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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11752	The protestation of the Generall Assemblie of the Church of Scotland, and of the noblemen, barons, gentlemen, borrowes, ministers and commons; subscribers of the Covenant, lately renewed, made in the high Kirk, and at the Mercate Crosse of Glasgow, the 28, and 29. of November 1638; Protestation. 1638-11-29	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Warriston, Archibald Johnston, Lord, 1611-1663.	1638 (1638)	STC 22047; ESTC S116929	6,240	16

constitutions of this church the confession of faith our nationall oath and that measure of light which GOD the father of light shall grant us and that in the sinceritie of our hearts without any preoccupation or passion 4. That if the Commissioner his Grace depart and leave this church and kingdome in this present disorder and discharge this assemblie that it is both lawfull and necessarie for Us to sit still and continue in keeping this present Assemblie indicted by His Majestie till we have tryed judged censured all the bygone evils and the introductors and provided a solide course for continueing Gods trueth in this land with puritie and libertie according to his Word our oath and Confession of Faith and the lawfull constitutions of this Church and that with the grace of God Wee and every one of Us adhering hereunto shall sit still and continue in this Assemblie till after the finall settling and conclusion of all matters it be dissolved by common consent of all the members thereof 5. That this Assemblie is and should be esteemed and obeyed as a most lawfull full and free generall Assemblie of this Kingdome And that all acts sentences constitutions censures and proceedings of this Assemblie are in the self and should be reputed obeyed and observed by all the Subjects of this Kingdome and members of this Church as the actions sentences constitutions censures and proceedings of a full and free generall Assemblie of this Church of Scotland and to have all ready execution under the Ecclesiasticall paines contained or to bee contained therein and conforme thereto in all points 6. That whatsoever inconvenience fall out by impeding molesting or staying the free meeting sitting reasoning or concluding of this present Assemblie in matters belonging to their judicatorie by the word of God lawes practice of this Church and the confession of faith or in the observing and obeying the acts ordinances and conclusions thereof or execution to follow thereupon That the same be not imputed unto Us or any of Us who most ard entlie desired the concurrance of his Maiesties Commissioner to this lawfull Assembly But upon the contrare that the Prelats and their adherentes who have protested and declined this present Assemblie in conscience of their own guiltinesse not dareing to abide any legall tryall and by their misinformation have moved the Commissioner his Grace to dep●rt and discharge this Assembly bee esteemed repute and holden the Disturbers of the Peace and Overthrowers of the Liberties of the Church and guiltie of all the evils which sh●ll follow heereupon and condignely consured according to the greatnesse of their fault and Acts of the Church and Realme And to this end Wee againe and againe doe by these presents cite and summond them and every one of them to compeere before this present generall Assembly to answere to the premisses and to give in their reasons defences and answeres against the complaints given in or to bee given in against them and to heare probation led and sentence pronounced against them and conforme to our former citations and according to Iustice with certification as effeirs Like as by these presents Wee summond and cite all those of His Majesties Councell or any other who have procured consented subscribed or ratified this present Proclamation to bee responsable to His Majestie and three Estates of Parliament for their counsell given in this matter so highly importing His Majestie and the whole Realme conforme to the 12. Act King James 4. Parliament 2. And protest for remedie of law against them and every one of them 7. And lastly Wee protest that as Wee adhere to the former Protestations all and every one of them made in the name of the Noblemen Barons Gentlemen Ministers Burghes and Commons So seeing Wee are surprised by the Commissioner his Graces suddaine departing farre contrary to His Majesties indiction and our expectation Wee may extend this our Protestation and adde more reasons thereunto in greater length and number whereby Wee may fully cleare before God and man the equitie of our intentions and lawfulnesse of our proceedings And upon the whole premisses the foresaids persons for themselves and in name aforesaid asked Instruments This was done in the high Church of Glasgow in publicke audience of the Assemblie begun in presence of the Commissioner his Grace who removed and refused to heare the same to the end The twentie eight day of November and upon the Mercate Crosse of Glasgow The twentie ninth day of the said moneth The yeare of GOD 1638. respectivè FINIS