. The principall acts of the Generall Assembly, conveened at Edinburgh upon the first Wednesday of August, the 4. of that moneth, in the year 1647 . uties of Prayer and Thankfgiving,but cake care that the fame be performed by fuch as the companyfhall judge fitted: And that they likewife take heed that no corruptcommunicationproceedoutoftheirmouthjbutthatwhichisgood,totheuieof edifying,that it may minifter grace to the hearers: The drift and fcope of all thefe Dire&ions is no other, but thatupon the one part, the power and practice of godlinefTe amongall the Miniftersand Members of this Kirk, a
. The principall acts of the Generall Assembly, conveened at Edinburgh upon the first Wednesday of August, the 4. of that moneth, in the year 1647 . uties of Prayer and Thankfgiving,but cake care that the fame be performed by fuch as the companyfhall judge fitted: And that they likewife take heed that no corruptcommunicationproceedoutoftheirmouthjbutthatwhichisgood,totheuieof edifying,that it may minifter grace to the hearers: The drift and fcope of all thefe Dire&ions is no other, but thatupon the one part, the power and practice of godlinefTe amongall the Miniftersand Members of this Kirk, according to theirfeverall places and vocations, may be cheriQied and advanced, andall impictie aud mocking of Religious Exercifes fuppreflcd ; AndUpon the other part, that under the name and pretext of ReligiousExercifes, no fuch meetings or practices be allowed, as are aptto breed Error, Scandall, Schifme , contempt or mif-regardof the publike Ordinances and Minifters, or neglect of chc dutiesof particular Callings, or fuch other evils as arc the works not ofthe Spirit but of the Flefli, and are contrary to Truth and Peace. C a <j^/». i8 TbeCjenerattAjfembly, \6\q. All againjl fuch as withdraw themfehes from thepublikg JVorfhip in their own Congregation. Tnce it hath pleafed God of his infinitegoodnefle to blcfiTe his Kirk within this Nation , with theriches of the Gofpei, in giving to us his Ordi-nances in great purity, liberty , and withall, acomely and well-eftablifhed order: The Aflem-w bly,in the zeal of God,for preferving Order,Uni-tie and Peace in the Kirk,for maintaining that refpecl which is dueto the Ordinances and Miniftcrs of Jefus Chrifl:, for preventingSchifme, noyfomc Errours, and all unlawful! Practices, whichmay follow on the Peoples withdrawing themfeives from theirown Congregations , Doth charge every Minifter to bee diligentin fulfilling his Miniftcrie, to be holy and grave in his converfa-tion , to be faithfull in Preaching, declaring the whole counfel
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