Project Gutenberg 2020-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 192 Church of Scotland. General Assembly General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Peterkin, Alexander 1780 1846 Peterkin, Alex. (Alexander) Records of the Kirk of Scotland containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly. "Vol. I" but no more published. Produced by Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Church of Scotland -- History -- Sources BX Text Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious 5088944 2025-06-25T06:08:09.757357 text/html 5055259 2024-10-18T05:46:50 text/html 2599262 2025-06-25T06:09:27.877455 application/epub+zip 2623839 2025-06-25T06:08:22.909334 application/epub+zip 2562685 2025-06-25T06:08:16.201318 application/epub+zip 3650291 2025-06-25T06:10:14.901286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3062695 2025-06-25T06:09:17.574525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3002118 2022-09-28T13:03:34.096041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4666259 2025-06-25T06:08:01.516421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 4646460 2024-10-18T05:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16953 2025-06-25T06:10:15.154242 application/rdf+xml 18798 2025-06-25T06:08:16.545300 image/jpeg 3363 2025-06-25T06:08:16.382284 image/jpeg 1821334 2025-06-25T06:08:10.108339 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia