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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“And if any be found a seller of the Sacraments, that hee bee deposed
_simpliciter_: and such as collude with slanderous persons in
dispensing and over-seeing them for money, incurre the like punishment.
That every Minister be charged to have a Session established of the
meettest men in his Congregation, and that Discipline strike not only
upon grosse sins, as whoredome, blood-shed, &c. but upon sins repugnant
to the word of God, as blasphemie of God, banning, profaning of the
Sabbath, disobedient to parents, idle, unruly ones without calling,
drunkards, and such like deboshed men, as make not conscience of their
life and ruling of their families, and specially of education of their
children, lying, slandering, and backbiting and breaking of promises:
and this to be an universall order throughout the Realme, &c. and such
like as are negligent herein, and continue therein, after admonition,
be deposed.
“That none falling in public slanders, be received in the fellowship
of the Kirk, except his Minister have some appearance and warrand in
conscience, that hee hath both a feeling of sin, and apprehension of
mercie, and for this effect, that the Minister travell with him, by
doctrine and private instruction, to bring him hereto, and specially in
the doctrine of repentance, which, being neglected, the public place of
repentance is turned in a mocking.
“Dilapidation of benefices, dimitting of them for favour, or money,
that they become laick patronages, without advise of the Kirk, and
such like interchanging of benefices, by transaction and transporting
of themselves by that occasion, without the knowledge of the Kirk,
precisely to be punished. Such like, that setting of tacks without the
consent of the Assembly, be punished according to the acts: and that
the dimitters in favours for money, or otherwise to the effect above
writen; bee punished as the dilapidators.
“_Corruptions in their persons and lives._
“That such as are light and wanton in their behaviour, as in gorgeous
and light apparell; in speech, in using light and prophane companie,
unlawfull gaming, as dancing, carding, dycing, and such like, not
beseeming the gravitie of a Pastour, bee sharply and gravely reproved
by the Presbyterie, according to the degree thereof: and continuing
therein after due admonition, that hee bee depryved, as slanderous to
the Gospel.
“That Ministers being found swearers, or banners, prophaners of the
Sabbath, drunkards, fighters, guiltie of all these or any of them, be
deposed simpliciter; and such like, lyars, detracters, flatterers,
breakers of promise, brawlers, and quarrellers, after admonition
continuing therein, incurre the same punishment.
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