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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.
Of the Reformed Presbetery.
Some Ministers and people conceiving at particular grievances were not redressed, with other misunderstandings attending the settlement in 1628, and wishing Church and State to be put on the very same footing in 1638*, did separate themselves into a distinct body, under the denomination of the Reformed Presbytery. They are vulgarly called Cameronians or M'Millans, from two of their Ministers of that name.
Of Seceders in General.
Between the years 1732, and 1740, Mr Ebenezer Erskine, and his brother Ralph, Mr Fisher, and some others, came about from the Established Church of Scotland. They stated many errors (in their view) what had crept into the Church, such as
- See Confession of Faith and Covenants,
National and Solemn League, p.67.
