7. Electioun is the chesing out, of ane persone or personis maist able, to the office that vaikis, be the jugement of the eldarschip and consent of the congregatioun, whom to, the persone or personis beis appointit.
8. The qualiteis in generall requisit in all thame qwha sould beir charge in the kirk, consistis in soundnes of religioun, and godlines of lyf, according as thay ar sufficientlie set furth in the word.
9. In the ordour of election, it is to be eschewit, that na persone be intrust in ony of the offices of the kirk, contrarie the will of the congregatioun to qwhome thay ar appointit, or without the voce of the elderschip.
10. Nane aucht to be intrusat, or enterit in the places alreadie plantit, or in ony rowm that, vaikis not, for ony warldlie respect: and that quhilk is callit the benefice, aucht to be nothing els, bot the stipend of the minister that is lauchfullie callit and electit.
11. Ordinatioun is the seperatioun and sanctifeing of the persone appointit of God and his kirk, eftir he be weill tryit and fund qualifeit.
12. The ceremonyis of ordinatioun ar, fasting and eirnest prayer, and impositioun of handis of the elderschippe.
13. All thir, as thay must be rasit up be God, and be him maid able for the wark quhairto thay ar callit; sa aucht thay to knaw thair message to be limitat within God’s word, without the bounds of the quhilk thay aucht not to pas.
14. All thir sould tak thais titles and namis onlie (least thay be exalted and puft up in thame selfis) quhilk the Scripturis givis thame, as thais quhilks import laubour, travell and work, and ar naimes of offices and service, and not of idlenes, dignitie, nor warldlie honour or prehemminence, quhilk be Chryst our Maister is expreslie reprovit and forbiddine.
15. All thais office-beraris sould haue thair awin particular flokis, amangis qwhome thay exerce thair charge.
16. All sould mak residence with thame, and tak the inspectioun and ouersicht of thame, euery ane in his vocatioun.