in points of Religien, and pleading for Toleration to
themselves or others how far soever different among themselves, is not to
be forgotten among the characters of Sectaries, and therefore ought the
more carefully to be avoided and opposed by all who desire to hold fast
the profession of their faith without wavering.

4. They who are glorying in, and seeking after new lights, or under the
pretext of them are self-conceited in singular opinions, or who affect new
and strange expressions, are entring into the snare ready to be carried
about with every winde of Doctrine. And therefore albeit we ought always
as Disciples of the Lord to set ourselves as in his sight to be taught by
his Spirit according to his Word, yet in this time so fertil of errours;
it becommeth all the lovers of truth to hold fast what they have received,
that no man take their Crown.

5. Whosoever brings in any opinion or practise in this Kirk contrary to
the confession of Faith, Directory of Worship or Presbyterian Government
may be justly esteemed to be opening the door to Schisme and Sects: And
therefore all depravers or misconstructers of the proceedings of
Kirk-Judicatories, especially the Generall Assembly would take heed least
by making a breach upon the walls of _Jerusalem_ they make a patent way
for Sectaries to enter.

6. They who separate the Spirit from the Word, and pretend the Spirit,
when they have no ground or warrant from the Word, are already taken in an
evill snare, And therefore tis necessary to try the Spirits whither they
are of God, for many false Prophets are gone out into the world, if they
speak not according to the word it is because there is no light in them.

Besides the former, these are also marks of a Sectary; If any commend, and
recommend to others, or spread and divulge the erroneous books of
Sectaries, If any allow, avow, or use Conventicles or private meetings
forbidden by the Acts of the Generall Assembly 1641. and 1647. last past,
If any be unwilling, and decline to reckon Sectaries among the enemies of
the Covenant, from whom danger is to be apprehended, And (though we
disallow the abusing and Idolizing of learning to the patrocinie of Errour
or prejudice of piety) if any contemn literature as needlesse at best, if
not also hurtfull to a Minister.

When we thus expreste our selves for preventing the dangers of Sects and
Schismes, it is far from our intention to discourage any from the duties
of piety, and mut