lost his head; and their unrepenting King
not performing his duty (which they say he does not,) he must, when they catch
him, lose his head, as did his predecessor Eugenius 8. the 62 King, see Buchanhist. L 3. pag. 164, 165. Quianon sacerdutum admonitionibus quicquam moveretur
in cootu procerum, omnibus in ejus exitium consentientibus, periit; Because he
harkeued not to the admonitions of the Kirk, by the judgment of his Nobles,
(all consenting to his death,) he perished; to which add Act.8. of the 1 Parl.
Of Jac. 6. mentioned also in pag. 9. where they also add, That the preserving
of the Kings person is subordinate to the duty of preserving the true Religion
and Liberties. for the ruine of which (they say) their Kings Father held himself
bound to employ his power, and that the Son walks in his Fathers principles
the peace with the Irish Rebels witnesses. By All which as they make good
what we have done, and therein close with us, so we (in their following us)
shall close with them.