s of this Commission; And further
authorizes them as formerlie, with full power to make Supplications,
Remonstrances; Declarations and Warnings, to Indict Fasts and
Thanksgivings as there shal be cause, to protest against all encroachments
upon the Liberties of the Kirk, and to Censure all such as Interrupt this
Commission or any other Church Judicatorie, or the execution of their
Censures, or of any of her sentences or Acts Issuing from them; And with
full power to them to treat and Determine in the Matters referred unto
them by this Assemblie, as fullie and freelie as if the same were here
fully expressed, and with as ample power as anie Commission of anie former
Generall Assemblies hath had or been in use of before: Declaring also that
all opposers of the Authoritie of this Commission in matters intrusted to
them, shall beholden as opposers of the Authoritie of the Generall
Assemblie, and this Commission in their whole Proceedings are Comptable
to, and Censurable by the next Generall Assemblie.

_Directorie for Election of Ministers._

When any Place of the Ministrie in a congregation is vacant, it is
Incumbent to the Presbyterie with all diligence to send one of their
number to Preach to that Congregation who in his doctrine is to represent
to them the necessitie of providing the place with a qualified pastor, and
to exhort them to fervent prayer and supplication to the Lord that he
would send them a Pastor according to his own heart: As also he is to
signifie that the Presbyterie out of their care of that Flock will send
unto them Preachers, whom they may hear, and if they have a desire to hear
any other, they will endeavour to procure them an hearing of that person
or persones upon the sute of the Elders to the Presbyterie.

2. Within some competent time thereafter, the Presbyterie is again to send
one or more of their number to the said vacant Congregation, on a certain
day appoynted before for that effect, who are to conveen and hear sermon
the foresaid day, which being ended, and intimation being made by the
Minister, that they are to goe about the Election of a pastor for that
Congregation, the Session of the Congregation shall meet and proceed to
the Election, the action being moderated by him that Preached, And if the
people shall upon the intimation of the Person agreed upon by the Session
acquiesce and consent to the said person, Then the matter being reported
to the Presbyterie by Commissioners sen