rdinary processe (except there be more
nor ordinary signes, and an eminent measure of Repentance made known to
the Session and Presbyterie) both for the hainousness of the sins and
continuance therein, and also for terrour to others; And these not to be
relaxed from the sentence of Excommunication without evidence, and
undeniable signes of Repentance._

_4. Let unpartial proceeding be used against men of all quality, for their
scandalous walking, and in particular for drunkenesse, swearing, and other
scandalous sins. And this to be tryed at the Visitation of Kirk._

Particular Ecclesiastick Remedies.

And 1. against ignorance.

_1. Let Ministers Catechise one day every week (whereon also they may
Baptise and Lecture or Preach) and let them preach every Lords Day both
before and after noon, according to former Acts of General Assemblies, Let
Presbyteries and Synods be very careful of this; And let every Provincial
Book, contain an exact accompt thereof._

_2. Let Ministers examine all of every quality of whose knowledge they
have no certain notice._

_3. Let young Persons be Catechized by the Minister from the time they are
capable of instruction, and let them not be delayed till they be of age to
Communicat._

_4. Let Persons grossly ignorant be debarred from the Communion; for the
first and second time, let them be debarred, suppressing their names; for
the third time, expressing their names; for the fourth time, bring them to
publick repentance; all this is to be understood of those that profit
nothing, and labours not for knowledge: But if they be profiting in any
measure, or labouring that they may profit, their case is very
considerable, they ought to have more forbearance._

2. Ecclesiastick Remedies against Prophanesse.

_1. Let ignorant and scandalous Persons be put off, and kept off Kirk
Sessions._

_2. Let every Elder have a certain bounds assigned to him that he may
visit the same every moneth at least, and report to the Session what
scandals and abuses are therein, or what persons have entered without
Testimonials._

_3. Let all scandalous persons be suspended from the Lords Supper._

_4. Let the Minister deal in private with them that are professing publick
Repentance before the Elder of the bounds, thus to try the evidence of
their Repentance._

_5. Let these who have fallen in Fornication make publick profession of
Repentance three several Sabbaths, who is guilty of relapse in Fornication