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A11736 The confession of faith of the kirk of Scotland, subscribed by the Kings Majestie and his housholde in the yeare of God 1580 with a designation of such acts of Parlament as are expedient for justefying the vnion after mentioned, and subscribed by the nobles, barrons, gentlemen, burgesses, ministers, and commons in the yeare of God 1638.; Scottish Confession of Faith (1581) 1638 (1638) STC 22026.2; ESTC S4890 8,773 16

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their owne consciences minding thereby first under the externall cloake of Religion to corrupt and subvert secretlie Gods true Religion within the Kirk and afterward when time may serve to become open enemies and persecutors of the same under vaine hope of the Popes dispensation devised against the Word of God to his greater confusion and their double condemnation in the day of the LORD IESUS Wee therefore willing to take away all suspition of hypocrisie and of such double dealing with God and his Kirk Protest and call The Searcher of all hearts for witnesse that Our mindes and hearts doe fully agree with this our Confession Promise Oath and Subscription so that Wee are not mooved for any wordly respect but are perswaded onely in our Consciences through the knowledge and love of Gods true Religion printed in Our hearts by the holy Spirit as wee shall answeer to him in the day when the secrets of all hearts shall bee disclosed And because wee perceave that the quietnes and stabilitie of our Religion and Kirk doth depend upon the sasetie and good behaviour of the Kings Majestie as upon a comfortable instrument of Gods mercie graunted to this Countrey for the maintaining of his Kirk and ministration of Iustice amongst us wee protest and promise with our hearts under the same Oath Hand-writ and paines that wee shall defend his Person and Authoritie with our goods bodies and lives in the defence of Christ his Evangell Liberties of our Countrie ministration of Iustice and punishment of iniquitie against all enemies within this Realme or without as wee desire our God to bee a strong and mercifull Defender to us in the day of our death and comming of our Lord Jesus Christ To whom with the Father and the holy Spirit bee all Honour and Glorie Eternallie LIKE as many Acts of Parlament not onely in generall doe abrogate annull and rescind all Lawes Statutes Acts Constitutions Canons civill or municipall with all other Ordinances and practique penulties whatsoever made in prejudice of the true Religion and Professours thereof Or of the true Kirk discipline jurisdiction and freedome thereof Or in favours of Idolatrie and Superstition Or of the Papisticall Kirk As Act. 3. Act. 31. Parl. 1. Act. 23. Parl. 11. Act. 114. Parl. 12. of King lames the sixt That Papistrie Superstition may bee utterly suppressed according to the intention of the Acts of Parlament reported in the 5. Act. Parl. 20. K. James 6. And to that end they ordaine all Papists Priests to bee punished by manifolde Civill and Ecclesiasticall paines as adversaries to Gods true Religion preached and by Law established within this Realme Act. 24. Parl. 11. K. Iames. 6. as common enemies to all Christian government Act. 18. Parl. 16. K. James 6. as rebellers and gainstanders of our Souveraigne Lords Authoritie Act 47. Parl. 3. K. Iames 6. and as Idolaters Act. 104. Parl. 7. K. Iames 6. but also in particular by and attour the Confession of Faith doe abolish and condemne the Popes Authoritie and Iurisdiction our of this Land and ordaines the maintainers thereof to be punished Act. 2. Parl. 1. Act. 51. Parl. 3. Act. 106. Parl. 7. Act. 114. Parl. 12. K. James 6. doe condemue the Popes erroneous doctrine or any other erroneous doctrine repugnant to any of the Articles of the true Christian religion publickely preached and by law established in this Realme And ordaines the spreaders and makers of Bookes or Libells or Letters or Writts of that nature to be punished Act. 46. Parl. 3. Act. 106. Parl. 7. Act. 24. Parl. 11. King Iames 6. doe condemne all Baptisme conforme to the Popes Kirke and the Idolatrie of the Masse and ordaines all sayers willfull hearers and concealers of the Masse the maintainers and resetrers of the Priests Iesuites traffiquing Papists to bee punished without any exception or restriction Act. 5. Parl. 1. Act. 120. Parl. 12. Act. 164. Parl. 13. Act. 193. Parl. 14. Act. 1. Parl. 19. Act. 5. Parl. 20. K. Iames 6. doe condemne all erroneous bookes and writtes conteining erroneous doctrine against the Religion presentlie professed or conteining superstitious Rites and Ceremonies Papisticall whereby the people are greatly abused and ordaines the home bringers of them to be punished Act. 25. Parl. 11. K. Iames 6. doe condemne the monuments and dregs of bygane Idolatrie as goeing to the Crosses observing the Feasticall dayes of Saincts and such other superstitious and Papisticall Rites to the dishonour of God contempt of true Religion fostering of great errour among the people and ordaines the users of them to be punished for the second fault as Idolaters Act. 104. Parl. 7. K. Iames 6. Like as many acts of Parliament are conceaved for maintenance of Gods true and Christian Religion and the puritie thereof in Doctrine and Sacraments of the true Church of God the libertie and freedome thereof in her Nationall Synodall Assemblies Presbyteries Sessions Pollicie Discipline and Jurisdiction thereof as that puritie of religion and libertie of the Church was used professed exercised preached and confessed according to the reformation of Religion in this Realme As for instance the 99. Act. Parl. 7. Act. 23. Parl. 11. Act. 114. P. 12. Act. 160. Parl. 13. of K. Iames 6. Ratified by the 4. Act of K. Charles So that the 6. Act. Parl. 1. and 68. Act. Parl. 6. of K. Iames 6. in the yeare of God 1579. declares the Ministers of the blessed Evangell whom God of his mercie had raised up or hereafter should raise agreeing with them that then lived in Doctrine and administration of the Sacraments and the people that professed Christ as he was than offered in the Evangell and doth communicate with the holy Sacraments as in the reformed Kirkes of this Realme they were publicklie administrate according to the Confession of Faith to bee the true and holy Kirk of Christ Iesus within this Realme and decerns and declares all and sundrie who either gaine sayes the Word of the Evangell received and approved as the heads of the confession of Faith professed in Parlament in the yeare of God 1560. specified also in the first Parlament of K. Iames 6. and ratified in this present Parlament more particularlie doe specifie or that refuses the administration of the holy Sacraments as they were then ministrated to bee no members of the said Kirk within this Realme and true Religion presentlie professed so long as they keep themselues so devyded from the societie of Christs body And the subsequent Act 69. Parl. 6. of K. Iames 6. declares That there is no other face of Kirk nor other face of Religion then was presentlie at that time by the favour of God established within this Realm which therefore is ever styled Gods true Religion Christs true Religion the true Christian Religion a perfect Religion Which by manifold acts of Parlamēt all within this Realme are boūd to professe to subscribe the articles therof the Confession of Faith to recant all doctrine and