An Appendix touching days and places for pub lick Worship. THe Here is no day commanded in fcripture to be kept holy under the gofpel, but the Lord's day, which is the Chriftian Sabbatb. Festival-days, valgarly called holy-days, having no warrant in the word of God, are not to be continued. Nevertheless, it is lawful and neceffary, upon fpecial emergent occafions, to feperate a day or days for puplic fafting or thanksgiving,as the feveral eminent and extraordinary difpen fations of God's providence shall administer cause and opportunity to his people. As no place is capable of any holiness,under pretence of whatfoever dedication or confecration; fo neither is it fubject to fuch pollution by any fuperftition formerly used, and now laid afide, as may render it unlawful or inconvenient for Chriftians to meet together therein for the public worship of God. And there fore we hold it requifite, that the places of public affembling for worship among us, should be continued, and imployed to that Ufe. FINI S. THE A part of the covenanted uniformity in religion betwixt the Churches of CHRIST in the kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Ireland, WITH An act of the general affembly, Anno 1645, Approving the fame. Ezek. xliii. 11. And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, thew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof,and the comings in thereof,and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof; and write it in their fight, that they may keep the whole form thereof,and all the ordinances thereof and do them, Affemby at Edinburgh, February 10.; 1645. Seff. 16 Act of the general aflembly of the kirk of Scotland, approving the propofitions concerning kirk government, and ordination of minifters, THE and prefervation of the form of kirk-goHE general affembly being moft defirous and folicitous not only vernment in this kingdom, according to the word of God, books of difcipline, acts of general affemblies, and national covenant; but alfo of an uniformity in kirk government betwixt these kingdoms, now more ftraitly and ftrongly united by the late folemn league and covenant: and confidering, that as in former times there did, fo hereafter there may arife,through the nearness of contagion, manifold mifchiefs to this kirk from a corrupt forni of government in the kirk of England: likeas, the precious opportunity of bringing the kirks of Chrift in all the three kingdoms to an uniformity in kirk gover ment, being the happiness of the prefent times above the former: which may alfo, by the bleffing of God,prove an effectual mean,and a good foundation to prepare for a fafe and well-grounded pacification by removing the caufe from which the prefent preffures and bloody wars did originaly proceed and now the affembly having thrice read,and diligentlyexamined the propofitions (hereunto annexed) concerning the officers, Affemblies, and government of the kirk and concerning the ordination of minifters, brought unto us, as the refults of the long and learned debates of the affembly of divines fitting at Weltminiter, and of the treaty of uniformity with the commiffioners of this kirk there refiding; after mature deliberation, and after timeous calling upon and warning of all, who have any exceptions againft the fame, to make them known, that they may receive fatisfaction: doth agree to and approve the propofitions, aforementioned, touching kirk government, and ordination; and doth hereby authorize the commiflioners of this affembly: who are to meet at Edinburgh, to agree to and conclude in the name of this affembly, an uniformity betwixt the kirks in both kingdoms,in the aforementioned particulars, fo foon as the fame fhall be ratified, without any fubftantial alteration, by an ordinance of the honourable houfes of the parliament of England, which ratification fhall be timely intimate and made known by the commiffioners of the kirk refiding at London provided always, that this act be no ways prejudicial to the furtherdifcuffion and examination of that article which holds forth, that the doctor or teacher hath power of the administration of the Sacraments as well as the paftors: as alfo of the diftinct right and interefts of prefbyteries and people in the calling of minifters: but that it fhall be free to debate and difcufs thefe points,as God fhall be pleased to give further Light. The Of particular Congregations. Of the officers of a particular Congregation. of church-government, and the feveral forts of affembliesforthe Jame Of the power in common of all thefe affemblies. Of Congregational assemblies, that is, the meeting of the ruling Officers of a particular congregation, for the government thereof Of claffical affemblies: Of Synodical affemblies Of ordination of minifters. Touching the doctrine of ordination. Touching the power of ordination. Concerning the doctrinal part of the ordination of minifters The |