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A17583	Perth assembly Containing 1 The proceedings thereof. 2 The proofe of the nullitie thereof. 2 [sic] Reasons presented thereto against the receiving the fiue new articles imposed. 4 The oppositenesse of it to the proceedings and oath of the whole state of the land. An. 1581. 5 Proofes of the unlawfulnesse of the said fiue articles, viz. 1. Kneeling in the act of receiving the Lords Supper. 2. Holy daies. 3. Bishopping. 4. Private baptisme. 5. Private Communion.	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1619 (1619)	STC 4360; ESTC S107472	90,652	110

materiall geniculation of the blessed Saints in heaven all creatures in heaven in earth and under the earth are said to bow their knee at the name of Iesus that is to acknowledge his soverain authority howbeit the celestiall Angels blessed soules and infernall spirits haue not knees to bow with The everlasting felicity of the children of God is the Supper of glory doe they drink continually of that felicity upon their knees thowsand thowsands stand before him many shall come from the East and from the West and sit at the heavenly table with Abraham Isaak and Iacob may we not then conclude sitting and standing as well as they doe kneeling if we looke to the letter of parables visions allegories and prophesies But Symbolicall Theologie is not argumentatiue Last how will they proue evidently that the falling of the 24. Elders before the lambe is to be interpreted of the Kirk triumphant rather then of the Kirke Militant REASONS AGAINST FESTIVALL DAYES FRom the beginning of the Reformation to this present yeare of our Lord 1618. the Kirk of Scotland hath diverse waies condemned the observation of all holy dayes the Lords day onely excepted In the first chapter of the first booke of discipline penned anno 1560. the observation of holy dayes to Sancts the feast of Christmasse Circumcision Epiphanie Purification and other fond feasts of our Ladie are ranked amongst the abhominations of the Romane religion as hauing neither commandement nor assurance in the word It is farther affirmed that the obstinate maintaineres teachers of such abomination should not escape the punishement of the ciuill Magistrate The book aforesaid was subscrybed by the Lords of secret Councell In the generall Assemblie holden at Edinburgh anno 1566 the latter confession of H●lv●tia was approued but with speciall exception against some holy dayes dedicated to Christ these same very dayes that now are urged In the Assemblie holden anno 1575. complaint was made against the Ministers and Readers beside Aberdine because they Assembled the people to prayer and preaching vppon certain patron and festival dayes Complaint likewise was ordained to be made to the Regent vpon the Town of Drumfraies for vrging and convoying a Reader to the Kirke with Tabret and Whistle to read the prayers all the holy Dayes of Yoo le or Christmas vpon the refusall of their own Reader Item an article was formed to be presented to the Regent craving that all dayes heretofore keeped holy in tyme of Papistrie beside the Lords day such as Yoo le day Saints dayes and other like feasts may be abolished a civill penaltie appointed against the observers of the said dayes Banquetting playing feasting and such other vanities upon the dayes foresayd is condemned In the Assembly holden in Aprill anno 1577. it was ordained that the Visitor with the advice of the Synodal Assembly shall admonish Ministers preaching or ministring the communion at Pasche Yoo le or other like superstitious times or Readers reading to desist under the paine of deprivation Dedicating of dayes was abjured in the confession of faith penned anno 1580. An Article was formed in the Assembly anno 1581. craving an act of Parliament to be made against observation of feast dayes dedicated to Saints and setting out of bone-fires In the Assembly holden in February anno 1587. it was humbly moved to his Maiesty that Pasche and Yoo le was superstitiously observed in Fyffe and about Drumfrets In the Assembly holden anno 1590. his Maiesty in open audience of the Assembly praised God for that he was borne to be a King in the sincerest Kirk in the world sincerer then our neighbour Kirk of England for their service was an evill-sayd Masse in English Sincerer then Geneva it selfe for they observed Pasche and Yoo le In the Parliament holden anno 1592. the act of King Iames the third anent the Saturday and other vigils to be kept holy from Even-song to Evensong was annulled Item the act made by Queen Regent granting licence to keepe Yoo le and Pasche In the Assembly holden anno 1596. when the covenant was renewed superstition and Idolatry breaking forth in keeping of festivall dayes setting out of bone-fires and singing of Carrols is reckoned amongst the corruptions which were to be amended The Pulpits haue sounded continually against all festivall daies The Censures of the Kirk haue been put in execution in all due form against the observers In the pretended Assembly holden at Perth in August last past it was concluded that hereafter every Minister shall make commemoration of the inestimable benefits received from God by and through our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ his Birth Passion Resurrection Ascension and sending down of the Holy Ghost upon the dayes appoynted for that use That they shall make choyce of severall and pertinent Texts and frame their Doctrine and exhortation accordingly This their conclusion was ratified and allowed by act of Councell and proclamation was made thereupon commanding cessation and abstinence from all kinde of labour and handy-worke upon the fiue dayes aboue written that every one may the better attend the holy exercises which are to be kept in the Kirke at these times But first we will premit the proper description of a festivall day The description of a festivall day PIscator describeth a Festivall day in this manner Festum proprii loquendo est publica solennis ceremonia mandata à Deo ut certo anni tempore cum singulari loetitia obeatur ad gratias agendum Deo pro certo aliquo beneficio in populum suum collato A feast in proper speech is a publick and solemne ceremonie commanded by God to bee celebrated a certaine time of the yeare with singular gladnesse to giue thankes to God for some certaine benifit bestowed on his people Hooker intreating this argument intituleth the subiect festivall dayes Hee maketh festivall solemnity to be nothing els but the due mixture as it were of these three elements Praises set forth with chearefull alacritie of mind delite expressed by charitable largenes more then common bounty and sequestration from ordinary labors By these descriptiones wee may see that the sabboth day is not properly a festiuall day The ordinary sabboth is weekly the festivall is anniversary We may fast upon the ordinarie sabboth but we cannot fast and mourne upon a festivall day Nehem. 8.10 for that were to confound fasting and festivall dayes The Councill of Laodicea inhibited to celebrate the feasts of martyres in Lent for the same regard upon the ordinary sabboth all the parts of Gods worship may be performed as occasion shall offer Vpon the festivall dayes we are bound to the commemoration of a particular benefite Proper texts Epistles Gospels Homilies and sermones are framed for the misterie of that day So that the ordinary sabboth is morall and for the worship of God in generall the festivall is misticall Esentialia festi the essētiall parts of a festivall day are cessation from work hearing of the

Sermon Thursday 27. Aug. the third day of the Assembly WIlliam B. of Galloway made a Sermon his Text Rom· 14.19 His doctrine was far contrary to that which he taught before the estates of Parliament An. 1606 He set at naught the ancient order of our Church sometime highly commended by himselfe and extolled his new light He presumed to teach them a new kinde of Catechisme under whom he himselfe might be as yet catechised The second and last Session of this assembly began after dinner and ended this day The Kings Commissioners and the Bishops masters of this Assemblie determined to end all this after noone and hauing the assise enclosed for that effect assured them that out of that house they should not go untill his Majestie were satisfied of his desire The pretended Moderator earnestly aggreadged the nncessity of yeelding and instantly urged present voting without furder delay strongly enforcing that his Maiestie behoved to bee satisfied and assureing them that his Highnesse would accept of no other answer but yeelding To effectuate his purpose hee blew out many threatnings in most peremptory maner Hee insulted uppon the ministers assembled as if they had been hirelinges saying I know you all well ynough There is neuer a one of you will suffer so much as the losse of your stipends for the matter Think not but when the act is made I will get obedience of you There is none of you that voteth in the contrary mindeth to suffer Some men said hee pretend conscience and feare more to offend the people then the King but all that will not doe the turne Albeit he had formerly affirmed in the case of requiring consent that although the act were made his Majestie would be mercyfull in vrgeing obedience thereto And they knew him to be more fauourable to his brethren then any Bishop of England Hee tooke it also vpon his conscience though it was not trew that there was neither lass nor ladde rich nor poore in Scotland some few precise persons excepted who were not onlie content but also wished that order of kneeling to be receiued whereof he had profe and experience in his own citie of S. Andrewes and in this Town since he came hither Hee made mention of a pamphlet casten in the pulpit at Edinburgh wherein it should haue been affirmed that the Bishops were bringing in Papistry and that good professors will fight in defence of their own religion By way of answer thereto he confessed that the ceremonies make not the separation betwixt us and the Romane Church but their Idolatry the which if the Romanists would forsake they would meet them mid-way and ioyne with them And as if the Ministers had known any such professors disposed to fight for the religion or had been of purpose to ioyne with them he disswades them to leane to such words for he had seen the like of that before time at the 17. day of December Hee wished if such a thing should happen it would please his Maiesty to make him a Captaine never any of these braggers would come to the field After these blasts and terrours the Ministers with modest importunity insisted that the matters depending might be better cleared by further reasoning and advisement so much the rather because these matters had not been reasoned in full Assembly for the information of all that had interest After much dealing and many earnest speeches and desires to be heard some fashion of liberty was granted to a few but with such checkes and limitations to the partie that preased to propone and reason that quickly they were cut off and sourely rebuked rather borne downe with authority then satisfied with reason His Maiesties chiefe Commissioner pretended Moderator straitly enioyned them either to propone a new reason or else to hold their peace when as the argument either had not been proponed in conference or if proponed not answered or if answered not suffered to be replied unto And suppose all this had been done in the conference yet all was new to the full Assembly and ought to haue been repeated and fully discussed for information of all voters Yea many Ministers had not so much a● accesse to heare or propone one argument they had no seates provided for them as the other party had Gentlemen thronged in before them The defenders of the Articles were permitted to discourse as long as they pleased to gybe mocke and cavill so light account made they of the matters in hand or the fearfull schisme ensuing upon such disorders that their behaviour was offensiue to the beholders The best arguments and answers were taken from the authority of the Kings sword Hee will ranverse all except we yeeld or the authority of his word as when it was alledged out of Zanchius upon the fourth commandement that things indifferent abused to Idolatry should be altogether removed The pretended Moderator opponed the iudgement of the King of Great Britaine to the iudgement of Zanchius or any of the learned In a word the pretended Moderator professed plainly that neither their reasons nor their number should carry away the matter These Articles must be concluded and should be concluded although there were none but the eleven Bishops with the authority of his Maiesties Commissioners they shall impose them After some few reasons proponed and answered as is said it was confessed that if his Maiesty could haue been pleased or put off they would haue reasoned against these Articles and the introducing of them in this Church Doctor Lyndesay being posed in conscience confessed that they had neither reason nor Scripture nor Antiquity for them yet to avert rhe Kings wrath of this Church yeelding was best Kneeling was chiefly agitate Some velitation there was made against Holy dayes Nothing spoken of the three other Articles boasting and posting confounded all The ministers not being permitted to reason and pursue their arguments verbally with such liberty as of reason should haue been granted and fearing prejudice in voting gaue in some difficulties in writing to be considered and removed before the articles should passe in voting like as they were ready if place had been granted to present in writing particular reasons against every one of the said articles as was plainly professed But for cutting them short of that intention the presenter of the said difficulties in a bosting manner was commanded to subscribe the same and rebuked as not haveing commission They suspected a protestation against the proceedings of this Assembly for preventing whereof they had declamed before against the protestation subscribed at the last parliament as treasonable and seditious But when it was perceaved that he sought a penne for subscribing of the same the Moderator receaved them Two of them was read but no wayes respectted the rest were suppressed The ministers notwithstanding of the preceding terrours most humbly and earnestly requested his Majesties Commissioners that the concluding of the articles might be continued which their reasons in writing were sent to