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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2. That some Noble-men, if anie be within the Presbyterie, some
Gentle-men and Barons, some Ministers, and some Commons, who are
not chosen Commissioners to the Assemblie, in their owne Name, and
in Name of all other Covenanters, or Complayners, eyther within the
Presbyterie, or Diocese, or whole Kingdome, who are not Commissioners
to the Assemblie, will adheare and assist in this Complaynt, that they
present this Bill to the Presbyterie.
3. That they who are Complayners, haue a particular care to fill up
the Blanks left in the Bill, in the Subsumptions of the particular
Faults committed by the Bishop of the Diocese, agaynst these generall
Rules, Canons, and Actes: or if these Blankes will not contayne the
same, that the Complayners draw vp in a particular Clayme, all the
particular Faultes, and Transgressions of the Bishop of that Diocese,
agaynst these Rules, Canons, and Acts, or anie other Law of the Church,
or Kingdome; and present the same to the Presbyterie, with this
generall Complaynt. And if they can not get the Particulars presentlie
readie, notwithstanding, they present without anie delay, because of
the scarcenesse of the tyme, this Complaynt, as it standeth with the
Blanks: and in the meane tyme, may gather anie other Particulars,
agaynst the Assemblie, to which this Complaynt is to bee referred.
4. That the Presbyterie finding the Complaynt important, & the Generall
Assemblie so approaching, referre the same to the Generall Assemblie,
by an Act of this Reference, insert in the Bookes of the Presbyterie.
5. That vpon this Reference of the Complaynt to the Assemblie, the
Presbyterie admonish the Complayners, _apud acta_, to be present at the
sayde Assemblie, for assisting and verifying of the sayde Complaynt.
6. That the Presbyterie ordayne all their Pastors, out of Pulpit,
on a Sabbath-day, before noone, to cause reade publicklie this whole
Complaynt, and the Presbyteries Reference to the Assemblie; and so to
admonish the Bishop of that Diocese, the Delinquent complayned upon,
with the rest of his Collegues, to be present at the Gen. Assembly,
to answere to the particular Complaynt, both in the particular and
generall heads thereof, given, or to be given in; & to abide the
censure & tryall of th’ Assemblie therevpon. And lykwyse, out of Pulpit
to admonish all others, who haue interest eyther in the persuing, or
referring this Complaynt, to be present, at the sayd Assemblie.
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