declared in the Provincial Synods of _April_, and from thence their
Processe shall go on to the very closure without any farther delay.
IV. That every Presbyterie, as they will be answerable to the next General
Assembly, be careful to do their dutie in all the premisses.
V. That there be given presently by the Members of this present Assembly
unto the Commissioners of the Presbyterie of _Edinburgh_, a List of all
excommunicate Papists they know, and of all Papists who have children
educate abroad, that they may be presented, together with our Supplication
to the Councel, at their first sitting.
VI. That the Councel may be supplicate for an Act, that in no Regiment
which goes out of the Kingdom, any Papists bear office, and that the
Colonel be required to finde caution for this effect, before he receive
the Councels warrant for levying any Souldiers: Also that he finde caution
for the maintaining of a Minister, and keeping of a Session in his
Regiment.
_Item_, The Assembly would enjoyn every Presbyterie to proceed against
Non-communicants, whether Papists or others, according to the Act of
Parliament made thereanent. And suchlike, that Acts of Parliament against
prophaners of the Sabbath be put to execution.
_The Assembly approves the Overtures foresaid, and ordains
Presbyteries to put the samine to execution with all diligence:
And that the Commissioners of every Presbyterie give in a List of
the excommunicate Papists within their bounds, and of Papists
children out of the countrey to the Clerk, that the same may be
presented to the Councel by the Commissioners of this Assembly._
_Act anent the joyning of the Presbyterie of_ Sky _to the Synode of_
Argyle.
The General Assembly having considered the whole proceedings of the
Commissioners of the late General Assembly holden at _Edinburgh_, anent
the reference made to them concerning the Presbyterie of _Sky_, together
with the whole reasons _pro & contra_ in the said matter, after mature
deliberation have ratified and approved, and by these presents ratifie and
approve the Sentence of the saids Commissioners thereintil. And further
ordains the said Presbytery of _Sky_, and all the Ministers and Elders
thereof, to keep the meetings of the Provincial Assembly of _Argyle_,
where they shall happen to be appointed in all time coming, suchlike as
any other Presbyterie within the bounds of the said Province of _Argyle_
uses to do: And
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