e us
reverend and much honoured in our Lord your advices, what remains for us
further to doe, for the making of our own and the Kingdomes peace with
GOD. We have lien in the dust before him; we have poured our hearts in
humiliation to him, we have in sincerity, endeavoured to reform our
selves, and no lesse sincerely desired, studied, laboured the publick
Reformation, Neverthelesse the Lord hath not yet turned himself from the
fiercenesse of his anger. And be pleased to advise us further, what may be
the happiest course for the uniting of the Protestant partie more firmly?
That we may all serve GOD with one consent, and stand up against
Antichrist as one man, that our GOD who now hides himself from his people
may return unto us, delight in us scatter and subdue his and our enemies,
and cause his face to shine upon us. The Lord prosper you and preserve us
for that the great work of these latter ages may be finished to his
honour, and our own and the Churches happinesse through Christ Jesus.

_Subscribed by very many hands._

Sess. 9. August 11. 1643.

_Act against Burials and hinging of Honours, &c. in Kirks._

The Generall Assembly considering the great abuse of burying within Kirks,
wherein GODS publick worship is exercised, notwithstanding diverse Acts of
this Kirk, prohibiting the same. And that through toleration thereof,
other abuses in hinging of Pensils and Brods, affixing of Honours and
Arms, and such like scandalous Monuments in the Kirk, hath crept in.
Therefore for remedy hereof, do hereby ratifie and approve the former Acts
and Constitutions made against burials in Kirks. And inhibites and
discharges all persons of whatsoever qualitie, to bury any deceased person
within the body of the Kirk, where the people meet for hearing of the
Word, and administration of the Sacraments. And inhibites them to hing
Pensils or Brods, to affixe Honours or Arms, or to make any such like
Monuments, to the honour or remembrance of any deceased person upon walls,
or otherplaces within the Kirk, where the publick worship of God is
exercised, as said is.

Sess. 10. August 12. 1643.

_Act anent reposition of Ministers, deposed by Superiour Judicatories._

The Generall Assembly considering that sentences of Superiour Judicatories
of the Kirk should stand effectuall, while they be taken away by
themselves, and that they should not be made void and ineffectuall by
Inferiour Judicatories: Therefore disch