Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	minister_n	ordain_v	2,580	5	8.7933	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79761	A solemn acknowledgment of publick sins, and breaches of the Covenant, and a solemn engagement to all the duties contained therein, namely those, which do in a more speciall way relate unto the dangers of these times. With two acts of the Commission of the General Assembly of the sixth of October, for renewing the Solemn League and Covenant. And debarring of persons accessory to the late unlawfull engagement, from renewing the Covenant, receiving the communion, and from exercise of ecclesiastick office, with their advice to Presbyteries for celebrating the communion. Together also with, an Act of the Committee of Estates of the fourteenth of October for renewing the League and Covenant	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Scotland. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing C4259F; Thomason E473_10; ESTC R205251	9,418	19

Solemn League and Covenant And that the hands of many are grown slack in following and pursuing the duties contained therein And that many who not being come to sufficient age when it was first sworn and subscribed have not hithertills beene received into the same Doe upon these and other grave and important considerations Appoint and Ordain the Solemn League and Covenant to be renewed throughout all the Congregations of this Kingdome And because it is a dutie of great weight and consequence Ministers after the sight hereof would be carefull to take pains in their Doctrine and otherwise that their people may be made sensible of these things wherein they have broken the Covenant and be prepared for the renewing thereof with sutable affections and dispositions And that these things may be the better performed wee have thought it necessarie to condiscend upon a solemn acknowledgement of publick sinnes and breaches of the Covenant and a solemn Engagement to all the duties contained therein Namely those which doe in a more speciall way relate unto the dangers of these times And this solemn acknowledgement and Engagement sent herewith shall be made use of And the League and Covenant shall be renewed in such manner as followes First There shall be intimation of a solemn publick humiliation and Fast the second Sabbath of December To be kept upon the next Thursday and Lords day thereafter At which intimation the League and Covenant and the publick acknowledgement of sinnes and Engagement unto duties are to be publickly read by the Minister in the audience of all the people And they are to be exhorted to get copies thereof that they may be made acquainted therewith And the Humiliation and Fast is to be kept the next Thursday thereafter in reference to the breaches of the Covenant contained in the solemn publick acknowledgement as the causes thereof And the next Lords day thereafter which is also to be spent in publick Humiliation and fasting immediately after the Sermon which is to be applyed to the businesse of that day The publick acknowledgement and Engagement is againe to be publickly read And thereafter prayer is to be made containing the confession of the breaches mentioned therein and begging mercie for these sinnes and strength of God for renewing the Covenant in sinceritie and Truth After which Prayer the solemn League and Covenant is to be read by the Minister And then to be sworn by him and all the people who are to ingage themselves for performance of all the duties contained therein Namely these which are mentioned in the publick acknowledgement and Engagement and are opposite unto the sinnes therein confessed And the action is to be closed with Prayer to God that his people may be enabled in the power of his strength to doe their dutie according to their Oath now renewed in so solemn a way It is also hereby provided that all those who renew the League and Covenant shall againe subscribe the same And that none be admitted to the renewing or subscribing thereof who are excluded by the other act and direction sent herewith A. KER Edinb 6 October Post meridiem Act concerning the debarring of Persons accessorie to the late unlawfull Engagement in War from renewing the Covenant receiving the Communion and from exercise of Ecclesiasticke Office with an advice to Presbyteries for celebration of the Communion THE Commissioners of the Generall Assembly having found it necessary that the solemne League and Covenant be renewed after so great and evident breaches thereof by many in this Kingdom And considering how manifestly the Cause of God hath been endangered heretofore by too sudden receiving unto the Covenant those who have been in actuall opposition thereunto before sufficient tryall and evidence had of their repentance Doe therefore appoint and Ordaine That all Presbyteries and Ministers within this Church in their severall bounds and respective charges take speciall care at the time of renewing the League and Covenant That none who have had charge in the Army which under the conduct of Duke Hamilton engaged in War against the Kingdome of England or with the Forces that were in and about Stirling under the command of the Earl of Lanerk and George Monro or have taken and subcribed any Oaths Bands or Declarations for carrying on these sinfull courses or any other Oath or Band condemned by the Generall Assembly as destructive to the Covenant Or have been forcers urgers or seducers of others to joyn in the said Engagements and services so destructive to Religion or have been active promoters thereof be admitted to subcribe or renew the Oath of the League and Covenant or to exercise any office or power in any of the Judicatories of this Kirk And further considering that it is referred to us from the late Generall Assembly to give advertisement to the Presbyteries of a fit opportunity of celebrating the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and to send such advice as we should finde necessary for the time We have thought fit to advertise Presbyteries That the Sacrament of the Lords Supper may be celebrated after the renewing of the Covenant as Ministers have conveniency in their severall Congregations And that we have found it necessary that all who are involved in the aforementioned guiltinesse be suspended from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper untill the Generall Assembly shall take such course as they think fit concerning the receiving of them unto the Covenant and Communion A. Ker. Edinburgh 14 October 1648. THE Committee of Estates being very sensible of the grievous backslidings of this Land in the manifold breaches of the Solemne League and Covenant made and sworn to the most high GOD Doe therefore unanimously and heartily approve the seasonable and pious resolution of the Commission of the Generall Assembly for a Solemne Acknowledgement of publicke Sinnes and Provocations especially the breaches of the Covenant and a Solemne Engagement to a more conscionable performance of the Duties therein contained and for renewing the Solemne League and Covenant And doe require and Ordaine that the directions of the said Commission of Assembly in their Act of the sixth of this Moneth for a publick Acknowledgment of Sinnes and Ingagement to Duties be carefully followed that the Fast and Humiliation appointed by them be Religiously observed and that the Solemne League and Covenant be sincerely and cordially renewed and subscribed in the manner they have prescribed in their said Act. 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