An Answer to the declaration of the pretended assembly at Dundee and to a printed paper intituled The protestation given in by the dissenting brethren to the General Assembly, July 21, 1652, reviewed and refuted &c., in which answer are set down ten steps of their defection who follow the way of publick resolutions : together with observations upon some of the acts of the p. assemblies at Dundee and Edinburgh and some papers concerning the endeavors of the protesters for union with their brethren who differ from them in judgement.

DECLARATION.

THe fifth step is, When notwithstanding of this perillous pra∣ctice, all means of union of Forces, and healing of the breach was endeavoured by Church and State, yet union could not be had, except upon such conditions as the State and Church could neither in honour nor in conscience grant; whereby and through the dissipation of these Forces which aahered to the Remonstrance at Hamilton, the State and Church were necessitated either to render all up to the present rage of a perfidious and prevalent E∣nemy, or to make use of such as had been formerly received to re∣pentance for their sinfull courses, and admit others to repentance, from whom satisfaction might be gotten, agreeable to the Rules

of the Generall Assembly, that all togother might be employed for the just and necessary defence of the Cause and Kingdom, their naturall interest, obligations and solemn•• tyes by Covenant calling for the same.