A true narration of all the passages of the proceedings in the generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland, holden at Perth the 25. of August, anno Dom. 1618 VVherein is set downe the copy of his Maiesties letters to the said Assembly: together with a iust defence of the Articles therein concluded, against a seditious pamphlet. By Dr. Lyndesay, Bishop of Brechen.

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Title: A true narration of all the passages of the proceedings in the generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland, holden at Perth the 25. of August, anno Dom. 1618 VVherein is set downe the copy of his Maiesties letters to the said Assembly: together with a iust defence of the Articles therein concluded, against a seditious pamphlet. By Dr. Lyndesay, Bishop of Brechen.
Author: Lindsay, David, d. 1641?
Publication: London :: Printed by William Stansby for Ralph Rounthwait, dwelling at the signe of the golden Lyon in Pauls Church-yard,; 1621.
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Subject terms: Calderwood, David, 1575-1650. -- Perth assembly -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.; Church of Scotland -- Controversial literature.; Church of Scotland. -- Articles of Perth -- Controversial literature.; Perth Assembly, Perth, Scotland, 1618 -- Early works to 1800.
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Las••ly, they reason with Augustine, à posterior••, That seeing the Lords passion▪ resurrection, ascension, & comming down of the Holy Ghost is celebrated with anniuersary solemnity through all the World, they must needs haue beene orday∣ned eyther by the Apostles, or by generall Councels: But so it is, that these daies were obserued before there was any generall Councell. It must follow therefore, that the Apo∣stles ordained them. Ans. Augustines distinction is not ne∣cessarie: for many customes crept in, and thereafter preuai∣led vniuersally, which were neither ordained by the Apostles, nor generall Councels. Socrates in his Historie sayes, I am of opini••n, &c.