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A69752 The doctrine and discipline of the Kirke of Scotland as it was formerly set forth by publicke authority and at this present commanded there to be practised in the said kirke, anno 1641 : together vvith some acts of generall assemblies clearing and confirming the same : as also an act of Parliament by the King and three estates of Scotland for rectifying of the said discipline : the first and second booke. Church of Scotland.; Church of Scotland. General Assembly. 1641 (1641) Wing C4224; ESTC R12551 88,536 119

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be advertised by his Grace For as much as the generall Assembly hath thought meet Edinburgh April 24. 1578. that the travels taken by them upon the policie shall be presented to the Kings Majesty and his highnesse Councell it was found meet that before the copies thereof were delivered they should be yet reviewed and over-seen by Mrs. Robert Pont Iames Lowson and David Lindsay and being written over according to the originall one copy should be presented by them to his highnesse with a supplication penned by them to that effect and another copy to the Counsell The time to be at the discretion of the said brethren so it be before the generall fast And in case conference and reasoning be craved upon the said heads the Assembly hath nominated Mr. Iohn Craig Alexander Arbuthnot the Laird of Dun William Christeson Iohn Row David Forguson Robert Pont Iames Lowson David Lindsay Iohn Dunkeson Androw Melvill Androw Hay Iames Craig to concurre and convene at such times appointed by the King and Counsell as advertisement shall be made to them by the said three brethren And that the said Commissioners at the said conference reason also in the head of the ceremonies and how farre Ministers may meddle with civill affaires and if they may vote in Counsell or Parliament It was required Edinburgh 24 April 1578. that if any brother had any reasonable doubt or argument to propone anent the head de Diaconatu that hee should be ready the morne to offer his reasons where hee shall bee heard and resolved According to the ordinance made yesterday all persons that have any reasonable doubt or argument to propone against the head of the policie were required to propone the same and none offered any argument to the contrary The generall Assembly of the Kirk finding universall corruption of the whole estates of the body of this Realme Ibidem the great coldnesse and slacknesse in Religion in the greatest part of the professors of the same with the dayly increase of all kind of fearefull sinnes and enormities as incest adulteries murthers and namely recently committed in Edinburgh and Sterling cursed sacriledge ungodly sedition and division within the bowels of the Realme with all manner of disordered and ungodly living which justly hath provoked our God although long-suffering and patient to stretch out his arme in his anger to correct and visite the iniquity of the land and namely by the present penury famine and hunger joyned with the civill and intestine seditions whereunto doubtlesse greater judgements must succeed if these his corrections work no reformation nor amendment in mens hearts Seeing also the bloudy conclusions of the cruell Councels of that Roman beast tending to extermine and rase from the face of all Europ the true light of the blessed word of salvation for these causes and that God of his mercy would blesse the Kings highnesse and his regiment and make him to have a happy and prosperous government as also to put in his Highnes heart and in the hearts of his noble Estates of Parliament not onely to make and establish good politick lawes for the weale and good government of the Realme but also to set and establish such a policy and discipline in the Kirk as is craved in the word of God and is contained and penned already to be presented to his Highnes and Councell that in the one and the other God may have his due praise and the age to come an example of upright and godly dealing Therefore the Assembly hath ordained the Act preceding hereanent to be precisely kept in all points Forasmuch as in the last Assembly commission was given to certaine brethren to present to the Kings Highnes and Councel Sterling Junii 10. 1578. the heads of the policie of the Kirk with a supplication to his Grace The Assembly desired the report of the brethrens proceedings who expounded and shew that according to their commission they exhibite to the Kings Majesty a copy of the heads of the policy with the supplication unto his Grace who gave a very comfortable good answer That not only would he concurre with the Kirk in all things that might advance the true Religion presently professed within this Realm but also would be a protector for the Kirk and thereafter his Grace presented to the Councell the said supplication who nominate persons to conferre in the matter and by his Majesties procurement obtained of the Councell that they might choose so many Ministers to conferre as was at length agreed upon which conference is ready to be showen In respect that at the desire of the Assembly Edinburgh Octob. 29. 1578. a certaine of the Nobility were convened viz. my Lord Chancellor the Earle of Montros my Lord Seatoun my Lord Lyndsay it was exponed and showen to the Moderator of this Assembly what care and study the Assembly had taken to entertaine and keepe the purity of the sincere word of God unmixed with the invention of their owne heads which their speciall care was to reserve to the posterity hereafter And seeing that the true religion is not able to continue nor endure long without a good discipline and policy in that part have they also imployed their wit and study and drawne forth out of the pure fountaines of Gods word such a Discipline as is meet to remaine in the Kirk which they presented to the Kings Majesty with their supplication at whose direction certaine Commissioners were appointed to reason with such as were deputed by the Kirk where the whole matter being disputed was resolved and agreed except a few heads and thereafter againe presented to the Lords of the Articles that the said Discipline might have place and bee established by the acts and lawes of the Realme wherein no the lesse their travells have not succeeded praying therefore the Nobility present as well openly to make profession to the Assembly if they will allow and maintaine the Religion presently established within this Realme as also the policy and discipline already spoken of and to labour at the King and Councels hands for an answer to the heads following to wit That his Grace and Councell will establish such heads of the policy as were already resolved and agreed upon by the said Commissioners and cause such others as were not finally agreed on to be reasoned and put to an end and that his Grace and Councell will restore to the Kirk the act of Parliament concerning the Thirds And that none vote in the Parliament in name of the Kirk except such as shall have commission from the Kirk to that effect And that presentations to benefices be directed to the Commissioners of Countries where the benefices lie And to the end that the matter may bee the better and sooner exped that their Lordships would appoint such time convenient there to as they may best spare that such of the brethren as shall bee named thereto may wait upon their Honours Hereunto the said Noblemen