02366cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000410011324501660015426400510032030000470037133600260041833700260044433800360047050000360050650000310054250800920057352011870066553400450185265300450189770000360194285600430197899900190202163127UtSlPG20260610134444.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBX1 aChurch of Scotland. General Assembly10aRecords of the Kirk of Scotland :bcontaining the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  a"Vol. I" but no more published.  aRelease date is 2020-09-05  aProduced by Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Records of the Kirk of Scotland" by the Church of Scotland General Assembly is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This compilation presents the acts and proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk from 1638 onwards, detailing significant events during a critical period in Scottish religious history. The book aims to chronicle the church's responses to political and ecclesiastical challenges, particularly those surrounding the Reformation in Scotland and ensuing conflicts with the monarchy.  The opening of the text provides an introduction explaining the intent behind the compilation, which is to make the history of the Scottish Kirk accessible to the public. It discusses the socio-political landscape of the time, touching on the conflicts between King Charles I and his subjects over religious reforms and the establishment of Episcopacy versus Presbyterian governance. The narrative begins to outline the events leading up to the National Covenant of 1638, highlighting the tensions that resulted in a pushback against royal authority and a unification of various factions within Scottish society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChurch of Scotland -- History -- Sources1 aPeterkin, Alexander,d1780-184640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63127  c103951d103951