esbyteries, recommending it
to their care and diligence.

July 20. 1649. _Antemeridiem,_ Sess. 19.

_Act concerning the receiving of Engagers in the late unlawfull War
against_ England, _to publick Satisfaction, Together with the Declaration
and Acknowledgement to be subscribed by them._

The Generall Assembly considering what great offence against God, and
Scandall to his People at home and abroad, hath arisen from the late
unlawfull Engagement in War against _England_; whereby, contrary to the
Law of God and of Nations, contrary to the Solemn League and Covenant,
contrary to the Petitions of almost the whole Kingdom, contrary to the
Declarations of the Judicatories of this Kirk, contrary to the
Protestations of a considerable part of the Parliament, contrary to the
frequent and clear Warnings of the Servants of God in his name, not only
an Association in Counsels and Arms was made with Malignant Persons, who
had formerly shewn their disaffection to the Covenant in and Cause, but
are Invasion of the Neighbour Nation was prosecuted; from whence flowed
the oppression of the Persons, Estates and consciences of many of the
people of God in this Land, the shedding of the blood of some, the losse
and dishonour of this Nation, and severall other Inconveniences: and
considering that the Commissioners of the last Generall Assembly, have
acquit themselves faithfully in ordaining to be suspended from the
renewing of the Covenant, and from the Ordinance of the Lords Supper, such
as are designed in their Acts of date the 6. of _October_ & 4 of
_December_ last; referring the further consideration and censure of the
Persons foresaid to this present Generall Assembly: Therefore the Generall
Assembly, for removing of such Offences, and for prevention of the like in
time coming, and for restoring of such as are truely humbled, do Declare
and Appoint.

I. That all those who have been guilty and censured as aforesaid, and
withall do not by their addresses to Kirk Judicatories testify their
dislike thereof, and give evidences of their Repentance therefore, That
these be processed and continuing obstinate, be excommunicated; But if
withall they go on in premoving Malignant Designes, that they be forthwith
Excommunicated: As also that all such persons guilty as aforesaid, who
after Profession of their Repentance shall yet again hereafter relapse to
the promoting any Malignant Designe, that these be likewise forth with
excommu