admitted to the Lord's table, be inrolled in a bound book belonging
gates of Jerusalem; promising, in his strength, to endeavour to lead a holy life, to forsake every known sin, and to comply with every known duty? 4. Lastly, Do you promise to subject yourself to exhortation, admonition, and rebuke, and the discipline of the church, in case (which God forbid) you fall into any scandalous sin?
11. The party having professed, consented, and promised, as above said, is to be admitted to the table of the Lord, by a sentence of the session which is to be recorded in their register, and an extract thereof allowed to be given him, when called for.
12. It were fit, that the names of all those who, from time to time, are admitted to the Lord's table, be inrolled in a bound book belonging to the session.
13. And how often soever that ordinance be administered in a congregation, the aforesaid roll of those who have at any time been admitted, is always to be read over distinctly, in presence of the session, some competent time before, and the members required to declare, if they know any thing against the life and conversation of any of them.
14. If any thing be objected, the session is to order private exhortation or admonition, or sist the accused before them, as they shall see ground, and find the matter to require. And this is to be so managed, as that the accused be sisted, as aforesaid, on report concerning the private exhortation or admonition made, before the time of the administration of the sacrament. But those who have been once orderly admitted, are at no time after to be denied the privilege they were admitted to, except in the case of scandal; for which they are to be debarred by the session, till they have removed the scandal according to the discipline of the church; which done, they are restored to their former church-state."
No. IV