. 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 . ies foot to flide in due time, andfo put a new Song of praife in the mouths of his people. Amen. Angujl sAntemeridiem. Sett. 19. <tAB for observing the DireBions of the Cje* nerall Ajjembly for Secret and ^Private Jffarjbip, and mutuall edification i and for cenfuring fuch as negletl Familie Worfbip. §^§SSS?^§ **E Generall AlTembly, after mature deliberate on, doth approve the following Rules and Di-rections , for cherifhing Piety 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 . ies foot to flide in due time, andfo put a new Song of praife in the mouths of his people. Amen. Angujl sAntemeridiem. Sett. 19. <tAB for observing the DireBions of the Cje* nerall Ajjembly for Secret and ^Private Jffarjbip, and mutuall edification i and for cenfuring fuch as negletl Familie Worfbip. §^§SSS?^§ **E Generall AlTembly, after mature deliberate on, doth approve the following Rules and Di-rections , for cherifhing Piety and preventingDivifion and Schifme, and doth appoint Mini-fters and Ruling Elders in each Congregation totake fpeciall care that thefe Directions be obfer-ved and followed ; As likewife that Presbyteries and ProvinciallSynods enquire and make tryall whether the faids Directions beeducly obferved in their bounds, and to reprove or cenfure (accor-ding to the quality of the offence ) fuch as fhall bee found to beereproveable or ccnfurable therein. And to the end that thefe Di-rections may not be rendred ineffectual! and unprofitable among ibme. The (jenerall Affembly, \6/\rj. 13 fome through the ufuall neglect of the very fubftance of the dutyof Family Worfhip, The Afiembly doth further require and ap-point Minifters and Ruling Elders, to make diligent fearch andenquiry in the Congregations committed to their charge refpe-dively, whether there bee among them any Family or Familieswhich ufe to neglect this neceffary duty; And if any f uch Familybe found, the head of that Family is to be firft admonifhed pri-vately to amend this fault; And in cafe of his continuing therein,he is to be gravely and fadly reproved by the Seffion. After whichreproof, if he be found ftill to negled Familie Worfhip, Let himbe for his obftinacy, in fuch an offence, fufpended and debarredfrom the Lords Supper, as being juftly eftecmed unworthy tocommunicate therein till he amend. The DircUions of the Cjen
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