By the Letter you sent to Us, with this bearer, Mr. James Sharp, and by the account he gave of the State of Our Church there, VVe have received full Information of your sense of Our Sufferings, and of your constant Affection and Loyalty to Our Person and Authority. And therefore We will detain him here no longer, (of whose good services We are very sensible) nor will We delay to let you know by him Our gracious acceptance of your Address, and how well We are satisfied with your carriages, and with the generality of the Ministers of Scotland, in this time of triall, whilest some, under specious pretences, swerved from that Duty and Allegiance they owe to Us. And because such, who, by the coun­tenance of Usurpers, have disturbed the Peace of that Our Church, may also labour to create Jealousies in the mindes of well meaning people; VVe have thought fit by This, to assure you, that, by the grace of God, VVe do resolve to discountenance Profanity, and all Contemners and Opposers of the Ordinances of the GOSPEL. VVe do also resolve to Protect and Preserve the Government of the Church of Scotland, as it is settled by Law, without violation; and to countenance, in the due exercise of their Functions, all such Mini­sters who shall behave themselves dutifully and peaceably, as becomes men of their Calling. VVe will also take care, that the Authority and Acts of the Generall Assembly at St. Andrews and Dundee, in the year, 1651. be owned and stand in force, untill VVe shall call another Generall Assembly (which VVe purpose to do assoon as Our Affairs will permit) And VVe do intend to send for Mr. Robert Dowglasse, and some other Ministers, that VVe may speak with them in what may further concern the Affairs of that Church. And as VVe are very well satisfied with your resolution not to meddle without your Sphere; So VVe do expect, that Church-judica­tories in Scotland, and Ministers there, will keep within the compasse of their Station, meddling only with matters Ecclesiastick, and promoting Our Authority and Interest with Our Subjects against all Opposers; And that they will take speciall notice of all such, who, by preaching [...] private Conventicles, or any other way, transgresse the limits of their Calling, by endeavouring to corrupt the people, or sow seeds of disaffection to Us, or Our Government. This you shall make known to the severall Presbyteries within that Our Kingdom: And as We do give assurance of Our favour and encouragment [...]o you, and to all honest deserving Ministers there; So We earnestly recommend it to you all, that you be earnes in your Prayers, publick and privat, to Almighty God, who is Our Rock and Our Deliverer, both for Us and for Our Government, That We may have fresh and constant supplies of his Grace, and the right improvement of all his Mercies and Deliverances, To the honour of his great Name, and the peace, safety and benefit of all Our Kingdoms. And so We bid you heartily farewell.