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by Appointment of the faid Commiffion, at Edinburgh
1647, by Evan Taylor.

XV. The Sum of Saving Knowledge.

P. 439.

This Copy is agreeable to the Edition, printed at

Edinburgh, Anno 1650, by Gideon Lithgow, Printer to
the University of Edinburgh, and bound with our Con-
feffion of Faith and Catechifms, printed the fame Year;
compared with other Copies.

XVI. The Directory of Church-Government and Cen-
fures.

P. 479.

This is printed from the Edition printed by Order and
Appointment of the General Affembly, at Edinburgh,
Anno 1647, by Evan Taylor.

XVII. The Collection of Acts and Ordinances of Affem-
bly and Parliament
P. 499.

The English Acts and Ordinances of Parliament are
printed moftly from Scobal's Collection of Acts and Or-
dinances, of general Ufe, of the Parliament of England
from the Year 1640 to 1656. And the Acts of Affem-
bly and Parliament of Scotland, are printed from the
Acts of Affemblies and Parliaments, in Folio, printed by
publick Authority in the refpective Years,

XVIII. Form of Process.

They are taken from the Acts of the General Affem-

blies, printed at Edinburgh.

A 4

INDEX.

Inftructions for taking of the fame.
Affembly's Exhortation for taking thereof.
Ordinance approving the faid Exhortation.
Ordinance concerning the Sol. League and Coven.
Petition of Proteftants in the North of Ireland.
A& of Affembly, approving the Propofitions of
Church Government,

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ibid.

The Larger Catechifm.
Act of Affembly approving the Shorter Catechin.

156

161

ibid.

ibid.

The Form of Presbyterial Church-Government
Act of Affembly difcharging electing of Bishops,
Act of Affembly condemning the Office of Bifhops.
Act of Affembly explaining the fame.
Act of Affembly agaiuft unlawful Oaths.
Act of Affembly declaring Epifcopacy abjured by
the National Covenant, Anno 1580.
Act of Affembly reftoring Kirk Seffions, &c.
Act of Affembly anent yearly Affemblies.
Act of Affembly for fubfcribing the Covenant,
Overture approved for taking the Covenant.
At of Affembly for taking the Covenant.
A&t of the Commiffion concerning the Directory.
Act of Parliament approving the Directory,
A&t of Affembly establishing the Directory.
The Directory for Publick Worship.

Act of Affem. condemning the Service-book, &c.
Act of Affembly concerning the Five Articles of
Perth, abjured, and to be removed.

Act of Affembly anent advifing with Synods.
Act of Affembly against Novations.
Act of Affembly for Private Worfhip.
Affembly's Directions for private Worship.
Act of Affembly concerning Catechifing,
Act of Parliament ratifying the Confession of Faith
and Catechifms.

164

166

185

ibid.

187

ibid.

188

193

194.

195

196

ibid.

198

ibid.

199

203

242

244

250

ibid.

252

253

263

264

Act of Assembly approving the Confeffion of Faith. 266 The Westminster Confeffion of Faith.

Act of Affembly approving the Larger Catechism.

269

326

327

396

The

The Shorter Catechifm.

420

424

Act of Commiffion for renewing the Covenant.
Act of Commiffion anent renewing the Covenant. 422
Act of Committee of Eftates for renewing the Coven. 423
Act of Parliament for renewing the Covenant.
Acknowledgment of Sins, and Engagement toDuties. 426
Affembly's Brotherly Exhortation.
The Sum of Saving Knowledge.
The practical Use of Saving Knowledge.
Directory for Church-Government and Cenfures.
Collection of Acts and Ordinances,

436

I Abolishing the Pope's Authority.
2 Annulling all Acts against God's Word.
3 Abolishing the Mafs, &c.

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397

441

446

481

501

ibid.

602

504

505

4 Anent the King's Coronation Oath. 5 Only profeffors of the true Religion may be Judges. 507 6 Ratifying the Freedom of the true Kirk.

ibid.

7 Ratification of the Liberties of the true Kirk. 8 Minifters fhall not be Judges, &c.

9 Ratifying all Laws for the Kirk Liberty, 10 Ratifying General Affemblies, Synods, &c. II Ratifying all Acts in Favours of the Kirk, 12 Ratification of Acts of Affembly.

508

ibid,

509

510

514

ibid,

13 Refcinding all Acts in Favours of Prelacy, &c. 518 14 Suppreffing the Distinction of Lords Spiritual, 15 The Oath given by Members of Parliament, 16 Anent non-covenanting Patrons. 17 Abolishing Monuments of Idolatry. 18 Discharging Patronages of Minifters. 19 Anent non-covenanting Patrons. 20 Discharging fuperftitious Obfervations of Days. 21 Securing the Covenant, Religion, &c. 22 Keeping Judicatories, &c. free of Corruption. 23 Abolishing Patronages of Kirks.

527

529

530

533

535

24 Ift Coronation Oath taken by K. Charles II. 25 2d Coronation Oath taken by him. 26 Difcharging Minifters to use temp. Jurifdiction. 536 27 Declaration concerning Church Government.

521

ibid.

522

1523

524

525

526

537

Page 538

2d 27 Anent the League and Covenant. 28 Discharging the Book of Common Prayer, &c. ibid. 29 Abolishing Monuments of Idolatry. 30 Against Spreading Errors, Herefies, &c. 31 Abolishing Festival Days.

540

541

542

543

544

545

546

32 Claffical Prefbyteries, &c. fettled.
33 Form of Church Government established.
34 Condemning fix pretended Affemblies,
35 Against civil Places and Power of Kirk-men.
36 Demolishing idolatrous Monuments.
37 Cenfuring Speakers against the Covenant.
38 Against Refusers to fubfcribe the Covenant.
39 Against secret Difaffecters thereof.
40 Of diffenting Voices in Prefbyteries, &c.
41 Cenfuring Obfervance of Days, &c.
42 Approving 8 Heads of the 111 Propofitions.
43 Cenfuring Minifters for Silence, &c.
44 Affembly's Address to the Parliament.
45 Directory for electing of Minifters.
46 The Weft-kirk Act or Declaration.
47 A&t of Commiffion approving the Paraphrafe
of the Pfalms in Metre.

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547

649

ibid.

ibid.

ibid.

550

ibid.

Chap. I. The Form of Procefs, concerning Church Government, Scandals, and Cenfures in general. Chap. II. Concerning the entring of Proceffes, Citations of Parties and Witneffes, and taking Depofitions, and anent Fugitives from Difcipline. Chap. III. Concerning Swearers, Curfers, Profaners

of the Lord's Day, Drunkards, &c. Chap. IV. Concerning the Sin of Fornication, Adultery, and fcandalous Carriage tending thereto. Chap. V. Concerning Appeals from a Kirk-feffion

to a Prefbytery.

48 Act of Parliament approving the fame.

The Form of Process.

Act of the General Affembly, approving a Form of
Procefs.

Chap. VI. Concerning Proceffes, which natively began at the Kirk-feffion, but are not to be brought to a final Determination by them.

553

555

556

557

559

ibid.

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2

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