5. Let these who have fallen in Fornication make publick profession of Repentance three severall Sabbaths, who is guilty of relapse in Fornication six Sabbaths, who is guilty of trelapse in Fornication, or hath once fallen in Adultery 26 Sabbaths, and these sins to be confessed both in one habite, viz. in Sackloth, Quadrilapse in Fornication and relapse in Adultery, three quarters of a year, Incest or Murder a year, or 52 Sabbaths, in case the Magistrate do not his duty in punishing such crimes capitally; They that fall in Fornication or relapses therein, are first to confesse their Sin before the Session, and thereafter before the Congregation; They that are guilty of greater degrees of that Sin and of the other Sins mentioned in this Article, are to confess their Sin both before the Session and Presbyterie, and there to shew some signes of Repentance before they be brought to the Congregation.
6. Some are to be rebuked at the time of Catechizing, who deserve more nor a private reproof, and yet needs not be brought to publick Repentance.
7. It will be a good remedie against Sabbath-breaking by Carriers and Travellers, That Ministers where they dwell cause them to bring Testimonials from the place where they rested on these Lords dayes wherein they were from home.
8. Let all persons who flit from one Paroch to another have sufficient Testimonials, This is to be extended to all Gentlemen and Persons of quality and all their followers, who come to reside with their Families at Edinburgh, or elsewhere, and let the Minister from whom they flit advertise the Minister to whom they flit, if (to his knowledge) they be lying under any scandall.
9. Let Ministers be free with persons of quality for amendment of their faults, and (if need shall be) let them take help thereto of some of the Brethren of the Presbyterie.
10. Let the Presbyteries take speciall notice of Ministers who do converss frequently and familiarly with Malignants, and with scandalous and prophane persons, especially such as belong to other Paroches.
11. Let privie Censures of Presbyteries and Synods be performed with more Accuracie, Diligence and Zeal.
12. For better keeping of the Sabbath, let every Elder take notice of such as are within his bounds, how they keep the Kirk, how the time is spent before, betwixt, and after the time of publick Worship.
13. Let no Minister resort to any Excommunicate person without license from the Presbyterie nisi in extremis and let Ministers take speciall notice of such persons as haunt with Excommunicants, and processe them.
14. Frequent correspondence betwixt Presbyteries is a good remedie.