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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58291	The recantation and hvmble svbmission of two ancient prelates of the kingdome of Scotland subscribed by their own hands and sent to the generall assemblie : as also the act of the said assemblie condemning episcopacy and other abuses which are contrary to the Word of God and the laws of this church and kingdome.	Lindsay, Alexander, ca. 1561-1639.; Grahame, George.; Church of Scotland. General Assembly.	1641 (1641)	Wing R611; ESTC R17222	3,852	9

First the pressing of this Church by Prelates with a Service Booke or Booke of Common Prayer without direction or warrant from the Church and containing besides the Popish frame thereof divers Popish errours and Ceremonies and the seeds of manifold grosse superstitions and Idolatrie with a Book of Canons without warrant er direction from the Generall Assembly establishing a Tyrannicall power over the Church in the person of Bishop and overthrowing the whole discipline and government of the Church by Assemblies with a Book of Consecration and Ordination without warrant of authoritie Civill or Ecclesiasticall appointing Offices in the house of God which are not warranted by the Word of God and repugnant to the Discipline and Acts of our Church with the Commission erected without the consent of the Church subverting the Jurisdiction and ordinarie Judicatories of this Church and giving to persons meerly Ecclesiasticall the power of both Swords to persons meerly Civill the power of the Keyes and Church Censures 2. A second cause was the Articles of Perth viz. Observation of Festivall dayes kneeling at the Communion Confirmation Administration of the Sacraments in private places which were brought in by a Civill Assembly and are contrary to the Confession of Faith 1590 as it was meant and subscribed in Ann. 1580. and divers times since to the order and Constitution of this Church 3. A third cause was the change of the Government of the Church from the Assemblies of the Church to the persons of Church-men usurping the priority and power over their brethren by the way and under the name of Episcopall government against the Confession Anno 1580. Against the order set down in the Book of Policy and against the intentions and Constitutions of this Church from the beginning 4. A fourth cause was the Civill places and power of Church men their sitting in Session Counsell and Exchequer Their Ridding sitting and voting in Parliament and their sitting in the Bench as Justices of Peace which according to the constitutions of the Church are incompatible with their spiritual function lifting up above their brethren and worldly pomp and do tend to the hinderance of the Ministry A fifth cause was The keeping and authorizing of corrupt Assemblies at Linlithgow 1606. 1608. at Glasgow 1610. at Aberdene 1616. at St. Andrews 1617. at Perth 1618. which are all null and unlawful as being called and constitute quite to ● order and constitutions of this Church received and practised ever since the Reformation of Religion And withall 〈…〉 ing to introduce Novations within this Church against the order and Religion established A sixt cause was The want of lawfull and free Generall Assemblies rightly constitute of Pastors Doctors and Elders yeerly or oftner pro re rata according to the liberty of the Church expressed in the Book of Policy and acknowledged in the Act of Parliament 1592. Which his Majesties Commissioner having heard patiently and examined particularly and all objections to the contrary being answered to the full The whole Assembly with expresse consent of his Majesties Commissioner in one heart and voice did declare that these such other proceedings from the neglect and breach of the N 〈…〉 all Covenant of this Church and Kingdom made in 〈…〉 have been indeed the true and maine cause of all our evil 〈◊〉 and distractions And therefore ordaines according to the Const●tutions of the Generall Assemblies of this Church and upon the grounds respective above specified that the foresaid Service Booke Book of Cannons and Ordination and High Commission be rejected still That the Articles of Perth be no more practised That Episcopall Government and the Civill places and power of Churchmen be holden still as unlawfull in this Church That the above named pretended Assemblies at Linlithgow 1606. 1608. at Glasgow 1610. at Aberdean 1616. at St. Andrews 1617. at Perth 1618. be hereafter accounted as nul and of none effect and that for preservation of Religion and proventing all such evils in time coming Generall Assemblies rightly constitute as the perfect and competent Judge of al matters Ecclesiasticall hereafter be kept yeerly and oftner as occasion and necessitie shall require The necessitie being first remonstrate to his Maiestie by humble Supplication as also of these occasionall Assemblies that Church Sessions Presbyteries and Sinodall Assemblies constitute and ordained according to the Book of Policies and Constitutions of this Church be also hereafter kept as occasion and necessity shall require FINIS