WE all , and euerie ane of vs , vnderwritten , protest , that efter lang and dew examinatioun of our awin consciencis in maters of trew and false Religioun , ar now throuchlie resolued in the treuth be the Spreit and Word of God : AND THERFOIR we beleif with our heartis , confes with our mouthis , & subscryue with our handis , and constantlie affirmis befoir God , and the haill warld , that this is onlie the trew Christian Faith , and Religioun , pleising God , and bringing saluatioun to man , quhilk is now be the mercie of God reueiled to the warld be the preiching of the blissit Euangell , and is receiued , beleued , & defended be monie and sundrie notabill Kirkis and Realmes , bot cheiflie be the Kirk of Scotland , the Kingis Maiestie , and thre Estatis of this Realme , as Goddis eternall treuth and onlie ground of our saluatioun , as mair particularlie is expressed in the con●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Faith , stablished and publiklie confirmed be sundry actis of Parliamentis , and now of a lang tyme hes bene openlie professed be the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and haill bodie of this Realme , baith in burgh and land . TO the quhilk confessioun , and forme of Religioun we willinglie aggrie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●…cis in all pointis , as vnto Goddis vndouted treuth and veritie , grounded only vpon his written word . And therfoir we abhorre and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●…arious Religioun and Doctrine , bot cheiflie all kynd of Papistrie in generall , and particular headis , euen as they are now damned 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Word of God , and Kirk of Scotland . Bot in speciall we detest and refuse the vsurped authoritie of that Romaine Antichrist 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●…tures of God , vpon the Kirk , the Ciuill Magistrates , and consciencis of men , al his tyrannous Lawis made vpon indifferent thingis 〈◊〉 Christian libertie : his erroneous Doctrine againis the sufficiencie of the written Word , the perfectioun of the Lawe , the Office of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●…lissit Euangell , his corrupted Doctrine concerning originall sinne , our naturall inabilitie , and rebellioun to Goddis Law : his blas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 our Iustificatioun be Faith onlie , our imperfect sanctificatioun , and obedience to the Law , the nature , number , and vse of the haly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 We detest his fyue bastard Sacramentis , with al his Rites , Ceremonies , and false Doctrine , added to the ministratioun of the trew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without the Word of God , his cruell iudgement aganis Infantis departing without the Sacrament , his absolute necessitie of Baptisme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 opinioun of transsubstantiatioun or real presence of Christis bodie in the Elementis , and receiuing of the same be the wicked , or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his dispensatiounis with solemned aithis , periuries , & degreis of Mariage forbidden in the Word , his crueltie aganis the innocent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 abhorre his Diuelishe Mes , his blasphemous Preistheid , his prophane Sacrifice for the sinnis of the deid and the quick , his Ca●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 men , Purgatorie , prayer for the deid , praying or speiking in a strange language , his Processiounis , and blasphemous Letanie , his multi●●●…●…tis or Mediatouris , with his manifald ordouris , & auricular confessioun , his desperate and vncertaine Repentance , his generall & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his satisfactioun of men for thair sinnis , his iustification be warkis , his Opus operatum , warkis of Supererogatioun , meritis , pardons , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , & stationis . We detest his prophane halie water , Baptizing of Bellis , coniuring of Spritis , crossing , sayning , annoynting , coniuring , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Goddis gude creaturis , with the superstitious opinioun ioyned thairwith , his warldlie Monarchie and wicked Hierarchie , his thre 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is , with all his shauelings of sundrie sortis , his erroneous and bludie Decreis made at Trent , with al the subscryuers and approuers of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bludie band , coniured aganis the Kirk of God . And finallie we detest all his vaine Allegories , Rites , signis and traditiounis brocht 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without , or aganis the Word of God , and Doctrine of this reformed Kirk . To the quhilk we ioyne our selfis willinglie , in Doctrine , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , Discipline , & vse of the halie Sacramentis , as lyuelie members of the same in Christ our head : Promising , and sweiring Be the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 OF THE LORD OVR GOD , that we sall continew in the obedience of the Doctrine & Discipline of this Kirk , & sal defend the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to our Vocatioun & power , all the dayis of our lyfis , vnder the paines conteined in the Law , & danger baith of bodie & saule in ye 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 feirfull Iudgement . And seing that monie ar stcirit vp be Sathan , and that Romaine Antichrist , to promeis , sweir , subscryue , and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the halie Sacramentis in the Kirk deceitfullie aganis thair awin conscience , mynding heirby first vnder the externall cloke of Reli●●●●…●●…pt and subuert secreitlie Goddis trew Religioun within the Kirk : and efterward , quhen time may serue , to becum open enemies & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the same , vnder vaine hope of Popishe dispensatioun , deuysed against the Word of God , to his greiter confusion , & thair dowbill 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the day of the Lord Iesus . We thairfo ir willing to tak away all suspition of Hypocrisie , & of sic double dealing with God & his Kirk , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the sercher of all heartis for witnes , that our myndis & hear is do fullie agre with this our Confession , promeis , aith , & subscription 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 moued for ony warldlie respect , bot ar perswadit only in our consciencis throuch the knawledge and loue of Goddis trew Religi●●… 〈◊〉 in our heartis be thy halie Spreit , as we sall answere to him in the day quhen the secreitis of all heartis sall be disclosed . And for●●… 〈◊〉 outward professioun of Religioun and subscription thairof , is nocht sufficient , except that our conuersatioun and behauiour be ag●●●… vnto : Thairsoir we and euerilk ane of vs prom sis faithfullie to behaue our selfis as trew professouris of this Gospel in euerilk respect 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in publike , nor in priuate , directlie nor indirectlie , we sall impugne the veritie thairof be word or wryte : Bot sall be all meinis man●…●…nd the same , baith in reasoning and vtherwayis , sa far as God will giue vs grace . And alswa we promeis that we and ouris quhome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and , sall diligentlie obserue and keip all the godlie exercyses of the samin Religioun , as namelie the heiring of the Word , and par●●●… 〈◊〉 the halie Sacramentis . And becaus we perceaue , that the quyetnes , and stabilitie of our Religioun and Kirk dois depend vpon the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 behauiour of the Kingis Maiestie , as vpon a comfortable Instrument of Goddis mercie , graunted to this Countrie , for the main●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Kirk , and ministratioun of Iustice amangis vs . We protest , and promeis with our heartis , vnder the same aith , handwryte , & paines 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 defend his person and Authoritie , with our geir , bodies , and lyfis , in the defence of Christis Euangell , libertie of our Countrie , mini●●…●●…stice and punishment of all iniquity against al enemies within this Realme , or without : as we desyre our God to be a strang & mer●●…●●…er to vs in the day of our death , and cumming of our Lord Iesus Christ : To quhome with the Father and the halie Spreit , be all prais , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 glorie , eternallie .