iven to their book and studie
of Scriptures, not Carefull to have books, not given to
sancification and prayer, that studie not to bee powerful and
spiritual, not applying the doctrine to corruptions, which is the
pastorall gift, obscure and too scholastick before the people,
cold, and wanting of spiritual zeal, negligent in visiting of the
sick, and caring for the poore; or indifferent in chosing of parts
of the word not meetest for the flock, flatterers and dissembling
at publick sins, and specially of great personages in their
congregations, for flattery, or for fear, that all such persons
bee censured, according to the degree of their faults, and
continuing therein, bee deprived._

"_That such as be slothfull in the ministration of the Sacraments
and irreverent, as prophaners receiving the cleane and uncleane,
ignorants and senselesse prophane, and making no conscience of
their profession in their calling and families, omitting due
tryall or using none, or light tryall, having respect in their
tryall to persons, wherein there is manifest corruption; that all
such bee sharply rebuked, and if they continue therein, that they
be deposed._

"_And if any be found a seller of the Sacraments, that hee bee
deposed_ simpliciter: _and such as collude with slanderous persons
in dispensing and over-seeing them for money, incurre the like
punishment. That every Minister be charged to have a Session
established of the meettest men in his Congregation, and that
Discipline strike not only upon grosse sins, as whoredome,
blood-shed, &c. but upon sins repugnant to the word of God, __ as
blasphemie of God, banning, profaning of the Sabbath, disobedient
to parents, idle, unruly ones without calling, drunkards, and such
like deboshed men, as make not conscience of their life and ruling
of their families, and specially of education of their children,
lying, slandering, and backbiting and breaking of promises: and
this to be an universal order throughout the Realme, &c. and such
like as are negligent herein, and continue therein after
admonition, be deposed._

"_That none falling in publick slanders, be received in the
fellowship of the Kirk, except his Minister have some appearance
and warrand in conscience, that hee hath both a feeling of sin,
and apprehension of mercie, and for this