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this_o kirk_n until_o the_o decide_v whereof_o the_o kirk_n will_v be_v vacant_a if_o remeed_o be_v not_o provide_v therefore_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o maj._n privy_a council_n in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o maj._n pleasure_n express_v in_o his_o letter_n of_o the_o 7._o of_o june_n last_o have_v think_v fit_a at_o this_o time_n and_o for_o this_o vacancy_n allennerly_a to_o appoint_v mr_n robert_n douglas_n late_a minister_n at_o edinburgh_n to_o preach_v and_o exercise_v the_o function_n of_o the_o ministry_n at_o the_o say_v kirk_n of_o pencait_fw-fr land_n and_o it_o be_v hereby_o declare_v that_o their_o present_n shall_v be_v without_o prejudice_n of_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n according_a as_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v find_v and_o declare_v by_o the_o judge_n ordinary_a edinburgh_n septemb_n 2._o 1669._o the_o person_n underwritten_a be_v license_v to_o preach_v at_o the_o kirk_n after_o specify_v viz._n mr._n matthew_n ramsey_n late_o at_o kilpatrick_n to_o preach_v at_o 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mr_n georg_n hutcheson_n mr_n john_n spade_v mr_n john_n wallace_n and_o mr_n william_n maitland_n and_o all_o of_o they_o except_o the_o said_n mr_n john_n bairdy_n mr_n john_n crawford_n and_o mr_n william_n fullertoun_n compear_v and_o all_o of_o they_o except_o the_o said_n mr_n john_n spade_v mr_n john_n wallace_n and_o mr_n william_n maitland_n acknowledge_v that_o they_o have_v not_o observe_v the_o 29_o of_o may_n 1673._o the_o council_n do_v find_v they_o to_o have_v contraveen_v the_o 12._o act_n of_o the_o three_o session_n of_o his_o majest_n second_o parliament_n and_o therefore_o fine_v ilk_fw-mi one_o of_o they_o in_o the_o half_a of_o their_o respective_a proportion_n of_o the_o stipend_n allow_v to_o they_o by_o the_o act_n of_o indulgence_n and_o that_o for_o the_o crope_n and_o year_n of_o god_n 1673._o and_o in_o regard_n the_o said_n mr_n john_n spade_v mr_n john_n wallace_n and_o mr_n william_n maitland_n do_v observe_v the_o 29._o of_o may_n the_o lord_n of_o 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mc_n michen_n and_o john_n sempil_n and_o mr_n john_n colt_n not_o compearing_a be_v order_v to_o be_v denounce_v edinbr_n the_o last_o of_o july_n 1673._o the_o minister_n underwritten_a be_v also_o fine_v upon_o their_o own_o confession_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la for_o the_o cause_n aforesaid_a viz._n mr_n john_n scot_n mr_n james_n fletcher_n and_o mr_n robert_n mowat_n upon_o the_o 4._o of_o septemb_n 1673._o mr_n alexander_n blair_n be_v order_v to_o have_v liberty_n upon_o caution_n that_o dure_v the_o time_n of_o his_o inlargment_n he_o shall_v keep_v himself_o in_o the_o house_n of_o jean_n weir_n nigh_o the_o weigh-house_n of_o edinbr_n and_o re-enter_v his_o person_n within_o the_o tolbooth_n thereof_o within_o the_o space_n of_o one_o month_n and_o that_o dure_v the_o say_a space_n he_o shall_v not_o keep_v any_o meeting_n contrare_fw-la to_o the_o stand_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o 5000_o mark_n scot_n money_n and_o upon_o the_o 8._o of_o januar._n 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sinful_a silence_n and_o stupid_a submission_n to_o all_o the_o encroachment_n make_v on_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o christ_n and_o on_o the_o privilege_n of_o his_o church_n and_o to_o the_o overturning_a of_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o god_n and_o not_o only_o the_o intentio_fw-la operantium_fw-la which_o wise_a man_n so_o circumstantiate_v as_o they_o be_v be_v call_v to_o eve_n and_o consider_v be_v obvious_a and_o clear_a but_o also_o the_o intentio_fw-la operis_fw-la be_v undeniable_a however_o we_o may_v please_v ourselves_o in_o devise_v term_n of_o mince_a and_o extenuate_v whereby_o to_o paint_v it_o forth_o as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v if_o not_o so_o as_o that_o it_o shall_v appear_v beautiful_a yet_o so_o as_o that_o it_o may_v not_o appear_v so_o deform_v as_o indeed_o it_o be_v and_o will_v be_v to_o all_o that_o view_v it_o in_o a_o just_a and_o upright_a mirror_n he_o say_v
be_v not_o ordain_v and_o prefer_v of_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o judge_n of_o matter_n and_o cause_n spiritual_a of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o controversy_n in_o the_o church_n yet_o he_o be_v questionless_a judge_n of_o his_o own_o civil_a act_n about_o spiritual_a thing_n namely_o of_o defend_v they_o in_o his_o own_o dominion_n and_o of_o approve_v or_o tollerate_v the_o same_o and_o if_o in_o this_o business_n he_o judge_v and_o determine_v according_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o wisdom_n which_o be_v from_o above_o he_o be_v to_o render_v a_o account_n thereof_o before_o the_o supreme_a tribunal_n but_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o this_o waste_n of_o word_n do_v he_o or_o any_o man_n think_v that_o we_o deny_v to_o the_o magistrate_n a_o judgement_n of_o his_o own_o civil_a act_n or_o that_o we_o suppose_v that_o mr_n h._n and_o other_o have_v betray_v the_o cause_n because_o they_o grant_v to_o the_o magistrate_n a_o power_n objective_o ecclesiastical_a so_o far_o as_o to_o judge_v thus_o of_o his_o own_o civil_a act_n of_o tolerate_v such_o a_o way_n within_o his_o dominion_n no_o that_o be_v not_o the_o ground_n we_o go_v upon_o but_o this_o we_o say_v that_o if_o mr_n h._n or_o other_o do_v infer_v from_o this_o power_n of_o judge_v in_o reference_n to_o his_o own_o act_n competent_a to_o the_o magistrate_n that_o the_o magistrate_n may_v impose_v rule_n and_o injunction_n to_o regulat_fw-la minister_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o ministry_n then_o they_o have_v betray_v the_o cause_n and_o either_o they_o must_v infer_v this_o therefrom_o or_o they_o speak_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o himself_o late_o tell_v we_o as_o much_o as_o all_o this_o now_o let_v he_o or_o any_o man_n show_v i_o where_o any_o anti-erastian_a divine_a reason_v thus_o or_o draw_v such_o a_o inference_n from_o this_o power_n objective_o ecclesiastical_a yea_o i_o much_o questione_n if_o vedelius_fw-la or_o maccovius_fw-la his_o colleague_n do_v ever_o so_o argue_v and_o sure_o i_o be_o the_o author_n of_o the_o cxi_o proposition_n propos._n 45._o etc._n etc._n clear_v up_o that_o difference_n betwixt_o these_o two_o power_n which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o object_n and_o matter_n about_o which_o and_o prop._n 54._o he_o show_v that_o those_o thing_n wherein_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v exercise_v be_v preach_v of_o the_o word_n etc._n etc._n and_o prop._n 55._o that_o though_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v occupy_v about_o the_o same_o thing_n yet_o it_o be_v but_o so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o outward_a dispose_n of_o divine_a thing_n in_o this_o or_o that_o dominion_n nay_o i_o must_v say_v that_o i_o can_v see_v how_o this_o will_v follow_v that_o magistrate_n may_v prescribe_v such_o rule_n unto_o minister_n to_o regulate_v they_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o ministry_n because_o of_o a_o power_n grant_v to_o they_o to_o judge_v of_o their_o own_o civil_a act_n 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of_o scotland_n at_o linlithgow_n dec._n 7._o 1585._o say_v so_o much_o though_o at_o this_o time_n he_o have_v gote_v his_o supremacy_n in_o church-matter_n screw_v up_o to_o the_o high_a peg_n he_o think_v attainable_a do_v ever_o any_o of_o our_o confession_n of_o faith_n or_o book_n of_o discipline_n or_o act_n and_o canon_n of_o our_o church_n give_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n the_o power_n of_o inflict_a church-censure_n upon_o minister_n unto_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n do_v ever_o our_o divine_n for_o i_o except_o court_v chaplain_n and_o parasite_n who_o i_o account_v none_o of_o we_o write_v or_o say_v such_o a_o thing_n read_v what_o calderwood_n have_v say_v in_o his_o altar_n damasc._n pag_n 23_o 24._o and_o what_o worthy_a mr._n rutherfoord_n have_v say_v in_o his_o due_a right_n of_o presbytery_n pag._n 427._o and_o forward_o and_o read_v that_o elaborat_fw-la tractat_fw-la of_o mr_n g._n gillespie_n aaron_n rod_n blossom_a and_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n hint_v there_o see_v if_o the_o cxi_o proposition_n or_o the_o proposition_n for_o government_n mention_v any_o such_o thing_n now_o if_o these_o indulge_v be_v not_o erastian_n in_o their_o principle_n as_o i_o hope_v they_o be_v not_o i_o can_v see_v but_o they_o be_v erastian_n in_o their_o practice_n for_o they_o know_v that_o such_o a_o power_n be_v assume_v by_o the_o king_n and_o now_o give_v and_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n unto_o the_o council_n whereby_o they_o be_v authorize_v to_o put_v the_o same_o in_o practice_n and_o so_o to_o exercise_v pure_a and_o intrinsic_a church-power_n that_o be_v inflict_v pure_a church-censure_n suspend_v and_o depose_v minister_n that_o be_v 1._o not_o only_o not_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o preach_v and_o administer_v sacrament_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o dominion_n which_o yet_o worthy_a mr_n rutherfoord_n will_v not_o grant_v in_o his_o due_a right_a etc._n etc._n pag._n 430._o upon_o these_o account_n 1._o because_o the_o king_n as_o king_n have_v not_o dominion_n of_o place_n as_o sacred_a and_o religious_a for_o his_o power_n in_o church-matter_n be_v only_o cumulative_a not_o privative_a so_o as_o he_o can_v take_v away_o a_o house_n dedicate_v to_o god_n service_n no_o more_o than_o he_o can_v take_v away_o maintenance_n allot_v by_o public_a authority_n upon_o hospital_n school_n pastor_n and_o doctor_n 2._o the_o apostle_n may_v preach_v in_o the_o temple_n though_o civil_a authority_n forbid_v they_o 3._o and_o all_o know_v that_o he_o can_v hinder_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o ministry_n in_o any_o other_o kingdom_n it_o be_v not_o this_o only_a i_o say_v but_o simple_o not_o to_o preach_v and_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n 2._o it_o be_v not_o only_o to_o discharge_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o ministry_n which_o yet_o mr_n rutherfoord_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la pag._n 431._o with_o calderwood_n take_v to_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o suspension_n which_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a degree_n to_o the_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n may_v as_o well_o excommunicate_a and_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n as_o he_o can_v suspend_v but_o it_o be_v to_o take_v away_o the_o very_a power_n of_o order_n give_v instrumental_o by_o the_o church_n if_o with_o papist_n and_o formalist_n they_o asserte_n not_o a_o indelible_a character_n and_o 3._o it_o be_v the_o take_v away_o of_o what_o he_o never_o give_v for_o he_o never_o ordain_v nor_o can_v ordain_v a_o pastor_n by_o any_o law_n of_o god_n that_o be_v ecclesiastical_o design_n appoint_v set_v apart_o and_o constitute_v a_o qualify_a person_n to_o the_o ministry_n by_o prayer_n and_o laying-on_a of_o hand_n for_o this_o be_v always_o do_v by_o church-officer_n act._n 13_o v._n 3._o and_o 14_o v._n 23._o 1_o tim._n 4_o 14._o and_o 5_o 22._o 2_o tim._n 2_o 2._o tit._n 1_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o
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remain_v in_o their_o warm_a nest_n how_o they_o can_v plead_v innocent_a before_o god_n or_o man_n i_o see_v not_o we_o proceed_v to_o relate_v a_o few_o thing_n follow_v edinbr_n 3._o august_n 1676._o the_o lord_n of_o his_o maj._n privy_a council_n do_v hereby_o ordain_v mr_n john_n stirling_n minister_n who_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o paroch_n at_o hounam_fw-la by_o a_o act_n of_o council_n and_o indulge_v to_o preach_v in_o that_o paroch_n to_o transport_v himself_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o town_n of_o irw_v and_o confine_v himself_o to_o the_o town_n and_o paroch_n of_o irw_v with_o liberty_n to_o preach_v and_o exercise_v the_o other_o function_n of_o the_o ministry_n in_o that_o paroch_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o former_a according_a to_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o council_n give_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o indulge_v minister_n by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o the_o simple_a act_n of_o the_o council_n be_v the_o all_o and_o only_o ground_n of_o transportation_n from_o 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