e for that Trial, shall be found to be
Orthodox in Doctrine, of Competent Abilities, of a Godly, Peaceable, and
Loyal Conversation, and who shall be judged Faithfull to God and to the
Government: And who shall likewayes Promise to own, Submit unto, and
Concurre with it. We have also taken Care, that all persons, who shall be
found to have received wrong, in any Inferior Judicatory of this Church,
shall be duly Redressed: Other things which are not of so Universal a
Concern, we have delayed till the next General Assembly. This Account
Great SIR, we look upon our selves as Obliged to give unto Your Majesty,
for that great Goodness, You have been pleased to express, in giving such
Countenance to this Assembly, and in appointing such Commissioner to
Represent Your Royal Person, who hath been in all his Conduct in this
Affair, most acceptable unto us. That God may Bless Your Majesty, and our
most Gracious Queen, with all Blessings, which concern both this Life, and
the Life to come, is the earnest Prayer of.
_May it please your Majesty,_
_ Your Majesties most Faithful,_
_ Most Humble and most Obedient,_
_ Subjects and Servants._
Subscribed in Name, and at the Appointment of the General Assembly, by
_HU. KENNEDIE._ Moderator.
XV. _Instructions to the Commissions for Visitations on the South and
North sides of Tay._
The following Instructions to the Commission for Visitations on this side
of _Tay_, were Read in presence of the Assembly.
"1. That there be appointed by the Assembly, a Delegate number of the most
experienced Ministers and Elders. This number to be Forty Ministers, and
Twenty Ruling Elders, fifteen of them to a _Quorum_, ten of these being
alwayes Ministers; And that they at their first Session, Choose their
Moderator and Clerk; And for the Sub-committe betwixt the Quarterly
Meetings, nine to be the _Quorum_, six of these being alwayes Ministers."
"2. That the Work of this Commission for Visitations be, to take to their
Cognizance all References, and Appeals, and other things, which being
stated before this Assembly, shall by them be specially Referred to the
said Commission, to determine the same."
"3. That the Commission give their Opinion to all Presbyteries and Synods,
who shall apply to them for the same, in difficult Cases: and though
Presbyteries shall not apply, yet if the Commission shall be informed of
any Precipitant, or unwarrantable procedure of Presbyteries, in Processes,
whic
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