Series 3 > Minutes of the Synod of Argyll, 1639-1651 (1652-1661) > 1639-1651

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SYNOD OF ARGYLL
heads of his confession, that he might come to a more
full understanding of his own tenets and to a greater
measure of ability in publict upon Sunday next, to declare
and expresse the grounds, reasons and arguments whereby
he was induced to renunce the same.
Sess. 5.
The brethren appoynted to conferre with Ranald me
Ranald, preist, haveing reported their diligence, did declare
that they brought him a great way on, Neither did they
perceive that ever he had any considerable measure of
knowledge or affection to the religion he professed formerly,
but that the weightiest principle that did allure him from
the beginning to the renunceing of his own religion, and
embraceing of popery, was the want of maintenance, being
out of this countrey and the Colledge of Douav offereing
him free sustentation, and now he was come to a com¬
punction of heart for that that principall should have
prevailled so strongly with him, and was willing to declare
in presence of the congregation tomorrow that he did
heartily greive for his errors, and would in particular con-
confesse them and shew the reasons of his renunciationne
of the same, as also declare unto the people the vanity,
idlenes and unprofitablenes, yea and ridiculousenes of the
superstitiouse ceremonies and worshipe of the church of
Rome, For the whilk cause Mr Neill Campbell is appoynted
to receive his confession of some articles after sermon
before noone and others after sermon after noone, and
where he finds him any thing deficient to question him
upon the poynt, unto the tyme he thinks the auditory hes
gotten some measure of satisfaction.
In regard that it is universally regretted by the minis-
tery of the yles that very few or none of them hes con¬
stitute sessions, the gentlemen and heretors of the countrey
refuseing to give their concurrence to the exercise of kirk
discipline, It is recommended unto my Lord Marquesse
of Argyll to wryte to the gentlemen and to speake so many
of them as at his going to Edinburgh his Lordship shall