ITEM, Forsameikle as the Ministers of the blessed Evangel of JESUS CHRIST whom God of his mercie hes now raised up amangst us, or heirafter sall rayse, agreeing with them that now livis, in doctrine and administratioun of the Sacraments, & the peopil of this Realme, that professis {360} CHRIST, as he now is offered in his Evangel, & do communicat with the haly Sacraments (as in the reformed Kirkes of this Realme they are publicklie administrat) according to the Confessioun of the Faith: Our Soveraine Lord, with advise of my Lord Regent, & three Estaitis of this present parliament, hes declared, and declaris the foresaid persones, to be the onely true and halie Kirk of JESUS CHRIST, within this Realme. And decernis and declaris, that all and sindrie, quha outher gainsayis the word of the Evangel, received and approved, as the heades of the Confessioun of Faith professed in Parliament of before, in the zeir of God 1560. zeires, as also specified in the Actes of this Parliament mair particularlie dois expresse, and now ratifyed and approoved in this present Parliament, or that refusis the participatioun of the halie Sacramentes, as they are now Ministrat, To be na members of the said Kirke, within this Realme now presently professed, sa long as they keep themselves sa divided fra the Society of Christs Bodie.

ITEM, Forsomuch as the Ministers of the blessed Evangel of JESUS CHRIST whom God of his mercy has now raised up amongst us, or hereafter shall raise, agreeing with them that now live, in doctrine and administration of the Sacraments, & the people of this Realm, that professes {360} CHRIST, as he now is offered in his Evangel, & do communicate with the holy Sacraments (as in the reformed Kirks of this Realm they are publickly administered) according to the Confession of the Faith: Our Sovereign Lord, with advice of my Lord Regent, & three Estates of this present parliament, has declared, and declares the foresaid persons, to be the only true and holy Kirk of JESUS CHRIST, within this Realm. And decerns and declares, that all and sundry, who either gainsays the word of the Evangel, received and approved, as the heads of the Confession of Faith professed in Parliament of before, in the year of God 1560 years, as also specified in the Acts of this Parliament more particularly do express, and now ratified and approved in this present Parliament, or that refuses the participation of the holy Sacraments, as they are now Administered, To be no members of the said Kirk, within this Realm now presently professed, so long as they keep themselves so divided from the Society of Christ’s Body.