Act anent the trew and Haly Kirk, and thame declarit not to be of the
same.[30]--October 26, 1579.
Our Souerane Lord, with auise and consent of the thrie Estaitis
and haill body of this ... liament, ratifeis and appreuis all and
quhatsumeuir actis and statutis maid of befoir be his Hienes, with
auiss ... Regentis, in his awin regnne or his predicessouris, anent
the freidome and libertie of the trew Kirk of God and religioun, now
presentlie professit within this realme; And specialie ratifeis and
apprevis the sext act of his Hienes Parliament, haldin in the first
zeir of his Hienes regnne, intitulat, Anent the trew and haly Kirk,
and of thame that ar declarit not to be of the samyne. Ordaning
the same to be heir insert of new, (becaus of sum defectioun and
informalitie of wordis in default of the Prentair,) in this forme.
Oure Souerane Lord, with auise of his thrie Estaites and haill body
of this present Perliament, hes declarit and declaris the ministeris
of the blissede Euangel of Jesus Chryst, quhome God of his mercie
hes now raisit vp amanges ws, or heirefter sall raiss, aggreing
with thame that now levis in doctrine and administratioun of the
sacramentis. And the people of this realme that professis Jesus
Christ as he is now offerit in his Evangell, and do communicat with
the haly sacramentis, as in the reformit kirkis of this realme ar
publictlie administrat, according to the Confessioun of the Faythe,
to be the only trew and haly kirk of Jesus Christ within this
realme. And decernis and declaris that all and sindrie quha vther
gaynesayis the word of the Evangell ressauit and apprevit. As the
heidis of the Confessioune of the Faythe professit in Perliament of
befoir in the yeir 1560: as alsua specifiit and registrat in the
actis of Perliament maid in the first zeir of his Hienes regnne,
mair perticularlie dois expres, ratifeit alsua and appreuit in this
present Parliament: or that refusses the participatioune of the haly
sacramentis as they ar now ministrat to be na membris of the saide
kirk, within this realme, and trew religioune, sa lang as they keep
thame selffes sa deuydit from the societie of Christis body.