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| Christianity planted early in Scotland, and promoted by king Donald and king Donald and king Crathilinth. |
25 |
| Opposed by Druides, but advanced by the Culdees, who were Presbyterian |
26 |
| Presbytery continued until Paladius came from Rome, and set tip Prelacy |
28 |
| The LoIlards of Kyle, and Mr. Patrick Hamilton persecuted for the truth |
ibid. |
| The Reformation, and Presbytery established in Scotland |
29 |
| The national covenant entered into, with remarkable signs of God’s presence |
30 |
| Prelacy again set up, and attended with long defection and persecution |
32 |
| Persecuted ministers blessed with great success in preaching the word |
ibid. |
| God’s appearing for this oppressed church, and the national covenant renewed |
33 |
| The Ass. at Glasgow, and Presb. re-established in 1638 |
34 |
| Reformation carried on, and the Solemn League entered into with England |
36 |
| Good things done by the English parliament and Westminster Assembly |
ibid. |
| A noble act of the Scots parliament against patronages |
37 |
| The woful breach betwixt the public resolutioners and protestors |
39 |
| Cromwell’s toleration, and K Charles II his restoration |
40 |
| Presbytery and the covenants demolished, and Prelacy re-established |
42 |
| Mr. Guthrie, Argyll and Waristoun executed |
43 |
| Many Presbyterian ministers ejected, and the covenants burnt |
44 |
| The cruel laws against Presbyterian meetings for worship |
45 |
| The indulgence granted to some with limitations considered |
46 |
| The Test and wicked oaths imposed, plunder and murder authorised |
47 |
| The dreadful bloodshed of that reign; king James a Papist his dispensing power |
49 |
| King James his toleration, and its limitations, considered |
50 |
| The deliverance of this church by king William |
51 |
| Presbytery restored, and persecuted acts anti laws repealed. |
53 |
| The general ass. 1690, their answer to the king’s letter |
55 |
| Masters Linning, Shields and Boyd received by the assembly, and other good things done |
57 |
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232A national fast appointed by the assembly, with an enumeration of sins |
58 |
| Things wished for, which they did not: Their difficulties noticed |
59 |
| The faithfulness and zeal of assembly 1692, when dissolved |
60 |
| Many good things done by general assemblies after the Revolution |
61 |
| The zeal of our assemblies for propagating Christian knowledge at home and abroad |
62 |
| The success of charity-schools in the Highlands and Islands |
63 |
| Complaints against the assembly for not passing assertory acts |
65 |
| The principles of this church as to Presbytery, Christ’s headship, the covenants, g&c.g |
66 |
| The conduct of this church with respect to the union 1706 |
69 |
| The bad effects of the Union in Scotland with respect to religion |
71 |
| The assembly’s zeal against the English service, Sabbath-breaking, g&c.g |
73 |
| The church’s zeal against the toleration act |
75 |
| The church’s address against restoring patronages |
77 |
| Memorial of Assembly 1715 against toleration, patronage, Sacramental Test, g&c.g |
78 |
| The trial of this church with respect to the oath of abjuration |
80 |
| The Commission’s seasonable warning against the artifices of Jacobites 1713 |
83 |
| Our deliverance from the rebellion in 1715, and unthankfulness for it |
85 |
| Mr. Webster’s process against Professor Simpson, and the Assembly’s lenity to him |
86 |
| The assembly’s hasty condemnation of the Marrow, g&c.g |
88 |
| The favourable law 1719 about patronage, accepting presentations, how brought in |
90 |
| Patronage proven to be a sinful usurpation over the church of God |
93 |
| Accepting of presentations proven to be sinful |
96 |
| The Assembly’s sad neglect to discourage these acceptances at the first |
100 |
| When and how intrusions began to be common in the church |
101 |
| Arguments for the rights of congregations, and against intrusiens |
103 |
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233Independency, and new doctrines, propagated by Mr. Glas and Mr. Archbald |
111 |
| Professor Simson processed for Avian doctrine, and suspended |
113 |
| Representation and petition of 42 ministers concerning church grievances |
117 |
| Act of assembly 1732 concerning the planting of churches, worse than the act or parliament 1690 |
122 |
| Act of assembly 1649 not favourable to intrusions, and the meaning of causeless Prejudices |
129 |
| The church not obliged by the laws to make intrusions |
130 |
| Mr. Ebenezer Erskine censured for his synodical sermon |
132 |
| Four protesting ministers suspended and ejected |
133 |
| The brethren’s stiffness and contempt of the authority of the church |
134 |
| Their precipitant secession, and constituting a new presbytery |
136 |
| The faithful endeavours of assembly 1734 to redress grievances |
138 |
| Several good things done by Assembly 1735 and Assembly 1736 |
141 |
| An excellent act in favor of true gospel preaching |
142 |
| Of legal preaching, and how morality should be preached by gospel-ministers |
143 |
| The excellency of preaching Christ crucified |
146 |
| The danger of neglecting to preach Christ, and of right dividing the word |
151 |
| Professor Campbell processed for error |
152 |
| An attempt to alter our Shorter Catechism condemned |
154 |
| Reading the act about Captain Porteous a great trial to this church |
155 |
| Principal Wishart processed for error |
158 |
| Superficial processes, and easy absolutions, testified against |
ibid. |
| The Seceding Brethren libelled and cited to the General Assembly |
160 |
| Remarks upon the Assembly’s sentence deposing them |
161 |
| The wrong steps of the Seceding Brethren witnessed against |
163 |
| The mistakes and slanders of their testimony, g&c.g |
169 |
| The defections of the Episcopal Clergy to Popish errors |
171 |
| Remarkable instances of the effusions of God’s Spirit abroad and at home |
173 |
| The Oxford Methodists their labours and success |
174 |
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The extraordinary work at Cambuslang, Kilsyth, and other parishes in Scotland. |
178 |
| The evidences of its being a glorious work of the Spirit of God |
179 |
| The opposition of the Seceders to this blessed work considered |
181 |
| Scripture instances of bodily distresses of persons convinced, g&c.g |
182 |
| A sum of the errors, Corruptions and defections here witnessed against |
187 |
| Many of the God dishonouring sins and evils of the land enumerate |
191 |
| The heinous aggravations of these sins |
195 |
| How desperate like our case appears; and, when it is so, what must be done |
199 |
| Humble pleadings with our Mother to testify against the errors which abound |
200 |
| To testify against encroachments upon Christ’s Headship over his church |
202 |
| To do something more for relieving congregations from patronage and intrusions |
203 |
| To appoint national fasts, and particularize the grounds and causes thereof |
206 |
| To deliberate upon methods and means for reviving practical godliness |
208 |
| Reasons why some things are omitted in this Testimony and so few sign it |
210 |
| The adherence and subscriptions |
211 |
