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 votit and concludit that all sic persones as are
alreadie, or heirafter shall be deposit for their offences from their
functions of the ministrie, shall be chargit be the Commissioners of
the countries to dimit the saids benefices and livings possesst be
them, to the effect uthers may be provydit thereto that may travel in
the said functione, under the paine of excommunication to be execute
against them, qwherein if they faillie, after admonitiones, to
proceed with the sentence of excommunicatione against them, under the
paine of suspensione of them from the ministrie dureing the will of
the Kirk, and that this act be execut against the Bischope of Dunkeld
and minister of Saline be the Commissioners of the countrie where
they dwell, betwixt and the next Assemblie, under the paine forsaid.
Forsuameikle as the Bischops are to be chairgit to remove their
corruptiones in that estate, the Kirk nominat the speciall
corruptions whilk they desire sic as will submitt them to the said
Assembly to correct, with promise, that giue the Generall Kirk
hereafter shall find farther corruptiones in the said estate, nor
heirto is exprest, that they be content to be reformit be the said
Assemblie according to the word of God when they shall be requyrit
thereto: 1. That they be content to be pastors and ministers of ane
flock: 2. That they usurp no criminall jurisdictione: 3. That they
vote not in parliament in name of the Kirk without commissione from
the Kirk: 4. That they take not up for the maintenance of their
ambitione and covetousness, the emoluments of the Kirk, whilk may
sustaine many pastors, the schools, and the poor, but be content with
reasonable living according to their office: 5. That they claime
not to themselves the titles of Lords temporall, neither usurp
temporall jurisdictione, quhairby they are abstractit from their
office: 6. That they take no farther bounds of visitatione nor the
Kirk committeth to them: 7. That they impyre not above the particular
elderschipes, but be subject to the same: 8. That they usurp not the
powers of the pastors.
The Assembly depryvit Mr Hector Douglass from his office of function
of the ministrie as woundit and unable therefor, and ordaynes him
to be chargit be the commissioners of the countrie to dimit his
benefice, and if he refuises after admonitiones, to proceed with
excommunicatione against him, under the paine of suspensione of the
said commissioner from his office of the ministrie dureing the will
of the Kirk.
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