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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The Assembly recommendeth to the severall Presbyteries the execution
of the old acts of Assemblies, against the break of the Sabbath-day,
by the going of Milles, Salt-pans, Salmond-fishing, or any such-like
labour, and to this end revives and renews the act of the Assembly,
holden at Halyrudehouse 1602. Sess. 5. whereof the tennour followeth.
“The Assemblie considering that the conventions of the people,
specially on the Sabbath-day, are verie rare in manie places, by
distraction of labour, not only in Harvest and Seed-time, but also
every Sabbath by fishing both of white fish and Salmond fishing, and in
going of Milles: Therefore the Assemblie, dischargeth and inhibiteth,
all such labour of fishing as-well whyte fish as Salmond-fish, and
going of Miles of all sorts upon the Sabbath-day, under the paine of
incurring the censures of the Kirk. And ordains the Commissioners of
this Assemblie to meane the same to his Majestie, and to desire that a
pecuniall paine may be injoyned upon the contraveeners of this present
act.”
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Act Sess. 24. December 18. 1638.
The Assembly considering the great necessity of purging this land from
bygone corruptions, and of preserving her from the like in time coming,
ordaineth the Presbyteries to proceed with the censures of the Kirk,
to excommunication, against those Ministers who being deposed by this
Assembly acquiesces not to their sentences, but exercise some part of
their Ministeriall function, refuseth themselves, and with-draw others
from the obedience of the acts of the Assembly.
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Act Sess. 25. December 19. 1638.
_Against the civill places and power of Kirk-men._
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