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Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… out of the bounds of the Synods of Lothian, Glasgow, and Fife, or any others the General Assembly shall please, yet to …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… that, the planting vacant churches with pious and learned men, graciously promising your Majesty's encouragement and … the General Assembly does hereby recommend to the Synod of Fife to take heed to Mr James Grahame at Dunfermline, that he … and Lothian to the Presbytery of Edinburgh; the Synods of Fife, Perth, and Stirling, to the Presby tery of St Andrews; …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… but experience teaching that it greatly tendeth to calm men's spirits who have any awe of God on them, and to clear … and thence pouring out his Spirit, and giving gifts to men, apostles, evangelists, prophets, pastors, and teachers, …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… and that their testimonials to Presbyteries for entering men on trials for the ministry, bear their knowledge of the … commend themselves to God and the consciences of all men by their piety, prudence, literature, and peaceable …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… of settling school masters in parishes, to prefer thereto men who have passed their course at colleges or universities, …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… great care to be taken in choosing fit and able young men to be sent on this design, and for that end, seriously … the said Commissions or their committees; and these young men are hereby enjoined, before they go on in their mission, … to give suitable advices and directions to these young men as to their conduct in their work. And the Synods and …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… and regardless of all that ought to be dear to us, as men and as Christians, as well as unaccountably undutiful to … same, and to make peace, and excite to follow it with all men as far as possible. "12. It may be also inquired at those … there may be in Presbyteries different sentiments as to men's sufficiency for the ministry, even upon the second …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… deep humility the glorious God is to be adored by sinful men, they would forbear bowing, and other expressions of … the Irish language; and if the Presbyteries receiving such men on trials shall neglect the premises, and settle any in …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… of the devil, and of the worth of the immortal souls of men, doth oblige us to acknowledge with all thankfulness to … to the Presbytery of Edinburgh; the Synods of Perth, Fife, and Stirling, to the Presbytery of St Andrews; and the …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… such pratices, they hereby inhibit and discharge all young men educated in this Church, or students of divinity, to go …