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but_o now_o what_o conscientious_a minister_n can_v either_o tacit_o promise_v such_o a_o thing_n or_o upon_o the_o high_a peril_n forbear_v to_o utter_v such_o discourse_n or_o who_o can_v think_v that_o any_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v yield_v unto_o who_o consider_v what_o god_n require_v of_o minister_n in_o reference_n to_o a_o corrupt_a and_o apostatise_v state_n and_o what_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o soul_n be_v and_o who_o have_v ever_o read_v ezek._n 3_o vers_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o and_o chap._n 33_o ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o consider_v what_o a_o fearful_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o live_a god_n it_o be_v true_a the_o council_n in_o their_o act_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o this_o for_o what_o reason_n themselves_o best_o know_v yet_o it_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o king_n and_o court_n expect_v that_o none_o shall_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o indulgence_n but_o such_o only_a of_o who_o they_o have_v or_o 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it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o they_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o the_o king_n letter_n and_o the_o report_n of_o such_o a_o expression_n therein_o shall_v have_v make_v they_o diligent_a to_o have_v gote_v a_o sight_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v not_o offer_v unto_o they_o and_o their_o mouth_n do_v clear_o in_o his_o discourse_n before_o they_o as_o we_o shall_v hear_v intimate_v that_o they_o be_v no_o stranger_n thereunto_o and_o suppose_v they_o have_v know_v nothing_o of_o this_o yet_o they_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a that_o this_o be_v include_v in_o their_o qualification_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v reject_v all_o this_o as_o import_v no_o consent_n on_o their_o part_n let_v their_o practice_n since_o the_o accept_n of_o the_o indulgence_n say_v whether_o or_o not_o they_o have_v regaird_v that_o as_o the_o main_a and_o only_a condition_n however_o i_o think_v here_o be_v ground_n enough_o for_o they_o to_o have_v scruple_v at_o the_o embrace_v of_o this_o suppose_a favour_n 7._o 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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 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