s that
the Brethren in their private and publike prayers, recommend unto God the
estate of the afflicted Church of _England_: But having just cause of
fear, that the iniquities of the Land, which so much abount may marre this
so great a Work, doe also ordain a solemne Fast to be kept on the second
Lords Day of _September_ and the Wednesday following throughout the whole
Kingdome for the causes after specified.

I. Grosse ignorance and all sort of wickedness among the greater part,
security, meer formality and unfruitfulnesse among the best, and
unthankfulnesse in all.

II. The sword raging throughout all Christendome, but most barbarously in
_Ireland_, and dayly more and more threatned in _England_, through the
lamentable division betwixt the King and the Parliament there, tending to
the subversion of Religion and Peace in all the three Kingdomes.

III. That God may graciously blesse the Supplication of the Assembly to
the Kings Majesty, and their motion to the Parliament of _England_, for
Unitie in Religion, and Uniformity of Kirk-government, and all other
meanes which may serve for the promoving of so great a Worke, and
advancement of the Kingdome of Christ every where.

IV. That God may powerfully overturne all wicked plots and designes of
Antichrist and his followers, and all divisive motions against the course
of Reformation, and the so much longed for Union of the King and
Parliament.

V. That God may blesse the harvest.

_Reference from the Presbyterie of_ Kirkcaldie.

Anent the Acts of Assemblies, for observation of the Lords Day, profaned
by going of salt-pannes, That this Assembly would declare the limits of
the Sabbath, during which the pannes should stand.

_The Assembly referres the Answer of this Question, to the Acts of former
Assemblies._

_Reference frrom the Synode of_ Fyffe.

That the Provinciall of _Angus_ keep their meeting on the same day with
the Synod of _Fyffe_, which breakes the correspondence between them,
appointed by the General Assembly of _Glasgow_.

ANSWER.

_The Assembly ordaines the Provinciall Assembly of_ Angus _to keep their
first meeting upon the third Tuesday of_ April, _comforme to the Act of
the said Assembly of_ Glasgow.

_Overtures to be advised by Presbyteries against the next Assembly._

How Appeals shall be brought into the Generall Assemblies, and by what
sort of citation.

What shall be the prescription of scandalls, within what space o