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foresay_v against_o all_o deadly_a and_o i_o shall_v never_o decline_v his_o majesty_n power_n and_o jurisdiction_n as_o i_o shall_v answer_v to_o god_n and_o final_o i_o affirm_v and_o swear_v that_o this_o my_o solemn_a oath_n be_v give_v in_o the_o plain_a genuine_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n without_o any_o equivocation_n mental_a reservation_n or_o any_o manner_n of_o evasion_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o accept_v or_o use_v any_o dispensation_n from_o any_o creature_n whatsoever_o so_o help_v i_o god_n act_n j._n 6._o p._n 1._o c._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1567._o anent_o the_o annul_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v against_o god_n his_o word_n and_o for_o maintenance_n of_o idolatry_n in_o any_o time_n bypass_v item_n our_o sovereign_a lord_n with_o advice_n of_o his_o dear_a regent_n and_o three_o estate_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n ratify_v and_o approve_v the_o act_n under-written_a make_v in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o edinburgh_n the_o 24._o day_n of_o august_n the_o year_n of_o god_n anâ—_n thousand_o five_o hundred_o threescore_o year_n and_o
nane_fw-la shall_v be_v repute_n as_o loyal_a and_o faithful_a subject_n to_o our_o say_a sovereign_a lord_n or_o his_o authority_n but_o be_v punishable_a as_o rebellar_n and_o gainstander_n of_o the_o examine_v quhilk_fw-mi shall_v not_o give_v their_o confession_n and_o make_v their_o profession_n of_o the_o say_v true_a religion_n and_o that_o all_o sik_n as_o make_v profession_n thereof_o and_o yet_o have_v make_v defection_n from_o their_o due_a obedience_n ought_v to_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n shall_v be_v admonish_v be_v the_o pastor_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o kirk_n to_o acknowledge_v their_o offence_n and_o turn_v to_o their_o dutieful_a obedience_n and_o if_o they_o failzie_a therein_o to_o be_v excommunicate_a and_o seclude_v from_o the_o society_n of_o the_o kirk_n as_o rebellious_a and_o corrupt_a member_n betwixt_o and_o the_o first_o of_o jun_n nixt_v to_o come_v and_o that_o always_o before_o sik_n person_n as_o have_v make_v defection_n be_v receive_v to_o our_o 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parliament_n do_v hereby_o enact_v assert_v and_o declare_v that_o his_o majesty_n have_v the_o supreme_a authority_n and_o supremacy_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a within_o this_o his_o kingdom_n and_o that_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o the_o order_n and_o disposal_n of_o the_o external_a government_n and_o policy_n of_o the_o church_n do_v proper_o belong_v to_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o successor_n as_o one_fw-mi inherent_a right_a of_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o successor_n may_v settle_v enact_v and_o emit_v such_o constitution_n act_n and_o order_n concern_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o external_a government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o person_n employ_v in_o the_o same_o and_o concern_v all_o ecclesiastical_a meeting_n and_o matter_n to_o be_v propose_v and_o determine_v therein_o as_o they_o in_o their_o royal_a wisdom_n shall_v think_v fit_a which_o act_v order_n and_o constitution_n be_v record_v in_o 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to_o and_o power_n of_o make_v any_o alteration_n in_o the_o say_a confession_n as_o to_o the_o ambiguity_n and_o obscure_a expression_n thereof_o or_o of_o ☞_o make_v a_o more_o unexceptionable_a frame_n iii_o when_o we_o swear_v that_o the_o king_n be_v supreme_a governor_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n as_o well_o ecclesiastic_a as_o civil_a and_o when_o we_o swear_v to_o assert_v and_o defend_v all_o his_o majesty_n right_n and_o prerogative_n this_o be_v reserve_v always_o the_o intrinsic_a unalterable_a ☞_o power_n of_o the_o church_n immediate_o derive_v from_o jesus_n christ_n to_o wit_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n consist_v in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n ordain_v of_o pastor_n exercise_n of_o discipline_n and_o the_o hold_v of_o such_o assembly_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o preservation_n of_o peace_n and_o unity_n truth_n and_o purity_n in_o the_o church_n and_o withal_o we_o do_v not_o hereby_o think_v that_o the_o king_n have_v a_o power_n to_o alter_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n at_o his_o pleasure_n iv._o when_o we_o swear_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o subject_n to_o meet_v or_o conveen_v to_o treat_v or_o consult_v etc._n etc._n about_o matter_n of_o state_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastic_a this_o be_v except_v meeting_n for_o ordination_n public_a worship_n and_o discipline_n and_o such_o meeting_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o true_a protestant_a religion_n v._o when_o we_o swear_v there_o lie_v no_o obligation_n on_o we_o etc._n etc._n to_o endeavour_v any_o change_n or_o alteration_n in_o government_n either_o in_o church_n or_o state_n we_o mean_v by_o arm_n or_o any_o seditious_a ☜_o way_n vi_o when_o we_o swear_v that_o we_o take_v the_o test_n in_o the_o plain_a and_o genuine_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n etc._n etc._n we_o understand_v it_o only_o in_o so_o far_o as_o it_o do_v not_o contradict_v these_o exception_n ☜_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o test_n by_o the_o synod_n and_o clergy_n of_o perth_n because_o our_o conscience_n require_v the_o publish_n and_o declare_v of_o that_o express_a meaning_n we_o have_v in_o take_v the_o test_n that_o we_o be_v not_o misinterpret_v to_o swear_v it_o in_o these_o gloss_n which_o man_n uncharitable_a to_o it_o and_o enemy_n to_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o put_v upon_o it_o and_o because_o some_o man_n ill_o affect_v to_o the_o government_n who_o be_v daily_a broacher_n of_o odious_a and_o calumnious_a slander_n against_o our_o person_n and_o ministry_n be_v apt_a to_o deduce_v inference_n and_o conclusion_n from_o the_o allege_a ambiguity_n of_o some_o proposition_n of_o the_o ☜_o test_n that_o we_o charitable_o and_o firm_o do_v believe_v be_v never_o intend_v by_o the_o imposer_n nor_o receive_v by_o the_o taker_n therefore_o to_o satisfy_v our_o conscience_n and_o to_o save_v our_o credit_n from_o these_o unjust_a imputation_n we_o express_o declare_v that_o 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state_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastic_a as_o
child_n therein_o &_o shall_v never_o consent_v to_o any_o change_n contrary_a thereto_o and_o that_o i_o disow_v all_o such_o doctrine_n whether_o popish_a or_o fanatical_a which_o be_v contrary_a to_o &_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o true_a protestant_a religion_n &_o this_o confession_n of_o faith_n all_o these_o proposition_n and_o every_o thing_n contain_v therein_o i_o firm_o believe_v and_o embrace_v and_o i_o promise_v and_o swear_v that_o i_o shall_v adhere_v to_o they_o so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v without_o ever_o change_v my_o opinion_n about_o they_o and_o that_o i_o shall_v careful_o educate_v my_o child_n according_a to_o they_o i._n e._n i_o shall_v teach_v they_o to_o repress_v tyranny_n and_o if_o the_o authority_n shall_v make_v any_o alteration_n in_o the_o say_a confession_n or_o any_o of_o the_o proposition_n therein_o i_o swear_v that_o i_o shall_v never_o consent_v thereto_o and_o i_o swear_v also_o that_o i_o shall_v renounce_v all_o principle_n doctrine_n and_o 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