scape their just censure, either by
their private and unconstant abode in any one Congregation, or by secret
conveyance of their malignant speeches and practises; Therefore ordains
all Ministers to take speciall notice when any such Person shall come
within their Paroches, and so soon as they shall know the same, that
without delay they cause warn them to appear before the Presbyteries
within which their Paroches lyes, or before the Commissioners of this
Assembly appointed for publick affairs, as they shall finde most
convenient, which warning the Assembly declares shall be a sufficient
citation unto them: And als that all Ministers and Elders declare to the
saids Judicatories _respective_, every such disaffected person, although
without their own Paroch, so soon as they shall hear and be informed of
them. And the Assembly ordains the said Commissioners not only to proceed
to Tryal and Censure of such disaffected Persons, but also take a special
account of the diligence of Ministers, Elders, and Presbyteries herein
_respective_.
_Act for sending Ministers to the Armie._
The Assembly understanding that Ministers are not duly sent forth to the
Regiments of the Army, neither such as are sent duly relieved, which
neglect falleth out oftimes, by reason of questions among Presbyteries
interested in the Regiments: Therefore for remedy hereof, thinks it
convenient that this order be keeped hereafter; That a List be made of
three Ministers by the Colonels, or in their absence by the chief Officers
of every Regiment, with advice and consent of the Presbyterie at the Army,
and sent to Presbyteries here, or if the list be of Ministers in divers
Presbyteries to the Commissioners of the General Assembly, that they may
appoint one out of that list to be sent to the Regiment, to attend them
for performing Ministeriall duties 3 Moneths: And that the relief of
Ministers already sent or to be sent hereafter shall be in the same
manner, And the Assembly ordains Ministers who shall be thus appointed by
Presbyteries or the Commissioners of the Assembly _respective_, to repair
to the Armie with all diligence, under the paine of suspension: And humbly
recommends to the Honourable Estates of Parliament, to provide some way
whereby these Ministers may have due and ready payment of their allowance,
from the time of their going from their charges here. And it is declared
that this order shall be also keeped for sending forth of Ministers t
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