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Perth Assembly
Excerpt from Perth Assembly:
He proceeded at his owne pleasure without advice or information 6 the provinces or presbyteries to the nomination of the pri'qy conference, before that the Clark had received the commissions. He nominated besides his Majesties commissioners, their assessours and the noble men, all the Barons except three all the Bishops, the Commissoners of 37 Dor'iours and other ministers. The moi}. Parte was Inch, as, were already resolved to, yeeld. Others were not experienced in thc hate of our Church, some few of_th[' other opinion were taken in, to try the forge of their arguments in Cprivare, that in public they might either be evaded, or suppressed. After the said nomination the conference was appointed to convein at 3. Afternoons and the Assembly at 8 hours in the morning. 80 endeth (the firfi; session.'
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He proceeded at his owne pleasure without advice or information 6 the provinces or presbyteries to the nomination of the pri'qy conference, before that the Clark had received the commissions. He nominated besides his Majesties commissioners, their assessours and the noble men, all the Barons except three all the Bishops, the Commissoners of 37 Dor'iours and other ministers. The moi}. Parte was Inch, as, were already resolved to, yeeld. Others were not experienced in thc hate of our Church, some few of_th[' other opinion were taken in, to try the forge of their arguments in Cprivare, that in public they might either be evaded, or suppressed. After the said nomination the conference was appointed to convein at 3. Afternoons and the Assembly at 8 hours in the morning. 80 endeth (the firfi; session.'
About the Publisher; Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
110 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1619
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About the author
David Calderwood
76 books2 followersDavid Calderwood (1575 – 1650) was a Church of Scotland minister and historian.
Calderwood was educated at Edinburgh, where he took the degree of MA in 1593. In about 1604, he became minister of Crailing, near Jedburgh in Roxburghshire, where he became conspicuous for his resolute opposition to the introduction of Episcopacy. In 1617, while James VI was in Scotland, a Remonstrance, which had been drawn up by the Presbyterian clergy, was placed in Calderwood's hands.
He was summoned to St. Andrews and examined before the king, but neither threats nor promises could make him deliver up the roll of signatures to the Remonstrance. He was deprived of his charge, committed to prison at St. Andrews and afterwards removed to Edinburgh. The Privy Council ordered him to be banished from the kingdom for refusing to acknowledge the sentence of the High Commission. He lingered in Scotland, publishing a few tracts, till 27 August 1619, when he sailed for Holland. During his residence in Holland he published his Altare Damascenum.
Calderwood appears to have returned to Scotland in 1624-1625. He was appointed minister of Pencaitland, in the county of East Lothian, in about 1640, where he was one of those appointed to draw up The Directory for Public Worship in Scotland.
He continued to take an active part in the affairs of the church, and introduced in 1649 the practice, now confirmed by long usage, of dissenting from the decision of the General Assembly, and requiring the protest to be entered in the record.
His last years were devoted to the preparation of The Historie of the Kirk of Scotland which was published in an abridged form in 1646.
Calderwood was educated at Edinburgh, where he took the degree of MA in 1593. In about 1604, he became minister of Crailing, near Jedburgh in Roxburghshire, where he became conspicuous for his resolute opposition to the introduction of Episcopacy. In 1617, while James VI was in Scotland, a Remonstrance, which had been drawn up by the Presbyterian clergy, was placed in Calderwood's hands.
He was summoned to St. Andrews and examined before the king, but neither threats nor promises could make him deliver up the roll of signatures to the Remonstrance. He was deprived of his charge, committed to prison at St. Andrews and afterwards removed to Edinburgh. The Privy Council ordered him to be banished from the kingdom for refusing to acknowledge the sentence of the High Commission. He lingered in Scotland, publishing a few tracts, till 27 August 1619, when he sailed for Holland. During his residence in Holland he published his Altare Damascenum.
Calderwood appears to have returned to Scotland in 1624-1625. He was appointed minister of Pencaitland, in the county of East Lothian, in about 1640, where he was one of those appointed to draw up The Directory for Public Worship in Scotland.
He continued to take an active part in the affairs of the church, and introduced in 1649 the practice, now confirmed by long usage, of dissenting from the decision of the General Assembly, and requiring the protest to be entered in the record.
His last years were devoted to the preparation of The Historie of the Kirk of Scotland which was published in an abridged form in 1646.
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November 11, 2021
One of the first publications of this book was done by William Brewster in 1618 while living in Leiden, Holland. Doing so landed this Separatist in even more trouble with King James I and the Church of England. He would emigrate to the New World aboard the Mayflower a year later.
This book is a rebuttal to James’ efforts to force the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)to adopt the practices of the Church of England (Anglican) via the Perth Assembly meeting. The book attacks the five key changes pushed by James: kneeling during communion, observation of holy days (such as Christmas and Easter), confirmation by bishops, private communion for the sick and infirm, and private baptism.
Of these five points, the most pages are dedicated to kneeling during communion and the observance of holy days. I found the section on holy days to be the most interesting. The argument is broken out into eight reasons that are very clearly present and convincing, especially considering the era in which it was written.
It’s a shame this book has not been given a modern reprinting, but the pdf I read which reproduced the images of the vintage 17th Century publication was still readable.
This book is a rebuttal to James’ efforts to force the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)to adopt the practices of the Church of England (Anglican) via the Perth Assembly meeting. The book attacks the five key changes pushed by James: kneeling during communion, observation of holy days (such as Christmas and Easter), confirmation by bishops, private communion for the sick and infirm, and private baptism.
Of these five points, the most pages are dedicated to kneeling during communion and the observance of holy days. I found the section on holy days to be the most interesting. The argument is broken out into eight reasons that are very clearly present and convincing, especially considering the era in which it was written.
It’s a shame this book has not been given a modern reprinting, but the pdf I read which reproduced the images of the vintage 17th Century publication was still readable.
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