as at all times, so especially now when you shall be
gathered together in the Name of the Lord Jesus, for the further building
up and polishing of his Church; and cause the fruit of all your labour to
be to the praise and glory of GOD, and the comfort and rejoycing of the
hearts of all _the Israel of God_: He reward all our dear Brethren of that
Sister Church and Nation manifold into their bosome, all the labours,
love, and sufferings which they have afforded, and still do, cheerfully
continue, for our sakes and the Gospels, in this distracted and bleeding
Kingdom; suppresse all commotions and bloody practices of the common
Enemy, in both, yea in all the three Kingdoms; set up the Throne of Jesus
Christ, and make all the Kingdoms to be the Lords, and our Jerusalem to be
a praise upon Earth, that all that love her and mourn for her, may rejoyce
for joy with her, and may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her
consolation.

_Westminster, Jan 6. 1644._

Subscribed by _Your most loving Brethren, and fellow labourers in the Work
of the Lord, in the name of this whole Assembly,_

William Twisse, _Prolocutor_.
Cornelius Burges, _Assessor_.
John White, _Assessor_.
Henry Robrough, _Scriba_.
Adoniram Byfield, _Scriba_.

DIRECT.

_To the Right Honourable, and right Reverend, the Generall Assembly of the
Church of_ Scotland, _these presents_

_28 Jan. 1645. Post meridiem. Die Martis._ Sess. 5.

_Approbation of the Proceedings of the Commission of the two preceding
Assemblies._

The Generall Assembly, having heard the report of the Committee appointed
to consider and examine the Proceedings of the Commissioners of the two
last Generall Assemblies, _viz._ Of the Assemblies held in Edinburgh in
the yeers 1643 and 1644. And after mature deliberation, and serious
consideration thereof, Finding that the whole Acts, Proceedings, and
Conclusions of the saids Commissioners contained in a Book and Register,
subscribed by Mister _Andrew Ker_ their Clerk, and by Master _George
Leslie_ Moderator, and Master _William Jaffray_, Clerk to the said
Committee; Declare much wisedome, diligence, vigilancie, and commendable
zeal; And that the saids Commissioners have orderly and formally proceeded
in every thing according to their Commissions; Do therefore Ratifie and
Approve the said whole Acts, Proceedings, and Conclusions of the
Commissioners of the two Assemblies aforesaid.

_3. Februar. 1645. Die Lunae, Post me