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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01780	A briefe and plaine narration of proceedings at an assemsemblie [sic] in Glasco, 8. Iun. 1610. anent the innovation of the Kirk-governement With a narration of some straunge episcopall accidents lately happened in Scotland, worthie co[n]sideration: which the wise of heart will vnderstand.; Briefe and plaine narration of proceedings at an assemblie in Glasco, 8. Iun. 1610. anent the innovation of the Kirk-governement.		1610 (1610)	STC 11915; ESTC S103148	6,383	24

had the Kinges guarde present to commit such as should earnestlie withstand the Kings purpose For his Lo. professed that he would have no man there that should give couÌ„tenance of mislike Lastlie to make all sure there were in this dissemblie besides the 13. Bish Nobles 13. and Gentlemen 40. which were not chosen by Synodes or Presbyteries to carrie the matter with pluralitie of votes if in aunters many Ministers should stand for their presbiteries al other devises notwithstanding When this transcendent authoritie of papall Bish was thus obtained Dumbar produced an instrument froÌ„ the King vtterlie to discharge al the Presbiteries If questioÌ„ had ben made in the conference at Faulkland before mentioned of the then present kirk-government would not Dumbar have plaid the pranke even then to suspend the excom therof WheÌ„ the discharge of Presbiteries was red ther was an outcry in the Assemblie Dumbar tooke that occasion to promise vppon his honor to perswade the King if he could to recall that discharge Provided they would subscribe the conclusions whervnto they had coÌ„sented By this cunning he got the hands aswell as the votes of manie sworne Balamits The next day being Sabbath the Kings Chaplaines D. Hampton D. Merdon preached one in the forenone t'hother in the afternoone D. Hamptons text was Psal 122.1 I reioyced c. In his doctrine hee taxed sacrilegious persons who robbed God of his tenthes reproved the forme of Discipline by Synodes and Presbiteries proved the superiorities of Bishops thus To one maintaining paritie another said begin paritie in your owne house Ergo the staffe stands in the church conner M. Moret text was 2 Cor. 1.12 Our reioycing is the testimonie of a good conscience A principall part of his doctrine was a maintenance of superioritie of Bishops with these reasons 1. There was superioritie amongst Priests in the old TestameÌ„t 2. Though the high Priest was a type of Christ yet there were Captaines over the Priestes Levites 3. Paul left Titus at Creta to ordaine Elders and it is not said I leave thee an EvaÌ„gelist 4. Act. 20.28 Revel 2.1 conferred togither 5. Bees and Cranes have their governors yea Angells have Gabriel Devills have Belzebub their princes Ergo the Pope is no oecumenicall Bishop On MuÌ„day the Moderator praysing God for the happie successe in the first cause of that dissemblie propounded 2. Moe viz. Taking order with papistes provisioÌ„ for Ministers touching the which Dumbar 4. Bishops should meete make vp a roll of excommunicants vnplaÌ„ted churches and sende it to the King So the dissemblie was dismissed now new appointed Psal 133. chanted As Dumber Bish Noble men and others returned by Stirling M. Patrik Symson made such a sermon as grieved them at the hart but nothing was saide vnto him At their comming to Eding M. Walter Bakanquell made a mightie sermon against the whole proceeding of the dissemblie for which he was called before the Counsell But dismissed with admonition and M. Patrike Galloway in his first sermon after his returne to Edingborough from Perth where hee had beene all the time of the Assemblie inveyed though wiselie yet sensiblie against the dissemblie and threatned iudgementes because of the same To the Reader BEfore I had altogither finished the imprinting of this NarratioÌ„ I received from a faithfull Brother whose being is where be may have present certaine intelligence a letter Wherein he crediblie reporteth these insuing workes of God Which because they be right worthie to be noted I thought good to publish in the same wordes as they came to my handes Admonishing our Papall Bishoppes of the newe erection to consider these iudgements of God and withall to remember the death of the late titular Bishop Maister Iames Nicholson who was then troubled in conscience for accepting that title So that hee would not be called Bishopp in his will and by his Will reiected whatsoever was due to him out of his Bishopricke The Lord give vs vnderstanding in all things Th' Arbishop of S. Androis reposing in his bedd in time of the afternoones sermon the Sabbath after his Diocesan Synode in S. Androis was wakened and all the Kirk Towne with him with a crie of bloud and murder For his sisters sonne maister of his housholde witâ— a throw of his dagger killed his Cooke while as he was busie in dressing of the Lord Bishoppes Supper the dagger light iust vnder the lest pappe of the Cooke who fell downe dead immediatlie Item the said Bishopp at the Towne of Hadington in Lawdien where hee keepit an other Diocesan Synode after he had bene in doctrine much vpon the contradiction of Core out of the Epistle of Iude comminge furth of the Kirk dore in the porch thereof the earth vnder him burst and rent and he sunke down So that if he had not bene pulled out quicklie by his Colateralles hee had gone the way of Core and his companions FINIS

or rather Dissemblie convened Dumbar and the Bishops had three dayes serious conference to plott all matters when those tractable men were come Dumbar honorablie entertayned them with Balaams wages perhaps sub nomine viatici as he had formerlie intertayned the like Assemblie at Linlithgowe Anno 1606. at what time vijs modis he set vp a constant Moderator to make way for a Lord Bishop to be advanced in fulnes of time whiche was even nowe For as Daniel vnderstandinge by bookes that the time of captivitie was expired fasted and prayed that Gods people might returne to their owne lande so the Apostolicall I should say Apostaticall Prelates knowing by certayne intelligence that the time of casting off Christ his yoke was come fasted and prayed I say not by Daniels spirit thus Lordly or as the King calles them Papall Bishops might Dominere over the Lords inheritance The first that preached was the Archbishop of Glasco his text was Ier. 51.9 We would have cured Babel c. This hee applied onely to Rome But why did not the Archb. applie it thus So wee would haue repaired Babel that is the Hierarchie of Papall Bishopps which is a principall tower of that great Cittie which ruleth over Kings Belike Dumbar the Bishops had appointed that parte to be played by other For the seconde Preacher was the Bishop of Oarkeny whose text was Rom. 14.19 Let vs followe those things which concerne peace He shewed that peace is kept by keping Truth But whereas Truth touching the authoritie of Bishops over Presbiteries was contraverted He taught that Prelaticall truth thus What greater reason can be theÌ„ the practise of the Apostles and the consent of the primitive Church with authoritie of old and new Fathers as Bezâ— Iunius Calvin c. Againe it is of it selfe eyther indifferent or commmaunded or contrarie to the word it can not be indifferent none he thinkes can shewe it to be contrarie to the word Therefore it must be commaunded in the word Lastlie it hath the commaund of our mightie King who for knowledge of Theologie exceedeth farre all the Doctors of Divinitie Therefore what ingratitude shall it be to vs to refuse so necessarie a law a burden to vs Bishops but to the Kirk of God the onely perfection of hir libertie in this life This done the people were dismissed a while In which space the dissemblie chooseth the Archb. of Glasco Moderator and a privie conference whiche Englishmen call a Comittie vppon which were Dumbar the Bishops many Statesmen and some deemed opposites to Bishops as M. Hall M. Copar c. The Archbishop produced the K. Letters wherein he professed care to maintaine discipline whereof his Ma. ever thought Bishops to be the ground and piller And therefore hath convocated the Dissemblie to establish them in their ful power having long wayted and looked that the Presbiteries shold have done it of themselves Behold here Prelaticall Theologie Beholde the Prelats fast In the midst of the pretended humbling their soules in a solemne manne before the King of Kings an earthlie Kings letter must be read elections must bee made they must fall to their busines before they have ended their fasting and prayer for direction and a blessing But confused proceedings are fitt for a worke of coÌ„fusion intended Well at last they go to the third Sermon made by Doct. Hodge sone one of Dumbar his English Chaplaines his text was Act. 2.1 his doctrine of cookes and kitching stuffe And yet hee had one argument of note for the superioritie of L. Bishops viz. Christ taught some of his Apostles at the head some in his bosome and some at his feete Ergo potlid The next day being Satterdy the dissemblie convened about 8. houres but sate looking one on another till about elleven The cause was opposition in the privie conference betweene Maist. Iohn Hall c. and the Bishops about their negative voyce in Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction The Bishopsoath to the contrarie being vrged Dumbar produced a Lettre froÌ„ the King to the Bishopps commaunding them eyther to accept their whole office or to quite their places So were the Bishopps freed from their oath the matter therevpon presentlie carried with pluralitie of voyces and then they went to the Assemblie wherein nothing was done that forenoone onely the Archbishoppe being Moderator excused the longe staying of the privie conference and M. Primros would have protested against the proceedings of that Dissemblie but was interrupted by the Moderator because it was high dinner time and referred to the privie conference after that Glasco the Dissemblie then risen had drawne him to discover his purpose In the afternoone the privie conference met and make vpp their conclusions viz. 1. The Assemblie at Abirdeen was vnlawful 2. All power of convening discharging generall Assemblies pertayneth only to the King 3. Ordination admission deprivation suspention 4. Visitation of Churches and 5. Excommunication and absolution be proper to the Bishopps if they be slacke the generall Assemblie shall trie report to his Ma. that he may censure them according to their merit 6. Synodes are to meete yearelie in October and April and the Bishopp is to bee Moderator 7. The Presbiterian Moderator is to bee the Bishop him selfe or shal be chosen with his consent 8. Ministers admitted shall give the oath of obedience to the King his Ordinarie 9. Whosoever shall preach write or speak against these conclusions shal be deprived The Moderator propounded these to the Dissemblie not severallie to bee discussed but altogether ioyntlie as one requiring every one to answere yea or no having made way to the first with this reason The brethren banished have promised to confesse a fault to his Maiestie if they shal be condemned by a generall Assemblie and so to returne â—o their owne Congregation O reason Archiepiscopall But what if the banished brethren protest against this dissemblie pleade that they be vniustlie condemned because they be not heard what they can say for them selves The Moderator likewise desired the dissemblie that a letter might be penned to request his Ma. for a yearelie Assemblie orat the least to appointe certen tymes as hee should thinke expedient Beholde a Machevillian trick by a preteÌ„ded Synode to weaken the authoritie of Parliament in a Statute made in anno 1592. whereby it is ordayned that there should be a general Assemblie at least once every yeare and to give the King onely all authoritie to call generall Assemblies at his pleasure hat statute notwithstanding Moreover before their votes was particularly demaÌ„ded an ordinarie was made that none should speak but speared at When votes were demanded the affirmatives carried all before them but some negatives charged the conclusions to bee contrarie to Gods word Some pleaded their oath to maintayne Discipline so many yeres established and some answered they had no commission from their Presbiteries Furthermore these conclusions get the more ready passage because a feare was conceived that Dumbar

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