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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

Orknay Clerk of Register Iustice Clerke Mr. Henry Balnaves David Forrester and Mr. George Buchanan or any three or foure of them should over-see the said booke and diligently consider the contents thereof noting their judgement in writ and report the same to the next Assembly generall of the Kirk or if any Parliament chance to be in the meane time that they report their judgements to the Lords of the Articles that shall happen to be chosen before the said Parliament By these it is evident that our Kirk acknowledged the first booke to bee the booke of Discipline and no wayes to be abolished but for the use of the Kirk to be further confirmed For the second Booke of Discipline A Nent the causes of the Kirk Edinburgh Junii 25. 1564. and jurisdiction thereof the Assembly appointed the laird of Dunn Mr. Iohn Winram Mr. Iohn Spottiswod Mr. Iohn Willock Super-intendents Mr. Iohn Row George Hay Robert Pont Christopher Gudman Thomas Drumond Iohn Knox Iohn Craig Iohn Rutherford George Buckhanan Robert Hammiltoun Clement Little the lairds of Lundie Elephiustoun Karnall Kers and Thomas Scot of Abbottishall to conveen the morn after the preaching and to reason and conferre anent the said causes and jurisdiction Ordaines an humble supplication to bee made to the Lords of secret Councell anent the commission of jurisdiction Edinburgh Decem. 25. 1566. supponed granted to the Bishop of S. Andrewes to the effect that their honours may stay the same in respect that these causes for the most part judged by his usurped authority pertaine to the Kirk and howbeit for hope of good things the Kirk did over-see the Queens Majesties Commission given to such men who for the most part were our brethren yet can the Assembly no wayes be content that the Bishop of Saint Andrewes a conjured enemy to Christ use that jurisdiction as also in respect of that coloured commission he might usurpe againe his old usurped authority and the same might bee the meane to oppresse the whole Kirk by his corrupt Judgement The whole Assembly thought meet that certaine brethren be appointed to concurre at all times with such persons of Parliament Edinburgh Decem. 25. 1567. of secret Councell as my Lord Regents Grace hath nominate for such affaires as pertain to the Kirk and jurisdiction thereof and also for decision of questions that may occurre in the meane time viz. Mrs. Iohn Knox Iohn Craig Ministers of Edinburgh The Super-intendents of Angus and Lothiane David Borthuike Thomas Mackcalzan David Lindsay Minister at Leith George Hay at Ruthven and Iohn Row at S. Iohnstonn Letters directed from the Assembly by their Commissioners Edinburgh Junii 25. 1567. to the Earls Lords and Barons viz. the Earls Huntly Argyle Cassels Rothes Marshal Munteith and Glencarne to the Lords Boyd Drumond Sanchar Heres Yester Cathcart Mr. of Grahame Fleming Levingston Forbes Salton Glames O gilvis Mr. of Sinclare Gray Oliphant Methven Innermeth M. of Somervell Barons Lochinvar Garlies Shireff of Air Glenurquher Sir Ia. Hamiltoun Bonington Commendatares Arbroth Kilwinning Dunfermling Saint Colms Newbottel Halyrood house shewing them that the Assembly had of long time travelled both in publick and private with all estates continually craving of their honours in speciall that the course of the Evangell of salvation now once of the liberall mercy of God restored to this Realme might continue to all their comforts and their posterities And that for the furthering and maintaining thereof a perfect policy and full liberty might bee granted to this reformed Kirk within Scotland c. An Article presented to my Lord Regent Edinburgh Iul. 1. 1568. That his Grace would cause such as are appointed of the Councel convene with them that are appointed of the Assembly to confer anent the jurisdiction of the Kirk to decide therein that time place may be condiscended upon to that effect and that it be done before the Parliament My Lord Regents Grace ordaines the persons nominate in the act of Parliament to convene the time of the next chekker Edinburgh Iul. 1. 1569. and desine and limitate the jurisdiction of the Kirk according to the word of God and act of Parliament made there anent Extract act secretarii consilii Alexander Hay Articles pertaining to the jurisdiction of the Kirk to be proponed to the Regents Grace and secret Councell Edinburgh Martu 5. 1570. and sought to bee appointed by them 1. That the Kirk have the judgement of true and false Religion of doctrine heresies and such like annexed to the preaching of the word and ministrations of the Sacraments 2. Election examination and admission of them that are admitted to the Ministery or other functions of the Kirk charge of soules and Ecclesiasticall benefices the suspension and deprivation of them there-from for lawfull causes 3. All things concerning the Discipline of the Kirk which stand in correction of manners admonitions excommunications and receiving to repentance 4. The judgement of Ecclesiasticall matters betwixt persons that are in the Kirk and especially among them that are constitute in the Ministery as well concerning beneficiarie causes as others 5. Iurisdiction to proceed by admonitions to the processe of excommunication if need be against them that rob the patrimony of the Kirk pertaining to the Ministery or otherwayes intromet therewith unjustly whereby the Ministery is in danger to decay by occasion of the poverty of the Ministers 6. And because the conjunction of Marriages pertaines to the Ministery the causes of adherence and divorcements ought also to pertaine to them as naturally annexed thereto Brethren appointed to make an overture of the policie Edinburgh Apr. 24. 1576. Sess 6. and jurisdiction of the Kirk c. For the West country the Bishop of Glasgow Mrs. Androw Melvil Androw Hay Iames Graig David Cuninghame For Lowthian Mrs. Robert Pont Iames Lowson David Lindsay Clement Littil and Alexander Simme For Fyfe the Super-intendent thereof with the principall masters of the Vniversitie For Angus and Merns the Laird of Dunne William Chrystesone Iohn Row William Rind Iohn Dunkesone for Aberdene Mrs. Iohn Craig Alexander Arbuthnot George Hay and their persons to conveen ilk country and rank in the places following viz. The West in Glascow Lothian in Edinburgh Fyfe in Saint Andrewes Angus in Montrois the first Tuesday of Iune next to come to confer and advise upon the said matter and to have generall meeting or conventions two or one at least of ilk country in Stirling the last of Iuly thereafter to communicate and cognosce upon their whole travels and labours taken herein and to conferre hereupon and report what they have found and conceived in the said matter to the next Assembly The brethren depute to the conceiving and forming of the heads of the policie of the Kirk Edinbudgh Octob. 1. 1577. being called to give account of their diligence presented the same as they had made partition thereof at the Assembly in Stirling The heads penned by

Master Iohn Row and Iames Lowson were read and nothing said against except that one of the said Mr. Iohn his Articles was referred to further disputation All men being required that had any good reason or Argument to propone in the contrary to alledge the same or if they would not publickly reason on the said head to resort to the said Commissioners where travell should bee taken to satisfie them leaving to them liberty also before the heads be recollected and ordered in one body to make argument as they thinke good against the same The Laird of Dun thought the head given to him obscure The Assembly desired him to conferre with the remanent Commissioners the morne at 7. houres that he may be resolved of the meaning thereof The Remanent heads being prolix were thought good to be contracted in short propositions to be presented to publick reading Sess 2. The head committed to Mr. Androw Hay being read in face of the Assembly nothing was proponed against the same except the Article anent the suspension of Ministers referred to further reasoning David Forgusone his part being read the 18. Article was referred and nothing spoken against the rest The points committed to Mrs. Androw Hay Robert Pont David Lindesay nothing alledged in the contrary The heads committed to Mr. Iohn Craig read some things were desired to be contracted and others referred to further reasoning Sess 3. The whole labours of the brethren taken upon the matter and argument of the policy being wholly read in publick audience of the Assembly it was thought expedient that their whole travailes and worke in this matter being now dispersed should be revised and perused by some brethren and digested and disposed in good and convenient order to be thereafter presented to the Assembly And for that effect the Assembly appointed the brethren Mrs. Iames Lowsone Androw Melvill Iohn Craig George Hay to conveene together to appoint the houres and place thereto and to remaine thereat while the matter be brought to an end And in the meane time if it please any to reason with them in the matter to have accesse thereto Sess 6. Commissioners directed from this Assembly to the Regents Grace for informing his Grace anent the travels of the Kirk in the matter and argument of the policy returned and reported his Grace liked well of their travels and labours they tooke in that matter requiring expedition and hasty outred thereof Sess 9. The brethren appointed to collect the heads of the policie presented of before reported the same gathered and collected in order and digested in one body and all men were required that had good reason or argument to propone to offer them thereto Three heads were called in doubt One de Diaconatu another dejure Patronatus the third de Divortiis wherein they were not resolved nor satisfied As to the rest nothing was thought in the contrary nor opponed thereto These three heads standing in controversie and disputed in utramque partem yet further disputation was reserved to the morne to any man that liked to take the part of reasoning upon him against the said heads Because the matter of the policy of the Kirke collected by the brethren is not yet in such perfect forme as is requisite and sundry things are largely intreated which would bee more summarily handled others required further dilatation for recollecting thereof and putting the same in good order and forme and for avoiding of superfluity and obscurity the substantialls being kept The Assembly presently hath willed their beloved brethren Mrs. R. Pont and Iames Lowson to take travell and labour in the premisses And to the effect that the worke may bee the better compleat and in readinesse against the next generall Assembly which is ordained to begin at Edinburgh the 25. of October next to come the Assembly hath ordained their brethren the Laird of Dun Mrs. Alexander Arbuthnot Androw Melvill Iohn Craig Andrew Hay George Hay Iohn Row David Lindesay Iohn Dunkesone to assemble convene together the 19. of October next in Edinburgh to revise and consider the travels of the said brethren that the same may be the more advisedly proponed publickly as is said In the mean time such as please to reason in the matter to have accesse to the said brethren And likewise ordained the visitours of Countries to make intimation to the Barons that the said work is in hands and to be treated in the next generall convention desiring their presence and concurrence thereto Because the matter of the policy and jurisdiction of the Kirk Edinburgh Octob. 25. 1577. committed to the recollecting forming and disposing of certain brethren being now presented by them was thought expedient to be propounded and intreated the morne after the reading of the generall heads thereof The whole brethren were required to advise with themselves if they found any other head necessarie to be disputed then those and to signifie the same to the Assembly the morne My Lord Regents grace desired the Assembly to proceed forward earnestly in the policie wherein they were labouring and to put the same to an end The rest of this day being consumed in examination of the travells taken upon the policie as is noted thereupon to the next Session the Assembly ordaines it to be proceeded further in Sess 6. This Session being wholly imployed in reasoning upon the heads of the Jurisdiction of the Kirk the same argument was ordained to be followed out the morne so farre as time may serve thereunto The heads of the policie and jurisdiction of the Kirk being wholly read Edinburgh Octob. 25. 1577. and thought good that the same should be presented to my Lord Regents grace as agreed upon by reasoning among the brethren saving the head de Diaconatu which is ordained to be given in with a note that the same is agreed upon by the most part of the Assembly without prejudice of further reasoning to the effect that the said heads may be put in Mundo disposed and set in good order according to the mind of the Assembly The Assembly hath willed Mrs. Iames Lowson Robert Pont David Lindsay and the Clerke of the Assembly to labour with diligence therein and the same being put in Mundo by them according to the originall to be seene and revised by Iohn Dunkeson David Forguson the Laird of Dun Mr. Iames Carmichael and Iohn Brand and being seen by them according to the said originall to be presented by the said Mrs. Iames Lowson Robert Pont and David Lindsay together with a supplication penned and delivered to them by the Assembly unto my Lord Regents grace and in case conference and reasoning bee sought by his grace upon the said heads presented to his grace the Assembly hath ordained the Laird of Dun Mr. Patrick Adamson Iohn Craig Iohn Row Alexander Arbuthnot Androw Melvill Iames Lowson Robert Pont David Lindsay Androw Hay George Hay and Iohn Dunkeson to concurre and await upon the said conference as they shall