A Fair and Impartial Testimony; Essayed in Name of a Number of Ministers, Elders, and Christian People of the Church of Scotland ... Containing a ... in this Church from Her Beginning to the - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 edition. Excerpt: ...if the commission shall in time coming appoint committees to try or ordain ministers without consent of the congregation and Presbyteries immediately concerned, that the said committees shall be discharged to proceed, until the assembly give their judgment, in case the causes are sisted before the assembly by com, plaint or pfotestation: and that appeals from sentences of synods be not referred in time coming to the determination of the commission, but reserved for the assembly's decision, unless it be provided that the sederunt of the commission judging therein be supernumerary to the synod in ministers as well as elders; it being disagreeable to our principles, that a greater number of ministers should be subjected to the authority of a lesser: and that the commission be better regulated both as to the number and qualifications of elders there-1-20 IMPARTXAL Testimony, in than at present: and that theassembly enact, at appointing of their commission, that if any of their actings shall be found contrary to the acts, constitutions and known principles of this church, that they shall not only be censured for the same, but their said acts shall also be reversed; and, if any protestation or complaint be entered against their sentences, it shall be sufificient to sist all parties concerned before the general assembly.--Also they plead, that the assembly may repeal the 7th act of assembly 1730, dischargirzg the recordblg reasons of dissent, as being past irregularly without consulting Presbyteries, and which must prove a very heavygrievance to many, if it stand in force., They complain likewise, that some judicatories who have testified their just displeasure against ministers and probationers for their unworthy and offensive practice in...

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