ctory, That the Minister and People repair to the
Kirk, half an hour before that time at which ordinarily the Minister now
entreth to the publick Worship; And that, that Exercise of reading and
expounding, together with the ordinary Exercise of Preaching, be perfected
and ended at the time which formerly closed the Exercise of publick
Worship.

II. In the Administration of Baptisme, it will be convenient, That, that
Sacrament be administred in face of the Congregation, that what is spoken
and done, may be heard and seen of all, and that it be administred after
the Sermon, before the Blessing.

III. In the Administration of the Lords Supper, it is the judgement of the
Committee.

1. That Congregations be still tried and examined before the Communion,
according to the bygone practice of this Kirk.

2. That there be no reading in the time of communicating; but the Minister
making a short Exhortation at every Table, that thereafter there be
silence during the time of the Communicants receiving, except onely when
the Minister expresseth some few more sentences, sutable to the present
condition of the Communicants in the receiving, that they may be incited
and quikned in their Meditations in the Action.

3. That distribution of the Elements among the Communicants be universally
used: And for that effect, that the Bread be so prepared, that the
Communicants may divide it amongst themselves, after the Minister hath
broken, and delivered it to the nearest.

4. That while the Tables are dissolving, and filling, there be alwayes
singing of some portion of a Psalme, according to the custome.

5. That the Communicants both before their going to, and after their
coming from the Table, shall only joyne themselves to the present publick
Excercise then in hand.

6. That when the Communion is to be celebrate in a Paroch, one Minister
may be imployed for assisting the Minister of the Paroch, or at the most
two.

7. That there be one Sermon of Preparation delivered in the ordinary Place
of publick Worship, upon the day immediatly preceeding.

8. That before the serving of the Tables, there be onely one Sermon
delivered to those who are to communicate, and that in the Kirk where the
Service is to be performed. And that in the same Kirk there be one Sermon
of Thanksgiving, after the Communion is ended.

9. When the Parochiners are so numerous, that their Paroch Kirk cannot
contain them, so that there is a necessity to keep out s