bmitting himself to the Assembly,
proceeded to the cognition of the complaint and lybell itselfe against
him, and finding him guiltie of the breach of the cautions agreed upon in
the Assembly holden at _Montrose_, _Anno_ 1600 for restricting the
minister voter in parliament, from encroaching upon the liberties and
jurisdictions of this Kirk, which was set down with certification of
deposition, infamie and excommunication, especially for receiving
consecration to the office of Episcopacie condemned by the confession of
Faith, and acts of this Kirk, as having no warrand nor foundament in the
word of God, and by vertue of this usurped power, and power of the high
Commission, pressing the Kirk with novations in the worship of God:
Therefore the Assembly moved with zeal to the glory of God, and purging of
this Kirk, hath ordained the said Mr. _Alexander_ to bee deposed, and by
these presents deposeth him, from the pretended Episcopall function, and
from the office of commissionarie to vote in Parliament, Councel or
Convention in name of the Kirk, and doth suspend him from all ministeriall
function, and providing he acknowledge this Assembly, reverence the
constitutions of it, and obey this sentence, and make his repentance
conforme to the order prescribed, continueth him in the ministrie of St.
_Madoze_; And likewise, if he acknowledge not this Assembly, reverence not
the constitutions of it, and obey not the sentence, and make his
repentance, conforme to the order prescribed by this Assembly, ordains him
to be excommunicat, and declared to bee one of those whom Christ
commandeth to bee holden by all and every one of the faithfull, as an
Ethnick and Publicane, and the sentence of excommunication to be
pronounced upon his refusall, in the Kirks appointed, by one of these who
are particularly named, to have the charge of trying his repentance or
impenitencie, and that the execution of this sentence be intimate in all
the Kirks within this Realme, by the Pastours of every particular
congregation, as they will be answerable to their Presbyteries and Synods,
or the next generall Assembly, in case of the negligence of Presbyteries,
and Synods.

_Sentence of deposition against Master_ John Abernethie _pretended Bishop
of_ Cathnes.

The generall Assembly having heard the lybell and complaint given in
against Mr. _John Abernethie_ pretended Bishop of _Cathnes_ to the
Presbytery of _Edinburgh_, and sundry Presbyteries within hi