The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland

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THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES OF THE
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND***The Acts
Of The
General Assemblies
Of The
Church of Scotland
From The Year 1638 to the Year 1649.
Inclusive.
Printed in the Year 1682.
To which are now added
The Index of the Unprinted Acts of these
Assemblies;
and the Acts of the General Assembly 1690.
Printed in the year 1691.Contents
To The Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The General Assembly, At Glasgow. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Act Sess. 6. November 27. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Act. Sess 7. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Act. approving the Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Act. Sess. 12. December fourth. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The six late pretended Assemblies condemned. . . 13
Reasons annulling the pretended Assembly,
holden at Linlithgow, 1606. . . . . . . . 13
Reasons for annulling the pretended Assembly at
Linlithgow, 1608. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Reasons for annulling the pretended Assembly at
Glasgow, 1610. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Reasons for annulling the pretended Assembly at
Aberdene, 1616. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The nullitie of the pretended Assembly at Saint
Andrews, 1617. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Reasons for annulling the pretended Assembly,
holden at Perth, 1618. . . . . . . . . . . 18
Act. Sess. 13. December 5. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Against the unlawfull oaths of intrants. . . . . . . 20
Act. Sess. 14. December 6. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Condemning the Service-book, Book of Canons,
Book of Ordination, and the high
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21ivThe Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland
Sentence of deposition and excommunication
against Mr. John Spottiswood,
pretended Archbishop of St. Andrews; Mr.
Patrik Lindsay, pretended Archbishop of
Glasgow: Mr. David Lindsay, pretended
Bishop of Edinburgh: Mr. Thomas
Sidserfe, pretended Bishop of Galloway:
Mr. John Maxwell, pretended Bishop
of Rosse: Mr. Walter Whyt-foord,
pretended Bishop of Brechen. . . . . . . . . 23
Sentence of deposition and excommunication,
against Mr. Adam Ballantyne, pretended
Bishop of Aberdeen, and Mr. James
Wedderburn pretended Bishop of
Dumblane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sentence of deposition against Master John
Guthry, pretended Bishop of Murray:
Mr. John Grahame, pretended Bishop of
Orknay, Mr. James Fairlie, pretended
Bishop of Lismoir: Mr. Neil Cambell,
pretended Bishop of Isles. . . . . . . . . 26
Sentence of deposition against Maister
Alexander Lindsay pretended Bishop of Dunkell. 28
Sentence of deposition against Master John
Abernethie pretended Bishop of Cathnes. 29
Act of the Assembly at Glasgow, Sess. 16. December
8. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Declaring Episcopacie to have been abjured by
the Confession of Faith, 1580. And to be
removed out of this Kirk. . . . . . . . . . 31
Act. Sess. 17. December 10. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The Assembly at Glasgow, declaring the five
Articles of Perth to have been abjured
and to bee removed. . . . . . . . . . . . 43v
Act. Sess. 21. December 17. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Act. Sess. 23, 24. 17. 18. . . . . . . . . . . 49
Act Sess. 14. December 18. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Act. Sess. 25. 19. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Against the civil places and power of Kirk-men. . 69
Act Sess. 26. December 20. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Act. Sess. 26. 20. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Act Sess. 26. December 20. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Act Sess. 26. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Act Sess. 26. December 20. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Concerning the subscribing the confession of
Faith lately subscribed by his Majesties
Commissioner, and urged to be
subscribed by others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Act. Sess. 26. December 20. 1638. . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Concerning yearly generall Assemblies. . . . . . 75
Ordaining an humble supplication to be sent to
the Kings Majestie. . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
The General Assembly, At Edinburgh, 1639. . . . . . . . . 83
Sess. 8. August 17. 1639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Master George Grahame his renouncing and
abjuring of Episcopacie. . . . . . . . . . 83
Sess. 8. August 17. 1639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Act containing the Causes and Remedie of the
by-gone Evils of this Kirk. . . . . . . . . 84
Sess. 18. Aug. 26. 1639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Act approving an old Register of the Generall
Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Act Sess. 19. August 27. 1639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Act approving the deposition of the Ministers by
the Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Act Sess. 20. Aug. 28. 1639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Act anent receiving of deposed Ministers. . . . . 90
Act Sess. 21. August 29. 1639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90viThe Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland
Act anent the keeping of the Lords Day. . . . . . 91
Act Sess. 22. Aug. 29. 1639. a Meridie. . . . . . . . . 91
Articles and Overtures approved by the Assembly. 91
Sess. 23. August 30. 1639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
The Supplication of the General Assembly to
the Kings Majesties Commissioner,
concerning the Book, called, The large
Declaration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
The Supplication of the Assembly to His
Majesties High Commissioner, and the
Lords of secret Councell. . . . . . . . . . 95
The Act of the Lords of Councel at Edinburgh,
August 30. 1639. containing the Answer
of the preceding Supplication. . . . . . . 96
The Kings Majesties Commissioners Declarations. 97
Like as his Commissioner, read and
gave in the Declaration following, of his
consent to the Act of the Assembly 17.
August, anent the causes of our by gone
evils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Like as His Majesties Commissioner, read and
gave in the Declaration following: . . . . 99
Act ordaining the subscription of the Confession
of Faith and Covenant, with the
Assemblies Declaration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Act anent Appellations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Act anent advising with Synods and Presbyteries
before determination in Novations. . . . 101
Act anent Ministers Catechising, and Family
Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sess. 24. Aug. 30. a meride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
The Assemblies Supplication to the KINGS
MAJESTIE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103vii
The Generall Assembly, Conveened at Aberdene, July 28.
1640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Sess. 2. July 29. 1640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Overtures given in by the Committee appointed
by the last Assembly, anent the
ordering of the Assembly-house: Which being
read in audience of the Assembly they
approved the same. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Act anent the demolishing of Idolatrous
Monuments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Act against Witches and Charmers. . . . . . . . . 107
Sess. 5. Aug. 1. 1640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Act for censuring speakers against the Covenant. 107
Sess. 10. Aug. 5. 1640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Act against Expectants refusing to subscribe the
Covenant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
The Generall Assembly, Holden at St. Andrews, and
Edinburgh. 1641. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Sess. 1. July 20. 1641. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Sess. 3. July 28. 1641. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sess. 5. July 30. 1641. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Act anent old Ministers bruiking their Benefices. 111
Sess. 8. Aug. 2. 1641. a meridie. . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Act against sudden receiving Ministers deposed. . 112
Sess. 9. Aug. 3. 1641. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Sess. 10. August 4. 1641. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Act against Impiety and Schisme. . . . . . . . . . 113
Sess. 14. August 6. 1641. a Meridie. . . . . . . . . . . 115
Act anent Novations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Act. Sess. 15. August 7. 1641. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Overtures anent Bursars, and Expectants. . . . . 116
Act Sess. 17. August 9. 1641. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Act against unlawfull Bands. . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sess. 18. August 9. 1641. a meridie. . . . . . . . . . . 118viiiThe Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland
A Letter from some Ministers in England to the
Assemblie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
The Assemblies Answer to the English Ministers
Letter.