That the Covenanters laboured hard to persuade that none of these thinges promised in the proclamation—no, not the Assemblie itselfe—were ever intended to be performed by the King, but that he studied to deley tyme whill he were readie for their ruine—Pag. [195].
That they resolved to increase thir disorders to such a height, and to multiplie affronts upon the King and his auctoritie, as they imagined should be past all sufferance, that they might compasse their desyres of his Majesties Commissioner, either prorogation or discharging the Assemblie.—Pag. [195] and [228].
That the witnesses in Mr David Mitchells process being all laymen, wer men of such mean and ordinarie understanding, as that it was improbable, if not impossible, that they should understand the doctrines that he was charged with.—Pag. [206].
That the meeting at Edʳ was to agrie upon the conclusions to be made in the Assemblie.—Pag. 133 and [231].
That the two Covenanting Ministers of Edinburgh declairing to uther Covenanting Ministers that bemoned themselves, wondering that they would give way to the utter defaceing of the Church by these laick intrusions, that they grieved for it as much as themselves, but that they must winke at it, else the nobilitie, gentrie, and burrowes did threaten them with a desertion. That the Bookes of Discipline were penned by some privat men, but were never confirmed by Act of Parliament or Generall Assemblie.—Pag. [313].
That there is nothing in the Confession of this Kirk against the tenets of Arminius.
That we confessed the 4 Bookes of the Assemblie not to be originalls, but copies—Pag. [271].
Fyftlie,—Our intentions, wordes, and actiones, are miserable wreasted in this Declaration.
That our refuseing to except the King out of the number of persons against whom the Band of mutuall Maintainers was intendit demonstration that, in our intentions, he was the persone chiefly aymed at.—Pag. [106].
Whereas he could not be excepted, because our Mutuall Maintenance against all persones quhatsomever was in defence of Religion, the Kings persone, and auctoritie.