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justiciaries_n moreover_o that_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v repeal_v by_o another_o act_n an._n 1592._o which_o derogate_v from_o the_o former_a in_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o office-bearer_n of_o the_o church_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n heresy_n excommunication_n collation_n of_o benefice_n deprivation_n of_o minister_n ecclesiastical_a censure_n etc._n etc._n as_o for_o the_o allege_a contempt_n &_o sedition_n that_o against_o the_o provision_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n they_o have_v convene_v and_o proceed_v contrary_a to_o his_o majesty_n express_v command_v intimate_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o letter_n and_o the_o counsel_n missive_n and_o by_o laureston_n and_o against_o a_o public_a charge_n of_o horn_v proceed_v from_o the_o secret_a counsel_n and_o execut_a against_o they_o the_o day_n precede_v it_o be_v answer_v the_o act_n be_v no_o institute_v law_n of_o assembly_n but_o a_o simple_a approbation_n of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o church_n and_o in_o that_o approbation_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o the_o church_n to_o hold_v general_a assembly_n once_o every_o year_n and_o often_o as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v and_o the_o provision_n in_o the_o act_n import_v not_o a_o nullity_n of_o the_o foresay_a liberty_n &_o approbation_n but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a because_o it_o no_o way_n concern_v the_o action_n of_o conveen_a or_o hold_v but_o only_o the_o nomination_n of_o time_n and_o place_n and_o that_o not_o simple_o but_o upon_o condition_n of_o his_o majesty_n or_o his_o commissioner_n presence_n where_o the_o assembly_n be_v hold_v nor_o be_v that_o simple_o or_o absolute_o but_o coniunct_o with_o the_o assembly_n and_o the_o same_o provision_n in_o the_o last_o part_n of_o it_o say_v express_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a unto_o the_o church_n in_o case_n of_o absence_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o commissioner_n 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