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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3. Concernyng such Elders as verses not in the word, thair resort to
the Presbytrie shall be no farther straitit, but as the weightiness
and occasione, upon intimatione and advertisement made be the Pastors
and Doctors, shall requyre; at qwhilk tyme they shall giue their
godly concurrence--exhorting them alwayes that may commodiously
resort, to be present at all tymes.
4. Such of the ministrie as does not resort to the exercise and
presbytry shall be subject to the penaltie arbitrall to be appoyntit
at the discretioune of every particular presbyterie, the samen to
be agriet upon be the subscriptioune of every minister thereof;
and if any be found to disagrie thereto, to be complaint upon to
the Generall Assemblie next to come, and the order qwhilk every
presbytrie takes, to be sichtit, and thereof, a good order to be
established for the haill.
5. It is thocht meit that the same day qwhilk is the day of the
exercise, be in lyke manner the day of ecclesiasticall processes; and
if the brether thinks necessare for the haisty expeditione of the
processes, that they may appoynt dayes, tymes, and places therefore,
by the day of the exercise.
6. It is not thocht expedient that the Presbytrie be astrictit to
direct their Moderator to the Assemblie, but libertie to chuse such
as they think maist expedient for the comfort of the Kirk.
7. It is thocht meet that visitatione be exceptit _e re nata_, within
the bounds of the Presbytrie, and the same not to be limitit to the
Moderator, but to such ane or ma, as the Presbytrie shall direct, for
the necessitie of the matter, according to the Kirk’s policie.
8. The Clerk and Moderator shall subscryve, in grave matters, ane
forme of proceeding in the name of the Elderschip; and quhill God
provyde some better contributione in every particular Kirk of the
Elderschip for his intertainment.
9. The minister of the paroche shall cause execute the summonds
concerning his paroche, and beare the burden of such things as shall
be direct from the Presbytrie, or some deput be him, within his
paroche.
10. Concernyng ane generall order of admissione to the office of
Elders, referris it to the order usit at Edinburgh, qwhilk we approve.
11. As for collatione of benefices, and designatione of manses and
gleibs; the Moderator of the Presbytrie where it is requisite, and
for the satisfaction of the act of Parliament, that they have a
speciall commission of the Kirk for that effect, qwhill it please God
to move the King that the laws may be better reformit, provyding the
Moderator doe nothing butt the advyce of the Presbyterie.
12. It is proponit to the Kirk qwhair there is no Presbytrie, nor
cannot be gottin, qwhat order shall be of admissione, of collatione
and designation of benefices.
13. As for the number of Kirks, how many shall be in every
Presbytrie? Referris to them that hes the Commissione to establische
Presbyteries.
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