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.
Church of Scotland -- History -- Sources
Presbyteries wald be erectit in places where publick exercise is used
unto the tyme the policie of the Kirk be established be law. Answer:
The exercise may be judged a presbyterie.
If any aucht or may be sufferit to read within the Kirk in tyme of
necessitie, without admissioune, althoch they be elders or deacons.
Resp.: Negatur simpliciter.
If all kirks have not the same equall power to marrie on an owkday
by the Sabbath, havand ane sufficient number, and joyning preaching
thereto, as certaine particular kirks alreadie practises the same.
Responsio: It is agreit that they may marrie on feriall dayes.
What order shall be put to them that bides from the communione,
alleadging invy that they beare towards their neighbour:--the cause
thereof and uthers that neither will speak, salute, nor bear familiar
company with their neighbours, beand requyrit be the ministrie, will
not obey--oucht they to be admittit?
Responsio: Ordaynes the persones lyand under invy to be admonischit,
and the uthers not to be sufferit without reconciliatione and
testificatione of brotherly love.
What ought to be done to sic persones that after admonitione will
pass to May playes, and speciallie elders and deacones and uthers wha
beirs office in the Kirk?
Responsio: They aucht not to be admittit to the sacrament, and
specially elders and deacons.
May marriage be solemnizat any day in the weik?
Responsio: Bands being three severall Sondays lawfullie proclaimit,
the marriage may be any day of the weik solemnizat, sua that ane
sufficient number and witnesses be present.
What order shall be taken with those persones that passes to ane
popish priest to be married, their bands not beand proclaimed: shall
they be esteimit as married; and if not, what discipline shall be
usit against them?
Answer: The conjunctione is no marriage, and therefore ordayns the
persones before their particular Assemblies to be callit to satisfie
as fornicators; and upon new proclamation to be married according to
the order of the reformed Kirk, and the papist priest to be punischit.
Ordaynes the commissioners of countries and their assessors to try
within their bounds, sic of the ministrie as hes pluralitie of
benefices and offices, and to inquyre the reasons thereof, to be
reportit be them to the nixt Generall Assemblie, with their names
that bruikes the saids benefices and offices, that the Kirk may take
order for removeing thereof.
Anent the act made anent the apparell of the ministers and their
wyfis; ordayns the same to be put to executione in all poynts,
according to the tenor thereof.
The nixt Assemblie to be the secund Tuesday of July nixt to come, in
Dundie. The haill brethren present warnit thereto.
[FORTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assemblie, conveint at Dundie, and begune the 12th
of July 1580, where there was present the Laird of Lundie,
Commissioner for his Majestie, Commissioners of Provinces,
Townes, and Universities.
Sessio.
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