The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The Assembly hes willit their lovit brother Mr Robert Maitland, Deane
of Aberdeene, Robert Pont, proveist of the Trinitie Colledge, John
Brand, James Carmichael, to take travell in visiting and peruising of
the saids acts, and sic as are generall with the Generall Assemblies,
to mark and nott the samen, that thereafter they may be drawne and
extractit out of the books, that all pretext of ignorance may be tane
away.
Sessio 12.
It is ordaynit that the Bischops, Superintendants, and ministers in
all parts, admonische sic as were Papists, and hes sen the act of
Parliament, maid confession of their faithes, and, notwithstanding,
hes no wayes yet participat the holy supper of the Lord, participat
the sacrament with the rest of the congregation; and if they disobey,
their admonitione to be halden as relapse, and to proceed against
them as relapse, with the sentence of excommunicatione.
It is thocht meet be the haill brethren that the ministers of
Edinburgh and Leith give warning and advertisement to the Bishops,
Superintendants, and Commissioners of countries, aucht dayes before
the Parliament, to the effect that they may warne the rest of their
brethren to be present, to consult and put in deliberatione sic
things as shall be thocht, after good advyce, to be proponit to
Parliament; qwhilk convention shall be accountit for ane Assemblie.
[THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assemblie, halden and begun the saxt of August 1575,
in the Over Tolbuith of Edinburgh, where there was present the
Bischops of Galloway, Dunkeld, Brechine, Dumblane, Glasgow, and
Isles; Superintendants of Angus and Lawthiane, Commissioners
of Countries and Townes, with the Ministers. Mr Robert Pont,
Moderator.
Sessio.
According to the order and custome of the Assembly, it was proceeded
to the examinatione and tryall of the lyfes, conversation, and
doctrine of the Bischopes, Superintendants, and Commissioners of
provinces. John Durie, one of the ministers of Edinburgh, protests
that the tryall as Bischope prejudge not the opiniones and reasones
qwilk he and uthers brethren of his mynde hes to oppone against the
said office and name of Bischop.
The Generall Assembly ordaynes the Bischope of Dunkeld, betwixt and
the next Assembly, to resorte himselfe and his family to Dunkeld, and
make his residence there, under the paine of excommunicatione.
The brethren in ane voyce finds great fault with the dilapedatione
of this benefice; and ordaines the acts of the Assembly to be
usit and considered, if there be any penaltie appoyntit for the
said dilapidatione, betwixt and the saxt day of this instant, and
continwes their farder determination to the said day.
Sessio 2.
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