Chapter CDIII: Act 5: Parliament 1. Act 104. Parliament 7. Act 25. Parliament

11. K. James VI), and that, notwithstanding of the King's
Majesty's licences on the contrary, which are discharged and
declared to be of no force, in so far as they tend in any ways
to the prejudice and hindrance of the execution of the Acts of
Parliament against Papists and adversaries of the true
religion (Act 106. Parliament 7. K. James VI).
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On the other part, in Act 47. Parliament 3. K. James VI, it is
declared and ordained, seeing the cause of God's true religion
and His Highness's authority are so joined as the hurt of the
one is common to both; and that none shall be reputed as loyal
and faithful subjects to our Sovereign Lord or his authority,
but be punishable as rebellers and gainstanders of the same,
who shall not give their confession and make profession of the
said true religion; and that they, who after defection shall
give the confession of their faith of new, they shall promise
to continue therein in time coming to maintain our Sovereign
Lord's authority, and at the uttermost of their power to
fortify, assist, and maintain the true preachers and
professors of Christ's religion, against whatsoever enemies
and gainstanders of the same; and namely, against all such of
whatsoever nation, estate, or degree they be of, that have
joined or bound themselves, or have assisted or assists to set
forward and execute the cruel decrees of Trent, contrary to
the preachers and true professors of the Word of God, which is
repeated word by word in the Articles of Pacification at
Perth, the 23d February, 1572, approved by Parliament the last of
April 1573, ratified in Parliament 1578, and related Act 123.
Parliament 12. of K. James VI., with this addition, that they
are bound to resist all treasonable uproars and hostilities
raised against the true religion, the King's Majesty and the
true professors. Like as an lieges are bound to maintain the
King's Majesty's royal person and authority, the authority of
Parliaments, without which neither any laws or lawful
judicatories can be established (Act 130. Act 131. Parliament
8. K. James VI), and the subject's liberties, who ought only
to live and be governed by the King's laws, the common laws of
this realm allanerly (Act 48. Parliament 3. K. James I, Act
79. Parliament 6. K. James VI, repeated in Act 131. Parliament
8. K. James VI), which if they be innovated or prejudged the
commission anent the union of the two kingdoms of Scotland and
England, which is the sole Act of 17 Parliament James VI,
declares such confusion would ensue as this realm could be no
more a free monarchy, because by the fundamental laws, ancient
privileges, offices, and liberties of this kingdom, not only
the princely authority of His Majesty's royal descent hath
been these many ages maintained; also the people's security of
their lands, livings, rights, offices, liberties and dignities
preserved; and therefore for the preservation of the said true
religion, laws and liberties of this kingdom, it is statute by