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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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MY LORD CHANCELLOUR,

Unto your Lordship humbly shewes, we, men, women, and children, and
servants, indwellers within the Burgh of Edinburgh: That whereas we
being urged with this Book of Service, and having considered the same,
We finde many things therein so farre different from that forme of
Gods publike worship universally received and professed within this
Kingdome: And we Burgesses, being at our entrie and admission deeply
sworne for the maintenance thereof, that now makes our hearts to
tremble, and our weak consciences will not suffer us to imbrace and
practise this urged Service: We have this long time past, winked at
some former alterations, being put in hope that no further novations
should follow. But now we being oppressed, with our just feares to see
our selves deprived of that libertie in serving God which ever hath
beene approved by Church and Kingdome: In place whereof we are now like
to be constrained to imbrace another, which hath neither been agitated
nor received either by generall Assemblie or Parliament: In such
extremitie we are most humbly to supplicate your Lordship to consider
our present estate, and that this businesse is a matter of so great
weight and consequence as should not appeare to bee a needlesse noyse
of simple women, but it is the absolute desire of all our hearts for
preservation of true Religion amongst us, which is dearer to us than
either estate or life: And therefore we do humbly crave, that as the
rest of the Kingdome, so we may have a time to advise, and that your
Lordship may find out some way whereby we may be delivered from the
feare of this and all other innovations of this kinde, and have the
happinesse to injoy the true Religion, as it hath beene by the great
mercie of God reformed in this land, and authorised by his Majestie,
who may long and prosperously Reigne over us: And your Lordships answer.

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1637.—October 18.

21. _Petition of the Noblemen, Gentrie, Ministers, Burgesses, and
Commons to the Council against the Service Book and Book of Canons._[44]

MY LORDS OF SECRET COUNCELL,

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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

MY LORD CHANCELLOUR,

Unto your Lordship humbly shewes, we, men, women, and children, and
servants, indwellers within the Burgh of Edinburgh: That whereas we
being urged with this Book of Service, and having considered the same,
We finde many things therein so farre different from that forme of
Gods publike worship universally received and professed within this
Kingdome: And we Burgesses, being at our entrie and admission deeply
sworne for the maintenance thereof, that now makes our hearts to
tremble, and our weak consciences will not suffer us to imbrace and
practise this urged Service: We have this long time past, winked at
some former alterations, being put in hope that no further novations
should follow. But now we being oppressed, with our just feares to see
our selves deprived of that libertie in serving God which ever hath
beene approved by Church and Kingdome: In place whereof we are now like
to be constrained to imbrace another, which hath neither been agitated
nor received either by generall Assemblie or Parliament: In such
extremitie we are most humbly to supplicate your Lordship to consider
our present estate, and that this businesse is a matter of so great
weight and consequence as should not appeare to bee a needlesse noyse
of simple women, but it is the absolute desire of all our hearts for
preservation of true Religion amongst us, which is dearer to us than
either estate or life: And therefore we do humbly crave, that as the
rest of the Kingdome, so we may have a time to advise, and that your
Lordship may find out some way whereby we may be delivered from the
feare of this and all other innovations of this kinde, and have the
happinesse to injoy the true Religion, as it hath beene by the great
mercie of God reformed in this land, and authorised by his Majestie,
who may long and prosperously Reigne over us: And your Lordships answer.

       *       *       *       *       *

1637.—October 18.

21. _Petition of the Noblemen, Gentrie, Ministers, Burgesses, and
Commons to the Council against the Service Book and Book of Canons._[44]

MY LORDS OF SECRET COUNCELL,

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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