Subscribed in name of the General Assembly by the Moderator.
Recommendation to Presbyteries and Provincial Assemblies.
1. The Assembly recommends to the several Presbyteries and Provincial Assemblies, to consider the interests of particular congregations, in the calling, and admission of Ministers, with all these questions that usually fall out upon that occasion; And to report their opinions to the next Assembly, with some fit Overtures for preventing all contests in that matter.
2. The Assembly recommends to Presbyteries and Provincial Assemblies to consider all the matters referred by [pg 327] preceding Assemblies to the consideration of Presbyteries, And to report their opinions therein to the next Assembly.
Act for a publike Fast before the next Assembly.
The Assembly having considered an Act of the Assembly 1644. Sess. Ult. enjoyning a publike Fast to be keeped in all the Kirks of the City where the General Assembly holds upon the first day of the meeting of the Assembly; And finding some inconveniencies therein, Therefore at this time until the matter be further considered, Appoints a publike Fast and Humiliation for the Lords blessing to the meeting of the next Assembly, to be universally observed in all the congregations of this Kirk upon the Sabbath next except one preceeding the said next Assembly; The exercises for the members of the Assembly at their first meeting, being still observed according to the ancient and laudable practise of this Kirk, This appointment not withstanding.
The Assembly appoints the meeting of the next General Assembly to be at Edinburgh upon the first Wednesday of August 1647.