THE NATIONALL ASSEMBLY OF SCOTLAND, WITH The OATH taken by the Parliament men, etc. Printed at Edinburgh, by James Bryson, 1641.  
WHEREUNTO Is annexed his most gracious Majesty's SPEECH, To the PARLIAMENT of Scotland, the 17. of August. 1641.   

In the Nationall Assembly at Edinburgh, the 4, day of August, 1641.  
THe Assembly seriously considering the present case and condition of this Kirk and Kingdom, what great things the Lord hath done for us; especially since the renewing of our Covenant, notwithstanding our former backslydings and defection: And if we either become remiss in the duties of piety, or shall not constantly hold and keep our Religion, unto which we have bound ourselves so straight and solemnly, what dishonour we do unto the name of God before men, who have their eyes upon us, and how great judgement we bring upon ourselves. Upon these and the like considerations, The Assembly doth find it most necessary to stir up themselves and to provoke all others, both Ministers and People of all degrees, not only to the religious exercises of public worship in the congregation, and private worship in their families, and of every one by themselves apart; but also to the duties of mutual edification, by instruction, admonition, exhorting one another to forwardness in Religion, and comforting one another in whatsoever distress, and that in all their meetings, whether in the way of civil conversation, or by reason of their particular callings, or any other occasions offered by divine providence, no corrupt communication proceed out of their mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.  
And because the means have been, and may still be despised or abused, and particularly the duty of mutual edification, which have been so little in use, and so few know to practise in the right manner, may be upon the one part subject to the mocking of ungodly and worldly men, who can not endure that in others which they are not willing to practise themselves: And upon the other part, to many errors and abuses, which the godly through their weakness may fall, or, by the craftiness of others, may be drawn into, Such as are error, heresy, schism, scandal, self-conceit, and despising of others, presuming above the common calling of Christians, and usurping that which is proper to the Pastoral vocation, contempt, or misregard of the public means, idle and unprofitable questions, which edify not, uncharitable censurings, neglect of duties in particular callings, business in other men's matters and callings, and many such evils in doctrine, charity, and manners, which have dolefully rend the bowels of other Kirks, to the great prejudice of the Gospel.  
Therefore the Assembly moved with the zeal of God against all abuses and corruptions, and according to their manifold obligation, most earnestly desiring, and thirsting to promove the work of reformation, and to have the comfort and power of true godliness sensible to every soul, and Religion to be universally practised in every family, and by every person at all occasions, doth charge all the Ministers and members of this Kirk, whom they do represent, that according to their several places and vocations, they endeavour to suppress all impiety, and mocking of religious exercises; especial of such as put soul aspersions and factious, or odious names upon the godly; and upon the other part, that in the fear of God they be ware, and spiritually wise, that under the name and pretext of religious exercises, otherwise lawful and necessary, they fall not into the aforesaid abuses; and specially that they eschew all meetings which are apt to breed error, scandal, schism, neglect of duties and particular callings, And such other evils as are the works not of the Spirit, but of the flesh, and are contrary to truth and peace; and that the Presbyteries and Synods have a care to take order with such as transgress the one way or other.   

In the Assembly at Edinburgh the 6. day of August. 1641.  
SInce it hath pleased God to vouchsafe us the liberty of yearly General Assemblies, It is ordained according to the Acts of the Assembly at Edinburgh, 1639. and at Aberdoen, 1640. That no novation in Doctrine, worship or Government be brought in or practised in this Kirk, unless it be first propounded, examined and allowed in the General Assembly: And that trangressours in this kind be censured by Presbyteries and Synods.