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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THEREFORE we, in our own name, and in name of all who will adhere
to the Confession of Faith, and reformation of Religion within
this Land, are forced and compelled, out of our bound duty to God,
our King, native Country, our selves and our posterity, (lest our
silence should be prejudiciall to so important a cause, as concernes
Gods glory and worship, our Religion and salvation, the Lawes and
Liberties of this Church and Kingdome, or derogatory to our former
supplications, complaints, protestations, Articles and proceedings,
or unanswerable to the solemne oath of our nation covenant with
God) To declare before God and man, and to protest, _Primo_, That
we doe, and will constantly adhere, according to our vocation and
power, to the said Reformation, in doctrine, use of Sacraments, and
discipline; And that notwithstanding of any innovations introduced
therein, either of old or of late. _Secundo_, we protest, That we
adhere to the grievances, supplications, and protestations given in at
Assemblies and Parliaments, and to our late supplications, complaints,
protestations, and other lawfull proceedings against the same, and
particularly against the Service book, and booke of Canons, as maine
innovations of Religion and Lawes, and full of Popish superstition,
and so directly contrary to the Kings Declaration, And against the
High Commission, as a judicatory established contrary to the Lawes
and Liberties of this Church and Kingdome, and destructive of other
lawfull judicatories, which both in respect of the nature of it, manner
of introduction, without consent of the three Estates of Parliament,
cannot be any wayes rectified, but absolutely discharged: _Tertio_, we
protest, That we adhere with our hearts to our Oath and subscription
of the Confession of Faith, the solemne Covenant betweene God, this
Church and Kingdome, and the clauses particularly therein expressed
and generally contained, and to our last Articles for the peace of
this Kirke and Kingdome, drawne out of it, and to all the matters
therein contained, and manner of remedy therein desired. _Quarto_,
We protest, that this Proclamation, or act of Councell, or any other
act, or Proclamation, or Declaration, or ratification thereof, By
subscription, or act, or letter, or any other manner of way whatsoever,
or any precondemnation of our cause or carriage, before the same be
lawfully heard and tryed in the supreme judicatories of this Kirk and
Kingdome, the onely proper judges to nationall causes and proceedings,
or any certification or threatning therein denounced, shall no waies
be prejudiciall to the Confession of Faith, lawes, and liberties of
this Kingdome, nor to our supplications, complaints, protestations,
articles, lawfull meetings, proceedings, pursuits, mutual defences, nor
to our persons and Estates, and shall no wayes be disgracefull either
in reality or opinion, at home or abroad, to us or any of us: But on
the contrary, that any act, or letter, or subscription of the Councell,
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