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belong_v to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o such_o case_n do_v
by_o their_o act_n date_v the_o 17._o day_n of_o march_n 1691_o contrary_a to_o mr_n heriots_n expectation_n only_o recommend_v to_o the_o presbytery_n of_o dalkeith_n synod_n of_o lothian_n and_o next_o general_n assembly_n respective_a before_o who_o the_o process_n and_o sentence_n of_o deposition_n be_v lead_v and_o pronounce_v against_o the_o say_a mr._n heriot_n to_o revise_v and_o reconsider_v the_o same_o and_o to_o do_v all_o justice_n thereupon_o to_o he_o according_a to_o law_n and_o to_o have_v due_a regard_n how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o church_n of_o dalkeith_n shall_v be_v legal_o provide_v of_o a_o minister_n now_o mr._n heriot_n have_v miss_v the_o mark_n he_o aim_v at_o by_o this_o arrow_n dip_v in_o poison_n and_o resolve_v to_o trample_v upon_o all_o government_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastic_a not_o only_o continue_v to_o dwell_v still_o in_o the_o manss_n whereto_o now_o he_o have_v no_o real_a right_n but_o in_o the_o height_n of_o contempt_n have_v therein_o erect_v a_o meetinghouse_n where_o he_o exercise_v all_o part_n of_o the_o ministerial_a function_n to_o the_o great_a disturbance_n not_o only_o of_o the_o town_n of_o dalkeith_n but_o also_o of_o the_o whole_a country_n round_o about_o conform_v unto_o the_o interloquitor_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n and_o in_o compliance_n therewith_o the_o synod_n of_o lothian_n and_o tweddale_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o may_n do_v again_o diligent_o peruse_v the_o whole_a process_n of_o mr._n alexander_n heriot_n reconsider_v the_o probation_n and_o have_v revise_v the_o same_o public_o find_v no_o ground_n to_o make_v any_o alteration_n in_o the_o former_a sentence_n but_o do_v by_o a_o unanimous_a vote_n adhere_v to_o and_o ratify_v the_o same_o and_o appoint_v a_o minister_n of_o their_o number_n to_o intimate_v their_o adherence_n to_o and_o ratification_n of_o it_o in_o the_o pulpit_n of_o dalkeith_n and_o appoint_v the_o presbytery_n of_o dalkeith_n to_o have_v special_a regard_n 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