, and the honourable Estates of Parliament, by their
authority, to ratifie and injoyne the same, under all civill paines, which
will tend to the glory of God, preservation of Religion, the Kings
Majesties honour, and perfect peace of this Kirk and Kingdome.

_Act anent Appellations._

The Assembly appointed that in all time hereafter, no Appellations should
be leaping over either Presbyterie or Synod, but to ascend by degrees as
from the Kirk Session to the Presbytry, or from the Presbyterie to the
Synod, and from the Synod to the Generall Assembly, except it be after the
Synod be past, and immediatly before the Generall Assembly, or in the time
thereof, and renews all former Acts made to this effect.

_Act anent advising with Synods and Presbyteries before determination in
Novations._

The Generall Assembly desiring that the intended Reformation being
recovered, may be established, Ordains, that no Novation which may
disturbe the peace of the Church, and make division, be suddenly proponed
and enacted: But so as the motion be first communicate to the severall
Synods, Presbyteries and Kirks, that the matter may be approved by all at
home, and Commissioners may come well prepared, unanimously to conclude a
solide deliberation upon these points in the Generall Assembly.

_Act anent Ministers Catechising, and Family Exercises._

The Assembly considering that the long waited-for fruits of the Gospel, so
mercifully planted and preserved in this Land, and Reformation of
ourselves, and Families, so solemnly vowed to God of late in our Covenant,
cannot take effect, except the knowledge and worship of God be caried from
the Pulpit to every family within each Parish, hath therefore appointed
that every Minister, besides his paines on the Lords day, shall have
weekly catechising of some part of the Paroch, and not altogether cast
over the examination of the people, till a litle before the Communion.
Also that in every Familie the worship of God be erected, where it is not
both Morning and Evening, and that the Children & Servants be catechised
at home, by the Masters of the Families, whereof account shall be taken by
the Minister, and Elders assisting him in the visitation of every Family:
And lest they fail, that visitation of the severall Kirks be seriously
followed by every Presbyterie, for this end among others. The execution
and successe whereof, being tried by the Synods, let it be represented to
the n