WE all and euerie one of vs vnderwritten protest, that after long and dewe examination of our owne Consciencis, in maters of trewe and fals Reli­gion, are now throughly resolued in the trueth, by the worde and spirit of God. And therefore we beleue with our heartis, confesse with our mouthes, Subscryue with our hands, and constantly affirme before God and the whole worlde. That this onely is the true Christian Faith and Religion, pleasing God, and bringing Saluation to man, quhilk is now by the mercy of God reueled to the world, by the preaching of the blessed Euangell. And is receaued, beleued, and defended by many and sindrie notable Kirkis and Realmes, but chiefly by the Kirk of Scotland, The Kings Maiestie & thre Estates of this Realme, As Gods eternall trueth, and onely grounde of our Saluation, as more particularly is expressed in the confession of our Faith, stablished and publicely confirmed by sindrie actis of Parlia­mentis, and now of a long time hath bene opinly professed by the Kings Maiestie, and whole body of this Realme, both in burgh and land. To the quhilk confession and forme of Religion, we willingly agree in our consciencis in al poynts, as vnto Gods vndoubted trueth and veritie, grounded onely vpon his written worde. And therefore we abhorre and detest all contrarie religion and doctrine, but chiefly all kinde of Papistrie in generall and particuler headis, euen as they are nowe damned and confuted by the worde of God and kirk of Scotlande, but inspeciall we detest and refuse the vsurped authoritie of that Romane Antichrist vpon the Scriptures of God. vpon the Kirk the ciuile ma­gistrate and conscience of men. All his tyrannous Lawes made vpon indifferent thinges, agaynst our Christiane libertie. His erroneous doctrine agaynst the sufficiencie of the written worde, the perfection of the lawe, the office of Christ, and his blessed Euangell. His corrupted doctrine concerning originall sinne, our naturall inabilitie and rebellion to Gods lawe. Our iustification by Fayth onely. Our imperfect sanctification and obedience to the lawe▪ the nature, number and vse of the holie Sacraments. His fyue bastard Sacraments, with all his rytis, ceremoneis, and fals doctrine added to the ministration of the trew Sacraments without the word of God. His cruel Iudgement against Infants departing without the Sacrament, his absolute necessitie of Baptisme, his blasphemous opinion of transsub­stantiation, or reall presence of Christis body in the elements, and receauing of the same by the wicked, or bodeis of mē. His dispensations with solemnet othes, Periureis, and degrees of mariage forbidden in the worde, his crueltie against the Innocent deuorced, His diuilishe Messe, his blasphemous Priestheid, his prophane sacrifice for the sinnes of the dead and the quick. His Canonization of men, calling vpon Angels, or Sainctis departed, worshipping of Imagrie, relicks, and croces, dedicating of Kirks, Altars, Dayis, Vowes to creatures. His Purgatorie, prayers for the deid, praying or speaking in a strange language, with his processiones and blasphemous letanie, and multitude of Aduocats or Mediatouris. His manifold ordouris, Auriculare confession, his despered and vncertaine repentance, his generall and doutsome faith, his satisfactiones of men for their synnes, his Iustification by workes, Opus Operatum, workes of su­pererogation, meritis, pardones, peregrinationis and stationis, his holy watter, Baptissing of Bellis, Coniuring of spi­ritis, Crossing, Sauing, Anointing, Coniuring, Hallowing of godis good Creatures, with the superstitious opinion ioyned therewith, his warldly Monarchie, and wicked hierarchie, his thre solemned vowes, with all his shawellingis of sindrie sorts. His erroneous and bloodie decreis maid at Trent, with al the subscryuers and approuers of that cruell and bloody band, coniured against the Kirk of God. And finally we detest all his vaine allegoreis, Ritis, signes, and traditiones broght in the kirk without, or against the word of God and doctrine of this trewe reformed Kirk. To the quhilk we ioyne our selues willingly, in doctrine, Faith, Religion, Discipline and vse of the holie Sacraments, as lyue­lie members of the same in Christ our head, promising and swearing by the great Name of the Lord our God, that we shall continue in the dbedience of the doctrine and discipline of this Kirk, and shall defend the same according to our vo­cation and power, all the dayes of our lyues, vnder the panes contened in the law, and danger both of body, and soule, in the day of Gods fearefull Iudgement. And seeing that many are styrred vp by Satan, and that Romane Antichrist, to promes, sweare, subscryue, and for a time vse the holie Sacraments in the Kirk deceatfully against their owne con­science, minding hereby, First vnder the externall Cloke of Religion, to corrupt and subuert secretely Gods trew Reli­gion within the Kirk, and afterward when tyme may serue, to become open enemyes and persecuters of the same, vn­der vaine hope of the Popes dispensation deuised against the worde of God, to his greater confusion, and their dowble condemnation in the day of the Lord Iesus, We therefore willing to take away all suspition of hypocrisie, and of sic dowble dealing with God and his Kirk, protest and call the searcher of all hearts for witnes, that our minds and heartis doe fully agree with this our confession, promise, othe, and Subscription. So that we are not moued for any worldlye respect, but are perswaded onely in our conscience, through the knowledge and loue of Gods trew Religion, prented in our hearts by the holie Spirite, as we shall answer to him in the day when the secretes of all heartis shalbe disclosed. And because we perceaue, that the quietnes and stabilitie of our Religion and Kirk doeth depend vpon the sauetie and good behauiour of the Kings Maiestie, as vpon ane comfortable Instrument of Godis mercy, graunted to this Coun­trey, for the maintening of his kirk, & ministration of Iustice amongs vs. We protest & promes with our heartis, vnder the same othe, hand writ, and panes, that we sal defend his persone and authoritie, with our geir, bodeis, and lyues, in the defence of Christis Euangel, Libertie of our Countrey, ministration of Iustice, and punishment of Iniquitie against al enemies within this Realme or without, as we desyre our God to be a strong and mercifull defender to vs, in the day of our death, and cumming of our Lord Iesus Christ. To whome with the Father and the holie Spirite, be all honour and glorie eternally. Amen.