The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of ScotlandChurch of Scotland. General Assembly
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The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland. General Assembly
Ecclesiastical law -- Scotland; Scotland -- Church history -- 17th century
The Assembly, after the receiving of the whole reports from the
Committees, appointed for revising of the processes and sentences, led,
deduced, and pronounced before, and by the several Commissions granted by
the Assembly at _Glasgow_, All in one voice approved the saids whole
Processes as orderly proceeded, and the whole sentences pronounced therein
till, as just and lawful decrees, without prejudice of any favour that can
be showne to any person or persons, against whom the said sentences are
pronounced upon their supplications, or of Justice to such as complain of
their processe, and offers to reduce the same upon whatsoever reason
competent, by the Constitutions of this Kirk and Kingdome, before the
General Assembly and the Commissioners thereof, they being appointed for
that effect.
Act Sess. 20. Aug. 28. 1639.
_Act anent receiving of deposed Ministers._
The which day the General Assembly upon the report of the Committees anent
these who are deposed by Synods, Doe make this General Act, recommending
to the Synods all these who are deposed befor them for subscribing of the
Declinator, & reading of the Service book and for no other grosse cause,
That upon their true repentance & submission to the Constitutions of this
Kirk & upon their purgation and clearnesse from any grosse Faults laid to
their charge in any new processe against them, they may be found by the
Synod as capable of the Ministrie, when God grants them an ordinary and
lawful calling by admission from the Presbyterie, either in the Church
they served in before, or in any other Church.
Act Sess. 21. August 29. 1639.
_Act anent the keeping of the Lords Day._
_The General Assembly recommendeth to the several Presbyteries the
execution of the old acts of Assembly, against the breach of the
Sabbath Day, by going of Mylnes, Salt-Pannes, Salmond-fishing, or
any such like labour; and to this end revives and renues the act
of the Assembly holden at_ Haly-rude-house, 1602. _Sess. 5.
whereof the tenor follows._
The Assembly considering that the conventions of the People, specially on
the Sabbath Day are very rare in many places, by distraction of labour not
only in harvest and seed-time, but also every Sabbath, by fishing both of
the white fish, and Salmond-fishing, and in going of Mylnes. Therefore the
Assembly dischargeth and inhibiteth all such labour of fishing, as well
white fish and Salmond-fish, and going of Mylnes of all sorts upon the
Sabbath, under the pain of incurring the censures of the Kirk: And
ordaines the Commissioners of this Assembly, to mean the same to His
Majestie, and to desire that a pecunial paine may be injoyned upon the
contraveeners of this present Act.
Act Sess. 22. Aug. 29. 1639. _a Meridie._
_Articles and Overtures approved by the Assembly._
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