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 Lords direct to the King’s Majestie reportit they had conferrit
concernyng Papists, planting of kirks, discipline, and the poore,
and receavit good answers, as, namely, that there was mair mister of
executione against Papists nor advyseing, and that his Heines was
glad of the solemnitie of their Assemblie, and before the discovering
thereof desyrit they sould resorte to him, qwhere they should hear
farther of his good will: yet because there was many particulars
qwhilk under generalls, his Grace had appoyntit sax of his Counsell
to conferr with so many as the Kirk on the other syde sould appoynt
the morne. The Assembly nominat for the part of the Kirk, the Lairds
of Wedderburne, Culluchie, Capringtoune, Ormistoune, Whittingham,
John Johnstoune, Alexander Scrymgeour, William Menzies, Oliver
Peebles, Mrs Robert Pont, Andrew Melvill, David Lyndsay, Peter
Blackburne.
Sessio 8.
The Assemblie direct the minister of Dysart to charge Mr Patrick
Adamsone to compeir personallie before them, and to crave his awne
petitione anent the supplicatione of Mr Robert Montgomrie. The Kirk
having taken consideratione of the proces laid against him, and
circumstances of that matter, ffinds he may be admittit Pastor over a
flock qwhere he hes not been sclanderous, provyding that he be found
qualified in lyfe and doctrine.
Sessio 9.
The Chancellor being present, desyred the breither to wey if James
Gibsone had not offendit the King’s Majestie,--not only that he
had uttered in his sermone thir words following againes the King’s
Majestie, viz. That he weined that James Stewart and Lady Isobell
and William Stewart had been the persecutors of the Kirk; but now he
finds be experience that the King himselfe has been the persecutor;
as Jeroboam, for erecting of idolatrie and permitting thereof, was
the last of his posterity, so he feares if he continued, he sould
conclude his race.--But also, that he, acknowledging to the brethrene
of the Conferrence that he had offended his Grace, he promised to
make satisfactione, and had fealed and broken promise; for after
calling of the said James, quho compeared not, my Lord Chancellour
desyred the Moderatour to put to the vote of the Assembly if the
words aboue specified were offensive: Quho, in respect that non
offerit any reasone against the samen, proponit the same termes to
them, quho for the maist pairt votit affirmative, the samen words to
be offensive.
Sessio 10.
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