t in
others.

12. All Ministers would be carefull to cherish the smoaking flax of weak
beginnings in the wayes of God, and ought couragiously to oppose all
mockers and revilers of the godly.

13. As at all times, so specially now when the Lord is calling us all to
an account; it becomes the Ministers of Christ, with all diligence and
faithfulnesse, to improve their Ministerie to the utmost, to be instant in
season and out of season; yea, even singally to imploy their time in
private, in reading of, and meditating on Scripture, that the word of God
may dwell plentifullie in them.

14. That the providing the Armies with Ministers be preferred to any
congregation, and these who are appointed to attend the same, and are
deficient, be without delay severelie censured according to the Act of the
General Assembly; And that all Ministers not only in publike, pray for our
Armies, specially these that are to incounter with the bloody enemie
within the land, but also continually bear them up before the Lord, that
their lives being reformed, their hearts and hands may be strengthned, and
their undertaking at last blessed of GOD; with successe.

15. That beside all other scandals, silence or ambiguous speaking in the
publike cause, much more detracting and disaffected speaches be
seasonablie censured; and to this effect, all honest hearted Brethren
would firmlie unite themselves in the Lord, the younger honouring the
elder, and the elder not despising the younger.

16. And finallie, both for the corruption of the Ministerie and remedies
thereof, we refer the brethren to the Act of the Generall Assemblie at
_Edinburgh_ 1596. revived in the late Assemblie at _Glasgow_ 1638. to bee
found in the printed Act concerning the same.

_The Generall Assembly Ordains the Enormities above specified to be tryed
and restrained, and that the Remedies thereof for that purpose be
seriously observed and practised: Recommending especially to Presbyteries
and Provinciall Assemblies, that use be made of the same in visitation of
Kirks and tryall of Presbyteries._

_Commission of the Approbation of the proceedings of the preceding
Assembly._

The General Assembly having heard the report of the Committee appointed to
consider and examine the proceedings of the Commissioners of the late
General Assembly holden at _Edinburgh_ in the yeer 1646. And after serious
consideration thereof, finding that the whole Acts, Proceedings, and
Conclusions o