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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But the forenamed Master David Lyndsey, pretended Bishop of Edinburgh,
with the rest of his Colleagues respective above named, have presumed
(having no warrant nor direction from the Church) to propound in
Parliament, and to consent to several acts which have past in
Parliament, to the prejudice of the Church, as namely, To the act
concerning the Restitution of the State of Bishops, Anno 1606. the act
concerning the chapter of Saint Andrewes, Anno 1607. To the act of
Commissariots and jurisdictions given to Archbishops and Bishops, Anno
1609. To the ratification of the act agreed upon in the Assemblie of
Glasgow, Anno 1610. with an explanation, contrary to the meaning and
tenour of the said conclusions, Anno 1612. To the acts concerning the
Elections of Archbishops and Bishops, and to the acts concerning the
Restitution of chapiters, Anno 1617. To the ratification of the Five
Articles of Perth, Anno 1621. To the act concerning the apparell of
Churchmen, and to the ratification of the Acts concerning Religion, in
which all the former Acts are included, Ann. 1633. and to many other
severall acts of this kinde. In like manner he propounded and gave
consent to severall acts of the Privy Councell, for the establishing
of it, and of the power of the High Commission, which are against the
lawes and liberties of this kingdome; and for ratification of severall
acts and sentences given out by them and their Colleagues in that
unwarrantable Judicatory: for in the same manner did he propound and
consent unto the acts made in the Privie Councell for pressing and
bringing in of the Service Booke, which would have trod under foot
the frame of Gods publicke worship in this Kingdome, if the Lord had
not prevented it. And further, in the last convention of the States
holden in the yeeres 1625. and 1629. he did not onely keep silence, but
propound and give consent to some things which were prejudiciall to
the liberties of this Church, and hee did oppose himselfe to the just
desires and grievances which were presented in name of the Church for
some of her liberties and priviledges, whereas it was provided that
he shall be bound upon each generall Assembly to give an account of
the discharge of his Commission since the Assembly going before, and
should submit himselfe to the censure of the Assembly, and stand to the
determinations of it without further Appeale, and should sue for, and
obtain ratification of his carriage from the Assembly, under the paine
of infamie and excommunication; but the said Master David Lyndsey, and
his Colleagues respective abovenamed, have never given an account of
the discharge of his or their Commissions, nor sought nor have obtained
ratification of his or their doings, from the Assembly.
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