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the_o first_o christian_n religion_n be_v public_o profess_v the_o king_n himself_o his_o queen_n &_o diverse_a of_o the_o noble_n be_v solemn_o baptize_v after_o which_o he_o purpose_v to_o root_v out_o heathenism_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o be_v hinder_v by_o war_n with_o the_o emperor_n severus_n there_o after_o about_o the_o year_n 277_o king_n cratilinth_n intend_v a_o reformation_n but_o be_v much_o hinder_v by_o the_o heathenish_a priest_n call_v druid_n from_o their_o sacrifice_v in_o grove_n under_o oak_n as_o some_o suppose_v who_o by_o their_o subtle_a insinuation_n &_o power_n have_v much_o influence_n upon_o the_o people_n yet_o the_o lord_n do_v second_o the_o intention_n of_o this_o good_a king_n &_o send_v several_a worthy_a man_n both_o minister_n &_o private_a christian_n from_o the_o south_n part_n of_o britan_n where_o the_o nine_o &_o ten_o persecution_n under_o aurelius_n &_o disclesian_n do_v rage_n &_o these_o for_o their_o single_a &_o retire_a life_n be_v call_v culdee_n quasicultores_fw-la dei_fw-la more_o probable_o then_o because_o of_o their_o live_n in_o cell_n and_o this_o work_n continow_v till_o about_o the_o year_n 360_o &_o then_o do_v meet_v with_o a_o great_a interruption_n by_o reason_n of_o civil_a war_n whereby_o the_o land_n be_v waste_v &_o all_o thâ—…_n scot_n banish_v until_o about_o the_o year_n 420_o when_o fergus_n the_o second_o come_v into_o scotland_n who_o son_n ewen_n send_v for_o the_o exile_a culdee_n &_o give_v they_o great_a encouragement_n &_o they_o do_v set_v themselves_o to_o their_o work_n and_o this_o continowed_a until_o about_o the_o year_n 452_o when_o palladius_n be_v send_v into_o britain_n by_o pope_n celestin_n come_v into_o scotland_n who_o by_o his_o subtle_a insinuationâ—…_n do_v gain_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o simple_a people_n as_o that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n he_o move_v they_o to_o consent_v unto_o a_o change_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n into_o prelacy_n &_o himself_o become_v the_o arch_a prelate_n but_o before_o this_o palladius_n come_v scotland_n never_o see_v a_o prelate_n if_o our_o ancient_a historiographer_n be_v to_o be_v believe_v such_o as_o balcus_fw-la in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o briton_n etc._n etc._n cent_n 14._o cap_n 6._o say_v ante_fw-la palladium_fw-la scoti_n etc._n etc._n before_o palladius_n come_v the_o scot_n have_v their_o bishop_n &_o minister_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n choose_v by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n after_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o of_o asia_n but_o those_o thing_n do_v not_o please_v the_o roman_n beda_n in_o his_o history_n of_o england_n lib._n 1._o who_o say_v palladiuâ—…_n ad_fw-la scotos_o etc._n etc._n i._o e._n palladius_n be_v send_v unto_o the_o scot_n who_o believe_v in_o christ_n by_o celestin_n the_o pope_n of_o rome_n as_o their_o first_o bishop_n prosper_n in_o his_o chron_n ad_fw-la an._n 436_o say_v add_v scotos_o etc._n etc._n i_o e._n unto_o the_o scot_n then_o believe_v in_o christ_n palladius_n be_v ordain_v by_o pope_n celestin_n &_o send_v thither_o the_o first_o bishop_n john_n fordon_n in_o his_o scottish_a chronic._n lib._n 3._o c._n 8._o say_v ante_fw-la palladis_fw-la adventum_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e_o before_o the_o come_n of_o palladius_n the_o scot_n have_v for_o teacher_n of_o the_o faith_n &_o minister_n of_o the_o sacrament_n presbyter_n only_a or_o monk_n follow_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n johannes_n major_n speak_v of_o the_o same_o palladius_n who_o say_v per_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la &_o monach_v etc._n etc._n i_o e._n the_o scot_n be_v instruct_v in_o the_o christian_a faith_n by_o priest_n &_o monk_n without_o any_o bishop_n and_o buchanan_n who_o say_v nam_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la usque_fw-la tempus_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n to_o that_o very_a time_n speak_v of_o palladius_n come_v into_o scotland_n &_o change_v the_o government_n the_o church_n be_v rule_v by_o monk_n without_o bishop_n it_o be_v true_a spotiswood_n in_o his_o late_a history_n will_v make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o culdee_n there_o be_v no_o government_n in_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n but_o prelatical_a because_o boetius_fw-la say_v that_o those_o priest_n or_o culdee_n be_v wont_a for_o their_o better_a government_n to_o elect_v some_o out_o of_o their_o number_n by_o common_a suffrage_n to_o be_v chief_a &_o principal_a among_o they_o without_o who_o knowledge_n &_o consent_v nothing_o be_v do_v in_o any_o mater_fw-la of_o importance_n &_o that_o the_o person_n so_o elect_v be_v call_v scotorum_fw-la episcopus_fw-la &_o far_o as_o if_o his_o bare_a dissent_v from_o buchan_n will_v be_v enough_o to_o blast_v the_o reputation_n &_o weaken_v the_o credit_n of_o that_o renown_a historian_n he_o say_v p._n 7._o of_o his_o history_n what_o warrant_v he_o i._n e._n buchan_n
135._o l._n 33._o decree_n r._n door_n p._n 137._o l._n 30._o sect._n 22._o p._n 145._o l._n 25._o r._n 1572_o p_o 159._o l._n 31._o they_o r._n they_o p._n 176._o l._n 27._o belong_v p._n 183._o l._n 5._o essential_a p._n 186._o l._n 17_o one_o r._n once_o p._n 187._o l._n 28._o guiltless_a 〈◊〉_d 191._o l._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d p._n 193._o l._n 22._o take_v p._n 207._o l_o 28._o prohibition_n ib_n l._n 32._o pastor_n p._n 224._o l._n 9_o length_n p._n 225._o l._n 1._o be_v believe_v p._n 239._o l._n 20._o yield_v p._n 248._o l._n 4._o pastor_n p._n 260._o l._n 5._o be_v r._n as_o ib._n l._n 16._o ever_o r._n over_o p._n 280._o l._n 31._o wrestle_n p._n 289._o l._n 26._o know_v p._n 293._o l._n 21._o civis_fw-la p._n 305_o l._n 5._o â—…all_n r._n call_v ib._n l._n 6._o omce_n r._n come_v p._n 312._o l_o 26._o further_a p._n 322._o l._n 31._o tho_o p._n 331._o l._n 32._o shall_v p._n 349._o l._n 18._o which_o p._n 350._o l._n 19_o &_o i_o will_v p._n 351._o l._n peâ—…lt_n how_o the_o 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profess_v repentance_n with_o such_o solemn_a obtestation_n as_o affect_v the_o whole_a assembly_n upon_o this_o the_o sentence_n be_v delay_v &_o the_o presbytery_n of_o glasgow_n be_v appoint_v to_o advertise_v the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o lothian_n who_o be_v ordain_v to_o excommunicate_v he_o in_o case_n he_o relapse_v and_o as_o they_o fear_v so_o he_o return_v to_o his_o vomit_n &_o with_o violence_n intend_v to_o enter_v the_o pulpit_n &_o when_o the_o presbytery_n according_a to_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o general_n assembly_n be_v begin_v a_o process_n against_o he_o the_o laird_n of_o minto_n provost_n of_o the_o town_n present_v a_o warrant_n from_o his_o maj._n to_o stay_v the_o process_n &_o when_o they_o be_v go_v on_o he_o pull_v forth_o mr._n john_n howeson_n minister_n at_o cambuslang_n moderator_n &_o imprison_v he_o in_o the_o tolbooth_n but_o for_o all_o this_o mr._n montgomery_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o mr._n john_n davidson_n &_o the_o same_o be_v intimate_v in_o all_o the_o church_n the_o council_n declare_v the_o sentence_n null_n against_o this_o the_o minister_n of_o edinburgh_n give_v open_a testimony_n in_o their_o preach_n &_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o be_v command_v to_o remove_v out_o of_o the_o town_n within_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v a_o assembly_n sit_v at_o edinburgh_n who_o send_v some_o of_o their_o number_n with_o a_o supplication_n to_o his_o majesty_n wherein_o they_o show_v that_o indeed_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o only_o a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n &_o as_o a_o châ—…f_a member_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o chief_a care_n thereof_o but_o now_o it_o be_v not_o so_o thâ—…r_fw-ge decree_n be_v resâ—…inded_v they_o be_v force_v by_o his_o servant_n minister_n be_v drawâ—…e_v out_o of_o pulpit_n that_o he_o be_v play_v the_o pope_n &_o usurp_a both_o the_o sword_n and_o when_o they_o come_v &_o present_v it_o unto_o the_o council_n the_o earl_n of_o arran_n cry_v out_o if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o dare_v subscribe_v the_o same_o where_o upon_o mr._n andro_n melvin_n answer_v we_o dare_v &_o take_v a_o pen_n out_o of_o the_o clerk_n hand_n say_v to_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v commissionated_a with_o he_o comeforward_o &_o so_o he_o &_o they_o do_v subscribe_v the_o same_o this_o storm_n be_v not_o yet_o blow_v over_o for_o the_o next_o year_n 1583._o mr._n andro_n melvin_n be_v summon_v before_o the_o council_n for_o say_v in_o his_o preach_n that_o minister_n shall_v present_v to_o prince_n the_o example_n of_o their_o predecessor_n as_o daniel_n do_v the_o exemple_n of_o nebuchadnâ—…zar_n to_o belteshar_n but_o now_o if_o any_o shall_v hold_v forth_o what_o evil_a king_n james_n the_o three_o get_v by_o a_o company_n of_o flatterer_n it_o will_v be_v present_o say_v that_o he_o have_v go_v from_o his_o text_n &_o must_v be_v accuse_v of_o treasone_n but_o when_o he_o compear_v he_o decline_v their_o judgement_n affâ—…ming_v that_o what_o be_v speak_v in_o pulpit_n ought_v first_o to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o presbytery_n &_o that_o they_o can_v not_o in_o primâ_fw-la instantià _fw-la meddle_v therewith_o but_o they_o proceed_v &_o though_o they_o can_v get_v nothing_o prove_v for_o his_o decline_a he_o be_v command_v to_o the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n &_o then_o to_o blackness_n but_o be_v advertise_v of_o his_o danger_n by_o his_o friend_n he_o retire_v unto_o berwick_n annâ—…_n 1584._o the_o storm_n grow_v to_o a_o height_n for_o in_o may_n there_o be_v a_o parliament_n sudden_o conveened_a which_o discharge_v all_o church_n judicatory_n give_v the_o king_n power_n over_o all_o cause_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastic_a &_o discharge_v all_o decline_a of_o the_o king_n &_o his_o council_n in_o any_o mater_fw-la civil_a or_o ecclesiastic_a under_o the_o pain_n of_o treason_n &_o also_o all_o minister_n to_o meddle_v in_o sermon_n with_o the_o affair_n of_o his_o highness_n &_o his_o estate_n see_v act_v 129_o 130_o 131_o &_o 134._o of_o the_o 8._o parl_n of_o king_n james_n six_o when_o mr_n david_n lindsay_n minister_n at_o leith_n be_v send_v by_o his_o brâ—…thren_n to_o intreatâ—…the_v king_n to_o paâ—…e_v no_o act_n in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v commit_v to_o blackness_n &_o there_o detain_v prisoner_n 47._o week_n and_o mrs_n andro_n polwart_n patrick_n galloway_n &_o james_n carmichel_n be_v denounce_v rebel_n &_o be_v force_v to_o flee_v into_o england_n so_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o edinburgh_n force_v to_o retire_v leave_v a_o apology_n behind_o they_o but_o for_o all_o this_o when_o the_o act_n of_o this_o parliament_n be_v publish_v mr_n robert_n pont_n protest_v take_v instrument_n that_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o yield_v obedience_n thereunto_o &_o be_v denounce_v rebel_n he_o fle_v into_o england_n now_o be_v mr_n montgomery_n establish_v bishop_n of_o glasgow_n &_o one_o mr_n adamson_n as_o naughty_a &_o vicious_a as_o any_o be_v settle_v in_o st_n andrews_n &_o no_o soon_o get_v they_o up_o their_o head_n but_o as_o soon_o they_o execute_v their_o tyranny_n &_o rage_n against_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ministry_n compel_v they_o to_o promise_v obedience_n to_o they_o as_o their_o ordinary_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o banishment_n confinement_n imprisonement_n deposition_n &_o sequestration_n of_o their_o stipend_n whereupon_o many_o in_o this_o day_n of_o trial_n do_v faint_a &_o subscribe_v think_v it_o a_o sufficient_a salvo_fw-la to_o add_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o afterward_o mourn_v for_o it_o now_o none_o dare_v pray_v for_o the_o minister_n who_o have_v flee_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o treason_n so_o dark_a a_o day_n be_v this_o but_o near_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o year_n there_o be_v a_o change_n as_o court_n &_o the_o minister_n return_v a_o parliament_n be_v call_v at_o lithgow_n but_o nothing_o be_v do_v in_o favour_n oâ—…_n the_o church_n at_o length_n 1586._o the_o king_n be_v desirous_a to_o have_v some_o settle_n in_o the_o church_n &_o appoint_v a_o conference_n in_o february_n at_o halyâ—…od_a house_n where_o some_o article_n be_v draw_v up_o &_o refer_v to_o the_o general_n assembly_n as_o 1._o that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v have_v a_o care_n of_o one_o flock_n 2._o that_o some_o minister_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o he_o without_o who_o counsel_n he_o shall_v do_v nothing_o 3._o his_o doctrine_n shall_v be_v examine_v by_o the_o meeting_n 4._o his_o power_n shall_v be_v of_o order_n &_o not_o of_o jurisdiction_n 5._o beside_o his_o own_o church_n he_o may_v have_v the_o inspection_n of_o more_o when_o the_o assembly_n meet_v in_o may_n they_o can_v not_o assent_v to_o all_o these_o article_n yet_o at_o length_n see_v they_o can_v not_o have_v all_o which_o they_o desire_v they_o accord_n to_o this_o that_o both_o bishop_n and_o commissioner_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o general_n assembly_n &_o that_o where_o they_o do_v reside_v they_o shall_v moderate_v provincial_a synod_n &_o presbytery_n &_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o order_n of_o the_o presbytery_n be_v set_v down_o &_o they_o proceed_v to_o examine_v the_o process_n of_o mr_n adamson_n who_o have_v decline_v the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o st_n andrews_n &_o he_o submit_v and_o the_o next_o year_n anno_fw-la 1587._o mr_n montgomery_n resign_v his_o place_n &_o so_o be_v absolve_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n by_o the_o assembly_n when_o the_o parliament_n do_v conveen_v this_o year_n anno_fw-la 1587._o there_o be_v some_o prelate_n who_o will_v sit_v there_o in_o name_n of_o the_o church_n but_o when_o the_o church_n perceive_v this_o mrs_n david_n lindsay_n &_o robert_n pont_n be_v send_v to_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v be_v remove_v as_o have_v no_o authority_n from_o the_o church_n &_o the_o most_o of_o they_o no_o function_n in_o it_o at_o all_o the_o prelate_n find_v themselves_o now_o in_o a_o stagger_a condition_n think_v it_o be_v their_o best_a to_o ingratiate_v themselves_o in_o his_o majesty_n favour_n &_o thereby_o secure_v themselves_o in_o their_o place_n &_o therefore_o condescend_v unto_o the_o act_n of_o annexation_n of_o all_o the_o temporalite_n of_o benefice_n unto_o the_o crown_n which_o be_v a_o dilapidating_a of_o the_o church_n rend_v it_o be_v true_a spotiswood_n put_v another_o face_n upon_o this_o business_n in_o his_o history_n but_o the_o man_n can_v change_v with_o the_o time_n &_o speak_v another_o thing_n in_o his_o english_a history_n than_o he_o dare_v speak_v in_o his_o latin_a refutation_n for_o there_o he_o say_v in_o summâ_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la persidià _fw-la proximis_fw-la comitâ—…is_fw-la anno_fw-la 1587._o transacta_fw-la &_o decreto_fw-la ordinum_fw-la actibus_fw-la intervenientibus_fw-la insinuata_fw-la nam_fw-la episcopi_fw-la durissima_fw-la quaeque_fw-la à _fw-la fratrâ—…bus_fw-la
passi_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la perfugium_fw-la haâ—…bant_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la aâ—…licorum_n libidâ—…i_fw-la se_fw-la dederâ—…nt_fw-la he_o say_v the_o bishop_n be_v so_o hard_o put_v to_o it_o that_o they_o have_v no_o other_o refuge_n but_o thus_o to_o satisfy_v the_o court_n &_o give_v away_o their_o revenue_n to_o their_o lust_n anno_fw-la 1590._o the_o general_n assembly_n do_v abrogate_v the_o power_n of_o commissioner_n &_o devolve_v the_o work_n on_o presbytâ—…ries_n anno_fw-la 1591._o the_o recantation_n of_o mr_n patrick_n adamson_n be_v present_v unto_o the_o assembly_n where_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o confess_v he_o have_v eâ—…red_v in_o think_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v like_o other_o civil_a governement_n &_o in_o labour_v to_o have_v the_o church_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastic_a subject_a to_o the_o king_n law_n and_o with_o all_o he_o confess_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o have_v burn_v the_o register_n of_o the_o assembly_n anno_fw-la 1584._o &_o that_o at_o falkland_n before_o they_o be_v deliver_v to_o his_o maj._n a_o bishop_n &_o mr_n henry_n hamilton_n take_v out_o some_o leaf_n which_o speak_v against_o the_o government_n by_o bishop_n &_o that_o he_o have_v consent_v thereunto_o anno_fw-la 1592._o in_o may_v the_o general_n assembly_n do_v meet_v &_o resolve_v on_o some_o propoâ—…itions_n to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n as_o 1._o that_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v anno_fw-la 1584._o against_o the_o discipline_n liberty_n &_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n be_v annul_v 2._o that_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n be_v raâ—…isied_a 3._o that_o the_o act_n of_o annexation_n be_v repeal_v and_o 4._o that_o the_o abbot_n pâ—…iors_n &_o other_o prelate_n bear_v the_o title_n of_o churchman_n &_o give_v voice_n in_o parl._n in_o name_n of_o the_o church_n without_o her_o consent_n be_v discharge_v to_o vote_n any_o more_o when_o the_o parliament_n conveen_v 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〈◊〉_d &_o live_v delicious_o with_o she_o may_v bewail_v she_o &_o lament_v for_o she_o when_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o smoke_n of_o her_o burn_n for_o he_o will_v at_o length_n judge_v the_o great_a whore_n which_o do_v corrupt_v the_o earth_n with_o her_o fornication_n &_o will_v avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o servant_n at_o her_o hand_n &_o then_o shall_v that_o church_n be_v full_o free_v from_o the_o yoke_n of_o prelacy_n &_o other_o abomination_n with_o other_o be_v glade_n &_o rejoice_v when_o that_o wicked_a with_o all_o his_o appurtenance_n shall_v be_v consume_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n &_o shall_v be_v destroy_v with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n amen_o the_o content_v the_o introduction_n pag._n 1._o show_v