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Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.Church of Scotland. General Assembly

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Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

Name: Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.
Author: Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Church of Scotland. General Assembly

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The Earle of Argyle, also, by occasione of speeiches wich fell from the
moderator, spoke to the assembley of his longe delay and bydinng out,
and not ioyning to the couenanters, not (said he) for want of affection
to the good causse, bot to doe more good; wich, quhen it failled, he
could byde no longer oute from them with the other syde, excepte he had
beine a falsse knaue. He exhorted ministers to doe ther dewtiey, and
to be respectiue of authority; also the ministers to peace and vnity
amongest themselues.

Therafter the moderator clossed the assembley with prayer, and singinge
of the 133 psalme, wpone the 20 day of December, 1638, being Fryday,
about 6 a clocke at night.

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AN INDEX _of all the_ PRINCIPALL ACTS _of the_ ASSEMBLY _holden at_
GLASGOW 1638.


1.—An Act for registring sundrie protestations betwixt the marryners,
[“between the Commissioner’s Grace and the Members of the
Assembly.”—_Printed Acts._]

2.—An Act for the election of Mr Alxʳ Henrison to bee their Moderator.

3.—An Act for admitting Mr Archbald Johnston to bee the Clerke of the
Assembly, and producing and keeping the Registers of former Assemblies
which were preserved by Gods wonderfull providence.

4.—An Act of disallowing anie private conference with the Moderator.

5.—An Act ratifying the authentickness of the Registers.

6.—An Act registring his Majesties will declared by his Commission.

7.—An Act of the Assemblies Protestacon against dissolving of the
Assembly.

8.—An Act annulling the 6 late Assemblies—viz., one holden at Lithgow
1606; another at Lithgow 1608; one at Glasgow 1610; one at Aberdeene
1616; one at St Andrews 1617; and one at Perth 1618; with the reasons
of the nullitie of every one of them.

9.—An Act annulling the oath exacted by Prelats vpon Ministers where
they are admitted into their callings.

10.—An Act deposing Mr David Michell, Minister at Edinburgh.

11.—An Act deposing Mr Alexander Gladstons, Minister at St Andrews.

12.—An Act deposing Mr John Creighton, Minister at Pewisloe.

13.—An Act deposing Mr Robʳᵗ Hamilton, Minister at Glasford.

14.—An Act deposing Mr Tho. Foster.

15.—An Act deposing Mr Wᵐ. Annand.

16.—An Act deposing Mr Tho. Mackenzie.

17.—An Act declaring the abiuring and removing the 5 Articles of Perth.

18.—An Act condemning the Service Booke.

19.—An Act condemning the Booke of Cannons.

20.—An Act condemning the Booke of Ordinacons.

21.—An Act condemning the High Commission.

22.—An Act clearing the meaning of the Confession of the Faith, Anno D
ⁿⁱ. 1580, and abjuring and removing Episcopacie.

23.—An Act concerning the deposing and excommunicacon of the late
pretended Archbishops of St Andrews and Glasgow, the Bishops of
Edinburgh, Rosse, Galloway, Brechin, Dumblane, and Aberdeen.

24.—An Act concerning the deposicon absolutely, and excommunicacon
conditionally, of the late pretended Bishops of Murray, Argyle, Orkney,
Cathness, Dunkeld, and the Iles.

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Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.Church of Scotland. General Assembly

History

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Church of Scotland -- History -- Sources

The Earle of Argyle, also, by occasione of speeiches wich fell from the
moderator, spoke to the assembley of his longe delay and bydinng out,
and not ioyning to the couenanters, not (said he) for want of affection
to the good causse, bot to doe more good; wich, quhen it failled, he
could byde no longer oute from them with the other syde, excepte he had
beine a falsse knaue. He exhorted ministers to doe ther dewtiey, and
to be respectiue of authority; also the ministers to peace and vnity
amongest themselues.

Therafter the moderator clossed the assembley with prayer, and singinge
of the 133 psalme, wpone the 20 day of December, 1638, being Fryday,
about 6 a clocke at night.

       *       *       *       *       *

AN INDEX _of all the_ PRINCIPALL ACTS _of the_ ASSEMBLY _holden at_
GLASGOW 1638.


1.—An Act for registring sundrie protestations betwixt the marryners,
[“between the Commissioner’s Grace and the Members of the
Assembly.”—_Printed Acts._]

2.—An Act for the election of Mr Alxʳ Henrison to bee their Moderator.

3.—An Act for admitting Mr Archbald Johnston to bee the Clerke of the
Assembly, and producing and keeping the Registers of former Assemblies
which were preserved by Gods wonderfull providence.

4.—An Act of disallowing anie private conference with the Moderator.

5.—An Act ratifying the authentickness of the Registers.

6.—An Act registring his Majesties will declared by his Commission.

7.—An Act of the Assemblies Protestacon against dissolving of the
Assembly.

8.—An Act annulling the 6 late Assemblies—viz., one holden at Lithgow
1606; another at Lithgow 1608; one at Glasgow 1610; one at Aberdeene
1616; one at St Andrews 1617; and one at Perth 1618; with the reasons
of the nullitie of every one of them.

9.—An Act annulling the oath exacted by Prelats vpon Ministers where
they are admitted into their callings.

10.—An Act deposing Mr David Michell, Minister at Edinburgh.

11.—An Act deposing Mr Alexander Gladstons, Minister at St Andrews.

12.—An Act deposing Mr John Creighton, Minister at Pewisloe.

13.—An Act deposing Mr Robʳᵗ Hamilton, Minister at Glasford.

14.—An Act deposing Mr Tho. Foster.

15.—An Act deposing Mr Wᵐ. Annand.

16.—An Act deposing Mr Tho. Mackenzie.

17.—An Act declaring the abiuring and removing the 5 Articles of Perth.

18.—An Act condemning the Service Booke.

19.—An Act condemning the Booke of Cannons.

20.—An Act condemning the Booke of Ordinacons.

21.—An Act condemning the High Commission.

22.—An Act clearing the meaning of the Confession of the Faith, Anno D
ⁿⁱ. 1580, and abjuring and removing Episcopacie.

23.—An Act concerning the deposing and excommunicacon of the late
pretended Archbishops of St Andrews and Glasgow, the Bishops of
Edinburgh, Rosse, Galloway, Brechin, Dumblane, and Aberdeen.

24.—An Act concerning the deposicon absolutely, and excommunicacon
conditionally, of the late pretended Bishops of Murray, Argyle, Orkney,
Cathness, Dunkeld, and the Iles.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

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