Bible Encyclopedias
Rescissory Act
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
an act of the Scottish Parliament passed on the restoration of Charles II, annulling all acts passed between 1638 and 1650 for religion and the Reformation; denouncing the Solemn League and Covenant and the Glasgow Assembly of 1638, and declaring that the government of the Church, as an essential royal prerogative, belongs alone to the crown.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Rescissory Act'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/r/rescissory-act.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.