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HIS Volume, which contains the Confeffions of Faith,Catechifms, Directories, Books of Difcipline, &c. approved 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

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Second VOLUME. THE Confeffion of Faith, used in the English Congregation at Geneva, received and approved by the Church of Scotland, in the Beginning of the Reformation. Page 3.

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

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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 Leck previk'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, Lenox, Huntley, the Chancellor and about 95 other Perfons: And with the Copy painted 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.

V. A general Band made for Main-
tenance of the trew and Chriftian
Religion, and the King's Majefties
Perfon and Eftate; and withstand-
ing, &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 ge-
neral Confeffion of Faith of the Kirk
of Scotland, &c. as it was fubfcri-
bed, 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
Acts of Affembly.

VI. Calvin's Catechism.

P. 139.

According to a Copy printed 1600. with the Pfalm
Book and Book of Common Order, compared with
two other Copies, and with the French and Latin Cate-
chitms of the French Church.

VII. The

VII. The Palatine Catechism, &c. 7
Woit 9i B. 273

According to the Copy authorized by the King's Ma
jefty
for the Ufe of Scotland, printed by Robert Wald
grave, 1591. It is a different Tranflation from that
which was printed by Andro Hart, 1615, which like-
wife wants Baftingius's Arguments and Ufes. The Scrip
tures are corrected by Sylburgius's Edition of it in Greck
and Latin, printed at Heidelberg 1597. and by a very
good Copy of Pareus's Commentary upon it.

VIII. Craig's Catechifm.

P. 363.

According to a Copy printed 1641. compared with that
which was printed at Edinburgh by Robert Waldgrave.
The Acts prefixed to it are in the Kirk Regifter. The
laft of the Three is on the Tide Page of Waldgrave's Edi-
tion.

IX. Summula Catechifmi.

P. 378.

This is the little Catechifm which has always been
taught in the Grammar Schools of Scotland. It is faid to
be compofed by Mr. Andrew Simpson, the Author of the
Latin Rudiments, which begins, Quum literarum confide
ratio, who was Mafter of the Grammar School at Perth,
before and in the Time of the Reformation; and after
ward was the firft Proteftant Minifter of Dumbar,

X. The Book of common Order. P. 383.

Printed according to the Edition 1600. compared with
feveral other Editions, particularly, with that of Geneva
1558. The Differences are marked on the Foot-margin.
This Edition is divided into Chapters.

XI. The