A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1655-1700+
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(Seling,) Seal(l)ing, ppl. adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. seling (c1450), sealing (1682); Sele v.] fig. Seling ordinance, a sacrament of the church, esp. the sacrament of Communion, which is held to ‘seal’ or ratify the promise of salvation through Christ (as in the Shorter Catechism (1647) 15). (See Ordinance n. 10 for further examples.) Cf. Sele v. 1 c, esp. a1630 S. Leith Rec., also Sele n.2 5 a. —1655 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 150.
Being debarrit … from participating of the sealling ordinances, which ar the cheefest priviledges of ane church member 1657 Rogers Social Life III 389.
The Lordis just displeasure, which hath evidenced itselff in the congragation being now for the space of nyne yeires without the enjoyment of that sealling ordinance 1694 Cramond Kirk S. III 24 June.
Their losse was great who had not a minister … who might … performe all ministeriall duties … and administring the sealling ordinances 1699 Penninghame Par. Rec. I 30.
The sentence of lesser excommunication is … to be pronounced against them excluding them from sealing ordinances 1699 Penninghame Par. Rec. I 31.
The sentence of lesser excommunication was pronounced this day against Peter Wilson and his wife declaring them uncapable of sealing ordinances 1701 Cramond Kirk S. IV 14 Nov.
The session suspends him from partakeing of the sealling ordinances ay and while the said scandall be removed
