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.
Church of Scotland. General Assembly
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same, Wishing and praying the Lord of heaven truly and fully to informe
his Majestie how far these bookes, judicatories, and all our other
evils and grievances are full of idolatrous superstitions, and Popish
errours, How destructive of the reformation of Religion in this Land,
and of the Lawes and Liberties of this Church and Kingdome, and so
directly contrary to this his Majesties pious intention and declaration.
Yet seeing that no Proclamation could sufficiently remove the present
evils, nor settle our feares, nor secure us from the re-entrie of
any evil or Innovation, which it seemed to discharge, or prevent
the like in time comming, nor satisfie our humble supplications,
craving the present indiction of a free Assembly and Parliament, as
the onely remedies of our evils, and meanes to prevent the like:
And seeing this Proclamation doth not so much as make mention, or
acknowledge any of our supplications, complaints and grievances, or
any just cause thereof, except under the name of great increase of
disorders, faults, and mis-demeanours, but only our feares of some
future Innovation of Religion or Lawes, occasioned onely (as is
pretended) by the introduction of the Service Booke, Booke of Canons,
and High Commission; which feares his Majestie hoped to have beene
abundantly and sufficiently satisfied by his two former proclamations
of the ninth of December, and nineteenth of February. And by this his
present Declaration, except his subjects bee blindely (under pretext
of Religion) led unto disobedience, Doth mis-ken, passe over, and so
in effect denie all our supplications, bills, articles, and desires,
especially our complaints against the Prelates our parties. And, that
once for all, in a faire and perswasive way, even after the resaite
of our last supplication, clearing us from the calumnie of unlawfull
combination; Doth not disallow nor discharge any of the innovations
and evils complained upon, but onely assureth that his Majestie will
not presse their practice, but in such a faire and legall way as shall
satisfie his subjects of his intention; which (joyned with the other
clause, allowing and confirming the Proclamation the nineteenth of
February) evidenceth the liberty left to any Prelate or persons to
practice the same, and by all other faire waies to perswade others
thereunto; and his Majesties resolution to presse their practice in
a faire and legall way: And also confirmeth the former Declaration,
That the Service Booke is a ready meane to maintaine the true Religion
already professed, and to beat out all Superstition, and no waies to be
contrary to the Lawes of this Kingdome, but to be compiled and approved
for the universall use and edification of all his Majesties subjects;
Doth not abolish, but promiseth to rectifie the High Commission, with
advice of his Privie Councell, implying the Kings power, with consent
of the Councell, to establish this or any judicatory within this
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