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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70697	The Nationall assembly of Scotland with the oath taken by the Parliament men, etc. ... whereunto is annexed his most gracious Majesties speech to the Parliament of Scotland the 17 of August 1641.; In the Nationall Assemblie at Edinburgh the fourth day of August, 1641	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I). Kings speech to the Parliament of Scotland the 17th of August 1641.	1641 (1641)	Wing N234; ESTC R17370	1,483	5

THE NATIONALL ASSEMBLY OF SCOTLAND WITH The OATH taken by the Parliament men c. Printed at Edinburgh by James Bryson 1641. WHEREUNTO Is annexed his most gracious Majesties SPEECH To the PARLIAMENT of Scotland the 17. of August 1641. In the Nationall Assembly at Edinburgh the 4 day of August 1641. THe Assembly seriously considering the present case and condition of this Kirk and Kingdome what great things the Lord hath done for us especially since the renuing of our Covenant notwithstanding our former back-slydings and defection And if we either become remisse in the duties of pietie or shall not constantly hold and keepe our Religion unto which wee have bound our selves so straitly and solemnly what dishonour wee doe unto the name of God before men who have their eyes upon us and how great judgement wee bring upon our selves Upon these and the like considerations The Assembly doth find it most necessary to stir up themselves and to provoke all others both Ministers and People of all degrees not only to the religious exercises of publick worship in the congregation and private worship in their families and of every one by themselves apart but also to the duties of mutuall edification by instruction admonition exhorting one another to forwardnesse in Religion and comforting one another in whatsoever distresse and that in all their meetings whether in the way of civill conversation or by reason of their particular callings or any other occasions offered by divine providence no corrupt cōmunication proceed out of their mouth but that which is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers And because the meanes have been and may still be despised or abused and particularly the duty of mutuall edification which have been so little in use and so few know to practise in the right manner may be upon the one part subject to the mocking of ungodly and wordly men who can not endure that in others which they are not willing to practise themselves And upon the other part to many errors and abuses which the godly through their weakenesse may fall or by the craftinesse of others may bee drawn into Such as are errour heresie schisme scandall self-conceit and despising of others presuming above the common calling of Christians and usurping that which is proper to the Pastoral vocation contempt or mis-regard of the publick means idle and unprofitable questions which edifie not uncharitable censurings neglect of duties in particular callings businesse in other mens matters and callings and many such evils in doctrine charity and manners which have dolefully rent the bowels of other Kirks to the great prejudice of the Gospel Therefore the Assembly moved with the zeale of God against all abuses and corruptions and according to their manifold obligation most earnestly desiring and thirsting to promove the worke of reformation and to have the comfort and power of true godlinesse sensible to every soule and Religion to be universally practised in every family and by every person at all occasions doth charge all the Ministers and members of this Kirk whom they doe represent that according to their severall places and vocations they endeavour to suppresse all impiety and mocking of religious exercises especiall of such as put soule aspersions and factious or odious names upon the godly and upon the other part that in the feare of God they be aware and spiritually wise that under the name and pretext of religious exercises otherwise lawfull and necessary they fall not into the aforesaid abuses and specially that they eschew all meetings which are apt to breed errour scandall schisme neglect of duties and particular callings And such other evils as are the works not of the Spirit but of the flesh and are contrary to truth and peace and that the Presbyteries and Synods have a care to take order with such as transgresse the one way or other In the Assembly at Edinburgh the 6. day of August 1641. SInce it hath pleased God to vouchsafe us the liberty of yearely Generall Assemblies It is ordained according to the Acts of the Assembly at Edinburgh 1639. and at Aberdoen 1640. That no novation in Doctrine worship or Government bee brought in or practised in this Kirk unlesse it be first propounded examined and allowed in the Generall Assembly And that trangressours in this kind bee censured by Presbyteries and Synodes