4. So far as he could, he travellit to bring the originall languages, Greek and Hebrew, in contempt, abuseing thereto, the words of the Apostle, 1 Corinth. 14--and tauntinglie askit in what schoole were Peter and Paul graduit? 5. To prove the corrupt state of bischops in our tyme, he brocht furth the examples of Ambrose and Augustine. 6. It is sufficient to baptize in the name of the Father only, or in the name of the Sonne, or in the name of the Holy Ghost, because they are all one God, and to that effect alleadgit 19 of the Acts. 7. The matters of Discipline and lawfull calling in the Kirk, he callit trifles of policie. 8. He accused the ministrie of seditione and leise Majestie, saying, exhorting them not to be seditious, nor meddle with hie matters, to leave off, to put on crownes and off crownes, for if they medlit any farther therewith, they wald be reprovit. 9. He condemnit the application of the Scripture to the particular manners and corruptions of men, mockingly asking, in what Scripture they may finde a bischope for a 1000 pund, horse, corne, and pultrie, and when they teache of luife, how cold they fund Judas? 10. He oppugnit the doctrine of Christ, quho pronounces that the most part are rebellious and perische. 11. He denyed, that in the New Testament any mentione was made of the Presbytrie or Elderschip. 12. He accusit the ministers of pasquils, of grudging and murmuring, of trouble and confusione, of lying and backbyting, saying, where is it? who will do it? what fault can they find with the Court? As for myself I find nane. 13. The Kirk being traducit be pasquilles and infamous libells, not onlie purgit he not the Kirk or himselfe thereof, having good occasione, but rather approvit the same. 14. He used his preaching against the ministrie, the very words of the lybell that was cast in the King’s chamber against them. 15. This quarter year bygane, he hes been negligent in doctrine, discipline, and assisting of the Elderschip. Sessio 12. Heads referrit from the Synodall of Lawthian to the Generall Assemblie. 1. First, That ane universall order be taken and made be the Generall Assembly, for excommunicatione, tryall, admissione, and ordination of ministers. 2. To inquyre what persone of the ministrie shall designe gleibs and manses; and seeing that the Synodall Assemblie of Lawthiane hes thocht good that every Presbytrie sall direct some of their oune number, to designe gleibs and manses within their awne bounds, we crave the consent of the Generall Assemblie that the same may be universall; and, where there is no presbytrie, to appoynt who shall designe the same. 3. Qwha shall await upone the plat for modifieing of the ministers’ stipends. 4. Qwhat answer shall be gine to the King’s Majestie concerning the union and disiunctione of Kirks. 5. That ane uniformitie be used for summonding of persones before the Presbytrie, and proces that is to be led before the same.