The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

¹These Acts and Articles were read in face of Parliament, and ratified by the three States of this Realm, at Edinburgh the 17 day of July, in the year of our Lord 1560.

¹These Acts and Articles were read in face of Parliament, and ratified by the three States of this Realm, at Edinburgh the 17 day of Iuly, in the yeer of our Lord 1560.

1. 1This we confirmed, 1567. in the first Parliament of James 6 held by the Earle Murray, and all Acts in any Parliament before whatsoever, against the truth, abolished.This we confirmed, 1567. in the first Parliament of Iames 6 held by the Earle Murray, and all Acts in any Parliament before whatsoever, against the truth, abolished.

¹This our Confession was publicly read, first in audience of the Lords of the Articles; and after, in the audience of the whole Parliament, where were present, not only such as professed Christ Jesus, but also a great number of the adversaries of our Religion, such as the forenamed Bishops, and some other of the Temporal State, who were commanded in Gods Name to object, if they could say any thing against that Doctrine. Some of our Ministers were present, standing upon their feet, ready to have answered, in case any would have defended Papistry, and impugned our affirmatives. But while that no objection was made, there was a day appointed for concurrence in that and other Heads. Our Confession was read every Article by it self over again, as they were written in order, and the voice of every man was required accordingly. Of the Temporal State, only gave their voice on the contrary, the Earl of Athol, the Lords Simmerwaile and Borthwicke: And yet for their disassenting, they produced no better reason, but, We will believe as our Fathers believed. The Bishops (Papistical we mean) spake nothing. The rest of the whole three States by their public Votes, affirmed the Doctrine; and the rather, Because that fain the Bishops would, but durst say nothing on the contrary;