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in_o parliament_n by_o their_o own_o authority_n when_o they_o see_v they_o can_v not_o prevail_v with_o all_o their_o iterate_a endeavour_n and_o attempt_n to_o have_v their_o book_n of_o discipline_n ratify_v they_o obtrude_v it_o upon_o the_o church_n themselves_o ordain_v that_o all_o those_o who_o have_v bear_v or_o do_v then_o beaâ—â—_n any_o office_n in_o the_o church_n 1590._o shall_v subscribe_v it_o under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n by_o their_o own_o authority_n or_o rather_o by_o the_o like_a unwarrantable_a boldness_n they_o adopt_v themselves_o to_o be_v heir_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o and_o other_o dignity_n and_o order_n of_o the_o church_n suppress_v by_o their_o tumultuous_a violence_n and_o decree_v that_o all_o tithe_n rent_n land_n oblation_n yea_o whatsoever_o have_v be_v give_v in_o former_a time_n a_o shall_v be_v give_v in_o future_a time_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v thâ—_n patrimony_n of_o the_o church_n 9_o and_o aught_o to_o be_v collect_v 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in_o his_o eye_n ibid._n and_o see_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o worse_o for_o they_o declare_v express_o that_o neither_o all_o the_o power_n nor_o any_o part_n of_o the_o power_n which_o synod_n have_v to_o deliberate_v of_o or_o to_o define_v ecclesiastical_a thing_n though_o it_o be_v in_o relation_n to_o their_o own_o subject_n do_v flow_v from_o the_o magistrate_n but_o because_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o outward_a man_n mark_v the_o reason_n the_o church_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o help_n of_o the_o magistrate_n fair_a fall_n aâ—_n ingenuous_a confession_n they_o attribute_v nothing_o to_o the_o magistrate_n but_o only_o what_o may_v render_v he_o able_a to_o serve_v their_o own_o turn_n and_o supply_v their_o need_n i_o wish_v these_o man_n will_v think_v a_o little_a more_o of_o the_o distinction_n between_o habitual_a and_o actual_a jurisdiction_n after_o a_o schoolmaster_n have_v his_o licence_n to_o teach_v yet_o his_o actual_a jurisdiction_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o parent_n of_o his_o scholar_n and_o though_o he_o enjoy_v a_o kind_n of_o supremacy_n among_o they_o he_o must_v not_o think_v that_o this_o extinguish_v either_o his_o own_o filial_a duty_n oâ—_n they_o like_o this_o power_n of_o preside_v political_o in_o synod_n be_v the_o other_o power_n which_o they_o give_v he_o of_o reform_v the_o church_n that_o be_v when_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n be_v corrupt_v but_o not_o when_o it_o be_v pure_a as_o they_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v when_o the_o jurisdiction_n be_v in_o their_o own_o hand_n although_o godly_a king_n and_o prince_n sometime_o by_o their_o own_o authority_n 10._o when_o the_o kirk_n be_v corrupt_v and_o all_o thing_n out_o of_o order_n place_n minister_n and_o restore_v the_o true_a service_n of_o the_o lord_n after_o the_o example_n of_o some_o godly_a king_n of_o judâ—â—_n and_o divers_a godly_a emperor_n and_o king_n also_o in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 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professor_n of_o it_o when_o nothing_o be_v sound_a the_o godly_a magistrate_n may_v do_v some_o thing_n which_o ordinary_o be_v not_o lawful_a etc._n etc._n but_o ordinary_o and_o of_o common_a right_n in_o church_n already_o constitute_v if_o a_o man_n fly_v to_o the_o magistrate_n complain_v that_o he_o be_v injure_v by_o the_o abuse_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n or_o if_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o presbytery_n displease_v the_o magistrate_n either_o in_o point_n of_o discipline_n or_o of_o faith_n he_o must_v not_o therefore_o draw_v such_o cause_n to_o a_o civil_a tribunal_n nor_o introduce_v a_o political_a papacy_n ibidem_fw-la and_o as_o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n in_o extraordinary_a cause_n when_o the_o church_n be_v whole_o corrupt_v to_o reform_v ecclesiastical_a abuse_n so_o if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v tyrannize_v over_o the_o church_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o oppose_v he_o by_o certain_a way_n and_o mean_n extraordinary_o how_o ever_o ordinary_o not_o 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in_o matter_n then_o to_o be_v propon_v especial_o for_o purge_v the_o realm_n of_o popery_n establish_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o church_n and_o restore_v the_o patrimony_n thereof_o to_o the_o just_a possessor_n assure_v such_o as_o do_v absent_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v esteem_v dissimulate_v professor_n unworthy_a of_o the_o fellowship_n of_o christ_n flock_n who_o think_v your_o scotish_n disciplinarian_n know_v not_o how_o to_o ruffle_v it_o upon_o this_o ground_n they_o assume_v a_o power_n to_o abrogate_v and_o invalidate_v law_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n if_o they_o seem_v disadvantageous_a to_o the_o church_n church_n assembly_n have_v power_n to_o abrogate_v and_o abolish_v all_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a matter_n 7._o that_o be_v find_v noisome_a and_o unprofitable_a and_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o time_n or_o be_v abuse_v by_o the_o people_n so_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1584._o at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n that_o they_o be_v proclaim_v be_v protesy_v against_o at_o the_o market_n cross_v of_o edinburgh_n by_o the_o minister_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o â—irk_n of_o scotland_n 10._o and_o a_o little_a before_o whatsoever_o be_v the_o treason_n oâ—_n iâ—_n pugniâ—g_v the_o authority_n of_o parliament_n it_o can_v be_v no_o treason_n to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n neither_o do_v the_o general_n assembly_n of_o glasgow_n 1638_o etc._n etc._n commit_v any_o treason_n when_o they_o impugn_a episcopacy_n and_o perth-arâ—icles_a although_o ratify_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o stand_v law_n then_o unrepealed_a he_o say_v so_o far_o true_a than_o we_o ought_v rather_o to_o obey_v god_n than_o man_n that_o be_v to_o suffer_v when_o we_o can_v act_v but_o to_o impugn_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o lawful_a magistrate_n be_v neither_o to_o obey_v god_n nor_o man_n god_n command_v we_o to_o die_v innocent_a rather_o than_o live_v nocent_a they_o teach_v we_o rather_o to_o live_v nocent_a 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obey_v their_o prince_n in_o the_o lord_n i_o seâ—â—_n he_o tâ—ught_v they_o likewise_o that_o he_o and_o they_o be_v the_o competent_a judge_n what_o be_v obedience_n in_o the_o lord_n 1593._o he_o confess_v his_o convocate_a of_o the_o subject_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o command_n form_v the_o church_n to_o advertise_v the_o brethren_n when_o he_o see_v a_o necessity_n of_o their_o meeting_n especial_o if_o he_o perceive_v religion_n to_o be_v in_o peril_n take_v another_o instance_n the_o assembly_n have_v receive_v a_o answer_n from_o the_o king_n about_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o popish_a lord_n not_o to_o their_o contentment_n resolve_v all_o to_o conuéne_fw-mi in_o arm_n at_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o the_o trial_n whereupon_o some_o be_v leave_v at_o edinburgh_n to_o give_v timely_a advertisement_n to_o the_o rest_n the_o king_n at_o his_o return_n get_v notice_n of_o it_o call_v the_o minister_n before_o he_o show_v they_o what_o a_o undutiful_a part_n it_o be_v in_o they_o to_o levy_v force_n and_o draw_v his_o subject_n into_o arm_n without_o his_o warrant_n the_o minister_n plead_v that_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n in_o defence_n whereof_o they_o can_v not_o be_v deficient_a this_o be_v the_o presbyterian_a wont_a to_o subject_v all_o cause_n and_o person_n to_o their_o consistory_n to_o ratify_v and_o abolish_v civil_a law_n to_o confirm_v and_o pull_v down_o parliament_n to_o levy_v force_n to_o invade_v other_o kingdom_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n respective_o to_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o good_a cause_n and_o in_o order_n to_o religion_n chap._n viii_o that_o the_o disciplinarian_o challenge_v this_o exorbitant_a power_n by_o divine_a right_n behold_v both_o sword_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n the_o one_o ordinary_o by_o common_a right_n the_o other_o extraordinary_o the_o one_o belong_v direct_o to_o the_o church_n the_o other_o indirect_o the_o one_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n the_o 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