Brief Notes on the Church of Scotland from 1555 to 1842

act of parliament Acts of Assembly admission Andrew Andrew Melville Apostles Apostolical succession appointed archbishop Arsenius authority Bishop Sage Bishop Skinner Book of Discipline bounds brethren byterian byteries called chapel CHAPTER Christ Church government Church of England Church of Scotland civil magistrate commission Confession of Faith congregation consecration court covenant Culdees declared dissent divine doctrine ecclesiastical election enacted English bishops episcopacy Episcopal Church Episcopal clergy Episcopalians established exercise Gospel heads of families High Commissioner holy imposition of hands John Knox judicatories Keith King Kirk Session Liturgy Majesty meeting ministers ministry Moderator oath of allegiance opinion ordination parish pastors patron person popery prayer preach prelacy Pres presbyters Presbytery present presentee priests public worship qualified recognised Reformation religion remarks respect ruling elders sacraments says Scotch Scottish Scripture siastical spirit Spottiswoode standing law stipends superintendents Synod tion vacant Veto Act writer