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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85362	Good newes from the assembly in Scotland, now sitting in consultation, concerning their ecclesiasticall government in the church. Exhibited to this Parliament in England, concerning this present reformation in England, with their heartie desires this ensuing treatise may be forthwith enacted; for the satisfaction of all good subjects, here or elsewhere. From Edenburgh, August 4. 1642.	Scotland. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing G1069; Thomason E109_37; ESTC R8692	2,569	8

GOOD NEWES From the Assembly in Scotland now sitting in consultation concerning their Ecclesiasticall Government in the CHURCH Exhibited to this Parliament in England concerning this present Reformation in England with their heartie desires this ensuing Treatise may be forthwith enacted for the satisfaction of all good Subjects here or elsewhere From Edenburgh August 4. 1642 Au●st 10th IN DOMINO CONFIDO London printed for J. W. 1642. DOCTRINA PARIT VIRTVTEM Good Newes from the Assembly in Scotland now sitting in consultation concerning their Ecclesiasticall Government THe Confession of Faith and Reformation of the Kirk of Scotland in doctrine discipline and worship so far as the Reformers did conceive and understand were regulated by the word of God grounded upon Scripture as is acknowledged by the Harmony of Confessions of the Reformed Kirks and by the testimony of the best and most eminent Divines which have been in the Kirk of England or in the Reformed Kirks at that time and to this day amidst the greatest desolation notwithstanding the ambition and usurpation of Prelates no other Ministers and Office-bearers have been acknowledged or received by the Reformed Kirk of Scotland but Pastours Doctours and Elders with Deacons These being warranted with Scripture and being sufficient for all the necessarie uses of the Kirk of Scotland yet so that the Prince and Civill Magistrate hold his owne eminent place and Civill Power for the consolation and purgation of Religion No man here were were he never so wise and pious above others or doth he never so much abrogate authoritie unto himselfe hath the reines of Kirk government in his hands to dispose or doe what seemeth good in his owne eyes but all matters are advised and determined by Common Consent in the Conventions and Assemblies of the Kirk which Assemblies were of foure sorts and degrees commonly designed by the names of Kirk-Sessions or Consistories Presbyteries Provinciall Synods and Generall or Nationall Assemblies The Kirk-Sessions or Consistorie doe consist of one Minister at least approved for his learning life and skill in government and of Elders men of best knowledge and holiest of life in the parish so many in number as the proportion of the Congregation doth require who are chosen with the consent of the people and in the presence of the people solemnly admitted to their charge These convene weekly for orderin●●uch matters of the worship of God as are proper for that parish as what dayes of the week are me●●est for assembling to the publike worship or catec●●zing and what houres in the Lords day before noone and after●oone are sittest for the exercise of that d●y 〈◊〉 what times the Communion shall be given for consulting of Delinquents in swearing curling profanation of the Lords day drunkennesse fornication And for dilating greater offences such as heresie superstition adulterie if any be suspected if there be any scandall within their bounds that all Trangressours may be brought to repentance or separated from the people of God according to the Ordinances of Christ and order of the Kirk Here also the Deacons are present to receive direction in their dutie Presbytery or Classicall meeting doth consist of particular Kirks in such a circuit 12 16 or 20. Or so many as by conveniencie of the place can weekly assemble here one elder of each parish appointed by the particular Kirk-Session and the whole Ministers of these doe meet where the Ministers and others bee admitted to the Ministry whom we call expectance exercise their gifts by course in publike the exercised or prophesie being ended the Minister and Elders sit downe and after prayer and censure of the Doctrine they use the power of Iurisdiction Ordination Suspensation Deprivation Visitation of Kirks tryals of the projects of Excommunication deduced by the particular elderships and of direction to the Ministers of the parish to excommunicate if need be Here the Scandalous faults of Ministers in Doctrine or life are declared and all persons of whatsoever qualitie disobedient to their owne Ministers and Elders are with great authority censured Provinciall Synods doe consist of the whole Presbyteryes shires or provinces so that the whole Kingdome is divided into Shires or Provinces in relation to those Synods Here all the Ministers and one Elder from every parish doe meet twice in the yeare and after preaching and calling upon the name of God by the Moderators of the preceding Synode a new Moderator being chosen they trie the Presbyteries by their Records presented by the Clerk of every Presbyterie what was obscure or difficult for the Presbyteries or might concerne them all in common is determined and ordained and if any difficultie doe arise which doth not fall under some Kirk constitution it is referred to the National Assemblie all matters are with such deligence expedited that each Minister may returne to his charge on the Lords day In the generall or nationall assembly the Kings Majesty in person or Commissioner in his place useth to be present who convene once in the yeare or oftener pro re nata It doth consist of Ministers and Elders from each Presbytery and regall Burrough After solemne Humiliation the first day of the Assembly one of the Ministers is chosen by the voyces of the whole Assembly to moderate and precide in that Assembly The records of the Synode are perused and tryed Acts and constitutions of all the Churches and agreed upon with common consent and all mens doubts and scruples concerning them are satisfied to the full If they be propounded Animo edificandi non tentandi Appellations Grievances Petitions and Complaints are examined and determined by this supreme and highest Kirks Iudicatory and some Commissioners chosen to present grievances or Petitions agreed upon in the Assembly to the Parliament the King the Councell of the Kingdome or convention of the Estates In this authority subordination of Sessions Presbyteryes provinciall Synodes and nationall Assemblies doe consist the Order Beauty the strength of the Kirks of Scotland comfortable to the Godly both pastors and professors terrible as an Army with Banners to Papists be their places never so high to all Hereticks Schismaticks hirelings and all ungodly men No scandalous fault of any person escapeth Censure No heresie or errors can sooner be hatched but it is presently crushed by some of those inferiour Assemblies or if it be kept on foot or take strength it is quite suppressed by the nationall Assembly convening once in a yeare which hath beene a mayne cause why so few sects and errors in Doctrine and Worship have appeared in the Kirk of Scots for many yeares and wheresoever those Assemblies have place and liberty the names of Heresies and Sects have not almost been heard of In these particular Assemblies the particular Hereticks are not governed by the extrinsecall power of any one or many set over them as in the Monarchicall government of prelates but they are ruled and judged by themselves and their owne intrinsecall power each member by the whole body in one orderly way None of the whole communion of the faithfull being barred from the joynt and common government by those Assemblies the gifts the knowledge and zeale of all the members especially of the Ministers and stirred up quickened and strengthened and holy emulation is excited by acquaintance conference and by perceiving the gifts one of another And the best gifts are known for planting of Kirks and Colledges whence it is that Ministers returne from those Assemblies ashamed and humbled in themselves and furnished with fresh resolutions for every pastorall duty for the common benefit and edification of all the Kirks FJNIS