“ This Covenant is recorded at large in the Confession of Faith, p. 45 the substance of which is as follows
"We protest against all false Religions chiefly all kinds of Popery, (see the Articles of the Church of Rome) as also to defend the King's person and government, in defence of the true Religion"
The Doctrine, Worship, and Government of the Church of Scotland, are inserted in the Westminster Confession of Faith, and Catechisms, which ought to be read by every Christian in Scotland. ”

“ The manner of their church discipline and censures are recorded in Matth. xvii. and xxviii. 2 Cor. xi−l Cor v &c.
They say, though none can be saved but
those who repent, believe, and obey the gospel; yet faith repentance, and good works, are no ground or condition of a sinner's justification before God, but resteth alone upon the eternal decree of free grace. They receive the Lord's upper weekly———But are improperly called Anabaptists; for the Anabaptists are another Sect who baptize all their members every year. ”

“ About fifteen hundred years ago, a man of Turkey, seeing the high disputes about religion in Egypt, and in the neighbouring nations, formed a deep land plan to please all parties, by making a new one altogether. ”

“ In baptism they dip, or immerse the whole body in water, in imitation of John's baptism, Matth iii 16. Their teachers and church office bearers, are chosen from among themselves in every particular meeting, which forms a church, in which all controversies are solved. ”

“ Soon after, he, with his followers formed a party, under the denomination of the Presbytery of Relief, being thereby relieved from Patronage.———They are Calvillsts*, but they are very free in receiving church members.
Of the Old and New Light Burghers.
The Old Light people say, that they stand to the Confesion of Faith in every point? The New Light party do not deny it.———Wherein lies the difference?
1 The Old Light party say, that the civil Magistrate hath a right to call Church courts, and sit in them; and also to punish all heretics and errors, even to bodily punishment. ”

“ Whom they pretend to have imitated that they might find out truth, and lay the foundation of their Church is distinction from all other denominations of Christians Their founder was one Mr John Barclay preacher of the Gospel in the parish of Fettercairn, Angusshire, and assistant to the late Rev Mr Dow, an aged Minister of at parish. ”