If baptisme administrat be ane papist priest, or in the papisticall manner, shall be reiterat? When sic children comes to years of understanding, they should be instructed in the doctrine of salvatione, the corruption of the papistrie might be declared unto them, whilk they most publickly damne, before they be admitted to the Lord’s table; whilks if they doe, there needs not the externall signe to be reiterat; for no papist ministers baptisme without water and some forme of words, whilks are the principalls of the externall signe; we ourselves were baptized be papists, whose corruptions and abuses now we damne, cleaveing only to the simple ordinance of Jesus Christ, and to the veritie of the Holy Spirit, whilk makes baptisme to work in us be proper effects thereof, without any declaration of the externall signe. If sic children come never to the knowledge of trew doctrine, they are to be left to the judgement of God.
What order ought to be used against sic as oppress children? As concerning punishment, the civill magistrate ought therein to decerne. As touching the sclander, the offenders ought to be secluded from participation of the sacraments whill they have satisfied the Kirk, as they shall be commanded.
What punishment shall be used against them that ly in fornication under promise of marriage, whilk they deferr to solemnizat, and to satisfie be publick repentance for the sclander given? Answer: Alsewell the man as the woman should be publickly [admonished] in the place of repentance; Likewise satisfie on ane Sunday before that they be married.
The Generall Assembly of the Kirk, holden in Edinburgh, within the Councill-house thereof, the 25th day of Junii 1566: In the whilk were present Earles, Lords, Barrons of the Privie Councill, viz. Earle Huntly, Chancellour, and Earle of Argyle, Alexander of Galloway, Adam of Orkney, ane of the Session, John Commendator of Lindores, James Balfour of Pittendeth, Knight, with the Superintendants, Ministers, and Commissioners for towns, particular kirks: The Invocatione of the name of God be Mr John Craig, minister of Edinburgh.
First, for eschewing of confusione in reasoning, and to the effect that every brother speak with such modestie and measure as becometh the ministers of God’s word to doe, with consent of the haill Assembly, John Erskine of Dunn, Knight, Superintendant of Angus and Merns, was continued Moderator, who was content for the present to use the samen office.