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共 186 段- It is noways surprising, therefore, that these innovations p
- “We, therefore, willing to take away all suspition of hypocr
- After many ineffectual attempts, by intimidation and artific
- “2. On Thursday, the second diet, we had no scant of protest
- The books now exhibited unto us under-subscribers, which we
- I. The Assembly having diligently considered the Book of com
- But so it is that Episcopall government is abhorred and dete
- And next, in particular, concerning festivall dayes, findeth
- XI. Anent the _repressing of poperie and superstition;_ It s
- Seeing the generall Assembly, to whom belongeth properly the
- They answered, that they had beene called thither by his Maj
- 1st, In 1639 a work was compiled by Dr Balcanqual, Dean of D
- Forsamekle, as by act and proclamation, made and published h
- Forasmuch as it hath pleased the Kings Majestie, upon divers
- Our Sheriffes in that part conjunctly and severally, special
- 7o. The least can be sought for the present concerning minis
- _Dismiss him the Council._
- It pleased your Grace to show that his Maiestie, from his pr
- THEREFORE we, in our own name, and in name of all who will a
- The particulars propounded, are either concerning matters
- That We are content absolutely to discharge the Books of Ser
- Wee Noblemen, Barons, Gentlemen, Burgesses, Ministers, and C
- 11. Although there be indeed no substantiall difference betw
- For the other, of your undertaking and promising for your pa
- Whereas it was provided in the fourth caution that hee shoul
- According to this complaint, and the warrand of the Presbyte
- X. Farther: with no Law nor Reason can it subsist, that the
- Wee protest, That seeing these who for scruple of conscience
- M. Iohn Levingstoun minister at Stranrawer.
- Your Treasurer,[121] his ambition has been great, and his la
- For the Ministers chosen Commissioners hither, besides that
- And now since his Grace after the presenting and reading of
- I pray be pleased to thank the Dean for his great pains, tho
- Having beene witnesses of the loyall and regall proceedings
- The Commissioner said—That he did not call in question the p
- My Lord Lowdoun said—My Lord Argyles instance is verie fitt,
- The Moderatour said—I would desire this reverend Assembly, t
- The Commissioner said—Now, I hope all these to all aspersion
- Rothes said—And the present evils, and further inconvenients
- The Moderatour said—Altho’ the prelats accusation be general
- The question was moved concerning Doctor Hamiltons proces, w
- (2) For the death of Christ they make a great bussines for i
- Then the Moderatour asked Mr Robert Douglas opinion, who ans
- Then the Moderatour said—Your Honours and Wisdomes all know
- The Clerk said—To show yow how diligent our Reformers wer in
- Mr Alexʳ Kerse said—Besyde that he is guiltie of the breake
- We begin with the _first_, the calling and ordination of Chr
- Now for the time to come: “Till I make thine enemies thy foo
- After this the Moderatour said—I perceave there is a univers
- Mr John Horne said—In that case, it wer weill done to receav
- Moderatour said—There will be some directions from the Assem
- First, for the frequencie of this meeting, there was never s
- The deputies of the Covenanters, who assembled in Edinburgh
- “Argyle was sent for to the treaty of peace; for without him
- The Kings Majestie having graciously declared, That it is Hi
- The Generall Assembly, considering that the intended Reforma
- 3. That His Majestie, in this case, may be pleased to take i
- 24. _The Nobilitie of Scotland, their Supplication to the Ki
- As we have assayed this tyme past, by divers supplications a
- Your Excellence answered, that as they brought no Commission
- And since that hereby it doth clearly appear, that We neithe
- But in giving way to the abolishing of Episcopacy, be carefu
- As We have formerly written to you, We cannot consent to the
- As Atheisme is ane abomination before God, so is rebellion a
- My Lord Argyle said—I know that it is the profession and des
- Mr Alexʳ Hendersone said—I conceave it not neidfull to adde
- Mr Hary Rollock, being next called upon, said—There is nothi
- The Commissioner answered—I believe the most of these men th
- The first reporte was for Mr Andro Collace. The Moderatour o
- The Commissioner answered—Truelie, that particular hath bein
- For although it hath beene the glorie of our Kirk among fora
- The Commissioner answered—My Lords of Counsell with myselfe
- Although the latent proofs of Charles’s duplicity were not k
- The finances of the King having been exhausted by the useles
- I have perused this Letter, and have not only permitted, but
- Our assembly at Aberdeen was kept with great peace. We found
- The van of the Covenanters was led by Montrose, who was the
- The Assembly having considered the Supplication given in by
- The which day a motion was made in the Assembly, that it see
- That His Majesty would be Graciously pleased to command, tha
- Wednesday the 28th. The moderator read the overtures which I
- The parliament sent in to us the Earl of Lothian, one from t
- And thus Charles I., with all these formal solemnities, rati
- “From Ulster, the flames of rebellion diffused themselves in
- In the midst of Our great and weighty affaires of Our other
- The Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, having receiv
- The Assembly approves the Overtures foresaids, and ordains t
- Therefore, although we know that your zeale and brotherly af
- And his Majesty for himself and his Successors, doth promise
- The next three sessions, on Tuesday, August 3d, and Wednesda
- It is not necessary to notice all the subordinate Acts of th
- It is therefore our humble and earnest desire, that you woul
- We the Commissioners appointed by both Houses of the Parliam
- The Assembly having recommended unto a Committee, appointed
- It is now more nor evident to all the Kirks of Christ, with
- 6.—Letters from Master William Spang, Minister of the Scots
- And the said Estates having taken the proceedings above writ
- The committee for revising the acts of the commissioners of
- I hope long ere now you received my long one, September 22d.
- The affairs of church and state here since my last, so far a
- January 3. The bearer’s much longer stay for a ship than I e
- If any disaster should befal Waller, our danger here were pr
- By your Letter to Us of the 19ᵗʰ of this Instant August, We
- It is acknowledged by His Majesty, that if any one of the Ar
- The extreme necessity of the Army, sent from this Kingdom by
- Having the opportunity of the sitting of this Venerable Asse
- We received yours of the 17 and 20 of May, and were much ref
- We doe with hearty thankfulnesse resent all the kindnesse an
- 44.—Act concerning the reposition of M. John Maxwel sometime
- _August 28, 1644._—Our assembly these days bygone has been b
- _July 6._ Remonstrance of the Commissioners of the General A
- And now, Right Honourable, and right Reverend Brethren, let
- 2. That there be no reading in the time of communicating; bu
- These duties of Humiliation, Repentance, Faith, Amendment of
- When we consider, that you have walked in pathes unusuall, w
- 69.—Recom. to the Parliament, of the Petition of the Ministe
- The assembly having put the Independents to shew what positi
- _February 2._ Act discharging the Printing of anything conce
- The King had been induced to adopt the course now alluded to
- The Generall Assembly taking to their serious consideration
- Your late and seasonable testimony given to the Truth of the
- In the assembly we are fallen on a fashious proposition, tha
- For matters of religion, albeit for the time in an extreme i
- The steadfastness of the King in refusing, without further
- It were a tedious, though not perhaps an uninstructive task,
- And now the dangers of Religion in this Island being so grea
- Since it hath pleased God of his infinite goodnesse to bless
- We have therefore thought it incumbent to us to put you in m
- 133.—Ref. to the Ministers of Edinburgh, to take course with
- Our state here, after long expectation to have heard somethi
- When we consider how many who were once open opposers or sec
- Next day an act was passed for putting the kingdom in a post
- The Generall Assembly taking to consideration a Declaration
- 2. Suppose the ends of this Engagement to be good (which the
- IX. To remember, that as the violation of the Covenant by so
- We trust that the Parliament of England will be wise to reme
- The General Assembly now after exact tryal, finding that the
- _Exemption of Murray, Rosse, and Caithnesse from the contrib
- 121.—Recom. Some Brethren to speak again the Lord Theasaurer
- While we are sticking in these labyrinths, one of our number
- _August 23, 1648._—How things go here since my last, I give
- Mr Robert Blair in the most, Mr Robert Ramsay in all, was of
- From Inveresk, the Committee of Estates, such as it was, und
- On the 7th, Cromwell came to the house, and received its tha
- But the most important act of that time, relating to the Kir
- We are not so, to have the one of our eyes upon the Sectarie
- The Generall Assembly taking to their serious Consideration
- The Generall Assembly Taking to their serious consideration
- 107.—Ref. E. of Queensberie to his Presbyterie. _Sess._ 22.
- He answered, “That there was nothing more acceptable to him
- As yet our fears are great of a sore storm to Scotland; yet
- Being my approach to the borders of the kingdome of Scotland
- Meantime a pettie rebellion must be usherd in by religion, y
- The first day, then, of the Dukes march from that place wher
- _Lord President._ Sir, it is not for Prisoners to require.
- _King._ Sir, I desire it, it will be in order to what I beli
- _King._ I shall be very little heard of any Body here, I sha
- August 16.—Mr Robert Weyms (a Sant Androus man borne), was p
- On the 18th of July, 1649, the Estates appointed a committee
- I should be sorie that this should be a scandall to aney goo
- 5. It concernes all the inhabitants of the land to bewarre o
- 30 Octob: 1650.—It being manifest that the Kings not prosecu
- Wee wold not haue your Lops: to thinke that wee looke vpone
- Then was read, being presented by the com: from the Commissi
- The enymie also advanced the lenth of Restalrig, and thair p
- July 7.—Ther was a fast apointed by the Comiss. of the Gener
- “The Comissione of the Gen: Assemb: in their Warning at Edʳ,
- [This poetical historian afterwards makes statements of a si
- A Letter came from 7 Members quhich had left the Assembly an
- How gracious the Lord hath been to the Church of Scotland, i
- The Generall Assembly considering that all persons who prote
- The eminent danger of religion, Kinge and kingdome, by the v
- The Generall Assembley of this Kirke, in Aᵒ 1647, in ther ap
- WHERAS we, and many of the godly in the Land have been reall
- Likeas the Assembly considering the prejudice of Elders comi
- 3. The Answer to the Overture, not only refuseth all things
- Jan. 14.—Being Saturday, ther was a preparation sermon for a
- Strachan’s axiom and debates put the whole army and committe
- When the conference was broken off, the Committee of state w
- The remonstrants chose Mr William Guthrie for their moderato
- [25] Balfour, vol. ii., p. 207.—Although this document be th
- [224] Hardwicke, vol. 1., p. 141; who adds this note: “As Bu
- Sir Walter Scott, in his “Tales of a Grandfather,” (Prose Wo
- Bands, unlawful, Act against, 295
- War against England, Act concerning the receiving of Engager
- Report of Proceedings of Assembly at Glasgow, 1638, p. 128.