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Perth assembly Containing 1 The proceedings thereof. 2 The proofe of the nullitie thereof. 2 [sic] Reasons presented thereto against the receiving the fiue new articles imposed. 4 The oppositenesse of it to the proceedings and oath of the whole state of the land. An. 1581. 5 Proofes of the unlawfulnesse of the said fiue articles, viz. 1. Kneeling in the act of receiving the Lords Supper. 2. Holy daies. 3. Bishopping. 4. Private baptisme. 5. Private Communion.
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Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.
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PERTH ASSEMBLY CONTAINING 1 The Proceedings thereof 2 The Proofe of the Nullitie thereof 2 Reasons presented thereto against the receiving the fiue new Articles imposed 4 The oppositenesse of it to the proceedings and oath of the whole state of the Land An. 1581. 5 Proofes of the unlawfulnesse of the said fiue Articles viz. 1. Kneeling in the act of Receiving the Lords Supper 2. Holy daies 3. Bishopping 4. Private Baptisme 5. Private Communion EXOD. 20.7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine COLOS. 2.8 Beware lest there be any that spoyle you through Philosophy vain deceit through the traditions of men according to the rudiments of the World and not of Christ. MDCXIX TO THE READER THE externall worship of God and the government of the Church Gentle and indicious reader are like Hippocrates twins they are sick together in health together they liue together they die and dwine together As long as the government of the Church of Scotland stood in integritie as it was established by lawes civill and ecclesiasticall according to Gods word so long was the worship of God preserved in puritie Since the former government was altered and the insolent domination of Prelates hath entered in by unlawfull meanes amongst us popish rites and superstitious Ceremonies have followed and are like to prevaile universally They haue verified in their persons their common tenent No Ceremony no Bishop The libertie graunted to our Church to indict and hold generall assemblies from yeare to yeare and oftner pro re nata was the cheife bulwarke of our discipline This bulwarke was broken down to the end a more patent way might be made for their exaltation When vote in Parliament the needle to draw in the threede of Episcopall authoritie was concluded to the great griefe of the sincerer sort many protestations were made that no alteration in discipline or divine service was intended many cautions and limitations were made to bound the power of the minister voter in Parliament They were ordayned to be countable to the generall Assemblies for the manner of their entrie and behaviour in this new office But like bankrupts not being able to render accompt they laboured that no accompt should bee made at all that is that there should be no ordinary generall assemblie to take accompt Some few extraordinary Assemblies haue been convocated of late yeeres at their pleasures for their purposes and according to their device constituted as they thought good wherein they procured or rather extorted with terror and authoritie a sort of preheminence aboue their bretheren They were Lords in Parliament Councell Session Checker Lords of Regalities Lords of temporall lands Presenters to benefices modifiers of Ministers stipends grand-Commissioners in the high Commission Was it wonder then if so great Commanders commanded the Assemblies constituted as is said and carved to themselues a spirituall Lordship when their worthy brethren were banished imprisoned confined or deteyned at Court that they might the more easily effectuate their purpose They haue broken the caveats made with their owne consent violated their promises and haue sought preheminence both in Church and Common wealth with the ruine of others and the renting of their mothers belly Wee haue notwithstanding been so silent hitherto that the world hath iudged our silence rather slumbring and slothfulnesse then true patience They are not satisfied with the wrongs already committed but do still provoke us with new irritant occasions and specially by obtruding upon us superstitious will-worships and polluted inventions of men It behooveth us therefore to set pen to paper and say somewhat for the surer stay and better information of professors tenderly affected to the sincerity of religion lest they bee deluded with the glorious name of a pretended and null-Assemblie or seduced with temporizers swallowing up all abhominations or corruptions whatsoever The meanes of printing and publishing are to us very difficill wee wish therefore every good Christian to take in good part our meane travels and not impute unto us want of good will but of meanes if they be not served hereafter continually after this manner Wee shall bee ready God willing for our owne part as need shall require and opportunitie will serue to defend the cause we maintaine against any of our opposites their answers or replies whatsoever worthy of answer Wee haue seene of late some Pamphlets which haue rather exposed their authors to laughter and contempt then deserved any serious Confutation In the Epistle before Basilicon Doron his Maiestie protesteth upon his honour that hee misliketh not generally all Preachers or others who like better of the single forme of Policie in our Church then of the many Ceremonies in the Church of England and are perswaded that their Bishops smell of a papall Supremacie that the surplesse the corner cap and such like are the outward badges of popish errours And that he doth equally loue and honour the learned and graue men of either of these opinions His Maiestie useth this Provision that where the Law is otherwise they presse by Patience and well grounded reasons either to perswade all the rest to like of their iudgement or where they see better grounds on the other part not to be ashamed peaceably to incline therunto laying aside all preoccupied opinions Wee are able to proue that no Ecclesiasticall law hath been made in any free and formall Assemblie for the alterations by-past or presently intended either in Government or Ceremonies The ratification of civill Lawes already made or to be made cannot rectifie the Ecclesiasticall as long as wee are able by good reason to impugne their authority and evince the vicious constitution the informall and unlawfull proceedings of these Assemblies where the said Ecclesiasticall Lawes are said to haue been made Put the case that no exception might be made against the Law his Maiesties provision permitteth us to perswade others with well grounded reasons The verity of our relations and validity of our reasons we refer to the tryall of every iudicious Reader making conscience of his oath promise subscription and puritie of his profession THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSEMBLIE HOLden at PERTH in August Anno Dom. 1618. TVesday the 25 of August 1618 the first day of the Assemblie The generall Assemblie was indicted by his Majestie to be holden at Perth the 25. day of August 1618. Intimation was made twentie dayes before by open proclamation with sound of trumpet For obedience to the proclamation and his Majesties particular missiues the persons following conveined at the said Burgh the appointed day his Majesties Commissioners my Lord Binning Secretary Lord Skoone Lord Carnegie Their Assessours Sir Gideon Murray Treasurer Deputy Sir Andrew Ker of Pharnihirst Captaine of the guard Sir William Olphant the kings Advocate and Sir Wil. Livingstoun of Kilsyth Noble men the Earls of Louthiane Lord Ochiltrie Lord Sanquhar Lord Boyde Barons Waughtoun
Lutquharne Glen-vrquhart younger Clunie-Gordoun Boningtoun-woode Weymis Balvaird Bilcolmie Balcarras Balmanno Bombie Blackbarronie Lagg Burgesses for Edinburgh David Akinheid George Fowlis For Perth Iames Aedie Constant Malice For Dundie M r. Alexander Wedderburne younger Robert Clay-hils for Aberdine M r. Iohn Mortimer For Sterling Christopher Alexander for S. Androes Iohn Knox Thomas Lentroun for the Vniversity of S. Androes Doctor Bruce Bishops all except Argyle and the Iles. Ministers Commissioners from presbyteries According to the ordinance and laudable custome of this Church anent the sanctification of her meetings by fasting and prayer intimation was made vpon the Sabboth preceding in the Church of Perth of a fast to be observed the first day of the assemblie but the fast was little regarded sauing that two sermons were made The first was made in the morning by Patrik Bishop of Aberdine His text Ezra 7.23 he observed and enlarged this ground that nothing should be done or determined in the Church by any superiour power whatsoeuer but that which is according to the commandement of the almightie King The other sermon was made at the tenth houre by Iohn Archbishop of Saint Andrews in the lytle Church His text 1. Cor. 11.16 was very pertinent but he ranne quicklie from it He discoursed the space of two houres first in defence of ceremonies in generall Next of the fiue articles in particular His best arguments for proofe or improbation was some testimonies cited out of Calvin Martyr Beza but perverted The said Arch Bishop in his discourse made ample protestation that he vnderstood not of the intended novations before they came of his Majestie Item that his Majesty would haue had these fiue Articles registred as Canons in the booke of the generall Assemblie without either reasoning or voting but by his meanes his Majestie was put of till the consent of the Church should be obtayned This his protestation he confirmed with a dreadfull execration that the curse of God might light on him and his if he had not spoken truely Immediately after the said discourse was holden the first Session of this assemblie in maner following There was set in the litle Church a long table and at the head thereof a short crosse table At the crosse table were set chaires for his Maiesties Commissioners and the Moderator At the syde of the long table were set forms for Noblemen Barons Burgesses Bishops and Doctors The Ministers were left to stand behind them as if their place and parte had been onely to behold The Arch-bishop placed himself at the head of the table in the Moderators chaire beside his Majesties Commissioners After prayer he notified to the assemblie that Maister Thomas Nicolson ordinary Clark had dimitted his office in favour of Maister Iames Sandelands Aduocate He commended the said Maister Iames as a man qualified for that office and readie to further the brethren in their particular affaires And so without formall voting or lyte he tooke him sworne and admitted him Clerk The Brethren were ordained to giue in their commissions to him after the rising of this session After that Doctor Young Deane of Winchester by birth a Scotishman presented his Majesties letter directed to the Lords of the privie Counsell and the Bishops This letter was twise read in open audience Terrours were mixed with allurements to mooue the assemblie After the reading of his Majesties letter the Archbishop had a speach wherein he protested that neither he nor the Church of England had craued these nouations nor geuen counsel thereanent and that it was against his will that euer they were motioned Yet now he is perswaded that his Majestie would be more glad of the consent of this assemblie therevnto then of all the gold of India assureing them on the other parte in case of their refusall the whole estate and order of our Church will be overthrown Some Ministers will be banished other some will bee deprived of their stipend and office and all will be brought under the wrath of authority He advised them rather to consent in time then afterward to beg favour by offering conformity and finde none He alledged a letter written to him by a banished minister M. Iohn Sharp requesting liberty to serue God in his own countrey and offering to submit himselfe in all things But the letter was neither read nor seen O sayd he I know when some of you are banished and others deprived yee will blame us and call us persecuters but we will lay all the burden upon the King And if you call him a persecuter all the world wil stand up against you After his owne speach he required Doctor Young to speak if so be hee had intention or commission to that effect The Doctor after his preface of insinuation layd out the proceedings of the last assembly holden at S. Androes the taunt and reproches breathed out at Court against the same his Maiesties high displeasure kindled by occasion thereof like a flame of fire ready to consume all except it were quenched in this present assembly by condiscending to the fiue articles Hee taxed the state of our Church whereof he was ignorant It pleased his wisdom to bring in the Puritan and the Papist like Herod and Pilat conspiring Si non contra Christum Deminum tamen contra Christum Domini In end with words framed for the purpose and uttered in a mourning maner hee went about to catch consent to the fiue articles The ministers defenders of the established order perceiuing the drift of these discourses and all other meanes to be prepared and disposed for dashing of simple men modestly required foure things 1. That none be admitted to vote but such as are authorized with lawfull commission The Archbishop answered hiâ— Maiesty had written to noble men and Barons willing them to be present at this assembly if any man had any exception against them they should be heard It was replyed that they were not to except against their honorable persons or presence but earnestly to â—rave that the order of the Church might be observed whereby it is provided that without commission none haue place to vote in generall assemblies 2. That the liberty of the Church be not broken in the election of the Moderator and that a lawfull lite be made to that effect It was answered by the Archbishop that this Assembly is convocate within the bounds of his diocesse he would understand who will take his province over his head So he intruded him selfe in the Moderators office without election 3. That the articles proponed in short and generall summes might be put in forme and amply extended as his Majesty would haue them inacted that they may be the better aduised and considered The pretended Moderator answered let alone these toyes trouble us not with needlesse questions we shall speak of these things in the priuy conference 4. That some of either opinion may be set apart to collect and put in order the reasons of either side for the