omplyers in the first Classe from Ecclesiastick
office._

The Generall Assembly Declares and Ordaines, That no Person who is guilty
of Compliance in the first Classe mentioned in the Act of the preceeding
Assembly, shall bee received in any Ecclesiasticall charge, untill the
evidence of his repentance before the Presbyterie and Congregation be
reported to the Synode to which he belongs, and to the Generall Assembly,
and their consent obtained for his bearing office. And if any such Person
be already received unto the Eldership of any particular Congregation, yet
he shall not be admitted to be a Member of any Presbyterie, Synode, or
Generall Assemblie, untill (upon the evidence of his repentance) the
consent and approbation of these judicatories respectively bee obtained
thereto.

_Act for pressing and furthering the plantation of Kirks._

The Generall Assembly considering how the Work of Provision, Plantation,
convenient Dividing, Dismembring, better uniting or enlarging of Parish
Kirks is hitherto foreslowed, to the great prejudice of many Ministers,
many good People, and hinderance of the Work of Reformation; Doth
therefore Ordaine, That all Presbyteries have speciall care that the
present opportunity bee diligently improved by all their Members, as need
is, before the Commission for Plantation of Kirks, as they would not be
found censurable for neglect. And that every Presbytery send in to the
next Generall Assembly the names of all their Parishes, with declaration
which of them have Ministers, which not, what is the largenesse of the
bounds, commodious or incommodious situation of each Parish Kirk, what is
the number of Communicants, what Kirks are under Patrons, what not, who
are the severall Patrons, what is the nature and quantitie of the present
provision, or possible ground of further provision for competent
Maintence, where the same is not sufficiently provided already: As also,
what Parishes are united or disunited or bettered already, and in what
measure by the said Commission, that the Generall Assembly being acquaint
therewith, may doe accordingly both for censuring Neglecters, and finding
out Overtures for better furtherance of the Work for time to come.
Moreover it is hereby Ordained, That the next ensuing Provinciall Synodes,
crave account of the severall Presbyteries their diligence, And presse
that they have it ready in writ to present to the Provinciall Synodes in
April next to come, that s