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god_n be_v humble_v and_o suffer_v weakness_n we_o understand_v it_o not_o according_a to_o his_o imsuffer_a nature_n but_o according_a to_o the_o infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n which_o he_o have_v assume_v and_o so_o it_o be_v clear_a no_o reason_n be_v against_o our_o faith_n for_o thus_o we_o do_v not_o understand_v any_o humiliation_n of_o the_o divine_a substance_n but_o we_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o person_n of_o god_n and_o man_n nor_o do_v god_n the_o father_n deal_v with_o that_o man_n so_o as_o you_o seem_v to_o understand_v or_o give_v a_o innocent_a unto_o death_n for_o the_o guilty_a for_o he_o do_v not_o force_v he_o unto_o death_n against_o his_o will_n nor_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v kill_v but_o he_o himself_o do_v willing_o suffer_v death_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v save_v we_o from_o death_n
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lawful_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o the_o administration_n of_o
unto_o every_o one_o of_o these_o four_o party_n but_o particular_a head_n be_v commit_v to_o every_o person_n and_o their_o conception_n be_v to_o be_v examine_v in_o their_o particular_a convention_n etc._n etc._n as_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o next_o assembly_n which_o conveen_v at_o edinburgh_n assembly_n the_o 31._o assembly_n october_n 24._o where_o be_v two_o bb._n superintendent_o etc._n etc._n john_n craig_n be_v choose_v moderator_n 1._o three_o minister_n be_v send_v to_o petition_v the_o lord_n regent_n presence_n or_o some_o authorize_v by_o his_o commission_n they_o report_v his_o answer_n that_o this_o advertisement_n be_v come_v so_o sudden_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v present_a nor_o address_v commissioner_n but_o if_o the_o assembly_n think_v it_o meet_v he_o shall_v appoint_v some_o of_o the_o counsel_n to_o conveen_v with_o their_o commissioner_n to_o confer_v upon_o such_o thing_n as_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o god_n glory_n 2._o it_o be_v 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to_o the_o bishoprik_v of_o santandrews_n some_o do_v propound_v that_o according_a to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o assembly_n concern_v bishop_n he_o shall_v be_v examine_v by_o the_o assembly_n before_o he_o be_v admit_v by_o the_o chapter_n the_o say_v patrick_n answer_v the_o lord_n regent_n have_v discharge_v to_o proceed_v in_o that_o manner_n because_o the_o act_n be_v not_o consent_v unto_o and_o the_o assembly_n consent_v that_o answer_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n regent_n by_o the_o chapter_n 6._o three_o be_v send_v unto_o the_o lord_n regent_n for_o provision_n to_o be_v make_v unto_o the_o visitor_n according_a to_o the_o order_n answer_n be_v return_v the_o next_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n regent_n will_v advise_v with_o the_o roll_n and_o the_o general_a collector_n 7._o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o secret_a counsel_n present_v some_o questious_a for_o the_o better_a expedition_n of_o minister_n stipend_n and_o crave_v in_o the_o regent_n name_n the_o decision_n of_o these_o question_n at_o least_o of_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o may_v be_v for_o the_o time_n the_o assembly_n appoint_v sixteen_o minister_n and_o the_o superintendent_n of_o anguise_n to_o conveen_v this_o day_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o assembly_n to_o visit_v and_o consider_v the_o head_n of_o the_o policy_n advise_v and_o consult_v diligent_o thereupon_o and_o upon_o these_o question_n and_o report_v their_o judgement_n in_o write_v unto_o the_o next_o assembly_n 8._o androw_n hey_o commssioner_n of_o cliâ—sdale_n be_v summon_v to_o compear_v before_o the_o regent_n and_o the_o counsel_n and_o to_o bring_v with_o he_o the_o ordinance_n make_v by_o the_o synodall_n assembly_n concern_v the_o excommunication_n of_o the_o captain_n of_o crawford_n with_o the_o act_n whereupon_o it_o have_v proceed_v that_o the_o verity_n may_v be_v know_v the_o assembly_n ordain_v he_o and_o other_o that_o be_v summon_v to_o give_v obedience_n they_o go_v and_o when_o they_o 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