of from defection is undenyable: seeing Presbyteries are composed of
sundry Parochins, and so must be affected, or infected as they are, as
Provinciall and generall Assemblies are composed of Presbyteries, and so
must be diposed as they are.

Act Sess. 26. December 20.

_In the Assembly at_ Glasgow 1638. _concerning the confession of Faith
renewed in Februar, 1638._

The Assembly considering that for the purging and preservation of
religion, for the Kings Majesties honour, and for the publick peace of the
Kirk and Kingdome, the renewing of that nationall Covenant and oath of
this Kirk and Kingdome, in Februar 1638. was most necessare, likeas the
Lord hath blessed the same from Heaven with a wonderfull successe for the
good of religion, that the said Covenant suspendeth the practise of
novations already introduced, and the approbation of the corruptions of
the present governement of the Kirk, with the civill places, and power of
Kirk-men, till they be tryed in a free general Assembly, and that now
after long and serious examination, it is found that by the confession of
Faith, the five articles of _Perth_, and Episcopall governement are
abjured and to be removed out of this Kirk, and the civill places and
power of Kirk-men are declared to be unlawfull; The Assembly alloweth and
approveth the same in all the heads and articles thereof, And ordaineth
that all Ministers, Masters of Universities, Colledges, and Schooles and
all others who have not already subscribed the said Confession and
Covenant, shall subscribe the same with these words prefixed to the
subscription viz., The article of this Covenant which was at the first
subscription referred to the determination of the general Assembly being
now determined at _Glasgow_, in December 1638. and thereby the five
articles of _Perth_, and the governement of the Kirk by Bishops, being
declared to be abjured and removed, the civill places and power of
Kirk-men declared to be unlawful; We subscrive according to the
determination, of the said free and lawfull generall Assembly holden at
_Glasgow_: and ordaineth, _ad perpetuam rei memoriam_, the said Covenant
with this declaration to be insert in the registers of the Assemblies of
this Kirk; generall, Provinciall and Presbyteriall.

Act Sess. 26. December 20. 1638.

_Concerning the subscribing the confession of Faith lately subscribed by
his Majesties Commissioner, and urged to be subscribed by others._