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Excerpt from Index to the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland: From the Revolution to the Present Time This work is intended to supply a want which has been long felt by those engaged in the business of the Church Courts. It aspires to be something more than a mere Index. The analysis of the Acts is so full, and the Digest of the Proceedings and Decisions so particular, that, for ordinary practice, it will of itself be sufficient, it is hoped, as a convenient book of reference; while to those who wish for fuller information in regard to any ecclesiastical matter, it indicates where that information may be found, without the trouble of, what is at present necessary, a long and laborious search. It was intended to have given a digest of the cases of disputed settlements that have come under the review of the Assembly, but these were found to be so numerous as to require a much larger volume than the present to make them intelligible; the idea was therefore abandoned, but a list has been given of the cases in alphabetical order. In such an Index, referring to the Enactments and Decisions of the Assembly for more than a century and a half, many things have probably been omitted; but the compiler has been careful to verify his references, and hopes they will be found correct so far as they go. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.