41. Thais assembleis wer appointit and callit togidder speciallie, qwhene an great schisme or controversie in doctrine did aryse in the Kirk, and war conuocat at command of the godlie Emperours being for the tyme, for the auoiding of schismes within the uuiversall kirk of God: Quhilk becaus thay pertene not to the particular estait of ane realme, we ceiss forder to spek.
Of Deaconis and thair Office; the last ordinar Functioun in the Kirk.
CAP. 8.
1. The word Διάχονος sumtymis is larglie takine, comprehending all thame that beir office in the ministrie and spirituall functioun in the kirk:
2. Bot now, as we speik, it is tane onlie for thame to whome the collectioun and distributioun of the almous of the faithfull and ecclesiasticall guidis does apperteune.
3. The office of the deacone sa takine, is an ordinar and perpetuall ecclesiasticall functioun in the kirk of Chryst.
4. Of what properties and dewteis he aucht to be that is callit to this function, we remit to the manifest Scripturs.
5. The deacone aucht to be callit and electit as the rest of the spirituall officiaris, of the quhilk electioun, wes spokine befoir.
6. Thair office and power is, to resseaue and distribut the haill ecclesiasticall guids, unto thame to quhom they ar appoyntit.