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according_o in_o scotland_n the_o presbyterian_o have_v general_o persecute_v all_o those_o that_o have_v episcopal_a ordination_n 2._o for_o the_o foreign_a reform_a church_n observe_v 1sit_v that_o the_o church_n of_o denmark_n and_o norway_n be_v govern_v by_o two_o archbishop_n and_o fourteen_o bishop_n the_o church_n of_o swedeland_n be_v govern_v by_o one_o archbishop_n and_o six_o bishop_n the_o church_n of_o hungary_n and_o transylvania_n be_v govern_v by_o bishop_n the_o reform_a church_n of_o bohemia_n have_v a_o succession_n of_o bishop_n as_o we_o in_o england_n pass_v we_o next_o to_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o germany_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n govern_v by_o bishop_n who_o they_o call_v superintendant_o their_o office_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o harmony_n of_o confess_v p._n 227._o to_o visit_v parochial_a minister_n to_o preside_v in_o synod_n to_o examine_v and_o ordain_v person_n fit_a for_o the_o ministry_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o agree_v carpzovins_n jurisp_n eccl._n l._n 1._o comenius_n in_o annot._n ad_fw-la rat_n disc_fw-la fratr_n bohem._n where_o he_o observe_v that_o st._n hierom_n call_v a_o bishop_n superintendant_n in_o armenia_n the_o bishop_n be_v call_v martabet_n which_o signify_v superintendant_n say_v rycaut_n hist_n of_o arm._n church_n p._n 392._o and_o zanchy_a say_v that_o the_o protestant_n have_v bishop_n and_o archbishop_n but_o that_o instead_o of_o good_a greek_a name_n they_o call_v they_o by_o bad_a latin_a one_o superintendant_o and_o general_a superintendant_o and_o when_o in_o the_o book_n of_o policy_n a._n d._n 1581._o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n the_o office_n of_o superintendant_o be_v describe_v it_o be_v in_o these_o word_n imprimis_fw-la the_o superintendant_n of_o orkney_n his_o diocese_n shall_v be_v the_o isle_n of_o orkney_n etc._n etc._n the_o superintendant_n of_o rosse_n his_o diocese_n shall_v be_v rosse_n etc._n etc._n the_o superintendant_n of_o edenbrough_n his_o diocese_n shall_v be_v etc._n etc._n the_o superintendant_n of_o glascow_n his_o diocese_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o ten_o superintendant_o for_o that_o kingdom_n then_o follow_v the_o function_n and_o power_n of_o the_o superintendant_n he_o shall_v plant_v and_o erect_v church_n order_n and_o appoint_v minister_n visit_v etc._n etc._n see_v the_o proceed_n at_o perth_n p._n 14_o 15._o and_o in_o all_o such_o church_n where_o they_o have_v superintendant_o there_o be_v no_o ordination_n allow_v but_o by_o they_o a_o account_n of_o the_o persecute_v in_o scotland_n p._n 58._o there_o be_v not_o a_o false_a proposition_n in_o the_o world_n than_o that_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n in_o scotland_n be_v against_o episcopacy_n and_o let_v we_o have_v a_o poll_n for_o it_o when_o they_o will_v and_o you_o shall_v quick_o see_v the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o vulgus_fw-la the_o commonalty_n not_o a_o three_o man_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v a_o presbyterian_a and_o of_o person_n of_o better_a quality_n and_o education_n not_o a_o thirteen_o in_o all_o the_o country_n on_o