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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68713	The confession of faith of the Kirk of Scotland subscribed by the Kings Maiestie 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.; Confession of faith (1581)	Church of Scotland.	1638 (1638)	STC 22026; ESTC S121507	8,771	18

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 We 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 answere 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 safetie 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 James the sixt That Papistrie Superstition may bee utterly suppressed according to the intention of the Acts of Parlament repeated in the 5. Act. Parl. 20. K. Iames 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. James 6. as common enemies to all Christian governement Act. 18. Parl. 16. K. Iames 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 out of this Land and ordaines the maintainers thereof to bee punished Act. 2. Parl. 1. Act. 51. Parl. 3. Act. 106. Parl. 7. Act. 114. Parl. 12. K. Iames 6. doe condemne the Popes erroneous doctrine or any other erroneous doctrine repugnant to any of the Articles of the true and Christian religion publickely preached and by law established in this Realme And ordaines the spreaders and makers of Bookes or Libels or Letters or writts of that nature to be punished Act. 46. Parl. 3. Act. 106. Parl. 7. Act. 24. Parl. 11. K. 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 resetters 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 homebringers of them to be punished Act. 25. Parl. 11. K. James 6. doe condemne the monuments and dregs of bygane Idolatrie as goeing to the Crosses observing the Feastivall 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. James 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. James 6. Ratified by the 4. Act of King Charles So that the 6. Act. Parl. 1. and 68. Act. Parl. 6. of King James 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 then offered in the Evangell and doth communicate with the holy Sacraments as in the reformed Kirkes of this Realme they were publickly administrate according to the Confession of Faith to bee the true and holy Kirk of Christ Jesus within this Realme and decernes and declares all and sundrie who either gainesayes 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 King James 6. and ratified in this present Parlament more particularly do 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 presently professed so long as they keepe themselves so divided from the societie of Christs body And the subsequent Act. 69. Parl. 6. of K. Iames 6. declares That there is none other Face of Kirk nor other Face of Religion then was presently at that time by the Favour of GOD established within this Realme which therefore is ever stiled Gods true Religion Christs true Religion the true and Christian Religion and a perfect Religion Which by manifold acts of Parlament all within this Realme are bound to professe to subscribe the articles thereof the Confession of Faith to recant all doctrine errours