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Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… only to the religious exercise of publike worship in the congregation, and of private worship in their families, and … expectant shall be permitted to preach in publike before a congregation till first he be tryed after the same manner, … be decreed by the most voyces, in and of every particular congregation, which (say they) is the utmost bound of a …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… and answerable for the condition and disposition of the congregation whereto he is presented. Because, according to … Presbyterie, with consent of the most or best part of the congregation, shall make a list of six persons willing to … II. A minister may be transplanted from a particular congregation (where he can onely doe good to a part) to such …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… either by their private and unconstant abode in any one congregation, or by secret conveyance of their malignant …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… notice of the observation or neglect thereof in every congregation within their bounds, and make known the same to … who is with you in the judgement, and standeth in the congregation of the mighty," humbly to present your Honours … that that sacrament be administred in face of the Congregation, that what is spoken and done may be heard and …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… providing the armies with ministers be preferred to any congregation, and these who are appointed to attend the same … first before the Presbyterie, and thereafter before the congregation upon a Sabbath, in some place before the pulpit; … shall acknowledge their offences publikely before the congregation, and be suspended from the communion ay and …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… and doth appoint ministers and ruling elders in each congregation to take speciall care that these directions be … worship, that he and they may joyne with the rest of the congregation; and the publike worship being finished, after … the magistratcs, ministers, and whole body of the congregation whereof they are members, as well for their …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… war. It is also to be remembred, that Joshua and all the congregation of Israel were commanded to go out and in at the … ecclesiastick suppression of errours, if an Independent congregation will please to own them. We also are confident … and particularly against the sins and scandals in that congregation wherein he lives, according to the act of the …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… shall, besides any confession in publick before the congregation, subscribe the declaration hereto subjoyned, of … Election of Ministers When any place of the ministrie in a congregation is vacant, it is incumbent to the Presbytery … diligence to send one of their number to preach to that congregation, who, in his doctrine, is to represent to them …