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Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… to give their advice to him,] as through some tyrranie or vsurpation might creip in therby, or libertie [might be] takin from the brether, question was … to be [allowed and] continued as it hed begin befor, or to be rejectit as prejudiciall to the libertie of the …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… name, that in the affaires of the Kirk, either in generall or particular, he sould imploy his good affectioun and … favourablie grant to the placing of Mrs Thomas Smeitoun or Johne Craig ther. The Assemblie, considdering the many … that ther is no Doctours within this realme, a Minister [or a Pastor] may superseid the office of Pastorship for a …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… make the Ministers assured of thair stipends and livings, or ȝet to make vs to have any reasonabill support therby, for … and of any thing that they wold wisch either to be addit or diminischit in the forme of our letter or vtherwayes, befor the same salbe directit: quheranent if …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… Arbuthnot; requesting his Grace to use no proceeding or charges against the brethren of Glasgow, seeing the whole … place of Bischops: And as to the exerceing of the civill or criminall jurisdictioun anent the office of Bischops, the … he is not accusit of any thing quherin either civillie or criminallie in his lyfe or conversatioun, he hes offendit …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… a Presbytrie of Ministers, but not as yet of any Gentlemen or Elders. For Angus: William Christesone reported, That … to declare what was done in Cathnes, Ross, Sutherland, or Murrey. Sessio 3 a. Anent the doubts and articles given in … them in thir parts, vnknowin either to Magistrat or Kirk; quherthrow no just tryall could be had of them: For …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… remove from his flock according to the [Kings] charge, or remaine according to his calling, being alwayes ready to … vocatioun, no fault being found with him in his doctrine, or impute to his lyse; as als, if it please God that he be … betuixt the said day and the 24 day of the said moneth, or sooner, at thair discretioun, to proceid and give foorth …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… to be warned again personallie at their dwelling places, or publictly at the parish kirk, to the effect foresaid; … and every ane of them, [of the offenses following,] all or part, as they are guiltie, viz. of none preaching and … ministratioun of the Sacraments, of negligence of doctrine or discipline, haunting or frequenting the company of …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… to conferr hereanent with them, where if any matter or particular results, necessary to be opened up, that the … of his place in his absence, ordeans Mr John Craige, or John Duncanson, upon the Sunday, to occupy his roome while … him, to be advysit with his just defence; and that rather or the matter come in opin reasoning, that privat conference …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… the nixt Assemblie be the Moderatour of thair Elderschip, or Commissioner, as they will answer to God and his Kirk. … givin testimonie of any good meaning either in religioun or in ȝour Majesties service, [beside the dissolute life and … conceivit in the hearts of money men, vpon no small or obscure presumptions, of the cruell and barbarous murther …
Acts & Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland
… place to accuse him of any fault in his and conversation; or yet in authorizing of the Policie of the Kirk. The second … brether on matters mutuallie to be proponed, and them, or any two [or three] of them, to concurre with the Assemblie, on his …