and practiced by all the
Ministers and particular Kirks. And for preserving of peace and brotherly
unity, in the mean while, till the Directorie by universall consent of the
whole Kirk be framed, finished, and concluded, The Assembly forbiddeth
under the pain of the censures of the Kirk, all disputation by word or
writing, in private or publick, about different practices in such things,
as have not been formerly determined by this Kirk, And all condemning one
of another in such lawfull things as have been universally received, and
by perpetuall custome practised by the most faithfull Ministers of the
Gospell, and opposers of corruptions in this Kirk, since the first
beginning of Reformation to these times. And doth exhort and command that
all endeavour to keep the unity of the spirit, in the bond of peace, that
all beginnings of Separation, all scandall and division, be by all means
avoided; And that against envying, and strife, and faction, and glorying
in men, every one go before another in the duties of love, and so fulfill
the Law of Christ; That continuing in one spirit and one minde, & fighting
together through the faith of the Gospel, we may mutually aide, strengthen
and comfort one another in all Pastorall and Christian emploiments, better
resist the common adversaries, edifie one another in the knowledge and
fear of God, and the more acceptably, and with the greater blessing serve
the Lord who hath done so great things for us.

_Propositions from the English Commissioners presented this day to the
Assembly._

We the Commissioners appointed by both Houses of the Parliament of
England, being commanded by them (as we have already declared) to desire
the reverend Assembly of Scotland, seriously to lay to heart the present
Estate of their Sister Church and Kingdome of England, and not onely to
assist with their Prayers in their straits, but also by such reasonable
and effectuall means as to themselves shall seem meet to further and
expedite the assistance now desired by both Houses from the Kingdome of
Scotland, and a more strict union with them, Have thought fit in Pursuance
of the commands received from both Houses of Parliament, to communicate to
this Assembly the paper which to this purpose we have lately delivered to
the Honourable Convention of Estates, in this Kingdome, that so this
reverend Assembly might be the better enabled, to contribute their best
assistance toward the furthering and expediting of