The General Assembly being desirous to promove the great work of Unity in Religion, and Uniformity in Church government, in all thir three Dominions, for which the Assembly hath humbly supplicate the Kings Majestie, and remonstrate their desires to the Parliament of _England_, lest they should be wanting in any meane that may further so glorious and so good a work: Doe ordain, that not only the said Declaration to the Parliament, and supplication to the Kings Majestie, shall be accompanied with the earnest Petition, and prayers of the whole brethren in private and publike, for the Lords blessing hereunto, according to the laudable custome of our predecessors, who in the year of God 1589. ordaines that the Brethren in their private and publike prayers, recommend unto God the estate of the afflicted Church of _England_: But having just cause of fear, that the iniquities of the Land, which so much abount may marre this so great a Work, doe also ordain a solemne Fast to be kept on the second Lords Day of _September_ and the Wednesday following throughout the whole Kingdome for the causes after specified. I. Grosse ignorance and all sort of wickedness among the greater part, security, meer formality and unfruitfulnesse among the best, and unthankfulnesse in all. II. The sword raging throughout all Christendome, but most barbarously in _Ireland_, and dayly more and more threatned in _England_, through the lamentable division betwixt the King and the Parliament there, tending to the subversion of Religion and Peace in all the three Kingdomes. III. That God may graciously blesse the Supplication of the Assembly to the Kings Majesty, and their motion to the Parliament of _England_, for Unitie in Religion, and Uniformity of Kirk-government, and all other meanes which may serve for the promoving of so great a Worke, and advancement of the Kingdome of Christ every where. IV. That God may powerfully overturne all wicked plots and designes of Antichrist and his followers, and all divisive motions against the course of Reformation, and the so much longed for Union of the King and Parliament. V. That God may blesse the harvest. _Reference from the Presbyterie of_ Kirkcaldie. Anent the Acts of Assemblies, for observation of the Lords Day, profaned by going of salt-pannes, That this Assembly would declare the limits of the Sabbath, during which the pannes should stand. _The Assembly referres the Answer of this Question, to the Acts of former Assemblies._ _Reference frrom the Synode of_ Fyffe. That the Provinciall of _Angus_ keep their meeting on the same day with the Synod of _Fyffe_, which breakes the correspondence between them, appointed by the General Assembly of _Glasgow_. ANSWER. _The Assembly ordaines the Provinciall Assembly of_ Angus _to keep their first meeting upon the third Tuesday of_ April, _comforme to the Act of the said Assembly of_ Glasgow. _Overtures to be advised by Presbyteries against the next Assembly._