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COLLECTION

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Confections of Faith,

CATECHISMS, DIRECTORIES,
&c.

BOOKS of DISCIPLINE, C.

Of publick Authority in the

Church of Scotland:

Together with

All the Aus of Affembly, which are
STANDING RULES Concerning
the DOCTRINE, WORSHIP, Go-
VERNMENT and DISCIPLINE
of the CHURCH of SCOT-
LAND.

VOL. II.

EDINBURGH,

Printed by JAMES WATSON His Majefty's Printer.

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HIS Volume, which contains the Con-
feffions of Faith,Catechifms, Directo-
ries, Books of Difcipline, &c. ap-
proved and ufed by the Church of Scotland,
from the Reformation to the Year 1638.
having fwelled to a greater Bulk than was
expected, that which was defigned for a
Preface to it, is left to the third Volume.
THE

CONTENTS

T

OF THE

Second VOLUME.

HE Confeffion of Faith, used in
the English Congregation at Ge-
neva, received and approved by the
Church of Scotland, in the Begin-
ning of the Reformation. Page 3.

This is according to a Copy printed 1600. compared
with the Geneva Edition, 1558.
* 3

II. The

II. The Confeffion of the Faith and DoEtrine, belevit and profeffit be the Proteftantis of Scotland, &c. P. 13.

The English is printed according to the Copy which is in Sir John Skene's Edition of the Acts of Parliament compared with many other Editions, particularly, with that in the Acts of Parliament printed in the Saxon Character; from which it differs only in the Syllabication of fome Words. The Latin is according to Leckprevik's Impreffion 1572. It was done by Mr. Patrick Adamfon at the Defire of the Kirk, and is a much better Verfion than that which is in the Syntagma Confeffionum. The Scriptures are according to Tindal's and Coverdale's Verfion of the Bible, which was commonly used by the Proteftants in Britain at the Reformation.

III. A general Confeffion of trew Chrifian Faith and Religion, according to Godis Word and Acts of Parliament, fubfcribit be the King's Majefty and his Houfbald, &c.

P. 103,

This is printed according to an old Manufcript, com pared with a great many Copies, particularly, that which is in the Graduation Book of the University of Edinburgh, written 1585. The original Parchment, in Sir John Maxwel of Pollock's Hands, fubfcrived at Holy-rood-house, the 25 of February 158. by the King, Lennox, Huntley, the Chancellor and about 95 other Perfons: And with the Copy p inted by Robert Waldgrave, 1581. The Acts of Affembly prefixed to it, are pri ted from the Manu fcript As of Alfembly. The King's Proclamation is in all the old Editions.

IV. A general Band made for Maintenance of the trew and Chriftian Religion, and the King's Majefties Perfon and Eftate; and withstanding, &c.

P. 108.

This is printed from an old Manufcript, compared with feveral Copies, particularly, with the original Parchment, which is in the Library of the Univerfity of Glasgow, fubfcribed by the King, and divers of the Eftates.

V. The national Covenant, or the general Confeffion of Faith of the Kirk of Scotland, &c. as it was fubfcribed, 1638 and 1639.

P. 120.

This is printed from a Parchment fubfcribed by a great many Hands, compared with two or three others of the fame Kind. The latter Part of it is carefully compared with the Acts of Parliament. See the Note + Pag. 125. The Acts of Affembly prefixed to it, are in the printed Aas of Affembly.

VI. Calvin's Catechifm.

According to a Copy printed 1600.

P. 139.

with the Pfalm

Book and Book of Common Order, compared with two other Copies, and with the French and Latin Cate chitims of the French Church.

VII. The